Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 59

Sheng Nuan knew that with Liu Rumian around, she didn’t have to worry about Xiao Dingcheng coming to sleep with her anytime soon.

For now, what she needed to do was handle any crises that might pop up at any time, improve Xiao Dingcheng’s favorability, and, along the way, amass some wealth.

She was quite busy, really.

So, being a corporate slave is never easy, and she was now living a version of that corporate slave life…

Three days later, the storyline in which the Old Madam stirred up trouble had arrived.

When Old Madam’s maid, Gui Momo¹, came over, Sheng Nuan was with Xiao Dingcheng and Liu Rumian in the pavilion in the back garden, where Liu Rumian was playing the zither.

The lotus leaves in the lake swayed with the wind, and the garden was ablaze with colorful flowers. Liu Rumian was wearing an elegant white gauze dress, her slender jade hands playing the zither gracefully. She was indeed a feast for the eyes… if only her provocative glances at Sheng Nuan didn’t spoil the mood.

Sheng Nuan pretended not to understand, sitting there eating and drinking while listening to the music. Every time Liu Rumian finished a piece, she clapped her hands, “Sister, your zither skills are amazing. Play another one!”

When the next piece ended, she immediately clapped again, “Sister, you play so well! How about another one…”

After a while, Liu Rumian’s expression started to sour.

Was Sheng Nuan a fool?

Didn’t she feel any shame in the face of Liu Rumian’s superior zither skills, instead only knowing how to eat, drink, and clap, treating her like a mere entertainer to command?

Liu Rumian soon lost all interest in showing off her zither skills in front of Sheng Nuan… It was as if her attacks were landing on cotton, with nowhere to strike, leaving her feeling extremely frustrated.

Sheng Nuan looked regretful. “Huh? Why did you stop playing?”

Liu Rumian gritted her teeth and forced a smile, “I’m just taking a little break…”

Sheng Nuan then turned to Xiao Dingcheng, “Husband, Sister Liu is really amazing, her zither playing is so good!”

Xiao Dingcheng smiled and looked at Liu Rumian, “Indeed.”

Liu Rumian glanced at Sheng Nuan and spoke in a soft, lingering tone, “It’s not that I’m meddling, but Sister Sheng, His Lordship is His Lordship. If others were to hear you calling him husband like this, it might cause trouble…”

Xiao Dingcheng paused.

He then realized that over these days, he had gotten so used to Sheng Nuan calling him “husband” that he almost forgot how inappropriate it was.

Sheng Nuan was also startled, then glanced nervously at Xiao Dingcheng, whispering, “But, it’s just the three of us here. There’s no one else, so how would anyone know?”

Liu Rumian nearly choked on her own breath…

Sheng Nuan looked at Xiao Dingcheng again, nervously asking, “Hus… Your Lordship, is Nuan Nuan not allowed to call you that anymore?”

Liu Rumian was so angry she could almost spew blood.

Clearly, it was inappropriate by propriety, yet this little bitch acted as if she were the one being wronged. She was just a lowly concubine, yet she had the audacity to call the Duke’s heir apparent husband… her ambition was plain to see.

Before Xiao Dingcheng could speak, Liu Rumian pressed her lips together, holding his hand with a look of deep concern. “Your Lordship, I am doing this for Sheng Nuan’s own good as well.”

Xiao Dingcheng gave a slight cough, “Nuan Nuan, from now on…”

At that moment, Gui Momo, the Old Madam’s maid, arrived.

“Your Lordship, this old servant pays her respects to you.”

Xiao Dingcheng had always respected his grandmother the most and held her maids in high regard, so he quickly raised his hand, “No need for formalities, Momo.”

He looked a bit puzzled, “What brings Momo here? Is there something to discuss?”

Sheng Nuan sighed inwardly… Of course, there’s something.

Sure enough, Gui Momo had come on behalf of the Old Madam. She said that the Old Madam was feeling bored and wanted someone to keep her company. She had heard that the Young Duke had a newcomer by his side…

Hearing Gui Momo’s words, Liu Rumian immediately realized what was happening. Her face became tense, and she instinctively reached out to grab Xiao Dingcheng’s sleeve.

Xiao Dingcheng hadn’t thought of it at first, but seeing Liu Rumian’s reaction, he remembered that his grandmother had always disapproved of him taking concubines, seeing it as disrespectful to the princess.

Now that the Old Madam wanted to meet the newcomer, it was clearly with the intention of putting her in her place.

Seeing Liu Rumian’s anxious and uneasy expression, Xiao Dingcheng subconsciously glanced at Sheng Nuan across from them, only to find her looking confused. She glanced at him, then at Gui Momo, her face full of: What’s going on?

