Chapter 222: Conspiracy in Loud Voice

The maid outside reported: "Madam, Madam Bo is here to visit."

"Let her in."

Lei Nian'er was puzzled: "Mother, who is Madam Bo?"

Mother frowned, as if her good mood was shattered.

"She's your great aunt. Come to think of it, didn't you meet her when you went to Pingzhou?"

Lei Nian'er remembered, wasn't it the relative she visited in Pingzhou?

I don't know whether he had a grudge against her, her father or her mother, but he was so ungraceful to vent his anger on a kid like her.

But before she could explain, Aunt Lei had already walked in with her daughter and said with a warm smile, "Sister-in-law, I heard that Nian'er is back. As an aunt, of course I have to come and see the child."

She looked around and asked in confusion, "But why is my sister-in-law lying in the room when she is fine? The court doctor is here too."

"Could it be that... Nian'er made her mother sick because she was mad at her when she came back?"

Mrs. Lei certainly couldn't admit it. She couldn't let her daughter bear the charge of being unfilial, so she replied happily, "Sister-in-law, you don't know, I gave Nian'er a younger sister, and I've been feeling weak recently."

"You are a father of two children, so you should know that it is very difficult to take care of a woman when she is pregnant."

Aunt Lei took her daughter to find a place to sit down and said, "So that's how it is."

"What a happy event! Congratulations to my sister-in-law."

"When Nian'er first came to visit me, she chatted with me and said that the happiest thing in her life was that she was her only child."

"If you have another child in the future, she will strangle it to death after it is born~"

Lei Nian'er was shocked. Apart from Lei Nan'er, there was actually someone else in the world who could confuse right and wrong and slander others without any evidence.

Although she had some resistance to this brother or sister who had not yet arrived, she was definitely not willing to strangle them to death.

She immediately shook her head in panic at her mother and explained, "Mother, I never said such a thing."

"I never open up to others, so how can I open up to an aunt I've only met once and talk about this?"

Madam Gui also sided with her, and said with a gloomy face, "I wonder what is the intention of my sister-in-law in spreading rumors in front of me?"

Seeing that the two were not fooled, Aunt Lei turned her attention to the younger one.

She covered her mouth and giggled, pointed at Lei Nian'er and said to her daughter: "Look, your cousin is angry again."

She turned to Lei Nian'er and said with a smile, "Auntie teases you because you are young and you are close to her."

"You are a junior, you don't know any manners, and you actually contradict your elders."

"I was just teasing you, don't be so rude."

After Aunt Lei tried to save her face, she said something and left with her daughter, leaving Lei Nian'er no chance to refute.

She avoided the injury and struck her leg.

It’s a pity that her leg is broken and hasn’t healed yet, otherwise she would have rushed out to argue with this guy!

The servants stood aside in silence. Her mother pulled her hand away from where she was beating her leg with a look of concern, and scolded her, "Why are you beating yourself?"

"This leg has been through so much trouble. It's taken so long to heal it. Don't let yourself ruin it!"

Before she could feel the warmth welling up in her heart, her mother asked again, "Nian'er, tell me, when your brother or sister is born, will you really not hurt him?"

Lei Nian'er was hurt by her distrust.

"Aniang, do you think I am a fratricidal person?"

Mrs. Gui realized what she had said and withdrew her hand awkwardly, explaining, "You are used to your mother loving only you, and she is afraid that you will be jealous because of this child."

"So Nian'er will never hurt his younger siblings, right?"

She still didn't believe her.

Lei Nian'er had no choice but to promise: "Yes."

But there was a small hole dug in my heart.

In the guest house where Aunt Lei lived, the young lady asked Aunt Lei: "Mother, did my cousin really say that she wanted to strangle my sister-in-law to death?"

Aunt Lei sneered: "Of course not."

"But there is no evidence to prove it."

"If I say she did, she will naturally say she didn't."

"It is enough for Leining's wife to become suspicious and start to be wary of her daughter."

"Just a few words can cause unrest in his family. Why wouldn't I do something that's well-planned?"

After saying this, she thought of something, her brows furrowed, and she began to worry.

The girl called her softly, "Mom, is there any problem?"

Aunt Lei tightly grasped the handle of her round fan and said bitterly, "I hope my good sister-in-law is not pregnant with a boy this time."

"If Lei Ning doesn't have a son, the Lei family's inheritance will be handed over to your brother."

"He plotted against your father back then, so he has to earn your brother's fortune for the rest of his life. This is all retribution!"

After all, they were on someone else's territory. Although Aunt Lei spoke harshly, her voice was very low. The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she felt. She slammed her fan on the table heavily, and only then did she calm down a little.

The girl beside her shrank back in fear.

......

Lei Nian'er felt uncomfortable recuperating in her own home.

Things have changed, but the scenery in the mansion has been well-maintained and remains the same as it was ten years ago, with no traces of time.

But people have changed.

I don’t know if it’s my mother who has changed, or she who has changed.

Maybe everything has changed.

Just when she was feeling depressed, the princess arrived.

As soon as she arrived, she dismissed her attendants and whispered to her, "Nian'er, I remember you told me that you didn't want to get married in the future."

"Although there are women households in Da Yue, General Lei will never allow you to do such an outrageous thing."

"You are already twelve years old. You will be a marriageable girl in three years. Even earlier, you will meet someone in two years."

Lei Nian'er:......

How come even you are urging me to get married?

Where is His Highness? This is not the His Highness she knew!

Bei Jingchu saw that she had misunderstood and found it a little funny.

"What are you thinking about? I'm not here to ask about your marriage."

"I'm here to tell you that maybe now there's an opportunity for you to not have to get married."

Lei Nian’er:?

Bei Jingchu cannot act alone in such an important matter. The first person to conspire with must be someone who is truly loyal to her.

In the system interface, there are only those with a favorability of 90 or above.

Aye, Nian'er, Yan Wei, Concubine Xian, Concubine Gui and Haoyue.

Her first accomplice was naturally the original heroine who was in the same boat with her and was on the favorability page.

Bei Jingchu asked her: "Nian'er, what do you think of my talents?"

"Nature is a unique talent, there is no other like it in the world."

She then asked, "As your Majesty's child, if I, as a princess, were to fight for the position of crown prince, do you think I could do it?"

Lei Nian'er's eyes suddenly widened, she stood up and covered her mouth, then carefully looked outside and said in a hissing voice: "Your Highness, be careful with your words!"

"Walls have ears. This must not reach your Majesty!"

Bei Jingchu took her hand and said calmly: "It's okay, I'm not afraid."

Lei Nian'er:...You are not afraid, but I am.