Forced to be a concubine? I turned around and married the scumbag's father.

Yinzhi, her face dark, yelled at her, "Where have you been slacking off to? Coming back so late? The mistress is calling you. If you don't get over here right now, I'll break your legs!"

Gu Hua could only lift her skirt and walk over through the wet ground.

But as soon as they reached the door, they immediately sensed a dangerous aura approaching.

With a flick of the curtain, a deep blue robe appeared before them.

Mu An!

Gu Hua was terrified and turned to run away in a panic.

"You bitch, trying to run away!"

Mu An grabbed her sleeve and pulled her directly into his arms.

Gu Hua screamed and, without a care, blew the oil-paper umbrella over Mu An.

Mu An's face was scratched by the oil-paper umbrella, and she angrily slapped the umbrella away.

Seeing Gu Hua run away again, he grabbed her belt and pulled hard.

With his belt snapped and his robe undone, he fell like an autumn leaf into the arms of a hungry wolf. Mu An scooped him up in his arms and turned to walk into the main room with a sinister grin.

Gu Wanru stood at the door, both anxious and angry.

How could her husband tear off that slut's clothes right in front of her, leaving her barely clothed, and then consummate their marriage in public in her main room?

Does he still see her as his legal wife?

Gu Hua was lifted into the air and, disregarding her barely clothed state, kicked and cried out, "Elder sister, do you remember what you promised me yesterday? Elder sister, saving me will benefit you!"

Upon hearing this, Mu An was instantly enraged: "No one can save you today. I'll deal with you right now and see who dares to take you away from me!"

Gu Wanru felt like she had swallowed a fly; she had no way to express her bitterness.

She blocked the doorway with her hand and cried pitifully, "My lord, what if Father holds us accountable? You can't do this."

Mu An yelled at her, "Get out of my way, you useless stinking woman! If you dare to stop me again, I'll divorce you!"

Gu Wanru reluctantly stepped aside, crying.

Gu Hua frantically touched her hair; the silver hairpin was nowhere to be found, and her hair was all disheveled.

She was filled with fear, struggled desperately, and screamed in despair as she was about to be carried into the house.

Suddenly, Mu An cried out, her foot went numb, and she fell to her knees with a thud, the person in her arms being thrown out.

Gu Hua rolled twice in the rain outside, losing one of her shoes in the process. When she looked up, she saw Mu An getting up. Startled, she didn't care that her blouse had slipped off, and she rolled and scrambled barefoot in the rain, running as fast as she could.

"Boom..."

A muffled, heavy thunderclap exploded overhead in an instant.

The lanterns in the surrounding corridors swayed back and forth in the wind, and the candlelight flickered dimly.

The wind and rain lashed against Gu Hua's bare shoulders and arms. She was startled by the footsteps following closely behind her.

The hungry wolf was right behind her, relentlessly pursuing her, determined to devour her whole.

No, she's to be drowned!

Fear gripped her, and she ran frantically outside like a trapped beast.

Akabane didn't want others to discover him, and he couldn't very well help the disheveled young woman, so he could only follow her secretly and slowly.

Looking at her speed, one can't help but wonder, her short legs are quite fast.

……

With tears in her eyes, Gu Wanru saw Mu An being supported by Yinzhi, and she suddenly realized that Gu Hua was right.

Gu Hua cannot become her husband's concubine.

It's not because she can help herself by getting close to the lord, but because her husband is so crazy about her. If he whispers in her ear, will she still be able to keep her position as the principal wife?

Gu Hua once used the phrase "favoring a concubine at the expense of the wife."

Gu Wanru was greatly alarmed. She made up her mind, steadied herself, and gently stepped forward, calling out, "My lord..."

Mu An grabbed Gu Wanru's collar with his other hand, his face contorted with rage and rage: "Did you make that little bitch climb the social ladder by marrying someone else?! Are you deliberately trying to antagonize me and disgust me?!"

Gu Wanru was so frightened that she grabbed Mu An's hand, her voice trembling with tears: "My lord, please don't do this. I'm carrying our child. You've frightened me."

