Lies are like snowballs, they get bigger as they roll.

Eleventh Lady first criticized Xu Lingyi in her heart, then took the small bowl with white bottom and blue flowers from the Madam's hand and drank it all in one gulp: "Thank you, mother! I'm fine, I just feel a little dizzy."

Cheating an old man… She felt very uneasy.

The lady said nothing, and with a smile handed her a small blue and white lotus-patterned bowl filled with water for her to rinse her mouth. Mother Du even reached out to take the rinsing bowl from the maid, and Amber was so frightened that she quickly grabbed it and brought it to Shiyi Niang's mouth.

"...I have asked Chief Steward Bai to invite Chief Doctor Liu from the Imperial Hospital." The Madam took out a handkerchief and wiped the mouth of Eleventh Lady after she rinsed her mouth. "You should cover yourself with the quilt and have a good sleep first."

Eleventh Lady forced a smile and said, "Mother, the night is very cold. You should go back first! I just caught a cold. I've already had some ginger soup, and you invited Doctor Liu to take care of me, and Amber and the others will take care of me, so I'll be fine." She looked at the Third Lady and the Fifth Lady who came with the Madam to visit the patient apologetically, "Thank you, Third Sister-in-law and Fifth Brother's wife, for your help."

"Fourth sister-in-law is too polite to us." Fifth Madam laughed, "We are sisters-in-law, don't we have this little affection?" Her eyes were glimpsing the furnishings in the room. The curtains were half new, the black lacquered furniture was covered with autumn-scented cushions and chair saddles, and the corners and coffee tables were decorated with flowers and plants. It was neat and simple. She nodded secretly: it was enough to sit there.

The Third Lady was also polite: "You should take a good rest. If you want to eat or drink anything, just tell me."

Eleventh Lady thanked her.

Her eyes were attracted by a pitch-black plum vase on the kang table.

I saw it at my sister-in-law's when I went back to my parents' home during the Chinese New Year. It was said to be carved from stone and cost more than two hundred taels of silver, which is comparable to a necklace inlaid with gemstones. I didn't expect that Eleventh Lady would learn this kind of pretentiousness after being married for a few days. I just don't know if this plum vase was a dowry from the Luo family or a reward from the lady?

Thinking of this, she glanced at the lady.

Then she saw the lady touching Eleventh Lady's forehead to test her temperature. Seeing that everything was normal, she said with satisfaction, "Fortunately, she doesn't have a fever." She sat up straight and looked around, and found that the room was full of maids without an elderly mother. She said calmly, "Where is Mother Tao?"

Amber couldn't help but glance at Shiyi Niang, and saw Shiyi Niang smiling and saying, "It's not a big deal, so I didn't alarm her."

When the lady heard Eleventh Lady say the word "alarm", her eyebrows slightly raised. After a moment of silence, she said, "Although it is a minor illness, serious illnesses always start from minor illnesses. You should not be careless." She added, "You should rest well these few days and don't have to come to visit me every morning and evening. Let Sister Zhen and Brother Jie live with me so that they won't bother you."

Not only did I cheat her, but I also had to trouble her to help take care of the child.

Eleventh Lady was embarrassed. She hurriedly said, "Mother, no need. It's just a minor illness, there's no need to be so delicate. Maybe I can just take two doses of medicine and it will be fine."

Having said that, she began to criticize Xu Lingyi in her heart again.

Why should we say that she was caught in the wind, and not that she had a stomachache? Fortunately, Chinese medicine is used to treat diseases in this time and space. If Western medicine is used, who knows how it will end?

But he said, "If it's still not good tomorrow, it won't be too late to send it to you."

Zhen Jie'er, who had been standing obediently behind the Madam, stepped forward and said, "Grandma, can you let my fifth brother accompany Zhun Ge while I stay here to take care of mother?"

After hearing this, the Third Lady and the Fifth Lady said, "Sister Zhen is so filial," and "Sister Zhen is worthy of having grown up by her mother's side," respectively.

Madam Wen, who was standing at the door of the inner room with Wei Zi, Yao Huang and others, glanced at Zhen Jie'er when she heard this.

Eleventh Lady didn't expect that Zhen Jie'er would be involved.

She twisted her body slightly as if she was sitting on pins and needles, and said hurriedly, "I think it's better not to. Hui Jie'er will come to visit in a few days, you just need to entertain her well."

The lady nodded slightly, "If someone is ill, they will worry about him. It's good that you thought of this." She looked at Zhen Jie'er with a look of relief, "However, since your mother is dizzy, it's better for her to rest. Besides, Hui Jie'er will come in two days, and you can help your mother entertain the guests, which is also a filial duty."

He came in person to visit his daughter-in-law's illness, but did not agree to let his granddaughter take care of her.

The whole room was filled with surprise.

As everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, the lady stood up and said, "Everyone, go away! Let Eleventh Lady have a good rest too."

The Third Lady and the Fifth Lady, who had come with the Dowager Lady to visit the patient, hurriedly stood up. Eleventh Lady also "struggled" to get out of bed and sent them to the door. Only then did she stand up straight and let out a long sigh.

"My Lord, what a fool," she could not help but complain to Xu Lingyi, "Why didn't you stop my mother? This is so bad!"

Xu Lingyi smiled awkwardly.

He also didn't expect that the lady would come to visit him in person.

As he was speaking, Doctor Liu arrived.

Eleventh Lady glanced at Xu Lingyi with a half-smile: "Let's see how you can explain what the Marquis said."

He put down the tent, put a handkerchief on his right wrist and let Doctor Liu take his pulse.

Xu Lingyi said from the side: "She caught a cold, do you think it would be a good idea for her to rest for a few days?"

