With Multiple Babies, Who Still Wants to Be the Marquess’s Wife? - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Shameless People Are Always Pretentious

He met her shocked gaze and said, “In the prime minister’s residence, there’s only the lord, and no other guests stay here. Most of the rooms are like this.”

“You’ll have to make do for the night.”

After saying this, he quickly ran out, afraid that if he stayed longer and saw her delicate appearance, he might soften.

After all, she was too beautiful, and too frail-looking—any man who saw her would feel pity.

Lan Qingxi knew this was Song Linyuan’s way of asserting dominance over her, reminding her that before she fully proved her value, she had no right to express any opinion in front of him.

The room was drafty from all sides, with no bed and certainly no blanket.

It was still cold, and if she spent the night in such a room, she might end up getting sick.

She didn’t feel particularly wronged, because there was no relationship between them to begin with. He was such a capricious person, and the fact that he hadn’t killed her was already a show of mercy.

It gave her the chance to sit quietly and think about her future.

She sat there for the entire night, and by the time Dao Shisan came to fetch her at dawn, her legs had gone numb.

He gave her a sympathetic look and asked, “Can you walk?”

Lan Qingxi slowly stood up, supporting herself against the wall. “I can, but I’ll need a moment to recover.”

After regaining her composure, she slowly walked out of the prime minister’s residence.

Dao Shisan’s attitude toward her had softened considerably. As she was getting into the carriage, he even brought over a footstool for her.

Lan Qingxi softly thanked him, and Dao Shisan glanced at her, saying, “The prime minister treats you well.”

Lan Qingxi: “…”

She thought he must be blind!

Looking at her miserable state, he actually used the phrase “treats you well.”

Dao Shisan added, “You’re the first woman to walk out of the prime minister’s room alive, and also the first to successfully spend the night at the prime minister’s residence.”

Lan Qingxi: “…”

So this was meant to confirm the rumors about her and Song Linyuan?

She chuckled lightly and said, “So, I should consider it an honor?”

Dao Shisan looked at her pale face but said nothing more, jumping onto the front of the carriage to drive.

Lan Qingxi knew that, since she hadn’t returned to the Marquis’s residence overnight, and since Yu Junshu was likely on duty at the office, her mother-in-law, Madam Zheng, would definitely give her a hard time.

Sure enough, as soon as she stepped back into the residence, Nanny Zhang came over to escort her to Madam Zheng.

Lan Qingxi said nothing and followed Nanny Zhang with her head lowered.

As soon as she entered, Madam Zheng sternly commanded, “Kneel!”

Every time Lan Qingxi saw Madam Zheng, she had this same venomous expression. She stood still, looking at her with clear, elegant eyes.

Nanny Zhang, seeing this, immediately stepped forward, saying, “Madam, don’t make me help you kneel.”

Lan Qingxi coldly replied, “Try touching me.”

Nanny Zhang looked into her eyes, which were cold as frost, completely different from her usual obedient and gentle demeanor.

Nanny Zhang froze for a moment, unable to move.

Madam Zheng yelled, “You spent the whole night away and came back from another man’s carriage. Such behavior is shameless!”

“I’ve been teaching you the virtues of being a wife, yet you still refuse to obey!”

“Do you believe I won’t make Shu’er divorce you right now?”

Lan Qingxi laughed softly. “Fine, go ahead and write the divorce papers. I’ll leave the marquis’s residence with my dowry immediately.”

Madam Zheng, surprised by her response, was momentarily stunned.

In Madam Zheng’s eyes, marrying into the Marquis’s household was something Lan Qingxi had never deserved in the first place.

After Lan Qingxi married into the Marquis’s household, everyone saw how deeply she loved Yu Junshu, and it made them believe she could never bear to leave the Marquis’s residence.

What they didn’t expect was that Lan Qingxi would actually be willing to be divorced!

Yu Junshu was Madam Zheng’s pride, and she had never imagined that there could be a woman in this world willing to leave Yu Junshu, especially not Lan Qingxi!

Madam Zheng stood up abruptly and said, “Are you sure?”

Lan Qingxi looked at Madam Zheng and said, “Last night, I went out with the young lord, but he abandoned me, which led to me being kidnapped.”

“As my husband, he failed to protect me, which was his responsibility.”

“Now his failure has become my burden. If that’s the case, I don’t need this husband!”

Madam Zheng, furious, leaped to her feet, and at that moment, a foul odor filled the room, and a suspicious stain spread across her clothing.

Suddenly, Madam Zheng felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground.

Being a prideful person, she couldn’t accept the humiliation of losing face in front of Lan Qingxi like this.

The doctor had treated her earlier, and she had started to recover, but after being unable to vent her anger on Concubine Qin, she had planned to assert her authority in front of Lan Qingxi.

She hadn’t expected that not only would she fail to display her power, but she would also make a fool of herself.

Her fury only intensified!

The more enraged she became, the more her condition worsened. Her stomach churned, and she started vomiting, while dizziness overwhelmed her.

Lan Qingxi looked at Madam Zheng in shock, as if she had no idea what had just happened to her.

Nanny Zhang, having seen Madam Zheng in this state several times in the past few days, hurriedly called out, “Someone, go get the doctor!”

The room was in complete chaos, and for a moment, no one paid any attention to Lan Qingxi.

The situation unfolded just as Lan Qingxi had expected, so she quietly slipped out.

Madam Zheng had lost face so badly in front of her that she probably wouldn’t want to see her again anytime soon.

As Lan Qingxi left Madam Zheng’s courtyard, her maid, Li Qiu, rushed over and asked, “Miss, are you alright?”

Lan Qingxi blinked at her and softly said, “I’m fine. The one who’s in trouble is Madam Zheng.”

Hearing this, Li Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Lan Qingxi leaned against her and said, “Help me a bit, I’m feeling a little tired.”

Li Qiu immediately supported her and said, “I’ll take you back to your room to rest.”

As the two of them neared their small courtyard, they ran into Zhao Yan’er, who had clearly been waiting there.

Zhao Yan’er greeted Lan Qingxi with a bow, imitating the manner of noble ladies in the capital. Lan Qingxi narrowed her eyes slightly.

In her past life, after marrying Yu Junshu, Lan Qingxi had trained diligently in the proper etiquette of noblewomen to avoid embarrassing him.

In her eyes, Zhao Yan’er’s attempt at a bow was embarrassingly sloppy.
She asked, “Who are you?”

Zhao Yan’er’s eyes shifted slightly, and she smiled. “My name is Zhao Yan’er. I’m a distant cousin of Brother Jun.”

“Something happened in my family, and the young lord, being kind-hearted, brought me to the Marquis’s residence.”

“I arrived yesterday and originally planned to pay my respects to you, but I heard that you were unwell.”

With a concerned expression, she asked, “Are you feeling better today, Sister-in-law?”

In her past life, Lan Qingxi had dealt with Zhao Yan’er countless times and knew her tricks inside out.

Whenever Zhao Yan’er wore this expression, it meant she was about to stir up trouble.

Lan Qingxi calmly replied, “Thank you for your concern, Cousin. I’m fine now.”

With that, she prepared to walk past Zhao Yan’er and return to her room, but Zhao Yan’er continued, “Sister-in-law, you didn’t return all night, and Brother Jun was very worried.”

“He spent the night at my place, blaming himself for not protecting you, and drank a lot. He stayed in my room all night.”