Chapter 235 - Teasing Little Minx 2 (1/2)

Chapter 235 - Teasing Little Minx (2)

Ji Man had invited Midwife Yang to her room to chat.

As a professional midwife, Midwife Yang naturally knew about the incident where Nie Sangyu had given birth to a toddy cat. She had always kept her guard up when exchanging polite speech with this madam because the people in Qiangwei Courtyard had all said this madam wasn't a good person and warned her to be careful of her.

However after talking with her for a while, Midwife Yang thought that chatting with this madam felt very comfortable. She was a good listener that didn't interrupt the other speaker and diligently listened. When she spoke, her words were witty. She seemed completely different from her fearsome reputation.

In addition, Nie Sangyu was a woman that had lost her baby. Of the three children that Midwife Yang had given birth to, one had prematurely died, so she could empathize with Nie Sangyu's pain and felt very sympathetic toward her. And so, as they continued talking, Midwife Yang gradually became less guarded.

”Wan-er gave birth to the marquis's second son, but she has no status or a strong family background to support her. Most likely, her child will be given to me to raise.” Ji Man propped her chin on her hand and sighed. ”She's definitely going to feel angry and upset again.”

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Midwife Yang pursed her lips, but in the end, she couldn't resist an old woman's busybody nature. ”Doesn't everyone say that Madam doesn't like Miss Wan-er? Wouldn't it be perfect if you get to raise her child?”

Everyone? Ji Man inwardly sneered. Wen Wan really hadn't been idle. How many slanderous words had she said behind her back?

Ji Man had also met many people in modern times that liked to talk behind other people's backs. And so, she had already cultivated a unique linguistic technique to deal with this.

”How can I dislike Wan-er? She's a kind and gentle person. She never takes the initiative to stir up trouble. She's considerate to the marquis and abides by the proper etiquette and respect towards me. I've like her from the start. Why would people think that I dislike her?”

Midwife Yang was speechless. Qiangwei Courtyard's servants were always speaking badly about this madam behind her back. And yet, here she was, foolishly thinking that Miss Wan-er was very respectful towards her. Really, she was being way too stupid!

Unable to suppress her feelings, Midwife Yang said, ”Madam, you shouldn't think that Miss Wan-er is such a good person. Who knows what kind of secret tricks she's capable of?”

Ji Man put on a slightly stunned expression. ”Could you be misunderstanding something? Wan-er is such a simple girl. How could she be up to something bad?”

Midwife Yang coldly harrumphed. Just as she was about to speak, her expression suddenly changed, and she closed her mouth. She lightly hit her own lips and said, ”Look at this old woman, I should be watching my tongue.”

Ji Man slightly lamented what a pity. She had been so close to getting her to spill out Wen Wan's secret.

Midwife Yang definitely knew something.

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Dengxin came rushing into the room and whispered into Nie Sangyu's ear, ”Master, your order has been carried out.”

Ji Man nodded. Everything else was ready, but the critical person was missing. Recently, Marquis Moyu had liked to spend time with his offspring, and he was always going to Qiangwei Courtyard. What should she do to get him to come over?

Pretend that was something wrong in Feiwan Courtyard? But, if she couldn't provide a specific issue, then Ning Yuxuan wouldn't stay overnight. Bare a thigh to seduce him? He would probably wrap her up and toss her out.