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I brought Lu Ping to Grandmother's yard on time, the same result as before, punished to stand two hours after Grandmother still closed the door. Mother Du apologetically smiled, "The old lady's health isn't too good these few days. Eldest Miss, you should go back first." He didn't say that he wouldn't let me pay him a visit. It could be seen that Grandmother was just annoyed with me and wasn't sick.

"Thanks, Mom." They had nothing to do with the servants, so Mama Du didn't have to do with them. I faintly agreed before bringing Lu Ping back. After exiting my grandmother's room, Lu Ping pointed towards the side courtyard, while I shook my head. It was no longer a good time to meet Aunt Chen, since she had already been angry at me for so many days, making her plead with me was just an unnecessary act. Why would I need to sell such a useless favor to her?

Green Pingping helped me to walk slowly. Spring came late in the Northern Kingdom, and the book said, "The human world is filled with fresh April flowers." But now, the tender green leaves have just come out from the green branches. I smiled, thinking that the book was about the warm and moist Jiangnan.

Suddenly, Lu Ping stopped walking and tugged on my sleeve. I raised my head. I really did not expect that the person who came would casually have a woman holding a comb in her hand, with a jeweled comb in her hair. After not seeing her for a few days, her oval face had become extremely round, and her face had become even paler.

"Aunt." I laughed.

As usual, Aunt Chen respectfully bent her knees and called out in a low voice, "Eldest Miss."

"Why did aunty come to the wind instead of resting in the house?" I smiled as I sized her up. Aunt Chen was still standing there looking down on me with a calm smile on her face. On the surface, it seemed that this Madame Chen was still as cautious as before, but if one were to carefully interact with her, one would discover that her bearing had greatly changed.

"This servant knows that Eldest Miss needs this servant, so I came specially to see you." Aunt Chen slightly raised her chin. Under the bright sunlight, a small shadow was cast on her pure white neck. It was truly a great sight to behold. I couldn't help but laugh. What's the use of showing me such a charming manner? It seemed that the more one tried to seduce someone, the more it would become a habit.

"Wasn't my current predicament caused by my aunt?" I slightly raised my brows and followed Aunt Chen's gaze.

For a moment her eyes flickered with panic, and then a smile blossomed on her face like a flower. My eyelids jumped. I'm smart? I was still tricked by you.

That day, when I went back from my mother's courtyard, I carefully thought about what had happened. Even if his mother really wanted to make a move, it was impossible for her to do so so quickly. It had to be known, that either she was with Aunt Chen, or her grandmother was assigned to her side. Although his mother was in charge of the inner chamber, she did not do it so quickly. When Aunt Chen saw the red matter, although she had made a ruckus, other than being scolded, nothing good had happened to her. If this was really her mother's doing, she would make sure that the baby would not stop until it had fallen. On the contrary, Aunt Chen could be said to be in no danger in this matter. She was smoothly brought back to the courtyard by her grandmother, and the people around her also changed, making it impossible for her mother to get involved. From this, it can be seen that I wasn't the only one who was ruthless. This child that didn't come into this world had long ago become the target of public criticism.

"Auntie should go back and recuperate properly. If you have any thoughts, you should wait for the child to be born before you make any plans." I looked pointedly at my grandmother's courtyard. Aunt Chen had served by my grandmother's side for many years, so she couldn't possibly not know how sharp my grandmother's eyes were.

The expression on Aunt Chen's face changed, carrying a bit of fear and disappointment as she silently stood at the entrance of the courtyard without moving. I didn't want to talk much with her, so I brought Lu Ping along. Outside the courtyard wall, I saw Hou Li's mother and her face didn't have the same proud and wise smile. It seemed that even though she was transferred to Aunt Chen's room, she couldn't become her daughter's master.

"Miss …" When she saw me, she greeted me without any hurry. There was a bit of resentment and bitterness on her face. I nodded and left with Lu Ping.

"Miss, why don't you let Aunt Chen speak up for you?" asked Lina, after a long walk.

"Who do you think did this?" The lovely green leaves on the branches of the garden were either deep or light, and in the light of the sun they sparkled like crystals. I reached out and fiddled with it. A drop of cold dew slid into my palm.

"This servant thinks that this matter was done by Aunt Chen herself."

"Why do you think that?"

"This servant and the maidservant Xing'er in the courtyard of this concubine are from the same village. That afternoon, she came to our courtyard to play. I saw her and asked her why she didn't work. She said that the concubine thought they were too noisy and told them to go out." "Miss, please tell me, when would a servant girl dare to shout when her mistress is unhappy with the noise? It's obvious that she's trying to force her way through the crowd." I couldn't help but be slightly surprised. Lu Ping had also improved while I wasn't aware of it.

"When did you know?" I turned back to look at Lush.

Lu Ping's face slightly blushed, "It was only when young miss spoke with Lady Chen did this servant realize that my guess was not wrong." After saying that, she looked up at my expression and nervously pinched the corner of her clothes.

"Since we all thought of this matter, even if Grandmother was confused for a moment, she would quickly see through it. Now Grandmother is just annoyed that I'm using the baby in her womb, but what do you think Grandmother would think if she spoke up for me now? "

"The old lady will think that Miss and Aunt Chen colluded with this matter!" Lu Ping was suddenly enlightened and she quickly covered her chest. Subconsciously, she patted her chest and said, "Fortunately, Miss didn't respond to her!" The look of having survived a disaster amused me.

"Miss, let's go back quickly." Lu Ping turned around and glanced at the side courtyard as if there was something fierce going on inside. She hurriedly walked forward. Seeing her actions, I pursed my lips and laughed out loud.

Halfway there, I saw Lan Lingyun hurriedly walking over. Seeing my eyes light up, she picked up her skirt and ran over.