Chapter 131 Hua Chao comes to provoke, Yun Qiao takes the baby to seek refuge

After letting Xiaotao go, Chen Jingyan changed direction.

Wuying was puzzled and asked, "My Lord, you knew that Master Huian was no longer at Qingshan Temple, so why didn't you tell Xiaotao? If she goes to Qingshan Temple again, it will be a wasted trip."

"You seem to care about her a lot?" Chen Jingyan glanced at Wuying.

Wuying immediately said, "I dare not."

He just found it strange that the Marquis sent people to take Master Huian away but did not tell the maidservants around Concubine Qiao. This made Concubine Qiao's people make a wasted trip and they would not be able to find Master Huian even if they went to Qingshan Temple.

What does the Marquis want to do?

Wuying couldn't guess at all.

Chen Jingyan jumped on his horse and headed towards Kyoto. Since he already knew that Master Huian was Yun Qiao's biological mother, he naturally would not let her stay in Qingshan Temple any longer.

Yun Qiao’s biological mother cannot be this Master Huian.

This is what Chen Jingyan is currently doing.

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Yun Qiao’s pregnancy at the farm could not be concealed after all. After all, no one at the farm belonged to her, and she had no so-called confidants, so many things could not be concealed.

But Yun Qiao didn't expect that the first person to come to the farm to find her was Princess Hua Chao.

After taking the pregnancy-preserving medicine prescribed by Imperial Physician Su, Yun Qiao's health improved a lot. At least the amount of bleeding was not as much, and now there was only a little bit of brown stuff.

I thought I would continue taking the medicine and get better soon.

But at this moment, Princess Huachao actually found her.

"I didn't expect you to come so soon."

Yun Qiao was wearing a crimson dress today, with a little rouge on her face, and she looked very healthy. Her clothes were loose and did not reveal her waist, but they did hide her belly very well.

"You look so good? You seem alright? I heard you were trying to protect your pregnancy? Are you pregnant?"

Princess Hua Chao said this as she walked towards Yun Qiao.

"Why, you won't invite me to sit down? I'm still the Marquis of Zhenbei's wife-to-be. When I enter the Marquis's mansion, you have to call me sister."

"Come in uninvited. Don't you know that the Marquis of Zhuangzi has given this to me? Since it's mine, I have the right to refuse you entry."

Yun Qiao looked at the woman in front of her.

She and she are twins, but they look different. It is hard to tell who looks more like Master Huian, her or Hua Chao.

"Yun Qiao, I came here today with the intention of being friendly with you. My fiancé's concubine is pregnant, and as the future mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, I came to see you, which is giving you enough face."

"Don't be ungrateful."

Yun Qiao sneered and scoffed, "You really speak differently now that you've changed your status. You've only been a princess for a few days, and you've become so disgusting."

"You are not welcome here, leave now."

Yun Qiao didn't want to argue with Hua Chao at this time, and she was also afraid that she would get angry and cause a miscarriage.

In addition, regarding her identity, Yun Qiao actually didn't want to reveal it. She was afraid that revealing Hua Chao's identity would bring her trouble. She simply didn't have the ability to take risks at this time.

But Hua Chao was looking for trouble with her.

"I'm here to take you back. The Marquis is busy with government affairs and I don't think he can take good care of you, so he asked me to take you back to the Marquis' Mansion first."

"Good sister, pack up your things and come back with me."

Yun Qiao felt sick when she heard her sister calling her that.

"No need. If I wanted to go back, I would have told the Marquis myself. There's no need for you to come and ask me. Besides, you're just the Marquis's wife-to-be, not the mistress of the Marquisate. Who are you to take me back to the Marquisate?"

If Yun Qiao guessed correctly, taking her back must have been Hua Chao's own idea.

If Chen Jingyan wanted to take her back to the Marquis' Mansion, he would have told her long ago.

"Yun Qiao, I have something very important to tell you. Please ask the people inside to leave, and we sisters can sit down and talk properly."

The more Hua Chao said this, the more suspicious Yun Qiao became.

"I'm not interested in anything you say."

Yun Qiao signaled Qiu Ye with her eyes to leave the house quickly. Chen Jingyan left some people on the farm to protect Yun Qiao, but they were all outsiders. They would shout if there was anything, and would not come near if there was nothing.

Qiu Ye went out and called the guards.

Qiu Chan stayed by Yun Qiao's side. Xiao Tao went to Qingshan Temple. She didn't know what the situation was there and she hasn't come back yet.

When Hua Chao came, she was accompanied by two maids and an old woman, and brought a dozen thugs to a place unknown to Yun Qiao. She came this time to take Yun Qiao away, and she took advantage of the fact that Chen Jingyan was not here to take her away without anyone noticing.

