Chapter 39 Production

  The Jia Mansion has been confiscated for over a month. Except for Jia Zheng and others who were sent to the border, the Ning and Rong houses each moved into a small four-sided courtyard, where the whole family lived together, their lives in complete disarray.

  Li Wan was anxious for her son to become talented and couldn't stand the daily quarrels. Fortunately, some of her private money had not been taken away, so she took Jia Lan and moved out. They settled down near a private school.

  Jia Baoyu had been somewhat mentally disordered since the Jia mansion was searched, and every day he would mutter something about "coming and going without a care in the world".

  Jia Yuan Chun sat on the kang by the window, embroidering a gift for Yongzheng, but these days she had been feeling restless and distracted, and before she knew it, her finger would be pricked with a needle.

  The news previously sent back to her mother's house had no reply, and she keenly felt that something was wrong with the Jia Mansion.

  "Gege, something's wrong, something's wrong!" Baoqin rushed in with a pale and frightened face.

  Jia Yuanchun's eyebrows furrowed in slight anger, and she scolded, "What a commotion you're making! What kind of behavior is this? Others will think I'm incapable of teaching you properly."

  "Brother, it's...it's...a big deal..."

  Baoyu ran too hastily and strained his back, "The Rongguo Mansion has been raided."

  "What?"

  These words were like a thunderclap on a clear day, and Jia Yuanchun was so shocked that her soul flew out of the sky.

  This can't be true! It's not true!

  Jia Yuanchun couldn't take it anymore! Her eyes turned red, and she glared fiercely at Baoqin, her hands tightly grasping Baoqin's shoulders, her long fingernails digging into the flesh, fresh blood seeping out and staining her clothes. She shook violently: "What did you just say? Say it again."

  "Ow... Ahh..."

  Baoqin's entire small face scrunched up, and she wailed: "G...g...please...please let go...I'm a slave...it hurts so much..."

  Jia Yuanchun saw Baoqin unable to speak and only then did she release her grip on Baoqin, saying: "Speak quickly!"

  "Jia's family has been dismissed."

  "How is it possible? How can this be?"

  "This is absolutely true! How would I, a humble servant, dare to deceive you? Right now the master, second master and second mistress are already on their way to Ninguta."

  Jia Yuanchun's eyes went wide, as if all the energy in his body had been drained out of him, and he plopped down onto the ground with a thud! Suddenly, he scrambled to his feet and took off running without even bothering to adjust his disheveled clothes.

  "Keke...... Where are you going? Wait...... Servant......" Baoqin chased after Jia Yuanchun's butt.

  At this time, Baoyu was usually in the study, so Jia Yuanchun rushed all the way to the study.

  She must see the Beile today and ask the Beile to plead for the Jia family. With her talent and beauty, as well as her virtuous and gentle nature, the Beile will surely agree. But where did this confidence come from?

  It was also her good luck that she ran wildly all the way without being discovered, and rushed straight to the door of the study room, where she was blocked by the guard.

  "Please stay for a moment in this humble abode, Jia Baoyu!"

  "How dare you! You dog slave, do you dare to block Ben Gege?" Although Jia Yuanchun knew that this was the order of Beile Ye personally, but now she was in a hurry to see Beile Ye and didn't care about it at all!

  "This is the master's order, except for Fu Jin, no one can enter the study without the command of Beile Ye! We slaves are also acting on orders!" Although these words were spoken with great respect, the disdain in his eyes was revealed, making Jia Yuanchun furious.

  "You dog slaves are too arrogant! Ben Gege will definitely have you punished by Beile Ye!"

  The guards still stood at attention, ignoring Jia Yuanchun and refusing to continue speaking with him.

  Jia Yuanchun thought she had intimidated her, and with a proud expression, she walked forward, but was stopped again. Her face turned pale as she shouted: "Let me in! I want to see the Beile lord! I want to see the Beile lord!"

  "What is going on?" Yongzheng walked out of the house, his face showing no clear emotion, but his slightly furrowed brow betrayed his displeasure.

  All the guards knelt down to pay their respects.

  Jia Yuan Chun rushed to the front of Yongzheng, knelt down and begged: "Prince Beile, please, for the sake of your concubine, save the Jia family!"

  Upon hearing this, the guards lowered their heads even further, fearing that Yongzheng would notice them.

  What does this mean? Yongzheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot! It's really laughable, just a lowly maid, something that can be had or discarded at will, what qualifications does she have to discuss dignity with him?

  "Jia Baoyu was in a daze and was sent by someone to the backyard Buddhist hall for recuperation!"

  Jia Yuanchun's body shook violently, she looked up at the tall man standing in front of her, her round eyes wide with incredulity: "Prince Bei..."

  Yongzheng didn't look at her again and waved his hand to the guard beside him, indicating that he should take her away.

  Afterwards, Lin Qingyu found out and sent someone to closely monitor Jia Yuanchun. Moreover, she even put 'Meiren Chimu' in her food. The so-called 'Meiren Chimu' is as its name suggests, wrinkles gradually appear on the beauty's body, and three months later she will become like an eighty-year-old elderly person.

  She didn't deliberately avoid Yongzheng, but wanted him to know that she wasn't as innocent-looking as she seemed, and dared to harm her own child. Hmph, he had to pay the price.

