The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 55: Yu's Teaching of Daughter-in-law
But Keqing woke up from her sleep, got up from the bed, and thought about what happened last night. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong.

She hurriedly checked her body carefully, but found no signs of losing her virginity, which made her feel even more strange.

Just as I was wondering, I found several clothes neatly stacked at the head of the bed. Judging from the material, they were very expensive. Next to the clothes, there was a pair of strange shoes. The upper was ordinary leather, but the heels were carved from wood, pointed and high, very weird.

She rubbed her forehead and felt a little dry in the mouth, so she put the clothes aside and called out:
"Baozhu, bring me a cup of tea..."

Baozhu, who was outside the door, heard the sound and hurried in, poured tea for her and handed it to her mouth.

Keqing moistened her throat with tea, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice:

"Baozhu, did I... rest alone last night?"

Baozhu's eyes flickered, and she mistakenly thought that she was worried about Jia Zhen, so she replied:
"Last night, the Madam was drunk, and the Master asked me and Ruizhu to bring her back."

After a pause, he continued:

"The master did not come home last night again. He will probably come back after noon."

Keqing then breathed a sigh of relief and began to feel at ease, and began to think that she was too suspicious about what happened last night.

She slowly got up from the bed, washed and dressed with Baozhu's help. She glanced around and saw the clothes on the bed, so she asked curiously:
"Where did these clothes and shoes come from? They are so weird."

Baozhu replied:
"The young master brought this last night. He also moved a dressing mirror into the bedroom last night, but then he moved it out again. Could it be that the young master didn't give it to his wife?"

Keqing frowned and thought carefully, but she couldn't remember anything. She slapped her forehead twice and sighed:

"My mind is dizzy now. I don't remember anything that happened last night."

As they were talking, Jia Rong got the news and rushed over. Seeing Keqing washing and dressing, he smiled and stretched out his hand to stop her, saying:
"My lady, please don't be anxious for now. Why don't you try these clothes first?"

"These are the clothes made by Uncle Zhan's two concubines. They are planning to help our family get rich."

"These are all women's clothes. It is not convenient for the master and I to participate. It is most appropriate for Keqing and the first wife to do this."

After hearing this, Keqing's heart was moved. She turned her head to look at the clothes and shoes on the bed, and suddenly realized:

"So this is why the master insisted on having a family dinner last night!"

"I was wondering, Uncle Zhan has been at home for quite a while, but he has only been drinking tea and chatting. The family has never invited him to have a banquet at home. Why did they break the rule yesterday? It must be for this."

"But it seems that this dinner was not in vain. At least this business has finally fallen into our hands!"

Jia Rong said with a bitter face:

"It's too early to say that this business must be cooperated with our family. After all, this kind of business does not necessarily have to be done by our Ningguo Mansion. The ladies of the West Mansion are also eyeing it covetously!"

"Let's not talk about this for now. Try the clothes first and I'll see if this business is as good as Uncle Zhan said."

Under Jia Rong's urging, Keqing had to take off her coat again and put on her undershirt. She was about to pick up the cheongsam and put it on, but was stopped by Jia Rong again.

"My lady, this dress is a small one, it is worn close to the body, it is tight. If you wear other clothes inside, it will affect your figure."

"You and I are husband and wife, and we have seen it before. You can just take off all those extra things and just wear this dress."

Keqing's face flushed red when she heard this, and she wanted to lose her temper and refuse to wear it, but Jia Rong said:

"The master has always been very interested in this profitable business. Only by knowing what the clothes are like can he determine how much he should pay to get this business!"

Keqing's anger immediately subsided after hearing this. She pointed out coldly, "Master, please wait outside for a while. It won't be too late to come in after I change."

Jia Rong also had a good temper. After listening to it, he immediately turned around and left.

After a while, Baozhu came out from the door with her cheeks slightly red, and whispered to him to come in.

Jia Rong hurriedly stepped inside, but as soon as he looked up, he stood there in a daze.

I saw Keqing wearing an exquisite cheongsam and black high-heeled leather shoes. She was standing there awkwardly, constantly pulling at the hem of her dress to save fabric.

The design of this cheongsam is exquisite and eye-catching, with a delicate cloud shoulder at the neckline and smooth and elegant lines, which perfectly outlines her elegant and soft lines like a swan neck.

The tight waist design perfectly highlights her slender waist and graceful curves. She doesn't need to walk, just stand there to show her feminine charm and swaying posture.

