Transmigrated Genius: Fragile Heiress Reigns Supreme-Chapter 563 - 565: Wrapping Up (Part 1)

The room was silent, and the few maidservants sensibly retreated.

Xiao Yanyi sat over there, surrounded by a deep sadness.

"Marquis." The Second Madam wiped her tears and approached Xiao Yanyi: "Please take care of yourself!"

Xiao Yanyi silently nodded.

The Second Madam then took Xiao Yanyi’s hand, squatted in front of him, and softly said: "You are the head of the family, I know you are hurting inside, but you are everyone’s pillar, everyone is watching you, if you also lose heart and become disheartened, the mansion will be in chaos, Marquis..." She pressed Xiao Yanyi’s hand against her face, the tears then falling onto his hand: "For me, for our child, you should be a little bit stronger."

Xiao Yanyi’s arm stiffened, and his gaze slowly settled on the face of the Second Madam.

The Second Madam slightly raised her head, looking at him with deep affection: "I am also very sorrowful, Xing is your child, also my child, the pain in my heart is like cutting flesh... Xing is understanding, if he knew you and the Grand Dowager and all of us were so heartbroken for him, he would not agree, so Marquis must take care of your health, the bigger picture is more important!"

Xiao Yanyi still did not speak, his gaze slowly shifted again to Xing.

He pushed aside the Second Madam’s hand, stood up, and sat down on the rose bed, gently placing his hand on Xing’s forehead, slowly stroking... Every scene of Xing before him was so clear, he suddenly realized that his care for Xing was pitifully little.

From the moment he was born till now, he has never held him, doesn’t know what he loves to eat, doesn’t know what he loves to play, doesn’t know when he learned his first word, doesn’t know if he gets up at night when sleeping, doesn’t know how miserable he feels when sick, doesn’t know if he feels lonely watching other children play while he can only watch from the sidelines...

He doesn’t know at all!

All these he doesn’t know.

Xiao Yanyi quietly watched Xing, looking at his face, which was peacefully devoid of emotions, with heartbreaking pain...

The Second Madam stood behind him, her brow tightly furrowed.

It was at this moment a maid across the curtain reported: "Marquis, Chief Chang from the palace is here!"

Xiao Yanyi furrowed his brows, while the Second Madam had already asked: "Did he mention anything?"

The maid hesitated for a moment, then continued: "He said that the Princely Heir for Young Master Xin has been appointed, and he has come to deliver the Imperial Decree!"

The Second Madam froze, then her expression changed, Xiao Yanyi’s document was clearly held back by the Empress Dowager’s people, though not daring to refuse, a delay of seven or eight days wasn’t supposed to be an issue, how come it was processed now?

Xiao Yanyi was also stunned, he had just inquired at the Ministry of Rites yesterday, and they said it’d be a couple of days, why was it approved today?

Chief Chang, succeeding Chief Lei, was always serving beside the Emperor, there shouldn’t be a mistake.

He stood up, saying with his hands behind his back: "I’ll go and see!" Then strode out the door.

The First Madam and Xiqiu came out from opposite, and when seeing Xiao Yanyi, the First Madam asked: "Has Chief Chang arrived?"

Xiao Yanyi nodded and replied: "They said the Princely Heir’s document has been approved."

The First Madam raised her brows, approving the Princely Heir’s document at this time?

Xiqiu, however, just nodded faintly.

Xiao Yanyi stepped out, and the Grand Dowager inside inquired: "Is it the Princely Heir’s document for Xing? Has the Imperial Decree been announced?"

The First Madam returned to the room and replied: "Yes!" She paused and glanced at Xiqiu: "The document was approved at this time..."

Implying it seemed somewhat coincidental, Xing at this moment... If it’s approved, the child in the Second Madam’s womb...

She didn’t speak, but the Grand Dowager understood in her heart.

"Where’s Chengning?" The Grand Dowager weakly asked.

The First Madam glanced opposite: "In Xing’s room." The Grand Dowager listened and nodded toward Xiqiu: "Go invite her over."

Presumably to prevent the Second Madam from overthinking.

Xiqiu nodded and walked out the door, but then paused for a while at the door.

The Second Madam stood dumbfounded in the room, her gaze falling on Xing’s face, feeling exceptionally ironic, Xing, who was on the brink of death, was made the Princely Heir before dying, was it just to secure a Princely Heir’s funeral?

She suddenly couldn’t help but laugh softly.

She approached Xing and sat down, using her long fingernails to scrape his face, scraping and laughingly saying: "You are truly fortunate; at this moment, you are already the Princely Heir. Surely the funeral will be grand, not wasted by your mother’s pleadings even before dying, fulfilling her dream." She paused: "You and your mother can reunite below; you’re happy, aren’t you...I am happy too, although I don’t care for the small Princely Heir position, I cannot bear to see you occupy it. Do you know why? Because I hate your mother, I hate those with the surname Tong, so...you can only go die!"

She finished speaking, derisively shaking her head: "What use is speaking to you, you can’t understand nor hear, wasting breath!" She sighed long: "You, if one says your fate is poor yet you were reborn into the Marquis Mansion, became the Princely Heir, but if happiness defines fate then you lost your mother at such a young age, and now you’re about to perish... However, you must thank your fourth aunt, if not for her, you wouldn’t see your mother so soon; wouldn’t you agree!"

The Second Madam finished speaking, chuckling softly again.

"Second Sister!" Just then, Xiqiu lifted the curtain and entered with a smile: "Mother invites you over."

The Second Madam’s face stiffened, thinking when did she come?

Had her words just been overheard?

She looked at Xiqiu’s expression but saw no trace of discrepancy...

The Second Madam grew increasingly puzzled, was it that Xiqiu hadn’t heard or was she simply pretending?

Unexpectedly, she suddenly felt a shiver run through her, instinctively sensing something chilling about the calmness of the person before her, yet unclear.

Her heart fluttered for a moment, but she calmly nodded: "Alright!" and hurriedly exited the door first.

Xiqiu watched her back and smiled a little.

The Second Madam suddenly turned back to look at her, catching that slight smile remaining at Xiqiu’s lips.

Smile? She is smiling?

The Second Madam felt a pang of worry inside, why is she smiling this way?

She clutched her stomach, her steps suddenly quickening as if something were tailing her.

Xiqiu watched her leave and casually beckoned Chunliu, whispering a few words in her ear.

The Second Madam paused briefly at the Warm Pavilion’s door, noticing Chunliu hastily exiting, furrowing her brows, feeling even more suspicious.