Biyu saw the umbrella on Peonys head and walked over, fanning herself. She curtsied slightly to Peony and said with a smile: "Young Mistress shouldnt be out in this heat, its not good for her health. She should avoid getting sunstroke."

  "Indeed! But earlier, Master Liu came to me and said that Yu Tong is pregnant. He asked me to take extra care of her. Taking advantage of the fact that you are free now, I quickly reported this to you, Madam. I will assign more servants to attend to her needs, and also increase her monthly allowance, so she can focus on having a safe pregnancy and give birth to an heir for the Liu family."

  Biyu had known the unpleasant news for a long time, and a hint of displeasure flashed across her face. She pretended to be nonchalant and said: "The young mistress is truly virtuous and magnanimous. Rain Tong did such a thing, but youre not only not angry, youre also worried about her, wholeheartedly thinking for her sake. Its really the good fortune of the young master."

  The peony fan covered half of her face, and she sighed weakly: "Im frail by nature, Ive already wronged Master so much, if I couldnt even handle this kind of thing properly, then Id have no face to see him with."

  The young master disliked the least was the kind of figure that had no extra flesh, Biyu disdainfully swept a glance at Peonys slender and tall figure, raised the corner of her mouth, and deliberately said with a hint of sympathy: "Look at you, so thin, you need to rest more, see a good doctor, take good medicine, and nourish your body well. The other day, I heard the lady lamenting, wondering when you would give birth to a legitimate son for the young master."

  "Actually, Ive been thinking about this for the past few days... it cant go on like this, we cant delay having an heir for our family... unless... sigh, never mind, let me think some more..."

  Biyu listened to the sound and distinguished the meaning, feeling that there was too much implicit content in this sentence, her smile stiffened, and she quickly said: "Ah, Young Madam, dont be sad. Youre still so young, only 17 years old? Theres still a long way to go, plenty of opportunities."

  "Peony just shook her head and sighed, looking at her with sparkling eyes: "Wheres Qier? I havent seen him for several days. Why didnt you bring him out?"

  A heat wave struck, and it was so hot that Biyu almost suffocated. She fanned herself desperately with a fan and said: "I took it to Madam this morning to pay my respects, and she kept it. Now the maid is going to pick him up."

  "Qieer is clever and lively, cute and lovely, pretty and obedient. I really like her."

  Bi Yu said nervously, "Madam also said that Qier has lost weight and is not being taken care of well by the concubines. Why dont you let her grandmother take care of her personally?" The first wife had no comment, but there were many cases where she took the children of the concubines to raise them herself. But if she wanted her son, she would have to see if He Mu Dan dared to compete with Madam!

  "Ah, I see," Peony said disappointedly.

  Biyu saw Peonys disappointed look and secretly thought that she had indeed guessed correctly, this sickly woman did have such thoughts! Unfortunately, no matter what, she would never let Peony get her hands on Qier. Qier was currently the only male grandson of the Liu family and her lifelong reliance, so she had to keep him firmly in her grasp.

  Yu He, who had been silent all along, suddenly said: "Dont worry, Young Madam, we have Yu Tong, dont we? When shes born, if you like her, you can take her in and raise her as your own."

  How can we let that kind of persons illegitimate child ride on our sons head? Biyu was even more dissatisfied, and glared at Yuhe with a sharp voice: "Yuhe! Its not me saying it, but even if you have a good relationship with Yutong, you should advise Young Madam to take care of her body and give birth to a legitimate son properly."

  The rain lotus reached its goal, and smiled faintly, but did not respond.

  Being interrupted by this matter, Biyu lost her mind to trouble Mudan, frantically fanning herself, and the whole person was in a state of anxiety. Mudan glanced at her armpit and saw that the clothes under her arms were already soaked with sweat, looking very embarrassed, and she couldnt help but feel great, smiling and walking towards Qis wifes courtyard first.

  As they entered the main courtyard, Qis wifes senior maid, Nianslave, smiled and came forward to greet them. She bowed to Peony and said, "Young Mistress has arrived a bit early today, Madame is still in the Buddhist hall reciting sutras."

  Bi Yu smiled at Nian Nuer: "Nian Nuer, Qier has caused you trouble today, hasnt she?" As the only birth mother of the young master in the mansion and being favored by him, no one had ever dared to look down on her. However, she was intelligent and knew that she couldnt afford to offend anyone close to the mistress, so she naturally tried to curry favor with Nian Nuer, especially at this critical moment when it was even more important to keep a low profile.

  "Auntie is too polite, this is what servants should do." Nian Nu smiled lightly: "The young master is still sleeping in the green silk room and hasnt woken up yet. The wet nurse is watching by his side. Does Auntie want to go take a look?"

  Biqiu hastily shook her head: "No need, no need, Ill just follow Young Mistress and wait for the mistress together."

  In the small Buddhist hall, incense smoke curled around. Lius wife, Qis wife, wearing a black and gold gauze shirt and tied with coral red satin skirt, knelt motionless in front of the Guanyin statue being offered to, except for the occasional rotation of the wooden rosary beads in her hand. The accompanying maid and Liu Chans wet nurse, Zhu, almost thought she was asleep.

