The Marquis's line has ended? The pregnant maid is pregnant again!

"Master..." Chen Xiaoniang panicked and hurriedly knelt down to beg Lu Jihan to admit her mistake and ask for forgiveness.

Lu Jihan's sword-like eyes narrowed slightly as he grabbed Shen Qinghe's wrist, staring coldly at her: "Weren't you usually so capable? Have you gone mad now? She hit you, and you didn't even know to hit back??"

Shen Qinghe didn't expect Lu Jihan to come over with such a murderous look, but what angered her was that she didn't fight back?

Please, if she had fought back just now, wouldn't that have been deliberate provocation? How could he possibly feel pity for her then?

Shen Qinghe, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, tightly guarded her Buddha statue and Qing'er, looking at him with red eyes: "This servant...this servant doesn't want to cause any more trouble and upset you, Master."

Her face was pale, and she looked somewhat weak, as delicate as a willow branch swaying in the wind, fragile yet resilient.

His eyes were filled with determination, and the tears welling up in his eyes easily evoked pity in people.

On one side is the delicate and graceful Shen Qinghe, and on the other side is the arrogant and domineering Chen Xiaoniang.

Shen Qinghe bit her lip: "Besides, I'm just a concubine, how can I disobey Chen's orders?"

Lu Jihan glanced at Shen Qinghe, a hint of thawing appearing in the ice in his heart: "From now on, you are a concubine. She is a maidservant. Just as she hit you, you should hit her back the same way."

Shen Qinghe: Huh? ???

She heard footsteps and took a gamble that it was Lu Jihan. She also guessed that if it really was Lu Jihan, he would most likely favor her because of her gentleness.

However, she never expected that Lu Jihan would let her fight back so simply and brutally!!

No wonder he's a military general, he's so straightforward.

"What? You don't want to?" Lu Jihan frowned. He was used to leading troops and always dealt with his soldiers directly, both in the military camp and on the battlefield.

Military orders in the barracks are of paramount importance. The vast majority of the soldiers are illiterate and have never received any formal education; they all come from ordinary farming families.

With so many grown men together, how could there not be friction?

In the beginning, there were fights and brawls every few days.

In front of soldiers, reasoning doesn't need to be so convoluted, and the way things are handled doesn't need to be so particular.

The rules for managing soldiers should be simpler and more forceful.

Throughout the entire process, Lu Jihan adhered to the principle of "fighting fire with fire," which ironically won him the love and obedience of all his soldiers.

Shen Qinghe shook her head: "No...this servant doesn't mean it, I don't want to."

"Is it because you're afraid?" Lu Jihan looked at the little girl's red eyes, feeling even more irritated.

"What's the use of just crying if you've been wronged? You're my man, so everything must be done according to my rules. Remember this: from now on, no matter who it is, if anyone makes you suffer, I will retaliate in kind."

His tone was fierce, but what he said was anything but ordinary.

Shen Qinghe froze on the spot, her heart trembling at his words: "What if the other party's status is far above this servant's?"

Lu Jihan didn't even blink: "Then lie low and endure, and wait until you are on equal footing with her before taking your revenge."

He really didn't understand what this little girl was thinking. She was someone who dared to tease even him normally, but now she was as timid as a quail.

She's still crying.

She cried again.

Lu Jihan truly couldn't bear to see anyone cry. Meeting her gaze, he deliberately softened his tone: "Besides, your rank is now higher than hers, what are you afraid of?"

What's there to be afraid of? Upon hearing this, Shen Qinghe, not one to back down easily, wiped her face and stepped forward, staring at Chen Xiaoniang on the ground:

"Sister Chen, then it's not my fault."

"You, you dare!?" Chen Xiaoniang looked at Shen Qinghe in horror, bluffing.

"The Marquis said, an eye for an eye."

Shen Qinghe slapped Chen Xiaoniang across the face, making her turn to the side: "I was just doing what Master said!"

A slap, and Chen Xiaoniang was forced to kneel on the ground to suffer in the sweltering summer heat!

"Slap!" Shen Qinghe slapped Chen Xiaoniang again.

Two slaps, for Chen Xiaoniang's arrogance and domineering behavior, her attempt to put tapioca starch in her exquisite peony dish, almost causing her to be kicked out of the Marquis's mansion.

Shen Qinghe raised her hand for the third time and slapped down again.

Three slaps to Chen Xiaoniang for trying to destroy her Buddha statue!

After the three slaps, Shen Qinghe's palms were red, while Chen Xiaoniang in front of her was wailing on the ground, her face covered with handprints.

Shen Qinghe walked back: "Master, I'm ready."

Lu Jihan waved his hand and gave the order: "Alright, Yunchen. Drag her away, demote her to a concubine, take her back to her residence, and reassign the maids elsewhere. Everything will be handled according to the rank of a concubine."

"Yes!" Yun Chen led his men in.

Green Ivy was taken away, and Qing'er also wisely went out.

Only Shen Qinghe and Lu Jihan remained in the room.

Shen Qinghe carefully placed the Buddha statue and bowed to Lu Jihan, saying, "Thank you, Master, for your great protection."

Lu Jihan was still angry. When he heard her say thank you, he remembered that he and Lin Feng had the same belt. His voice was icy: "I just can't tolerate such an arrogant and domineering person in the Bamboo Garden. I'm not protecting you. Don't take your favor for granted."

"Yes, I understand." Shen Qinghe curtsied, not insisting further, knowing when to stop.

To her surprise, Lu Jihan frowned even more upon hearing this: "You are no longer a concubine, so stop calling me 'servant,' what kind of behavior is that!"

"This servant...this concubine understands." Shen Qinghe honestly admitted her mistake: "Then, sir, tonight..."

Before she could finish her question, Lu Jihan immediately raised his hand: "I have official business to attend to. If it weren't for Chen Xiaoniang being so noisy, I wouldn't have come."

After saying that, Lu Jihan stiffened his neck, his earlobes turned red, and turned to leave.

Shen Qinghe clicked her tongue. What had she done to offend this living devil?

She didn't even see Lin Feng; at least she could have asked him.

I'm not very familiar with Yunchen, so it might be difficult to find out about him in a short time.

-

Early in the morning.

Madam Qin rose to pay her respects to the old lady, and sat on the daybed, speaking to her: "Grandmother, how are you feeling today?"

"I'm much better now. I'm happy to see you come every day," the old lady said with a smile.

Just then, a servant from the bamboo garden rushed in to report: "Madam, Madam. Last night, Chen Xiaoniang angered the young marquis and was demoted to a concubine. The master also said that Qinghe has been promoted to a concubine."

Qin was greatly alarmed, and her knuckles turned white as she gripped the jade prayer beads!