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

Aunt Chen knelt on the ground with her head down, thinking about how to deal with the situation.

The eldest grandson who had been waiting for so long was gone. The second wife stared at Aunt Chen and gritted her teeth and said, "You vicious woman, you dared to murder my grandson, you deserve to die!"

Aunt Chen raised her head and cried with tears in her voice: "Madam, I am wronged——"

"You dare to complain to the old lady," the second lady was so angry that she stood up from her chair and pointed at her and said, "If you hadn't taken Miss Wan to have her fetus palpated, would she have given birth prematurely? If she hadn't given birth prematurely, she wouldn't have had a difficult birth, and the baby wouldn't have died at birth!"

"I am really wronged. It was Miss Wan who wanted to have a son and begged me to take her there. I did not expect such serious consequences, otherwise I would never have taken her there."

Aunt Chen was telling the truth. She had never thought of killing the baby in Wan Xiaoniang's belly, otherwise she would not have waited until now. The baby was more useful alive than dead. If you want to blame someone, blame Wan Xiaoniang for not having the fate to be the mother of the great-grandson of the Duke's Mansion.

"If you hadn't told her that you knew a woman who could turn the baby into a boy if she touched the fetus, would she have begged you?"

"I also heard from others that many people went to that woman to feel the fetus, and it was very effective. Miss Wan also gave birth to a boy, but she was weak and had a difficult labor, so the child died."

"You're talking nonsense!" Wan Xiaoniang cried, "Before this, my body was always fine, and the doctor who treated me can testify to that. It was just yesterday that you took me to see that woman, and she touched my belly all over, and I felt uncomfortable at the time, and you said it was a normal reaction, which meant that the baby was changing into a boy..."

She had just given birth and was very weak. She was out of breath after speaking a few words.

After holding her chest for a while, Wan Xiaoniang continued, "My stomach started aching the night after I returned home, which led to my premature birth. It was you and that woman who harmed me and killed my son—"

"You are in good health, how could you have been scared by Miss Dong and had a miscarriage last time?" Aunt Chen seized the opportunity to refute immediately.

When that embarrassing incident was brought up again, Wan Xiaoniang was so angry that she was speechless.

Wan Xiaoniang felt that she was blind. She used to think that Aunt Chen was a good person and was deceived by her false feelings. She told her all her grievances and inner thoughts. It was because she trusted her that she asked her to take her to find the old woman to feel the fetus. Now, something went wrong and she denied everything.

"Ridiculous!" Hearing the two quarreling, Cui Jun said coldly, "Touching the fetus can turn a girl into a boy, it's simply nonsense. If there really is such a god, the world would have been full of men long ago. Wouldn't that be a mess?"

Aunt Chen wiped her tears and said, "The Duke taught me that I shouldn't have believed in rumors, but I really didn't intend to harm Miss Wan and the baby in her belly. I just wanted to help her out of kindness."

"Master, you know, I love children the most. How could I do such an immoral thing? Master, for the sake of the Fourth Master, please say a word for me." Aunt Chen pleaded with Cui Xing with tears in her eyes.

The fourth master, Cui Qiyang, was born to Concubine Chen. When he heard his biological mother mention him, he lowered his head and dared not plead for her.

The second master Cui Xing turned to the old lady and said gently, "Mother, Aunt Chen must have made an unintentional mistake. Please be lenient with her."

Without waiting for the old lady to say anything, the second lady pointed at Cui Xing's nose and cursed, "The one who died is our Qi Shao's own flesh and blood, our eldest grandson, don't you feel sorry at all? You are still protecting this bitch!"

Seeing that the Second Madam didn't give her son face in front of so many people, Aunt Zhao said with a stern face: "The old lady will make her own judgment on right and wrong. It's useless for you to yell here. Why don't you sit down quickly?"

The Second Lady was not convinced, but she did not dare to contradict Aunt Zhao, so she sat down indignantly.

Aunt Zhao looked at the old lady beside her with shame, "I made you worry about the affairs of their second house again. It's because I didn't teach you well, and it's causing unrest in the family. You can deal with it as you like, don't consider anyone's face."

"What are you talking about? You helped me do a lot when you were young, so you didn't have the time to discipline the children. It's me as a mother who didn't do a good job." The old lady also blamed herself.

When the old man asked Cui Xing to marry the daughter of the Xie family, although she felt that it was unfair for Cui Xing to marry the daughter of a merchant, she did not insist on opposing it.

After Xie married Cui Xing, she found that she had a bad temper, loved to compare with others, and was very vain. Unfortunately, it was too late. After Cui Xing got married, she became more and more taciturn.

Aunt Zhao shook her head and said, "This has nothing to do with my sister."

Cui Jun asked: "Mother, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"

Although the Duke's Mansion is now headed by the eldest lady, this matter involves Cui Xing's concubine, so it is not easy for her to step in, and the decision can only be made by the old lady.

Seeing the old lady looking at her, Aunt Chen kowtowed quickly, "I really have no ill intentions. I beg the old lady to forgive me this time..."

This matter is not a small matter, but if the punishment is too heavy, after all, Aunt Chen gave birth to a son for Cui Xing, so we can't ignore her feelings. If the punishment is too light, the Second Madam will definitely not accept it and will make a scene again.

The old lady thought about it and tried to find a way that would satisfy Mrs. Xie without costing Aunt Chen's life.

This was the first time that the old lady made such a decision. In the past, she didn't have to worry about major matters because of the old master. After the old master passed away, she also had the eldest lady and others to discuss with. Now she had to make the decision by herself, which really gave her a headache.

Everyone kept silent and waited silently. Only Aunt Chen continued to kowtow, hoping to move the soft-hearted old lady.

After a long while, the old lady finally spoke: "Although Aunt Chen did not have bad intentions, she believed the rumors and took Miss Wan away without telling anyone, which eventually led to a big mistake. She indirectly killed the descendants of our Cui family, so she must be punished. Let her go to the family temple to apologize to our ancestors."

Aunt Chen looked at the old lady in disbelief with her red and swollen forehead. She knew very well that once she went to the ancestral temple, she would never have the chance to come back in this lifetime.

"Madam, please don't chase me away. The Fourth Master is still underage and I am worried. Please let me stay in the mansion. I am willing to be a fire-burning woman..."

The Second Madam stood up again, "Qi Yang called me mother, how could I treat him badly? What are you worried about? Letting you go to the ancestral temple is already a special favor from mother, how dare you dream of staying in the mansion? Let you stay and continue to cause trouble to our Duke's Mansion?"

"No, I won't dare to do that again. I won't dare to do that again." Aunt Chen kowtowed to the Second Madam again, "Please let me stay, Madam. I promise to obey you in everything."

"Humph, who would dare to believe what someone like you says? We don't need a firewood lady like you in our house."

Aunt Zhao saw Cui Qiyang crying secretly and couldn't bear it. She said loudly: "Hurry up and send Aunt Chen to the family temple."

Two maids came in from outside and dragged Aunt Chen out.

The old lady glanced at Wan Xiaoniang, stood up with the help of the handrail, and said to Cui Xing and the second lady: "You can handle the rest of the matter yourselves. It's getting late, so let's all go."

Everyone stood up and saw the old lady and Aunt Zhao off before returning to their own yards.