Chapter 103 The Marquis's Commoner Wife 13
The physician was originally a military doctor in the army camp, but he was too old to work and came to the Marquis's mansion with Han Yong to retire. He was skilled in surgery, but he could also easily diagnose a slippery pulse.
"Quickly, quickly take the lady's pulse."
The royal physician calmly sat down, placed a handkerchief on Ning Yan's wrist, and began to take her pulse. After a moment, the physician stroked his beard and congratulated Han Yongjin: "Congratulations, Your Excellency, you are going to be a father! Your wife is in good health, and the fetus is also very strong. She doesn't even need to take any medicine to prevent miscarriage."
"A reward of fifty taels of silver will be given to Doctor Wang, and all the servants in the main courtyard will receive an extra six months' worth of their monthly allowance, while the entire household will receive an extra three months' worth of their monthly allowance!"
"Thank you for the reward, Lord Marquis."
The servants in the main courtyard all knelt down to express their gratitude for the reward.
Soon, news of Ning Yan's pregnancy spread throughout the entire mansion. Upon hearing this, the old lady went straight to the small Buddhist hall and didn't come out for a whole day.
In the main courtyard, Chu Yingying had already been sent away, while Ning Yan was clinging to the Marquis's waist, pleading, "Husband, please let me go out. I've already told my parents that I'm going to see them today."
Also, the owner of Jinxiulou sent word yesterday that they have a new batch of fabrics, and I want to go and pick some out myself. I also agreed to pick up the auspicious bird and ruby headdress I ordered from Jinyulou today.
"I don't care! We clearly agreed yesterday that my husband would take me out for the day. How can you go back on your word just because I'm pregnant?"
Han Yongjin thought to himself, "I'm just worried about something happening to you."
However, the doctor said that Yan'er is in good health and has no problems at all. She should be fine to go out for a walk.
Unable to resist his wife's constant snuggling in his arms, which fueled his desire and rendered him unable to do anything else, Han Yongjin simply led his men out of the mansion.
However, he made thorough preparations for this trip. The carriage was lined with layers of soft cushions, the horse was the most docile mare, there were a lot of maids and servants, and the best snacks and tea were prepared in the carriage. Ning Yan was asked to wear an extra layer of clothes, with a fox fur cloak draped over her shoulders.
Even so, Han Yongjin still felt it wasn't enough. He was afraid that Ning Yan would get cold, scared, or tired. Jin Yu Lou was the closest, so the two of them went to get the jewelry first. Han Yongjin was afraid that his wife would want to come again another day, so he simply bought all the finest jewelry there. In less than a quarter of an hour, he spent all 58,000 taels of silver without even blinking.
Next was Jinxiulou, where Han Yongjin bought up all the new goods and even arranged for the best tailor in the building to make clothes for Ningyan, spending another three thousand four hundred taels of silver.
He then took Ning Yan to the Ning family's pastry shop, where they stayed until noon. Afterward, he invited the whole family to have lunch at Zhenwei Restaurant, the best restaurant in the capital. After lunch, he sent her back home, and only then did he take the reluctant Ning Yan back to the mansion.
"My dear Yan'er, I promise you, I will take you out to play again when your pregnancy is stable and the weather is warmer. I will make sure you have a great time."
Ning Yan: I'm afraid you can't do it!
However, she didn't care anymore. When she was at the pastry shop, she had already given her mother 10,000 taels of silver notes, and she gave it to her in front of Han Yongjin. The reason was that the two of them were not buying New Year's goods for the family, and let her mother buy whatever she wanted, whether it was food and clothing, or a house and land.
Her mother didn't want it, but Han Yongjin insisted on giving it to her. Yan'er was already pregnant with his child, so what was wrong with giving her family some money?
Ten thousand taels of silver isn't much!
Because of her pregnancy, Ning Yan stayed obediently in her own courtyard to rest after returning to the mansion. Han Yongjin would rush home to accompany her almost every day after court. The days passed by so quickly that it was New Year's Eve in the blink of an eye.
The emperor in the palace wanted to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, so he had a family reunion dinner together.
Therefore, the ministers didn't need to go to the palace; they could just stay at home. The family banquet at the Han family was all prepared by Chu Yingying. The old lady, Han Yongjin and his wife, Aunt Chu, and three concubines barely made up a table.
At the dinner table, Han Yongjin kept putting food on Ning Yan's plate. Her morning sickness had become more and more severe these past two days, but fortunately she could still eat. So Han Yongjin would put more of the dishes she liked on her plate, so that she wouldn't be unable to vomit later.
Chu Yingying felt a surge of resentment, but then she thought of something and became happy again. "You bitch, just you wait, you'll get what's coming to you."
Ning Yan sensed Chu Yingying's malice, glanced at her, and then gave a provocative smile. Chu Yingying found her completely baffling.
But the next second, Ning Yan clutched her stomach and cried out, "Ah, my stomach hurts, husband, my stomach..."
The maid exclaimed, "Blood! There's blood on Madam's skirt!"
The lady is pregnant; blood on her skirt is not a good thing.
Han Yongjin panicked. He scooped the person up and placed them on the old lady's bed. "Quick, quick, go and call the family physician..."
His child, his and Yan'er's child, must not be harmed!
But the imperial physician was just a doctor, not a god. By the time Physician Wang arrived, it was too late to save Ning Yan's baby.
"My lord, the lady has been drugged with abortifacients in her food. The child cannot be saved. Please accept my condolences."
Upon hearing this, Ning Yan closed her eyes and fainted.
Han Yongjin's hands and voice trembled with fear. "Quick, quick, save Yan'er! Yan'er can't be hurt! She absolutely can't be hurt!"
Doctor Wang quickly took Ning Yan's pulse, then sighed, "Madam, you are so heartbroken that you have stopped breathing for a moment. I will prescribe some medicine now, and you will be fine after I give it to you."
After he finished prescribing the medicine, Han Yongjin asked him to check the New Year's Eve dinner that night, "Go and check those dishes."
He vowed that whoever harmed his wife and children would not let them get away with it!
After saying that, he gave Chu Yingying, who was cowering to the side, a fierce look in his eyes.
Chu Yingying dared not meet Han Yongjin's gaze at all. She felt guilty, but at the same time, she was extremely puzzled as to why the Ning family had reacted so quickly.
After examining the three dishes, Dr. Wang discovered a drug that could induce miscarriage.
"Lie Feng, go investigate and find out who handled these three dishes. Whoever you find, have them beaten to death!"
Subtly, one of the three maids flinched.
That's right, Chu Yingying didn't do it herself this time, but instead had her personal maid instigate the three concubines.
She didn't say it outright, but instead tempted them indirectly, and sure enough, someone soon started targeting the main kitchen.
She was happy to watch the show. So what if the Marquis investigated? Her hands were clean this time!
Han Yongjin looked at Doctor Wang, sensing that the other man had something left unsaid. "Doctor Wang, is there something you haven't said?"
The royal physician was so frightened that he immediately knelt down. "My lord, it's not that I deliberately concealed anything, but rather that I am not skilled in gynecology and I'm afraid I might have made a mistake in my diagnosis. I beg you to consult several more expert gynecologists. I suspect that the lady has been given a drug that will prevent her from having children, and I'm afraid she will never be able to conceive again!"
It was a bolt from the blue! Absolutely a bolt from the blue!
Han Yongjin was now somewhat relieved that Yan'er had fainted and couldn't hear what Doctor Wang was saying.
(End of this chapter)
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