Chapter 45: Calmly Eating Watermelon
After seeing Fang Jia off, Yun Qiao sat on the chair in silence.
Xiao Tao came over, brought some preserved fruits and placed them on the low table in front of Yun Qiao.
"Ms. Fang Jia has come to see you, why are you still so depressed? I see that in this mansion, only Miss Fang Jia is close to you."
"Isn't it? I'm worried about her and thinking about how to help her..."
If you want Fang Jia to leave the Marquis' Mansion, you must ask Chen Jingyan for help.
How to ask Fang Jia to leave the Marquis' Mansion requires careful consideration of words. Chen Jingyan's side is easy to say.
But the old lady can't keep it a secret forever. It's okay for a short period of time, but it definitely can't be kept secret for a long time.
Just as Yun Qiao was lying on the soft table thinking about how to start the conversation, a familiar figure walked in from outside the door.
Yun Qiao only saw a figure out of the corner of her eye and didn't look carefully, thinking it was Xiao Tao coming in.
"It's time to replace my old storybooks. Xiaotao, you'll be out for a while."
Otherwise, from the New Year to the Lantern Festival, she couldn't go out shopping, and she didn't want to envy others who could go out, so she could only use storybooks to pass the time.
"Bored again?" He moved closer and sat directly in front of Yun Qiao. "Since you're so bored, I'll find you something fun later. You can keep it for now."
"Fun?" Yun Qiao was surprised, then immediately stood up and politely saluted Chen Jingyan. "I didn't know that the Marquis would come today. I apologize for being so rude in this attire..."
She dressed up nicely when she got up in the morning. After seeing Fang Jia, seeing that it was still early, she thought of taking a break for a while, so she took off her hairpin and changed her clothes.
He was only wearing a loose set of clothes, just like he was wearing home clothes.
She didn't expect that the Marquis would come in the afternoon, and she couldn't sleep at this time.
"Your outfit today is quite eye-catching, but you should be more dignified in the future. Be careful not to let the servants spread your unkind words."
Yun Qiao is well-behaved and dutiful, and follows the Marquis's teachings.
"Yes, I will remember this. I will be careful about my words and actions in the future and will never bring shame to the Marquis."
Seeing that she was standing quietly, Chen Jingyan asked her to sit down and talk to him.
In fact, we just chatted a few words, asked her what she had done and eaten today, and whether there was enough charcoal in the house.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your concern for me. I have eaten well and slept well these past few days. The charcoal was delivered according to my quota. I am already satisfied."
Chen Jingyan hummed, and Xiaotao outside the door brought some tea. Chen Jingyan took a sip and seemed unsatisfied with the taste, so he didn't take a second sip.
But when he looked at Yun Qiao, his eyes darkened. He was afraid that this person was planning to do something...
"I have things to deal with tonight, so I won't come to your place."
"I understand."
"Don't you want to ask a few more questions?" Chen Jingyan asked.
Yun Qiao looked up, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
"Forget it, you look pretty good like this." Chen Jingyan said something that Yun Qiao couldn't understand.
In the end, he didn't touch Yun Qiao. He sat here for less than half an hour. When he saw two guards in black appear at the door, Chen Jingyan got up and left.
Yun Qiao stood at the door and watched Chen Jingyan leave.
Xiaotao walked over and put a piece of clothing on Yunqiao.
"Are you in a dilemma, young lady? You are really favored now. The Marquis will agree to whatever you say without asking any questions."
Yun Qiao smiled softly and said, "My damn pride. I need help from others, but I can't let go of my dignity."
Forget it, forget it. For Fang Jia's future, she just gave it a try.
She will definitely tell Chen Jingyan when he comes next time.
***
Unexpectedly, Chen Jingyan did not spend the New Year in the Marquis' Mansion this time when he left.
On the day of the New Year’s Eve dinner, Yun Qiao sat together with the sisters from Xiaoxiang Garden and had the dinner together.
This day also marked the day when Cai, the wife of the eldest son of the first wife, Chen Yusheng, had just turned two months pregnant.
After she had a miscarriage, she was taken back to her parents' home to stay for a few days. In order to make her daughter-in-law happy, the eldest wife, Mrs. Yu, sent a lot of things to the Cai family and only then did she take Cai back.
After Cai came back, Chen Yusheng stayed in her room until Cai showed the initial signs of pregnancy, and then Chen Yusheng went to sleep in the concubine's room.
After this pregnancy, she invited a doctor to live in the mansion.
The doctor was introduced by the eldest daughter of the Wang family, so Cai was very grateful to her. Knowing that the old lady had invited the eldest daughter of the Wang family to the New Year's Eve dinner today, she also attended.
Because she was less than three months pregnant, she didn't want to go out and just wanted to stay in the house to take care of the baby.
"It's full of gold and silver, but you have to serve the young lady well. If the young lady makes any mistakes, I will only hold you responsible."
Yu, who was looking forward to having a grandson from the first wife's family, was very concerned about the child in Cai's belly.
The old lady attaches the most importance to legitimate offspring. Their eldest branch relies on the old lady, so they have to use this legitimate offspring to please the old lady, so as to preserve the status and interests of their eldest branch.
The two maids responded.
Cai walked out with the support of a beautiful woman.
"Don't worry, mother. I have Su Niang by my side, so there will be no problem."
Su Niang was the doctor who was hired at a high price.
Wang Suniang looked at Yu with a smile, "Don't worry, Madam. The young mistress's pregnancy seems to be stable. She needs to be carefully cared for in the first three months. When she is five or six months old, she still needs to move around frequently. It is good for both the child and the adults."
Yu said with a smile: "With Miss Wang here, I feel much more at ease."
As he spoke, he walked towards the main courtyard of Heshouyuan.
The old lady walked out only after she learned that the eldest lady and the young lady had arrived.
Yu brought her daughter-in-law Cai to show her face in front of the old lady. Seeing that the old lady was accompanied by the eldest daughter of the Wang family, she looked happy.
"The daughter-in-law pays her respects to her mother."
"The granddaughter-in-law has also paid her respects to the old ancestor."
Seeing Cai coming forward with her belly in her arms, the old lady smiled and said, "You are in a heavy condition. From now on, you can skip these formalities. Take good care of yourself and bring him back to the Marquisate."
"Yes, granddaughter-in-law thanks you very much, ancestor."
"Take a seat, don't get tired."
Fang Jia ate melon seeds while watching the fun, and she only regretted that she had not gone there to take a closer look at how the drama of the house fight in the Marquis' Mansion was played out.
"Didn't the eldest young lady say she was less than three months pregnant? Why is she so pregnant? Her figure doesn't look like she's pregnant."
Fang Jia whispered to Yun Qiao, "Sister Qiao, you live in Lan Garden, but do you know anything?"
Yun Qiao calmly ate the Hami melon on the table.
It was said that this melon was brought from outside by a young master of the Marquis' Mansion. Yun Qiao didn't know what the young master looked like, but the Hami melon he brought was really delicious, crispy and sweet. In addition, the temperature was low now, so it tasted cool, and she liked it.
"Well, I really don't know." Yun Qiao said.
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