The main hall was in chaos. Sun Shaohua locked He Xiaoniang in the yard and threw Wang Yun into the woodshed. Then he returned to the study and ignored everyone, and Chi Yu was not allowed to enter the house.

Mama Yu, who had accompanied He Xiaoniang back home with the maid, watched as she locked the door. Though the bleeding had stopped, her face was grim, and she felt a little worried. She and Steward Wang had no children, so they had treated Steward Wang's nephew, Wang Yun, as their own son. Unfortunately, Wang Yun had always been unworthy of their position, and after much effort, they finally managed to get him a job as shopkeeper. Now, that was out of the question. They knew about Wang Yun's affair with He, and Fang Qingqing knew about it too, as she wouldn't have become increasingly insane under Doctor Wang's care.

And if the child in He Xiaoniang's belly is really Wang Yun's, then it is the only bloodline of their Wang family, so she naturally wants to keep it.

She sent the maidservant away, and after confirming that there was no one around, she spoke.

"He, is the baby in your belly really Wang Yun's?"

"You..." He Xiaoniang didn't want to answer at first, but then she thought, "Mother Yu, if it wasn't Wang Yun's, why would I have to get rid of Fang Qingqing before the birth? I was afraid that the truth would be revealed later and I wouldn't be able to keep the child!"

"How can you be so sure?"

"Of course it's confirmed. The master went to the next city to meet friends during those days and was out for five days!" He Xiaoniang explained in detail.

Mother Yu thought for a moment and replied without rushing, "I'll go find Doctor Wang now. You just rest and take care of yourself first!"

Mama Yu locked the door, turned around and hurried out. She looked at the maid and asked, "Why hasn't Doctor Wang come yet? We don't know whose child this is. If it's the master's, then the old lady will keep it!"

"Mother Yu, someone just said that Doctor Wang is not in the shop today, and Doctor Xu will be here soon." The maid answered timidly.

"Not here?" Doctor Wang is always available upon call, so how could he be absent?

"Mother Yu..." Xiao Lan walked out of the corridor leisurely with Mother Xu, a smile on her face, strolling leisurely in the garden.

"Madam." Out of consideration for the maid, Yu Mama bowed and sent her away before changing her expression and attitude.

"You are so lucky!" Yu's mother was too lazy to pretend anymore.

Xiao Lan didn't care about Yu's mother's sarcasm. "You should worry about your nephews and great-nephews."

"This is the master's child, Madam, you can't say anything careless."

"Whether it is true or not depends on whether the master recognizes it." Xiao Lan smiled.

"Don't think that just because the master's attitude towards you has improved in the past two days, you can really make the decision! Do you think you can become the mistress safely by using some inferior foxy skills? I'm still here, the old lady is still here, it's not your turn in the Sun family!" The fierceness on Yu's mother's face was very different from her usual calm appearance.

Xiao Lan was pleased to see that Yu's mother was genuinely angry. Calm and composed? Unperturbed? It was simply because she hadn't encountered anything beyond her control.

"Mother Yu's words are so harsh! If I didn't want to waste my energy on you, I would have slapped you a few times. However, I won't bother with a dying person. Go ahead and do your own thing! Mother Xu... is leaving!" After saying that, Xiao Lan turned around and left, looking extremely cool.

Madam Xu didn't understand why Xiao Lan had to come and provoke Madam Yu. Even though the Sun residence was in chaos, Madam Yu and Housekeeper Wang had strong connections, and with the old lady's care, it was inappropriate to cause trouble at this critical moment. Xiao Lan was clearly in a good mood, so she ultimately didn't say anything to dissuade them.

Mother Yu was upset by Xiao Lan's words, but she held her anger for the time being, thinking that her nephew was more important. She hurried to urge Doctor Xu, who finally managed to stabilize He Xiaoniang's pregnancy.

Seeing that everything was safe here, he didn't have time to look for Wang Yun, so he hurried to the old lady's yard.

If Xiao Lan dares to make me unhappy, I won't let her be happy either!

When Yu's mother came in, Sun was in the hall drinking tea and reading a storybook. Seeing Yu's mother come back, she asked, "Is that bitch, that He really with Wang Yun?"

“…” Mother Yu did not answer, but just lowered her eyes and shed tears.

"Just tell me. Does your bold nephew really dare to have an affair with my daughter from the Sun family?" Although Sun liked Yu Mama, she was now mistreating her own son's concubine, and she didn't know what was going on in the baby's belly. She was not happy after all.

"It's all..." Mother Yu hesitated to speak, with a bitter look on her face.

"Tell me, is this really true?" Sun saw that the person seemed to be hesitant to speak and became impatient!

