Chapter 76 Are you pregnant?

She hadn't figured out how to cover up the ridiculous marks all over her body so that Xiao Ling wouldn't see them. Seeing that the culprit beside her was so righteous, Chen Qi simply gave up struggling, closed her eyes, and fell asleep in his arms again.

When she woke up again, it was already bright outside.

When I turned over, there was no one beside me.

Chen Qi got up in a hurry and looked around.

The messy bed had long been tidied, the scattered clothes had been put away, the spring stool was clean, and her own underwear had been put back on neatly, covering the deep and shallow red marks all over her body.

This man, even though he is extremely busy, still remembers to take care of these small details.

Really careful here.

The rain has stopped and the clouds have disappeared, leaving no trace of the spring dream.

The two pearls hanging on the bed curtains were still emitting a warm light.

But last night, they shook out a shimmering light that made people feel as if they didn't know what heaven and earth were.

It is true that the spring night is short and the sun rises high.

Shen Qi buried her head in the quilt and couldn't help laughing.

…

As soon as she woke up from her nap, Yu Jing came running back and said that she wanted to go with Chen Qi to pick the pots of balsam flowers in full bloom under the corridor, mash them into juice, and add alum to dye everyone's nails red.

Chen Qi was busy and wanted to do some needlework in the house while it was still bright, so she asked her to go and play with Xiao Ling and Chun Liu.

Yu Jing is fourteen years old this year. She has grown taller and more mature, but she is not as slim as her elder sister Yu Zhong. She is thin and has red pimples on her face from time to time. She is very worried all day long.

Seeing that she did not grow up to be as beautiful as her sister and sister-in-law, she felt very distressed.

Chen Qi comforted her, saying that girls change a lot when they grow up, and they become more and more beautiful. In a few years, she will become beautiful.

It has been almost two years since I said this, and Yu Jing is almost no longer convinced.

Chen Qi had just been embroidering in the room for a while when the curtain moved and Sun Xueyi walked in.

"Second Madam Shen, what are you busy doing in the house? It's such a nice day today, why don't you go out for a walk?"

In the past two years, Sun has been taking good care of her health and living a happy life. If anyone provokes her, she will be doubly angry with them. She scared Second Aunt and Yu Jin so much that they ran away. The eldest brother also dared not provoke her easily and was careful to flatter her every day.

Only Chen Qi could see her good face.

Seeing that her complexion was much better than before, although not as radiant and translucent as Shen Qi's, she still had some elegance and grace.

When Chen Qi saw her come in, he smiled but didn't stand up.

"When I have nothing to do, I embroider some bellybands to wear."

Sun came over and sat down, picked up a newly made piece, took a quick look at the pattern, and looked at Chen Qi again.

"Don't you feel uncomfortable wearing such small clothes?"

Chen Qi smiled and pointed out the window.

"The jade mirror has grown big, so she needs to wear this. She doesn't know how to make it herself, and there are not many of them sold outside, and they are not good. So I will make a few more for her."

Sun Xueyi picked up a brightly colored silk thread and felt very emotional.

"I'm so envious! You two, sister-in-law, are as close as mother and daughter. Our courtyard, tsk tsk. It's like they were enemies in a previous life."

Shen Qi smiled and comforted her.

"Aren't you going to get married soon? Then you'll have peace and quiet."

Sun Xueyi gently twisted the silk thread and curled her lips.

"Hmph, who knows when this peaceful day will come! I heard she's been dating a lot, but she hasn't found anyone she likes. Even Chang'e in heaven could have chosen Hou Yi to marry. Do you think she wants to marry the Jade Emperor and become the Queen Mother?"

Shen Qi burst out laughing at what she said.

Sun Xueyi couldn't help laughing, and after laughing, she suddenly wrinkled her nose.

"Hey, what's that smell in your room?"

When Chen Qi heard this, she almost got pricked by a needle. She swallowed nervously, quickly stood up and looked around, her heart pounding.

