Chapter 115 "Sister-in-law, are you pregnant with my child?"
"Watch your words!" Liu Rumei immediately rebuked sternly, "If you spout nonsense again, slap yourself!"
"Please don't be angry, Madam. I will never dare to do it again."
Jinzhu immediately lowered her head and knelt down, but she pursed her lips, clearly unconvinced.
She's a widow who keeps clinging to her brother-in-law. She's not some chaste and virtuous woman. Why should she put on a pitiful and angry act for her? She's not a man.
"Get up," Liu Rumei said calmly, not wanting to argue with her.
I walked to the chair in the side room and sat down. There were still sounds coming from inside the room.
Liu Rumei looked at the magnolia tree outside the window and endured it.
At one point, she couldn't bear it any longer. She got up and walked into the inner room, where she saw Sheng Huai'an, disheveled, pressing down on Yinzhu on the bed.
Sheng Huai'an was covered in sweat, his jaw was clenched tightly, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. He looked savage and ugly.
Yinzhu covered her face with her hands, so her expression couldn't be seen, but judging from her resistant posture, she seemed to be enduring great pain...
But in this world, who isn't living with endurance?
The two of them were still using her bed!
Her bed!
Liu Rumei scoffed inwardly, feeling no sympathy, only disgust.
"Sister-in-law!" Sensing Liu Rumei's gaze, Sheng Huai'an turned around, his heart suddenly skipping a beat. He quickly got off Yinzhu. "You, how did you get in?"
Previously, when he and Yinzhu shared a room, his sister-in-law always avoided it.
"I'm tired." Liu Rumei lowered her eyes, concealing her emotions, and spoke softly, "After seeing Granny Chen off, I felt sad. I didn't expect you weren't done yet..."
Sheng Huai'an's heart immediately softened.
He picked up Yinzhu's clothes and wiped himself off, then quickly dressed himself. He walked up to Liu Rumei and asked with concern, "Is your cold still not better?"
As he spoke, he reached out to touch Liu Rumei's forehead.
Liu Rumei turned her head away from his hand and said in a low voice, "Let them go down first."
“…Okay.” Sheng Huai’an raised his hand and waved.
Yinzhu hurriedly got out of bed, dressed blankly, and walked out with her head down.
Jin Zhu seemed indignant, but under Sheng Huai'an's cold expression, she dared not say anything and left as instructed.
The room was filled with foul odors.
Sheng Huai'an opened the window in a flattering manner to let the room air out.
Walking up to Liu Rumei, he explained gently, "Sister-in-law, it's really not that I wanted to touch your maid. It's just that lately I've been begging you to take care of me, but you're always unwilling and always push me to them... I feel wronged."
Liu Rumei clenched the handkerchief in her hand and said, "Hmm. Huai'an, go and fetch a doctor for me, but tell everyone it's your concubine's illness, is that alright?"
"What?" Sheng Huai'an didn't react for a moment.
Liu Rumei said, "I might be... pregnant... If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have refused you."
"What?!" Sheng Huai'an exclaimed again, this time with surprise in his voice. He gripped Liu Rumei's hands tightly. "Sister-in-law, you're pregnant with my child?"
Liu Rumei lowered her eyes quietly and remained silent.
Before she could answer, Sheng Huai'an was already overjoyed.
He paced quickly around the room, and in the blink of an eye, he made up his mind: "You want me to tell everyone that the concubine is ill, but you want to put the child under Yu Shu's name? No, that won't do! Our child must not come out of the concubine's womb; it must be the legitimate son!"
"Let the doctor take your pulse first. If you are indeed pregnant, I will ask my mother to find me a well-bred lady as soon as possible so that I can marry her."
"Once she's in the family, I'll get her pregnant as soon as possible. Then... you and she will give birth together, and the children will be announced as twins!"
Liu Rumei's calm expression changed slightly as she looked at him seriously: "Is it really okay?"
