eurekapd Chapter 92 Two Children
Chapter 92 Two Children
Everyone was worried that Gu Peiyan was angry, and for a moment they were all hesitant to act.
You look at me, I look at you.
Hesitating, unsure whether to throw the snowball in his hand on the ground or on someone else.
"Sister Xiaofu," Baoxing moved closer to Xiaofu and asked anxiously, "Should we admit our mistake?"
As the oldest person there, Xiao Fu calmed everyone down at the right moment: "You guys keep playing, I'll go take a look."
Gu Peiyan led Wei Dongning all the way into the main house. Even Xiao Wu, who came back with them, noticed the seriousness in Gu Peiyan's expression and quietly took the unfinished meat strip back to its cat bed.
"Be gentle, or you'll pull my arm off. If I become disabled, you'll have to feed me every day, haha." Wei Dongning tried to lighten the mood and ease the tension between them.
However, Gu Peiyan remained silent, pressed her down to sit on the chair, knelt on one knee, placed her feet on his lap, and took off her shoes without saying a word.
Under her watchful gaze, he took off her wet socks, found clean ones, and helped her put them on.
Wei Dongning wiggled her feet: "You didn't say a word, you just dragged me back to change my shoes and socks?"
"Hmm." Gu Peiyan straightened up, supporting herself on her knees. "Be careful when you play, cold air can rise from the ground."
"Okay, okay. You really scared me. I thought you didn't want us to have a snowball fight."
Gu Peiyan explained casually, "No, it's just that my throat was a little sore just now, and I didn't really feel like talking."
"That's good. Next time, just say what you want to say. You've probably scared them all with that cold face."
Gu Peiyan chuckled lightly: "I'll fix it slowly. If you still want to continue playing, then go ahead."
"Why does it feel like he's treating me like a little kid?" Wei Dongning muttered to herself.
Xiao Wu lay in his little nest and let out a long sigh of relief: "That scared me to death. I thought he was angry because we had a snowball fight."
Wei Dongning looked down at her newly changed shoes and socks, a slight smile playing on her lips: "If he's really angry, he probably won't just drag me away."
The standard procedure is to coldly reprimand everyone on the spot for being uncivilized.
Wei Dongning stood up, walked to Gu Peiyan's side, and pressed down on his hand as he was about to turn the page: "Is there anything else you need to do?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"Come on, let's go out and have some fun! Staying cooped up in the study or bedroom all day would drive even the best person crazy."
Without waiting for Gu Peiyan to refuse, she grabbed his hand and walked out.
Xiao Fu overheard their conversation at the door and then retreated back into the courtyard, relieved.
Everyone crowded around: "Sister Xiao Fu, how is it? Young Master isn't angry, is he?"
Xiao Fu laughed and said, "No, no, they're doing great, so don't worry about playing."
Gu Peiyan longed to have a snowball fight.
But his long-standing restraint has made him somewhat hesitant.
So when Wei Dongning dragged him back into the courtyard, he stood there like a wooden stake.
Wei Dongning gathered two snowballs and handed one to Gu Peiyan: "Are you ready? I won't hold back later."
Snowball fights are all individual battles.
Since it's a personal battle, all feelings of family and friendship have to take a backseat.
Wei Dongning ran away with her snowball and threw it at Gu Peiyan.
It landed squarely on Gu Peiyan's chest.
Wei Dongning whistled in a roguish manner: "Ten rings."
Gu Peiyan narrowed her eyes, weighed the snowball in her hand, and threw it at Wei Dongning as well.
Unfortunately, he missed a shot and Wei Dongning easily dodged it.
In the end, everyone was fighting amongst themselves, and no one could tell which direction the snowballs flying towards them came from.
The youngest, Xiao Hu, received the most "special attention".
After the melee ended, he was covered in snow.
It looks exactly like a little snowman.
Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhang had prepared some warming soup and drinks and stood at the courtyard gate, calling out, "Come and have some hot drinks to warm yourselves up. Oh my, these kids look like they just rolled around in the snow."
Wei Dongning didn't take it seriously, but Gu Peiyan had just recovered from his illness, and she was afraid he would catch a cold again.
She placed her own bowl into his hands and said earnestly, "Young man, if you're not feeling well, you should drink more hot water."
Gu Peiyan was neither happy nor angry. Resigned, she shook her head and drank both bowls of soup clean.
Wei Dongning patted Gu Peiyan on the shoulder, said "Good girl" and then walked quickly back to the bedroom with her hands behind her back.
Gu Peiyan chuckled inwardly, wondering who was treating whom like a child.
However, it's not bad to feel like someone is always caring about you.
"Ningbao, the Marquis of Anyang's residence is unusually lively tonight. Do you want to know what's going on?"
As soon as Wei Dongning entered the room, Xiao Wu dropped a bombshell on her.
Wei Dongning, who was already very tired, suddenly perked up: "Tell me about it."
"Do you remember that Jiang Hongwen had a pregnant mistress?"
"Of course. We've all seen her when she celebrated her birthday, haven't we?"
"The child is gone."
"Oh, ah?" Wei Dongning blinked quickly: "When did this happen?"
"Back when you guys were having a snowball fight."
"Not only did she lose her child, but the legal wife Ruan Qingshuang also lost her child."
"What???"
Wei Dongning's eyes widened even more.
Xiao Wu "sadly" showed her the scene of the Marquis of Anyang's residence.
Today is the Lantern Festival. The entire family of the Marquis of Anyang gathered together for a reunion dinner, though they weren't very happy.
Yes, a true family reunion dinner.
Both the real and fake young masters were present, as were Jiang Hongwen's legal wife and mistress.
Marquis Anyang also agreed that as long as the concubine gave birth to the eldest son born out of wedlock, he would directly arrange for Jiang Hongwen to elevate the concubine to the status of a concubine.
The mistress was overjoyed and wished she could build a shelter to house the baby in her womb.
But little did anyone know that something unexpected would happen after the meal.
The roads shouldn't be particularly slippery after a snowfall.
However, some people are just unlucky; one of them lost his footing and slipped.
He fell heavily to the ground.
Soon, a pool of red blood began to ooze from beneath her.
The pure white snow was stained with blood.
Jiang Hongwen carried her and charged back into the bedroom.
The concubine wailed incessantly, and soon after, she gave birth to a stillborn child.
The stillborn fetus was a fully formed female fetus.
Ruan Qingshuang had never seen such a scene before, and she was so frightened that she fainted.
Jiang Hongwen's attention was entirely focused on his mistress and the recent loss of his child; he had no regard for his wife.
It was only after the senior doctor stopped the bleeding in the concubine's room that they discovered Ruan Qingshuang had fainted.
Jiang Hongwen was ordered to carry her to the bed, and everyone saw that the place where she had fainted was also covered in scarlet blood.
The old doctor took her pulse, shook his head, and sighed, "The pregnancy is too early; it can't be saved."
Wei Dongning couldn't help but sigh after reading it.
Within a mere half-hour, Jiang Hongwen lost two children in succession.
Although he's not exactly a good person, he's truly pitiful today.
Of course, the two mothers who lost their children are even more pitiful.
Wei Dongning still felt sorry for them.
"What a pity. Those two children are gone just like that. What a blow that must have been to those two girls, both physically and mentally!" Wei Dongning sighed. "I guess Jiang Hongwen won't be able to get over it for a while either."
"You underestimate him."