The Demon Concubine of God

Chu Yao said that the sisters were originally daughters of officials. Their father was a county magistrate in a small county. Once he went out to celebrate the birthday of his superior prefect, he was chased and killed on the way back. Because before leaving, their father told their mother that if he was murdered one day, they should run away quickly. Unexpectedly, before the mother and daughter could escape, the group of people came to their house and their mother died. The two sisters desperately fled for three months, and were later kidnapped by human traffickers into a brothel.

They were not old enough to receive customers in the brothel, so they followed the brothel to learn the skills for two years. After they really became famous girls, they inquired from various sources and got clues about their father's murder, pointing the finger at the prefect. Later, one day, they met the suspect, and the two sisters planned to use their beauty to kill the prefect. But when the prefect died, he said that the murderer of their father was someone else. The two sisters were involved in a murder case and were discovered by a young man. He handled the body to help them get rid of suspicion, and also gave them advice to find a way to enter Ji's mansion and find Chu Yanqiu, the censor of the Dali Temple, to avenge their family.

Shen Wen said: "Where is the young man who gave you advice? Are you still in touch with him?"

Chu Yao shook her head and said, "No, I haven't had any contact with him since then."

Shen Wen said: "What happens next?"

Chu Yao said: "Later we entered the Ji Mansion, and one day we met a benefactor. He was related to the old lady of the Ji Mansion. His name was Shi Qicai, and his grandfather was the brother of the old lady of the Ji Mansion. He repeatedly made things difficult for us and forced us to be with him, but we refused. Later, he found out about our murder from somewhere, and what he said was exactly the same as the crime. We were very scared, and under his threat, we had no choice but to obey him."

Chu Yao got excited and said, "After he tasted the newness, he started to abuse us. Because every time we were alone with him... That day, he was not in good health, so he asked his servant to rape me, and then he did the same to my sister... Until the day before yesterday, he sent someone to ask my sister to go out and drink with others... I waited in the room all night. I fell asleep at dawn, and when I opened my eyes again, I saw my sister lying on the ground, her face pale, wrapped in only a sheet."

Having said this, Chu Yao couldn't go on any longer and started to sob.

Shen Wen waited until she calmed down before saying, "Have you found out who you were drinking with?"

Chu Yao shook his head.

Shen Wen patted her shoulder and said, "Okay, I understand."

Let’s talk about Nanny Hui and those two maids.

After a night of nursing, the maid Chunyan went to the South Gate again and invited a doctor to see Madam Hui. The doctor prescribed some medicine and said, "It's nothing serious. She was frightened by staring at the ceiling. She will be fine after taking some tranquilizers. She is not hurt."

The two girls looked surprised.

She was slapped against the wall. We pulled her out of the wall, didn't we? She wasn't hurt. How could that be possible?

Even though everything was fine, the two of them didn't dare to leave. After all, they were relying on her to survive, so they couldn't afford to be careless.

It was almost noon when Shen Wen sat on the roof of Nanny Hui's room, staring at Chunyan, who had just come out to see off a group of old women and maids who came to visit the patient. When the people walked away, Shen Wen snorted, reminding Chunyan to look up at her.

Chunyan was awakened and said, "Oh no! Breakfast hasn't been delivered to the Waterside Building yet."

Shen Wen said: "You still know! I've been hungry for most of the day, luckily I have legs and know how to find food." As she said that, she took out a roast chicken hidden behind her and started to eat it.

Chunyan saw the roast chicken and said anxiously, "My girl is short, why did you steal the chicken to eat? That was given by Mama An specifically for Mama Hui to eat, you can't touch it."

When Shen Wen heard this, she wanted to stuff the whole chicken leg into her mouth, chewing it so fast that she finished most of the chicken in a short while. Only the chicken butt, chicken neck and chicken head were left. She even held up the leftovers to show Chunyan, who was so anxious that she stamped her feet.

Shen Wen called Chunyan up, and Chunyan climbed the ladder to the roof. Shen Wen stuffed a piece of cake into her mouth when she wasn't paying attention and said, "Now it's good, you and I are accomplices, and when I'm caught, I'll say it was you who leaked it to me."

Chunyan was so anxious after hearing this that she almost choked to death.

When Chunyan finally recovered, she asked Chunyan, "Is your Madam Hui going to die soon? Look how panicked you and Yuexian are. You are always by her side, worried that something bad might happen to her."

Chunyan said: "Miss, don't you know yet? This matter was caused by you last night. Last night..."

