The Marquis's line has ended? The pregnant maid is pregnant again!

"really?!"

The old lady was surprised, and when she looked at Yun Chen who had replied, she smiled broadly.

"Really? Master also said that Qinghe's allowance will be given in accordance with the rank of a concubine, and will be handled quickly and simply."

Yun Chen repeated Lu Jihan's words with a serious expression: "And Chen Shi, the master said she is really lacking in discipline, so please take care of her, Madam."

"Hahaha, good, good. Ji Han never cares about things in the inner quarters. This time, it's rare to find someone who can make him angry and interfere."

The old lady laughed heartily, thinking to herself, "That child Jihan, when she said she wanted to promote Qinghe to a concubine, he shyly refused."

As a result, I couldn't resist and promoted someone's rank.

Could it be that her precious grandson doesn't want her to be promoted, and wants to promote her himself?

The old lady was lost in thought and didn't notice the change in Qin's expression beside her.

Qin tried her best to maintain a polite smile, but she couldn't control the jealousy in her eyes.

She deliberately didn't let the imperial physician check Shen Qinghe's pulse yesterday, just to avoid discovering that the girl was pregnant.

Qin had originally thought that, judging from Mango's expression, she didn't seem to know that she was pregnant, let alone that others did.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one knew, she could easily kill the unborn child in Shen Qinghe's womb with a single trick.

But who knew that Chen Xiaoniang was such a fool, she was incredibly stupid, like a Buddha ascending to heaven only to be reborn as a second Buddha.

Taking advantage of Mango's loss of favor with her husband, she dared to rush to his door to provoke him, completely disregarding the fact that Mango's courtyard was next to her husband's study.

She acted as if she was afraid her husband wouldn't know.

Now, her husband and grandmother don't even know that Shen Qinghe is pregnant, yet they've already promoted her to the rank of concubine!

If they knew how popular Shen Qinghe would be at that time, Qin would be jealous just thinking about it.

Moreover, now that Shen Qinghe has become a concubine, she can no longer use the trick of keeping the child and getting rid of the mother!

If a concubine dies, so be it; but if a mistress dies, there has to be some explanation.

Overnight, all her plans were thwarted.

Qin was so angry with Chen Xiaoniang that she had a headache. She rubbed her temples and could only smile and agree:

"Grandmother is right, I've never seen my husband like this before. But Qinghe is sincere, thoughtful, and makes delicious food, she's really likable."

This concubine should have been given to her long ago. But Grandmother, Mother is very particular about etiquette. According to the rules of the household, a maidservant who wants to become a concubine must be pregnant. This promotion beyond her rank seems a bit too much… Although Mother is not in the household now, she will eventually return. Grandmother, I ask you, how should we explain this then?”

"This is indeed a problem, but there are still three months before your mother returns to the manor. If Qinghe becomes pregnant within those three months, then it won't be a problem, and everything will fall into place."

The old lady fiddled with the prayer beads in her hand, glanced at Madam Qin, and gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her, saying, "Don't worry, no matter what, she can't shake your position. The principal wife will always be the principal wife. You are tolerant, and you have always done a good job. So, tomorrow, come to Yuhe Hall, and I will hand over part of the family management to you."

"Grandmother!" Upon hearing this, Qin Shi's heart skipped a beat. The management of the household affairs! That was the management of the entire second branch of the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion, which had always been managed by her mother.

Madam Qin quickly bowed and pretended to refuse, saying, "Grandmother, your granddaughter-in-law is still young and I'm afraid she's not qualified enough to manage things properly."

"Good child, Grandmother believes in you, you can do it. If you manage it well, when your mother returns, she can also give you a portion of the second branch's house and land."

The old lady smiled and comforted her. Having come from the inner quarters herself, she naturally understood Qin's discomfort: "Besides, even your mother, even your grandmother, didn't we all learn little by little?"

"Then thank you for your guidance, Grandmother." Madam Qin rose gently, her smile becoming much more natural.

She understood Shen Qinghe's intentions more clearly now. Her grandmother was right; she was the legal wife after all, so why bother arguing with a concubine?

No matter how you look at it, even if Shen Qinghe can give birth to a child, that child can only call her mother, Shen Qinghe concubine.

Even if she couldn't win her husband's heart, managing the household affairs was still a good thing, and Qin Shi felt relieved.

Qin asked tentatively, "However, now that Chen and Qinghe have switched positions, all the servants in the courtyard need to be rearranged. If many people are switched, I'm afraid the servants in other courtyards will also need to be rearranged. Does Grandmother have any instructions?"

"It's a small matter, you can make the decision. Didn't Jihan say to keep it quick and simple?" The old lady waved her hand, her attention not on the matter, and casually replied.

All he could think about was where to find a folk remedy so that Shen Qinghe could get pregnant as soon as possible.

-

Fu Hua Tang.

"Madam, the list of servants in Chen Shi and Shen Qinghe's courtyards has been presented."

As Hongxing spoke, she presented the list to Madam Qin.

Qin glanced at it, took a sip of tea from her teacup, and said, "No need to look anymore. Send all the people who used to serve Chen Xiaoniang to serve Shen Qinghe. Just leave one of them, Green Ivy, to serve Chen."

"Won't this... cause some trouble?"

Hongxing asked uncertainly.

"Didn't Grandmother and my husband say to keep things quick and simple? We can't just rearrange everyone in the entire bamboo grove and redistribute them all just for the sake of the two of them, can we?"

Madam Qin put down her teacup: "Whether or not trouble arises depends on who has the ability."

-

Day two.

After finishing her embroidery, Shen Qinghe carefully prepared the food and took the food box to the outskirts of the city.

Now that she is a concubine, she only needs to inform the gatekeeper before leaving the mansion, which is much more convenient than being a maidservant.

Along the way, the maids and servants all had to call her Miss Shen when they saw her.

These aren't the most satisfying things.

The most satisfying moment was when he met Shen Yun'er along the way, and even she had to call her "little lady" and bow to her respectfully.

Shen Qinghe headed straight for the military camp outside the city. Luckily, she bumped into Lin Feng as he came out.

Lin Feng was dressed in armor, with two stones tied to his feet, and was covered in sweat.

She hurried forward and asked Linfeng to take the food inside.

in the military camp.

"Master, Miss Qinghe has brought in some food." Lin Feng replied honestly with his head down, as he had been rigorously trained by his master for several days.

Lin Feng had no idea what divine law he had broken.

Lu Jihan, dressed in both civil and military robes, paused as he looked at the topographical map on the sand table in front of him. "Leave the things here, let her go back."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng was astonished, for Shen Qinghe had even accurately predicted his master's reaction!

Lin Feng braced himself and said, "Master, Miss Qinghe said she won't leave if she doesn't see you today."

Lu Jihan simply ignored the sand table in front of him and snorted coldly, "Then let her wait. Let's see how long she can keep fooling me."

He wouldn't easily believe her sweet talk, that clever and cunning little fox!