CHAPTER 61: CHAPTER 31: COUSIN APPLIES EYE MEDICINE

"Absolutely! For Young Master Sun, I will take extra care of this old body. Once Young Master Sun is born, I will definitely do my utmost!" Mrs. Li’s eyes lit up, instantly rejuvenated with energy.

"That’s wonderful to hear! Just don’t overexert yourself!" Mrs. Wang laughed heartily, exchanging glances with her.

"No, no!" Mrs. Li waved her hand.

Sang Wan’s face turned red immediately upon hearing their conversation, and she stood with her eyes cast downward, too embarrassed to lift her head. Especially when Mrs. Wang unconsciously glanced at her belly, it made her feel even more uneasy.

Young Master Sun? I’m afraid Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Li are going to be disappointed.

"Miss Wan, this is Fengju’s wet nurse, come here and meet her." Mrs. Wang smiled and gestured slightly with her lips towards Sang Wan.

Mrs. Li quickly said with a smile, "Old woman already met the principal wife yesterday when I returned to Ningyuan!"

However, Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Miss Wan, you should remember, Mrs. Li is a great benefactor of the Shi family; Fengju was raised by her hand. You must also respect her! Understand?"

"Yes, Mother! Daughter-in-law remembers your words, I will definitely respect Mrs. Li well!" Sang Wan quickly replied with a smile, stepping forward and slightly bowing to Mrs. Li, calling out "Mrs. Li!"

"Oh no, principal wife, you shouldn’t! You really shouldn’t! We mustn’t disrupt the rules!" Mrs. Li quickly stood up and stepped aside, smiling at Mrs. Wang, "Miss always says this, making me feel quite uneasy at heart."

"You just sit, why not? Rules are rules, but there’s always an exception!" Mrs. Wang laughed, motioning for the servant girls to help Mrs. Li sit back down. The two then continued talking, bursting into cheerful laughter from time to time.

Mrs. Li spoke with Mrs. Wang in a very casual and informal manner, just like close sisters who could confide in each other without any precaution or hesitance.

Sang Wan was astonished by this sight. Knowing Mrs. Wang’s unpredictable and unstable temperament, who’s easily influenced and appears simple but is actually quite difficult to handle. Her happiness comes without reason, as does her anger. One moment she is joyful, and the next, she may turn hostile. It is remarkable that Mrs. Li can receive such treatment from her, likely not as simple as mere kindness.

Sang Wan’s guess was not wrong, and there is indeed something that even Shi Fengju doesn’t know.

Once, Mrs. Li took Shi Fengju and secretly hid in the bushes, where Shi Fengju was accidentally bitten by a venomous snake and subsequently passed out. It was Mrs. Li who personally sucked out the poison from his leg, alleviating most of the venom, thereby saving his life. However, Mrs. Li herself was injured from inhaling the venom, damaging her lungs and body severely, particularly causing violent coughing that took many years to cure.

This incident is unknown to Shi Fengju; not telling him was Mrs. Li’s idea, as she claimed she feared frightening the young master. In fact, Mrs. Wang and Master knew about it; she didn’t want Shi Fengju to owe her too much gratitude. Therefore, only a few old servants besides Mrs. Wang and Master knew about this; Shi Fengju only knew that his wet nurse was unwell and coughed severely, but never knew why.

This was the clever aspect of Mrs. Li. Although she was a confidante brought by Mrs. Wang from her natal family, a slave is a slave. Shi Fengju feeling overly grateful could harm her, potentially arousing Mrs. Wang’s suspicion and precaution.

After all, which mother would like to see her own child closer and more concerned with someone else than with herself?

As long as Mrs. Li can keep this past event from Shi Fengju, it signifies her loyalty to Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Wang will never be wary of her, resent her, or treat her as an outsider; she might even remind Shi Fengju to treat her well and respect her from time to time.

In this residence, Mrs. Li is the one who gets along best with Mrs. Wang, while Gu Fangzi can only tie with Mrs. Jiang for second place.

Mrs. Wang, feeling lively, couldn’t bear to let Mrs. Li go and kept her for lunch.

She was so engrossed in their conversation that she forgot about Sang Wan, hence Sang Wan had been attending to them without leaving. When it was time for the meal, she couldn’t possibly leave, so she personally served at the dining table.

Thus, when Mrs. Wang warmly pulled Mrs. Li to sit down, Mrs. Li glanced at Sang Wan and smiled, "How could I dare accept this honor, being just a servant!"

Following her gaze toward Sang Wan, Mrs. Wang then remembered she hadn’t asked her to leave, and laughed, "Look at how forgetful I am, let it be, Miss Wan, please take a seat as well! The servant girls can take care of us!"