Hua Changjue shook his head and told Hua Qingqing what had happened in the past few days and her fable.
"Everything Qingqing said came true."
"Thanks to Qingqing's reminder, we have escaped many disasters."
Hua Lingjian was terrified when he heard this. He had never expected that Qingqing would actually predict that they would all die tragically. Thinking of what Qingqing said about him being plotted against and becoming a fool, he shuddered.
"If it weren't for Qingqing, we would have all died miserably. So, Qingqing is the lucky star of our family."
Hua Lingjian nodded, feeling even more grateful to Qingqing.
"But she's still too young. If we tell her, she'll hesitate, get scared, and think we're treating her like a monster. What should we do then? I don't want her to get hurt in the slightest!"
"I plan to wait until she is older before telling her."
Hua Lingjian understood and bowed.
"It's father, my sister and I, and mother will also be careful."
Hua Changjue nodded.
"Then father, I will take my leave first."
"Okay, go ahead!" Hua Changjue thought and said, "You should also prepare yourself. After a few days, go to Minde Academy with your elder brother to study!"
Hua Lingjian nodded. "Yes, father!"
Hua Changjue watched him walk out and breathed a sigh of relief.
Hua Lingjian was walking on the road when suddenly a beautiful woman came towards him.
Hua Lingjian respectfully stepped aside, but the woman stopped beside him.
There was naked contempt in his eyes as he looked at Hua Lingjian and said indifferently.
"Are you the mistress?"
Hua Lingjian frowned and looked at the other party coldly, but he didn't know the other party's identity and didn't dare to cause trouble.
Lin Zhu, the servant behind him, frowned and bowed.
"Mrs. Zhu, our young master..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Mrs. Zhu.
"Okay, you don't have the right to speak here."
Shi Yu, another servant beside Hua Lingjian, said, "Madam, our master is the eldest son of the family, please be careful with your words."
Zhu Guifen was angry, thinking that the servants in the Duke's Mansion would definitely help her to fight back. In the end, everyone bowed their heads and kept silent.
Zhu Guifen became even angrier.
"Hmph, let's go!"
After the others left for a while, Hua Lingjian withdrew his gaze and asked the two servants.
"Who is this person?"
Zhu Lin knew that he was not good at talking, so he pursed his lips and said nothing.
Seeing him like this, Shi Yu could only speak.
"That Madam Zhu is Madam's best friend. They have a very good relationship and she often comes to visit Madam."
"Mrs. Zhu's husband is Li Xiu, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, Lord Li."
Hua Lingjian nodded.
"Let's go!"
On the other side, Zhu Guifen arrived at the main courtyard, her face full of anger.
He said coldly when he saw Jiang.
"You really pissed me off. How could you allow a mistress to come into the house? I just saw that mistress, and she's already in her teens!"
"This Duke actually kept this secret from you for more than ten years! Aren't you too easy to bully? Where are your elder brother and sister-in-law? Why didn't they come forward to make the decision for you?"
Jiang knew that Zhu was concerned about her, so she smiled and took her hand, asked her to sit down, and patted her on the back to calm her down.
"Okay, don't be angry, it's already happened. Just think positively, it's nothing."
Cailian poured Zhu a cup of scented tea.
"Madam, you still care about my wife!" Cailian said with grievance. "Master is really too much! Now they are all concubines and legitimate sons and daughters!"
Cai Lian thought, if she became the Duke's woman, would the lady agree to let her become his co-wife, and the child she would give birth to in the future become the legitimate son?
Jiang frowned, looked at her and said nothing.
Qingqing said that Cailian was bribed, and she didn't know who was behind it, so she didn't plan to alert the enemy.
"Ah, your wife is such a fool, she even allowed her mistress to enter the house openly!" Zhu Guifen glared at Jiang. "I really don't know what to say to you!"
Jiang was helpless, "Okay, don't be angry! I'll treat you to dinner at Yipinxuan some other day!"
Zhu said helplessly, "Hey, you said it! I will definitely rip you off!"
"Okay, I'm telling you, you'll make me broke by then, okay?"
Only then did Zhu smile.
Then he looked at everyone in the room and said, "Okay, all of you go down! I want to have a private conversation with your wife!"
Madam Rong looked at Jiang, who nodded, and everyone left.
"Lan'er, what are you thinking? Why would you really let your concubine enter the house? And even make her your second wife."
Jiang's original name was Jiang Lan, and the two of them called each other by their nicknames in private.
Jiang sighed, "Ah, I'm just a poor man! Fen'er, don't worry about me, I'm really fine."
Zhu's eyes flickered.
"Lan'er, you're not trying to lead me into a trap, are you?"
Jiang raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
Zhu rolled her eyes at her and said, "You're afraid that they'll be out there and hard to control, so you're bringing them under your nose so they can be dealt with more easily!"
Jiang was stunned for a moment. She knew all the truth, so of course she would not punish them. Instead, she would treat them well.
"It's okay, I understand!" Zhu said with a clear look on her face.
This made Jiang feel both amused and helpless.
"You are still too stupid! Even if you want to deal with them secretly, you don't have to give them the status of a concubine, and acknowledge them as legitimate sons! Even if something happens to them, others will not say that you are wrong, but will only say that they are shameless and unlucky for being concubines!"
"Hey, Fern, I really don't mean that! I just want my family to be harmonious and peaceful."
Zhu obviously didn't believe it and glanced at her.
"You don't have to pretend with me. When the time comes, maybe I can help you!"
"I really don't mean that!" Jiang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Seeing her serious expression, Zhu was extremely surprised.
"Lan'er, you can't be! Are you really planning to live in peace with your mistress? Are you crazy?"
"Even if you want to get along well with her, what about her? For the sake of your children, will she covet your position as your wife?"
Jiang was stunned for a moment.
"No way, Liu is not that kind of person!"
"Come on! Think about it carefully! There is still a big difference between a concubine and a wife. What if the other party appears to be ordinary on the surface, but is secretly planning to replace you. Isn't that a natural thing?"
Jiang also began to think gradually.
Will Liu want to replace me?
She suddenly thought of Qingqing saying that Liu was Hua Changjue's first love. So many years have passed. Has Hua Changjue really let it go?
Seeing that Jiang was shaken, Zhu breathed a sigh of relief.
"See if it's possible."
Jiang looked at her and was about to nod.
A small figure rushed out from the inner room and threw himself directly into Jiang's arms.
"Girl, no, I won't!" The voice was soft and sticky. Obviously she was woken up.
Jiang was stunned, and before she could react, she heard Qingqing's voice.
[Zhu Guifen is a bad person. Her daughter was born to Hua Changxiao. She was the one who instigated her mother to poison Liu.]
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