Thrown out of the house, the wet nurse enters the noble household and becomes a person of high statu

"My dear Luo Luo."

Liu Wenying gently brushed her nose against her daughter's soft hair, her heart melting completely.

Before leaving, the maidservant reported, "Don't worry, Miss. Luoluo isn't shy at all. She had a great time today and didn't cry much. She's very easy to take care of."

"You've all worked hard too."

"It's not hard work."

After the maids left, Liu Wenying sat on the couch with Luoluo in her arms and told her a short story.

The mother and daughter cuddled for a long time until Luo Luo started to yawn, then they wiped her face and feet and coaxed her to sleep.

After finishing all that, Liu Wenying got up and began packing the bags she hadn't had time to organize the day before.

The clothes were folded neatly and placed one by one into the closet.

Luo Luo placed her plush toys on the bedside table, while her private belongings were hidden under the pillow on the bed frame.

Finally, a neatly folded cloak was pulled out of the bundle.

The dress is made of light blue brocade with a soft velvet trim around the neckline and magnolia flower patterns embroidered on the edges.

It feels light and soft to the touch, and warm to the touch.

On the day of the torrential rain, she braved the downpour to buy medicine for the old lady, getting soaked to the bone.

On the way back, it was the Second Master's carriage that took her back to the mansion.

Before getting out of the car, he draped the cloak over her head, speaking in a nonchalant tone.

You're just planning to go out like this?

After that day, she washed and folded the cloak, intending to find an opportunity to return it.

But then something happened in quick succession, and it was put aside.

Xiaozhu and her godmother helped her pack her things, and they didn't ask any questions.

Now that I've looked back at it, I'm reminded of those days.

I wonder how he is now?

Is the night at Chenshuang Courtyard always this quiet?

Many concerns linger in my mind, yet I have no way of knowing why.

Liu Wenying sighed, put the cloak into the bottom of the cabinet, and suppressed her secret thoughts.

Chenshuang Courtyard.

Ah Jin stood under the eaves, hesitated for a long time, and finally forced himself to push open the door.

Pei Zeyu sat behind his desk, the flickering candlelight illuminating his focused profile as he reviewed official documents.

"Second Master, Second Madam is back."

Pei Zeyu paused, pen in hand.

He and Lin Zhiyao had previously agreed that they would divorce after their grandmother's birthday banquet, parting amicably.

But troubles arose at the birthday banquet, and he was held back.

Once she had some free time, Lin Zhiyao used the excuse of returning to the Lin residence to hide for quite some time.

But you can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever.

She finally returned tonight before curfew.

"Let her come over."

Pei Zeyu put down his pen, his expression unchanged.

Before long, Lin Zhiyao was led in.

She wore a light pink brocade dress, and her usual exquisite makeup was unusually minimal today, with only a touch of lip rouge.

Xiao Xing, the personal maid, wanted to come in, but was stopped at the door by A Jin. Xiao Xing didn't dare to force her way in.

She was naturally delighted to be able to enter Pei Zeyu's bedroom again.

But the joy didn't last long before it was dispelled by the somber atmosphere in the room.

Pei Zeyu sat behind the desk, with the divorce agreement he had written earlier laid out in front of him, black ink on white paper, the ink already dry.

The divorce papers were pushed in front of her. "Sign them."

Unexpectedly, he moved so quickly; Lin Zhiyao felt as if a knife had been ripped from her heart.

She forced a smile and said tentatively, "I thought that since Second Master was so enthusiastic towards me on the day of the birthday banquet, he wouldn't bring up reconciliation again..."

"Stop acting, nobody's watching."

Her wry smile froze; since the soft approach didn't work, she had no choice but to resort to the hard one.

"I don't want to sign, and I don't want a divorce. Even if Second Master stakes all of the Second Wife's assets, I don't care."

Lin Zhiyao stared at him, saying each word clearly, "I only want you, Second Master."

"You personally promised to sign after the birthday banquet, but now you've gone back on your word. I've already given you face, but you didn't appreciate it."

