Chapter 184 Did Yao Qingling Regret It?
Xia Chan was unwilling to back down, and the two sides began to fight.
While the two were wrestling, Zhou Zhining stared intently at the baby clothes lying on the counter, her fists clenched tightly as if she were possessed.
After leaving the Ministry of Agriculture, she had been hiding behind the scenes, unable to see anyone. Now that she could finally move around without a veil, she was just about to show her face when she encountered Yao Qingling's maid, who wanted to flaunt in front of her that she was pregnant with Zhan Xingzhuo's child.
Yao Qingling is so frugal with herself, yet she's generous to her child?
Isn't it because this is Zhan Xingzhuo's child?
Yao Qingling still harbors feelings for Zhan Xingzhuo!
Zhan Xingzhuo is going to be a vice minister, a high-ranking official of the third rank in the imperial court, no longer the physician who couldn't be promoted for several years. Yao Qingling wants to use the child to take Zhan Xingzhuo back!
Yao Qingling regretted it, just like she had back then. She thought that marrying Wang Xuan would save her from guilt and her family from painful exile. But her illusions were shattered. After marrying Wang Xuan, she felt like she was living in hell, and her family was still living a miserable life in exile.
What about Yao Qingling?
She kept saying that she was different from Zhan Xingzhuo and that she was utterly disappointed in him, but didn't she still have a backup plan?
If she truly didn't love Zhan Xingzhuo anymore, why would she keep his child? A bowl of herbal medicine was all it took to clean up the mess.
But she didn't!
She secretly concealed the news until she was about to give birth, at which point she announced it to the world and even demanded that the Grand Princess acknowledge the child in her womb!
For the sake of the Duke's family's offspring, the Grand Princess decided to let bygones be bygones and even hoped to reunite the two of them!
The Grand Princess even wanted to get rid of Yao Qingling so that she could return to the Duke's mansion!
Ha, let's see who gets rid of whom first!
Zhou Zhining screamed in her heart, "Yao Qingling, I'll make you give birth! I'll make you give birth!"
While everyone's attention was focused on the two wrestling figures, she walked towards the pile of baby clothes...
The commotion caused by Xia Chan and Zhi Yun's fight was so great that a minor official from the Military Affairs Bureau happened to be patrolling the streets at that moment.
Previously, Lin Shiyuan had led the soldiers of the Military Command to achieve merit, and these minor officials had also received rewards, so they had a past relationship with Lin Shiyuan.
Lin Shiyuan had served as a manager at Hui Ba Fang.
They arrested Zhiyun.
Zhou Zhining watched as Zhiyun was taken away, not even trying to stop her. She just stared at her with eyes full of deep hatred, as if she wanted to skin Xia Chan alive.
Xia Chan felt a sense of satisfaction despite the murderous look in her eyes, and she no longer felt the pain from her injuries.
She neatly tidied her hair.
"Miss Xia Chan, here are your clothes." The shopkeeper, looking annoyed, handed her a package of clothes from the counter.
When they fight, his shop suffers.
Hua Man Lou has been open for many years, and the customers who come in are all buying clothes. But today, the people who come are here to watch a fight.
I broke a lot of things, but I can't ask anyone to pay for them.
Logically, he could have made them pay him back, but one was a favored maid of Hui Ba Fang, and the other was a maid of Jin Man Tang. Their masters were both influential figures. If he made them pay him back, it would damage the shop's future business.
Xia Chan picked up her bundle and left, looking as smug as a cock that had won a fight.
After returning to the Marquis's residence, she felt guilty and tiptoed back to her room.
A maidservant came to call her, saying that her mistress was looking for her.
Xia Chan had no choice but to quickly change her clothes and do her makeup, using cosmetics to cover up her injuries.
"Miss, you wanted to see me?"
Yao Qingling held the account book in her hand, rapidly turning the abacus, without looking up.
She said, "Manager Liu said you went to Hua Man Lou. Are the baby clothes all done there? Bring them over so I can take a look."
