Song Kangshi was not the kind of unreasonable person; if her mind were truly so despicable, she could not have given birth to a son of noble character.
He values offspring too much, and after waiting for five years without success, he's become too anxious.
Chu Yuan is pregnant again, and she can't contain her joy. "Yin'er, it's true. Imperial Physician Shen said it himself. He also said that this pregnancy is very healthy and that the baby will be born safely without any major problems."
Earlier, when Chu Yuan went to her room to pay her respects, she couldn't stand the way the woman was acting all affected, clutching her back. All she did was serve her son a few more times; did she have to act like she was going through a tribulation?
Moreover, if it weren't for her shameless seduction, how could her celibate son have been so lacking in self-control!
Even if it's for getting pregnant, there's no need to work day and night.
So she adopted the demeanor of a mother-in-law and tried to set rules for Chu Yuan.
She instructed Chu Yuan to serve her breakfast.
As a result, Chu Yuan started gagging as soon as she picked up her chopsticks, and almost vomited into Song Kangshi's rice bowl.
Song Kangshi's face was greener than the vegetables in the garden.
Unable to let go of her obsession with the land, Song Kangshi cleared a plot of land in the backyard and carefully cultivated several cabbages, cucumbers, and green beans. Pregnant Chu Yuan stared at a fresh and juicy cucumber with shining eyes.
She touched her belly in front of the furious Madam Song Kang and said, "Mother, I think I'm pregnant."
"No--"
Song Kangshi instinctively wanted to say it was impossible, and in her heart she was cursing this brat for not wanting to serve her, but for making up such an excuse that could be exposed immediately.
Song Xiuer pulled Song Kangshi aside and sneered, "Fine, Mother, quickly find a doctor for her. If she's not pregnant, she's just deceiving her elders. Mother will punish her by making her kneel in the ancestral hall, or even confine her to her quarters!"
Song Kangshi thought it made sense and then sent the doctor to the hospital.
To everyone's surprise, the doctor also said that Chu Yuan was pregnant, and even sighed, "Madam just had a miscarriage a little over a month ago, and she's pregnant again so soon. She must take good care of herself."
Chu Yuan had taken the recovery pills, otherwise she wouldn't have dared to do it.
He only thanked the doctor politely, then looked at Song Xiuer with a defiant gaze.
Song Xiuer panicked so much that she dropped her chopsticks and stammered, "Mother, please...please summon the imperial physician. Who knows if they've conspired together?"
Madam Song was already beaming with joy, but upon hearing this, her smile faded slightly. "Very well."
Amidst Song Xiuer's anticipation and trepidation, Imperial Physician Shen took her pulse twice and gave the same answer as the doctor: "Congratulations, Madam Song, your daughter-in-law is pregnant, and the pregnancy is going very well. You must take good care of her this time."
He glanced at Song Xiuer as he spoke.
Chu Yuan suffered several miscarriages, and Song Xiuer was constantly on her mind. Even Imperial Physician Shen felt that something was wrong with her.
Now, Madam Song was completely convinced, her smile stretching to the back of her ears. "Good, good! Heaven has eyes! Our Song family has an heir!"
"Quick, quick, Yuan'er, don't stand there, sit down, sit down. What would you like to eat? Mother will get it for you."
Seeing Chu Yuan shake her head, she frowned so much that she could trap a fly, and yelled at the servants beside her, "Are you all dead? Can't you bring Yuan'er a softer chair?"
And also, make everything that Yuan'er likes to eat. If my grandson goes hungry, I will hold you responsible!
In an instant, the maids and servants in Songhe Hall were bustling about.
Song Xiuer was squeezed into a corner.
The mischievous Wei Peng reached for a chicken leg, but Song Kang quickly shoved it into Chu Yuan's bowl, saying, "Yuan'er, eating more meat is good for the baby."
Chu Yuan almost burst out laughing as she watched Wei Peng's stunned and injured expression.
He looked down and smelled the chicken leg, then said with a hint of disgust, "It's cold and smells fishy. I don't want to eat it."
"What would you like to eat? I'll have the cook make it—no, I'll make it for you myself, okay?"
Just as she said, Madam Song treated Chu Yuan like a precious gem, and even cooked for her herself.
Unfortunately, Chu Yuan didn't want to eat what she made. Her eyes were fixed on the cucumbers in the yard. "I want to eat raw cucumbers."
Madam Song was taken aback, but quickly stood up. "Eat, eat, eat, Mother will go pick some right away."
She moved quickly and nimbly, and in no time she picked the best-looking cucumber, washed it clean, and handed it to Chu Yuan.
The servants in the room were all utterly astonished.
All those crops were personally tended and carefully nurtured by Song Kangshi. She would get angry if anyone else even touched them, let alone eat them.
To put it bluntly, it was a symbol of Song Kangshi's aspirations, and it was only meant to be admired.
Now it has entered Chu Yuan's belly, and it was Song Kang herself who delivered it there.
Everyone looked up at the sky, but the sun hadn't risen in the west. How could this weather be so surreal?
Of course, everyone also realized the importance of a child to a woman.
Once you get pregnant, even a wicked mother-in-law can turn into a loving mother!
Moreover, not only did Song Kangshi shower Chu Yuan with concern, she also made a grand display by finding her imperial robes and excitedly entering the palace to tell Song Tangyin the good news, which led to the scene in the court.
“Mother, you said…you mean…” Song Tangyin clenched his fist on the tablet, his face flushed with excitement.
The officials, standing in dense rows, looked at Lord Song and the top scholar, who were usually so composed, with the same joy as if they had been promoted.
Oh no, it's said that when he was ranked first in the imperial examination hall, he just smiled faintly.
The emperor praised him for his composure in the face of both favor and disgrace.
At that moment, the composed and unperturbed Lord Song, without waiting for the Emperor to speak, rushed to his mother in a few steps. His lips trembled, and he almost stammered, "Mother, I... I told you I was right, Yuan'er is fine, she's the best. How is Yuan'er now?"
Having said that, without even waiting for Song Kangshi's reply, he turned around and knelt down straight, "Your Majesty, may I leave court early? I need to go home to see my wife and children. My wife is timid, delicate, and frail, unable to take care of herself. I'm afraid she'll be overjoyed..."
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