Chapter 1 Willing to be a Concubine

Chapter 1 Willing to be a Concubine

The first day of the first lunar month of the eighteenth year of Yuanbao, Yanjing City.

In the mansion of Marquis Pingnan, the maids and servants who came in and out dared not breathe, all of them looked panicked, and led the ladies from each room to the ancestor's Fuhe Hall.

Old Madam Liu looked at the three granddaughters sitting below. Each of them was beautiful and the one sitting in the first place was even more stunning. She nodded with satisfaction:

"I've told you all about this at home! The Marquis's Mansion gave birth to you and raised you. Now the masters of each branch have been taken away by the Dali Temple. The family needs you to serve the powerful masters in the court. Are you willing?"

The three girls answered in unison: "Granddaughters will follow grandma's instructions."

The three maids who had been waiting outside the door came in, and one of them led another out of Fuhe Hall in an orderly manner through the back door, passed the backyard, and quickly went towards the west corner gate.

"Mammies, please go."

When they passed the west corner gate, a woman came from the side room. She had her hair in a brocade bun and wore a lotus pink embroidered long skirt. She walked towards them with a swaying waist and stopped in front of Liu Yu.

Their eyes met, and Liu Yu smiled imperceptibly.

"The old servants are sending the young lady to the residences of the masters. This is the order of the old lady. Auntie, it is best not to stop us, so as not to anger the old lady."

Aunt Chu smiled and said yes, then took out a stack of banknotes from her bosom and stuffed them among the maids:

"Madame Huang, you are right. I have no other intention in coming here. I just learned by accident some time ago that Prince Qi likes pretty girls like Sister Huan, so I came to remind him..."

The maids looked at each other and put away the banknotes. To them, as long as they sent the person there, they didn't care which master he served. They were also willing to do Aunt Chu a favor.

"Old slaves, please don't bother. We were originally going to send Miss Huan to Prince Qi's mansion!"

After leaving the Marquis' Mansion and sitting in the sedan chair heading to the Chen Mansion on the outskirts of the city, Liu Yu let out a long breath and loosened his hands, his palms already covered in cold sweat.

Three days ago, after she realized that she was reborn, she began to plan this matter.

In order to rescue Marquis Pingnan in their previous life, the concubines born to the three concubines in the side room were also treated as playthings and given away to the powerful. She entered the Prince Qi's Mansion, Liu Huan was sent to the residence of the new noble in the cabinet, Lord Chen, and Liu Ying was sent to Lord Yuan of the Ministry of Justice, in order to deal with the matter of Marquis Pingnan's embezzlement of military pay to the north.

After Qiu's operation, Pingnan Hou was successfully released half a month later.

But Liu Yu was also involved in an endless struggle from then on. She fought with Qi Wang's concubines in Qi Wang's mansion. After Qi Wang ascended the throne, she lived in the palace walls and could not leave. She fought with Qi Wang's concubines. She had to guard against others harming her every time she opened her eyes. Everyone had eight hundred minds. After countless life-threatening situations, she finally defeated all her opponents and ascended to the highest position of queen.

She also has to take responsibility for the family's honor and disgrace, and dare not make even the slightest mistake.

She personally sent each woman to her husband's bed, and as a queen, she still had to show magnanimity.

In the end, he said: "We will never see each other again in this life."

She is tired, she is so tired.

Start over again.

Liu Yu never wanted to enter a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones behind again. She just wanted to lie down, not fight or compete, and live her life in peace and peace.

As for family interests, if she isn't there, there will always be someone else.

For this reason, when he knew that he could not avoid being sent away, Liu Yu found the most favored concubine Chu and proposed that she be exchanged with her daughter Liu Huan.

Aunt Chu was an ambitious woman, so naturally she agreed. No matter how much the new noble in the cabinet was trusted by the emperor, how could he compare to the prince.

Liu Yu felt more relaxed than ever before. She was not worried about the days ahead and even began to look forward to it.

She remembered that the reason why Mr. Chen San was able to enter the cabinet and become a close minister to the emperor at such a young age was because he was upright and honest by nature, and never used the law for personal gain.

