Reborn as the Crippled King s Beloved

Chapter 106: Chapter 106 Stunningly Beautiful
 

Bai Aoshuang clearly wasn’t as fierce as the woman inside and soon screamed miserably from the beating, not long after, she began to beg for mercy.

“I was wrong, I was wrong, please stop hitting me, I beg you, it hurts so much! Husband, husband, please come save me!”

“Who is your husband? You’re just a concubine. Hasn’t the old woman taught you the rules yet? It seems you haven’t been hit enough, you never learn!”

The fierce woman continued to beat Bai Aoshuang mercilessly, and from the sound of it, the stick even broke.

It seemed that the man who had brought Bai Aoshuang back was at home, but he didn’t make a sound, I wonder if he was tired of her after these ten days or something else.

Bai Aoshuang could no longer be arrogant now, her screams mixed with pleas for mercy sounded utterly pitiful.

But Murong Jiu didn’t pity her at all, everything was her own doing.

If it weren’t for Bai Aoshuang’s scheming against her Third Brother, trying to follow the path of her previous life, she wouldn’t have been so heartless in tormenting her.

The extermination of the General’s Mansion could be said to have much to do with Bai Aoshuang. Although it was the Second Prince’s idea, Bai Aoshuang was the one who handed him the knife.

Thanks to the Prince for helping her, on the way there, she heard that the Second Prince had sent someone to buy Bai Aoshuang. The man, having received benefits from the Prince, naturally wouldn’t let her go.

And since Bai Aoshuang had failed to accomplish her task, although she was somewhat beautiful, she wasn’t of much use to the Second Prince after all. Beauties were plentiful in the Capital City, so he did not insist on buying her at a higher price.

In this lifetime, Bai Aoshuang would never become a member of the Second Prince’s harem.

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The woman inside seemed tired of beating her, stopped, and still cursing, threw the wooden basin on the ground and told Bai Aoshuang to wash the clothes.

Bai Aoshuang dared not refuse, dragging her injured body, she hugged the wooden basin and walked out the door.

The wooden basin was full of dirty clothes. Previously, in the Prince Mansion, she had never done laundry work, just sweeping and dusting, even emptying the chamber pot was not as tiring as washing these clothes.

She had only washed them for a few days when blisters and peeling skin appeared on her hands. If she was lazy and didn’t wash them clean, she would be greeted with a beating from that tiger of a woman.

In the first few days when the man was still intrigued by the novelty, that tiger of a woman didn’t dare to do anything to her, but now that the man had grown tired of her, the tiger became extremely vicious and treated her like the lowest maid.

She hated these two people to the extreme and at the same time was filled with regret.

If she had known this would happen, she should have stayed in the Prince Mansion and been well-behaved, which would have been a hundred times better than her situation now.

No, she should never have stopped Prince Ling’s carriage in the first place!

Selling herself to bury her father was just a trick to garner sympathy. Her goal was to be a concubine in a wealthy household. But at that time, she looked down on those rich young masters and only wanted to find the best man to wear gold and silver and live a respected life.

That’s why she picked Prince Ling’s carriage, thinking that with her beauty, at the very least, she could become Prince Ling’s beloved concubine, or even a side wife.

Moreover, at the time, Prince Ling had not married Murong Man but had married Murong Jiu, the ugliest in the Capital City, to be the Princess Consort. She thought Prince Ling must despise Murong Jiu immensely, and her own arrival would highlight Murong Jiu’s ugliness even more.

She thought she had grasped the best opportunity, but to her dismay, Prince Ling didn’t even spare her a second glance, his eyes only had that ugly creature!

She detested this, in what way was Murong Jiu better than herself?

She was a beauty enough to provide a pleasing countenance for the Prince, while Murong Jiu grew up in the countryside, simply a bumpkin, with a face so ugly it was revolting!

Had she known the Prince liked such things, she would have never stopped his carriage that day, no matter what!

Offering herself to the Second Prince’s Mansion for a place in his bed would have been a hundred times better than her current predicament!

Bai Aoshuang bit her lip so hard she drew blood, however, upon reaching the riverside and looking up, she caught sight of the Prince and Murong Jiu.

Then, she froze in place.

That was Murong Jiu, but it didn’t quite seem like Murong Jiu.

The black birthmark that had once occupied half of her face had vanished, replaced by a delicate, fair, petite face!

She was dressed in a light moon-white gauzy dress, the fabric of its hem indeterminate of any expensive material shimmered in the sunset, making Murong Jiu’s delicate features as beautifully ineffable as a celestial nymph, stunning to the extent that one could not look away.

Bai Aoshuang watched in disbelief, her wooden basin dropped to the ground, and the dirty clothes spilled all over the floor.

Is this… is this Murong Jiu?

No! Impossible! She must be seeing things; this couldn’t possibly be that ugly and bland Murong Jiu!

It must be an illusion!

An illusion caused by the beating from that she-beast!

Bai Aoshuang ran towards the pair as if mad.

However, before she could get close, a Hidden Guard emerged and pressed her to the ground, the icy damp cobblestones reminding her that this was real, not some illusion.

Prince Ling and Murong Jiu were nearby, looking down at her with disinterest.

Only on closer inspection did she realize how flawless Murong Jiu’s face was, her perfect features were now fully accentuated without the unsightly birthmark, making her beauty surpass that of the renowned Murong Man by several folds.

And Prince Ling, he assumed a protective stance towards Murong Jiu, while his gaze upon Bai Aoshuang was filled with icy indifference.

Could it be that Prince Ling had always known of Murong Jiu’s beauty and that was why he had always treated her specially?

“Prince, Princess Consort! This servant realizes her mistake!”

Bai Aoshuang, as if suddenly coming to a realization, pleaded on her knees, “This servant will no longer harbor delusions of climbing to high stations; Princess Consort, please take this servant back, and I will serve you loyally and dutifully like an ox or a horse!”

She thought that Prince Ling and Murong Jiu had come here to take her away, otherwise, why would they demean themselves to such a place?

If only to escape her current life, she was willing to lower herself to serve Murong Jiu, waiting for a chance in the future to marry into a good family.

Murong Jiu spoke indifferently, “We had been master and servant once; I came to see if you are faring well.”

If you are not doing well, that would ease my mind.

Your sins, you will atone for them slowly in the coming days.

Bai Aoshuang hurriedly said, “Princess Consort, this servant is faring badly, haven’t you seen? My body is covered with wounds, they are no good, they do nothing but beat and scold this servant and make me do labor! Please, take this servant with you!”

“Having lost your innocence, you should just serve your man and the Family Head wholeheartedly. After all, who told you to fall into the water that day.”

Bai Aoshuang finally understood, Murong Jiu hadn’t come to take her away, but to witness how miserable her life was!

As she saw the two about to turn and leave, she shouted, “Princess Consort, I know a secret, about the Second Prince! If you take me with you, I’ll tell you! Otherwise, otherwise…”

Murong Jiu laughed, looking at her, “Otherwise what? Do you mean to tell me that Zhen Zhu is the Second Prince’s person, that it was she who connected you with the Second Prince, and even gave you advice on how to successfully enter the General’s Mansion?”

Bai Aoshuang’s eyes widened, she looked at Murong Jiu in disbelief.

She actually knew everything!