Yu Zhi was no match for her, and after being thoroughly teased, she simply pretended to be deaf and dumb, letting the Fourth Miss have her way.
She was so obedient and endearing that Wei Pingxi only got up when the sun was high in the sky, with the beauty serving him.
In the villa, a concubine was fortunate enough to rest beside the Fourth Miss. The concubine was five years older than the Fourth Miss, with a slender waist, beautiful legs, delicate features, and a pair of willow-leaf eyes that were captivating even without a sound.
Judging from her appearance alone, she doesn't look like someone in their early twenties. She's delicate and timid, just like a freshly sprouted bamboo shoot.
Staring at her for too long feels like you're bullying her, giving you an inexplicable sense of guilt.
This doesn't look like a young woman in her twenties at all; she looks like a tender, juicy sixteen or seventeen-year-old.
Miss Wei had the most women around her, and the beautiful concubines she kept in her backyard were all courtesans she had redeemed from brothels all over the country.
She remained untouched by all sorts of dazzling women, keeping them all to herself, occasionally painting them when the mood struck her, just like tending a yard full of flowers and plants.
After eighteen years of abstinence, Yu Zhi unexpectedly took in a girl who blushed easily and seemed timid. The other women who wanted to find fault with Yu Zhi didn't know where to start.
That's really strange.
Yes, I hate it.
She resented Yu Zhi for stealing the attention of the Fourth Miss, and she resented that they moved into this villa first, allowing outsiders to take over the place of this noble and imposing young mistress.
But as much as I hate them, I can't bring myself to use underhanded methods to harm them, and I certainly don't dare.
The Fourth Miss's villa cannot tolerate any disgusting, shady things.
Juanxin Villa is the only remaining pure place for her in Lingnan Prefecture. Although the Fourth Miss rarely comes here due to her family, everyone in the villa knows that this is the home in the Fourth Miss's heart.
They liked the fourth young lady, cherished her, and admired her, wishing they could seduce her and bewitch her.
With a thousand thoughts and ten thousand schemes, how could he possibly do it if he thought that harming Yuzhi would disturb the Fourth Miss's peace?
Miss Wei of Lingnan Prefecture is fond of collecting things. She not only collects beautiful objects, but also loves to collect beautiful women. There are at least ninety or a hundred women in her household.
These luxuriant branches were known in a previous life.
She owed the Fourth Miss a debt of gratitude and always wanted to repay her great kindness. She made a living by selling flowers and listened carefully to the gossip in teahouses and taverns.
The most discussed time was the day when news of the fourth young lady's death spread, and men and women came to mourn her, weeping.
Having witnessed the massive crowd that day and been deeply impressed, she didn't find the sight of nearly a hundred women gathered around her in the courtyard overwhelming.
Even Wei Pingxi looked at her with higher regard because of her calm and composed demeanor.
For the first time in both her lives, she had become a favored concubine, and for the first few days, she treated Yuzhi exceptionally well.
Knowing that the beauty was shy, he wanted to play the "cat and mouse" game with her more. He didn't take her right away, but teased her from time to time, and loved to see Yu Zhi blush and be helpless in her coquettish state.
What's the fun in taking it all at once?
Wei Pingxi held a soft whip, the leather whip lifting Yu Zhi's chin: "Now you know who I am?"
"Know."
Yu Zhi was afraid that she would touch her breasts again, so she tried to please her.
The fourth young lady smiled: "What kind of person am I?"
Yu Zhi glanced at her expression and asked in a soft, pleasant voice, "Tell the truth?"
Who wants to listen to your lies?
The courtesans listened obediently to the conversation between the fourth young lady and her concubines, their heads bowed and eyes lowered, feeling so sour that their teeth ached.
If you asked them, the Fourth Miss would definitely be the best person in the world. She may have a strange personality, but it's precisely because of her strange personality that she's so irresistible.
It's fine to be a decorative figurehead following her, at least you can see her. If you don't follow her, the world is vast, and they have no other path they'd willingly choose to take.
Yu Zhi said seriously, "You are a bad person."
"Bad guy?"
"Um."
At her signal, Yu Zhi tiptoed and whispered in her ear so that no one else could hear their conversation: "You're trying to pin the bad things you did on me."
She was still somewhat indignant when she mentioned this.
Wei Pingxi recalled the scene from the morning two days ago, laughed and threw away the whip, then put his arm around her waist: "Alright, I'm the bad guy. Now the bad guy is going to take you back to visit your mother. What are you going to do?"
The three-day homecoming ceremony is held after the wedding.
At Yu's mother's place, her daughter was formally married, and to complete the whole act, she naturally couldn't be impolite.
Yu Zhi had been thinking about this matter all night, but she was too timid. The Fourth Miss's mood was unpredictable, and she didn't dare to speak up unless she made her happy.
Now, a simple "bad guy" is enough to coax people into bringing it up, and she cautiously glances around.
Not far away, the women were as obedient as lambs in front of the Fourth Miss, none of them daring to look up or dart around. Their lips gently and quietly touched the Fourth Miss's lips.
The way children kiss.
Wei Pingxi knew she had a delicate face, so he didn't mind. He ordered a carriage to be prepared and brought generous gifts to visit his mother-in-law.
Two days ago, Jade and Agate, on Miss's orders, persuaded Yu's mother to move into the new house that had been arranged.
