The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 980

Chapter 980: Chapter 827, Disgrace

Due to Princess Consort Ma’s people following too closely, Luo Qiong’s carriage had just stopped in front of the Duke Residence when the gatekeeper noticed the furtive followers behind.

Seeing the bodyguards from the Duke Residence quietly keeping tabs on those individuals and vigilantly checking the surroundings, the Hidden Guards sent by Xiao Yeyang didn’t dare to get too close and could only watch from a distance.

Here, Luo Qiong heard the words reported by the Guard Captain and knew that it was Princess Consort Ma who had people tracking her, and her heart suddenly filled with dread.

The Duchess noticed her daughter’s pale face and instantly realized there was a problem. She quickly asked, "What happened, why would your mother-in-law send people to follow you?"

Luo Qiong, pale-faced and biting her lip, remained silent. _{freeweɓnovel.cѳm}

Seeing her like this, the Duchess grew even more anxious. "You must speak, if something has happened, tell your mother, I will help you."

Luo Qiong timidly looked up, her hands covering her stomach, thinking of her husband and mother-in-law’s successive tests, hesitated for a long time, and finally revealed the truth, "The child in my stomach is not Xiao Yechen’s."

Hearing this, it was as if a bomb had gone off next to the Duchess, and she stared blankly at Luo Qiong, her face full of disbelief. After a long while, she berated Luo Qiong heartbrokenly, "How could you be so foolish?"

"Don’t you know, for us women, chastity is the most important thing. Now, not only did you commit adultery, but you’re also carrying an illegitimate child. Do you no longer wish to live?"

When the Duchess referred to the child in her stomach as an illegitimate child, Luo Qiong suddenly felt unhappy. "Mother, this is my flesh and blood, your grandson, you must not speak of him that way."

The Duchess, with a pained face, looked at her daughter and thought of her own tragic experiences, tears streaming down her face.

To outsiders, she was the high and mighty Duchess, full of glory. But what kind of life she really led inside, only she knew.

Seeing the Duchess in tears, Luo Qiong softened her tone, "Mother, I do not regret having this child, and I will definitely give birth to him."

The Duchess wiped her tears and looked at Luo Qiong sternly, "Who is the father of the child?"

Luo Qiong’s gaze shifted away, her lips pressed tightly shut in silence.

The Duchess, visibly frustrated with Luo Qiong, pressed, "Even now, you’re still keeping secrets from me? Now that your mother-in-law has people following you, she must be suspicious. If you don’t come clean to me, how can I help you?"

Luo Qiong’s voice was as soft as a mosquito’s, "It’s Brother Chi’s."

The Duchess painfully closed her eyes, and after a while, she pointed tremblingly at Luo Qiong, "How could you be so foolish?"

"Setting aside Xiao Yechi’s status, he married the Imperial Tartar Princess when he was at the Northern Frontier. His return to seek your grandfather has already put our family at risk, why are you rushing to add to it?"

Luo Qiong’s eyelids drooped, "Brother Chi told me all this; it was my choice to be with him. We truly love each other."

The Duchess couldn’t help but snort in disdain, "True love? If he had even a bit of consideration for you, he wouldn’t have had secret meetings with you. Foolish child, he’s deceiving you."

"After he finishes his business here, he will leave. Once he leaves, what will become of you and the child inside you?"

Luo Qiong paid no attention to what the Duchess said, tenderly caressing her stomach, "Brother Chi gave me a child, I ask for nothing more."

Hearing this, the Duchess’s face was a mixture of bitterness and helplessness.

Luo Qiong looked at the Duchess, "Mother, you must help me. My mother-in-law has grown suspicious and even said she will invite the Imperial Physician again to examine me. Doesn’t our family have connections in the Imperial Medical Bureau..."

Before she could finish, the Duchess interrupted Luo Qiong curtly, "We mustn’t use the Duke Residence’s connections. If we do, your father will immediately find out."