"Rumors can kill."
Lian Tao nodded thoughtfully.
"By the way, miss, I also invited a doctor from Huichuntang. Would you like him to take a look at you?" Her gaze fell on Qin Su's stomach again. Qin Su, who had already changed out of her wedding dress, was wearing a light purple belted ruqun, and there was no visible bulge.
But perhaps it's just psychological, but now no matter how Lian Tao looks at it, she feels like there's a girl in her belly.
Noticing Lian Tao's gaze, Qin Su couldn't help but gently stroke that spot, her sharp and assertive features softening considerably. "Did you invite Uncle Liu? It's possible to get a pulse reading."
"It's Uncle Liu, don't worry, young lady!"
Uncle Liu was once a member of White Tiger Village. He refused the official position and salary offered by the current emperor and stayed at Huichun Hall as an ordinary doctor.
Qin Su only trusts his own people.
"Don't tell your father and mother about Nannan for now. I will tell them myself at the right time."
...
As dawn broke, the orange sunlight shone on the streets of Kyoto.
A man preparing to go on duty, carrying a shoulder pole, was talking to his friend, "Yesterday I think I saw a female ghost, it was terrifying. She was wearing a bright red wedding dress and a phoenix crown, running in the street, it almost scared me to death."
His friend rolled his eyes at him. "What you saw must be the daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi. The one who almost got made a princess."
"Huh? Wasn't she married into the Duke of Cheng's mansion yesterday? How come... she ran away from the wedding?"
"What elopement? It's that the eldest son of the Duke of Cheng has another woman outside. You really can't judge a book by its cover. He always looks like a gentle and refined gentleman, but who knew it was all an act." A vegetable vendor suddenly interjected.
"Men are all good at pretending. They lie to young girls to find wives, but their true colors are revealed after marriage. This Qin family girl is supposed to be the daughter of an official, how can she tolerate her husband having other women outside?"
"In my opinion, this is a real injustice to the Qin family's daughter. What a damn bad luck!"
The man carrying the shoulder pole said, "Sister, you're wrong. Which man doesn't indulge in debauchery outside? Poor people can't afford to have multiple wives and concubines, but this is the Duke of Cheng's mansion. They have plenty of money and status, so why can't they have more women?"
A maid from a wealthy family, who was out shopping, rolled her eyes rudely. "Do you think a young master from a respectable family is like those lowly merchants? A truly well-mannered young master from a respectable family is not allowed to frequent brothels before marriage, let alone have a mistress outside the marriage. Such a woman should be beaten to death by the mistress of the house."
"I never imagined Xue Huai'an would be this kind of person." She muttered to herself, puzzled. "Luckily, the one who married into the family wasn't our daughter. No, I have to tell our daughter about this."
Rumors can easily become distorted over time.
"Have you heard? The young master of the Duke of Cheng's mansion had a secret rendezvous with a woman on the 18th."
"I heard he got someone else pregnant, but then he turned around and married someone else."
"That young lady from the Marquis of Zhongyi really got away well; what's the point of keeping a man like that around?"
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