If she became Lord Pei's favorite, considering how much the princess cared about Lord Pei, he would definitely not dare to touch her at will.
Now, Master Pei has become the future Duke, but that is a Duke! It is not comparable to the current Master Pei's official rank.
By then, she would become the Duke's concubine, and the princess would be even more powerless to deal with her.
As for the legal wife, she knew that her status was low and she had no right to dream of the position of legal wife. But everyone knew how Prince Ji favored his concubine over his wife. As long as she won the favor of Lord Pei, why would she not be able to step on Su Li's so-called legal wife?
She remained calm and continued to massage Madam Kong's shoulders, but stared at her with resentment. Madam Kong never treated her as a human being and always ordered her around and taught her a lesson. If she became Lord Pei's favorite, the first person he would deal with would be this bully Madam Kong!
Nanny Kong was completely clueless and continued, "I guess after Master Pei recognizes his ancestral roots, he'll soon move back to the Duke's Mansion. Since we aren't servants of the Zhuangyuan Mansion, we won't be able to follow him. So we have to speed up the process of alienating Master Pei and his wife."
Tao Ying was disdainful, but her tone was respectful: "I understand..."
The next day, Pei Ji went to the Dali Temple early in the morning. After all, he was leaving Beijing the next day and had a lot of things to arrange.
Pei Zhao was going to be taken to the Duke's Mansion at noon. As soon as Su Li left, she also prepared to go to the academy to pick up Pei Zhao.
As soon as I walked out of the inner courtyard, I saw Tao Ying coming in from the main gate, holding a jade pendant in her hand and a shy and sweet smile on her face.
When she suddenly saw Su Li, she quickly put away her smile, looking guilty. She seemed flustered but in fact she moved very slowly to cover the jade pendant.
Su Li sneered in his heart, but frowned and asked, "Where did you get the jade pendant in your hand?"
Tao Ying looked guilty and shy, hesitatingly saying, "Yes, it's mine..."
Su Li naturally didn't believe it and ordered, "Bring it out so I can see it!"
"I..." Although Tao Ying looked reluctant, she still took the things out because of Su Li's "strength".
After seeing the jade pendant clearly and recognizing it as Pei Ji's, Su Li instantly became furious: "It really is Pei Ji's. Tell me! How did you get Pei Ji's things?"
Tao Ying pretended to be panicked and immediately knelt down: "Madam, please forgive me. The jade pendant was given to me by my Lord..."
"Why would Pei Ji give you something so personal for no reason? Are you trying to seduce him?"
At this time, Madam Kong came running over and asked worriedly, "Madam, did Tao Ying do something to upset you?"
Su Li said with an unhappy face: "Madam Kong, your niece seduced Pei Ji and now she is hiding Pei Ji's things on her body!"
"This!" Madam Kong was shocked and said with a hint of meaning, "Madam, is this a misunderstanding? Tao Ying has always been a well-behaved person and would never do something like this to seduce Master Pei. She would never accept anything from Master Pei for no reason."
Su Li sneered in his heart. Nanny Kong's meaning was very clear. It was Pei Ji who took the initiative to provoke Tao Ying, and he was the one who took the initiative to give her the jade pendant.
I just wonder what her expression would be if she knew that Tao Ying was pretending to obey her but actually disobeying her.
Thinking of this, she asked again, "Tao Ying, did Pei Ji give it to you on his own initiative? Are you sure you didn't seduce him?"
Tao Xin swore solemnly: "Tao Ying swears, I absolutely did not seduce you!" Then he hesitated and said ambiguously: "Yes, it was you who insisted..."
The rest is self-explanatory.
Madam Kong glanced at Su Li and saw that she was frowning tightly and had a very unpleasant expression. She knew that she would soon succeed, so she quickly took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "Tao Ying, why are you so ignorant? Men and women should not touch each other. Even if Master Pei likes you and wants to give you something, you can't accept his things privately. That's what I taught you every day!"
Tao Ying felt wronged after being scolded like this. She was already crying and admitting her mistakes repeatedly: "Tao Ying knows I was wrong, but Master Pei is good to Tao Ying, and Tao Ying also likes Master Pei."
Then he kowtowed to Su Li and said, "I beg Madam to help Lord Pei and Tao Ying, I beg Madam to help..."
In Madam Kong's opinion, these words were originally arranged to provoke Su Li, but in Tao Ying's opinion, those were her true words. She wanted to be Lord Pei's woman. As long as she became his woman, she could escape from the princess's mansion, escape the fate of being a slave, and live a life of superiority!
Of course, she didn't expect Su Li to agree, nor did she care whether she agreed or not, because with her beauty, she had her own way to make Lord Pei take her in. Then, what could Su Li, the legal wife, do?
Just when they thought Su Li would fly into a rage and start a scene with Pei Ji, they heard her sigh softly and said with an understanding look, "Pei Ji is very busy with official duties, and he really needs someone who can always be considerate and take care of him. Well, since he's interested in you, I'll make the decision and take you in to serve him."
The two of them widened their eyes in shock.
What's going on?
Why is it different from what they expected?
At this moment, shouldn't she be like those who discovered their husbands cheating, losing their minds and making a scene, going to Lord Pei to argue, and finally creating a rift between the two of them?
Tao Ying thought she had misheard and asked in surprise, "Madam?"
Su Li said calmly, "It's common for men to have three wives and four concubines. I'm not the jealous type, but I hate restless people the most. Since you didn't seduce me, from now on, as long as you behave yourself and serve Pei Ji attentively, I won't treat you unfairly."
The two of them understood at this time. It turned out that Su Li was so angry just now because she thought Tao Ying was restless and seduced Lord Pei, not because she minded that Pei Ji had another woman?
Tao Ying was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Madam! Thank you, Madam!"
This is such a pleasant surprise!
It is rare to find such a generous wife. She doesn't know if she is pretending. She has heard a lot that many wives would pretend to take concubines for their husbands in order to gain the reputation of being virtuous and generous.
But no matter whether she was pretending or not, as long as she was allowed in, she promised that even if she was the legal wife, she would have to live her life according to her mood!
At this time, Madam Kong was completely confused. She had never expected Su Li to be so magnanimous. Such a magnanimous woman was rare, and it was even rarer for her to take such a vixen-like concubine for her husband.
It seems that they cannot use this to alienate the relationship between Lord Pei and his wife.
Su Li looked at the two people's exciting expressions calmly and continued, "Tao Ying, please pack up. I will have someone choose a date and then carry you in."
"Yes, ma'am." Tao Ying replied happily.
"Madam, this is inappropriate!"
Of course, Nanny Kong would not agree. If the princess knew that not only did she fail to complete the task she was assigned, but she also sent Tao Ying, the vixen-like maid, to Lord Pei's bed, she would be skinned alive.
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