The Noble Lady's Rebirth: She just wants to Rest in Peace!-Chapter 329 - 321: Refusal

Shanmoi watched him coldly. Li Si laughed awkwardly twice and seeing Shanmoi not responding, felt increasingly unsettled.

"Pretend, why not keep pretending? Oh, you Li Si, you always seemed loyal, and now I find you’re dishonest with your words. Don’t try to fool me here; you know better than anyone what really happened. You stay by the Marquis’s side all day, if you don’t know, who would? Let me tell you, there’s no need to keep this from me. Our young lady is suffering now, we’re not even sure if she’ll survive this. If she doesn’t make it, it’s not just us... even the Marquis’s reputation will be finished." Shanmoi had started off with fierce criticism, but by the end, she was in tears.

Thinking about the bedding changed for the young lady, stained with blood, her brows furrowed even in sleep. She’d been cherished since childhood, even Old Madam couldn’t bear to hurt her, and now this calamity, wholly caused by the Marquis, weighs heaviest on the young lady.

Li Si’s brows knitted tightly together, his face full of wrinkles, "Shanmoi, you’re a servant too. You should know, when the master commands, how could we defy it? That would be betraying the master, wouldn’t it? Just remember, the Marquis too has his unavoidable reasons. The Marquis has always kept the Senior Madam in his heart. I’ve been by the young lady’s side since I was little, and who in all these years has entered the Marquis’s heart? Whom has he shown affection to? Only your young lady, he cares deeply for her. You’ve seen this, haven’t you?"

Though Shanmoi remained silent, her expression softened a bit. Li Si continued, "Shanmoi, the Marquis is very worried about the Senior Madam. How is she now? Tell me, so I can inform the Marquis."

"Our young lady took medicine, but the bleeding hasn’t stopped. We don’t know if the little boy inside can be saved. The Imperial Physician said the Marquis knows, and he’s the one who wanted it kept secret. Why don’t you tell me what unavoidable reasons the Marquis has? Is it because a legitimate son was born there, so now he wants our young lady to avoid them?" Shanmoi was filled with anger at the thought, "Our young lady never holds grudges, she keeps everything to herself. I’m telling you this now, but if anything happens to our young lady, figure it out yourself. Hiding this isn’t good."

Li Si’s face turned pale, "Then I’ll report this to the Marquis first."

Shanmoi didn’t stop him. After Li Si left, she wiped her tears and turned back to the inner courtyard, recounting what she had said to Nanny Guo, who nodded.

Li Si rushed back to Woodland Pavilion, recounting the news from Shanmoi. Gu Yifeng stood up abruptly, but contrary to Li Si’s expectation, remained standing without moving.

"Master, about the Senior Madam..." Li Si didn’t understand what the Marquis was hesitating about; things had reached this point.

Gu Yifeng stood still, his hands clenched into tight fists. He took deep breaths, desperately trying to calm his restless heart, suppressing the impulse to rush over.

He always thought the medicine in those few days wouldn’t have much effect, even adding a pregnancy-safe tonic in later prescriptions, but everything still turned for the worse.

How will Sister Ning perceive him?

Gu Yifeng sat weakly back into the chair. Sister Ning had blocked all correspondence from the East Mansion, clearly hurt by him. Why did he still cling to luck? No matter what he says now, Sister Ning won’t forgive him. The thought of Sister Ning’s coldness made Gu Yifeng reluctant to face it, knowing he was fooling himself, thinking he could avoid contemplating Sister Ning’s resentment and blame.

"Go to my private treasury and find some hundred-year-old supplements to send over." Gu Yifeng waved his hand weakly.

Li Si wanted to persuade him but was stopped by Zhang Wu.

Outside, Li Si felt dispirited, not understanding what the master feared. It couldn’t go on like this, avoiding the Senior Madam. Moreover, the Marquis only found out later and immediately stopped the matter once he did.

He even kept it from the young lady to prevent her from worrying.

"Let’s go. The master cares too much about the Senior Madam, so he’s emotionally overwhelmed." Zhang Wu sighed.

Li Si nodded, and the two went to the private treasury. Without much more to say, they selected good items to send to the East Mansion, needing ten people to transport everything in one trip.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Dong frequently learned about the activity from Woodland Pavilion. Hearing that so many things were moved to the East Mansion almost made her throw her chopsticks in anger.

This is the Marquis Mansion, even if it’s the Marquis’s private property, what of it?

The Marquis now has a legitimate son, has he paid any attention to this son?

Aunt Lv, having received the news, also came over, "Sister Jian and Sister Ran are getting to the age to find suitors. Has dear cousin seen any suitable families? I’ve heard the Marquis is sending things to the East Mansion. Where there is one, there will be two. Even if the Marquis wants to give, he can’t keep sending like this. If it continues, there’ll be nothing left in the Marquis’s private treasury."

Mrs. Dong was mindful inside, but wouldn’t show it in front of others, "Enough, it’s just some things. You embarrass yourself coming to me for this. Those are from the Marquis’s private treasury and if the Marquis wishes to give them, it’s his business. How could we have a say? You were brought into the mansion by me, so you should conduct yourself properly to avoid becoming a laughing stock."

Aunt Lv was indifferent inside, knowing Mrs. Dong was unhappier than anyone, yet still pretended to lecture her, huffing in unwillingness before leaving with a flick of her sleeve.

Mrs. Dong couldn’t be bothered to argue, people from small families naturally reveal their petty nature, which is why Mrs. Dong felt secure bringing her into the mansion, although it was unfortunate she bore only daughters.

But now everything had passed, and with a son, she needed to gradually handle affairs related to the Marquis, and worry about nothing else.

Mrs. Dong pondered a while, dismissed the maidens in the room, and called Jingfu, "Has there been any news from Dong Mansion?"

Jingfu didn’t understand but answered truthfully, "Old Madam only sent her maid the other day with some blood-tonifying dates for Madam, and hasn’t sent anything else."

Mrs. Dong nodded, "Tomorrow, go to Dong Mansion and deliver the hundred-year-old ginseng from my storage to Old Madam."

Mrs. Dong had her reasons. Her mother hadn’t sent any messages about that matter, leaving its status unknown. The Marquis had asked, and she’d been anxious these past few days.