Gu Yunran looked at Fan Meiniang intently, thought for a long time, and suddenly asked with a smile: "Is Concubine Fan pregnant?"
Fan Meiniang wiped her mouth and smiled faintly: "Yes, ma'am."
Where Madam Lu couldn't see, she raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Gu Yunran complacently, her eyes full of provocation and complacency.
"Congratulations then."
Gu Yunran didn't care at all. In her heart, Lu Qingzhou was dead. She didn't know why Fan Meiniang was so proud?
She bowed to Old Madam Lu and said, "Mother-in-law, if there is nothing else, Yun Ran will take her leave first."
She turned and looked at Fan Meiniang again, "Madam Fan, please take good care of your health and don't overwork yourself."
After she finished speaking, she was about to leave when Mrs. Lu called her back.
"Yun Ran, wait a moment."
At this time, the first and second wives also came. Gu Yunran sat back down and looked at Mrs. Lu in confusion.
"Mother-in-law, is there something important you want to discuss?"
Old Madam Lu looked at the Second Madam and winked at her, but the Second Madam was drinking tea with the cup in hand and didn't even look at Old Madam Lu.
Madam Lu’s chest heaved with anger, “Second son’s wife, you say.”
The Second Madam then put down her teacup, looked at Gu Yunran, and said, "Yunran, mother-in-law wants you to take out some money to support Concubine Fan."
Old Madam Lu was so angry that she wanted to tear the Second Madam's mouth apart. How could she have such a stupid daughter-in-law who couldn't speak at all?
She smiled at Gu Yunran and said, "Yunran, the Lu Mansion is in trouble right now. Concubine Fan is pregnant and can't eat so poorly anymore. Qingzhou and I have discussed it and decided to make her a concubine and provide her with food, clothing, and other expenses as a concubine should."
“Look…”
Gu Yunran's face immediately turned cold: "Since mother-in-law has made up her mind, why bother asking me?"
"Besides, it's my second sister-in-law who's in charge of the household now, so I'll just discuss this with her."
"Gu Yunran!" Old Madam Lu was angry. "Your second sister-in-law is the head of the household, but the Lu Mansion's account is running low, and it's difficult to maintain the Lu Mansion's expenses."
"We can save a little, but Fan Mei Niang is pregnant with Qingzhou's child. She must have better food and clothing. We can't let Qingzhou's eldest son suffer."
She paused and continued, "Don't worry, when Mei Niang's baby is born, I'll give it to you to raise. Then she'll be your eldest son."
Gu Yunran snorted: "I don't care."
Raising a child for another woman, does she think she lives too long?
Bang!
Madam Lu slammed the table and said sternly, "You are the mistress of the house, and you don't even have this much magnanimity?"
"The child in Mei Niang's belly is Qing Zhou's, the seed of the Lu family, and also your son. She asked you to pay some money to supplement his nutrition. What's wrong?"
The second wife lowered her eyes and said nothing, while the first wife sat beside her, eating melon seeds and watching the fun.
Gu Yunran sneered, "Mother-in-law, what are you talking about? There are so many people in the Lu Mansion. If everyone contributes a little, it will be enough for Concubine Fan to eat. You can't just pick on me and trick me, right?"
The eldest lady immediately glared: "The eldest brother died early, and I have two children. I usually live frugally. Where can I get extra money?"
"I don't."
After she finished speaking, she stood up and left in a hurry.
Madam Lu was so angry that her heart ached, but she couldn't say anything. She looked at Gu Yunran and said, "It's really not easy for your sister-in-law. She has been raising two children alone for so many years."
"Your second sister-in-law has lost a lot of weight from managing the entire Lu Mansion. She doesn't eat or sleep well, and it's not easy. Your second brother is also paralyzed, and his medicine usually costs a lot of money. It would be too difficult for her to pay for it."
The Second Madam wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Thank you for your consideration, mother-in-law!"
Gu Yunran sneered: "So, mother-in-law thinks I'm easy?"
"Your family is rich, and they lost a lot of dowry..."
"You've sold most of my dowry, and I don't have any money."
Gu Yunran said with a cold face, "But..."
She took out two copper coins from her sleeve and placed them on the table, curling her lips and smiling, "Who asked me to be generous? I'll give you two copper coins."
After saying that, she left.
The two maids, Zhuye and Taohua, followed closely behind. Before leaving, they secretly glanced at Madam Lu's face, which was as beautiful as a color palette.
The two girls almost laughed out loud while trying to hold back their laughter.
Fan Meiniang's face flushed red, her eyes staring straight at the two copper coins. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand fiercely. Was Gu Yunran trying to get rid of a beggar?
She was so angry that her teeth were itching.
Walking out of Madam Lu's yard, Taohua couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Madam, the old lady's face has turned green with anger. It's so satisfying!"
Zhuye was a little worried: "Madam, I don't think the old lady will let it go so easily."
"Don't worry, she can just use whatever tricks she has. I'll take over."
Fan Meiniang returned to Nianmei Pavilion and started to throw a tantrum again. Looking at the old utensils and the bland soup, she overturned the table and spilled all the food.
Zhenzhu trembled and cried, "Auntie Fan, you are pregnant, please be careful."
"Where is the Fourth Master? I want to see the Fourth Master!" Fan Meiniang's face was grim. Lu Qingzhou had promised to take her to the Lu Mansion to spend a good life. Was this the good day he mentioned?
After Zhi'er died, she became a concubine, using the worst tableware, wearing the worst silk clothes, and eating food that even dogs wouldn't eat while pregnant.
"Wuwuwu..." She lay on the bed and cried. The quilt was also an old quilt that had been used by the maidservant beside Gu Yunran.
The more Fan Meiniang thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt.
Suddenly, a pleasant smell came from outside. The smell was fragrant but not greasy, and very tempting. She jumped up from the bed and walked out in a hurry.
"Aunt Fan." Zhenzhu followed behind.
"Useless girl!" Aunt Fan glared at Zhenzhu fiercely and ran to the door in two steps. She saw a maid dressed in silk holding a food box in her hand.
Fan Meiniang licked her lips and stood in front of the girl: "Stop!"
Xiangcao was stunned for a moment, then after she realized what was happening, she bowed to Fan Mei Niang, "Auntie Fan."
"What do you have here?"
Vanilla was stunned for a moment and said, "Chicken in lotus leaf."
"Open it and let me see."
Xiangcao felt something was wrong, but she opened it anyway. Fan Meiniang looked at the bright orange lotus leaf chicken and her stomach began to churn.
She is hungry.
She reached out and grabbed it, "This chicken is mine."
Xiangcao was frightened and tried to stop them, but Fan Meiniang had already started eating voraciously and she was about to cry.
"Aunt Fan, this lotus leaf chicken is for Aunt Xia."
It would have been fine if Xiangcao hadn't said anything. But when Fan Mei Niang said that, she immediately flew into a rage. She slapped Xiangcao in the face, pointed at her nose and cursed, "You little bitch, you dare to control me?"
"I'm pregnant with the Fourth Master's eldest son. Sooner or later, everything in the Lu Mansion will belong to my son. Don't even think about eating a chicken. Even if I eat the entire Lu Mansion, you, a bitch, can't do anything about it."
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