Ignoring her hand injury, Yinzhi tried to pry Mu An's hand away, screaming urgently, "Young master, young master, please let go of Madam! This little slut seduced the master herself, it has nothing to do with Madam!"

With a fierce glint in his eyes, Mu An grabbed Gu Wanru and threw her onto the rainy ground outside. He then grabbed Yinzhi's arm with his other hand and dragged her into the house.

Yinzhi was terrified and cried out, "Young master, young master, let me go... Help me, madam, save me!"

Jin Kui was startled and hurriedly tried to pull him away: "Young master, young master, Yinzhi is already married and will be leaving the mansion to marry soon... Ah."

Mu Anfei kicked Jin Kui hard into the rain, leaving the door open, and dragged Yin Zhi onto Gu Wanru's big bed.

The mournful cries of the silver branch, the sound of tearing robes, thunder, and rain mingled together.

Gu Wanru lay on the rain-soaked ground, her knees aching terribly. She couldn't get up for a long time, staring blankly at her crazed husband and the struggling Yinzhi.

Jin Kui then remembered and quickly helped Gu Wanru up, crying, "Madam, please stop the young master! How will Yinzhi ever get married?"

Gu Wanru bit her lip hard, her eyes flashing with malice as she stared at her husband on her bed, where he was pressing down on her maid and thrusting wildly.

“Madam…” Jin Kui had never seen a madam and son-in-law like this before.

Gu Wanru slowly walked to the door and closed it.

Screams and the roars of a man venting his lust could be heard coming from inside.

Gu Wanru stared at the door, her face grim, then suddenly grinned.

Jin Kui was too scared to utter a sound.

"Help me to your room, and go and summon the imperial physician. My stomach is upset."

Gu Wanru held her stomach, her face deathly pale, biting her lip tightly, trying hard not to hear the sounds coming from the main room.

The eldest grandson of the Duke's mansion must not be harmed.

Jin Kui disregarded Yin Zhi, helped Gu Wanru to her room, and rushed into the rain to find the royal physician.

……

With wind and rain raging, all the servants in the mansion went back to their rooms to take shelter from the rain, and no one saw the girl running wildly towards Wen Hanxuan, wearing only a small undershirt and barefoot.

Akabane, who was right behind her, made a gesture towards the air, and a series of dark figures moved swiftly in front of her, clearing the area.

Gu Hua couldn't see the road ahead clearly. In the hazy light, a tall figure rushed towards her, and a curtain of water rushed towards her face from all directions...

She was going to drown... She was so desperate.

A wave of intense suffocation washed over her, and she slowly closed her eyes, gently sinking to the bottom of the water.

Gu Hua's only wish... this time, let her never come back. If she dies, let her vanish into nothingness.

She had had enough of the suffering in the world.

Suddenly, she faintly heard someone calling her name.

"Gu Hua, breathe, breathe, breathe quickly..."

She wants to breathe.

But she was held down in the water, and the icy cold water rushed in from all sides, filling her mouth and nose, making it impossible for her to breathe.

"Gu Hua, breathe quickly, breathe quickly, Gu Hua..."

“Gu Hua, listen to me, exhale…”

Gu Hua tried desperately to exhale, but she couldn't. She opened her mouth wide, her chest heaving, like a fish thrown ashore, struggling to breathe.

"My lady, my lady, wake up!"

Is it mother?

Mother, have you acknowledged your daughter?

Even though my body is not clean and I have lost my reputation, you still acknowledge me, right?

Mu Junyan wrapped the soaking wet girl in his cloak. The little girl curled up in his arms, trying to open her mouth, but refused to breathe.

His face turned bluish-purple from suffocation, and he was about to pass out.

The physician was sweating profusely with anxiety. He tried several acupuncture needles, but nothing worked, and his hand holding the needle was trembling.

He muttered in a panic, "It's over, it's over, she can't be saved. She just didn't want to live anymore."

Just as Chi Yu was about to suggest pinching the philtrum, Mu Junyan suddenly leaned down and placed his lips directly on the girl's lips.

The surroundings fell silent instantly.

My lord...