klisemfg Chapter 151 Waiting for Retribution
Chapter 151 Waiting for Retribution
As they walked, Xie Run suddenly asked, "Concubine Li has been pregnant for more than ten months, right?"
Concubine Lu: "I've been preparing for the birth for a long time, but there has been no movement. If I really count, it's been more than ten months."
"The child she is carrying is quite rare."
The first few pregnant women in the mansion all gave birth prematurely.
Only when it came to Concubine Li, there was no movement for ten months, which many people found strange.
Concubine Lu didn't know what Xie Run meant by suddenly mentioning Concubine Li.
In fact, Xie Run just walked to the gate of Chunshan Courtyard, saw Qingzhu Courtyard not far away, and mentioned it casually.
After she finished speaking, a flash of inspiration came to her mind.
"I have a rough idea of the purpose of Concubine Wan and Concubine Lian's friendship."
Concubine Lu was stunned, and there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
Concubine Lu followed Xie Run into Chunshan Courtyard.
After the maids served tea, Concubine Lu asked curiously, "Sister Xie, why is Mrs. Wan so nice to Concubine Lian for no reason?"
"Today I went into the inner chamber to visit Concubine Lian. Mrs. Wan was taking care of her very attentively, without any pretense."
"I'm afraid it's not just us, everyone is confused."
Concubine Lu didn't believe at all that Wan Linlang was so good to Concubine Lian. She just felt pity for her because they were in the same boat.
Xie Run said slowly: "Perhaps, she has set her eyes on the child in Concubine Lian's belly."
Concubine Lu was shocked, but she understood in an instant.
"She is not favored by the prince, and her status is not high enough. Now she is stuck in the palace. It is unlikely that the prince will visit her even once a year. It will be difficult for her to get married in this life."
"If I raise a child, firstly, I can use it to win your favor, and secondly, I'll have someone to rely on in the future...it's really a good idea!"
For a moment, Concubine Lu couldn't help but feel envious.
Isn’t the biggest luxury for concubines like them to have a child so that they can have someone to rely on for the rest of their lives?
It's just that she is timid and doesn't dare to think like Wan Linlang.
Xie Run's expression was indifferent, but the words he uttered were extremely cold: "If that's the case, the day the child is born will be the day Concubine Lian dies!"
Concubine Lu felt a chill running up from the soles of her feet to her forehead.
I suddenly felt cold all over.
"How... dares she?"
"She dares." Xie Run said lightly, with full confidence.
It's just killing a person. When did Wan Shiqie get scared?
In Songya Courtyard, Concubine Lian had no idea of Wan Linlang's plan.
When the princess was interrogating Concubine Jiang, she was sleeping in the bedroom at the back.
All of Concubine Jiang's humiliating words fell into her ears.
She lay on the bed, tears streaming down her face.
Only after everyone had left and Wan Linlang came in to see her did she dare to cry out loud.
Wan Linlang's brows showed heartache as she gently comforted Concubine Lian.
"You just had a miscarriage, you can't cry like that."
"You shouldn't have listened to Concubine Jiang's words!"
"The prince and princess didn't say anything, who dares to slander the child in your belly?!"
Concubine Lian held Wan Linlang's hand and cried bitterly: "My dear sister, I know that you are the only one in this mansion who is sincere to me!"
"I don't want to hear those words, but today Concubine Jiang said them in front of everyone in the palace. In the future, it will be His Majesty who will clear my name from the humiliation. I'm afraid my child and I will have to live in rumors for the rest of our lives!"
She cried heartbreakingly, "Who is born to be in a brothel?"
"Back then, my family was short of money, so they sold me to a brothel. I grew up being beaten and scolded. Luckily, I met the prince, and I was admitted into the palace and became a good citizen. I thought I finally had hope in this life."
"Who knew that the princess, as the mistress, had never troubled me, and the other sisters all greeted me with smiles, but I had to meet this black-hearted vicious woman!"
"I followed the prince with a clear conscience. Now that she's thrown a basin of dirty water on me, I'll never be able to hold my head up high for the rest of my life!"
Concubine Lian thought that she and her child would never be able to escape the word "lowly" for the rest of their lives, and she felt that life was hopeless and everything before her was bleak.
She said in despair, "Am I only worthy of suffering in this life? I'm not even worthy of living like an ordinary person?"
Wan Linlang frowned slightly and scolded her in a low voice, "Don't think like that!"
"She's just jealous of you!"
Concubine Lian was also stunned.
Wan Linlang said softly, "Don't be blinded by Concubine Jiang's words."
"To be honest, not to mention Concubine Jiang, even I envy you."
Concubine Lian smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, why do you have to say these words to comfort me? How can I compare with you?"
No matter how bad a female doctor is, as long as she doesn't have a dirty reputation, she can still be considered a decent woman.
Wan Linlang entered the palace because of his meritorious service in treating the epidemic.
Looking around the whole mansion, Concubine Lian felt that her status was the lowest, so when she was bullied by Concubine Jiang, she dared not say a word.
Wan Linlang: "I didn't comfort you."
"Since you have entered the mansion and become a concubine, you are all the same person."
"In the palace, who can compare to the prince and princess in terms of birth? If you want to make a living, you rely on the prince's favor and offspring. Birth is the least important thing!"
"Is Concubine Jiang of high birth? But she has caused you so much suffering. I am just waiting for the prince to come back. I must not let her be so proud again."
"You don't know how much I, a person without favor and children, envy you."
Concubine Lian was comforted by her and felt much better.
She gently took Wan Linlang's hand and said, "Sister Wan, you treated me with all your heart. I will never forget it."
"If you hadn't showed up in time today, my life and the life of the baby in my belly would have been in danger!"
"Now I promise you, the child in my belly will be your child in the future. If he dares not treat you as his own mother when he grows up, I will give birth to him in vain!"
"These words are still far away." Wan Linlang seemed unconcerned. She held Concubine Lian's hand and put it under the quilt, and whispered to her in comfort: "Now you should rest assured and take care of your health. Wait and see what happens to Concubine Jiang!"
"She has done so many evil things, she must be punished!"
Concubine Lian nodded with tears in her eyes, looking at Wan Linlang with eyes full of gratitude and admiration.
"I'll listen to my sister and take good care of the baby."
Everything happened as Xie Run expected.
Even when she was under house arrest, Concubine Jiang could still make some noise from time to time, but this time she was silent.
Concubine Lu occasionally came to visit Xie Run and told him the news passed on by her little sisters when she was a maid.
"I heard that the princess had someone guard the door and not let Concubine Jiang step out of the room."
"On the first day, Concubine Jiang was so angry that she smashed all the porcelain in the room and yelled for a long time. The princess had someone clean up and stopped sending things to Songya Courtyard. Now she lives in an empty room!"
"She smashed the kitchen twice in a row last time, which really offended them. Now the kitchen staff are tampering with her food. I heard that the food sent to Songyayuan these past two days has all gone bad."
Xie Run: "The day before yesterday, I went to pay my respects to the princess. On the way back, I heard someone muttering that there were a lot of mice and night cats in Concubine Jiang's room. I wanted someone to take care of it, but no one paid any attention."