Chapter 023: Pregnancy
At this time, Cui Mingzhu's eyes were already very red, and two lines of tears immediately flowed down.
She looked at Cui Jin and cried, "Aunt, if this hand is scarred, will it be ugly?"
Seeing Cui Jin remained silent, Cui Mingzhu looked at the court doctor beside her and continued to ask, "Will your talking leave scars?"
The court doctor said nothing, which was considered as his agreement.
Hearing this, Cui Mingzhu's eyes became even redder and she was about to burst into tears.
Cui Jin quickly comforted her, "Zhu'er, don't worry, Auntie will definitely find a good plaster and won't leave scars on your hands!"
"Really? Auntie..."
Cui Jin hesitated for a moment, but still nodded, "Really? When has my aunt ever lied to you?"
Next, the court doctor treated Cui Mingzhu's wound.
Cui Mingzhu screamed in pain, tears and snot all over her face.
Cui Jin stood aside, feeling very upset as well, and turned her back to wipe away her tears.
However, in Cui Mingzhu's view, her distressed look was just a pretense.
If Cui Jin really cared about her that much, he should punish Shen Ningyuan instead of pretending here!
Thinking of this, Cui Mingzhu secretly owed Cui Jin a debt.
Sure enough, if they are not biological children, they are different!
A quarter of an hour later, the court doctor had finished treating the wound.
At this time, Cui Mingzhu almost lost half his life.
I was sweating all over and even my back was soaked.
The four injured fingers were tightly wrapped in gauze, looking like four meat dumplings.
After doing all this, the court doctor gave a few instructions such as not to let the wound come into contact with water, then got up and left the yard.
When Cui Jin saw the court doctor leaving, he looked at Cui Mingzhu hesitantly, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
He was worried that Cui Mingzhu's injuries were serious, and the court doctor didn't dare to tell her directly, so he deliberately winked at her.
After thinking for a moment, Cui Jin was still worried, so he turned around and said a few words to Cui Mingzhu, then followed her out of the yard.
When they walked through the long corridor of the front hall and arrived at the courtyard of the front hall, Cui Jin saw that there was no one around, so he called out to the court doctor.
"Madam? Why did you follow me out?"
The court doctor stopped and turned to look at Cui Jin.
Cui Jin walked up to the court doctor and immediately asked nervously, "Sir, when you left just now, I saw you hesitated to speak. Is it because my niece's injury is too serious and there is no way to treat it, and you dare not speak directly to her face?"
Hearing this, the court doctor shook his head and said, "Madam, don't worry. There's nothing wrong with my cousin's hand. She will recover after a period of rest. But her stomach..."
"What's wrong with her stomach?" Cui Jin asked nervously without waiting for the court doctor to finish speaking.
The court doctor looked at Cui Jin strangely and asked, "Madam, don't you think that Miss Cousin's belly is unusually large?"
The court doctor put it more tactfully.
"What?"
Cui Jin's expression changed instantly.
Although the court doctor spoke very cryptically, Cui Jin still understood the hidden meaning behind his words.
Without even thinking about it, he denied it directly: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Zhu'er has been raised in the Shen family. She has always been well behaved and has never done anything out of the ordinary. How could she be pregnant? Doctor, you must be mistaken!"
Hearing this, the court doctor didn't know what to say.
But when I was leaving, I couldn't help but remind him.
"Madam, I am not sure whether this guess is true, but my cousin's belly is indeed unusually large... Just in case, you should find an opportunity to let me check my cousin's pulse!"
Cui Jin hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
"Okay, while Mingzhu's wound is being dressed, you can take her pulse to confirm whether she is... pregnant or not."
As he spoke, Cui Jin looked towards the court physician and his expression became very serious.
Cui Jin reminded: "We can't reveal a single word of our conversation just now to anyone else, understand?"
The court doctor nodded quickly, "Madam, rest assured, I will keep my mouth shut!"
After the court physician left the general's mansion, Cui Jin's expression became more solemn.
After what happened today.
She has always felt uneasy in her heart.
But what she cares about most right now is Shen Ningyuan.
She knew how much Shen Ningyuan loved Ji Yunchuan, and was worried that she would really lose her mind and die for Ji Yunchuan.
Thinking of this, Cui Jin sighed softly.
She murmured, "Yuan'er, you must be more determined and stop risking your life for a man!"
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On the other side, Shen Ningyuan had just sent Song Yaner away.
Just as I was about to go back to my room, I suddenly sneezed.
The sneeze made her head feel a little dizzy, and her sleepiness disappeared immediately.
"Miss, are you okay?"
The round-faced maid who had been looked at twice by Shen Ningyuan just now heard the sound of her sneezing and immediately came over with concern.
"Miss, did you catch a cold while bathing just now?"
As she spoke, the round-faced little maid came up and touched her forehead without waiting for Shen Ningyuan to speak.
"Hmm? You don't have a fever..."
The round-faced maid looked at Shen Ningyuan nervously, "Miss, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
There was a series of questions, so Shen Ningyuan didn't know which one to answer first.
She looked at the little maid in front of her and suddenly realized a fact: she didn't have a suitable maid by her side.
If in her previous life, she had trained a few more loyal maids for herself, the Ji family would not have harmed her so badly.
Thinking of this, Shen Ningyuan restrained his expression and said softly, "I'm fine... Come with me to the room."
After saying that, he immediately turned around and walked into the house.
The round-faced maid stood there in a daze, with a hint of panic in her eyes.
Then he followed Shen Ningyuan tremblingly, and knelt down with a plop as soon as he entered the house.
"Miss, I know I was wrong...please punish me!" the round-faced maid said in panic.
This sudden kneeling surprised Shen Ningyuan.
"Why did you suddenly kneel down in front of me?"
Shen Ningyuan said, walking over to help the round-faced maid up.
"You didn't do anything wrong, why should I punish you?" Shen Ningyuan asked.
The round-faced maid was stunned again.
So, Shen Ningyuan didn't call her in to punish her?
The round-faced maid asked, "Then why did the young lady call me in?"
"What's your name?" Shen Ningyuan asked straight to the point.
"My name is Luying."
"How long have you been in the General's Mansion? Why were you sold here?" Shen Ningyuan asked again.
"My parents died young, and my brother and his wife thought I was a burden, so they sold me to the general's mansion."
"Oh, is that so?"
Lu Ying nodded, "I dare not lie."
After saying that, Luying lowered her head and waited quietly for Shen Ningyuan to speak.
Shen Ningyuan didn't say anything else, just looked at Luying carefully.
After a moment, she said softly, "Just now, when my cousin and I had a quarrel, you handled it very well. I think you are very good. I want to keep you by my side as a personal maid. What do you think?"
Lu Ying raised her head and looked at Shen Ningyuan nervously, "Miss, you said...you want to keep me by your side?"
"right."
Shen Ningyuan nodded, staring at Luying with deep eyes.
Being stared at by her like that, Lu Ying became even more nervous.
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