Moreover, it was actually his mother's instruction that he agreed to accept the person sent by Pingnan Hou, because he was thirty-five years old and not only did he not have a wife, he didn't even have a maid.

This is also the reason why she chose the Chen Mansion. Being a mistress to such a man, she would not have to face emotional disputes, deal with complicated relationships in the harem, and would not be oppressed by the mistress of the house. She could live her life in peace and ease.

"Miss Yu, we're here."

The sedan chair stopped in a courtyard with three entrances and three exits. Immediately, a maid came to support Liu Yu, walked around the pavilions and towers, and entered a small courtyard in the west corner.

After sending her into the room, the maid bowed and left. Liu Yu knew that this was not over yet, so she lowered her head and eyes, sitting quietly beside the bed without looking around. She just wanted to be a good concubine and did not want to stand out and attract attention.

Soon, a maid came in and said her surname was Ge. She did not deliberately make things difficult for Liu Yu and began to explain the situation of Chen's house and the rules to be followed.

Liu Yu listened very seriously and carefully, without showing any impatience the whole time. He lowered his eyebrows and looked pleasant, and it was obvious that he was a well-behaved person.

Despite this, Aunt Ge still gave a final warning:

"The Chen family is a noble family that has been around for a hundred years. They are most afraid of dirty things. Since you are the Third Master's woman, please don't covet other masters or do anything that would damage the reputation of the Chen family."

"Yes." Liu Yu bowed deeply to Madam Ge and thanked her sincerely:

"Thank you, Yu'er, for reminding me. I will abide by my duty and serve the Third Master well."

"Madam Yu is a sensible person." Madam Ge nodded, and three maids, two old women and a servant walked in from outside the door one after another.

First, the three maids in the front came forward and knelt on the ground to greet Liu Yu, followed by the maids and servants.

The maid who helped her into the yard was called Guyu, and the other two maids were called Lixia and Jingzhe.

The two maids were named Wu and Zhang. Wu was in charge of cleaning the courtyard, while Zhang was in charge of kitchen affairs. The servant was named A Zhong, and he ran errands for Liu Yu in the outer courtyard.

"My lady, use these people first. If you are not satisfied, we can change them later."

"Yes." Liu Yu opened the bag he brought, took out a silver ingot and stuffed it into Madam Ge's pocket, and gave five copper coins to Jingzhe and three to the other servants.

The money was given just right, without any deliberate flattery or contempt for the servants.

Aunt Ge became more and more satisfied with Liu Yu's performance. She couldn't help but look at her twice more before leaving.

She then raised her head, walked out of the room and looked around. It was a small courtyard. She lived in the main house, the side room on the east was the study, and the side room on the west was the guest room. The courtyard was planted with ancient yellow peonies and chrysanthemums. Small doors on the left and right connected the east and west courtyards, and there was a beauty living in each of them, who was sent from Jiangnan and Pingzhou respectively.

I guess Mrs. Chen couldn't guess her son's preferences, so she got a few more.

Liu Yu smiled concernedly, returned to the room, sat back on the kang, and looked at the calligraphy and painting hanging on the opposite wall. There were three words "Qinyuanju" written on it, and the strokes showed a majestic momentum.

Her eyes moved away from the calligraphy and painting and fell on the little girl who was making the bed for her. Liu Yu stopped her:

"Bai Wei, come here."

Oval face, small almond lips, willow-like waist, the memory of her and her fighting in the palace flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but sigh again that Qiu's methods were deep, but she didn't think of getting rid of Bai Wei.

In this world, why would she never stand in Bai Wei's way?

As for killing her, Liu Yu had never thought about it. Most of women's misfortunes were caused by men. This was a truth she only figured out after two lifetimes.

Besides, how could the Marquis' Mansion let her escape from control? They would send Lan Wei and Zi Wei by then. It would be better to keep Bai Wei from the beginning. At least she knows her.

Liu Yu put away the complicated emotions in his eyes, showed a warm smile, took off the silver bracelet on his hand, and put it on her personally: "Now that we have come to this strange place, we are the only ones to rely on each other. If you need anything in the future, just tell me."