Lian Shiya looked unblinkingly at the infant, waiting left and right, but didn't see that Senior Servant Dong had arrived at the appointed time. She slowly began to worry, like an ant on a hot pan, and began to sweat profusely.
"Orange embroidery!" She hurriedly called out the name of the maidservant in the Duke of Yue's mansion.
"Madam, your servant is here." A lush and verdant voice said.
"Quickly get out of the carriage and see if Senior Servant Dong has arrived. She's always been a steady person and shouldn't have missed her appointment." When Lian Shiya said this, her tongue was nervously spinning — —
If the child could not be sent in, it would be finished tonight!
"No, that won't happen. Senior Servant Dong has always been sincere. During these days of us mother and daughter not leaving each other, she was the only one who didn't leave, often secretly helping my mother. Even I had secretly come here once, so she definitely wouldn't abandon us." Lian Shiya's fingernails pinched the center of her heart as a resolute expression appeared on her pale face. However, the hesitation in her eyes clearly revealed the fear in her heart.
A moment later, Cheng Xiu rushed over and said nervously, "Madam, your servant has looked around everywhere. I didn't see Dong mama, nor did I see anyone here to notify you!"
"What …" Lian Shiya only felt her vision go black as an ominous premonition arose within her heart, and her hand that held onto the infant was slightly trembling.
Could it be … Had he been discovered?
What should he do? What should he do now?
Beads of sweat the size of beans trickled down his head.
Prime Minister's Estate.
The First Wife had not given birth to a child for a long time. She was exhausted and drenched in sweat. Even though the First Wife kept yelling, she couldn't do anything about it.
Imperial Physician Rong pursed his lips as sweat dripped down his forehead. He prescribed another stick of medicine for the maidservant to drink.
An extremely tense atmosphere permeated the entire Fuan Courtyard. Lian Yan Qing paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, while his mother ignored him and knelt on the ground, praying to the Bodhisattva:
"The heavens are kind. I plead for Bodhisattva to pity my daughter-in-law and bless her to safely give birth to my Lian Lian family's flesh and blood."
Lian Ruyue suddenly stood up and walked into the eldest wife's room.
"Eldest Miss, you're still a young lady who hasn't left the pavilion, you can't go in." Taixu's mother, who was guarding the door, hastily stopped her.
"Right now, my mother's safety is the most important thing. I can't care about these formalities anymore!" Without another word, Ru Yue walked to the side of the first wife.
At this moment, her face was ashen, her face pale, and the bedsheet beneath her was almost torn.
Imperial Physician Rong was instructing Senior Servant Zhou on how to feed the medicine.
"Let me do it!" Lian Ruyue took the bowl and spoonfully fed the medicine into the first wife's mouth. She whispered in her ear, "Mother, this medicine was prescribed by Imperial Physician Rong. If you drink it, mother will be able to give birth to the child in her womb."
"Yue … Yue'er …" Mother. Mother, I'm afraid … "I can't take it anymore." The first wife weakly opened her eyes and weakly looked at her daughter. A bitter smile rose from the corners of her mouth as she said, "This … this is probably retribution, mother …"
"Mother!" Lian Ruyue raised her eyes to look at Imperial Physician Rong and hurriedly stopped the first wife from speaking. She was probably born too long and had lost consciousness, so she began to speak nonsense.
"Madam, please don't speak anymore. Listen to the matron and imperial physician. The child will definitely be born well!" Senior Servant Zhou quickly tightened her grip on the first wife's hand and somewhat frantically glanced at Lian Xiyue.
The First Lady finally closed her eyes again, and her face was full of fatigue.
"Mother, please open your mouth and drink this medicine." Lian Ruyue softly whispered in the first wife's ear, but her heart was a bit tight!
Her mother had a difficult birth, which was something she did not expect.
West yard.
Auntie Xiao waited, but didn't see Dong mama come in with the child in her arms. Senior Servant Sun had already been to the Clear Spring Academy three times. If she continued running, she would expose herself.
