Another night has passed, and dawn has arrived once again.
When Jiaming woke up again, Fourth Master was no longer there. She stretched lazily, didn't call out to anyone, and continued to lie there lazily, showing no intention of getting up.
It's said that pregnant women are prone to sleepiness, and Jiaming was no exception. She was just being lazy and wanted to linger in bed a little longer, so she dozed off for a bit and almost fell asleep.
Just then, footsteps came from outside the door, which startled Jiaming awake.
Judging from the voice, Jiaming knew it was Granny Sun, whom the Fourth Master had sent to take care of her.
Once she was fully awake, Jiaming didn't linger any longer and immediately sat up.
Hearing the noise from inside, Granny Sun's usually gentle face tightened. "Master Guarjia, you're awake?"
"Come in!" Jiaming said lazily.
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Upon hearing Jiaming's voice, Granny Sun went into the room to serve Jiaming, who had just gotten up.
"Granny Sun, what's wrong?" Jiaming asked, noticing Granny Sun's tense face and furrowed brows.
"Master Guarjia, is it Red Peach or Green Willow serving you today? They are so negligent; when this old servant came, I didn't see a single one of them."
Jiaming: "It should be Green Willow, but she always keeps to her duties. Today is such an exception. Perhaps something unexpected happened that delayed her."
As she spoke, Jiaming, who was sitting in front of the dressing table, saw Green Willow walking in through the mirror and said, "Look, Green Willow is here!"
Granny Sun turned her head slightly, looked at Green Willow who had just walked in with a serious expression, and asked in a deep voice, "Green Willow, where did you go so early in the morning instead of guarding Master Guarjia?"
Green Willow quickly said, "Granny, this servant..."
"No need to explain!" Granny Sun immediately interrupted Green Willow and reprimanded her, "No matter what the reason, you cannot leave Master Guarjia alone. Even if she is resting in the room, someone must stay and watch over her."
Green Willow: "This servant will only be gone for a short while, not long."
"Not even for a moment!" Granny Sun continued in a deep voice.
Green Willow was somewhat frightened by Granny Sun's serious expression and words. Jiaming saw Green Willow like this through the mirror and felt a little soft-hearted. Besides, Jiaming didn't think anything would happen if Green Willow left for a moment. She, Guarjia Jiaming, wasn't a baby who couldn't be separated from people.
"Granny, you're being too serious. Just talk to Green Willow slowly." Actually, she wanted to say that as long as it wasn't a betrayal, she could leave for a short while if there was an emergency.
However, considering that Granny Sun had her own methods for educating the maids, she decided not to interfere too much.
“Master!” Granny Sun looked disapprovingly at Jiaming’s disheveled hair in the mirror and said earnestly, “Don’t take it lightly. In this mansion, you can’t be too careful. Even if someone is always by your side, it can’t guarantee your safety. Moreover, if someone takes advantage of you when you’re not around and does something, it will be too late to do anything about it.”
Jiaming said, "In Peach Courtyard, in my own room, I shouldn't need to be so careful!" Although she said that, Jiaming secretly accepted what Granny Sun had said.
Because she was thinking about the snake incident orchestrated by Mr. Li. If it happened again while she was resting and no one was guarding the door...
Although she had screened the people in Taoyuan once or twice, making it virtually impossible for any other spies to get close to her room, "virtually impossible" does not mean "absolutely impossible."
Besides, what if someone who seemed fine at first betrayed her later? It's hard to guard against!
Different people may have different ideas about the same thing.
Granny Sun's thoughts differed somewhat from Jiaming's. "My lady! You must know that when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth, it's said that the baby is alive at seven months and dies at eight months. Now the little master is exactly eight months in your belly, which is a dangerous time."
Upon hearing this, Jiaming immediately understood what Granny Sun was trying to say. She sat up straight in front of the dressing table, her face grave.
The Fujin and Li Shi already disliked her, and the child had just turned eight months old. If something happened during this time, the child, who was only eight months old, would be difficult to raise. Those people might be thinking of taking advantage of this opportunity to kill her and her unborn child.
"It seems you've thought of that too, Master. You mustn't let your guard down. Even after the young master is born, you still can't relax. This manor is fraught with danger at every moment."
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Actually, things weren't as exaggerated as Granny Sun made them out to be. It was just Granny Sun's exaggeration to make Jiaming feel a sense of crisis, so that even if she was lazy and carefree, she couldn't let her guard down at any time.
What you say comes true!
Just as Jiaming finished washing up and was having breakfast, she looked at the steaming food and couldn't help but lower her eyes as she smelled a certain aroma mixed with the food.
Granny Sun is right. These people do want to take advantage of the fact that her child is eight months old to target her and her child.
However, it's truly remarkable that they managed to deceive the shrewd and experienced Granny Sun and deliver this dish to her!
After thinking it over, Jiaming looked up at the food, then picked up her chopsticks and reached for it.
Naturally, you put the food into your bowl, and then naturally pick it up and eat it.
After breakfast, Jiaming didn't mention the matter to anyone. With Lvliu's help, she walked around her room.
After finishing her meal, Jiaming beckoned to Xiao Hezi, spoke a few words to him, and then dismissed him.
Then she asked someone to bring her needle and thread, as she wanted to make swaddling clothes for her own child herself.
As usual, after embroidering a few stitches, Jiaming called Hongtao, who was serving her, and asked her to go to the kitchen to make her a meal.
For seven or eight days in a row, Jiaming's breakfast, lunch, or dinner always included that one ingredient.
Jiaming ate it for seven or eight days in a row, but never made a sound about it.
After another breakfast, Jiaming, who was doing needlework, put down her needle and thread, looked at Xiao Hezi, and asked, "Have you found out yet?"
Xiao Hezi nodded and whispered to Jiaming everything he had found out.
In the main courtyard, after the Fujin dismissed the servant who had delivered the gifts to Honghui, she took a sip of tea and then called over a maid who was waiting for her.
Princess Consort: "Has anything been discovered at Taoyuan?"
The maid Gong Jin said, "Nothing has been discovered, everything is normal in Peach Courtyard."
As long as they weren't discovered, the princess's heart finally relaxed.
Previously, she had worried that her secret trick would be discovered by Granny Sun, who was sent by the master. Now it seems that she had overestimated Granny Sun.
However, the princess immediately frowned and continued to ask, "Are you sure that the one from Taoyuan really used that thing?"
"I'm sure!" the maid said with absolute certainty. "I've carefully checked every time that stuff is used in a dish, and Princess Guarjia has used some of it."
Upon hearing this, the Fujin's furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and the corners of her mouth slightly curved up. She thought to herself: Hehe, seven out of ten live, eight out of ten don't. I wonder if your child, Guarjia, will always be so lucky and pull through again.
Besides, even if she survived, what then? You, Lady Guarjia, nearly miscarried three times during your pregnancy, and suffered another miscarriage at seven months. If you had given birth prematurely at eight months, the child… well, she felt there was no hope. (To be continued.)
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