The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

After the doctor left, Song Wenjun didn't need to do anything else, so she left with Xiao Tao.

Madam Zhou left two maids and an old woman to take care of Jiang Miaoyin, and she returned to her own courtyard.

On the way back, Qi's mother was restless the whole time.

The doctor clearly detected a problem by taking the pulse, but pretended not to know.

So, should she tell him or not?

Zhou kept complaining of a headache and feeling weak, so she went back into the house and lay down.

Qi's mother was filled with thoughts of the lines on Jiang Miaoyin's belly, and the more she thought about it, the more horrified she became.

No, she has to go check again.

When the maid saw that Madam Qi had returned, she hurriedly greeted her, "Madam Qi, is there anything you need to tell me?"

"No, I just came to take a look. You can go out now."

After coaxing the person out, Qi's mother tiptoed forward and saw that Jiang Miaoyin was still asleep.

Her heart was filled with anxiety; she was restless and restless until she got a result.

Qi's mother gently lifted the quilt, and then reached out to touch Jiang Miaoyin's waist.

She gently lifted the hem of her dress and saw it clearly this time.

Jiang Miaoyin had several lines on her waist, and her lower abdomen was loose, indicating that she had not fully recovered.

Qi's mother withdrew her hand as if scalded by hot water, and just then Jiang Miaoyin opened her eyes.

When she saw that Qi's mother was looking at her belly, she immediately reached out and grabbed Qi's mother's wrist.

Qi's mother exclaimed in surprise and tried to back away.

But Jiang Miaoyin held her tightly, and she couldn't break free.

She stared at Qi's mother with icy eyes, her gaze as cold as a venomous snake's: "Qi's mother, what are you doing?"

Qi's mother's heart pounded with fear, but she quickly calmed down.

Why should she be the one afraid? It should be Jiang Miaoyin.

Thinking of this, Madam Qi was no longer afraid. She sneered at Jiang Miaoyin twice and asked, "This is the question that this old servant should ask the young mistress. This old servant really wants to know how these lines on the young mistress's belly came about."

Qi Mama had been a servant in the mansion her whole life, and she longed to live a life of superiority.

Although Jiang Miaoyin's dowry was not much, the Marquis's mansion supported her, and she should have saved up quite a bit of money over the years.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Miaoyin hurriedly covered herself with the blanket, then glared fiercely at Qi's mother: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Seeing her guilty look, Qi's mother knew she had guessed correctly.

It's truly unbelievable how capable this widowed sister-in-law is.

She actually gave birth to a child in the mansion without anyone knowing, and she did it so secretly.

She certainly couldn't do it alone.

Perhaps her lover is also in the mansion.

"That's what I should be asking you," Madam Qi suddenly approached Jiang Miaoyin and asked in a low voice, "I don't know if your lover is a stableman or a servant in the manor. You've secretly given birth to an illegitimate child. You're going to be drowned in a pig cage."

Jiang Miaoyin's face turned pale instantly.

She glared at Qi's mother and threatened, "If you dare to talk nonsense, I will kill you."

Madam Qi chuckled indifferently: "If the First Madam knew, you would surely die. I have no interest in your sordid affairs. If you want me to keep quiet, that's easy. Give me five thousand taels of silver, and I'll take this secret to my grave."

She looked at Jiang Miaoyin's pale face and sneered twice: "Think it over carefully, do you want to live or die? Five thousand taels is not much for you."

After saying that, she turned to leave.

"Wait a moment." Jiang Miaoyin said with a stern face, "Five thousand taels, come and collect it tonight."

Madam Qi immediately beamed with joy: "Thank you, young mistress."

She gave a cold laugh, then swayed her thick waist as she walked out.

Once they left Jiang Miaoyin's courtyard, Qi's mother covered her mouth and laughed twice.

It's truly a blessing from heaven that she learned such a secret.

Once she got the money, she would run away to find a secluded place to live a peaceful life.

I no longer have to do servitude.

Inside the room, Jiang Miaoyin's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

She gripped the mattress tightly, her knuckles turning white.

If a lowly old maid dares to threaten her, then let her have the life to take it, but not the life to spend it.

That evening, Jiang Miaoyin sent the maids and old women out of the room.

Then, she hung up the red lantern at the entrance of the courtyard and sat inside the house to wait quietly.

Sure enough, not long after, the door creaked open and a figure slipped into the room.

It was Gu Huaizhou.

He and Jiang Miaoyin had a secret code for emergency communication: if she lit a red lantern, it meant there was an urgent matter.

Gu Huaizhou strode in and asked anxiously, "What happened?"

Jiang Miaoyin remained unusually calm, even with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes. She said to Gu Huaizhou, "Our affair has been discovered."

"Who is it?" Gu Huaizhou gasped.

He was so vigilant; who had discovered his secret?

Jiang Miaoyin met his anxious eyes and said, "Qi Mama, when she was changing my clothes, she saw my belly. She used it to blackmail me for a 5,000 tael note. Gu Lang, this person cannot be allowed to live."

Gu Huaizhou's thin lips were pressed tightly together, and his peach blossom eyes were filled with fierceness and malice.

He clenched his fist and slammed it heavily on the table, saying in a cold voice, "I understand. You can rest assured and rest. I'll handle this."

He didn't believe that everything would be fine once Qi's mother took the money.

Only the dead can keep secrets.

Jiang Miaoyin nodded, her eyes blurred with tears as she looked at Gu Huaizhou: "Gu Lang, it's all my fault for being so careless..."

"It's not your fault." Gu Huaizhou reached out and wiped away her tears, chuckling softly, "I knew this day would come when we were together."

He stretched out his hand and looked at his palm, which was clean and fair.

But he knew that his hands were already stained with blood.

“There’s no difference between one life and ten lives.” Gu Huaizhou’s ruthlessness was seen as manly in Jiang Miaoyin’s eyes.

She threw herself into Gu Huaizhou's arms and said emotionally, "Thank you, Gu Lang, for protecting me."

"It's getting late, you should go to sleep."

After saying that, he pushed Jiang Miaoyin away and strode out.

At this moment, Qi's mother was completely unaware that she was about to face a terrible disaster, and was still dreaming of a meteoric rise to wealth and power.

Five thousand taels was enough for her to open a shop and live a stable life.

Following Jiang Miaoyin's instructions, she went to the designated room in the back garden to collect the silver.

But as soon as she came out of the Zhou family's courtyard and reached the corner, someone covered her mouth.

The other person was very strong and covered her mouth and nose tightly, so she couldn't even struggle.

It wasn't until Qi's mother felt her head being forcefully pushed into the water that she panicked and struggled to get up.

The more she struggled, the more water poured into her mouth and nose.

Her lungs felt like they were about to explode, and soon Qi's mother stopped moving.

Gu Huaizhou glanced indifferently at her corpse and kicked her into the water.