Chapter 195 My son looks like her, I don't want him to look like Zhan Xingzhuo

Dan Gui Courtyard.

Ma was sullen when her scheme failed.

"I don't know what kind of fate Yao Qingling has. Even in this state, she managed to save her child!" She gripped the armrest of the chair tightly, imagining it was Yao Qingling's neck. If only she could strangle her like that!

Ma Peizhen massaged her back and shoulders, seemingly already used to failure.

She drifted off into thought, lost in thought about something else.

Yao Qingqi also looked frustrated. Why did all the good things seem to happen to Yao Qingling?

She made so many preparations, but received nothing in return.

She gripped the hem of the garment and rubbed it fiercely, as if the piece of cloth in her hand was Yao Qingling's life, and should be torn to shreds by her.

She asked, "Mother, do you really believe in that so-called mother-child poison?"

"What's the use of whether I believe it or not? The important thing is that the Grand Princess believes it," Madam Ma said irritably.

Yao Qingling bit her lip.

Mrs. Ma remembered her daughter's backup plan and waved her hand wearily, saying, "Stop all the things you've prepared."

Yao Qingqi's eyes widened: "Are you just letting Yao Qingling go like that?"

"Didn't you understand what the Grand Princess meant? For the sake of the child's life, she even believed that maid's words. If Yao Qingling dies, and the child dies too, do you think the Grand Princess will let us go?"

Ms. Ma felt that the mother and child, who were now half-dead, were now a burden she had put in her hands.

If anything were to happen to that child, wouldn't the Grand Princess raze the Marquis's mansion to the ground?

Yao Qingqi puffed out her cheeks.

She didn't believe in that evil thing, like the mother-child curse.

She thought to herself: I've only ever heard of women in the Southwest using love potions to control men; whoever betrays them dies. If Yao Qingling knows how to use potions, why didn't she use that love potion on Master Zhan to control him? Why did Zhou Zhining steal her man away?

That maid is probably just talking nonsense!

She's been plotting for so long, and she's finally gotten this opportunity. If she waits until Yao Qingling recovers, won't she come back and settle scores with them?

Yao Qingling is vengeful. If she finds out that they tried to kill her while she was giving birth, she will turn around and kill them!

Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well fight it out. If we're going to die, Yao Qingling should die first!

Thinking of this, Yao Qingqi decided to ignore Ma's instructions and continue with her plan.

She yawned, said she was going back to catch up on her sleep, and left.

Ma Peizhen glanced at her back and completely ignored Yao Qingqi.

She thought Yao Qingqi was brainless, a self-righteous woman who only knew how to act like a noble lady.

Mrs. Ma then spoke up: "You've been keeping quiet all morning, what have you been thinking about?"

Ma Peizhen stepped forward from behind Madam Ma and said, "Aunt, Sister Qingling has so many loyal maids around her. These people are all her right-hand women, so naturally she can do everything smoothly. I think that if we want to deal with Yao Qingling, we must first get rid of these people around her."

As if the dark clouds before Ma's eyes had been cleared, her eyes lit up.

She laughed: "You are indeed a daughter of the Ma family. You are as smart as your aunt, and your brain works better than that of the Yao family."

Ma Peizhen smiled slightly and said, "There's plenty of time ahead. I just feel that good luck won't always be on Sister Qingling's side."

Ma nodded.

Yes, she's always had good luck.

She married Yao Ying a few years before her brother-in-law died, and her brother inherited the title, making her a Marquis's wife overnight.

She thought that she should go to the temple for a few days in a while and pray to Buddha to bring back all her good luck.

The two talked for a while longer.

A maidservant came to announce that the plum vase from Mulan Courtyard had arrived.

Ma Peizhen called Mei Ping in.

Mei Ping was dressed in the clothes of a third-class maid, and still had an ordinary face.

She came to deliver another message.

"Louyue and Xiachan are also looking for Granny Sun. Her clothes in the side room are still there, but valuables are missing. However, they can't find her anywhere. Taoye stayed in the courtyard a little longer and questioned the maids and servants. Someone remembered that last night they saw a figure go out through the side gate. She didn't pay attention and thought it was someone going out to throw away something dirty."

"Miss Taoye guessed that when the old woman was drugging the other two midwives, she had already hidden all the valuables on her person and escaped when she had the chance."

