The Demon Concubine of God

The farce of suicide finally came to an end. Shen Haofeng looked at his cousin who was tied up and unable to move, and he let out a sigh of relief. Then, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he snorted unhappily, turned around and told the housekeeper to come in and said, "Tell someone to keep an eye on her. Tie her up like this and serve her with good food and drink." The housekeeper Sanxi hurriedly responded and sent Shen Haofeng out.

When Shen Haofeng walked to the door, he remembered about his loud-mouthed mistress and yelled at her, "Hurry up and follow me back." The mistress was frightened and had to follow him back to their main house.

When Qingque heard the noise inside become quieter, he asked Shen Wen beside him, "Why do the people of Daju have so many tricks?..." But when he turned around, he saw Shen Wen was nowhere to be found.

The person coming from the isolation room looked for Qingque's yard, but found no one there and almost started a fight. Qingque then came down from the wall and went back to the isolation room with the person who came.

Shen Wen watched a farce and was planning to leave, but when he reached the wall, he found two old women talking furtively.

The fat one in the apron was the cook, and everyone called her Fatty Sister. The tall one with a shrill voice was one of the two maids assigned to Shen Shuyuan, and her name was Sister Zhou.

Mrs. Zhou pulled Fatty over and looked around carefully, then said in her ear: "I am scared by what happened today. That evil ghost was just pretending in the past but this time she is serious. Now she has come to her senses and is finally smart for once. This won't do. The boss said that she has to stay here obediently until the baby is born." The two were silent for a while, and Mrs. Zhou said again: "The boss gave me something when he saw me..." As she spoke, she took out a colorful porcelain bottle from her sleeve and showed it to the cook. The cook took it and looked at it and said in surprise: "Hexian Paste, this stuff is precious. Anyone who uses it will be obedient, but using it on a pregnant woman... I'm afraid it's not appropriate." When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she took the bottle and said: "You don't know, when the master gave me this medicine, she told me to use it. She said that this medicine is not Hexian Paste. That suicidal ghost used too much Hexian Paste before. She can only be given a small amount when she is addicted, otherwise it will be fatal if she uses too much. This bottle is Huaxin Powder, which will not make people addicted, but will only produce hallucinations. She will do whatever you tell her to do, and it will dissipate in two hours, so it will not be fatal."

The cook nodded and said, "I think this thing is just right. She has already made up her mind to perish together with her. You force this thing into her mouth, and she will listen to you when she eats and drinks. Just treat her as a baby. I calculate that the due date is in the next few days. Once she gives birth, you and I will be done."

The cook asked Mrs. Zhou to wait while she went to make some porridge and asked Mrs. Zhou to give it to Shen Shuyuan. She should take Hua Xin San first and then feed her the medicine, so that everyone could have a peaceful night.

After Mrs. Zhou left, the cook's partner came over and whispered to her, "Your goddaughter is here and said that your daughter will be home after tonight, and asked you to go and see her quickly." The cook was stunned for a few seconds and then left in a hurry.

The goddaughter of the cook was wearing a plain dress, but the material of the dress was very good, almost as good as silk and satin. The goddaughter wore a veil every time she came. She said that she had a bad sore on her face and could not see anyone. When the goddaughter saw the cook, she said nothing but handed the bundle in her hand to the cook and said, "This is the dress that Chun girl wore when she left. Now she has grown taller and it is too short for her to wear. You should give it to the second girl. She has new clothes made by her new master. She also told you not to be a cook anymore and to go back to her new master to find a lighter job." The cook only nodded and agreed, but did not say a word to the goddaughter.

Before her goddaughter left, she said, "Don't worry, our master thinks highly of Chun Ya and you, and will definitely allow you to be a housekeeper when you go there."

The cook was flattered. She nodded and bowed, watching her goddaughter leave respectfully.

The purchasing woman and her partner cook beside the cook watched the whole process, until her figure could no longer be seen. There was still envy in their eyes, and they all sighed at her noble figure.

The cook turned around and said, "Okay, they are all women, what's there to see?"

The onlookers then dispersed with smiles on their faces.

The shopping woman watched the cook open the bundle and shake out her daughter's old clothes. She said, "My dear, I've seen your daughter before. I've always thought she was destined to be rich. What kind of family has she found now? I see your goddaughter's clothes and temperament are even more luxurious than those of the prince's family. They also promised you a housekeeper position. You have finally gotten what you deserve after suffering so much."

The cook did not look happy when she heard this. She looked sad. She said with a fake smile: "What housekeeper? I don't have that kind of talent. You don't know me. I used to be a farmer. My husband died and I had no way to make a living. I sold the land at home and came to find Yingsheng."

At this time, Shen Haofeng's housekeeper Sanxi came in. She saw people in the room gossiping and said with a stern face: "Why are you all standing here? You are not doing anything. Go away."

He sent the shopping woman to find her husband, who was the concierge who was sent to fetch the doctor. What happened today must not be told to anyone, and the doctor must be frightened by threats and drinks so that no news can leak out.

He also asked if Shen Shuyuan's meal was ready, and told the cook to bring it over quickly, including the cook who helped Fatty's wife, as they were afraid that Shen Shuyuan would try to commit suicide again, so more people held her down so that she could swallow the food.

He waited until everyone had left before he removed the white porcelain hot pot from the fire.

Meanwhile in the main house, Shen Haofeng stared with red, righteous eyes at his mistress Hua Ying'er who was kneeling at his feet.

Hua Ying'er looked at Shen Haofeng's right hand raised in anger and shouted, "You want to hit me? Just beat me to death, I'm pregnant anyway! It will be a double death."

After Shen Haofeng heard this, his expression changed, and all the anger in his heart disappeared. He said, "Are you really pregnant? Are you lying to me?" Hua Ying'er snorted coquettishly and said, "If you don't believe me, you can call a doctor to check. I have been pregnant for two months."

Shen Haofeng put on a happy face and quickly helped her sit on the chair. He called out repeatedly, "Where are all these people? Hurry up and serve food and fruits to your grandma. Oh, bring the ginseng soup on the stove. That's your grandma's favorite drink."

The housekeeper Sanxi happened to come in with ginseng soup and said, "I brought it here personally, sir. Every time you two meet again after a short separation, you always ask for ginseng soup. I know that, so I went to bring it to you early."

Tonight is probably the busiest night for the ghost Shen Wen. She hurried to Qingque's room to look for Qingque, and when she didn't find anyone, she looked everywhere. Maybe she was too anxious and Qingque was aware of it.

After the two met, Qingque asked her what happened. Shen Wen said: "Quickly send someone to that yard to secretly serve as a witness. Someone might have died tonight." Qingque was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Really? What did you see?"