The Lucky Farm Girl-Chapter 74 - Warning_1
Chapter 74: Chapter 74 Warning_1
Chapter 74 -74 Warning_1
Seeing into Lady Xiao’s thoughts, Yang Mengchen said with a smile, “Aunty Xiao did indeed suffer an injury that makes it difficult for her to conceive, but it’s not entirely impossible. Therefore, when I was regulating Aunty Xiao’s health, I paid special attention to this aspect. Aunty Xiao, rest assured, the pregnancy is very stable at the moment, and as long as you are careful, there will be no problems at all.”
“Thank you, Chenchen!” Tenderly stroking her still flat abdomen, Lady Xiao’s eyes filled with warm tears, and her heart was both excited and moved.
If it weren’t for Chenchen, she would not have this child. Chenchen truly was her lucky star.
Xiao Wanxue jumped up happily: “So that means I will soon have a smart and adorable younger brother!”
It was only because her mother had no sons that these years her grandparents had shown little regard for her mother, even repeatedly trying to add women to her father’s quarters. If it wasn’t for her father’s deep affection and firm resolve towards her mother, her mother might have given up a long time ago, and their family would have already fallen apart.
Now that her mother was having a younger brother, her grandparents should no longer disdain or trouble her mother, right?
“Yes, it will definitely be a younger brother!” Yang Mengchen said, smiling as she nodded her head.
Sister Ke and Chu Chun joined in congratulating the lady together.
Glancing at Sister Ke with a meaningful look, Yang Mengchen said to Xiao Wanxue, “Sister Wanxue, stay and chat with Aunty Xiao. I have some precautions I need to explain to Sister Ke.”
“Sister Mengchen has worked hard,” Xiao Wanxue nodded.
Lady Xiao, immersed in joy, did not notice the unusual glint in Yang Mengchen’s eyes.
Inside the Inner Study Room with Sister Ke, Yang Mengchen cut to the chase: “Sister Ke, what exactly is going on with Madam Yu and Madam Fang?”
“Five days ago, the old lady sent Madam Yu and Madam Fang to serve the master as concubines. Madam Yu is the old lady’s own niece, and Madam Fang is also a distant relative of the old lady. The master had no choice but to keep them,” Sister Ke did not conceal anything.
Yang Mengchen raised her eyebrows: “Has Uncle Xiao accepted the two?”
“No, the master has been leaving early and returning late deliberately avoiding them,” Sister Ke quickly shook her head and didn’t forget to tattle: “Since they can’t see the master, they come to bother the lady every day. They are the old lady’s people, and the lady cannot deal with them, so she can only sulk by herself, causing her to lose her appetite and be in a bad mood.”
She hadn’t wanted to tell Ms. Yang these sordid details, as Ms. Yang was only in her early teens, but those two women were really too much. Besides, both the master and the lady had no ideas what to do, while Ms. Yang was extraordinarily clever and a harbinger of blessing; maybe she had a way to help the master and the lady out of this predicament.
Narrowing her eyes slightly, a glint of dark light flashed through Yang Mengchen’s eyes: “Has the old lady sent people to Uncle Xiao before? Who were they?”
“In the past, the old lady did in fact arrange for several maids from the house for the master, but the master resolutely sent them back. After the master brought the lady and the young miss to take up his post here, the old lady stopped arranging for people. It has been such a long time, and I don’t know why the old lady suddenly decided to arrange for people again?” Sister Ke was puzzled.
The depths of Yang Mengchen’s dark eyes were profound as the abyss, her lips curled with a bloodthirsty, cold sneer.
“I will discuss and resolve this matter with Uncle Xiao. You and Chu Chun take good care of Aunty Xiao, there must be no slip-ups!”
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“Ms. Yang need not instruct us, we will protect the lady and the young master with our lives!” Sister Ke declared with determination.
Yang Mengchen didn’t say anything further and picked up a pen to write several recipes, listing some precautions, particularly emphasizing many incompatible foods and medicinal ingredients, and then handed them to Sister Ke.
Since Madam Yu and Madam Fang had arrived, Xiao Hongtao had been returning to the inner courtyard late into the night every day. Now, having been informed of the return of his beloved daughter and the Yang siblings, he hurriedly dealt with official matters and rushed back to the inner courtyard. Learning that his wife was pregnant, he was naturally ecstatic, as this was an unexpected joy. Whether it be a legal son or a daughter, he loved them all the same. If there could be a daughter as intelligent and well-behaved as Chenchen, that would be even better.