Yun Qiao is pregnant now and is still in the stage of protecting the fetus. It is very easy to make her lose her life.

If the carriage were to shake, her life might be in danger.

All she did was to stop people from rescuing Yun Qiao, and her goal was achieved.

Even if she couldn't take Yun Qiao away, she would come to see her and say some provocative words to her, causing Yun Qiao to continue bleeding profusely.

Pregnancy is a life-threatening experience for a woman, especially for someone like her who is bleeding heavily during pregnancy and the baby dies in the womb. How can she feel good about it?

What Hua Chao wants is for Yun Qiao to feel uncomfortable.

Only when she died would she feel at peace in this life.

No one knew her secret anymore.

What she didn't expect was that Yun Qiao, who grew up in a small rural county town, was so thoughtful and wary of her.

In order to get to where she is now, she has been planning for many years and she cannot afford to fall into Yun Qiao's hands.

Seeing Hua Chao waving and a few people standing at the door, Yun Qiao asked coldly, "What? Are you planning to use force?"

Fortunately, Qiu Ye also arrived at this time, bringing with him two guards with swords.

"Don't worry, Auntie. We are here to protect you."

At this time, Yun Qiao didn't dare to be alone with Hua Chao. Who knew if she would do something harmful when they were alone.

"Open the door and send the flowers back to the princess."

"These two are the Marquis's personal guards, and their martial arts are first-rate. If you dare to touch me, just try it."

Princess Hua Chao did not expect that Chen Jingyan would arrange people to guard Yun Qiao here in advance. It seemed that she had no chance to succeed this time, but it was not easy to say directly that she was here to kill Yun Qiao.

"Sister Yunqiao, look at what you're saying. I came to the farm because I really care about you. Since you're not going back, forget it."

Princess Hua Chao finished speaking and turned to walk out.

Seeing her leave, Qiu Chan and Qiu Ye felt relieved.

"Auntie, are you alright?" Qiu Chan stepped forward and supported Yun Qiao's arm. "I don't know why Princess Huachao came here at this time. I think she's not here for good reasons."

Yun Qiao nodded.

What she is suspicious about now is that Hua Chao had investigated her all the way to northern Shaanxi. Did she already know that they were sisters?

If that's the case, then Hua Chao's real purpose in coming this time is probably to kill her.

Combined with what Xiaotao had told her before, someone had gone to her nanny's house and asked a lot of questions. Then one night, a fire broke out in her nanny's house. The scary thing was that the door outside their house was locked tightly.

Someone must have deliberately murdered him.

Could that person really be Hua Chao?

Yun Qiao's heart trembled. Hua Chao was really going to get rid of everyone related to her identity for his own selfish desires.

"Go prepare some things. I want to stay at Fang Jia's in-laws' house for two days."

Qiu Chan felt strange. Fang Jia's family of three had moved to Kyoto, so why did the aunt want to go to Fang Jia's in-laws' house at this time?

"What are you still standing there for? Go prepare your things and bring the herbs. The countryside is the best place to stay healthy this season. I'm just going to stay for a few days."

"Yes, I will prepare it."

"Qiuye," Yun Qiao called again, "Go tell Mother Zhu to come with me. Also, tell the steward that during this spring and summer, pay attention to fire prevention at home and arrange for more people to patrol the farm at night."

Although the manager of the manor has ulterior motives, the management is still in Yun Qiao's hands. They have to listen to whatever Yun Qiao says, even if they don't want to.

Soon, Qiu Ye's servant called Mother Zhu over.

Mother Zhu naturally brought Zhaoyuan with her.

Zhao Yuan saw Yun Qiao and hurried forward, "Greetings, Auntie, how are you..."

"Get up, kid, why are you alienated from me just now?"

Yun Qiao said this with a smile, and then called the maid in the yard.

"Chun Ni, go get some cakes for Zhao Yuan Xiao Lang and play with him outside."

"Yes, Auntie." Chunni came here to serve Yunqiao after serving her once before. She walked forward and took Zhaoyuan's hand. "Let's go. Auntie said she would give you some cakes. You are in for a treat today. Those who made the cakes were hired by the Marquis to serve Auntie."

Zhao Yuan smiled, his little face looking childish and ignorant, and he kept muttering, "Thank you, auntie."

After Zhao Yuan left, Mother Zhu came forward and said, "Auntie, if you need anything from me, just tell me."

"Don't worry, Mother Zhu. I'm not feeling well right now, so I'm thinking of finding an experienced maid to take care of me."

Before leaving, the Marquis told her that he would hire a doctor for her.

But after waiting and waiting, the doctor never showed up.

Yun Qiao had no experienced maid by her side, and the previous maids were all in the Marquis' Mansion, so she could not bring them with her.