Xia Chan placed the bundle on the table.
Just as she was about to pull her hand back, Qingling grabbed it and pressed it down.
"Hiss—" Xia Chan gasped in pain.
Qingling looked at her hands.
My fingernail broke, and my wrist was badly bruised.
Yao Qingling looked up at Xia Chan's face: "Your makeup skills are good. You've covered up all the injuries on your face. You can't tell."
Xia Chan, her eyes darting around nervously, said, "Miss, you know..."
Yao Qingling said, "Hua Man Lou is such a famous place. If two maids got into a fight inside, do you think no one would say anything?"
In fact, after the patrolling official arrested Zhiyun, he sent someone to the mansion to inform him.
They gave Yao Qingling face and didn't take Xia Chan away on the spot. Qingling gave her several dozen taels of silver as a thank you.
Xia Chan bit her lip and hung her head: "Miss, I was wrong."
Yao Qingling said, "Wrong? Wrong about what? Someone provoked you first, and you're going to swallow your anger?"
Xia Chan suddenly looked up: "Miss?!"
Qingling said, "What you're fighting for is the reputation of our Marquis's mansion, and my reputation. I'll be furious if I don't fight back."
She's wanted to beat up Zhou Zhining for a long time, and she's even tried to do it herself.
As it turns out, it really feels great to slap someone back.
Zhou Zhining dares to show her face, so we should beat her every time we see her, until she's scared and doesn't dare to mess with her anymore!
Qingling continued, "Taoye is no longer timid. She can stand on her own and is decisive in her actions, even daring to use torture. Her change puts my mind at ease. As for Xiachan, you are cautious and observant. But I also feel that you are too cautious and too tolerant."
"I think it might be related to the fact that you were a maid in the new mansion before."
Being a maid in the new mansion is very stressful. The master and mistress are not of one mind, which makes the maids not know who to listen to. They are afraid of offending someone and being punished, which puts them under great pressure and makes them overly cautious.
“Now that Zhou Zhining dares to show her face, she will directly target Hui Bafang and suppress her with all sorts of means. I was thinking that since you served her before, you might be intimidated by her lingering influence. But you dared to confront her face to face, which relieved my worries. Now I can have my baby in peace.”
"However, fighting in the street is beneath your dignity..." Qingling simply said a few words to Xia Chan and then asked her to recount the events of that day.
Xia Chan explained everything in detail.
Qingling listened carefully, not missing a single detail.
What struck her as odd was that in the past, Zhou Zhining would cry and shed tears to gain sympathy in order to achieve a certain goal, making people reluctant to refuse her requests. In fact, people would help her without her even having to say anything.
But today she took the initiative to provoke Xia Chan, causing Xia Chan to retaliate.
You should know that Zhou Zhining has a very high opinion of herself. She never takes her maids seriously. She would never lower herself to argue with her maids unless she is ordering them around.
Baby clothes?
It seems that Zhou Zhining cares a lot about the baby in her belly...
Qingling touched her belly, which had grown a little bigger.
Was she out of control because of the child?
Ah, she's bound to lose control because of this child.
She loved Zhan Xingzhuo so deeply, how could she allow someone else to have his child, especially since Zhan Xingzhuo was coming back soon.
Zhou Zhining was so nervous that she lost control.
Qingling thought for a while and then unwrapped the bundle.
The baby clothes were made with great care, more exquisite and softer than those made in the sewing room of the mansion.
I heard that when Hua Manlou makes clothes for children, they first starch and wash the fabric until it is very soft before making the clothes. This way, the clothes look new, but the fabric has the softness of worn clothes.
"...Did Zhou Zhining touch this dress?"
Xia Chan shook her head: "I held her in my arms and didn't let her touch me."
She frowned slightly. "But when I was fighting with Zhiyun, I didn't notice anything else... I'll check these clothes carefully again."
While the two were talking, the gatekeeper brought in Xiao Pingfeng to deliver a message.
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