The shrill screams tore through the silent morning.
Ji Yunchuan's face turned pale instantly, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his knuckles clenched the quilt tightly.
Then, the footsteps outside the yard suddenly became dense.
Ji Yunchuan's tragic scream attracted the servants outside the yard.
A group of servants broke open the door, but were stunned when they saw Ji Yunchuan curled up on the couch.
"Master, are you feeling unwell?" The leading servant stared at Ji Yunchuan's unnatural posture, his Adam's apple rolling nervously. "Is there something wrong with your body? Should we go see a doctor?"
At this moment, the group of servants who rushed in were staring at Ji Yunchuan intently.
Only then did Ji Yunchuan come back to his senses.
A chill ran up his spine. Ji Yunchuan hurriedly pulled the quilt over to wrap himself tightly, with panic flashing in his eyes.
With a hoarse voice, he yelled towards the door: "Get out! Who let you in without my permission?"
Everyone was stunned. No one expected Ji Yunchuan to be so angry.
For a moment, everyone looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise.
Finally, amid Ji Yunchuan's roar, the group of servants turned around and left the room.
When they walked out of the yard, the servants were still looking at each other, and after they left the room, they started whispering to each other.
"When we rushed in just now, did you notice that there was something wrong with the young master's place?"
"What's wrong?" someone immediately echoed in a low voice.
“It just feels a little different from usual.”
"Hmm? I didn't pay much attention, you were just talking..."
“Ahem!”
Before he could finish his words, someone suddenly coughed loudly twice.
Afterwards, Chen strode in with her servants.
The two of them quickly dropped the subject and looked gratefully at the person who reminded them.
When Chen walked in, she saw a group of servants gathered in the yard, and her face instantly turned cold.
"What are you all doing here? How can you be standing here like this? Why don't you go in and take care of the young master?"
Chen scolded coldly.
Hearing this, the leading servant stepped forward and said tremblingly, "Madam, it's not that we don't want to go in and take care of the young master, but after we went in, he kicked us out."
Chen's brows furrowed even more tightly, and she said bluntly, "Why did the young master kick you out? Did you make a mistake, and the young master doesn't want you to serve him anymore?"
After saying that, Chen glared at the group of people coldly and walked straight into Ji Yunchuan's room.
The warm fragrance filled the air, but it couldn't hide the tense atmosphere in the room.
As soon as Chen walked in, before she could say anything, Ji Yunchuan yelled at her angrily, "Get out! No one can enter without my permission!"
Chen was startled by the sound, but she thought that since it was her own child after all, no one would do anything to her.
Thinking of this, Chen took two steps inside.
"Chuan'er, tell me what happened?"
But just as he finished his words, a bowl flew out and hit Chen on the forehead.
Along with this bowl, Ji Yunchuan roared: "Get out!"
Chen froze in place, looking at her son's red eyes and slightly trembling fingertips, with an ominous premonition in her heart.
The son who used to be as gentle as jade now looked like a trapped beast with its fur standing on end.
For a moment, Chen was extremely surprised.
Unexpectedly, Ji Yunchuan's temperament suddenly changed overnight.
She immediately asked nervously, "Chuan'er, tell me, what happened?"
Hearing Chen's voice, Ji Yunchuan took back the second bowl that he was about to throw out.
"Mom, what are you doing here so early?"
Ji Yunchuan gathered the quilt and asked in a deep voice.
Seeing Ji Yunchuan calm down, Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief and took two steps inside.
Looking at the faint red marks on her son's neck, Chen's heart suddenly tightened.
She asked cautiously, "Chuan'er, tell me what happened? Why are you so angry?"
Ji Yunchuan didn't want to say more, so he could only say sullenly, "Mom, please don't ask me anymore. I'm fine."
"How could it be okay? You were fine yesterday, but you're so angry today. Talk to me and I'll help you find a solution."
As they were talking, Chen had already walked in.
At this moment, Ji Yunchuan was sweating profusely, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.
Chen's heart tightened, and she took two steps forward uncontrollably, asking worriedly, "Chuan'er, what's wrong with you?"
Ji Yunchuan took a deep breath, looked away, and said in a muffled voice: "Mom, don't ask anymore, the child is fine."
"Alas, if you don't want to talk about it, forget it. Mother knows that you've had a hard time these days." Chen sighed, "Chen Ningyuan is not a qualified daughter-in-law at the moment. It's even more impossible to expect her to serve you."
After hearing this, Ji Yunchuan thought of what happened last night and his heart skipped a beat.
Hesitantly asked: "Mom, what do you mean by saying this suddenly?"
Chen's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Chuan'er, it's time for our Ji family to have an heir. Why don't you let Chen Ningyuan take a few concubines for you, so that our Ji family can have more children!"
When Chen said this, she did not notice that Ji Yunchuan's expression gradually became ugly.
He continued, "With your body, you can soon give birth to many children for the Ji family. Even if Ji Yunnuo gets the title, so what? When your child is born, the Marquisate will still be ours. What do you think..."
Before Chen could finish, Ji Yunchuan interrupted angrily, "That's enough, mother, stop talking!"
"Chuan'er, what's wrong with you?"
Chen was surprised and looked at Ji Yunchuan in confusion. "Chuan'er, isn't it a good thing to expand our Ji family? Why don't you let mother speak?"
Chen didn't understand what was going on and continued talking about the topic.
Unexpectedly, the more she spoke, the more painful Ji Yunchuan's face became.
He covered his ears with his hands and whimpered like a trapped animal, blood seeping from between his fingers. He said in pain, "Mother, I beg you, please shut up. Don't say anything more. Don't mention having more children!"
Seeing Ji Yunchuan like this, Chen was also frightened.
"Chuan'er, what's wrong with you? Please don't scare me like this, okay? Calm down first."
As Chen spoke, she comforted Ji Yunchuan: "Chuan'er, don't be afraid. Tell your mother, are you worried that Shen Ningyuan will not agree to you taking a concubine and will not let you expand the Ji family?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of rings and pendants came from outside the door. Shen Ningyuan leaned against the door frame and chuckled. Her white fingertips brushed across the gilded door knocker: "Who said I don't want to?"
"Madam Ji, please don't try to guess my thoughts. I am very willing to take a concubine for Yunchuan and help the Ji family expand."
"To be honest, ever since my husband came back yesterday, I've been planning to find a few beautiful girls and send them to my husband's room tonight."
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