diskusbooks Chapter 429 Think it over carefully!
Chapter 429 Think it over carefully!
Liu was taken aback, her eyes becoming somewhat vacant, and she asked blankly, "Your Highness, what did you just say?"
"Hehe, are you so happy you can't speak? I was just congratulating you! You're pregnant."
Liu's expression underwent extremely subtle changes. After a while, she looked at her abdomen in disbelief, gently placing her hand on it. "I...I'm pregnant?"
"Yes, it's been more than two months. But your body is a bit weak, so you need to take good care of yourself and avoid overworking yourself."
"Your Highness, you're not lying to me, are you?"
"How could that be? Why would I lie to you about such a serious matter? If you don't believe me, I'll find another doctor to come and take a look. There's only one thing: you're pregnant now, which will probably make that Yang family even more of a nuisance. I'll send the royal physician over to take your pulse again later. You're pregnant, so you mustn't announce it yet."
"Why?" Liu was a little confused. She had been looking forward to being pregnant for a long time. Shouldn't she let her mother-in-law and the others know?
Seeing Liu's reaction, Mu Xin Nuan knew that she really thought too highly of others.
"Have you forgotten how the Yang family treated you before? Don't tell me that you weren't just confined to your quarters at first, but were genuinely ill!"
Liu was somewhat embarrassed and lowered her head without saying a word.
"I admire your kind heart, which is why I'm willing to befriend you and support you in Yanzhou. However, there's one thing: relying solely on others to maintain one's position is not enough! Now your father has also come to Yanzhou and has been entrusted with an important mission by the Prince. Although this matter hasn't been made public yet, it's only a matter of time. But do you really think that your father's official position will protect you?"
Liu's face paled slightly. "What the Princess Consort says is true. It is all my own incompetence. I have no one else to blame."
"Since you know you're incompetent, you should think more about yourself. And think about the child in your womb now. You wouldn't want him to suffer along with you in the future, would you?"
Liu's lips twitched. Everyone says that a mother's love makes her strong, and now, she felt that she would do anything to protect the child in her womb.
Inside the house, Mu Xin Nuan was talking to Liu Shi.
Outside, Aunt Fang wasn't idle either. Her series of subtle hints made sure the servants attending to Madam Liu understood what was going on. They hadn't missed the young mistress's exclamation!
Having finally welcomed the child, they naturally couldn't let anything happen to the young mistress.
As they were talking, they heard the princess calling for someone from inside.
Mu Xin Nuan glanced around, and Mu Hua understood, going outside to stand guard.
"You're all old servants who have been taking care of Sister Liu for a long time. Do you know why your mistress hasn't conceived yet?"
The two old women exchanged a glance and shook their heads. "Your Highness, we do not know."
"Because the incense your young mistress used before had a problem, if your master hadn't gone to stay at the manor outside the city this time, she probably still wouldn't be able to get pregnant."
"What?" The two old women were shocked. They considered themselves experienced and familiar with the methods used in the inner quarters. How could someone have tampered with this?
"The amount of medicine used in this incense is small, so it's not easy to detect by smell. Although I haven't seen your master's previous diet, it must have been problematic. This incense and the ingredients were tampered with together, which is why your master has been unable to conceive for so long."
Upon hearing this, Liu was so frightened that she couldn't speak! Instinctively, she gripped the quilt in front of her tightly. No wonder the princess had been asking about her whereabouts over the past few months and had just paced around the room several times. So that's why!
The princess was well-versed in medical principles, so she naturally had no reason to doubt the princess's words.
Most importantly, she did indeed become pregnant after staying away from Lu Shaofeng for a few days. However, her periods were always irregular, which was why she hadn't noticed it for a long time.
Now, thinking back on it carefully, she realized that her periods had always been very regular before her marriage, only becoming irregular afterward. At first, she was too embarrassed to ask, assuming it was just because she was a new woman. It wasn't until about half a year later that she asked the old woman beside her, and only then did she learn that irregular periods could affect fertility.
But no matter how many times she consulted the royal physician and how many prescriptions he wrote, she still didn't get better.
Today, after the princess saw the prescription, she realized that it was just some very ordinary tonics.
Liu was hit with good news one day, only to be struck by a nightmare the next; one can imagine the magnitude of her emotional rollercoaster!
Originally, she thought her mother-in-law was only dissatisfied with her background. She believed that as long as she could wholeheartedly serve her husband and mother-in-law and be a good eldest daughter-in-law, everything would be better in the future. But today she realized that all of this was just wishful thinking on her part.
Liu silently shed tears, and her two nannies also kept wiping away tears, blaming themselves. If they hadn't been careless, how could they have given someone the opportunity to scheme against their young mistress?
Looking at the heartbroken state of the master and servant, Mu Xin Nuan shook her head gently. "You are Lu Shao Feng's wife, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family. In the future, everything in the Lu family will naturally be inherited by Lu Shao Feng, the eldest son. Think about it carefully."
After Mu Xin Nuan finished speaking, she left with her people. Before leaving, she didn't forget to take two more sticks of incense from the incense box and give them to Aunt Fang.
As soon as Mu Xin Nuan left, Liu Shi couldn't help but burst into tears, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances she had suffered over the past year.
"Young Madam, please stop crying. Take care of yourself! Even if you don't care about yourself, you should at least care about the little one in your belly."
"Yes, young mistress, please don't worry. Right now, the most important thing is to think about how to save this child."
Reminded by them, Liu became more alert. After a moment, she let them wash her face before saying, "Since I entered the manor, all kinds of spices have been sent from the manor's storeroom. At that time, Yang was not yet married into the family!"
“Young Madam, although she is not yet married, it doesn’t mean that this matter has nothing to do with her. Think about it, her marriage to the Second Young Master was arranged long ago.”
Liu smiled self-deprecatingly. Whoever was behind this, Yang was inextricably linked to it. Madam Lu was her mother-in-law, someone she couldn't touch, but Yang had repeatedly framed her. Since that was the case, this time, she might as well let Yang's dream come true. Fine!
A cold glint flashed in Liu's eyes as she gently stroked her belly. For the sake of her child, she absolutely could not let anyone bully her anymore!