Chapter 353 Master (Part 2)

Shi Niang, however, seemed to be unaware of this. She took the child's hand and said, "I will take him to kowtow to his mother."

She was the host at the moment, followed closely by the Xu couple, and the others crowded into the inner room.

The eldest wife was half leaning against the head of the bed, and when she saw Shi Niang coming in, there was a hint of coldness in her eyes.

Shi Niang seemed to see nothing.

She asked Grandma Luo Dakou for a mattress, and then she and Wang Chengzu knelt on the left and right of the bed in front of the eldest wife.

Wang Chengzu kowtowed three times to the eldest wife and stood up.

Shi Niang leaned over the bed and whispered, "Mother, I came to see you today on purpose." Her voice was very soft, but it was like the lingering scent of incense. "Ever since you married me to the Wang family, I have always wanted to come back to see you. But I never had the chance. I thought this would be the regret of my life. Unexpectedly, Wang Lang died and I had no children. Not only will the Wang family be extinct, but the Duke will probably take away his title after a hundred years. For the sake of the ancestral family business, the Wang family is preparing to pass Wang Chengzu on to the Duke."

She looked up at the eldest wife and grinned, her fine white teeth shining.

"Mother, I want to thank you. Thanks to you for telling my eldest brother about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and my eldest brother took into account our brotherhood and stood up for me; thanks to you for marrying my eleventh sister to Yongping Hou, Yongping Hou would run around for me. Not only did the Wang family pass on Wang Chengzu to me, so that I can have a son to take care of me in the future, but I can also be buried in the Wang family's ancestral tomb after my death, and enjoy the century-old incense of the Maoguogong Mansion. During my lifetime, I can enjoy the worldly glory and wealth as the legitimate mother of the Duke." As she said this, she suddenly grabbed the eldest wife's hand with bulging veins, "Now that the Duke is gone, my son Wang Chengzu will inherit the title of Maoguogong, and I will also be the wife of the Duke of Maoguo Mansion. Mother, are you happy for me?"

As she spoke, she raised her face and smiled.

The pupils were dark and deep, yet bright and hot, like a tiny flame burning, flickering, yet constantly soft and resilient, making one feel cold in the heart.

How could Shi Niang marry Wang Lang, and what was the eldest wife's plan? Except for Qi Niang, I'm afraid everyone in this room knew more or less. She seemed happy, but in fact she said such words with resentment. What did she mean? Everyone in this room, except Qi Niang, more or less heard something. Not to mention the eldest wife of the person involved.

Her face flushed red and she looked furious. She pointed at Shi Niang's skinny hands with shaking hands and made a low "gurgling" sound from her throat.

In the room there was someone with a gloomy face like Luo Zhenxing, Si Niang who looked unchanged, Wu Niang who was extremely terrified, Bian Niang who looked surprised, Shiyi Niang who lowered her head, Xu Lingyi who seemed to be deep in thought, and Wang Chengzu who was panicked as he didn't know what had happened.

Grandma Luo Dakou and Grandma Luo Si came forward at the same time and grabbed Shi Niang from the left and right.

"It's a rare visit from the Tenth Aunt," said Grandma Luo, "If you have anything to say, please sit down and talk!"

Shi Niang shook off Luo Si's hand and stood up. She looked at Luo Zhenxing steadily: "Brother, is there anything rude in what I said? Now my brother and I can support each other, and I have finally gotten what I wanted. Other people would be overjoyed when such a thing happened, but why is mother just the opposite? Not only does she not look happy at all, but she is full of resentment? Could it be..." A trace of disdain flashed in her eyes, and she said word by word, "Could it be that she hopes that my brother and I will not get along, and that all the daughters who get married will be alone?"

Luo Zhenxing looked sullen: "What nonsense are you talking about..."

Before he finished speaking, Mother Xu's frightened voice rang out in the room: "Madam, Madam, what's wrong with you?"

Luo Zhenxing turned around and knelt on the pedal.

The first wife's eyes were tightly closed, and her body was limply slumped on the large pillow - it was obvious that she had fainted.

"Mom, Mom..." Since this matter concerned his parents, Luo Zhenxing, no matter how calm he was, was panicked for a moment.

