Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Take her away." Old Madam Shen waved her hand, and immediately a maid came forward to escort Shen Jingwan out.

"I can't go to the farm, grandma, I have something to say." Shen Jingwan struggled violently, and one of her embroidered shoes fell off.

The two maids who were holding Shen Jingwan looked at Old Madam Shen in embarrassment. After all, she was a young lady in the mansion, so they didn't dare to use too much force, and Shen Jingwan broke free without them being careful.

"I want to see what else you have to say." Mrs. Shen said sternly.

"Auntie, my aunt is pregnant. The fetus hasn't even settled yet, and you sent me away like this. My aunt is upset, and she may not be able to keep the baby." Shen Jingwan yelled.

In fact, Aunt Xue didn't want to let anyone know about her pregnancy, for she was afraid that if too many people knew about it, something unexpected would happen.

Before Concubine Xue's family fell into trouble, they were considered a large family. They were used to seeing these dirty things in the rear house, so they were extremely cautious.

That is to say, since Aunt Xue's period did not come in the past two days, she secretly went out to find a family doctor to take her pulse.

The doctor said she was pregnant for just over a month, and Aunt Xue had originally planned to wait three months before telling anyone.

I didn't expect Shen Jingwan to yell it out like this.

Everyone in Songhe Hall looked at Shen Jingwan in surprise.

"Why didn't you send me the contraceptive soup?" Mrs. Shen asked Shen Chuning in a low voice.

Having a concubine and illegitimate children in the Shen family was already considered unusual, so how could someone get pregnant right under their noses?

Shen Chuning frowned and shook her head, "I told my mother that I have to go back and see what's going on."

"Ah Gui, go get Aunt Xue." Old Madam Shen said to Nanny Gui, "No, go get Doctor Chen, and let's go to the third room."

After Mrs. Shen finished speaking, she took the lead and walked out of Songhe Hall.

The two old women who were holding Shen Jingwan looked at each other, and only after Aunt Gui gave them a wink did they let Shen Jingwan go.

After being freed, Shen Jingwan collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.

"Second aunt, please go back to the second room first. I want to go see my mother." Shen Chuning said dejectedly.

Madam Shen Er gently stroked Shen Chuning's back and said, "Don't worry, talk to your mother properly. She should be the one who is most upset right now."

Shen Chuning nodded and walked towards the third room.

"Ha...haha..." Shen Jingwan was the only one left in Songhe Hall, and she laughed like crazy.

"Shen Chuning, you never thought that there would always be someone to help me when I was in the most difficult time. Even if you are the legitimate daughter, so what? Do you really think you can defeat me? You know nothing about me, ha...hahahahaha..."

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In the main room of the third branch of the Shen family, Mrs. Shen was humming a tune while flipping through her dowry list, and she seemed to be in a very good mood.

Seeing her like this, Shen Chuning couldn't bear to disturb her good mood and didn't know how to tell her that Aunt Xue was pregnant.

Shen Chuning stood against the wall at the door for a while, sorted herself out, and then walked into the house.

"Mom, what are you looking at? You look so happy." Shen Chuning said casually.

"Here, this is mother's dowry list. Look at this gold necklace. How about giving it to your newborn baby?" Mrs. Shen pointed to the eight-treasure necklace on the dowry list and asked Shen Chuning to look at it.

After Shen Chuning finished looking at them, she shook her head unconsciously. "They are all items from more than ten years ago. I don't know if they are still popular now. I'll go to the warehouse to take a look. If they don't work, I'll go to Wanbaoxuan to buy new ones."

"Is anyone's family going to have a baby? I wonder if it's a son or a daughter, so I can give mom some advice. I just don't know if she's going to the baby's third-day bath or the baby's full moon. I don't know if she can still make it in time if she goes to Wanbaoxuan to buy new ones now. Wanbaoxuan does have a batch of finished products, and they look pretty good." Shen Chuning asked.

Mrs. Shen San smiled and said, "It's in time. She's only just gotten pregnant, so there are still eight or nine months to go. Aren't you in charge of Wanbaoxuan now? Go with me tomorrow to pick out some styles."

When Shen Chuning heard Third Lady Shen say she was pregnant, her heart skipped a beat. She asked in a trembling voice, "Mom, who's pregnant?"

Madam Shen San patted the back of Shen Chuning's hand and said, "You are going to have a little brother."

"Mom? You?" Shen Chuning looked at Mrs. Shen San's belly in surprise.

Madam Shen San glanced at Shen Chuning and said, "What are you thinking about? It's Aunt Xue. She's pregnant."

Shen Chuning's eyes went dark. "Mother, didn't I tell you not to stop taking Aunt Xue's contraceptive soup? How come she's suddenly pregnant?"

"Look at you, child. Why are you so anxious? You've been drinking the contraceptive soup all day. Every day when Aunt Xue comes to pay her respects, mother always makes sure she finishes the contraceptive soup."

Shen Chuning sensed something was wrong. Logically, one should only drink contraceptive soup the day after having sex.

"Mom, where did the contraceptive soup come from? Why do I need to drink it every day?" Shen Chuning asked the question in her mind.

"Master Shiyuan matched it himself."

"Why is it Master Shion again? Didn't I tell you that Shion can't be trusted?"

"You only told me to stop taking Master Ziyuan's medicine, and I did. But when I heard that Aunt Xue was going to be given the contraceptive soup, Master Ziyuan said that this was a sin against one's virtue. Their clan has a secret medicine that is mild and will not harm one's virtue, so it won't bring retribution to the victim."

Shen Chuning said angrily, "I've only ever heard that having an abortion ruin one's yin virtue, but I've never heard that feeding someone contraceptive soup ruins one's yin virtue. If that were true, all the women in the mansions would have had their yin virtue ruined. Now that their yin virtue isn't ruined, the contraceptive soup has lost its effect."

Mrs. Shen San felt that her statement was not very tenable in front of Shen Chuning, so she remained silent.

"Even after drinking Ziyuan's contraceptive soup, Aunt Xue still got pregnant. What did Master Ziyuan say?" Shen Chuning continued to ask.

Mrs. Shen San was now in high spirits.

"Master Ziyuan said that since she was able to get pregnant after drinking her clan's secret medicine, this child must be born with noble aura."

"When Shen Jingwan entered the mansion, Master Ziyuan said that Shen Jingwan was destined to have a brother. If Shen Jingwan had been registered under my mother's name at that time, it would be my mother who is pregnant today."

"It was just a little late that day. Master Ziyuan came over when we returned from the ancestral hall. If Master Ziyuan had come earlier, he would have definitely registered Shen Jingwan under my name. I don't know if it would still be useful now that the ancestral hall is open."

"Mom!" Shen Chuning shouted.

She was really pissed off by Mrs. Shen.

"Okay, okay, Mom promised you that it's up to fate whether you give birth to a son or not." Mrs. Shen San was a little impatient.

"This child cannot be kept." Shen Chuning said decisively.