The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

"Madam, that woman needs to rest and should not be disturbed."

The doctor tried to persuade Mrs. Jiang, but the old lady was so concerned about her grandson's safety that she refused to listen.

Upon seeing this, the family members hurriedly stopped the doctor and the door was gently pushed open.

The room was empty except for a simple table and a bed. There was no trace of Ning Shuang.

The old lady was wondering why Ningshuang had no reaction despite the commotion. The servants following Ningshuang saw this and immediately knelt on the ground, saying in a trembling voice, "Old lady, we saw Ningshuang go in with our own eyes."

The two were so scared that their faces turned pale, regretting that they did not insist on going into the house.

"Madam, there is a door leading to the backyard. Maybe Miss Ningshuang went out to get some fresh air."

These words came from Jiang Yufeng's clever servant.

"Yes, maybe he needs some fresh air, old lady. Please wait here for a while."

The doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead as he spoke, trying to calm Madam Jiang.

As soon as he finished speaking, the servant boy quietly opened the door to the backyard.

Just as the old lady was about to sit down and wait, she suddenly heard her son's angry roar from the backyard. The doctor was startled when he heard it, and cold sweat slid down his back.

He secretly said in his heart: "This is going to be troublesome."

In a room in the corner of the backyard, Ningshuang stood there in dishevelled clothes, with a look of surprise on her face, not understanding why Jiang Yufeng appeared here.

What made her feel even more desperate was that before she had finished packing her clothes, Old Madam Jiang hurried over with a group of servants, including her two personal maids.

Ningshuang knew clearly that all the secrets had been exposed.

"Aren't you the son of the old man who brought food to our house? I remember seeing you in the mansion last month. You said you were lost, and I personally took you out of the mansion."

Old Madam Jiang's eyes were sharp and she instantly thought of many things.

"Are you someone close to Yufeng? When exactly did you see him in the mansion last month?"

She pointed at the man on the bed and asked Jiang Yufeng's servant.

The servant boy quickly replied, "Madam, it was on the sixth day of last month. This man was delivering food on behalf of my father and accidentally got lost in the courtyard of the young master and his wife. I took him away."

"It was the sixth day of last month. Wasn't that the day I got drunk?"

Jiang Yufeng said in surprise.

The conversation between her son and the servant boy made the old lady's face turn gloomy in an instant.

"Ningshuang, what explanation do you have for daring to deceive our Jiang family?"

the old lady questioned.

Ning Shuang hurriedly put her clothes together, knelt on the ground, and said incoherently: "Madam, I really don't know. I woke up and found myself here. I don't know him, Madam, I really don't know him. Please believe me."

"You don't know each other? How can we meet in private if we don't know each other?"

Old Madam Jiang's expression became increasingly gloomy.

Ning Shuang continued to weave lies: "Old Madam, I really don't know anything. This is what happened when I woke up."

"You tell me!"

Jiang Yufeng grabbed the collar of the man on the bed and asked sternly.

The man hesitated and couldn't explain clearly.

Ningshuang tried desperately to wink at him, hoping that he would cooperate, but Jiang Yufeng was blocking her way so tightly that the man couldn't see anything at all.

"You, you have evil intentions towards me, I want your life!"

Ningshuang pulled out the hairpin on her head almost frantically, trying to stab the man in Jiang Yufeng's hand.

At this moment, the man seemed to suddenly realize something and caught Ningshuang's gaze.

"I coveted her beauty and used a trick to get her here."

He stammered, "But before I could do anything, you guys barged in."

The hairpin in Ning Shuang's hand fell to the ground with a clang. She covered her face with her hands and cried bitterly: "I am sorry to the young master and the Jiang family. Please let me die."

As soon as she finished speaking, she staggered towards the wall, attempting to commit suicide.

This series of actions was so fast that people had no time to react. Ningshuang fell unconscious after hitting the wall, with blood slowly flowing from her forehead.

Fortunately, they were in a clinic, and the servants hurriedly went to find a doctor.

Upon learning that he was just unconscious, Madam Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Old Madam Jiang began to believe Ningshuang's words.

Jiang Yufeng's face remained gloomy. He didn't expect that Ningshuang would make such a decisive move to prove her innocence.

"mother--"

Madam Jiang raised her hand and signaled her son to be quiet.

"No matter how wronged or resentful you are, the fact is that you slept with Ning Shuang after getting drunk."

She said in a heavy tone, "If the child is really the blood of the Jiang family, it would be the best outcome. If not, you and Xiaoli can handle it yourselves."

Jiang Yufeng pursed his lips, seeming to have no choice but to accept this arrangement.

No one noticed that Ningshuang had actually woken up, but she just closed her eyes and continued to pretend to be unconscious.

She listened to every word that Old Madam Jiang said.

This old woman, I have risked my life, but she still doesn't believe me. Ningshuang was filled with resentment and continued to remain in a "comatose" state.

Of course, everyone couldn't stay here all the time, so Old Madam Jiang took Jiang Yufeng and left in a carriage, leaving a few servants to wait for Ningshuang to wake up and then send her home.

In the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Yufeng hesitated to speak, and said: "Mother, Xiaoli and Xiaole..."

Before Jiang Yufeng had finished speaking, a hint of understanding flashed across Old Madam Jiang's experienced eyes, as if she could penetrate the surface of the words and get to the essence of the matter.

"Go, bring Xiaoli home and have a good talk with her. If the baby in Ningshuang's belly is really yours, Xiaoli will raise the child after it is born. As for Ningshuang, give her some silver as compensation and let her find another way out."

Madam Jiang's words were filled with unquestionable authority, yet also with a warm and considerate tone.

After hearing this, Jiang Yufeng curled up the corners of his mouth into a bitter smile. Although he had a thousand words to say to defend Ningshuang, he was afraid that his feelings would be misunderstood by his mother due to the lack of evidence. In the end, he could only swallow those words back into his stomach and nodded in agreement.

Then, he turned around and walked firmly towards Su's residence, his heart filled with longing for Jiang Li and anxiety about the complex emotions he was about to face.

Inside Su's residence, sunlight shines through the carved window lattices and falls on the quaint ground, creating mottled light and shadows.

"Sister Chen, how is the situation going?"

There was a barely perceptible hint of nervousness in Jiang Li's voice.

This afternoon, she watched Chen Xi and Xie Tianyi leave side by side. From the figure of her husband Jiang Yufeng's servant following closely behind them, she vaguely guessed that the two must have gone out to resolve the recent turmoil.

Chen Xi sighed lightly and said slowly: "The good news is that Ning Shuang did meet with a man privately today."

When Jiang Li heard this, a look of surprise suddenly blossomed on her face, and she asked anxiously, "So, my husband didn't betray me?"

Chen Xi's expression darkened, and he continued, "The bad news is that Ning Shuang insisted that she was deceived by that man, and even banged her head against the wall to prove her innocence."