The hem of the cheongsam is slightly wide, with a high slit that goes all the way to the base of the thighs. Just standing there, one can attract people's attention to explore the inside of the cheongsam. If one walks, those graceful parts will probably become even more looming.

The delicate fabrics were all tributes from the inner palace. The light blue satin made her skin look even whiter and more beautiful.

The subtle patterns on the fabric were delicately embroidered, blooming one after another, fitting softly against her figure and seemingly swaying gently as she walked.

The three-inch high heels made her calves tense, and she couldn't help but straighten her chest and tighten her stomach, making her look even more refined.

This cheongsam not only highlights Keqing's figure, but also displays her classical beauty to the fullest. It has no hint of eroticism, but instead exudes a sense of nobility and elegance.

With her dark eyebrows and cinnabar lips, she was as beautiful as a person in a painting.

Jia Rong took a deep breath and instantly felt ashamed of himself, thinking that he was not worthy of the noble lady in front of him.

But then, the fire in his belly began to rise, and he felt the desire to tear this nobility into pieces and ravage it.

He swallowed, waved his hand, and drove Baozhu out again. Then he quickly stepped forward, picked up Keqing, threw her on the bed, and started to fight with her.

Keqing hurriedly rolled on the bed, raised her foot, and poked him with her pointed heel, saying in panic:
"What are you doing in broad daylight, sir?"

Jia Rong was eagerly stripping off his clothes, shouting excitedly:

"This dress will definitely sell well. If they don't sell it for more than ten or twenty taels of silver, it would be a shame to give such a good thing!"

Keqing saw the lust in her master's eyes and was frightened, so she quickly changed the subject and said:
"Then what price is the master prepared to pay in exchange for Uncle Zhan's agreement to take us with him?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the anger in Jia Rong's heart was immediately extinguished.

He stood there for a moment, shivered, hurriedly picked up his coat and put it on again, then sat down beside the bed and began to organize his words.

Seeing her master in such a miserable state, Keqing became even more panicked.

"Master, didn't the eldest master send Peifeng and several other concubines over? Isn't that enough to allow Uncle Zhan to help the mansion?"

"Let's put this aside!" Jia Rong frowned. "The money I gave to my aunt has already been paid off with the sweet potato purchase. Uncle Zhan also gave me a BMW in return. We are now even."

"Besides, the master has almost spent all his money, so even if he wants to use this matter to settle old scores, it's impossible."

"Well... there are still many Western toys in your house, which are also rare items. Why not take some of them as gifts?"

"Tsk!" Jia Rong glanced at his wife and said disdainfully, "Uncle Zhan's family has been in business for generations. I don't know how many of these things there are. Why would they care?"

"Then... what should I do?" Keqing became more and more nervous and lowered her head to avoid her master's gaze.

Jia Rong stared at Keqing with burning eyes, but he just looked at her without saying anything.

When Keqing was looked at by him, her heart began to beat wildly and her body began to tremble, for fear that he would say something that would scare her.

"It's almost noon. I have to go to the kitchen to prepare lunch."

Keqing became more and more panicked. She didn't care that she was only wearing a cheongsam and tried to get off the bed to escape. However, she was grabbed by Jia Rong and pushed back onto the bed.

But this time there was no desire in Jia Rong's eyes, only dodging and escaping.

"Keqing, I will invite Uncle Zhan to dinner again tonight. You... continue to come and keep me company."

Keqing's face turned pale instantly. She looked at her master tremblingly and shouted:
"You know what you are talking about!"

Jia Rong's whole body suddenly shrank, his eyes wandered, and he hummed and moaned:

"It's just a family dinner like last night, why are you so angry?"

Seeing this loser playing dead again, Keqing became even angrier. Recalling some clues from last night, her suspicions were confirmed. She immediately stood up and slapped him in the face, raising her eyebrows and cursing:
"Shameless!"

Jia Rong was annoyed by the beating, so he jumped up and shouted,

"What shamelessness!"

"You've seen things more shameless than this before!"

When Keqing heard this, her body trembled and she began to stagger.

Just as the two were about to fall out, there was a sound from the door outside and Youshi walked in.

"what happened?"

"The young couple is arguing?"

Jia Rong smiled, stood up and saluted, pretending to be calm and said:

"I just tried on the clothes Uncle Zhan sent me. I was a little too eager and annoyed Keqing. We had a quarrel and I didn't expect to alarm the first wife. What a sin!"

