Chapter 574: The Exiled Female Prisoner with Two Deadly Deaths (9)
Gong Liang's family quickly adapted to life in exile. Although the conditions here were difficult, they were much better than when they were on the road. As long as they settled down, they could slowly cultivate the land and live on it.
At the beginning, some local people wanted to bully them because they had just arrived, but Gong Liang Sibai soon came with a few burly men. After a few fights with some local bullies, no one dared to look down on the Gong Liang family anymore.
Gong Liangsubai brought people to build a new house, and spent more than ten days reclaiming a few acres of land. He left some silver and daily necessities such as clothes, shoes and socks so that his family could safely get through the most difficult time at the beginning. Then he planned to return to the capital because he could not delay too much time as the deposed prince still needed his help.
Lan Shichu was already eight months pregnant at this time. Perhaps because she was thin, her belly was not very big. Gong Liang Sibai looked at her belly with some worry, always worried whether there would be any problems with the baby.
"I can't stay here to watch you give birth, I'm sorry." Gong Liang Sibai said this with some difficulty, his eyes full of guilt. Although the child came too suddenly, he was actually very happy about his arrival, and he also regretted not being able to watch him being born.
Lan Shichu said indifferently: "It doesn't matter. You can't help much here anyway. You can't deliver a baby, you can't bear the pain for me, and you don't have milk to feed the baby."
Gong Liang was choked by her words and had no way to refute. After all, he really couldn't do the things she said, but - "I can always help take care of the children."
"You're not needed. My parents, sister-in-law and elder brother can all help." Lan Shichu glanced at him and said.
Gong Liang sighed, thinking that Lan Shichu was still brooding over the fact that he left home on the second day after their wedding, and was very resentful, which was why she always found fault with him. But he knew that he had indeed done something inappropriate at the time, and Lan Shichu had suffered so much and was pregnant with his child, so he endured it all.
"I will find a way to get you back as soon as possible." Gong Liangsubai promised after being silent for a while.
Lan Shichu did not take his words to heart. It was still inappropriate to say this now. The deposed prince was still imprisoned. It would be difficult for him to turn things around. If he was not careful, he would be doomed. Of course, Gong Liangsubai was the son of destiny and would be able to help the deposed prince ascend to the throne in the end, but that would be several years later, which was a long time away.
"I'm going back to the capital tomorrow. Is there anything else you need me to do?" Gong Liang Sibai saw that she looked indifferent, so he couldn't help asking. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and said, "Do you have anything to say to your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
When Lan Shichu heard this, he looked at him in surprise: "Do you still want to look for them after you return to Beijing? Aren't you afraid that they will betray you?"
Seeing his puzzled expression, Lan Shichu curled his lips and said, "After Gong Liang's family was sentenced to exile, they severed ties with me and told me not to bring trouble to their palace. Oh, by the way, on the day I was escorted out of the capital, their family sent a servant with ten taels of silver to me, saying it was the severance pay."
Gong Liang Sibai was dumbfounded after hearing this: "Are they so heartless?" As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that this would hurt Lan Shichu's feelings, but when he looked at Lan Shichu, he found that there was no sadness on her face, but instead a look of sarcasm.
"If you weren't ruthless, you wouldn't have let me marry you." Lan Shichu sneered, "You wanted me to marry into your family to take advantage of you, but their plan didn't work. As expected, man proposes, God disposes."
Gong Liang touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed. He racked his brains to think of something to comfort Lan Shichu: "Don't be sad. It's better not to have such a heartless family."
After Gong Liang Sibai finished talking about flowers with Lan Shichu, he went to say goodbye to his parents.
When Lan Shichu woke up the next day, Gong Liangsubai had already left. Liu was afraid that she would be in a bad mood, so she carefully comforted her, saying that Gong Liangsubai would have to hide his identity when he returned to Beijing and would not look for other women, so she could rest assured.
Lan Shichu just thought it was funny. Why was she worried? She was too worried because she had given Gong Liang Sibai a sterilization drug last night to ensure that he would only have the only child in her belly in his life. Even if he returned to the capital and rekindled his love with his sweetheart, no matter how many times he "couldn't help" eating the forbidden fruit, he would not be able to have a child.
If Gongliang Subai was destined to rise rapidly in the future, she would never let any woman's child compete with her child for the political capital earned by Gongliang Subai, even the heroine's child.
Lan Shichu is not like the original owner who died early to make way for the heroine. She and her child are fine. Let's see if Gong Liang Sibai has the nerve to go back to find his sweetheart.
Of course, if he really went to look for her, he would give Lan Shichu some "stomach-nourishing" medicine when he returned, making him unable to lift his leg for the rest of his life. He just didn't know whether his sweetheart was willing to remain a widower.
Lan Shichu didn't care about the man who already had someone she loved, but even if she didn't care, she wouldn't make room for him and let them get married. She would just be a vicious cannon fodder and stand between them. After all, after Gong Liang's family was rehabilitated, she was the second young master's wife, with money, free time, and children. Why should she give up her position to help others? She would just occupy the position, and she wouldn't be the one who suffered anyway.
Lan Shichu, who had already planned his future, ignored Liu's words and didn't care at all.
Just one month after Gong Liangsubai left, Lan Shichu successfully gave birth to a boy. Although the boy was a little thin, he was very healthy. His cry was so loud that it almost blew off the newly built roof of the house.
"Oh, this kid cries so loudly and vigorously!" Mrs. Liu said happily while holding the newborn baby.
The eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Wen, also happily agreed, "Yes, this child is really healthy. Look how strong his hands and feet are! He will definitely be a good candidate for martial arts training like my second brother in the future."
The midwife who was hired in the house was cleaning Lan Shichu's body. When she heard what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said, she smiled and said to Lan Shichu, "You have taken good care of this child. I didn't expect that you followed us for such a long way, and the conditions were so difficult, but you still conceived him so well. You and the child are blessed. God bless you..."
The midwife had also been exiled decades ago, so she naturally knew how much suffering one had to endure during exile. Lan Shichu was able to keep the fetus under such circumstances and give birth to the child safely. Of course, the midwife was amazed.
"Thank you for your good words. It's just that this child was born at the wrong time, and his family can't give him a good life." Lan Shichu said weakly. Giving birth is really a very energy-consuming job. Even though she has internal strength and secretly drank several bottles of nutrient solution, she still feels weak.
(End of this chapter)
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