“Wei Lin, send someone back to the capital to deliver the good news to the old Master and the old Mistress!”
“You can’t go!” Before Wei Lin could joyfully comply, Yang Mengchen decisively stopped him: “Not only must this matter not be spread, it must also be kept strictly confidential!”
Everyone looked at Yang Mengchen with confusion. This was good news, so why couldn’t even the old Master and old Mistress be informed?
Just then, Wan Qiu came in with a bowl of fetus-preserving medicine. After Sister Ke helped Lady Xiao drink it, Yang Mengchen quietly pressed on Lady Xiao’s sleep acupuncture point, arranged for Xiao Wanxue and her servants to stay, and then motioned for Xiao Hongtao and Sister Ke among others to go to the Inner Study Room.
Looking at Xiao Hongtao, Yang Mengchen said pointedly, “Does Uncle Xiao think that once Aunty Xiao is with child, the old Mistress won’t try to push someone else onto Uncle Xiao, or that she won’t meddle even if Uncle Xiao sends Madam Yu and Madam Fang to the villa?”
Xiao Hongtao’s face turned embarrassed, as that was indeed his line of thought.
“If Uncle Xiao really thinks that way, then he is gravely mistaken!” Yang Mengchen shook his head. “I believe that once the old Mistress knows, she will definitely use the excuse that Aunty Xiao can’t serve Uncle Xiao because she is pregnant to make Uncle Xiao take in Madam Yu and Madam Fang. And she will quickly send someone to supervise. If Uncle Xiao does not comply, the old Mistress will ruin Aunty Xiao’s reputation everywhere or even divorce her directly. After all, the three provisions for divorce—lacking filial piety, having no sons, and being prone to jealousy—Aunty Xiao has already breached three;
Furthermore, the old Mistress has been pushing people at Uncle Xiao by all means, which is enough to prove she has never looked favorably upon Aunty Xiao. When you think about the grievances Sister Wanxue has suffered over the years, it is likely that she feels the same way about the child in Aunty Xiao’s womb. Since she does not look favorably upon it, naturally, she will devise ways to remove it;
Uncle Xiao must not think I am speaking alarmist words, but there are many ways to get rid of a child without leaving any trace. Even if Uncle Xiao increases his vigilance, don’t forget the hurdle of childbirth. I believe the old Mistress will definitely send a midwife over. Childbirth is already extremely dangerous for women, and if the midwife were to interfere, a tragedy claiming two lives would be a simple affair. Even if Uncle Xiao found evidence, the old Mistress could completely deny involvement, and instead falsely accuse Uncle Xiao of unfilial behavior. What would Uncle Xiao do then?”
After hearing what Yang Mengchen had said, everyone’s faces turned pale with fear.
Especially Sister Ke and Wanxue’s group of four, who trembled all over. They knew all too well that Ms. Yang was not speaking alarmist words; the sinister tactics used within the inner courtyard were indeed hard to guard against.
And Yang Chengrong, with a look of both compassion and shock, felt sorry for the hardships that Wan Xue had endured over the years and was amazed at how filthy and complicated the affairs within the homes of the wealthy could be.
“Thank you, Chenchen, for the warning!” Xiao Hongtao suddenly realized his error.
Being a man, he rarely meddled in the affairs of the inner courtyard. His wife also never spoke of it in front of him, so he was not aware of the schemes employed there. Coupled with the unexpected joy of his wife’s pregnancy, his happiness had made him somewhat negligent. Were it not for Chenchen’s warning, he would have forgotten about his stepmother’s ruthless nature and that she would surely scheme against his wife and child.
Thinking of the possibility of losing his wife and child, and the prospect of his beloved daughter being left alone and helpless, he felt an icy chill in his hands and feet, as a bone-piercing coldness tightly enveloped his heart and soul.
“With Aunty Xiao pregnant and Sister Wan Xue still a maiden, let’s not inform them of these filthy matters to spare them the worry. Just say that I don’t trust the old Mistress.” Yang Mengchen cautioned, “Additionally, the affairs inside the County Office must be put in order as well.”
