Time passes.
Today is the day to distribute the monthly salary.
Aunt Man not only received her monthly allowance, but was also rewarded with a hairpin by Qin Shuyu.
As a concubine, she was not favored, and Xie Yuchuan would not give her anything as a reward. However, she was very happy to receive this exquisite hairpin made of pure gold.
The servants who followed him praised with insight:
"Auntie, you look so graceful and elegant with this hairpin on. Compared to the one in the east yard, you are truly a world apart."
"The one in the east courtyard, you haven't worn such a beautiful hairpin since you returned home."
"Look at her, she's so poor and money-conscious, and she thinks she's favored by the Marquis all day long, but the Marquis hasn't given her anything."
Aunt Man has been feeling a little depressed these days.
But when she heard the servants belittle Chen Wei to elevate herself, she felt as if she was stepping on Chen Wei under her feet. She suddenly felt relaxed and her spirits improved a lot.
"She's so conceited and thinks she's unique."
"Don't you think about it? No flower lasts forever. No matter how favored she is, it doesn't matter. She doesn't have the mistress's family background. No matter how much the marquis favors her, he won't divorce his mistress, who is of equal status, for her."
"I'm different. I accept my fate. I know I'm destined to be cautious. Only by trying my best to curry favor with and serve the mistress can I live a comfortable life."
Aunt Man couldn't let go of the hairpin. She held it in her hand and looked at it again and again, thinking to herself that she was smart and knew who she should please the most in this mansion.
Sudden,
A feeling of discomfort churning in her stomach made Aunt Man angry again.
The heat and discomfort all over her body made Aunt Man turn her anger towards the maid who was fanning her from behind.
"The fan is so small, are you fanning the mosquitoes, or are you just trying to please me because I'm your aunt?"
Seeing Aunt Man open her mouth to scold again, the maid's eyelids twitched.
Thinking about Aunt Man’s recent mood changes, it’s really a bit abnormal.
The maid said cautiously, "Auntie, there's something I'm not sure if I should tell you."
"I've been counting the days for you. It seems you haven't had your period for half a month."
"And your recent irritability seems..."
The maid dared not make any guesses before the doctor took her pulse.
But Aunt Man understood what she didn't say.
She thought about it and realized that her period had indeed been delayed for half a month. It was all Chen Wei's fault. He had made her go to the farm to work and she was so tired that her period was often delayed.
If the maid hadn't reminded her this time, she would have almost forgotten it.
Aunt Man was overjoyed and quickly ordered, "Quick, go and get the doctor."
A quarter of an hour later, the maid called the doctor over. After the doctor took the girl's pulse, he found that she was indeed pregnant.
Aunt Man's eyes welled up with tears of excitement, her face filled with disbelief and surprise: "I, I'm really pregnant... Quick, go tell the Marquis this happy news."
When she was the only one left in the room, Aunt Man happily stroked her belly which had not yet bulged.
She is so lucky!
This is the Marquis's first child. It would be even better if it was a son.
Although his status is not as noble as that of a legitimate son, and he will not be eligible for the hereditary title, as long as she has a son, she will be honored as a mother and will not need to please the mistress in the future. She can also gain a foothold in the Marquis's Mansion.
As long as she had the child in her belly, she would not be easily driven out of the house, and she would never, ever go to that shabby and torturous farm again.
Whenever she thought of the hard work she did day and night in the farm, she would be frightened awake even in her dreams.
"Son, my son..."
"You must give birth safely and healthily."
"God bless me, it must be a son, so that I can have someone to rely on in the Marquis' Mansion."
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