It was already evening when we returned to the new courtyard of the Su family; it wasn't the same small courtyard as last year.

Because Su Yi had just become the top scholar in the imperial examination, he couldn't afford to buy a large house right away, lest it attract attention and lead to impeachment by the historians. But this time, he lived in a three-courtyard house, and the difference was that this time it was a gift from the emperor, so it was perfectly legitimate.

Su Yi offered to give up the main courtyard, but his parents disagreed, saying that since the house was a gift from the Emperor, how could they let their parents live there?

No matter how much they tried to persuade him, Su's father refused, so Su Yi and Liu Huan had no choice but to live in the main courtyard.

Su's parents and Su Cheng lived on the east side, while his elder brother and sister-in-law lived on the west side with their nephew.

The servants lived in the servants' quarters in the first courtyard, while the maids and old women lived in the servants' quarters in the back courtyard of the third courtyard.

Su Wan's family went to a house they had prepared long ago, which was a bit far from the Su family's residence, since the Su family had been living in a noble and official family for this generation.

It would take Su's mother a long time to walk from the east side to the north courtyard. The Su family's house in Maocao Village was also very large, but not as ridiculously large as it is now.

Su's mother led Li Lian to the North Courtyard, which was several courtyards and gardens away from where Liu Huan and the others lived.

Upon entering the room and seeing Liu Huan vomiting, he quickly went over and asked, "What's wrong? Why is it getting worse since you came back?"

She didn't know that the two had already consummated their marriage, and assumed that Liu Huan was still suffering from motion sickness.

Liu Huan wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, suppressing her nausea, and said, "It's nothing, Mother. The carriage just jolted a bit when we arrived, and I felt really dizzy."

"I've already asked Su Cheng to fetch a doctor. Let the doctor take a look at you in a bit."

After saying that, she looked around the room again and, not seeing Su Yi's things, asked Qiu Rong, "Where are your master's things?"

Qiu Rong said, "The master has moved to the next room."

"What? He went to the side room instead of the main house? Is he going to go crazy?" After saying that, he stormed off, clearly going to confront Su Yi again.

Just then, Su Cheng returned with the doctor, and Liu Huan said, "Brother, go and see Mother. It seems she's gone to cause trouble for Shi Tou."

After he left, Liu Huan had the doctor take her pulse. The doctor examined both hands carefully and concluded, "Madam is pregnant. She is already three months along. Perhaps the long journey has disturbed the fetus. I will prescribe two doses of medicine for you, and you will be fine after taking them."

Liu Huan didn't know what she was feeling; she didn't know whether she should cry or laugh.

"Thank you, doctor. But could you please not tell my mother-in-law about my pregnancy yet? I want to give her a surprise in a while."

The doctor was taken aback and asked, "Then what should I say?"

"Just tell them I get motion sickness, and a few doses of medicine will do the trick."

After Liu Huan finished speaking, Qiu Rong handed over a purse. The doctor took it, feeling its weight, and his smile became even wider than before. He put it in his sleeve and said, "Madam is just carsick. A few doses of medicine will do the trick. Someone come with me to get the medicine."

"Qiu Rong, go."

She didn't feel comfortable letting anyone else go.

Su's mother grabbed Su Yi and brought him over. The doctor had already left, and he said the same thing before leaving.

Su's mother dragged Su Yi inside, where Su Cheng was.

She asked angrily, "What are you thinking? You were the one who lost Huanhuan and was distraught, you were the one who wanted to marry her when you went back, and now you're acting like this."

"So you were faking it all along?"

Su Cheng had long been dissatisfied, "That's right, Second Brother, how come you suddenly seem like a different person? You're so absent-minded and indifferent to Huanhuan. You weren't like this before."

Su Yi did not answer. He could not get along with Liu Huan peacefully just thinking about what she had done.

After all, his memory was stuck on how Liu Huan killed his entire family in his previous life, and he was completely unaware of his feelings for Liu Huan in this life.

Seeing his reaction, Liu Huan smiled magnanimously and said, "Mother, this is between him and me. We can resolve it ourselves."

Su's mother felt upset when she heard Liu Huan still defending him. "You've lost weight because of motion sickness, and that person's heart is made of iron. He didn't even ask a question."

Liu Huan explained a lot more before Su's mother finally left.

Su Cheng looked at Su Yi with reproach, "Second brother, I really misjudged you."

After saying that, he left in anger.

Qiu Ju tactfully withdrew, and Liu Huan stood up, looking at Su Yi who was expressionless, and asked, "I'm asking you, is there anything wrong with your body?"

Su Yi shook his head

She then asked, "Has the imperial court put any pressure on you?"

Su Yi still shook his head

"Then what do you mean to me now? Give me an answer!" Liu Huan shouted these words, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably afterward.

Su Yi didn't dare to look at her. He didn't know if he had really liked her before. At least for now, he only felt hatred towards her.

It was a long-buried resentment, and even though his parents and sister were still alive, he couldn't change it in a short time.

"Since you're not feeling well, you should rest. I'm going next door."

After he left, Liu Huan thought about many things, and then suddenly remembered her ending in her previous life, and her heart trembled.

One possibility came to mind.

Could it be that he remembered something from his past life?

After all, his own memories, the wolf, the high monk of Huguo Temple, and his sudden indifference all pointed to this issue.

Liu Huan's hands were trembling. She knew how the original owner had treated the Su family in her previous life, which was why Su Yi had treated the original owner with utter cruelty.

After thinking about it for a long time, she suddenly felt relieved. If that was really the case, she wouldn't blame him.

After all, no one could bear that.

Qiu Rong brewed the medicine and brought it to her, which she downed in one gulp. "Don't bother me, I want to sleep for a while."

She wasn't actually asleep; she lay in bed thinking about many things, such as what she should do in the future.

If her verification is correct, then she and Su Yi will never be together in this lifetime, and there is no need for her to stay in the Su family mansion any longer.

Who knows, one day Su Yi might finally lose his patience and quietly get rid of her.

Or perhaps out of respect for Su's parents, he would spare her life and demote himself to a concubine to marry a legal wife, although this possibility is very small, since it was a marriage granted by the emperor.

There's only one way: if he dies of his illness, he can remarry.

I fell asleep while thinking about it, and had a nightmare that night. I dreamt that Su Yi stood coldly in front of me and said, "Since you already know, then I won't pretend anymore. You think that no matter how much you do in this life, you can make up for the sins of your past life? Wishful thinking."

After saying that, he cut open her stomach with a knife and took out the child, saying, "Now we're even."

Startled, she sat up abruptly in bed. Qiu Rong, who was on the soft couch beside her, got up and lit a candle upon hearing the noise. "Master, what's wrong?"

Liu Huan shook her head. The charcoal fire in the room was burning brightly, obviously a new one had been added.

She looked at Qiu Rong and said, "Why are you sleeping here? Go sleep next door, I'm fine."

Qiu Rong's nose tingled with emotion. "How could I bear to leave you to go next door, Miss? I'll stay here and watch over you so you can feel at ease."