Chapter 14 Another Child?
Mother He and Shuangjiang stayed in the little carriage.
Jiang Shiyao carried Fu'er into Zhou Congxian's carriage.
This carriage was more than twice the size of the small carriage she used to travel in.
She and Fu'er could roll around enough together!
Zhou Congxian rolled up his sleeves and noticed that the skin around the gauze was turning black.
"Their knives are poisoned."
Wei Xun's voice also came in, "Your Highness, someone is following us."
Jiang Shiyao frowned and glanced at it. "Go back."
“We can’t go back.” Sweat beaded on Zhou Congxian’s forehead. “If I go back now, they’ll have a reason to search our residence.”
search?
Jiang Shiyao subconsciously thought of the marks in the bamboo forest.
There's probably still some silver that He Dayou hasn't found in the bamboo grove, but it certainly won't stand up to a search.
Whether something happens or not, she can't escape it.
Her gaze fell on Zhou Congxian's wound again; if this continued, he would surely die.
Zhou Congxian cannot die now; if he dies, she will be even less able to leave!
"To the clinic!"
Jiang Shiyao made a quick decision, turned around and reached out to slit her own throat.
"vomit!--"
I almost threw up what I had just eaten.
Zhou Congxian immediately realized what was going on, "Let's go to Huilin Medical Clinic!"
The carriage made a sharp turn at the intersection, and the people following behind almost lost track of it.
As soon as Jiang Shiyao got off the carriage, she grabbed the carriage wheel and vomited up all the food from Huaiyuelou!
She wiped away her tears while secretly harboring resentment.
She should have stayed home!
In the previous life, she didn't appear, but he didn't die either!
When Mother He alighted from the carriage behind, she was overjoyed.
"My wife, are you pregnant?!"
Zhou Congxian glanced subtly at the person who had followed them.
He gritted his teeth and picked up his daughter with his injured hand, the hem of Fu'er's skirt just covering his torn cuffs.
"Go in and let the doctor take a look."
The two people standing across the street from the clinic exchanged a glance.
"Not him?"
"Go back and report to your master first."
Across from the clinic was a cosmetics shop, and the windows on the second floor were open.
Standing by the window, Song Jiyun was staring at the entrance of Huilin Medical Clinic with burning eyes.
Having one illegitimate daughter wasn't enough; did she want to rush to have an illegitimate son before her?
Song Jiyun had come today to get her makeup done for her wedding, but she never expected to witness something like this.
She has no interest in cosmetics or face powder now.
She just wanted to strangle that bitch and the bastard in her belly!
"Zisu, Brother Xian is going to have another happy event, shouldn't we go and see?"
The third floor of Huilin Medical Clinic.
The simple gauze on Zhou Congxian's hand was removed, and black blood immediately flowed out.
"Any later and you'd lose your arm too."
The old man with the white beard quickly inserted several needles into his arm, and the bleeding slowly stopped.
In the courtyard of the clinic, there were some dried herbs.
Fu'er is like a little puppy, curious about everything she sees.
The sweet-smelling herbs made her want to try them, which startled Jiang Shiyao, who grabbed her by the back of her collar.
"Zhou Jiafu, didn't you eat enough?"
Standing on the veranda, watching the mother and daughter playing, Mrs. He said with some disappointment, "I thought my wife was pregnant."
Shuangjiang, however, took it in stride, saying, "At this critical juncture, it's not necessarily a good thing if my wife is pregnant."
Mother He said, "How can it not be a good thing? Having offspring is a big deal. If it's a boy, it's a talisman!"
"Is this a death warrant...?"
"I won't argue with you. What do you know, you're just an unmarried girl!"
Shuangjiang snorted and turned her head, only to see Song Jiyun walk in with a gloomy face.
She quickly pulled Mrs. He to hide by the door.
The medicine shelves in the courtyard are covered, so as long as Song Jiyun doesn't walk this way, he won't find Jiang Niangzi.
She didn't have much contact with Song Jiyun. It wasn't until last year, after Song Jiyun was transferred to the capital with his father, that he began to visit the Duke's Mansion more often.
She served in the old lady's courtyard and witnessed Song Jiyun's two-faced nature.
One moment she's all poised and arrogant, the next she can coldly tell Zisu to go back and receive her whipping!
It's best to avoid people like that.
"Mother! Look, this leaf looks like a little dog!"
The little girl's voice was crisp and clear.
Song Jiyun paused as he was about to go upstairs, then turned to look towards the central courtyard.
Rows of drying racks for medicinal herbs are neatly arranged.
A person's figure could be vaguely seen through the gap in the middle of the medicine shelf.
She turned and walked straight toward the courtyard.
Jiang Shiyao was afraid that Fu'er would bump into the medicine shelf, so she led her out from behind the medicine shelf.
They happened to make eye contact.
Jiang Shiyao's eyes flashed, and she subconsciously looked towards the stairs.
"Miss Song, what brings you to the clinic?"
Song Jiyun assumed she was guilty and said with a forced smile, "Is Madam Jiang feeling unwell?"
Jiang Shiyao now knew that she must have been seen vomiting at the door earlier.
She instinctively avoided his sharp edge, "I'm fine, it's just..."
"You just want to be the first to have a son born out of wedlock, is that it!"
Her words were interrupted. Jiang Shiyao looked at the hostility in Song Jiyun's eyes and recalled what she had said a few days ago at Baima Temple.