Doctor Liu was also a wonderful person. Upon hearing this, he stopped checking the patient's left hand's pulse and went to the hall with Xu Lingyi. He quickly wrote a prescription and said, "It's best to rest for seven or eight days. If you can rest for ten days or half a month, that would be even better. At the very least, you should rest for four or five days."

When Eleventh Lady heard this in the inner room, she covered her sleeves and laughed.

Suddenly I felt that this medicine shouldn't be so bad to drink...

* * * * * *

At this moment, a figure quietly flashed into the yard where Yuanniang lived before her death.

There was only a crescent moon in the sky, and the shadows in the room were not very clear. The figure walked into Yuanniang's main room without any obstacles.

The jade bonsai on the Duobao Pavilion shines with a faint glow.

The figure didn't even look at her, but went straight to Yuanniang's inner room and sat on the small stool in front of the bed.

"Madam, I made that Eleventh Lady suffer a loss today." The figure touched the big pillow at the head of the bed. "I know I shouldn't turn against her at this time. Zhun Ge is still young, and she doesn't have her own children yet. She relies on her a lot. But I have no choice. You don't know that she actually instigated Amber to show me a bad face. In just half a day, those maids no longer have the same respect for me as before. If I don't fight back, I'm afraid those who are used to taking advantage of the powerful will abuse me. It's okay for me to be abused, but if I can't even order a maid or a woman around by then, how can I protect Zhun Ge? Wouldn't Zhun Ge be at the mercy of that Eleventh Lady? But you don't have to worry. If that Eleventh Lady wants to deal with me, she must have a name. I went to Gongxian Hutong privately to report the news before, and it was wrong for me. I have nothing to say if she punishes me. But I won't make the same mistake twice." The voice gradually became resentful, "Madam, I really didn't expect that Gongxian Hutong would become like that..."

The low murmur echoed like a helpless sigh in the silent and deserted courtyard.

* * * * * *

"What did you say?" Qiao Lianfang sat up straight, "The Madam came to visit the patient in person?"

Xiu Li nodded: "I saw with my own eyes that the Marquis sent the Madam to the door."

Qiao Lianfang bit her lip, her expression somewhat uncertain.

"You said, she got sick just after you got pregnant..." Xiu Li couldn't help but whisper, "Could it be that she is unhappy?"

"Of course she will be unhappy!" Qiao Lianfang waved her hand disapprovingly, "What can she do if she is unhappy? Didn't I ask the Madam to send two mothers to take care of me? I don't think she dares to do anything." As she said this, she curled her lips and smiled. After hesitating for a while, she said, "She is sick, so which room is the Marquis... resting in?"

Xiu Li's eyes darkened slightly, and her voice lowered a little: "I'm going to stay in Shiyi Niang's room!"

Qiao Lianfang frowned and said, "She is resting in her room!" She couldn't help but put her hand gently on her abdomen. "Tell me, if I feel uncomfortable, will the Madam and the Marquis..." As she spoke, she looked up at Xiu Li, her eyes shining in the light.

Xiu Li was shocked: "Oh, my dear lady, please don't think like that..."

"I know." Qiao Lianfang interrupted her with a smile, "I was just talking." She looked down at her still flat abdomen, "This is my future, how could I act rashly?"

Xiu Yuan was relieved, but she was afraid that she would start to have wild thoughts, so she advised, "Miss, the Third Madam also said that it is a rule that the Marquis does not stay in your room. When the child is six months old and your body recovers, the Marquis will be the same as before..."

Under the light, Xiu Li, with her willow-shaped eyebrows lightly raised and her red lips dotted with rosy dots, is as delicate and pretty as a winter jasmine.

Qiao Lianfang looked at it and her heart moved.

Before we knew it, the little girl had grown into a bright and beautiful young lady.

She smiled slightly: "Xiu Li, go and ask around, who is Eleventh Lady planning to keep in her room?"

* * * * * *

Eleventh Lady heard Xu Lingyi's even and steady breathing beside her and turned over gently.

My body is clearly very tired, but I can't fall asleep. My mind is clearly not thinking about anything, but I can't calm down.

In the long and silent night, the bed, which was more than ten feet wide, was too empty and made her feel a little cold.

He shrank into the quilt.

Still feel cold.

Shrinking again...

Until you can touch the baffle at the end of the bed by just tiptoeing.

She stood on tiptoe and pushed the baffle.

After thinking about it, he pedaled again.

After a breath, she kicked again.

Like finding a fun game...

Suddenly, a faint sigh came from above my head, the quilt moved slightly, and I fell into a warm embrace.

"Go to sleep."

"I thought you were asleep." Eleventh Lady's voice was filled with deep apology, "Did I disturb you?"

When she was living in a dormitory at university, the most unpopular habit among people was "disrespecting other people's living habits". She always remembered it.

Xu Lingyi stroked her satin-like black hair and asked irrelevantly, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm not thinking about anything!" Eleventh Lady found a comfortable position and relaxed her body, "I just can't sleep!"

Xu Lingyi was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Would you like to take a look at 'Records of the Nine Realms of the Great Zhou'?" There was a hint of hesitation in his voice.

Eleventh Lady was slightly stunned.

She thought of how she had used the "Records of the Nine Realms of the Great Zhou" to enlighten Xu Lingyi when she first became a newcomer... She couldn't help but smile and said, "Great!"

Xu Lingyi got out of bed quietly, lit the lamp, and took the book.

Eleventh Lady thanked him with a smile, flipped a page casually, and read it while leaning on a half-worn royal blue silk pillow.

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Going to a parents' meeting, I'll catch the bugs later!

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