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Meanwhile, at the other end of the Xie residence, in a courtyard with only the master and servant, preparations for dinner were underway.

Several simple side dishes were laid out on the table in front of Xie Jinglan. Jixiang then brought out a steaming bowl of soup from the kitchen and greeted him.

"The food is ready, Master, please eat it while it's hot."

The food on the table was naturally prepared by Jixiang. After all, the servants in the Xie family were all snobbish and unwilling to even clean the courtyard, let alone the food. No one cared about it at all, so Jixiang had no choice but to take care of it herself.

Xie Jinglan responded and was about to pick up his chopsticks when he suddenly noticed a few strange noises coming from outside the courtyard. Both the master and servant tensed up. Jixiang reached for the hidden weapon at his waist as if on guard, while the next second Jiang Yuyue walked into the house with a smile.

Upon seeing that it was her, Jixiang silently breathed a sigh of relief. But now that they had returned to the Xie residence, how could Jiang Yuyue still be so bold? Wasn't she afraid of being discovered?

If the Xie family discovers that the sister-in-law has raided her brother-in-law's house at night, then things could get very bad!

"Miss, why didn't you use the main entrance..."

Xiao Liu quickly caught up from behind, carrying two food boxes. Xie Jinglan frowned upon hearing this; she had climbed over the wall to get in again.

"When are you going to change this bad habit of yours?"

Xie Jinglan looked up at her, "You're pregnant, how can you be so careless?"

"No problem."

Jiang Yuyue smiled and said, "It's not even a month into the pregnancy yet, so it's not a problem."

After saying this, Jiang Yuyue noticed the simple food on the table and understood Xie Jinglan's current situation.

They really are a bunch of opportunistic lackeys.

Jiang Yuyue cursed inwardly. These people were tormenting Xie Jinglan because they knew he didn't have much time left. He was already in poor health and needed to nourish himself. If he was treated so harshly in terms of food, wouldn't he have no chance of surviving?

It seems that her trip today was definitely worthwhile.

"Take everything out of the food box."

Xiao Liu then opened the food box and took out one exquisite dish after another.

Jiang Yuyue introduced them one by one: "Here we have lotus leaf porridge, pork tripe and chicken, shredded chicken and white fungus, and mutton with wolfberries. These were all bought from Shidinglou. They are all good dishes for nourishing the body. And this peach shortbread was also bought by Xiaoliu from Fuyuanzhai. Try it and see if it suits your taste?"

Looking at the table laden with food, Xie Jinglan met Jiang Yuyue's gentle gaze, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Who said they wanted to keep their distance from me before they came back? Now, in the middle of the night, you've brought so much stuff into my yard. Are you afraid people won't know that the child in your belly isn't Xie Yunqi's?"

Jiang Yuyue meant well, and specially asked Xiao Liu to buy more delicious and nourishing dishes to eat with Xie Jinglan. She never expected that this person would be so ungrateful.

"There's not a soul in your yard, how could anyone have found you?"

Jiang Yuyue pointed to the dishes that Jixiang had made on the table.

"These dishes are so meager that even if the Xie family were short of money, they wouldn't serve such things on the table. Your courtyard has to cook for yourselves, and there aren't even any servants. I'm afraid you could die in this courtyard one day and no one would even notice."

Ji Xiang stood aside and was inexplicably scolded. He had put his heart into making those dishes. Although they couldn't compare to what Jiang Yuyue brought, they were by no means shabby!

"Young Madam, you'd better leave quickly."

Jixiang advised, "Although there are not many people in the Third Young Master's courtyard, there is no guarantee that the First Madam or the Master will not send someone to inquire. If they see these things... I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain."

Ji Xiang swore that he said all this was absolutely for his master's reputation and had nothing to do with Jiang Yuyue's evaluation of his food earlier.

"If you wanted to greet me, you would have come long ago. How could you possibly come in the middle of the night? If you are worried, then go and keep watch at the door. Let me know if there is any disturbance."

Jiang Yuyue said, "We'll save some food for you later."

Upon hearing this, Jixiang's expression immediately froze. He looked at Xie Jinglan, but seeing that his master had no reaction, he could only do as he was told.

After sending Jixiang away, Jiang Yuyue looked at Xie Jinglan. Perhaps realizing that her words had been a bit harsh, she picked up her chopsticks and placed a dish on his plate.

"Eat up, these are all high-quality dishes that you have to pay a lot of money to get outside. It would be a shame if they got cold."

"I didn't realize that my sister-in-law would be so stingy with money."

Xie Jinglan's tone remained indifferent, but it wasn't hard to detect a hint of displeasure within it.

"She came back and immediately spent a fortune, so generously settling Erlang's gambling debts. I thought my sister-in-law regarded money as dirt."

"Oh?"

Jiang Yuyue raised an eyebrow, her eyes gleaming with even more cunning.

"Are you worried about the money I spent? After all, it was money spent for your Xie family. If you really care, say something nice to me so that I won't feel like I wasted my money."

Seeing this, Xie Jinglan knew she was thinking the wrong thing again, so he simply ignored her and picked up his chopsticks to eat.

Seeing that he was ignoring her again, Jiang Yuyue finally spoke up and offered a brief explanation.

"You don't need to worry about me. I always repay kindness with kindness and revenge with revenge. I know exactly who is good to me. Although I gave away a sum of money, I will get it back sooner or later."

Seeing that she seemed to know what was going on, Xie Jinglan felt a little relieved and gestured for Jiang Yuyue to have dinner with her.

"Don't talk when you eat, don't talk when you sleep."

Although the dishes at Shidinglou were indeed top-notch, she lost her appetite after only a few bites, perhaps because it was true that Jiang Yuyue had lied to the First Madam earlier.

"Don't eat?"

Xie Jinglan frowned as he watched that she had only eaten three or four bites of rice and hadn't touched much of the food on the table.

"Now that you're pregnant, you should eat even more. Why aren't you eating as much as before?"

"No appetite."

Jiang Yuyue put down her chopsticks and touched her abdomen. "I probably haven't rested well. Maybe it will get better in a few days."

Hearing this, Xie Jinglan didn't say much, only admonishing, "Then take good care of yourself first. If you end up getting hurt, wouldn't all your efforts be in vain?"

"know."

Jiang Yuyue smiled and agreed. Seeing that it was getting late, she prepared to go back. Before leaving, she didn't forget to inquire about Xie Jinglan's health.

"You yourself must take those medicines on time every day. If you run out of medicine, just send Jixiang to tell me. Although the Xie family is poor, I have plenty of silver."

Xie Jinglan's expression was unreadable; he only responded with a sound of agreement. However, his face darkened when he saw Jiang Yuyue preparing to climb over the courtyard wall again.

"Use the main entrance."