Chapter 251
Source: Fuyu Neko
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As expected, it was better to be concubine than a wife, and it was better to be a mistress than a concubine. Anyways, the newer a woman was, the more men would like them. Ji Man silently clucked her tongue disapproval a few times, then she left right after acknowledging Marquis Moyu's order.
It was time for her to step back and be the spectator until these two sides had injured the other party. Hadn't Wen Wan always been the woman that the marquis's favored the most? Now, there was a woman that was even more favored than her. Even though Xia-shi was lacking in refinement - one glance would be enough to tell that she was the daughter of farmers, didn't know the Four Scholarly Arts, or have double eyelids - it didn't matter. Even a common performer could be lifted up to female lead status if she gained the male lead's love.
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Holding Haohao, Ning Yuxuan looked at Xia-shi. The doctor had left after writing the prescription, and the servants had been sent away.
He asked, "Lianxin, what did you promise me?"
Xia-shi twisted the edges of her sleeve in her hands. Embarrassed, she said, "I've already done my best. How could have I know that they would try to poison Haohao through me? The people in your household are too scheming. Any action that I take, I have to worry that someone is going to use it to harm
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Haohao somehow."
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"In the future, visit Madam frequently with Haohao,"Ning Yuxuan helplessly said, "Let Madam protect the two of you."
Xia-shi nodded. After hesitating for a moment, she asked,"My lord, who is this child's mother? Why did you give him to this servant to take care of? Is his biological mother no longer alive?"
Ning Yuxuan pursed his lips. "Don't ask the questions that you shouldn't be asking. If you do a good job taking care of him, then I'll naturally have your child taken care of as well. When your son is older, I'll send him to a private school."
"Thank you my lord for your great benevolence." Xia-shi tried to copy other people's manner and clumsily saluted.
If it wasn't for Marquis Moyu, who knows how many people would be yelling and cursing at her for being a widow that gave birth to a child? It would have been impossible for her to make a living. Marquis Moyu was truly a kind person. He let her live in a grand courtyard just for taking care of a baby. She even had her own servants. He just wouldn't tell her who the baby's real mother was.
Xia-shi pursed her lips. All of the servant girls, concubines, and the main wife were such beauties. Would it be possible for her, a widow, to gain his interest?
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Ji Man was taking a stroll with Dengxin following by her side. When they passed by the back gate, they suddenly saw Muxu. She was holding Fu-er in her arms.
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Muxu was an honored concubine now, and she usually dressed lavishly. However, she was dressed surprisingly simple today. She looked quite like her former servant girl self.
And so, Ji Man called out, "Muxu."
Startled, Muxu turned her head. Seeing that it was Nie Sangyu, her
face paled. She hurriedly came over and saluted. "Madam."
"Where are you going?" Ji Man curiously looked at the baby in
Muxu's arms. "Why are you taking Fu-er out of the estate?"
Li Zixiu, who had been following Muxu, came through the back gate too. Muxu didn't even have time to signal for him to hide. As soon as he appeared, he was faced with Madam looking at him with a probing gaze.
"This... This servant is just going out for a walk. It's quite stuffy in the estate."Muxu had her head lowered, and her eyes kept moving.
Ji Man turned her gaze back to Muxu. "Is that so?"
Then, she smiled at Li Zixiu and said, "Something happened at Cailian Courtyard today. It seems like there was a problem with the medicine that Doctor Li had prescribed. The marquis is still at Cailian Courtyard. Doctor Li, you should probably go over there to see him."
Li Zixiu froze in surprise and instinctively glanced at Muxu. Muxu had her head lowered to coax the baby in her arms and pretended that she didn't see his look.
"This one will go over there to take a look."Doctor Li left right after saluting Nie Sangyu.
Looking at Muxu, who was standing in front of her, Ji Man lightly said, "You know, I still fondly remember that person who had
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