Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Lu Bingyan, I'm in pain
——Took a bullet for her.
——By then, will you really send your sister-in-law away, or will you let her be a concubine for the time being?
The few calm words that came out of Wen Xu's mouth were like rolling thunder, booming above Zhe Rou's head.
What is he talking about?
Lu Chen was injured because of another woman.
As long as the Xu family survives, he will have countless entanglements with other women.
Zhe Rou slowly reacted, feeling a sharp pain in her heart and the blood in her chest splattering everywhere.
It turned out that no matter how she deceived herself, she still couldn't bear it in the end.
The past few days were just a dream. When I woke up, I had to face such an embarrassing fact.
If Lu Chen continued to have an affair with another woman, what could she say? She didn't even have the right words to object.
Just because he had a family feud to avenge, his close followers thought it was nothing serious.
It seems that no matter where he talks about it, he always has a righteous purpose. If others know about it, they will probably praise him for his righteousness and filial piety.
What about her? Has anyone ever thought about what she would do?
She gritted her teeth and swallowed the blood, enduring it with great difficulty, forcing herself to be magnanimous and comforting herself that her husband had not changed his heart, he just had his own difficulties. Once the enemy was overthrown, they could still live their previous life as a couple.
Is that so?
But why?
She is also a living person who can be jealous, resentful, and sad.
Everything has its first and second.
Now that Lu Chen can ignore her feelings and flirt with Xu Jia Shiliu Niang, will he abandon her again for something else in the future?
The scary thing was that she suddenly thought that if he really did this one day, she seemed to have no choice but to endure it desperately.
She was just an orphan, without noble status or wealthy family background. Even if she was bullied, she had no parents to support her.
In this huge Shangjing City, she has nothing except Lu Chen.
She couldn't bear to leave him, and couldn't bear to leave the affection they had shared in their youth.
But Lu Chen just couldn't bear to let her go.
Zhe Rou stood at the bottom of the stairs for a moment, then turned around and walked out blankly, seemingly not knowing where to go. She was only held on by one thought: she wanted to leave here and didn't want to stay any longer.
Passing through the long and dark corridor, the bright sunlight suddenly shines down, so dazzling that it stings the eyes.
Her mind was in a daze, with many thoughts tangled together. Zhe Rou couldn't remember how she walked out of the government office or how she got on the carriage. She closed her eyes and leaned against the wall of the carriage. She was so tired that she had no strength left.
Xiaochan was frightened by her pale face and tightly grasped her hand, her face full of panic: "Madam, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Don't be afraid, Madam, I'll go call my husband over right away!"
As he said this, he was about to get up and get off the car.
Zhe Rou instinctively reached out and tugged at her sleeve, shook her head, and said softly, "I'm fine, just a little tired from all the hard work. Let's go back first."
But seeing her distraught appearance, Xiaochan couldn't feel at ease. She looked at Zherou's face nervously and kept asking, "Madam, are you really okay? Don't scare me!"
Zhe Rou nodded, gritted her teeth and pinched her palms, forcing herself to find a bit of clarity in the heartache and confusion, so as to cheer herself up and make plans for the future.
She could never tolerate Lu Chen acting like this.
She wasn't going to endure it any longer.
Many people in this world can only share adversity but not wealth, especially couples.
It was fate that she could have such a friend in need, and she didn't need to ask for anything else.
People's hearts are fickle. Instead of waiting until you are tired of each other, it is better to leave as soon as possible.
Her medicine shop was successful in Shangjing, and it could be successful elsewhere. Even if she left Lu Chen, she could support herself and live a stable life.
These are not difficult things.
But...what should I do with the child?
Thinking of this, Zhe Rou felt a sudden pain in her heart. She raised her hand and covered her lower abdomen. She could no longer suppress the bitterness in her eyes, and tears silently slid down.
In this world, there are no blood relatives who truly care about her. There is only the child in her belly, which is the bond connected to her by blood, and she is reluctant to let it go.
Such a precious child, the one she had been waiting for for many years.
Her only blood relative.
Let her stay, she can raise it by herself.
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Zhe Rou suddenly felt extremely fortunate that she had not yet told Lu Chen that she was pregnant.
If she wanted to leave, she must not disturb Lu Chen, and she must not let him know about the child's affairs. Otherwise, with Lu Chen's paranoid and tough temper, it would only bring countless entanglements and troubles.
Once you make up your mind, everything will be easy.
After returning to the house, Zhe Rou rested for a while, then stood up and told Xiao Chan to go to the kitchen to get some food.
