When Wen Baoyi was pregnant, Hua Yuwei's business partner asked him to read his palm at the dinner table and said, "Brother, if you give birth to ten children, eight out of them will be sons."

Hua Yuwei smiled like Maitreya Buddha, and contentedly drank cup after cup of wine. When he was dizzy, he said embarrassedly, "It would be nice to have a daughter."

Then, on that business, I gave you a 3 percentage point discount and still smiled like a fool.

At this time, in a parallel time and space a thousand years ago, in the Nanyue Kingdom, the newly crowned top scholar Hua Yuwei was stroking his wife's pregnant belly with a smile on his face.

"Madam, it would be great if we could give birth to a daughter this time. Having both a son and a daughter would make our life complete," Fu Zizhen stroked her husband's hands with her fair hands, her face full of satisfaction.

Three years ago, 16-year-old Fu Zizhen and 18-year-old Hua Yuwei fell in love at first sight, and the passionate love between the boy and girl was unstoppable.

Hua Yuwei is a poor scholar, while Fu Zizhen, the daughter of a great general, is of marriageable age.

The General's Mansion holds a large number of troops and guards the northern border. Many families want to marry into the General's Mansion, but few dare to do so. Everyone in the court understands this. The General's Mansion is powerful, and the emperor will not allow a strong alliance.

So after investigation, Hua Yuwei came into Fu Dingkang's sight. The 18-year-old young man had a handsome face and an upright figure. His clothes were washed to a pale color, but clean and tidy. Although he was poor, he was determined. Among all the students in Songshan Academy, he had excellent academic performance and was among the best in the six arts of a gentleman, except riding and shooting.

Fu Dingkang was very satisfied, and after some planning with his family, he created an accidental encounter between the two young men.

Sure enough, they fell in love at first sight, were amazed at each other's beauty, and felt that they had met too late. Soon, the marriage of the two young people was settled.

The emperor was very happy and issued an imperial decree to grant the two young people a marriage, to bring honor to the Fu family.

The news that the daughter of the Fu family was going to marry a poor scholar spread quickly throughout the capital. Every family sighed that it was a pity for Fu Zizhen's talent and beauty, while at the same time waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

In the second year after marriage, Fu Zizhen gave birth to her eldest son Hua Hongyao.

After Fu Zizhen and Hua Yuwei faded out of people's lives, this year, Hua Yuwei won the top spot in the imperial examination and also happened to offer good advice on the tax and silver issue of the Ministry of Revenue. The emperor was very happy, and in order to show that he had no suspicion of the Fu family, he directly appointed Hua Yuwei as the Right Counselor, becoming the youngest fourth-rank official of the dynasty. For a time, the Hua and Fu families stole the limelight in the capital.

The looks that once looked like they were making fun of me have now turned into looks of envy and jealousy.

The Hua family has very good fortune this year. The top scholar's wife is pregnant with her second child. Hua Yuwei sent the doctor to the door and sealed a big red envelope. He couldn't suppress his joy.

Hua Yuwei turned around and saw Cui Xuemei standing in the corridor, and ordered, "Go and cook a bowl of lotus seed soup for Madam."

Cui Xuemei hurried to the kitchen. She didn't have to cook by herself. She could just go to the kitchen and give some instructions, and someone would cook and bring it to her.

Cui Xuemei asked to be Fu Zizhen's maid when she came to marry, because the men the Fu family found for her were either the sons of the steward, small vendors, or poor scholars. Although some of them were rich, merchants had a low status and she looked down on them. In order to prevent the Fu family from marrying her off casually, she volunteered to go to the Hua family as a maid when Fu Zizhen got married.

She was originally the daughter of Fu Dingkang's subordinate. After her father died in the war, her mother remarried soon, and she became an unwanted orphan. The two-year-old Cui Xuemei was thrown into the home of her second uncle Cui. Her second uncle was reluctant to raise her, but her second aunt was unwilling and wanted to sell her to someone as a child bride for five taels of silver.

After Fu Dingkang found out, he took her to the Fu family to raise her.

Cui Xuemei, who was over two years old, and Fu Zizhen, who was over three years old, grew up together. They studied together, practiced martial arts together, and confided their girlish thoughts together. Everything that the Fu family bought for Zizhen, they would also buy a copy for Cui Xuemei. The two were like sisters.

