The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 557 Unusual Bad Luck
Lang Caining and his wife helped Wen Yue up and looked around the small shop. It looked deserted and didn't seem like it had any business. If they relied on it for food, Ninth Sister would starve to death.
Lang Jiuchuan and Fu Qi came out and were somewhat surprised to see the group: "What brings you all here?"

Her gaze fell on Wen Yue and Wen Ze again, her brows furrowed, and she asked, "Where did you come from? Why are you covered in bad luck and carrying an aura of illness?"

This smell disgusted and nauseated her.

Wen Ze and the others were stunned for a moment, looked down at themselves, and even sniffed: "Bad luck?"

Lang Jiuchuan nodded: "You are all shrouded in a layer of filthy, sickly energy, mixed with bad luck. Don't you feel uncomfortable? Looking at your face, it's already pale and bluish, and you're losing your vital energy and feeling weak."

Wen Ze's hair stood on end. He said, "Yes, yes, I feel uneasy about everything. I thought it was because of Lu Ruiting's messy affairs that I was upset about."

Rabbit God!
Lang Jiuchuan raised an eyebrow and looked at Wen Yue. The latter's eyes flickered, and she lowered her head in shame, saying self-deprecatingly, "Now that things have come to this, I can't hide it anymore."

After being treated by Lang Jiuchuan with acupuncture, herbal medicine, and calming incense, she regained most of her senses. Thinking about how she almost committed an unforgivable and heinous crime, she was filled with remorse. Under Wen Ze and the others' questioning, she no longer hid anything and revealed the secret she had kept hidden for so many years.

She thought she had married into a prestigious family and found her ideal husband, but she never expected that he already had someone else in his heart. However, that person was a man, and apart from the first night of their marriage, he would find various excuses to stay in the study, either busy with official business or staying overnight at the government office.

When she abandoned her status and reserve to seek him out, what did he say? He said she was undignified and impolite, only thinking about men and scheming in bed, and shameless.

Wen Yue was just a new bride and had never been so humiliated. She didn't understand how it could be considered shameless in her husband's eyes, since marital relations were the most normal thing and having children was also a matter of marital relations.

At first, she really thought he was naturally virtuous and had been enduring it all along. But three years later, she discovered that he didn't value etiquette or some ridiculous notion that a drop of semen was worth ten drops of blood. He simply didn't like women at all.

A husband who acts all lovey-dovey in front of everyone is a complete hypocrite, utterly disgusting. Wen Yue would never want to share a bed with him, but she dares not say it out loud. She is one of the Four Beauties of Wujing, renowned in her youth and envied by all after marriage. People say she has found a perfect husband with a bright future and a considerate nature, but how could she dare to say that?
To save face, she endured it all, cooperating with him in his act, forcing herself to appear as a calm madwoman. It wasn't until years of marriage without children, with everyone eyeing her belly, that she finally had no choice but to beg him for help.

Regardless of gender, she must have a child, and so must he.

As a result, the child was conceived but became a stillborn. This was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and Wen Yue collapsed and went completely insane!

"I was foolish, only caring about this so-called face, which harmed myself and my child." Wen Yue's pale face was covered with tears.

Lang Jiuchuan looked at the robes that seemed to hang loosely on her body, sighed, and said, "Your child has an extremely good destiny, which is why she has to suffer this calamity. She is born with the destiny of a phoenix. If she grows up peacefully, she will surely have great fortune in the future, perhaps becoming a concubine or an empress, do you understand?"

Wen Yue's eyes trembled, and she grabbed her hand: "Have you found her whereabouts? I don't care if she has great fortune, I just want her to be safe and sound. Even if she lives an ordinary life, I'll take care of her until she's old, as long as she lives well."

"Take care of yourself first." Lang Jiuchuan dispelled the bad luck and illness from her body and asked Wen Ze, "Where exactly did you go?" The yin and filth on their bodies were unusual, and they were also mixed with a strong sense of illness.

