The maid was kicked and fell off the bed, rolling onto the floor.
Then she heard an angry shout, her face instantly turning deathly pale in fear.
With a ’thud’, she knelt on the ground, shamefully and angrily kowtowing to beg for mercy.
"Please spare my life, Master!"
"I won’t dare do it again!"
"Please spare my life, Master!"
Yang Chenyi’s face was frighteningly dark, as he turned his gaze away and coldly asked.
"Who let you in?"
The maid’s body trembled, she stammered.
"It... it was myself..."
"Hmm?" Yang Chenyi raised an eyebrow, his eyes revealing a cold light.
The maid hurriedly added.
"I..."
"I saw Sister Rui Huan and the others come out of your room yesterday with flushed faces!"
"I thought... maybe you needed some service, Master!"
"So I just..."
Rui Huan and a few other maids were in charge of Yang Chenyi’s courtyard.
They were usually responsible for chores by his side, like making the bed and serving tea.
They were the closest to the Master.
And naturally, they were the ones the other servants were eager to curry favor with.
After inadvertently seeing Rui Huan in such a flushed state yesterday.
She immediately stepped forward to inquire about the reason.
She even took out the silver she had saved up for months to flatter them.
Finally, she found out the reason: the Master needed service.
Her heart skipped a beat with excitement.
It was an opportunity.
The madam had arranged for a few of them to serve the Master before she left.
But after so long, the madam was about to return.
The Master hadn’t touched them once.
If she didn’t seize the opportunity now, it would be even harder once the madam returned.
She wanted to bear a child for the Master, become a respected concubine, and live a good life.
So...
She steeled her heart, borrowed some silver, and got some ordinary aphrodisiac incense. She went in to serve him while he was sleeping.
Originally, she thought.
If she served the Master well, she would be favored and rewarded.
But now it seemed a grave mistake!
Not only did she fail to serve, but she also provoked the Master’s thunderous anger.
The more the maid thought about it, the more scared she became. In the end, she couldn’t even speak.
Yang Chenyi didn’t have the patience to listen till the end.
He just said impatiently.
"Get out! Never let me see you again!" With that, he dressed and strode away.
Leaving the maid sitting dejectedly in place.
From then on.
The chamber maids indeed became well-behaved.
They no longer dared to enter and exit the courtyard without reason.
Yang Chenyi’s messy mood finally began to improve.
However, he was still a bit puzzled.
Because after his investigation, he discovered he suddenly had a few more chamber maids!
Who arranged this?!
In the Minister’s Mansion, the only ones with the authority to arrange chamber maids for him were his mother or Cai Yang.
But Cai Yang had been away for a month or two, so it shouldn’t be her...
So it must be... Mother?
That night.
The eldest young master of the Minister’s Mansion rushed to see the Minister’s Wife in the main courtyard.
At the time, Madam Yang was making chrysanthemum wine with the maids.
When she saw her son enter without even having tea, immediately asking about the chamber maids, she was a bit at a loss.
Previously, her son disliked chamber maids, refusing numerous arrangements.
Why now...
"Son, I arranged so many for you before, but you didn’t want any. Why now you want chamber maids..."
After saying this, she suddenly had a realization.
"Oh, it must be because Cai Yang has been away for too long!"
"I was careless, there’s been no one to serve for so long!"
"Alright, no need to say more, I got it!"
"I’ll pick a few more for you later, you choose the ones you like!"
Yang Chenyi twitched his lips, took a while to react.
"Mother!"
"I am not asking about this!"
"Then what is it?"
"Could it be you fancy a girl and want to take a concubine?"
Madam Yang continued speaking earnestly while busy.
"Son!"
"Don’t forget, Cai Yang is pregnant! She won’t be happy if you do this when she returns!"
"Besides, our family doesn’t support taking concubines!"
"Look at your father, he never took a concubine his whole life, how peaceful the backyard is!"
There are indeed a few chamber maids, but what’s the matter after serving and taking a bowl of contraceptive soup!
Yang Chenyi twitched his lips again.
"Mother!"
"I’m asking where the few chamber maids in my courtyard came from, how come you..."
Went off on such a tangent.
Taking a concubine!
He didn’t even want a chamber maid, how could he want to take a concubine!
Madam Yang suddenly froze, turned to ask her trusted maid.
"Is that what he just asked?"
The maid was a bit embarrassed, but nodded.
"Yes, Madam, that’s what he asked!"
Madam Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, as long as it’s not taking concubines!"
"Wait! You have chamber maids in your courtyard?"