Free Web NovelChapter 1377: Chapter 1372: Taohua Is Pregnant (Third Update)
"Pregnant? Whose is it?" Mrs. Jin blurted out.
"What do you mean? Whose?" Mu Dade asked with a tense face.
"I..." Mrs. Jin instantly realized she had said something wrong.
"What are you saying? Are you asking if the child is mine? I think you’ve got a problem! If that child were mine, would I even have a life?
I was forced at the beginning, am I supposed to bear this reputation for a lifetime?"
Mu Dade was very emotional.
Mrs. Jin apologized repeatedly—
"Da De, I’m sorry, don’t be angry, it’s my fault, I shouldn’t have spoken recklessly, I won’t dare in the future!"
Mu Dade still wore an expression as stubborn as death.
"Last time, if I hear anything about Ruan Xiao Jiao again, you know the consequences!"
"I understand, I know I’ve made a mistake!" Mrs. Jin’s face was full of guilt.
Her guilt couldn’t earn Mu Dade’s forgiveness.
Mu Dade flicked his sleeve and left the house angrily.
In such an emotional state, he wouldn’t possibly go to see the old man.
He needed to calm down, Mrs. Jin’s mouth was getting worse!
And increasingly annoying!
Qin Xianglan was quite nice, they’ve exchanged glances for so long, she never gossiped outside.
She behaves extremely well in front of outsiders, and shows great magnanimity towards his matters!
If Mrs. Jin were even half of her, things would be better!
Feeling bored, Mu Dade wandered the streets alone.
In the end, he was blocked by a little beggar.
By this time, it was already approaching dusk.
Mu Dade initially intended to scold the little beggar, but the beggar handed him a note.
"Someone asked me to give this to you! She said you should give me thirty wens!"
Mu Dade glanced at the letter and knew it was in Ruan Xiao Jiao’s handwriting.
Without hesitation, he took the money and handed it to the little beggar.
The beggar left happily, while Mu Dade went to a secluded alley, read the letter, then proceeded to the place arranged by Ruan Xiao Jiao.
It was a rather inconspicuous tavern.
Mu Dade went up to the second floor, followed the instructions on the note, and entered a private room.
Upon entering, he found that the private room contained only Ruan Xiao Jiao.
He recalled that he hadn’t seen Taohua’s figure in the tavern below or in the hallway.
"Close the door quickly!" Ruan Xiao Jiao said.
Mu Dade hurriedly closed the door and walked up to her.
After becoming pregnant, Ruan Xiao Jiao had changed a lot.
Even though she was already thirty, she appeared more tender.
Her skin was white with a hint of pink, and her face was rosy and alluring.
Moreover, her pregnancy had increased her bust size, making her figure more seductive than before.
"Xiao Jiao, did you miss me?"
"What’s really going on? Tell me slowly, is Taohua’s child the County Magistrate’s?"
Mu Dade knew about Ruan Xiao Jiao making the maid Taohua substitute her for the consummation.
Since she began handling matters, the County Magistrate had constantly tormented Taohua, her body covered in various terrible marks every day!
"Yes! It’s the County Magistrate’s!" Ruan Xiao Jiao confirmed.
"No way, she must abort the child!" Mu Dade insisted.
It’s crucial that no one knows Taohua is Ruan Xiao Jiao’s stand-in.
If found out, Mu Dade and Ruan Xiao Jiao’s affair would be exposed.
"She refuses!" Ruan Xiao Jiao shook her head.
"I’ve also tried convincing her to abort the child! At worst, I’ll send her to the countryside for recuperation!
But that girl said she couldn’t marry anyone in this life and wished to give birth to this child!
She pleaded with me not to make things difficult for her, promising she wouldn’t reveal our secret!"
"Did she really say that?" Mu Dade squinted his eyes.
"Yes! She’s determined to have the child! She already refuses to let the County Magistrate touch her these days.
The County Magistrate is unhappy, mentioning it several times during the day, nearly laying hands on me!"
Up to now, Ruan Xiao Jiao still couldn’t understand what was so special about Taohua that the County Magistrate seemed bewitched, unable to leave her.
"Is that girl courting death? Does she want to use this matter to threaten us for money? Or does she want our lives?" Mu Dade questioned.
"Da De, I don’t know what Taohua is thinking, and now I’m out of ideas! I only know that if she gives birth, both of us would die!"
"Then don’t let her give birth!" Mu Dade glanced at the dishes on the table.
"Not only must she not give birth, but she also can’t carry away our secret!"
"What do you mean?" Ruan Xiao Jiao faintly grasped the answer in her heart.
"Kill her! She knows so many of our secrets, only her death can assure our peace!"
Mu Dade’s eyes were ice-cold!
His nature appeared devoid of any sympathy and was somewhat ruthless and vicious!
"Impossible, Taohua has been with me for so many years, how can I bear her dying with her child?
Just a miscarriage will do, nothing else... I can’t do it!" Ruan Xiao Jiao shook her head.
Mu Dade saw in her eyes reluctance, hesitation, and kindness.
He extended his arm, wrapping it around Ruan Xiao Jiao’s shoulder.
"Jiaojiao, don’t be like this, listen to me! If Taohua finds out that you want to kill her child, she’ll sooner or later turn against us!
At that point, she’ll tell the County Magistrate about us, and not only will we have no lives, but our son will be ruined!
Can you bear seeing our son born only to wander as a ghost? Can you bear seeing our impending happiness turn into nothing?
A maid’s life is worthless! At worst, we pay some money to Taohua’s family and respectfully send her away!
We can seek a high monk to pray for her, maybe in her next life, she can be born into a good family!"
"Da De, I..." Ruan Xiao Jiao’s face turned slightly pale!
"Don’t worry, it’s possible! With just a little effort, we can live a life of luxury.
If we are ruthless once, both us and our son can be forever safe and prosperous! Jiaojiao, think of our son, think of our happiness, send her away!
Send Taohua away, I’ve said I’ll marry you! The position of the principal wife, the mother of my child, everything..."
Mu Dade’s words carried an inexplicable persuasive power!
Listening to him, Ruan Xiao Jiao finally made up her mind!
"Alright! Let’s send Taohua away!"
(There’s no less and less updates, still three Chapters, six thousand words, just haven’t specified how many updates, how many updates~)
