Chapter 426

Soon, Jixiang realized her earlier wavering and her face paled slightly.

Yao Duoduo's story was so convincing that even she almost believed it!

Yunxi looked at Le'an: "By the way, what did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said that she will never be able to have children again," Le'an said with a sigh. "No wonder people say you shouldn't have the heart to harm others; she really deserves it!"

Jixiang thought more deeply than she did: "But Aunt, we were the ones who forced this medicine into her. What if she starts to act unreasonably now?"

“Don’t be afraid, I don’t think Madam will protect her,” Yunxi raised her hand to touch her lower abdomen, “Besides, if she can be unreasonable, so can I.”

Upon hearing Yunxi's words, Jixiang and Le'an exchanged a glance and both breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, the entire Qinfang Garden was in complete chaos.

Zheng and Luo sat in the courtyard, both looking helpless.

The former prefers quiet and has never liked getting involved in such matters, while the latter is too busy with her own daughter's affairs to bear the thought of dealing with a troublesome illegitimate daughter, which only adds to her impatience.

Looking at the maid kneeling at her feet, Madam Luo frowned and said, "What exactly happened? How did such a big mess come about?!"

Ah-Lu sobbed, not knowing what to say.

Seeing her dawdling like this, Mrs. Luo became even more impatient: "Just say what you have to say! We're all busy, we don't have time to waste with you here!"

Under immense pressure, Ah Lü had no choice but to recount everything that had just happened, adding at the end, "Miss didn't mean it! Madam, you know me best. I just love to play and tease people. The doctor said the medicine would only cause stomach aches, who knew it would turn out like this!"

Before she could finish speaking, a heavy slap landed on her face, knocking her to the ground.

It was Zhou Mama who struck: "How dare you! Do you know that our concubine is carrying the flesh and blood of our Marquis's mansion! How dare you let your young lady play with this?!"

Ah-Lu lay sprawled on the ground, too afraid to even get up, whimpering softly.

Luo glanced to her side and saw a sharp glint in Zheng's usually gentle eyes.

She quickly said, "Yushu, I really knew nothing about this. You know me, even if I have a bad temper, I would never do such a thing behind someone's back!"

Zheng glanced at her.

She truly understood Luo's personality.

Besides, although Madam Luo is a bit materialistic, she has now married into the Marquis's household and found a very good marriage for her own daughter, so it is even less likely that Madam Luo did this.

“But this is, after all, your daughter,” said Madam Zheng. “Now that this has happened, I can no longer allow her to live in the Marquis’s residence.”

“…That’s only right,” Luo said, unable to say anything more. “I’ll have someone find an inn outside and send her out right away.”

Zheng nodded stiffly, then got up and left.

Luo got up herself and saw her out of the courtyard. Hearing the piercing crying in her ears, she had another headache.

You brought this on yourself, and you still have the nerve to cry now!

If anything were to happen to that pregnant concubine, who knows how Zheng would react!

——

Ji Baiju.

Yao Susu, whom we hadn't seen for several days, arrived.

She looked worried and circled Yunxi several times before asking, "Are you alright?"

Yunxi shook her head: "I'm perfectly fine, nothing's wrong with me."

Yao Susu breathed a sigh of relief: "I was just with my mother when I heard about the incident in the backyard. I was so worried!"

She never expected that Yao Duoduo would be so bold and so brainless!

Her marriage was entirely dependent on the Marquis's mansion, and the child in Yunxi's belly was acknowledged by Zheng herself. If anything happened to Yunxi, Zheng would probably implicate her.