Fu Zizhen and the Fu family never treated Cui Xuemei as a servant, so Cui Xuemei gradually forgot that she was just a servant of the Fu family.

If the two of them had never married, they might have been good friends for life. If Cui Xuemei had married first and married a better man than Fu Zizhen, they would still have been lifelong friends.

The reality is the opposite. Since Fu Zizhen got married, there has been a gap between the two. The person closest to Miss Zizhen is no longer Cui Xuemei, but Hua Yuwei. The lady spends most of her time with Lord Hua.

In the past, she was a maid in name but lived like a master in reality. But now, she has to serve others in the real sense.

The most important thing is that Cui Xuemei will no longer have any share of the things that Lord Hua gave to the young lady. Cui Xuemei only realized at this moment that everything in the past was just a self-deceiving dream. If she can't marry a husband better than Hua Yuwei, the gap between her and Fu Zizhen will only become bigger and bigger, and she will probably never be able to make a breakthrough in her life.

Which girl would not like a young, handsome and high-spirited boy like Hua Yuwei? She used to despise him for being a poor scholar who had to rely on his wife's family for support from time to time. She also secretly laughed at Fu Zizhen's "poor vision", but now looking back, "he is the top scholar in the imperial examination and a fourth-rank counselor, and his future is limitless."

So Cui Xuemei set her sights on Hua Yuwei, and now that Zizhen was pregnant, it was the perfect opportunity for her to take action.

Fu Zizhen had already laid down. Pregnant women are sleepy, so Hua Yuwei tiptoed out to the study.

After a while, Cui Xuemei came in with a bowl of lotus seed soup, placed it quietly on Hua Yuwei's desk, then quietly left the study and waited at the door.

Hua Yuwei was tired from reading, so he looked up and saw the lotus seed soup. Without thinking anything, he drank it in a few sips. This was what Fu Zizhen asked someone to deliver every night. It was his midnight snack when he was tired from work.

Soon, Hua Yuwei felt something was wrong. He didn't know what was going on. After all, he had never experienced this before. Cui Xuemei heard the noise outside, lifted the curtain to take a look, and hurried to call Hua Yuwei's long-time attendant Hua Xi.

When Hua Xi saw that something was wrong, he asked anxiously, "Sister Xuemei, what happened to the adults?"

"I don't know either. You go and get a doctor right away. I'll stay here."

Hua Xi hurried out of the house. The clinic was closed at that time, so he had to go to the person's home to ask for a doctor. The journey was quite far, and he didn't know whether the person was willing to come to his home.

The commotion here attracted the attention of some people in the mansion. Cui Xuemei hurried into the house to serve, and at the same time ordered others, "You guys, go and see if Hua Xi has called a doctor."

"Now that my lady is pregnant, please do not disturb her to avoid disturbing the fetus."

Everything was just right, nothing was out of place, and there was nothing wrong to find.

Cui Xuemei entered the room and supported Hua Yuwei, who was already burning with desire. His face was flushed and his whole body was hot. He was a little unconscious. When he saw Cui Xuemei coming over, he seemed to see Fu Zizhen when they first met. He hugged her and began to tear off her clothes.

When Hua Xi asked the doctor to come, the room was filled with the voices of Hua Yuwei and Cui Xuemei. Cui Xuemei begged again and again, "Sir, I am Cui Xuemei, sir, please stop."

However, Hua Yuwei could not hear what others were saying at all and was completely immersed in his own desires.

The noise was so loud that it finally alarmed Fu Zizhen. She just stood quietly outside the door and listened. The servants had already dispersed. The doctor stood there awkwardly, not knowing whether to leave or not.

Hua Xi recounted what had happened. What was there that Fu Zizhen didn't understand? There weren't these dirty things going on in their Fu family's backyard, but there were quite a few such things happening in other people's backyards. They had only heard about it before, but now they could see it with their own eyes.

When the room finally quieted down, it was already late at night. Fu Zizhen estimated that the two had already tidied up, so he pushed the door open and saw Hua Yuwei sleeping on the bed, and Cui Xuemei sitting naked in the corner of the bed crying.

When she saw Fu Zizhen coming in, she rushed over and cried, "Madam, Madam, you have to take charge of this servant of mine."

Fu Zizhen said nothing and watched her performance quietly.

