Doomed to be Cannon Fodder

Chapter 185: Pregnant Lady, Fragile Goods

Long Heng knew more than anyone else how much he wanted a child. He walked up to Bai Xiangxiu’s bed and lifted the canopy, taking a seat beside her to massage her hands. Xiaoshi was entirely befuddled after listening to their conversation, but somehow realized that this was her cue to leave the room. The prince had a very gentle look on his face, especially when he was looking at her mistress. She quietly took her leave so that they could have some time alone together.

The moment she left the room, Ye-mama came up to her to ask about Bai Xiangxiu’s condition. The old madame had sent someone else over as well. “Xiaoshi, how is Madame Xiu doing? Are there any problems?”

The senior mamas all knew that the old madame was worried sick. Even though she was still busy dealing with the aftermath, she was still sending people over regularly to check on her. Back in the hall, anxiety was written all over her face. It made sense. After all, her son’s arranged wife had just been revealed to be a loose woman who was bearing another man’s child. The only silver lining was that they had avoided going through the finality of the bowing rituals.

But now that she no longer had a daughter-in-law, she was placing even more hope on Bai Xiangxiu to give her a child. Since the wedding arrangements had gone south, who knew how much longer it would take for her to find another suitable wife for her son? Based on her son’s temperament, he might even refuse to get married again after this debacle! The senior mamas had all been by the old madame’s side for many years, and thus knew her mind very well. So, they all immediately inquired about Bai Xiangxiu’s well-being when they arrived.

Xiaoshi did not beat around the bush. “The doctor said that Madame Xiu’s injuries might have disturbed the fetus. She will have to take some medicine to prevent a miscarriage.”

“What?!” The mamas were all shocked. After making further inquiries, they all ran off to report to the old madame. The old madame was an entirely respectable figure herself. Otherwise, she could never have been able to create a new family branch with just herself and Long Heng. How could she possibly sit still when she heard that her grandchild had nearly been killed? She barely waited until the last guest had left before charging over to the Lin Manor.

There wouldn’t have been much of an effect if it’d been just Long Heng who’d gone to Minister Lin’s manor. But the old madame was a different story altogether. Since Madame Lin refused to see her, the old madame summoned her entire entourage and barged her way into Madame Lin’s residence. She then proceeded to flip the entire manor over in her rage. Not a single thing of value was left intact after she was done.

Madame Lin had been busy taking care of Minister Lin, who yet remained unconscious, before she was forced away to confront the old madame. The old madame ended up slapping her twice across the face in public. Even though the old madame was from a respectable family, her repertoire of curses was not in the least bit lacking. In fact, her insults were so cruel that Madame Lin fainted on the spot.

The matter grew so out of hand that everyone and their mother heard of it. Still very much aggrieved, the old madame’s next stop was the palace, to sob her protests to the empress. Since reason was on Prince Li’s side, the empress had to put in considerable effort to console the old madame. She was only able to send the old madame off after she’d made it clear that she would help Prince Li find justice.

Upon her return to the manor, the old madame immediately had servants look in on Bai Xiangxiu. Bai Xiangxiu had already woken up, but she didn’t have any appetite. Everything she ate unfortunately came straight back out. According to her, every single thing she ate had the stench of blood on it.

This made the old madame extremely anxious. Long Heng was no better. In fact, the entire Prince Li manor was anxious. Since the manor had only recently been built, it was only normal for everyone to be anxious now that there was finally a pregnant mistress in the house. And ever since the incident with Miss Lin, everyone knew that it would take some time before a new main wife would be able to marry into the family. Bai Xiangxiu was likely going to be the prince and the old madame’s favorite for a long time to come. And because of that, everyone was putting in their utmost effort to serve this mistress. But they couldn’t possibly know was how depressed she was feeling right then.