Chapter 54054 [Replaced and Added] Xie Zhan, you bastard...
The weather was sunny and pleasant today, and Yun Sheng, accompanied by Mrs. Li, went for a walk around the town.
Now that she had read medical books, she knew that it was not good for pregnant women to sit for long periods of time. If they walked around and got some sun, it would make childbirth easier.
The two of them went to a cloth shop together first. Yun Sheng bought several meters of pink floral fabric, his face full of joy.
Before her belly gets so big that she has difficulty moving, she wants to make more clothes for her unborn baby with her own hands.
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "It seems that the lady really likes the little girl."
"Girls are always more considerate." Yun Sheng lowered his eyes and smiled softly.
She just hopes that she can grow up safely and healthily.
"Hey, when did such a beauty appear in this town? Turn around and let me see her."
Yun Sheng's body stiffened, and a man's whistle suddenly came from behind him.
Mrs. Li looked back, her expression changing. She moved closer to Yun Sheng and whispered, "Madam, it's the county magistrate's husband."
When Yun Sheng first arrived, he heard the women talking about the county magistrate's son, who was a playboy. He loved to eat, drink and have fun with his friends, and he also loved to go to the town below.
The ladies in the town were afraid of him. After all, he had forced two ladies to be his concubines. The county magistrate spoiled him as his only son, so what could the common people do?
Yun Sheng felt a little more at ease and more stable.
She is now a widow, pregnant with a posthumous child. She has been married before. The man from the county magistrate's family is not likely to be so bad.
Mrs. Li helped Yun Sheng turn around. The two of them didn't intend to pay any more attention and just pretended not to hear.
Zhao Kun was furious. He put away his folding fan and looked Yun Sheng up and down. When his gaze fell on her bulging belly, he lingered for a moment before speaking in an ambiguous tone, "You're pregnant! How dare you! I'm calling you, can't you hear me?"
Yun Sheng said, "I didn't realize Mr. Zhao was calling me. I have something important to attend to, so I'll leave first."
After she finished speaking, until she and Mrs. Li walked out of the cloth shop, she could still feel the uncomfortable gaze behind her.
Mrs. Li patted her chest and said, "My dear, you should go out less often in the future. If you need to buy anything, please tell me to get it for you."
Yun Sheng was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. He slowly exhaled and nodded.
However, neither of them expected that Zhao Kun would come to the pharmacy the next day and openly announce that he wanted to take Yun Sheng as his concubine.
Mrs. Li hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhao, this is unacceptable. Our wife is already a woman."
Zhao Kun glanced at Yun Sheng and sneered, "I know her well. She's just a widow, isn't she? When the baby in your belly is born, I'll adopt her and have her proudly included in the Zhao family tree."
He said, unable to resist licking his lips.
A widow, and a pregnant woman at that. When Zhao Kun thought of her, he felt a tightness under his body.
Yun Sheng said coldly, "I am still mourning my late husband, so I am afraid I cannot accept Mr. Zhao's feelings."
Zhao Kun glared at her, his face livid. "Don't be shameless. I'm giving you face by accepting you as my concubine. Otherwise, believe it or not, I'll just play with you, and no one will dare to say anything."
"In broad daylight, are you planning to seize this woman? I hope you'll be careful with your words."
Zhao Kun became more and more interested, and he was actually quite aggressive.
"Sheng Niang." Wang Wenshu came towards her carrying a basket.
His cry of "Sheng Niang" startled everyone present.
Wang Wenshu was completely unaware and just walked up to talk to Yun Sheng. Their intimate look made others think they were a couple. Zhao Kun's face looked extremely ugly.
Yun Sheng was not stupid either. She knew that Wang Wenshu was helping her, so she tried her best to cooperate.
After a moment, Wang Wenshu seemed to react belatedly and looked at Zhao Kun beside him and said, "It turns out that you are Mr. Zhao from the county magistrate's family. Forgive my poor judgment."
Zhao Kun pressed, "What is the relationship between you two?"
