Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Chen Guangrui's concubine Li Xiaoman was indeed beautiful, with a pair of bright and lively eyes. Her beauty and liveliness were something that Yin Wenjiao, who was over thirty years old, did not have.

How could she not be lively? She was only sixteen years old, which would still be a high school student in modern times. Wen Jiao complained in her heart and took a sip of peach blossom drink. It was said that this was a prescription prescribed by the doctor who was invited yesterday. It was the best way to beautify the face by boiling peach blossoms, which could make people look happy. It was specially designed to treat her, a wealthy abandoned woman with a haggard face and a disheartened heart.

Of course, the second half of the sentence was added by Wen Jiao herself.

The sweet scent of peach blossoms wafted over, and Li Xiaoman sniffed it and identified it as peach blossom drink for beauty and skin care. Her sister Li Aman was recently afraid of getting spots during pregnancy, so she helped research many beauty tips and knew all kinds of beauty remedies. Seeing that Wen Jiao also started to take care of her appearance, she thought that this timid lady was also trying to win favor, and she didn't agree with it.

You know, a woman's beauty is 60% in her face and 40% in her attitude. Although the eldest lady has a beautiful face, she is old after all. Even the best pearl will lose its luster after being left for a long time. In addition, she is always sad, and her words and deeds are timid and cowardly. How can she compare with her sister Li Aman, who is full of smiles and lively? However, the sisters can dominate the backyard now because of Chen Guangrui's favor. Any threat, even if it is just a small spark, she will extinguish it early.

With a turn of her eyes, Li Xiaoman suddenly felt a sense of fear and said in a tender voice, "This peach blossom drink is a famous beauty product. Madam always has a dull complexion, so it is perfect for nourishing your face. Unlike us sisters, we have sufficient energy and blood, so we don't need the supplements that you sent us, and we are almost out of stock."

"Even if there's nowhere to put them, you have to keep them well. You never know when you might need them." Wen Jiao was playing with the rhino horn cup in her hand, which was as smooth as a tortoise shell. This kind of appearance and craftsmanship would definitely be a darling of major auctions in modern times. Here it was just a daily utensil for Yin Wenjiao. She remembered that there was a set of twelve identical rhino horn cups, which was an inconspicuous item in the dowry list of this daughter of the prime minister.

Li Xiaoman knew that the eldest lady had a good temper and would just swallow her anger no matter how hard she tried. She thought that she would endure it as usual and at most cry a few times after he left, or try to commit suicide again. Anyway, her husband had already left her to fend for herself, and if she was really angry enough to commit suicide, no one would pursue the matter. But this time, she was pushed back and her face changed slightly.

"Isn't it? Xiao Man is just about to prepare a few gifts for the Madam! My tribute is not in vain. Xiao Yu has also explained it to the Madam earlier. Ah Man and I will accompany the Young Master to appreciate the moon tonight. The Young Master has always loved to listen to me playing the pipa and Ah Man singing. Unfortunately, my pipa is broken, so I want to borrow the Madam's pipa." She smiled deeply and said in a delicate voice, "This is also for the Madam to serve the Young Master. The Madam will not be unhappy, right?"

Even though she had received Yin Wenjiao's memories and knew that she had been bullied by the two concubines, she was still quite shocked to be laughed at by Li Xiaoman in public. It was said that the Li sisters were just prostitutes, and Chen Guangrui had bought them with some money when he went to his colleague's house for a drink. No matter how favored, frivolous, and childish they were, they should have considered how much their lives were worth if they were to be bullied by the wife of the prime minister's daughter.

Then, who gave them the courage? She didn't think that the superficial demonstration of the Li sisters' girlish shrewdness could drive Yin Wenjiao to her death.

There was a slight pain in her chest, but Wen Jiao knew it was not her heart that was hurting. She sighed secretly, glanced at the maids with angry faces, and gently threw the rhino horn cup to the ground as she had been instructed.