"If maintaining dignity means losing Second Master, I'd rather not have it!"

Pei Zeyu was too lazy to waste any more words with her, and called out towards the door, "Afu, Ajin."

The two men entered and restrained Lin Zhiyao.

"What are you doing? I am the Second Madam!"

"I won't sign! I don't want a divorce!"

Lin Zhiyao struggled but couldn't break free from their hands. She was forced to hold the pen and write her name in a crooked and messy manner.

With just one stroke left, she suddenly shouted sharply:

"I am pregnant!"

Afu and Ajin both stopped at the same time.

Lin Zhiyao raised her eyes, her resolve resolute as if making a desperate gamble: "I'm pregnant with Second Master's child, Second Master can't divorce me!"

Afu and Ajin simultaneously loosened their grip.

As soon as Lin Zhiyao was free, she collapsed and had to lean on the edge of the table to keep herself upright.

The next moment, he grabbed the divorce agreement and tore it to shreds.

Outside, Xiao Xing heard her master's shouts clearly and stumbled into the house.

She spread her arms to block Lin Zhiyao, her voice shrill.

"Madam is pregnant, and she is, after all, a member of the Pei family. Why must you be so heartless, Second Master?"

"A descendant of the Pei family?"

Pei Zeyu simply repeated it, but Xiao Xing's voice had unconsciously become a few decibels lower.

But thinking of the lady behind her, she gritted her teeth and continued, her neck stiff, "..."

"Ever since Madam married into the Pei family, she has always put Second Master first in everything."

If the Second Master says one, the Madam dares not say two; whatever the Second Master wants, the Madam will do.

But what about the Second Master? He was as cold as ice to his wife. First, he forbade her to sleep in the inner room, and later he even tried to send her to the side room.

"Aren't you doing this just to pave the way for that outsider maid? It's blatant favoritism towards a concubine over the wife!"

"Bang--!"

A teacup slammed down at Xiaoxing's feet, shattering into pieces.

Xiaoxing trembled all over, swallowing back all the words she was about to say.

The spot next to Pei Zeyu where the tea should have been was empty.

He stood up, his entire being radiating an extreme, chilling anger—not flamboyant, not violent, but all the more terrifying.

Xiao Xing thought he was about to cause trouble, so she protected Lin Zhiyao even more tightly.

"These are all my honest thoughts, and have nothing to do with Madam. Second Master, if you must punish me, then punish me with wine..."

Pei Zeyu didn't even glance at her; his gaze was fixed on Lin Zhiyao's face.

"Ms. Lin, do you really think I don't know whether you're carrying a child or not, and whether you're a descendant of the Pei family?"

Lin Zhiyao's heart was pounding, and her eyes were red and wet.

"Second Master is well aware that although there has been some estrangement between us recently, we have been married for three years. Doesn't that count as our past affection?"

"Is being pregnant something so rare? Why don't you believe me?"

They won't shed tears until they see the coffin.

"Summon all the doctors in the manor."

Lin Zhiyao's expression changed instantly, rapidly, like a thin layer of ice being shattered, causing ripples to spread.

She couldn't help but grab Xiaoxing's arm, her nails digging into her flesh, causing Xiaoxing to wince in pain.

Ah Jin returned quickly.

The three physicians and Doctor Ye were all invited to a side hall, where they took Lin Zhiyao's pulse one by one and then questioned her separately.

Ah Jin ran back and forth several times, his back soaked with sweat.

"Second Master, the physicians all say that the Second Madam is indeed pregnant, two months along."

"Sure?"

Ah Jin nodded and said confidently, "The three physicians and Doctor Ye were all questioned separately, so there's no possibility of collusion."

"Dr. Ye also said that the pulse was steady and strong, which was undoubtedly a sign of pregnancy."

"If you really feel this is not right, Second Master, why not wait until dawn, after the curfew has ended, and then ask a doctor from outside to take a look?"

There are plenty of famous doctors in the capital; surely they haven't all been bribed by Lin Zhiyao.

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