Chapter 67 Cheng Yunshuo Regrets

Chapter 67 Cheng Yunshuo Regrets

After giving Qiu Ling detailed instructions, she called for Doctor Zhang and asked him to come every day for seven days to check her pulse until it stabilized.

The moment Doctor Zhang prescribed the medicine, she had someone fetch it immediately, determined not to let anything happen to Qiu Ling.

Once everything was settled with Qiu Ling, she turned around and saw Xing Dairong still in Qiu Ling's room.

She was sitting there, stunned, looking as if she had been struck by a blow she couldn't believe, her eyes empty.

No one knew what she was thinking.

Lu Lingyun didn’t care what she was thinking.

"Xing Dairong, come out here."

Hearing Lu Lingyun's voice, Xing Dairong snapped back to reality. She looked at Qiu Ling, who was surrounded by people, with a complex expression, then followed Lu Lingyun to the outer hall.

"Is she really pregnant?" Xing Dairong asked, disbelieving after they went outside.

Lu Lingyun gave a cold laugh. "What do you think?"

Xing Dairong pursed her lips, her face showing a mix of disbelief and the frustration of having her only shield and armor shattered.

Her disbelief stemmed from Qiu Ling's pregnancy.

She couldn't believe that Cheng Yunshuo, who once professed his love for her alone, had also made another woman pregnant.

And the timing was almost the same, just half a month later.

That was blatant infidelity!

At the same time, she felt threatened.

With Qiu Ling pregnant, she was no longer the only one in the residence, losing her absolute leverage. Even Lu Lingyun would no longer need to indulge her.

Her greatest support was gone.

"You should know that the child in your belly is far more important to you than to me or the entire marquisate. You should cherish and protect this child more than anyone else."

Lu Lingyun's cold voice echoed.

Xing Dairong looked up, meeting her clear and deep gaze.

Lu Lingyun was right; without the child, she was nothing.

"From today on, if you dare to cause any trouble for the child or use it against me, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Lu Lingyun issued her final warning.

Before, she had no choice, but now, if Xing Dairong behaved herself and took care of the child, it would be fine. Otherwise, she would be expelled.

She still had Qiu Ling and her child.

Xing Dairong lowered her head; she had never stood a chance against her.

Xing Dairong was confined to Yuerong Pavilion for a month.

In the evening, when Cheng Yunshuo returned to the residence, he learned about Qiu Ling's pregnancy and Xing Dairong's confinement.

He immediately went to the Autumn Fragrance Courtyard to see Qiu Ling.

There were now three charcoal braziers in Qiu Ling's room, warming it up due to Lu Lingyun’s additional provisions since she was also pregnant.

Additionally, there were three maidservants attending to her, one more than those serving Xing Dairong.

As for nourishing foods, medicines, jewelry, and fabrics, Lu Lingyun had given Qiu Ling the same allowances as Xing Dairong.

Qiu Ling was currently drinking the ginseng soup sent by Lu Lingyun, her complexion improving after an afternoon of rest.

"Qiu Ling, how are you feeling?"

"Your Highness."

Seeing Cheng Yunshuo, Qiu Ling smiled and tried to get up, but he stopped her.

"Don't move, rest well."

"I'm almost recovered, Your Highness. I didn't realize, otherwise, this wouldn't have happened." Qiu Ling gently touched her belly, smiling warmly at Cheng Yunshuo.

Seeing her like this, Cheng Yunshuo's heart softened, and he felt guilty.

Qiu Ling had always been understanding and never troubled him, even after such a major incident.

He sat beside her and placed his hand on her belly. "How is the child?"

"Madam had Doctor Zhang check on me for seven consecutive nights, and I felt much better by nightfall."

Hearing that Lu Lingyun had taken care of everything, Cheng Yunshuo felt reassured.

He stayed with Qiu Ling for a long time, talking to her until she needed to rest, then left.

Exiting the Autumn Fragrance Courtyard, he stood at the crossroads leading to Yaoguang Pavilion and Yuerong Pavilion, pondering for a moment before heading to Yuerong Pavilion.

Despite everything, he still cared for Xing Dairong and wanted to see her.

Entering Yuerong Pavilion, he found it unusually quiet tonight.

"Your Highness, you're here," said Qiukui.

"How is she?"

"Miss Xing has been confined to her room and didn't even have dinner."

Cheng Yunshuo frowned upon hearing this. She hadn’t eaten again.

How can she be so unreasonable?

"Miss Xing isn’t in a good mood today. Perhaps you should come another day." Qiu Ling saw Cheng Yunshuo about to enter and couldn’t help but stop him.

Having served Xing Dairong for so long, she knew her temper well.

After the blow she received today, she would surely take it out on Cheng Yunshuo.

Cheng Yunshuo thought for a moment, "I’ll still go see her."

He pushed open the door, and as Qiu Ling had said, Xing Dairong was sulking under the covers.

He sighed deeply, "Dairong."

"Dairong."

"Xing Dairong." He called her three times, then walked to her bedside and pulled back her covers.

Xing Dairong, with her swollen eyes from crying, started to thrash at the sight of him, "You still have the nerve to show up!"

"You pushed someone down, almost causing Qiu Ling to miscarry, and I didn’t punish you. Why are you still making a scene!"

"You dare to punish me? You heartless scoundrel!"

"You’ve had enough! I haven’t provoked you!"

"If you haven’t provoked me, how did that slut Qiu Ling get pregnant? She’s two months along, just ten days behind me. You promised to love only me, to have only one woman in your life. But now Qiu Ling is pregnant. What do you have to say for yourself!"

Xing Dairong felt so aggrieved.

So incredibly aggrieved.

No matter how much they argued normally, it was always over trivial matters, never principles.

Even if Cheng Yunshuo had other women.

She knew she was different to him compared to those other women.

Lu Lingyun was his forced marriage, a choice he couldn’t make. Qiu Ling was his former concubine, whom she begrudgingly accepted.

Only she was his true love; Cheng Yunshuo truly loved her.

But now, Qiu Ling’s pregnancy felt like a slap in the face, making her doubt everything.

He promised to love only her, yet turned around and got another woman pregnant. Cheng Yunshuo was nothing but a scoundrel!

Cheng Yunshuo furrowed his brow tightly.

He did indeed sleep with Qiu Ling, but it was after Xing Dairong left the marquisate and went with Luo Heng that he accepted her.

Suddenly, Cheng Yunshuo didn’t want to explain. He looked at Xing Dairong coldly, "What do you want to say?"

"You still have the nerve to ask! Cheng Yunshuo, this is your undivided love! Your lifelong commitment to one person!" Xing Dairong lashed out at him, hitting and punching fiercely.

The blows hurt and annoyed Cheng Yunshuo, and he shoved her away, "You’re acting like a madwoman. How could I have ever liked you!"

"Cheng Yunshuo! I’m the one who’s blind, falling for a liar, a heartless scoundrel, a bastard, a villain, a rotten cucumber! Men are all scum!"

As Cheng Yunshuo listened to Xing Dairong’s insults, the light in his eyes grew colder. For the first time, he truly regretted ever liking her.