That reaction—was too calm!
Li and the others felt that their gloating had been seen by a fool, and they were not satisfied.
Especially Song, who had been too restrained in the past, could no longer hold back and burst out: "Tsk tsk tsk, I really envy Sister Guarjia, she has such a good connection with children! Even if she loses one, she is still carrying another in her belly. She is truly a loving mother."
The implication is that Jiaming is an unkind mother who doesn't care about the Fourth Prince. If something were to happen to the Fourth Prince, she would feel that there's another child in her womb and she doesn't need to worry.
But they forgot that besides accusing Jiaming of being an unkind mother, weren't these words also accusing the Fujin, the legitimate mother, of being incompetent, of deliberately agreeing to let Hongxuan see the eldest prince, and of accusing her of being heartless?
At the head of the table, where Song was at a loss, the Fujin's face darkened.
Jiaming glanced at the Fujin's dark face, wanting to laugh inwardly, but feigning surprise, she said, "Sister Song, what's wrong? I don't quite understand what you're saying, but I do understand some of it. As for having children, you can't rush it. Sister Song, you can't be impatient. I believe that one day you might get pregnant too."
What do you mean by "you can't rush it, and you might even get pregnant someday"?
Isn't this a dig at her for not having children and possibly not being able to conceive again in the future? Mrs. Song immediately blushed with anger.
Song was speechless, and her close friends immediately joined in, criticizing Jiaming.
Jiaming's responses, with their various pretentious and flexible maneuvers, infuriated those who criticized her, who were instead ridiculed and left feeling frustrated and heartbroken.
The atmosphere inside was incredibly lively and intense, with all sorts of heated debates that were quite entertaining.
In the front courtyard, the Fourth Master walked out of his study and said to Gao Wuyong, who was waiting outside the door, "Go to the main courtyard."
After saying that, he walked out first.
In the main courtyard, in the main hall, Jiaming would calmly sip her tea or pause, using the right moment and words to silence Song, Li, and others' mockery.
Meanwhile, in Honghui's room, the brothers Hongxuan and Honghui were overjoyed to see each other.
After the two brothers exchanged some sentimental words about missing each other, they finally came to their senses. Inside the room, everyone else had been sent away, leaving only the two brothers and their respective personal eunuchs.
"Fourth brother..."
"Big brother..."
The two brothers had something to say at the same time, and by such a coincidence, they both paused.
"Fourth brother, you go first..."
"Big brother, you go first..."
It was another coincidence that they spoke at the same time. The two brothers glared at each other, then smiled at each other. After discussing it for a while, they decided that Honghui, being the eldest brother, should speak first out of respect for him.
Honghui also thought that his words were important, since they concerned his fourth brother's safety, so he did not refuse and immediately said, "Fourth brother, you have seen your elder brother, so you should go back now! Also, don't come to see your elder brother for a while. Wait until your elder brother recovers and returns to the front courtyard before you come to see him."
"No!" the little guy shook his head, refusing to say it.
"Listen to me." Honghui, pale-faced, gently advised, "Big brother's illness isn't fully cured yet. It wouldn't be good if the illness passed on to you."
"So that's what you're worried about, big brother!" Hongxuan said dismissively, "Xuan'er is very strong and never gets sick, so I'm not afraid."
Honghui felt a headache coming on; why was his fourth brother so stubborn?
"Alright, brother, don't worry, I'll be fine." He said, gesturing for the eunuch behind him to bring out the items.
Honghui knew he couldn't persuade his stubborn fourth brother to leave, and besides, he was already here; if he was going to get over his illness, he would have done so long ago. At most, he would just stop letting him come in the future.
Well, he won't listen to me if I tell him myself. When we see Father, I'll let Father talk to him and tell him not to come. Fourth Brother will always listen to what Father says.
As Honghui pondered this in his mind, he looked at what the eunuch had taken out and asked, "What is this?"
“This is a gift, brother.” Hongxuan gestured to the eunuchs behind him to continue taking out items one by one, and then told the eldest prince Honghui where each item was bought, how much it cost, and so on.
Just then, Fourth Master led Gao Wuyong to a fork in the road in the main courtyard.
"Is today the day for paying respects?" Fourth Master looked towards the main hall and saw many maids and nannies waiting outside, significantly more than usual. He pondered for a moment and then asked.
Although the sentence is in question form, the tone is affirmative.
Sure enough, Gao Wuyong replied, "Yes, sir, today is the day when all the masters in the inner courtyard pay their respects to the Fujin."
After a pause, he continued, "Sir, would you like to come over and sit for a while?"
Inside the main room, after Jiaming effortlessly suppressed another wave of verbal attacks from Madam Song, Madam Li, and others, their feelings of frustration and resentment deepened.
Previously, Song, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle," had failed to unleash his full potential, and after several periods of frustration, he has now finally erupted in a major outburst.
"Guarjia, what are you so proud of? Don't think that just because you have a child and are pregnant again, you can be so smug. If this child really gets sick or something happens to him, he might not survive. There are plenty of children like that in this mansion. Besides, the one you're carrying now is just a princess. She'll be nothing but a money-losing burden when she's born."
After offending the Fujin by saying that "the eldest prince's illness has affected him," Song Shi's words were another sharp blow to Li Shi's heart.
It should be noted that Li's Hongyun was involved in an accident and drowned in the lake.
These words were a blatant curse against Hongxuan, and she even said that the child in her belly was a money-losing child. This was simply intolerable, and Jiaming's face immediately turned as black as that of the Fujin and Li Shi.
"Song Shi!" the Fujin scolded, her face dark.
"Song!" Li shouted angrily.
"The Song family!" Jiaming also shouted coldly.
"How dare you!" Fourth Master's stern rebuke at the doorway drowned out Jiaming and the others' voices.
His handsome face was cold, and a chilling aura emanated from him. His cold eyes stared at Song Shi with extreme iciness.
Song's mind went blank immediately. Overwhelmed by fear, she couldn't help but kneel down with a thud, her knees hitting the ground hard.
The sharp pain in her knee snapped her out of her daze. Once she came to her senses, she hurriedly stammered and begged for mercy, "My lord, please forgive me. I didn't, I didn't mean to say that."
"It wasn't intentional, I said it on purpose!"
Madam Song hurriedly shook her head in denial, "No, no, this concubine was just, just careless, yes, just careless, that's all."
Fourth Master's gaze remained coldly fixed on Madam Song. After giving her a cold snort, he swept his stern eyes over everyone in the room.
Many of the guilty people in the room lowered their heads and refused to meet the Fourth Master's gaze. Only Jiaming, Madam Li, and the Fujin did not deliberately avoid his eyes.
Song Shi, caught red-handed by the Fourth Master, met a tragic end. As expected, she was disliked by the Fourth Master, and all the women who had been avoiding his sight were implicated and punished by him.
After dealing with all the mess, the Fourth Prince left in a bad mood, saying he was going to see the First Prince.
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