Chapter 102 The Marquis's Commoner Wife 12

Moreover, the higher the family background of the concubine, the less likely the son would dare to refuse. Once he sleeps with one, over time, his relationship with Ning will deteriorate. Then, if Ning dies silently in the inner quarters, no one will suspect anything.

The Zhennan Marquis's mansion must never have a peasant mistress.

She didn't want to be laughed at by the other noble ladies when she went out to banquets.

The old lady behaved herself for a while after that. When the twelfth lunar month approached, she found an excuse to release her niece.

The excuse was quite funny. The old lady was old and in poor health. Ning Yan came from the countryside and suddenly entered the Marquis's mansion without knowing anything. The old lady was worried about entrusting the management of the household to her, so she wanted to let her niece out to help manage the household.

Who would entrust the management of the inner quarters of a respectable family to a concubine?

Having a concubine in charge of the household is a sign of financial ruin!

However, despite such an unusual request, one dared to make it, one dared to agree, and one dared to accept it.

And it really was decided that way.

Han Yongjin wanted to keep Ning Yan company every day so she wouldn't have to suffer, so he agreed.

Ning Yan wanted to be a couch potato and not care about anything. To put it bluntly, she had no sense of belonging to the Marquis's mansion and didn't care what anyone did.

Others take care of housekeepers out of greed for the benefits of being a housekeeper, but she has no shortage of money and doesn't care at all.

Speaking of which, Han Yongjin definitely spoiled her. In addition to the 100,000 taels of silver he gave her the first time, he would give her 10,000 taels of silver on the first day of each month thereafter, which is a bit like the monthly allowance given by a modern domineering CEO.

But this number is too large.

You should know that although he was a marquis, marquises did not receive an extra monthly salary.

He received the salary of a first-rank general, which totaled no more than a thousand taels of silver per year. With various subsidies, he could only receive about two thousand taels of silver per year.

However, he would give her 10,000 taels of silver as pocket money every month, which shows how wealthy the Zhennan Marquis's family was and how much the Zhennan Marquis cared about her.

So rather than working hard as a housekeeper and getting punished or scolded for not doing a good job, she chose to give up.

On this point, the couple were absolutely in agreement.

And so, Chu Yingying came out.

On her very first day out, she dutifully came to pay her respects to Ning Yan, her legal wife.

Han Yongjin happened to be on leave that day. He originally planned to take his wife out for a stroll and buy some New Year's goods for her, so he got up a little early, which was unusual for him. When she arrived, the two of them were just about to have breakfast.

"What is she doing here? Just say that the madam is not available."

Ning Yan stopped the person, "Even if Aunt Chu is not good, she is still your cousin. She came to pay her respects to me, how can you just send her away like this?"

After saying that, she instructed Qiu Sheng, "Invite the person in."

Chu Yingying had come here specifically for her cousin, and her eyes lit up when she saw the Marquis after entering the main hall.

"Greetings, Lady Marquis. May you be well, Lady Marquis."

Ning Yan smiled and said, "Aunt Chu, please get up. I've entrusted all the affairs of the manor to you. You must have a lot to do these days. Yet you still came to the main courtyard to pay your respects. No wonder I praised your good manners. I've seen it for myself today."

Chu Yingying was extremely pleased with herself; her manners were naturally far superior to those of someone from the Ning family, who came from a humble background.

Turning her gaze away from her cousin, Chu Yingying looked up at Ning Yan, and was immediately dumbfounded.

On the day she entered the house, she was pretending to be sick, but was later exposed. She was flustered and confused, and her cousin kept blocking Ning Shi's way, so she didn't see Ning Shi's face clearly at all—it turned out that she was so beautiful!

No wonder my cousin was so captivated by her that he wouldn't even glance at anyone else; it's because she has such a beautiful face!

With such a gem preceding her, will my cousin really be able to see her?

For once, Chu Yingying suddenly became insecure.

However, a lack of confidence is only temporary. No matter how delicious a dish is, you'll get tired of eating it every day. No man can have only one woman in his entire life. The more capable a man is, the more promiscuous he tends to be.

She believed that as long as she swung her hoe well, her cousin would see her sooner or later.

Then, she took the initiative to serve Ning Yan food.

Ning Yan: ...How worthless must this person be to go out of their way to serve the woman they hate and are most jealous of for a man?

Oh well, the thing she loves to do most is to please others!

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Aunt Chu."

Chu Yingying was surprised that Ning Yan agreed so readily; shouldn't she have refused?

That bitch!

She was, after all, the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking official of the third rank. How could a mere peasant girl like her be worthy of being served by her?

Seeing that she wasn't moving, Ning Yan asked, "Why is Aunt Chu standing there without moving?"

Could it be that you don't want to serve me, your legal wife?

But if you don't want to, why do you say you want to serve me meals?

Or do you think I'm not worthy of her?

As she spoke, anger began to show on her face!

"Aunt Chu, hurry up! Can you bear the responsibility if Madam starves?"

Ning Yan immediately looked at the man; Han Yongjin was truly amazing!

Didn't you see that Chu Yingying was already on the verge of crying?

"I'm coming right now."

In the time that followed, Ning Yan made the most of everything she had!

She doesn't usually eat that much, but this morning she ate at least twice as much breakfast, and by the end she had eaten so much she was nauseous!

"Hoo~ Hoo!"

Han Yongjin patted her back anxiously, "Madam, Madam, what's wrong? Chu Yingying, what did you do? Did you poison the food? If anything happens to you, I will never forgive you!"

"Quickly, someone go and fetch the imperial physician!"

The fierce wind outside had already run out to catch the person.

"Cousin, how can you look at me like that? When did I poison Madam?"

Although she really wanted to, it wasn't too late, was it?

Ning Yan quickly patted the man's arm, "Husband, I'm alright, don't worry, hee~"

"You say you're fine, but how badly are you feeling?"

Seeing Ning Yan's incessant hiccups, Chu Yingying was suddenly startled. "Madam, could Madam be pregnant?"

The moment Chu Yingying uttered those words, her heart ached.

Yes, my cousin and this woman have been married for over four months and are practically inseparable, so it's perfectly normal for her to get pregnant.

Thinking of something, a fierce glint flashed in Chu Yingying's eyes. Ning Yan was already spoiled rotten by her cousin. If she were to give birth to her cousin's child, where would she have a place to stay?

Han Yongjin's tense expression froze, and his eyes involuntarily glanced at his wife's belly. "Yan, Yan'er, is what she said true?"

Ning Yan touched the man's handsome, rugged face. "Husband, my period is three days late this month. It's usually very regular!"

Han Yongjin felt his heart soar. "Does that mean I'm going to be a father? Madam, Madam, you're amazing! You got pregnant so quickly! Quick, go and urge them again, why hasn't the physician arrived yet?"

"Here I am, here I am, Your Excellency."

To be precise, he was carried here by Lie Feng. He used to be carried like this all the time, so he was basically used to it.

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