Chapter 109: Really Heartless and Lung-hearted
On the eve of the Lantern Festival, Hua'er came to the Marquis' Mansion to invite Jiang Lan, saying that Jiang Yao was about to give birth and she must see her.
Jiang Lan asked how things were going and said she wouldn't go if everything went well.
"The midwife said that the young lady's fetus is in an abnormal position and she may have a difficult birth," Hua'er said anxiously. "Giving birth is like stepping halfway into the gates of hell. Now that the mistress is away, I can only come to ask for the second young lady. Please follow me quickly."
Qi Wuhan and Jiang Lan went to the Duke's Mansion together. It was not because he was worried about his sister-in-law Jiang Yao. It was none of his business whether she had children or not. Moreover, he felt disgusted with his sister-in-law.
The reason why he wanted to go with Jiang Lan was to prevent Pei Qian from being so bold as to harass her again. After his hand was cut off last time, he had not dared to show up again. If he dared to harass her again today, he would not show any mercy!
On the way, Huaer complained to Jiang Lan that it was Chunxian's fault that Jiang Yao had a difficult delivery.
"That little bitch always acts weak and pitiful in front of her husband to annoy the young lady, and even tells her bad things about her. If she hadn't been spreading rumors in front of her husband every day, causing the young lady to have trouble eating and sleeping, the young lady wouldn't have had a difficult delivery. Second Miss, you have to stand up for the young lady."
Jiang Lan found it ironic. Jiang Yao had married into the Duke's Mansion by pretending to be weak and pitiful, but now she had suffered a loss because of this. It seemed that Chun Xian did have some tricks, but what Huaer said was mostly exaggerated.
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The Duke's wife and the eldest daughter-in-law, Li, were waiting in the room. Chunxian was there too, but Jiang Yao told her to get out. The Duke's wife scolded her and asked her to leave, telling her to stay in her own place and not to come here to make Jiang Yao angry. Chunxian took her leave in grievance.
The maidservants were busy going in and out carrying basins of water. The Duchess's wife was restless and asked Li to go in and see what was going on.
Pei Yu comforted Pei Qian that everything would be fine. Pei Qian listened to Jiang Yao's screams one after another. Besides feeling a little bit sorry for her, he was also annoyed. He didn't want to stay here anymore and wanted to find a quiet place to stay for a while.
At this time, Hua'er led people in hurriedly. When Pei Qian saw Qi Wuhan, he was shocked. Then a burst of anger gushed out, and his right hand also began to ache slightly, reminding him of the hatred of his broken hand all the time. One day, he would get it back a thousand times!
When his gaze swept towards Jiang Lan, the hatred in his eyes became even darker. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have endured such humiliation. One day, he would make her crawl at his feet and beg for mercy, and humiliate her in every way!
Qi Wuhan's eyes were stern, and his gaze was as sharp as a knife.
Pei Qian looked away in fear and reluctance, clenching his fists.
"Miss, please go in quickly. The young lady is still waiting." Huaer said anxiously.
Jiang Lan frowned as she heard the shouting coming from the house. Qi Wuhan asked her to go in first and he would wait outside. Jiang Lan nodded and followed Huaer into the house in a hurry.
Qi Wuhan walked to the other side. Pei Qian stared at his back, unable to suppress the hatred and anger in his heart. Just as he was about to go over, he was stopped by Pei Yu, who told him not to be impulsive.
After Hua'er led Jiang Lan in hurriedly, the Duke's wife was not happy with Jiang Lan and told her to go in quickly and not waste time.
When Jiang Lan came in, she smelled a bloody odor and felt a little uncomfortable. Hua'er hurried to Jiang Yao and said, "Miss, the second young lady is here~"
Mrs. Li was also accompanying Jiang Yao. When she saw Jiang Lan coming, she hurried over to take her over.
Jiang Yao lay weakly on the bed, her face covered in sweat and her voice a little hoarse from shouting. When she saw Jiang Lan, she perked up a little.
"Second sister, it was all my fault before. Can you please forgive me?"
Jiang Yao's voice was weak. I wonder if it was because she was at the brink of life and death that she began to regret, and felt that only the ties of blood and family were reliable...
Seeing her like this, Jiang Lan felt unhappy and said in a slow tone, "Don't talk anymore. Save your energy."
Jiang Yao cried and choked, "Second sister, I don't want to die..."
Li quickly comforted her and told her not to think too much and that nothing would happen.
The midwife asked someone to give Jiang Yao another sip of ginseng soup and asked her to push a little harder, and the baby's head came out immediately.
A heart-wrenching scream came from the room, which made Pei Qian even more upset. In addition, Qi Wuhan was here, so he couldn't stay there for a moment and left despite Pei Yu's dissuasion.
Qi Wuhan glanced at him, a hint of sneer on his lips.
If his Xiaolan had really married such a person, he would have beaten himself to death.
Pei Qian's departure put Pei Yu in an awkward situation, but he couldn't just leave because there had to be someone to take care of him outside.
"Don't you want to try the Spring Examination this year, Young Master?"
Pei Yu was unsure how to respond to this sudden question. Qi Wuhan casually said, "What a pity." Pei Yu's expression darkened slightly. He clenched his fists and then released them. He bowed and said, "My Lord, why don't you go have some refreshments first?" Qi Wuhan, with his hands behind his back, looked into the room and said calmly, "No need."
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"Second sister, if I die, you must not let that little bitch Chunxian go. She is the one who harmed me!"
Jiang Yao screamed in pain and told Jiang Lan her last words, her voice intermittent.
"Even if I die, he can't marry another one. Otherwise, I won't let him go even if I become a ghost!"
