The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

When Ruan He, who had been severely beaten, finally met with An Guohou, they found out that not only had the culprit "Zeng Suqiu" not been arrested, but also none of the servants present could explain her whereabouts.

"You didn't even notice such a small thing? What is the purpose of the Marquis's Mansion keeping you here?!" Ruan He, who was lying on the bed, was getting angry at the servants. He didn't look as cowardly as he did when he admonished Zeng Suqiu to respect and be kind to the servants.

The face swollen like a pig's head and the two black eyes made Ruan He's anger become more ferocious and terrifying. An Guohou couldn't bear to see him like this, so he shouted in a deep voice: "Enough! If you hadn't been so dishonest, you wouldn't have caused such a series of disasters!"

He looked his only son up and down with disdain: "If you hadn't pretended to be sick and cried and hid behind your grandma's skirt when you were asked to practice boxing since you were a child...how could you not even be able to beat your cousin now?!"

Ruan He's expression froze immediately. He didn't want to listen to his father's teachings. He turned around and grasped another key point in An Guohou's words: "Su Niang has always been docile and gentle. I guess... she was provoked to hit me!"

He racked his brains to find a reason for the beating he received, but he was unwilling to think that Zeng Suqiu had no feelings for him anymore and only held resentment towards him, even though he was the one most guilty among those who had actually bullied the woman in this place.

"She and I grew up together and have a child, but she had to hide because of that marriage contract. Moreover, the Zeng family's reaction was really excessive. They sent Su Niang away without even saying goodbye. It was obvious...it was obvious that the princess was willing to understand us. Su Niang must not know that we have a future together. She can be my concubine, stay with me, and raise children together. That's why she acted so out of control!"

Ruan He looked eagerly at his father, who was not very close to him on weekdays: "As long as I can explain everything to her, everything will be fine. Besides, I also heard that a woman's temperament will indeed change during pregnancy. As long as I comfort her, it will be fine..."

Marquis Anguo was full of disappointment with his son.

But they couldn't just ignore it - less than a year after Ruan He was born, the wife of Marquis Anguo became pregnant with Ruan Xiang'e again. At that time, Marquis Anguo was stationed outside, and even when something happened to the wife of Marquis Anguo's family, he couldn't get back in time.

Later, the wife of the Marquis of Anguo became ill, and the Marquis of Anguo was finally ordered to return to the capital. After returning, he found that his son was raised to be closer to the servants and the nanny, and his youngest daughter was still breastfeeding. The wife of the Marquis of Anguo was unable to educate the children, and the Marquis of Anguo did not know how to raise children, so he could only leave everything of these two children to the old lady who was still alive at that time.

But the old lady was old after all, and she passed away when the brother and sister were only four or five years old. Marquis Anguo had no other choice, and he did not want Madam Dong from the second wife's house to interfere in the upbringing of his children, so he carefully looked for teachers and maids to help him raise his children.

He had an actual job and often stayed overnight at the government office because of his busy official duties. When he returned home, he would only ask about his children's homework and health, and left all other matters to others.

Although they are father and son connected by blood, the relationship between these three people is not actually that close.

After Ruan He broke into Zeng Suqiu's yard after drinking, Marquis Anguo realized that his only son seemed to have grown crooked, but...even if he had grown crooked, he was still his son after all, so he secretly helped the brother and sister and kept the matter a secret from Zeng Suqiu.

However, Marquis Anguo, who was not familiar with his children, had no idea that these two smart men would be so bold as to ask the princess to "tolerate", "help" and "understand" Zeng Suqiu - in fact, they wanted to use this as an excuse to make the princess not care, or even accept Ruan He's breach of trust and mistake.

How dare you?

Marquis Anguo couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried. If the royal family of this dynasty was weak and the emperor didn't pay much attention to the princess's married life, that would be fine.

But the supreme ruler above his family is the most unpredictable one since the founding of this dynasty!

What's more, the one who was engaged to Ruan He was his first child. Even though the eldest princess was later implicated by her adoptive mother and was treated a little coldly by the emperor, that was only when compared with other princes and princesses. What was Ruan He?

A minister who only has the title of the prince but no official position, who is neither good at literature nor martial arts, is nothing but a good-for-nothing waste except for his background which is not even as good as that of his fiancée!

To put it nicely, he is the future prince consort, but in reality he is just an easy-to-control son-in-law chosen by the emperor for his eldest daughter.

Seeing that Ruan He refused to face the facts even after being beaten like this, An Guohou personally slapped him twice, and scolded him as he slapped him amid Ruan He's wailing: "Why don't you just appease him?"

"What kind of appeasement is that? You think you are a golden bun or a silver bun, and everyone likes you!"

"Your cousin aborted the child a long time ago. She came back to Beijing this time just because she hated you so much that she took this opportunity to beat you up to vent her anger!"

After being slapped by his own father, Ruan He's head began to buzz again. He collapsed on the bed: "What?"

"impossible!"

"How could she...how dare she...she's just a woman, she..."

Yes.

Zeng Suqiu is just a little girl who is the easiest to control and whose father and mother don't love her. Her aunt, the only one who has some kindness towards her, is bedridden.

She is Ruan He's "beloved" childhood sweetheart, and also a living collection in the Duobao Pavilion of the prince of the marquis's mansion, which is slightly different from the antique calligraphy and paintings.

Beautiful, fragile, and most importantly, valuable only when held in his hands.

Zeng Suqiu carefully sat on the horse's back, her back tense. Jun Yuexin climbed on the horse and landed behind her: "Don't be so nervous. Is this your first time riding a horse? You can relax your waist a little and bend down a little."

Nodding, Zeng Suqiu adjusted her posture according to Jun Yuexin's instructions.

Jun Yuexin stretched out her hands from both sides of her and grabbed the reins: "Hold on tight, but don't be afraid of falling off. My horsemanship is much better than my brother's. While the Anguo Marquisate and your family haven't reacted yet, stay at my house for a few days. Anyway, I'm famous for being carefree, so don't feel burdened. I'm really happy to be able to get involved in such an interesting thing!"

She gently squeezed the horse's belly, and the black horse with four hooves treading on the snow began to trot. "This road is specially designed for carriages and horses. There won't be pedestrians passing by. When you learn how to ride and get used to riding, you can try running on it."

"Nu Nu..." Zeng Suqiu placed her hands on the saddle a little nervously. She didn't think she would have another chance to learn to ride a horse, but she also thought that Fu Qingsu might be very happy to ride a horse, so she omitted the polite words and asked, "Is it okay for Mr. Lin to stay in that mansion?"

"Don't worry, who in the capital dares to bully her now?" Jun Yuexin winked at Zeng Suqiu who turned around, "Whoever lets her bully him, our Concubine Zhao will bully that person's entire family."