The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 394 A Chance Encounter with Li Yunwan

"Remember to deliver the medicine to Aunt Liu," she instructed the old woman beside her, her eyes slightly narrowed. "I doubt I need to teach you how to do it this time."

One oversight has already allowed Qiu Li to take advantage of her; if another one happens, she will be completely exhausted.

Qiu Li tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. After thinking for a moment, she called in the maidservant outside the door, "Bring out all the good things from our courtyard early tomorrow morning."

I need to pick a few things to take out.

The two servants who returned said that the owner of Baiweizhai had fallen quite badly; if it weren't for him, he and his unborn child would have died. She should thank him properly.

As for the conflict between the Meng and Song families? Wasn't it all caused by Meng Jingyang? What does it have to do with Qiu Li?

These days, when Meng Jingyang is in a normal state, Guo Rong will take him around.

Today, she waited until Guo Rong and her son left before leaving the mansion.

However, she went to Baiweizhai but found it empty. She had to ask the waiter at the restaurant to find out where Wen Zizhou lived.

In a small courtyard not far from the restaurant, Song Tingwan and Li Yunwan were keeping the injured Wen Zizhou company as he basked in the sun.

"It's fortunate that the concubine was lucky; you were the one who saw her off."

Song Tingwan sighed, but she was definitely most heartbroken for Wen Zizhou. She prepared the ointment for him and handed it to the servant beside her.

"Don't go to the restaurant for the next few days. Father has already sent the steward to handle things for a few days."

Wen Zizhou nodded, still thinking about when Qiu Li said she would come to thank him, but he didn't know when that would be.

He suddenly felt a little regretful; he should have kept the person there first.

"Boss Wen, a woman claiming to be Aunt Qiu from the Meng family is here to see you."

A young maidservant rushed in to report, and Wen Zizhou and Li Yunwan exchanged a glance, got up, and walked out.

Because she had been in the carriage for a while, Qiu Li felt a little dizzy. As soon as Li Yunwan came out, she noticed that Qiu Li's complexion was not right and went forward to support her.

"Aunt Qiu is truly a rare guest. Please come inside."

Qiu Li naturally knew Li Yunwan. Back in the Meng family, the concubines in their backyard had talked about it a lot, saying that everyone envied her for finding a good husband.

She still couldn't neglect the proper etiquette, so she bowed to the three of them and looked at Wen Zizhou softly, saying, "Yesterday, thanks to Mr. Wen's timely rescue, otherwise my unborn child and I would probably have met with dire consequences."

"Pah, pah, pah!" Li Yunwan scolded her as soon as she finished speaking, "Don't say such unlucky things. How old is your child?"

She had already led the person into the courtyard when she asked her questions. Qiu Li, seeing her approachable manner, immediately relaxed.

She had asked around about Li Yunwan before, and what she said was completely different from what Guo Rong said.

She believed Guo Rong's words more at the time, but now it seems completely wrong.

Because Li Yunwan had already asked someone to bring her a soft chair, and it seemed that she was afraid it wasn't soft enough, so she even put down a small cushion.

"Oh dear, I wonder how they taste? These sweet treats have both spicy and sour flavors, you should try them all!"

Li Yunwan ordered her servants to bring out a lot of food and place it in front of Qiuli.

"Thank you, Madam Song."

She smiled and reached for the preserved apricots, but the old woman beside her hesitated, "My lady... this..."

Qiu Li ignored her and picked up the dried apricots to eat.

The sweet and sour taste made her squint her eyes in happiness, and she felt much more comfortable.

She reached for the others and ate them one after another, forgetting to stop.

"How is it? Doesn't it taste great? My mother-in-law made this for us herself."

Li Yunwan looked at Wen Zizhou with a smile. She had said at the time, "Why go through all that trouble?" But in the end, she liked him very much too.

Qiu Li accepted the rosewater offered by her with both hands and smiled, "Excellent, Madam Song is truly blessed."

