Chapter 135 Old Friends
Madam Xu knew that Madam Ning was truly furious this time, not even giving her face. If it weren't for her son, why would she, at her age, put up with the temper of a junior?
"Alright, since she's not feeling well and can't come, then this old woman will go along with it and take Doctor Lin to see her," Old Madam Xu said, having calmed herself down. She intended to personally offer Ning a way out, because no matter what, they absolutely could not offend the Ning family.
"Madam, the old lady has brought Doctor Lin to see you," came the maid's voice from outside.
Even if Madam Ning was dissatisfied, now that the person had come to her door, she had no choice but to let Old Madam Xu in.
"My poor child, how could that scoundrel bear to hit you so hard?" As expected of an old woman, Madam Xu was shrewd and experienced. As soon as she entered the room and saw that half of Ning's face was swollen from being slapped, she immediately hugged Ning and felt a pang of heartache.
Ning felt annoyed at the sight of the Xu family and had no interest in playing along. Seeing her like this, she only showed a mocking expression. No one in the room responded to Old Madam Xu's words, and the scene became somewhat awkward.
"Please forgive me, Madam. My young lady has never suffered such an injustice in her life. She is not in good spirits right now. She will apologize to you after she has recovered!"
Seeing that things had gone well, the wet nurse beside Ning spoke up to smooth things over for Ning.
"Sigh, it's that brat Qingyan who doesn't know what's good for him. He's married to such a good wife, but he doesn't appreciate it. Every daughter is pampered by her parents. How can we let him bully her like this? Don't worry, when Qingyan comes back, this old woman will definitely teach him a lesson!"
"Now, no matter what the fault is, it's all his fault. Don't hold a grudge against her. I'll spend a lot of money to have Doctor Lin prescribe some ointment for you so you can recover from your injury as soon as possible." At this moment, Madam Lin seemed to care that Ning had upset her, and instead invited a famous doctor for Ning.
The wet nurse quickly gave Ning a wink, and Ning replied, "I thank you for your consideration, Mother. I will definitely pay my respects to you when I feel better."
Only then did Madam Xu show a satisfied smile. She had Doctor Lin take Ning's pulse, leave some ointment, and told her to rest and recover in her room and not to rush over to pay her respects before leaving.
"Go and see where that unfilial son has gone, and bring him back at all costs!" After all that fuss, Old Madam Xu was exhausted, both physically and mentally. If it weren't for the fact that Xu Qingyan was still outside, she would have collapsed long ago.
At this moment, Xu Qingyan, who was being thought of, returned to Taixing Restaurant with his servants and sent someone to find Zhao Yuzhi's residence, where he stayed temporarily.
"Why has the young master come all of a sudden? Is he dissatisfied with our earnings over the past few months?"
"It shouldn't be. Isn't our restaurant operating as usual? At most, there's a few dozen taels of extra income. Why would the young master come over for such a small matter?"
The manager and waiters at Taixing Restaurant exchanged a glance, deciding to deal with the situation as it came. Since he was already there, they would just serve him well. They never imagined that Xu Qingyan had come to find a woman.
In Zhoujia Village, Zhao Yuzhi was gently soothing her thin baby in her arms inside the house. Zhao Yuhe quietly brought in the food and then took out the used diapers to wash.
"Bang! Bang bang!"
Zhao Yuhe was afraid that the knocking would wake up the child she had finally managed to get to sleep, so she quickly went to open the door.
"Who are you?"
Zhao Yuhe didn't recognize the person outside the door, and she was a little wary.
"Is this Zhao Yuzhi's house? Please call her out and tell her that Young Master Xu wants to see her!"
Zhao Yuhe was skeptical, but she did know that Young Master Xu and her sister were somewhat concerned about each other. However, hadn't they all abandoned her sister and returned to the prefectural city? Why would they suddenly come back?
Zhao Yuhe was worried about the man, so she told him to wait at the door while she went back inside to discuss it with Zhao Yuzhi.
The servant outside the door had sharp eyes and noticed some baby diapers hanging in her courtyard. His heart skipped a beat, and he vaguely felt that something was amiss, but he was afraid that he was wrong. When he heard a few baby cries coming from inside the house, his heart tightened.
When Zhao Yuzhi heard Xu Qingyan looking for her, she subconsciously looked at her son. Because the child was premature, he was particularly thin and weak. In just one month, she and Zhao Yuhe were exhausted, both physically and mentally, and were afraid that the child would not survive.
Now that a servant of Young Master Xu had suddenly arrived, she felt a little flustered, fearing that Xu Qingyan had discovered that she had secretly given birth to his child and wanted to take revenge on her and the child.
"Sister! Don't panic. As long as we don't say anything, they'll know whose child it is. If all else fails, we'll run, run as far as we can!" Zhao Yuhe was still somewhat naive at this point, completely unaware that the Xu family was powerful and could easily deal with two powerless women like them.
Zhao Yuzhi couldn't explain it to her, so she could only tell her to stay inside with the child and not go out, while she tidied herself up before leaving the house.
"Madam Zhao, how have you been? My young master has been thinking of you these past few days. I wonder if you would be so kind as to come and meet my young master?"
The servant spoke very politely to Zhao Yuzhi, and while speaking, he secretly glanced at Zhao Yuzhi a few times. He noticed that she was plump at the moment and had a faint smell of milk on her body. He had already confirmed a certain guess in his mind.
"I'm really sorry, but I'm afraid I don't have time to serve Young Master Xu right now. Please find someone else," Zhao Yuzhi said, feeling flustered. She didn't dare to appear in front of Xu Qingyan and could only refuse.
"I'm sorry to have bothered you, Madam Zhao. I'll go back and report to the young master right away." The servant had something on his mind, and seeing that she refused, he did not try to stop her and hurriedly left Zhoujia Village.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuzhi felt much more at ease, thinking that Xu Qingyan should not have discovered this matter, otherwise the servant would not have let her off so easily.
When she chose to keep the baby, she had the idea of turning her life around with the child. However, as the days went by, she became more and more uncertain. Would a wealthy family like the Xu family really care about the child born to a country woman like her?
Now she felt a little regretful. Even if she entered the Xu family with her child, what did she have to compare with Xu Qingyan's legal wife? She could probably be killed with a single finger.
"Why didn't you bring him back?"
Xu Qingyan felt a surge of irritation when he saw that Zhao Yuzhi was not behind the servants.
"I'm not doing a good job, so Madam Zhao is unwilling to come."
Seeing his gloomy expression, the servant quickly apologized.
"Useless!" Xu Qingyan slammed the teacup in his hand at the servant.
"Please forgive me, young master! Although I did not bring back Lady Zhao, I discovered that Lady Zhao did not seem to have actually miscarried!"
"What? Are you telling the truth?" Xu Qingyan grabbed the servant's collar excitedly and pressed him for an answer after hearing the news brought back by the servant.
"Ahem! I'm about 80% sure. The woman who watched Zhao Niangzi miscarry is still in the manor. Young master, you might as well have someone ask her. Also, find a doctor to examine Zhao Niangzi's pulse. If the timing matches up, the child is definitely yours."
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