Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 968: Chapter 879: Defending Our Rivers and Mountains (9)

”Wait a moment!”

Just as Shuangshuang was almost at the door, Liu Feifei couldn’t help but call out to stop her. Seeing Shuangshuang turn back, Liu Feifei’s face turned red as she lowered her head and spoke in a timid voice, ”You, you don’t leave, I am willing to marry my cousin as a concubine.”

Shuangshuang, seeing that Liu Feifei struggled to say this, did not speak further. Instead, she waited for Liu Feifei to agree and couldn’t help but sneer, ”Liu Feifei, have you come down with selective amnesia?

I clearly said just now, I won’t accept a woman who harbors resentment against me to become my husband’s concubine. I don’t mind how many women my husband has, but the premise is that these women won’t cause me trouble or dare to challenge me.

Do you think after what you just did, I would be foolish enough to allow a concubine who is destined not to listen to me and who might even challenge me to enter my husband’s household? I’m not that foolish.”

Liu Feifei’s face turned pale, wanting to say something but forcibly holding it back, taking several deep breaths. She assumed a humble demeanor and said, ”Sister, it was my mistake, and I apologize to you. I beg you not to hold it against me. In the future, I will follow whatever sister says.”

Shuangshuang chuckled softly, ”Miss Liu, you should call me cousin-in-law or Young Madam. This ’sister’, I truly can’t afford.” With that, Shuangshuang turned around without hesitation, pushed open the door, and prepared to leave.

Liu Feifei saw that Shuangshuang showed her no face at all and felt both shame and anger inside. But she knew that once Shuangshuang left this room and went to see Aunt Fang Meijuan, her hopes of marrying her cousin would be completely dashed.

Liu Feifei could not allow such a scenario to happen. Marrying her cousin and becoming Du Haokun’s woman had nearly become Liu Feifei’s obsession. From the first time she saw Du Haokun, Liu Feifei had fallen for him wholeheartedly. How could she let Shuangshuang crush her dreams?

In a moment of panic, Liu Feifei tumbled off the bed, stumbled, and rushed over, falling to her knees with a thud at Shuangshuang’s feet, her voice anxious, ”Sister, don’t go. I apologize for my previous rudeness; I beg you to be magnanimous and not hold it against me.

I promise that as long as you forgive me this once, in the future, after I marry my cousin, I will never go against you, Sister. If you say go east, I will never go west. Sister, please, I implore you, spare me.”

Shuangshuang looked somewhat surprised at Liu Feifei, who was kneeling at her feet. Her intention today was indeed to have Liu Feifei become Du Haokun’s concubine, and her previous intent to walk away was merely to curb Liu Feifei’s enthusiasm and to make things difficult for her.

Shuangshuang had not expected that Liu Feifei would be willing to go to such lengths just to marry Du Haokun. The door was already open, and the passing servants outside had all witnessed Liu Feifei’s pitiful and humiliating display.

Now, Liu Feifei had truly thrown her pride to the ground and stomped on it, willing to be looked down upon by the servants just to marry Du Haokun. Liu Feifei’s willingness to sacrifice her dignity for Du Haokun left Shuangshuang speechless.

After a moment of silence, Shuangshuang sighed helplessly and said, ”Alright, I won’t go before Mother to tell her to send you away, but I won’t handle the arrangements for you to become my husband’s concubine either.

However, I’ve also given Mother a heads up, not opposing you becoming my husband’s concubine. You must go and ask Mother yourself to host a small gathering for you to become his concubine, but remember, this is your only chance. If you remain defiant in the future, even as his concubine, I can still cast you out.”

After saying this, Shuangshuang left directly. This time Liu Feifei didn’t try to stop her but instead covered her face, collapsed on the ground, with an expression between crying and laughing. There was joy in achieving her dream and helplessness at only being able to become the concubine of the man she loved.

The rules for taking a concubine were not standardized, one might say there were no rules at all. The most important thing was whether the man personally hosted a banquet, entertaining relatives and friends with food and drink, which was considered the greatest honor for a concubine. To expect a ceremony like marrying a principal wife was impossible.

If it wasn’t valued, it could happen quietly, perhaps with a simple family meal, which was how Du Zongze’s concubines were accepted, and likewise, Liu Feifei was brought in the same quiet manner, all while keeping Liu Feifei’s entrance a secret even from Du Haokun.

Fang Meijuan, despite wanting to give her son a concubine because she believed a successful man must have several women as ornaments, thought that it would be disgraceful if people said he didn’t have a few beautiful concubines at home.

However, Fang Meijuan also knew that Du Haokun didn’t like this tradition, so she planned to do it in secret, believing that once the deal was done, even if Du Haokun opposed, he would be powerless to change it.

Of course, before arranging a concubine for her son, Fang Meijuan mentioned it to Du Zongze, who was then preoccupied with a newly favored songstress outside, so he was indifferent to the matters of taking concubines, merely waving it away for Fang Meijuan to handle and left without even staying for dinner.

Yet, Du Haokun was informed by someone sent by Fang Meijuan that he must come home for dinner that night. As a dutiful son, despite having other matters to attend to outside, Du Haokun swiftly cleared his schedule to come home and accompany his mother for dinner.

During dinner, Du Haokun noticed Liu Feifei, dressed in a pink outfit with elaborate makeup, looking somewhat puzzled, ”Feifei, why are you dressed like that, wearing so much jewelry? I remember you don’t like pink clothes?”

This question was asked out of pure curiosity, but upon hearing it, Liu Feifei quickly blushed and lowered her head, biting her lip, too shy to speak. This left Du Haokun slightly bewildered, unsure of what was going on with his cousin, feeling that something was off.

Nonetheless, Du Haokun didn’t think much of it. Though his usual attitude towards Liu Feifei was gentler compared to other women, it was merely because Liu Feifei was his cousin, a relative of the Du Family.

Essentially, Du Haokun’s feelings towards Liu Feifei were no different from other women, so after posing the question and seeing her lower her head without responding, he didn’t press further and continued with his meal.

During the meal, Du Haokun noticed the dishes were unusually lavish, more so than the usual array at their home, though it wasn’t a big deal to him, thinking that perhaps Fang Meijuan was in a good mood after another winning streak and decided to instruct the addition of dishes, which was a frequent occurrence.

Throughout the meal, the atmosphere between Du Haokun and Shuangshuang remained cold and indifferent. However, Shuangshuang and Fang Meijuan conversed and laughed, getting along quite well, primarily because Shuangshuang consistently accompanied Fang Meijuan’s topics.