Shock! The maid in the Marquis's mansion gave birth to the eldest son of the prince

"Chan Yi, it's so smoky here, I'm afraid the young master will be frightened by the smoke if he goes in. We have a familiar monk in charge of reception in our mansion, so why don't I take the young master and the two maids to the side room and wait?" Mother Zhou asked softly.

"Okay, then I'll trouble Madam Zhou. I'll just stay here and donate some incense oil to the prince, light a perpetual lamp, and arrange some Buddhist ceremonies. I think it will be soon." Chan Yi nodded and said, "Madam Zhou, Madam Li, and the two maids can go and rest with you. Muxiang and Qiangwei are enough to accompany me here."

"That won't do. The young master has told me to stay with you every step of the way." Mother Li stepped forward and stood beside Chan Yi, grabbing her sleeve.

Well, let's follow him! Anyway, I didn't see that person, maybe he broke the appointment.

Chan Yi was a little frustrated. She was wearing a veil this time, so maybe the man didn't recognize her. It was all Pei Jin's fault. He didn't allow her to show up in public. She had to wear a veil. It was really unnecessary. What's wrong with just looking at my appearance? I'm not your exclusive item.

I finally have a chance, but... well, let’s not talk about it.

After entering the Heavenly King Hall, Chan Yi knelt on the cushion, muttering to herself, but her heart was filled with remorse.

But her trip was not in vain. The donation box was right in front of her. Only she knew how much she had donated. When the money was gone in the future, Pei Jin would just think that she had donated all the money at Ji'en Temple.

The last time she came, Chan Yi looked on coldly. The incense money donated by those noble ladies was not a small amount. They casually donated three hundred or five hundred taels of silver notes without blinking an eye.

After burning incense, praying to Buddha, lighting a perpetual lamp for Pei Jin, donating incense money, and making an appointment for the next Buddhist service, Chan Yi, accompanied by Mother Li's personal servant, left the Heavenly King Hall in a listless manner. Outside, there were crowds of people and it was very lively.

"Sister, sister, would you like to buy some fresh lotus flowers?" A little girl with big eyes squeezed over, holding a few blooming lotus flowers in her hand.

"We don't want it, and you don't have to push it. Be careful not to fall." Mother Li decisively stopped the little girl who was rushing over, and Muxiang and Qiangwei also hurriedly protected Chanyi tightly.

Isn't this the little girl who sold gardenias last time? What a coincidence. Chan Yi smiled. She didn't expect that she was a regular here.

"Mother Li, why don't we buy a few branches? When we are out, we should be kind to others." Chan Yi took out a few copper coins from his sleeve pocket.

"Thank you, sister. You are kind and good. Good people will be rewarded." The little girl finally squeezed over, holding a bunch of lotus flowers in her hand and respectfully handed it to Chan Yi, muttering, "Sister, please take it."

Chan Yi reached out to take it, and suddenly found a few small words written on the cloth strip with the lotus flowers. She quickly pretended to take it off casually and said to Mother Li with a smile: "Mom, I'm a little tired. Please help me offer half of these flowers to the Guanyin Pavilion and the other half to the Ksitigarbha Hall. We will wait for you under the ginkgo tree over there."

"Okay, our Miss Chan Yi is kindhearted. But this lotus looks really good, even fresher than the ones we brought here." Mother Li praised while holding up the lotus, and then instructed Mu Xiang and the others, "You guys take good care of Miss Chan Yi and don't wander around. I'll be back soon."

Chan Yi took them to a clean place under the ginkgo tree and sat down. Chan Yi pretended to be bored and fiddled with the cloth in her hand, glancing at the small words on it: "Clean room."

Chan Yi stood up and looked around. She had been there last time and knew that the bathroom was in the northwest corner.

"Sister Chanyi." Muxiang asked, "What are you looking at?"

"My stomach suddenly hurts a little, and I want to go to the bathroom." Chan Yi rubbed her stomach and said a little embarrassedly.

"Oh, that seems to be the bathroom over there. Shall we accompany you there?" Qiangwei had sharp eyes and spotted the bathroom in the northwest corner at a glance.

"But Mother Li hasn't come back yet. If we all leave, she will be worried when she comes back and can't find us." Chan Yi said with a bitter face, "How about this, Mu Xiang, you stay here and wait for Mother Li, and Qiang Wei will come with me."

"This..." Muxiang was a little hesitant.

"Qiangwei, let's go quickly. My stomach hurts so badly. I can see the bathroom from here at a glance. A person of my age won't disappear out of thin air. Besides, Qiangwei is here. Muxiang, you wait here for Mother Li to come back." After Chanyi said this, she pulled Qiangwei and left.

She knew that Muxiang was older and more meticulous, so it was not easy to fool her. But Qiangwei was different, she was young and active, so it was easier to get things done under her nose.

Watching the two of them hurriedly walking towards the bathroom, Muxiang had no choice but to stand there and stare at them without blinking. As she watched them enter the bathroom, she could only pray that Mother Li would come back soon and that nothing would happen to Chanyi.

Chan Yi knew that this brothel only received noble ladies, and there were special maids to greet them at the door.

Chan Yi took a step forward, took out the sign of Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, and said softly, "Two maids, we are the women of Yong'an Marquis' Mansion."

"Donor, please wait a moment. You can go in after the lady inside comes out." The old maid hurriedly and respectfully led them to the nearest clean room.

"Oh my, it's so anxious, when will it get better?" When Qiangwei heard that she had to wait, she was even more panicked than Chanyi.

"There are many pilgrims coming and going here, and there are many female relatives. Please be patient and wait for a while." The old nanny said with difficulty and bowed.

Chan Yi could only hold her stomach and look around pretending to be anxious.

It's so frustrating. There's no trace of that person here at all. Could it be that I have misunderstood?

"Since this lady is so anxious, why don't you use our exclusive clean room first? Our lady will come out after washing her hands." A maid in yellow clothes came over and squatted towards Chan Yi and said, "Madam, please go in first."

When Chan Yi saw someone approaching her, her heart started beating like a drum, she felt excited and worried at the same time.

Exclusive clean room? Rich and powerful families are different. She didn't know if Mrs. Wang had her own clean room. If even their Yong'an Marquis Mansion didn't have one, it seemed that this family must be a very prominent family in the capital.

She quickly raised her head and saw a lotus flower inserted diagonally at the door of the clean room. She knew it must be right, so she smiled and said, "Thank you very much, sister."

Qiangwei was about to go in with Chanyi, but was stopped by the maid in yellow. She said softly, "Sister, the place is small, so it may not be convenient for you to go in. Wait until my wife washes her hands and comes out, then you can go in and serve her."

"This..." Qiangwei hesitated and held Chanyi's sleeve tightly, refusing to let go. She knew that if anything happened to Chanyi, her life would be over.

Before leaving, Mother Li gave them a lecture, saying that the prince had told them to be careful in their service and not to make any mistakes.

Seeing that Qiangwei was holding onto her sleeve and wouldn't let go, she quickly lowered her voice and said, "Qiangwei, just wait here. I'll be out soon."

She held her belly and bent over, pretending to be in pain.

"Then go in quickly!" Seeing her like this, Qiangwei had to let go of her hand reluctantly.

Chan Yi crouched down and pretended to rush into the purification room.

Sure enough, the lady's bathroom did not have any bad smell at all, but instead had a comfortable light sandalwood scent.