With the sound of "bang" falling to the ground, the maids rushed forward and hurriedly locked the necks, shoulders, legs and mouths of Li Xiaoman and Xiaoyu. In a short time, they had tied them up like dumplings.

"After all, I have traveled through time, so how can I not experience the feeling of breaking a cup as a signal?" Wen Jiao said to herself, and stood up and walked in front of Li Xiaoman. She met her sharp and beautiful eyes full of anger, and gently pinched her peach-colored cheeks, "Don't you have a clever mouth that is very good at talking? Why don't you say anything?"

Li Xiaoman glared at her angrily, and could only utter muffled groans from her mouth which was tightly blocked by the handkerchief. Wen Jiao listened carefully and said, "Are you trying to say that I am crazy and Chen Guangrui will never let me go unless I let you go?"

The lady in front of him really didn't seem to take her husband seriously! Hearing Wen Jiao calling Chen Guangrui by his name, ripples of fear suddenly spread in Li Xiaoman's eyes.

Wen Jiao asked Ming Xin: "A concubine insulted her mistress like this and committed treason. Do you think I should give her a beating or drag her out and sell her? Or should I give her a beating first and then drag her out and sell her?"

Mingxin led the maids to tie up Chen Guangrui's beloved concubine. Her hands were shaking at the moment, but she couldn't help but feel a little happy: "My lady is the mistress of this mansion, you can do whatever you want. I will go and call the trafficker now."

Li Xiaoman trembled and roared, "How dare you!"

Wen Jiao laughed: "Why wouldn't I dare?" She stroked Li Xiaoman's black hair like she was stroking a dog's head, and said in a gentle voice, "Let me ask you, if you were the mistress of the house, would you dare to sell off a concubine who had no sense of taste?"

What is there to be afraid of? As soon as Li Xiaoman thought of this, his heart sank.

Wen Jiao asked again: "Well, if you were the daughter of the Prime Minister, would you dare to teach a concubine who didn't know how to live or die?"

Of course I dare... Li Xiaoman's face was pale and he was shaking like a sieve.

Wen Jiao put down her hand and sighed, "Finally came to your senses? Yin Wen... I want to deal with you, of course, just like stepping on an ant. You don't seem to be a stupid woman, who gave you the courage to bully your mistress again and again?"

The answer is three simple words: Chen Guangrui.

Li Xiaoman was startled, and suddenly recalled that when she first entered the mansion, she served Chen Guangrui at night, and the next day, she dressed neatly and well-behaved despite her sleepy body, and went to visit the mistress with her sister. Yin Wenjiao looked sick, and her eyes were full of sadness when she looked at them. This was natural, and no woman could be as kind and cheerful as ever when her husband had a new lover.

But she did not treat them badly. Not only did she comfort them with kind words, she also rewarded each of them with a piece of pomegranate red silk, a pair of gold hairpins inlaid with pearls, and a box of palace rouge.

"You are little girls at the right age. When I look at you, it's like looking at my own daughter." Yin Wenjiao smiled.

House maids have always had a miserable fate. No matter how beautiful and talented they are, they are just toys given to each other by nobles. If the mistresses are not happy, they will find a reason to beat them to death, and no one will complain. The sisters used to burn incense and pray every day, praying that they would meet a master who loves them and a mistress who is tolerant. When they learned that they were going to be given to the prime minister's son-in-law, the two sisters dreamed for three consecutive days that they were beaten to death by the jealous prime minister's daughter, and their eyes were so dark that even the makeup could hardly cover it.

Until then, the sisters finally calmed down. On the way back, the younger sister whispered to her: "Sister, we are lucky to have met a good-natured mistress."

At night, Chen Guangrui came to her room again. She was wearing the jewelry that Yin Wenjiao had given her. She couldn't help but praise him, "Madam, you are so gentle and virtuous." But Chen Guangrui curled his lips and smiled in a frighteningly cold way, "She is just an unlucky person. Why bother with her? She will lead you astray."