The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Listening to the sound of her disappointing daughter leaving, Lady Anguohou behind the bed curtain couldn't help but utter another breath of turbid air mixed with a hundred emotions: "Since... the prince has passed away, the deal we made with His Highness can no longer continue. You take my seal and apology to His Highness's residence and confess your crime to His Highness."

An ordinary-looking maid walked out from the side. She took her master's order and left without saying a word.

Lady Anguo Hou's palm gently stroked the scar on her face. Over the years, she had become accustomed to the scar. Perhaps it was because she had said more than usual today. When her palm touched her cheek and felt the hideous and terrifying presence, the corners of her eyes became moist for the first time in a long time.

"Send another letter to the Marquis, saying that the arrangements in the capital have been completed. As long as he returns to the capital, everything will be settled."

The wife of Marquis Anguo put down her hand. The fleeting moisture in her eyes made it impossible to tell that it had ever existed. She spoke coldly and in a hoarse voice: "Take out the coffin I prepared a few years ago and give it to the prince."

When the old man of the Ai family was still alive, he prepared two sets of generous dowries for his two daughters with the highest standards. His eldest daughter married a young and handsome Jinshi, and the second daughter married the son of a marquis. The former was a strong wife and a weak husband, and it was thought that since Doctor Zeng could pass the imperial examination at such a young age, his future would be very promising. Moreover, given the power of the Ai family at that time, his daughters would not have to worry about being bullied after marrying into the family, and they could easily control the inner affairs of the Zeng family.

However, he never thought that the Ai family would suddenly encounter misfortune, and that Doctor Zeng, who had originally behaved very honestly and kindly, actually harbored evil intentions. He was just waiting for the Yue family to lose power, then he turned his back on them and became arrogant.

The wife of the Marquis of Anguo had no idea that there was a hidden story behind her sister's death. She only lamented how unfair fate was to her sisters. She married into the Marquis of Anguo's mansion, which was considered a high-class marriage. She also took the initiative to fight for this marriage. Unlike her sister who had a noble character, the wife of the Marquis of Anguo had always liked to compete for the first place since she was a child.

The two sisters have no biological brothers, only a stepbrother who behaved well when he was alive. She didn't want to rely on the power of her mother's family after getting married, and on that stepbrother who she didn't know whether he would continue to support her in the future. So she believed that she must marry into a family of higher status than the Ai family, so that she would not have to be controlled by her stepbrother in the future, and she could also give confidence to her sister who married down from her parents' family.

Men can enter officialdom and be granted the title of marquis, but she can only rely on getting married to get in touch with the power that she has never been allowed to touch. Becoming a marquis's wife is already the best outcome she has ever imagined. She knows the limits of her abilities, so she just works hard towards her original goal.

In terms of the choice of marriage partner, the wife of Marquis Anguo was the right one. Even though her face became so hideous and her legs could not walk, making her like a disabled person, Marquis Anguo never had any second thoughts about this marriage.

Apart from the effort required to deal with some of the second wife's inappropriate behavior, there were actually not many troubles in the life of Lady Anguo Marquis. Of course, this is without taking into account her two children.

Sometimes, Lady Anguohou couldn't help but ask herself how she could have given birth to two such stupid children. Not only were they stupid, but they were also so bold... They didn't do anything they should do, but they suddenly became as hard as iron and rushed forward without caring about what they shouldn't do...

"Madam, there is another letter from the Marquis." A nanny reminded.

The wife of the Marquis of Anguo frowned slightly and said, "Bring it here for me to see."

One of her eyes was blind due to burns, so she asked her illiterate maid to hold a candle to illuminate the letter and read it word by word very slowly. Every time she read the letter like this, the nanny who had been taking care of her would wipe her cold sweats in fear for her master.

She was afraid that the wife of Marquis Anguo would be burned by the fire again, but the wife of Marquis Anguo always comforted her by saying that she did it on purpose. Although she had been burned by fire before, she should not be afraid of the fire that had hurt her.

"...General Yu Lin (Jun Yue Xin) is actually willing to help our family with the succession to the title..." Lady An Guohou felt that it was a little strange, but then she thought about the various developments in the court recently and felt relieved. "It's not surprising. Our current queen has some ideas, and His Majesty is supporting her from behind... Wait?!"

The wife of Marquis Anguo suddenly flipped the thin letter back and forth several times, and read the contents again word by word in the candlelight. She found that it was just as she thought. The letter from Marquis Anguo did not make it clear from beginning to end who he wanted to inherit his title.

According to the original plan of the couple, if their son unfortunately died, they would make a deal with the old general of the He family, and ask him to support the young master of the He family to marry into the Anguo Marquis's mansion. Ruan Xiang'e's future children would also continue to have the surname Ruan, and the Anguo Marquis would then make an effort to persuade the court and the emperor to pass the title to the grandson with the surname Ruan!

But now, Lady Anguohou suddenly read some different messages from this letter.

Unlike her calm and confident look before, the wife of Marquis Anguo began to tremble slightly all over. The nanny beside her called her worriedly, "Madam, are you feeling unwell again?"

The wife of the Marquis of Anguo shook her head, put down the letter, and signaled the maid to bring a copper basin. She then lit the letter in the basin, watched it turn into ashes, and then washed it into a mess with water. Then she said, "Everyone go down first. I should rest too."

Upon seeing this, the nanny stopped talking and carefully helped the wife of Marquis Anguo go back to sleep.

inside the house.

The candlelight went out, and outside there was a bright blue sky with sunlight shining thousands of miles away; inside the house, there was an oppressive darkness, like an eternal night.

"...What good luck." Lady Anguohou murmured a few words in the darkness, biting a corner of the quilt with her lips and teeth, which were also severely injured.

"Alright, alright."

She tried to calm her surging emotions and the jealousy that grew uncontrollably: "My child is still the heir. If this can be accomplished, it will be more beneficial to me... It doesn't matter if she is not smart enough, she still has me, she... She is my daughter, haha, my daughter who was spoiled by me, will become my wish for the rest of my life..."

"That's great, that's great."

"It must be accomplished..." Lady Anguo was so excited that even the scars that had been necrotic for many years were aching. "Ha! I am still the winner! I can still win!"

"It's just... in this case, I have to reconsider my relationship with that prince."