Chapter 1: Difficult Situation
【No Double Pure Party and No Saint!】
"What use is it for the Young Lady to be so stubborn? You yourself know best how difficult your situation is in the Shen family. Don’t you understand what Madam means? The Yong'en Earl’s family is of good status. When you go there, you will serve our Eldest Young Lady. After all, they are family, how could they mistreat you? After a year or so, if you give birth to a son, our Eldest Young Lady will raise him. Isn’t that a good thing?" When Sun Mama said this, her expression was somewhat disdainful.
"If you gain the favor of the Eldest Young Master and have a few more children in the future, wouldn’t that mean a lifetime of wealth and honor, endless enjoyment?" Sun Mama smiled, but her gaze was truly unpleasant.
Behind Shen Yi stood her maid and wet nurse, both looking unhappy.
Finally, the wet nurse couldn’t hold back: "Which noble family’s daughter would rush to become a concubine? If the Eldest Young Lady wants someone, why wouldn’t she get one? Why must it be our Young Lady?"
"Oh, I say, Zhu Mama, you really have a big mouth. In Ningjing City, who doesn’t know the background of our Fourth Young Lady? She is from a noble family, though not raised under Madam’s lap." Sun Mama snorted, implying something.
Shen Yi sighed, looking helpless: "Sun Mama, I really don’t like this, but since it is my parents’ arrangement, how can I not comply?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Mama smiled: "Ah, that’s right. If you don’t go to that Earl’s mansion, what good family will you find later? Marrying a poor scholar would be even harder."
"Sun Mama is right, but there is one thing. Please tell Madam about it." Shen Yi did not want to argue with an old woman, only calmly stated her point.
"What? If you have any conditions, just say them." Sun Mama smiled. As long as she agreed to this matter, everything else was negotiable.
"I have no other requests, only one. My mother passed away just over a year ago. Although my status is different now, as her biological daughter, I must observe mourning. Otherwise, how can I face anyone? I hope Madam can understand this. I’m not asking for three years, just twenty-seven months of mourning, then the marriage can be arranged by my parents." Shen Yi said.
"Oh, what you said is wrong. That Concubine Li is not even worthy of being called concubine. How can she be called mother?" Sun Mama blurted out.
Shen Yi said nothing, only looked at her calmly, making Sun Mama feel somewhat uneasy. The words were already spoken and could not be taken back, but as a servant, she could not be so blunt.
So she frowned, hesitated for a moment, seemed to want to say something, but finally snorted, "Fine, I will report back to Madam and see what she says."
"Thank you." Shen Yi said.
Sun Mama stood up. "Then I will leave. You should think carefully. This is important for life."
Shen Yi nodded. "I have noted it, thank you for your advice."
These words pleased Sun Mama, and she turned to leave.
The maid Fanxing saw Sun Mama out, then came back with a bitter face: "This is really too much."
Zhu Mama also wiped tears. "That damned Shen family, they don’t leave any way out for people. Why don’t you beg the master? This... what kind of thing is this..."
Shen Yi shook her head lightly. "Aren’t you used to it yet? Hasn’t it been like this all these years? What use is begging him? Isn’t he the one who caused all this?"
He is the instigator, after all.
"That still can’t be accepted, right? You are a proper young lady, even if you become a concubine, you can’t just be given to them, right?"
Zhu Mama said this and then slapped her own mouth: "Peh peh peh, what kind of talk is that? Even if you marry a commoner, you can’t be given to them as a concubine."
Shen Yi smiled. "Wet nurse, don’t be like that, I know your heart for me."
"Don’t be anxious, there’s still time. More than a year, you have to find a way out for yourself." Shen Yi looked at the sparse flowers and trees in the courtyard and smiled.
Zhu Mama sighed, ultimately not knowing what to say.
These past few years, what kind of life have the Young Lady and Madam lived? Madam was worn down to death. Leaving this Young Lady, what is to be done?
Although clever, she is still a girl. She has no support at all. Her father is no good, and there is no one from her mother’s side either. How can one not be worried to death?
"Young Lady, you absolutely cannot agree. If you end up in the Earl’s mansion in the future, I’m afraid you won’t be able to struggle free anymore." Fanxing also frowned tightly and said.
Shen Yi smiled and nodded. Of course, she would not follow their wishes.
"I thought, since you are of the Shen family bloodline, even if they harmed Madam, at least you are a Shen family girl. I really didn’t expect this whole family to treat you like you’re not human..." Zhu Mama’s tears fell again.
Zhu Mama didn’t have much ability, just a heart that cared for the child she had nursed since childhood.
Shen Yi wiped her tears. "Why cry? We’ve known from the start that we can’t rely on the Shen family. Don’t be afraid. With me here, I will protect both of you no matter what." Shen Yi said.
Zhu Mama sighed and nodded.
She believed these words.
When Madam was forcibly taken into the mansion, no one stayed by her side.
It was then that the ten-year-old girl knelt at the mansion gate, leaving only Zhu Mama and Fanxing.
Later, it was also the young lady who schemed to drive away the peach blossoms and willows in the house.
The Young Lady is capable, but unfortunately her fate is too bitter.
With Madam gone, the Young Lady is all alone, having a father but it’s like she doesn’t.
This elaborately decorated State Duke’s manor is like a prison trapping the Young Lady.
But as she grows older, what will happen?
If the marriage is bad, her whole life will be ruined. Yet in this whole mansion, not a single person cares about their own Young Lady.
"Wet nurse, don’t cry anymore, so your eyes won’t swell and give people something to talk about. I will slowly settle the affairs in this mansion. The marriage will not be decided by them. We have a lifetime ahead, we’ll take it slow." Shen Yi said.
Zhu Mama nodded, though she wasn’t very confident, but didn’t say anything to trouble the young lady further.
Just then, a maid outside came back and said, "Fourth Young Lady, Madam is calling you."
Shen Yi responded and tidied her clothes. She already knew that after Sun Mama left, Han Shi would probably call her, and indeed, it was so quick.
It was midsummer, she only took a fan and went out with Fanxing.
【Warm tips:
1: The identities of the male and female leads are not very good, so survival is difficult. The story is not just about romance, but it is very sweet.
2: The male lead’s identity is special, not a one-to-one relationship, and the female lead doesn’t mind.
3: If you think it resembles any other book, please provide evidence, otherwise it’s hurtful.
4: No abuse, it should be enjoyable. Plot is first.
5: In bold and uppercase: Both the female and male leads have bad identities, so their hearts are ruthless and their hands are fierce—really ruthless and fierce. Like the spicy Erjing Tiao pepper that burns your eyes if you rub them after cutting. Friends, fasten your seat belts.
Finally, whether you like it or not is fate. If you like it, keep reading; if not, see you in the martial world. Thank you, muah.】
Jade: I really love this novel, and I asked for permission from the previous translator 'Cherry', she'll be deleting it from that site soon. Releases for this will be slow until we finish H! GVCP~~ Stay tuned guys!!
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