Noble Lady

Xue Chenyu didn't know about Prince Cheng's worries, she only knew that with his assurance, she could sleep much more peacefully tonight.

While she was sleeping, He Minzhi also went to see Ji Minrou.

The moment I opened the door, I was still shocked by the simplicity of her room.

Based on my past impression, my mother should have been willing to buy her some things, so why is there not even a single decent thing in her room now?

"Cousin, you are finally here. I thought I would never see you again in this life."

"What nonsense are you talking about? How is it possible that you can't see me?"

Ji Minrou acted like a frightened little girl, and He Minzhi pretended to be like that too.

Seeing this, Ji Minrou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But she immediately showed her worry again, "Cousin, Rou'er is pregnant with your child, and Auntie already knows about it. Does she have any advice for you?"

He Minzhi acted embarrassed when he heard this, "Rou'er, this is all my fault. I made you suffer this injustice."

"Mother didn't hit you on purpose. She has been thinking about the He family's reputation for so many years. She was just too angry at the time and was afraid that you would ruin the He family's reputation. That's why she couldn't control her temper. She didn't mean to embarrass you."

He paused and looked at Ji Minrou with hopeful eyes, "You can understand, right, Rou'er?"

Ji Minrou screamed in her heart: "I'm pregnant with your child!"

She had been scolded and slapped, and originally had a lot to complain about, but after He Minzhi said that, she couldn't even mention her grievances.

No, Ji Minrou, you have to hold it in and don't lose your temper.

A little lack of patience will ruin a big plan. Don’t forget your real purpose.

Once the child is born safely, there will be plenty of ways to redress those grievances!

"What did my cousin say to me? We are a family, of course I can understand." Ji Minrou's face was filled with surprise, but it was quickly replaced by weakness and pity.

"I'm just worried that my aunt won't be able to tolerate this child. What should I do then? This isn't Rou'er's own flesh and blood, it's also my cousin's. What if my aunt thinks I'm not worthy of giving birth to my cousin's child? Then Rou'er won't..."

"Don't talk nonsense. Mother is not such a heartless person." He Minzhi interrupted her nonsense. "The child in your belly is the flesh and blood of my He family, and is also my blood-related grandson."

"As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. This child will be my first grandchild. I will treat you and the child well."

"Are you serious, cousin?" Ji Minrou's eyes were glistening with tears, and she looked extremely distressed. "Aunt, can you really let me give birth to the child? Wouldn't you think that this child is not legitimate..." What she said was not going well?

He Minzhi coughed unnaturally, "You don't need to worry about those things. Just take care of yourself and give birth to this child safely."

"With me here, no one can hurt you, just don't worry."

He Minzhi's words and deeds were all about coaxing Ji Minrou, telling her to rest assured and take care of the pregnancy and give birth to the baby first.

Ji Minrou was tactful enough not to mention when she would be allowed in, as she knew that now was not the right time.

At least you have to wait until the child is born safely before you are qualified to ask for it.

However, by using this child, she could vent her grievances of being imprisoned before.

"Cousin, look at Rou'er's room. There's nothing in it. If she was alone in the past, it would be fine. But now that Rou'er has your child, we can't let the future young master live in a place like this."

He Minzhi heard her tone and thought that she had already made some small preparations, and he felt much more relieved.

"Don't worry, Rou'er. I won't let you and your son continue to suffer such injustice."

The two chatted for a while, and He Minzhi left after he felt he had coaxed the person into submission.

Next, in order to appease Ji Minrou's emotions, He Minzhi and Liu's mother and son moved all the good things in their warehouse to Ji Minrou's room.

The originally empty room was suddenly filled to the brim.

Ji Minrou watched the servants carrying and lifting things. Mother Huang and Shitou were supervising them, reminding them from time to time: "Be careful, these things are very valuable. If one or two are damaged, you won't be able to compensate even if you sell them."

Ji Minrou narrowed her eyes. It’s not that the mother and son didn’t have anything, but they just didn’t want to give it to her before.

What a nice old lady He is! She said such nice things when she sent Mother Huang to pick her up.

No matter what, she grew up in the He family since she was a child. Old Madam He always treated her as her own daughter and couldn't bear to see her suffer in the nunnery.

She has to be brought back to the He family. Only when she is under her supervision can she feel at ease.

What else did she say? She was forced by the situation at that time and had no choice but to hastily choose a man for her and ask her to marry him. The He family was sorry for her, and she would definitely make it up to them for the rest of her life.

As a result, he took her and threw her into the corner without paying any attention to her.

In the end, she still has to fight for it on her own.

Humph.

Ji Minrou lowered her eyes to hide the hatred in them, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

Since Madam He was unwilling to give it to her, she had to rely on herself and take it away bit by bit.

……

The news of Ji Minrou's pregnancy had already spread among the servants of the He family.

Now Liu and He Minzhi bought things for her in such a grand manner, as if they wanted to worship her like a bodhisattva, and everyone in the house knew about it.

The second house had also heard the news a long time ago, but He Minzhi's ostentatious purchase of things for Ji Minrou still made them feel sick.

"What a filthy bunch of people are in the first house!" He Shuang spat several times in a row.

There was a He Ruyi who had an affair with a man without a matchmaker and got pregnant before she got married.

Now, He Minzhi, a successful Hanlin scholar, is actually involved with Ji Minrou, the widow who was raised in the eldest wife's house since childhood.

These brother and sister are both bad people, they are a nest of snakes and rats.

Zhang patted the back of her hand and comforted her, "Don't be too angry. We will have to separate from them sooner or later."

Having said that, how could He Shuang not be angry?

Apart from He Jixiang, the illegitimate daughter of the eldest wife, she was the only unmarried girl left in the He family.

They were so shameless and wanton, and outsiders thought she was the same. What should she do? Would she still be able to live as a human being in the future?

"Don't worry, mother has already talked to the An family." Seeing her puffed up cheeks and looking like she was about to explode with anger, Zhang smiled and comforted her softly.

Zhang has already told the An family that they are planning to separate from the He family's eldest branch. They are afraid that the family, which has ancestors who were Hanlin scholars, will not benefit much from it.

The An family was relieved. They had their eyes on the girl He Shuang, and Mr. He Er was also a county magistrate, which was much higher than their An family's status.

They wouldn't even dream of marrying into the He family, which has three generations of Hanlin scholars.

In Ankang's mother's words, "Marrying the daughter of the second branch of the He family is a blessing for our An family's ancestors."

Liu and He Minzhi vowed to keep the news of Ji Minrou's pregnancy secret within the mansion, but they didn't expect that He Ruyi, who had never returned home except to visit her parents' home after her marriage, also heard the news.