The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

He Sangrou told Yao San exactly what she had taken out of the maid's mouth, but when Yao San proposed to interrogate the maid in person, she refused while twisting her handkerchief.

The masters of the second branch of the Anguo Marquis's mansion were convicted, and the servants who had served them were kept in jail awaiting punishment if they were found guilty, while the others who had not been involved in the murder of the prince were taken away by the officials and sold.

Because the incident happened too suddenly, He Sangrou, wanting to find out what had happened, hurried over to grab back a maid who was said to have served in Madam Dong Er's room before. The maid was quite pretty and her behavior seemed to have been well trained. He Sangrou just wanted to get some information and didn't really want to buy such a beautiful woman home. It was just that she arrived too late, and except for this maid, the rest were just rough servants and could not even get close to Madam Dong Er's room.

He Sangrou, who gritted her teeth and bought the maid, happened to meet her nephew's wife, Chu Liupo, whom she disliked the most, when she was leaving the official yamen. Chu Liupo, whom she had threatened to take a concubine for her nephew last time, now saw that she had taken the initiative to buy such a beautiful woman from the official yamen. How could she miss the opportunity to mock He Sangrou?

Chu Liupo was born small, with a sweet and harmless face. She was not very tall, but she was full of vigor and sharp-tongued: "My niece meets my aunt. Oh, my aunt, what happened today? It's rare to see you take the initiative to bring someone home. This girl is so beautiful. Could it be that my aunt has finally come to her senses and wants to take a concubine for my uncle?"

She held the round fan in her hand, covering her mouth with her eyes that were curved with smiles: "But even if you can't let it go, it's useless. Your niece knows it all. After returning to Beijing, not only did your uncle go to the red-light district every other day, he also took in two concubines... Tsk tsk, little aunt, if you hadn't insisted on marrying that Yao guy, how could you have ended up like this today?"

"How outrageous! Is this how your parents taught you to talk to your elders?!" He Sangrou was already in a bad mood, and when she met Chu Liupo, with whom she was always at odds, she became even more impatient. Then she heard her mocking her as soon as she opened her mouth, and her anger was completely ignited.

Chu Liupo was not afraid of her - this little aunt was indeed favored by General He when she was at home and when she had just got married. But no matter how much he doted on her, she could not resist the Yao family's rise!

Today he wants an official position, tomorrow he wants money, and the day after tomorrow, something goes wrong in his job, and he begs his father-in-law, who is over 70 years old, to clean up his mess.

Not to mention the series of poor relatives of the Yao family who are equally insignificant and only know how to beg for money.

In the more than ten years since He Sangrou got married, all the love and care that General He had for her had long been worn out, not to mention that the other families were always implicated and disgusted by the Yao family.

"Oh my, niece, my parents did often teach us to be respectful to our elders, but did my grandfather never teach you, as an elder, to be kind to the younger ones?" Chu Liupo's face darkened. "Your own husband is fickle and promiscuous and despised you, and you were bullied by him, but you didn't even dare to fart at him. Instead, you turned around and took it out on me, a junior, and even wanted to interfere in my nephew's affairs. You are so cowardly and you still want to take money from your elders, bah!"

The rapid-fire words made He Sangrou so angry that she felt dizzy.

But before she could fight back, Chu Liupo smiled and looked at the maid again, not giving He Sangrou a chance to speak: "Uncle has always been a man who cherishes women. Didn't he save you at the risk of his own life when you fell off your horse while hunting? If he sees this pitiful girl in the future, he will surely love her and help you win back your favor from those two concubines."

After saying that, Chu Liupo laughed three times and left with her maids.

He Sangrou, who was left behind, felt like she was about to fall down. She held on with all her strength and gritted her teeth a few times at Chu Liupo's back before she recovered.

After she recovered, she glared fiercely at the servant who had remained silent, looked docile and obedient but was an eyesore: "Go!"

After returning to the mansion, He Sangrou had people keep an eye on Yao San's movements. She was determined to sell the maid as soon as she could find out about the second wife of Marquis Anguo. She would never give Yao San the chance to see this woman.

However, she had not expected that although this maid was only a second-class servant in Madam Dong's room on the surface, she was actually her confidant and knew many of Madam Dong's private matters. The most important of these was, of course, that Madam Dong accidentally discovered that Lin Qiao was actually a girl.

"......When Madam Dong II interacted with those two families, she brought along her trusted maids. Will they be able to find out any flaws?" Xia Zhi asked worriedly.

Xie Wei truly imitated the emperor's handwriting in practicing calligraphy. The words written on the two pieces of rice paper on the desk, one old and one new, were already infinitely close to being identical.

After writing one, she burned it. Looking at the ashes in the small copper basin, Xie Yuzhen replied lazily, "Mrs. Dong Er has always regarded Mrs. Zeng as her lackey. She only gives orders from a high position and never has a close relationship with her. Mrs. Zeng did give benefits to her maidservant, but like master, like servant."

"The people that Madam Dong valued the most also looked down on Madam Zeng and refused to associate with her. Even if Madam Zeng wanted to bribe them, she would always send the maidservants to deal with them. Now Madam Zeng is anxious to restore her relationship with Zeng Fu... She is not a very smart person. She put the hook down and took the bait without even knowing what was on it."

Xie Yuzhen took another piece of rice paper and started writing. As he wrote, he continued, "As for Madam He, it's even easier. She's not in the capital all year round. Although she's on good terms with Madam Dong, she only knows the most prestigious servants in her room. As long as our spies have a second-class status and tell her some secrets from the maids, she can gain her trust. Besides, she's anxious to please her husband."

After saying that, Xie Yuzhen paused for a moment and said, "It's just that I'm a little unsure about Madam Chen of Duke Shen's Mansion. The spies said that her temperament has changed a lot recently, and I also suspect that the conflicts between her and Guan Yingsheng a few times before were probably initiated by her."

"Why did Madam Chen do this?" Xia Zhi helped to take care of the household affairs and was good at mobilizing personnel, but he was a little weak when it came to this kind of conspiracy.

Fortunately, she has a master who is good at this: "I think she may have known something a long time ago, but I don't understand why she is so concerned about Guanying?"

[Ding ding - Master, how about we check this Mrs. Chen? ] Dreaming, who hadn't had a role for a long time, jumped out immediately, and his tone was as flattering as ever.