Chapter 325 - Dong Hui Forestalls Problems (1/2)

Mammy Zheng wanted to say yet hesitated, which aroused Dong Hui’s desire to know it.

“What’s your solution? Tell me now!”

“In fact, Madam, if you don’t want Lady Qingxue to see Master Chi, it’s easy, as long as you don’t give them a chance to meet,” Mammy Zheng responded unhurriedly.

Dong Hui was confused. “But you have said just now that they will be in this mansion and meet each other frequently. How can I stop them?”

“Just tell one of them to stay outside the mansion,” Mammy Zheng responded vaguely.

Dong Hui frowned and stated with displeasure, “I want Baoning to come and take care of me, yet I will tell the new couple to live apart? How can I do it? If the news spreads, perhaps many people will comment on me. No, no. It’s absolutely not practical.”

She shook her head desperately.

Mammy Zheng retorted, “I didn’t say that you should tell Master Chi not to live in the mansion.”

“So you mean…” Dong Hui finally understood what Mammy Zheng meant, while she furrowed her brows more tightly.

In the end, she still shook her head and objected to this proposal. “Qingxue is also my daughter. If she doesn’t live in the mansion, where can she live? Even though I don’t like this matter, I can’t kick her out because of it. I can’t bear to do something like this.”

Not to mention that Dong Hui disagreed, even if she could get hard-hearted, Shi Junhe wouldn’t agree.

Mammy Zheng knew Shi Qingxue’s position in this family, so she expressed in another way, “Madam, you misunderstand me. Of course, I didn’t say that you should kick Lady Qingxue out of the mansion. You certainly can’t do it, but we have so many villas. Tell Lady Qingxue to recuperate for a period in a villa and bring her back after you give birth to a son successfully and Lady Baoning and her husband leave the mansion.”

Seeing that Dong Hui’s face softened seemingly, Mammy Zheng added unhurriedly, “It happened in the past.”

When Shi Qingxue was a child, after she had a fierce quarrel with the other young ladies, she would stay in the villa alone to avoid the noises. Of course, the difference was that Shi Qingxue volunteered to stay in the villa, while this time, Dong Hui asked her to.

However, after Mammy Zheng said that, it seemed that there were previous cases.

Dong Hui had complex feelings. She was pregnant and really needed somebody to accompany her, while Shi Baoning was the best choice undoubtedly. In this matter, even Shi Qingxue once loved by her deeply couldn’t compare with her sister.

So no matter whether Dong Hui considered for the baby in her womb or the future of the Shi family, Shi Baoning must come back to the mansion, and Wenren Chi should come back with her.

At this thought, she really had no choice but to tell Shi Qingxue to stay outside for a period.

“Even if we really tell Qingxue to stay outside to avoid meeting Chi, we should find an excuse. We can’t speak out the real reason. Without a presentable reason, my husband won’t agree,” Dong Hui murmured worriedly.

Mammy Zheng showed a relieved smile and spoke out the answer that she had prepared earlier. “Isn’t there an obvious reason? You are carrying His Lordship’s baby, and if we want the mother and baby to be safe, we naturally need somebody to pray to Buddha sincerely. You are pregnant and it’s inconvenient for you to leave the mansion, and Lady Baoning has to take care of you, so only…”

Mammy Zheng didn’t continue, while Dong Hui understood what she meant.

As long as Dong Hui told Shi Qingxue to fast and pray in the family temple, the girl would certainly be willing to, and this was a customary rule of the noble families. Such an excuse wouldn’t arouse suspicion but could make Shi Qingxue have a good fame.

It would achieve many goals at one stroke.

Dong Hui finally showed the most relieved smile since a long time ago. “Good idea. If we separate Qingxue and Chi with this excuse, outsiders won’t think too much. It will end their immoral thoughts and protect their reputation…”

However, at the thought of the poor condition in the family temple, Dong Hui couldn’t help but sigh. “My girl Qingxue has seldom suffered hardships since childhood. I really can’t bear to let her stay in the family temple for two months. Zheng, don’t you have a better solution?”

Mammy Zheng shrugged to show that she could do nothing.

Seeing that Dong Hui was really worried, she advised, “Madam, if you worry that Lady Qingxue will suffer, just tell the servants to send more good things from the mansion to her and arrange everything well. Although it is not as good as the mansion, we won’t make her suffer.”

Now Dong Hui made decisions for domestic affairs in the Shi family’s mansion, so she could decide what would be sent to the family temple.

If there was plenty of time, it was possible to make the family temple more suitable to live than Duke Shi’s mansion.

So if Shi Qingxue really went to the family temple, she wouldn’t suffer a lot.

After Mammy Zheng gave her methodical and patient guidance, Dong Hui was finally tempted.

She frowned and pondered for a long while. Then she nodded in the end and ordered, “Tell Qingxue to come here now. I will finish this job before Baoning comes back home, in case that others associate the two things.”

Mammy Zheng nodded as a response and hurriedly went out.

As soon as she left the East House, she told a maid to send a message to the Luotong Boudoir, while she walked to a corner.

Somebody was waiting under a shadow in the corner in the East House and asked after seeing Mammy Zheng, “Did you finish the job?”

Mammy Zheng answered with a smile, “When I take actions, it’s impossible that I can’t make it. Madam has told somebody to bring Lady Qingxue, and the girl must move to the family temple tomorrow. Go back and tell Lady Baoning to rest assured. When she comes back, she won’t see Lady Qingxue in the mansion.”

That person stated flatteringly while smiling, “As expected, Lady Baoning entrusted it to the right person. I express thanks to you for your help on behalf of her.”