Chapter Thirty: The Evil Consequences (Part 2)

  Qiuhe heard the sound and hurriedly lit a lamp to come in and check, only to see Shuhua's forehead covered with sweat beads, her face had lost all color, and she hastily went forward saying: "Big Madam, Big Madam."

  Shu Hua didn't come back to her senses until half a day later. She saw the dark room outside the light and said, "Where's Grandpa? Go call him back."

  Qiu He hurriedly put down the lamp and lit another one in the outer room, instructing the maid outside, "Quickly go find Master and ask him to come back for a moment, just say that Eldest Madam is having a nightmare."

  The maid hurried to pass on the message, and Autumn Lotus walked back into the house, seeing Shu Hua sitting blankly on the bed. She comforted her in a gentle voice, "Madam must have been frightened by those opera actors she saw today, which is why she had a nightmare. Is there anywhere that's uncomfortable?"

  Shu Hua reminded her that it was autumn lotus, and suddenly she thought of the abdominal pain earlier. She quickly got up to check, but didn't see any blood. Only then did she put her mind at ease, but there was still a faint feeling of heaviness in her lower abdomen.

  It wasn't until half a day later that Yatou finally followed Zhao Xuan back.

  Zhao Xuanhuan entered the house and saw that Shuhua indeed looked unusual. Before he could speak, his arm was already pulled by Shuhua. Shuhua's temples were moist, and her eyes revealed a hint of pitifulness. "I just had a nightmare about the room being filled with little ghosts, baring their teeth and looking very frightening."

  Shu Hua's hand slid down and tightly hooked onto Zhao Xuanhuan's fingers, her icy cold hands still had some chilly sweat in the creases.

  Zhao Xuanhuan still seemed calm and gentle, saying lightly: "Where is the little ghost? It's just a dream, let Mu Jin add a few more lanterns." Zhao Xuanhuan took a step back, and Shu Hua's fingers fell from his hand.

  "Grandpa, grandpa," Shu Hua said with some urgency, her words ending in resentment, "where are you going? Can't you just stay in the house? You and I have been husband and wife for so many years, but we're not as good as a fox spirit that you've only met once?"

  Zhao Xuan Huan furrowed his brow, "What are you talking about?"

  Shu Hua seemed to be stung by Zhao Xuan's coldness, "That little slut wasn't in the garden with you? Don't think I don't know anything, just inside that stone mountain, you and that little hoof..."

  Zhao Xuanhuan suddenly looked at Shuhua with a gaze that was as sharp as a knife.

  Shu Hua shivered and spoke in a cold tone, Zhao Xuanhuan hated it when she spoke like that, but every time she couldn't help herself... By the time she reacted and wanted to say something softer, Zhao Xuanhuan had already turned around and walked out.

  Shu Hua thought to herself that from childhood to adulthood, she had always been pampered by her mother. Although she seemed to be living a life of luxury after marrying into this family, no matter what she did, she couldn't gain the genuine affection of her husband. Now that she had called him over, it was also to discuss the possibility of her being pregnant, but before she could even finish speaking, he turned around and left, showing such ruthlessness. Shu Hua couldn't help but feel a deep sorrow in her heart, stood up and walked to the table, picked up the blue and white porcelain vase with the auspicious lotus pattern and smashed it fiercely onto the ground.

  The flower pot fell to the ground, and the word "xi" on it shattered into pieces. Shu Hua stretched out her hands and feet, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, and she couldn't help but bend over and clutch at her belly.

  Qiuhe hastily stepped forward to support Shuhua, seeing that Shuhua was already in so much pain that she couldn't speak, her face suddenly changed color and became flustered, hurriedly calling out to the other maids in the room, "Quick... quick... go find Madame."

  The maid hurriedly ran out to find Mrs. Cai, and in the courtyard, she slipped and fell to the ground, and after being blown by the cold wind, she suddenly caught a chill, her head buzzing, and woke up with a start, thinking that Big Madam was... She got up rolling and crawling, and continued to run forward.

  In the Tao residence, Madame Tao had just finished her breakfast when someone came to report, "The wife of Xue Zhongyuan from Zuo Chun Fang has come to pay a visit."

  Mrs. Xue of Zuo Chunfang? The two families have never had any dealings, so why would Mrs. Xue suddenly come here? Could it be because of the Wang family's affair?

  "Please come in quickly," said Mrs. Wang, and then went inside to change her clothes before coming out to greet Mrs. Xue.

  The two ladies met for the first time, and Mrs. Xue's face was filled with smiles as she walked beside the elder lady, occasionally complimenting the scenery of the Tao estate. The elder lady also smiled, but in a measured way, neither fawning nor impolite.

  After the two ladies sat down, Dong Hua hurriedly asked the maid to serve tea. Mrs. Xue chatted for a while about irrelevant things before getting to the point, pretending to look around outside and saying, "I've long heard that the young ladies of the Tao family are all kind-hearted and beautiful, but why isn't one of them here today?"

  The big wife smiled and said, "At this time, all the sons are in their own rooms!"