"Miss Louyue said that this Granny Sun is very cunning. She took the dirty money but would never drag herself down with her. She wanted both money and life, and she betrayed Madam Hou."

Mei Ping mimicked Tao Ye and Lou Yue's tone, repeating their words, and then cautiously glanced at Madam Ma.

After hearing this, Ma Peizhen waved her hand and told Meiping to return to Mulan Courtyard and not let anyone see her.

After the plum vase had gone far away, Ma Peizhen said, "The people in Mulan Courtyard have already realized that Granny Sun has tampered with it. Since it was sent by my aunt, they will naturally suspect my aunt."

Anger flashed in Madam Ma's eyes, and a murderous glint appeared in her gaze. She gripped the armrest tightly and said, "That useless old hag, Granny Sun!"

She smiled faintly, loosened her grip, and sneered, "That's just their guess. I spent a lot of money to hire a famous midwife from all around to ensure Yao Qingling's smooth delivery. Who knew she was a fake? I was deceived too."

Anyway, the person has disappeared, and there's no way to verify anything.

Ma Peizhen smiled, subtly exposing Madam Ma's feigned composure: "Aunt, they are just maids. How can maids investigate a case and end up investigating the Lady of the Marquis?"

After thinking for a moment, Ma's smile relaxed considerably. She said, "Even if Yao Qingling investigates personally, he has no right to interrogate me."

Ma Peizhen said, "Aunt, Yao Qingling can't, but she's good at making a big deal out of small things. She's not afraid to air her dirty laundry in public."

"Moreover, she is on good terms with the Prefect and has the Censor's wife as a friend, so we must be careful. Right now, while she is still asleep, we must destroy all the evidence that is incriminating against us. Those maids cannot come to investigate the Madam, but they must have sent people out to look for Granny Sun."

"We need to find her before they do... Have they all been taken into custody, Sun Mama's family?"

Sun's mother is from the countryside, and her family also lives in the countryside.

Last night, Ma Peizhen noticed something amiss and alerted Ma Shi, who immediately sent someone to the countryside. They should be back by now.

Ma called the people she had sent to do the work over and asked them what was wrong. They had just returned, covered in dust and their clothes were still wet.

They said they had already locked up Sun's entire family and left people there so that they could arrest her as soon as she showed up.

Ma thought the remedial measure was very good and praised Ma Peizhen, saying, "Fortunately, you are meticulous and thoughtful."

Ma felt much more at ease, and she took off a bright green jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on Ma Peizhen's wrist.

"Thank you, Aunt."

It's a pity that Granny Sun was locked in a large box and had already gone to the manor with Taoye's carriage.

Mei Ping returned to Mulan Courtyard as if she had never left.

But her every move was being watched.

Xia Chan curled her lips slightly and said coldly, "Dan Gui Courtyard must think that Mother Sun has escaped. Sister Tao Ye is very good at interrogation now. Once we get her to talk, they'll have a hard time ahead of them."

Turning her head, she looked worried: "Miss is in such a deep sleep, I don't know when she will wake up."

Lou Yue said, "With Miss awake, we feel reassured. If that Grand Princess comes a few more times, my heart won't be able to take it."

She clutched her chest, still shaken by what had happened that morning.

With Yao Qingling unconscious, everyone in the Mulan Courtyard was more alert than usual, on high alert, determined not to let any more accidents happen.

Fortunately, Yao Qingling woke up in the evening.

She drank the herbal medicine and ate something, but she was too weak to do anything else. She could only ask the wet nurse to hold the baby and bring the child closer to her.

"He seems to have gotten a little better looking." Qingling thought back to the first time she saw the child. She wondered if it was because she was too tired at the time, but she thought the child was ugly.

But looking at it now, it doesn't seem as ugly as a hairless monkey.

The wet nurse said, "The baby's skin was wrinkled from being soaked in the womb, but now that he's out, it will gradually become smooth again. The little master is very handsome; he'll definitely grow up to be a dashing young man."

Lou Yue said, "Young master looks like young lady, look how spirited his eyebrows and eyes are."

The little guy had his bright, dark eyes wide open, and his little mouth twitched as he was teased. He didn't cry or fuss; he was very well-behaved.

Yao Qingling spat at her: "She's so young, how can you tell who she looks like? But I've heard that her son looks a lot like his mother."

She wanted her son to be like her, not like Zhan Xingzhuo.