dognovel Chapter 489 Pearl is Pregnant
Chapter 489 Pearl is Pregnant
Yunyi naturally wanted to spread such good news far and wide, so after dinner, she went to Yiyun Pavilion.
Since arriving here, Sun Qingli has been very low-key and honest. She doesn't go out, and usually, her meals are brought back from the kitchen by Granny Lou or Pearl.
The servants are all opportunists. Before, when she was in charge, they naturally fawned over her. Now that Yunyi is in control of the entire mansion, Sun Qingli's people have been purged, so her food is naturally not very good. But she doesn't say anything and eats whatever is given to her.
It's already past dinner time, a leisurely time before bed.
"Greetings, Miss." Sun Qingli adopted a very humble posture.
"You're too kind, Madam." Yunyi smiled. "I came here to tell you something. Your daughter is getting married, but Fangtang won't give her the money, so she went to her biological father."
"What? You said..."
"I really admire you." Yunyi's smile didn't reach her eyes. "You made Fang Tang a cuckold, and you still managed to make him unable to let you go. This method... tsk tsk, my mother really didn't lose unjustly."
Sun Qingli's expression was not good, but she was unable to respond at this moment.
Yunyi didn't linger. After saying that, she turned and walked out: "A-Lu, go and inform the housekeeper that the consumption in Yiyun Pavilion should be stopped from now on. After all... Madam Sun has even richer backers."
Sun Qingli clenched her fists, looking at Yun Yi's back with a venomous glint in her eyes, but she still held back her anger.
"Miss, just now, if looks could kill, we'd probably both be riddled with arrows," Yunlu teased.
"I love how she can't stand me but can't do anything about it. But take it slow. In the future, she'll have even more reasons to resent me." Yunyi didn't return to the Wonderful Pavilion; instead, she went to the back garden.
"Miss, isn't that a pearl?" Yunlu whispered.
"Go and follow them to see what's going on."
Yunlu followed silently.
Yunyi didn't rush to find Sun Qingli, but instead went to sit down in a small pavilion nearby.
"Pearl went to see Ershan." Su Mu suddenly appeared in the pavilion.
"Ershan? The coachman from the manor?"
“Yes.” Su Mu nodded. “Ershan and Zhenzhu are in love, but Sun Qingli won’t let Zhenzhu go, after all… Chen Guoliang has also taken a liking to Zhenzhu.”
"Heh." Yun Yi sneered.
"I reckon Pearl must be feeling really uncomfortable."
"Su Mu, when did you become so gossipy?"
"Isn't this just following a gossipy master?"
"When did my dad ever gossip?"
Su Mu fell silent, gave Yun Yi a resentful look, and then disappeared.
Yun Yi pretended not to see it. Although Su Mu was secretly loyal to her, on the surface, he was still Fang Tang's guard, not one of hers.
About fifteen minutes later, Yunlu returned: "Young Miss, Pearl went to see Ershan, and they..."
"Let's go, I'll go take a look." Yunyi stood up.
Ershan lived next to the stable in the backyard, where there was a special room for the coachman to live.
There used to be three drivers, but now there's only Ershan left, which makes it easier for him and Pearl to meet in secret.
However, since it wasn't dark yet, the two didn't dare to go too far. They just hugged and kissed for a while before starting to talk.
"Brother Ershan, I'm pregnant." Pearl placed her hand on her lower abdomen.
"Really?" Ershan was pleasantly surprised, but his face immediately turned grim. "What should we do? If we're found out, none of us will survive."
"Brother Ershan, I think we should ask Miss for help."
"How can that be? What if..."
"But if we continue, we will die even more miserably."
"Why don't we run away?" Ershan pondered for a moment. "I've saved up some silver. Let's find a secluded place and live under assumed names. We can manage to get by that way."
"But where can we go without a travel permit?"
This time, there was a long silence.
Yunyi gestured.
Yunlu went over and pushed open the door.
"Who?" Ershan instinctively pulled Pearl behind him.
Yunyi smiled with relief; this man was quite responsible after all: "Me?"
"Miss... Miss? Greetings, Miss." Ershan was startled and hurriedly knelt down. "It's all my fault, please forgive Pearl, Miss."
"No, it's my fault." Pearl hurriedly crawled two steps on her knees. "It was my fault for seducing Brother Ershan, please, Miss..."
"Get up, I'm not here to punish you." Yunyi interrupted their pleas for mercy. "There's nothing wrong with mutual affection, but it's not good to do it secretly."
“This servant didn’t want to either, but Madam…” Pearl’s tears fell in a steady stream. “This servant grew up with Ershan since we were little, but because my family suffered a disaster, I was sold into slavery. Ershan came to the Earl’s mansion as a servant because of this servant. This servant begs the eldest young lady to release Ershan. This servant is willing to atone with my death.” As she spoke, she got up and was about to bang her head against the wall.
Yunlu grabbed her arm: "Sister Pearl, don't you understand what the young lady is saying? The young lady isn't here to interrogate you."
Pearl was taken aback, then looked at Yunyi.
“As you know, I have a deep-seated hatred for Sun Qingli, a blood feud, to the point where it’s either her or me.” Yunyi looked at her two children. “However, if I were to kill her, it wouldn’t be good for my reputation, so I need someone to do it.”
"You...you want us to kill Madam?" Ershan stared wide-eyed in horror, but in his heart he thought that if the young lady could guarantee the safety of Pearl and the child in her womb, he would be willing to kill.
“Killing her would mean paying with your life too.” Yunyi shook her head. “It’s not worth it.”
"What does the young lady need me to do?"
"Since you're around her, you must know some of her more private things, right?"
Pearl remained silent.
"Think about it yourself," Yunyi said, stopping there. "If you've made up your mind, come find me at the Wonderful Pavilion." Then she left.
Yunlu looked back at the small house and whispered gossip to Yunyi, "Miss, will she come?"
"They'll come if they don't want to die."
……
Yunyi didn't get to see the pearl, but she did get to see Chen Guoliang.
The very next afternoon, Yun Sheng ran in from outside, holding a five-hundred-tael silver note in his hand: "Miss, Master Chen the Second requests an audience."
Yunyi took the silver note and glanced at it: "Have the steward take the person to the front hall." This person is really sensible.
In the lobby, Chen Guoliang looked dejected, with dark circles under his eyes indicating he hadn't slept well.
"Master Chen, what a rare guest!" Yunyi said with a smile as she walked in.
"Young Miss, save me!" Chen Guoliang jumped up excitedly as soon as he saw Yun Yi. He rushed over and knelt down to hug Yun Yi's leg, but Yun Lu blocked him.