Chapter 48 Pregnancy
Jiang Shiyao clutched her stomach. The impact felt like a giant hand reaching into her belly, grabbing her internal organs, and giving them a hard squeeze!
When Zhou Wanqing came in, she saw that her face was deathly pale. "Are you alright...?"
Jiang Shiyao leaned against the carriage wall for a while before she regained some of her energy.
"fine……"
"How could it be nothing? My wife, you've had stomach aches for days!"
Zhou Wanqing: "There's a clinic right next door, let's go take a look."
Shuangjiang immediately helped Jiang Shiyao out of the car.
Liu Minghan then noticed Jiang Shiyao was still in the car. "Are you alright?"
Zhou Wanqing glanced at the tall and elegant Liu Minghan, her eyes flickered, and then her expression hardened.
"Look, everything seems fine."
"Shuangjiang, why haven't you taken Madam Jiang to the clinic yet? I want to ask this gentleman what he did by riding a horse recklessly and injuring someone in the street!"
As Shuangjiang helped Jiang Shiyao into the clinic, a horse suddenly neighed outside.
Immediately following was Zhou Wanqing's scream.
The two of them turned around at the same time.
Zhou Wanqing fell to the ground, and Liu Minghan used one hand to protect the back of her head.
The horse went mad, the carriage overturned, and the horse was almost thrown upside down.
If it weren't for the heavy carriage holding him back, the horse would probably have already charged into the crowd!
Jiang Shiyao patted Shuangjiang's hand, "Go and see. If anything happens to the Third Miss, neither of us will be able to escape responsibility."
Shuangjiang was a little worried about her, "My wife, you..."
Jiang Shiyao is much better now and doesn't hurt as much. "The doctor is here, so even if something happens, I won't die."
Upon hearing her words, Shuangjiang stomped her feet three times, "Pah! What nonsense are you talking about, my lady?"
Jiang Shiyao found it amusing and gave her a gentle push, "Alright, alright, aren't you going to go take a look?"
After Shuangjiang left, she sat down opposite the doctor.
The doctor felt her pulse, then shook his head.
"Madam, this is not good."
Jiang Shiyao did not experience any physical discomfort in her previous life.
The only variable in this life was being hit by the chubby Xiao Lin.
"Doctor, I was just hit by a child."
"The lady shows signs of miscarriage and needs to stay in bed to rest and take good care of the pregnancy."
"A miscarriage, a miscarriage?!" Jiang Shiyao almost cried out in surprise!
Jiang Shiyao stared at the doctor's opening and closing mouth, barely able to hear what he was saying.
After a long while, she reached out her hand again.
"Doctor, are you sure you haven't made a mistake...?"
The doctor's beard twitched, and his eyebrows furrowed. "I've practiced medicine here my whole life! When have I ever misdiagnosed a pregnancy?"
“How is this possible…” Jiang Shiyao murmured.
This child was conceived a year after Song Jiyun entered the household.
This is the first time in all his years of medical practice that he has encountered someone who questions his medical skills like this.
"If you don't believe me, Madam, you don't need to come through this door!"
Jiang Shiyao recalled that time...
Her heart was pounding like a drum. Since her rebirth, the thing she had been thinking about most was making money and leaving.
Thinking back now, it seems she only had her period once.
She realized what was happening, "Doctor, but I drank contraceptive soup..."
The doctor glanced at her, and although he was unhappy, he still explained, "The contraceptive soup is not the same as the infertility-preventing soup. Who said that drinking it will definitely prevent pregnancy?"
"But the herbal medicine is very cold in nature. Whether this child can stay depends on his fate."
The doctor stopped looking at her, picked up his pen and wrote down a prescription: "Fortunately, the lady is in good health, otherwise this child would not have survived."
"This prescription involves simmering three bowls of water down to one bowl, and taking one dose each morning and evening."
Jiang Shiyao carefully touched her abdomen. It turned out that the baby had been crying for help all these days because of her pain.
In her previous life, she couldn't protect this child.
In this life, the child disregarded past grievances and came back to find her.
"Doctor, is there any better medicine? I'll pay any price."
The doctor glanced at her, then took out a small medicine bottle from the drawer. "This might work, but it will cost some money."
"I'll buy it!" Jiang Shiyao quickly picked up the medicine bottle.
The doctor stroked his beard and smiled. "One hundred taels."
“Alright!” Jiang Shiyao decisively pulled out a hundred-tael silver note from her purse.
"Then this pregnancy-preserving medicine..."
She hesitated for a moment, knowing she couldn't stay in the manor any longer; she couldn't keep it a secret any longer.
The doctor waved his hand, "With this medicine, there's no need to brew the prescription."
Jiang Shiyao breathed a sigh of relief.
Holding the porcelain bottle, her senses finally returned to normal, and she was instantly overwhelmed with immense joy.
Her child really came back to find her!
While her pregnancy isn't showing yet, she can still leave this place with her two children!
In this life, they all must survive!
When Zhou Wanqing was helped in by Shuangjiang with teary eyes, she looked up and saw Jiang Shiyao's smiling face.
"I almost got trampled to death by a crazy horse, and you're still laughing so happily!"
Jiang Shiyao touched her cheek. "Really? No."
"You have it!" Zhou Wanqing's hands were still trembling.
She glanced outside again, "If it weren't for Lord Liu saving me, I'd probably be in the underworld by now..."
"Has the mad horse been subdued?"
