Chapter 147: Ye Siyin Plans Trouble

Jin Zhi had once been pregnant and knew that morning sickness and nausea were not mere trifles.

Ye Chutang looked toward the blurred figure behind the screen and admitted, “Aunt Jin, I’m over a month pregnant.”

Jin Zhi quickly stepped out from behind the screen, looking at Ye Chutang with pain in her eyes, her own eyes turning red immediately.

“Little Miss, you… how could you…?”

She was so shocked she forgot to use respectful language.

Ye Chutang smiled slightly and teased, “I wasn’t bullied, I was the one bullying others.”

Jin Zhi: “…”

She suddenly didn’t know whether to continue feeling heartbroken.

“Little Miss, how do you plan to handle this child?”

“Keep it.”

“Miscarriage would hurt your body. If you keep it, when will you and the child’s father marry?”

Ye Chutang shared her thoughts.

“I haven’t thought about marriage. I’ll raise the child myself. After a while, we’ll leave the capital and come back when the child is older. We’ll say the child’s father passed away.”

Hearing this, Jin Zhi assumed the child’s father was no good.

She wanted to scold him but then remembered that it was Ye Chutang who had bullied him, so for a moment, she was at a loss for words.

“Little Miss, even if you leave the capital, people will gossip about you being pregnant. Little…”

She suddenly didn’t know how to refer to Ye Chutang’s child.

Ye Chutang spoke up: “Aunt Jin, from now on, just call me ‘Miss.’ Otherwise, the child won’t be able to call me anything.”

She had always thought “Little Miss” was too redundant, but “Miss” was how Jin Zhi addressed her biological mother, and she couldn’t take that away, so she hadn’t let Jin Zhi change it.

But now, the situation was special, so she had to act swiftly.

“As you wish, Miss.”

Jin Zhi replied, then continued the conversation that had been interrupted earlier.

“Miss, if you don’t marry, it will be considered an unwed pregnancy. People will talk behind your back, and in the future, the little miss or little master will also be ridiculed.”

Ye Chutang had already thought this through.

She planned to go to a place where no one knew her to give birth.

If anyone asked, she would say that her husband had passed away, and she had been driven out by an unscrupulous in-law family, pregnant with a child.

Once the child could walk, she would take the child and travel for a few years before returning to the capital.

“Aunt Jin, since I’ve decided to have this child, I won’t let him be a burden to me.”

Jin Zhi, seeing that all her worries had been resolved, no longer tried to persuade Ye Chutang to marry.

“Miss, I will always be by your side.”

“Aunt Jin, I’ll write a few recipes for medicinal meals that can help alleviate morning sickness symptoms. Before we leave the capital, you can cook them.”

“Understood.”

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Quiet Courtyard.

Ye Siyin stared at the large dowry boxes in the storeroom, her eyes filled with resentment.

“Ye Chutang, you’ve never thought of giving me the dowry. From the beginning to the end, you’ve been treating me like a fool!”

Now, it wasn’t just about the dowry. There was also Kong Ru!

Though Kong Ru had committed heinous acts, she was the head of the household, and after her death, her children had to observe mourning for three years!

What would happen to her marriage?

Thinking about this, Ye Siyin even considered killing Ye Chutang.

Ye Siyin kicked one of the dowry boxes, “Bitch, I won’t let you off!”

After cursing, she left the storeroom and went to Concubine Jiang’s bedroom.

She looked at Concubine Jiang, who lay on the bed, her face disfigured. Her eyes turned red.

“Mother, does it hurt?”

Ye Siyin was a concubine’s daughter. In front of outsiders, she called Jiang Concubine “Concubine,” but privately, she called her “Mother.”

Concubine Jiang still couldn’t speak due to the pain, her tears blurring her vision.

She knew that Kong Ru had died, and her daughter’s marriage might change.

She was anxious but powerless to do anything.

It was her fault; there was no one from her family to rely on, and now her daughter had to suffer because of it.

Ye Siyin wiped the tears from Concubine Jiang’s eyes and said, “Mother, don’t worry. I will definitely marry Jiang Huai.”

Not after three years, but right after the mourning period!

Concubine Jiang knew her daughter could do it, and with great difficulty, she managed a faint smile.

Ye Siyin asked, “Mother, is Ye Chutang really pregnant?”

She felt that her mother’s calm and calculating nature wouldn’t have falsely accused Ye Chutang.

Concubine Jiang endured the pain and said a few words with difficulty.

“Eight out of ten.”

She had directly stated that Ye Chutang was pregnant, partly to make Prince Chen suspicious and partly to test Ye Chutang’s reaction.

Though she didn’t get any reaction, she believed in her intuition.

Concubine Jiang saw that Ye Siyin wanted to deal with Ye Chutang, so she grabbed her hand and shook her head.

Ye Chutang was too ruthless, and they couldn’t win against her!

Ye Siyin patted Concubine Jiang’s hand, “Mother, don’t worry. I know what I’m doing.”

After saying this, she let go of Concubine Jiang’s hand and tucked the blanket for her.

“Mother, rest early.”

After leaving the bedroom, she exited the Quiet Courtyard and headed toward the back door.

The gatekeeper at the back door was hers, someone who gathered information and passed on messages.

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The Next Day.

After Ye Chutang found out about her pregnancy, she could sleep more soundly.

When she woke up, it was already bright outside.

She went to the space to brush her teeth, wash her face, and take folic acid.

After finishing her morning routine, she organized the things she had moved out of the Emperor’s private vault.

The nine boxes of tribute goods, which were toxic, were left untouched and moved to a corner.

Ye Chutang then came out of the space, got out of bed, and dressed.

The maid, Dan’er, heard the noise and immediately called out, “Miss, I’m coming in.”

Ye Chutang heard her urgency and guessed something had happened.

“Come in.”

Dan’er quickly entered the room, her face full of anxiety. “Miss, something bad has happened. The whole capital is talking about you… about you…”

Ye Chutang could tell from Dan’er’s hesitant tone that someone was making a big deal out of her morning sickness, and the rumors were very unpleasant.

“What are they saying?”

“They’re saying that you… you acted without proper conduct, and that the child you’re carrying is… is a bastard.”

The last two words, Dan’er said very quietly.

Ye Chutang finished dressing and said, “Dan’er, go to Xinglin Hall right now, have Shopkeeper Lin send a message, and say I’ll be there in an hour to see all the doctors in the capital.”

First, she would clear up the nasty rumors, and then she would find out who was behind it.