  Madam Xue's smile deepened, "Well, it's better that the young ladies are not here, we can speak more freely." She took a box made of red sandalwood with a lid covered in lotus leaves from her maid and handed it to the first wife, "Take a look, will this do?"

  The lady opened the box, inside was a red letter, on which was written a person's family background and eight characters of birth date, etc. The lady still had some numbers in her mind, but after careful examination, she felt a sudden surge of anxiety, even if she tried to calm down, her fingertips trembled slightly. She quickly asked Mrs. Xue, "What is this..."

  Madam Xue said: "This was sent by the Wang family through me, they want to ask your household for..." Just as she finished speaking, a maid rushed into the room from outside, and Dong Hui hurriedly went forward to greet her.

  Madam Xue leaned in close to the old lady's ear and whispered a couple of sentences.

  The lady's face was uncertain, and she finally spoke up, "What people are saying outside... is it true?"

  Mrs. Xue said: "To be honest, I shouldn't have taken this position as the guardian of the mountain, but the Wang family repeatedly asked me to, so I... I'm afraid that you, Madam, will... There are some things I won't hide from you..."

  "What the outsiders said is also true, Old Lady Wang is very particular about this son, when it comes to marriage, he must marry someone from a good family, otherwise I wouldn't have made this trip. You think carefully and see if it's acceptable, I'll come again in a few days."

  Mrs. Wang was taken aback by this sudden change, and couldn't say anything else, so she exchanged a few polite words with Mrs. Xue. Mrs. Xue got up to take her leave, and Mrs. Wang hurriedly escorted her to the flower-hung gate.

  Mrs. Xue left, and the madam stood motionless at the door for a long time, until Chen's mother came to speak to her, and only then did she suddenly wake up with a start.

  Mrs. Chen said: "The person from the Yi Cheng Marquis's residence has come to say that Eldest Miss is likely going into premature labor, please hurry over there at once."

  After hearing what Old Lady Chen said, Madame's head seemed to have been struck by a thunderbolt, and she couldn't help but sway back and forth.

  Madam Chen hastily supported the old lady, "The Hou Mansion only said it might... perhaps taking medicine can preserve it."

  The lady grasped Chen's mother's arm, her fingers tightening, pinching Chen's mother painfully. After hearing Chen's mother's words, the lady took a long time to breathe out, "Foolish, if it can be kept safe, would you come and ask me to go over?" She then said, "Quickly arrange for the horse carriage, I'm going to the Hou residence now."

  Mrs. Chen hurriedly asked someone to prepare the carriage, and the lady went into the house to change her clothes, also instructing Dong Hui to carefully put away the box that Mrs. Xue had just brought over.

  I thought Shu Hua was pregnant and the Hou family would let her relax a bit, but unexpectedly...

  It seems that even if she disagreed with that marriage, there was no room for maneuver.

  The old lady gritted her teeth and calmly instructed, "Today I saw that Fourth Aunt's complexion wasn't good."

  Madam Chen's eyes jumped, today? The mistress had clearly never seen Fourth Aunt before.

  The old lady said, "Fourth Aunt must be feeling unwell, so let's invite a doctor to take a look at her. If she needs medicine, she should take it and rest well, not go out and about, and no one is allowed to disturb her."

  Is Madam going to put Fourth Aunt under house arrest?

  The big wife turned her head and asked, "Did you understand?"

  "Alright, I'll take good care of it," said Chen's mother hastily.

  "Fourth Aunt has always had a poor physical foundation, and can't eat things indiscriminately. Everything must be listened to by the doctor. If something goes wrong, when Master returns, we will all be held accountable."

  Mrs. Chen was a woman who had been through many things, but she couldn't help being shocked and moved by what she heard.

  "Get Spring Yao over to help you, she's trustworthy," Madam paused for a moment, "How is Jinxiu's illness recovering?"

  "Her illness is over and she's about to return to Madam. Shall we let Jinxiu come over to Madam's place?"

  "Look at Jinxiu, how is she?"

  Mrs. Chen took the camel-colored velvet cloak with ermine lining and carefully put it on Madame, then tied a knot at the collar. "After what happened last time, it's thanks to you that she's still alive, how could she have any ulterior motives? These days she's been recovering from her illness at home, I've visited her several times, each time she said she wanted to come and serve by your side, Madame, in order to repay your kindness."

  Mrs. Dai and Chen Mama exchanged a glance, "It's time to use her, let her go to Eighth Miss's room and follow Eighth Miss for the time being!" Madame Xue had come, no one could hide it from her, she wanted to see how they would react.

  The lady finished instructing and took Dongrui to the Yicheng Marquis's residence. Chen Mama hurriedly went to arrange the matters entrusted by the lady.

  Poke, what's there to celebrate for a certain classmate's 30th chapter...

  Went out for a day today, mainly to look at storefronts. Found one I liked and negotiated the price with the owner. But when I got back, someone changed their mind about me opening a store... So angry.

  Fuming with rage, belly bulging