If her memory is correct, then Shen Nianyin could not have met Xi.
Last autumn, she rescued Wei Xuan, the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an, from drowning in the icy lake. It was because of this life-saving grace that Wei Xuan insisted on taking her as a concubine despite his family's objections.
This spring, as soon as she recovered from her illness, she was carried into the Marquis of Wu'an's residence in a sedan chair.
In her previous life, when Shen Qiyin was sent to the estate, Shen Nianyin came to see her off. She said to her in person, "Do you know that I injured my body when I fell into the water and can no longer conceive?"
"I painstakingly schemed and plotted to get the chance to become the concubine of the Marquis of Wu'an's heir, but in the end it all came to nothing. Do you know the hatred in my heart!"
"But seeing you like this now makes me feel much better."
...
Shen Nianyin had no reason to lie to her like that; there was no need.
In other words, the pregnancy claim is very likely false.
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that his rebirth influenced the course of events.
Coming to her senses, Shen Qiyin saw that Old Madam Shen and Shen Cang were all beaming with joy and congratulating Wei Xuan.
This is the first child of the Marquis of Wu'an's family, so you can imagine how happy Wei Xuan was. He even smiled when he was with Shen Cang and the others.
"I'm going to be a dad! I'm going to be a dad!"
He sat by Shen Nianyin's bedside, took her hand with loving eyes, and said gently, "Nianyin, did you hear that? I'm going to be a father, we're having a child!"
Physician Li thought to himself, "I know you're excited, but don't get excited yet."
The consultation fee hasn't been paid yet!
On the surface, however, he said with a beaming smile, "Your Highness is truly blessed. I was able to diagnose such auspicious pulse, which is also a way of sharing in your and your concubine's good fortune."
Wei Xuan was very pleased to hear this, and immediately waved his hand, saying, "Reward him!"
Shen Nianyin was still unconscious and unable to give Wei Xuan any response.
But this did not diminish his excitement in the slightest. Holding her hand, he murmured to himself, "I wonder if it will be a boy or a girl, and what name we should give it?"
Seeing this, Xianglan once again stealthily moved behind Shen Qiyin and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "...Second Miss, this servant has a request."
"Go."
Xianglan was extremely surprised: "Do you know what I'm going to do?"
"If we don't hurry, we'll miss this opportunity."
Before she could finish speaking, Xianglan rushed forward and knelt down at Wei Xuan's feet with a thud. She said with a joyful expression, "This servant dares to say that someone as blessed with both fortune and longevity as Miss might have a son and a daughter this time. That would be a very auspicious sign, a dragon and a phoenix."
"Well said!" Wei Xuan was even more delighted: "Reward him!"
The guard, having received instructions, immediately gave Xianglan a silver ingot.
The latter's hands trembled with excitement when he received it.
As she stepped back behind Madam Shen, Shen Qiyin saw her mouth the words, "I'll share half with you!"
She chuckled to herself.
clown.
Wei Xuan was completely unaware that he had been taken advantage of. Of course, it's also possible that he didn't care about that little bit of money at all.
He only cares about Shen Nianyin now, and the child in her belly.
"Physician Li, why hasn't she woken up yet?"
“…Oh.” Physician Li paused in his handling of the silver, his greedy smile vanishing as he adopted a serious expression, saying, “Aunt Shen is most likely suffering from a sudden heart attack due to anxiety…”
Upon hearing this, Wei Xuan immediately turned his attention to Shen Xiyin: "It's you!"
"If you hadn't been so aggressive, how could Nianyin have fainted from anger!"
Shen Qiyin calmly retorted, "I only said a few words, how can that be considered being angry? Besides, I did say something to you, so why didn't you faint?"
"How can she be the same as me? She's pregnant!"
"So, she fainted because she's pregnant, not because of what I said." Shen Qiyin looked at him and said, word by word, "She's weak because she's carrying your child, so you're the culprit who made her faint. Don't try to shift the blame onto others!"
"I……"
Wei Xuan found himself powerless to refute.
Upon seeing this, Physician Li belatedly realized what was happening and thought to himself, "What? The young master resents Miss Shen?"
Thinking of the scene where Xiao Yan forced Song Huaisheng to swallow his front teeth at Guangrentang that day, he couldn't help but shudder. He immediately put on his survival instinct and helped explain, "Your Highness must have misunderstood. I haven't finished speaking yet."
"That's right, pregnant women are naturally weak and prone to fatigue."
Wei Xuan sneered, "Then she can't escape blame either!"
Shen Qiyin sneered: "I thought that Shen Ruyin had suffered a misfortune, and that my elder sister was so worried about her that she couldn't hold on and fainted. But it turns out that's not the case?"
That's a really hard question to answer.
If Wei Xuan were to refute this, it would be tantamount to denying that Shen Nianyin was thinking of Shen Ruyin.
However, if we continue down this line, we would completely absolve Shen Qiyin of any responsibility.
He was so angry he gritted his teeth.
A woman with a silver tongue!
Just as tensions were about to rise, Shen Nianyin suddenly awoke.
"Your Highness..." she began softly, her voice filled with pitifulness.
"Nianyin! You're awake."
Once he saw that Shen Nianyin had regained her senses, Wei Xuan lost interest in arguing with her, mainly because he simply couldn't win the argument.
"Nianyin, do you know? You're pregnant! We're having a baby!" Wei Xuan's voice was filled with joy.
In contrast, Shen Nianyin only smiled briefly at first, and then her face turned sorrowful.
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