The next morning, Jiang Zongwei went to the cabinet to work early and did not notice that the jewelry on Xue Ying's dressing table was missing.

Xue Ying was particularly sleepy during her pregnancy and only woke up at noon. She was extremely thirsty and shouted, "Qiu Shuang..."

But no one responded, so he had to get up, walk to the table, pour a glass of water, and drink it all in one gulp.

By the time the two maids came over, Xue Ying had already finished her tea and said cautiously, "Miss, you're awake. I'll go get the food ready."

"No, I have no appetite. Where have you been? Why didn't anyone respond when I called you?"

"Madam, tell someone to call this servant over for questioning."

"What did you ask?"

"I asked about the young lady's pregnancy."

"It's just fake sympathy. It was her fault that I married Jiang Zongwei. Now she's pretending to care for me. It's disgusting."

Another servant said cautiously, "I went to Madam Xu to get new clothes."

"Forget it, forget it. Remember to leave someone guarding the door next time."

"Yes."

"Miss, even if you don't want to eat, the young master will have to eat. I'll go to the kitchen and prepare some light meals!"

"also."

Qiu Shuang hesitated to speak: "Miss..."

"What's the matter?"

"I went to Madam Xu's clothing store and saw my brother-in-law's sister-in-law and niece buying clothes. They each bought two sets of summer clothes, and the prices were not cheap."

"How can a country woman like her wear such fine material? It's a disgrace to Madam Xu's craftsmanship, and she's spending my own money. I feel angry just thinking about it."

At this time, Xue Ying's mother came over and asked, "Ying'er, how do you feel today?"

"Mom, I feel uncomfortable, weak all over, and nauseous."

"Ying'er, just bear with it. It will be fine after the first three months."

Qiu Shuang was preparing to dress Xue Ying when she suddenly noticed that all the jewelry on the dressing table was gone. She panicked and asked, "Miss, why are the jewelry on the dressing table gone? Did you put it there?"

"Is the jewelry missing? I didn't know that!"

She quickly ran to the dressing table and saw that it was empty. Even the jewelry in the drawer was gone, which made her furious.

Aunt Chen said with concern: "Ying'er, slow down... slow down... You are pregnant. No matter how important the jewelry is, it is not as important as the child."

"Mom, all the jewelry is gone. That was most of my jewelry."

Xue Ying angrily slammed the dressing table and roared, "Where are my jewelry? Did you two steal it? I will immediately order someone to take you to the Jingzhao government office for questioning."

Qiu Shuang quickly knelt down and defended herself, "Miss, I have served you for many years, how dare I steal your jewelry? Please investigate."

Qiu Ju, who came in with the food, saw that the situation was not right and quickly put the food on the table, "Miss..."

"Qiuju, did you take the jewelry from my dressing table?"

"Miss, I am innocent. I went to Madam Xu's place to get some clothes this morning. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to search my room. If they find me, I will be at your disposal."

"You two servants are the only ones entering and leaving my yard. Who else could it be but you?"

"Miss, could it be that the son-in-law gave it to the Jiang family? Isn't the silver he took from you enough?"

Aunt Chen angrily scolded: "You can't prevent a thief in your own home. Jiang Zongwei is a useless person. How could the master fall for such a useless man?"

"He has no family background, is extremely poor, and has a whole family of vampires to support him. Not only is he old, but he's also a widower. How can such a man be worthy of my daughter?"

"When choosing who to marry Jiang Zongwei, it was my wife who decided to marry you to him. You ruined my lifelong happiness. I wish I could die with my wife."

"Mother, please don't let this get to you. What will I do if something happens to you? Madam is the one who makes the decisions in the mansion, and Dad doesn't care about the affairs of the mansion. If the time comes, Madam will definitely torture my daughter to death."

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried, "My poor daughter, it's because I don't have the ability to protect you."

"When my wife had a miscarriage, she put all the blame on me, which led to her treating us harshly for so many years."

"This time she seized the opportunity to take revenge on me by marrying you to that widower Jiang Zongwei, just to watch me suffer. She's so cruel."

"Mother, this isn't your fault. Don't blame yourself. It's all because of Madam's narrow-mindedness. She's not worthy of being the mistress of the Xue family."

"Mom, seeing you live like this, my heart aches. You are a good lady from a noble family and you are suffering so much."

"mother……"

The mother and daughter cried for a while, and after calming down, they said, "Mom, please go back! I'm tired."

"I'm tired, take a rest quickly."

"it is good."

Xue Ying saw her mother leave, and her expression suddenly changed. "Qiushuang, Qiuju, let's go and get my jewelry back. We must not let the Jiang family get it for free."

"Miss, please eat first!"

"I'm so angry I can't eat anymore."

Xue Ying brought two servants and took a carriage to the Jiang family's residence, which was two streets away from the Xue Mansion.

It is a two-courtyard house. The Jiang couple lives in the front yard, and Jiang Zonghai's family of four lives in the back yard.

Xue Ying got off the carriage angrily, "Qiuju, go knock on the door."

"Yes."

Old Lady Jiang, Zhang, and Jiang Xi were chatting happily, imagining that Jiang Yu would become the top scorer in the imperial examination, and Jiang Xi would marry a nobleman from an official family. In the future, their Jiang family would gain a firm foothold in the capital and become a prestigious family in the capital.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. "Who is it? Why are you doing it so hard?"

