Chapter 827, Shame
Because Princess Ma's men were following too closely, as soon as Luo Qiong's carriage stopped in front of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, the manor's gatekeeper discovered the sneaky followers behind.
Seeing that the guards of the Duke of Wei's Mansion quietly targeted those people and vigilantly checked the surroundings, the secret guards sent by Xiao Yeyang did not dare to get too close and could only watch from a distance.
On this side, Luo Qiong heard the report from the captain of the guard and knew that it was Princess Ma who was sending people to follow her. She was immediately horrified.
The wife of the Duke of Wei noticed her daughter's pale face and instantly realized that something was wrong. She quickly asked, "What happened? Why would your mother-in-law send someone to follow you?"
Luo Qiong's face turned pale, and she bit her lip without saying a word.
Her behavior made Lady Weiguo even more anxious: "Speak up! If you encounter any problems, tell me and I will help you."
Luo Qiong timidly looked up, her hands covering her belly. Thinking of her husband and mother-in-law's repeated probing, she hesitated again and again before finally telling the truth: "The child in my belly is not Xiao Yechen's."
Upon hearing this, Lady Weiguo's ears exploded with a bang. She stared at Luo Qiong in disbelief. After a while, she angrily scolded Luo Qiong, "Why are you so confused?"
"Do you know that the most important thing for us women is chastity? Not only have you cheated on me, but you're also pregnant with a bastard. Do you still want to live?"
Hearing the wife of the Duke of Wei say that the child in her belly was a bastard, Luo Qiong immediately became unhappy: "Mother, this is my flesh and blood, your grandson, you are not allowed to say that to him."
Lady Weiguo looked at her daughter with a face full of sorrow, and when she thought of her own tragic experience, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
To outsiders, she is the high-ranking and glorious wife of a duke, but only she herself knows what kind of life she really lives inside.
Seeing the wife of Duke Weiguo crying, Luo Qiong couldn't help but soften her tone: "Mother, I don't regret having this child. I must give birth to him."
Lady Weiguo wiped her tears and looked at Luo Qiong seriously: "Who is the father of the child?"
Luo Qiong's eyes were somewhat evasive, and she pursed her lips and remained silent.
The wife of the Duke of Wei looked at Luo Qiong with a look of disappointment: "It's already this late, and you still want to hide it from me? Now your mother-in-law has sent people to follow you, which shows that she is suspicious of you. If you don't tell me, how can I help you?"
Luo Qiong's voice was as soft as a mosquito: "It belongs to Brother Chi."
The wife of the Duke of Wei closed her eyes in pain, endured it for a long time, and then pointed at Luo Qiong with a trembling finger: "Why are you so stupid?"
"Let's not talk about Xiao Yechi's identity. He already married a Tatar princess in the Northern Frontier. He came back to find your grandfather this time, which has already put our family in danger. Why are you still rushing to get involved?"
Luo Qiong lowered her eyelids: "Brother Chi told me all this. I am with him voluntarily. We are truly in love."
Lady Weiguo couldn't help but sneer, "True love? If he had cared about you a little, he wouldn't have met you secretly. Silly child, he was lying to you."
"He came back this time to do some work. After he's done, he's going to leave. Once he's gone, what will become of you and the baby in your belly?"
Luo Qiong didn't take the words of the Duke of Weiguo to heart at all. She caressed her belly lovingly and said, "Brother Chi gave me a child. I don't ask for anything else."
Upon hearing this, the wife of Duke Weiguo's face was filled with bitterness and helplessness.
Luo Qiong looked at the wife of the Duke of Wei and said, "Mother, you have to help me. My mother-in-law is suspicious and wants to ask the imperial physician to come and check my pulse. Don't we have someone in the Imperial Hospital?"
Before she could finish her words, the wife of the Duke of Wei interrupted Luo Qiong and said coldly, "You can't touch the relationship of the Duke's Mansion. If you do, your father will know immediately."
