When Xu Miaomiao heard this, she remained silent, but still asked Xiao Si to call a few male doctors over. When Madam Zhang heard that the doctors all said that there was nothing wrong with Liu Juan's body, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Madam Zhang relaxed, Xu Miaomiao felt even more dissatisfied. If it weren't for Gu Yuanniang's life to be happy, she would definitely not have swallowed her anger.
Hearing that Madam Zhang was coming, Xu Qingshan and Gu Yuanniang also hurried over. Xu Qingshan was relieved to see Madam Zhang standing in front of him, and said, "Mother, can you please stop making a fuss? You know you left me so suddenly, I thought you went back to the capital, but I waited for a long time and there was no news."
Seeing Xu Qingshan like this, Madam Zhang just glared at him and said sarcastically, "If you are really worried about me, you can just take Liu Juan as your concubine, let her take good care of you, and give the child in your belly a name, so that I can go back to the capital with peace of mind. Unless you go back with me, anyway, I can serve you two in the capital. At most, I can buy two more maids to take good care of Gu Yuanniang and Liu Juan. But you insist on staying in the small county town of Bai County. Xu Qingshan, if you know how to feel sorry for me, you have the guts to promise me."
Xu Qingshan remained silent upon hearing this, but firmly took Gu Yuanniang's hand, looked at Aunt Zhang and said: "I have said before that since Lai Liuniang got married, I will never take a concubine. Liu Juan was forced upon me by you, and even if she gave birth to this child, it has nothing to do with me."
Aunt Zhang's face flushed when she heard this. She stepped forward and angrily slapped Xu Qingshan in the face. She pointed at Liu Juan's belly and said, "She is pregnant with your child. How can you say that about him? Besides, he actually gave birth to your child. You should be responsible for him."
"That's not my child. That's your Xu family's child. It's the grandson your Xu family insisted on having. I will not take responsibility for it."
Xu Qingshan spoke with a cold expression.
Gu Yuanniang, upon hearing this, pulled his sleeve. In this era, filial piety was the most important thing. Xu Qingshan's words were naturally against Mrs. Zhang's wishes. Seeing that Xu Qingshan did not agree, Mrs. Zhang was really angry and was about to lose her temper. Liu Juan on the bed also cried when she heard this. She kept patting her belly and said, "It's all my fault. I did something wrong. This made Mr. Xu and Sister unhappy. It's all my fault. Why don't you let me get rid of this child so that Mr. Xu and Sister can live in peace."
When Mrs. Zhang saw her like this, she immediately took her hand and said to her, "What nonsense are you talking about? You are already a mother, don't say such nonsense anymore."
Seeing that Xu Qingshan could not be persuaded, Madam Zhang put the role on Xu Miaomiao who was standing aside. She looked at him and said, "Madam Xu, I was wrong to abandon Liu Quan and let him stay in the Song Mansion. But he is also a pregnant woman. What did you do to force her into this state today?"
Xu Qingshan saw Madam Zhang questioning Xu Miaomiao, and he immediately felt dissatisfied. He stepped forward and stood in front of Xu Miaomiao, protecting Gu Yuanniang with one hand. He looked at Madam Zhang and said, "Mother, what you said is not right. It was obviously her who caused Liu Niang to almost have a miscarriage. How can you blame Madam Xu?"
"Who is Liu Juan? Don't I know her clearly? How could she do such a thing?" Madam Zhang looked at Xu Qingshan in surprise.
Xu Miaomiao was also a little surprised. They had already told Xu Qingshan that there was nothing wrong with the cakes Liu Juan gave, but why did Xu Qingshan still say that? But Xu Miaomiao didn't have time to think about it. Madam Zhang didn't believe what they said now. Before, Xu Miaomiao said, "There is really nothing wrong with what Liu Juan gave, but since he ate so much, he naturally wouldn't have any symptoms. I prescribed a medicine for Liu Niang. There is a medicinal ingredient in the medicine that is incompatible with the crab roe in the cakes. I don't know why Liu Juan knows this pharmacological knowledge, but it is an indisputable fact that crab roe is added to the cakes. Fortunately, Liu Niang has been a little nauseous these days and only ate a small bite. If he ate a little more, let alone the child with stomachache, he wouldn't even be able to save his life."
Xu Qingshan was a little surprised when he heard this, and looked at Xu Miaomiao: "Madam Xu, why didn't you say anything just now?"
Xu Miaomiao sighed when she heard this, and looked at Xu Qingshan: "I warned Liu Juan that we should make a big deal out of this matter. If we don't keep a close eye on her in the future, she will definitely not have any distracting thoughts. But I didn't expect it to turn out like this, so I had no choice but to tell her everything about this matter."
When Liu Juan heard this, she cried even harder. She patted her belly, looked at everyone with grievance and said, "When I was pregnant, I liked this crab roe crisp, so I learned to make it. I thought my sister would like it, but who knew that such a mistake would happen. I only thought of this after Madam Xu told me, so I went to investigate my sister's medicine residue. Who knew that this would happen? I really deserve to die. I might as well die."
Liu Juan cried even more pitifully when she said this. Xu Qingshan frowned slightly when he heard this. Seeing his expression, he was actually moved and sighed.
Gu Yuanniang comforted Liu Juan and said, "Forget it. You didn't know about this matter. It's nothing serious. Don't blame yourself. Besides, you have a child in your belly. You have to think about your child. What if something happens to him?"
Madam Zhang heard the relaxed tone of the conversation, looked at Xu Qingshan and said, "Well, now that the matter has been explained clearly, nothing serious has happened. Liu Juan is pregnant with your child, so you can't be too partial. You have to visit Liu Juan often. If you visit her often, Liu Juan won't think about trying to please Gu Yuanniang, so she can see you."
Xu Qingshan took a deep breath when he heard this, but still nodded perfunctorily to Madam Zhang. After Madam Zhang left, Xu Qingshan also helped Gu Yuanniang to the side room. For a moment, only Xu Miaomiao and Liu Juan were left in the room. Xu Miaomiao looked at Liu Juan in front of her thoughtfully, and her face was so tearful that it didn't look like she was pretending.
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