Did Yuanniang cause Tong to have a miscarriage?

Eleventh Lady was very surprised.

When she was in the courtyard, she discovered that the relationship between Xu Lingyi and Yuanniang had reached the point where they were on the verge of a confrontation and were incompatible.

It is certainly not any one person’s fault that the marriage has come to this point.

At that time, Xu Lingyi was successful, famous, and powerful. The former would make him very confident in what he did - because this was the reason for his success. How could such a person think that there was something wrong or inadequate in his character or way of doing things? And the latter made him surrounded by people who flattered and fawned on him. Most of the time, others would follow his lead, allowing him to act according to his wishes without having to look at other people's faces. With such a habit, how could he tolerate, retreat, and wrong himself?

She married without any hope.

In this society where the husband is the head of the wife, the only way to avoid drowning in this marriage is to adapt to him. He will never adapt to you.

What happened later was somewhat beyond her expectations.

Xu Lingyi is not a petty person. Although he doesn't talk much, he is willing to listen to you as long as what you say makes sense.

She had always wondered how his marriage with Yuanniang had come to that point. What irreconcilable conflicts had occurred between Xu Lingyi and Yuanniang?

Could it be that the death of pregnant Aunt Tong was the root cause?

The thought flashed through her mind, and she immediately realized that there was a big loophole in Aunt Yi's words.

Putting aside Aunt Yi's current stance, let's just say that back then, Xu Lingyi was in his hometown with an uncertain future, and Yuanniang had no children. According to common sense, those concubines who were pregnant with children should have been the objects of protection by the whole household - because giving birth to children not only ensures that the Xu family has successors, but also that Yuanniang would have someone to rely on if something happened to Xu Lingyi during the three-year mourning period. Why did she choose to take action at that precarious moment?

Besides, there were also Concubine Wen and Concubine Qin at that time. In comparison, although Concubine Wen's birth was also low, it was higher than Concubine Tong and Concubine Qin who were born as maids. If it was just to establish authority, Concubine Wen should be the first choice. Why did he only harm Concubine Tong?

Eleventh Lady suddenly thought of the day when Xu Lingyi mentioned that he was sorry to Aunt Tong after drinking...

She was somewhat confused.

A thought that she had been ignoring suddenly popped up in her mind.

Or maybe Aunt Tong has a special meaning to Xu Lingyi, which is why she is not tolerated by Yuanniang?

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but look at Aunt Yi.

Then I saw a pair of eyes that were a little red from anxiety.

She shuddered, as if a bucket of cold water was poured down on her, and her whole body felt chilled.

What time is it now? Why am I making groundless speculations based on just a few words from Aunt Yi?

She suppressed her emotions and quickly regained her sanity.

How could Qin Yi Niang, a maidservant who was a concubine, take advantage of the situation and kill Tong Yi Niang under the nose of the shrewd and capable Tao Mama? And how did Yuan Niang, the wife of Yongping Hou who was in charge of the household affairs at that time, bear the blame?

There are so many women and servants in the house and so many factions. Isn't there any clues at all?

When thinking about the respect Xu Lingyi had given Aunt Qin over the years...Eleventh Lady felt that Aunt Yi's words were worth pondering!

"Madam Yi!" She looked at Madam Yi who was stopped by Amber, with a disapproving expression, "You don't have to bully me because I'm young and think I don't know what happened back then and talk nonsense here. My sister is kind and generous, and the Xu family was in turmoil at that time, so how could she harm a concubine..."

"Fourth Madam, I didn't lie to you. I really didn't lie to you." Seeing that Eleventh Lady didn't believe her, Aunt Yi became anxious, "Aunt Qin once told me about this in person!"

How could Aunt Qin, who didn't even tell the truth to her personal maid Cui'er, tell Aunt Yi about what she had done in the past and give her an advantage?

Eleventh Lady was very suspicious.

The most unbearable thing for people in this world is loneliness, and there is always a way to comfort oneself. Perhaps, there is such a friendship between her and Yi Niang.

"I've told you before," she said slowly, "you have to be honest and factual when you speak!"

Seeing that Shiyi Niang's expression had eased, Yi Niang was delighted and said hurriedly, "Madam, think about it, if Qin Niang hadn't harmed Tong Niang, how could Qin Niang secretly light a perpetual lamp for Tong Niang in Ciyuan Temple, and it has been lit for more than ten years? If she hadn't done something wrong to Tong Niang, how could she hold a ceremony for Tong Niang every year on the Zhongyuan Festival, praying to the Bodhisattva to bless her to be reborn, without interruption for several years? And every time we talk about Tong Niang, she keeps silent..."

Eleventh Lady was not very clear about these things.

But this does not prove that Aunt Qin harmed Aunt Tong back then.

"I heard that Aunt Tong entered the mansion two years earlier than Aunt Qin," Eleventh Lady pondered, "After Aunt Qin came to the Marquis's room, Aunt Tong took care of her, and the two had a very good relationship. Aunt Tong died a violent death. Aunt Qin hoped that Aunt Tong would reincarnate as soon as possible, escape from the sea of ​​suffering, and complete the sisterhood. It's not too much, right? How can you say that Aunt Qin killed Aunt Tong because of these?" She added, "Since you said that Aunt Qin once told you about this, what was the situation at that time? How did Aunt Qin kill Aunt Tong? How did she put the blame on my eldest sister? I think you know it very clearly. You might as well tell me in detail, so that we don't all guess about this and that, but there is nothing worth pondering!"