The room was in chaos.

First, Wu Niang, Qi Niang, Luo San Niang, Luo Si Niang, and then Luo Da Niang also left Shiyi Niang and followed. Shi Niang and Wang Chengzu were squeezed by them and staggered, one standing at the foot of the bed and the other standing at the head of the bed. Wang Chengzu ran to pull Shi Niang's sleeve in a panic.

Shi Niang looked at the eldest wife, and the corners of her mouth slowly formed a happy arc.

There was another person looking at the eldest wife.

That’s Eleventh Lady.

She felt mixed emotions.

Although she knew that Shi Niang would call them all here for no reason, she did not expect Shi Niang to do this.

Speaking of which, Shi Niang has always been a little bit silly. For example, when she pushed herself to the ground, she didn't bow her head to admit her fault or apologize to the first wife to seek forgiveness from her, but secretly ran to her bed in the middle of the night to threaten her, saying: If you dare to die, I will beat the fifth concubine together; for example, when the first wife wanted her to marry Wang Lang, she didn't think about how to break up the marriage or become a nun with the first and second concubines, but thought about how to commit suicide; for example, this time, the Wang family had already fallen, she didn't think about how to deal with the brothers and sisters from her mother's family, but invited everyone in the family to expose her shortcomings to irritate the first wife... It is this little bit of stupidity that makes people feel sad but not resentful when they think of it.

A moon-white handkerchief suddenly blocked Shiyi Niang's sight.

She looked up and saw Xu Lingyi's eyes full of worry.

"Wipe it." He whispered, stuffed the handkerchief into her hand, then took a few steps forward and blocked Eleventh Lady behind him.

Eleventh Lady stood behind Xu Lingyi and wiped her eyes. She then realized that Yu Qiaqing, Qian Ming, Zhu Anping and others had already gathered at the door. Fourth Lady was telling Qian Ming, "Go get a doctor!"

Qian Ming agreed.

Zhu Anping said: "I'll go with you!"

Qian Ming nodded, and the two of them quickly disappeared from Shiyi Niang's sight.

Luo Zhenxing came to his senses at this moment and called Luo Zhensheng: "Go get a doctor!" He then said, "Don't disturb Dad first."

Si Niang walked over quickly and said, "Qian Ming and Zhu Anping have already gone to ask for a doctor." Then she said to Yu Yiqing in a negotiating tone, "My husband, do you think you should send someone to sit in my uncle's room?"

"I'll go!" Yu Yiqing and Xu Lingyi said in unison.

Si Niang looked at Shiyi Niang.

Eleventh Lady whispered, "Then there is Lord Lao!"

Xu Lingyi nodded at her, and went to the master's study with Yu Yiqing.

Luo Zhensheng asked in a panic: "Then, what should I do?"

Luo Zhenxing frowned slightly, and seeing Luo Zhenda beside him also looked at a loss, he said: "You and Zhenda go outside to rest, I will call you if anything happens."

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief and retreated to the hall.

Si Niang stepped forward and helped Si Niang: "You are pregnant."

Eleventh Lady came to her senses, took a deep breath, and went forward to help Tenth Lady: "There are many people in the room, you go sit outside and let your mother take a breath." Then she glanced at Wang Chengzu and motioned for him to follow her out.

After all, he was young, his face was tense, and his fingertips were white as he grasped the corner of Shi Niang's clothes. Hearing this, he nodded obediently.

This time, Shi Niang did not reject Shiyi Niang. She followed Shiyi Niang out of the inner room.

After seeing this, Luo Zhensheng hurriedly asked the maid to brew some strong tea and pour it in.

Shi Niang sat on the armchair beside her, and Wang Chengzu stood closely beside her. Si Niang also came out supporting Fourth Grandma Luo, followed closely by Third Grandma Luo, Seventh Grandma, and Fifth Grandma.

"It's useless to have too many people." Si Niang arranged for Luo Si's grandmother to sit opposite Shi Niang and explained to Shiyi Niang, "It's enough to have big brother, big sister-in-law and mother Xu."