Wang Wenshu clenched his fists. He didn't dare look at Yun Sheng, and turned away, saying, "Since we're engaged, we've already made arrangements with my mother. Once Madam Yun's mourning period is over, we'll arrange the wedding. We can also invite Mr. Zhao over for a drink at the wedding."
He wanted to help Madam Yun, but he couldn't do it in an anonymous and private way. He could only help as her fiancé. He hoped that Madam Yun would not blame him.
Zhao Kun still refused to give up and sneered: "Really? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
"We are a small family, so it's not easy for us to make it public."
Yun Sheng was flustered. How could Wang Wenshu say such a thing?
She didn't mean to blame him, she just felt powerless. Why was it so difficult for a young woman to survive in this world? Wang Wenshu's words were irreversible. Apart from this, she didn't know what other good way to get her out of this pit.
Wang Wenshu continued, "Mr. Zhao, you don't want the county magistrate to know about this, right?"
Zhao Kun looked unhappy and left with a flick of his sleeves.
As soon as he left the house, he started cursing: "How dare a poor scholar talk to me like this? What if I'm a commoner? I'll just tie her up and sleep with her a few times. I won't dare to do anything if I leave her out in the cold."
The servants around Zhao Kun were so frightened that their legs went weak. They advised, "Master, there are so many virgins out there, just forget about this one. After all, she's pregnant and the scholar's fiancée. The scholar from the Wang family has already shown his face to you. If he passes the imperial examination and becomes an official in Chang'an, it will be troublesome. You know how powerful a scholar's tongue can be."
"And... and this woman is pregnant. If something really happens to her, it will be difficult to explain to the master if the matter becomes serious. Have you forgotten what the master said?"
Zhao Kun kicked the servant twice, but he had to give up even though he felt itchy.
He gritted his teeth and got on the carriage angrily.
At this moment, Yun Sheng and Wang Wenshu in the clinic were silent.
After a moment, Yun Sheng finally spoke first. She smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Wang, do you know that what you said is..."
"I know." Wang Wenshu interrupted Yun Sheng, "I know. Now that I've said it, I can't fool Zhao Kun. Otherwise, he'll come back to cause trouble for Madam Yun."
He paused, as if mustering up his courage, "I'm helping Madam Yun today, not just to appease Zhao Kun, but because I sincerely want to marry Madam Yun and take care of and protect you and the child in your belly."
Yun Sheng's mind was buzzing. She opened her mouth, and Wang Wenshu said, "I know what Madam Yun wants to say. I'm not afraid of the world's opinions about widows and children."
The young man's eyes were surprisingly bright. Yun Sheng turned his head away: "Auntie Wang..."
"Madam Yun, there is no need to worry about my mother. My mother has already known my thoughts. My mother knows how good you are, so how could she object?" Wang Wenshu replied first.
At first he was afraid that his mother would object, but unexpectedly his mother glared at him and said that it was not easy to marry a wife from an official family, and that it would be better to marry Madam Yun, who was down-to-earth and knew how to live a good life.
As for the child in the belly, he is a pitiful one, having lost his father since he was born.
Yun Sheng was slightly taken aback. Wang Wenshu saw that she was still hesitating and asked nervously, "Madam Yun, do you still have any concerns?"
"I...I don't want to lie to Mr. Wang, nor do I want to implicate you." Yun Sheng couldn't bear to say it out loud, but she knew she couldn't delay any longer. "Mr. Wang is a kind person, and I don't have any romantic feelings for him. But now that things have come to this, I feel like I've finally implicated you."
Wang Wenshu's face turned pale for a moment, and he smiled bitterly in his heart.
He should have known it earlier, he should have known it earlier. Madam Yun always avoided suspicion so much, and it seemed that she really had no feelings for him. He was taking advantage of her today.
But Wang Wenshu didn't want to give up easily. Madam Yun might still be thinking about her ex-husband, but he was dead. How long could Madam Yun keep thinking about him?
One day, he will completely replace her ex-husband's position in Madam Yun's heart.
There is still a long time, and Wang Wenshu is not in a hurry.