Yu-shi covered her mouth with her handkerchief and began to laugh. She glanced at Ke-qing and said jokingly:
"Keqing has such a good figure, this dress is really suitable for her!"

"If someone else comes, I'm afraid they won't be able to dress this gracefully."

When Keqing thought about what happened last night, she felt a chill down her spine. She shrank back involuntarily and pulled the quilt on the bed to cover her exposed calves.

Youshi smiled and waved to Jia Rong. Jia Rong had just had an outburst and was now afraid. When he saw the eldest lady coming to help, he hurriedly saluted and turned and ran away.

When he went out, he did not forget to drag Baozhu, who came in with Youshi, out as well.

Baozhu was smarter than Ruizhu. When she saw that something was wrong, she immediately followed him out and didn't dare to listen to a word.

When Youshi saw that everyone had left, she walked slowly to the bed and pulled away the brocade quilt.

Keqing was not prepared for her rudeness. She screamed and shrank into the corner, shaking like a quail. She said in a trembling voice:
"Madam, what are you going to do?"

Youshi had long held a grudge against Keqing, and now, seeing her pitiful look, she became even more angry.

Her own master Jia Zhen loves her good looks, and her own adulterer Master Zhan is also thinking about her. Why is she everywhere?

However, the thing about an adulterer is that a biological husband is a weakling who forgets about his wife once he has one, while an adulterer enjoys equal treatment with his wife and sleeps with her.

When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one. Of course, Youshi knew who to listen to.

She sat on the edge of the bed, put her hand on Keqing's leg, and stroked it repeatedly. Even a woman like her couldn't help but admire it:

"You have a good figure and good looks, no wonder... the master can't bear to part with you."

Keqing hurriedly pulled her legs back, but Youshi grabbed them back, held them in her hand, and pinched her calf hard.

Amid Keqing's screams of pain, You Shi cursed fiercely:

"Little bitch!"

"There's no man here. Who are you showing off to?"

Keqing was panic-stricken. When she went to look at the eldest wife again, she discovered that the eldest wife, who was usually kind and amiable and always smiled at everyone, now had a cold face and her eyes were full of murderous intent. She didn't know how fierce she was.

Keqing knew that she was not favored by the eldest wife because of the things between her family and the eldest master, so she was usually quite respectful to the eldest wife. The eldest wife's attitude towards her was also quite polite. At least on the surface, they were still a very close mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Those things that should not be revealed will always be hidden beneath the surface. No one will bring them to the table, and everyone pretends to be ignorant even though they know the truth.

But now, for some reason, not only did the useless master in the family dare to bring up this matter, he also dared to consider giving her away. Now, even the kind-hearted first wife has begun to turn hostile and act like a mother-in-law.

Keqing suddenly became panic-stricken and didn't know how to face the eldest wife in front of her who was completely different from the one she remembered.

"Weird, isn't it?"

"Why is it that even though I knew about the relationship between you and the Master before, I could only pretend to know nothing, but now you dare to tell me everything?"

"Are you wondering who gave me the courage?"

Looking at the sarcastic and mischievous smile on the eldest wife's face, and listening to every word of her questions, Keqing's heart became heavier, her whole body became colder, and she became more and more afraid.

Seeing Keqing's desperate expression, Youshi felt very happy. She felt that all the humiliation she had suffered in the past years had been repaid, and all the resentment that had accumulated in her heart over the years was now released.

She smiled again and reached out her hand to caress Keqing's smooth and well-proportioned calves, saying in a gentle voice:
"I don't have to hide it from you."

"I didn't dare to provoke you before because the master was protecting you. I didn't dare to provoke the master, so I naturally didn't dare to provoke the master's beloved treasure."

“But nowadays, the situation is different.”

"The master likes you, but he likes money more!"

"Men are always fickle. When they first get something, they naturally think it's all good. They hold it in their arms like the apple of their eye, afraid of dropping it, and afraid of melting it."

"But after a long time, it becomes like that!"

"Only silver is a man's eternal love!"

"The kind that will never change its mind at any time!"

"Think about it, if you have money, are you still worried about not having women?"

Keqing's teeth had begun to chatter.

She had also woken up in the middle of the night with fear of such things, after all, these things could not be seen in public.

