The Concubine Strikes Back: The Marquis Insists on Me to Be His Wife

"Yanran, show the guests out." This sentence was said in a calm tone, but it contained an unquestionable majesty.

"Yes~ Madam. Please come in, cousin~ Madam needs to rest." The maid Yanran responded softly, then looked at Xu Shanshan and made a gesture of invitation, indicating that she should leave.

However, Xu Shanshan didn't seem to want to give up easily. She sneered and said, "Now you should call me aunt, right?"

Yanran frowned slightly, but soon regained her composure. She replied calmly, "My cousin, what you said is wrong. You haven't married yet, and you haven't offered tea to the mistress, so how can you be called a concubine?"

Xu Shanshan's face turned ugly after hearing this. She raised her voice and said, "It was Madam who told us to address her like this before. Besides, now that I have consummated my marriage with the Marquis, I should be worthy of you calling me Aunt! If you really want to make such a fuss, then Madam has not officially entered the family yet and is still just a concubine. Why do people respectfully address her as Madam?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Yanran's eyes, but she remained calm and responded, "My cousin, please don't forget that although the lady has not officially married into the family, it was the emperor's personal decree that has recognized the lady's status and position. Moreover, the marquis dotes on the lady, and these are all well-known things. As for me, I am just a small servant, how dare I discuss the masters' affairs casually? I hope my cousin will forgive me." After that, Yanran bowed again, signaling her cousin to leave as soon as possible.

"Sharp-tongued and uneducated."

"Shui Lian~ slap your mouth!"

This sudden roar made Shui Lian stunned on the spot. She stared at Su Qing with wide eyes and puzzled, not knowing what to do for a moment. What did Su Qing mean by that sentence just now? Was she asking her to slap Wu Yanran? Or to hit that cousin?

While Shui Lian was hesitating, Wu Yanran could no longer control her temper. Seeing that Shui Lian did not act immediately, she took the initiative to reach out and slapped Xu Shanshan hard.

Xu Shanshan had never expected to be treated like this. She was beaten so hard that she saw stars and her mind went blank. When she came to her senses, the burning pain on her face made her furious. "You slut, how dare you hit me?" Xu Shanshan yelled at Wu Yanran in a rage, her voice full of anger and astonishment. She could never have imagined that a servant would dare to do this to her.

"Cousin, do you have an ear disease? Madam said to slap your mouth, and I, a humble maid, must obey you."

"You~ don't know why my sister instigated the maid to beat me. Have I offended my sister?"

"Do I need a reason to beat you? You are too noisy. Didn't you ask my maid to call you aunt? Then, can't the lady teach aunt a lesson?"

Xu Shanshan was so angry that her face turned blue. She pointed at Su Qing and trembled all over, but she couldn't say a word. In the end, she could only walk away in anger.

After Xu Shanshan left, Su Qing leaned back tiredly. Shui Lian looked at her worriedly and asked, "Madam, are you okay? Do you want to ask a doctor to come and see you?"

Su Qing shook her head and said, "I'm fine, just a little tired. This Xu Shanshan is really hard to deal with. She actually used some tricks to sleep with the Marquis~"

Shui Lian said indignantly: "Madam, why do you have to be so polite to her? She is just a cousin, and she is so arrogant before she even gets married. Who knows what will happen in the future!"

Su Qing sighed and said, "After all, she is also the Marquis's cousin. Now she has consummated her marriage with the Marquis, so I can't do anything too much. The most important thing right now is to take good care of her body and give birth to the child smoothly. We can talk about other things later."