Before Ning Ruonian could say this, a little hand reached out and stroked her face.
Ji Jianhui wiped away her tears while comforting her.
“Don't cry, Mother. Hu - hu later.”
Every time he fell and got hurt, Ning Ruonian would blow on his wound. With a “hu - hu”, the pain would go away.
Ji Jianhui's encouragement gave Ning Ruonian the courage. She wiped away her tears and stood up. Then, just like a peddler extolling their wares, she began to “sell” her son.
“Nian'er is very well - behaved. Sister, please don't dislike him.”
As she said this, she was about to hand the child in her arms to Zhao Luoning.
Zhao Luoning was so scared that she quickly took a step back.
“No... no need. Let's wait for the Second Master to come and make a decision.”
“It's okay. I can decide this. Sister, don't you like Nian'er? Let Nian'er accompany you for a few days.”
Although Ji Jianhui was really cute and cuddly.
At this moment, Zhao Luoning just wanted to escape.
Oh, my god.
She had only said those angry words in front of the Grand Matriarch to make these people uncomfortable. She never thought she would actually get this child.
Why didn't this Ning Ruonian play by the rules!
In the end, Zhao Luoning almost fled in a hurry, leaving Ning Ruonian and Ji Jianhui looking at each other in bewilderment.
“Mother, Sister doesn't like me.”
Ning Ruonian knew what he meant. Ji Jianhui thought that Zhao Luoning didn't like him.
She gently stroked Ji Jianhui's head.
“Great - grandma likes you. How could she not like you?” Ning Ruonian looked at the direction where Zhao Luoning had left in a hurry and sighed. “She just hasn't recognized Mother yet. Once she does, she will surely be the person who treats you best in the world, second only to Mother.”
“Didn't recognize me. What a dummy.”
“It's a pity that the timing is not right. Mother can't recognize her yet.”
Ning Ruonian held Ji Jianhui's hand and looked at the direction where Zhao Luoning had left, sighing deeply.
Ning Ruonian openly moved into the Ji Mansion.
She lived in the courtyard closest to the Grand Matriarch. The Grand Matriarch personally named it “Huifeng Residence”.
This kind of treatment was unprecedented in the mansion.
Ning Ruonian herself was also very strange. She always wore a veil no matter who she met. She had a cold personality, and occasionally the words she said could infuriate people.
It couldn't be said that she was extremely favored. The Second Master neither publicly acknowledged her identity nor refuted the origin of the child. However, the two - year - old baby beside her was really a powerful weapon. Anyone who saw him would surrender.
So, no matter how strange Ning Ruonian was, as long as she had the identity of Ji Jianhui's mother, she could live in peace in the Zhao Mansion.
When Lianxiang heard that Ning Ruonian had settled in the mansion and it was only a matter of time before Ji Jianhui became the eldest grandson of the Ji family, she was almost in despair.
“No, no, it can't be like this.”
Mother had said that she was clearly a virgin! She couldn't have a child.
But Mother had seen that virgin and knew what she looked like.
Since she was convinced that Ning Ruonian was the virgin that night, she surely wouldn't be mistaken.
Lianxiang was also very confused.
She had asked Mother to investigate Ning Ruonian's background, but found nothing.
No background, no past, and even her family couldn't be traced.
Lianxiang wasn't the only one investigating Ning Ruonian. Chen Chuliu and her mother were also busy.
The results they got were the same as Lianxiang's.
This Ning Ruonian and her son seemed to have popped out of a rock.
Chen Chuliu was also in despair at this moment. She lay on the table, completely out of fighting spirit.
“Mother, I'm tired. I thought that if I could bring down Zhao Luoning, the Second Master would take a look at me. But now, it's even worse. A bigger trouble has come.”
Chen Yuanshi frowned and gave Chen Chuliu a rap on the head.
“You're either too impatient or too slack. How can you capture a man's heart like this?” Chen Yuanshi thought about the news reported by the servant and said suspiciously, “The Second Master is also strange. According to what you said, he was infatuated with that woman back then. Now that she's right in front of him, he shouldn't be so cold - hearted.”
“Who knows? If I could understand the Second Master's thoughts, I wouldn't be in this situation now.”
Chen Yuanshi thought for a while and said, “As the saying goes, the enemy of our enemy is our friend. Isn't it said that Ji Jianhui still can't be entered into the family genealogy because the Second Young Mistress is blocking it? Come on, let's go and meet that Second Young Mistress to see what her attitude is.”
Chen Yuanshi knew very well that a woman with a child was definitely a much greater threat than one without.
Although Chen Chuliu didn't want to go through all this trouble, Chen Yuanshi dragged her out. Unexpectedly, at the gate of Furong Garden, they bumped into Mujin from Lengxiang Garden.
The people from the two families were both stunned when they saw each other.
They both saw a hint of embarrassment on each other's faces.
How could they not be embarrassed!
Just two days ago, they were still vowing in Cihua Garden to deal with Zhao Luoning.
Now, they were all eager to curry favor with her.
Chen Chuliu couldn't bring herself to face this. When she saw Mujin, she turned around and left. Chen Yuanshi had no choice but to follow her quickly.
This scene in front of Furong Garden soon reached Zhao Luoning's ears.
Caixue snorted. “Humph, these people are so realistic. When they bullied the young mistress, they must have said a lot of bad things about her. Now they remember the young mistress.”
Zhao Luoning wasn't angry. Instead, she found it interesting.
She was very vulgar. She just liked the way these people disliked her but had to flatter her.
Soon, the maid outside reported that Mujin was asking for an audience.
Mujin must be here to convey a message on behalf of Lianxiang. Zhao Luoning let her in.
As soon as Mujin entered the door, she got straight to the point without much nonsense.
“Second Young Mistress, my mistress is not feeling well. She wants to invite the Second Young Mistress to go and take a look.”
Zhao Luoning was a little disappointed in Lianxiang.
Was this the only excuse she had every time?
Zhao Luoning said with a smile, “What? Now she doesn't go to the Second Master for treatment but comes to me?”
The scene where Lianxiang said she had a stomachache and asked Mujin to find Ji Shisu was still fresh in her mind. Mujin's face turned red immediately.
“Second Young Mistress, this time Miss Lianxiang is really not feeling well. Please go and take a look.”
“So, you mean she was lying about being unwell before?”
Mujin: “...”
By this time, Zhao Luoning was a bit like a person who didn't care anymore.
Since everyone had already fallen out, there was no need for her to pretend to be a kind and generous wife.
She wasn't that kind of person, and acting was really tiring.
“I'm not a doctor. Even if I go, I may not be able to cure her. Besides, she doesn't like me. I'll only upset her. Well, you go to the accounting room and hire a good doctor. Don't be afraid to spend money. After all, the child in her belly is the Second Master's. We can't neglect her.”
“Second Young Mistress, Miss Lianxiang wants to help you this time. Are you really going to reject her?”