Chapter 1132 - 1134: Taking You as the Second Concubine_1
Could it be, could it be? Thinking of this, she hurriedly threw off the covers and saw that she wasn’t wearing a stitch of clothing. Her heart leaped with joy. Could this be a dream come true?
At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from outside the door. Cao Lingling now felt a bit shy, yet hopeful. It must be her cousin coming, she thought. How should she greet him? Oh, how bashful!
Finally, the door was opened!
Principal Clerk Zhou walked in and saw Cao Lingling covering her face with her hands, assuming she was heartbroken over a lost chastity.
Slightly displeased, especially thinking of her shouting Ye Zi’an’s name incessantly the night before, Principal Clerk Zhou instantly felt a rush of discontent. But recalling the softness of her delicate body and her ardor from last night, tsk tsk, Principal Clerk Zhou felt he had lucked out. The dissatisfaction in his heart dissipated somewhat. After all, she was now his woman; it was only proper to give her a title. Otherwise, how could he face everyone openly?
"Ahem," Principal Clerk Zhou cleared his throat twice before speaking, "Rest assured, following me, you will not be mistreated. Once Madam Zhou returns today, I will tell her to take you in as my secondary concubine."
Still sitting on the bed, Cao Lingling shuddered upon hearing this. A torrent of emotions surged in her heart. This voice... it didn’t sound like her cousin’s!
She abruptly lowered her hands and saw Principal Clerk Zhou standing before the bed. She went numb for a moment, then screamed aloud.
"How is it you? How is it you, you old geezer?" She recognized Principal Clerk Zhou. Although he wasn’t particularly unattractive, he was as old as her father. How could he compare to her handsome cousin?
Hearing her words, Principal Clerk Zhou’s face turned green in an instant. Old geezer? How was he old? Wasn’t he just in his thirties?
"If not me, then who? Did you think it was Ye Zi’an? Do you think Ye Zi’an would fancy you? I’ve heard that Ye Zi’an’s wife is like a heavenly fairy." Principal Clerk Zhou’s wounded male pride lashed back. "Hmph, let me tell you, obediently be my concubine, and following the Principal Clerk, you’ll have it good! Otherwise, if you return to the county office, Ye Zi’an won’t want you either. Won’t you just be a serving girl?"
His words swirled in Cao Lingling’s ears. Seeing that she did not respond, he thought she had acquiesced.
"When Madam Zhou returns, I will tell her, and then you will be the Zhou Family’s secondary concubine."
Just then, his close attendant reported that Madam Zhou had returned.
Principal Clerk Zhou was thinking why she had returned so early; he hadn’t yet found the right words to speak.
But it didn’t matter. Having gotten a primary concubine, she would certainly agree to a secondary one. If not, he wouldn’t take care of her family affairs in the future. Hmph, as if having money meant they could keep him under their thumb forever.
He then thought about bringing Cao Lingling to see Madam Zhou right now. However, before Principal Clerk Zhou could say anything, Cao Lingling threw off the covers, quickly dressed, and rushed out.
"Madam Zhou!"
She had been to the Zhou Family once before and knew where Madam Zhou lived. As she entered Madam Zhou’s courtyard, she shouted, "I have something to tell you."
Madam Zhou had just returned from her parental home early in the morning and was shocked to see Cao Lingling appear in her courtyard with disheveled hair and clothes in disarray.
"You, how are you here?"
Waking up to find herself disgraced, Cao Lingling was filled with resentment. Madam Zhou still asked her why she was here, and she, too, wanted to know how she had woken up in Principal Clerk Zhou’s bed.
But remembering what she came for, she held back and said, "I have something to tell you!"