Chapter 69 Spare My Life
Shanhu went to pass a message to Manager Li.
When Shen Wan was about to go to Shou'an Hall, Yun said, "The wife of the Minister of Revenue is with the old lady, so let's go back to Mingyue Garden first."
Shen Wan didn't expect the wife of the Minister of Revenue to be there. She said, "Then my elder sister and I must go."
Yun was confused.
Recently, Chen Wan has shown that she is not only independent-minded, but also does things flawlessly. Yun Shi didn't know what she was going to do, so she didn't stop her.
The old lady was in a good mood. When Shen Wan went up the stairs, she heard the laughter of the old lady and Mrs. Qu coming from the house. She hoped that they would be able to laugh again in a while.
Seeing Shen Wan and Shen Yu go in, the old lady was a little unhappy, thinking that they were ignorant. The second lady said to Madam Qu, "I will accompany Madam Shangshu to take a walk in the garden."
After they left, the old lady's face became even darker, and she scolded Yun, "They don't understand the principle of not airing family disgrace in public, don't you understand it too?"
Chen Wan said, "The Prince of Yongqing is still kneeling outside the gate. The whole capital is watching the Duke's Mansion make a fool of itself. This family scandal cannot be covered up just because Grandmother wants to."
What Shen Wan said was the truth, which was indisputable.
The old lady just thought she was talking too much, and turned to look at Shen Yu, "You are pregnant, why didn't you tell me?"
Chen Yu said, "I'm not pregnant."
The old lady frowned, "No?"
Chen Wu's voice rose, "How could there not be? Rumors are spreading outside the mansion, and the maids in the mansion also said that they heard that the eldest sister had morning sickness and vomited violently..."
Shen Wan interrupted Shen Wu and asked, "Did anyone see the eldest sister suffer from morning sickness?"
Shen Wu lowered her voice, "Whether the maid saw it or not, I don't know."
Shen Wan looked at the old lady and said, "On the way here just now, we were all wondering how this rumor spread. After thinking about it, it should have come from Hongxiu."
The old lady frowned, and Mother Sun said, "How could it be Hongxiu? Hongxiu is always strict and would never say anything nonsense."
Shen Wan said, "Mother Sun misunderstood. I didn't mean to talk about the rumors spread by Hongxiu. It's that Hongxiu has been in poor health recently and has been nauseous frequently. I wanted to call a doctor for her, but she refused, saying that she would be fine after resting for two days.
A few days ago, she delivered something to the eldest sister's room and vomited in the eldest sister's room. The maid may have heard it and mistakenly thought that the eldest sister was pregnant and had morning sickness. I have sent someone to find Hongxiu. The old lady will know when she sees it.
Chen Wu said, "Hongxiu was the maid that Grandmother reluctantly gave to Second Sister. She hadn't been in Mingyue Garden for long, so how could she have fallen ill?"
This means that she didn't take good care of Hongxiu.
The maid takes care of the master, and the master also takes good care of the maid.
Chen Wan said, "Hongxiu is honest. I asked her to help me embroider the Hundred Longevity Picture. She worked day and night. It must be due to overwork. I let her rest in the house these days."
When embroidering and threading, the neck is always lowered, which does make one feel nauseous and want to vomit after a long time, but no one thinks it is a big problem.
The old lady saw that Chen Yu looked normal and did not look like she was suffering from morning sickness. She said, "It's good that you are not pregnant. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do."
The old lady is a person who worships Buddha and respects life, and she will never allow abortion to happen.
The old lady waved her hand and said, "You can go back."
Chen Wan said, "I asked Manager Li to call a doctor. I'll go back after the doctor takes my eldest sister's pulse."
It didn't take long, just a quarter of an hour, for the doctor to arrive.
The doctor took Shen Yu's pulse, and as soon as he stopped, Shen Wu asked, "Are you pregnant?"
The doctor said, "How can you be pregnant when your menstrual period is still ongoing?"
Shen Wu, "..."
Yinchuan and Hongxiu came in from outside. Hongxiu came from Shou'an Hall. Not long after, she looked so thin that the old lady was shocked. Even if she embroidered day and night, she would not be so thin.
The doctor was about to leave, and Shen Wan said, "My maid has been sick for a few days. I'd like to trouble you to take a look at her."
Hongxiu's face turned pale and she shook her head repeatedly, "I'm fine, no need to see a doctor."
Shen Wan looked at the old lady and said, "Grandma, look, as soon as I asked her to find a doctor, she resisted and was so afraid of seeing a doctor."
Before, Chen Wu secretly blamed Chen Wan for not taking good care of Hong Xiu. Hong Xiu refused to see a doctor in front of them, and Chen Wu had nothing to say.
Chen Wan said, "I originally thought your illness wasn't serious and you would be fine after two days of rest. It's been several days and you haven't gotten better. You didn't want me to call a doctor for you. Now the doctor is in the mansion, so I'll take a look at you."
Hongxiu still refused, "This servant does not want to see the doctor..."
Shen Wan was furious. "Sit down! Even if you are a maid given to me by my grandmother, you should listen to me as your master and do what is best for you."
Shanhu and Yinchuan pulled Hongxiu to sit on a chair. Even so, Hongxiu still struggled. Mother Sun said, "Second Miss, this is for your own good. Why don't you sit still and let the doctor feel your pulse?"
Shanhu and Yinchuan held Hongxiu down tightly, and she couldn't move. As soon as the doctor took her pulse, Hongxiu's face turned pale.
The doctor took Hongxiu's pulse, and when he released his hand, Shen Wan asked, "Why has my maid always been nauseous these days?"
The doctor hesitated to speak.
Shen Wan said, “Please tell the truth, doctor.”
The doctor said, "This maid is almost two months pregnant."
The doctor's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the room to hear clearly.
The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The second young lady's maid is pregnant. This is a serious matter that will ruin the second young lady's reputation!
No!
Hongxiu had not been with the second girl for long, and she became pregnant when she was with the old lady.
Someone in the mansion reached out to the old lady, and without the old lady's knowledge, she gave a maid with unclean body to the second girl.
Thinking of this, everyone in the room held their breath and secretly looked at the old lady's face.
The old lady's face turned pale, and Yun's face became even uglier.
Even if Chen Wan asked the old lady for Hongxiu on her own initiative, it is unacceptable that the old lady didn't even know that the maidservant beside her was touched by someone, and she even gave it to Chen Wan as a reward!
Yun said, "Send the doctor out of the house."
After the doctor left, the old lady glanced at Hongxiu and said, "Drag this bitch away and beat her to death!"
Hongxiu's face turned pale, and she fell to her knees, "Madam, spare my life!"
Two old women came over and tried to drag Hongxiu out.
Yun stopped her, saying, "It takes two to tango. The child in Hongxiu's belly isn't hers alone. Before you beat her to death, you should first find out whose child she's carrying."
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