Substitute Bride Phoenix, The Tyrant's Pampered Demon Empress

Chu Qingchuan gulped, then paused after a single word and whispered. “Master… master, could you please stand a little further away from me?”

Yu Wuhen’s entire body froze and the disappointment in his eyes deepened. “Chuchu, why? Do I make you so unhappy?”

Chu Qingchuan didn’t say anything, but it was easy to see the distant and displeased look clearly on her face.

Yu Wuhen stared intensely at Chu Qingchuan for a second, then took a deep sigh.

He put Chu Qingchuan down, turned heel and walked away with big strides.

Chu Qingchuan watched the silhouette of Yu Wuhen’s back, then hugged her arms. Why did her whole body feel cold all of a sudden?

Had she done something wrong? But Yu Wuhen said that he wouldn’t blame her, so she should be feeling relieved.

In the evening, Chu Qingchuan slept alone in the big, luxurious bed. Tossing and turning, she thought about the warmth in Yu Wuhen’s eyes which later turned incredibly ominous, and Chu Qingchuan’s chest suddenly felt stifled.

The next morning, Housekeeper Zhao led two servants into Chu Qingchuan’s room.

With an emotionless expression on his face, Housekeeper Zhao ordered, “Take Chuchu to Mama Liu in the rear courtyard to run errands.”

“Yes, Housekeeper Zhao,” the two servants accepted their orders and walked over to Chu Qingchuan.

Chu Qingchuan immediately got up from the dining table. “Wha… what are you going to do? Why are you taking me to the rear courtyard?”

The two servants surrounded Chu Qingchuan on either side and took her outside.

“No… let me go! Don’t take me to the rear courtyard! What are you guys going to do? But I’m the Madam of the castle! You guys dare treat me like this?”

“Let go of me! Hurry up and let go of me!”

Housekeeper Zhao watched how Chu Qingchuan tried hard to struggle free and slightly squinted. Their heavy eye bags looked like they had seen a lot of things. They thought about the look of disappointment on Yu Wuhen’s face yesterday and sighed.

Why did the master send madam off to the rear courtyard and demote her to doing manual labor?

The rear courtyard wasn’t a good place to be!

Sui’er was left stunned in her tracks for a long time when she saw Chu Qingchuan being taken away to the rear courtyard. Deep down inside she felt quite reluctant to part with her.

After Chu Qingchuan was taken away to the rear courtyard, Housekeeper Zhao also left.

Thereafter, Housekeeper Zhao arrived at the large study room of Shenwei Castle. “Master, I’ve sent Madam to the rear courtyard as you requested,” reported Housekeeper Zhao.

Yu Wuhen flatly mumbled, “Mhm,” as he never stopped working. He looked at the accounts book and furrowed his brows tightly. “Have you found out the reason behind the flooding in the north yet?”

Housekeeper Zhao softly shook their head. “Not yet. However, it was certainly odd that there was a flood. For many years, the northern areas have mostly remained dry. There hasn’t been a single flood, but recently, the northern rivers have been experiencing endless high tides and have left quite a few places submerged.”

Yu Wuhen’s gaze looked more puzzled, as he read the accounts. “You may leave,” he said flatly.

“Yes, master,” replied Housekeeper Zhao, then nodded and turned heel to leave.

After Housekeeper Zhao stepped outside, Yu Wuhen lifted his head and gazed outside with a serene yet removed look. He thought about the disgusted, distant look in Chu Qingchuan’s eyes and tightly clenched his fists.

Chu Qingchuan was taken to a room in the rear courtyard, where she saw a forty to fifty-year-old woman, sitting on a wooden chair and cracking melon seeds. She wore a blue dress with embroidered red peonies over her fat body.

“Mama Liu, Housekeeper Zhao ordered us to take this woman to the rear courtyard to do manual labor,” said one of the servants in green attire.

Mama Liu cracked a melon seed and casually threw the shell on the floor. She looked up towards Chu Qingchuan and was slightly stunned.

This woman was really beautiful. She was most probably one of the master’s concubines.

Chu Qingchuan clenched her fists. Her whole body trembled a little. She knew that there was no use in fighting back, so she stopped.

Yesterday, Yu Wuhen clearly told her that there was no harm in telling the truth. But now, what’s happening?

How did things get like this? How did she end up having to do manual labor in the rear courtyard?

Chu Qingchuan thought about Yu Wuhen and her whole face looked confused and annoyed. She knew that what she said yesterday was a little hurtful, but that damn Master didn’t have to punish her like this! That guy was really temperamental and an erratic low-life!