One day, a maid casually shoved a basket of clothes into her hands.
"These are clothes washed for the second miss. Take them over!"
Liniang was puzzled. "I'm not from the laundry department; it's not really appropriate for me to do this!"
"Normally, such a good job wouldn't be yours. But since the second Miss specifically asked you to deliver them, you're the only one who can benefit from this." The maid said coolly.
Liniang finally understood what was going on.
Since the Second Miss had already requested it, she naturally dared not refuse and hurriedly took the clothes to the residence of Cheng Jin, the Second Miss of the Cheng family.
Cheng Jin was fifteen years old this year, beautiful and skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting; she was the apple of the eye of Master Cheng and Madam Cheng.
When Liniang delivered the clothes, she was painting in her study.
Li Niang's original intention was to deliver the clothes and leave, but Cheng Jin's maidservant said to her, "The second young lady said she would like to ask you, Li Niang, to go and have a word with her."
She and Cheng Jin had barely met; what could they possibly have to say?
Hearing this, Li Niang's heart tightened—she feared things weren't so simple.
She couldn't help but recall the day Xiao Lang came to their door, when she was washing dishes in the storeroom, and the maidservants had uttered those words amidst their laughter—
"Master and Madam originally intended to choose one of the eldest or second-youngest ladies to marry the Great General!"
But in the end, Xiao Lang had taken a liking to her and taken her that very night. As for the eldest and second young ladies, he hadn't even given them a second glance.
The noble eldest daughter of the Cheng family, outshone by a lowly maidservant, was a source of pride for them.
However, Cheng Jin was the mistress, and Li Niang was the servant, so even though Li Niang felt something was amiss, she dared not turn away. Otherwise, she would face only an even fiercer storm.
Left with no other choice, Li Niang obediently followed the maid to the study. She didn't even take off the clothes she was carrying.
But after being led to the study door, the maid went inside to report, and Li Niang stood waiting anxiously at the door. She stood there for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, but Cheng Jin didn't say anything to let her in.
The weather was terribly hot, and Li Niang had been sent to deliver the clothes in the middle of the day. She was already drenched in sweat from the journey. Now, standing at the study door, she was essentially being exposed to the scorching sun. The blazing sun quickly made her face burn, and beads of sweat streamed down her cheeks.
Li Niang felt dizzy from the heat.
Unfortunately, there were several ice axes in Cheng Jin's study. Wisps of cool air wafted through the room, and a few wisps escaped through the curtain and landed on Li Niang.
But this did nothing to relieve her heat; instead, it made her feel even hotter!
Dizzy and disoriented, she heard the maid who had led her over whisper, "Miss, Liniang has been standing outside for an incense stick's time. Should we call her in now?"
"Why should we call her in? This wretched maid dared to openly seduce General Xiao at our banquet! Many prominent figures from Danyang City were present! She's utterly disgraced the Cheng family. This vixen, so seductive to the bone, I'd be afraid she'd defile my room if I let her in!" Cheng Jin coldly rebuked.
Liniang, hearing this, was certain—Cheng Jin was indeed taking her anger out on what had happened that day.
But she clearly didn't want things to turn out this way! She knew her place; she was just a maid and never dared to dream of marrying General Xiao. Her only dream in life was to marry a man of equal social standing when she reached a certain age. If she were lucky, she might be assigned to someone outside, freeing herself from slavery and gaining her freedom—she would be grateful.
But who would have thought…
Moreover, the memory of being tormented by Xiao Lang that night still frequently appears in her dreams. That man was simply too powerful and too domineering, and he didn't take her pleas for mercy seriously.
She was tortured all night, her voice hoarse from crying and screaming, her breasts, her vaginal opening, and her labia burning from the rubbing. In the end, she couldn't even close her legs, let alone walk. She lay in bed for five or six days before she could finally manage to get up and walk again.
If she had a choice, she would never have appeared before Xiao Lang again.
That enormous penis was too much for her to handle.
But if she were to voice her thoughts, Cheng Jin would probably accuse her of being hypocritical and taking advantage of others.
Li Niang gave a bitter smile. She felt her whole body begin to heat, her head spinning from the sun, and even her vision blurring.
Finally, she felt dizzy and lightheaded, on the verge of collapsing.
"Miss, I think Li Niang is about to collapse!" The maidservant glanced at her discreetly and quickly reported to Cheng Jin.
Cheng Jin sneered. "She's still standing, isn't she? That means she can still hold on. I'll let her in when she collapses."
Is that so? It seems the second Miss really hates her intensely.
Li Niang thought to herself, forcing a smile before finally closing her eyes weakly.
Let her collapse then! She was truly too tired, too exhausted. If collapsing could give her even a moment of relief, she would rather remain unconscious.
But just as her body leaned forward, a pair of hands suddenly reached out and embraced her tightly.
Li Niang opened her eyes and saw Cheng Xuan's face before her.
"Second Young Master?" Li Niang opened her mouth, her voice already hoarse.
Cheng Xuan's face grew even more gloomy upon hearing this.
"Li Niang, I'll take you away." He swept her up in his arms and was about to leave.
At this moment, Cheng Jin, who was in the study, heard the commotion and could no longer sit still.
"Second Brother!" She rushed out, glaring coldly at Cheng Xuan. "Have you forgotten Mother's instructions? If you dare to see this wretched maid again, she will kick you out of the house and send you to suffer in the countryside!"
"To hell with her instructions! If I hadn't come out, you would have tortured her to death!" Cheng Xuan roared.
He was the youngest son in the family and had always been gentle-tempered, and he had always been quite protective of his younger sister, Cheng Jin, which was why Cheng Jin dared to yell at him.
But who would have thought that Cheng Xuan would now be yelling at her in front of so many maids and servants? Cheng Jin felt her face was greatly humiliated, and she glared fiercely at Li Niang: "Mother is right, that vixen is a real slut! Second brother, look how bewitched you are by her!"
Before she finished speaking, a scream rang out from the maid beside her, and she was sent flying.
Cheng Xuan withdrew his foot and looked coldly at Cheng Jin: "If you dare say another word about her, those punches and kicks will have landed on you."