in the sound of swallows

Chapter 21

Master Tian is in charge of the kitchen, basically he has the final say in the kitchen.Aunt Lin is his daughter-in-law, and the two of them have always been on the same page, and they are used to following others to curry favor with their master.When Shen Guiyan said this, everyone knew it in their hearts.

It is probably because these two people gave the fourth young lady special treatment in order to please the eldest young lady, and the fourth young lady came to ask them to treat them normally in order not to offend others.

The money in the sleeves was heavy, and Aunt Lin and Master Tian both quickly agreed to it.Shen Guiyan didn't say much, gave the silver and left, leaving the two servants muttering inwardly.

Everyone else stuffed money and wanted to send more to the yard, but the fourth young lady did the opposite.

Going back to the north courtyard, Shuang'er just came out with a bird's nest, saw her, and saluted awkwardly: "Fourth Young Madam."

Shen Guiyan nodded with a smile, and said curiously: "By the way, who is your master?"

"My master, Mrs. Xu, is the aunt of the South Courtyard." Shuang'er bent her knees and replied.

There is only one aunt of the second son, who seems to be pregnant, and her maiden name is Mengdie.Shen Guiyan nodded and let her go, thinking that it's a good thing I went to the kitchen to ask about it today, if it is unknown, it would not be a good thing to be hated by others.

After doing some needlework in the room, Gu Chaobei finally came back smelling of rouge when it was completely dark.Shen Guiyan frowned, turned around and ordered Bao Fan to fetch water.

Gu Chaobei sat at the table and took a look at the purse she embroidered, and said with a smile in his eyes, "For me?"

The indigo-colored satin bottom is embroidered with emerald bamboos, so at first glance, it can only be for him.Shen Guiyan curled her lips and said: "I embroidered it and hung it on the head of the bed, put some spices in it, and it smells good."

Gu Chaobei raised his eyebrows: "You didn't even give me a plan? After all, I'm newly married, and my wife won't give me anything as a token of love?"

If there is no love, how can we talk about love?Shen Guiyan said angrily: "You also know that you are newly married, but have you ever planned for me? Even if you don't stay with me all the time, you should at least save some face for me and don't bring this flair back."

His eyes lit up, Gu Chaobei couldn't help poking Shen Guiyan's face: "Are you angry?"

Shen Guiyan nodded: "My husband-in-law went out to fool around as soon as he got married, who would not be angry?"

Gu Chaobei laughed, and really wanted to explain to her how flirtatious he was.But it's not the time to think about it, that's all.

Shen Guiyan is soft-tempered, and he really shouldn't have left her alone in the mansion. If she was bullied again, it would really make people feel a little guilty.

Thinking of this, Gu Chaobei couldn't help pinching Shen Guiyan's chin to look carefully. Nothing should have happened today, right?Jiang also said that Madam didn't respond to those maids.

The eyes were so clear, with a little confusion, that people almost fell into it.Gu Chaobei quickly moved his eyes down to look at her lips, but when he saw her lips, he couldn't help but want to kiss her.

Shen Guiyan's breathing tightened, and the people in front of her were getting closer and closer. Could it be possible to make up for things that she didn't do on her wedding night tonight?

The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous, Gu Chaobei's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he was about to kiss that seductive lips, but suddenly he heard a commotion outside.

"What happened?" Shen Guiyan was taken aback and couldn't help turning her head to look.

Gu Chaobei pinched her chin back in dissatisfaction, and murmured: "What does he care about, it's none of your business anyway."

As he said that, he continued to kiss.

"Master!" Gu Chaobei's follower, Zhuiyun, pushed the door open and came in: "Something happened..."

The two people who were almost face to face bounced away in an instant, Gu Chaobei's face was completely dark, he turned his head and asked angrily: "What happened?"

Shen Guiyan gasped twice, calmed down her heartbeat, and looked at Zhuiyun with a blushing face.

Chasing Yun looked at the nose and the heart, bowed his head and said: "There is a commotion at the other end of the south courtyard. It seems that something happened to Aunt Xu. The whole body is in severe pain now. Madam has already passed."

Gu Chaobei raised his eyebrows: "Xu Mengdie?"

"Yes." Zhuiyun said: "There is such a big commotion, it should be that something happened to the child."

Shen Guiyan's heart skipped a beat, couldn't it be such a coincidence, her bird's nest was misplaced to the north courtyard in the afternoon, and something happened in the evening?
Recite Amitabha twice silently, and this matter must not have anything to do with her.Shen Guiyan quickly pulled Gu Chaobei up and walked out: "Let's go and have a look too!"

Gu Chaobei nodded, there was no nervous look on his face, but a slight smile.

Apart from Xu Mengdie's body, their generation in the mansion only had the one in Shen Guiya's stomach, no matter which one it was, they were all treasured.Now that one has a problem, there must be a good show to watch.

Shen Guiyan felt extremely uneasy, and grabbed Gu Chaobei's arm very hard.But she didn't show much on her face, once she entered the south courtyard, when everyone saw them, they all thought that the Fourth Young Master and Fourth Young Madam had a very good relationship.

Shen Guiya looked at them, but only raised the corners of her mouth, followed by a nervous look into the room.

"Mengdie's child will be all right?"

Mrs. Gu stood aside, shaking her head and said: "It should be fine, it's just that I ate the wrong food. But the maids in the yard, knowing that their master is pregnant, why are they so careless?"

