"She is really pregnant?" Cui Yunfeng still couldn't believe it.
"Can what Dr. Jia said be false?" Mrs. Du was still obviously blaming her: "You didn't tell me sooner or later, but you waited until he was about to leave and said, I see this guy just wants to blackmail the people of our Hou family. Money.”
Speaking of Xu Jia, Du's face was full of disgust, completely gone from the humiliation she had when she asked him to treat her face.
Cui Yunfeng: "It cost tens of thousands of taels of medicine to treat my face, and his bounty... Mom, he didn't do anything, other than tinkering with some medicinal materials. If we buy the medicinal materials ourselves, his bounty won't even be there." Need to give.”
Du Shi nodded: "It cost fifty thousand taels of silver to treat his face, but fortunately it was worth it. Brother Ping's face is healed. We won't get back the money we paid for the medicine, but his reward... Feng'er, we can't let him leave with the money."
"I checked his details. He is alone. Mom, don't worry, my son knows how to do it. Whatever he eats, he will let him spit it out."
"And Chen Mianmian, your father is doting on her very much now. If he knew she was pregnant, he would probably dote on her to the heavens. If she gave birth to a son, she would ride on me. Feng'er, that woman Chen Mianmian is very ambitious. But we must not let her give birth to a child! But we cannot let her lose the child."
"Mom, do you have any good ideas?"
The mother and son murmured and talked for almost an hour.
When Cui Yunfeng came out again, he twisted his neck and looked at the red sky with evil eyes.
No matter how beautiful the red clouds are, they cannot withstand the coming of darkness.
The night is dark and murderous, and the wind is high and the fire is set.
Mrs. Du waited at the gate for an hour and finally arrived at Cui Lu.
"Master Marquis, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Is something wrong?"
"There is something very important, Lord Marquis. Let's go to Yannian Yuan to talk about it."
Cui Lu would still give his wife this honor. He waved: "Give the food to Mrs. Side and let her eat first, don't wait for me."
The servant behind was holding a food box in his hand. Looking at the sign on the food box, it was food from a famous restaurant in Yancheng.
It was something Cui Lu specially asked the restaurant to prepare after he heard that Chen Mianmian had a bad appetite recently.
He is really interested in Chen Mianmian.
Twenty years ago, he didn't care about himself that much.
Mrs. Du was angry and jealous, but she tried her best to maintain her dignity as the main wife: "She has a bad spleen and stomach recently and can't eat. I feel very sad to see her."
"Well, madam, you are interested." Cui Lu felt better after hearing this. He felt that the two madams got along well with each other, so he followed her to Yannianyuan.
But after sitting down and reading something, Cui Lu didn't feel that the two of them were harmonious at all.
"You are still biased against Mianmian." Cui Lu frowned and threw the account book on the table unhappily.
Du Shi was almost going crazy.
I just have a problem with Chen Mianmian. What’s wrong? If you’re not convinced, hit her!
"How could I have a problem with Mianmian?" Mrs. Du endured the anger in her heart and held onto her wife's pride: "As the wife of the Hou Mansion, I have the right to know the accounts of the Hou Mansion."
Cui Lu's face turned ugly: "It's not even ten thousand taels of silver, it's still worth your efforts."
It's not like the Hou Mansion has no money. When the time comes, it will have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Mrs. Du laughed angrily: "It's just ten thousand taels of silver? Lord Marquis, our Hou Mansion has no silver in its account. I still owe Dr. Jia five thousand taels of bounty. He is leaving now, but he hasn't taken the bounty yet." , do you want to give it up?"
Cui Lu sighed: "That's enough, I'll ask Mianmian."
"The Marquis had better ask Mrs. Side to come up with the money today and tomorrow. Otherwise, if Dr. Jia doesn't get the money, when the time comes to tell him outside, our Marquis Mansion really can't afford to disgrace this person."
Cui Lu threw off his sleeves and left angrily.
The relationship between husband and wife is gone. If they look at each other again, they will be tired of looking at each other, otherwise they will not look at each other.
Back at Yuxinyuan, Chen Mianmian threw herself into his arms like a butterfly, telling her that she missed him.
"Have you eaten the food I specially brought for you?"
Chen Mianmian shook his head: "I didn't eat."
"Why don't you eat? Still have no appetite?"
"No, I want to eat with Mr. Hou. I want you to feed me. If you feed me, I will definitely have an appetite." The person in his arms is soft and fragrant, and his words are sweet, just like eating honey. Like candy, compared with that old woman, Cui Lu didn't even want to think about it.
