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"Aunt, you're still pregnant. You must pay attention to this. Don't hurt the fetus in your womb." Little Chu asked worriedly, "Do you feel unwell anywhere? Would you like this servant to call a doctor over? "

"No need, it's just that I've been out in the sun for a long time. I'm a little dizzy." She carelessly picked up a wooden comb from the table to comb her hair, completely bored, before instructing, "Oh right, the rice broth Yun'er has eaten today does not have much of a taste, and this thing also does not have any nutrition. Even though Yun'er is full, Yun'er is still young, and his nutrition cannot keep up."

"Tell the kitchen to prepare some nourishment soup and water for Yun'er. If you don't have enough money, you can deduct it from my monthly allowance."

"Aunt, how can you do that? You don't have much monthly money, so if you add all of it to Miss's money, what will you do then?"

Little Chu grumbled unwillingly, "I have to say, auntie. It's fine if you have the authority of being the head, but why do you need to care about Miss's matters? "Although she is the only young lady of the house, she is not your own. You are still young now, sooner or later you will have your own child with the old master. You are treating the young lady so well right now, why must you …"

Little Chu grumbled unhappily as he helped Chen Ruoran to dress up.

"Chu, don't talk nonsense." Chen Ruoran purposely raised the volume higher and chided in a low voice.

"Yun'er is not only the young lady of the Kong Family, she is also the only daughter of my husband. Since she has been raised in my courtyard, then I naturally have to take her on my own as my own and raise her as my own. This has nothing to do with whether or not she is my biological daughter." Chen Ruoran said gently.

Just as Kong Linyuan finished his work and was about to come over to see Chen Ruoran, he coincidentally heard the master and servant speaking, so he stopped in his tracks, and stood by the door to eavesdrop.

What Little Chu and Chen Ruoran had said earlier were all heard by him.

The two people in the room had no idea.

"You can't say those words again in the future. Be careful that others will listen to them and let their tongues drop."

Chen Ruoran said in a soft voice, "I was born into a rich family and my parents have always been strict with me since I was young. My mother has also warned me many times that as a wife, one must be considerate of their husband and filial piety.

"Although I'm not Yun'er's mother, I can't bear to see her lack a mother's love at such a young age. I've treated her well, firstly, to make up for the shortcomings of her childhood, and secondly, to win a great reputation for myself. Even if Yun'er doesn't thank me when she grows up, it's still worth it."

"Aunt, you're too soft-hearted. If you had a different master, you wouldn't have bothered with such bad thoughts." Little Chu helped Chen Ruoran comb her makeup, and at the same time helped her feel indignant.

"Being able to take care of Eldest Miss is my fortune. How can this be a bad thing …"

Chen Ruoran pretended to be honored, but before she finished speaking, the door to her room was pushed open.

"Men, pull this chattering maidservant out and beat her to death." Kong Linyuan said with a cold face.

"S-old master …" When Little Chu heard this voice, he was immediately frightened out of his wits. He kneeled down and begged for mercy, "Master, this servant knows her wrongs. This servant will not dare to do it again."

"Husband, you're back."

Chen Ruoran immediately stood up and walked over to Kong Linyuan's side and tenderly held onto the man's arm, "I ordered someone to prepare the lotus seed soup. You've worked hard for a whole day, I'll get someone to bring it to you right now."

"Ruo'er, wait a moment." Kong Linyuan brought Chen Ruoran to sit on the soft couch by the side, and coldly looked at Little Chu who was kneeling on the ground and begging for forgiveness, "This girl has a malicious heart, and even dared to stir up a relationship between masters, she should be dragged out and beaten to death."

"Master... Master, please spare my life.

Seeing that Kong Linyuan was not moved, he crawled over to the soft couch and grabbed onto Chen Ruoran's clothes tightly. "Aunt, Aunt, please save this servant, and seeing that this servant has waited on you for so long, I beg you, please forgive me this time …"

The two women who had heard the order to come in were standing at the door. They looked at each other in dismay, unsure if they should go forward and grab them.

