bestfiction Chapter 349: The Gentle-Looking Maid with a Serious Heart
Chapter 349: The Gentle-Looking Maid with a Serious Heart
Old Madam Chu attached great importance to the baby in Azhi's belly. Seeing Azhi leaning on the bed with a pale face and unable to speak, and even the doctor couldn't find what the problem was, she could only pin her hopes on metaphysics.
The Taoist priest was seen looking around the Yilan Temple and making calculations.
He looked at Old Madam Chu with a serious expression and said, "This matter is a little complicated. The child in Aunt Li's belly has a great origin. It is the God of Literature who has descended to the earth."
"But there is a person in the mansion who is born with bad luck, which is why Aunt Li's baby is in distress. Do you want me to exorcise the bad luck for him?"
Just after hearing that Azhi was pregnant with the god of literature, Old Madam Chu was not happy yet, but then she heard the Taoist priest mention the word "mutual restraint".
When it comes to the safety of her grandchildren, Mrs. Chu's eyes flash with anxiety.
"A person with bad luck in his fate?"
Madam Chu frowned and asked, "Master, do you know who it is? Who in this mansion is incompatible with my grandson?"
The Taoist priest continued to make hand gestures and squinted his eyes as he pondered for a while, "Has anything strange happened in your house? Has anyone died? Or has a stranger come?"
Old Madam Chu immediately thought of Liu Leqing.
These days, only Qiu Rong, who was close to Liu Leqing, died in a very undignified way. Originally, Madam Chu didn't want to meddle in her business.
Now that she heard that Ah Zhi's unborn child had been killed, she hurriedly said, "A maid died of illness a few days ago. The maid's name was Qiu Rong, and she was my daughter-in-law's maidservant during her marriage. Could it be that she was the one behind this?"
The Taoist priest said nothing, just made some calculations, and shook his head.
"It's not her. The wronged soul in the mansion is not in Aunt Li's yard. Aunt Li has nothing to do with the maid you mentioned. Of course, the blame will not be found on Aunt Li."
When Mrs. Chu saw that the problem was not with Qiu Rong, she immediately thought of Liu Yun. The only stranger in the mansion was Liu Yun who had just arrived.
She said to the Taoist priest, "If the problem is not with the dead, then it is with the living. We do have a guest in our house. She is the cousin of my daughter-in-law."
The Taoist nodded thoughtfully, and immediately said with certainty after counting with his fingers, "The problem lies with her."
As for Liu Leqing bringing Liu Yun back, it was just a matter of adding one more mouth to feed. Could such a big Chu family have one less mouth to feed?
Old Madam Chu was certain that Chu Yunzhi would not accept Liu Yun, and no matter how Liu Leqing tried, it would be useless.
"She has bad luck in her fate? Is there any explanation for this?"
Thinking of Liu Yun's weak and vulnerable appearance, Old Madam Chu didn't think she had any evil spirit.
The Taoist stroked his beard and said slowly, "This evil spirit is not manifested on the outside, but in the fate. That woman has a pure Yin fate, and this Wenquxing has just fallen into the mortal world and is not stable yet."
"If a woman with a dark fate were to collide with them, the position would probably be taken by a wandering ghost. If a wandering ghost really seizes the opportunity, the whole family would be destroyed."
"so serious?"
Old Madam Chu was stunned. She didn't expect that these things would be involved.
The Taoist priest nodded.
"Old lady, think carefully about how to deal with this matter. My suggestion is to send the person away and never let him stay in your house for long."
In fact, Mrs. Chu did not completely believe in what the Taoist priests said about Wenquxing and pure yin fate bringing evil spirits. These things sounded too fantastic.
Just when Mrs. Chu didn't know what to do, Liusu ran out of the room in panic.
She came to Old Madam Chu, panting.
"The old lady is not well. Auntie has seen blood."
Seeing the blood on Liusu's hand, Mrs. Chu was so frightened that she almost collapsed. Fortunately, Nanny Wang was quick to support her.
But Madam Chu was still very frightened and quickly asked someone to call a doctor.
The Taoist priest at the side shook his head and sighed, "Old lady, you should make a decision as soon as possible. If you let this matter continue, I'm afraid the child in Aunt Li's belly will be in danger."
When Mrs. Chu heard the Taoist priest mention that the child was in danger, she was almost frightened to tears.
She reached out her hand and grabbed the Taoist priest and asked, "Master, you must help us. Our Chu family finally had this child, and we must not let anything go wrong. Just tell me what to do, and I will do as you say."
