Chapter 160: Life as a Concubine

Linglong was the concubine that Du Ruo brought in two days before she entered the family.

But there are no courtyards for the time being.

After hearing Xiaoqin say this, Du Ruo was stunned.

She knew that Cheng Yunshuo had several concubines in his backyard. In her impression, her master only loved the prostitute named Xing Dairong.

He doesn't love any of the other women.

This was what Cheng Yunshuo had told her in person before.

During the days that Cheng Yunshuo lived in her house, he was depressed every day. She knew that he was trapped in love, and it was at that time that she fell in love with him.

I felt that Cheng Yunshuo was a rare affectionate man at that time.

She was angry at the woman named Xing Dairong for not knowing how to cherish and driving away such a good man. If Cheng Yunshuo loved her, she would not know how happy she would be. She would definitely hold on to him tightly and not let him get hurt at all!

When she later learned that Xing Dairong had died in childbirth, she felt relieved to say it out loud and vented her anger.

But now, red candles are burning all night.

Du Ruo felt the gap between ideas and reality on the day he entered the company.

How come it's completely different from what she thought!

The next day, at breakfast.

Du Ruo arrived at Lu Lingyun's yard.

Cheng Yunshuo was having breakfast in Lu Lingyun's yard.

As soon as Du Ruo entered the room, she stared at him with resentment in her eyes.

Cheng Yunshuosi didn't pay any attention to her look. He lowered his head while eating and said, "Aruo is here too."

Du Ruo's resentment grew even deeper.

Lu Lingyun, who was sitting nearby, saw it all.

"I'm here, Master...Prince." Du Ruo said while biting his back teeth.

Hearing the change of address, Cheng Yunshuo remembered that Du Ruo was already his aunt.

Cheng Yunshuo raised his head and saw Du Ruo's expression. He suddenly realized that he did not go to Du Ruo's place last night. Was Du Ruo a little dissatisfied?

But, but how can he explain this, how can he comfort her.

He was not prepared.

Naduruo entered the house purely out of necessity, and he has not changed his attitude towards Duruo until now.

He met Du Ruo's deep eyes and saw her opening her mouth to speak. Cheng Yunshuo put down his chopsticks and said, "I have to go to work. You guys eat."

After saying that, he ran away.

Du Ruo became even angrier when she saw Cheng Yunshuo running away.

Lu Lingjun, who was sitting nearby, looked at this scene and just found it funny.

Cheng Yunshuo is a responsible person, but he is not mature at all.

The promises he makes are always different from what others expect.

He thought he had done it, but in reality, it was all things that disappointed others.

If you have expectations of him, you are doomed to be disappointed.

Seeing the newly resentful couple, Lu Lingyun raised her eyebrows and asked, "Auntie Du, you came so early, are you here to pay your respects?"

Du Ruo had just been injured and felt depressed. "Yeah."

Just as she was about to sit down, she heard Nanny Wan scolding her.

"Auntie Du, did the young mistress ask you to sit down? How can you be so rude!"

Du Ruo usually comes and sits down directly, then starts eating.

She learned some etiquette, but those were all based on the rules for young ladies.

At that time, she was treated as a half-lady in the Marquis's Mansion.

But now, she is an aunt.

"Next time you come here, you can only sit down if the mistress allows you to! It's meal time, and as a concubine, you are supposed to stand aside and serve the mistress and the master. How can you sit down so openly?"

Lu Lingjun didn't say anything. She drank the hot soup in small sips and let Nanny Wan teach Du Ruo a lesson.

Du Ruo stood there awkwardly, being scolded harshly. She looked at Lu Lingyun who was sitting beside her.

Lu Lingyun waited until Nanny Wan finished explaining the rules before she put down the soup bowl, looked up at her calmly, and said only four words, "Did you remember?"

She is the mistress of the house. Although she has a good temper, she must maintain her dignity and propriety.

Today she has to make Du Ruo understand that a concubine is a concubine.

Once you become a concubine, you will be half a slave in front of her for the rest of your life.

Du Ruo met Lu Lingyun's indifferent but intolerant eyes, and tightened her hands under her sleeves, "I understand."

"In front of the young lady, you must call yourself a slave."

Du Ruo's eyes widened immediately. She looked up at Lu Lingyun with wide eyes. After a few breaths of silence, she bit her back teeth and said, "I know."

The first morning of the first day after entering the door.

Du Ruo finally understood what a concubine meant, and finally understood the serious, helpless, unwilling and hateful looks on her aunt and brother's faces.

Being a concubine really doesn't mean being a mistress.

Only now did she realize that the three marriages her aunt and brothers had arranged for her were all carefully planned.

None of them is harming her!

At least, they all marry and become the legal wife.

It was she who forced herself to become a concubine, which made her inferior to others as soon as she entered the palace.

But, but...Du Ruo is unwilling to give up!

She felt aggrieved for a long time, and finally she suddenly thought of someone.

Just be my concubine!

Who said being a concubine is bad? As long as she can capture Cheng Yunshuo's heart, she can be a glorious concubine!

Wasn’t that the case with Xing Dairong before? She could get whatever she wanted in the backyard, and even Lu Lingjun had to give her some leeway.

She will definitely become the next Xing Dairong, and Cheng Yunshuo will hold her in the palm of his hand!

And she will definitely do better than Xing Dairong!

After figuring it out in an instant, Du Ruo suppressed all the resentment and aggrievedness in her eyes, and instead her eyes were filled with fighting spirit. As Lu Lingjun asked her to stand up, she recovered.

He put away all the resentment he had felt towards Cheng Yunshuo.

"If you have nothing else, go back. My room doesn't need you to pay your respects or serve meals. You can eat by yourself in your own yard." Seeing that Du Ruo was quite well-behaved, Lu Lingyun let her go.

She never treated the women in the backyard harshly and did not have many rules for them.

As long as they listen, that's all.

Upon hearing this, Du Ruo bowed politely and said, "I will leave now."

After Du Ruo left, Chun Xing waited on her side and said, "Madam, you have such a good temper. If you ask me, Aunt Du is a troublesome person. Look at the look in her eyes when she left just now, just like Aunt Xing in the past!"

"I think so too. Her eyes are really like Aunt Xing's, especially when she looks at the Prince!" Chunhe said.

"Yes, I thought so just now, just like the candy cake, sticky and stringy." Shuanghong followed.

Lu Lingyun: “….”

She chuckled.

"Young Madam, what are you laughing at!" Chun He was a little anxious. "That Aunt Du is definitely trying to seduce the Young Master. Our backyard has been peaceful for so long. The Young Master has been staying in our yard all this time. If that Aunt Du seduces the Young Master away, we're done for!" Chun He looked worried.

Lu Lingyun looked at Chun He and Chun Xing calmly, "Chun He and Chun Xing, you have been with me for a year. You two are the oldest among the maids who came with the dowry. I can't keep you here forever. If I keep you for too long, it will delay you. Today, I want to ask you what you think. Do you want to serve the prince?"