Chapter 24 Becoming a Concubine
What happened in Xiangheyuan soon alarmed other courtyards. This matter was really too outrageous.
Old Madam Chen slammed the teacup on the table at Mr. Chen's feet.
"My daughter accepted it. You, as a father, actually made love with a maid at a banquet for the in-laws, and were caught by the Marquis. You have no shame and no reputation. My Chen family still has dignity, and Han'er still has dignity."
Old Madam Chen beat her chest and pounded the table "bang bang bang".
All the members of the Chen family sitting in Shou'an Hall looked at Chen Zhiru and Jiang Xueqing kneeling in the hall. They all had ugly expressions. Chen Ruhan, who was sitting next to the second wife, kept wiping away tears.
This was the scene Liu Yu saw when he was invited in.
She found a corner to stand in, watching Jiang Xueqing with tears in her eyes and her face buried in Mr. Chen's arms. This woman really has some means.
The second wife, Mrs. Chang, looked at Jiang Xueqing with a look that made her want to eat him:
"You bitch, how dare you humiliate my daughter like this? I want you dead..." He threw the fan in his hand directly at Jiang Xueqing, ready to pounce on her with his teeth and claws.
Jiang Xueqing immediately shrank into Chen Zhiru's arms.
Sensing Jiang Xueqing's fear, Chen Zhiru turned around abruptly, stood in front of Jiang Xueqing, and shouted:
"Chang, what are you doing?"
"Wow... Chen Zhiru, you're actually still protecting this slutty bitch..."
Seeing that Chen Zhiru was still protecting Jiang Xueqing, Chang became even angrier. She was so furious that she directly hit Chen Zhiru in the face with her claws:
"Chen Zhiru... How could you treat me like this, you two bastards..."
"It's fine if you embarrass yourself, but why do you want your daughter to embarrass herself with you..."
"I'm going to kill you..."
Chen Zhiru just avoided it at first, but when he really felt a stinging pain on his face, he raised his hand and touched it, and he really saw blood.
"That's enough, Chang. You have a bitch on the left and a bastard on the right. Your daughter is still alive. Don't you have any manners as a mother?" Chen Zhiru pushed Chang away and yelled at her.
In Chen Zhiru's view, it was just a matter of favoring a maid. It was no big deal. He could just take her into the house after the incident. That man didn't have many wives and concubines. Even his relative, Lord Tao, didn't have several concubines. He couldn't cancel the engagement with this reason. It would be making a fuss out of nothing.
Although the relationship between Yao and Chang had been bad for a while, when they saw Chen Zhiru doing such a shameful thing, not only did they not repent, but they also turned around and blamed Chang.
Yao was ashamed and could not help but remind him: "Second brother, although the second sister-in-law was wrong, the woman next to her is not a maid. She is the concubine of the third brother. Do you still think that the second sister-in-law scolded her too much?"
Chang was so angry that he didn't even notice Jiang Xueqing's appearance.
Hearing this, she rushed to Chen Zhiru, grabbed Jiang Xueqing's hair, and pulled Jiang Xueqing out of Chen Zhiru's arms:
"Okay! You're such a bitch." As he said that, he slapped Jiang Xueqing hard on the face.
"Second Master, save me." Jiang Xueqing covered her face, struggled to push away Chang's grip, and threw herself into Chen Zhiru's arms again.
"You shrew." Chen Zhiru waved away Chang, who was about to grab Jiang Xueqing again.
"You, you, you...you stole your brother's woman and cheated on him..."
If this word gets out, it will be difficult for the younger generation of the Chen family to get married in the future. This second lady is extremely brave. Liu Yu looked at the old lady Chen who was sitting in the first position.
Old Madam Chen of the Chang family slammed her palm on the table, her chest rising with anger:
"You are an idiot! What nonsense are you talking about?"
Her husband slapped her in the face in public, and the old lady scolded her in public. Chang burst into tears. She rushed to the old lady and fell to her knees:
"Mother! My daughter-in-law will not make a mistake. She is the concubine you chose for my third brother last time. Chen Zhiru is not a human being. He committed adultery with my third brother's concubine. They insulted me like this. You have to make the decision for me!"
Chang cried and complained, but she didn't notice the old lady's increasingly dark face.
"You said this maid is the third son's concubine?" The old lady asked almost gritting her teeth.
Before Chang could utter a word, the old lady's gaze suddenly fell on Liu Yu in the corner.
"Aunt Yu, please come forward and identify whether this is the Third Master's man."
"Yes."
Under everyone's gaze, Liu Yu walked up to Chen Zhiru and asked, "Second Master, can you turn this girl's face around for me to see?"
Since his mother had spoken, Chen Zhiru dared not disobey. He nodded and turned Jiang Xueqing's face to face Liu Yu.
Looking at this noble and cold face, who else could it be but Jiang Xueqing.
However, the old lady asked her to recognize someone, not because she wanted her to recognize Jiang Xueqing.
Liu Yu will give the old lady whatever result she wants.
Besides, she didn't want the Jiang Xueqing in front of her to be Jiang Xueqing, so that Qinyuanju would be even cleaner.
She looked at it carefully for a while, then stood up and saluted the old lady:
"Madam, I don't know this person. He can't be someone close to the Third Master."
"You are lying. If she is not my third brother's concubine, then who could it be? I don't remember such a vixen in our Chen Mansion." Chang saw Liu Yu's face and then looked at the woman in her husband's arms. They both looked like a vixen. Chang retorted subconsciously.
No wonder the second wife is out of favor and can’t even figure out the emperor’s intentions. Liu Yu feels a little sympathetic towards her.
"Then I don't know. If you want to know about the people in the mansion, Second Madam can ask First Madam." Liu Yu hinted at something and then retreated to the corner.
The eldest lady was worthy of being the mistress in charge of the Chen family. She immediately understood the profound meaning of Liu Yu's words.
She leaned over to the old lady:
"Mother, I forgot to report to you last time. I saw that the kitchen was short of staff, so I bought a group of maids from outside. However, they are still young and have not learned the rules yet, so I will let them stay in the backyard today." The eldest lady turned her head and looked at Jiang Xueqing:
"How dare you, you little girl, to seduce your master as soon as you enter the house. Come, take her away and beat her to death with sticks."
Immediately, an old woman ran in from outside the house and tried to pull Jiang Xueqing.
Liu Yu didn't expect that the eldest lady would directly have Jiang Xueqing beaten to death. In her mind, she classified the eldest lady as a dangerous person.
"Second Master, no, please see that I am your woman, please save me...save me..." Jiang Xueqing clung to Chen Zhiru tightly.
Chen Zhiru looked at the beautiful girl in front of him crying, and finally asked the old lady for mercy.
Old Madam Chen waved her hand:
"Forget it, forget it. Today is Han'er's big wedding day. It's not easy to bleed. I'll just stay in your room as a concubine!"
Mr. Chen San also walked in at this time, glanced at his second brother who was lying on the ground in a daze, shook his head, then walked to Old Madam Chen and nodded to her.
Old Madam Chen had a grim look on her face the entire night, but finally the sky cleared up and she smiled.