He raised his eyes and said, "Now that things have come to this, it was all my own decision. How can it be said that Madam Yun has implicated me? Now that the damage is done, it's too late to undo it. I don't want to embarrass Madam Yun. How about we have a fake marriage to avoid Zhao Kun for the time being? What do you think, Madam Yun?"
Boil the prawns in warm water and accompany each other for a long time. Wang Wenshu doesn't believe that Yun Niang's heart is made of stone. What he lacks the most is patience and waiting.
Yun Sheng lowered his eyes and sighed softly, "This is fine, but it will ultimately implicate Lord Wang."
She knew she was sorry for Wang Wenshu, and she didn't like him, but she couldn't refuse his proposal. Her belly was so big now, and she really didn't have the energy to get entangled with or avoid that gangster Zhao Kun.
The next day, before Yun Sheng went to visit Aunt Wang, Aunt Wang went to the clinic. She said, "Madam Yun, just rest assured and take care of your pregnancy. My son did the right thing about Zhao Kun, and you don't have to feel guilty. To avoid any further complications, we need to schedule the wedding as soon as possible. However, you are still in mourning for your late husband..."
Before she finished speaking, Yun Sheng said, "This matter is urgent. Let's stop here for the mourning period."
Aunt Wang was overjoyed and immediately felt that her son was not without a chance.
Yun Sheng felt a little guilty. The story about her deceased husband was fake, and observing mourning was just an excuse she made up.
Her eyes became hot and tears suddenly fell.
I thought that now that she was a widow and pregnant with a posthumous child, she would be subject to some rumors, but I didn't expect that the people in the town were so kind and took good care of her and never looked down on her.
Although it was a sham marriage, Aunt Wang and her son still followed the town's betrothal tradition and gave Yun Sheng a betrothal gift. Furthermore, fearing further complications, the marriage was hastily finalized. While this might have caused some ridicule from outsiders, it ultimately gave them peace of mind. As expected, Zhao Kun never reappeared.
The wedding was kept simple. They just invited familiar neighbors to set up a few tables of food and wine in the yard.
Because Yun Sheng couldn't let go of the clinic, Wang Wenshu lived in the clinic's wing after "marriage". Rumors gradually spread outside that he was a son-in-law, but the mother and son didn't care much and told Yun Sheng not to take it to heart.
That day, when Xie Zhan returned home from the government office, his eyelids were twitching and his heart was in a knot.
Bai Yuanbao was as if facing a formidable enemy and asked, "My Lord, are you feeling unwell?"
Since Madam Yun's absence for half a year, the Marquis has become less and less concerned about his health.
Xie Zhan raised his hand: "It's okay."
He strode in and asked in a cold voice, "No news yet?"
Bai Yuanbao said cautiously, "My Lord... Are you asking about the child, or..."
"Stop playing dumb for me."
Bai Yuanbao lowered his head: "Yes, there is no news. There was news at first, but they got the wrong person."
Xie Zhan sneered: "I support them, are they just eating for free?"
"Don't worry, my Lord. The people below dare not slack off in the slightest. But searching for that one person is like looking for a needle in a haystack..."
"Even if I have to go to heaven or hell, you will bring the person back to me." Xie Zhan had a gloomy and terrifying face.
He gritted his teeth and seemed to be talking to himself: "I want to see him alive, and if he's dead...I want to see his body."
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"Brother-in-law, your handwriting is really beautiful. Can you teach me?"
Agou was holding a wooden ladder and passing paste to Wang Wenshu.
Wang Wenshu, who was on the ladder, swayed and almost fell down.
He coughed twice and said softly, "Don't yell like that. If your sister Yun hears you, she'll probably be mad at you."
"Oh." Ah Gou replied nonchalantly, reminding Wang Wenshu, "Brother Wenshu must be so happy that his mouth is wide open, otherwise why would the couplet be so messed up?"
Wang Wenshu was shocked. He looked over and it was indeed true, and his face immediately turned red.
Ah Gou stuck out his tongue, thinking to himself, "What a sultry fellow!" With him like this, when will he ever truly become his brother-in-law? He's such a loser, and it's almost the end of the year. "Has Brother Wenshu seen Sister Yun's handwriting?"
