Her Majesty Was Pregnant Before Entering the Palace - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Chapter 17: Poor and Broke?

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Chun Lai kept her gaze down, keeping her eyes focused on the bird’s nest porridge on their table. “The Seventh Lady had just returned to the residence, and it was the Master who suggested and consented to withdraw the monthly allowance in advance. This doesn’t seem to be breaking the rules.” She said.

Concubine Hua’s expression changed, “So there is a sharp-tongued and unruly hussy in our manor. Why are you not slapping your mouth? Are you waiting for me to do it myself?”

An older lady, Concubine Hua’s wet nurse, Liu Mama, came over and raised her hand to slap Chun Lai.

“It’s not impossible to withdraw the monthly payment,” Jiang Yuan said. “There’s no need for you to come to us. Let her do it herself.”

Chun Lai returned to the Seventh Lady’s quarter with half of her face red and swollen.

At first, Chun Lai didn’t want Jiang Ning to know about the refusal, but now she did.

After listening to her maidservant’s plight, Jiang Ning rubbed her chin in thought. “She’s just a concubine in the family. It’s not right for her to be so arrogant.” She said, her beating in a slight panic.

This was a little troublesome. If the concubine in charge of the family funds wasn’t willing to give her money, how could she hire a doctor from outside?

“If it weren’t for Madam’s poor health, she wouldn’t even have her share,” Xia Qu snarled. “We can’t tolerate this behavior, My Lady. If this continues, they will walk all over our heads in the future. ”

At this moment, Dong Xie ran into the room, panting. “Young Lady, the front guard caught a child who claimed he came here to see you.”

“A child?” Jiang Ning’s thought immediately flew to little Qian, “Let him enter my quarters,”

“About that… When this servant came to see the commotion outside, the child was already tied up and sent to Concubine Hua’s side.”

“Damn it, are everybody in the manor rogues? Do you even need to tie up a child?” Jiang Ning muttered angrily. “Take me to see Concubine Hua,” She demanded.

When Jiang Ning arrived at Concubine Hua’s courtyard, she happened to hear Qian’s cries of struggle.

Her heart clenched as she pushed the wheelchair in.

It was indeed little Qian.

When she met the boy for the first time, something that stood out to her was the fact the child was clean for a beggar boy. But now, he was covered in dirt, and his clothes were rumpled.

As soon as Qian saw Jiang Ning, he opened his mouth to bite the elder woman’s hand, which was clutching onto his shoulders. He ran over and pouted with tears in his eyes, “Auntie, I’ve finally found you.”

‘What the–? Why is he calling me Auntie?’

Jiang Ning didn’t think too much into it. It’s not the priority at the moment. She reached out to help him wipe the tears off his face. “Qian, are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” Qian said softly. Then he turned around and looked at Concubine Hua with such contempt on his tiny face. “Just you wait. I will ask my grandfather to cut off your heads!”

Concubine Hua ignored him and said in an even tone, “Seventh Lady, I understand that you’ve suffered all these years, being raised in a poor commoner family. The people you know are all poor and broke, though this is not your fault. But it’s not good for you to bring these dirty children into the residence.”

“You bastard, how dare you call me dirty?” Little Qian was furious. “Also, who did you call poor and broke?”

“Little Qian, she’s talking about me.” Jiang Ning said.

“What? A mere Jiang family dares to say that my aunt is poor?” Little Qian couldn’t bear to see his aunt being looked down on. “Let me tell you something, old lady, anything my aunt takes out is enough to feed three of everyone here for years!”

The surrounding older women and maidservants all laughed.

Concubine Hua covered her mouth. “Oh, this child is so poor. But he sure loves to brag.”

“Birds of a feather flock together,” Jiang Yuan said, sneering at them.

“What are you laughing at?” Little Qian’s face was red with anger.

“Child, do you know that she sent a servant girl to ask for a few pieces of silver from our Mistress?” an old woman laughed.

Qian turned around and looked at Jiang Ning, thinking that his youngest aunt must be reluctant to give up the treasures his grandfather had given her, so she didn’t want to exchange them for money to spend.

His youngest auntie is too kind.

He thought for a while, and his eyes lit up. He took out a silver note from his pocket and put it in Jiang Ning’s hand. “Auntie, I came here to tell you something. There’s someone outside who is willing to pay a thousand pieces of silver to buy a piece of your calligraphy!”