Eternal Life Begins with Taking a Wife

Chapter 1084: Dead Again (1)
Editor: Henyee Translations

“No! Ma’am, I didn’t!” Xin Xiang shook her head repeatedly, but her bright eyes avoided her gaze. The reason why she was as charming as spring and her skin was as smooth as a baby was mainly because she cultivated the Taiqing Scripture. However, she could not reveal this as she knew how precious the Daoist Scripture was. The young master must have had his own fortuitous encounter to be able to obtain it.

Originally, Madame Qing Yan had only asked casually, but she didn’t expect Xin Xiang to have such a huge reaction. Her expression immediately turned solemn. “Really?”

Xin Xiang quickly said, “Madam, how could I dare to harm the young master? At most, I would let him drink milk. I really didn’t do anything else. If you don’t believe me, madam, you can check my body. I-I’m still a virgin.”

Only then did Madame Qing Yan believe her a little. Then, she said earnestly, “Xin Xiang, Ping’er is in a critical period and will inherit Perfected Lord Huaishan in the future. Once he becomes obsessed with women, the consequences will be very serious.”

She’s said it several times. However, she still did not tire of it. This was because Madame Qing Yan was very clear that countless people in the Huai Mansion were eyeing the position of Perfected Lord Huaishan. Her husband being able to sit on it was an extremely great contribution to the family.

Xin Xiang said repeatedly, “Ma’am, I know that Third Madame has been eyeing the young master’s future position. No matter how heartless I am, I definitely won’t harm him. If not for you, Xiang’er would have died that winter.”

Madame Qing Yan nodded and said softly, “I believe in your loyalty, but I’m afraid that you won’t be able to hold it in. I’m also afraid that Ping’er won’t be able to hold it in, especially as he grows older and his blood is vigorous. His desire for that aspect is even stronger.”

Xin Xiang blushed. Then, she suddenly thought of something. “Madam, do you think the Third Madame will use women to seduce the young master?” She counted on her fingers and continued, “The age at which the young master builds his foundation is before 13 years old. As long as he’s 13 years old, he won’t have to worry about women. Now that the young master is five years old, there’s still eight years. When he’s 10 years old, the young master will become hot-blooded…”

In this world, children often used medicinal baths to temper their bodies, so their size and growth were very fast. Usually, when they were ten years old, their Qi and blood would undergo a metamorphosis. At that time, it was the easiest for something to happen. It was unknown how many times such situations had happened before. More than 40% of the Huai Family could not resist the temptation, so they became obsessed with women and could not control themselves. In the end, their growth was damaged.

Madame Qing Yan naturally knew this and said coldly, “That person will definitely take action. Don’t forget, after the coming-of-age ceremony at the age of fifteen, Ping’er will begin to cultivate the method of incense offerings and willpower. At that time, her son’s hope will be very low, so if I were her, I would definitely take action before the age of fifteen. Xiang’er, you must keep an eye on Ping’er. If there’s any movement, you must inform me!”

This was also the main reason why Madame Qing Yan wanted Xin Xiang to accompany her even though she knew that her son was obsessed with her maidservant.

Teenagers tend to have very little self-control.

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The third Madame’s face was grim. Originally, the she thought that she had very strong control over the Huai Mansion’s backyard, but today, when they were eating ice prawns in the Huaishui Pavilion, she realized that Madame Qing Yan had unknowingly won over some people. A dog that bites really doesn’t bark!

In the past, she only knew that this woman had a calm personality and did not like to fight. She rarely interacted with others in the mansion and stayed in the house all day. She did not expect her to become so powerful after giving birth. If this continued, when her son inherited the position of Perfected Lord Huaishan, wouldn’t the entire backyard belong to that woman?

“No! This Huai Family is destined to be my son’s… Looks like I can only use that bead.”

The Third Madame is very volatile. The bloodline power of the crocodile bead was very strong. Although she had been secretly using it on her son, it was all borrowing strength. Once she attacked, the consequences would be unimaginable.

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During the Midwinter Festival, the entire Huaishan Prefecture seemed to have fallen into silence. Other than some commoners who were forced to come out to make a living, the other rich families and aristocratic families seemed to have gone into hibernation in advance and rarely went out. This caused there to be fewer people in the prefecture city during the day. Even the market would only become lively when it was warm at noon.

The Shing Wong Temple and the Madam Temple were only two streets apart, and these streets were the most prosperous and lively street markets in the prefecture. Shen Ping brought Xin Xiang into the carriage and arrived at the largest teahouse in the street market. As soon as he entered the teahouse, he heard cheers.

He looked up.

Whoa. Good lord, there were people moving around. The teahouse was filled with people, and steam was rising from the teahouse. Everyone was eating melon seeds, dried fruits, peanuts, and almonds while listening to the story on the high platform of the teahouse. They were talking about the exciting part.

Xin Xiang blinked her eyes and her face was filled with excitement. “When I was young, I loved to follow my parents to this teahouse and listen to stories a few times. By the way, there was also ventriloquism and acrobatics.”

Shen Ping smiled. These three types of folk entertainment were all low-level art. The commoners liked them. Firstly, it was indeed interesting. Secondly, it was not expensive. It was very worth it to spend a copper coin or two to enjoy a rare spiritual life. Even people from all walks of life could occasionally come and listen.