PFC Chapter 60 Who are you?
Chapter 60 Who are you?
"If you don't tell me, I'll have someone come and check it. Then we'll know what's inside."
Xie Yanli's eyes turned icy, and he looked at Song Mama as if she were already dead. "As for you, this servant who has deceived your master, your fate will be..."
Granny Song immediately began to tremble, and finally closed her eyes, knowing that she could no longer hide it today.
Her voice was barely audible, "Yes, it's a contraceptive..."
With each word she spoke, Xie Yanli's expression grew colder, until it was completely covered in frost.
He had only had a few guesses at first, but now...
Xie Yanli unconsciously clenched his fists in his sleeves, his knuckles turning white from the force.
He turned around with a cold face and strode straight out of the courtyard.
"Young Master!" Zizhu came out of the study after retrieving her things and saw Xie Yanli's hurried departure.
He quickened his pace to catch up, feeling utterly puzzled.
Wasn't the young master going to the main house to find the young mistress? Why is he out so soon?
Granny Song knew she had caused trouble.
After entering the house, he told Qin Jiuwei everything that had just happened.
"He left without saying a word?" Qin Jiu asked, frowning slightly.
Granny Song nodded. "The young master's face was extremely gloomy, and he turned around and left immediately."
Qin Jiu lowered her eyes, looking angry.
She originally thought that Xie Yanli didn't want her to have children, and that even if he found out she drank the contraceptive soup, he wouldn't react so strongly.
Looking back now, I realize I was oversimplifying things.
Her refusal to have his child frustrated him, making him feel insulted.
Granny Song asked nervously, "Miss, what should we do now...?"
Qin Jiuwei drank the contraceptive soup handed to her by Zhang Mama in one gulp, and then said, "It's alright, we can coax him when he comes back tonight."
The bitter taste of the contraceptive soup gradually spread, and Qin Jiuwei frowned. "It's so bitter. Granny, go and get me some candied fruit."
Granny Song wanted to say a few more words, but she obediently went to get the candied fruit.
We can talk about the young master's matter later; her young lady can't suffer from the bitterness of the medicine.
Qin Jiuwei was eating candied fruit when she suddenly heard a series of footsteps coming from outside.
This sound...
Sure enough, the next second, a little dumpling pounced on her.
Xie Jingchun and Xie Jing strode in behind him.
Xie Jue looked up with her fair face and cried, "Mother, my brother said you're sick. Are you alright now?"
Qin Jiuwei pinched his little face and coaxed him gently, "Mommy is fine, Mommy is right here, isn't she?"
Suddenly she noticed that her son Jue's usually bright eyes were swollen.
What happened to your eyes?
Xie Jingchun explained from the side, "After he came home from school last night, he didn't see his mother, so he ran to his second brother and cried for a full half hour."
Qin Jiu frowned slightly. "And then what happened?"
She remembered that the courtyard was very quiet when she returned last night.
Xie Jingchun twitched his lips. "He cried himself to sleep." Then he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Xie Jue turned her head, pouted, and glared at him, "You're not allowed to laugh!"
He stammered and argued with him, "Yes, it's because I was too tired from school yesterday!"
Xie Jingchun made a face at him, "Just laugh, just laugh, just laugh~"
Xie Jue stomped her feet in anger, "How annoying! So annoying!"
Watching the two brothers bicker, Qin Jiuwei couldn't help but cover her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckle to herself.
Turning her head, she saw that Xie Jing hadn't even lifted his eyelids, remaining dignified and composed like an adult.
Qin Jiuwei's lips twitched involuntarily.
The eldest and third sons are lively and noisy.
This only made the second son seem even more mature and composed.
Xie Jingchun didn't forget the important matter. After ruffling Xie Jue's hair into a mess, she asked, "Mother, is your illness really nothing to worry about?"
“Last night, I went to the palace to invite Imperial Physician Lin. After learning about the symptoms, Imperial Physician Lin stood there without saying a word.”