"We didn't go anywhere else. It was that unlucky Lu Ruiting who came to take Wen Yue home, and we had a fight. Bah, that scoundrel in human skin, he even has the nerve to talk about being a married couple. He disgusts me." Lang Caining said angrily, "Needless to say, this bad luck must have come from Lu Ruiting. The moment I see him, I feel like he's shrouded in dark clouds, his face is hideous, and he's possessed by the god of misfortune... Wait, Ninth Sister, do I have this kind of foul luck on me? I still have to breastfeed my baby, will it pass on to the baby?"

"The talisman I gave you wasn't fake." Lang Jiuchuan said irritably, "So, according to you, something happened to Lu Ruiting. What happened to him?"

“Now that you mention it, I remember. His eyelids were dark and swollen, as if all his energy had been drained. His complexion was terrible, and he had no spirit. We just assumed it was because his misdeeds had been exposed. But after hearing your assessment, Ninth Sister, could it be that he’s been tainted by something unclean?” Wen Ze said anxiously, “What am I going to do about this bad luck I’ve been tainted by? Ninth Sister, you’re like my own sister. You have to help me. Your two little nephews can’t be without a father at such a young age.”

Lang Caining also looked at Lang Jiuchuan expectantly, with a fawning smile.

Lang Jiuchuan said to Fu Qi, "Give them a few jade talismans. This is not a simple matter. I'll take another look later."

This kind of bad luck carries a heavy, yin-like aura, which doesn't feel like an illness. It also has a very faint corpse-like aura. If it spreads to people, it might cause a lot of trouble!
Fu Qi casually took a few jade talismans from the cabinet and handed them over.

Wen Ze quickly replied, "How much silver? I'll personally deliver it later."

"Whatever." Fu Qi didn't care. They had plenty of gold and silver, and if they needed more, they could just dig up unclaimed graves.

At that moment, the sound of a baby crying suddenly came from the backyard.

Wen Yue shuddered, as if by telepathy, and with a strength she didn't know she possessed, she pushed Lang Jiuchuan aside and walked straight in that direction.

Fu Qi immediately looked at Lang Jiuchuan, should he stop him?
Lang Jiuchuan shook his head and followed. What's meant to be will be, and he couldn't stop it anyway. Since the mother and daughter were destined to be together, he would grant her wish. She didn't want to delay this matter; she had too many other things to do!
Wen Yue stumbled and ran toward the sound of the child crying. When she arrived at Song Niangzi's room, she saw her holding the swaddled baby, her breathing becoming rapid. A voice seemed to urge her in her mind, "Go over there, go over there quickly, that's your child!"

Madam Song stared in astonishment at the woman who had suddenly barged in. When she saw Lang Jiuchuan, her heart calmed down. She thought of a possibility and was about to hand the child over.

Lang Jiuchuan suddenly spoke up from behind Wen Yue, saying, "Can you really accept her mediocre life? Perhaps even if it is mediocre, she may never grow up. Can you bear that pain?"

She wasn't sure if the Imperial Advisor would spare the child even if she broke the child's destiny, so she made it clear beforehand that it was a bad omen.

Wen Yue turned her head, her lips trembling: "So, this really is my child, she really didn't die?"

Even catching mice can be turned into a short skit, like this: I went back to my hometown these past few days. One night, I was still awake late at night when I heard a mouse squeak. I got up to look for it, and it ran away, leaving the room. Then the next afternoon, I saw the mouse again, crawling slowly from the kitchen door to the balcony. I thought it had taken drugs, so I stepped on its tail and called for my dad. He killed it. Last night, I went out, and when I came back and opened the door, I saw three plump little mice on the floor. I was completely stunned!
Damn, case solved! Turns out it nested and had its babies in the house, that's why it was so slow to escape. Holy crap, I wonder if we caught them all? So, the mouse's triplets have become a reality. How many babies were there exactly? I really can't find any other clues! I'm so depressed right now. That's all!