Chapter 41: Another Fright

  "What?" Qin Dai's heart suddenly got up from the bed and ran to Xiaoyu's side, asking: "Say it again."

  Compared to Yiyi's strictness, Qindai Xin's questioning made Xiaoyazi even more afraid, so scared that she didn't know what to do.

  He hastily pushed the little girl and said loudly: "You are talking, you have to let Miss beat you with a board before you can talk?"

  Xiaoyao heard the word "board" and was so scared that she quickly knelt on the ground, her mind cleared up, and she said: "Just now in Auntie's courtyard, there was a commotion, Fangqiao sister let someone come to report, saying that Auntie was startled by some animal and had already fainted."

  Qin Dai's heart only felt a surge of suffocating air, and she didn't even bother with the annoying maid in front of her. She didn't even put on her cloak and ran towards the courtyard of the Su family. As expected, she was anxious and chased after her, holding her cloak. Before leaving, she instructed Chunli to stay in the courtyard and not let anyone gossip.

  Qin Dai Xin ran into the Su family's courtyard, and as soon as she entered the gate, she saw that everyone in the courtyard was scattered all over the place, each holding iron hoes, wooden sticks and other things to search for something.

  Qin Dai Xin grabbed an old woman and asked: "What happened?"

  The old woman saw that it was Qin Daihe and hurriedly said, "Third Miss, just now the madam said she wanted to come out for a walk. Who knew that when we walked into the garden, we actually saw such a long worm." The old woman used her hand to compare, it was about four feet long.

  "Snake?"

  "It's not like that, to say that this long worm should be hibernating in its nest, but somehow it came out of the hole and startled the aunt, scaring her into a faint." The old woman's voice was loud, shaking Qin Dai's ears buzzing.

  "Has anyone gone to call the doctor? How is it now?" The voice was urgent and trembling.

  "The doctor has been called and is in the house!"

  Qin Daihurriedly lifted her skirt and ran into the house, not even noticing Ruyi who had rushed after her. Ruyi was so anxious that she stomped her foot, handed her cloak to a little maid at the door, turned around and also ran in.

  Inside the house, only Nai Niang and Fang Qiao were guarding, seeing Qin Dai Xin come in, their faces all had an expression of finding the mainstay. Inside the bed curtains, Su Shi's face was slightly pale, although there was still sweat on her forehead, but her breathing was still relatively stable.

  The doctor was taking the pulse, Qin Dai's heart didn't dare to disturb him, until the doctor stood up, she went forward and hurriedly asked: "Doctor, how is my aunt? Is her body all right? Is the fetus okay?"

  "It was a bit of a shock, but nothing serious happened, and the baby in my belly is fine. Only..."

  The wet nurse heard the two words "just" and panicked at once, hastily asking: "What's wrong?"

  "After all, being a twin is exhausting, and lately, I've been overthinking things, so it's inevitable that I'd be a bit worn out. Now, apart from getting enough rest and avoiding overwork, I should also take some calming medicine."

  "Will it have an impact on the child in the abdomen?"

  "No need to worry, I've taken medicine, naturally considering the young master in her belly, all the medicinal materials used are mild and harmless."

  Qin Dai's heart was put at ease, but then she heard the wet nurse say: "Young Master? The doctor said that your aunt is carrying a boy?"

  The doctor smiled and said: "Of course."

  Just then, a middle-aged man in a long gown walked in from outside the door. Ruyi and Fangqiu saw him and hurriedly paid their respects: "Master."

  Qin Chongwen stepped inside and saw Qin Dai Xin, his third daughter, whose hair was not very tidy, looking like she had rushed over. Without bothering with the courtesy of greeting his daughter, Qin Chongwen hastily asked the doctor: "How is it?"

  "Master Qin, the madam is fine. Although she's had a fright, all she needs to take are some calming and soothing tonics."

  The doctor repeated what he had just said. The people living on this street are all respectable, and none of them can be offended by a small doctor like him. So he not only didn't get impatient, but also explained it in more detail.

  "So you're saying Lan is having a son?" Qin Zongwen's eyebrows rose with joy, and he couldn't help but feel extremely delighted.

  "Ah!" The doctor's eyes narrowed into a slit, as if he had already seen countless silver and copper coins flying towards him.

  "I like Mr. Qin, congratulations to Mr. Qin."

  "Haha... " Suddenly, as if remembering something, Qin Zongwen came back to his senses from the surprise.

  "Deliver the doctor, and pay fifty taels on account." Qin Zongwen instructed a few words, then saw off the guest.

  "Thank you, thank you." The doctor said a couple more polite phrases, left behind a prescription, took the silver and slung his medicine box over his shoulder before leaving.

  After seeing off the doctor, Su's house also quieted down. Qin Zongwen sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Su who was a bit pale, and felt some sympathy in his heart.

  Among his wives and concubines, he liked Su the most. Not only because she was gentle and beautiful, but also because of her warm and elegant temperament, knowledgeable and reasonable, never having the arrogance of a wealthy family's daughter. Over the years, she has always adhered to the traditional virtues of women, being content with her lot and not seeking to draw attention to herself. Even when his mother was not very kind to her, she never said anything.