"It was all Madam who told Fang Xiaoniang to tell her all that nonsense. Today in the hall, I saw Madam wink at Fang Xiaoniang, and that's why Fang Xiaoniang said what she saw. What could that crazy...crazy little girl know?" After saying this, Yu Mama wiped her tears with a handkerchief. She didn't mention what Wang Yun had done in the hall at all.

"Mrs. Xiao? What's wrong with Mrs. Xiao? She was so sick before, and then she bit everyone she saw like a mad dog. I don't know what tricks she has resorted to these days..." Mrs. Sun sat up straight, took a sip of hot tea, and continued, "Did you see her arranging things yesterday? The master said to follow her arrangements! She knows nothing. What can she arrange? If she hadn't insisted on taking care of that crazy woman last time, I guess she would have fallen into the water and died that day, and it would have been a relief!"

"Miss..." Mother Yu fell to her knees, her face wet with tears. "I, an old maid, have been with you since I was a child, and have done my best to manage the household. I refused to accept the good family that Old Master Sun had suggested for me, and married Steward Wang just to stay with you. Now Madam is harming us like this, leaving us no chance of survival!"

"Who the hell is she?" Mrs. Sun saw Yu's mother crying like this, and she slammed the table in anger. "It's not her turn in our Sun family yet! Do you really think I'm old?"

At this point, Sun suddenly stopped, leaned closer to Yu Mama, and stared into her eyes. "Are you sure Wang Yun and He Xiaoniang are fine, and that Xiao Lan sent that crazy woman to spread this nonsense?"

Mother Yu also returned the look, as if frankly, "Of course it is! The master is so handsome and dotes on He Xiaoniang. Is He Xiaoniang crazy to fall for my good-for-nothing nephew?"

Sun thought it made perfect sense and nodded.

"I will definitely take care of it for you! Call that vicious woman Xiao Lan to me!"

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Xiao Lan took Mother Yu for a stroll in the yard for a few laps, and then went to Sun Shaohua's study. When she was almost at the door, she slowed down her pace, changed her expression, looked worried, and walked hesitantly.

When Chi Yu saw Xiao Lan coming, he quickly saluted and said, "Madam, the master doesn't want to see anyone."

Xiao Lan was disdainful. Scumbags love to play the victim. Now that He Xiaoniang is having an affair, he's hurt. But he's not responsible for his three wives and four concubines. What a nobody! He doesn't care about the crazy Fang Xiaoniang, and he doesn't care about his dying wife. He deserves to be cuckolded!

"Okay, then I'll..." She pretended to be melancholy, and after a while she said, "It won't hurt to wait a while."

I don’t know how long it took, but it didn’t seem very long before Sun Shaohua’s voice came from inside the house, calling Xiao Lan in.

After entering the room, Xiao Lan bowed and stood by the table, took the ink stick and ground ink for Sun Shaohua without saying much. Glancing at the bitter poem Sun Shaohua wrote on the paper, Xiao Lan rolled his eyes inwardly, but naturally did not show it on his face.

"What are you doing here?" Sun Shaohua put down his pen and looked up at the person grinding ink.

"I'm afraid that the master will be sad, and I'm also afraid that the master will misunderstand me. After all..." Xiao Lan was referring to Wang Yun's accusation in the hall.

"Did you do that?" Sun Shaohua asked.

"I have read that poem in my boudoir. When Fang Xiaoniang fell into the water that day and I went to take care of her, I also heard her reciting it in a daze." Xiao Lan replied.

"Another time of falling into the water?" Sun Shaohua had a great time in Wangchun Tower those days. When he returned home, it was Xiao Lan who annoyed Sun. Everything was in a mess and he had no idea that Fang Qingqing had fallen into the water.

"Well, it was quite serious last time, but luckily I woke up..." Xiao Lan paused, then continued, "He's such a miserable person. He finally got to live in the Sun residence and enjoy life, but now he has to suffer this!"

"She grew up by the lake and is very good at swimming." Sun Shaohua was thinking about something and looking out of the house in a daze.

"Well... I don't know. She might be injured and can't swim. I saw bruises on her shoulders when I changed her clothes." After Fang Qingqing woke up, she told Xiao Lan about how someone pushed her into the water and used a stick to prevent her from swimming. The bruises on her shoulders were made up by Xiao Lan.

"You seem to care about her..."

"That day, I had just woken up from a coma, and thinking about how I too... shared the same suffering, I felt a surge of sympathy, and I even forgot my initial resentment towards her."

"Master...the old lady is calling Madam." Chi Yu walked into the room and said respectfully.

"..." Xiao Lan paused, a look of timidity appeared in his eyes. He glanced at Sun Shaohua and bowed.

"My mother is calling me, so I'll go first..." and then he was about to leave.

"I'll go with you!" Sun Shaohua also stood up, and Xiao Lan silently took two steps back to let him go first.

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