"Ms. Li, you are lucky this time, but I don't know if you can have such good luck next time." Song murmured with a vicious look in her eyes, her voice so low that it was almost inaudible.
Then she went into the inner room and found a small piece of clothing for the child. She sat on the bed and gently stroked the clothing. Her eyes were filled with some nostalgia and kindness, without a trace of the sinister and terrifying expression she had just had.
It seemed as if the person just now was not her at all, and now she was just a mother who had lost her child.
Holding the somewhat worn little piece of clothing, she murmured softly, "Don't worry, my daughter. Mother will not let those who hurt you have an easy life. Mother will definitely make those who hurt you live in pain forever..."
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A few days later, the Fourth Master heard about this when he came back from his business trip. He didn't even go to the front yard or change his clothes, but went straight to the Lady.
Fu Jin was looking at the account book when she heard someone say that the master had returned and was walking towards the main courtyard.
Fu Jin hurriedly asked Nanny Li to support her and go out, with a happy look on her face.
She didn't expect the master to come back so soon. She thought it would take several days.
As soon as I reached the door, I saw the dusty Fourth Master walking towards me.
"Master, how come you're here so soon? Didn't you say it would take two days?" Fu Jin looked at the Fourth Master with a smile on her face.
The Fourth Master helped her walk inside and sat down, saying, "We'll be riding horses on the way, so it will be faster than usual."
After helping her sit down, he asked directly about Li's matter.
"What's going on with the Li family?" As soon as he came back, he heard Qian Zhengde tell him everything.
How could a snake appear in the garden for no reason? People clean the garden regularly and this has never happened before.
The Fourth Master grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he felt that this matter was not simple.
Fu Jin sighed and said, "I have already asked someone to investigate this matter. A snake suddenly appeared in the garden. At first, I thought someone was deliberately trying to kill Li's child."
"But after checking, we found out that the eunuch who was in charge of keeping mosquitoes, rats and ants out of the garden was being lazy. He was supposed to check the garden every three days to see if there were any snakes or insects, but to be lazy, he changed the three-day inspection schedule to once every six days."
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and there are already many snakes and insects. Sister Li happened to be startled by a snake that suddenly appeared when she went to the garden the other day."
"I have punished that servant with fifty lashes of the board and had him sent back to the farm."
"It's my fault, actually. I felt a little tired those few days, so I asked the court doctor to come and see me. He said I needed to stay in bed for a few days."
"So I didn't notice this, which frightened Sister Li. Fortunately, Sister Li's child is fine, otherwise I would be blamed and feel guilty towards my master."
"Are you okay then? What did the court doctor say?"
Hearing that she was not feeling well, the Fourth Master was still very concerned, after all, the Concubine was pregnant now.
"It's okay now. The court doctor said it was just exhaustion. I'll be fine if I get some rest."
Hearing that her master cared about her, Fu Jin was very happy. At least her master still cared about her.
"That's good. Your belly is getting bigger and bigger. If you don't have to do some things yourself, just let others do it. If that doesn't work, let Nanny Song help you. That way, you can rest assured and prepare for the birth."
Fu Jin smiled and replied, "My master is right. I will take note of it."
"The Li family's matter..."
"Since Fu Jin has already investigated Li's affairs, let's leave it at that. I will go see her later."
The Fourth Master stayed here for a while, changed into clean clothes, and then left.
Fu Jin originally wanted to keep her master here for lunch before leaving, but was rejected by the Fourth Master.
Seeing that the master had left directly, Fu Jin was a little depressed, "Madam Chang, do you think the master doesn't believe me?"
Nanny Chang was bewildered when she heard Fu Jin's words. She asked in confusion, "Why would Fu Jin think so? Didn't the master say anything just now?"
"Oh, it's nothing, maybe I'm overthinking it." Fu Jin felt a little panicked, especially when her master did not stay in the main courtyard for lunch, but left directly.
You know, if the concubine had said this in the past, the master would have agreed to it out of respect, but this was only after he recommended Wu.
She felt that she was drifting further and further away from her master.
But she didn't think she did anything wrong that time. If the master didn't like it, he could just not go. She didn't say that the master had to go to Wu's place.
As a concubine, these are her responsibilities. She just doesn't want her master to favor only one person. Is there anything wrong with that?
After leaving the Fu Jin courtyard, the Fourth Master casually instructed Su Peisheng, "Go and investigate the incident in which Li was frightened by a snake in the garden."
Su Peisheng's heart skipped a beat. Didn't the master just say that he wouldn't investigate anymore? Why...
Could it be that the master did not believe in Fu Jin? Although Su Peisheng was puzzled, he did not ask, but said: "Yes, I will remember it."
The Fourth Master did not go back to the front yard directly but went around to Yuxia Courtyard.
Mrs. Li has been lying in bed resting these days. The court doctor comes to take the child's pulse every day to make sure that the child is fine. Only then does Mrs. Li feel relieved.
Just as Li was about to have lunch, she heard the servants outside come in happily and say that the master had returned and was heading towards Yuxia Courtyard, and would arrive soon.
When Mrs. Li heard this, she was so happy that she almost got up from the bed to greet her master.
Seeing this, Nanny Fang ran over and held her down, "Princess, you forgot, you need to lie down in bed and rest. You can't get out of bed."
"Mammy, the master is back, he is really back." Li happily grabbed Mammy Fang's hand and said with joy.
"I heard it, but the princess's mood cannot fluctuate so much. It will be bad for the young prince. The master will come to see the princess soon, so there is no need to be so anxious." Nanny Fang tried to persuade her.
I have finally recovered and the fetus is more stable, but I can't get too happy and cause miscarriage.
"Yes, I have to control my emotions well and not be too happy." Li's emotions gradually stabilized, but there was still a smile on her face.
"By the way, Ma'am, if the master sees me like this, will he be disgusted?" Li was a little worried that she looked ugly now.
Since that day, she has been lying in bed to take care of the pregnancy and has not taken much bath. It is Nanny Fang and Yuesha who help her wash with water.
She was afraid that her master would be disgusted when he saw her like this.
"No, princess. How could the master dislike you when he dotes on you so much?" Nanny Fang said, holding her hand. "Princess, just relax."
But Li still felt that she did not look good at the moment, and hurriedly said, "Mammy, please bring me some cosmetics. I need to dress up properly, otherwise the master will definitely not like me when he sees me like this."
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