Tang Chen looked at the medicine in front of him. Before he even drank it, he could already feel the bitter taste in his mouth. After two seconds of internal struggle, he showed respect, closed his eyes, tilted his head back, and drank the abortion-protecting medicine in one gulp.
Tang Chen took out a few of the candied fruits hidden in his sleeve and ate them. He suggested, "I think we can try a different method later. I can't drink this pregnancy-maintaining medicine anymore. What do you think of medicinal food?"
She felt like she could no longer hide the fact that she'd been secretly adding vinegar to the soup. If it happened once or twice, Lian Qiao might have thought it was really a kitchen issue, but if it happened three, four, five, or three times, she'd definitely become suspicious and she'd have to think of a new solution.
Mo Yu glanced at her, then while collecting the medicine bowl and preparing to leave, he said, "Medicinal food is good, but I don't know how to make it."
Tang Chen was stunned for a moment, then smacked his lips and said, "Well, let's just drink it like this for now."
Mo Yu glanced at Tang Chen's belly, which had barely changed, and casually reminded him, "There's something I have to repeat. You won't be able to hide this any longer. Although you're thin and your morning sickness will come later than most people, it won't be more than four months later. Actually, this isn't something you should be ashamed of, so you should announce it to the world as soon as possible. This will save me from having to sneak around every day. Lian Qiao looks at me with a strange look now, as if she's guarding against a thief."
It's not like Tang Chen hasn't seriously thought about this problem, but he doesn't know what's going on in his head. He always feels that it's better to hide it. "Alas, I actually think so too. But, there's a little person in my head who keeps whispering in my ear, trying to persuade me to speak later, even later."
"You can handle it yourself. I'll retreat first." Mo Yu shook his head helplessly, turned around and prepared to return the same way.
"etc!"
"What's wrong?"
Tang Chen glanced outside the door, confirming that Lian Qiao had not returned yet, and then he hurriedly said, "Xinzhai went out of the valley recently, and he said he would be back soon."
Upon hearing the news about Li Xinzhai, Mo Yu's entire body relaxed significantly. "...I was wondering why I couldn't find him anywhere. Thanks."
Mo Yu had just climbed out the window when Lian Qiao suddenly appeared beside Tang Chen with a bowl of hot soup, almost scaring her to death: "...Oh my god, you scared me, when did you come back!"
Lian Qiao said with a puzzled smile: "What happened just now? It was like a thief."
Tang Chen raised his eyebrows and quickly replied, "No, nothing. I'm just thinking about life while waiting for the soup."
Lian Qiao poured Tang Chen a bowl of soup and said, "You've been thinking about all sorts of things all day long. Come, try this. I've tasted it beforehand, and it should be fine this time."
That night, after Tang Chen turned off the lights and lay in bed, thinking about what excuse she could use to get rid of Lian Qiao the next day, she turned over and opened her eyes, only to see a tall figure standing in front of the window. If she hadn't been so familiar with this figure, she would have fainted on the spot.
"It's the middle of the night, why are you back at this time?"
When Wang Yanzhou saw her turn over and talk, he knew that he had woken her up. Although he felt a little guilty, he still turned on the bedside lamp: "I have been here for a while, but I didn't say anything when I saw you were asleep."
Tang Chen stood up and saw that he was still wearing helmet and armor. He glanced outside and asked, "You're going out without changing your clothes?"
Wang Yanzhou shook his head, smiled, and sat down on the edge of the bed: "No, I'm not going anywhere today."
Tang Chen moved to the inside, patted the bed, smiled and said, "Come on, come on, little girl, come here, I'll give you half of my bed."
"..." Wang Yanzhou said nothing, and did not move. He just sat there, looking at Tang Chen with a dumb smile, as if he was completely idiotic. Tang Chen had never seen him like this before, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense: "Did something big happen to Gu Wuwai, or did something happen to Li Xinzhai?"
Wang Yanzhou saw that she was anxious, and then he suddenly reacted and comforted her: "No, nothing happened. It's safe outside the valley, and Brother Li's mission is also going smoothly."
Tang Chen rolled his eyes helplessly at him, then his fists landed heavily on Wang Yanzhou's body, like cotton wool. "Since nothing happened, what do you mean by looking like you're dying?"
Wang Yanzhou held Tang Chen's hand, carefully held her in his arms, and whispered, "You, when did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?"
Wang Yanzhou's question was completely out of context, and she couldn't react for a moment to what he was saying. "What time did it happen? I'm confused by your questions. Can you calm down and sort out the problem first?"
Wang Yanzhou gently kissed Tang Chen's forehead, and the expression on his face was just like that of a mother who felt helpless yet a little happy when she saw Tang Chen messing up the house when she was a child: "You silly girl, if you run away from home with my daughter and son one day, are you going to do that without letting me know?"
After Tang Chen split and reorganized his words in his mind, he pushed Wang Yanzhou away, although he failed to push him away: "...You, how do you know! Didn't I tell my senior brother to wait a while before telling you!"
Wang Yanzhou gently released his hand, stood up, and took off the cold armor on his body before explaining: "It wasn't Senior Brother, it was Lian Qiao who told me."
Tang Chen followed Wang Yanzhou's gaze and said in shock, "Ah? How is that possible? She, she shouldn't know?"
Wang Yanzhou smiled and said, "How many secret things have you and Big Brother whispered to each other behind her back these days? How could she not take it to heart? Don't mention it, she told me before that she thought Big Brother had other intentions towards you and asked me to find a way to test him. But then I thought, compared to you, Xinzhai is more important. Logically speaking, his good relationship with you is because of Xinzhai, so I didn't pay much attention to it and just asked her to continue to keep a close eye on you two."
Before he could finish, Tang Chen happily climbed down from the bed and diligently helped Wang Yanzhou change his clothes: "I'm sorry, I didn't want to tell you because I thought there were a lot of things going on in the valley these days. I was afraid that you would worry and be distracted."
After Wang Yanzhou changed his clothes and washed his face, he hugged Tang Chen and leaned on the bed, saying, "I'll let Chen Xin come back, okay?"
Tang Chen shook his head and said, "Not good. If he comes back, what will happen to Shuyi and Xiaoshuang'er, as well as the Duke's Mansion?"
Seeing her insistence, Wang Yanzhou stopped talking about it. "Never mind. I'll do as you say. Anyway, I don't even know how old this little guy is."
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