Chapter 164 He's going to be a father!
"You're just afraid that if you have this child, Dalang will relentlessly pursue you. Don't worry, as long as you give birth to him, I will definitely arrange everything for you afterwards."
She suddenly stood up and slowly knelt down in front of Ji Shu.
"Mother, I beg you... This is the only heir of the Pei family."
"I do not wish to face Jingchen's father and grandfather in the afterlife after my death. I will grant you whatever you ask."
Madam Pei spoke with tears streaming down her face, pleading in a sorrowful voice, "Mother only begs you... to keep the child in your womb."
Having her thoughts exposed like this, Ji Shu lowered her eyes and remained silent. It would be impossible for her to say that she didn't care about this child at all.
As the days went by and he grew inside her, at that moment, she felt a sense of weariness and compromise. So be it, let's leave this innocent child a way out.
Thinking of Pei Yanzhi, and seeing Madam Pei pleading.
She didn't know if it was right or wrong, but she just thought that she should treat it as a way to exchange for a future with a world of her own.
She closed her eyes and nodded, which was her way of agreeing.
Madam Pei was overjoyed. From that day on, Fushou Garden sent a steady stream of tonics to Wenxin Pavilion.
After that, Ji Shu rested peacefully in Wenxin Pavilion to prepare for her pregnancy. Perhaps fearing that she would change her mind, Madam Pei soon sent Shu Tong over to keep an eye on her.
Ji Shu didn't take it to heart. Since she had already agreed, she wouldn't go back on her word.
Grandpa Sheng's prescription was indeed remarkably effective. Although it didn't stop the vomiting immediately, it provided much relief compared to before.
Since learning of her pregnancy, Lian'er and Chang Wu have gathered almost every novel and interesting item in the market.
Seeing them like this, and with her morning sickness not being so severe, Ji Shu's worries finally lessened considerably.
Five days later was the wedding day of Pei Xingjian and Wei Heng.
To avoid embarrassment, Ji Shu suggested to the old lady that they move into Yongning Lane. Madam Pei guessed what was going on and agreed so that Ji Shu could focus on her pregnancy.
The day Ji Shu moved out was the night before Pei Xingjian's wedding.
Chunzhi stepped forward and whispered, "Madam, the young master requests an audience."
Ji Shu was counting the items in her hands. Upon hearing this, she paused, put down the items in her hands, and said, "Okay, I'll be there in a bit."
Pei Xingjian sat in the hall, listening to the sound at the door. He saw Ji Shu walk over, her figure still slender, showing no signs of pregnancy.
He also learned from his grandmother that she was more than a month pregnant.
Thinking of this, he lowered his eyes, a surge of unbearable pain rising in his heart, but he still rose and bowed.
He called out, "Madam!"
Ji Shu simply nodded slightly and asked, "Has Your Highness come today for some business?"
Pei Xingjian looked at her; her complexion was even more rosy due to her pregnancy, which made her skin appear even more radiant.
He asked in a low voice, "I heard from Grandmother that Madam is moving out today?"
"But because of us, if Wei Heng and I get in your way, it's us who should leave, not you."
Ji Shu thought he would say something else, but upon hearing this, she just smiled faintly: "Your Highness is overthinking it. Your father suggested to me a long time ago that we move to Yongning Lane together three months after the wedding. Now that your father is gone, I also want to move there as soon as possible. It has nothing to do with you."
"But things aren't safe outside right now. If we move out, what if..."
Ji Shu frowned slightly: "It's alright, Mother has already sent a team of elite soldiers to guard the area, which is more than enough."
Ultimately, Pei Xingjian felt that he chose to move out because Wei Heng was about to move in.
Knowing she was unwilling to explain, I pressed her for details.
“This is something I carefully selected. After you moved out, it wasn’t convenient for me to visit. This… is for your unborn brother…”
He gazed intently at her, his eyes filled with reluctance.
But he also knew that everything was irreversible: "It could be a younger sister. In any case, Father would like her regardless of gender."
Ji Shu took it and saw that it was carved with a mutton fat jade lock, the jade was extremely translucent.
“I carved this myself,” Pei Xingjian said, his voice slightly hoarse. “I hope you…won’t find it offensive!”
Ji Shu closed the box in her hand and said softly, "I thank the Prince on behalf of the child."
"Does Father know?"
Ji Shu was taken aback. Half a month had passed since she discovered she was pregnant, and she had not written a letter, nor did she know whether Madam Pei had sent the news.
Seeing her expression, Pei Xingjian understood. Having delivered the gift, as her stepson, he couldn't stay any longer. After saying a few words, he took his leave.
Ji Shu looked at his back and was momentarily stunned. It seemed that after that incident, he had become much more composed and was no longer as sharp and impulsive as before.
That's fine then.
That day, she took Chunzhi and her packed belongings and rode in a carriage to Yongning Lane.
Granny Zhou was already waiting in the courtyard. When she saw the madam return, her gaze lingered on the baby for a moment before she hurriedly came to greet her.
"Oh dear, Madam is now pregnant with both children, so you must be careful in everything you do."
When she was in the Marquis's mansion, the old lady repeatedly told her to be careful when she arrived at Yongning Lane, because the lady's belly was the Pei family's precious treasure.
As night fell, Ji Shu drank the medicine to prevent miscarriage and fell into a deep sleep.
The Yanzhou camp, a thousand miles away.
In December, Pei Yanzhi arrived in Bingzhou. The governor of Bingzhou was old and senile, and he captured the city with almost no effort. He then advanced rapidly.
In mid-January, the army fought a bitter battle for half a month, braving the icy cold of the Yellow River, before finally capturing Chizhou.
At this time, military supplies were scarce, and the soldiers were exhausted after months of continuous fighting.
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Gongsun Li advised, "My lord, there are still two months until spring. If we force our way forward, the soldiers may not be able to hold out."
Pei Yanzhi sat at the head of the table with a solemn expression. General Mei Xun had a wound on his arm, and Lu Changming had also been stabbed in the back.
Chizhou truly lives up to its reputation as a strategic stronghold in Hanzhong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, causing them to suffer a great loss.
"Let the soldiers endure a little longer!" His voice was hoarse, but resolute.
The next day, early in the morning, just as the troops were preparing to depart, Lu Changming suddenly rushed over to report.
"My lord, a letter has arrived from Yanzhou!"
Pei Yanzhi paused slightly, his hand, still clad in armor, before letting it fall to the ground and accepting the letter.
Upon seeing that it was Madam Pei's handwriting, he was initially disappointed.
When he opened it and saw that line of small print, he froze, looking at it incredulously over and over again.
I even doubted whether I was seeing things.
He handed the letter to Lu Changming: "Take a look, or did I misread it? What does it say?"
Lu Changming accepted the letter and read, "To my eldest son..." But before he could finish, his lord interrupted him.
"You read the second-to-last sentence of the last paragraph."
Lu Changming looked closely, his eyes suddenly lighting up: "Brother, my new wife is pregnant now. It was discovered seven days after you left home, and it has been more than a month. Everything is fine now, so don't worry."
He looked up, his face beaming with joy: "My lord, the mistress is pregnant!"
Pei Yanzhi stood frozen in place, a smile slowly spreading across his dignified and solemn face. The joy was so genuine that it stirred his heart even more than the victory over the three cities.
He's going to be a father.
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