mesbooks Chapter 123 It's filthy inside and out.
Chapter 123 It's filthy inside and out.
Chu Nanxin, clutching the blanket, sat slumped on the bed with a blank and lifeless look in her eyes.
The dim candlelight inside the room flickered, illuminating her pale face, where her exposed skin was covered in bluish-purple marks.
The room was filled with a decadent atmosphere, as if her shattered dignity was rotting in the air.
With a creak, the door was pushed open again, and a figure walked in.
Chu Nanxin raised her head, her eyes instantly blazing with anger, filled with resentment and questioning.
"Am I your biological daughter?" Chu Nanxin's voice trembled as she questioned, "You are my mother, how could you have someone defile me!"
Her voice grew louder and louder until it was almost a desperate roar, which sounded particularly shrill in the quiet night.
Aunt Fang was slightly taken aback, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.
She sighed softly, slowly walked to Chu Nanxin's side, and reached out to stroke her daughter's hair, but Chu Nanxin dodged away in disgust.
“Xin’er, your mother has no other choice.” Aunt Fang’s voice was tinged with helplessness. “Didn’t Gu Chengyan just touch you? If you were pregnant, wouldn’t he obediently take you back?”
“If your mother doesn’t do this, you will be married off by that old woman to a lowly servant, and you will live a life of poverty, suffering the scorn and bullying of others.”
Chu Nanxin looked on in disbelief, tears welling up in her eyes. "Then how do you know that I can't have Gu Chengyan's child?"
"Just because of this, you're going to use such despicable means to ruin me?" Her voice was choked with sobs.
Aunt Fang frowned, a hint of determination in her eyes.
"We must be absolutely certain that you are pregnant in a month. At that time, the baby in your belly will be Gu Chengyan's eldest son, and you will be able to gain status through your son. Not only will he take you back, but you will also be able to be his equal wife."
"My dear, if a woman wants to stand tall, she must be ruthless."
Aunt Fang's words were like a sharp knife, piercing Chu Nan's heart.
Her heart began to waver.
If she can really get pregnant with Gu Chengyan's child as her mother says, he can take her back.
But is it really worth it? Is one's dignity and innocence really worth so little...?
"But if people find out, will I even have a chance to live?"
Chu Nanxin dared not imagine what the consequences would be if this matter were made public, how Gu Chengyan would view her, and how the world would despise her.
A ruthless glint flashed in Aunt Fang's eyes as she gripped Chu Nanxin's hand tightly. "Don't worry, no one will know. Mother will take care of everything. As long as you behave, everything will go smoothly."
Just then, Fang Ruo, the maidservant beside Aunt Fang, gently pushed open the door and walked in.
She bowed slightly and nodded to Aunt Fang.
It seems everything has been cleaned up.
Aunt Fang was finally relieved. This matter had to be kept a secret, and only the dead could keep the secret forever.
She turned around, picked up the bowl of still-steaming medicine from the table, and slowly walked to Chu Nanxin.
"Darling, drink this bowl of medicine to help you conceive, or it will get cold." Aunt Fang's voice softened, carrying a hint of coaxing.
Looking at the bowl of dark medicine, Chu Nanxin felt a strong sense of nausea.
She hesitated for a moment, then took the medicine bowl, closed her eyes, and drank the bitter medicine in one gulp.
The medicine flowed down her throat, carrying a burning force that extinguished her last shred of self-respect.
Now, she has no way out.
From then on, Chu Nanxin would change men every night, like a prostitute, her jade arms used by thousands, her lips offered to anyone.
She felt dirty inside and out.
The fact that Aunt Fang spent all night pimping for her daughter is simply a joke...
Aunt Fang thought she could get away with it, but little did she know that Chu Ruohan had already planted someone by her side.
"Young Madam, our people have sent a message." Yu Ling hurriedly entered the study with small, quick steps.
Her voice broke the silence in the room, and Chu Ruohan's hand, which was practicing calligraphy, paused slightly.
A drop of ink dripped from the tip of the brush, spreading across the pristine white Xuan paper and instantly ruining the large character she had painstakingly written.
Chu Ruohan frowned slightly, put down her calligraphy brush, picked up a handkerchief, and wiped the ink stains from her fingertips. Her tone was indifferent as she asked, "What is it?"
“After the Third Miss returned, strange men would come and go from her courtyard every night,” Yu Ling said solemnly in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Chu Ruohan's eyes instantly turned sharp. "Did you see clearly who they were?"
Yu Ling shook her head. "She's just a cleaning maid. She's of low status and doesn't dare get too close. She can only see from afar that the men are all different in build, so they shouldn't be the same person."
"Moreover, it seems that the Third Miss and Aunt Fang are deliberately concealing the truth and keeping a close watch on things, making it difficult for our people to find out more information."
Chu Ruohan fell into deep thought, her fingers tapping lightly on the table, making a rhythmic sound.
The men she met at night were not all the same person. What was Chu Nanxin planning to do?
A bold idea suddenly flashed through Chu Ruohan's mind...
Does Chu Nanxin really have such audacity? To confuse the bloodlines of the Marquis's family?
If it's just as she thinks, then this show will be quite interesting.
"Go and arrange for a few more clever people to keep a close eye on this matter. Make sure you find out the identities and backgrounds of those men. Remember, be careful and don't alert them," Chu Ruohan instructed Yu Ling after a moment's thought.
"Yes, young mistress, I'll go do it right away." After accepting the order, Yu Ling turned and hurriedly left the study.
Chu Ruohan stood up and slowly walked to the window. Looking at the pots of chrysanthemums outside, her heart could not calm down.
As the investigation continued, all the men Yu Chunan had one-night stands with disappeared without a trace.
Even the cleaning maid was silenced.
Another piece of news came back: Aunt Fang is pregnant...
Chu Ruohan sat upright in the carved chair in the study, her fingers gently stroking the rim of the teacup, her eyes growing increasingly cold.
Father went to great lengths to marry Mother and never considered taking a concubine.
It was also an accident that caused Aunt Fang to become pregnant, which gave her an identity.
As far as Chu Ruohan knew, her father never touched Aunt Fang again after that.
She slowly raised her head and looked at Yu Ling standing in front of her. Her voice was calm but carried an undeniable authority: "Have our people withdraw. This matter is to be handled by Song Ruyan."
She is highly skilled in martial arts.
Yu Ling was slightly taken aback, then nodded in agreement, "Yes, young mistress, for that reason, have Song Ruyan go to the Chu family and keep a close eye on the third young lady."
Chu Ruohan gently shook her head. "No, I'm keeping an eye on Aunt Fang."
In her past life, Chu Ruohan only thought that Chu Nanxin was ruthless and completely disregarded sisterly affection, but now she felt that Aunt Fang was the one with the deepest scheming...