Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved

Chapter 98: Chapter 98 Rewarding You as a Concubine

As Zhen Zhu screamed, everyone turned to look at the water.

A maid-dressed woman struggled on the surface of the water, choking down water, looking extremely frail.

“Quick, save her!”

Zhen Zhu kept shouting Bai Aoshuang’s name, afraid that others wouldn’t know who had fallen into the water.

Fifth Princess and Fu Baozhu also hurried to command a rescue.

However, Fu Han just stood there with an ugly expression, not moving.

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Murong Jiu and Jun Yuyan exchanged glances, Jun Yuyan’s fingers twitching behind his back.

The next moment, a man dressed in blue clothes rushed out and dove into the water with a splash.

Second Prince smiled, assuming it was Young Master Fu who had jumped in, as today Fu Han was wearing that color of clothes.

When Bai Aoshuang saw the color of the clothes, a joy rose in her heart. As soon as the man got close, she immediately wrapped her limbs around him.

While she struggled, she intentionally ripped open much of her top, and now, feigning fear, she pressed her body against the man’s, seeking to have skin-to-skin contact.

The man was a good swimmer and soon had her ashore.

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With her hair all wet, and her vision a bit blurred, Bai Aoshuang saw that the man was about to leave and quickly hugged him:

“Third Young Master, I am so scared! Please don’t leave, will you?”

She shivered, appearing so frail that one could only feel pity.

Yet at that moment, the scene was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The faces of Fifth Princess and Fu Baozhu looked weird.

Zhen Zhu’s eyes widened as she stared at the man who had saved Bai Aoshuang.

Second Prince’s expression turned extremely grim, his gaze shifting to where brothers Fu Heng and Fu Han stood, understanding that Bai Aoshuang’s scheme had been exposed.

“Cui Hua, let go of him, this is not the Third Young Master.”

At this point, Murong Jiu spoke out.

“Don’t! Princess Consort, the Third Young Master is my savior, and besides… and besides, we have had skin contact. I would willingly become a servant or a concubine to remain with the Third Young Master, otherwise, my chastity is ruined and I have nothing but a path to death left. Are you trying to drive me to die, Princess Consort?”

As she spoke, Bai Aoshuang prepared to jump into the lake, her tears flowing.

Fu Han clenched his fists.

The Princess Consort was right, Bai Aoshuang had been scheming against him.

It was hateful that he actually had the impulse to dive in and save Bai Aoshuang earlier, worried that she would drown in the lake.

This was how Bai Aoshuang repaid him.

Murong Jiu said, “Cui Hua, open your eyes wide and see who really saved you.”

Suddenly realizing something was off, Bai Aoshuang wiped the water from her face and this time her vision cleared.

The person she was embracing was not the handsome Third Young Master Fu, but a plain-looking unfamiliar man!

“Ah!! Who are you!”

She screamed loudly and swiftly jumped up, nowhere near as frail as before!

“Miss, it was I who saved you just now.”

Although the man was somewhat plain in appearance, his words were still gentle and polite.

Bai Aoshuang didn’t care whether he was polite or not; the man she wanted to marry was Third Young Master Fu, not this plain monster.

“Get away from me! I don’t know you! Third Young Master, why didn’t you save me?”

Bai Aoshuang pushed the man away, her face full of resentment as she looked towards Fu Han.

Fu Han, finding her tone presumptuous, snapped back coldly, “Men and women should not touch; why would I save you?”

Bai Aoshuang was in disbelief.

She had assumed Fu Han’s affections for her were clear, and that he would certainly dive in to save her today, but unexpectedly, his tone was so cold. Seeing another man had saved her left him completely indifferent.

How could this be?

Surely the way the Third Young Master had looked at her before was the same as the first two times.

Why had he changed all of a sudden?

“Who are you?”

Jun Yuyan looked at the man who had saved Bai Aoshuang and asked.

“Replying to Prince Ling, this humble one is a caretaker on Lake Heart Island, proficient in swimming, often rescuing those who fall into the water.”

Jun Yuyan then asked, “Then, are you married?”

The man nodded, “This humble one is already married.”

“Then this maid will be awarded to you as a concubine.”

The man quickly knelt to express his gratitude, revealing a mouthful of large yellow teeth.

“No! I do not want to be his concubine!”

Bai Aoshuang screamed loudly, her face filled with terror.

She was willing to be a concubine, provided that the other party was an official or noble, not such an ugly commoner!

She wouldn’t even consider marrying such a man, let alone becoming his concubine!

“Cui Hua, did you not just say that there had been physical intimacy and your purity was ruined? His Highness is doing this to protect your life by letting you become his concubine.”

Murong Jiu said.

Those were the very words Bai Aoshuang had just spoken.

“But, but I thought the person who saved me was Third Young Master Fu! I only wish to be a concubine for Third Young Master Fu!”

Bai Aoshuang simply decided to bear all before breaking, revealing her thoughts directly.

“Third Young Master, can you bear to see me become a concubine to such a man?”

She cried pitifully, her tears like raindrops.

Fu Han looked at her demeanor and felt only increasing disgust, finding her repulsive.

He had been deceived by such a hypocrite.

If it weren’t for the Princess Consort’s warning, today he would have taken such a woman into the General’s Mansion!

However, his good upbringing prevented Fu Han from uttering any harsh or unpleasant words.

All he did was frown and say, “You might have misunderstood, the men of the Fu Family do not take concubines.”

Before he had finished speaking, Bai Aoshuang was already overjoyed, thinking that Fu Han was going to marry her, and hurriedly said, “But my background is tragic, and the deed to my person is in the hands of the Princess Consort…”

Murong Jiu almost laughed out loud; Bai Aoshuang really thought too highly of herself.

Sure enough, Fu Han said sternly, “I haven’t finished speaking; the men of the Fu Family do not take concubines, and will only marry women of clear background and excellent virtue. Miss Cui Hua, having had physical intimacy with another, naturally cannot enter the Fu Family’s threshold.”

In fact, Fu Han didn’t think a woman’s purity was lost after being embraced by a man, but he found Bai Aoshuang’s demeanor too despicable. If he had really saved her today, he thought he would never be able to rid himself of her.

Such a woman was overly scheming; who knew if she had other intentions in entering the General’s Mansion?

The thought of almost bringing such a woman through his doors made him shudder with fear.

Bai Aoshuang couldn’t believe these were words that Third Young Master Fu would say.

“By marrying off, you also needn’t serve as a slave or maid anymore, isn’t that a good thing too? In consideration of our long history as master and servant, I will provide you with a dowry.”

With that, Murong Jiu looked at the man:

“You take her first, bring her back to change into clean clothes, and don’t catch a cold. Later, I will have someone send her belongings and her dowry over.”

“Many thanks to Prince and Princess Consort, this humble one will surely treat Miss Cui Hua well!”

The man looked extremely grateful.

Bai Aoshuang was unwilling, she didn’t want to leave at all.

But the man, strong as an ox, simply carried Bai Aoshuang over his shoulder and took her away, his other hand covering her screaming mouth.

Murong Jiu chuckled silently to himself, thinking the man picked by the Princess Consort definitely could handle Bai Aoshuang.

Zhen Zhu was utterly astounded.

Bai Aoshuang’s schemes involved Third Young Master Fu, yet in the end, she was carried off by an ugly and crude man?

She stealthily glanced at the Second Prince and noticed a fierce gleam in his eyes, her heart shuddering at the thought of how he might punish her for her inefficiency.

The Second Prince had remained silent throughout.

He did not want the Fu Family to discover that he was the mastermind behind the scenes.

Little did he know, the brothers Fu Heng and Fu Han were already suspicious of him.