"Of course I have seen it. It is majestic and exudes a fierce aura." Having said that, Wang Wenshu pursed his lips.
That kind of handwriting was definitely not something a woman would learn; instead, it was full of masculine influences. Wang Wenshu had never asked about Yun Sheng's past, including her ex-husband who had died early. He had always assumed that their relationship was just average.
But now, he was a little unsure. If they weren't in love, how could he have been so kind and taught her to read and write? Whenever someone asked about it indirectly, Yun Sheng would always brush it off, not wanting to talk about it further.
"Does that clerk brother know that Sister Yun said herself that her ability to read and write was taught by her late husband." Agou seemed to be enjoying the fun and blurted out with a teasing tone.
Wang Wenshu's hand on the couplet froze. "Did she tell you that in person?"
"yes."
Agou covered his mouth and laughed. In fact, his sister didn't say it herself, but he kept asking her and her sister didn't refute it. Not refuting it meant that she admitted it herself. That's how Agou understood it.
As the two were talking, Yun Sheng, her belly bulging with the thought of giving birth, stood at the door and said, "What are you two whispering about? Mother and Granny Li have already prepared the New Year's Eve dinner, and the couplets need to be put up. Come in quickly, wash your hands, and eat."
Yun Sheng has changed her attitude towards Aunt Wang these days. Aunt Wang said that even if Yun Sheng and her son couldn't get along, she already treated her as her own daughter.
"Sister, I'll be there right away." Agou glanced at Wang Wenshu's face and responded happily.
Wang Wenshu said anxiously, "Your belly is so big, why are you still out here? Didn't the midwife say that you'll be able to give birth after the new year? You should be more careful every day."
Yun Sheng smiled and said, "It's okay. Besides, I have to move around more so that I don't get too big and it's difficult to give birth."
Wang Wenshu couldn't laugh, because since ancient times, giving birth for women has been like walking through the gates of hell.
He watched the thin Yun Sheng's belly getting bigger and bigger every day, and he became more and more frightened.
The five of them had a reunion dinner together, and with Agou, who was good at making people laugh, the atmosphere was quite lively and prosperous.
However, when it comes to prosperity, how can Wushan Town in Yizhou compare with the Dingbei Marquis Mansion far away in Chang'an?
A few days before the end of the year, the second wife ordered her servants to sweep the house carefully, and hung red lanterns everywhere under the eaves, making the entire mansion look joyful.
However, the people below were all trembling with fear and dared not make a sound, probably because the head of the family, Marquis Xie, had a very bad relationship with Old Lady Xie, and the two of them had not spoken to each other for several days.
Tonight, on New Year's Eve, Bai Yuanbao followed behind Xie Zhan and said cautiously, "My Lord, the old lady has sent someone to invite us again."
Xie Zhan stopped and said in a deep voice, "I understand. I will go there."
Bai Yuanbao breathed a sigh of relief.
Recently, the old lady has found many eligible noble ladies for the Marquis, but they were all rejected by the Marquis, leaving those noble ladies no face at all. The old lady was almost angry to the point of fainting.
Xie Zhan went back to Linyuan Pavilion, and after a while he went to Old Lady Xie's courtyard.
Everyone was relieved to see him coming, and the Second Madam hurried to smooth things over: "Now that Xingzhi is here, let's officially start the meal."
Old Madam Xie snorted twice and didn't mention Xie Zhan's marriage again.
Xie Zhan had no choice but to speak and called out "Grandma".
"It turns out that you still have me, your grandmother, in your heart." Old Lady Xie's eyes turned red for a moment.
For a moment, everyone was busy trying to appease him.
In order to appease Old Lady Xie, Xie Zhan drank a few more glasses of wine, and a light blush appeared on his handsome face.
As soon as he left the hospital, a cold wind blew straight at him. Xie Zhan gathered his cloak tightly around him and looked up at the bright moon. His dark, deep eyes were bottomless.
Bai Yuanbao followed beside him and felt that even the shadow of his master cast on the ground was lonely.
