Min Yueqing ignored their flirtatious glances and focused on feeding herself and the baby sitting in her arms.
While being fed, Min Yueqing swallowed the last mouthful of bird's nest porridge in her bowl and felt that she was full.
She suddenly realized something was wrong.
Although she couldn't feed the cubs as quickly as she could eat herself, her appetite was much larger. After she successfully merged with the original owner's body, the body's stats were essentially identical to hers in the apocalypse.
Given her appetite, she felt full, but the little one in her arms kept eating, probably because he was stuffed, yet he didn't make a sound.
Min Yueqing was both amused and exasperated. She lowered her head and met the little boy's bright, clear eyes.
Min Yueqing asked helplessly, "Are you full?"
Pei Ji was honest; when she asked, he obediently nodded.
Pei Ji wasn't that he wasn't full, but his mother's embrace was just too warm, and he had forgotten when was the last time his mother had treated him so gently and patiently.
During this time, although his mother has been keeping him by her side at all times, she would often sit in a daze or look at him for a while and then suddenly drift off into thought.
Today, Mom was completely different. She looked at him with great focus and obvious affection, her eyes always carrying a slight smile. Moreover, Mom was very energetic today, practically glowing, and holding him was effortless.
Since he was three years old, his mother has rarely held him for such a long time.
He knew it was because he had grown up and become heavier, and his mother would get tired if she held him all the time, but sometimes he still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
After my mother recovered from her illness, she became much stronger and, like my father, could easily lift him up with one hand.
He enjoyed being fed by his mother and wanted her to feed him a little longer, so whenever his mother held out her spoon to him, he would involuntarily open his mouth to eat. He didn't expect his mother to notice so quickly.
Min Yueqing touched the baby's belly with her left hand, and sure enough, it was round and bulging. She had no choice but to resign herself to gently rubbing the baby's belly.
After a satisfying meal, Min Yueqing began to get down to business.
"Madam, I'm much better now. When would be a convenient time to let everyone in my courtyard return?"
Liu stared in disbelief at the dozen or so empty plates on the table, wondering if this person was truly possessed. Had he ever eaten so much before?
That day, Liu saw with her own eyes that Min Yueqing had a high fever and was on the verge of death. Only then did she feel at ease to lock Min Yueqing in Hejing Courtyard, intending to let her fend for herself.
There were no doctors or medicines in Hejing Courtyard, and even the servants who served them had all been taken away and locked up, leaving only a five-year-old child. Logically speaking, the mother and child hadn't even had a hot meal these past few days.
And just like that, Min Yueqing's illness was cured?
"This person's life is too tough," Liu thought, completely baffled.
Poor Liu was completely bewildered by Min Yueqing's arrogance and overstepping of her bounds after she recovered from her illness, and she hadn't even figured out how she left Hejing Courtyard and entered the main courtyard, or where the maids outside had gone.
Upon hearing Min Yueqing's words, Liu shook off her doubts and prepared to send someone to investigate thoroughly what had happened in the past few days.
She sat up straight and looked at Min Yueqing, intending to adopt the demeanor of the current mistress of the Earl's Mansion and teach Min Yueqing what manners a daughter-in-law should behave in front of her mother-in-law. However, before she could even speak, she was swept over by Min Yueqing's icy gaze and involuntarily nodded.
This is absolutely bizarre!
Pei Yun was puzzled when she saw Liu Shi nod so quickly.
Even if you were already planning to release them, it would be too humiliating to just agree the moment they asked. Wouldn't Min Yueqing take advantage of their easygoing attitude and push her luck?
Ms. Liu was annoyed and didn't have time to pay attention to her daughter's questioning gaze. She wondered if she had gotten up in the wrong way today.
They had just gotten up and sat down at the table, not even having breakfast, when this uninvited guest arrived, making a complete mess of their breakfast without any regard for others.
That's fine, I wouldn't be so stingy about a little food, but the problem is that I've lost my authority as a mother-in-law, making it seem like I'm afraid of her, like I'm doing something wrong.
"Alright, then send someone to fetch them. I'll wait for them to arrive before we go back together." Min Yueqing sat upright as if it were the most natural thing in the world, coldly watching Liu Shi.
Pei Yun couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "What kind of attitude is this? Who told you to get sick? If you get typhoid fever, what if Mother doesn't lock you up and you infect us?"
"Besides, they're just a few servants. Mother has already agreed to release them. You show no gratitude whatsoever, and yet you act so arrogantly? What kind of family allows juniors to order their elders around? You think you're..."
"Oh ho, not too stupid, you've even resorted to moral blackmail," Min Yueqing said, looking at Pei Yun with a leisurely air.
Under her watchful gaze, Pei Yun felt like a clown. She had wanted to continue with her sarcastic remarks, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything more.
Seeing Pei Yun obediently stop talking, Min Yueqing even felt a little unsatisfied, as if she had some classic lines left unsaid.
For Min Yueqing, it was a good thing that they were jumping around. The more they jumped around, the easier it would be for them to bring about their own destruction. She was just afraid that the main courtyard would really tuck its tail between its legs and not move at all.
If they keep pretending to be dead, how can this game continue? Although the original owner was good-natured, she was not one to be trifled with.
While stroking the soft belly of the baby in her arms, Min Yueqing said casually, "Oh? So Madam is afraid of getting infected. How can I bear such a blame? Why don't we invite all the doctors in the capital to come and give you a proper check-up?"
Min Yueqing spoke almost one word at a time in her last sentence.
Upon hearing this, Liu's heart skipped a beat.
Liu muttered to herself: She was delirious from her illness at the time, and she couldn't even open her eyes. How could she possibly know about that doctor? Could it be that Pei Ji said something that made her suspicious?
In any case, it was impossible to hire a doctor, so the matter had to be left as it was. Liu Shi decisively instructed her head maid, "Go and call Ban'er to bring everyone from Hejing Courtyard over immediately."
For the first time, Liu felt uneasy in her own territory, and even regretted locking those people up too far away. Now she just wanted to get rid of this big shot as soon as possible.
When the sound of hurried footsteps finally broke through the doorway, Liu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Min Yueqing was too lazy to waste words with them. There were still many days to come, and she would have plenty of time to make trouble for them. When she saw Amei and Azhu leading the way, she picked up the little baby and walked out.
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