Ji Yunting was sitting in the study when Xiao came in with a cup of tea in her hand. She said softly, "Master, are you dealing with the affairs of the academy? Take a rest."

"Qin'er, you are so considerate." Ji Yunting took the teacup and pulled Xiao into his arms. Just as he was about to kiss her, he noticed that Xiao's eyes were red and wet.

"What's wrong, Qin'er? Did you cry? Who bullied you?"

"Master, no one bullies Qin'er."

"Then why are you crying? Qin'er, don't be afraid, just tell me and I'll take care of it for you. You're just too kind and too weak, and you won't say anything when you're wronged."

Xiao cried even harder, "It's nothing for me to suffer some grievances. I just can't bear to see Hui'er suffer. He was so young, but he was beaten so hard that his hands were broken."

When Ji Yunting heard that his hand was broken, he was shocked. "Who hit him? Oh! It was my wife." He suddenly remembered that he had punished Ji Chenhui with twenty slaps of the hand today. He thought that he had been hit with many slaps of the hand when he was a child. The ruler at home was not big, so twenty slaps of the hand should not be able to break his hand.

Xiao cried so hard that her eyes were wet, and Ji Yunting was a little upset. "Let's go see Hui'er."

Ji Yunting walked in front with big strides, while Xiao and the little maid ran behind him. Qiuyue saw why the master came, and just wanted to say that Li Muwan had gone to bed, and stepped forward to stop him, but was pushed away by Ji Yunting.

"Wan'er! Wan'er, come out!"

Li Muwan came out of the inner room and saw Ji Yunting's aggressive look. She knew he was here to call for punishment. "Why is the master here?"

"Why? This is my home and I'm your husband. Do I need to inform you in advance if I'm coming?"

Xiao ran in and gently advised, "Master, please don't quarrel with Madam." Then she looked at Li Muwan and said helplessly, "Madam, I'm sorry, I didn't stop the Master."

"Qin'er, don't be afraid of her. I'll take care of everything." Ji Yunting immediately changed his voice and spoke softly to Xiao.

Li Muwan knew that he came for Ji Chenhui's matter, so she just looked at Ji Yunting and Xiao quietly. She was really tired and fed up with this kind of life.

Ji Yunting became even more annoyed when he saw Li Muwan's indifferent expression. He was so partial to his concubine, wasn't she jealous at all?

Li Muwan faced Ji Yunting's accusations without any ripples in her heart. She was really tired. She was a pampered young lady born in a noble family in Kyoto and did not marry into the Ji family. Moreover, since she got married, she had been filial to her parents-in-law and a generous mistress to her children, and was extremely tolerant even to her concubine.

No matter how perfect she did it, she still couldn't get a single good word from Ji Yunting. "My Lord, if you think my punishment is wrong, please punish your wife."

Ji Yunting was choked and speechless, his face was pale and blue. Aunt Xiao started to sob quietly beside him. Ji Yunting glanced at Aunt Xiao and said to Li Muwan: "It's not that your punishment is wrong, but Hui'er is still young. Why did you hit him so hard with twenty boards? His hands are so swollen, how can he learn to write!"

This sentence made Aunt Xiao even more excited. She looked at Ji Yunting with tears in her eyes, "Poor Hui'er, I don't know if his hand can hold a pen or if his bones are injured. I was hoping that he would pass the imperial examination and bring honor to our family. But now, if his hand is disabled, I will not live."

Ji Yunting glared at Li Muwan, "You must be jealous that Qin'er has taken away your favor, so you are taking revenge. You hate Qin'er, so you take it out on Hui'er."

Li Muwan sneered and looked at Aunt Xiao who had been pretending to be weak. She was really tired and didn't want to see these ugly faces. She looked at Ji Yunting coldly and said word by word: "Let's get divorced."

"What did you say?" Ji Yunting was stunned, his mind buzzing. Divorce? This was not the result he wanted.

When Aunt Xiao heard that Li Muwan had taken the initiative to propose a divorce, her eyes sparkled with excitement. If Li Muwan asked for a divorce, given the master's love for her, she could be promoted to the position of the wife, and then she would be the mistress of the Ji Mansion.

Although Li Muwan has been in poor health in recent years, she has been asked to take care of all the affairs of the mansion and several shops under Li Muwan's name, but with Li Muwan around, she can't take full control. The master dotes on him, but his parents-in-law like Li Muwan very much. Even if the master hates Li Muwan, as long as the two elders of the Ji family are around, he will never divorce her.

Xiao looked at Ji Yunting eagerly, expecting him to quickly agree to Li Muwan's divorce. However, Ji Yunting's answer the next second really surprised everyone present.

"You are my Ji family's legally married wife, and you want to divorce me just like that? You don't care about the family's reputation, but I do."

Xiao was afraid that Li Muwan would regret it, so she hurriedly said, "Master, Madam is just angry for a moment, don't take it seriously, wait for Madam to calm down in two days, and everything will be fine."

"I'm not just impulsive. Ji Yunting, it's time for us to put an end to this." Li Muwan stood up from her chair and walked towards the desk. She stretched out her hand as if to reach for paper and pen, but she felt her feet go weak and her head sank and she passed out.

Ji Yunting quickly hugged Li Muwan, "Wan'er, Wan'er!"

"Young Madam!" All the maids and servants in Li Muwan's yard surrounded her.

"Hurry, go and ask Doctor Wen to come again!" Ji Yunting was panicked. How could he forget that she had been in poor health for many years and he shouldn't have spoken so harshly just now.

After Wen Qingcheng finished her dinner and was about to lock the door from the inside, she heard the sound of chaotic horse hooves outside the wall. The sound stopped abruptly when it reached her door.

Wen Qingcheng pushed the door open and saw that it was someone from the Ji residence. It was Qiuyue. As soon as she saw Wen Qingcheng, she grabbed her hand. Qiuyue's hands were icy cold and her voice was trembling: "Oh no, the young lady has fainted. Doctor Wen, please go and take a look."

Wen Qingcheng saw Qiuyue's nervous expression. It was so late, and she came to visit her, so it must be urgent. She said hello to Ye Xiuying, picked up the medicine box and followed Qiuyue to Ji's house.

When Wen Qingcheng arrived, Li Muwan had already woken up and was lying weakly on the bed. Ji Yunting's eyes were red, and he bowed to Wen Qingcheng, "Doctor Wen, I'm counting on you. She suddenly fainted today and didn't speak when she woke up."

Wen Qingcheng did not dare to delay, walked forward, and reached out to touch Li Muwan's wrist. After taking her pulse, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Mr. Ji, why did the young lady suddenly faint?"

Ji Yunting was speechless. This was indeed his responsibility, but it was not convenient for him to tell Wen Qingcheng, an outsider, about the matters in his inner house. He just said it was a matter of mood.

"Hey, the young lady is pregnant now. When I took her pulse a few days ago, I felt something, but it wasn't that obvious. Today, I'm sure that she is pregnant."

The muscles on Ji Yunting's face were trembling slightly. He couldn't believe that this pregnancy was so hard to come by. Then he fell into deep guilt. If... if he caused Li Muwan to have a miscarriage because of her emotional excitement just now, he would never forgive himself in his life.

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