Chapter 5

"Don't even think about it. The announcement can only help you hide it for a while, and paper can't cover fire."

Madam Hou was quite happy, she accidentally caught Wen's biggest weakness.

Wen Qiong took a quick breath, she already guessed what Mrs. Hou was going to say.

Not to mention what will happen to everyone in the Hou Mansion, the second daughter of the Zheng family stayed in her boudoir for Yao Xuanci for four full years, and lived until the new emperor ascended the throne.

If her pregnancy is revealed, Miss Zheng Er will let her give birth to Yao Xuanci's child smoothly.

At this moment, Wen Qiong seemed to have fallen into the deep sea, the ruthless tide squeezed her chest, and a sense of suffocation hit her face.

Madam Hou's cold voice came to her ears, "What's the use of drinking so much bitter soup and medicine, women are most afraid of the crime of having children."

Wen Qiong opened his eyes in a daze.

Inadvertently, the palm was scratched by nails, and the slight pain made her clearly realize that these words were not auditory hallucinations.

Mrs. Hou was also misunderstood by the guide.

Her tensed shoulders slowly relaxed, but she was still dazed.

Why did Yao Xuanci deliberately hide it from everyone?

Seeing the woman's dazed expression after being exposed, Mrs. Hou lazily raised her forehead, "Let's open the skylight and speak honestly."

"In half a year, the announcement will be the year of birth, and Erlang's children of the same age will all run away. Although you were married in by the emperor, it is your duty to spread branches and leaves for the Hou's mansion."

Anticipating something, Wen Qiong suddenly raised her head.

The lady looked down at her from a high position, as if showing mercy, "I'll save you some face, and don't let this matter out."

"In a few days, a new batch of singing and dancing girls will come to the Hou Mansion. You choose two pleasing ones and bring them back to the courtyard."

The newcomer is always better than the old one, when the concubine is pregnant, so what if Wen is the wife of the eldest son, it's just a hen that can't even lay an egg.

It turned out that this was Madam Hou's purpose, but Wen Qiong calmed down, "My daughter-in-law understands."

After the new emperor's ascension to the throne, there is no difference between having a second daughter from the Zheng family and having more concubines. When she leaves the imperial city, the disputes in the Hou's mansion will never disturb her again.

"If there is nothing else, my daughter-in-law will leave first."

Mrs. Hou was a little surprised by Wen Qiong's obedience. Seeing her lowered head and obedient appearance, she thought that Wen's family probably had self-knowledge and had anticipated this matter long ago.

Now that she has achieved her goal, she said, "Back off, and kneel in the ancestral hall when it gets dark."

In the west of the city, the eighth lane of Qiyun Street.

In the medical hall, the doctor sitting behind the desk was propping his head up, sleeping soundly little by little.

In a daze, I heard someone knock on the table twice, and a soft and pleasant female voice sounded, "Doctor, I'm here to check the pulse."

The doctor opened his eyes excitedly when he heard the words, but he was stunned when he saw a gentle, noble and beautiful girl sitting in front of him.

His medical hall is hidden in an alley, and people from the surrounding areas usually come to see him, and few wealthy people come here.

Especially the girl's temperament and attire, she should be from a wealthy family, how could she come to his small medical hall.

In doubt, a piece of thin porcelain white wrist was already resting on the pulse pillow.

There was a slight smile in the woman's beautiful light-colored pupils, "I was more than a month pregnant, but after suffering from cold and lying in bed for a year, I got pregnant after recuperating."

"Please ask the doctor to make a careful diagnosis and prescribe some suitable medicine for raising the fetus."

The middle-aged doctor hurriedly reached out, "Hey, okay."

After a long while, he mused, "Girl's foundation is poor. Even if she takes good care of herself, it's still a little dangerous to wait until the first month of the month."

This is a pampered lady, if something goes wrong, it will be serious, he said cautiously, "Miss, wait a moment."

The doctor dipped his ink in his hands and wrote down a prescription. After writing it, he re-checked it for confirmation. Then he got up and took the medicine scale to carefully measure it. He also marked on the paper how to boil the soup and medicine, and wrapped it together with the medicinal materials.

"Girl, after drinking these, come back for a follow-up visit."

The water bag containing the decoction was placed on the table, along with the medicine residue that Nanny Song had found back, "Please trouble the doctor to find out what kind of medicine this is."

After about a quarter of an hour, the middle-aged doctor wrote down the approximate herbs on a piece of paper with a smile on his face, "It's just a warming and tonic decoction."

He read it again seriously, and lamented in his heart that rich people are willing to spend money.

"The medicinal materials used are all high-quality medicinal materials, and they also have the effect of nourishing the fetus. This doctor is better at studying medicine than me, so you can take it with confidence."

Wen Qiong's heart trembled, "The effect of nourishing the fetus?"

