Chapter 9 Desires Will Be Infinitely Magnified

The third lady couldn't bear to have her children affected by her.

Thinking about it, she still had to thank King Ying for coming to such a trip and completely helping her eliminate all possibilities of turning back.

"What's wrong with Auntie Yuan?" Jiang Ruohua kept writing and said casually, "Is she sick? Or something else?"

This Aunt Yuan is from the third room, and she gave birth to a concubine named Jiang Ruoqi to her third uncle. The concubines in the third room are like dripping water, not just running water. If this one dies today, where will it be filled tomorrow? One, her third uncle had many women, and the third wife seemed generous enough to let him in one by one, but none of them gave birth to a bastard for him.

There is a rule in the Qi Dynasty that only a concubine can be selected as the heir unless there is no legitimate son in the family, or the legitimate son is stupid and sick and cannot bear the burden of the family business. The third lady is very clear-minded, and it is also because her legitimate son was weak in the womb. Taking medicine like water, the third lady was afraid that her husband would inherit the Duke's palace in the future, but her son would give way to the bastard.

"Yes." Hua Chan said two words, and Jiang Ruohua immediately understood why Aunt Mengliyuan disappeared without saying a word.

Aunt Yuan is pregnant, and the fetus is probably a boy.

"Does the third lady know?" Jiang Ruohua asked.

"My slave is walking fast, so it shouldn't be here yet." Hua Chan said, "When my slave brought the doctor over, Aunt Yuan looked like something was obviously wrong. She should have been happy to have Third Master's child. "

"It is a happy event if you are born, and it is bad luck if you are not born." No one will blame the poor care, whether the child is weak, or the aunt is lowly. If you can't give birth to a child, you will only blame the aunt for being useless. It is unlucky and unlucky to be pregnant with the master's child. This is really not uncommon in the Duke's mansion, especially the third bedroom.

It is also the reality beneath the magnificence among high-ranking families.

"This is a good thing." Jiang Ruohua thought for a while, "She wants to hide it, how can she possibly hide it?"

Hua Chan said: "Miss, are you saying that Aunt Yuan doesn't want people to know that she is pregnant? But I really saw it at that time. The medicine bag that the little girl threw on the ground contained many tonics."

It's not like he doesn't want this child.

"It's not that I don't want this child." Jiang Ruohua's hands were a little sore. He put down his pen and gently rubbed his wrist, "I just want to hide it for a little longer and not let the third lady know. My aunt's status is low, but if she can give birth to a son, , I can be happier in my later years, but the third wife’s legitimate son is weak, and the third wife will never let her aunt give birth to a legitimate son to threaten her own son.”

"My slave understands." Hua Chan nodded, "Miss, do you want to give Aunt Yuan a favor?"

"She can't do anything. The third lady is also from a famous family. It is impossible for Aunt Yuan, a helpless concubine, to replace the third lady." Even if the third lady dies, the third wife will only welcome the new mistress. , she definitely didn’t let a concubine with no foundation and low background to be a wife. In essence, Aunt Yuan, nothing she could do could solve her life of misery. Even if she really planned to take the risk of giving birth to a son without telling the third lady, she might not be able to. Growing up safely, not to mention having to be successful, can make her life easier. A bastard cannot inherit the family business. Under the pressure of the third wife all the time, how can it be so easy to become a talent on her own?

However, who knows that some things are worse than timing. Jiang Ruohua stretched slightly: "Giving favors is out of the question. If Aunt Yuan is smart, she should know that I can't help her give birth to the child in vain."

She doesn't expect Aunt Yuan to do anything. She is just an aunt after all. But once the boy in her belly is born, it will distract the third lady from a lot of energy. No matter how powerful a person is, it is impossible to multitask and still do her best. of.

"Let's prepare some supplements. Let's go again if word spreads tomorrow." Jiang Ruohua was not in a hurry. Even if she knew that Aunt Yuan was pregnant, the third lady would not have taken action right away.

"Right now." She lowered her head and sighed, "I still have to finish copying this scripture first..."

She doesn't like copying books, just like military generals never like civil servants who are full of literature.

But there was nothing she could do. After Da Meng woke up and realized how powerful she was, she had to calm herself down and learn a lesson. People must grow up after all.

"My servant will help you grind your ink." Yin Qiu smiled, "Young lady is much calmer than before. In the past, my master punished you for copying books, but you were really unwilling to do so."

"Now I can't help it even if I don't want to." Jiang Ruohua smiled and joked with the two girls, "I understand now. President Yuan feels that something is wrong with my life, but he can't explain it."

"...The Third Madam is not your biological mother after all." Yin Qiu slowly rubbed the ink and couldn't help but said, "If Madam were still here, maybe you wouldn't have to suffer these grievances."

Thinking about what the young lady said when she came back from beating the King of Ying that day, Yin Qiu realized what the situation of the third lady was like. A third lady and a King of Ying were not good things. The poor lady almost...

"Miss, you said before that the third wife was interested in the glory and wealth of the entire Duke's palace. But if that's the case, why do you need to target you like this? My wife died young, and the general never took any concubines. The slave said it was transgressive. From what I see, the Duke's Mansion will eventually fall into the hands of the Third Fang?"

Yes, even the little maid could see this clearly, but she was hidden so well in the dream. Thinking about it, Jiang Ruohua gritted her teeth slightly.

"Desires will be infinitely magnified." Jiang Ruohua raised her eyes, "After getting a little, I want more. I always feel that the next one is within reach, and I always feel that the next one will definitely be obtained. The Duke's Mansion is a big family with a lot of wealth. How can they wait for my father a hundred years later?"

The third wife was too greedy. Jiang Ruohua took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Besides, my mother is from a royal merchant family. Her dowry is rich, but the third wife can't touch it. As long as I get married, I will take it away intact."

How can the third wife not be jealous of these? The high-ranking officials in the capital may not be rich, but the royal merchants must be rich and powerful. Almost half of the money and treasures in the Duke's Mansion are the mother's dowry.

Seeing the two maids' surprise, Jiang Ruohua softened her expression: "Guess why the Third Madam used such a treacherous method to make me lose face in front of the King of Ying?"

"To prevent the young lady from marrying well?" Hua Chan frowned, "But the King of Ying is not a good match, what's wrong with the young lady? If he doesn't like her, he doesn't have to treat her like this. Can everyone in the world look like he likes?"

"Yes, we learned to read with the young lady, and we still understand the principle of seeking common ground while reserving differences. The character of the King of Ying is really just like this." Yin Qiu also echoed.