Even though her stomach was cramping and she couldn't eat anything, she still had to eat something so that she would have the strength to clean up.
Although she had not yet decided where to go and had no excuse to leave the city, she could not leave for the time being, but she had to have an idea of what to take with her and how much valuables she had.
Xiaochan went to the kitchen and asked the aunt at the stove for a bowl of clear soup noodles. It happened that Chunhe had just finished decocting the medicine to stabilize the pregnancy and was sifting it through a cloth and pouring it carefully into the porcelain bowl.
Xiaochan thanked her, took out the food box, put the noodles and medicine bowl in it, and took it back to the east courtyard.
Zhe Rou reluctantly ate half a bowl of clear soup noodles. When she put down her bowl and chopsticks, she caught a glimpse of the abortion-maintaining medicine soup in the food box. She felt her stomach cramp and it seemed as if she couldn't drink even half a drop.
But then he thought about leaving for Beijing in a few days and would have to travel a lot, so the fetus needed to be stable. So he gritted his teeth and forced himself to drink half a bowl.
After dinner, Zhe Rou regained some strength and began to sort out the debris.
She didn't bring much from Taozhou, and even less she needed to take away. She could ignore everything else for now, but she had to count out the light and valuable items like jewelry first.
Xiaochan was watching from the side, confused at first, and gradually she became frightened. She didn't know what had happened. She didn't know why her wife became like this after coming out when she went to celebrate her husband's birthday, and even started counting the valuables?
She looked at Zhe Rou in panic, almost crying: "Madam... Madam, what are you going to do?"
Xiaochan is simple and straightforward. If she knew something, she would not be able to hide the clues in front of Lu Chen.
Zhe Rou pursed her lips and didn't tell the truth, "It's nothing, I just had a little quarrel with Lu Chen. I want to stay in the medicine shop for a few days and see what to bring back."
Hearing that she was only staying at the medicine shop for a few days, Xiaochan breathed a sigh of relief. "The medicine shop is always being cleaned up. If you want to go there, I can just go and fumigate it twice in advance."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but feel angry for Zhe Rou again, "But what's wrong with my husband? Doesn't he know that my wife is still pregnant? How could he make my wife angry! He was clearly not like this before!"
Yes, he wasn't like this before.
But the days in Taozhou can never be returned, no matter what.
Zhe Rou felt a pang of bitterness in her heart and forced a smile, "Let's not talk about him anymore."
Xiaochan bit her lip and said nothing more, silently helping her put away the miscellaneous items.
After counting the hairpins, rings and jewelry, Zhe Rou breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to reach out for the account book, she suddenly felt a cramp in her abdomen, as if an invisible hand was gripping and twisting her. She was caught off guard and groaned in pain. She bent down in an instant, curled up, and trembled slightly.
When Xiaochan heard the sound, her heart skipped a beat. She turned around quickly to see Zhe Rou slumped over on the couch, her body trembling constantly, her face pale, and her temples covered in cold sweat.
"My wife!"
Xiaochan helped her up in panic, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
Zhe Rou covered her lower abdomen, her teeth chattering in pain, and she was speechless for a while.
She is a doctor and is very familiar with the symptoms. If nothing unexpected happens, there must be something wrong with the medicine. It is possible that something that is not conducive to pregnancy has been mixed in.
Zhe Rou took two deep breaths and asked Xiao Chan to get the remaining half bowl of pregnancy-maintaining medicine.
Hearing the sound, Xiaochan hurriedly got up and brought the bowl of medicine over.
Zhe Rou endured the pain and lowered her head to smell the medicinal soup. Faintly, she seemed to smell a hint of strychnine and musk, but it was so faint that she couldn't distinguish it clearly.
But I can't care about so many things at the moment. Before I see the blood, I'll take some pills to stabilize the pregnancy. They can dilute the effects of the medicine, and the child can still be saved.
After taking the medicine, Zhe Rou felt a little more at ease. With her last remaining strength, she told Xiao Chan, "Don't make a sound...Tell Pingchuan to send someone to watch over Chun He and keep the medicine residue safe."
Xiaochan quickly agreed, helped Zherou lie down on the couch, shook out the brocade quilt and covered her with it, then hurried to the front yard to find Pingchuan, told him her wife's instructions, and asked him to go and find her husband as soon as possible.
Hearing that his wife was in trouble, Pingchuan's heart skipped a beat. Not daring to delay at all, he immediately pulled a horse out of the stable, jumped on it, and galloped straight to the Imperial Guards' Office.
