The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 95: Becoming a Maid
"If you were a man, you would be even more terrifying than the current emperor, right?"

These words lingered in Jiang Shiwan's ears like a curse. She was thrown onto the carriage without a single piece of clothing on her body, and looked decadent and bewitched.

When Meng Tingzhou got out of the car, she tried to stretch out her slender fingers to grab the corner of his clothes, but he avoided her with disgust.

"Jiang Shiwan, you deceived me, hid the truth from me, and used me, but you just took advantage of my love and favor." Meng Tingzhou's eyes became colder in the night, "From now on, there will be no more."

"Since you don't like the status of the Governor's wife, I will report to His Majesty tomorrow and ask him to divorce you."

His words were like a sharp knife piercing people's hearts: "Such a cruel person is really not worthy of being Ah You's mother."

"Are you asking me to leave?"

Meng Tingzhou asked coldly, "Leave? Where do you want to go? To rekindle your relationship with your lover? Or... to find another man to rely on? Jiang Shiwan, you're dreaming!"

He suddenly pinched her arm and said, "From now on, you should be a maid in the governor's mansion and become a bed-warming maid when I need you. Don't you like to serve men with your beauty? Do you like this arrangement?"

Jiang Shiwan's voice trembled slightly: "Since you already know and you hate me, why don't you let me go? And you still use the status of a bed-warming maid to suppress and humiliate me?"

Seeing the reluctance in her eyes, Meng Tingzhou shouted softly: "When you used me like a fool, wasn't that an insult to me? If you behave yourself and behave like a maid, Ah You will still be the prince of the Governor's Mansion. If not, I can send him away."

When he mentioned Ah You, he even raised his voice.

Jiang Shiwan glared at him angrily: "Meng Tingzhou, are you so cruel to children?"

"Cruel and ruthless?" He sneered, "Didn't I learn this from you? Jiang Shiwan, you were the first to be cruel to your own flesh and blood, and now you are questioning me?"

He fiercely released his hand and said, "Someone, take her to the woodshed and let her reflect on her mistakes!"

Soon, someone threw a set of rough maid's clothes over. At this moment, the nanny didn't understand what was going on, and her tone to Jiang Shiwan was also polite: "Put on your clothes and follow me."

Jiang Shiwan silently got up, changed his clothes, and followed the nanny to the woodshed.

The woodshed was in a remote corner at the back of the Governor's Mansion, and it was pitch black at night.

"There's a lot of firewood here, and we don't usually use candles. So be careful when you use candles while you're here."

The manager threw down a quilt, gave some brief instructions and left.

Under the dim candlelight, Jiang Shiwan looked around. The cramped house was filled with all kinds of firewood, and the empty space was barely enough for his bed and bedding.

This was the first time she had ever seen such crudeness and dirtiness.

She was just about to sit down when she heard a rustling sound beside her. She was so scared that she stepped back and saw a mouse running straight across the bedding.

I was frightened and scared when I thought that if I lived here, rats and ants would often come to visit.

She shrank back and stood there in a daze.

She dared not rest or breathe.

A gust of wind blew and the faint candle went out.

In the darkness, tears streamed down his face.

An unknown amount of time had passed, but just as Jiang Shiwan was about to fall asleep, she suddenly heard a knock on the door. She woke up with a start and walked over to open the door.

The person who came was Madam Yuan, the kitchen manager. She had no idea whether this lady had fallen out of favor or not, so she tried to be polite and said, "Jiang, you should get up and wash the vegetables now."

"Oh... okay." Jiang Shiwan nodded, realizing that it was time to work according to the servants' schedule.

Although it was still autumn, the weather was chilly in the morning. Jiang Shiwan dipped his hands in water to wash several basins of vegetables. When he finished, his hands were slightly red.

After she brought in the washed vegetables and put them away, Mother Yuan invited her to have some porridge.

Mother Yuan glanced at the vegetables in the basket casually and frowned: "Jiang, have you ever washed the vegetables? You don't even separate these vegetables to make a scene? If the masters eat the dirt, we servants will be in big trouble!"

Jiang Shiwan bit her lip and said apologetically, "Mother Yuan, I'm sorry to trouble you. I'll go wash it again right away."

After saying that, she didn't even bother to eat and took the vegetables out to wash them.

While she was washing vegetables, someone walked into the kitchen and asked, "Is the vegetable and meat porridge for the young master ready? The young master is hungry, and my cousin has asked several times."

"Alright, alright, it will be ready soon. Just wait for me to put some chopped vegetables in it." Mother Yuan ran out with a smile and hurriedly took a few chopped vegetables from the basket. "Please go back and wait for me. The kitchen will send the vegetable and meat porridge to you soon."

The visitor looked at the figure clumsily washing vegetables by the well and asked suspiciously, "Who is that..."

Mother Yuan winked at her and said, "It's... Jiang."

"Oh……"

When the maid returned and told Meng Shuyi that she saw Jiang Shiwan washing vegetables outside the kitchen, Meng Shuyi was also very surprised: "Are you dazzled? How can my cousin-in-law, as the wife of the governor, be doing rough work in the kitchen?"

"Miss, I didn't believe it at first. It was Madam Yuan from the kitchen who said it herself." The maid said with great joy, "And generally people who work in the kitchen are quick and nimble but careless. She looks like she can't do it and is clumsy..."

Meeting Meng Shuyi's reproachful look, the maid quickly shut up.

Meng Shuyi was still surprised. If others might not know her cousin's feelings for Jiang Shiwan, she knew it.

"There must have been a misunderstanding." Meng Shuyi affirmed, "I'll go ask my cousin later."

Meng Tingzhou heard their conversation as soon as he walked to the door. He walked in without waiting for anyone to inform him: "Shuyi, this is not a misunderstanding. I came here to inform you that you should never bring Ah You to his biological mother in the future. I hope you will take good care of him during this period of time."

Meng Shuyi stood up holding Ah You, incredulous: "Cousin, is there any misunderstanding between you and cousin's wife?"

Meng Tingzhou did not answer her question directly, but looked at Ah You meaningfully: "In a few days, the Governor's Office will all go to the northern border. Please pack all of Ah You's clothes and necessary items. The journey is long, so don't forget anything."

"My mother will go with us to the North this time."

"aunt?"

Meng Tingzhou did not comment: "I have sent someone to pick her up. You know my mother is a soft-hearted person with no opinion. So if she has any problems during this period, I would like to trouble you to spend more time to comfort her."

Meng Shuyi nodded: "Cousin, you are too kind. My aunt is old, and as a younger generation, I should be more considerate."

(End of this chapter)