Chapter 104 The Marquis's Commoner Wife 14
Several people in the room changed their expressions, and the old lady sneered inwardly. "Well, well done," she thought, "this little vixen wants to seduce my son? Now I'll see what she can use to seduce him!"
A matriarch who can't have children is destined to be abandoned!
However, Yingying was ruthless enough to make Ning Shi's line end right away, even though he was her grandson...
But the thought of having many grandchildren in the future made her happy again!
"Go, go and fetch him! Fetch the imperial physician!"
...
When Ning Yan woke up again, it was already the morning of the first day of the lunar new year. As soon as she opened her eyes, she met Qiu Sheng's red eyes. "Madam, you're awake? This servant will go and get you something to eat. Dong Xiao, quickly help Madam change her clothes."
"Qiu Sheng, you're not in a hurry. I don't want to eat. Tell me, how's the baby in my belly?"
Ning Yan looked at Qiu Sheng with a pleading expression, wanting to hear the answer she hoped for.
Of course she knew the baby was gone. No, the baby never existed in the first place. She had simply taken medication to alter her pulse and induce symptoms of a false pregnancy, which also increased her menstrual flow, creating the illusion of a miscarriage.
In her previous life, the original owner of this body lost her life while giving birth to Han Yongjin's child. In this life, she will not give birth to her enemy's child.
As for Han Yongjin, it all depends on his performance. If he performs well, she won't mind spending her life with him. If he performs poorly, then she shouldn't blame her for cutting him in the heart!
However, Qiu Sheng remained silent for a long time. Her reaction told Ning Yan everything. Ning Yan touched her belly, her eyes becoming empty, and she murmured, "My child, my child... I haven't even seen you yet, and I've already lost you. I'm so sorry..."
After saying that, her eyes rolled back and she fainted again!
Chaos erupted once again in the main courtyard!
Upon hearing the news, Han Yongjin, who had gone to deal with the drugging incident, abandoned the concubine who had been beaten half to death and hurried back to the main courtyard. The household physician, Wang, had already been summoned, but his diagnosis was almost identical to yesterday's: "Excessive grief has caused blood to rush to the head, resulting in emotional distress. Your Excellency must properly counsel your wife. Otherwise..."
Otherwise, the lady's health might deteriorate rapidly.
"What did you say to Madam after she woke up that made her faint again?"
Qiu Sheng knelt on the ground and repeated Ning Yan's words, "Madam loves the child in her womb too much. If she knew that she could no longer have children, I don't know how heartbroken she would be..."
"Don't say a word! Nobody is allowed to say a word! Anyone who dares to utter a word, I won't hesitate to send her to hell!"
Although Han Yongjin spoke harshly, he was still unsure. How heartbroken would someone who loves children so much be if she knew she could never have another child?
He didn't even dare to think about it...
As evening approached, Ning Yan finally woke up again. The maids were afraid of saying the wrong word and reminding the lady of the child she had just lost, so they were all very careful. However, Ning Yan seemed like a different person and did not mention a single word about the child again.
Pretending to miss your child all the time is exhausting; it's better to act like you don't care, which will make someone feel more sorry for you.
For the next two weeks, Ning Yan quietly stayed in her room to recover after childbirth.
Qiu Sheng would tell her all the big and small things that happened in the mansion.
Ning Yan knew that the concubine Xinghong had been beaten to death by the Marquis himself. Because she was born into a family, even her family was not spared. Their family property was confiscated, the men were sold into hard labor, and the women were sold into brothels, where they were sexually abused by thousands.
The revenge was indeed ruthless, but she knew that Xinghong had been lured into it, and the culprit was unharmed.
Furthermore, the old lady has been trying to persuade the Marquis these past few days that Ning Yan has lost her fertility, a conclusion reached jointly by three imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital and Doctor Wang. Therefore, he should have a child with someone else.
Even if the child is born, the mother can be removed from the family and the child can be raised under Ning's care.
Han Yongjin did refuse, but how long could he hold out in the face of the possibility of having no heir?
Ning Yan really wanted to know the answer.
Moreover, she believed that Xinghua's death would keep the people in the backyard quiet for a while, but they would soon take action.
Ning Yan kept her miscarriage a secret; her family didn't know, and Ning Yan didn't plan to tell them either, because they didn't even know she was "pregnant," so there was no need to make them worry.
After her postpartum period ended, she immediately visited her family with gifts and left a message for them, saying she would be staying at her parents' home for two nights.
When Han Yongjin returned home, he learned that his wife had gone back to her parents' home and wanted to go pick her up immediately, but he was held up by the old lady.
"Mrs. Ning has just lost a son and is grieving and has no way to express her grief. Spending more time with her family can help comfort her. If you go after her so quickly, won't she think you're too clingy?"
"Alright, sit down quickly. Have dinner with your mother tonight. Ever since Ning entered the household, it's been a long time since we, mother and son, have been able to have a peaceful meal together."
This time, Han Yongjin didn't refuse. He felt that his mother's words made some sense. At worst, he would secretly go to his wife's house to take another look after dinner.
The meal took the mother and son a quarter of an hour. After the meal, the old lady brought up the important matter, "I plan to take two concubines for you. Whether you like it or not, as a son of the Han family, you should continue the Han family line. Otherwise, how can we, mother and son, face the ancestors of the Han family?"
Besides, Ning loves children so much. Once your child is born, you can take him to her to raise; maybe that will help ease her inner turmoil. No matter how well you hide it, she'll find out about it sooner or later.
Han Yongjin's heart sank. If Ning Yan couldn't get pregnant for a long time, she would go to see a doctor herself. There was no way to hide it from her.
Can a wife truly be happy just by being given a child?
...
Ning Yan stayed at her parents' home for two days before returning to her mansion. On the surface, everything in the mansion seemed normal, but she knew that many things were different.
In mid-February, two concubines entered the household. Of the two, Concubine Zhang was gentle and charming, while Concubine Bai was exceptionally beautiful. Crucially, both came from good families. Concubine Zhang was from a fourth-rank general's family, but she was an illegitimate daughter, though she was also very talented.
Aunt Bai came from a scholarly family and was the legitimate daughter of the main wife. However, her birth mother died early, and she was not favored in her own family, which is why her father forced her into the Zhennan Marquis's mansion.
Both of them were brought in only after Han Yongjin gave his approval.
Meanwhile, Xiangyun, who had served the old lady, was assigned to be the head maid of the Marquis.
Previously, the Marquis only had servants by his side, but now he has a beautiful woman to keep him company.
Han Yongjin seemed to treat Ning Yan the same as always, returning to the main courtyard to accompany her every day after court, and occasionally bringing her gifts, food, hairpins, jade pendants, and snacks.
But that's only what it seems.
More than once, the Marquis had been summoned away from the main courtyard by his three concubines under various pretexts.
Although he would be back soon and never stayed out overnight, Ning Yan could still sense something was different.
Until one day, Ning Yan smelled the perfume scent of Aunt Bai on a man's clothes.
Thank you so much, Big Eyes, for the 1500 Qidian Coins!
(End of this chapter)
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