Hou Xiangxiang had intended to spend some quality time with her family at home. Just after finishing breakfast and preparing to go out to check on her business, Madam Hou had only taken a few steps when she fainted right at the door.

It was fortunate that Huo Xiaolong came over to chat with her, followed by Wang Dani'er, who was using crutches.

"Hey! Aunt Hou!"

Just as the woman was about to touch the ground, Huo Xiaolong caught her by lightly touching the ground with his toes. Da Ni'er was also anxiously following behind, hopping on one leg incredibly fast.

"mother!"

Hou Xiangxiang hurriedly ran over and asked her friends to carry her mother into the house. The cold wind blowing in the courtyard was a bit biting, but fortunately, Madam Hou had not yet left the house.

Beside the bed, curtains were lightly drawn, and charcoal was burning in the room, making it feel warm and cozy. The young girl sat by the bed, taking her mother's pulse.

"What's wrong, Xiangxiang? Is something wrong, Aunt Hou?" Da Ni put her legs on the chair opposite her and then asked.

"Do you need me to go home and get you some elixirs? You can feed her as many ginseng pills as you like, and we still have some Thousand Red Fruits." Huo Xiaolong was wearing a pink cotton-padded jacket, which Chunying had clearly dressed her up.

Hou Xiangxiang first frowned, then seemed to doubt herself, and then placed her hand on her mother's pulse for a while. The girl opened her eyes, scratched her head, and said to Huo Xiaolong...

"Long'er, could you please invite my master over here?"

Huo Xiaolong nodded quickly.

"I'll go right now."

As the girl left, Wang Dani swallowed twice while sitting on the chair.

"Xiangxiang, Aunt Hou can't be seriously ill, can she? You can take a pulse now, so why did you call Grandpa Gu?"

"I feel like I did something wrong."

The lady of the house on the bed had actually been awake for a while, but she didn't dare to open her eyes for a long time while listening to the two talking. She was already quite old, and there were some things that couldn't be said outright. It was even more embarrassing for her daughter to find out.

"Grandpa Gu is here!"

Fearing that Madam Hou wouldn't be able to wait long, Huo Xiaolong carried Doctor Gu on his back. Winter had arrived, and the young girl was still using her light-footed skills. The wind blew the old man's beard so badly that it became parted in the middle.

"Your lightness skill is quite good now," Doctor Gu said, patting Huo Xiaolong on the shoulder.

"Grandpa Gu, don't worry about my lightness skill, hurry up and show it to Aunt Hou."

The moment the old woman placed her hand on her daughter's, Lady Hou suddenly opened her eyes and winked at her. The message was clear: "Call your friend out first."

Hou Xiangxiang didn't understand, and just felt that it was strange that her mother had suddenly woken up.

"Mom, how do you feel?"

"You three go out first."

It was Doctor Gu who didn't give Lady Hou a chance to speak.

The three young women stood at the door of the Lady of the Marquis's room, looking at each other in bewilderment. Da Ni'er spoke first, asking...

"What exactly happened to Aunt Hou?"

"Let's listen to what they have to say," Huo Xiaolong said, winking.

Hou Xiangxiang could not suppress the excitement in her heart either, and she and the two of them lowered their voices, pressing their ears tightly against the door.

"Madam Hou, you are already two months pregnant. What about this child?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

I sat up in shock while on my deathbed and realized that the King of Melons was actually myself!

"Could we... not have this child?" Lady Hou asked Doctor Gu.

The old man shook his head and said

"You've been feeling down since giving birth to Xiangxiang, and your health hasn't been good in that area. If you're not going to have the baby, you should take care of your health first. Right now, the risks are a bit too high."

"Will I die?" The woman frowned, somewhat annoyed.

I've already taken the contraceptive medicine, how could I still be pregnant? Other things are minor, but what if Xiangxiang is unhappy?

The daughter is still unmarried, yet she has a child. Wouldn't people say that the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked?

"No, it's just that it will be very troublesome to recover from afterward," Doctor Gu said.

"Our Xiangxiang is not married yet. Regardless of whether she marries in the future, my daughter cannot have a widow who raises children alone." Madam Hou's eyes were firm, and she already had a plan in mind.

"Why don't you ask Xiangxiang what she thinks? This child practically grew up by my side, and I don't believe my last disciple would mind such a small matter."

“Even if she doesn’t mind, it’s still not okay. I’m her mother, and as a mother, how can I not set a good example for my daughter?”

A woman's impatience and anxious tone are common phenomena during pregnancy.

Hearing her mother's voice trembling with tears in the voice of the woman inside, Hou Xiangxiang sighed and pushed open the door to enter.

"mother."

"I don't mind having a younger brother or sister to keep me company, but mainly, would you like one?"

"We'll talk about marriage later, Mother. My father has been dead for so many years. You can move on now. It's okay that you fell in love with the wrong person. It's not a big problem. But I just want to ask one question: Who is the father of my child? Where is he? What is his attitude? If he is dead or has disappeared, that's fine. But if he is an irresponsible man or only after your family's wealth and beauty, then I will take Long'er and Dani'er and settle accounts with him properly."

The woman looked at her daughter, who stood against the light, from the bed, and tears streamed down her face like broken beads. From the very beginning, Xiangxiang had been her salvation.

Rescue her from the secluded mansion, and save her from the man she herself had wronged.

The little girl who brought her grasshoppers home from the mountain now stands tall in the sunlight. The sun shines on her, making her hair sparkle. Her face is delicate, and her expression is resolute. The daughter she carried for ten months has finally become her support.

Lady Hou lowered her head and said

“If this child was born normally, I will definitely keep him. Haven’t you always envied other people’s children who have brothers and sisters?”

"So, do you want it?" Hou Xiangxiang was a little annoyed. All that talking was like a waste of time. Her opinion didn't matter; the important thing was whether her mother wanted it or not.

“Mother, the child in your belly didn’t come for anyone else. It came because you wanted it. If you don’t want it, it can leave.”

"My opinion is not important."

The girl repeated the sentence.

Lady Hou was stunned for a moment, and Doctor Gu also left the room during this brief interval, leaving the mother and daughter alone. After a short while, the woman looked at her daughter and said...

"I want it."

“Our family is big and wealthy, raising a child is no problem, it’s just that you’ve had to go through so much hardship.”

The girl asked in confusion

"What am I complaining about? I didn't give birth to the child." Hou Xiangxiang said this in a nonchalant tone, looking completely indifferent.

“Originally, everything in the Hou family should have been yours, but now it might be…” Madam Hou said, looking at her daughter somewhat embarrassed.

Then, the woman suddenly raised her head with a sharp look in her eyes and asked...

"Hou Xiangxiang, who are you talking to? I'm your mother!"

"Alright, alright, Mother."