May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

"hiss……"

A voice drew Pei Zeyu's attention. He saw a woman in a pink dress with her long eyebrows slightly furrowed, gently rubbing her side as if she was feeling unwell.

The moment Pei Zeyu saw her, his eyes lit up slightly.

The woman before him was dressed in a pink dress. Although the same color dress would only make Xie Qianjiao look delicate, it inexplicably added a touch of allure to the woman before him, making it even more captivating.

"Who is this……"

“My name is Bai Tong,” the woman said, seemingly surprised that Pei Zeyu would notice her. She quickly gave a rather awkward bow. “A few days ago, I sold myself outside the city to bury my father. The lady was kind and gave me some money so I could bury him. But I had nowhere to go, so I begged the lady to come into my household.”

As Bai Tong spoke of this painful past, tears welled up in her eyes, though not obvious, but Pei Zeyu noticed them all.

Wen Yuanshu nodded and said, "This girl is really pitiful. She has no relatives or friends in this world and nowhere to go after leaving the Marquis's mansion. I was thinking, since the Marquis's backyard is still empty, could we take this girl in and let her live a peaceful life?"

Pei Zeyu frowned slightly.

Although the woman before him was beautiful, he had already promised Xie Qianjiao that she would be his only one for the rest of his life...

“The fact that you took in my cousin back then shows that you are magnanimous and kind-hearted. Since you can tolerate my cousin, you can’t just stand by and watch her wander outside, can you?” Wen Yuanshu said. “Besides, the girl only asks to be a concubine, which is not an unreasonable request. What do you think, Your Excellency?”

Seeing that Pei Zeyu still didn't speak, Bai Tong squeezed her handkerchief, and large tears welled up in her eyes.

She knelt down on the ground with a thud, choking back tears, and said, "Madam, please don't make things difficult for the Marquis. In the end, it's my fault for not being fortunate enough. It's enough that I've been able to come to the Marquis's residence once in my life and see the Marquis once. I dare not hope for anything more. Madam, please ask me to leave..."

Wen Yuanshu didn't hold him back at all: "Now that you're all alone in this world, where can you go after leaving the Marquis's mansion?"

Bai Tong wiped away her tears: "I believe I'm not bad-looking, so I... I'll survive..."

She looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, at Pei Zeyu.

She glanced at him only once before resolutely looking away, murmuring softly, "To meet you at first sight is to be doomed for life, it turns out it's not an exaggeration..."

"Since Your Excellency is unwilling to accept me, then it doesn't matter who I follow!"

Wen Yuanshu looked helplessly at Pei Zeyu: "My lord, this..."

“My lord, there’s no need to worry. I will treat everything I’ve seen today as a dream. Once I leave the manor, I will forget you completely…” Bai Tong couldn’t help but look at Pei Zeyu again, a hint of infatuation in her eyes. “My lord…”

The beauty's eyes were brimming with tears, and there was a hint of pleading in them; few men in the world could resist that.

Pei Zeyu finally took a deep breath: "Fine, the Marquis's mansion is so big, it can't possibly be too small for her."

Wen Yuanshu deftly turned her head: "Chunhua, take your aunt downstairs to settle her in."

Before the tears in Bai Tong's eyes had faded, joy welled up again, and she looked at Pei Zeyu as if he were her savior.

Pei Zeyu showed no outward expression, but a hidden part of his heart was filled with immense satisfaction.

Bai Tong left, turning back every few steps. Wen Yuanshu smiled and said, "The Marquis is truly kind-hearted."

“It’s nothing,” Pei Zeyu pursed his lips. “We can’t just watch a perfectly good girl fall into prostitution.”

“What you say is true, Lord Marquis.” Wen Yuanshu nodded.

“There’s something I need to make clear to you,” Pei Zeyu said, looking at her seriously. “Although I’ve agreed to give her a title, that’s all. I will never touch her.”

“You should say these words to them yourself, Lord Marquis,” Wen Yuanshu said.

She didn't want to be bothered.

Pei Zeyu sighed and couldn't help but murmur, "But I've already promised Jiaojiao that I will never have another woman in this life..."