Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

Shen Nanyan thought carefully in her heart, without showing any emotion on her face. Cuizhu thought that Shen Nanyan was not satisfied with her explanation, so she continued talking.

"I didn't want to do it at the time, but I was just a maid after all. Madam asked the eldest son to force me, and then wanted to put the blame on the second son, but I don't know when the second son left. So after the matter was exposed, Madam asked the eldest son to take me into his room in order to stabilize me. But I know Madam has always wanted to get rid of me, so the person who drugged me this time might not be Concubine Tang."

Cuizhu knelt on the ground and crawled to Shen Nanyue's feet, hugging her calves and begging.

"Madam is the master after all. If I really tell the master about this, I'm sure that for the sake of the Shen family's reputation, the master will not side with a servant like me. Miss, I was really forced into the matter with the Second Young Master. Everything was Madam's scheme and has nothing to do with me. Please, Fifth Miss, please help me out of my pity."

"Hehe... Cuizhu has a bad memory. Didn't you and the eldest master already have sex before that? You're so insincere in asking for help. It seems you don't really need me."

Cuizhu didn't expect that Shen Nanyan knew such a secret, and she even forgot to shed tears.

"Fifth Miss...Fifth Miss...I...I...I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I shouldn't have listened to Madam Lu. She...she said that if I just followed her instructions, she would let the eldest master take me in as his concubine. I was so bewildered that I agreed. But the second master and I didn't have any affair. He never even touched me."

"Brother didn't touch you because he's a chaste man, not because you didn't seduce him. That's all. What happened is over. I'm being kind by not pursuing you. Go away."

"Fifth Miss, I kowtow to you, please have mercy on me, save me, Fifth Miss..."

Cuizhu's head hit the ground again and again. Shen Nanyan just sat there and watched until there was a trace of blood on her forehead. Then she signaled to Nanny Yuan to pull her up.

"Tell me what your expectations are?"

Seeing that Shen Nanyan seemed to have given in, Cuizhu knelt down again.

"I want to... want to leave the Shen family, but the best... best thing is to take some money and leave. I want more money. After all, I have worked hard for the Shen family for so many years and lost my reputation. I have to find an honest man to marry in the future. This money will be my dowry. I promise that as long as I leave the Shen family, I will definitely go far away and never bother you again."

Shen Nanyue laughed, laughing at Cuizhu's greed and also at her wishful thinking. If she just wanted to get back the indenture contract and leave quietly, Shen Nanyue would admire her. But she didn't want that. She wanted money, and a lot of it.

His heart is not pure!

Shen Nanyan's smile made Cuizhu feel uneasy in an instant. She didn't know what Shen Nanyan's smile meant, whether she agreed with her or was making fun of her.

"Take the money and leave... that's easy, but your pledge of allegiance won't do!"

"I... Fifth Miss, whatever you want me to do, as long as I, Cuizhu, can do it, I will definitely not refuse, as long as Fifth Miss can rescue me."

"I didn't tell you to do anything. Within three days, if you don't have a letter of surrender, you don't have to come to me again. As for what it is... figure it out yourself."

"Fifth Miss..."

"go out."

Shen Nanyan didn't give her another chance to speak. She had made it very clear that if she wanted her to help her, she had to show some sincerity. Otherwise, her life or death had nothing to do with her.

After Nanny Yuan drove the people out, the room instantly became quiet. Caifu helped Shen Nanyan to go to bed to continue resting, but Caifu seemed to be hesitant to speak. She opened her mouth several times but didn't say a word. Shen Nanyan turned to look at her.

"Have something to say?"

"I just think that Cuizhu is a mean person. She used to bully Aunt Su and us because of Madam. Why should Miss help her?"

"Who said I was going to help her?"

"But you just said you would help her if she needed something like that."

"I said that if she has a letter of surrender within three days, she can come to me. Did I say that I would definitely help her leave the Shen family?"

"Miss!"

Caifu's little brain only now realized that her young lady had set a trap for Cuizhu.

"Do you think I'm mean?"

"No, they are the despicable ones. Young lady, you did the right thing. Aunt Su and we have been bullied by Madam so many times. When you were a child, Cuizhu even pinched you. Now she has such a life, she deserves it. Young lady did the right thing."

Caifu's wrinkled little face instantly lit up with a smile. She never bullied others, but she would never forget when others bullied her master.

"Take a rest. Let's go out for a walk tomorrow."

Shen Nanyan slept very soundly that night. The sun came out the next day, which was rare. It was warm on her body. After paying her respects to the old lady in the morning, Shen Nanyan took Caifu out of the gate. When they passed by the garden, they met Aunt Lan who was basking in the sun. It had been a long time since they last saw her. Aunt Lan looked a little more plump than before, and she didn't look as domineering as before.

But seeing her stroking her belly made Shen Nanyan feel extremely disgusted. It would be bad enough if she had cheated on someone else, but she actually cheated on Shen Yunyi. It was really a waste of Shen Zongyuan's love and care for her over the years. So Shen Nanyan didn't even bother to say hello to her. She turned around and continued walking towards the gate.

"Where is Fifth Sister going in such a hurry?"

Shen Rongying's voice stopped Shen Nanyue in her tracks.

"Out... General Yue is here too."

The moment she saw Yue Hanzhou, Shen Nanyan's face turned cold in an instant.

"Fifth sister, it's been a while since we last met. Are you going out?"

"General Yue went to the border of Yujing State to quell the rebellion. Not only did he fail to repel the enemy, he also robbed the people of their belongings. Countless civilians died as a result, yet General Yue returned to the capital victorious. I'm afraid there was some expert guidance behind this."

Shen Nanyan's words did not give Yue Hanzhou any face at all, and what made Yue Hanzhou even more confused was how she, a woman from the backyard, knew these things.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I clearly came back from a victorious battle."

"You won the battle, so what are His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai and the others going to do now?"

Such words were a great humiliation for a general. Yue Hanzhou's face was extremely embarrassed, but Shen Nanyan still didn't want to let him go.

"Originally, you were supposed to continue to go to Yujing to quell the rebellion, but you happened to be suffering from a leg disease at this time. In my opinion, General Yue is not only healthy in his legs, but also in his entire body. The reason he refused to go to the border is probably because he is afraid of losing the battle."

"Shen Nanyan, how do you speak?"

This time, before Yue Hanzhou even opened his mouth, Shen Rongying couldn't stand it anymore. After all, Yue Hanzhou was her future husband. Even if she didn't like him much, she couldn't let others insult him like this.

Shen Nanyan didn't think so. She stretched out her fingers and rubbed her ears, her movements casual and natural.

"Fourth sister, are you angry out of shame? Look at Yue Hanzhou, he's not angry at all. That shows what I said is not groundless, General Yue, right?"

Yue Hanzhou really wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to refute it, because what Shen Nanyan said was almost word for word. Those things were done by him, and there was nothing wrong with his legs. He pretended to have a leg disease just to avoid going to the battle again.

Shen Rongying looked at Yue Hanzhou who was unable to refute, and was extremely angry. She left angrily, shaking her sleeves. Shen Nanyan smiled lightly, turned around and continued to move forward, leaving Yue Hanzhou standing there in embarrassment.