Chapter 220: Chapter 220

After learning that Miss Chai is pregnant, the Luo Family placed great importance on this future great-grandchild.

Mrs. Luo and the family’s matriarch immediately arranged for a nanny to take care of Miss Chai closely.

The Luo Family nanny heard what Miss Chai said just now and became guarded.

She frowned and asked, "Miss Chai, what do you mean by that?"

"Chai Eying, do you dare to accuse me?" Miss Chai said angrily.

She was furious and charged towards Miss Chai.

Li Yuzhu stopped her, "Miss Chai, facts speak louder than words. Why not have someone check you? Why resort to violence? If you’re truly pregnant, why fear what others say?"

She pulled Miss Chai away.

Miss Chai angrily said, "And who are you? Do you have any right to meddle in my family’s affairs?"

Li Yuzhu smiled, "I’m E Ying’s doctor. Her condition hasn’t fully improved, so I must watch over her at all times."

The Luo Family nanny said, "Oh? You’re so young and already know how to treat the sick?"

Li Yuzhu nodded, "Of course I do."

"Very well, please examine our Young Madam," the Luo Family nanny said.

Miss Chai felt apprehensive and immediately shouted, "Aunt Qing, she’s just a fraud. What illness can she diagnose at her age?"

Old Mrs. Chai, fearing complications, also said, "Indeed, how many patients have you seen at such a young age? Do you even know where the pulse is? Diagnose? More like a joke."

She said to the Luo Family nanny, "San Ni and Er Ni have always had conflicts. This must be another fit of jealousy, speaking nonsense. Don’t worry; Er Ni’s pregnancy was confirmed by your family matriarch personally."

Mentioning her own family’s matriarch silenced the Luo Family nanny.

She reassuredly said, "I’m just worried about the Young Madam."

Old Mrs. Chai suppressed her anger and said to a nanny beside her, "Miss Chai has come back, she must be tired. Won’t you escort her to rest?"

"Yes, Matriarch," the nanny responded, approaching Miss Chai.

Miss Chai had come to deliver news, unwilling to stay and face the brunt.

"Thank you, grandma. I have other matters to attend to, I’ll be off now, and visit you another day." With that, she pulled Li Yuzhu and turned to leave.

Old Mrs. Chai ground her teeth in anger, "Stop right there!"

Miss Chai turned back, "Is there anything else, grandma?"

"As soon as you return you’re leaving again, do you even consider this a home?" Old Mrs. Chai shouted.

Miss Chai glanced at Miss Chai, "Does grandma really regard me as part of this family?" Thɪs chapter is updated by novel⸺fire.net

Old Mrs. Chai rebuked angrily, "How have I not regarded you as family?"

Miss Chai sneered, "When I was dismissed from the Luo marriage, did grandma say a word on my behalf? No. She allowed my second sister to take my place in the marriage. Fine, I wish my second sister to bear a son soon, rising in status through her child."

She pushed aside the nanny blocking her way and continued walking with Li Yuzhu.

Old Mrs. Chai was so furious her face turned ashen, "You, you... born without a mother’s nurture. Let’s see how you can marry after leaving the Chai family."

Miss Chai laughed beside her, "Grandma, her brother is looking for a husband for her in the county town, no need to worry."

Old Mrs. Chai tightly pursed her lips, too angered to speak, finding a match without notifying her?

These siblings are really something.

Miss Chai’s fierce gaze made the nanny blocking her way retreat hastily.

She easily left the residence with Li Yuzhu.

Outside the gates, the Second Young Master and Princely Heir were talking to the Chai Family’s steward.

Both seemed agitated and angry.

Seeing Miss Chai and Li Yuzhu emerge together, they replaced their worry with joy and walked over.

The Second Young Master smiled, "Third Sister, Miss Chai, you’re finally out. Eldest Brother was worried and wanted to go in and find you."

Li Yuzhu said with a smile, "We weren’t attending a banquet; how long could it take? Isn’t this us coming out now?"

"Good that you’re out, let’s head back," the Princely Heir nodded to them.

Miss Chai stepped forward, giving a slight bow to the Princely Heir, "Thank you for your concern, Brother Li." She also thanked the Second Young Master.

The Princely Heir returned the bow, "No need for thanks, my sister was with you too, I was worried about her as well."

The Second Young Master looked at the sky, "The afternoon is half gone, let’s go, best return early."

So they all began returning.

