Ying Xue has been living in an extremely miserable state recently.
The world has changed. Men can marry multiple wives, instead of monogamous wives and multiple concubines as in the past.
She wants to be Qian Changping's second wife.
The third concubine of the Zhu family, since the Zhu family does not have an eldest wife, she has become the "third wife" of the Zhu family.
When going out to socialize, she is more glamorous than an ordinary wife from a decent family.
It's a pity that the third aunt of the Zhu family has no ability. She is a housewife, and all her power is wasted in her hands.
In this case, it is better to give it to Ying Xue!
She also wants a similar status.
Qian Changping is a hundred times better than Zhu Longtou: he looks handsome and noble, even though he has no power, he is still attractive.
What's more, he keeps himself clean and has no concubines so far.
Like a high mountain, solitary and towering, it will definitely attract the interest of countless climbers who want to conquer it.
Ying Xue just wanted to seduce him at first, but gradually she became fascinated by him and fell into it first.
But Ying Xue never expected that Qian Changping not only refused to accept her, but even asked his wife to humiliate Ying Xue.
Mrs. Qian is not beautiful, especially now that she is old, and she only looks kind. Ying Xue crushes her in every way, but has no power to fight back in front of her.
At the last banquet, Mrs. Qian openly said to Ying Xue: "Miss Ying praises our family too much.
How can a small family like ours afford a rich man like you to be my concubine?"
The crowd was in an uproar.
Then they whispered and gathered around Mrs. Qian to comfort her.
Some talkative women even openly said to Ying Xue: "You are young, please take the right path."
Ying Xue was so angry that she was half dead.
Her only chance to make a comeback is if Qian Changping likes her, gives her face, can't help but stay with her, and slaps those doubters in the face.
But Qian Changping didn't love her.
"Upper society" is a crueler and more unsympathetic place, where interests are valued more than anywhere else, and "human touch" is as thin as water.
Ying Xue's scandals made her look quite ridiculous. Even the Japanese Charge d'Affaires in China treated her quite coldly, warning her: "Be careful of your words, deeds, and propriety. We don't need collaborators with a disreputable reputation."
At this point, Ying Xue's social status dropped to the bottom.
The ladies were too snobby, and the Qing Gang had too much influence in Yancheng. The most obvious change was that when everyone knew that Ying Xue had offended Qian Changping and his wife, Ying Xue was not invited to many banquets.
She used to be able to schedule her activities for half a month, but now she can only stay at home and even invite people to drink tea.
Ying Xue was so angry that she lost her temper at home.
Liu Shiying was still beside him and said: "I told you a long time ago! Sheng Zhao is an example. She has failed, and you still insist on following her old path. Do you think you are a special case?"
Ying Xue wanted to hit her.
Liu Shiying: "The old man Sheng Zhao is looking for doesn't have a real wife by his side yet.
What are you looking for? The couple is famous for their deep love, so aren't you asking for trouble?"
Ying Xue: "That's enough for you!"
They two started to quarrel.
Cheng Li arrived at this time.
It was already winter. Cheng Li was wearing a cashmere windbreaker and a gentleman's hat, standing tall at the door of Ying Xue's small mansion.
He is really handsome, a gentleman, and has a noble bearing. His face under the brim of his hat has strong and tight lines, which makes people admire him.
Ying Xue was overjoyed: "Master."
Cheng Li took off his hat, raised his hand and slapped Ying Xue.
Liu Shiying suddenly felt that he was not good-looking: a man who beats a woman looks wretched no matter how handsome he is.
"...I asked you to do business, what did you do?"
Cheng Li sat on the sofa, took out a cigarette and lit it. His eyes seemed to have a light golden color against the background of the fireworks.
If you look closely, it's gone.
Ying Xue knelt at his feet, trembling.
Cheng Li sneered: "I gave you so much money to keep an eye on Yun Qiao, but you ended up living happily with my money and connections, and even seduced a man?"