"I'm here to feed you. You must eat a few more mouthfuls. Look, you have lost weight. I feel bad for you." Cui Lu helped him to the table and fed him a few mouthfuls of food. Chen Mianmian endured the discomfort and still After eating, he couldn't eat anymore in the end, and he still looked forward to it with a young face: "Master Hou, I've finished eating."
"Just eat this much?" Cui Lu couldn't bear it, put down his chopsticks, and decided not to mention what Du Shi had just mentioned to him, "I'll ask a doctor to come over tomorrow to see what's going on."
"Okay." Chen Mianmian nestled in Cui Lu's arms, her face gentle and carefree, but in fact, her heart was agitated all the time.
Chen Mianmian had long known that Cui Lu was intercepted by the Du family and went to Yannian Courtyard. Aunt Xia also told her what they said.
Du Shi was already suspicious.
She was afraid that the Marquis would talk about money.
"Master Hou, it's late at night, let's go to bed." Chen Mianmian took the initiative to take off Cui Lu's clothes.
Cui Lu endured his desire and pushed Chen Mianmian away: "Mianmian, you've been in poor health recently, so don't work too hard. I'll go to the study to sleep tonight. You have a good rest."
Chen Mianmian: "...Okay."
Cui Lu didn't mention the money, but if he doesn't mention it tonight, it doesn't mean he won't mention it tomorrow night. No, no, no, he has to get his parents back as soon as possible.
Tonight seems to be the same as usual, but there is something different. There is a person who sneaked out of the Hou Mansion under the cover of night.
Xu Wanning didn't sleep. This was her first night at the county government office. She didn't know the bed, and she couldn't sleep because she was thinking about something on her mind.
A stone hit the window sill, then another, and soon a third.
Xu Wanning stood up suddenly, opened the window, and said with a sweet smile, "Brother."
Xu Jia jumped down from the roof and handed Xu Wanning a sachet: "I put calming incense in it. You can put it on the bedside to help you sleep."
"You still remember that I recognize the bed." Xu Wanning took it and smelled it vigorously.
The fresh and elegant fragrance calmed Xu Wanning's mood a lot.
"What's going on in the Hou Mansion?" Xu Wanning asked as soon as Xu Jia entered.
"Cui Qingping has already taken off the gauze, but Mrs. Du won't let me leave." Xu Jia said, "I also told her about Chen Mianmian's pregnancy."
"As soon as you say it, she won't let you leave." Xu Wanning sneered: "She's afraid she will take something from you to harm others."
"As long as she doesn't harm you, I'll give her whatever she wants. I'll just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight." Xu Jia raised his head and glanced around: "Master Wang is very polite to you."
"He does it for Pei Heng's sake."
"Captain of Jin Linwei?" Xu Jia was often in Kyoto, so naturally he had heard of Pei Heng's name.
"Well, you haven't met him yet, right?" Xu Wanning said, "I can introduce you to him next time."
"Aning." Xu Jia frowned: "Although he has a high position and a high position, his reputation is not good. If you have too much contact with him, it will not be good for you."
Xu Wanning smiled, "My reputation in Kyoto is no better than his."
A watery poplar, he will do whatever it takes to climb a high tree, and he will sacrifice his life...
Xu Wanning still remembers those nasty words.
"Aning, it's all over." Xu Jia felt heartbroken.
Xu Wanning smiled slightly: "Brother, you don't need to blame yourself. Although Pei Heng has a bad reputation, he has helped me and is my friend."
"Your friends are my friends." Xu Jia said, "You take good care of yourself here. Everything in the Hou Mansion is handled by me."
"Brother, you have to protect Hongmei and Chang'an."
Xu Jia knows that Hongmei needs to be protected, but Chang'an...
Xu Jia: "A Ning, is Chang'an..."
Xu Wanning cried and laughed.
This is a county government office. There are no monsters like those in the Hou Mansion. Xu Wanning said: "Brother, he is the child I gave birth to with my life. When he was born, he was just..." Xu Wanning gestured with his hands, "He is only this big. He was replaced by Du Shi and Cui Yunfeng. He was beaten and scolded right under my nose, but I didn't know anything."
"Damn it, they all deserve to die!" Xu Jia hugged Xu Wanning tightly: "Don't worry, my eldest brother will protect him."
Use your life to protect the child that An Ning bought with half your life.
