Ruan Yumu thought that because she was pregnant, the household should treat her with respect, but she never expected that everyone would plot against her.
Just a second before he fainted, he seemed to see himself riding a warhorse on the battlefield, looking dashing.
"Mother, what do you mean?"
Early in the morning, Qi Jingxuan heard that his mother was going to give him a lecture, and he felt that something was not simple. After the morning court, he came over. He did not expect to see such a scene. He picked up Ruan Yumu in the snow and took her back to Yunxiang Tower, leaving everyone standing there.
The servants around the old lady were terrified; this was the first time they had ever seen the general speak to the old lady in such a tone.
"Here we go again, always pretending to be pregnant. She only knelt for fifteen minutes, I don't believe she could have miscarried!"
The old lady was unaware of the seriousness of the situation at that moment.
Ruan Yumu clutched her stomach, her face pale with pain, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead despite the cold winter weather; she looked as if she had fainted from the pain.
Blood was completely visible between her legs.
Upon seeing the general's arrival, everyone began to panic.
"General!"
Jiang Meng stood up and called out to the general, but to her surprise, Qi Jingxuan didn't even glance at her.
Yuqing gestured for her not to intervene, "Madam, the general is angry, you should stay out of the way!"
Everyone panicked even more.
Granny Yun was also stunned, completely unexpected, and thought she was faking it. "What should we do, Madam?"
"Don't worry about it. The bond between us, mother and son, is far greater than that bitch's. Besides, there's Consort Liu who's pregnant."
The old lady remained calm, but when Granny Yun saw the pool of blood, her mind went completely blank. If the general blamed her, they, as servants, would be the first to suffer.
The commotion at Yunxiang Tower was quite significant, causing all the other courtyards to fall silent.
Qi Jingxuan stood outside the door, watching as basins of bloody water were carried out, with the old women and maids busy as bees.
He quickly grabbed the medic, "How is he?"
"Reporting to the General, the concubine is bleeding heavily, and she has inhaled too much musk in the past few days. The child will definitely not survive."
"My lord, save my lord! Musk? What musk? Ziling, come out here, what's going on?" Qi Jingxuan stood outside the door, calling out to Ziling anxiously.
"These are peonies that Madam sent half a month ago," Zi Ling quickly came out to reply.
"Since returning home, why hasn't anyone mentioned this to me?"
Ultimately, she still loved Jiang Mengyi. Even now, lying in bed after a miscarriage, she was still thinking of her. What if she were lying there herself?
How desolate that would be. Qi Jingxuan felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if it had been stabbed.
The military doctor breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "Although Madam Ruan is in poor health, she has a good foundation. With careful care, she will be able to conceive and give birth in the future."
All the married generals had children, except for Qi Jingxuan, who, after four or five years, still had no children of his own. He didn't even have a son or daughter.
Is this fate?
Ruan and Mu lay on the bed, their pillows soaked with tears.
Zi Ling came out and said, "General, you should leave. The young lady doesn't want to see anyone right now."
Qi Jingxuan felt a pang of regret; he hadn't intended for Ruan Yumu to live such a miserable life in the backyard.
Thinking of all the things the old lady had done to him in the past, he felt even more angry and had nowhere to vent his anger, so he went to the old lady's courtyard.
"You should move to the mountain villa and spend a year reciting scriptures."
Seeing that Qi Jingxuan's visit was ill-intentioned, the old lady got up and was about to say something, but was interrupted by his sudden cold words.
"Xuan'er, I am your mother!" The old lady slammed her hand on the table in anger.
"You are Qi Jingxuan's mother, not mine. I've had enough of you, you crazy old woman." Qi Jingxuan cursed inwardly, but still pretended to be sincere on the surface.
“I will tell the outside world that you miss your deceased father very much and have returned to the mountain villa to keep vigil for him and chant sutras to pray for his well-being.”
"Outrageous! How could you treat your mother like this for that vile woman?"
"Mother, I didn't come here to discuss this with you!" There was no angry outburst in her voice; it sounded like she had been planning this for a long time.
Qi Jingxuan was about to leave when he glanced at Granny Yun beside him.
"Mother, I will find you a few more young maids and servants. Granny Yun is getting old, so she can go back to the countryside to retire!"
The man turned his head to look at him. His face seemed calm and expressionless, but his eyes contained a raging anger. A cold, authoritative aura emanated from him.
The old lady realized at that moment that she no longer had the right to explain.
"General!" Granny Yun knelt down.
"General, I have a newborn grandson to raise at home, I absolutely cannot leave!" Granny Yun tugged at Qi Jingxuan's clothes.
Unexpectedly, Qi Jingxuan shook him off and walked straight out.
"Madam, this old servant is about to leave! Let this old servant pack your things." Granny Yun crawled over on her knees.
The old lady was so angry that her lips trembled uncontrollably. Why was Xuan'er suddenly so furious! He was just an unborn child, yet he had driven his only mother to the manor.
“Granny Yun, it’s only for a year. If I come back, you should come to my side as soon as possible. I will have the uncles and elders of the clan put pressure on Xuan’er. He may return home in half a year. You wait for my news in the countryside.”
The old lady suddenly had a bright idea. Although Qi Jingxuan was the one holding the Qi family together, he couldn't very well ignore the words of his elder brother from the clan.
"Yes, Madam!"
The happiest person at this moment was Lady Liu of Yun Gui Lou. Now she had no rivals, and her child would be the general's eldest son, with a limitless future.
Moreover, the lady will surely be childless, and then the entire Qi family will fall into her hands.
Thinking about all this, she laughed out loud as she trimmed the potted plants.
"Madam, you should restrain yourself a bit and be careful!" Xi Yun hurriedly reminded her, knowing that at this critical juncture, it was best not to give anyone any leverage against you.
"Indeed, you've thought of everything." The master and servant felt quite pleased at that moment.
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Ruan Yumu's body trembled violently, while Ziling knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly in prayer.
A crowd had gathered outside the courtyard, watching the general leave and then return. Jiang Meng and the others waited outside. They could hear sighs and groans from inside; it seemed the child couldn't be saved.
"Madam, the pot of peonies is missing." Yuqing went in to inquire.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mengyi's expression changed slightly, but in order to distance herself from the matter, she could only wait quietly, fearing that Ruan Yumu, that scoundrel, would inform the general.
"Everyone, please go back. Madam Ruan will have her own wife to oversee things here." Yu Qing quickly dispersed the crowd.
"I didn't hear anyone talking about this from the moment I went in until I came out, so you can rest assured, Madam. Perhaps the flower died; they might have just thrown it away," Yuqing comforted Jiang Mengyi.
Jiang Mengyi, having grown up in the palace since childhood, immediately straightened her posture.
"He seems alright now. Let the army doctor take a good look at him. Let's go back to the courtyard!"
"Yes, Madam!"
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