Liu Rumian tugged at his sleeve again, and Xiao Dingcheng gave a light cough before speaking, “Nuan Nuan, Sister Mian just mentioned feeling a bit dizzy. Why don’t you go with Gui Momo to keep Grandmother company?”

A flash of triumph passed through Liu Rumian’s eyes as she lowered her head without speaking.

Gui Momo turned to look at Sheng Nuan, and saw Sheng Nuan quickly swallowing the snack in her mouth before standing up and wiping her mouth with a smile, “Alright, alright.”

Then, looking a little embarrassed, she added, “As long as the Old Madam doesn’t mind that I’m a bit foolish.”

Gui Momo’s expression remained unchanged as she said, “Our Old Madam is most kind. Madam Sheng is worrying too much…”

Sheng Nuan clicked her tongue inwardly.

She hadn’t even arrived yet, and she was already showing off her authority. How could she not be worried?

Sheng Nuan smiled at Xiao Dingcheng, “Your Lordship, I’ll just go with Momo, then.”

Seeing Sheng Nuan’s lack of hesitation and her obedient demeanor, Xiao Dingcheng suddenly felt a bit guilty… Although he had married her to protect Liu Rumian, he couldn’t help but wonder if he had been a little too cruel to her.

And just like that, Sheng Nuan followed Gui Momo to leave, thinking about countermeasures along the way.

In the original plot, the original host was taken to meet the Old Madam of the Xiao family. At the time, the Old Madam was in a bad mood, so she scolded the original host and made her copy Buddhist scriptures for half a month.

For half a month, the original host was practically confined to the prayer hall, eating vegetarian food and copying scriptures. It was quite pitiful.

She needed to come up with a plan…

When she learned from customer service that the Old Madam’s bad mood was because she had fallen in the garden, Sheng Nuan immediately came up with an idea.

She deliberately slowed her pace, instructing customer service to monitor the Old Madam’s movements at all times.

Gui Momo, being older, was also tired from walking for so long, so she didn’t rush her.

As they rounded a rockery, Sheng Nuan saw a group of maids and old servant women coming out from a nearby path, escorting an elderly woman dressed in luxurious clothing as they walked toward her.

“The Old Madam is just ahead. Madam Sheng, hurry up,” Gui Momo scolded with a frown.

Sheng Nuan responded and quickened her pace, walking forward to greet her. At that moment, a cry of alarm came from the opposite direction…

The stone path in the garden had a wet patch, and both the Old Madam and the maid supporting her slipped at the same time, bumping into each other and scattering as they fell… The maids behind them were blocked and couldn’t reach in time to catch her.

Seeing the Old Madam’s panicked expression as she was about to fall, Sheng Nuan quickly dashed forward, catching the Old Madam just before she hit the ground.

The Old Madam was safe and sound, without any injuries, and the surrounding maids and servants quickly gathered to carefully help her up.

……

Moments later, in the Old Madam’s courtyard, Sheng Nuan sat across from her, letting a maid apply medicine to her scraped elbow, her eyes lowered in silence.

The Old Madam’s expression was somewhat speechless and hesitant.

She had specifically called Sheng Nuan over to put her in her place, but now, well, the woman had just saved her and even gotten hurt in the process. If she reprimands her now, wouldn’t that make her, the elder, seem overly harsh and ungrateful?

Just as the Old Madam was thinking about how to deal with this concubine, she suddenly found that Sheng Nuan, who had her head lowered, was crying.

The Old Madam raised an eyebrow and spoke slowly, “Why is Madam Sheng crying? Did you get hurt saving this old woman and now feel wronged?”

She knew her own act of making things difficult had been rather intentional, but it didn’t matter. As long as there was a pretext, it was fine. The important thing was to let this little hoof that bewitched her grandson know what was appropriate and what was not.

The next moment, the sound of uncontrollable sobbing filled the hall.

Through her tears, Sheng Nuan explained in a choked voice, “Replying to the Old Madam, it’s not that I feel wronged. It’s just… just when I saw the Old Madam just now, I thought I saw my own grandmother…”

Before the Old Madam or anyone else could react, Sheng Nuan continued, “When I was little, my family was very poor. Father was dedicated to his studies, and Mother washed clothes for others to support the family. It was my grandmother who raised me. But when the family’s fortunes finally improved, my grandmother…”

At this point, she seemed to suddenly realize what she was saying, and, panicking, she quickly stood up, apologizing repeatedly, “Please forgive me, Old Madam. I spoke out of turn. The Old Madam comes from such a noble background, while my grandmother was just an ordinary commoner. Please forgive this concubine for her impudence…”

Customer service: … The Oscars owes the host a Best Actress award!

1. Momo – elderly female servant or wet nurse. ↵