Chapter 151 He's pregnant, and you're saying the child...
Cheng Jincheng leaned against the pillar for a moment to catch his breath, then skillfully took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe his mouth. After cleaning himself up, he stood up and faced Fu Yun and Lu Zhisheng.
His face was somewhat pale, his eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and he looked at the fish on the table with a rather conflicted expression.
Fu Jun was completely bewildered and puzzled: "What are you staring at this plate of fish for? Come and eat! Isn't this your favorite steamed carp?"
Lu Zhisheng glanced at Cheng Jincheng's lower abdomen, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes. He took the initiative to speak: "Why don't we remove this fish dish first? Brother Cheng probably feels uncomfortable from the smell."
Fu Yun glanced at Lu Zhisheng, feeling somewhat puzzled, but Lu Zhisheng gently shook his head at him, indicating that he didn't quite know.
Although Fu Yun found it strange, he didn't ask too many questions. He turned to Xiao Jingzi and instructed, "Remove the fish."
"Here you are." Xiao Jingzi picked up the fish and handed it to the other servants, telling them to take it back to the kitchen.
Seeing that the fish had been taken away, Cheng Jincheng finally stepped into the house.
Fu Yun scrutinized Cheng Jincheng for a moment, noticing his pale face, and couldn't help but ask again, "What happened to you? Were you injured in Qingzhou? Or is there something wrong with your stomach?"
Cheng Jincheng's expression turned somewhat strange, but he pretended to be nonchalant: "No, it's just that I can't stand the smell of fish these days."
Fu Yun was even more puzzled: "If it's neither an injury nor an upset stomach, then why would I vomit for no reason after smelling even a little bit of something?"
Cheng Jincheng offered no explanation, simply waving his hand to indicate that it was nothing to worry about: "Don't worry about it, it'll be fine in a few days."
Fu Yun said seriously, "How can we not care? Vomiting and diarrhea are no joke."
He glanced at Lu Zhisheng and suggested, "Let Lu Zhisheng take a look for you! Let him see where the problem lies."
Without even thinking, Cheng Jincheng refused outright: "No need."
Fu Yun was genuinely angry now, her tone becoming stern: "Cheng Jincheng, what's wrong with you? Do you even consider me a friend? Why did you hide your illness from me? Being sick isn't anything shameful. If you need to see a doctor, see a doctor; if you need to take care of yourself, take care of yourself. Why are you stubbornly insisting on doing it? Are you trying to show off how capable you are?"
He raised his fist, his face threatening: "If you don't take your body seriously, believe me, I'll beat you up."
Cheng Jincheng covered his face with one hand and said in a muffled voice, "I'm really fine, can you please stop asking?"
After saying that, he lowered his head, picked up his chopsticks, and started rummaging through the rice in his bowl, but didn't eat a single bite.
Fu Yun stared intently at Cheng Jincheng, feeling that he was definitely hiding something, and her worries only intensified.
"you……"
Lu Zhisheng's gaze fell on Cheng Jincheng's slightly reddened ears, and she sighed inwardly. She gently smoothed things over, saying, "Let's eat first! The food is getting cold."
Fu Yun took a deep breath and stopped pursuing the matter, saying only, "If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I'm not forcing you. I just want to remind you that your body is your own, so you must take good care of it. After you finish eating, go see Lu Zhisheng and ask him to prescribe some medicine for you."
Cheng Jincheng paused in his work, then nodded, his voice slightly hoarse: "Understood."
Fu Yun sighed inwardly. In just a few months, Cheng Jincheng had already revealed a secret he was unwilling to share.
After the three finished their meal, as soon as the plates and bowls on the table were cleared away, Kyoko began serving tea and dessert.
After finishing his work, he and the other servants left the room, leaving Fu Yun and his friends some private space.
Cheng Jincheng recounted his experiences and observations in Qingzhou, which were full of ups and downs and quite captivating. Fu Yun and Lu Zhisheng listened with great interest.