A gleam of light flashed in the Taoist's eyes.
"The old lady asked me to come here today, so I will help her deal with the trouble."
Old Madam Chu calmed herself down and nodded. The doctor had already shaken his head and sighed, and the meaning was very clear: the baby in Ah Zhi's belly might not be saved.
Unexpectedly, the Taoist took out a peach wood sword and made some gestures, while also drawing a talisman and placing it under the pillow.
Soon the pain on Azhi's face was relieved a lot and the bleeding stopped.
When the doctor took her pulse and said the fetus was safe, Mrs. Chu wiped the cold sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.
The Taoist priest said to her, "This talisman can only last for a month. If the incompatible stranger is not driven away after a month, the baby in Aunt Li's belly will still be in danger. This talisman can only be used once."
The heart that had just been put at ease was weighed down again. In the afternoon, Old Madam Chu asked Chu Yunzhi to come and see her.
The first thing he did was to ask Liu Yun to leave quickly.
Faced with Old Madam Chu's inexplicable anger and her sending people away, Chu Yunzhi was completely stunned.
He asked Mrs. Chu in confusion, "What's wrong with you, mother? Why did you chase Liu Yun away for no reason?"
In fact, Chu Yunzhi didn't want Liu Yun to die in the Chu family, but Liu Leqing always wanted to stuff Liu Yun into his own house.
This made Chu Yunzhi feel very troubled, but he didn't want to lose face for Liu Leqing.
Madam Chu said coldly to Chu Yunzhi, "You must drive this ominous person away. Ling Zhang almost had a miscarriage today because of her."
"Miscarriage?"
Chu Yunzhi widened his eyes and asked in astonishment, "What happened? How could she have a miscarriage? Wasn't Ling Zhang always in good health?"
Madam Chu snorted and said, "Liu Yun's fate is not good. A stranger came to the mansion, which brought bad luck to the child in Ling Zhang's belly. Ling Zhang even had spotting in the afternoon."
"If it weren't for the master's help, your only child would be in danger."
The son does not talk strangely and forcefully.
Chu Yunzhi is not a person who believes in ghosts and gods, but he also understands that it is better to believe in them than not to believe in them. Even if you don't believe in them, you still have to have a sense of awe.
Chu Yunzhi frowned slightly and said, "How can mother believe such a thing?"
"I am willing to believe it for the sake of Lingzhang's unborn child. If you don't believe what I say, go ask the people at Yilanyuan yourself."
Old Madam Chu was not angry about Chu Yunzhi's disbelief in her behavior, but just rolled her eyes at him.
This made Chu Yunzhi sigh helplessly, "The idea of ghosts and gods is really hard to believe. My son just asked one more question."
"Since mother wants to send Liu Yun away, I will naturally support her. It is indeed inconvenient to have outsiders living in this house, but I am afraid Yue Qing will not let him go."
Madam Chu nodded. "Of course I know she won't let you go easily, but I have a way to make her let go. Didn't she find Liu Yun just to be your concubine?"
"As long as you can prevent Liu Yun from being your concubine, this matter will be much easier."
Madam Chu's eyes sparkled and she said proudly, "Since ancient times, brothers and sisters are the ones who cannot be together. If I acknowledge Liu Yun as my goddaughter, do you think Liu Leqing will still force her to be your concubine?"
This move was really mean, he actually made Liu Yun his godsister.
But this is indeed a good idea. As long as it can make Liu Leqing give up the idea of taking a concubine, isn't this a good thing that has the best of both worlds?
This time, Chu Yunzhi did not object at all. He just nodded towards Old Madam Chu.
"Okay, I will follow your instructions. I just hope you won't hurt Yueqing's feelings."
Seeing that Chu Yunzhi was still protecting Liu Leqing, Old Madam Chu rolled her eyes at him.
"Yes, yes, you only know how to protect your wife. You should pay more attention to Ling Zhang these days. Ling Zhang is pregnant with your child now."
"This is your only child. If anything happens to him, I won't be able to face your father."
As Mrs. Chu spoke, she began to cry. She wiped her tears vigorously with a handkerchief, which made people feel indescribably sad.
All Mrs. Chu said was making plans for Chu Yunzhi. If she didn't care about her own son, why would she worry so much?
Chu Yunzhi asked the servant beside him to place the things in front of Old Madam Chu.
"I know you've been working hard lately. You've been really busy for me. Today, I'm going to buy you your favorite cakes after court. I'd like you to try some to make you feel sweet."