Unexpectedly, he hurried back not long after, found Xiaochan in the corridor, and said anxiously: "My husband is not on duty! I asked someone to find Nanheng. I asked the doctor to come over first and ask him to take a look at my wife!"
Zhe Rou was lying on the couch, her mind was drowsy. She heard Pingchuan's words in a trance. She was stunned for a moment, and then she felt ridiculous. She had clearly decided to leave, so what was she still expecting?
At this moment, he was probably accompanying someone on a boat trip...
It was better that he didn't know, she might still be able to save the child.
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Lu Chen explored Wang Zhonggan's canal boat and was about to talk to the boatman again when he suddenly felt a panic for no reason.
It was exactly like the situation at Xiangguo Temple that day.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Lu Chen felt a chill running down his spine. He felt that he could not stay there for a moment. He made an excuse that he remembered an important matter on duty, left Xu Yourong behind, and hurriedly got off the boat.
As soon as he walked out of the ferry, he saw Nan Heng coming towards him, pulling the reins of his horse, with a panicked look on his face: "My dear, something happened at home!"
Lu Chen's heart suddenly sank. Without saying anything, he jumped on his horse and shouted, "We'll talk on the way!"
Nan Heng followed closely behind, not bothering to prepare for the incident, and quickly reported, "My wife is pregnant. Someone added something to the medicine she was using, and she almost had a miscarriage!"
The news came unexpectedly, and Lu Chen's head buzzed.
He gritted his teeth and asked, "When did it happen?"
"About half an hour ago."
"Can you please call the imperial physician?"
"Yes, as soon as I received the letter, I sent someone to fetch the imperial physician with your name card!"
Lu Chen nodded, kicked his horse's belly, and galloped down the street.
In a blink of an eye, they galloped to the gate of Lu Mansion, jumped off the horse, and threw the whip to Pingchuan who was waiting at the door.
Pingchuan held the horse whip and trotted after him, picking up the most important thing and saying, "Don't worry, my dear. I have already used the medicine, and the little boy in your belly is fine."
Lu Chen gritted his teeth and ignored him. Without stopping for a moment, he ran to the east courtyard and rushed straight into the main room.
Xiaochan was standing by the bed, and she quickly stood up and called out to her husband.
Hearing the sound, Zhe Rou's eyebrows moved, and she slowly opened her eyes, looked at Lu Chen, and whispered, "You're back?"
The tone is the same as usual.
Lu Chen opened his mouth but found himself speechless. He could only nod and stroked her lower abdomen with a trembling hand. His Adam's apple rolled a few times before he said with difficulty, "Miss, does it still hurt?"
His palm was broad and warm, and when it covered that place, the warmth penetrated through the fabric, making the skin feel smooth and ironed.
Zhe Rou's eyes misted up for a moment, and she bit her lips tightly, trying to suppress the sobbing sound in her throat.
She was not as strong as she thought. Seeing his face, she couldn't help feeling wronged and wanted to cry.
She wanted to say, It hurts, Lu Bingyan, it hurts.
The pain was so severe that she could hardly breathe.
But she said nothing, just looked at Lu Chen quietly through the hazy mist, tears flowing silently.
Lu Chen's heart ached for a moment. He reached out and wiped the tears from her cheek. He said in a hoarse voice, "Don't be afraid, Meimei... The imperial physician came to check her pulse. She's fine, huh?"
Zhe Rou's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she hummed softly. After a while, she said softly, "I'm a little hungry. Go to the kitchen and ask someone to prepare a bowl of donkey-hide gelatin and egg custard."
Looking at her haggard look, Lu Chen felt a pang of pain in his heart. He nodded, stood up and was about to call someone.
"Wait a moment," Zhe Rou called him and said calmly, "Under the dressing cabinet, in the small compartment on the third layer from the left, there's the medicine I prepared. The bottle with the red paper is for replenishing qi and blood. Can you get it for me?"
Knowing that she was well versed in medicine, and hearing that there was a medicine to replenish blood and qi, Lu Chen paused, immediately turned around and went to the cabinet to find it, showing it to her: "Miss, is this it?"
Zhe Rou glanced at the sticker on the bottle, her face pale as she smiled at Lu Chen. She watched him get up and leave, then quietly took the porcelain bottle into her palm and clenched it tightly.
These were the finished medicines she had just made yesterday. They had already been packaged, but had not yet been delivered to the pharmacy.
However, this is not a good medicine for replenishing blood and qi.
On the contrary, the medicine contains safflower, musk, peach kernel and motherwort, which are used to promote menstruation and blood circulation, and are most effective.
Since Lu Chen already knew about it, he couldn't keep this child no matter what.
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