Chapter 47 (1/2)

Chapter 47

Chapter: 047 out of 513 – Just treat him as if he was her son (2)

Today, everyone had sat down to chat after the women had finished paying respects to old madame. Ning Yuxuan had also happened to come by at this time, but he seemed tired. He also brought a message that Wen Wan wasn’t feeling well and wouldn’t be coming.

Sitting at the highest position, old madame coldly harrumphed, “It seems like it’s really easy for her to get sick in this weather. You’ll have to order the servants to properly take care of her.”

There wasn’t anything that Marquis Moyu could say to refute. He could only agree.

Nearby, Qi Siling, who had been recently been favored, said with a smile, “Younger sister Qing-er’s belly looks really big. It doesn’t seem like it’s only one month old.”

Mu Shuiqing had received special permission to sit at a chair below Qi Siling’s instead of standing as usual. She hadn’t expected that a person that she usually got along well with would open fire on her. Mu Shuiqing slightly froze from shock, then she pulled back her belly that been positioned somewhat exaggeratedly. “Older sister, you must be joking.”

Marquis Moyu looked at Mu Shuiqing in the pa.s.sing and asked, “Have you been eating well?”

Joy appeared in Mu Shuiqing’s eyes. She lowered her head and said, “My lord, thank you for your concern. Banxia has been serving me well and the doctor has been coming to see me every few days. Everything is fine.”

Marquis Moyu nodded. His feelings towards Mu Shuiqing’s baby were more

complicated than anyone else’s. In this end, this baby was his flesh and blood, but it wasn’t Wen Wan’s, so he couldn’t look forward to its birth. He could only overcome this difficult situation by taking things step by step.

“My lord, it seems as if you haven’t visited younger sister Sangyu in a while.” Qi Siling turned her head and warmly said, “It’ll be winter soon. If you don’t visit her soon, younger sister Sangyu might get cold.”

The corners of Ji Man’s lips twitched. Why was it possible to drag her into every issue? Marquis Moyu was probably annoyed at Wen Wan for being narrow-minded, so he had slept in the other courtyards as a warning to her. It was one thing to involve the two honored concubines. Why did Qi Siling have to involve her in this mess too? Although she was the secondary female lead, she had no desire to become the typical cannon fodder.

Ning Yuxuan turned his head to look at Nie Sangyu, who was standing by old madame’s side. Something moved in his eyes. He pursed his lips and said, “Ling-er is right. How about I go to Feiwan Courtyard tonight?”

Mu Shuiqing’s heart became slightly uncomfortable. The marquis had only gone to her courtyard once during the past half month. Why was Qi Siling willing to help Nie Sangyu rather than her?

Previously, when she had a good relations.h.i.+p with Qi Siling, she would tell Qi Siling all of her problems and Qi Siling would occasionally help her. But after she became pregnant, Qi Siling decided to no longer

longer be friends with her. Even when she went to Jiyue Courtyard to visit her, a servant would tell her that Qi Siling was resting and wasn't available to see anyone.

Qi Siling was clearly avoiding her.

Mu Shuiqing secretly grinded her teeth and looked at Qi Siling for a moment before turning her head away.

Ji Man took a deep breath and bowed to express thanks. “My lord, thank you.”

Even if she had successfully avoided the problem at first, she still couldn’t escape in the end. She was this man’s concubine. No matter what, she still had to fulfill the duties of a concubine. However, Ji Man found it very difficult to accept this reality. She absent-mindedly returned to Feiwan Courtyard and looked at the person in the mirror for a long time before she turned her head and asked Muxu, “When I served the marquis before, did that… take a long time?”