allonlinenovel Chapter 103 Chi Guiying's Abnormality
Chapter 103 Chi Guiying's Abnormality
Linglong Courtyard.
Aunt Zhao was slightly surprised when she heard the news. "Why did that little brat have to get pregnant now of all times?"
"Yes, according to what Second Miss and Wenxia said, it was conceived during the Qixi Festival. It's been almost five months. She's wearing a lot of winter clothes, so it's hard to tell. But Aunt, if this child is born smoothly, the Lü family will definitely think more highly of Second Miss. If she gains a foothold, wouldn't all your previous arrangements have been for nothing?"
Aunt Zhao was also unhappy, as her belly was now swollen.
Looking around, everything in this room is precious, all thanks to this pregnancy. If the second young lady also learns this trick, wouldn't the Lü family become her paradise?
cant!
After a moment of deep thought, he quickly came up with a new plan.
"I remember one of Lü Jianan's concubines came from Qianzhou, which isn't far from my hometown. There's a famous dish from Qianzhou that I've been craving for a long time. Why don't we go and make some acquaintances?"
“I’m afraid this is not a good idea, Madam. The master was able to find out about Madam Guo’s secret meeting with the Lü family. If we go out of our way to find this concubine of the Lü family, wouldn’t it be suspicious?”
Xueshang, the maid who served Aunt Zhao, was also quite intelligent. Knowing that Aunt Zhao was currently riding high, she offered a word of comfort.
"Don't let a little girl's matter affect your aunt. Right now, nothing is more important than the little master in your belly, is it?"
Yes, Madam Guo disobeyed the master's wishes and brought trouble to the family, which is why she was disliked. Her most important task now is not to fight with the second young lady, but to ensure the smooth delivery of the baby in the summer.
Thinking of this, he gave up the idea of going to the Lü family to cause trouble.
"Forget it, let them do what they want. I don't believe Xia's belly can stay hidden forever. Just wait and see, once it gets bigger, plenty of people will try to take advantage of her!"
"Auntie is right!"
In a few words, the conversation between mistress and servant shifted from Chi Guiying. Coincidentally, the kitchen delivered some bird's nest, so Aunt Zhao was very well nourished, eating the delicacies spoonful by spoonful to ensure a healthy pregnancy.
Before leaving the Vice Minister's residence, Chi Guiying originally planned to visit her father and grandmother.
Although she had been thrown out of the house, they let her in this time, didn't they? So Chi Guiying always felt there was still hope, but unfortunately her plan failed and she was refused a meeting by both sides.
Frustrated and aggrieved, Chi Guiying stormed off.
When He Lingyi arrived at the Vice Minister's residence, she had already left by carriage some time ago, so the two did not meet.
Now that He Lingyi holds a prestigious position, she has to be extremely careful when she goes out.
Therefore, when she arrived at the gate of the Vice Minister's residence in the carriage of the Marquis of Haibo, she had only been in the courtyard for a short while when Chi Yunjing and his mother came to greet her personally, their words full of attempts to establish a good relationship.
“When Miss He was at home, my wife liked her very much. Sure enough, she is a very lucky person. Now it seems that it has really come true. I must congratulate the Crown Princess in advance.”
Grandma Chi held He Lingyi's hand as if she were her own granddaughter.
If their family were fortunate enough to produce a Crown Princess, then others would be eager to curry favor with them, hence their genuine smiles.
He Lingyi was inwardly disgusted, but outwardly she still maintained a gentle and humble demeanor.
"During my stay at the Vice Minister's residence, I have relied entirely on your and Uncle's care. It is indeed unexpected that I have been granted this marriage. I should have spent more time talking with you, but I don't have much time to come out. So I would like to talk to you more before my eldest sister gets married. I hope you will forgive me, Madam."
"Not at all. We're overjoyed that you're on good terms with our eldest daughter. Quickly, take Miss He to Sijin Courtyard. Indeed, once she gets married, she won't have such an opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk."
Chi Yunjing smiled sincerely.
It's impossible to get close to the Crown Prince through the Marquis of Haibo's mansion, but wouldn't it be faster if we gained the favor of the Crown Princess?
The more he thought this way, the more attentive he became to He Lingyi, even if He Lingyi was now calling a deer a horse, he would still agree with her.
He stood up, bowed, and left. The fake smile in He Lingyi's eyes was completely gone. Just wait, the bright future you see now will one day turn into a nightmare!
When the time comes, I will definitely go to your graves and make a fool of myself!
They hurried along and soon arrived at Sijin Courtyard.
When Chi Guiwan saw He Lingyi coming over, her expression turned to unusual joy. "I was worried that my aunt wouldn't let you go out."
He Lingyi smiled and pulled her to sit down.
Seeing this, everyone else left, leaving the two of them some space to talk.
“My godmother didn’t want me to come at first, but I begged her for a long time before she agreed to let me come and talk. I have to go back to the Marquis’s mansion in at most an hour. I will come with her early tomorrow morning to see you off on your wedding.”
"Sigh, I really didn't want to come back. It would have been so much better to stay in the Marquis's mansion after getting married. I hadn't been here long when my second sister came and caused a scene. If it weren't for Granny Zong, I would have almost fallen for her trick again. Lingyi, how could I be so stupid?"
"What is she here for?"
He Lingyi asked a question with a calm expression.
"She said she was helping me with my makeup, but she ended up scolding everyone around me. It's strange, because she used to provoke me into making mistakes. Now she seems like a different person, getting angry and upset all the time, just like I used to be."
Upon hearing this, He Lingyi frowned. Had Chi Guiying gone mad from living in the Lü family? She had thought Chi Guiying was going to come to her mother and cry her heart out for help, so why was she throwing a tantrum?
It shouldn't be.
Go against the grain? But what good would that do her?
He kept replaying everything that had happened in the Duke's mansion in his mind, trying to get a more accurate answer.
Soon, a slightly conspiracy theory-like idea popped into her head.
Could the Lü family have secretly drugged her?
Back then, my mother was also forced to hang herself after being used, but I was already a teenager at that time. But now, Chi Guiying has only been married into the family for less than half a year, and the Lü family has become so ruthless.
Or is there someone else?
She wasn't pitying Chi Guiying's fate, but if it really was the Lü family who did it, what was the real intention behind it?
Is the death of the legal wife a way to make room for someone else?
But didn't her scumbag father, Lü Yi, take several concubines? With such a reputation, would anyone still be willing to risk everything to marry into her family?
A series of questions lingered in He Lingyi's mind. While she was thinking, she naturally didn't hear what her mother, Chi Guiwan, was saying.