Chapter 140 Unable to Get Pregnant
"Jingshu, is what they said true? Is your daughter-in-law really infertile? Or are they talking nonsense? If they are talking nonsense, I will get someone to scold them!" At this time, a lady sitting opposite the Duke's wife asked with concern.
The Duke's wife's face was filled with anger, and she said, "Of course it's fake, these people are talking nonsense! Qinglian, the rest of you go down and warn them, don't make up nonsense about the Duke's Mansion anymore!"
Qinglian took the order and went down with two maids to teach a lesson to the group of people who were gossiping.
Unexpectedly, after hearing Qinglian's warning, the common people retorted unconvincedly: "We are not talking nonsense. The young master and the princess have been married for such a long time, but they still don't have a child? I heard that the illegitimate son of the Duke's Mansion got married on the same day as him and had a child, but he just couldn't keep it. The young master has only this one wife, and he sleeps with her every day, but she can't get pregnant. Isn't it because she can't give birth?"
"You are talking nonsense! The young master and his wife are just not destined to be together yet. They will definitely get pregnant soon. You are making up stories about the Duke of Ying's Mansion. Are you guys going to die?"
"How dare you threaten us! We are not making this up. We are just chatting and discussing normally. We are not saying anything bad about the Duke of Ying's Mansion. We are just doubting that the Crown Prince's Consort cannot have children. What's wrong with that?"
"That's right! The people of Daxia are open-minded, and the emperor is wise. He has not stipulated that we ordinary people cannot discuss these things!"
"If you can't have a baby, then you have to get treatment! Early detection means early treatment. If you are in a hurry, go and persuade the Crown Princess to get treatment. Otherwise, if you keep dragging it out, it will be too late in the future."
"That's right..."
The people downstairs were speechless, while the Duke's wife was so angry that her face turned blue. The people in the Duke's Mansion were kind and never used their power to oppress others. So, she had to walk out of the teahouse angrily with her friends.
"Jingshu, although the words of those people just now were a bit vulgar, some of them make sense. After a normal woman gets married, as long as she does not use contraception, she will generally have a reaction within half a year. Have you asked a doctor to see your daughter-in-law? A distant relative of mine also did not get pregnant after a year of marriage. Later she went to see a doctor, who said that she had a physical problem. Fortunately, it was discovered early, and after taking several doses of medicine and conditioning for half a year, she finally got pregnant. Sometimes it is not a bad thing to see a doctor." After getting on the carriage, the Duke's wife's friend advised awkwardly.
She knew that the young master of the Duke of England's mansion was said to not live more than two years, so she did this out of concern for her good friend, hoping that she would have a grandson by her side in the future.
Although the Duke's wife was angry, she was a little shaken after thinking about it carefully. Indeed, her son and daughter-in-law had a good relationship. The servants reported that her son stayed in Tingyu Pavilion every day, and they didn't hear that they took any contraceptive soup. Why was her stomach still not responding? Could it be that she really couldn't give birth?
Xu Qingyan's identity was no secret. She, her husband, and their children all knew that she was the legitimate daughter of the Xu family, but she grew up in the countryside with Lord Xu's first wife. Now, considering what the people said, it was possible that she was injured because life in the countryside was too hard.
She didn't dislike Xu Qingyan, but just thought that if this was the case, she would ask the doctor to treat her well. Thinking of this, she gradually calmed down, and after saying goodbye to her friend, she returned to the Duke's Mansion with a heavy heart.
On the other side, Xu Qingyan's maid angrily told her these rumors.
"Princess, what people are saying now is so unpleasant. They say you can't lay eggs..."
"They also said that you suffered hardship in the countryside since you were a child, which hurt your body and caused you to have too much coldness in your body. It sounds like the truth!"
Dan Yan and Zi Yan were angry and told Xu Qingyan what was said outside.
After Xu Qingyan waited for them to finish speaking, she asked in surprise, "Could it be that the doctor I hired leaked my condition?"
Danyan Ziyan heard Xu Qingyan's words and asked in confusion: "Ah? Princess, what are you talking about? Why can't we understand?"
Xu Qingyan then said, "What people say outside is true. I have indeed suffered since I was a child, and my body is injured and I cannot have children for the time being. Last time, I asked a doctor to come and see me, but he later dismissed all of you, saying that he wanted to tell me about my condition alone, so it's normal that you don't know about this."
"What? This... this is actually true? Then... then what will you do in the future, Crown Princess?" Dan Yan was so scared when she heard this that she almost cried.
Zi Yan was equally worried, but she thought of the doctor last time and shook her head in confusion, "That's impossible! I hired that doctor for my wife last time. I also went to find out that this doctor has a very good reputation in the capital and has never leaked the privacy of his patients. Besides, you are the Crown Prince's Consort, I don't think he would have the courage to do that, right?"
"Not him? Then who would deliberately want to harm me?" Xu Qingyan exclaimed in surprise and frowned in thought.
"Is it Aunt Xu? She always targeted you before, and now the Second Young Master has a new love. Is she jealous of your relationship with the Young Master because she sees that she is not living well, so she does this?" Dan Yan suddenly guessed.
Hearing this, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but look at Dan Yan in agreement and nodded, "From the current point of view, she is the most likely one. Only the people in the Duke's Mansion know that I grew up in the countryside, but other people naturally won't tell anyone. So, it can only be her. However, I didn't expect that she would accidentally guess the right reason for someone's nonsense!"
"How abominable! Princess, are you really...really unable to cure him?" Zi Yan looked at Xu Qingyan with some concern.
Xu Qingyan heard this and smiled faintly: "That's right..."
Before she finished her words, a maid came in from outside, interrupted them, and said, "Princess, the Madam is here."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyan was stunned for a moment. The Duke's wife actually came in person. She thought: I'm afraid that the Duke's wife has heard the rumors outside, so she came here to ask.
The Duke's wife hurried in, and when she saw Xu Qingyan, she forced herself to smile. She was afraid that Xu Qingyan would misunderstand and hurt her feelings, but she didn't want her son to be childless in the future.
So, after she came in, she tactfully said, "Qingyan! I heard that you suffered a lot when you were a child. I'm sorry for making you suffer in the past. It's not your fault, and mother won't blame you. Don't worry, mother will ask the doctor to come and see you, check you, and then prescribe some medicine for you to regulate your body. How about that?"
Xu Qingyan looked at the Duke's wife's cautious attitude and couldn't help but laugh. She said directly: "Mother, have you heard some rumors outside and are you worried that I can't have children? What the people outside said is right. I do have some problems with my body..."
"Don't worry, mother will definitely get someone to cure you. Mother doesn't despise you. You've suffered a lot in the past. Now the conditions in the Duke's Mansion are good, and we will make you well." When the Duke's wife heard Xu Qingyan admit that she was not in good health, her heart ached and she immediately comforted her in a hurry.
After hearing what the Duke's wife said, Xu Qingyan couldn't hold back her laughter and said, "Mother, I've seen a doctor. The doctor said it's not a serious problem. I'm taking medicine now."
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