At first, Yu's mother refused to accept her 'son-in-law's' kindness. After much persuasion and finally bringing up Yu Zhi, she agreed to move out of the chaotic Liushui Alley.
People in the alley gossiped that the blind woman had turned her life around thanks to her daughter, and remembering the grand spectacle of Yu Zhi's wedding, many people were tempted and eagerly went to Yu's mother to curry favor.
It's obvious I didn't get a pleasant response.
Yu's mother was gentle by nature and not good at scolding people. However, after being instructed by her young mistress, she gave these snobs a good beating.
With their quick wit and sharp tongues, they were surprisingly ruthless when they got into a fight. Yu's mother couldn't help but marvel at how the two girls not only had such eloquent tongues but also such impressive martial arts skills.
Wei Pingxi did not come, but he hired a famous doctor for her, arranged a new house for her, and sent his trusted confidants to avenge her. Yu's mother was satisfied with her 'son-in-law' and moved into the three-courtyard mansion with a reserved joy and undisguised unease.
Before dawn, she got up early to prepare for the guests, counting down the days.
Unfortunately, he was blind and could only use his mouth to instruct the servants in the mansion to arrange everything properly.
To make it easier to treat patients' eye diseases, Yao Chenzi, who is over thirty years old and has a reputation as a miracle doctor, moved into the house next door to the new house.
Under the doctor's urging, Yu's mother drank the medicine, and the housekeeper's voice rang with joy: "Madam! Miss and young lady are back!"
"Mother!"
As she stepped through the gate of the mansion and saw her mother's face clearly, Yuzhi's eyes reddened slightly.
If Yu's mother could see, she would never have guessed that this was her daughter who had only been married for a few days.
Wearing a pomegranate-colored embroidered dress and a crimson ruyi hairpin tucked diagonally into her hair, she had a slender waist and looked perfectly matched with the equally elegantly dressed fourth young lady.
Her daughter was unlucky to be born into a poor family. Otherwise, with her looks and a strong backer, she could have easily entered the palace and fought for the empress's position. Why would she need to compromise?
Yu's mother couldn't see her radiant daughter, nor could she see her nonchalant 'son-in-law' with a smile on his lips.
"mother in law."
Wei Pingxi nodded to her in greeting.
For this one gift alone, Yuzhi was verbally bullied by her quite a bit in the carriage.
Seeing that the Fourth Miss truly kept her word and treated her mother with respect, she felt a warmth in her heart and boldly hooked her little finger with the Fourth Miss's.
Wei Pingxi's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, her face composed, but behind her back, her fingertips lightly scratched the beauty's palm.
It's strangely itchy.
Yu Zhi blushed slightly as she listened quietly to her mother and the fourth young lady exchanging pleasantries.
At 1:45 AM, Yu's mother led her daughter into the house, leaving Miss Wei and the divine physician Chenzi to chat.
"You really like it?"
"Just playing around."
Yao Chenzi has been single for over thirty years, devoted to the path of medicine. At thirty-two, he is handsome and fair-skinned, looking ten years younger than his peers.
As the saying goes, even if you haven't seen pork, you've seen pigs run. She's only been in this mansion for a short time, and this fourth young lady has flirted with Miss Yu countless times, both openly and secretly. The allure she has in mind is definitely not something she's just playing around with.
He cautioned, "If Old Master Wei knew you had taken a concubine, he would probably..."
"Let him be."
Wei Pingxi's eyes sneered: "He thinks he can kill me?"
They might not kill him, but they'd most likely beat him half to death.
The two were close friends despite their age difference. Yao Chenzi owed her a huge favor in the past and was worried about her. He took out a bag of bottles and jars and gave them to her, saying, "Just to be on the safe side, you can take these."
He was truly afraid that this eccentric and wicked beauty might one day lose her hands or feet.
He had met the Wei family a few times in the past, but their kinship was distant. In particular, Old Master Wei was an absolute patriarch, but he had a granddaughter who often provoked him.
Over the years, if it weren't for Madam Wei protecting her daughter, Wei Pingxi would have been beaten to death by the old man countless times.
Taking a concubine is no small matter!
In the Great Yan Dynasty, women who didn't marry by a certain age were criticized, let alone those who brought a woman home without marrying.
She can cause as much trouble as she wants in the villa, as long as she's not under the old man's nose, no one will dare to openly oppose Madam Wei.
"You really are fearless."
Wei Pingxi glanced at him.
What's there to be afraid of? She's already died once. If she can't live life to the fullest after coming back, that would be too frustrating.
In her past life, she endured her father's tyranny and domineering ways, but in the end, no one appreciated her kindness. She was ultimately murdered in a muddled and tragic way.
She was reborn with a heart full of resentment, and she roughly understood who was good and who was bad in the entire Wei family.
Anyone who tries to stop her from living a peaceful and happy life will be met with ruthless disregard for even her own family!
Knowing he couldn't dissuade her, Yao Chenzi took out a small jade bottle from his medicine pouch: "This is the [Resurrection Pill], for you to save your life."
Thanks.
Wei Pingxi held the jade bottle, unconsciously looking towards the direction of the room where the mother and daughter were.
Yao Chenzi rarely saw her absent-minded, so he chuckled in a frivolous manner and asked in a low voice, "Is this still the virtuous Miss Wei? How come you seem to have your soul bewitched after getting involved with a woman?"
The fourth young lady smiled brightly, not offended at all: "Then tell me, who bewitched whose soul?"
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