CHAPTER 1497: CHAPTER 1504: CAI LIAN’S SITUATION (5)

Third Uncle Mu and Third Aunt Mu cherished their only child Cai Lian as much as their own eyes. Hearing her speak such words of despair, they couldn’t help but feel pained.

Seeing her cry so heartbreakingly, Third Aunt Mu couldn’t refrain from grabbing her hand and said, "Why the hurry? Mother didn’t say she wouldn’t speak to her. It’s just that she looked upset today, so Mother didn’t dare to bring it up, fearing she’d be rejected, and then there would be no chance to remedy the situation."

"Mother, are you saying that you will plead for us, right?"

Cai Lian suddenly became anxious and fervent, holding on to Third Aunt Mu’s hand as if she were clutching all her hopes.

Third Aunt Mu helplessly said, "Err... Well, mother will try again tomorrow..."

"Thank you, Mother. Cai Wei always remembers the kindness you showed to her whole family in the past. If you ask her, she will definitely give you this face!" Cai Lian hugged Third Aunt Mu excitedly as if embracing all her hopes.

Third Aunt Mu sighed and said, "What’s there to thank? I am your mother, as long as you are happy, nothing could make me happier!"

Fearing that Ji Wanfu might become impatient, Cai Lian didn’t dare to stay at home for dinner. After obtaining her mother’s promise, she hurriedly took the carriage back to the British public house.

She thought Ji Wanfu would be as anxious as her, waiting in the porter’s lodge for news. But when she entered Duke Li Guo’s Mansion’s gates, she didn’t see him, and even when she reached the backyard, his figure was nowhere to be found.

Upon entering the house, Cai Lian asked a maid, "Where is the heir? Why do you not see him around?"

The maid didn’t think much of Cai Lian and languidly said, "The heir has gone to Miss Susu’s room."

Susu was Ji Wanfu’s new favorite, a courtesan by origin, with fair skin and tender meat, full breasts and rounded hips. Although she wasn’t very beautiful in the face, her intoxicating figure and her skills in bed truly captivated Ji Wanfu. He had spent an entire month soaked in her company, leaving other concubines and domestics as mere ornaments.

Cai Lian was already out of favor. From the day she was married into the family, she only shared the bed with Ji Wanfu on their wedding night, and even then, in the middle of it, he found her boring and ran off to a favored concubine’s room. Afterward, he never touched her again.

As a maiden full of expectations and yearnings for marriage, Ji Wanfu’s actions undoubtedly broke her heart and made her lose face. If it had been a woman with ideas and spirit, she would have long given up on Ji Wanfu and focused on living her own life. But Cai Lian, harboring a maiden’s heart filled with romantic feelings, endured his disregard, even the bullying and humiliation from other concubines, bearing it all, hoping for the man’s change of heart.

On several occasions, Ji Wanfu forced her to beg Empress Mu for an official position for him. She knew well that Cai Wei would not agree and it would even destroy the last bit of affection between them, so she refused to go, no matter what. For this, she had suffered Ji Wanfu’s beatings, with the worst one leaving her bedridden for over half a month.

But even so, she hasn’t given up on him and still waits full of hope for him to turn back. Today, he came to her with a promise that as long as she pleads with Empress Mu to spare the Duke of England’s house, he will treat her well from now on, not only allowing her to manage the central distributions of the Duke’s mansion but also to have a child with her.

Cai Lian was seduced by Ji Wanfu’s beautiful promises. To bear a legitimate son for the Ji family and manage the central distributions as the rightful wife of the heir – isn’t that the dream she has been desperately pursuing?

She too wanted to mingle with other ladies, manage the central distributions, and support her husband and educate their children. Just a word from Cai Wei and all these dreams could come true, which is why she could not give up this opportunity at any cost.