  Yin Zan's mouth curled up slightly after learning about it, Lin Qingyu's reaction deeply pleased him. What he wanted was not a weak or vicious Fu Jin, such behavior with bottom line obviously satisfied him very much.

  As for the other people in the Jia mansion, Lin Qingyu didn't bother to pay attention to them because she was too busy. Busy with prenatal education for the child, busy embroidering clothes for the child, busy exercising her body, busy preparing for childbirth...

  In the midst of busyness, days flew by quickly, and before I knew it, I was already over nine months pregnant.

  During this time, Lin Qingyu also witnessed the means of the Geng family. Under the repeated intervention of Li and Song families, although she had a miscarriage twice, the child was finally saved.

  After suffering for a day and night at the end of last month, she gave birth to a little princess safely, which made all the women in the backyard breathe a sigh of relief.

  When she saw the birth of Geng's child, those basins of blood and water, and Geng's mournful cries, Lin Qingyu's face turned pale, her heart filled with unease. She examined the midwives who had assisted in the delivery again and again, and carefully looked at the medical books in the room.

  As the day of production draws near, Lin Qingyu is getting more and more uneasy.

  That day, Empress De ate lunch and took a nap as usual.

  The only difference is that she falls asleep relatively quickly, basically as soon as she lies down on the bed and closes her eyes, she enters dreamland. It even made the maid next to her curious for a while!

  The imperial concubine only felt dizzy and arrived at a strange place, there was no one around her, the silence was terrifying. She walked in the dark corridor, a gust of wind blew, making her involuntarily wrap her arms around her arms.

  As she walked through the corridor, she arrived at a courtyard where lights were shining brightly and maidservants were coming and going. At this moment, one of the maidservants approached her, and she was overjoyed to finally have some company after feeling so lonely for so long. However, as she went up to greet the maid, she was shocked to discover that she had passed right through the other person's body. This...this...what was going on?

  Just as she was in a state of bewilderment, a loud clap of thunder and a flash of lightning illuminated the sky, and a gigantic golden dragon, covering the entire sky, suddenly appeared, swirling around in the air.

  That was the pressure of the giant dragon, which made De Fei involuntarily kneel down on the ground, gasping for breath and trembling with fear. About a moment later, the golden dragon raised its head and let out a loud roar, then dived down, frightening De Fei into thinking that the golden dragon was coming to eat her, so scared that her eyeballs were half protruding from their sockets, her face as white as paper.

  Until the golden dragon rushed into the small courtyard in front, Empress De was relieved to pat her own chest and fainted on the ground.

  At this time, the house emitted a golden light, and a loud baby's cry sounded. De Fei was immediately curious. During production, such a strange phenomenon, would this child be...

  How can this be? That seat belongs to Old Fourteen, no one is allowed to take it!

  De Fei struggled to get up from the ground, slowly crawling towards the house, and when she finally made it to the delivery room, she saw that the person inside was actually her fourth son's wife, Xilin Guoruo Qingyu.

  Suddenly, De Fei was so angry that smoke was coming out of her head! Is this a sign that the position will ultimately belong to Old Four? No way, how can that be...

  De Fei's eyes turned red with anger, her teeth clenched and crackling! She suddenly sat up from the bed, startling the maid beside her.

  "Your Ladyship, you're awake!"

  "Bang——"

  The imperial concubine slapped her fan past one ear, opened a pair of reddened eyes and shouted: "Get out of my sight!"

  The maid was slapped by Empress De so hard that her entire face turned red and swollen, but she didn't dare to cry out in pain.

  After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, De Fei's complexion returned to normal and she fell into deep thought.

  No matter if this dream is true or not, Xilin Jueluo Qinyin cannot stay. It's best if the fourth elder doesn't have a son with Manchu bloodline, so he won't have any chance of succeeding to the throne, and then he can wholeheartedly help my 14th brother.

  After making up her mind, Empress De summoned her trusted maid and whispered something in her ear. After the maid left, Empress De curled up the corner of her mouth and thought to herself: Fourth Brother, Mother is doing this for your own good. With your straightforward nature, you're not suited for that position, lest you suffer a bad reputation.

  De Fei, can't you be even more shameless!!!

  That day, the sunshine was bright and beautiful, the clouds in the sky were like cotton candy, one by one, looking very tempting.

  Lin Qingyu strolled slowly in the courtyard under the service of her maid.

  Smelling the faint scent of jasmine flowers, Lin Qingyu's mood was good, and the unease in her heart instantly disappeared. Suddenly, a dull pain began to throb in her stomach, causing her to frown slightly.

  "Madam, what's wrong?" The maid Zhang beside her was the first to notice Lin Qingyu's abnormality.

  "I... I... want... to... give... birth..." Lin Qingyu almost gritted her teeth as she spoke.

  "Mo Jie and I helped Fu Jin into the delivery room, Zi Lian went to call for the midwife and doctor, Meng Yi went to inform Beile Ye!"

  "Yes!" The maids responded in unison and immediately dispersed.

  "Milady, bear with it a bit, I'll help you to the delivery room right away!"

  Zhang Ayi carefully supported Lin Qingyu on one side, while Mo Ju supported her on the other, and fortunately, the delivery room was not far away, so they arrived in just a few minutes.