Chapter 122 God Doesn’t Help Me
The roads were slippery due to the snow, and Second Madam Xia fell on her way back from a banquet at Wang Fengyi's place. It was bad luck, as the three-month-old fetus in her belly was lost in the fall.

This incident was a huge blow to the several mistresses in the mansion. The Second Madam was so sad that she fell seriously ill. Even the usually strong-willed wife of the Duke suffered from toothache due to anger.

Upon hearing that the Duke's wife had not been able to eat for several days, Qin Xiaoning personally made soup and went to visit her.

The wife of the Duke was lying on the couch with half of her face covered. After not seeing her for a few days, she seemed to have aged a lot and looked haggard.

The Sixth Miss was taking care of a sick patient. The originally lively little girl now looked listless.

When the Duke's wife saw Qin Xiaoning, she showed a trace of relief on her face. Just as she was about to stand up, Qin Xiaoning hurriedly stepped forward and held her down, saying softly, "Madam, please take a rest. I have made some soup with honeysuckle. You can have some."

"Good boy."

The Duke's wife praised him and said, "I really can't eat anything these days."

Qin Xiaoning took a soft pillow and stuffed it behind her. The Sixth Miss poured the soup and brought it to her mother. The Duke's wife drank two sips and praised, "A Ning is really skillful. This soup tastes very cool and is exactly what I like."

"Drink more if you like, madam."

The child that the whole family had been waiting for for so long suddenly died. Qin Xiaoning was also sad. Seeing the Duke's wife looking haggard because of this, she wanted to say a few words of comfort, but when the words came to her lips, her throat seemed to be blocked by cotton.

The Duke's wife drank the soup and seemed to be in better spirits. She sighed and said, "You can't force a child. It's just that the third brother and Yun'er have been married for so many years. They finally got pregnant, but it's gone! The doctor said it was a boy."

The Sixth Miss on the side said, "Third sister-in-law is still young. Once she recovers, it will be the same if she gives birth again."

"It's not that easy."

The Duke's wife sighed heavily again: "Miscarriage is harmful to the body. This time, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Several people were talking in the room when a maid came in and reported that Wang's cousin came to visit. The Duchess's wife asked someone to invite her in. After a while, Wang Fengyi came in with a little maid.

Seeing Wang Fengyi coming in, the Duke's wife propped herself up and sat up. Wang Fengyi bowed and said, "I heard that my aunt had a toothache. Is she feeling better now?"

The Duke's wife replied, "It's just a minor problem, nothing serious."

As he spoke, he ordered the maidservants beside him to serve tea and fruits to entertain Wang Fengyi. For a moment, the maidservants were busy.

Wang Fengyi sat down on the rose chair at the bottom and said to the Duke's wife with a hint of apology: "My third sister-in-law had a miscarriage, and it's all my fault. If I hadn't been so playful that day and held a banquet, this wouldn't have happened."

The Duke's wife hurriedly said, "Feng'er, don't blame yourself. This is God's will. You can't be blamed."

Wang Fengyi smiled bitterly when she heard this. "My eldest aunt is kind and straightforward, so she won't blame me. Feng'er is just afraid that my second aunt will vent her anger on me."

"No." As soon as the Duke's wife said this, she felt a sharp pain in her teeth. She subconsciously took a breath of cold air and said, "This matter is not your fault. Your second aunt is not an unreasonable person. Feng'er, please don't think too much."

Although this matter was not Wang Fengyi's responsibility, after all, it was because of her attendance at the banquet that Xia had the accident. Seeing that Wang Fengyi kept asking for forgiveness from the Duke's wife, Qin Xiaoning decided to leave tactfully.

When the Duke's wife saw that she was about to leave, she hurriedly told Aunt Xu beside her, "Quickly call someone safe to take her back. There's a lot of snow outside, don't let her fall."

Qin Xiaoning declined, "It's okay. I'll just be careful. I've also brought a maid with me. Madam, just take care of yourself and don't worry about me."

Seeing this, the Duke's wife smiled and reminded Qin Xiaoning, "It's cold these days, and you are weak, so wear an extra coat when you go out."

Qin Xiaoning nodded obediently and agreed, then said goodbye to the Duke's wife and left Anju Hall.

After Qin Xiaoning left, Wang Fengyi sat with the Duke's wife for a long time before coming out. When they got outside, snowflakes began to fall from the gray sky again.

The little maidservant beside Wang Fengyi hurriedly held up an oil-paper umbrella and complained, "It snows so often in the capital."

Wang Fengyi raised his hand to gather the fox fur cape on his body and said casually, "If it weren't for this annoying snow, I wouldn't have caused such trouble."

"Miss, please don't be so stubborn." The maid persuaded her, "The Third Madam had a miscarriage because she was careless. You didn't invite her, and she couldn't help but come to the banquet. She fell in the snow and had a miscarriage. What has it to do with you? Besides, the Duke's wife is a generous and sensible person. Didn't she say it again and again just now? It's not your fault."

Wang Fengyi smiled bitterly: "They are just being polite. How could they blame me so openly?"

The little maid raised her hand to hold an umbrella for Wang Fengyi, and continued, "I think the Duke's wife likes the young lady very much. She has such a bad tooth disease, but when she saw you coming, she ordered people to serve tea and chatted with you. Before we came, Miss Qin, who came to serve soup and show her courtesy, didn't even get a cup of tea."

After saying this, the little maid realized it later and said, "I was wrong. Young lady is so precious, why should she be compared with that concubine?"

Ever since she saw Lu Ji's calligraphy, Wang Fengyi was impressed by this man who was proficient in both literature and martial arts. Although she could hide her thoughts from others, she could not hide them from her personal maid.

Seeing the maid say this, Wang Fengyi was not annoyed. She sighed slightly and said, "You are still young and only look at the surface of things."

As she spoke, she slowly explained to the maid, "When Miss Qin came over, my aunt didn't even serve her tea, which shows that she loves Miss Qin as if she were her own child. Have you ever seen a mother treat her child with great hospitality? When my aunt saw me coming over, she ordered people to serve tea and bring fruit, which shows that she treated me as a guest. In the final analysis, Miss Qin and I are different in terms of our relationship."

When the maid heard her master say this, she didn't know how to respond for a moment. Wang Fengyi slowly stopped, turned her head and looked at her personal maid, and said frankly: "Hua Shan, you have been with me since you were a child, you should be the person who knows me best in this world. I won't hide it from you. Although I have always been aloof, I am indeed attracted to this young master of the Lu family."

As he spoke, he looked up through the confusing snow and wind into the distance, muttering, "It's a pity that the falling flowers have intentions, but the flowing water has no intentions. Now that I have caused such a disaster, it seems that God is not helping me."

Seeing this, the maidservant named Hua Shan said hurriedly, "Miss, you are of noble birth, talented and beautiful. As long as you give a hint, there is probably no man in the world who can refuse you. Besides, the lady is your great aunt. If you have feelings for the young master of the Lu family, she will definitely make the decision for you."

(End of this chapter)