Shuang'er was kneeling in the yard crying badly, while Gu Chaonan stood aside with no smile on his face for the first time.

The doctor came out after a long time, wiped the cold sweat from his brow and said, "I have tried my best, prepare to induce labor."

There was no sound in the courtyard for a moment, and Mrs. Liu in the south courtyard was pale. She stepped forward and grabbed the doctor's sleeve and said, "Induction of labor? How could you induce labor! Mengdie's child has always been fine, maybe she just ate something wrong today. Does it hurt? How come..."

"Ma'am, calm down..." The doctor said helplessly, "The bird's nest that the lady ate inside contained aloe vera. It was too late when she found out, and now the inside has begun to bleed. If you don't induce labor, you may not be able to keep it."

Mrs. Liu didn't catch her breath, and was supported by the maid next to her, unable to speak.Gu Chaonan closed his eyes and said, "Then let's arrange for an abortion. The loss of the child is the next best thing. Don't pay Mengdie."

Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak, Shen Guiya glanced at Gu Chaonan in surprise, this man is really good, there is no ordinary stinky man who cares about his concubine, and he is the only one who still cares about his concubine, Really good.

Shen Guiyan was already stupid, hearing the word "bird's nest", her hands tightened.

"What's the matter?" Gu Chaobei finally turned his head to look at her: "If you push harder, my arm should be bruised."

Shen Guiyan shook her head, not knowing what to say about what happened today.Right now, the South Hospital is busy saving Xu Mengdie, and no one is investigating the matter of the bird's nest for the time being.

But if he wants to investigate later, it will definitely involve her.Thinking about the cause and effect, Shen Guiyan took a deep breath, turned her head and ordered Baoshan: "Invite everyone in the kitchen to the hall, and say I ordered it."

Baoshan nodded, turned around quickly and went to do it.

Shen Guiyan glanced at Shen Guiya next to her, she was clutching her stomach, looking in the direction of the room very worriedly, with no other expression on her face.

Could it be her?Shen Guiyan lowered her eyes, she really didn't look like it.

There were some crying in the room, some heart-piercing, and it was unbearable to hear it.When the news came from inside that the fetus had been drawn out and Aunt Xu was fine, Madam Gu said with a straight face: "Everyone go to the front hall, this matter must be investigated!"

One of the good heirs is missing, no matter what, it is impossible to let it go.So in the middle of the night, all the people came to the hall, even if they were sleepy, they had to put on a serious look.

The maid next to Aunt Xu knelt down.

"The bird's nest is made in the kitchen. When the servants went to get it, the people in the kitchen said that they were taken away by the north courtyard." Shuang'er sobbed and said, "It just so happened that the fourth young lady came and asked the servant to take back the wrong bird's nest. The servant girl followed Sister Baoshan to get the bird's nest, and then went back to give it to the master."

As soon as these words were said, everyone's eyes instantly fell on Shen Guiyan.Mrs. Gu's eyes were particularly sharp: "North courtyard?"

Gu Chaobei frowned slightly.

Shen Guiyan took a deep breath, came out and knelt down and said, "Gui Yan is new to the mansion and doesn't understand the dietary rules in the mansion. Today's lunch and dinner are delivered by the kitchen staff. There is too much bird's nest for dinner, Gui Yan thinks Something was wrong, so I went to the kitchen to inquire in person, but I didn’t expect that the kitchen delivered the wrong one, so I asked Shuang’er to go back with the treasure fan to get it.”

"When the dinner came, Mrs. Jiang was serving Gui Yan's meal. Gui Yan didn't touch the bird's nest, and even left directly with her precious fan. She can testify to this."

Fortunately, she had expected to be involved just now, so she had already prepared a draft, and she spoke very neatly without panicking at all.

Mrs. Gu frowned: "There are rules for the meals in each house and hospital. How could the kitchen deliver the wrong food? Where are the people in the kitchen?"

The precious fan just brought everyone from the kitchen to the hall, and a few kitchen servants who were drowsy went in, knelt down and kowtowed: "Madam is well."

Mrs. Gu glanced at them, and asked in a deep voice, "Who delivered the lunch and dinner in the North Courtyard?"

An unremarkable servant raised his hand: "It's a small one."

"What's the lunch and dinner?" Mrs. Gu asked.

The servant said honestly: "Lunch is duck soup with a few meat dishes. Aunt Lin specially ordered to take care of the fourth young lady. Dinner is three stacks of meat and vegetables with a bowl of bird's nest. It was also ordered by Aunt Lin to take care of the young lady. I took it..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked by Aunt Lin who was kneeling in front of him.

"Oh? This is a good meal." Mrs. Gu frowned and glanced at Shen Guiya: "Sisters are very affectionate, and you have taken care of this?"

Shen Guiya was a little annoyed, there was nothing wrong with doing these things secretly, as long as she took care of her sister from now on.But it happened to be pulled out by Xu Mengdie's matter, how could she explain it easily?
Just as he was about to clear up the relationship, Gu Chaobei on the other end smiled and said: "I heard my sister-in-law said that she and Yan'er sisters are deeply in love this morning. I still didn't believe it, but now I believe it. Thank you sister-in-law for taking care of Yan'er. It seems out of order."

(End of this chapter)