To put it simply, there is no one around who is trusted by you.

Mother Zhu has been living on the farm all year round. She is a useless old woman and has no vested interests with the people in the Marquis' Mansion.

In addition, it was Yunqiao who asked her to take care of Zhaoyuan, and what she valued was Mother Zhu's honesty.

Mother Zhu understood what Yun Qiao said.

"Thank you, my aunt, for not despising me and still thinking of an old man like me. I will obey your orders."

"Mother Zhu, there's no need to be so modest. Go back and pack Zhao Yuan's clothes. We'll take a carriage later and leave directly."

She brought Mother Zhu with her just in case something happened to her and she had to panic. Qiu Ye and Qiu Chan were too young, especially Qiu Ye, who was not as calm as Qiu Chan.

She felt more at ease with Mother Zhu by her side.

Just wait until it's almost dark, not knowing whether the people from Huachao are guarding outside. Yun Qiao doesn't want to go through the main gate. There is a back door on the farm that is used to send out泔水.

First, let Mother Zhu and Zhao Yuan wait by the carriage outside the door. Yun Qiao took Qiu Chan and Qiu Ye with them, carrying the things, and walked out, followed by two guards.

The carriage was an ordinary gray carriage, completely different from the luxurious carriage Yun Qiao had ridden before.

Just wait for the carriage to start moving.

Mother Zhu, holding Zhao Yuan in her arms, asked softly, "Where are you going, Auntie?"

"Go to the house of a sister-in-law I know."

Riding in a carriage was fast, and it was already dark at this hour, so there were few people in the village, so the carriage went straight to the Song family's gate.

Qiu Chan got off the carriage and explained everything to the people from the Song family.

"My aunt was not feeling well while passing by here. Since she was familiar with the Song family, she decided to stay here for a few days to rest."

Song Ersao hurriedly said, "Please wait, please wait. It's just that our house is shabby. Does the young lady dislike it?"

"I don't mind." Yun Qiao said calmly, "I'm sorry to bother your family. Here's some money, it's all for accommodation and food."

As she spoke, Yun Qiao took out a purse and gave it to Song Ersao.

In the main house, Aunt Song saw that it was the young lady who had previously supported her third daughter-in-law Fang Jia, so she didn't dare to go out and sent the second wife out to question her. But when she really saw the money, Aunt Song's eyes widened.

"That's a lot of money. I see the bag is heavy. I have to ask for it back when the second brother's family comes back."

Mrs. Song Er was panicking as she took the money.

"The young lady can stay here, no need to pay."

Hearing this, Aunt Song in the room cursed, "You idiot, you don't even want money, so don't give it to me."

Aunt Song couldn't help it now and hurried outside.

"It's the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion. It's an honor for my family to have you stay here. Please feel free to stay here. I'll clean up the third son's room right now. The beds in there are all brand new. Please feel free to use them."

"Aunt Song, you're too polite."

Knowing that Aunt Song is a greedy person, she is easy to deal with.

"This gold hairpin suits Aunt Song very well. I'm giving it to you. I'll have to trouble Aunt Song these days."

Aunt Song, who had never received any jewelry in her life, was so happy when she received the gold hairpin from Yun Qiao that she accepted it immediately and said, "Okay, no problem, you can kill and eat any chickens, ducks, and geese at home."

Qiu Chan and Qiu Ye were asked to clean the room while Yun Qiao sat in the carriage.

Mother Zhu took Zhaoyuan downstairs and checked the house to make sure there was nothing that a pregnant woman could not smell. Only then did she feel relieved.

Song Ziyu, Fang Jia and their son Xiao Shitou were all in Kyoto and basically never came back, so the house became empty and no one lived there. After cleaning it, they spread out the bedding they brought with them and settled down here.

When we first arrived, everyone was not used to it.

Especially Qiu Chan and Qiu Ye, who were used to living in the Marquis's Mansion. Even the servants' rooms in the Marquis' Mansion were better than the main courtyard of this farmhouse. Even on the farm, there were outer rooms where maids lived separately.

But in the Song family, even though Song Ersao had cleared out a room, several servants still found it uncomfortable to sleep in it because they were squeezed together.

Moreover, he had only stayed at the Song family for three days when something really happened at the farm.

The house where Yun Qiao lived caught fire at night, and by the time people discovered it, the fire had already started.

The manager of the manor did not listen to Yun Qiao's instructions and did not arrange anyone to patrol at night. By the time the fire broke out, the fire in Fuguangyuan could no longer be stopped.

The fire started and Chen Jingyan found out the next day.

When he arrived, he found that his aunt had run away, and the guards he had arranged to protect her were gone.