Marry a Duke

Chapter 60: Taking a Side Door

Fu Ran pursed his lips and said nothing. How could she still have the illusion that she could persuade him?

All along, he knew about everything she had experienced in the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion and acquiesced to it.

After all, he was also a victim that day.

"I won't leave the city, but can I leave the mansion? Or do I have to spend the rest of my life in the inner house of the Duke of Wei's mansion before the child is born?"

What he said, and not giving her the household allowance, meant that he didn't intend to let her see the outside world.

He even thought that there was no need for her to see the outside world.

Wei Xuan didn't give her any promises.

"Take good care of yourself in the mansion and don't think about anything messy."

How could Fu Ran know which ones were messy?

Wei Xuan did not agree to return her household allowance, but he did not let her move back to Xingyuan either. He still let her live in Chaoguangyuan, and her food and drink expenses were the same as his.

But these are not what Fu Ran lacks.

She can’t even leave Chaoguangyuan, let alone anything else.

"Yudi, is Xiao Ningzi here?" She didn't want to be obedient anymore. He wanted to keep her locked up in the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, so she tried every means to run away.

If she stayed in the house, no gods would come down from the sky to save her.

She didn't want to live a life of countdown to death, it was too painful.

Yudi also knew that the old lady only wanted the child in Fu Ran's belly, and she didn't care about Fu Ran's life or death.

This is no longer a secret in the Duke of Wei's Mansion, and many people are discussing it.

Many people were laughing at Fu Ran. Although she was the wife of Duke Weiguo, her life was worse than that of a slave.

No one will get close to her or get close to her anymore. Qi Ya is the best example.

Qiya's family has been implicated by Fu Ran, and no one knows how they are living now.

Only Yu Di was stupid. She didn't find a reason to leave, but stubbornly waited on Fu Ran. Not only did she not get any benefit, but in the end, she might be implicated in some unexpected situation.

"It seems he's not here. I don't see him anywhere." Yudi walked around the yard and indeed didn't see Xiao Ningzi.

Normally when she walked like this, Xiao Ningzi would jump out and ask her what was the matter.

Yudi is not stupid, but she really feels sorry for Furan, who has to live like this while pregnant.

She just helped her as much as she could.

Besides, the Duke asked her to serve Fu Ran.

She had nowhere else to go.

"That's good, Raindrop, you stay in the yard, I'll take a walk. If the gate is not closed, I'll go to the backyard for a walk--." If I never meet anyone in the backyard again.

She tried her luck at the side door.

The side door was unattended, so she could go out.

"Ma'am, please bring the raindrops with you."

"I didn't want to implicate you. You've also seen what happened to Qiya. No matter what, they were implicated by me. Their family could have worked peacefully in the Duke of Wei's mansion."

"Madam, Qiya and her family have a home in the countryside. Although Qiya's parents have been working in the Duke of Wei's Mansion for a long time, they did not sign a death contract. They are only the elderly in the Duke of Wei's Mansion. Qiya also signed a living contract. They were driven out of the Duke's Mansion, but it must not be as miserable as others say."

Yudi is quite close to Qiya and knows a little about Qiya's family situation.

"Perhaps, they just returned to their hometown in the countryside. The Duke's Mansion is not completely unreasonable."

"Really?" Fu Ran really didn't know much about Qi Ya's family situation. If they really returned to their hometown and didn't suffer any other hardships, she would feel a little better.

"Really." Yu Di nodded seriously. "Qiya told me herself that she looked like she grew up in the Duke of Wei's mansion, like a child born in the family. In fact, she didn't even sign a contract to sell herself."

This really made Fu Ran feel relieved.

"Even so, I can't let you down. You stay in the mansion. If Xiao Ningzi comes back, tell him that I'm upset and want to take a walk in the yard."

Fu Ran insisted on leaving the raindrops.

She is not the owner of the Wei family.

There was only so much she could do.

It can't even decide whether the raindrops stay or go.

The gate of Chaoguangyuan was open, and she left Chaoguangyuan calmly.

On the way to the backyard, she would occasionally meet maids from the mansion. They all knew her, and when they saw her walking outside, they all looked at her with surprise.

But no one came forward to ask her.

Fu Ran went to the dog hole where Qi Ya had taken her to climb.

It's been blocked completely, without any gaps.

Further ahead, there is a side door, which is not usually used and is only used by servants. There is a maid who is in charge of it.

When Fu Ran walked over, the old woman was sitting at the side door cracking melon seeds.

Seeing Fu Ran approaching, he looked at her twice more.

"You can't just come and go here casually." Mrs. Niu said loudly, "You'd better go back."

Fu Ran understood clearly that the old woman knew who she was.

Fu Ran smiled faintly.

"Now that the Duke has spoken, I can go anywhere in the mansion. I am the Duke's wife, and I am the master of the Duke's mansion after all. Even if you don't show formalities when you see me, you should be polite."

She insisted on coming closer.

Open the bolt in front of Mrs. Niu.

Mrs. Niu's body shook so much that she couldn't even hold the melon seeds.

"Madam, if you want to go out, you can't go through here. You are the wife of the Duke, so go through the front door, the main door. This side door is for servants." Mrs. Niu used her strong body to block the door, preventing Fu Ran from opening it.

He didn't even care that the melon seeds in his hand fell to the ground.

Fu Ran glanced at Mrs. Niu indifferently, his face showing a cold expression.

"This is the door of the Duke's Mansion. I can go in and out of any door. The main door and the side door are restricted to servants, not the masters." She was about to put on airs.

"I am usually easy to talk to, but you all seem to have forgotten that I am the adopted daughter of ***, and the legal wife of Duke Weiguo, who was carried in from the main gate in a sedan chair with eight bearers. Don't think that I don't have a temper."

Fu Ran's cold words carried a hint of arrogance and nobility.

Mrs. Niu knew her origins.

Just as she said, the old lady didn't like her, and the Duke and she were not in love, but she was pregnant with the Duke's child, so it was not easy for him to reject her forcefully now.

"But the old lady didn't say anything."

"As the wife of the Duke of Wei, you need the old lady to give you orders even when you are walking in your own courtyard? Why? Does the old lady have such a strong desire to control the Duke's wife and children, and even wants to control his every move?"

How could Mrs. Niu understand these things and dare not speak nonsense.

"Madam, please wait a moment. I will go to the old lady and let her know."

"No need. If you are worried, you can just come with me out of the house. I'm pregnant, and the courtyard is stuffy. I want to go out for a walk and get some fresh air." She didn't allow Mrs. Niu to refuse.

Mrs. Niu didn't dare to leave, for she was afraid that as soon as she left, the lady would open the door and go out.

By the time she finished reporting to the old lady, the lady had already gone far away.

I heard that a few days ago, the lady was about to leave the city, so she was brought back by the Duke and moved back to Chaoguangyuan.

"Then, then the servant will follow the madam."