Chapter 415 It's His Child
Seeing her anxious expression, Zhang said gently, "Don't worry, Third Sister-in-law, the baby is fine. It's just that you've been overworked and the pregnancy is a bit unstable. You need to rest well."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the baby was alright, that was all that mattered. However, she herself didn't feel anything. If she had known she was pregnant, she would have definitely taken a good rest yesterday afternoon. Last night, she didn't dare to be sentimental or reluctant to part with her husband and went to sleep as soon as she lay down, so as not to harm the baby.
Madam Gu spoke gently and kindly, "Ayao, women need to take care of themselves during the first three months of pregnancy. After three months, the fetus will be more stable. The doctor has already prescribed medication to help with the pregnancy; just take it on time."
Meng Jinyao nodded gently, a smile on her face: "Mother, I will take good care of myself during my pregnancy."
Seeing that she wasn't flustered at all, Old Madam Gu was about 80% convinced that the child was Yaoling's. Otherwise, she would definitely be very flustered right now. But Yaoling's illness hadn't improved for so many years, so how could it suddenly be cured? Could it really be a miracle from the ancestors?
Regardless, Madam Gu was still very happy. As long as her son could have a child of his own, she was happy, whether it was a boy or a girl.
Meng Jinyao felt fine, so she asked, "Mother, is it alright for me to get out of bed now?"
Madam Gu did not reply, but looked at the family physician standing to the side.
The physician answered truthfully: "Madam, you can get out of bed, but you should rest quietly, avoid overexertion, and maintain a cheerful mood. If you are in a bad mood, it will also affect the fetus in your womb."
Afterwards, the physician also left Shou'an Hall with his medicine box.
Meng Jinyao also got up, not wanting to continue sleeping at her mother-in-law's place. Although her mother-in-law was kind, she still felt more comfortable in her own courtyard, so she asked her mother-in-law for leave and went back.
Madam Gu did not try to keep her, but gave her some instructions and told her to go back and rest well and not to overwork herself.
Zhang and her daughter, along with Chen, also left after Meng Jinyao.
Zhang told her daughter to go back to her own courtyard first, then whispered to Chen, "Second sister-in-law, do you think the child in third sister-in-law's belly is third brother's?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Chen paused, then smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, didn't you hear Mother say it was the ancestors' intervention? If Mother says so, then it must be."
Zhang was speechless. It was precisely because of her mother-in-law's attitude that she didn't dare to show anything. Otherwise, she would have definitely told her mother-in-law that her third brother couldn't possibly have a child, and that the child was probably an illegitimate child born from an affair with some servant.
Madam Chen glanced at her and said unhurriedly, "Sister-in-law, since Third Brother's wife is so calm, the child is probably Third Brother's. Otherwise, when she found out she was pregnant, she would have panicked and said that the doctor was a quack and misdiagnosed her, ruining her reputation. How could she have the leisure to care about the child? Even if she pretends to be calm now, Third Brother will expose her when he comes back from his duty this afternoon. She is a smart woman, how could she not know this?"
Zhang found it unbelievable: "But my third brother..."
Madam Chen shook her head dismissively and said, "Third brother's wife is exceptionally beautiful, a stunning beauty. It's not surprising that having such a beautiful woman by his side every night could cure his illness. Moreover, Xiu Ming, who was previously expelled from the clan, is such a person. Now that third brother has a wife, he might want to have a child of his own, and he might be secretly seeking treatment."
After hearing this, Zhang still found it unbelievable. If beautiful women could cure illnesses, then all the maids in her third brother's courtyard were quite good-looking, carefully selected by her mother-in-law so that her third brother would see beautiful maids every day and his condition would improve. How come there hadn't been any effect for so long? It hadn't worked for more than ten years, but now that her third brother's wife had married in, it would work?
Seeing her remain silent, Madam Chen seemed to be thinking, and then asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you wouldn't still be thinking of adopting Xiuwen into the third branch of the family, would you? I advise you to give up that idea. Now that your third sister-in-law is pregnant, it must be your third brother's child."