Jiang Lan asked her to talk less and save more energy.
The midwife asked someone to give her some ginseng soup and asked Jiang Yao to push a little harder. She could already see the end and the baby was about to come out.
After another burst of heart-wrenching screams, accompanied by a baby's cry, everyone's heart fell to the ground.
Hearing the crying, the wife of the Duke came in impatiently. The midwife hurriedly congratulated her and said that she had given birth to a daughter.
The joy on the Duke's wife's face disappeared in an instant, and she didn't even want to look at the child.
When Jiang Yao heard that the baby was a daughter, all her expectations were dashed. She had been looking forward to giving birth to a legitimate grandson with great joy, but she didn't expect that after all her efforts, she ended up with nothing.
She couldn't bear such a huge blow and fainted.
Qi Wuhan glanced at the Duke's wife coming out with a dark face and said congratulations. The Duke's wife's face became even darker, and she ignored Pei Yu and left with her people.
It was Li who came out to tell him that mother and daughter were safe, and then Pei Yu went to find Pei Qian to tell him the good news.
Afterwards, Jiang Lan also came out and talked to Qi Wuhan for a while, planning to wait until Jiang Yao woke up before leaving.
Duke Pei was a little disappointed when he heard his wife say that she had given birth to a daughter.
"I think I'll pick two good ones for Qian'er after a few days, and when she gives birth to a son, we'll register him under her name." said the Duke's wife.
Duke Pei felt that this was inappropriate, fearing that someone would use it against him if it got out. "Don't worry, Madam. You are both still young, and there is no need to worry about not having children."
"I think her body is so delicate that she doesn't look like she would be able to give birth easily. I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to get pregnant again. I shouldn't have agreed to this marriage in the first place." The Duke's wife felt extremely unlucky at this moment. Her original enthusiasm for Jiang Yao had dropped to freezing point.
Duke Pei said he was going to see his granddaughter and left first. After leaving, he went to the study, as if he wanted to get some quiet time to avoid listening to the Duke's wife's long complaints.
After Pei Yu found Pei Qian, he told him to go in and see the mother and daughter. Pei Qian said impatiently, "What's so good about it? It's just a girl. It can't continue the family line of our Duke's Mansion."
These words were heard by Jiang Lan who happened to be walking to the door.
"When a woman gives birth, she is halfway through death. If you think this is no big deal, you are truly heartless," she said coldly.
"You!" Pei Qian's face turned the color of a pig's liver with anger. He stared at Jiang Lan with resentment. The next moment, his view was blocked by Qi Wuhan's slender and upright figure. He sneered, "If you despise women so much, why didn't you find a man to marry? Then you wouldn't have to worry about continuing your family line now."
Pei Qian was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and Pei Yu also looked embarrassed.
Then Li came out to persuade him again, and Pei Qian went in to take a look and then left.
When Jiang Yao woke up, she saw Jiang Lan was still there, crying in front of her out of grievance.
"Second sister, I have such a miserable life. I almost died giving birth to this child. Why is it a girl? My mother-in-law asked someone to help me see the child before, and they clearly said it was a boy..."
Huaer brought the child over for her to see, but Jiang Yao was angry and refused to look at the child, so she asked Huaer to take the child away. The child started crying, so Huaer took the child to the wet nurse to feed him.
"Now that I've given birth to a girl, I don't know how I'll be looked down upon in this mansion. How am I going to live my life from now on..."
The more Jiang Yao spoke, the sadder she became. Seeing that Pei Qian was not there, she started to scold him, saying that he was heartless and that he didn't even come to see her when she almost lost her life. He must have gone to Chun Xian again. She was so sad and angry that she almost fainted again.
"You should take care of yourself first, and we can deal with other things later." Jiang Lan paused and said, "After all, you risked your life to give birth to this child. She will be your support in the future. Treat her well."
Seeing Jiang Lan was about to leave, Jiang Yao hurriedly called her back, fearing that someone would look down on her if she left.
"Second sister, can you stay for two more days? If you leave, everyone in this mansion will definitely laugh at me."
Jiang Lan felt that Jiang Yao was now a little delusional, so she asked her to have a good rest and she would visit her another day.
Jiang Yao repeatedly told her to come, fearing that she would be bullied if she didn't come.
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When we returned, it was already late at night.
In the carriage, Jiang Lan seemed a little silent. After leaving the Duke's Mansion, this silence spread quietly over her.
"What are you thinking about?" Qi Wuhan gently held her hand. Noticing that her hand was a little cold, he reached out and pulled her into his arms, saying softly, "Don't be afraid. If you don't want to have children in the future, then don't have to."
Today's scene must have scared her. He would rather not have a child than let her go through such danger.
Only after being held in his arms did Jiang Lan feel the coldness in her body gradually fade away, and she slowly talked about some things from her childhood.
Ever since she could remember, Bi'er had always instilled in her the idea that it was Zhang who had taken away her mother's status and identity, instigating her to be disrespectful to Zhang, alienate her eldest brother, and displease her father, so that she was left alone with no one to protect her.
Hearing her talk about these things, Qi Wuhan felt a little happy in his heart. He was happy that she was willing to open her heart to him. Apart from this little bit of happiness, the rest was all heartache. He felt sorry for her because she was deceived by a villain when she was young, was poisoned for many years, and almost lost her life.
Whenever he thought of Zhang using such a vicious method to take her life, he wished he could take her life too.
"With me here in the future, no one will dare to bully you again." Qi Wuhan lowered his head and gave her a gentle kiss. Jiang Lan nodded softly in his arms, feeling extremely at ease.
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