C4

Normally, Murong Yao would definitely apologize first, because she had made things difficult for him. When he was troubled, she was sad. But today, she slowly began to understand that she wasn't wrong in the first place, and that what she had done was just filial piety. She didn't want to embarrass him, so she kept backing down. Murong Yao really wanted to shout out loud, "Of course you didn't come back to the capital to watch our internal strife. You specifically came back to the capital to conceive a new generation with Miss Zhou." However, she couldn't say any of this out loud. It wasn't the time for her to fall out with him yet.

"I told Xia'er to tell her. Grandma didn't believe that I was sick, and even let Nanny Fu, who was in her room, see for herself. In these two years, although you did not grow up in the Palace, everyone in the Palace knows that. Other than today, the 729th day, I went to the Ning Xin Garden on time to pay my respects to Grandma, rain or shine. "

Gongsun Ze was waiting for Murong Yao to apologize. Whenever he showed any displeasure, Murong Yao would apologize and promise him many things. As long as she apologized, he thought, it would be over. After all, she was his wife, and he had to give her that. Unexpectedly, what came to him was a statement filled with truth, with a hint of accusation. Gongsun Ze frowned. Why did Murong Yao seem to have changed after not seeing her for so long?

He had a lot on his mind lately. The Zhou family was causing a ruckus, so he had to give an explanation to Yingxue. Because Yingxue was protecting him, she fell out with her family and moved outside alone. Yingxue was originally a lady of the family and was used to living a comfortable life. Originally, he had wanted to return to the mansion to be more quiet, but his mother had also started making trouble for him. Now, even Murong Yao had turned out to be abnormal and they were all trying to force him.

Gongsun Ze looked at Murong Yao, who was a bit domineering today. For a moment, he really wanted to tell her the truth. He wanted to see her cry out in pain. However, when he saw her pale face and stubborn eyes, he couldn't bear to do so. Forget it, if he were to drag things out any longer, at least he wouldn't be able to say it out loud today.

Murong Yao couldn't say that she understood Gongsun Ze extremely well, but she knew it to be about 80%. At that moment, she really thought that he would tell her everything. She didn't want to hear it. She couldn't listen until she was ready to go. She had wanted to change the topic as soon as he started talking, but she didn't expect him to hold it in. This was good too, everyone understood each other. Since he was anxious, wasn't she in a rush as well?

When Chun'er came in, she saw that the general and his wife's expressions weren't right. She asked Murong Yao with her eyes, and Murong Yao shook her head. Only then did she relax her tense nerves. "General, Madam, dinner is ready. Do you want it now?"

Murong Yao didn't say anything. These small matters were settled by Gongsun Ze. She felt that she had some symptoms of pregnancy, so she didn't have any appetite. Gongsun Ze looked at Murong Yao and nodded. During the meal, apart from the occasional sound of chopsticks, spoons clinking against bowls, and chewing, the two did not speak any superfluous words or make any other movements.

Gongsun Ze felt that the Murong Yao of today was a bit abnormal. Normally, she would politely serve him food and say something to liven up the atmosphere. Could it be that she was trying to be petty in front of him? Gongsun Ze put down his chopsticks, "Nope, I'm going to sleep in the study tonight."

"Greetings to the general." Murong Yao put down her chopsticks after hearing his words. She even stood up and got lucky with him. Gongsun Ze was just speaking angrily. Although he said that, he had no intention of moving. He didn't expect that this woman would … Originally, he wanted to stay the night. Yingxue's body wasn't well and she couldn't serve him. He was at her prime. Although Murong Yao couldn't give birth to a child, she was still a woman. Unexpectedly, she didn't know how to appreciate favors.

After Gongsun Ze left in big strides, Murong Yao sat back down at the table and continued to pick up the bowl and chopsticks. Luckily, he didn't talk too much and the food was still hot. When Chun'er entered the room, she saw Murong Yao eating in silence, and for a moment Chun'er felt a sense of desolation. She was clearly pregnant, yet Young Master did not accompany her to eat, and even had a grudge with her.

Actually, Murong Yao also felt a great deal of pressure from the fact that she was unable to give birth to a child. She was afraid that her mother-in-law would not be able to hold it in any longer and would decide to give a servant girl to her husband's concubine. It was a good thing that his father-in-law could sometimes speak a few words of fairness, because Gongsun Ze didn't have much time in the mansion. The eunuch said that Murong Yao was in charge of most of the affairs in the mansion. Even if she didn't have any children, she had the hard work of a rational family. His mother-in-law, who spent most of her time with her husband, had no choice but to give up.

Ever since Murong Yao had secretly visited the doctor and found out that she was born with a cold, she had never stopped drinking medicine. She had only dared to say that it was a body nourishing medicine to the family. Only the heavens knew that Murong Yao was not afraid of anything and was most afraid of suffering. In the past, when she was at home, she was raised in a spoiled manner.