"Fortunately, your father and eldest brother are not at home today. I will find a way to keep the guards a secret from what happened today. You must not let your father know that you are pregnant with Xiao Yechi's child, otherwise, he will definitely force you to abort the child."
No one knew better than her how much the Duke hated bastards.
Lady Weiguogong couldn't help but think of her son Luo Hongyuan again. She was extremely disgusted with this son who had nailed her to the pillar of shame forever, but she still felt heartbroken every time she thought of his death.
Thinking about how she was forced by the old Duke, Lady Weiguo felt so angry that her teeth itched.
It was clearly not her fault, but the old Duke and the Duke pushed all the mistakes onto her and have been punishing and torturing her for so many years.
Hongyuan didn't have to come into this world, but the Duke forced her to give birth to the child. He used this child to force the old Duke to pass the title to him. At the same time, he used his existence to torture her physically and mentally.
Hongyuan completely became a victim of the game between the old Duke and the Duke.
She still clearly remembered Hongyuan's eyes, which were wide open and full of disbelief when the Duke personally ended his life.
Just because Hongyuan overheard the conversation between the old Duke and the Duke, the two killed him without hesitation.
This father and son are really cruel and heartless.
Luo Qiong thought of her father's seriousness and quickly dismissed the idea: "Mother, then I want to meet Brother Chi. He has some people in the capital and can definitely help me dispel my mother-in-law's doubts."
The wife of the Duke of Wei frowned. "Your mother-in-law has already sent someone to follow you, and you still want to see him. Are you worried that the matter won't be exposed quickly enough?" With a serious face, she warned again, "Your grandfather and father must not know anything about your relationship with Xiao Yechi. Do you understand?"
The Eighth Prince's lineage now has no possibility of rising again. The Duke and the Old Duke are eager to get off this ship. If they knew that their daughter was involved with Xiao Yechi, this cruel father and son might not even let their daughter go.
Luo Qiong was frightened by the harsh tone of the wife of Duke Weiguo and nodded quickly.
Lady Weiguo looked at Luo Qiong's belly with a chill in her eyes. The existence of the child was always a potential threat. For the sake of her daughter's future, she absolutely could not keep the child.
Luo Qiong felt that there was something wrong in the look of the wife of Duke Weiguo, and quickly reached out to cover her stomach.
The wife of the Duke of Weiguo said: "Your mother-in-law has become suspicious. I will find a way to deal with this matter. You go back to the palace first."
On the carriage back to the palace, Luo Qiong felt more and more that something was wrong with his mother's eyes, and he felt a little uneasy. After thinking about it, he asked Xueling to go to the Wan family's old house again.
The secret guards hurriedly caught up, but unfortunately, apart from seeing the middle-aged fortune teller again, they still got nothing.
"Not enough to accomplish anything, but more likely to cause trouble!"
When Xiao Yeyang heard that it was Princess Ma's people who alarmed Luo Qiong, he was so angry that he paced around the study several times.
Daohua handed over a cup of tea: "Cool down, if it doesn't work this time, there's always next time, right?"
Xiao Yeyang said worriedly, "Whatever the Eighth Prince's men are doing back in Beijing, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. More than five months have passed. Even if there was something going on, it should have been finished. I'm worried they won't be able to stay much longer."
Daohua: "Since Luo Qiong has passed the message, there will definitely be a reply. We just have to wait."
The next morning, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang had just gotten up and were about to have breakfast when Wang Maner came over and said, "Girl, Pingji's wife is here."
Daohua glanced at Xiao Yeyang and signaled Wang Maner to call Pingji's wife in.
After Pingji's wife greeted Daohua and Xiao Yeyang, she said directly, "Second Madam, Grandma had a nightmare last night. She woke up this morning and begged the princess to go to the temple to burn incense and pray for the baby in her belly."
Daohua quickly asked, "Did the princess agree?"
Pingji's wife nodded: "I agree."
(End of this chapter)
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