Last night, that man was so unusually domineering and greedy that I almost couldn't stand it. He did it again and again... But I clearly cleaned it up again. Could it be that the smell he left behind hasn't dissipated yet?

Sun Xueyi stood up again, sniffed, and frowned.

"It smells like alcohol. Did Erlang drink last night?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly.

"Yes, he's been having a lot of social events lately, drinking a lot. The whole house is filled with the smell of alcohol."

"My husband is the same. He gets drunk every day and comes home drunk, howling like a ghost. It's so noisy. I'm so impatient that I didn't ask him to come in last night, but he shamelessly slept outside my door. When the maid saw him in the morning, she laughed at him!"

Chen Qi heard these boudoir whispers and smiled.

"Fortunately, it's been hot lately, otherwise you would have been freezing."

Sun thought of how her husband was becoming more and more clingy, and she laughed to herself.

Chen Qi embroidered two more stitches, feeling exhausted and unable to help yawning.

Sun Xueyi saw it and couldn't help teasing her.

"Qi girl, you've been embroidering for half a day and you've only embroidered a few stitches. Why are you so lazy?"

Shen Qi sighed.

"It's too hot. I always suffer from summer heat. When it's hot, I can't eat or sleep well. I can't even get my period."

Upon hearing this, Sun Xueyi raised her eyes and looked at her carefully.

"Are you...pregnant?"

Shen Qi smiled and shook her head.

"No, my body was like this when I was a girl. Every year in May and June, when the weather gets hot, my period won't come. Then in August and September, when the weather cools down, my body will naturally get better."

Sun Xueyi looked at Chen Qi's originally slender waist, which had become thinner recently. She certainly didn't look like she was pregnant.

As the two were talking, Yu Jing ran in, holding some marigolds that had just been mashed into a paste with alum, and she insisted on wrapping her two sisters-in-law's nails.

Chen Qi originally wanted to finish the work at hand, but seeing that she was so excited, she couldn't bear to dampen her spirits, so she gently agreed, carefully put away the needle and thread, and obediently stretched out her hand to let her wrap it for her.

Sun did not escape either. Xiao Ling, Chun Liu, and Yu Jing herself all had their nails wrapped. The ten hands of the five people were all dyed a bright red.

…

In the evening, Xie Yuduo came back very early.

It's surprisingly early.

Chen Qi had just taken a shower and was wearing casual clothes. She called Yu Jing and Xiao Ling over and taught them to look at the family account book, occasionally pointing out a few unfamiliar words.

When Xie Yuduo pushed the door open, three people were sitting next to each other, with pens flying and papers in disarray, chattering loudly.

When they looked up, they were all stunned.

Xie Yuduo was also stunned when he saw so many people in the room, and nodded at them randomly.

"You guys continue."

He took off his outer robe and went to the south room to wash up.

Chen Qi hurriedly sent the two back, closed the door, packed up his writing materials, and followed him over.

"You're back so early today? Are you done with your business?"

There was still some bath water left by Chen Qi in the bathtub. When Xie Yuduo heard the two of them leave, he began to undress and handed the clothes he took off to Chen Qi.

"Yes. There's a group of merchants from Anqing who have some medicinal herbs and want to supply them year-round. I originally wanted to lower the price, but after a few days of negotiations, I relented yesterday and just settled the matter."

Shen Qi took his clothes one by one, held them in her arms, and felt a little strange.

"Eh, just getting by? That's not your way of doing business."

Xie Yuduo began to take off his underwear.

"Let's get over it. No matter how much money you make, you'll never make it all. There's no need to worry so much. I might not stay here forever."

Shen Qi didn't understand.

"Well, why don't you stay here? Where else do you want to go?"

Xie Yuduo didn't respond, but handed her the last piece of clothing. After she took it, he didn't let go.

He raised an eyebrow.

"Wash together?"