Chapter 77 Pregnancy
"How come you have time to come to my place, cousin?"
Luo Zhen was dressing up in the room. She caught a glimpse of Aunt Zhao and Shen Zhirou coming in through the mirror and asked in surprise.
Shen Zhirou knew that she was asking knowingly, and secretly hated her in her heart, but she smiled carefully on the surface and said: "Please greet the Second Madam, Zhirou is here to serve the Second Madam."
Luo Zhen laughed: "It's really rare. I've been married for some time now, and my cousin has been to my room morning and night. Isn't she always talking sweetly to her mother-in-law on weekdays?"
Chen Zhirou lowered her head and said, "In the past, it was Zhirou who was ignorant. Second Madam, please forgive Zhirou."
Luo Zhen said, "Since you are sensible now, let me see how sensible you are. Cousin, there is a plate of walnuts on the table. Go and peel them. I want to eat them later."
Shen Zhirou responded, walked over and looked at the plate of walnuts, her expression changed slightly: "Second Madam, do you have tongs for walnuts?"
Luo Zhen looked at her: "Aren't your hands pliers?"
Chen Zhirou forced a smile and said, "Second Madam, you're joking. How can a human hand compare to a pair of pliers? Zhirou also has to serve Second Master. If Second Master saw me hurting my fingers peeling walnuts, I'm afraid it would be... inappropriate."
Luo Zhen's eyes sharpened, and she said with a forced smile, "Look, my cousin was just begging for my forgiveness, but now she's bringing up the Second Master just because I asked you to do something. It's obvious that my heart isn't sincere. So you don't have to worry about me. How's your finger? I'll have my say with the Second Master. Who else do you want to bring up?"
Shen Zhirou's heart sank when she saw that she was being so brazen, but she could do nothing.
I could only pick the walnuts and crack them.
The watery nails that I had kept for a long time broke after a while.
Zhao Ma looked on coldly, "Don't dawdle, Auntie! It's easier to peel these nails when they're broken. My grandmother is about to go to the uncle's house for a banquet, and she's waiting for you to do this. If you don't peel them properly, even if you're Auntie, you'll be punished with a slap like the maids."
Shen Zhirou knew that they could do it, so she could only use her strength to peel the walnuts.
The walnut was not peeled until the fingers bled.
Before she could even feel happy, Aunt Zhao said coldly, "Continue!"
Luo Zhen didn't say anything. After combing her hair, she didn't go out. She just stood up and sat on the couch, looking at her with a smile.
Shen Zhirou had no choice but to continue peeling.
By the time she had peeled the sixteen walnuts on the plate, her ten fingers were covered in blood.
Luo Zhen then stood up and straightened her clothes: "It's getting late, my cousin must be getting impatient, Ma'am, let's go."
Zhao Ma Ma responded, walked to Luo Zhen's side, and instructed the head maid in the room: "Grandma is out, the servants can't stop doing their work. Take Aunt Shen to the back to wash the clothes."
The head maid responded, and after sending the two out, she said to the pale and embarrassed Shen Zhirou, "Auntie, please follow me."
Chen Zhirou endured the piercing pain in her fingers and followed the maid to the backyard.
There were six large wooden basins placed by the well, and clothes were piled overflowing in each basin.
At first glance, I saw that there was something worn by a servant inside.
Chen Zhirou bit her lips until they bled, and she couldn't bear it any longer and said, "No matter what, I am still the concubine who serves the Second Master. You brought the servant's clothes here, are you trying to humiliate the Second Master?"
The head maid was startled and hesitated, but she didn't dare to do anything because she remembered Madam Zhao's order. She pretended to be blind and said, "There are no servants' clothes here. Madam, please be careful with your words. If Madam Zhao and the Second Mistress hear you, you won't be able to face the Second Master. Madam, please go wash them quickly. Madam Zhao has ordered that she wants you to see these clothes washed when she returns."
After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Shen Zhirou to speak.
Shen Zhirou stood alone by the well, looking at the clothes scattered on the ground, and finally couldn't help bursting into tears.
Luo Zhen, however, was in high spirits.
"Cousin, what good news has happened? Look at how happy she is."
Cui Yuru asked curiously while sipping her tea.
After all, her cousin had been preparing to enter the palace since she was young. She spoke and acted very appropriately. These days, she was taken to banquets at the homes of noble ladies in the capital, and she performed well.
She was also very satisfied with her.
Luo Zhen smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that my husband has become more caring lately."
"No wonder." Cui Yuru joked, "You're in so much pain, I think you'll be feeling some movement in your stomach soon."
Luo Zhen blushed, but she also yearned: "He is very busy with official duties and seldom comes home. I don't know how long it will take."
But Pei Ji's matter is more important now. If he really has a child, it will probably delay his ambition to dominate the world.
Luo Zhen brought the topic back to the topic and asked, "Cousin, are there any ladies you know who can connect with the wife of the Marquis of Wuqing?"
Cui Yuru said, "How dare you think of this, to establish a relationship with the wife of Marquis Wuqing?"
Luo Zhen smiled and said, "People tend to strive for higher goals. Besides, aren't relationships between people built through movement?"
Cui Yuru nodded in agreement, pondered for a moment, and said, "The Marquis's wife rarely holds banquets. Even if we wanted to invite her, it's not something we can afford. However, the Marquis's wife is a Buddhist. The abbot of Baohua Temple will be giving a lecture the following day. The Marquis's wife is interested, so we can go and maybe even have a few words with her."
Luo Zhen's eyes lit up.
As long as there is a connection, it's fine.
She asked the marquis's wife about her preferences again, and without staying any longer, she got up and left.
His mind was focused on how to please the marquis' wife.
Unexpectedly, the carriage just returned to the door.
The servant came in a panic and reported: "Oh no, Second Madam, Concubine Shen fainted, and the Madam called a doctor to see her. The doctor said, yes, Concubine Shen is pregnant!"
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