Xue Miao'er asked, "You really drugged her?"
Yi Qing gritted her teeth and said, "If you say one more word, I'll poison you dumb."
Xue Miao'er stuck out her tongue. "The real culprit!"
After saying that, she lifted the curtain and went out. Standing under the corridor, she said, "What's all the commotion about? Who had a miscarriage? What does it matter to us?"
The little maid trembled with fear. "But Second Young Mistress, someone from the First Young Mistress's place came to invite you over. They said, they said..."
"Go? I'll go. Who's afraid?" Xue Miao'er snorted. "One can have a miscarriage just from eating a crab. If I've eaten so many, won't I be unable to have children in the future?"
Yi Qing was amused by her and whispered, "Let's go and see first."
She still felt that Mrs. Lin didn't seem to be targeting them.
She had a faint feeling that Mrs. Lin wanted to make a big deal out of her pregnancy, and the crab was just an excuse.
She couldn't help but guess. Could it be that Mrs. Lin had had enough of this family of oddballs and was going to tear off the mask in this way?
If so, she actually didn't need to go through so much trouble. She could just find a way to break through from Mrs. Lin.
"Let's go." Xue Miao'er led Yi Qing boldly towards Mrs. Lin's courtyard.
When they came to Mrs. Lin's courtyard again, Yi Qing found it had become very lively. There were many people both inside and outside the courtyard.
She observed silently for a while. Judging from the temperament of these extra people, she thought it should be Mrs. Meng who had come.
Sure enough, before Xue Miao'er could go in, the sound of porcelain shattering came from inside, followed by Mrs. Lin's half - smiling voice. "Mother, why get angry? I'm carrying a child of the Meng family. I'm expanding the Meng family. Aren't you happy, Mother?"
Xue Miao'er looked at Yi Qing excitedly. Her eyes clearly showed her curiosity—there was something going on here!
Yi Qing rolled her eyes at her and said, "Aren't you going in to persuade them, Second Young Mistress?"
"Go? Of course I'm going!" Xue Miao'er smiled like a flower and pulled Yi Qing inside. "Harmony in the family leads to prosperity. Let me be a peacemaker too."
After going in, Yi Qing found that Mrs. Lin was lying on the bed with a sneer on her face. Mrs. Meng was twirling the Buddhist beads in her hand. Her face was ashen, and there was a pile of broken porcelain at her feet. She was shaking with anger, and her lips were purple.
Xue Miao'er blinked and looked around. "Sister - in - law, I heard you had a miscarriage?"
Judging from Mrs. Lin's complexion, it didn't seem so!
Mrs. Lin stroked her belly and showed a proud look in her eyes. "There's no such thing. I just felt a bit uncomfortable after eating the crab, so I called the doctor. Unexpectedly, the doctor said I was pregnant, over a month already. He reminded me not to eat cold foods. But since you didn't know, younger sister - in - law, you're not to blame. In fact, I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I might not have known I was pregnant. If something happened to the Meng family's flesh and blood by accident, what would I do?"
"Shut up! Shut up!" Mrs. Meng's face was distorted, and her voice was almost hysterical.
Yi Qing pondered with a playful smile on her lips.
So, this was how things were?
But the naive Xue Miao'er didn't understand!
She always asked when she didn't understand. Looking at Mrs. Lin, she said, "Brother hasn't been back for three months. How can you be over a month pregnant..."
She felt there must be some unknown story. Otherwise, how could Mrs. Lin be so bold as to say it out?
"Shut up!" Mrs. Meng turned to Xue Miao'er again. "Who told you to come? Get out! Get out of here!"
"Do you think I'll leave just because you tell me to? You leave first and show me how it's done." Xue Miao'er put her hands on her hips and said rudely.
When it came to arguing, the only person she admired was Yi Qing. Everyone else was nothing!
"How dare you!"
"I do have a big courage. Who do you think you are to boss me around here?" Xue Miao'er pretended to be stupid.
Although she had seen Mrs. Meng before, they hadn't had the formal recognition ceremony after her wedding. So she dared to pretend not to know her.
Mrs. Meng staggered with anger. She put her hand on her temple and almost fainted. She was supported by the maid beside her and slowly steadied herself.
But Mrs. Lin, the person involved, was very calm. She even watched the show with a gentle smile.
Yi Qing quietly pulled Xue Miao'er's sleeve and said, "The First Young Mistress is pregnant and needs to rest well. Let's stop arguing. We should tell the First Young Master this good news first!"
Mrs. Lin gave Yi Qing a meaningful look, and there was even a hint of approval in her eyes.
Mrs. Meng shouted hysterically, "I'd like to see who dares to leave this room!"
Mrs. Lin said, "Is Mother so overjoyed that she's gone crazy? It's true. There hasn't been a new birth in our Meng family for twenty years. Of course, I'm not counting the ones outside. If Mother wants to count them, just ignore what I said. But anyway, we should keep it low - key, or we'll be laughed at."
Mrs. Meng's eyes almost popped out, but her voice was much lower.
She said, "Bitch, don't be so smug! Just you wait. The abortion medicine will be here soon!"
"Really?" Mrs. Lin said. "Mother, don't be in such a hurry. I'm sure Father - in - law and Husband already know this good news and are on their way back to the mansion!"
"You, how dare you—"
"Why wouldn't I dare!" A sinister smile appeared on Mrs. Lin's face.
Xue Miao'er was completely confused and looked at Yi Qing blankly.
Yi Qing mouthed two words, but Xue Miao'er was too simple - minded to understand.
Yi Qing had no choice but to take her hand and write two words in her palm. She was glad these two words were simple enough for her to recognize.
—Incest!
Xue Miao'er was shocked.
How could she learn such explosive news! She was still just a girl!
She blinked her eyes and looked at Mrs. Lin brightly.
Mrs. Lin was her idol! She was more of a tough - as - nails person than herself!
Husband neglects her? It doesn't matter. I'll sleep with my father - in - law and give you a little brother. I'm your step - mother!
Mother - in - law bullies her? It's okay. Now I'll fight with you for a man. If I can't be happy, neither can you!
Mrs. Lin actually returned a proud smile.
She was going to break the pot and make a big deal out of this.
If it weren't for Xue Miao'er, maybe she wouldn't have dared. She was worried about being punished by the Meng family after the scandal was exposed. But now with Xue Miao'er, this tough - as - nails girl, she had gained a lot more courage.
She was gambling that the Meng family wouldn't dare to let two daughters - in - law die at the same time.
Yi Qing thought silently that Mrs. Lin was really a tough character. She must have been pushed to a dead end over the years to come up with such a crazy idea.
Now they just had to see how Lord Meng would handle the situation after he came back.
And what would Meng Qinghai do when he knew he had been cuckolded?
After all, the adulterer was his own father!
And now the most difficult one was obviously Mrs. Meng.
She was so angry that she wanted to tear Mrs. Lin to pieces, but obviously, she didn't have the ability.
Mrs. Lin had long been able to rival her in the Meng family. What could she, an unfavored woman, do?