Xie Zhan still remembered this time last year, when Yun Sheng lay obediently in his arms. He was combing her hair, but he was not sure how much strength to use, causing her to cry out in pain.
He frowned suddenly, and his heart ached.
"My Lord." Xie Zhanfang stepped inside and Hua Lao came to greet him.
He saw that she looked uneasy, but before he could ask, when Xie Zhan stepped over the screen and saw the bulge in the quilt on the low couch, his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.
"Get off." He was furious.
When Xie Zhan got angry, everyone present was so frightened that they trembled and fell to the ground.
The maid on the couch also came out from the quilt in embarrassment. She simply stopped pretending and the quilt slipped off, revealing a graceful figure in only a middle dress.
"My lord, it was the old lady who asked me to come and serve you." The maid looked shy, and her words gave Bai Yuanbao goose bumps.
Xie Zhan's eyes were as cold as if he were looking at a dead object, so cold that the maid couldn't help but shiver. She wanted to retreat, but her mind suddenly remembered that the old lady said that if the matter could be accomplished, she would take charge of getting her a concubine. So she gritted her teeth and said, "My Lord."
"Bai Yuanbao, throw that person out for me." Xie Zhan withdrew his gaze, his eyes as cold as a blade.
Bai Yuanbao raised his hand, and two servants came forward to carry the maid. The maid was dragged all the way, crying while struggling, and the next moment her mouth was blocked by the servants.
When Hua Lao noticed Xie Zhan's pressing gaze, her body froze and she knelt down to apologize.
"The old lady sent her here, and I really have no other choice." Hua Lao smiled bitterly, "I know that the Marquis likes cleanliness and doesn't like others touching your things, so I dare not ask that maid to get on your bed."
Xie Zhan looked up, holding back his anger. His grandmother...
After a moment, he opened his eyes and glared coldly at Hua Lao: "It's good that you know. Send someone to come in and clean up. Replace everything that the maid touched just now."
Hua Lao responded tremblingly. She secretly glanced at Xie Zhan and felt that the Marquis was becoming less and less popular.
The carved window was half-closed, and Xie Zhan stood in front of it, his chest heaving violently.
Yun Sheng, Yun Sheng.
The room was filled with traces of their joyful past, but now everything had changed and he was left alone, suffering day and night.
When Xie Zhan knew that Yun Sheng was still alive, apart from a hint of secret ecstasy, there was only raging rage left.
She actually went to seek out a wild man outside to escape from him. Did she hate him so much? He really wanted to dig out her heart and see if that living, beating heart really had no feelings for him at all?
Xie Zhan even thought countless times that after he caught her, he would put an anklet on her again with his own hands and lock her up in the golden house he built for her day and night.
Before, she had only casually placed a hairpin on her neck, and he had shown mercy. This time, no matter how much she struggled, no matter how much she made a scene, Xie Zhan would never show mercy to her again.
She was so disobedient and disobeyed him. If he didn't completely break her wings and teach her a lesson and punish her, she would never learn to stay by his side obediently.
If you can't learn it, then there's no need to learn it.
Xie Zhan was the only one who took care of her eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. This way, she would always behave herself.
As the days passed, the anger and hatred in Xie Zhan's heart gradually disappeared, and his empty heart was left with only endless longing.
As a girl from a young family, living alone outside, will she be bullied?
Do you have enough money on you? Can you eat well and wear warm clothes? Is your living quarters comfortable?
Will she think of him from time to time and regret her choice?
She is so lovable, could there be another man around her?
Xie Zhan's face was gloomy, unable to think any further. The man next to him, the man next to him, he gritted his teeth, the flickering candlelight illuminating half of his face.
No problem, Xie Zhan thought.
If there really was another wild man by her side, he would kill him with his own hands.
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After the fifteenth day of the lunar month, it is mid-spring.
Yun Sheng was pregnant for ten months, and the baby in her belly couldn't wait to be born.
Fortunately, both Aunt Wang and Mrs. Li were prepared and invited the midwife in an orderly manner.
Yun Sheng went into labor at night and had been in pain for several hours, but the baby was still not born.
