Female-male sex: Salted fish forced to rise to prominence

Chapter 175: Moment

Chen Manli was in a very happy mood when she returned to the Chen Mansion. She was secretly proud of herself. She recalled the way the prince looked at her today, and he should have had a good impression of her.

As she walked, she laughed secretly in her heart. The handsome face of Prince Zhou kept appearing in her mind. Her heart couldn't help but tremble slightly, and her cheeks turned slightly red.

But thanks to the painting in her arms, she held the painting box tightly in her arms, as if it was an important treasure of hers. She walked slowly in the corridors, but when she thought of the happy things, she couldn't help but hold the painting box and turned around lightly on tiptoe.

Seeing the young lady so intoxicated, the maid Bihe beside her couldn't help but shook her head slightly, then quietly stepped back a few steps, keeping a certain distance from the young lady to avoid accidentally bumping into her.

However, at this moment, a sharp scream pierced the sky, "Ah, who is it? Who is this blind person who bumps into me again?" Chen Manli roared angrily, her voice full of irritation.

Chen Manli felt that she was really unlucky. She had fallen on her buttocks on the street before and her buttocks were still painful. She didn't expect to fall heavily on the same place again in the blink of an eye.

Bihe opened her mouth in surprise. In just such a short moment, her young lady fell again, and the painting box was accidentally broken open, and the paintings inside were scattered.

She hurried over to help her young lady up, and asked with concern: "Miss, are you okay?"

Then she looked at who was coming. Unexpectedly, the person who came was actually the illegitimate Fourth Young Lady. Bi He thought to herself, this is bad. It seems that the Fourth Young Lady is going to suffer an unexpected disaster again.

The woman who was knocked down by the third lady Chen Manli also screamed in pain. She was Chen Qingqing, the concubine of the Chen family's eldest wife, and Chen Manli's half-sister.

Chen Qingqing was petite and delicate, with skin as white as snow, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her cherry lips slightly open, revealing a hint of pain.

The maid Xiaoyun behind her hurried forward to help the young lady up, and asked with concern: "Fourth Miss, are you okay?" As she spoke, Xiaoyun carefully examined Chen Qingqing's body.

When Xiaoyun saw that her arms were scraped, her eyes turned red with heartache, and she couldn't help complaining: "Miss, your arms are all scraped, who doesn't have scrapes..." However, her words were stuck in her throat.

Xiaoyun's eyes widened in horror, because she saw that the person who knocked down their fourth young lady was actually the legitimate third young lady. She quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying in a trembling voice: "This servant greets the third young lady."

At the same time, the fourth lady Chen Qingqing, who was helped up, felt dizzy and as if the whole world was spinning.

At this time, the maid Xiaoyun's shouts and kowtows were heard. She quickly looked up at the woman who knocked her down. It was really her third legitimate sister - Chen Manli.

Chen Qingqing's heart tightened and she turned pale with fear. So she knelt down in fear and kowtowed to beg for mercy, "Third sister, it is my fourth sister who is blind and disturbed you." After saying that, she lowered her head and did not dare to look at Chen Manli again.

Chen Manli looked down at her fourth sister in front of her, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a contemptuous smile. She had looked down on this illegitimate sister since she was a child. This fourth sister had been so timid since she was a child, and always kept her head down, which made people feel disgusted when they saw her.

Seeing her kneeling down and begging for mercy so humbly, Chen Manli felt even more disdainful.

No wonder she bumped into herself. It must be because she lowered her head and didn't look at the road, which caused her to fall. The old woman who caused her to fall on the street was walking too fast, and she didn't want to argue with her because the prince was there. Now, she has such a punching bag here.

So she gritted her teeth and said, "Humph, since you know it's your fault, then kneel here for a night to atone for your sins!"

"Yes," Chen Qingqing answered obediently with her head down.

After saying that, Chen Manli picked up the fallen scroll and carefully put it into the painting box.

Chen Qingqing lowered her head and looked at her elder sister who cherished the paintings so much. She couldn't help but wonder when her elder sister learned to appreciate paintings?

Others may not know this, but she knows it very well. Her third sister is just an illiterate fool. The so-called lady of a noble family is just a superficial effort. Those poems that are famous in the capital are actually promoted by using her works.

But this painting should have been bought outside to show off. She just took a peek at it and it is indeed a good painting. The third sister has a good eye this time.

Xiaoyun, the maid behind the Fourth Young Miss, looked at her young lady's submissive appearance. She was filled with indignation and said angrily, "Young Miss, why do you always swallow your anger like this? It was clearly the Third Young Miss who bumped into you just now!"

The fourth lady, Chen Qingqing, sighed slightly and responded softly: "What can I do if I can't bear it? After all, I am only the daughter of my aunt, and now my aunt is no longer favored by my father. If I really offend my third sister, I am afraid that my aunt will be called away to be punished again." She knew that her situation was difficult and could only endure it all silently.

The maid Xiaoyun was extremely anxious, but she could do nothing. In this mansion, because the Third Young Lady was the legitimate daughter, she had been pampered since childhood and was regarded as the apple of the eye. If she punished the Fourth Young Lady, who would help her?

The maids and servants passing by saw the fourth young lady kneeling in the corridor, and they all showed indifference on their faces and walked past her without any concern.

Some maids and servants were even whispering to each other. One of them said, "Look, the fourth young lady has been punished again. She must have angered the third young lady again."

Another person echoed with a gloating look: "Hehe, how can a girl born out of wedlock be compared with a legitimate daughter?" After saying that, they left with mocking smiles.

Fourth Miss Chen Qingqing listened silently to the conversations of the maids and servants gradually fading away, feeling helpless and sad in her heart.

She knew that in this family, status and position determined everything, and as a daughter born out of wedlock, she was destined to endure more grievances and injustices.

What else could she do? The distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children was a gap she could never cross. The only thing she could do was to swallow her anger and eventually let her mistress find her a young man from a good family to be her legal wife. This would be her great blessing...

Time passed slowly, night gradually fell, the bright moon hung high in the sky, casting a cool light. People in the mansion began to reduce their activities, and the surroundings became increasingly quiet.

Fourth Miss Chen Qingqing felt that her body had become stiff, especially her legs, as if she had lost all sensation. Her maid Xiaoyun went to get food. The silence at the moment was intertwined with the chill of early spring, making the surroundings filled with a gloomy atmosphere.

At this moment, a pleasant male voice suddenly came from above my head: "What are you doing kneeling here?"

Chen Qingqing looked up and found that the person who spoke was the eldest brother Chen Xiaosheng, who seemed to have just returned from the Dali Temple.

She quickly lowered her head and replied respectfully, "Brother, I accidentally bumped into my third sister, so I'm punished to kneel here for one night."

The eldest son Chen Xiaosheng said calmly: "Get up, if the third sister blames me, I will explain for you", then he turned and left.

"Thank you, big brother!" Chen Qingqing responded gratefully. At this time, the maid Xiaoyun happened to run over with the meal and witnessed the scene just now.

Xiaoyun couldn't help but praise: "The eldest young master is really the kindest person in the entire Chen family!"

However, Chen Qingqing just responded calmly: "Maybe."