Harem Daily Life

Chapter 1058 You must be able to leave the mansion first.

"If the manor doesn't provide any allowances for the New Year, can't I just buy them myself? I'm a concubine in the manor, not a criminal. Why can't I go out?" Hua Ruyan was so angry that she almost got into a fight with the gatekeeper, but the gatekeeper just stood in front of her and blocked her way.

“Aunt Hua, please calm down. Every household has its rules. A concubine cannot leave the household at will unless she obtains the mistress’s permission. As you can see, you do not have a pass to leave the household, and the mistress has not given us any instructions. We dare not let you go out. Please go back, Aunt Hua, and don’t make things difficult for us servants.”

The gatekeeper was completely unyielding, which infuriated Hua Ruyan.

Liu, the old woman brought from the Hua family, said, "Whenever our young lady comes back, she brings you things. You bunch of dog servants, have you fed your consciences to the dogs? Get out of the way! If we don't go shopping today, how will we celebrate the New Year?"

The two gatekeepers exchanged glances. They had indeed received some benefits from this concubine, but later the mistress had severely punished them, almost killing them.

Compared to the potential benefits, they wouldn't be foolish enough to take the risk again.

The two sides were deadlocked when someone shouted, "Madam has arrived!" Hua Ruyan rolled her eyes and reluctantly turned around, only to see Jing Yuwei being pushed in front of her in a wheelchair.

"What's wrong? Is Aunt Hua becoming more and more ill-mannered? She doesn't even greet the mistress anymore?" Fang Mama, who was beside Jing Yuwei, spoke up. Behind her stood a row of seven or eight strong female servants.

Hua Ruyan was so angry that her teeth itched, and she gave a slight curtsy: "Madam."

Jing Yuwei sneered: "I am not worthy of being called your Madam. If you really respected me as your Madam, you would not have disregarded the rules of the manor and forced your way out. What, when you were still a concubine, didn't your mother and sister teach you how to be a concubine?"

Hua Ruyan stepped forward, intending to curse, but was pulled back by two old women, one on each side.

“Reporting to Madam, it is only because the New Year is approaching that our aunt is worried that you will be too busy to take care of things, so she thought of doing it herself and went out to buy some things for the New Year. It is not to disrespect you, Madam, please do not take it to heart,” said Liu Mama on the left.

Jing Yuwei sneered: "A concubine should be content to stay in the inner quarters. Always thinking about going out, I'm afraid that going shopping is just an excuse, and that she's really up to something else."

Accused of this outright, Hua Ruyan retorted, "The concubines in other households never leave their homes because they are provided with food and clothing. I would like to ask you, Madam, since I entered the household, even my monthly allowance of a few taels of silver has been delayed and delayed. As for the clothes and jewelry that are rightfully mine, Madam, have you ever given me a single penny? People have to make a living, don't they? It's almost the New Year, and I don't even have a new set of clothes or a new piece of jewelry for the New Year. Am I not allowed to buy them myself?"

Jing Yuwei was hit where it hurt, and glared at her fiercely: "My husband hasn't brought back any money, and I'm the one who's been struggling to cover all the expenses of the entire household. Nobody has gotten new clothes, so what are you complaining about?"

Hua Ruyan scoffed lightly: "I don't know if my husband has taken the money back or not, and I haven't seen the public account books, but I'm already willing to spend my own money to prepare these festival items. What more does my wife want from me? I'm saving money for the household, not doing anything bad! Humph, you can't afford it yourself, so you won't let others spend money to prepare it. If you want to live a hard life, you can go through it yourself. My family is very wealthy, and I can't live a poor life."

Jing Yuwei hated it most when people said she was poor and crippled. Now, in front of the servants, Hua Ruyan had touched a nerve. A surge of ruthlessness rose in her heart, and she said coldly, "Who do you think you are, daring to openly question the mistress? Guards, drag her away and give her twenty lashes. I want to see whether your mouth is tougher or my lashes are tougher!"

Upon hearing that she was about to be beaten, Hua Ruyan panicked instantly. It was true that she was rich, but she had no one to protect her! Her nannies, Liu and Li, also panicked and immediately pleaded, "Madam, please calm down. My aunt is straightforward and young. She has been pampered in the Hua family since she was a child. We will take her back to her courtyard right away. We will not leave the mansion!"

"Yes, yes, it's nothing serious. The New Year is almost here, so please don't hit anyone, Madam. It's bad luck to see blood in this house."

Jing Yuwei looked at the two old women and a cold smile curled her lips: "She's just a concubine, and she keeps provoking me because she has money. Don't think I don't know that you two have been stirring up trouble behind my back."

She raised her hand and said, "Guards, drag these three people away and give each of them twenty lashes. Today, I am in a bad mood, and I want to make this mansion bleed."

Seven or eight maids stepped forward, three of them grabbing one, and quickly pinned Hua Ruyan and the other two to the ground.

"Madam, please spare us! We'll never leave the manor again, but our young lady can't take the beating!" The two nannies pleaded, and Hua Ruyan cried out, "My sister is a princess, you dare to hit me and see what happens! His Majesty and the Empress are in the city, I'm going to file a complaint with the Emperor!"

Jing Yuwei's eyes revealed a resolute look. She gave Fang Mama a wink, and Fang Mama stepped forward and gave Hua Ruyan two sharp blows, the blows heavy and seemingly driven by personal grudge.

Seeing this, the others no longer hesitated and started fighting.

Hua Ruyan cried a few times and then fell silent. The other two nannies also gradually lowered their voices.

"Hmph, you ignorant fool, daring to appeal to the emperor? You'd better get out of the palace first!"

In the freezing cold, blood began to drip onto the ground in the courtyard, turning the white snow red.

After the beating was finished, Jing Yuwei felt much better, and all her unhappiness from the day vanished. She brushed the snow off her shoulders and said, "This lady is kind-hearted and doesn't want to kill any animals during the New Year. Let the royal physician examine the three of them, so they don't actually die. Oh, and remember to let Aunt Hua pay for the royal physician's consultation herself. She has money, so she doesn't care about a few taels."

After giving her instructions, Jing Yuwei led her people away. In the end, the two gatekeepers couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly found a few people to carry Aunt Hua back to the courtyard.

Zhou Chen was unaware of all this. While Hua Ruyan was being punished, he was having sex with Gu Yuanyuan in a small courtyard in the city.

Since getting Gu Yuanyuan, Zhou Chen has been full of energy even without taking any tonics. Gu Yuanyuan is a beautiful woman in her twenties with a curvaceous figure, a slim waist, long legs, and a face that is absolutely stunning, far surpassing that of Jing Yuwei and Hua Ruyan.

Most importantly, her face, so strikingly similar to that of the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was truly mesmerizing. The thought of possessing such a beautiful woman, just like the Emperor, filled him with increasing excitement, and dark thoughts began to surface within him. The more he desired Gu Yuanyuan, the more his vanity would be satisfied.

Zhao Shu never expected that after she fled to Yanzhou and met that lady, the lady would still ask her to continue using the alias Gu Yuanyuan and even arrange for her to be assigned to her brother-in-law. After making inquiries, she learned that the lady was actually the fourth princess of the current dynasty, the emperor's own daughter.

Although she didn't know why her daughter would scheme against her father, she was very satisfied with her current life. She was pampered by a young and strong man, and provided with a life of luxury; her life was like that of a goddess.