bayedsolid Chapter 713 Is a Good Concubine Not a Concubine?
Chapter 713 Is a Good Concubine Not a Concubine?
When Mu Changping saw that it was his sister-in-law who had come, along with his niece, he felt somewhat uneasy.
"Second brother, it's not that I'm criticizing you as your sister-in-law, but look at the state this child has been in! Do you really think your child is just a little slut?"
The tone in Li's words was unfriendly.
Mu Changping pursed his lips somewhat awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, it's just that this child is too wicked!"
"Too wicked? I'd like to see just how wicked a child this age can be. Or is your child just exceptionally clever, already harboring malicious intentions at such a young age, barely able to speak properly?"
Mu Changping felt somewhat uneasy after hearing what she said. In fact, he felt a pang of heartache when he saw the slap mark on Mu Xinmiao's face.
She's his own daughter after all; how could he not have any feelings for her at all?
Looking at Mu Xinmiao's timid eyes when she saw herself and Ding Shi, Mu Changping actually felt a little bit of regret.
“Come, come to your father.”
Mu Xinmiao glanced at Jin Shi, and seeing her nod, she slowly shuffled over.
Mu Changping reached out and gently touched it, "Does it still hurt?"
Mu Xinmiao nodded, then burst into tears, "It hurts! It hurts when someone hits you!"
Actually, what Mu Xinmiao wanted to express was that Aunt Ding's beating hurt a lot, but she was young and couldn't speak clearly, so she said it like that.
"Good child, it's all your father's fault. Don't worry, your father will definitely stand up for you."
"Ouch, it hurts, you bad guy."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Aunt Ding quickly put on a high-pitched voice and said, "Master, you are right. She pushed me as soon as she arrived. As you know, I am pregnant now, so I was a little anxious."
Mu Xin Nuan sneered, "Who do you think you are? The masters are talking, do you have the right to interrupt? Second Aunt, your backyard is becoming more and more unruly. Anyone dares to interrupt when the masters are speaking. It seems that Second Aunt is too lenient with the servants."
With just one sentence, Aunt Ding was relegated to the ranks of the servants.
Mu Changping had originally heard his concubine's words and was thinking about the child in her womb, but now that Mu Xin Nuan had spoken, he naturally dared not utter a sound.
He couldn't explain why, but he felt a certain fear of Mu Xin Nuan.
“This, Miss, I am the master’s concubine, a respectable concubine, not a servant.”
“Isn’t a concubine a concubine?” Madam Li glanced at her coldly. “Before, when Anuan was not back, I couldn’t be bothered with you. You would often come to my brocade courtyard. If you didn’t know better, you would think you were concubines of our main wife.”
Mu Changping's expression changed, and he glared at Ding Shi with extreme displeasure.
His relationship with his elder brother, Mu Chang'an, had only improved a few years ago. Now, both of his sons were taught by him. The eldest son had repeatedly received praise from his teacher. If he offended his elder brother again, things would become very difficult.
Although Mu Changping doted on Ding Shi, he was not senile. Now that his two legitimate sons were so grown up, he should start thinking about their future.
Thinking about it again, the capital city places the greatest emphasis on legitimate and illegitimate children.
Now that his two sons are both intelligent and have gained some reputation in the capital, he can't afford to let people say that he, as their father, is favoring his concubine over his wife.
"How dare you! Since you are from my second branch of the family, why do you keep going to my sister-in-law's place? By all accounts, you are not even allowed to leave your own courtyard. I used to think that your brother had some academic achievements and that you yourself were a well-educated person, but now it seems that you don't understand any rules at all."
Although Aunt Ding was young, she believed she knew Mu Changping's temperament well.
"My lord, I originally had no other intentions. I just wanted to pay my respects to the First Madam. And I had her permission."
As he spoke, he looked at the Kim family with a hint of provocation.
Sure enough, Mu Changping said, "Are you confused too? Why did you send her to Jinyuan?"
Jin chuckled in exasperation, “Let her go? My lord, don’t you think about how much she’s favored by you? As long as she whispers in my ear, my daughter and I are all wrong. She came to me all high and mighty, how could I say no to her? If I really didn’t let her go, who knows how she would complain about me to you when she got back.”
Mu Changping was somewhat embarrassed by her words and lowered his head dejectedly, but his tone was still somewhat dissatisfied, "Even so, you can't let her wander around. What is your status, sister-in-law? What if she goes to Jinyuan and accidentally offends other important people?"
That hits the nail on the head!
Mu Xin Nuan covered her mouth and smiled, "Second Uncle, don't you think this is exactly what you, Ding Shi, originally intended?"
Ding's face turned pale. When she saw the extremely unfriendly look that Li was giving her, she immediately lowered her head and hurriedly humbled herself.
"I dare not, please, Madam, investigate thoroughly."
Mu Xin Nuan continued to sneer, "You, a mere concubine, dare to call yourself a concubine in front of the proper mistress, with me and my mother present? Let me ask you again, is a good concubine no longer a concubine? In front of the mistress, you don't need to refer to yourself as a maid?"
Ding's lips turned a shade whiter.
This has always been a source of anxiety for her. She considers herself to be beautiful and of decent birth, though not as good as Jin Shi, who comes from a noble family. However, she is far more noble than others.
Now that a junior had pointed it out so blatantly, she really felt like she wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground.
"This humble servant knows her mistake and begs for forgiveness, Madam."
Mu Changping, a grown man, naturally hadn't paid attention to such trivial matters before.
In addition, he always thought that this Ding was beautiful and sensible, and that she could always talk about poetic scenes, so he naturally felt that she was not an ordinary woman.
But now, after being pointed out by his sister-in-law and niece, he realized that the woman he had always doted on was actually a clueless idiot!
"Hmph! As a concubine, you should know your place. If you dare to be disrespectful again, let the madam deal with you."
Mu Changping reacted quickly and naturally understood that since his wife had a good relationship with the eldest son's family, he couldn't afford to offend his sister-in-law and this princess's niece.
Mu Xin Nuan chuckled, thinking to herself that her second uncle was quite quick-witted.
“Ding, it is wrong of you to hit your master. Putting aside whether Miao’er really pushed you, even if she did, how old is she? Could she really push her? Why would you resort to such a cruel act?”