Lin Meijuan didn't finish her sentence, but Du Shan understood. She froze for a moment, clutching the hem of her clothes, then looked up with a shy smile on her lips and a gleam in her eyes.
Even without the Sun family's offer, Lin Meijuan was somewhat uncertain about the outcome. She spent most of the day discussing it with the third concubine. Only after everything was settled did she return to her room.
That afternoon, Du Bingtian suddenly returned from the station. His face was dark, and he stormed into his third concubine's room. Soon after, Du Bingtian's furious roar echoed from inside, accompanied by his third concubine's screams and the sound of things being smashed.
When Lin Meijuan, unaware of the situation, rushed in, Xu Keke was standing in the corridor, seeing that the Third Concubine's face had been beaten beyond recognition by Du Bingtian. The servant named Xiuxiu was huddled in the corner, staring wide-eyed at the scene.
I don't know how they discussed it later, but I only heard Xibao say that Xiuxiu asked if she could come with her. She said it was the master's order: the third concubine was not allowed to go out anymore, nor was she allowed to be served by anyone. She was to eat with the servants below.
"Xiuxiu said that if it weren't for Madam saying that it would be too embarrassing if word got out, Master would have simply sent her to the countryside. The new manager even told Aunt Li in the back kitchen that once things calmed down, they would send the third concubine away."
Do you think it's possible that the matter of the Third Concubine is related to that master from Tiandetang? I didn't even tell Xiuxiu this; I just thought about it to myself.
She was in the car when she spoke to the guard. She knew Xu Keke wasn't surprised. But it was truly remarkable that she could hold back from telling anyone.
Whether Xibao said anything or not, by evening the news had spread like wildfire throughout the city. Even in the Du family's back kitchen, people were talking about the untold stories of the massage therapists and concubines from Paradise Massage.
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