Wang Wenshu was pacing anxiously outside the delivery room. Listening to Yun Sheng's screams of pain, he leaned against the wall with weak legs and almost broke his teeth.
He never believed in ghosts and gods, and prayed to the Buddha in his heart to bless Yun Sheng and her son with safety.
The midwife stared at Yun Sheng and said encouragingly, "Madam Yun, if you push a little harder, the baby's head will be visible soon."
Yun Sheng was covered in sweat, her face was pale with pain, and her lips were so tightly bitten that they had already lost all color.
She had never felt such pain before, it was so painful that she felt like her body was split in two.
Yun Sheng listened to the midwife's words, took a breath, exhaled, and clutched the wet mattress beside her tightly, as if she wanted to tear a few holes in it.
It still hurts, and my bones are trembling with pain.
Yun Sheng gradually closed his eyes in a drowsy state, as if he was running out of strength.
The midwife lifted the quilt and took a look. She was sweating profusely and exclaimed: "Madam Yun, you can't sleep. This is going to be a difficult birth."
When Aunt Wang heard this, she almost fell backwards. She was furious and said, "What the hell are you talking about?"
She panicked and patted Yun Sheng, gritting her teeth and saying, "Good boy, you can't sleep. If you try harder, it will come out soon."
He immediately turned to look at Mrs. Li who was boiling water in the kitchen and ordered, "Quick, bring your wife's purse soup noodles. She's feeling weak. She'll recover more or less after she eats."
Yun Sheng opened her eyes again in a daze, and she heard what the midwife said.
If she doesn't give birth soon, she will have a difficult delivery and the baby will be suffocated to death.
No, Yun Sheng doesn't want a difficult birth.
This is the child she has been looking forward to for so long, and she wants to give birth to her safely.
Yun Sheng struggled to stand up, and Aunt Wang hurriedly fed her noodles. She couldn't eat at all and had no appetite, but she had to force herself to eat in order to have more energy for childbirth.
After finishing the bowl of noodles, the midwife felt relieved for a moment and urged Yun Sheng to push harder.
The midwife didn't know about Yun Sheng's daily life, so to encourage her, she said, "Madam Yun, think about your late husband. This is his only child. He was counting on this child to carry on his family line. It will be born soon. Madam Yun, please try harder."
Deceased husband?
She didn't have a deceased husband, only Xie Zhan, that bastard who bullied her and forced her.
Thinking of this, Yun Sheng burst into tears of grievance. She gritted her teeth and screamed in pain.
"Xie Zhan, you are a bastard."
"My Lord, my Lord, please wake up."
Wenyuan Pavilion was packed with imperial physicians. Bai Yuanbao was panicking and wondering, "What on earth is wrong with the Marquis?"
An imperial physician sighed, "The Marquis may be possessed by a nightmare."
"The nightmare is over?" Bai Yuanbao said in surprise, "Then...then we'll have to trouble the imperial doctors to come up with a solution."
He looked at Xie Zhan lying on the couch, who was sweating profusely and mumbling in a low voice.
Bai Yuanbao went over and tried to wake the person up.
"My Lord, my Lord."
"Madam Yun, try harder."
"Wow——" A loud and powerful baby cry suddenly rang out in the delivery room.
"It's born, it's born." Aunt Wang wiped away her tears.
"My Lord, my Lord."
"A Sheng." Xie Zhan suddenly woke up from his dream and sat up straight.
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The author has something to say: Ahhhhhhh Jinjiang collapsed before I could climb up
Tomorrow I have a lot of time, the baby is born, and I will probably be able to write about the reunion.
Hehe, arranging a green tea scholar rival, the Marquis has a headache [covering his face and laughing and crying]
Ahhhh, I don't know what's going on with Jinjiang. The chapter I copied was 3,000, and I don't know how it became 6,000. I won't let you spend extra money. If there are repeated words, I will write 3,000 and add it to this chapter tomorrow. I won't update the chapter, and there will be a prompt in the title when the time comes. Please help me brush it again. I don't know what bug has happened to Jinjiang [burst into tears]
See you tomorrow
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