Old Madam Chu loved sweets when she was young, but after giving birth to Chu Yunzhi, she felt a tightness in her chest whenever she ate sweets, so she gave up sweets over time.
Now, looking at the cakes that Chu Yunzhi bought for her, the tears in Old Madam Chu's eyes faded a little, and were replaced by joy.
It is certainly a happy thing that her son still thinks of her when he is away from home. At least she has not raised Chu Yunzhi in vain for so many years.
However, Madam Chu was not in a hurry to eat the cakes. She looked up at Chu Yunzhi and said, "Okay, I already know your filial piety. You should go see Ling Zhang when you have time."
"She's been through a lot these days. She had some health problems and almost lost the baby. She needs you to be with her right now."
"Yes, son will go later."
The incident at Yilan Hospital caused quite a stir, and anyone who was interested could find out what happened.
When she heard that there was a problem with the baby in Azhi's belly, Liu Leqing happily leaned back on the couch and relaxed.
She gnashed her teeth with malice in her eyes and said, "Bitch, you should die with the evil offspring in your belly. You are nothing but a disaster if you stay in this world. God didn't take your lives. God really has no eyes."
Chunhua on the side lowered her head and dared not speak.
At the same time, Liu Yun was punished to stand at the door for two hours, during which time he was not allowed to eat or drink water.
Liu Yun had not eaten anything or drunk any water since he woke up in the morning, and now he was shaky and about to fall.
Liu Leqing ate grapes and said to Chunhua, "Go and find out if the old man has returned. God is really helping me now. If Lingzhang loses the baby in his belly, Liu Yun will be of great help."
Originally, Liu Leqing was planning to attack the child in Azhi's belly, but he never found the opportunity.
Now that she heard that there was a problem with the baby in Azhi's belly, she couldn't wait to push Liu Yun up to compete for favor.
As long as Liu Yun gets pregnant with Chu Yunzhi's child, he can completely get rid of that bitch.
Thinking of this, Liu Leqing felt that the road ahead was bright. Chunhua nodded and immediately went to inquire for news.
When Liu Leqing heard that Chu Yunzhi went to Yilan Courtyard, he was really furious.
Then he came to his senses and asked Liu Yun to dress up properly, and actually took Liu Yun directly to Yilan Courtyard.
On the way, Chunhua said to Liu Leqing cautiously, "Grandma, are you going to see Aunt Li? So many things happened in Yilan Courtyard today."
"Grandma, why don't you send me to visit her? If..."
Unexpectedly, Liu Leqing raised her hand and interrupted impatiently, "No need, I want to go and take a closer look myself. After all, I am the grandmother of the Chu family and the only wife of the master."
"Visiting my pregnant concubine is part of my duty, so is Li Lingzhang trying to kick me out?"
How could this be a visit? It was clearly a gloating trip.
It was so obvious that he was just watching the fun.
However, Liu Leqing had already said this, Chunhua could only stand aside and say nothing.
Liu Leqing looked at the beautifully dressed Liu Yun and said coldly, "You have to work harder for me later. If you continue to be useless like this, I will make your parents suffer. Liu Yun, don't play tricks on me."
In the beginning, Liu Yun always messed things up, and Liu Leqing hadn't gotten used to it yet.
But as Liu Yun messed up more and more things, Liu Leqing also noticed something was wrong.
It seems that Liu Yun messed things up on purpose because she didn't want to become Chu Yunzhi's concubine.
Liu Leqing stopped in front of Liu Yun and lifted his chin with his sharp fingertips.
Looking at Liu Yun's pretty face, Liu Leqing gritted his teeth and said, "You, such a lowly person, still want to be someone's principal wife? Do you think you are worthy of it? I am giving you the opportunity to become a concubine of the Chu family, which is already a great favor."
"You'd better behave yourself, otherwise I won't even have the chance to make you my concubine. I'll make you marry a beggar outside the city."
"You will be humiliated every day and become a beggar for the rest of your life. Think carefully about this."
Sometimes Liu Yun felt that Liu Leqing didn’t treat him as a human being at all.
In her eyes, I am just like a cat or a dog, who can be bullied and trampled at will.
Liu Yun was angry, but he knew he couldn't resist because of his identity.
She could only lower her head and said in a trembling voice, "Understood. I will do everything according to my sister's instructions."
"Humph."
Looking at Liu Leqing's proud and confident back, Liu Yun lowered his head to hide the grievance and sadness in his eyes.