The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Madam Liu seemed not to hear the old woman's words. She sat up abruptly, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Haha, retribution, retribution has come. This is his retribution. He deserves to have no descendants."

“Madam, this old servant feels the same way. Master is a heartless man who bullies you. Even Heaven can’t stand it and has made him raise someone else’s child.”

Mrs. Liu smiled, a hearty laugh. "This matter has made me feel much better."

The old woman laughed along, but didn't say anything more.

It took a while for Madam Liu to calm down. The old woman asked, "Madam, what should we do next? Should we make a scene and get that bitch out of the Liu family?"

"No, even if she's gone, someone else will come. Ever since he handed me over to that beast of a former magistrate, I've been hoping he'd suffer even more retribution."

The old woman had watched Madam Liu grow up, and hearing this, she felt a pang of heartache, while also harboring deep resentment towards Master Liu.

When Master Liu first gave his wife to the former magistrate, no one noticed.

Because the old woman followed Madam Liu to Master Liu's courtyard, and Madam Liu was also left to stay at Master Liu's place, the old woman stood guard outside for two days. Later, Master Liu dismissed everyone outside.

The old woman naturally left the master's courtyard, no longer staying to guard him, and would go back to serve him the next day.

Madam Liu had been somewhat afraid of thunder since she was a child. That night, she was also left in Master Liu's courtyard. However, the weather was bad, and the old woman was afraid that Madam Liu would not sleep well, so she did not leave and instead found a corner in the courtyard where she could stay to shelter from the rain.

She wants to be able to go out immediately in case of an emergency.

In the middle of summer, apart from a lot of mosquitoes outside, it didn't affect my sleep, so my mother-in-law just slept like that. Sure enough, it started raining around midnight.

There was no thunder, so the old woman felt a little relieved and was about to go to sleep when she suddenly saw that the master's room door was open.

She immediately reacted instinctively, intending to ask if something was wrong with the madam. However, before she could emerge from the darkness, she saw a man walk out, and the door to their master's study opened.

There were two male figures in the darkness, but she couldn't see them clearly, so she only glanced at them and didn't pay much attention, but she kept the matter in mind.

During the day, while she was helping Madam Liu with her hair and makeup, she casually mentioned, "Madam, has the master had any guests in the courtyard lately?"

"Oh? No, I didn't hear the master mention that."

The old woman sensed something was wrong, so she told Madam Liu what she had seen. "I was thinking, what if... what if there are guests in the study, which is so close to the main room? It would be awkward for Madam to have them stay overnight."

When the mistress of the house is having sex, she doesn't hold back. When she's having her fill of fun, the noise can probably be heard throughout the whole courtyard. So the servants in the courtyard are usually her trusted confidants.

These servants were also forced to eavesdrop.

"No, Master said that I should rest well for the next two days. If Master still wants me to stay in his courtyard after a couple of days, then I will refuse."

The old woman didn't say anything more after hearing this.

Two days later, Master Liu invited Madam Liu to the courtyard for a meal. After the meal, Madam Liu felt extremely dizzy.

"My lord, I feel extremely dizzy and would like to return to my own courtyard."

"If Madam is feeling dizzy, she should just go to bed and rest. It's not like she hasn't stayed overnight before. Why is she thinking of going back now?"

"Master always stays in his own courtyard. I wish to return to my own courtyard. May I go with you, Master?"

"Which courtyard isn't a courtyard? You're just making a fuss. Go to sleep first. You'll be able to sleep well once the candle goes out. I'll go to the study to take care of something and then come back."

Upon hearing what Master Liu said, Madam Liu suddenly felt a pang of anxiety. She noticed details that she hadn't been aware of before.

Why do people blow out all the candles before going to sleep? In wealthy families, it's all based on the master's preferences. She's timid and doesn't like the candles to be completely extinguished; she hadn't noticed this before.

"I've been feeling uneasy these past few days, so I'd better leave a light on so that it won't be too dark when the master comes over."

Master Liu's expression changed. "Alright, go to bed. I'll stay here and watch over you until you fall asleep before I go back to my work."

Madam Liu thought about how she always fell asleep before Master Liu would wake her up for sex, which made her very uncomfortable. So she said, "Why don't you go ahead with your business, sir? I'll wait here."

"Sleep when I tell you to."

"But I don't want to be woken up by you in the middle of the night, sir."

Master Liu was a little angry. "Alright, you can stay here." After saying that, he left angrily.

Madam Liu felt extremely dizzy, but she still went to bed and left the lamp on, trying to stay awake and see what was wrong with Master Liu.

But her body couldn't hold on any longer, and she soon fell into a deep sleep. When she was woken up again, the room was already dark, and she was swept up in waves of lust.

This puzzled her even more. While she was still somewhat clear-headed, she said, "My lord, I wish to light a lamp."

The person in the darkness paused for a moment, then laughed. The voice was different from Liu Yuanwai's. Suddenly, she tensed up and pushed the man off her.

Her voice trembled as she asked, "Who are you? You're not our master, who are you?"

"Then go ask Master Liu." After saying that, the man pulled Madam Liu onto himself and began to force himself on her.

It was only then that Madam Liu realized that the man she slept with every day was not Master Liu, nor her husband. Who was he?

At this moment, her mind was particularly clear. She thought of the master's unusual behavior and how he always refused to let her go to his own courtyard, insisting that she stay there instead.

Even favored concubines don't have the privilege of staying in the master's courtyard.

At the time, she thought that being the legal wife made her different, but when she discovered the truth, she realized that it was all a scheme by Master Liu, who had even given her away to someone else.

The next day after that night, she asked Master Liu about it. Master Liu showed no remorse whatsoever and said with particular disgust, "It's your good fortune to be asked to serve the master. Don't be ungrateful."

"What? You want me to serve other men and say it's my good fortune? I'm your wife, your legal wife, how dare you insult me ​​like this?"

"So what if you're the legal wife? Since you're a member of the Liu family, you should listen to me. Do whatever I tell you to do. If I tell you to serve the adults, you should go. Stop causing trouble here. Now that you know, go openly and honestly from now on."