Jiang Shiyao looked at Song Jiyun and suddenly smiled.
This misunderstanding deeply hurt her suspicious and sensitive heart.
She had already witnessed Song Jiyun's ruthlessness in her previous life.
Whether in her past life or this one, she has always been avoiding it.
No matter where she is, as long as she is Zhou Congxian's concubine, she cannot escape.
The outcome is the same no matter what, so instead of constantly running away, why not take advantage of the current situation to vent her anger on Fu'er from her previous life!
"What are you saying, Miss Song? I don't understand."
Her seemingly innocent smile stung Song Jiyun's eyes, and he almost ground his teeth to powder.
Song Jiyun hadn't entered the room yet, so she couldn't question him in public.
Jiang Shiyao's hand inadvertently touched her lower abdomen. "Frost's Descent, I suddenly have a craving for sour apricots from Fuxiangzhai. Remember to buy some when you go back later."
She couldn't kill Song Jiyun, but she could infuriate her!
Anyway, by the time she got inside, she had already made her escape!
Thinking of this, Jiang Shiyao's smile deepened.
Fu'er cupped her face in her two little hands, making a little bun.
"Mother, it's so sour, Fu'er doesn't want to eat it!"
Jiang Shiyao squatted down and kissed her daughter's little face. "How about we give Fu'er some chestnut cake?"
Song Jiyun bit her lip, almost tearing the handkerchief in her hand. For the first time, she was so angry that she was practically fuming, but she could only hold it in.
Her lips trembled, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.
"I was hungry. How about I treat Madam Jiang to a cup of tea? The tea and snacks at Jufang Tea House, which isn't far ahead, are just as good as those at Fuxiangzhai."
Jiang Shiyao stood up. "The young master promised Fu'er that he would take her to fly kites today, but he probably won't be able to today."
"How about another day? I'll invite Miss Song for tea and snacks another day."
Her overbearing attitude surprised Shuangjiang and Mother He.
"Jiang Shiyao, who do you think you are!" Song Jiyun pointed a trembling finger at her, "Do you really think you're something just because you had two kids?!"
Jiang Shiyao blinked, looking rather innocent, and said, "Miss Song, what do you mean? I really don't have time today."
As long as Song Jiyun dares to lay a hand on her in the street, even if Zhao doesn't support her, she's at least very willing to fan the flames from behind!
"Miss!"
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Zisu rushed in.
Her heart was pounding, and wiping the sweat from her brow, she finally managed to call Xu's mother in time.
Song Jiyun turned around, and Xu Mama walked in with steady steps.
Xu's mother glanced at Jiang Shiyao with her slanted eyes and gave a proper bow.
"This is Madam Jiang. I hope you are well. My husband's surname is Xu, and I am the head maidservant by your side."
The moment Jiang Shiyao looked at Xu's mother, she shielded her daughter behind her like a mother hen.
It was this old hag's idea to send Fu'er to be raised by Song Jiyun in the previous life!
It's likely that she was involved in framing him for adultery!
He raised a concubine's daughter to death and executed a concubine.
What does a wicked woman like Xu's mother amount to!
Although Xu's mother was puzzled by the wariness in Jiang Shiyao's eyes, she still nodded with a slight smile.
Then he looked at his young mistress and said, "Miss, it's getting late, it's time to go back to the manor."
Song Jiyun wanted to say something, but Xu Mama pulled him back into the carriage without giving him a chance to refuse.
Her brows furrowed slightly. "Miss, have you forgotten what Madam said?"
"She's just a concubine; it's beneath your dignity to argue with her!"
Song Jiyun finally broke down in tears in front of Xu's mother.
"Mother, you didn't see it! What does she take me for! She's just a lowly concubine, yet she doesn't respect me at all!"
"And another thing! She's pregnant again! I could tolerate her being a concubine's daughter, but now that I'm about to marry into the family, she's going to have a concubine's son before I do!"
Madam Xu hugged her and patted her, "Miss, Madam did not agree to you entering the Zhou family in the first place."
"Taking a concubine is no big deal; which man doesn't have three or four wives and concubines?"
"But if a concubine gives birth to a child out of wedlock, then he will not respect his future in-laws."
Song Jiyun sobbed, "Aren't all the ones Mother chose the same? A bunch of concubines, at least Brother Xian only has one..."
Xu's mother interrupted her, "It's only scary if there's only one!"
"You can dismiss a bunch of concubines if you're unhappy with them, but how do you deal with just this one?"
Song Jiyun raised his head. "Why can't we just send them away? Just like Mother did, we can find any excuse to send a human trafficker to our door."
"Does being a lowly concubine mean you dare to make things difficult for me?!"
Madam Xu sighed, "Miss, don't forget, back then, Madam almost lost both her and her unborn child because of who!"
A man's love is both so light and so heavy.
They were so light that they could casually discard one after another and carry them into the room, yet so heavy that they could disregard the legal wife and allow her to bully her.
"Miss, you are fond of Prince Zhou. If you want to win his heart, you should be a tolerant and generous wife."
"There are some things you don't need to do yourself; the rest will be handled by this old servant."
The image of Jiang Shiyao flashed through Xu's mother's mind, and her eyes flickered slightly.
If he were a law-abiding person, that would be fine.
Such a lack of understanding of one's own position.
Staying too long will only lead to more problems.
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