Chapter 58 First Taste of Human Affairs
Having received instructions from Madam Jia, Granny Wang went to find Yu Shu.
Yu Shu looked delighted and tugged at her hand, saying sweetly, "Granny, please don't tease me and make me happy for nothing!"
"How could I joke about something like this?" Granny Wang said with a smile. "But let me be clear from the start: it's one thing for Madam to agree, but it's another for Second Master to want you. If you don't have the ability, then it's your own fault for not being good enough."
"Don't worry, Granny Wang!" Yu Shu smiled charmingly, a hint of determination in her eyes. "Tonight, I will definitely serve the Second Master well!"
When she went to the study to deliver something to the second master, she deliberately glanced at him, and his gaze towards her was intense at that moment.
If she used even more blatant methods, she was sure the second master wouldn't take the bait!
...
Yu Shu agreed with Granny Wang's words and took immediate action.
I bought new clothes and the finest cosmetics.
The other maids were curious as to why she was suddenly being so generous to them, but she just brushed them off, afraid that the news would leak out and ruin her future.
But the joy and spring fever on her face were hard to hide. When Wang Mama called her over to talk, she didn't hide it from anyone. Several observant maids gathered together to analyze the situation and immediately guessed the truth. Their hearts couldn't help but flutter.
To the maids in the mansion, Sheng Huai'an was like the moon in the sky.
Even though Sheng Huai'an no longer has the aura of the Duke of Wei's mansion, he still has the title of Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial civil service examination) and passed the examination at a young age, so his future is still very bright!
More importantly, he was handsome, polite, and gentle!
If I become his concubine, I'll live a life of luxury, wearing gold and silver. Wouldn't that be better than being a maidservant who serves others for the rest of her life? Wouldn't that be better than being randomly assigned a servant?
You must understand that a servant's child is also a servant, but if a woman becomes a concubine, the child she gives birth to will be a master!
Previously, Madam Jia kept a close watch on Sheng Huai'an; any maid who dared to climb into his bed was either sold off or beaten to death.
But if Yu Shu can do it, why can't they?
Let Yu Shu cause trouble first. As long as she isn't beaten to death by Jia Shi, then it will be their chance!
...
Yu Shu was completely unaware of the undercurrents around her, thinking she had kept it a secret.
That evening, she dressed herself up beautifully and, using Jia's name, brought a bowl of tonic soup to the study to find Sheng Huai'an.
Entering the study, she saw Sheng Huai'an engrossed in his studies. A smile of admiration and satisfaction appeared on her face, and she unconsciously imagined the wonderful thing that would happen if she were to rise in status because of her husband.
She didn't have such grand ambitions, nor did she aspire to be Sheng Huai'an's legal wife.
But even if she's just a concubine, she can still enjoy Sheng Huai'an's blessings, right?
She walked gracefully to Sheng Huai'an's side, and called out "Second Master" shyly, placing the food box in her hand on the desk.
"What is it?" Suddenly interrupted from his thoughts, Sheng Huai'an frowned and looked at the person who came.
When he saw that Yu Shu was wearing extremely thin, even revealing clothes, with cheap makeup on her face, and dressed in an extremely gaudy manner, his brows immediately furrowed even more.
Yu Shu was too busy looking down shyly to notice his impatience.
She took the tonic soup out of the food box, about to offer it to Sheng Huai'an, when Sheng Huai'an's cold voice suddenly rang out: "Get out."
"Huh?" Yu Shu looked up in surprise.
When she met Sheng Huai'an's cold and disgusted gaze, the smile in her eyes vanished instantly.
Perhaps she should just leave, but she couldn't bear to give up like that.
Thinking of the explicit look Sheng Huai'an had given her, she panicked and rushed to take off her thin outer garment and nestled softly into Sheng Huai'an's arms.
"Second Master..."
"Get out!" Sheng Huai'an shouted angrily as he stood up. "Fu'an, drag this shameless maid out of here!"
“…Yes.” Fu’an hesitated for a moment outside the door before answering loudly.
Yu Shu quickly pulled her clothes up, her face turning deathly pale with fright.
