Chapter 60: Pregnancy
"Every word I said is true. When I was a wet nurse in the Wei family, the young master would occasionally be taken out by Master Wei. One time, when I was out buying groceries, I happened to see Master Wei holding the young master's hand, walking beside a woman."
Aunt An, standing beside Master Chen, asked at the right moment, "A woman? Do you know her? If not, how would you know she's our wife? Isn't this just a slander?"
Since this person was able to be brought in, it proves that the second and third wives must have been prepared. Whether it is evidence or confession, these two must have already given instructions.
Then there is no need for her to add insult to injury. What she needs to do now is to make Mr. Chen think that she is the only one in the entire mansion who protects him.
As expected, Li Xianglan immediately continued, "At first, I really didn't know that person was the wife of the Chen family. But later, I ran into her on the street again and heard people around her calling her Madam Chen. I was curious, so I asked around and that's how I found out."
There is indeed nothing wrong with this statement.
What's more, Mr. Chen had already had doubts in his heart about this. In addition, the fact that Mrs. Chen called for the patrol when she went crazy made him feel nauseous when he thought about it now.
The Second Master was smarter this time. His mind, which had been spent every day at the gambling table, finally started to work again. He cried out, "Ah!" and shouted at the wet nurse, "Let me ask you, during the years you've been a wet nurse in the Wei family, how often have you seen the First Lady and Master Wei having secret meetings?"
Li Xianglan shook her head. "It's unclear whether he was having a secret meeting with a commoner. Perhaps Madam Chen just went to see her child."
How is it possible that the child can see Wei Lianzhao's room?
The Second Master scoffed. "Let me ask you again, when was the last time you saw the First Madam go to the Wei family to meet with the father and son?"
"It was about twenty years ago. I once ran into that lady head-on, and Master Wei wanted to kick me out of the mansion. If it weren't for the young master at the time who couldn't leave me and cried so hard, I would have been kicked out long ago."
"Afterwards, Master Wei stopped letting me go to the backyard, and I never saw that lady again."
Mr. Chen was breathing heavily, obviously very angry.
According to Wu Shuhua's personality, twenty years ago, they probably didn't want to drive her away, but wanted to silence her directly.
"Twenty years ago," the Third Madam gasped, covering her mouth with her hands, her face filled with shock. "Brother, even judging by the time when the wet nurse last saw my sister-in-law, Zhaoming was already born twenty years ago. I heard that Wei Lianzhao was a scholar with a very handsome appearance. Do you think Zhaoming would..."
"Shut up!" The old lady's cane banged on the ground. After listening for so long, she was really tired.
His cloudy eyes looked at the second and third rooms.
The old lady couldn't understand it. She had worked hard all her life and had never shown favoritism towards any of her three children. Even though the third child was not hers, she always treated him as her own and had never been partial to him in the slightest.
But in the end, the three brothers were fighting with each other.
She had clearly taught her since childhood that siblings should love each other and live in harmony with each other.
The Third Master lowered his head and didn't look at her, but the Third Lady disagreed, "Mother, we are doing this for Big Brother's own good, so that he won't be deceived by others. He has helped raise other people's children for so many years and has also worked hard to teach them."
Perhaps if Chen Wenjian had stayed in the Wei family, he would never have achieved such success.
Without Chen Wenjian, Master Chen didn't even have a son, so how could he have the nerve to lecture them all day long?
The second master finished watching the excitement, locked eyes with his wife, and stepped forward to mediate. "I think we should stop guessing. If we really want to know what's going on, why not take Li Xianglan and ask the eldest sister-in-law? That way, everything will be clear."
"Second brother is a fool, don't tell me, will my sister-in-law admit it if you ask her? If she refuses to say anything, what can you do?"
Several people looked at Mr. Chen, waiting for him to speak.
Mr. Chen looked a few years older and left exhausted. Standing here, he felt like he was floating.
He was about to speak when Aunt An, who was supporting him, suddenly vomited.
Then he turned pale and bent over, feeling nauseous.
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on her, Aunt An felt a little embarrassed. "Sorry, I might have an upset stomach. I've been feeling a little nauseous these past few days."
The old lady shook her head. "I don't think this reaction is caused by an upset stomach."
She patted the back of the hand of the old servant beside her and said, "Tell someone to run faster and find a doctor from the shop outside."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed again.
Unlike just now, the second and third wives looked extremely unhappy, but Master Chen was ecstatic.
He grabbed Aunt An's wrist and said, "This is, this is..."
Aunt An said awkwardly, "Master, don't be too happy. Maybe he really has an upset stomach."
She hadn't taken the medicine prescribed by Lu Wanning for several days. Logically speaking, she hadn't completed the course of treatment, so her body must not have recovered yet and she shouldn't be able to get pregnant.
But now that these people's eyes were on her, she felt a little nervous.
After waiting for a while, the doctor finally arrived. Mr. Chen stood anxiously by, not daring to breathe heavily.
When the doctor stood up, he immediately asked impatiently, "How is it?"
"It's a pregnancy pulse," the doctor replied, "but the lady seems a little weak. The baby isn't yet firmly established. I'm afraid she needs some time to rest. I'll prescribe some medicine to protect the pregnancy. It's best if she doesn't move around too much for the next few days."
The old lady was so happy that she praised him repeatedly. She asked someone to give the doctor a silver ingot and asked the old servant to send the doctor out.
There are indeed some who are happy and some who are sad.
There was no need for the Second and Third Ladies to waste any more words. Mr. Chen looked at Aunt An's dazed look as she lowered her head and stroked her belly, and thought of the scene where she had just stood beside him to protect Chen Wenjian and himself, and his heart warmed.
He raised his voice and said, "Someone, bring me paper and pen!"
The divorce letter that had been shelved for a long time was finally written again.
Aunt An had thought of many scenarios before. When she first entered the mansion, she thought she could attract Mr. Chen with her beauty.
Later, she thought she could win Mr. Chen's favor by being considerate.
Later, she stayed up day and night to learn how to be the head of the family, trying her best not to make any mistakes, just to have a place in the Chen family and be taken seriously.
She even thought about having a child to consolidate her position in the Chen family.
But now that the child is really here, she doesn't seem to be that happy anymore.
I feel mixed emotions, not knowing whether I am happy or sad.
Master Chen quickly wrote the divorce letter, packed it up, and handed it to his attendant. "Send it to Wu Shuhua, and have Mama Gui pack her up and send it back to the Wu family another day."
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