"I, I, I..." Aunt Yi avoided her eyes.

Qin Yi Niang is a person who doesn't trust anyone except herself, so how could she say these things to her. If she hadn't had any children, and if the Third Madam was harsh to others, and if she wanted to save money for her coffin, she wouldn't have been moved by Qin Yi Niang's several hundred taels of silver and helped her introduce Zhu Dao Po. I thought that with Qin Yi Niang's cautious nature, she would never be discovered, but she was so bold that she personally took action to scare the prince, which led to the situation today...

Now that everything has been exposed, if she doesn't think of a solution, even if Xu Lingyi spares her life for the sake of brotherhood and sends her to Shanyang, given the relationship between her and the Third Master, the Third Master will probably personally punish her to give Xu Lingyi an explanation. Her only hope now is to arouse Shiyi Niang's dissatisfaction with Qin Yi Niang, and when she pushes the responsibility onto Qin Yi Niang, Shiyi Niang will help her say a few words in front of Xu Lingyi in order to strike Qin Yi Niang down. With Xu Lingyi's respect for his wife, she may still have a chance of survival.

Aunt Qin never told her these things at all, so how could she have any real evidence!

Aunt Yi couldn't help sweating profusely.

In a hurry, she suddenly remembered something.

"Madam!" She cheered up as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, "What Aunt Tong lost back then was a baby boy!"

Eleventh Lady was surprised.

This was the first time she heard of this!

"Baby boy?"

When the Xu family needed a son the most, a baby boy was aborted...

"That's right!" Aunt Yi looked at Shiyi Niang's expression and was filled with hope again. "If you don't believe it, you can ask the old lady. She was also there at the time. And the second lady, she also knew. If Aunt Tong's child was born safely, he would be the eldest son, and there would be no place for Aunt Qin! Aunt Qin wanted to harm Aunt Tong for this reason. Yes, she wanted to harm Aunt Tong for this reason." Aunt Yi became more and more certain. "Aunt Qin also pretended to have a miscarriage, so she was sent to the second lady by the old lady, and the second lady took care of her personally."

"At that time, Aunt Tong was only four months pregnant, right?" Eleventh Lady looked at her gently and said, "How did Aunt Qin know that Aunt Tong was pregnant with a baby boy?" She added, "If I remember correctly, the Third Madam was also pregnant. I wonder where Aunt Yi was? What was she doing? Could it be that she wasn't serving the Third Madam? How did the people in the Third Madam know so much about the Fourth Madam's affairs?"

There was sweat on Aunt Yi's temples.

"I, I heard it from our Third Madam." She stammered, "The Third Madam said that it was because of this that the Madam Tai was always somewhat dissatisfied with the late Fourth Madam. She felt that the late Fourth Madam was short-sighted, narrow-minded, intolerant, and only cared about her own small family, not a big family..." When she said this, she suddenly saw Eleventh Lady smile slightly, and an idea flashed in her mind. She immediately felt that she had said something wrong and was speechless. "No, but Madam Tai, Madam Tai was still, still quite good to the late Fourth Madam. She dealt with all those who knew that Aunt Tong was punished. Later, she accompanied the late Fourth Madam to look for doctors and medicines everywhere, which led to the Fourth Young Master's..."

Aunt Yi's incoherent words reveal a lot of information.

Eleventh Lady's mind was spinning rapidly. She said "Oh" and interrupted her coldly, asking, "According to what you said, my sister punished Aunt Tong in the past, and Aunt Tong's miscarriage was related to this, right?"

Wrong thing again!

Aunt Yi wanted to bite off her tongue.

"It's not to punish Aunt Tong." She argued in panic, "It's to set rules, to set rules for the aunts!"

"What nonsense." Eleventh Lady's expression was stern, and she looked at her coldly, "Can you set rules to the point of killing a baby who is four months pregnant? What kind of rules are those? Why is Concubine Wen fine? Why is Concubine Qin fine? Why is it that Concubine Tong's child is gone?"

Aunt Yi's heart was pounding as she watched this.

I don't usually have any contact with this Fourth Madam, but I never thought she would be so difficult to deal with. It's better to get over these unclear things as soon as possible, otherwise, if I keep going around in circles, when will it end?

While thinking, she had already shouted out her grievances: "Fourth Madam, Madam Wen was a concubine who was brought into the family in a proper manner. She was immediately placed in the west wing in the backyard with maids and old women to serve her, unlike Madam Tong and Madam Qin who were born as maids. Although Madam Tong was later promoted to a concubine, she still lived in the warm room with Madam Qin. She moved to the east wing in the backyard with Madam Qin only after she became pregnant. After three months, she began to set rules in the house like when she was a maid. Others may not know these things, but Mother Tao knows them. Even if Mother Tao hesitates and does not tell the truth, there is still Madam Wen, who lived in the west wing at the time. Others may not know, but she knows the most!"

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I went to a parent-teacher meeting and came back late.

The update is a bit late, please get up tomorrow morning to read it!

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PS:

Title: "The Fair Lady"

Book number: 1741409

Author: Yan Bing Lian Yan

Summary: A concubine's daughter is reborn, cultivating the land and cultivating herself; a phoenix is ​​reborn from the ashes!