In reality, her goal was to make Yi hear what she said, so that Yi's hard-won good mood would instantly plummet back into an ice cave.
It took Yi a while to recover her senses, and she asked anxiously, "Is everything you just said true?"
"Huh? What? What did I just say?" Xia Bingqing pretended not to know.
"You said that some people had everything go smoothly during maternity leave, but the babies they gave birth to still had problems and died within a few days. Is that true?"
"It's true, there are quite a few cases like this. Sigh, even though medicine is advanced now, there are still many strange diseases that can't be detected. Yi Yi, why are you asking this? Don't overthink it, these kinds of cases are rare. I've heard that many strange diseases are brought by mothers, but Yi Yi, don't worry, you and Xun-gege are both healthy, the chances of your child contracting a strange disease are slim."
This sounded like a comforting message, but it actually hinted to Yi Yi that her child might have a strange illness. Moreover, only Yi Yi could understand this implication.
To others, it would seem that Yi Yi was just being petty and angry, and Xia Bingqing comforted her without holding a grudge.
Completely unaware that this was all Xia Bingqing's scheme, Du Yiyi was kept in the dark. She was already living in constant fear because of the child in her womb, and even suffered from mild depression as a result.
At this moment, Yi Yi had completely forgotten her private doctor's advice to maintain a positive mood. She was only worried about the baby in her womb.
"What should I do? What should I do? My child... My child is not healthy, possibly, even possibly a monster..."
Yi Yi was trembling all over, her face was a little pale, and she stumbled into the villa.
Behind me, I heard the servants pointing and whispering with curiosity and skepticism.
"Look at this, what happened to the young mistress? She was fine when she left, but she's like this now that she's back. Could something have happened to her on the way?"
"What could possibly happen between the young mistress and the eldest young lady? I've heard that the young mistress seems to have prenatal depression."
Upon hearing this, the servants exclaimed in surprise, all turning to look at the speaker and chattering amongst themselves. "Good heavens, no wonder the young mistress was always secretly crying before. She would cry whenever something happened. I've seen her cry several times. I was wondering why other pregnant women are so happy, but she's always crying. It's such an omen."
"That's right, I've encountered that too. Oh right, don't go around spreading this around. I overheard it when the private doctor came to examine the young mistress. If this gets out, the young master will accuse us of gossiping again."
"That's what the private doctor said, not what we said. I think the young mistress's symptoms are most likely prenatal depression. I've heard that this disease is very serious. There was a woman in my hometown who, apparently, jumped off a building with her child the day after giving birth because of this disease. Neither of them survived."
"Oh my god, that's terrifying! Do you think our young mistress might..."
"Shh, you can't say things like that, or the young master and Aunt Li will be angry if they hear it."
The murmurs faded into the distance, and Yi Yi, as if she had lost her soul, kept walking straight ahead without looking to the side.
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