Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 604 - 602

Chapter 604: Chapter 602

Xiao’er saw her reluctance and smiled at her: "Gu Rou’er, it’s just a marriage. It’s not a big deal, Shen Qiao is a good person, you won’t lose out by marrying him. Also, remember to think twice before taking action next time, otherwise it won’t be as simple as getting married. Marriage is a small matter, losing your life is a bigger one."

Faced with Xiao’er’s insinuation, Gu Rou’er widened her eyes. Indeed, this was a trap deliberately set up for her to fall into.

"You did it on purpose! You too! All of you conspired to make me end up like this!" Gu Rou’er dared not point her finger at Xiao’er, but instead pointed at Shen Qiao angrily.

Shen Qiao was dumbfounded: "Miss Rou’er, are you mistaken? How can the lady conspire with me to frame you?"

He was just a servant. How could the mistress possibly conspire with him! Ridiculous!

Last night was Mid-Autumn Festival, and the servants who were not on duty were allowed to drink. It was his first time drinking, and he underestimated his own tolerance. After just one drink, he was drunk. At first, his face was hot, and then he began to feel dizzy, so he decided to lie down in his room. However, he fainted halfway there.

His master saw him and kindly helped him into the study to sleep for the night. How did that turn into intentionally colluding to frame her?

It wasn’t the mistress who asked him to drink and she couldn’t have foreseen his drunkenness. Miss Rou’er’s words were unreasonable!

How could she speak to her own mistress like that? And how could she blame the lady like that!

To Shen Qiao’s mother, seeing Gu Rou’er daring to speak to her master like that was shocking. Moreover, this girl was sleeping naked, which was scary! Better not to marry such a daughter-in-law! After all, it wouldn’t be her son who suffered the loss.

Listening to this, Xiao’er laughed in anger. Was this woman not remorseful at all?

She calmly asked, "What did I do intentionally? Did I tell you to go into the study? Or did your earring fall into the study, so you had to run there in the middle of the night to find it? Did I teach you the habit of running around without permission late at night, specifically going places you’re not allowed to enter?"

Were not all these things she did on her own? No one else had asked her to do them! Upon hearing this, Gu Lou’er became completely disoriented. It seemed that the mistress of Rui’an County had seen through her from the very beginning! How could she have known?

As soon as Xiao’er finished these words, those servants who were a little bit more clever understood and their eyes were full of contempt: So it was a maid who was trying to sneak into the master’s bed!

"I heard that the master was drunk last night and intended to sleep in the study, so she wanted to seize the opportunity to sleep with the master. It turns out that heaven has eyes! The master regained consciousness and returned to the inner courtyard! Such a vixen should be beaten to death with a chaotic stick!"

"I heard she didn’t sign a slavery contract, so we can’t kill her. Let’s spank her and drive her out of the mansion. It’s disastrous to keep such a person in the mansion!"

"Yes! Spank her! Drive her out!"

"Spank her!"

"Drive her out!" the servants excitedly said.

Xiao’er raised a hand and the servants immediately fell silent.

"You all go back to work! I have something to ask her."

Hearing this, the servants dispersed.

At this point, Gu Rou’er knew she couldn’t stay at Marquis Shengping’s mansion any longer. A moment of despair flashed in her eyes, her heart full of unwillingness. But even in death, she wanted to understand: "Did the mistress of Rui’an County know about my plans?"

On hearing this, Xiao’er frankly replied, "I don’t know what your plans are, but when you deliberately used Bai Sheng’s momentum to make my father buy you, we knew your purpose for entering the mansion is definitely not simple! And you claim to be a peasant girl. You probably don’t know how our family made their fortune! Our family made their fortune by farming!"

Listening to this, what more did she not understand? It turned out that from the very beginning, she wanted to design someone else, and in the end, it was not that they took the opportunity to design her in return.

No wonder she, as a newcomer, could walk freely in the inner and outer courtyards.

It was not because they trusted her, but because they were waiting for her to expose herself.

"I’ll give you a chance to be a maid in Marquis Shengping’s mansion. As long as you tell me who your master is behind the scenes and what their purpose is."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rou’er hesitated.

This time she had been sent to Marquis Shengping’s mansion to become his concubine, she had actively strived for this role.

If it weren’t for her outstanding looks and her obedient behavior over the years, the other women wouldn’t be this obedient, and Madam wouldn’t be willing to let her go.

Although she wasn’t really willing to become a concubine, at least it was better than the days she was about to face.

She remembered that she had been trafficked into a brothel since she was young, secretly groomed for many years. She was about to make her debut as a prostitute, about to succeed the top lady.

But she was deeply unwilling! She didn’t want to live a life where thousands of men to rest on her jade arms.

Because she didn’t want that kind of life, once she knew what kind of life she was going to face after growing up, she tried her best to learn all sorts of skills.

She knew that only if she was excellent enough would she have some choice, otherwise, she would really be at others’ mercy.

As for those who trafficked her, she was not without hatred. They thought she was too young to remember the things when she was a kid, but she surprisingly remembered. She’d once tried to escape, but was quickly caught and brought back, then punished by having countless embroidery needles prick her body.

One person escapes, all suffer. After being pricked by the needles, people were frightened to escape. Seeing someone wanted to escape would result in immediately telling on them.

The feeling of being in pain all over without bleeding was too horrifying!

Now, the mistress of Rui’an couty offered her a chance to become a genuine maid, and she was tempted.

Being a maid at least allowed her to live with a bit of dignity, at least she would have some freedom, she could even take the opportunity to find her parents. Although she was kidnapped to that place and it was absolutely impossible to be recognized by them, it would still be nice to watch from afar.

Xiao’er saw her hesitation, but she didn’t try to persuade her. She let her struggle herself: "Take your time to think! You have to give me an answer by tonight at the latest."

After saying this, Xiao’er and Yun’er left.

After the two had left, Yun’er asked, "Why didn’t you just spank this vixen and drive her out of the mansion, sister?"

Peaceful life doesn’t come easy, Yuner hated it when anyone threatened her family’s peace and happiness.

Xiao’er guessed that Gu Rou’er was likely a prostitute, given her actions and her inadvertent expressions. But since she was still a virgin, she was probably a prostitute who hadn’t debuted yet.

Which woman would be willing to do this job if there was any chance?

Xiao’er didn’t miss the fleeting despair in her eyes just now. That was a will to die!

Xiao’er thought she probably wanted to die more than to go back to the place she came from.

Xiao’er voiced out her own thoughts.

"Women are heartless, this person can’t be trusted!"

"Temporarily not driving her away, let the people in the dark not make trouble for our house. As for loyalty, well, as long as she’s willing to sign a contract with us, there will be no problem." Xiao’er explained.

Gu Rou’er didn’t struggle for long and decided to find Xiao’er before the sun set.