"Isn't this stuff harmful to the body? No, I can't give it to Zhu Yu." Lu Xiaoyun shoved the porcelain bottle back to Ayan.
Ah Yan chuckled and shoved it back: "Don't worry, would the medicine I concocted for your brother have any side effects? With you sleeping with him like that every day, aren't you afraid he'll get pregnant? Sister, Zhu Yu's body is no longer affected by that infertility poison. You two are so unrestrained, what if you get pregnant?"
"If you get pregnant, then give birth to the baby." Zhu Yu opened the door, speaking with an air of self-righteousness despite his lack of conviction.
Lu Yuyan's eyes widened: "What did you say?"
"I won't take this contraceptive pill. If I get pregnant, I'll just give birth. It's no big deal." Hadn't he already told Lu Xiaoyun that he would take responsibility for the pregnancy and childbirth? Zhu Yu was never one to just make empty promises.
"You're a man."
"What's wrong with men? I am a woman now, I can give birth, why should she suffer like that?"
Lu Xiaoyun turned to look at Zhu Yu: "So, during this period of time, the score on this jade bracelet kept fluctuating but never decreased, remaining at eight thousand points, which was intentional on your part?"
Zhu Yu ignored her: "Who, who said I did it on purpose? It's just that Lu Jinmi keeps provoking me, and I'm just angry about it."
Lu Yuyan gave Zhu Yu a thumbs up: "Zhu Yu, you're a real man! Just for that, I, Lu Yuyan, acknowledge you as my brother-in-law."
Zhu Yu snorted softly, but the corners of his mouth clearly couldn't be suppressed.
Brother-in-law, those two words just sound so nice.
Lu Yuyan took his pulse: "Your weakness and cold constitution haven't completely healed yet, so it's not advisable to get pregnant at this time. Even if you do get pregnant, it will be difficult to keep the baby, and it won't be good for your health. Listen to me, wait another year or two, and I'll help you get your body back in shape. Once you're fully recovered, even if you don't want to have children, I'll have my older sister sleep with you until you get pregnant!"
Lu Xiaoyun's lips twitched, speechless as she looked at the two men. Was it really okay for her, as the older sister, to let her brother-in-law get pregnant and have a child?
"Fine," Zhu Yu said indifferently.
The old emperor's edict forbidding members of the Zhu imperial family from marrying within three years also stood between them.
Lu Yuyan tossed the porcelain bottle containing the medicine to Zhu Yu: "One pill will last for seven days. Don't have sex too often. Ask me for more when you've finished this one."
After saying that, he left.
Zhu Yu poured out a pill and threw it into his mouth, then pulled Lu Xiaoyun back into the house.
What are you going to do now?
"You just ate one, don't waste its medicinal effect."
"Hey..." You only heard "one pill lasts seven days," but didn't hear the part about "don't have sex too often."
Lu Xiaoyun discussed with Zhu Yu that he should go back to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion for dinner to accompany his father for the next few days, and then come over quietly after dark.
Father has been busy these past few days, but that doesn't mean he doesn't care about his daughter. If he knew that they had been spending every day together these past few months, who knows if this old-fashioned man would lock Zhu Yu up in a fit of anger.
Everything should be done when the time is right.
Zhu Yu agreed, so in the following days, he would return to his residence in the evening, have dinner with the Duke of Zhenguo, and then go back to his room. As soon as it got dark, he would sneak back, and then climb over the wall to go back in the early morning. He would also have breakfast with the Duke of Zhenguo.
Therefore, the Duke of Zhenguo thought that his eldest daughter had only gone to Prince An's mansion to see her brother during the day these past few days. Little did he know that he spent less than an hour a day at the mansion.
After several days, under the careful care of Lu Yuyan and Qi Wanting, Lu Yucheng's injuries improved day by day, and his complexion gradually became rosy.
Qi Wanting told the story of Consort Duan's Lingzhi.
Lu Yucheng held Qi Wanting's hand: "She's the one who hurt my sister so badly, and she's also the one who used the Ganoderma lucidum to save my sister and me. Wanwan, why do you think she did that?"
Qi Wanting grasped her husband's hand in return: "Husband, don't think about it so much, it's all in the past."
Lu Yucheng smiled bitterly and sighed softly.
“I heard from Mr. Lu that on the day the Emperor issued the decree for the Prince and his sister to divorce, the Imperial Concubine punished herself by kneeling in the courtyard. By the time the Prince and Mr. Lu found out, she had been kneeling for five hours.”
Lu Yucheng was shocked: "Is that so? So, her leg?"
Qi Wanting nodded: "It was that time she knelt and ruined her legs. She knelt on the protruding sharp stone for five hours. The Imperial Concubine really... sigh... With Mr. Lu's medical skills, he could actually save her legs, but the Imperial Concubine refused to be treated, saying that she wanted to atone for her sins with her own legs, so her legs can't get better."
Lu Yucheng fell silent. When he saw his sister's injuries, he hated Consort Duan and Prince An. But hearing these words today, he felt a hundred emotions welling up in his heart, leaving him speechless.
...
With the medicinal ingredient of Ganoderma lucidum, Lu Yucheng's injuries healed much faster than expected.
With Lu Yucheng out of danger, Qi Wanting was relieved of most of her worries, and the pregnancy gradually stabilized. These past few days, Zhaoxi Courtyard has been filled with laughter and joy.
When the Duke of Zhenguo arrived, Lu Yucheng told him about the Lingzhi mushroom and the Consort Duan's leg problems.
The Duke of Zhenguo's expression was grave: "Cheng'er, your sister's matter is over, don't mention it again."
"Yes, Father. Father, we have been bothering the Prince An's residence for many days, and today I wish to return home."
The Duke of Zhenguo also had the same idea: "Good."
As the two were talking, Zhu Yu and Lu Xiaoyun arrived.
Zhenguo Gongzheng was talking to Lu Yuyan.
Thinking back to the time when Cheng'er had just escaped death, if it weren't for His Highness Prince An and Mr. Lu, he, an old man with white hair, would have had to bury his young son.
Choking back tears, he bowed deeply to Lu Yuyan and said, "Mr. Lu saved my son's life, and also saved my own. I thank you for saving my life."
Lu Yuyan quickly took Zhenguo Gong's hand and said, "Your Excellency, there is no need for such formalities. It was thanks to the good fortune of the young master Lu, the meticulous care of the young mistress, and the excellent medicine given by the Imperial Concubine that the young master Lu was able to turn the tide. I am truly unworthy of such praise. Now that the young mistress Lu is pregnant, congratulations, Your Excellency."
The Duke of Zhenguo had been extremely busy these past few days and was unaware that his daughter-in-law was pregnant. Upon hearing Lu Yuyan's words, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered his servant to deliver a generous gift.
Qi Wanting blushed and thanked Lu Yuyan as well.
Lu Yuyan has heard a ton of words of thanks these past few days, and he's finding it hard to keep up.
"Lord Duke, Madam Lu, you are too kind. This is the duty of a doctor. I only did what I should do. If you should thank me, please thank His Highness Prince An and the Imperial Concubine for the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum."
Consort Duan was not present at the time, and the Duke of Zhenguo thanked Lu Xiaoyun again, but Lu Xiaoyun quickly avoided him.
Qi Wanting smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, this is a great favor to us."
"Thanking me all this time is too formal. We're family, after all," Zhu Yu said, touching his nose. He walked up to the Duke of Zhenguo, tugged at his sleeve, and said softly, "Father, why don't you adopt Ayan as your godson? I quite like this younger brother."
The room fell silent immediately after he said that.
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