Chapter 101 Aunt Qiao's Dilemma: Wealth vs. Freedom

When Chen Jingyan left his grandmother's yard, he was thinking about his grandmother's words.

It seems that my grandmother has softened her stance a lot. Previously, she required that the child must be born to the legitimate wife, but now the requirement is that as long as the child is his, it will be acceptable.

So can we say that Yun Qiao can get pregnant now?

Chen Jingyan had never asked Yunqiao to use contraception. She had a cold before, so there was no need.

But now he was afraid that Yun Qiao's body had just recovered a little, and taking the contraceptive medicine would affect her recovery.

It’s okay not to take contraceptive medicine. If you are pregnant, you will give birth to the baby.

But now, Chen Jingyan has less and less desire to marry the princess. He had previously decided to marry Yun Qiao because she was infertile, no matter who she was.

But now that Yun Qiao has recovered, he began to hesitate.

When he was having breakfast today, he agreed so readily, and he said so because he saw that the eldest wife was there.

Before he knew it, Chen Jingyan had arrived at Lanyuan.

The attendant Wang Xiaodong bowed beside him and said, "My Lord, Aunt Qiao is in the room. Do you want to go in?"

"No."

After saying this, Chen Jingyan turned around and left, walking outside.

"I have something important to go out for today, so you don't have to follow me."

As soon as Chen Jingyan left, Qiu Ye, who came to the kitchen to get some fruit, called out to him from behind.

"Brother Xiaodong, is the Marquis here?"

"Why are you standing behind me? Scaring people can be fatal. The Marquis has important matters to attend to and has gone out."

Qiu Ye pursed her lips and said, "My aunt is thinking of telling the Marquis that she wants to go to the farm."

"What is Aunt Qiao going to do at the farm?"

Qiu Ye: "I don't know about this, but what can I do at the farm? I must go to check the accounts. Brother Xiaodong, don't you know? Nanny Xu's family at the farm are living a comfortable life. I even saw Nanny Xu's fat daughter eating bird's nest with my own eyes. What she ate was definitely the share that belonged to Concubine Qiao."

Wang Xiaodong frowned, "Are you serious?"

"I don't tell lies."

"Did Aunt Qiao ask you to come and tell the Marquis?" Wang Xiaodong asked tentatively.

Qiu Ye frowned, "My aunt doesn't say such things, and she also doesn't allow us to gossip about him to the Marquis in private."

"I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go and take some fruit to my aunt."

Qiu Ye thought Wang Xiaodong was really weird. Why did he suspect that she was gossiping?

After returning to Lanyuan, Qiuye told Yunqiao what had happened to him.

Yun Qiao smiled while eating the fruit.

"This is because they don't trust us. This is why I don't allow you to talk nonsense in front of the Marquis. Talking too much will not only have no effect, but will also have a side effect, making the Marquis suspect that we at Lanyuan are just saying these things for a little power and profit."

"But what this servant said is the truth."

"You are telling the truth. If Aunt Xu meets the Marquis and says that she is also telling the truth, who will the Marquis believe?"

Qiu Ye shook her head, "I don't know."

"You don't know, and I'm not sure either. We can't take any risks. Without solid evidence, don't say anything. Evidence is the only way to speak."

Qiu Ye then nodded.

"Auntie is still smart."

Yun Qiao asked Qiu Ye to go out and do something, and there was no need for her to stay around.

Xiaotao went out this morning and Fang Jia came to Kyoto.

Came here with family.

Yun Qiao asked Xiao Tao to take some money to help Fang Jia rent a yard, and then they would talk about opening a shop and doing business after they settled down.

Qiuye left and Xiaotao just happened to come over.

"Miss, everything is settled. We found a house earlier. We agreed on the rent and rented it. It's for a year and we'll renew it when it's due. Miss Fang Jia keeps saying thank you to you."

"How is she doing?" Yun Qiao asked.

Xiao Tao said hurriedly, "From my perspective, he's doing very well. The young master of the Song family is obedient to Miss Fang Jia and now listens very much to her."

Yun Qiao smiled and said, "It's good that you can control it."

"I want to go take a look, but there are too many people watching me in this mansion. I can't go anywhere."

The people staring at her included the old lady, Aunt Cheng, and perhaps Princess Huachao.

When she was unable to have children, she thought that even if she went out, her life might not be much better.

Now that Chen Jingyan has given her the manor, she can ask for grace to live on the manor in the future. Since they are far away, their feelings will fade and she will not have to serve the Marquis anymore.

But now, her body has recovered at this time.

Yun Qiao thought to herself that Chen Jingyan must want her to have a baby so that he could trap her.

But he is getting married again.

Yun Qiao knew that her status did not allow her to be the wife of the marquis, so she never thought about it.

But if she is asked to share a man with another woman.

She could never accept it calmly.

It's like if someone uses your toothbrush, you would feel disgusted.

The thought of sharing Chen Jingyan with another woman made her even more disgusted and she no longer wanted to live in that farm in the suburbs.

Yun Qiao knew that Chen Jingyan was still a virgin when he touched her.

Because he couldn't even find his position.

During the time he was with her, they maintained a clean sexual relationship, which was good.

But he was determined to marry the princess.

She wanted to run away.

But she was reluctant to give up the immense wealth.

Seeing that the girl seemed to be distracted, Xiaotao stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her.

"What are you thinking about, girl?"

"Xiao Tao, do you still remember Sun Sisi from Xiaoxiang Garden? Is she good at accounting?"

"But this servant doesn't remember."

Yun Qiao immediately stood up and said, "Come with me to Xiaoxiang Garden."

Xiao Tao was puzzled. "Why would the young lady go to Xiaoxiang Garden for no reason? It's deserted now. I heard that Miss Sun from Xiaoxiang Garden goes to get her meals herself three times a day."

Yun Qiao ignored Xiao Tao's words and went to Xiaoxiang Garden on her own.

Thinking back to when she entered the Marquis' Mansion, there were six of the Marquis' concubines living in Xiaoxiang Garden.

Although they were all concubines, because they were not favored, they all lived the same life. I didn't expect that they would be in such a situation now.

Yun Qiao stood at the door and looked at Sun Sisi who was sweeping the floor in the yard. She was dressed in coarse cloth and did not look like the Marquis's concubine at all. She looked even more miserable than the lowest maid in the Marquis's mansion.

"Sister Sun..."

Yun Qiao called out softly.

She was also thinking, if she no longer had the favor of the Marquis in the future, would she have to give back the rich and luxurious life she had now?

"Sister Qiao, no, Aunt Qiao, why are you here?" Sun Sisi's eyes were filled with timidity, and she didn't dare to speak loudly to anyone.

"Sister Sun, please just call me Sister Qiao as usual. Nowadays, everyone in the Marquis' Mansion calls me Aunt Qiao, but no one sincerely calls me Sister Qiao anymore."

Yun Qiao walked up to Sun Sisi.

"I haven't been to Xiaoxiang Garden for a long time. It's become quite deserted. I wonder if I will be thrown here to fend for myself in the future."

Sun Sisi hurriedly said, "How is that possible? Sister Qiao, you are the most favored one right now, and you have a child by your side."

Although she is an adopted daughter, she is also a blessing given by the Marquis.