"Why aren't you saying anything? Don't you like this child?" Seeing him lower his head and quietly touch his lower abdomen without saying a word for a long time, Ye Chaoxi couldn't help but speak up.

"How could that be? I love her too much to even think about it." Xie Qinglan pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on her head and whispering, "I just... don't dare to think about it."

Ye Chaoxi clearly felt a drop of warm, moist liquid fall onto her hair. She didn't struggle; she was quietly held in his arms, her cheek gently rubbing against his chest.

The warm midday sun streamed into the room through the open windows, creating a cozy atmosphere.

After a while, Xie Qinglan lowered his head and kissed the top of her head.

"They say a doctor can't heal himself. I asked Zhuo Qing to call a doctor. He'll take your pulse in a bit and see if you're really pregnant."

Ye Chaoxi nodded.

With Physician Xue absent, Zhuo Qing hurriedly went outside to fetch a doctor, thinking that the young master's wife had fallen seriously ill. She dragged the doctor along and rushed back. Along the way, many servants in the Marquis's residence noticed this and speculated that the young master of Tinglan Garden was unwell again.

Zhang also received the news, but before she could even enjoy it for half an hour, she heard that the young master's wife was pregnant. The young master was overjoyed and ordered all the servants in the mansion to go to the steward to collect their reward money.

Zhang's face immediately darkened.

Zhang Shi didn't have time to worry about Xie Qinglan bypassing her to give rewards to the servants in the mansion. All she could think about was that Xie Qinglan already had a child, while her son was still lying in bed, unable to have a child or even get any erections, and it was uncertain whether he would be able to have any offspring in the future.

She originally wanted her niece to marry Yu'er, but she didn't expect her to be so clueless, her heart and eyes were full of Xie Qinglan. What's so good about Xie Qinglan? He just has the position of a prince.

Thinking this, Zhang was furious and smashed a teacup, scaring the maids into silence.

...

After taking Ye Chaoxi's pulse, the doctor stood up and congratulated her, "Congratulations, Your Highness, and congratulations, Madam. Madam is one and a half months pregnant. Madam is usually in good health and has a strong pulse. As long as she pays attention to her health, the pregnancy will be stable after three months."

Upon hearing that she was indeed pregnant, Xie Qinglan's expression relaxed. Ignoring the presence of others, he bent down and kissed Ye Chaoxi. He didn't pinpoint the exact location, but the kiss landed right on Ye Chaoxi's eyelid.

With a "chirp".

Ye Chaoxi silently covered her face with her hands, too ashamed to face anyone.

"What should I pay attention to during pregnancy?" Xie Qinglan remained calm, raised her head, and resumed her composed demeanor, but asked with a rather urgent tone. She then called to Zhuo Qing, "Zhuo Qing, go get some paper and write this down."

Zhuo Qing hadn't recovered from the shock of the Crown Prince's wife being pregnant when Xie Qinglan called him several times before he finally responded with an "Eh!" and ran to get paper and pen, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

"The first three months are especially important, so you must not let your wife overwork herself. At the same time, you should not have sex during the first and last three months. It is cold in winter, so you must keep her warm. If she gets sick, it will be difficult to take medicine. There are also some foods that pregnant women should not eat. I will make a list for you in a bit."

Xie Qinglan humbly accepted the instruction and took careful notes.

Xie Qinglan had no intention of hiding Ye Chaoxi's pregnancy. He gave the doctor a reward and told all the servants in the mansion to go to the steward to collect their rewards. He gave Zhuo Qing and Cuiyu a separate reward.

Soon, the news of the Crown Prince's wife's pregnancy spread throughout the Marquis's residence. The servants were overjoyed to receive their rewards, and the Marquis of Yongyi, upon hearing the news, was relieved of his worries and sent many tonics to Tinglan Garden.

The doctor had just left at noon, and in the evening, Doctor Xue returned with the purple ganoderma. Seeing Zhuo Qing so cheerful, he couldn't help but wonder, "Why am I so happy to see the old man?"

Zhuo Qing grinned from ear to ear, “I am indeed very happy, but I am even happier that the young master’s wife is pregnant. The young master is happy and has rewarded each person in Tinglan Garden with fifty taels of silver.”

Dr. Xue exclaimed, "Oh, she's pregnant? I remember they were sleeping in separate rooms when I left a few months ago."

Doctor Xue was old and had a loud voice, so the two people inside the house could hear him. Xie Qinglan came out of the room and asked, "Did you bring back the Purple Ganoderma?"

"Don't underestimate me. Is there any herb in this world that I can't find?" Doctor Xue turned his head and saw Xie Qinglan standing behind the door, relaxed. He was surprised again. "Your leg is healed?"

He stepped forward, pulled Xie Qinglan out, and circled her a few times, clicking his tongue in amazement, "You've recovered quite well. I never expected this. I thought you'd never be able to stand up again. There really are people more capable than you!"

Afterwards, he took Ye Chaoxi's pulse and, after confirming that her pulse was normal, took out the purple ganoderma he had brought back. "Little girl, take a look, is this it? It's so hard to find. Purple ganoderma is rare to begin with, let alone finding its root. I went to several places before I finally found it."

Ye Chaoxi took it and looked at it. "It's this one. It's the same as the picture in the book."

She couldn't wait to write a prescription and send someone to get the medicine. That very night, she was going to start treating Xie Qinglan's eyes.

Previously, in order to better administer acupuncture to Xie Qinglan, Ye Chaoxi specially commissioned a set of silver needles. After taking a bath, she took out the silver needles and pressed Xie Qinglan down into a chair.

Xie Qinglan disagreed, "The doctor said I shouldn't overwork myself for the first three months. My eyes aren't in a hurry, so it doesn't matter to me whether they get better sooner or later."

"Besides, I've been able to vaguely feel light over the past few months, so my eyes are probably recovering slowly. There's no need to rush into treatment."

Ye Chaoxi knew that Xie Qinglan could sense light thanks to the recovery pills he had taken before. Now that his leg injury had healed, he no longer needed the medicine, so the recovery pills were no longer needed. If he didn't continue taking them, his eyes would never fully recover, and the purple ganoderma could only be used as an adjunct.

Ye Chaoxi put on a stern face and questioned him fiercely, "Husband, don't you want to recover soon? Do you even want to see how tall or short, fat or thin I am? I was even imagining how you would react when you saw me. Turns out I'm the only one who's worried. You don't want to see me at all!"

After a barrage of questions, Xie Qinglan panicked and hugged him for a long time to comfort him, finally agreeing to start treating his eyes that night.

After administering the acupuncture, Ye Chaoxi watched Xie Qinglan drink the medicine, then wrapped his eyes with white gauze to prevent external light from damaging his eyes, which had been deprived of sight for a long time, during the recovery process.

After finishing everything, it was already past 7 PM. Xie Qinglan held Ye Chaoxi in her arms and lay on the bed, letting out a soft sigh.

Ye Chaoxi was a little puzzled, "Why are you sighing all of a sudden? Are you worried that your eyes won't be cured?"

Xie Qinglan, "...No."

Why is that?

"With a child, I can't be with you every day," Xie Qinglan said softly. "This is the time for intimate moments in the bedroom."

Ye Chaoxi, "...Don't you have anything else on your mind?"

"You're all I can think about."

He suddenly seemed to remember something, "I remember the storybook you read last time, many chapters of which used other methods to make them interesting, why don't we try it too?"

Ye Chaoxi quickly yawned and said pitifully and innocently, "Husband, I'm sleepy."

Xie Qinglan: "Then go to sleep, we'll try again tomorrow night."

Ye Chaoxi, "..."