Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 629: An Ziyi (3)_1

Chapter 629: Chapter 629: An Ziyi (3)_1

Besides her, there were four other young ladies in the main quarters. The eldest, second and third young ladies were all the children of the Madam. Perhaps due to her string of daughters, the Madam felt guilty and allowed two chambermaids to bear sons. Unfortunately, even after the maturation of Sister Ziyi’s concubine mother and the other concubine, they both gave birth to daughters. It was not until her birth, and another birth by her concubine mother, that the main quarters finally had a male heir. Sadly, her concubine mother died in that birth. By that time, Sister Ziyi was still young and had no memory of what her real mother looked like, and henceforth recognized only the Madam as her mother.

In her past life, Cai Wei had seen many dramas and read many books about struggles within residences and palaces. Most of them were about women in the inner house, who would resort to sinister means, out of jealousy or to secure wealth and status for their own children, to harm other women and their children. Somehow, Cai Wei suddenly felt that Sister Ziyi’s aunt was one of those deeply concealed, sinister women.

Firstly, she did not allow the two chambermaids to be pregnant until she herself had given birth to three daughters and failed to produce a son. This proved that she was a jealous woman. In other households, as long as the Madam was pregnant, the concubines could also conceive, but in her case, she had to give birth to three children before allowing the concubines to conceive.

This showed that the Madam was not someone to trifled with!

Secondly, the death of Sister Ziyi’s birth mother was highly suspicious. The poor woman was not birthing her first child, so how could she have died so easily? Cases of women dying in childbirth from hemorrhage or complications were mostly observed during their first birth. Although there are exceptions, it was extremely rare for a woman in her prime to die during her second childbirth. This was enough to raise suspicions.

Judging from Sister Ziyi’s breathtaking beauty, her mother must have been a beauty herself. Eldest Master An must have also cherished her greatly. Therefore, her becoming the object of jealousy and meeting a tragic end was not surprising at all.

Lastly, why was it that Sister Ziyi’s carriage happened to break down when she visited the Nursing Homes? And why did it break down in such a secluded place? Coincidentally, some rascals appeared at this isolated spot. Could someone have intentionally damaged the carriage and directed these ruffians to tarnish Sister Ziyi’s virtue? Did everything just happen to work out when Jiujin chanced upon the scene and unwittingly saved Sister Ziyi?

Although these were all speculation, Cai Wei couldn’t help feeling chills in her heart. If her deductions were correct, isn’t Sister Ziyi walking on thin ice in this mansion? With her clever and ingenious mind, she may have guessed all this. Perhaps the reason she revealed all this to Cai Wei was to inform the Zhou family of her current situation through her and urge them to quickly propose marriage, affording her a chance to leave this place!

"Splash!"

The sound of water splashing drew Cai Wei’s thoughts back. She looked around and saw a fish jumping out of the lake and diving back down, causing ripples all around.

This artificial lake was dug by human hands. It has clear, emerald waters, shimmering in the light. The fish were clearly visible in the water, occasionally leaping out of the surface and splashing back in, creating waves on the surface. The sky and clouds were reflected in the water, their reflections undulating along with the waves, providing a captivating sight.

After gazing at the lake for a while, Ruyi arrived in a hurry, informing them that lunch was ready and invited them to join the Old Madame. Cai Wei and Ziyi ceased their conversation and followed Ruyi to the Old Madame’s courtyard.

Perhaps the Old Madame felt guilty towards Cai Wei, so she prepared an extravagant lunch. Roasted salmon, ham stewed with pork knuckles, Siam pig, deep-fried quail, and lamb steamed with cow’s milk were among the array of exquisite dishes.