"Madam, Sister Zizhen, I was forced. Everyone in the hospital knows about it. I thought the adult was sick, and I asked Huaxi to get a doctor," Cui Xuemei cried and said, "As soon as I entered the room, the adult hugged me. Sister Zizhen, I couldn't break free. Sister Zizhen, we have been sisters since childhood, you have to help me."

"How can I live my life in the future?" Cui Xuemei cried, naked, with marks all over her body from the affair. Fu Zizhen found it really blinding.

Ever since she was married into the Hua family, Hua Yuwei stipulated that she must call Zizhen "Madam" and not call her "sister" anymore. A servant is a servant and the rules cannot be broken.

But at this time, she called me sister again.

Only at this moment did Fu Zizhen see her true face. It turned out that she wanted to become a concubine in the Hua family. She sneered in her heart, "Haha".

"Hua Xi, go get a basin of water." She was too lazy to watch her performance. How to deal with her was entirely up to Hua Yuwei. If Hua Yuwei dared to take her as a concubine, then she would break off all ties with him from then on and would never say another word to him for the rest of her life.

Hua Xi poured a basin of water over, waking Hua Yuwei up. He dazedly saw the mess on the bed and found Cui Xuemei curled up in the corner of the bed. He jumped up from the bed in shock, and because he was not wearing any clothes, he quickly pulled the quilt to wrap himself.

"Why are you here? Why are you here?" Hua Yuwei roared in horror. Looking at his wife and Hua Xi standing in the room, he quickly understood what had happened with his smart mind.

He looked at the desk. The lotus seed soup on the table was gone. Even the bowl had been washed and put in the kitchen.

"Hua Xi, drag this bitch out and beat her to death with sticks. She dared to plot against her master. She must be tired of living."

Hua Yuwei showed no mercy at all. He always felt that this woman was restless, and just as he expected, she actually reached out to him, the male owner.

Cui Xuemei was dumbfounded, "How could this happen?" According to her expectations, the master should be responsible for her and then reluctantly take her as a concubine. Would Fu Zizhen have to grit his teeth and swallow this bitter fruit?

Now that Fu Zizhen is pregnant, the master must stick with her every day. Although she is a concubine, she is also the master of the mansion. But everything is not going as she planned.

Cui Xuemei looked over in panic. Fu Zizhen didn't let her put on clothes, and she also wanted Hua Yuwei to see her white body after waking up and feel pity for her. But the first thing the adult did after waking up was to beat her to death. He planned and plotted against her, but he didn't expect to lose his own life.

"Hua Xi, I can't order you around anymore." Hua Yuwei roared again when he saw that Hua Xi didn't move.

Hua Xi stepped forward with embarrassment because it was very inconvenient for him since Miss Cui was not wearing any clothes.

Hua Yuwei didn't notice all this. Cui Xuemei was unwilling to accept it. "Sir, it was you who forced me, but you want to beat me to death. I don't accept it."

"You're not convinced, right? Huashun, Huafu, go search her room." Aphrodisiacs are something that can't be bought for just one use. You have to prepare enough for at least two or three times. Who can guarantee success in one go?

Soon, Hua Shun and Hua Fu came back from searching Cui Xuemei's room, and stood at the door and handed the things in their hands to Hua Xi. They didn't dare to enter the house, because the master's joke was not something that servants could bear to see.

Hua Yuwei sprinkled the remaining half packet of medicine on Cui Xuemei's face and said, "Do you have anything else to say? Do you want to ask the owner of the pharmacy to come and recognize your face?"

Cui Xuemei had nothing to say and just curled up in the corner of the bed and cried.

"Drag him away and beat him to death with sticks."

"Sir, you can't beat me to death. I am a good citizen and you have no right to execute me at will." Cui Xuemei grabbed the thin blanket wrapped around Hua Yuwei with her naked body.

Hua Yuwei kicked her away and hid in the inner room to put on his clothes. This was really outrageous.

Poor Cui Xuemei, there were no clothes of hers in the study, and her original clothes were torn. She originally used a thin quilt to cover her body, but that quilt was rolled away by Hua Yuwei. Now her whole body was exposed to everyone, and she was so ashamed that she felt embarrassed.

From beginning to end, Fu Zizhen didn't say a word to her. When he heard her say that she was of good character, Fu Zizhen smiled.

"You are a slave," she sat quietly on the chair, looking at the naked person kneeling at her feet.

