Chapter 403: She Really Managed to Do It

Chapter 403: She Really Managed to Do It

If we’re going to find someone, it should be someone she doesn’t know, someone she’s never met before and won’t meet again in the future.

Such a person... should not be from the capital; they should be someone who has come here temporarily due to various reasons and will leave soon.

Where can we find such a person?

She quickly had an idea.

Isn’t such a person just a businessman?

A businessman who comes to the capital temporarily for business and leaves soon after.

Even if he returns years later, even if the child looks like him, it wouldn’t matter.

Firstly, it’s unlikely they would meet again.

Secondly, there are many people who look alike in this world. Strangers looking alike is considered fate, but acquaintances looking alike raises suspicion.

Madam Zheng had already made up her mind. After returning from Cui Yongnian, she called over Lady Luo.

She had always trusted Lady Luo. In her view, Lady Luo had always adhered to the principle of sharing glory and suffering with her master.

Anyone could betray her, but Lady Luo wouldn’t.

This kind of task must be entrusted to someone trustworthy, and Lady Luo was the most suitable candidate.

Madam Zheng explained the situation to her, and Lady Luo was as shocked as Cui Yongnian.

"Madam, how can this be? We are a respectable family; how can we do something that confuses someone’s lineage? Moreover, Miss Jinxiu is a lady of high virtue; this would ruin her reputation."

Madam Zheng said, "I understand all these concerns, and I have thought about them seriously. That Lu Shen is a beast, not a good person. What we are doing to him, he deserves."

Lady Luo remained silent, pursing her lips.

Madam Zheng continued, "Just do as I say. Whether it’s to take revenge on that beast or for the future of Jinxiu and Ning'er, we must do this."

As a servant, she did not refuse, even though she felt uneasy about it.

The Zheng family had business dealings, and Lady Luo was deeply trusted by Madam Zheng, often helping her deal with businessmen. Therefore, finding a businessman wasn’t difficult.

Men with some money always want to go to those places. A businessman visiting the capital for the first time would definitely visit brothels. In business, rewarding a partner with a woman after a successful negotiation is common practice.

So, with a little trickery, she could accomplish what Madam Zheng had instructed.

Time was pressing, so she went out that day to find a suitable person.

Cui Yongnian watched Lady Luo leave and hurried back to Cui Huai and Cui Tai, still shaken.

"I think Aunt is completely mad. Regardless of whether she and Uncle divorce, she cannot stay in the capital any longer."

"Did she really do it?"

"Yes, she’s willing to confuse someone’s lineage. If we keep her here, who knows what else she might do. When this is discovered, our Cui family’s century-old reputation will be ruined."

Both were speechless.

Cui Tai said, "Once we finish our business in the capital, we’ll take her back to Qinghe."

Cui Huai said, "But if she does such a despicable thing, shouldn’t we stop her?"

"Why stop her? The one doing this is their ungrateful child; the one suffering will be the Lu family."

Cui Huai: "..."

The next day, Fang Jinxiu found an excuse to have a big argument with Lu Shen and returned to her parents’ house crying, which wouldn’t raise suspicion among the Lu family.

After all, she had been doing this frequently recently.

However, upon arriving at the Zheng family, she learned from Madam Zheng that the man chosen for her was not Cui Yongnian.

Fang Jinxiu’s expression changed. "Not Cousin? Why not Cousin?"

She wouldn’t look favorably on anyone other than Cui Yongnian.

Madam Zheng hastily explained, "Yongnian is too familiar. What if the child looks like him when born? That would be a disaster."

Fang Jinxiu: "How could it be so coincidental that the child looks like Cousin?"

"It’s not coincidence; our Cui family has this ability. Look at the children your mother bore; don’t they all resemble her?"

Recalling Zheng Hongyan’s brothers and Zheng Jinyu’s appearance, Fang Jinxiu was left speechless.

Madam Zheng continued, "To avoid such a situation, I’ve decided that the person cannot be Yongnian or anyone we know. For safety, I’ve found someone who is visiting the capital for the first time."

"Someone visiting the capital for the first time?"

"Yes, a young man who came to the capital with Uncle for business. They are leaving tomorrow and won’t return. It’s very safe."

Hearing this, it indeed seemed safer than using someone familiar.

Still, she felt somewhat disappointed that it couldn’t be Cui Yongnian; she felt she was losing out.

If she hadn’t been so fixated on her status in the Zheng family and hadn’t insisted on staying despite wanting to push Zheng Jinyu away, she wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Had she known she would eventually face this situation, she should have listened to their advice and married Cui Yongnian, living with him in Qinghe.

Well, it’s done now; she couldn’t dwell on those thoughts anymore.

The more she thought about it, the more regretful and upset she became.

"Alright, I'll follow Mother's arrangements."

Only then did Lady Zheng smile in relief and said to her, "Then let me take you out for a stroll. Later, do everything as I say."

"Okay."

Lady Zheng took her out to buy jewelry, clothes, cosmetics, and perfumes. When she was unmarried, Lady Zheng would also occasionally take her out to shop for things that women liked.

So after their argument, when she returned to her maternal home and went shopping with Lady Zheng, it wouldn't arouse suspicion from the Lu family.

When they arrived at one of Lady Zheng's silk shops, they entered the inner quarters to change clothes, and the man chosen by Concubine Luo was inside.

With the doors and windows closed, the room was pitch black. She could only sense that the other person was very young, and from the occasional groans, she deduced he was probably around twenty years old.

After their intimate encounter, she realized that such acts were not just embarrassing and humiliating but could also be quite enjoyable.

She finally understood why Lu Shen was inadequate.

Lu Shen was indeed useless; no wonder he couldn't have children, and no wonder Wang Fuzhen didn't look up to him.

After a long while, Fang Jinxiu came out, her face flushed.

Lady Zheng hurriedly asked her, "How was it?"

Fang Jinxiu nodded, and Lady Zheng felt relieved.

She had three sets of clothes and several bolts of fabric packed for Fang Jinxiu to take back.

Given the length of time they spent there, it was natural to buy more things.

When Lady Lu learned that she had brought back a pile of cosmetics, jewelry, clothes, and fabrics, she didn't think much of it and merely commented, "Lady Zheng is truly good to you, better than to her own daughter, I suppose?"

Fang Jinxiu replied, "In her heart, I am her own daughter."

Lady Lu's smile froze, and she rolled her eyes, saying, "Yes, yes, you are the real daughter."

That fool Cui Qingqing, I wonder how her brain works.

Her own daughter is the Consort of Prince Chen, yet she doesn't treat her well and instead chooses to break ties with her husband's family for someone like Fang Jinxiu, who is ungrateful.