Knowing that there was a fire pit ahead, Bei Yutang couldn't just turn a blind eye and watch his friend jump down.
"You have to think clearly. Once you become his wife, you will have no choice but to watch your husband favor other men and ignore you forever. This neglect will last a lifetime. Can you endure it?"
"Perhaps, because you love him temporarily, you can endure it for a year or two, but as time goes by, your love will fade away. Can you still endure it?"
"I, I..." Xiuhong paused, not knowing how to answer.
In fact, she was a little confused in her heart, but the Second Young Master had been her belief in the past few years.
"This concerns your entire life, so think it over carefully. I'll come back to see you in three days."
Bei Yutang turned around and left. As soon as he got into the carriage, he saw Xiuhong standing beside it.
"I've made up my mind."
Bei Yutang lifted the car curtain and looked at her.
"I still want to stay with him, even if he will never love me." Xiuhong said with a firm look in her eyes.
Bei Yutang looked at her deeply, "Okay, since you've made up your mind, I won't stop you. Tomorrow, I'll have Mr. Zhao redeem you from the Zhang Mansion, and then you can listen to my other arrangements."
"good."
The next day, Zhao Erhu redeemed Xiuhong from Zhang's house. There was a faint scar on Xiuhong's face, which was caused by her to prevent human traffickers from selling her to a brothel.
Now the scar remains on his face. It is not obvious from a distance, but a faint red mark can still be seen when viewed closely.
This is also one of the reasons why Xiuhong wanted to be transferred to the second young master's courtyard but was unable to enter.
Bei Yutang didn't bring Xiuhong into the small courtyard, but let her live alone in the inn. Bei Yutang placed a bottle in front of her and said, "Wipe this on your face every morning and evening after washing your face. It will remove the scars on your face."
Xiuhong opened the box and was greeted by a faint aroma. She had heard of Ice Skin Cream but had never seen it before.
Now when I see this box of stuff, I naturally don’t recognize it and just think it’s an ordinary ointment.
"When can I get what I want?" Xiuhong asked.
"No rush. It's not too late to remove the scar on your face first. Starting tomorrow, I'll ask a few old maids to teach you some of the etiquette of a wealthy family. You can learn from them."
"By the way, from now on, you are no longer the maid Xiuhong, but a young lady from an official family whose family has fallen on hard times. You came to Linzhou Prefecture this time to look for your relatives, but unfortunately, they are no longer around." Bei Yutang said bit by bit.
When Xiuhong heard this, her eyes widened and she looked at her in disbelief.
"What if someone finds out?"
"You won't be discovered. Just tell them that you are a distant cousin of the Bei family, the Marquis of Zhongwu in Southern Tang, and that you are a good friend of Bei Yutang, the eldest daughter of the Bei family..." Bei Yutang spoke bit by bit, applying Xiuhong's life experience to a distant cousin who had disappeared because of being robbed by bandits.
Xiuhong was stunned by what she heard. She described it in such detail that she couldn't help but wonder whether she was the distant cousin of Marquis Zhongwu, or whether she was familiar with him.
"Remember this. If anyone asks you about your life story, you can tell them. But if no one asks, you don't have to go into detail."
Xiuhong nodded and began to memorize what she said.
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