"When your mother remarried, your stepfather's family didn't want you. The Cui family disliked you because you were a daughter, and they wanted to sell you as a child bride. It was my father who stopped you. The second aunt of the Cui family took the opportunity to blackmail my father and asked for one hundred taels of silver. My father was afraid that the Cui family would harass us in the future and accuse us of abducting decent girls, so he made the Cui family sign a contract to sell you. Therefore, you are currently a slave."

When Fu Zizhen got married, her mother gave her Cui Xuemei's indenture contract. She originally wanted to return the indenture to her, but her mother said, "Just keep it for now, and it won't be too late to return it to her when Miss Cui gets married in the future."

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it. I am the daughter of the Cui family. My father died in battle. I am not a slave. I am a good citizen."

Cui Xuemei shouted again and again, but to no avail. Fu Zizhen was unwilling to say anything more to her and just watched her crying coldly.

"What's going on, Hua Xi? I can't order you around anymore. Since she has no shame, why should we give her any face?"

Hua Yuwei, neatly dressed, came out from the back hall. He was particularly offended and angry to see someone still kneeling on the ground.

Hearing what his master said, Hua Xi had no choice but to step forward. He made up his mind, turned his head to the side, grabbed Cui Xuemei's arm and dragged her out. Cui Xuemei was completely naked, and was dragged out of the study by Hua Xi like a plucked chicken.

The servants of the Hua family didn't dare to watch their master's fun, and everyone hid in the dark and peeped.

Cui Xuemei was placed naked on the bench. The 18-year-old girl, with fair skin and beautiful looks, showed her white body in front of them, and the male servants who were hiding in the dark and watching were all ready to make a move.

Cui Xuemei was extremely regretful at this moment. She no longer cared about shame. Her mind was racing, trying to find a glimmer of hope.

"Brother Hua Xi, Brother Hua Xi, I was forced by the adults, you know, I didn't scheme against the adults, Brother Hua Xi, please help me, please help me"

As Cui Xuemei spoke, she grabbed Hua Xi's hand and pressed it directly against her chest. Hua Xi was only twenty years old and had never suffered such torture. The softness of the tentacles made him tremble all over. He quickly pulled his hand out and shook it hard, but he could not lift the stick in his other hand.

At this time Huashun Huafu ran over and said, "Brother Huaxi, let us help you."

Hua Xi was just about to do it when someone came to help him. He quickly handed the stick over and hid back in the house.

I dare not look or listen, for fear that I will be deceived.

The two people hitting with sticks raised their sticks high and lowered them gently. Huashun leaned close to Cui Xuemei's ear and whispered, "Miss Cui, if you want to live, you have to scream louder."

Cui Xuemei didn't quite understand what she heard at first, but when the stick hit her body and she didn't feel any pain at all, she immediately came to her senses and started shouting loudly to the rhythm of the stick.

Cui Xuemei's shrill cries could be heard in the front and back yards, but no one dared to say a word.

In the study, Hua Yuwei was patiently explaining to Fu Zizhen that everything was a premeditated plan by Cui Xuemei. The half packet of aphrodisiac had already been scattered, and the doctor would just need to pick up some powder to test it and everything would be clear.

Two smart people naturally don't need too much words. What makes Fu Zizhen sad is that they have been good sisters for many years. When she was about to marry Hua Yuwei, Cui Xuemei advised her, "A poor scholar should not bring disgrace to the general's mansion." But now, she is actually planning to climb into the bed of this "poor scholar."

If it was someone else she wouldn't be so angry, but she was a sister who grew up together. She had always given her a share of everything since childhood. Unexpectedly, she even wanted to share her husband. How could she bear it?

She was very satisfied with Hua Yuwei's attitude, but if he had any hesitation, she would not forgive him.

Cui Xuemei's shouting gradually became quieter. Hua Xi heard no sound and instructed the two men beating her with sticks, "Wrap her in a straw mat and throw her into the mass grave."

Then he added, "Let her put some clothes on." After all, it would not look good if she was naked.

In an era when men had three wives and four concubines, it was not a big deal for a husband to lose his virginity due to someone's scheme. Even if Hua Yuwei really wanted to take a concubine, Fu Zizhen would be helpless.

This incident did not have any impact on their lives. On the contrary, Hua Yuwei treated her better than before because of his guilt towards his wife.

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