  Hearing the conversation between Waijian Mudan, Biyu and Niannu, Madame Qi didnt pay attention to them. She concentrated on finishing reciting the Buddhist scriptures before opening her eyes and stretching out one hand. Zhu Yayi hastily stepped forward, bent down carefully and helped her up.

  "Qis wife said calmly: What time is it? Why have you all come one after another?"

  Zhus wife smiled and said: "It was just a moment ago that Sheng Zheng passed by. Didnt you say earlier that Yu Tong is pregnant?"

  Thanks to her reminder, Qis wife had a number in mind. She rubbed the space between her eyebrows and said displeased: "They are all thoughtless. This Zi Shu, since he was born, has only been causing me trouble. Now he still asks me to worry about his concubines, but he is happy."

  She is forty-two years old, but she looks like thirty-five or six. She is beautiful and jealous, and her family is powerful, so Liu Shangshu Liu Chengcai doesnt dare to confront her, so over the years, they only have one son and one daughter.

  Liu Chang Liu Zishu was the only son, spoiled by his parents since childhood, and he was indeed a handful. Now that he had become a family man and an official, he was capable of handling things, but when it came to women, he was really troublesome. He had been forced to marry the daughter of the He family, which was not a good match for their family, and she had indulged him, allowing him to bring one woman after another into the house, but in the end, she was the one who had to clean up the mess.

  Zhus expression was stern, and she smiled: "If the young lady wasnt so weak, the madam wouldnt have to worry so much. In my opinion, the young master has also been wronged. With his family background, character, and demeanor, he is indeed worthy of being matched with the county princess..."

  Madam Qi heard this and said sternly, "Since its already a done deal, dont mention it again! Can we still divorce?!" She also glared fiercely at Zhu: "Dont think I dont know what youre plotting, I absolutely wont let a widow into our household!"

  The lady didnt want to divorce, but had no choice. As for this widow... Zhus eyes flickered, and she bowed her head respectfully, taking a step back, and handed over a cup of cool tea: "Yes, the old slave knows wrong."

  Madam Qi took over the tea and elegantly sipped two mouthfuls, calming her emotions, saying: "Lets go, see what they have to say."

  Zhu hurriedly stepped forward and raised the curtain before the little maid standing under it, smiling: "Please, madam."

  As soon as Madam Qis foot stepped out of the doorway, a smile naturally spread across her face. She said in a warm tone, "Dan Niang, its so hot today, why not wait until sunset to come over? Youre weak and need to take care of yourself."

  "Thank you for your concern, Mother." Peony smiled and greeted Mrs. Qi with a bow, then walked forward to support her arm, smiling: "Now that my daughter-in-laws body is much better, she gets bored staying at home alone, wanting to go out for a walk and get some fresh air."

  Madam Qi said with a kind smile: "Its good to go out for a walk morning and evening."

  Peony followed Mrs. Qis words and chatted with her in a soft voice, saying many uninteresting things. When they entered the main house, after Mrs. Qi sat down, Biyu, who had not had the opportunity to come forward and pay respects, quickly took over the white jade plate from Nianslaves hands and handed a plate of golden-yellow loquats to Mrs. Qis side, washing her hands while smiling: "These loquats are fresh and sweet, Ill serve them for you, madam."

  Peony also got up, rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands and took the small white jade plate and silver chopsticks handed over by Nianslave, preparing to serve a dish of fruit for Madame Qi.

  Madam Qi saw the two of them busily rushing about and slowly said, "Theres no need to hurry anymore, I dont feel like eating now. Dan Niang, youre weak, come sit beside me and rest for a bit."

  Peony had no choice but to sit down sideways on the moon-shaped stool in front of Madame Qis bed. Madame Qi then called out to Nianslave: "Serve tea to Young Mistress, not cold tea, brew a fresh hot one."

  Biyu saw Madame Qi being so attentive to the peony, and couldnt help but feel a little embarrassed, stopping her movements and standing aside, slightly tilting her face to examine the peony.

  Madam Qi looked at it clearly and smiled: "Biwu, Qier slept for a while, you go in and take a look, coax him to wake up, sober up, and have dinner."

  Bi Yu only then became happy and followed Qi Furens house another big servant girl Nian Jiaoer to Bi Shas room.

  Madam Qi then asked Peony: "I heard that today Xiàjié was disrespectful to you?"

  In this household, there was originally nothing that could be hidden from Madame Qi. Peony wasnt surprised and smiled slightly: "Nothings going on. Its just the young maid in my courtyard, Huaer, who doesnt understand things."

  Madam Qi rotated the Gan Nan wooden rosary in her hand, saying seriously: "As the younger mistress of the house, you should show some spirit, dont be too soft and let the servants get out of control, or others will laugh at the Liu family for having no rules."

  Peony hastily got up to respond, secretly scolding herself in her heart. If she really showed her temper, Im afraid Madame Qi would not tolerate her again. Before she achieves her goal, she must live a peaceful life anyway?

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