The motherless child was a blade of grass. Ever since her mother passed away and her father took care of her, her relationship with her mother's family lessened. "Perhaps this was one of the things her mother-in-law didn't like about her. Having a family like hers was better than having no family at all.

In order to continue Gongsun Ze's descendants, she worked hard. To not have a third, fourth, or even more women between her and Gongsun Ze, she was trying to curry favor with her mother-in-law to the point of almost bowing and kneeling. But what had they done to her? Hiding it from her, was he going to kill her first before doing anything else? Gongsun Ze was also eating Zhou Yingxue's grass. How could she accept this?

Zhou Yingxue's father and Gongsun Ze's father were close friends, and they were in the same family, so they could be considered as old friends. Although they were both officials, Zhou Yingxue's father was adept at camping and had already come to the fourth rank in less than ten years, while Gongsun Ze's father was still a sixth rank official. Due to such a huge gap, the relationship between the two families gradually became less and less. Her father, on the other hand, had gradually grown closer to her because he and her father-in-law were colleagues in the palace. Because their official positions hadn't changed much, they were basically relocated and transferred evenly.

The adults weren't able to keep up with each other because they didn't want to lose face, but instead, the younger generations didn't have these unnecessary thoughts. However, Gongsun Shan and Zhou Yingxue had a good relationship. Because Gongsun Shan didn't like to rob her parents' beloved younger brother, Gongsun Ze, she treated Yu Xue's cute Zhou Yingxue as her own sister. From the looks of it, the three of them were the real childhood sweethearts, and she was only half-way to her family. At first, they had rejected her, a green plum, until that incident.

Murong Yao suddenly lost her appetite. She, Murong Yao, had never been one to seek repayment for a favor. If Gongsun Ze had only proposed to marry her that year to repay her gratitude, she would never agree to this marriage. Now, he could only hope that she had overthought it. Their ending was a mistake. If it was the beginning, how could she endure it?

Outside the window, it was already dark and there were a few candles lit inside the house. Murong Yao looked at the flickering candles in front of her and felt her eyes go sour. This was not the first time she had welcomed the arrival of night by herself, but it was the most lonely time.

It turned out that she still had some expectations for her future life. She wanted to give birth to one or more cute children for her beloved husband. Now, there was a beautiful woman who would do everything for her, and her good husband had long since forgotten his promise. Sure enough, all promises were made to be broken.

Murong Yao knew too much today, had suffered too many setbacks, and was pregnant, so she soon felt tired. However, he couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he tried. Murong Yao didn't know if this child had come at the right time or not, so she guessed that no one would be happy except when she looked forward to it. This was because its arrival would disrupt many plans, turning many legitimate things into shameful matters.

Murong Yao folded her hands in front of her stomach. Everyone else would think that it was a burden, but only she could not. No matter what, it was what she wanted in her heart. If she hadn't known so much about it today, would she have become a cold corpse because of the shock she received and the fact that she had nothing to live for?

Thinking of this, Murong Yao suddenly shivered. Her father-in-law was not someone who did not know his limits. If he did not want others to know about these hidden secrets, then he should have waited for the dead of night to speak. Why did he speak up so loudly? It's like it's for someone. And that person was likely her.

Today, her father-in-law and mother-in-law had put on such a good show together, but she was absent from the audience seats. It was no wonder that her mother-in-law would be so embarrassed that she would be angered. No wonder Grandma told Nanny Fu, who was by her side, to personally visit her. No wonder even though Nanny Fu had already reported her 'illness,' Granny still wouldn't forgive her.

What do they want? Was he trying to make her aware of his intentions and invite her to step down? Or was it to give way to the first grandson, who was still in the womb, and lower himself to that of a concubine? Or had he swallowed the blood that had rushed to his throat and pretended to be virtuous as he helped his husband marry Sister Yingxue? Furthermore, he wanted to make her feel ashamed and then decide for himself?

If her conjecture was true, her mother-in-law thought she had heard nothing. If that was the case, then calling her husband over might not only be a complaint of disrespect towards her elders, but also a showdown with him. After all, it was as his mother-in-law had said, Zhou Yingxue had been pregnant for almost four months, and the Zhou family was also a reputable family. They couldn't possibly let the young miss of the Shangguan family become a nameless outsider, or let the first-born grandchild of the Gongsun family become a scolded female.

If this matter was confirmed and spread, she, Murong Yao, would be the victim. Although there would be people who wouldn't let her have children. But most people must have sympathized with her. Her husband was away from home for a long time, so she did her best to serve her parents-in-law. It was not easy for her husband to return to the capital from the frontier, but he had a ending with the young lady of the Shangguan family, who was supposed to have good upbringing. Even her child was about to be born.

If it was any other person who wanted to make their main wife accept such a disgraceful concubine into their home, they would probably say all they could say to express their goodwill. However, their Gongsun Mansion had done the opposite. They had to make her feel that everything that had happened was her fault, and in order to atone for her sins, she should kneel down nine times and invite Miss Zhou, who had worked so hard for her during her pregnancy, back home. This was going too far.