Chapter 414 A Yao Faints
Just as the younger generation was about to leave, Meng Jinyao stood up and suddenly felt dizzy, her vision went black, and she lost consciousness.
Her collapse terrified everyone in the room. Zhang and Chen rushed over to call out to her, but she didn't respond; she had truly fainted.
Gu Xuanyi was also stunned. How could someone who was perfectly fine just a moment ago suddenly collapse?
Having weathered many storms, Madam Gu, though worried, calmly instructed the servants: "What are you all standing there for? Quickly take Madam to my room, then go and fetch the family physician to treat her."
Upon hearing this, the maidservants quickly helped the person onto another maidservant's back, then carried the person towards Old Madam Gu's room. The maidservant who went to fetch the family doctor also ran out of the room.
Old Madam Gu followed, as did Zhang and her daughter, and Chen. At times like these, they had to stay at Shou'an Hall to see what the physician would say after his examination. It was truly frightening that a perfectly healthy person would suddenly faint.
Upon entering the bedroom, the maid carefully placed the person on the bed.
Looking at her unconscious youngest daughter-in-law, Madam Gu was filled with worry. She wasn't afraid that her health would gradually deteriorate, but rather that her health would suddenly collapse and she would fall ill. This was more troublesome. The former could be treated properly, while the latter was a sudden and severe illness.
Zhang comforted her, "Mother, don't worry. My sister-in-law looks rosy-cheeked; she doesn't seem to have any sudden illness."
Madam Chen chimed in, "Yes, Mother. My third sister-in-law didn't seem to be feeling unwell before, so she'll definitely be fine."
Madam Gu nodded, but had no interest in paying attention to her two daughters-in-law.
Before long, the physician arrived in a hurry, carrying his medicine box.
Just as the physician was about to bow, Old Madam Gu waved her hand and said, "No need for formalities. You should examine Madam first. She was perfectly fine just now, with no discomfort, but she fainted as soon as she stood up."
The physician responded, quickly put down his medicine box, and stepped forward to take the patient's pulse. As soon as he placed his fingers on the pulse, he frowned and his expression became serious. He then carefully took the pulse again, afraid that he might have misdiagnosed the patient.
Upon seeing this, Madam Gu and the others couldn't help but feel nervous. If the doctor frowned when taking the pulse, it must mean the illness was serious.
Zhang asked, "Doctor, is there something wrong?"
The physician hesitated, "This... Madam, she..."
Hearing him stammer, Old Madam Gu grew anxious: "What's wrong? Just tell me."
The physician truthfully said, "Judging from the lady's pulse, she should be pregnant. However, she is still in the early stages of pregnancy, only a little over a month along. The reason she fainted is because she didn't get enough rest, and excessive fatigue has also caused the pregnancy to become unstable. She needs to rest well." He felt that this was too absolute, so he immediately added, "Or perhaps, perhaps my medical skills are inadequate and I have made a misdiagnosis."
After speaking, the physician lowered his head. Everyone knew the Marquis's condition. How could the Madam be pregnant? It was bad enough that she was pregnant, but he was the one who diagnosed her. If it were a scandal, he would probably suffer as well. He had no choice but to find out about this.
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, their astonishment barely concealed.
Zhang and Chen exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with shock. If their third sister-in-law was truly pregnant, whose child was it? Could it be that she couldn't bear the loneliness and was secretly having an affair with someone? If that were the case, they would be incredibly foolish. Not only would the wealth and status they had already acquired vanish, but they would also be disgraced and scorned by everyone.
Gu Xuanyi was completely stunned. Her third aunt was pregnant?
Madam Gu was also deeply shocked that her son had the ability to impregnate women.
Soon, Madam Gu came to her senses, put her hands together, and said excitedly, "Amitabha, may our ancestors bless us! May our ancestors bless us! Third son and A Yao finally have a child! No wonder our ancestors appeared in our dreams before the anniversary of our death, asking us to take A Yao back to our hometown to pay respects to our ancestors. So that's how it is. Our ancestors have shown their power!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang and Chen exchanged bewildered glances, then silently looked at their mother-in-law, completely baffled. Their mother-in-law knew their third brother's situation perfectly well, so why would she recognize an illegitimate child as her grandson? Their third brother's wife was the legitimate wife, and if she gave birth to a boy, he would be the heir apparent. Unless they used a scheme to prevent the child from being born, their reputation would be ruined regardless of whether the child was born or not.
Seeing this, the physician's anxious heart calmed down a little.
Madam Gu said, "Since the pregnancy is unstable, let's prescribe some medicine to help the baby stay healthy. This pregnancy was only possible because of the blessings of our ancestors."
The physician responded, then added, "Madam, perhaps you are not pregnant. My medical skills are not good enough; perhaps we should ask the imperial physicians to come and examine you?"
Madam Gu replied, "You've been in our family for so many years, don't I know your medical skills? You can tell whether a woman is pregnant just by taking her pulse, why bother the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital?"
The physician broke out in a cold sweat, wiped it off with his sleeve, and then went to write the prescription.
Madam Gu handed the prescription to her trusted maid to get the medicine. She hadn't gone to fetch the imperial physician earlier because she was afraid of making a big fuss. Now that everyone in the house was her own family, the family physician certainly wouldn't dare to say anything. As for the eldest son's wife, the second son's wife, and Xuan Yi, they naturally wouldn't say anything either.
She also believed that Ayao was of good character and wouldn't do anything to betray the Gu family, but given Yaoling's situation...
For now, we can only stabilize the situation. Before things are cleared up, we must not tarnish A-Yao's reputation. We'll wait for A-Yao to wake up and then see what's going on. Then, when Yao Ling returns from her duties in the afternoon, we can ask her again. If it's not Yao Ling's child, then the physician has made a misdiagnosis. As for A-Yao's fate, that's up to Yao Ling.
After writing the prescription, the physician hesitated and asked, "Madam, should we administer acupuncture to wake her up?"
Madam Gu nodded in agreement.
With permission, the physician took out a set of silver needles from his medicine box and began to administer acupuncture to Meng Jinyao. His hands trembled slightly, but he still managed to pinpoint the acupoints accurately.
After the physician administered acupuncture, Meng Jinyao slowly woke up. When she opened her eyes, she found herself lying on an unfamiliar bed. She was stunned at first, then turned her head to look outside and saw her mother-in-law, her two sisters-in-law, Xuanyi, and the physician. She was a little confused: "Mother, what happened to me?"
When Madam Gu saw that she had woken up, she quickly went over and asked with concern, "Ayao, how are you feeling now?"
Meng Jinyao replied, "I'm fine, but how did I end up lying here?"
Madam Gu replied, "The doctor said you are already one month pregnant, but you fainted because you didn't get enough rest."
"I'm...pregnant?"
Meng Jinyao was both surprised and astonished. She subconsciously reached out to touch her lower abdomen, but it was flat and she couldn't feel anything. She couldn't feel anything either. She was pregnant.
Seeing that she showed no sign of panic despite her surprise, Zhang was puzzled as to why she wasn't afraid after such a big incident. So she nodded and said, "Yes, Third Sister-in-law, you're a month pregnant and going to be a mother."
Upon receiving a positive answer, Meng Jinyao was overjoyed, a smile spreading across her face.
Meng Jinyao's smile quickly froze, and she asked worriedly, "I fainted, is the baby alright?"
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