Grandma Luo San, Qi Niang and Wu Niang sat down next to Grandma Luo Si, and they and Shi Niang were like two armies facing each other, with a clear distinction between them.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but smile bitterly.

If the eldest wife is fine, it's fine. But if something happens, Shi Niang will definitely be accused of matricide. Although all the people here are Luo family relatives, they will be careful not to let outsiders catch them, but in the future, I'm afraid they will all stay away from Shi Niang.

Everyone sat there quietly, waiting for about two incense sticks, and then a little maid ran in and said, "Fifth Aunt is here with the doctor."

Several female family members took refuge in the east room.

Si Niang sat on the big kang by the window in the east room, watching Zhu Anping accompany the doctor out of the main room, then she stood up and said, "I'll go take a look!"

Eleventh Lady nodded and went to the inner room with Fourth Lady.

The eldest wife was lying flat on the bed, Luo Zhenxing was sitting beside the bed in a daze, Mother Xu and Grandma Luo were standing silently behind Luo Zhenxing, and Mother Xu was wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"What's wrong?" Si Niang asked Grandma Luo softly.

Grandma Luo came forward, shook her head slowly, and whispered, "Tell me to take a dose of medicine first!"

Taking medicine one dose at a time shows that the condition is very serious.

Si Niang and Shiyi Niang looked solemn and said nothing.

Grandma Luo took a long breath, cheered herself up and said, "Everyone, please come and sit in the living room! It's getting late, I'll ask the maids to serve the meal. Mother, this won't be a quick deal, let's talk about it after we have dinner." As she said this, she glanced at Luo Zhenxing.

Luo Zhenxing nodded woodenly: "Let's talk about it after dinner!"

Si Niang and Shiyi Niang both sighed softly and followed Grandma Luo to the living room. They set up a table at the back seat where Luo Zhenxing lived and another table in the east room.

During the meal, Shi Niang sat alone in one side, while the others crowded into the other three sides. Wang Chengzu looked increasingly anxious.

After dinner, Yu Yiqing told the eldest master the bad news about the first wife, but she did not explain why.

The eldest wife had been ill for a long time, and everyone was used to her ups and downs. The eldest master did not ask too many questions, but went in to see the eldest wife and comforted everyone: "It's okay, it's okay. Take a few doses of medicine and she will be fine."

When the eldest master said this, Luo Zhenxing was feeding medicine to his mother.

The eldest wife clenched her teeth so tightly that she couldn't pry the door open.

Grandma Luo, who had served Grandmother, came out and looked at Fourth Aunt and Eleventh Aunt, saying, "I'm afraid things are not going well. Fourth Aunt is also ill, so why don't you go back and rest first, and leave Eleventh Aunt here to take care of her. If anything happens, we'll report back to you."

"I just have to take medicine three times a day and I can't stop." Si Niang pondered, "I'll go back and make some arrangements and come back later."

Grandma Luo nodded, turned around and called Yu Yiqing, Luo Zhenda, Zhu Anping, Grandma Luo and Qiniang to discuss the matter. She left Yu Yiqing, Grandma Luo San and Zhu Anping here and took Luo Zhenda and Qiniang away.

Eleventh Lady discussed the matter with Xu Lingyi, Qian Ming and Fifth Lady.

Qian Ming and Wu Niang looked at Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi pondered and said, "Let's all stay here!"

Qian Ming immediately said, "Then let's all stay here!"

"Fifth sister, go back first!" Eleventh Lady said, "Brother Xin is still at home!"

When water flows downwards, the older generation cares for the younger generation.

"I'll go back!" Wu Niang glanced at Qian Ming, "I'll come back early tomorrow morning."

Xu Lingyi nodded.

Eleventh Lady ordered Amber to go back and inform the Lady Dowager, and bring some spare clothes for Xu Lingyi and herself.

Xu Lingyi and Qian Ming went to the eldest master's place, and Shiyi Niang turned around and went to the inner room.

When I lifted the curtain, I thought of Shi Niang.

She thought for a moment and went to the east room.

Shi Niang stood up, her posture straight, with a cold smile on her face: "Is she not dead yet?" But there was a flash of confusion in her eyes.