"What you're saying is true. If someone is so desperate to have a son that they might have a hysterical episode and hallucinate."
The maid overheard their conversation, and her eyes flickered.
After leaving the Prime Minister's residence, the two did not accept the Prime Minister's carriage for a ride, but instead went to the street and hailed a carriage to return home.
Inside the Prime Minister's residence.
The maid turned and hurried back to the courtyard.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard Aunt Chen cursing and swearing.
"Aunt, don't worry, something's fishy."
After the maid went in, she recounted the conversation between Jiang Shuyue and Qiuju.
"You mean, that bitch lied?"
The maid shook her head. "I have no evidence."
The maid thought for a moment and then said, "If the female doctor says that, then it might not be true. Why don't you send the family physician to find out, Madam?"
Aunt Chen muttered to herself, "That wretched woman is still very young when she gets pregnant, yet she's so certain that even the First Madam believes her, so I didn't think much of it."
Hearing the maid's words, Aunt Chen felt increasingly uneasy. She waved her hand at the maid and said, "Go and call the physician of the manor. Let's see what that vixen has to hide."
In Wangchun Courtyard, Jiang Jiaojiao's eyes were red from crying.
Seeing that she was truly upset, Caiyan wrung out a wet wipe and went over to her.
"Miss, don't be sad. Today, Aunt Chen didn't suffer a setback. At least she won't dare to mess with the child in your belly anymore."
Jiang Jiaojiao took the wet handkerchief from Caiyan and wiped her face haphazardly.
He choked up and said, "She saw my pathetic state today and laughed at me. She must be overjoyed."
"Miss, there's no turning back now. Relax, take good care of your pregnancy, and once you give birth to the young master and become the legal wife, you'll finally be able to hold your head high."
Jiang Jiaojiao gave a bitter smile, "Those heartless sweet words from before, today I tripped and fell and even the old lady was alerted, but he was nowhere to be seen."
"Caiyan, do you think I was wrong back then?"
Caiyan was taken aback, then sighed, "Yes, if we hadn't schemed against the young lady back then, she might have already married into a high-ranking family. With her help, things might have been different."
"Who said I regret scheming against her? I only regret that I was too soft-hearted and didn't let the head of the manor kill her. She escaped and learned a lot of skills to show off in front of me."
Jiang Jiaojiao gritted her teeth with hatred at the mention of Jiang Shuyue.
She glared at Caiyan. "I meant I regret marrying into the Wei family."
Caiyan misunderstood, and quickly shut her mouth and lowered her head, not daring to utter a sound.
Hearing the creak of the courtyard gate opening, she quickly whispered, "Miss, please don't say those things. If the young master hears this, it will be bad if he becomes estranged from you."
"Hmph! I haven't seen him for days, his heart has probably already flown off to some vixen."
Caiyan didn't respond.
In order to secure his favor, the eldest young mistress had a pretty maid in her room shave her face to serve the eldest young master.
The eldest son also took two concubines.
The maids in the mansion were gossiping that the eldest young master had been staying in the eldest young mistress's room for a month straight, and the two concubines hadn't even seen him.
She couldn't very well offer to serve her son-in-law, and the second young lady, being narrow-minded, would inevitably scold her.
"Is it convenient for Aunt Jiang to come out? The royal physician is here."
The voices outside could be heard from the maidservants inside Aunt Chen's room.
Imperial Physician!
Jiang Jiaojiao was startled, and her expression changed instantly.
Caiyan panicked and said to the outsider, "Wait a moment, I'll be right out."
Since the physician in the Prime Minister's residence was a man, it was naturally inappropriate for him to enter the inner room to conduct medical examinations.
Jiang Jiaojiao closed her eyes slightly, gritted her teeth, and made up her mind. She had to insist that the baby in her belly was a boy. If the old lady ordered her to abort the child, she would return the contract and leave the Wei family to find another way to make a living.
Caiyan helped her fix her hair, put on her outer robe, and went to the front hall.
Under Aunt Chen's watchful gaze, Jiang Jiaojiao stretched out her arm.
The physician took a handkerchief and a pulse pillow, and placed his fingers on the handkerchief to take the pulse through it.
A moment later, the physician withdrew his hand and said to Aunt Chen, "Aunt Jiang's pulse is steady and strong; the fetus is fine."
Aunt Chen asked anxiously, "Is she carrying a boy? How many months along is she?"
"Aunt Chen, don't worry. The baby is still very young, not even two months along. If you want to know whether it's a boy or a girl, you'll have to wait another two months to tell."
"Who says I can't tell the difference? There are always people more skilled than you, and there are always mountains beyond mountains. If I didn't get confirmation from a doctor, would I be allowed to spout nonsense?"
Seeing Jiang Jiaojiao's confident rebuttal, the physician hesitated before saying, "Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Perhaps Aunt Jiang is right, but looking around the capital, I have never heard of such a skilled physician."
"Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The physician in my family was a renowned gynecologist."
Jiang Jiaojiao made up a story without changing her expression. Anyway, the Wei family wouldn't send anyone to the Jiang residence to confront her, so she wasn't afraid of anything she said.
The physician had been with the Wei family for many years, and he didn't want to get involved in the complicated affairs of the inner quarters. So he spoke ambiguously, trying not to offend anyone.
Seeing that Jiang Jiaojiao spoke calmly and without any guilt, Aunt Chen thought that after ten months of pregnancy, she would know whether the child was a boy or a girl once it was born.
If she doesn't give birth to a son, the old lady won't let her off the hook without her having to say a word.
"Hmph! You better be telling the truth!"
Aunt Chen glared at Jiang Jiaojiao fiercely before leaving with her maid.
Hearing the courtyard gate close, Jiang Jiaojiao leaned back and slumped onto the small couch.
Caiyan patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "Miss, they're gone. My heart was pounding in my chest."
“That old hag is always watching me. She must be bored. Caiyan, help me up. Let’s go pay our respects to the Madam.”
Originally, a concubine was not allowed to go to the main room, but the First Madam specially allowed Jiang Jiaojiao to go and pay her respects in order to spite Aunt Chen.
...
Lin Miaoshou left the palace and went straight to the Jiang residence.
It just so happens that Nangong Zeyue and he unexpectedly meet at the door.
"Uncle-Master, you've finally come out."
"What do you mean 'finally out'? You think I've been locked up in jail?"
Lin Miaoshou glared at Nangong Zeyue with annoyance, then turned to ask the gatekeeper, "Has your master returned?"
Lin Miaoshou estimated that Jiang Shuyue should have gone home by now.
The doorman respectfully stepped aside to make way, "Miss hasn't returned yet. Perhaps a patient came to the clinic and delayed her return."
"Uncle, please wait in my courtyard. I'm going to pick up Sui Sui from the private school. I'll be right back."
Before Lin Miaoshou could speak, Nangong Zeyue strode across the street.
"You little rascal, you even know how to share Jiang's burdens."
The servant had someone lead Lin Miaoshou to Shaohua Courtyard, where Nangong Zeyue lived.
Since Sui Sui lived in the same courtyard as Nangong Zeyue, Qiu Ju arranged for two maids to serve her in Shaohua Courtyard.
Just as the maid brought in the tea, Nangong Zeyue returned carrying Sui Sui.
"Grandpa Lin!" As soon as her feet touched the ground, Sui Sui ran over.
"Hey, little darling, don't fall." When Lin Miaoshou saw Sui Sui, his old face lit up with a smile, and he quickly squatted down and opened his arms.
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