Chapter 302 (2/2)

A servant girl pushed back the curtain, and Ji Man entered the room. As she took off her cloak, she observed the people in the room.

Liu Hanyun withdrew her gaze and came over to salute. ”Madam.”

Xis.h.i.+ was still aggrievedly standing in the same place. Briefly looking over, she said, ”Madam, you came.”

”En.” Ji Man walked over to look at Xi-er.

After the doctor finished examining the nearby bowl, he cupped his hands and said, ”Young Master Xi has eczema and can't eat fish or sh.e.l.lfish. This bowl has remnants of shrimp, and that's why he's covered in rashes.

Xi-er's little face, which was covered in lots of red rashes, looked very pitiful. Ji Man pursed her lips. Looking at Liu Hanyun, she said, ”How did that servant girl take the wrong bowl? Xi-er isn't old enough to be weaned off of milk yet.”

”This servant doesn't know.” Liu Hanyun bit her lip and said, ”The wet nurse wasn't watching Xi-er carefully enough and he ate some.”

How could a baby that wasn't even six months old crawl over and eat the wrong food? Ji Man frowned. ”If the wet nurse isn't doing a good job, then just replace her.”

Xi-er's wet nurse stepped forward. Slightly trembling, she said, ”Madam, please forgive me. This servant didn't do it deliberately and just wanted to eat something from the kitchen. But, then, Young Master Xi-er pointed at it, and this servant thought that perhaps, young master could start eating solid food sooner than normal. This servant didn't know that young master would be allergic to something in this bowl.”

”So then, why is Xis.h.i.+'s being blamed for this?” Ji Man glanced at Xis.h.i.+.

”Who knows why, ah?” Xis.h.i.+ pressed her lips together before saying, ”She brought her child over here and started blaming me. I'm already too busy with taking care of Haohao. Where would I find the time to blame her? All children are innocent, ah. I had a servant making that congee because it's something that Haohao can eat.”

Liu Hanyun unwaveringly glared at Xis.h.i.+. ”The wet nurse told me that Muyu had given her the bowl. If this food was being made for Haohao, then why would she give it to my wet nurse?”

Muyu paused before kneeling in front of Nie Sangyu and saying, ”This servant only had good intentions. This servant saw that Young Master Xi-er's wet nurse had come into the kitchen to get a snack. Thinking that it's not easy to take care of a baby, and there wasn't any other food ready to eat in the kitchen at the time, this servant gave her the thick congee and just make another batch.”

Lia Hanyun coldly harrumphed. She stretched her hands out and picked up Xi-er. ”The group of you always have an excuse, and it's always related to the heir. Since the marquis and Madam will always be biased in favor of you, there's nothing else for me to say.”

”Hanyun.” Ji Man stopped her from leaving. ”Don't get so worked up.”

”Xi-er is already like this. How can I not be upset?” Liu Hanyun's eyes were slightly red. She stamped her feet and said, ”She's not an easy person to deal with. Madam, you should be more careful!”

Unwilling to take things lying down, Xis.h.i.+ refuted, ”You're acting as if you're a straightforward person yourself. Is there a single person in this household that's easy to deal with?”

”You...” Liu Hanyun clenched her jaw.

Marquis Moyu entered the room. Seeing the tense situation in the room, he furrowed his brow and asked, ”What's wrong?”