The steward watched them leave, furrowed his brows, and turned back into the residence to report to Old Mrs. Chai.

In the Chai residence’s inner courtyard, the Luo Family nanny said it was getting late and it was time to head back.

Old Mrs. Chai was worried about Miss Chai’s situation and expressed her desire to have Miss Chai stay for a few days.

Daughters staying at their maiden home for a few days wasn’t questionable, the Luo Family nanny assured her to stay at ease, and she would report back to the Luo Family.

After the Luo Family nanny left, the Chai Family steward entered the room.

"Matriarch, Miss Chai has left."

"Always causing trouble!" Old Mrs. Chai was now very displeased with Miss Chai.

"She left with two men, whom she called Brother Li and Li Er," the steward said.

Miss Chai sneered, "Hah, is she worried about not getting married, and hence follows any man she sees? And two of them at that?"

Old Mrs. Chai’s expression turned cold, "What sort of men are they?"

"The same ones who came last time to sell rabbits, dressed like villagers," the steward replied.

"Hah, villagers!" Old Mrs. Chai slapped her leg in anger, "Quick, call eldest son back, have him manage his sister. They may lack face, but I still have mine! A Chai family girl associating with a villager man, this is infuriating me to death!"

Miss Chai sitting nearby covered her smile with a fan.

The steward quickly responded, "Yes, matriarch."

Once the steward left, Old Mrs. Chai had the room cleared of nannies and Miss Chai’s maid, then sternly turned to Miss Chai, "You’re still smiling? Your ordeal isn’t over yet!"

Miss Chai composed her smile, nervously asking, "Grandma, what matter?"

"Is what San Ni said true?" Old Mrs. Chai wore a wooden expression, eyeing Miss Chai.

Miss Chai’s face changed, "Grandma, do you not believe me? You believe the one who stains the Chai Family’s name, Chai Eying? Along with her poor girl friend?"

Old Mrs. Chai sighed, "It’s not that I don’t believe you, perhaps things were misunderstood. The Luo Family treats you well because they believe you can bear children. If you’re not pregnant, the Luo Family will resent you!

Moreover, with San Ni’s temperament, she wouldn’t make baseless claims. That countryside girl must have noticed something and told her, then she came home to make trouble."

Miss Chai casually said, "It was the doctor the Luo Family hired who diagnosed my pregnancy."

Old Mrs. Chai calmed her breath, "Since it was their doctor, it’s manageable, but I’ll still have someone check to ensure we know where we stand."

Miss Chai looked at her belly, "Grandma, the doctor mustn’t be someone familiar."

Old Mrs. Chai nodded, "Of course."

Old Mrs. Chai immediately sent for a doctor to come to the residence, choosing one never invited before.

Additionally, she did not let the doctor see Miss Chai directly.

Instead, Miss Chai sat behind a curtain, extending only her hand for examination.

The doctor, an elderly man, stroked his beard for a long time, then said, "Not pregnant."

Behind the curtain, Miss Chai’s heart pounded.

The doctor persisted, stating she wasn’t pregnant.

Old Mrs. Chai spoke sternly, "Are you certain? Another doctor said she’s already one month pregnant."

The old doctor shook his head, "I’ve been examining pregnancies for over forty years, never making a mistake. How could I be wrong? If the matriarch doesn’t believe me, feel free to have another doctor re-examine."

Old Mrs. Chai felt uneasy, dismissing the doctor before instructing the steward to invite someone from another village.

She summoned another unknown doctor, who likewise claimed Miss Chai wasn’t pregnant.

Old Mrs. Chai, unwilling to accept this, took Miss Chai out to see other doctors, covering her face, even consulting at a nunnery, all confirming she wasn’t pregnant.

This left Old Mrs. Chai and Miss Chai in a panic.

"Grandma, what should we do?" Miss Chai grasped Old Mrs. Chai’s hand, overwhelmed with fright, "If the Luo Family discovers this, they’ll divorce me!"

She understood too well how her marriage came to be, and now if she couldn’t bear a child, wouldn’t the Luo Family divorce her?

Old Mrs. Chai, having experienced life, steadied the panicking Miss Chai, "Why panic? Have your parents come, and we’ll discuss this matter together! In any case, I will ensure the Luo Family does not divorce you."

Second Master Chai and Second Madam Chai were attending a relative’s banquet in the county town.

The steward found them and conveyed the matriarch’s urgent summons.

The couple was quite surprised, "What’s the matter, reported with such urgency?"