But she always thought that when the eldest master was no longer interested in her, at least her own master would be the one to take over.

Based on her understanding of her master, that useless man would not have the courage to go against the master's wishes, so he would naturally pretend to know nothing about these things and casually brush them aside.

But what she didn't expect was that without a man to protect her, even though her master would pretend that nothing like this happened on the surface, it was obvious what he thought of her in his heart.

Without the eldest master's love, she could still continue to be the young lady of Ningguo Mansion, but in the eyes of her own master and the eldest mistress, she fell back to the position she should have been.

That is to allow the young daughter-in-law to be beaten and scolded by her own master, and to allow the mother-in-law to bully her who dares not to fight back!
In this world, I am afraid that most daughters-in-law live this way.

On the contrary, it was really abnormal that she was in such a glorious position in the mansion before and that neither her mother-in-law nor her master dared to provoke her!
After she figured it out, Keqing's face turned even paler. She quickly got up, knelt down in front of Youshi, kowtowed repeatedly, and cried for mercy:
"Madam, it's not that the wife is unfaithful to her husband, it's really the master..."

"Stop!" Yu Shi shouted, interrupting her words. She then reached out her hand and gently stroked her soft and smooth face, wiping away the tears that had fallen.

"Look, it takes two to tango. How can you throw all the responsibility onto the master?"

"You have to remember, the master is always right, and your man is always right too!"

"You must remember that it was you who was whore and unfaithful to women and seduced the master."

"As the face of Ningguo Mansion, the eldest master must always be great and glorious. The reason why he made a mistake is all your fault!"

"No matter who asks, you have to say this, understand?"

"You just don't understand this truth, that's why you are so scared."

"What are you afraid of?"

"Are you afraid that I will hit you?"

"how is this possible?"

"You didn't disobey the master's order, why would I hit you?"

"My dear wife, as long as you continue to obey the orders of the master, you will still be the young lady of Ningguo Mansion. If anyone dares to provoke you, I will be the first to stand up for you!"

Keqing trembled, and took a long time to digest the meaning of these words. She finally understood them, and then she knelt down again, buried her face in her arms, and choked up:
"I understand now. It's all... it's all because of me who's a slut and a womanizer. I seduced the master, and that's why he made me commit a mistake."

"My daughter-in-law knows that she has committed a serious sin. Please punish me, Madam!" When Youshi saw that Keqing had been tricked by her and became lame, and admitted that she was a whore, she felt a surge of joy in her heart. She felt so happy that it was hard to describe. It was ten times more satisfying than when she drove Peifeng and others out of Ningguo Mansion that day.

She tried hard to suppress the joy in her heart, covered her lips with a handkerchief, and said in a pretentious tone:
"You will certainly be punished, but you are still the young lady of the mansion, and the dignity of the Ningguo Mansion still needs to be maintained, so let's remember this punishment for now and see how it works later."

Keqing sobbed and thanked him:

"Thank you, Madam, for your generosity."

Yu smiled and pulled her up from the bed.

"Come on, stop lying on the bed and get up quickly. Let's discuss how to run this clothing business."

After hearing Youshi's words, which were like a clear warning, Keqing became even more frightened. She stood there trembling all over in her unaccustomed high heels, begging desperately like a quail:

"Madam, I know I was wrong. I will serve you well in the future... and you, sir. I will never dare to be unfaithful to you again. Please forgive me this time!"

Yu Shi pretended not to hear and just rubbed Keqing's round buttocks, praising her:

"The material of this dress is indeed from the palace. It's so smooth!"

"This Aunt Xiangling is really talented. She made this dress so tight. It fits tightly on the body. I wonder how tempting it is!"

Keqing wanted to beg again, but she saw a fierce light flash in Youshi's eyes, raised her hand and slapped her, making Keqing's buttocks tremble, cursing:

"You bitch!"

"Look at your lustful body. You used this to seduce the master that day, right?"

"Since the master has seduced you, why are you still pretending to be a chaste heroine in front of me?"

"The mansion's expenses are increasing day by day, and the income is gradually not enough to cover the expenses. You, the young lady, are not unaware of this, right?"

"At this point, you don't even think about making money for the family, but just want to hide away. How can this be justified?"

"You can't be the only one taking advantage of this world!"

"This kind of thing cannot be handled by a whore like you. Do you think I, the eldest lady of Ningguo Mansion, should personally take action?"

"Why cry!"

