The Blossom Sisters truly lived up to their Moonlight Pavilion training. The moment their tears fell, they looked so pitiful that even the toughest man would soften.
Marquis Weiyuan had just enjoyed a passionate rendezvous with the Blossom Sisters and was still basking in the afterglow. Seeing his beauties in tears, his heart nearly shattered. He hurried to comfort them, cooing, "My sweethearts, don’t cry, don’t cry. You belong to me, Marquis Weiyuan. In this estate, I make the rules. No one can drive you away except me."
Su Li watched and thought, oh, Madam Lou’s show of authority flopped—Marquis Weiyuan couldn’t care less.
Su Li grinned in schadenfreude, watching Madam Lou’s face flush with rage. Her temper snapped, and she lunged at the Blossom Sisters, shouting, "You little vixens! Did I buy you just to climb into the Marquis’s bed? Shameless hussies, you both deserve to die!"
The Blossom Sisters whimpered and hid behind Marquis Weiyuan, barely getting touched, while the Marquis himself ended up scratched by Madam Lou’s nails. Furious, he slapped Madam Lou and roared, "Madam Lou, are you insane? How dare you attack your own husband!?"
"I—I can’t go on! There’s no place for me in this estate anymore! Boo hoo! You heartless man, twenty years ago you promised me there’d only ever be me—no concubines, no other women! And now you bring home two vixens just to humiliate me. How am I supposed to live like this?" Madam Lou wailed, all dignity forgotten.
Marquis Weiyuan felt a pang of guilt when he heard this.
Twenty years ago, after Madam Lou brought Alexander Hayes home, she and Marquis Weiyuan lived in constant fear that the Emperor would discover they were hiding the former Crown Prince. To make matters worse, Marquis Weiyuan had a habit of talking in his sleep, and according to Madam Lou, he’d nearly spilled their secret several times.
So Madam Lou insisted that Marquis Weiyuan take no other women, just in case he blurted out the truth in his sleep and brought disaster on the entire estate.
Back then, Marquis Weiyuan was young and easily swayed by Madam Lou, so he promised to keep only her. But now, with beautiful concubines at hand and so many years gone by, he figured there was nothing to worry about. All those years of abstaining from other women just to avoid talking in his sleep felt like a loss!
For twenty years, Marquis Weiyuan lived in fear of their secret being exposed, so not a single maid or concubine ever set foot in the estate.
But now, with beautiful concubines in his arms and so many years gone by, Marquis Weiyuan figured nothing could go wrong. All those years of abstaining from other women just to avoid sleep-talking felt like a waste!
Especially after savoring the delights of the Blossom Sisters just now, he couldn’t bear to let them go.
Still, Marquis Weiyuan had made a promise, and now, seeing Madam Lou bring up the past, he felt a little guilty.
Su Li watched Madam Lou sob, a cold smile flickering in her eyes: Now you know the pain of having your man take a concubine. You tried to push someone into my husband’s room, so now you can suffer for it yourself.
Su Li coughed lightly and said to Madam Lou, "Come now, Lady Marquis, don’t cry. For the Marquis to stay faithful for twenty years is already impressive. Taking concubines is his right by tradition, and not doing so is a kindness. You can’t be so harsh with your own husband."
Marquis Weiyuan nodded eagerly in agreement. Though Su Li had tricked him earlier, he was glad to hear her say this now.
Hearing Marquis Weiyuan actually agree with Su Li, Madam Lou cried even harder, pounding the floor like a shrew: "If you still care about me as your wife, you must send those two vixens away!"