Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 547 - 545

Chapter 547: 545

Li Mingfang arrived at the entrance of Marquis Zhongyong’s Mansion, asking to see Di Shaowei.

The gatekeeper, seeing her through a small crack of the side door, became impatient as she was here again to seek their Young Master. He said, "Our Young Master left early this morning."

No sense of shame. Both families had already called off the match, but she still kept searching for their Young Master relentlessly.

Li Mingfang didn’t believe it. Di Shaowei loved his wife. He would never miss the opportunity to stay at home with his wife during the Dragon Boat Festival.

"If Shaowei is not at home, I want to see his wife! I really have an urgent matter to discuss with them!" Li Mingfang tried to force her way in.

The gatekeeper quickly closed the door, "Miss Li, Madam probably has not woken up yet at this time, please wait for our Young Master to return."

Joking aside, not long ago, Li Mingjun caused the Young Master’s wife to fall into the lake and experience a shock to her pregnancy. The order had already been given that the Li family were not permitted to take half a step towards the Young Master’s wife! If he let Li Mingfang in, his position as gatekeeper would not hold anymore! This job offer gifts from quite a few honored guests, there’s a lot of profit to be had, and many family servants aspire to be gatekeepers!

It was almost time for lunch now, and no one would believe that she would not have woken up yet! Li Mingfang was incensed, but she could not gain access.

At this time, the maid of Ming Jingya was escorting Madam Liu out, and the gatekeeper immediately opened the door, stepping aside to let her pass.

Before Madam Liu had walked out, Li Mingfang took this opportunity to dart inside.

Upon seeing this, the gatekeeper shouted, "Miss Li, you can’t just barge in! Quick, escort Miss Li out," the gatekeeper yelled to the bodyguards.

Li Mingfang, upon entering, instantly used Qinggong and rushed towards the courtyard where Di Shaowei was. Li Mingfang once served as a vice general, her martial arts skills were excellent, and her Qinggong was the best, just in the blink of an eye, she had gotten quite far.

"Quickly tell Madam that Miss Li is here to find her." Seeing that Li Mingfang had run away, the gatekeeper quickly told Yingluo.

Yingluo’s face changed upon hearing this, she turned around and hastened to return.

What did Li Mingfang, with her aggressive expression, want to do to her master?

Two bodyguards also hurriedly chased after her.

Though Madam Liu was curious as to why Marquis Zhongyong’s Mansion was so on edge about Li Mingfang, she didn’t have time to ask. She walked off without prying into anything.

Having good relations with both families, Li Mingfang often played in the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion during her childhood. She was familiar with the mansion’s layout and rushed into the inner courtyard, heading to the courtyard where Di Shaowei was.

The old woman at the second branch saw a figure rushing in quickly and thought something serious had happened, hence a maid expert in martial arts was passing the message.

Bodyguards are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard. When they came to the second branch, the old woman stationed there learned that it was Li Mingfang who had rushed in, and both old women became scared. One of them quickly went after her.

Li Mingfang took the shortcut through the garden. There would be fewer servants encountered in the garden, with many rockeries and flowers, making it easier for her to get rid of those pursuing her.

Ming Jingya had selected her fabric and sent the General’s wife back to her courtyard. She, accompanied by the maid Yingqi, started to slowly walk back to her own courtyard.

She was about to give birth and although her feet were swollen, she still insisted on taking walks in the morning and evening so that it would be easier to give birth when the time came. Di Shaowei would accompany her for a walk in the garden after dinner if he had time.

The General’s wife was aware of this habit and trusted her to escort her. If she had known that accidents could happen at home, she would never have agreed. In the end, she regretted it terribly.

Ming Jingya and Yingqi were walking on the cobblestoned path, once they walked around the rockery and passed through a long flower trellis, they would be able to return to their own courtyard.

In Imperial City, the gardens of every wealthy family have rockeries. Some even have rockeries and running water combined. The Marquis Zhongyong Mansion’s rockery was quite large, surrounded by a round pool with several fish in it that Di Shaowei had brought back from Xiao’er’s house.

Pregnant, with the fetus pressing upon her bladder, Ming Jingya needed the restroom urgently while walking, so she quickened her pace towards the entrance of the flower trellis.

"Madam, be careful, don’t walk that fast!" Yingqi saw this and reminded her.

"I can’t, I need to go." Ming Jingya shook her head. As her stomach got bigger, she had to go to the restroom more frequently. Just now, she had drunk a lot of juice. If she walked too slowly and couldn’t hold it in, what would she do?

Hearing this, Yingqi could only follow closely behind her, ready to prevent her from falling. Ming Jingya had been going to the restroom very frequently, almost once every hour, which Yingqi was aware of.

Both of them came to the entrance of the flower trellis after walking around the rockery. Ming Jingya was walking quite fast, not expecting that the old woman guarding the gate on the other side of the rockery would also run out at this time.

Seeing the two about to collide, Yingqi quickly stepped in front of Ming Jingya with a swift reaction. The old woman was running too fast and didn’t expect someone would be coming from the other side. Unable her to stop herself in time, she collided with the maid.

Yingqi was knocked over by the impact and fell to the ground.

At the same time, Ming Jingya quickly moved aside to avoid being hit by the two. Unfortunately, the cobblestone path was quite narrow. As she tried to dodge the two, she lost her footing, twisted her ankle, and fell over.

The maid Yingluo, who had escorted Madam Liu, had also returned at this time. Seeing this, she ran over while yelling, "Help! Madam has fallen!"

"Madam, are you okay?" Yingluo ran to her and asked anxiously, almost in tears.

The maids in the courtyard heard the commotion and came running out. Seeing the scene, they were briefly stunned.

"It hurts. Quickly get the midwife!" Ming Jingya managed to utter while clutching her belly.

Hearing this, Yingluo hurried off again.

The old woman from the second branch and Yingqi also stood up at this time. The old woman from the second branch realized that she had caused trouble and turned pale. She rushed to Ming Jingya’s side, "Madam, let me carry you back to your room."

At that moment, Li Mingfang also emerged from the courtyard where Di Shaowei was. She entered to find it vacant, so she quickly left, only to see the scene outside.

She pushed aside the stunned maids and rushed over, "What happened? Why did she fall? I will carry you in."

The second branch’s old woman was angered by this, "Your false pretense of concern isn’t needed! It’s because of you that our Madam fell!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mingfang laughed out of frustration, "Don’t slander me without reason. When I arrived here, Miss Ming had already fallen!"

"If it weren’t for your intrusion, would I have bumped into Yingqi while chasing after you!"

"Mrs. Lin, stop arguing and let’s get Madam into the house!" Yingqi angrily exclaimed.

Hearing this, the old woman stopped arguing and quickly lifted Ming Jingya to bring her back into the room.

The maids hurriedly cleared a path.