"Hold it back!"

"Don't expect the master to protect you this time!"

"In order to get the sweet potato business of the Zhan family, the master has already sent Peifeng and several concubines over. If you were not the legitimate young lady, do you think you could still cry here now?"

"This clothing business is extremely important. You must get it. Otherwise, do you think the master will let you go?"

"Have you ever thought about why the eldest master is not at home every time Mr. Zhan comes over these days?"

"Aren't you creating opportunities for Master Zhan?"

"If Master Zhan wasn't a kind gentleman who never bullies people in secret, you would have been drunk and put on Master Zhan's bed long ago!"

After hearing this, Keqing was dumbfounded. The more she thought about it carefully, the more she felt that what Youshi said was true. Her father-in-law really had given up on her.

Seeing Keqing's desperate expression, Youshi came up again, took her hand, and said gently to comfort her:
"My dear wife, don't worry too much."

"As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public. Your master wants to save face, and the eldest master also wants to save face."

"We are all family. If there is any problem, we will discuss and solve it behind closed doors. We will never spread such news randomly."

"Remember what I just told you?"

"Men are always right, and we women make all the mistakes."

"The master is absolutely unaware of what happened today. It was because I, a woman, took the initiative to come to you privately in order to get the clothing business."

"If you don't believe me, you might as well go and ask the Master. He knows absolutely nothing."

"Similarly, you went back to seduce Master Zhan, and it was you whore and unfaithful to your husband. Your master knew nothing about it, just like you were whore and seduced the old master before. It was all your fault."

"Even if the truth is revealed in the future and the master and Rong'er are furious, you have to keep your mouth shut. It was your own fault and you can't blame others. Otherwise, you will ruin the relationship between the Zhan and Jia families and affect their future cooperation."

"understand?"

After hearing this, Keqing burst into tears. Youshi did not comfort her and just let her vent her anger.

Sure enough, after Keqing cried for a while, she nodded and said:

"I understand now. It's all my own fault. I can't blame Master Zhan."

Seeing that Keqing finally understood, Youshi laughed, wiped away Keqing's tears with her handkerchief, and said angrily:

"Look at you, why are you crying over such a small matter?"

"You are no longer a virgin, why can't you let go?"

"There are so many dirty things going on in this powerful family. If you don't look at it in a positive way, you will definitely live a short and unhappy life."

Hearing her mother-in-law's meaningful words, Keqing suddenly recalled the various inexplicable deaths and disappearances she had heard about among the women of various wealthy families, and she couldn't help but shudder.

Yu continued to PUA:
"You must remember this from now on. We are a powerful family. We value respect and appearance. As for the rottenness underneath the gold and jade, we must hide it and not let others see it."

"As long as no one sees it and outsiders don't know about it, then it's nothing!"

"Even if outsiders know about it, as long as the eldest master doesn't believe it and your master doesn't believe it, then it's nothing. It's all rumors spread by outsiders!"

"Don't you know that a married woman should obey her husband?"

"From now on, you just need to listen to Rong Ge'er. Do whatever he tells you to do and how you do it. Then, your position as the young lady will be secure and no one can take it away."

"Understood?"

Keqing nodded silently, her face still showing sadness.

Yu Shi stopped comforting her and picked up another evening gown on the bed, measured it in front of her, and gestured:
"Come, put this on and show it to me. Let's discuss which one you should wear to Master Zhan's room tonight."

Keqing took the clothes, hesitated, and seemed to be about to say something.

You Shi knew what she meant, but she refused to leave. Instead, she raised her eyebrows and said with a smile:

"I'm not Master Zhan, who are you showing this to?"

"Why don't you take off your clothes and change into something else? Do you still want me to avoid you?"

Keqing had no choice but to turn her back to Youshi, quickly take off her cheongsam, and put on the bright red evening dress.

This outfit is completely based on Western evening gowns, but it is much more generous than the conservative styles worn by foreigners today.

The whole dress is bright red, and looks hot. Although the long skirt drags on the ground, the back is longer, while the front only reaches the knees, stretching the leg lines and making Keqing's already slender figure look even more elegant and noble.

Moreover, the heart-shaped hole on the chest revealed one-third of the body that should not be exposed. The fair skin and plump cheeks made people want to put their hands in through the gap.

The design of the back is even bolder. More than half of the fabric is omitted, leaving only some delicate and exquisite tassels swaying gently. It not only serves as a decoration, but also makes the entire back line looming as Keqing's body sways gently, making it even more attractive.

Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. The more beautiful a woman is, the more beautiful clothes she needs to set her off.

Even though Youshi herself had worn this dress before, when she saw Keqing's appearance, she couldn't help but admire it in her heart. This dress looked much better on Keqing than on herself.

It was the first time that Keqing wore this kind of clothes that saved fabric, and she suddenly felt uncomfortable all over. She stood there, wanting to cover here and there with her hands. Her whole face was covered with red clouds, and she was shy and embarrassed.

But Youshi ignored her and just pulled her to change into her OL outfit and stepmother's skirt and looked at them all.

Not only did she look at it herself, she also asked Jia Rong to bring the foreigner's mirror back so that Keqing could look at it herself, and then she forced Keqing to express her opinion.

"My dear wife, which dress do you think Mr. Zhan will like the most?"

Keqing looked at her radiant self in the mirror. She was amazed and her face turned red. She was hesitant and refused to say anything.

Yu Shi reached out and pinched her bust hard again, scolding her with disgust:

"At this point, why are you still pretending to be forced into a helpless situation?"

"Master Zhan is a kind gentleman. If you keep half-heartedly agreeing to something like this, maybe Master Zhan will think that you are unwilling and won't dare to touch you!"

"You have to be more proactive!"

"Don't act like you're at a disadvantage all the time!"

"Mr. Zhan is now in his prime, and I heard he has practiced martial arts. I wonder how strong his body is. He is much stronger than Rong, who is so weak!"

"On the other hand, if you can keep your belly going, you might even become a mother in a few years. You're no longer that little girl!"

"If you really count it, it's hard to say who suffered more between you and Master Zhan!"

"Maybe, after you get a taste of it, you'll become addicted to it and won't be able to stop!"

"You won't know how much you will thank me when the time comes!"

Keqing felt even more embarrassed by what Youshi said, but she was always sensible. Seeing her mother-in-law pressing her so hard, she knew she couldn't escape, so she had to suppress her shame and said:
"From my point of view, these pieces of...clothes are all very tempting, but I don't know which one Mr. Zhan will like more."

"I just don't know if Mr. Zhan left any comments when he had the clothes delivered to me?"

After hearing this, Youshi immediately frowned and said:

"Why don't you learn your lesson?"

"How many times have I told you that Mr. Zhan is a kind and good gentleman, how could he do such a thing?"

"This dress was clearly made by the Zhan family's Aunt Xiangling and my second sister. What does it have to do with Master Zhan?"

"We women thought these clothes were really pretty and that they would help our sisters stay in love with us and supplement our family income, so we started this business in secret."

"From the beginning to the end, from design to cutting and sewing, all the people who handled it were the women in the back house. It never went through the hands of the master."

"Neither Mr. Zhan nor the eldest and old masters in our house knew about these things."

Keqing suddenly realized and immediately changed her words:

"My wife said something wrong again. Did my second aunt ever tell me which piece of clothing she likes to wear the most?"

Yu Shi tilted her head to think about what her adulterer was most interested in, then said with a smile:

"Now that you ask, I just remembered that my second sister's favorite dress is the cheongsam, which shows her figure the best. Most people like Peifeng and the others can't wear it."

Keqing nodded and said with a blushing face:

"The daughter-in-law will wear that cheongsam tomorrow to seduce Master Zhan."

Seeing that she agreed, Youshi laughed happily, called Jia Rong in loudly, and said:

"Brother Rong, you got drunk too early last night and failed to satisfy Mr. Zhan. You really shouldn't have done that."

"You should pay more attention to the movements of the Zhan Mansion in the next few days. See when Master Zhan is free, and then invite Master Zhan to a family dinner and have a couple of drinks."

Jia Rong glanced at Keqing next to him and saw that Keqing's face was slightly red. She looked down at her pointed high heels without saying a word. Jia Rong knew that the matter was settled, so he agreed with a smile on his face.

In the next few days, Jia Zhen stayed in the mansion and did not go out, so naturally, Mr. Zhan was also busy with business and could not come.

Keqing waited anxiously for several days, but Uncle Zhan never showed up. Her emotions kept changing. She first felt relieved, then inexplicably felt a little resentful, and then she actually began to look forward to it.

During the days when Master Zhan did not come to visit, Keqing carefully observed the wind direction in the mansion and found that everything was normal.

