Knowing what Old Madam Xu was thinking, Chun'er forced herself to calm down. Before she could even speak, Xu Mao, who was standing next to her, had already pleaded for her.

"Grandma, Chun'er is a delicate woman. If she were to be beaten with eighty strokes of the cane, her body might not be able to withstand it."

Such a punishment was almost fatal; how could Xu Mao not be anxious?

After regaining her composure, Grandma Xu spoke much more slowly, "So you mean she was unruly and made a mistake, and you just let it go like that?"

Faced with the old lady's questioning, Xu Mao was speechless. He knew he shouldn't plead for her, but when Chun'er tugged at his sleeve for help, he couldn't ignore her.

Grandma Xu turned to Wu Ma and instructed, "Let's begin."

This means that people should prepare to begin punishing Chun'er.

Wu Ma's voice was full of energy, and there was a commotion in the yard as soon as she finished shouting.

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Xu Mao and Chun'er turned around and saw a servant carrying a long bench, the stick waiting in the courtyard, and another person holding a wooden board for slapping.

"Chun'er, let's go."

Wu Ma had somehow walked up to her and was looking down at her.

Chun'er was so frightened that she fell to the ground. She tightly grabbed Xu Mao's hand and cried, "Second Young Master, Second Young Master, save me, save me, I'm going to be beaten to death."

Xu Mao wanted to plead for her, but Wu Ma waved her hand, and two rough-looking women came up and pulled Chun'er outside.

"Mao'er!" Seeing Xu Mao still holding Chun'er's hand, Liu Fang called out, "You know the rules of the family. Don't let your grandmother have trouble managing so many people in the future because of her."

Xu Mao also manages many people, so how could he not understand this principle?

In that brief moment of distraction, Chun'er was pulled up.

She struggled desperately, but to no avail, and was about to be dragged out of the house.

Chun'er suddenly shouted, "You can't hit me! If you hit me, your Xu family will suffer two deaths!"

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"What did she say?" Old Mrs. Xu was about to drink water when she heard this and her hand holding the teacup stopped.

Liu Fang stood up from her chair and immediately called out to them, "Wait!"

The old woman stopped, and Chun'er was finally able to stand up. She forcefully shook off the two women's hands, and seeing the astonished expressions on the Xu family's faces, she felt a surge of pride.

Taking her life won't be so easy.

Xu Mao rushed to her side, grabbed her shoulders, and asked anxiously, "Chun'er, what did you just say? Two lives lost?"

Chun'er laughed without any attempt to hide her laughter, a hint of shyness on her face. "Second Young Master, I~"

She didn't finish her sentence, but her hand was placed on her stomach, making her meaning clear.

Grandma Xu and Liu Fang stared blankly as she followed her hand to her stomach, which was still flat and showed no signs of anything.

"Madam, Madam, I'm fine being beaten, but what about the baby in my belly~"

Chun'er touched her belly while looking defiantly at the two women above her.

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Liu Fang took a deep breath, slumped into a chair, and then uttered a single sentence, "Call a doctor."

At first, the voice was relatively soft, but seeing that no one moved, Liu Fang shouted again, "Call the doctor!"

The servants in the manor had never seen the First Madam so distraught before. They were stunned for a moment before rushing out.

"Mother~" Xu Mao wanted to go forward and speak, but Liu Fang rested her forehead on the table with one hand, clearly not wanting to talk to him.

The room fell silent while we waited for the doctor.

The Xu family members had different expressions, while Chun'er stood to the side counting the days.

Actually, she wasn't sure if she was pregnant. She had no choice but to shout. Xu Mao couldn't protect her, so she had to protect herself.

Her period was indeed delayed for a long time, and considering the time since their last sexual intercourse, there's probably a 50% chance she'll find out she's pregnant.

But what if it can't be found?

I was only thinking about saving my life and didn't have time to think about the consequences.

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Before Chun'er could come up with a solution, a servant led the doctor in.