"Grandma, let me go see who it is."

"Go quickly."

Jiang Xi opened the door and saw the aggressive Xue Ying. He said cautiously, "Auntie..."

Xue Ying looked at Jiang Xi with disgust, pushed her away, and yelled: "Get out of here, who is your aunt? You are a country girl with a poor face, and it makes people feel disgusted."

Jiang Xi looked at Xue Ying timidly, angry but not daring to speak.

Xue Ying came to the main hall in a rage. When Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Zhang saw Xue Ying coming, they greeted her with a smile, "Big brother's wife, why are you here?"

"Where are my jewelry?"

"What jewelry?"

"Stop pretending and take out my jewelry quickly, or I'll be rude to you."

"Sister-in-law, I don't know what jewelry you are talking about."

"It's Jiang Zongwei who stole the jewelry from my house and gave it to you. Hurry and give it back, or I'll report you to the police."

"Brother didn't bring any jewelry, and it's too bad for you two to steal!"

"If you're afraid of being embarrassed, don't do it. If you do it and don't dare to admit it, you're a coward."

Old Mrs. Jiang listened to Xue Ying belittling her eldest son. In her heart, her eldest son was proud, and when she heard others say bad things about him, she immediately became furious.

"My eldest daughter-in-law, you are so harsh! You are a lady from a wealthy family, but you are just a shrew."

"If you want to report it to the authorities, then do so! We don't care if your Shangshu Mansion has no shame."

"Is this how a daughter-in-law should talk to her mother-in-law? This is the good girl your aunt has raised. Children born to concubines have no manners at all."

Xue Ying was already furious because of her pregnancy. Now when she heard Old Lady Jiang say that she was born by a concubine and that she was ridiculed because of her illegitimate status and was not welcomed in the mansion, she immediately flew into a rage and smashed the teacup on the table.

The tea had just been poured, and it was so hot that Mrs. Jiang jumped up from her chair and shouted, "Ah...it's so hot...it's so hot..."

When Zhang saw her mother-in-law was burned, she pushed Xue Ying away and came to her mother-in-law, saying with concern: "Mother, how are you? Your daughter-in-law will take you to see a doctor."

"Second daughter-in-law, kick this bitch out! I, an old woman, can't stand such a disrespectful daughter-in-law."

Xue Ying had a pregnancy reaction and felt weak all over. She hadn't eaten anything since she got up. Now, Zhang pushed her so hard that she fell to the ground in an instant and felt a severe stomachache.

Xue Ying clutched her stomach, her face pale. "My stomach hurts... baby..."

Two servants hurried to her side, "Miss, how are you?"

Xue Ying said intermittently: "I... have a stomachache..."

Zhang was terrified. She had just pushed her, so how could she fall? She didn't mean to hurt the baby in her belly.

Zhang was so frightened that she stammered, "You... stop pretending... I didn't even use any strength..."

Qiu Shuang shouted, "Miss, you treated me like this while I was pregnant? Just wait to be kicked out of the capital!"

Old Mrs. Jiang was also frightened and no longer cried out in pain. She didn't expect things to turn out like this.

"Are you two servants dead? Go and call the doctor quickly."

Qiuju was extremely anxious and ran to call a doctor as fast as an arrow.

Qiu Shuang said to Xue Ying with concern, "Miss, I will take you back to the mansion."

Xue Ying's face turned pale with pain, beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, and she choked with sobs: "Go back home..."

Qiu Shuang quickly helped Xue Ying to her feet. Zhang wanted to help, but Xue Ying angrily pushed her away. Her eyes were filled with anger and disgust, as if Zhang was her enemy.

Xue Ying endured the pain and sat in the carriage, heading back. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach, which made her twitch.

I felt a surge of heat in my body, and an ominous premonition suddenly surged in my heart.

Qiu Shuang was horrified to see her pale face and cold sweat on her forehead. She was even more frightened to see blood seeping out of her skirt.

"Miss, you are bleeding..."

Xue Ying was in so much pain that she couldn't speak, but she just held Qiu Shuang's hand tightly. Qiu Shuang saw her like that, and she felt very anxious and uneasy.

Qiu Shuang hurriedly asked the coachman to speed up. As the carriage was bumpy, Xue Ying's stomachache became more and more severe, her consciousness gradually became blurred, and finally she fainted in Qiu Shuang's arms.

Qiu Shuang shouted anxiously: "Miss...Miss..."

After returning home, Qiu Shuang gently placed her on the bed and covered her with a thin quilt.

Qiuju hurried over anxiously with the doctor. As soon as the doctor entered the room, he immediately went to the bedside and took Xue Ying's pulse.

Time seemed to stand still as the two servants stared at the doctor nervously, praying silently in their hearts that the young lady and the baby in her belly would be safe.

Finally, the doctor released her hand. Qiu Shuang and Qiu Ju couldn't wait to ask, "Doctor, how is the young lady?"

The doctor frowned, shook his head, and said solemnly: "Miss Xue's pulse is weak, but there is nothing serious. It's just that the child is gone, and she needs to rest and recuperate in the future."

"Is the child gone?"

The doctor shook his head and said firmly, "It's gone. I'll prescribe some medicine now, and you should take good care of yourself from now on."

"The young lady will be so sad when she wakes up without her child."

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