After Fu'an pushed her out of the study, she trembled even more violently.
Once in the courtyard, her sobs finally broke out, unlike in the study where she dared not even cry out loud.
Seeing her pitiful state, Fu'an sighed and lowered his voice, saying, "You're pretty, so being a stewardess would be better than being someone's concubine, right? Second Master isn't a good match for you, he... Anyway, you'd better take care of yourself."
Yu Shu bit her lip and nodded, gave Fu An a curtsy, then turned and ran away quickly.
Fu'an sighed again.
But soon, he reverted to his dull and unassuming self.
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Back at Rongshou Hall, Yushu went into the room where the second-class maids slept, changed her clothes in the dark, and hastily wiped off her makeup.
The other three second-class maids in the room seemed to be fast asleep, not making a sound.
But she knew they definitely weren't asleep.
Tomorrow, news will spread that she failed to seduce Sheng Huai'an. She has lost face so badly that she will definitely become the laughing stock of everyone.
In the darkness of night, Yu Shu hid under the covers and silently wiped away her tears.
the next day.
Just as Yu Shu had expected, strange looks and open and covert ridicule and sarcasm followed one after another.
But she was only a second-class maid, and she had to be on duty every day. She didn't even have a chance to hide and cry, so she could only endure it.
That wasn't all. She noticed that several maids seemed to have figured something out from her and started making new clothes and buying cosmetics to dress themselves up, clearly wanting to "improve themselves."
She was furious and couldn't help but go to Granny Wang to complain, but Granny Wang just said "I know" and told her to mind her own business.
She finally realized that, for Granny Wang, or rather for Madam Jia, it didn't matter which maid Sheng Huai'an took as a concubine; it didn't necessarily have to be someone specific.
This discovery caused Yu Shu even more distress.
If she doesn't succeed, but another maid does, wouldn't she be a laughing stock for the rest of her life, never able to hold her head up in the mansion?
Another day passed, and just when she was at her wit's end and about to try again, she suddenly heard some shocking news:
Last night, Sheng Huai'an actually favored a plain-looking maid in his study!
That maid was actually from Qinghui Garden; she was a dowry maid brought by the widowed Lady Liu from her maiden home!
Yu Shu had only one thought in her mind: How did this magpie do that?
Not only Yu Shu, but everyone who knew about this news found it unbelievable.
But no matter how much people couldn't understand it, they didn't dare to discuss it openly; they only dared to murmur it to themselves.
It's not exactly something to be proud of for a brother-in-law to sleep with his widowed sister-in-law's personal maid.
Upon hearing this news, Jia was so angry that she felt dizzy. Wang Mama quickly helped her to bed, fearing that something might happen to her.
The study in the front yard.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, Sheng Huai'an, experiencing life for the first time, was in a very bad mood.
He sat in the chair with a gloomy face, his distorted facial expression and the chilling aura surrounding him making him look extremely terrifying.
The magpie looked at him as if he were a ghostly messenger.
Before today, her heart was completely devoted to him.
She knelt on the ground, trembling, her voice trembling with fear: "Second, Second Master, please, please take me in, for I am truly devoted to you."
"This servant will definitely cover up your affair with the eldest mistress from now on, I absolutely will not..."
"Shut up!" Sheng Huai'an roared, his eyes flashing with malice as he retorted, "What do you want me to cover up? Do you know what you're saying?! Did you drug me last night? Otherwise, why couldn't I control myself and ended up touching someone like you, someone..."
At this point, Sheng Huai'an could hardly hide the disgust and contempt in his eyes.
There was even murderous intent.
"I wasn't threatening you, I was... I was..." Magpie hurriedly explained, but under his cold gaze, her voice grew softer and softer until she finally shut up.
As her strength slowly drained from her body, a chill ran down her spine.
She felt that she might die.
Sheng Huai'an stood up and said coldly, "Come with me to see your master."
The magpie collapsed to the ground and suddenly burst into tears.
She can only rely on Liu Rumei now. Liu Rumei will definitely protect her, right?
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