Chen Ruoran lowered her eyes and looked at Little Chu, who was crying at her feet, and lightly pulled on Kong Linyuan's arm.

Chen Ruoran was born in a rich family, so she was well aware of how scheming and scheming the backyard was when she was young. Therefore, she had always used a delicate appearance to disguise herself since she was young, and was good at winning over people's hearts.

Ever since she had entered the Kong Family, regardless of whether it was the servants or the various concubines, they were all amiable people.

"Ruo'er, I know you're reminiscing about old times, but this girl is very shrewd. Today, I must teach her a lesson."

Kong Linyuan patted the back of Chen Ruoran's hand, thought for a while, and said: "Seeing that she has served you for so many years, I will let her live.

"Aunt, this servant won't leave …"

Little Chu wiped away her tears as she cried even more sorrowfully, "Aunt, this servant has served by your side for so many years. This servant can't bear to leave you. I beg you, please don't chase this servant away …"

Chen Ruoran looked at Little Chu, then looked at Kong Linyuan, and said hesitantly, "Hubby, in my opinion, why don't we take her out to beat her up, then send her to the backyard to be a labourer. This punishment is heavy enough, she will definitely remember it."

Seeing that Kong Linyuan was not moved, Chen Ruoran slightly lowered her head and gently stroked her belly, saying in a tender voice, "Husband, just treat it as me praying for the child in my womb. Please forgive her this time."

Chen Ruoran looked at Xiao Chu as he spoke. Xiao Chu understood, and immediately kowtowed to Kong Linyuan to apologize, "Master, this servant dares not, please forgive me this time, this servant will definitely serve master with all my heart, and will definitely not say anything more."

"Fine, then we'll just pull out the staff and reprimand twenty people, and then we'll be punished to go to the backyard and do hard labor."

With Little Chu's begging and Chen Ruoran's pleading, Kong Linyuan finally let go of Xiao Chu's words.

"Pull her down." Kong Linyuan looked at the two women at the door. The two women understood and immediately went to pull Little Chu down.

Seeing that he was dragged out, Kong Linyuan's complexion looked slightly better. Seeing that, Chen Ruoran immediately poured a cup of hot tea and said softly: "Master, have a cup of tea and calm down, you are just a servant, there is no need to be so angry, otherwise your body would be angry."

"Ruo'er, you're still carrying your body, hurry up and sit down." Kong Linyuan's tone was warm and gentle as she reached out to help Chen Ruoran sit on the bed once again, "Oh right, I instructed Little Chu to go to the Qing Shuang Courtyard earlier to retrieve the Sect Leader's key and the account book, did she bring it back?"

"Elder sister gave the item to Little Chu and brought it back." Chen Ruoran leaned into the man's embrace and whispered, "Hubby, even though big sister was wrong today, you took away her power as the head of the clan. Isn't this punishment a little too excessive?"

"Being able to marry my husband is already a blessing cultivated by Third Master. Hubby should take back the family key and the account book to return to his sister. I, Chen Ruoran, have been able to marry my husband in this lifetime, which is already a blessing cultivated by Third Master. "Besides, I'm a concubine. How could I get past the fact that the matriarch is in charge of the backyard …"

Chen Ruoran spoke softly, with a magnanimous and understanding look.

"With me here, who would dare to say half a word about you?" "Shen Yao committed a grave mistake and spent the next few days in the courtyard quietly thinking about it. The matters of the family are entirely under your control, if anyone has any objections, just ask them to come and find me."

After Chen Ruoran heard this, he secretly rejoiced in his heart. On the surface, he pretended to reject them, but only then did he agree to be the Sect Leader.

Kong Linyuan accompanied Chen Ruoran in her room for half a day, and then ate a bowl of lotus seed soup that she had specially ordered people to make. Only then did she instruct Chen Ruoran with a few sentences, telling her to rest well before leaving the courtyard for the study.