Be it Baozhu and Ruizhu who were by her side, or Yindie and Chaodouer who were by her mistress' side, none of them showed the slightest abnormal behavior towards her, and her master was still the same as before, like a fool who was kept in the dark.

Even the master was normal and came over from time to time to bother about the business, but he never mentioned a word about the clothing business from beginning to end, as if he didn't know anything about it at all.

This kind of calmness finally made Keqing feel at ease, but at the same time, this kind of calmness, as if nothing had happened, made her feel even more chilled.

When she lost her virginity to the eldest master, she already knew that her own master was unreliable!
And now, when the eldest wife changed her originally kind face and acted like a wicked mother-in-law, she also realized that her father-in-law was also unreliable!

So who in this world can we trust?

These days, while she was waiting for Uncle Zhan to come, she sat in front of the dressing mirror many times and thought about this problem carefully.

Can this Uncle Zhan be trusted?

After experiencing the sweet words and betrayal of her own master and eldest master, she no longer trusted the third man in her life.

Although it seems now that Uncle Zhan is young and rich, even the two masters of Ningguo Mansion have to ask him for favors and want to make money with him, but just looking at the concubines in his mansion, it can be imagined that he is a playboy.

Even if she succeeded in seducing Uncle Zhan and won his favor, what would it matter?

Could it be possible that Uncle Zhan could marry her home?
She is now the young lady of Ningguo Mansion, how could she marry someone else?

Moreover, after seeing concubines like Peifeng being given away at will, Keqing attached even more importance to the position of the principal wife.

Don’t look at how favored You Erjie and Xue Xiangling are now, and even businesses are registered under their names, but if they grow old and lose their looks in the future, I’m afraid they will not be able to escape the fate of being neglected!
Even if she would not be given away casually, I am afraid she would be like Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao in the West Mansion, living in fear all day long and feeling uncomfortable.

By this calculation, it is better to be the first wife!
So how can she keep her position as the principal wife and gain a firm foothold in the mansion?
She thought about it over and over again, and finally reached an agreement with Youshi's judgment!
That is, a mother is honored by her son!

She wants to give birth to a son!
No matter who this son's father is!

None of it matters!

Didn’t my mother-in-law say that this is a powerful family, they care about appearances and what matters is the shiny surface. As for how much rot is underneath the gold and jade, it must be hidden and not let people see it.

In this case, as long as it is the child born from her belly, as long as the master does not want to be stabbed in the back and laughed at for being cuckolded, then this son...

He must admit it!

Maybe the first three men in her life were unreliable, but the fourth man in this life - her son, was the flesh and blood that fell from her belly, so he must be reliable!

As the saying goes, a thought can make the world wider. After realizing this, Keqing immediately became serious about seducing Uncle Zhan. She smiled more often again and began to put on makeup carefully every day, dressing herself up beautifully, always preparing to welcome Uncle Zhan's arrival.

Youshi and Jia Rong had been secretly observing Keqing these days, fearing that she would go crazy and run to the master to confront him, or jump into a well or something. Then they noticed the changes in Keqing.

Fortunately, everything went as planned for Keqing, and there was no sign of her being out of control. Moreover, Keqing seemed to have thought it through and was no longer opposed to seducing Master Zhan.

Unfortunately, Keqing's enthusiasm for this matter suddenly increased, and she even seemed to be more eager than Yushi and the other two.

Although this matter was initiated by the two of them, seeing Keqing's current performance, they suddenly felt like they had shot themselves in the foot.

Jia Rong suddenly realized that although Keqing had lost her virginity to the eldest master in the past, she probably still had him as her husband in her heart. If the eldest master passed away one day, the couple might be able to reconcile, but this time... he always felt that he had completely lost this wife.

And Youshi originally just wanted to humiliate Keqing and vent the resentment in her heart over the years. Anyway, her heart was now on Master Zhan, and she didn't care about letting Master Zhan play with more women. But now she felt that she had found herself a rival for no reason, and a long-time rival at that.

Keqing had no idea what these two were thinking. She just focused on dressing up to make herself more beautiful.

Finally, on this day, the master went out to live a life of debauchery again.

However, Keqing knew in her heart that the master's so-called life of debauchery was all fake, a disguise to create opportunities for Uncle Zhan.

Sure enough, not long after the master left, Uncle Zhan came to visit.

(End of this chapter)