Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Lihua's hesitant expression is very telling.

The old lady spoke again: "Just tell the truth, no one will dare to embarrass you."

After a while, Lihua lowered her eyes and said, "At noon, I felt that the room was too hot and stuffy, so I wanted to go outside to cool off. I followed with Xinghua. When we reached an intersection, the girl came from the north. I called out and scolded her, saying that she scared me. Then I said I had a stomachache, and the girl said she knew medicine and wanted to take a look at me. Xinghua said that the girl had bad intentions and would not let her take a look at me."

"Later, with the reminder of this girl, Xinghua found someone to carry the girl back to the yard."

She was honest and narrated the whole process.

"How far away was Wan Xiaoniang from this girl at that time? Apart from her, were you and Xinghua scared?" Cui Qi Yan asked.

Lihua shook her head. "It's probably about ten feet away."

"Did this girl do anything unexpected when you met her?"

Lihua shook her head again, "No."

"That's what I said. Ah Fu was so far away from her and was walking normally. How could she be scared?" Cui Yaying said sarcastically. "According to her, any passerby could scare her. She is so easily scared. She should stay indoors and not go out in the future."

The old lady stood up with the help of the handrail, "Now that the matter is clear, let's go in and see what Miss Wan has to say."

The group followed the old lady back into the room.

Wan Xiaoniang was half lying on the bed, without eating a single bite of the snack beside her. When she saw someone coming in, she immediately sat up delicately.

When the maidservant in blue named Xinghua saw Lihua among them, she had a bad feeling that grew stronger and stronger.

The old lady said calmly: "We asked outside, and according to the maid, Miss Dong did not bump into you. How did your fetal qi move?"

At this time, Wan Xiaoniang had already prepared for the worst. When she heard the old lady's questions, she knew that Lihua had told the truth.

She immediately slid down from the bed, knelt on the ground and explained with tears in her eyes, "It's all my fault. Please punish me, old lady."

As she spoke, she touched her belly, tears welling up in her eyes. "Since I found out I was pregnant, I've been very nervous, afraid that the child would get hurt because of my carelessness. What happened today is really not Miss Dong's fault. It's because I was too sensitive and overreacted to the slightest movement."

"You feel heavy, so stand up and talk," said the old lady.

"I almost made Miss Dong suffer injustice, I feel really guilty..." Miss Wan did not stand up, but turned her eyes and said to Dong Jiafu, "I apologize to Miss Dong here, and I hope Miss Dong will forgive me for the sake of my mother."

Dong Jiafu couldn't bear to see her kneeling on the ground with a big belly. "Mrs. Wan just said she had a stomachache. She's too upset. You should get up first."

Cui Qishao felt distressed and went over to help Wan Xiaoniang up, then pleaded for her, "Grandma, Yue'er just cares too much about the child. Don't blame her for the sake of our Cui family's heir."

The old lady turned to look at Dong Jiafu, "You are the one who was wronged, what do you think?"

The person is from the Duke Dingguo’s Mansion, what can Dong Jiafu say?

"Everything is up to the old lady."

The old lady turned around and cast her gaze towards the maid in green in the corner, "Your name is Xinghua?"

The maid shuddered, and knelt before the old lady, "I am Xinghua... I was so anxious to protect my master that I was confused for a moment and made a mistake. I beg the old lady to forgive me—"

"Minghui." The old lady called out.

The eldest lady stepped forward and said, "My daughter-in-law is here. What do you want, mother?"

"You are the one in charge of the mansion. If this maid makes a mistake, you should deal with it."

"Yes, don't worry, mother."

"A concubine has four maids around her. They are almost as old as the mistress. This is really outrageous."

Cui Qishao quickly explained, "Yue'er is pregnant, so she needs a lot of help, so my grandson gave her two people..."

"Rules are rules. You are so pampering to your concubine. Where do you put your wife's reputation?" the old lady said sternly.

After hearing this, Bai's eyes suddenly turned red.

Seeing her son being scolded, the second wife quickly stepped forward and said, "Mother is right. Qi Shao was wrong in this matter. I will ask him to withdraw his men right away."

"We in the Dingguo Mansion have never favored concubines over wives. You should think carefully and don't do anything that would bring disgrace to our family," the old lady warned.

Cui Qishao didn't dare to talk back, "Grandma, I will remember this."

"Miss Wan has been complaining of stomachache. Now that the doctor has been called in, let them take a closer look." Cui Qi Yan reminded.

The old lady nodded, "It's time to take a closer look."

Cui Qishao helped Wan Xiaoniang sit down and asked the doctor to come over and take her pulse.

Doctor Tan asked another doctor to come first. After examining the baby, the doctor said similar things to the previous doctor, saying that the fetus was fine. As for Wan Xiaoniang's stomachache, it might be caused by fright.

After both doctors said this, the Second Lady was completely relieved.

Then it was Doctor Tan's turn. After taking the woman's pulse, he said, "The woman's pulse is strong. Both the woman and the child are healthy. She shouldn't have abdominal pain."

As soon as these words were spoken, several eyes looked at Wan Xiaoniang with suspicion.

Wan Xiaoniang said in a panic: "But...but I just had a stomachache at that time. After coming back to rest, I feel much better now."

The old lady trusted Doctor Tan's medical skills and understood what was going on. She said unhappily, "Be content with your pregnancy and don't worry about other things. Since you are worried about the baby in your belly, you should stay out less before giving birth."

It means that Wan Xiaoniang is under house arrest.

Wan Xiaoniang reaped the fruits of her own action and dared not complain.

After leaving the courtyard of the second house, Dong Jiafu thanked the old lady, "Thank you, old lady, for doing justice for me."

The old lady waved her hand, "This is our family affair. You were almost wronged. We even asked Doctor Tan to come over."

"You're too kind, old madam. This is part of a doctor's job," said Doctor Tan with a bow.

"After making such a fuss for most of the day, I won't keep you any longer."

Cui Qiyan took over the conversation, "Grandma is also tired, let's go back to Shou'anyuan first, I will take them out of the house."

"I'll go too." Cui Yaying followed.

The old lady glanced at Dong Jiafu and knew what Cui Qi Yan was thinking. She didn't say much and let Mother Qi help her leave.

"Please come in, Doctor Tan." Cui Qi Yan led the way.

"Thank you, Master Cui."

Dong Jiafu and Cui Yaying walked behind.

"Fortunately, grandma and eldest brother are here today. I think Miss Wan is deliberately framing you. You have never met her, and you don't know why she did this. It's so infuriating. She relies on the fact that she is pregnant and keeps pretending to be pitiful. Only second brother can't see it and still treats her as a treasure." Cui Yaying was filled with indignation.

Dong Jiafu smiled faintly, "Don't be angry. It's not worth getting angry about this kind of thing. Let's not delve into what she thinks."