Upon hearing this, Zhang's face froze, and she instinctively denied it: "Second sister-in-law, don't talk nonsense, I have no such thoughts."
Madam Chen chuckled and said, "Whether you have such thoughts or not, you know best yourself."
Zhang was speechless.
Madam Chen glanced at her and continued, "Actually, it's a good thing that he can't be adopted into the third branch of the family. Xiuwen is already sixteen. After raising a son for sixteen years, he will have to call other people 'father' and 'mother,' and you two 'uncle' and 'aunt.' Is my sister-in-law really willing to do that?"
"Second sister-in-law, I've already told you I don't have such thoughts."
Zhang responded with a sullen face. Even if she had such thoughts, she didn't like others to say them openly. She was reluctant to let her child be adopted out, but if the child was adopted into the third branch of the family, he could inherit the title and have a better future. For the sake of her child's future, she was willing to give up the idea.
Seeing this, Madam Chen didn't continue the topic, but she was certain that the child should be her third brother's, judging from Meng Jinyao's calm attitude.
It's unbelievable that my third brother, at this age, has not only gotten married but also has his own child. But this has nothing to do with her. She only has one son, and even if my third brother didn't have any children and needed to be adopted, it wouldn't be her turn.
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Wei Rui Xuan.
Meng Jinyao returned to her courtyard and touched her belly. She felt that what had happened today was a bit unreal. She was not mentally prepared at all, and was suddenly told that she was going to be a mother.
Ningdong was unaware that her mistress had consummated her marriage with the Marquis. She was shocked when she learned that her mistress was pregnant, but she did not doubt her mistress's character. Her mistress would never have an affair, and the child she was carrying must be the Marquis's. She just asked curiously, "Madam, when did the Marquis recover from his illness?"
Meng Jinyao replied, "On my way to Huzhou."
Upon hearing this, Ningdong suddenly remembered a question: if even she, as her master's trusted maid, did not know that the Marquis had recovered from his illness, then what about the others?
She then asked, "Madam, do other people know about the Marquis's recovery? For example, the First Madam, the Second Madam, and the Old Madam?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao suddenly remembered the problem. She hadn't told anyone else about her husband's recovery. Yesterday, when she and her husband went to pay their respects to her mother-in-law, they didn't mention it.
However, when they were at Shou'an Hall, neither of her sisters-in-law nor her mother-in-law showed any signs of misunderstanding. They simply told her to take good care of herself during her pregnancy and treated her kindly, as if they had no misunderstandings.
Something's not right. If they knew their husbands were cured, they would have arranged their marriages for them before. How could she have gotten a chance to snag a bargain?
But if they didn't know her husband was cured, and that she was pregnant, wouldn't they be shocked and ask her what happened?
Completely baffled, Meng Jinyao could only think of one possibility, so she asked, "Ningdong, after I fainted, did the Marquis return?"
Ningdong shook her head: "The Marquis doesn't know you fainted yet. Since we don't know how serious your fainting is, we haven't informed the Marquis yet. We'll wait for the doctor to examine you first. If it's serious, we'll call the Marquis back. As a result, the examination revealed that you are pregnant."
Meng Jinyao was taken aback, then asked, "What was their reaction when they found out I was pregnant?"
Ning Dong replied truthfully, "The old lady was very excited at the time, saying that the ancestors had blessed her and that the ancestors had shown their power. As for the first and second wives, they didn't say anything."
Meng Jinyao found it strange after hearing this, but she didn't want to dwell on what they were thinking. Getting a good night's sleep was the most important thing. She had fainted today because she hadn't rested enough. She would let her husband talk to the elders about it when he returned.
She instructed, "Ningdong, I'm going to take a nap. If I haven't woken up by noon, wake me up. Oh, and if the Marquis comes back, don't tell him about my pregnancy yet. I want to tell him myself."
Ning Dong nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Madam. I won't tell anyone, not even the other maids in the courtyard, for fear they might let it slip."
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