IBTSOME Chapter 69 Part 2

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 69 Part 2: Adultery

 

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But Yun Hui had already earned a head start. She had become Shizi’s woman, so she could complain here, but this maid could not. After hearing Yun Hui’s words, the maid didn’t answer the question, she just smiled and comforted: “Perhaps Shizi Consort just forget. During this period of time Shizi Consort was busy, and for a moment can’t remember it. Maybe after Shizi Consort’s birthday is over she will remember it."

 

Yun Hui sneered and said, "I think it's difficult." When she said that, she suddenly lowered her voice, leaned closer and said to the maid: "People, one may know for a long time without understand their true nature. When she first came in last year, she treated everyone with warm voice and soft words, as soon as she came in, many punishment practices were avoided. The mansion’s people from top to bottom will praise her goodness. But who knows, she hid dagger with a smile, words of a Buddha but heart of a snake. Not as good as the previous Shizi Consort, although the rules were strict, but she was fair and just. Even if she doesn’t like you, but also unlikely to wronged people. A few days ago, Shizi mentioned my affair. At that time, in front of Shizi, she promised me kindly and virtuously, but once she turn around, again acted like she hasn’t said anything. She is doing insidious things, but still wants a virtuous and generous reputation. To put it bluntly, she is a whore but want set up a memorial archway."

 

This was too much. It was far from what they as slaves could say. The maid dare not listen anymore, and pushed Yun Hui out with a dry smile: "Sister Yun Hui, you have been tired all morning, quickly rest on the seat outside. Just now Bu Mama and the others had a table of wine and they were looking for you."

 

Today was Gao Ran's birthday, and Gao Ran presented wine and food, inside and out had arranged many tables. The servants were not the same as the masters, it was rare for them to eat such good stuffs. Who didn’t want to put aside their work and hurry up to eat something good at the table. Yun Hui's heart loosened, but she hesitated, "How can this be? I haven't finished my work yet."

 

The maid grabbed the tea set in her hand and pushed her out: "You leave these to me, I'll wash it for you. I was about to go outside, on the way just help you take the new tea."

 

Yun Hui declined a few times, and then half-willingly went out. Sure enough, Bu Mama had occupied a very rich wine and food table, and when she saw Yun Hui, she hurriedly called out Yun Hui to take a seat. Yun Hui's identity was different now. Many servants in Qingsong Garden were flattering her. Seeing Yun Hui coming, someone immediately pours wine for Yun Hui.

 

Yun Hui didn’t declined, immediately drank two cups. Today, under Gao Ran’s light, the maids and the grannies did not have to be busy doing things, they could also sit down drinking and chatting with good wine and food, and after several rounds of toasting, everyone's mood was high. Yun Hui's cheeks were red, and her body was getting hotter and hotter. She thought she was drinking too fast and quickly took two mouthfuls of food to press down the wine. But after a while her head was still dizzy, Yun Hui could only admit defeat to everyone, and went back to the room to fall asleep.

 

Yun Hui slept very deep this time. Didn’t know why, it was obviously April's weather but somehow it felt so hot. The inexplicable dryness in Yun Hui's body became more and more intense, and finally awakened the person. As soon as she woke up, she found her lips were dry and there was a strange surging in her body.

 

Yun Hui secretly muttered, when she was drinking before she had never been this thirsty. She was about to get up to pour tea on the small table when she suddenly found a man sleeping next to her. Yun Hui was shocked, and then she thought that she was Shizi’s woman now, of course different from a young girl. But she looked intently, and suddenly realized that this person was not Shizi.

 

Yun Hui was taken aback for a moment, and screamed "Ah".

 

She only shouted halfway, and hurriedly covered her mouth. Yun Hui pressed her mouth tightly, shaking uncontrollably all over. She stayed at the mansion, this high gate household, for more than half her lifetime, and of course she knew how serious it was for a woman to lose her chastity. Once this kind of thing discovered, whether you done it out your own will or not, no matter what the reason, how respectable you were normally, you would definitely die.

 

Tears poured out of Yun Hui's eyes. She carefully moved under the bed without making any noise. It was unclear how this man appeared on her bed, but in any case, she couldn’t be seen in the same room with an outside man who was wearing no clothes.

 

But before Yun Hui could move half an inch, loud footsteps came from outside, and a woman’s voice came through the window with a loud noise: "Yun yiniang¹ is in the house? Shizi Consort needs a new tea set, and the key is still with Yun yiniang here, everyone outside were extremely worried because we couldn't find you anywhere."

 

Yun Hui's heart became cold when she heard the name "Shizi Consort", and before she had time to react, the door that was supposed to be chained was slammed open.

 

Lin Wei Xi was sitting in the inner room, holding scissors and slowly cutting the flowers, the wind outside the window slowly blowing into the house, her loose hair swayed slowly and gently with the wind.

 

Through the half-open window, there was a rush of footsteps that’s getting nearer. Wan Yue frowned, without disturbing Lin Wei Xi quickly walked outside, and stopped the maid with a low shout: "In front of Wangfei, why are you so frivolous?"

 

In the high-ranking family, everything you done must be meticulous and graceful. Not only the ladies and young miss that should be slow and elegant, even the servants cannot run, let alone shout. This maid had such a big movement, it was obviously a taboo.

 

The maid looked anxiously about to cry. She hurriedly bowed to Wan Yue and said, "Sister Wan Yue please forgive me. It is really urgent and this slave cannot help it."

 

Wan Yue frowned, and a gentle voice came from inside: "Wan Yue."

 

Wan Yue lowered her hand and retreated to the side. Lin Wei Xi put down the scissors and said, "Let her come first."

 

The little maid walked into the hall and kowtowed to Lin Wei Xi through the middle screen: "Wangfei, please forgive me."

 

Lin Wei Xi didn't care about the little maid's rudeness. She swept down the fine gold leaf on the table and asked, "Go ahead, what's wrong."

 

Even though Lin Wei Xi asked her to get up, the little maid still pressed her forehead to the ground. Her voice was shaking, and it came tremblingly from the ground: "Wangfei, Yun yiniang was discovered to have a private meeting with an outside man, and she is now kneeling in the courtyard of Shizi Consort."

 

Lin Wei Xi's hand paused, and then suddenly raised her head: "Yun Hui met an outside man in private?"

 

"Yes, the maids on duty couldn't find the keys. They finally looked to Yun yiniang's room and found that Yun yiniang had drunk and was lying together with an errand manservant..."

 

An inner house woman had a private meeting with outside man, this certainly was not Yun Hui’s matters alone. If any maid in the mansion dared to wantonly have an affair with the young manservant, then what about the womenfolk in the mansion?

 

Lin Wei Xi's face was cold, she dropped the scissors and stood up with a loud voice: "Where are they now? Take me over to see."

 

Lin Wei Xi's face was not good, and her heart was also frosty. If this matter was true, Yun Hui naturally would not survive, and she this Wangfei would not escape the accusation of ineffective discipline. How could it be so coincidental, just on the day of Gao Ran's birthday, Qingsong Garden loosened the rules and their servants, and Yun Hui was also found to have an affair on the same day. The crime of adultery was more serious than witchcraft, Gao Ran wouldn’t be this insidious, to use this kind of thing to frame people, right?

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1 Yiniang, how people calling a concubine, even their children will call her yiniang instead of mother. ^↩

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