Marry a Duke

Chapter 61 Danger

Fu Ran took Mrs. Niu for a walk outside and then returned to the Duke's Mansion.

She could take this opportunity to leave, but she knew that she wouldn't be able to go far.

If she leaves, the raindrops will be affected.

This time, she just wanted to give it a try.

Mrs. Niu followed Fu Ran with great trepidation, not daring to take her eyes off her for a moment, fearing that she would disappear at the next moment.

The lady is pregnant with the eldest grandson of the Wei family, and as a servant, she cannot bear such a responsibility.

After Fu Ran entered the side door, Mrs. Niu locked the door again and only then did she feel relieved.

When Fu Ran returned to Chaoguangyuan by himself, Mrs. Niu immediately went to Qingfuyuan to ask for an audience with the old lady and reported everything that had just happened.

"Madam, I am so frightened. I can't let him go, nor can I not let him go. Madam still has some dignity now, and we servants can't stop him."

Mrs. Niu rested her head on the ground, not daring to lift it up.

She made it clear that as long as she got the old lady's approval, even if the lady wanted to force her to open a side door, she could use the old lady's words to stop her.

"Majesty?" Old Madam Wei looked doubtful. She didn't see any majesty in Fu Ran.

She was just a maid, and even though she was the adopted daughter of the emperor and married into the Wei family and became the wife of a duke, her background was still just that of a maid, so how could she have such dignity?

Power is not something that can be exerted in an instant; it is the result of the environment in which one grows up and the influence of years.

She didn't believe that Fu Ran would dare to show off his power overnight.

It's just a paper tiger.

"She really left the house?"

"It's true. I dare not tell a lie. Madam left through a side door and walked down a street before returning."

"She is becoming increasingly confused about her own identity." Madam Wei slammed the table and said, "The Duke's Mansion has its own rules. She must abide by them. From tomorrow on, that side door will be locked and no one can go out."

Mrs. Niu agreed immediately.

"Yes, I will lock it up right away."

Although she appeared respectful, she resented Fu Ran in her heart. If Fu Ran had not made such a fuss today, she could have continued to guard the side door safely.

Usually there were only a few servants who went out of that place. If they wanted to leave through the side door, they had to bring some gifts to honor her.

The melon seeds she ate were brought by the servant who left the house just before.

Now that the side door is locked, who would send her things or ask her for favors?

After leaving Qingfuyuan, Mrs. Niu kept cursing all the way.

Old Madam Wei stroked her forehead. She had caught a cold a couple of days ago and her headache was still there.

"Madame Li, please go to Chaoguangyuan and ask Fu Ran to behave himself."

"Yes." Nanny Li agreed.

She went to Chaoguangyuan and met Fu Ran, who was beating her with words.

But Fu Ran was no longer as obedient and submissive as he had been in previous times.

She didn't even listen carefully to what was said. She just kept eating the fruit.

"Madam, the side door has been locked. Starting tomorrow, no one in the mansion can go out through the side door. If you want to leave the mansion, please go directly through the main door." said Madam Li.

Fu Ran raised an eyebrow and looked at Nanny Li.

"Madame Li is right. Thank you for your advice. After all, I am the wife of the Duke of Wei. If I go in and out through a side door, I will be worse than a concubine. If outsiders know about this, they will laugh at the Duke even more."

The smile on Aunt Li’s face froze.

Because of her marrying into the mansion, hasn’t the Second Master been ridiculed enough?

She is just a maid, yet she dreams of becoming a lady.

She would never be able to pass the test of being a lady.

Given Fu Ran's family background, being a concubine is considered marrying up.

There was undisguised contempt in Nanny Li's eyes, but Fu Ran saw it and didn't take it seriously.

She has finally let it go.

She really has no status in the Wei family.

But she still has some baby in her belly.

In the past, she didn't want to bring up the baby in her belly, but now, they were all staring at her child, so she did as they wished and brought up the child.

"Madam, did you misunderstand what I said?"

"How could that be? My belly is getting bigger day by day. Only a carefree mood can help the baby grow up healthily. If I suppress my emotions every day, the baby I give birth to will have a bitter face. Tomorrow, I will go out from the main gate and go to Zhuque Street to eat a meal of Zhengyanglou's signature dishes."

It's settled. Let's see if she goes tomorrow.

Nanny Li tried to persuade Fu Ran with kind words, but Fu Ran acted as if he didn't understand and kept making excuses.

Nanny Li stopped trying to persuade her.

She turned around and went back to Qingfuyuan and told the old lady about Fu Ran's attitude.

"Madam, it seems like the Madam has become a different person. She is no longer so submissive, but is desperately trying to rush out. How can a woman always show her face outside?"

Madam Wei waved her hand.

"I'll talk to Xuan'er when he comes back later."

Wei Xuan still had dinner at the old lady’s Qingfuyuan.

At the dinner table, Mrs. Wei brought up what happened today.

"Do you think she is being too bold now? She has already left the mansion during the day and wants to leave again tomorrow to eat the signature dishes at Zhengyang Tower. What's going on? Did the Duke's Mansion not let her eat and drink enough?"

Madam Wei would not let her leave the house easily.

"Xuan'er, even if she intends to use her status as an excuse, mother will not allow her to do so. You should go back and warn her not to cross the bottom line of the Duke's Mansion."

Wei Xuan listened, thoughts abounding in his mind.

She actually left the Duke's Mansion.

Dare to take the side door.

It seems that she has made up her mind to leave the house no matter what means.

"Yes, I will tell her."

Wei Xuan had no appetite, so he ate a small bowl and returned to Chaoguangyuan.

Fu Ran had finished his meal long ago and fed himself and his child well. Now he was walking in the yard with Yu Di to help digest the food.

The moment Wei Xuan stepped into Chaoguangyuan, Fu Ran nodded lightly and saluted.

Now that he came back, she was in no mood to leave again.

"Raindrop, let's go back."

"Wait." Wei Xuan called her, "You are leaving the house today."

Fu Ran stopped, turned around, faced him, raised her little face and smiled sweetly.

"Yes, I'm out of the house. I'm not a prisoner in the Duke of Wei's Mansion. You've locked me up time and time again, and the baby in my belly has become irritated and has been restless." She stroked her belly gently.

"In your eyes, the child is the most important. In my eyes, the child is the most important too. So let's do what the child feels like doing."

She looked at him, never looking away.

"My Lord, you don't need to worry about me escaping suddenly. Before the child is born, I won't be able to escape, and you can't keep me locked up anymore."

Wei Xuan's eyes darkened.

He didn't want to lock her up, and the Duke's Mansion didn't want to have any prisoners.

"If you step out of the Duke's Mansion easily and no one protects you, the lord will not let you go." Doesn't she know that she will face danger once she leaves the mansion?

"I went out and came back safe and sound, didn't I?" Fu Ran knew that his situation was indeed not optimistic, but there was not much difference whether he was in the mansion or outside.

"Wasn't I also taken away last time when I was in the mansion?"

This question seemed to slap him in the face.