The next morning, Chi Yan came out of his room looking refreshed and in a good mood: "The young mistress is still asleep, don't wake her."
He drank his medicine as usual, then paused as he handed the bowl over, instructing Ba Liang, "Throw away those medicines; you won't need them anymore."
After discussing it with Shen Tangning last night, she absolutely forbade him from drinking those harmful drugs again, but she really didn't plan to have a child right now.
After understanding her thoughts, Chi Yan naturally suggested that other measures could be taken, such as sheep intestines or fish maw, but he didn't say so before because he was afraid she would have some thoughts.
Knowing that this method would not harm either of them, Shen Tangning readily agreed, and the two hit it off immediately.
Unaware of the situation, Ba Liang thought the young couple were finally planning to have a baby, and was overjoyed. He immediately assured them, "Don't worry, young master, I'll throw all those things away in a bit!"
Chi Yan glanced at him, wondering what he was so happy about. He was probably just happy that his young master would no longer have to sleep in the study!
Deeply moved, he patted the other person on the shoulder and left with light, airy steps.
Ba Liang watched him leave, then sat under the eaves with Xue Qing, cracking melon seeds. He said in a serious tone, "I told you long ago, couples quarrel in bed and make up before they get out of bed. Look, they've made up, haven't they? Maybe we'll have another little master soon!"
Xue Qing rolled her eyes at him: "Tch, hindsight is 20/20."
However, the thought of her young mistress giving birth to a little master in the future made her smile: "Do you think a boy or a girl is better? I think a girl is better. The little mistress will definitely be as cute as her!"
Eight Liang: "Of course, a boy would be better! How wonderful it would be if the young master were just like our young master, proficient in both literature and martial arts!"
So the two started arguing about this issue again.
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After Shen Tangning woke up, she had breakfast before going to Mother Chi's courtyard. Wang Zhining had already arrived by then.
Her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked haggard as if she hadn't slept all night. When she saw Shen Tangning, a flash of resentment crossed her eyes, but realizing that she was now living under someone else's roof, she didn't speak rashly. Instead, she put on a very aggrieved expression.
Shen Tangning didn't look at her. She bowed to Madam Chi and sat down before slowly speaking: "I believe that Granny Qin has already told Mother the truth about what happened last night. It was already midnight when the incident occurred last night. I was afraid of disturbing Father and Mother's rest, so I had it suppressed until today."
She took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and glancing at Chi's mother's slightly pale face, she knew that the other party already understood what was going on.
Wang Zhi Ning's residence was nowhere near Ruyi Residence, so how could she have appeared in Chi Yan's study in the middle of the night? Anyone with a brain could guess.
Mother Chi wasn't stupid. She knew that Wang Zhi Ning had come to the mansion specifically for her son, but she didn't expect the other party to be so audacious as to resort to such despicable means!
If she succeeds, not only will Tang Ning and A Yan become estranged, but A Yan's reputation will also be affected!
She was already furious, and seeing Wang Zhi Ning's aggrieved expression, she felt disgusted: "Since you are the housekeeper, this matter is entirely your responsibility, Tang Ning."
Shen Tangning put down her teacup with a sound that drew everyone's attention: "I failed to properly manage the guards in the manor and offended Miss Wang. It was my fault." She quickly changed the subject, staring curiously at Wang Zhineng, "But why was Miss Wang in my husband's study? Everyone should have already retired for the night at that time."
Wang Zhineng bit her lip and stammered. Xue Qing glared at her coldly: "Ba Liang said that Miss Wang claimed to have been ordered by the madam to deliver sweet soup to the young master."
Mother Chi's expression was grim: "I clearly assigned the task of delivering the soup to Yingchun! When did I ask you to do it?"
She had heard that Chi Yan had been coughing these past few days, so she specially had someone make pear soup for him. This was no secret, but why would she assign such a task as delivering the soup to Wang Zhi Ning? Of course, she gave it to the maid in her courtyard!
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