The rose dew emitted a faint fragrance. Li Yunwan urged her, "Drink this quickly, you don't look too well. This will help."

The worry in her eyes seemed genuine, and Qiu Li felt a sudden tremor in her heart, a feeling she couldn't quite describe.

She felt refreshed after drinking a glass of rose dew, and Li Yunwan poured her another glass.

"Zizhou, it was just a coincidence that we ran into each other. It's best for you to stay home more often while you're pregnant."

Li Yunwan genuinely cared about her; she thought Qiu Li was a good person, at least she knew how to be grateful.

With Guo Rong as the matriarch of the Meng family, the concubines must have a hard time living, let alone the pregnant ones, who must be living in constant fear.

Meng Jichang's fourth concubine hasn't given him a son all these years, and he doesn't believe it's not because Guo Rong is behind it.

Qiu Li sat for a long time, glanced at the nanny, and only after seeing her nod did she say, "Qiu Li came today not entirely to thank her for saving my life, but also because Madam Song is here, and I need your help."

Li Yunwan tilted her head slightly and asked curiously, "Aunt Qiu, please speak freely."

Qiu Li took a deep breath and slowly said, "While I was in the Meng family, Guo Rong always saw me as a thorn in her side. Now that I'm pregnant, I'm even more worried that she'll do something malicious behind my back."

"To be honest, I suspect that she orchestrated what happened yesterday, but I didn't mention it once I returned home, fearing that I might alert her and she would kill me to cover it up."

Li Yunwan nodded and then asked, "Didn't you send any servants to chase after that carriage yesterday?"

"We couldn't catch up. We asked around and no one else said they'd ever seen that person before," Qiu Li said, shaking her head.

"I also learned about the relationship between Boss Wen and Master Song and his wife, and wanted to give it a try."

Qiu Li stood up and bowed slightly to the group, her tone tinged with self-reproach, "I hope you won't take offense."

Li Yunwan helped her sit up, frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, said, "I'll ask you to investigate for you in a bit, but you should also try your best not to give anyone cause for gossip."

Qiu Li was moved to tears and repeatedly thanked her, saying, "I understand! Thank you so much, Madam Song!"

Yesterday, she went to see Guo Rong with the intention of testing her. Judging from Guo Rong's initial question about what fun things to do when she went out and her subsequent reaction, she knew that her guess was pretty much right.

If this incident could bring Guo Rong down again, Meng Jichang's anger would be enough to give her a hard time.

Moreover, Meng Jichang secretly told her yesterday that many things had been quietly transferred to his name, and Guo Rong was still kept in the dark.

Meng Jichang even said he would compensate her, haha, that's perfect.

"If we can find her, it will be a huge help to Qiu Li. I can guarantee that Guo Rong will never cause trouble on the Song family's territory again."

"I also have a way to deal with Meng Jichang."

She smiled at Li Yunwan, knowing that as long as the child in her womb was alright, everything would be fine.

She then recounted Meng Jingyang's recent erratic behavior, sometimes acting normally and sometimes strangely, and reminded Wen Zizhou and Song Tingwan, "Meng Jingyang's unstable emotions may lead him to do something impulsive."

"Mr. Wen and Ms. Song, please be careful. When he's in his normal state, I'm afraid to deal with him."

She was also thinking that if she was in the mansion in the mornings, she would try to avoid Meng Jingyang. If Guo Rong could let her son come once, then he could come a second and a third time.

Thinking that Guo Rong would be returning to the mansion soon, she got up to say goodbye.

When she returned, she bought a lot of fabric and several sets of traditional Chinese jewelry for Meng Jingyang. As soon as she got back to the mansion, she had them delivered to him, saying that she had specially gone out to buy them that day.

When Guo Rong returned, she didn't even glance at those things. While Meng Jingyang was still lucid, she quickly instructed him, "From now on, you can't accept anything from that woman."

Meng Jingyang nodded, completely forgetting that he had told Guo Rong yesterday that he liked this aunt who praised him.