Jiang Shiyao dared not go out to see the commotion now. Her child had finally come back to find her, and she couldn't afford to lose him again!
Shuangjiang replied, "The young master has arrived, and Wei Xun has killed that mad horse."
Zhou Congxian has arrived.
Jiang Shiyao's previously beating heart instantly calmed down.
No one can know about this.
The doctor is the only one who knows the truth; we can't stay here any longer.
She quietly tucked the porcelain bottle in her hand into her sleeve pocket.
Jiang Shiyao stepped forward and helped Zhou Wanqing up. "Let's go."
"Where to?" Zhou Wanqing's voice was still trembling, and her legs were a little weak.
"You were just asking me about Lord Liu. Now that he's saved you, aren't you going to thank him?"
Zhou Wanqing had just sat down when she was helped out of the shop again.
Zhou Congxian was talking to Liu Minghan.
"This horse went crazy because it was drugged."
Liu Minghan's expression darkened slightly. Last night, his residence was attacked, and today his horse was also drugged.
"The young master is the commander of the capital's yamen (official residence), and we hope that Your Excellency will handle this matter impartially."
Apart from Song Yitang, who would dare to lay a hand on Grand Secretary Li?
The Zhou family will soon be related to the Song family by marriage. The two families are in the same boat and will naturally protect each other.
Zhou Congxian: "That's natural."
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness." Liu Minghan clasped his hands in a fist salute and prepared to walk to his mentor's home.
Zhou Wanqing quickly called out, "Lord Liu, please wait!"
When Liu Minghan looked over, she was unable to speak, as if she had been given a mute drug.
Seeing that she remained silent, Liu Minghan said, "It was my fault for frightening Miss Zhou today. I will prepare a generous gift to apologize another day."
Zhou Wanqing only realized this at this moment, "No need! The horse was drugged, and Lord Liu is also a victim."
"My older brother will find out!"
Liu Minghan's gaze swept over Zhou Congxian beside him, and then the smile on his lips was ambiguous.
"Yes, I also believe that Prince Zhou will find out."
"I still need to visit my mentor, so I'll take my leave."
His gaze lingered briefly on Jiang Shiyao.
After the people had walked away, Zhou Congxian looked at the two of them.
Where are you going?
Zhou Wanqing then pointed to Jiang Shiyao beside her, "I'll accompany her to the post station."
"A post station?"
He thought of the letter Jiang Shiyao wrote yesterday.
"Give it to me, and I'll have Wan Quan deliver it to you."
Jiang Shiyao touched the letter tucked at her waist. "I think I should go myself..."
She didn't actually intend to send the letter.
Seeing her obvious refusal, Zhou Congxian narrowed his eyes and snatched the letter from her hand.
Without any hesitation, I opened her letter right in front of her.
"Hey!" Jiang Shiyao watched helplessly as her letter was opened.
Zhou Congxian glanced at it and immediately became dissatisfied. "I, the young master, told you to tell the truth, and you really only mentioned six words at the end?!"
She got married and had children.
Zhou Congxian was not mentioned at all.
Jiang Shiyao blinked. "I was just writing it down as Your Highness instructed."
Zhou Congxian's lips trembled slightly before he put the letter into his pocket.
"You should go back. The post station is too far. I'll have Wei Xun deliver it to you later."
"Wan Quan, escort them back to their residence."
"yes."
Once the carriage was out of sight, Zhou Congxian mounted his horse.
"Wei Xun, have someone prepare the horses and then send the carriage to Lord Liu's residence."
The young apprentice at the clinic only approached his master after everyone at the door had left.
"Didn't you sell that medicine to Madam Zheng at the end of the street for only ten taels last time?"
The doctor snorted, "Who told her to question my medical skills?"
He paused, then said, "She'll have to thank me in the future. If it weren't for my medicine, even if she could have given birth to this child, it would have been a sick child."
The young apprentice clicked his tongue softly. It was only because the other party came from a wealthy family that he dared to lie so blatantly.
He's not completely blind.
The medicine is genuine, no matter what.
Back at the capital's yamen, Zhou Congxian took out the letter again.
I didn't see clearly last night.
Only now did he realize that Jiang Shiyao's move actually had the style of a master, but he just couldn't remember who it was.
A flicker of doubt crossed his mind.
Her family was so poor they had to sell themselves, yet she still managed to develop such beautiful handwriting?
Then he shook his head.
Jiang's father seemed to be a schoolteacher, perhaps he learned from his father.
The characters are good, but the more I look at the content, the less satisfied I become.
He pulled out a piece of paper and began to write rapidly.
It was finished in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
Zhou Congxian's calligraphy was praised by Mr. Wen Shi when he was young at the Imperial College.
Over the years, it has become even more refined.
The characters themselves are, of course, good characters.
"My lord." A soldier stood at the doorway, clasping his hands in greeting. "Eunuch Tian has arrived."
Zhou Congxian's expression hardened. He casually pressed the paperweight down and got up to leave.
Not long after, Wei Xun returned to report.
When he didn't see the Crown Prince and was about to turn and leave, his gaze inadvertently swept over the letter on the table.
Um?
The courtesy name is that of the crown prince.
But this content...
My sister is getting married to Zhou Congxian, the heir of the Duke of Ying in the capital. Her husband is exceptionally handsome and refined...
Wei Xun raised his hand to cover his eyes and turned to leave.
This was not the prince he knew.
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