She was ready for that person to be ruthless, but she never expected this result.

Yao Xuanci wanted to keep the child.

At the entrance of the alley, Ah Shen and Ah Yao were sitting on the shady side of the front room of the carriage, hiding from the sun, each eating a piece of cool and juicy watermelon.

Seeing a familiar figure approaching from a distance, A Yao finished her meal in two or three mouthfuls regardless of her appearance, while urging A Shen to eat quickly, while holding a handkerchief to wipe her hands in a hurry, she greeted her cheerfully, "Girl!"

She took the medicine bag from Wen Qiong's hand, seeing her ecstasy, she said nervously, "Girl, what did the doctor say?"

Could it be that the government doctor really fooled them perfunctorily?

No, how could he even dare to lie to the eldest son!

Wen Qiong was brought back to her senses by A Yao, and smiled habitually, "It's nothing, I brought some nourishing herbs, I was thinking about other things."

"Let's go, let's go buy some Chuqiu clothes, and bring some embroidery thread back to Nanny Song."

After coming out this time, naturally can't go back empty-handed.

It was noon now, and the three master and servant decided to go to the restaurant for lunch first. When they came out, the scorching sun had been covered by a large cloud of overcast clouds.

The day changed as it said, and the gray sky made people feel a little gloomy.

Ah Shen was afraid that it would rain in the next moment, so he ran to a nearby stall and bought a few oil-paper umbrellas in his arms, and when he came back, he couldn't help saying, "It's really stuffy and hot right now."

It's like staying in a steaming water room full of wet mist on a hot day.

"I bought something earlier and went home." Wen Qiong shook the round fan lightly in his hand, trying to bring some cool breeze and blow away the oppressive feeling around him.

The autumn clothes were bought for sister and brother A Yao, and the three of them made a quick decision. Wen Qiong also picked out two ready-made clothes for Nanny Song, and it was already raining outside when the bill was paid.

The shop owner asked the waiter to make a pot of tea, let the three of them drink the tea, and waited for the torrential rain to pass before leaving.

The raindrops fell on the ground quickly, and there were very few pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, figures in coir raincoats or oil-paper umbrellas hurried past.

The rain was getting heavier, and the water droplets rolled onto the roof tiles and formed a stream of water, which fell on the bluestone steps along the blue tiles of the eaves.

Wen Qiong was very calm in her heart, since Yao Xuanci would not take action against her unborn child, she could free up her mind to think about how to leave the Hou Mansion.

It's just that you need to inform your mother and elder brother about this matter.

The woman in a gentle purple dress stood quietly inside the door, unconsciously turning the silk fan with thin white fingers, staring at the rain outside the house with her almond eyes, her soft eyebrows and eyes seemed to be stained with melancholy, she was thinking of something that made her feel sad.She was helpless.

She stood there quietly and alone, and in the eyes of the young man at the window on the second floor of the restaurant on the opposite side, she was like a silent and gentle silhouette of a beauty.

"Yao Shizi, you are still interested in watching the rain, I'm going to die of anxiety."

Behind the young man, a man in a dark green martial robe had a depressed expression on his face, "Who are we going to pick up, what a big man, even the case in hand has to be put aside."

"The gates of the city will be closed in the middle of the night. If we leave after the rain stops, we will definitely not be able to return to the city."

He was anxious in his heart, so he stood up and paced back and forth in the room to relieve it, and then he said, "Master Yao, why don't we go out of the city in the rain now? Hurry up and bring him back, so we can track down the trace of the goods sooner."

The pure young man in a moon-white brocade robe heard the words, his eyes moved slightly, he glanced at him indifferently, and then turned his gaze back to the tailor shop opposite.

"The horse hasn't arrived yet, if Mr. Xing wants to run on two legs, Yao will not stop him."

Xing Jingyun covered his face in pain, "...God."

He had been up for several nights over a case, and his mind was so muddled that it almost turned into a muddle.

After sitting back and being silent for a while, he couldn't help being anxious again, "Wouldn't it be more troublesome if those cunning ghosts transfer the goods while we're not paying attention?"

"This case has been investigated for more than a month. The people behind it are like monkey spirits. They can guess our actions every step of the way. You don't think they will be bribed by Dali Temple..."

"Master Xing." The young man cast his cold eyes over, with a hint of warning in his tone, "You are a bit noisy."

"Dali Temple is fully staffed, without you and me, it will continue to operate as usual."

Xing Jingyun shut up knowingly.

This Yao Shizi was born in a hundred-year-old Hou's mansion, he was an official at a young age, he was a fourth-rank Dali Temple Shaoqing, and he is also a good friend of the prince. He is a proper future minister of the court, and he must not be messed with.

It's just that they didn't investigate the case and went to pick up someone outside the imperial city?!