Chapter 16 The Concubine's Identity
After the passion, I gradually regained some rationality.
Only then did Marquis Anyang see clearly that the naked woman in his arms was actually Chu Ruohan's maid who came with her as a dowry.
What's wrong with me? Is it because I've been a vegetarian for too long?
How could he not be able to resist having her in a place like this?
Baoling was also extremely ashamed and hurriedly put on her clothes.
She originally wanted to seduce the Third Young Master, but unexpectedly, she lost her virginity to the Marquis after getting drunk. The Marquis was too impatient!
Fortunately, it was night time, so no one should have seen it!
As Marquis Anyang looked at the woman with half her clothes exposed, who looked like a delicate flower, a complex emotion arose in his heart. He felt both regret for his impulsive behavior and an indescribable excitement.
He coughed lightly, trying to break the awkward silence: "This matter must not be made public. Master... Master will give you a proper status."
Baoling was delighted and nodded hurriedly, but a hint of imperceptible cunning flashed in her lowered eyes.
Marquis Anyang holds a high position of power. Although he is a little old, he has good physical strength.
Being a favored concubine will bring you unlimited glory in the future.
Marquis Anyang naturally had no idea what she was thinking. As a father-in-law, he actually fell in love with his daughter-in-law's maid. It would be really shameful to make it known to others.
The news of Marquis Anyang and Baoling having an affair in the courtyard was immediately reported to Tingxue Pavilion. Mother Gu had already gone to bed, and Nanny Wang hesitated for a long time but still did not go in to report.
The next morning, after hearing about this, Gu's mother's face instantly turned gloomy. She slammed the teacup in her hand heavily on the table, and the splashing tea wet the tablecloth.
"Don't be a shameless slut, you're trying to seduce a man right there in the yard..." Mother Gu was so angry that she was shaking all over.
Nanny Wang hurried forward and gently soothed Mother Gu, "Madam, calm down. Your health is more important. She's just a lowly servant. Don't let yourself get hurt by being angry."
Mother Gu leaned back in her chair, her chest still heaving violently. She really couldn't understand how both the father and son could have been seduced by the maid?
She closed her eyes for a moment, then slowly opened them. "Go, bring that slut to me. I want to see what seductive tricks she has."
Nanny Wang took the order and left. Not long after, she brought Baoling back.
When Anyang arrived, Baoling had been beaten to death, curled up on the ground, her bloody fingers trembling, her body covered in bruises, and she was almost unconscious.
When Marquis Anyang saw this, he showed reluctance on his face, and at the same time, he felt an uncontrollable anger in his heart. He had only favored a maid.
"What are you doing?" Marquis Anyang shouted angrily at Mother Gu, "As the head lady of the Marquisate, you are so intolerant."
Mother Gu's eyebrows shot up as she retorted sharply, "A lowly maidservant who dared to do such a thing as climbing onto the bed should be beaten to death. If she is not severely punished, won't all the maids in the Marquis' Mansion follow suit in the future? What a disgrace!"
"My Lord, save me..."
When Baoling saw Marquis Anyang, she seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. Tears welled up in her eyes and were about to fall, which made people feel pity for her.
"Damn you slut! Even in this state, she still doesn't forget to seduce men! Get her out of here!"
Nanny Wang immediately stepped forward and dragged him away.
"Stop it," Anyang Hou shouted, frowning and staring coldly at Gu's mother, "I want to take Baoling as my concubine."
After years of marriage, Mother Gu knew Marquis Anyang's temperament like the back of her hand. At that moment, she could clearly sense that he was angry.
But she just couldn't swallow this.
At this time, Aunt Zhao and Chu Ruohan hurried over.
When Aunt Zhao saw Baoling's miserable condition, she was secretly shocked. The Marquis's wife was really cruel. How could she beat someone like this?
She took two steps forward and whispered, "Madam, calm down. There are only you and me in the mansion. The Marquis finally found someone he likes, so just marry her."
When Mother Gu heard this, she glared at him. This fat pig had snatched away her power as the head of the household and was now making sarcastic remarks.
Since she herself could not gain the favor of the Marquis, she wanted to marry someone in to be an eyesore to him.
Marquis Anyang snorted coldly, "You are not as magnanimous as Aunt Zhao."
Mother Gu was so angry at these words that she was shaking all over, her lips trembling slightly, but she was speechless for a moment.
Chu Ruohan looked at Baoling's hands with her nails pulled out. In her previous life, she had also experienced the pain of having her ten fingers connected to her heart, as if it was piercing her body and mind again.
Turning around, he asked, "What kind of status does father want to give Baoling?"
Just as Anyang Marquis was about to speak, Mother Gu spoke first, "Status? What status does a lowly servant want? She's only fit to be a maidservant."
Aunt Zhao, however, added fuel to the fire, "A Tongfang is too low a status. She must be a concubine at least. The Marquis hasn't had a new person in his backyard for a long time."
After thinking for a moment, Anyang Hou nodded and said, "Then let her be my concubine."
Chu Ruohan continued, "After all, she is my maidservant who came with my dowry. She has a clean background. Even if she becomes my concubine, she must be a good concubine."
When Baoling heard this, her eyes lit up. The young lady really cared about her.
"A concubine? Absolutely not! For a lowly maid, being able to enter the mansion as a concubine is already a great blessing. Yet you still dream of becoming a concubine? That's simply wishful thinking!"
Mother Gu's face turned red, and her eyes were full of anger and unwillingness.
The Marquis of Anyang's expression, which had just been calm, suddenly turned gloomy again.
"When is it your turn to interfere with my decision? Baoling is well-behaved and docile. I have made up my mind. She must be my concubine."
He has been pampering her too much over the years. She is so jealous. He just favored a woman, and yet he beats her like that?
Mother Gu was so angry that she stamped her feet on the spot. She glared at Bao Ling fiercely, "You vixen, you must have cast some kind of magic to bewitch the Marquis into this."
Baoling huddled aside, not daring to speak, but there was a hint of pride in her eyes.
Seeing this, Chu Ruohan said softly, "Mother, Baoling has been by my side since she was young. I know she has a kind character. Isn't it unbecoming of a mistress for you to object like this?"
Seeing this, Nanny Wang hurriedly said, "My Lord, Madam is doing this for the sake of the Marquisate's reputation. Baoling has done such a shameful thing. If we give her a title so easily, the rules of the mansion will be disrupted in the future."
"Madam used to be a virtuous woman. She did such a thing because of the instigation of the people around her." Aunt Zhao pretended to persuade her, but at the same time she was instigating.
"In my opinion, we should send Nanny Wang back to the farm so that the mistress can get away from this wicked servant."
When Mother Gu heard this, she flew into a rage and pointed at Aunt Zhao and cursed, "You bitch, stop talking nonsense and trying to sow discord here."
Aunt Zhao seemed not to hear anything. She just lowered her head slightly and tugged at the corner of her clothes nervously with her hands. Although she didn't say anything, she looked pitiful, as if she was being bullied but didn't dare to say a word.
Marquis Anyang frowned, his face full of boredom and fatigue. He stared at Mother Gu. The gentle and virtuous person beside him in his memory seemed to have disappeared.
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