  Even if she didn't say it, he knew the grievances she had suffered. But even if he knew, what could he do? His mother never listened to his words, and he couldn't bear the sin of being unfilial, nor could he let people say that he was favoring his concubine over his wife.

  He let out a low sigh and Qin Zongwen came back to his senses from his thoughts, turned his head, but saw that everyone in the house had gone down, only Qin Dai was still there.

  "It's also hard for you to remember her, next time you come, tidy up before leaving, don't let outsiders see the joke." The tone was neither warm nor cold, and it didn't seem too angry either.

  Qin Dai'er knew that her father attached great importance to etiquette, so she agreed and then asked: "I don't know if Father has time, I have something to discuss with Father."

  Qin Congwen looked at Qin Daihe again, but couldn't figure out what this distant daughter of his wanted to talk about.

  "Go back and wash up a bit, then come to my study later!"

  Qin Dai Xin did not expect him to agree so easily. He hastily paid his respects and retreated, turning around to call Ruyi back to her own room.

  After dressing up, Qin Dai Xin let Ai Lian follow her and went to Qin Zhongwen's study.

  The attendants withdrew, leaving only the father and daughter in the study to talk.

  "Father, I think today's matter is not a coincidence." This thing must be made clear to her cheap old dad. If things continue to be muddled and let petty people cause trouble, it's likely that such incidents will follow one after another. Even if they can avoid being plotted against once or twice, what about three or four times?

  "Oh?" Qin Wenwen didn't expect her to say that, so she looked at her with some surprise.

  "Snakes hibernate in winter, Father should know. Our garden was originally clean, even in summer, that thing is rarely seen, how can it come out on a four-foot-long snake in winter?"

  Qin Congwen had a number in his heart, this matter was not accidental, the women's affairs at home were not trivial, he was not completely unaware, many times, he was pretending to be confused. The internal affairs were all handled by his mother and wife, and when something happened, they would naturally solve it themselves. Although Qin Congwen knew that his mother had a slight bias in doing things, he still believed she was fair.

  "I know about this matter, I'll naturally let your grandmother and mother handle it, you can go back!" Qin Zhenwen didn't even lift his head, his eyes still staring tightly at the account book on the table.

  Qin Dai Xin did not expect him to have such a light and casual attitude, and she felt a little angry in her heart. She said again: "Does Father not worry about Auntie? Even if he doesn't worry about Auntie, shouldn't he also worry about the flesh and blood in her belly? I heard it's a younger brother."

  This remark caught Qin Chongwen's attention, he raised his head and glanced at Qin Dai Xin sitting not far away, thinking for a moment, this daughter who was not close to Lan Er before, why would she react so strongly today.

  "Everything is just speculation, and there's no evidence to prove it was intentional. As a father, how can he not worry? But still, the matter needs to be investigated to put one's mind at ease, so that this kind of thing won't happen again." Qin Zongwen thought that this was already an explanation and response for Qin Daihe.

  Qin Dai Xin felt as if she was listening to a canned answer from her previous life, which completely avoided the main issue. Such a vague and perfunctory response would only make her angry, how could it possibly satisfy her? No wonder that after Third Miss got hurt back then, no one in the manor pursued the responsibility for the accident. With someone like this stirring up trouble, it's strange if they can find the real culprit!

  "Will it never happen again? Is Father really that certain?"

  "What's your attitude?" Qin Zongwen obviously felt that his daughter was questioning him and he was very displeased.

  Qin Dai's heart smiled and said: "Father may have also heard that Auntie had a poor appetite and couldn't sleep well recently, although she was obviously pregnant, but her body had become much thinner."

  "What do you know about being a girl? Women getting pregnant is just like that." Qin Congwen couldn't help but raise his voice.

  "No." The tone was absolutely definitive.

  "What?" Qin Wen was somewhat disbelieving, his own daughter actually had the audacity to refute him once again.

  Qin Dai Xin stood up abruptly, walked to the desk and stopped in front of it, then said word by word: "I'm telling you, I've investigated. It was a maid who put special fragrance on her body, which caused Auntie's discomfort and non-stop vomiting. The thing inside the sachet, I had someone take a look, it's two kinds of special flowers mixed together that would cause a reaction."

  "You know what, maybe it's just a coincidence." Qin Zhenwen secretly clenched his fist but refused to back down in front of his daughter.

  "What a coincidence?" Qin Dai's heart was truly defeated by him, and he could believe in such a reason. It's really unclear how he usually does business. Or did he know who did it, but couldn't pursue it due to emotional ties? Is it true that this matter has nothing to do with Li, and Season Mama came to visit Xiu Mei just coincidentally? The one who truly wanted to harm Su was Fang Wanru, and only her identity would make Qin Zongwen wary. So, why did things calm down in the yard after Season Mama left? Or has Qin Zongwen's favoritism towards Li already reached this point?

  Since Qin Zuowen is not reliable, I can only find out the reason myself. After all, it's not time to turn against him yet.

  "Perhaps it's just daughter thinking too much! I won't disturb Father anymore. There is still one more thing, to discuss with Father."