He mentioned General Qian the most, praising her for her bravery and skill in battle, how she annihilated the enemy, how she resettled the disaster victims and saved them from dire straits, and how she pulled him back from the brink of death. In short, he showered her with praise and admiration.
Hearing Lu Zhisheng and Fu Yun frequently exchanging glances, they both understood one thing from each other's eyes: Cheng Jincheng had fallen in love.
Fu Yun joked, "You don't need to keep emphasizing it. We all know that General Qian is outstanding and a heroine worthy of everyone's respect."
Cheng Jincheng was slightly taken aback, then his neck and cheeks instantly turned bright red, and he stammered, "I...I didn't...exaggerate..."
Fu Yun teased, "I understand, you're just being genuine."
He patted Cheng Jincheng on the shoulder: "If you like her, go for it. What's there to be ashamed of, you're a grown man?"
Perhaps it was the word "embarrassment" that spurred Cheng Jincheng on, and he loudly declared, "There's no need to chase after us anymore, we're already together."
"What?" Now it was Fu Yun's turn to be shocked: "You two are together? When did this happen?"
Seeing that the success surprised Fu Yun, Cheng Jincheng grinned and said, "We met often in the training camp and got to know each other for a while. I found that she was different from the tough person she seemed to be. She was honest and responsible, and had a great personality. She was not only calm and considerate, but also very easy to talk to. At that time, I thought she was a good person and deserved everyone's respect and love."
"Later, when we went to Qingzhou, she did everything herself, taking care of every detail. She respected everyone around her and never used her position as commander to throw tantrums or kill innocent people indiscriminately. Then, during an enemy attack, she took an arrow for me in a moment of crisis. Several times after that, she pulled me back from the brink of death. I know that in their eyes, I should be dispensable, but she was willing to risk her life for me. How could I remain unmoved? I have never met a woman who treats me so well in my life. Falling in love with her was just a natural thing."
When Cheng Jincheng spoke of General Qian, his eyes seemed to sparkle with brilliant stars, revealing a deep affection for him.
Upon hearing Cheng Jincheng's words, Fu Yun instantly understood his thoughts.
In this country where women are respected, Cheng Jincheng suffered so much contempt and oppression before he recognized him. He was always at the bottom and most vulnerable, unable to receive fair treatment or the respect he deserved.
Qian Qingling was the only one who treated him as an equal and the only one who risked her life to save him. Given that they weren't exactly sworn brothers, she went to such lengths for him. If he wasn't moved, he would truly be a cold-blooded animal.
Thinking of this, Fu Yun sincerely congratulated him: "Congratulations, Lao Cheng, you have finally found your home."
Lu Zhisheng also said, "Congratulations, Brother Cheng, on finding a good match. General Qian is the dream wife of many eligible men in Lingzhou City. If they knew that she already had a husband, they would probably be green with envy."
Cheng Jincheng snorted and, no longer hiding anything, said rather proudly, "They have no chance to be envious. We already have a child and will get married soon. A-Ling said when she was in Qingzhou that she would ask His Majesty to grant her a marriage when she returned to Lingzhou."
"Wait a minute~" Fu Yun immediately grasped the key point: "What do you mean by saying you already have a child?"
Cheng Jincheng's expression suddenly changed, and he realized what he had said in his excitement.
Lu Zhisheng chuckled softly and slowly said, "It means exactly what it says."
Fu Yun's eyes widened as she questioned, "You two have only been in Qingzhou for four months, where did this child come from? Did it spring out of a rock?"
Cheng Jincheng glanced at Fu Yun and said irritably, "You're the one who popped out of a rock."
Fu Jun frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, as if he had thought of something: "Could it be that you adopted it in Qingzhou?"
The more he talked, the more reasonable this seemed to him, and he asked again, "Where's the child? How old is he? Why didn't you bring him here so I could see him? Maybe I could even adopt a godson!"