"Of course!" Sheng Huai'an held her hand affectionately. "I would never betray you, sister-in-law, even if I betrayed anyone else in this world. You have to believe me."
"Where is Mother?" Liu Rumei asked.
Sheng Huai'an's expression stiffened for a moment, then he said, "Mother now knows she was wrong and will no longer stop us. She knows that we truly love each other and that I am her only son, so in the end she will definitely do whatever I want."
“…Okay,” Liu Rumei said softly.
That afternoon.
The doctor was then called in.
To the outside world, they claimed that Sheng Huai'an's concubine was unwell, so they sent Liu Rumei through a secret passage into Sheng Huai'an's study to pretend to be Yu Shu and examine him there.
Sheng Huai'an cautiously used the excuse that it was inappropriate for men and women to do this, and had Liu Rumei cover her face with a veil, then put on a veil hat to cover her face and figure again, and finally covered her wrist with a light veil before letting the doctor take her pulse.
The doctor assumed it was just a custom of wealthy families and didn't suspect anything.
The pulse diagnosis confirmed that she was indeed pregnant.
"The pregnancy is still very early, less than a month, and I am only 80% sure," the doctor said to Sheng Huai'an. "If you want to confirm, it would be safest to have your pulse checked again in half a month."
“No need,” Sheng Huai’an said, “I’d like you to prescribe an abortion pill.”
The doctor was shocked: "This..."
Sheng Huai'an said sincerely, "I am not yet married. How can I have a son born out of wedlock that would make things difficult for my future wife? Please, doctor, prescribe some medicine so that I, your concubine, can abort the pregnancy."
The doctor understood and picked up his pen, saying, "Don't worry, sir, I'll prescribe a medicine for you right away."
After seeing the doctor off and closing the study door, Sheng Huai'an couldn't help but lift Liu Rumei's veil and hug her tightly.
Thinking of something, he quickly loosened his grip on her and gently stroked her lower abdomen: "Is our child really here?"
"Sister-in-law, you're going to have my baby!"
"Don't worry! As long as I'm alive, I won't let you and the children suffer. I will earn you an official title so that the children can live a worry-free life!"
"Yes, I believe you." Liu Rumei leaned softly against his chest, her gaze indifferent but her voice gentle. "From now on, my child and I will be counting on you."
...
Sheng Huai'an was overjoyed and sent Liu Rumei back to Qinghui Garden.
After returning to his study, he immediately went to Rongshou Hall to find Madam Jia.
Since confining Jia Shi to Rongshou Hall and poisoning all the servants in the courtyard to make them mute, Sheng Huai'an has rarely come here.
The last time he came, the gatekeeper said that Jia was about to die and he rushed over anxiously to check on her condition, wanting to save her life.
The entire Rongshou Hall was gloomy.
Despite it being a clear, crisp autumn day, it gave off an eerie, chilling feeling.
The courtyard was completely silent.
Sheng Huai'an hurried across the courtyard and was almost in the hall when she heard Wang Mama's delighted voice: "Madam, the Second Master has come to see you!"
Then, Jia's aged voice rang out: "Really?"
Suppressing his irritation, Sheng Huai'an quickened his pace and walked to Jia Shi, who was walking out of the inner room with a cane, and affectionately took her arm.
"Mother, how have you been feeling these past few days?"
“Alright, alright, even if there are problems, seeing you here makes everything alright,” Jia said.
Sheng Huai'an's concern made her beam with joy.
After talking for a while, Sheng Huai'an revealed his purpose: "Mother, I told you before that I asked you to help me find a few more young ladies. Is there any progress on that?"
Jia asked in surprise, "Are you in a hurry?"
"Yes, I want to get married as soon as possible!" Sheng Huai'an said. "It doesn't matter if we can't find a good match like the Xiang family. You can relax your requirements appropriately. However, it can't be too casual. She must be a woman from a good family and of good character."
He paused for a moment, then added, "If you don't have a suitable candidate here, I think... Ye Mingzhu's sister might be a good choice."
Jia asked in surprise, "What?!"
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