It seems she'll have to have her pulse taken right here in front of everyone. If it were just her and the doctor, she could give him some money to cover it up, but now...

While she was still in a daze, the maid had already raised her hand so the doctor could take her pulse.

When Chun'er came to her senses, she tried to pull her hand back, "Oh, this~" The doctor had only just placed his hand on hers and hadn't even started examining her yet.

Everyone in the room turned to look at her. At this point, Chun'er had no choice but to put her hand back down.

My only prayer was that I must get pregnant, I must get pregnant.

A short while later, the doctor withdrew his hand from taking her pulse. His expression remained unchanged, and Chun'er couldn't discern anything amiss.

But the hand hanging down on the other side was already drenched in sweat.

Finally, the doctor said, "Reporting to the old lady and the eldest lady, this woman is two months pregnant."

These words elicited various reactions from the people present.

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Old Mrs. Xu and Liu Fang looked ashen-faced, their faces even blacker than the bottom of a pot.

As for Xu Mao, he didn't even know how to react; he was too surprised and felt even more guilty.

The happiest person was Chun'er. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In the end, she had made the right bet.

With this baby in her belly, the Xu family will not only dare not lay a hand on her, but may even rush to marry her.

Chun'er stood up, touched her belly, and looked at Grandma Xu and Liu Fang with some pride.

"Congratulations, Madam, on your arrival! In eight months, you will have a great-grandson, your eldest grandson."

"This is truly a joyous and wonderful thing. I originally intended to say it later, but I didn't expect to say it so hastily today."

Old Mrs. Xu, who had been leaning back in her chair, suddenly sat up straight, her cloudy eyes falling on Chun'er's stomach.

"What, what are you going to do?" Startled, Chun'er quickly took a few steps back.

Grandma Xu didn't speak, but a commotion came from the courtyard. Chun'er turned around and saw a person walking in surrounded by maids and servants.

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"I heard from afar that there is something to celebrate. What is it?" The visitor was none other than Fu Man'er, who had just returned from the village.

Behind her followed a woman dressed in a tight-fitting outfit who looked dashing and heroic.

Chun'er had been staring at the woman ever since they came in. She felt that the woman looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who she was until she heard Old Lady Xu call her name.

So it was Lu Sheng, the one who brought bad luck to his parents.

When I was little, I liked to play with Fu Man'er, that jinx; we were both the same kind of unlucky bastards.

Seeing Fu Man'er come in, Grandma Xu and Liu Fang's expressions softened considerably. After Fu Man'er greeted them, she continued speaking.

"Didn't I just hear there was some good news? What is it?"

Grandma Xu and Liu Fang's faces darkened again; they were unwilling to bring it up.

Just as Xu Mao was about to speak, Fu Man'er walked over, not towards Xu Mao, but towards Chun'er who was next to her.

Chun'er instinctively hid behind Xu Mao; this Fu Man'er didn't look like someone easy to deal with.

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"Let me guess what good news it is?" Fu Man'er walked around Chun'er with a smile.

Finally, she stopped in front of her, her slender finger pointing to Chun'er's stomach, "You're pregnant?"

Chun'er's heart skipped a beat. How could she know about this? She had just returned.

Xu Mao voiced the question that had been bothering her, "Man'er, how did you know?"

Fu Man'er smiled and said, "Well~" She looked at Chun'er while smiling, which made Chun'er's scalp tingle.

In the end, he only said one sentence: "Just guessing."

Xu Mao said, "Man'er, you guessed right. In a few months you will be an aunt."

He was quite surprised when he first found out Chun'er was pregnant, but he has gradually accepted it now.

"Really?" Fu Man'er's words made Chun'er's heart, which had finally calmed down, start to waver again.

“Yes,” Xu Mao smiled. “You are my aunt.”

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Fu Man'er finally retreated. Without her watching over her, Chun'er felt less nervous.

But in an instant, Fu Man'er uttered a sentence that made her as startled as a bird caught in a twang of a bow.