Auntie Xiao was sweating profusely from nervousness, and her clothes and blanket were soaked through. She felt extremely uneasy in her heart.
"Aunt, I think that Dong mama must have been discovered by someone, making it impossible for her to carry out her plan. But even if she was, she shouldn't have disappeared without a trace like this!" "She should have come over to pass on a message, and we won't have to live another day." Sun mama's forehead was covered in sweat, and her eyes were filled with fear.
If this fake pregnancy were to be discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"No, I won't." She had planned for half a year's time, and picked it up when it was hard to produce, so no one had time to pay attention to her. This was the best time, so how could there be any problems. You should look around, and also look towards the Immortal Lotus Courtyard. " The Xiao Clan thought for a moment before instructing.
"Yes." Senior Servant Sun wiped her sweat and hurriedly ran out.
"Yo, so this is how a child is born. It's been so long since it was born, and it hasn't even seen an egg. It can't be that it can't be born, right?" Auntie Zhao came out again and said coldly when she saw Senior Servant Sun hurrying out of the west yard.
"My concubine is about to give birth. I don't have enough manpower, so I'll just have to find Dong mama." This time, Senior Servant Sun said something and quickly left.
Auntie Zhao stood outside, looking coldly at Auntie Xiao's room. "Serves you right. The First Wife also gave birth today, who cares."
Inside the house.
Auntie Xiao trembled with fear. She bit her lower lip with fear in her eyes. Senior Servant Dong, please don't disappoint me!
About half an hour later, Senior Servant Sun returned. She closed the door, turned around, and fiercely widened her eyes. "Auntie, bad news!"
"What's wrong?" Lady Xiao hurriedly sat up, her head full of sweat as she asked with a trembling voice.
"Dong mama, Dong mama has disappeared!" Sun mama struggled to utter these words.
"What …" Auntie Xiao only felt her body sway. "You, what did you say? Say it more clearly, what do you mean …" "He's gone, how could he be gone?"
"This servant couldn't find any trace of Dong mama, so I found someone to ask. That person said that Dong mama's years of service have come to an end, and with the permission of the madame, she packed her bags and left the residence this evening!" Counting the time, it has already been more than eight hours. " Senior Servant Sun said as she wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"…" Auntie Xiao's body went limp as she fell to the ground. "She actually …" "She actually betrayed me. Previously, I didn't notice at all and thought that she was the most sincere one. When did she start betraying me?"
"What should we do now?" Sun mama asked.
"Now …"
"It's born, it's born!" The first wife finally gave birth to a young master! " Aunt Xiao was about to speak when a burst of joyous sounds and hurried footsteps came from outside.
Aunt Xiao suddenly sat up and sucked in a breath of cold air. "What?"
"Yes, the doctor has given birth to a young master. The madame and the lord are very happy, and all the servants in the house will be rewarded!" The housekeeper's voice rang out again.
"Aunt, the First Wife is already pregnant. What should we do?" Sun mama was so anxious that she was at a loss of what to do.
Auntie Xiao tightly gripped the hem of her clothes, her gaze filled with fear. "Anyway, in any case, that side doesn't know that I'm going to be pregnant today. I'll just say it's just that I got pregnant and didn't …" That's it. "
Even Shiya couldn't wait for Dong mama to arrive even when she was waiting outside. However, she could faintly hear someone announcing to her that the doctor had given birth to a young master.
In the end, she gritted her teeth and said, "Orange embroidery, prepare yourself. I'm going to go to the Prime Minister's Estate and send my child in."
Cheng Xiu jumped in fright. "Madam, this is too risky. If someone finds out you're carrying a child in your arms, I'm afraid …"
"There's no time to think about it! My mother is waiting inside right now. If no child is sent in, then the matter of the pregnancy will be exposed! "When we enter the Prime Minister's Estate later, we will say that we have heard that the First Madam is giving birth and we have come to congratulate her. Before I go to Fuan Courtyard, I will make a detour to the West Courtyard. You can cover for me!" Lian Shiya put down the carriage's curtain and instructed the coachman to head in the direction of the Prime Minister's Estate.