Shen Wen laughed and said, "She asked for this. From what she said at the time, she wanted to find a fox lover for me and to prove the ridiculous story that I was the reincarnation of a fox spirit. That fox was no ordinary fox. It was a good thing that I didn't tear her apart at the time."

Then she asked Chunyan: "Hey? Have you never heard of a magical animal like the Fox Ancestor?"

Chunyan couldn't remember for a moment and shook her head.

Shen Wen revealed the matter, and then pointed to a connected wing on the right and asked, "Who lives there? Why are they all so crazy? But they are still controllable, and they all have their own maids watching over them."

Chunyan asked in surprise: "Girl, why did you go there? You can't run around here. Those girls can hurt people. What if they go crazy and hurt you?"

Shen Wen said: "Girls? Their hair is all gray, and they look like they are almost your mothers, how can they be girls?"

Chunyan said: "It's the girls. They were all very beautiful before, but then their hair turned white overnight. They became crazy because of the stimulation."

Shen Wen smacked his lips and said, "That's right. Then why are they locked up here? They are useless now. They should be released to go home and reunite with their parents."

Chunyan said, "They can't go home, because they are favored by the second young master just like you. Two of them are maids picked by the second mistress for the second young master, one is a maid brought by Madam Xu, and one is a maid brought by Madam Shangguan."

Shen Wen said, "You mean the concubines brought by the concubines. Chu Yanqiu is quite grand, almost like a prince marrying a concubine. The concubines are not called aunts but madams."

Chunyan said: "I don't quite understand this either. I just heard that the emperor specifically allowed it. First, it's to honor our master, and second, these ladies are all from prominent families, so this is deliberately to elevate their status."

Shen Wen said: "Then tell me about the backgrounds of these concubines."

Chunyan replied: "This Madam Shishi is the daughter of our aunt who married out from the Ji Mansion. Her family and ours were exchanged marriages, and a cousin married their aunt. This Madam Xu is the concubine daughter of Prince Consort Zhan, and Princess Heyi is her legal mother."

Shen Wen said, "Princess Heyi? Isn't a concubine's daughter born to a concubine? Is she willing for the prince consort to take a concubine? Is there something wrong with her? Can't she have children?"

Chunyan replied: "The princess has a son and a daughter. She is the aunt of the current emperor and is extremely noble. I heard that the princess agreed to the consort's taking a concubine. How can we ordinary people know the reason?"

Shen Wen nodded and said, "What about the other two?"

Chunyan replied: "The other two are Madam Helian Minmin and Madam Shangguan Tiantian. Madam Helian's mother's family is the daughter of the sworn brother of the Lord of Xiliang City. Her family has been famous for producing chivalrous men for generations, but Madam Helian is the only daughter of her generation. There is also Madam Shangguan, who is the heir of Zhujian Villa, but I heard that her family members have all died, and she is the only one left alive."

After listening to this, Shen Wen smiled and looked at Chunyan and said, "Little girl, I think what you said is false."

Chunyan didn't understand.

Shen Wen said: "You said that the maids of Madam Xu and Madam Shangguan were noble, so they were favored as soon as they arrived. It's reasonable for Madam Xu to be a master and servant, but Madam Shangguan's master and servant are of lower status than Madam Shishi's master and servant. How could they bypass Madam Shishi and favor Madam Shangguan's maid?"

Chunyan checked her eyes and said blankly, "What master and servant? I didn't say which master and servant had higher or lower status. I said that the concubines of these four ladies were favored together."

Shen Wen?

Shen Wen asked: "What does 'together' mean? Does it mean on the same day?"

Chunyan opened her two innocent eyes and nodded: "Yes, my master only favored the maids of the four wives, not the four wives. He said it was the rule of Xiliang City. He was afraid of hurting the harmony between husband and wife, so he asked the maids who came with the dowry to be trained first. So there was no bridal chamber on the wedding day."

This time it was Shen Wen's turn to blink.

After all this fuss, in order to continue the family line, men in ancient times first made themselves available to women... Hmm... not accurate, there is a word... I can't remember it... it's like grinding an iron rod into a needle... Ah! Pah!

Shen Wen counted on his fingers and said, "The concubine given by my mother, the one given by my colleague, the one who came to me on his own... Then which one am I?"

She turned and asked Chunyan.

Chunyan was stunned for a moment and said, "Miss, my master is very serious. He never touched any woman before marriage, and the girls before him only did it on their wedding night... Oh!"

Chunyan leaned close to her ear and said, "I heard that I was drugged with aphrodisiac, so I went to them to get rid of it. After that, I fell seriously ill, and later brought you back. I heard that I favored you because I was drugged again."