Chapter 64 Sold to a brothel, her fate is no longer in her control
Mrs. Shen's heart was lifted. She glanced at the silent bathroom and asked, "Did you find anything?"
The nanny's heart trembled, and she said cautiously, "In reply to the Marquis and Madam, Concubine Mei is a virgin."
Marquis Cheng'en looked at the nanny with sharp eyes.
Under his compelling gaze, the nanny's scalp tensed and her legs weakened as she said, "My Lord, I dare not lie to you. Concubine Mei is indeed innocent."
Mrs. Shen subconsciously asked back: “How is it possible?”
She had clearly planned for Shen Shaoheng and Aunt Mei to succeed, so how could she be perfect?
Mrs. Shen questioned: "Have you checked it carefully? Will there be any mistakes?"
The nanny said anxiously, "Madam, I have been a midwife before, and I am very good at this. I will definitely not make any mistakes."
Madam Shen’s face was grim.
Shen Shaoheng's attitude towards her changed. It was obvious that he knew that he would have an affair with Aunt Mei, and it was all instigated by her. Therefore, he harbored hatred in his heart and deliberately competed with Shen Shaohuai for the title of Marquis.
If that's the case, he will definitely have a backup plan.
She suspected that Nanny had been bribed by Shen Shaoheng.
Madam Shen made up her mind and said to Marquis Cheng'en, "My Lord, this is a serious matter. We should appoint another person to examine the body."
How could Mammy not know that Madam Shen did not trust her and thought she was cheating.
Mrs. Shen's behavior clearly shows that she does not want Aunt Mei to be innocent. If someone else did the physical examination, she would deliberately destroy Aunt Mei's innocence and falsely accuse her of not being a virgin.
It is almost certain that the Marquis will suspect that she has been bribed.
"My Lord, I am an elder in the mansion. I am loyal to you and have absolutely no other intentions." The nanny knelt on the ground in fear. "The servants in the mansion always ask me to deliver the baby when there is a birth. I am only checking on Concubine Mei's innocence. I can't make any mistakes on such a trivial matter."
Mrs. Shen's eyes darkened. Before she could speak, there was a noise in the bathroom. She subconsciously turned her head and saw Aunt Mei standing sideways at the bathroom door, with only a little wrinkled skirt exposed.
Aunt Mei's soft voice rang out, "Madam, although I am a prostitute, I was also a girl from a clean family before this. I know what it means to be shameless and what it means to be a woman."
Mrs. Shen's eyes flickered slightly. When she learned that Shen Shaoheng was interested in Aunt Mei, she had a plan in mind, but before implementing the plan, she asked the madam about Aunt Mei's background.
Aunt Mei was indeed born into a wealthy family. Poetry and etiquette were passed down in her family, and one of her ancestors had served as a court musician.
She was very proficient in music, especially in the guqin. At the age of ten, she wanted to become a disciple of a famous teacher, but unfortunately her family fell into poverty and she was forced to become a prostitute.
The madam was attracted by her talent and spent a lot of effort to cultivate her, hoping to make her a famous prostitute and a tool to make money.
"How can you, a prostitute who grew up in a brothel, know what a woman's virtue is?" Madam Shen sneered and instructed Lu Yin beside her, "Go and examine her."
The Marquis's face turned pale and he was about to speak.
Suddenly, an angry voice was heard: "Let's see who dares to go!"
Mrs. Shen's expression suddenly changed. She turned around and saw the old lady being supported by Shen Qingtan.
Shen Shaoheng followed behind the old lady.
Old Madam Shen stood in front of Madam Shen and said coldly, "Since you believe that she is a prostitute who doesn't know the ways of a woman, why did you decide to let the Marquis take her into the mansion?"
"Mother, the Marquis had a serious illness and showed no signs of improvement. I asked a fortune teller to tell his fortune. The fortune teller said that we should choose someone whose horoscope matches the Marquis's to bring him good luck. My daughter-in-law sent someone to choose someone, and only her horoscope matched."
Madam Shen clutched her handkerchief tightly and explained, "My daughter-in-law was so concerned about the Marquis's health that she didn't care about Aunt Mei's background."
Marquis Cheng'en spoke a fair word for her: "Mother, the lady specifically mentioned Mei's identity to me. I personally went to see her and agreed, and only then did she carry her into the mansion."
The old lady's face was stern, and the deep wrinkles at the corners of her eyes revealed a sharpness as she scolded, "Just because you brought her into the mansion, you can treat her with such disrespect? If she loses face, how can the Marquisate have any honor?"
The old lady glanced at Madam Shen and said sternly, "Even if Aunt Mei was not innocent, the family should have tried every possible way to suppress it. But you, on the other hand, are trying so hard to make the Marquis wear this green hat. What is your intention?"
When this big hat was put on, Mrs. Shen's face suddenly changed: "Mother, I..."
"I think you're determined to disturb the peace of our home." The old lady didn't want to talk to Madam Shen any more. She looked at Aunt Mei in the bathroom and said, "Please clean up. I have something to ask you."
After saying that, Old Madam Shen gestured to Shen Qingtan to help her sit down on the Luohan bed in the outer room.
Marquis Cheng'en's face was gloomy. He glanced at Madam Shen, who was pale, then looked at the thin silhouette of Aunt Mei in the bathroom, and walked towards the old lady.
The nanny who examined him was an elderly person close to him. The head of the family and his son were all working for him and they could not be easily bribed.
So he believed what Madam said.
It was just Mrs. Shen's attitude that made him hesitate.
Even though Madam Shen was unwilling, she did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of the old lady. She glanced coldly at Aunt Mei's back before returning to the old lady.
The maidservant beside Aunt Mei noticed that there was a man from outside the room, so she lowered four or five layers of curtains to separate the outer room and changed Aunt Mei into clean clothes.
The atmosphere in the outer room was cold, with the old lady being the main focus.
No one dared to speak unless the old lady gave the order.
A quarter of an hour later, the curtain was drawn open and Aunt Mei came in gracefully. She bowed to everyone and stood quietly in front of the old lady.
The old lady opened her eyelids and looked at Aunt Mei. Her appearance was elegant and graceful, not particularly outstanding, but she had a very unique scholarly temperament, without any trace of vulgarity in the world.
When Aunt Mei met the old lady for the first time, her heart beat fast as she looked at her so carefully.
She showed great talent in music since she was young, and was deeply loved by her grandfather, who personally taught her music, hoping that she could inherit his legacy.
She is very obsessed with music and only wants to become a disciple of a famous teacher to improve her piano skills, strive to fulfill her grandfather's wish, and create a new school.
Unfortunately, when she got the opportunity to become an apprentice, something happened at home, and her grandfather secretly sent her and her twin sister to live with her distant cousin.
In the first six months, her uncle treated her and her sister kindly, but after learning that her house had been raided, his attitude took a sharp turn for the worse.
Her uncle asked her to play the piano and sing in a teahouse to earn money. Later, she was spotted by a brothel owner while performing, and her uncle sold her and her sister to the brothel owner at a high price.
From then on, her fate was no longer in her control.
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