Xie Jingchun scratched his head in confusion. "Why is that?"
Qin Jiuwei: ……
Child, what can I say to this?
Xie Jue and Xie Jing also looked up at the same time, both children staring at her intently.
Although Xie Jing was well-read, he only read classics, histories, philosophical works, and other serious literature, and knew nothing about such matters.
It's likely that Xie Jing rarely encounters situations where he has absolutely no clue, which is why he's so curious.
Xie Jue is also a very curious child, with her big eyes full of thirst for knowledge.
Xie Jingchun was talkative, and before she could answer, he quickly asked another question.
Qin Jiuwei then conveniently let the matter drop.
“I asked Physician Lin to prescribe medicine for my mother, but after Physician Lin learned that my father was in the main house, he said that there was no need to prescribe medicine.”
Xie Jingchun's thin, handsome face was full of confusion. "But Father isn't a doctor, and he doesn't know how to treat illnesses! Why doesn't he need to prescribe medicine?"
"I thought about it all night last night but still couldn't figure it out. Mother, can you tell me?"
Qin Jiu pursed her lips and said awkwardly, "You'll understand when you grow up."
When she was little, she hated it when adults said that, but how do you explain aphrodisiacs to a child?
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Xie Jing's curious gaze immediately returned to normal.
Xie Jingchun was surprised that even their doting mother wouldn't tell them, and she couldn't help but purse her thin lips.
Xie Jue only thought for a moment, his mind not even turning around, and his attention was immediately drawn to Granny Song standing next to Qin Jiuwei.
Huh? This person doesn't seem to have appeared in front of my mother before!
"Who are you?" Xie Jue asked in a childish voice.
With a smile, Granny Song replied, "Young Master Jue, I am Granny Song. I have been serving the young mistress since she was a child."
“There was a death in my hometown some time ago. The young mistress is kind-hearted and allowed this old servant to go home for the funeral.”
Xie Jue blinked and tilted her head slightly, asking, "Have you ever seen what my mother looked like when she was a child?"
With a smile in her voice, Granny Song said, "Indeed, Young Master Jue is so clever. His quick wit is just like that of the young mistress when she was a child."
This was the first time she had met these three young masters.
When she heard that the young lady was going to marry the Xie family's son and become the foster mother of three children, she was very worried.
Prince Xie is exceptionally talented; marrying him would certainly be a good thing.
It is indeed quite common nowadays for many young women from prominent families to become stepmothers to the sons of noble families.
However, being a foster mother to three children is by no means an easy task.
Miss had a hard life from a young age and was not loved by her family. She was cautious and meticulous from childhood and was good at disguising herself. She was a pitiful person who had never been loved.
Granny Song had been feeling uneasy until she met the three children and realized that they were all good children.
The young lady got along very well with them, which put her at ease.
Seeing that they got along well, Qin Jiuwei smiled.
Granny Song was a maid who accompanied her mother, Consort Qing, into the Qin family mansion.
After her mother passed away, it was Granny Song who took care of her and treated her with genuine kindness.
Shu Rong reminded him, "Young Master Jing, it's almost time to go to school."
Qin Jiuwei also snapped out of her daze, having forgotten about the child going to school while they were talking.
The three children start school at different times, with Xie Jing starting the earliest, as the academy also has early morning classes.
She quickly instructed, "Xiao He, go to the kitchen and get some steamed buns and pastries for Young Master Jing to take with him on his journey."
After Xie Jing left and finished breakfast, Xie Jingchun also went to the martial arts arena.
Finally, Xie Jue was left, slowly shoveling rice porridge into his porcelain bowl, taking him fifteen minutes to finish a bowl.
Qin Jiuwei looked up at him, her brows furrowing slightly. "Hmm? What's wrong?"
Xie Jue raised her little face, still covered in rice grains, and said with a grin, "Mother, do you remember what you promised me yesterday?"