Cheng Jincheng rolled his eyes, speechless. "You're dreaming. Why would I adopt a child for no reason?"
Fu Yun glared at Cheng Jincheng, and retorted with some annoyance, "Then you should explain clearly where the child came from? Where is he now? He can't just appear out of thin air, can he?"
Lu Zhisheng couldn't stand it anymore and explained softly, "It's still inside your belly, so of course you can't see it."
"You could have just said so earlier if it was in my belly, why keep me in suspense for so long..." Fu Yun stopped mid-sentence, belatedly realizing something was wrong.
Lu Zhisheng couldn't help but chuckle: "You didn't seem to give him a chance to explain."
These words were like a wake-up call. Fu Yun's pupils trembled as she instantly realized what was happening. She immediately recalled Cheng Jincheng's vomiting when he saw the fish not long ago, and his strange behavior of refusing to admit whether there was something wrong with his body.
He couldn't help but shiver. His gaze slowly moved from Cheng Jincheng's chest to his lower abdomen, staring intently at it, before he managed to ask with difficulty, "You mean... he's pregnant?"
Lu Zhisheng nodded: "Judging from his symptoms, it's probably morning sickness."
Fu Yun was incredulous. She gripped her sleeve tightly and shouted, "But he's a man! How can a man really get pregnant?"
Lu Zhisheng was baffled: "What's wrong with men? Isn't it normal for men to get pregnant and give birth?"
Fu Jun was speechless; his worldview had been shattered.
Perhaps it's normal for men here to get pregnant and give birth, but he and Cheng Jincheng aren't from this world, so they don't have the ability to get pregnant and give birth. How could they possibly get pregnant?
What's the underlying principle? How can a fetus develop in a place where there's no place to nurture one? This doesn't make physiological sense!
It took him a long time to process this before he looked up at Cheng Jincheng: "How did you get pregnant? Are you really brave enough to have the baby?"
Cheng Jincheng patted Fu Yun on the shoulder, skipping the first question and only answering the second: "Since you're pregnant, of course you should give birth. A-Ling works so hard, it's not a bad thing for me to bear the pain of childbirth for her. Anyway, I'm thick-skinned and not afraid of pain."
Fu Yun cried out in despair, "This isn't about whether or not you can have a child, it's about whether you can even give birth to one!"
"Although I don't know the principles behind men getting pregnant and giving birth here, you and I are ultimately different. Aren't you afraid that as the fetus grows, without the protection of the uterus, unpredictable dangers might occur?"
Seeing that Fu Yun and Cheng Jincheng were arguing about the pregnancy, Lu Zhisheng seized the opportunity to say, "Although I don't quite understand what you mean by 'uterus,' I guess you mean the womb. You don't need to worry about it. Clinics and pharmacies have medicines specifically for forming the womb, which are enough to protect the baby until birth."
Fu Jun was stunned. He finally understood what Zhi Lan meant when she asked the doctor to prescribe medicine for him and told him to take good care of his health.
There's more to this than meets the eye; it means his body may very well have the ability to reproduce.
The problem is, even if a man can create a uterus with drugs, how does he get pregnant? How exactly is pregnancy achieved?
This unsolved mystery will probably have to wait until Lu Zhisheng is not present, and then ask Cheng Jincheng in private.
The next moment, Lu Zhisheng took Cheng Jincheng's pulse and said that although Cheng Jincheng's baby was less than two months old, everything was fine and the baby was healthy.
After learning that Cheng Jincheng was indeed pregnant, Fu Yun was completely stunned.
While Lu Zhisheng and Cheng Jincheng left the dining table to attend to their own business, Fu Yun was still in a daze.
It took Fu Yun five whole days to go from disbelief to gradual acceptance. During those five days, he stayed at the Su residence without leaving the house, forcing himself to process this astonishing fact.
The day after he had completely calmed down, the Empress and Ye Lan appeared at the Su residence, bringing two pieces of extremely good news.
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