Reborn: Revenge of the Concubine's Daughter

Chapter 324 No amour behind the rockery

“Master Peng, you, can you take it lightly? I can’t stand it…” Miss Chai said in a trembling voice, “No! It will break!”

Peng Shi answered, “You suffer from your actions. Hey, take your hand away from my head!”

He Danggui became angry when she heard this. It was unforgivable that Peng Shi, a beast in human clothing, bullied a frail woman! He deserved to be hit severely! Chai Yutu was too weak, who had already been raped but still called him “Master Peng” or “you”. There must be something wrong with her brain! What she should do was to resist and scratch the evil’s face!

“Ouch...It hurts...No...” Chai Yutu only cried, not knowing whether she was poked the acupoint, her hands were disabled, or her fingernails were not sharp enough.

He Danggui gritted her teeth. Since Chai Yutu couldn’t beat him, she would do it for her. Anyway, she was wearing two veils, and after scratching his face, she would run with Chai Yutu right away. Peng Shi probably couldn’t recognize her. If they ran to a place with many people, he must dare not run after them. Action spoke louder than words. It was regretful that Chai Yutu had already been raped by Peng Shi. He Danggui thought they had to consider it later to make Peng Shi apologize and bear his responsibility.

He Danggui slowly approached the rockery to beat Peng Shi and save Chai Yutu. She was planning to scratch Peng Shi’s face and dress Chai Yutu and then take her away. Thinking of it, He Danggui clenched her fists with cold eyes.

Miss Chai cried in a low voice, “First Master, slow down, please. Ah... Right here. It’s better.”

He Danggui stopped her steps and became astonished. Much better? What did it mean?

Peng Shi asked, “Do you want to continue?”

Chai Yutu replied, “Please go ahead. Sorry to trouble you, Master Peng.” Peng Shi snorted coldly.

He Danggui was dumbfounded. “Trouble you”?

“Ouch...no, not here,” Chai Yutu cried again, “Change somewhere else, Master Peng! It hurts a lot!”

Peng Shi then asked, “What about here?”

Chai Yutu replied in a trembling voice, “Yes, please go on.”

He Danggui was stunned for a while. It turned out that Peng Shi was not forcing Chai Yutu. They were truly a couple who were having a tryst. Miss Chai was inherently weak and tended to cry, which made He Danggui misunderstood. She almost disturbed the couple’s dating and offended them at one time. Chai Yutu was easy-going, but Peng Shi had something on her. If his meeting was disturbed, he might take revenge on her.

Chai Yutu groaned painfully but joyfully. He Danggui quietly turned back, wondering when did these two people fall in love with each other.

Chai Yutu had been lived in Luo’s Mansion for eight months, but Peng Shi only seemed to have been to Yangzhou twice during this period. The last time he went here was last month. Back then, he was badgered by Sun Meiniang and Luo Baiqiong, and almost couldn’t leave Luo’s Mansion. If it weren’t for Peng Shi’s firm refusal to accept Luo Baiqiong, even as a concubine, he would have to be East Yard’s son-in-law. Could it be that he had fallen in love with Chai Yutu at that time, so he hated Luo Baiqiong who bullied Chai Yutu?

Right. There were similar love triangle plots in stories shared by Qing’er, and it must be true. These two were considered to be good matches. One was handsome with hardness, and another was pretty with softness. But Chai Yutu, born of a concubine and abandoned by her family, probably was not qualified to be Peng Shi’s wife. Moreover, she was so soft and weak. Hope that she would not be as miserable as first entering Luo’s Mansion when she married to the prosperous capital. Hope Peng Shi could take the responsibility, instead of being ruthless out of a moment of freshness.

“Patter!”

He Danggui was commenting on the ending of the couple’s tryst and accidentally stepped on a dry plant under her feet, and made a small noise. She became nervous, not knowing what to do, but the lady was still moaning and was not affected at all, so she thought, Peng Shi’s internal force was inferior to her, and his hearing was not among the best, so he probably didn’t hear it... What if he heard the strange sound? They were too busy to notice the passers-by if you didn’t stretch your head behind the rockery to have a look.

Thinking of it, she walked quickly, holding her breath. But she only walked a dozen steps before hitting a high wall and was bounced back a few steps backward. He Danggui realized that the “wall” must be Peng Shi. But the groans behind the rockery didn’t stop, which made her feel extremely weird. She guessed that Peng Shi probably chased it out after hearing the weird sound. He Danggui was not sure whether his clothes were well dressed. Afraid to see what should not see, she hurriedly turned her back and squinted her eyes.

“He Danggui! It’s you!” Peng Shi’s voice sounded above her head, with great displeasure, “What are you doing?”

It seemed that she underestimated her recognition, thinking wearing a maid suit with two veils was enough, but Peng Shi recognized her immediately as if her name was engraved on her forehead.

He Danggui opened her eyes and found Peng Shi was right in front of her. He was wearing a blue-washed gown, a vermillion Tang-style cap crown, two headbands with dark brown beads on his forehead, tying a nine-strand purple thread on his waist, and wearing a pair of white boots on his feet. He had slender slanting eyebrows, the raised peach blossom eyes, and his pupils of the eyes looked like a superior black jade. His arrogance and indifference had not changed over the years. The prominent nose made this eighteen-year-old young man more handsome, and the tightened jaw showed that he was not delighted.

He Danggui thought that Peng Shi had grown into an imposing man, seemingly taller than Meng Xuan and scarier than Meng Xuan when he was unhappy. But why was he angry at her? He Danggui thought she was right. Hearing they were in a tryst, she immediately turned into clouds and drifted away. Even the noise she made was tolerable. If they were reluctant to be disturbed, they shouldn’t have had a tryst outside the house. He Danggui also felt embarrassed to meet them.

But when did Peng Shi dress him well to stop her as soon as he heard the noise? And dressed so neatly, meticulous, humanlike...

The groan of Miss Chai didn’t stop. He Danggui was completely confused. What exactly happened? Was there another one behind the rockery? Why Miss Chai, who was the most bashful one, was still groaning since they were witnessed by others?

Seeing He Danggui lowered her head silently, with her eyes turning around flexibly, not knowing what she was thinking, Peng Shi raised his eyebrows and became much unhappier. He crossed his arms and asked, “Third Sister, what are you doing here?”

“Nothing.” He Danggui answered. Was it necessary to be so blunt as she met their amour? Wasn’t it better for both of them to have a tacit understanding?

“You...” Peng Shi looked at her with cold eyes, “I went to see you at noon today. Why didn’t you want to see me? I heard you weren’t sleeping.”

He Danggui’s eyes wide opened, and she blurted out, “What did you hear?”

“Huh?” Peng Shi was puzzled, “I heard you weren’t sleeping.” He glanced suspiciously at her, and then asked, “Why are you hiding from me? Why do you dress up like this?” It seemed that she was going to do something bad. If he hadn’t been too familiar with her eyes, he might have regarded her as a maid of Luo’s Mansion by simply looking her back.

He Danggui was bored at his questions, and asked, “Why did you come to me, Elder Cousin? I have time to listen now.”

Peng Shi was silent for a moment and suddenly sneered, “I haven’t seen you for years. But your temper is worse than before. You are willing to hear but I’m not willing to share it with you. If it weren’t for my Second Brother asking me to come here, I wouldn’t step in the door of East Yard. Everyone was as annoying as before.” He took the message and brought gifts to her, but she sang in her room and he had to stand outside the courtyard. She was even unwilling to open the window. It was extremely unpolite. His Second Brother liked her but he didn’t.

He Danggui smiled dumbly, raised her chin towards the rockery, and asked with a smile, “What about Cousin Chai? She must be the only person you liked in Luo’s Mansion.” She felt annoying to see Peng Shi acting as if he was above everyone. It turned out that both of them disliked each other.

But Peng Shi replied, “She is also very annoying and troublesome. Since you are here, then you go help her. I’m leaving.” After saying that, he turned around and walked a few steps away, and was about to disappear after turning the corner.

Um?

He Danggui, who was left behind, was stunned again. Chai Yutu was still groaning behind the rockery, and he left careless of her. He even asked her to help Chai Yutu? How could she help her?

“Hey, Peng Shi!” He Danggui shouted. Seeing he stopped for a moment, she hurriedly asked, “Why are you looking for me? If you have anything to say, let me make it clear now. My spare time is limited. I’m not sure when to see you next time.” She didn’t want to make herself above him, but every time she saw Peng Shi, she was always angry and felt even more uncomfortable thinking about her evidence in his hand. Therefore, every time he came to Luo’s Mansion, she always tried her best to avoid him.

Peng Shi turned around, gritted his teeth, and sneered, “What I want to tell you is nothing but a small matter to me, but it is important to you. I was planning to tell you, but I find you are more pretty than two years ago and I can feel your beauty even across the veil, so, I changed my mind, thinking that place must be suitable for you to stay. There is no need for my Second Brother and me to send you the message. Therefore, I will keep it a secret. Anyway, you will know it sooner or later.” After saying that, he turned around and was going to leave again.

He Danggui was confused after hearing his words, but she was sure that what Peng Shi was about to say was something bad, and it had a lot to do with her. Now that he came from the capital, the news he brought must be related to the people and things in the capital, and she immediately thought of the name “Duan Xiaolou”. He Danggui chased after Peng Shi’s back and asked in a soft tone, “Elder Cousin, you are the big shot, the studying companion of the Eldest Legitimate Grandson. Why take offence at me? We haven’t seen each other for a long time, so it’s reasonable to estrange from you. You won’t be so stingy, right? Please tell me, what is it? Does it have anything to do with Duan Xiaolou?”

Peng Shi stopped, turned his head, and asked He Danggui, “What can I benefit from telling you?”

Benefits? He Danggui stroked the buckle of the veil, and said with a smile, “I’ll keep it secret for your relationship with Cousin Chai.” He must be waiting for this promise.

“Chai Yutu?” Peng Shi frowned and asked in surprise, “What’s wrong with she and me?”

Hearing the soft voice of the young lady who was still moaning behind the rockery in the distance, He Danggui thought he couldn’t be innocent.

“Ouch!” Miss Chai’s crying came from the rockery, “Help! Help!”

Both of them did not move and they exchanged with their eyes. After a while, He Danggui asked suspiciously, “Elder Cousin, your beloved is screaming. Don’t you go and see?”