"Yan Wang didn't know that Wangfei is pregnant?" The imperial physician was very surprised. When he checked Lin Wei Xi's pulse just now the pregnancy was more than a month, and everyone in the room was calm, he thought the mansion already knew about this. The primary wife's pregnancy was a huge matter, especially for imperial family like this. A di blood line was difficult to get, and now Wangfei was pregnant, of course, the whole family had already made offering since earlier time.
The imperial physician really did not expect that Yan Wang didn't even know.
Gu Hui Yan stopped in place and stood still, and with great difficulty slowly recovered from the news. He skipped the imperial physician's question and asked directly: "How long has she been... pregnant?"
Although Gu Hui Yan didn't say whether he knew or not, his expression answered everything. The imperial physician tactfully did not ask, but replied: "Wangfei have been pregnant for more than a month, roughly one and a half months."
One and a half months, that was when they were still in the capital. Gu Hui Yan couldn't tell how he felt in his heart. He and Lin Wei Xi get along well on normal days, but when it touch the topic of children, she would become cold. Gu Hui Yan thought Lin Wei Xi was unwilling, so he never mentioned it. He thought that he already had an heir, it didn't really matter whether he had other children or not. Gu Hui Yan thought he didn't care, but when he really heard the news, Gu Hui Yan realized that deep down he was looking forward to it.
In fact, he really wanted Lin Wei Xi to give birth to children that belong to them. If it's a boy, he would teach him to study and read, teach him the art of war and strategies. If it's a girl, then she definitely would have round face and round eye, just like Lin Wei Xi. How could he not look forward to such delicate baby?
For the first time in so many years, Gu Hui Yan almost lost him composure. He stood there for a long time, waiting for the violent energy in his mind to pass before daring to speak. But barely asking a few words, his heart suddenly fell.
He liked this godsend's surprise very much, but what about Lin Wei Xi? She didn't like to hear him mention the topic of children. She should be unwilling to have children, or maybe she didn't want to have children with him. If after she woke up she heard that she was unexpectedly pregnant, how would she react?
Gu Hui Yan didn't know, nor did he want to know.
Gu Hui Yan suddenly was not in the mood to listen to the imperial physician's explanation about the taboos during pregnancy. He just moved his hands and his personal attendant understood, immediately led the imperial physician out. Outside there was a special person who keep track of what Wangfei should pay attention to during pregnancy.
The imperial physician gave Gu Hui Yan a salute, and slowly retreated to the outside room. When he left, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, Wangfei pregnant was a huge matter, but Yan Wang didn't know. Why did his expression brighten up when he heard the news, then in a blink of an eye his face sank? The imperial physician shook his head, ordinary people like him didn't really understand the mind of this kind of family.
Wangfei's pregnancy was like a thunderstorm hitting everyone's heads. Until now, many people's minds were dumbfounded. Gu Cheng Yao was stunned when he heard the news. Lin Wei Xi was pregnant?
Gu Cheng Yao had never realized so strongly that she was his stepmother. Now she was pregnant with his father's child.
Gao Ran came with the maids leisurely. She anticipated that Lin Wei Xi would have a big trouble today, so she especially went back to her house to changed clothes and watched Lin Wei Xi's jokes with respect. Of course, Gao Ran's excuse was to personally cook porridge for her mother-in-law.
Gao Ran smiled faintly from the corner of her mouth. When she walked to the gate, she took the food box from Ning Fu and walked into the main room with the porridge. The atmosphere in the room was really solemn, and Gao Ran's heart became more and more joyful. She pretended not to notice, opened her eyes innocently, and asked softly: "Shizi, has the doctor gone? I just went to cook the porridge, even didn't hear the result of pulse diagnosis by the imperial physician. Actually what happened to mother?"
Gao Ran faintly looked forward to it. The best thing to hear was Lin Wei Xi's frustration, arguing with Yan Wang, and finally being reproached by Yan Wang. No woman could calm down after learning about her husband and his white moonlight first love. Lin Wei Xi had better quarrel with Yan Wang, annoyed Yan Wang and offended Gu Cheng Yao at the same time. How important was Shen shi's position in Yan Wang Mansion, Gao Ran wanted Lin Wei Xi to always remember that she was just a substitute, she could never replace Shen shi's position in Yan Wang's heart.
This was the retribution for how Lin Wei Xi arbitrarily meddled with Duke Yingguo's adoption matters, ruining her brother's good future. Gao Ran in any case was still the person Gu Cheng Yao wanted to marry from the very beginning, but Lin Wei Xi was just a dispensable stand-in. Yan Wang married her only because he liked her face.
When Gao Ran thought that Lin Wei Xi would live in the shadow of Shen shi forever, she was so happy that she laughed. If she could see Lin Wei Xi's frustration, then it was not a waste for Gao Ran to painstakingly plan for several days, and put all her thoughts to use Shen shi's matter to stab Lin Wei Xi.
Gao Ran tenderly smiled and looked at Gu Cheng Yao. Gu Cheng Yao didn't know why he couldn't tell. He turned his face and didn't want to say the words. Gao Ran was embarrassed by Gu Cheng Yao's obvious ignorance, embarrassment mixed with resentment. The servant on the side saw that Shizi Consort was carrying a food box, stood unattended in the center and was put on the spot, she hurriedly step forward to mediate, "Shizi Consort, the imperial physician said that Wangfei has a slippery pulse. These few days needs to pay attention to warmth, the rest also not serious."
Gao Ran subconsciously smiled and responded, she was about to continue talking, suddenly her mind got stuck, and slowly reacted: "Slippery pulse?"
The granny thought Shizi Consort had not given birth yet, so she didn't know what slippery pulse means, so she could only say more bluntly: "Slippery pulse means happy pulse. Wangfei is pregnant."
Gao Ran was really dumbfounded on the spot, Lin Wei Xi was pregnant? How could it be possible, she entered the door half a year earlier than Lin Wei Xi, but she has not pregnant. How could Lin Wei Xi be so fast?
The granny thought that Gao Ran's unbelievable expression was because of surprise and embarrassment. Gao Ran had been married for more than a year, but in the end, there was no news of her stomach. Instead, the mother-in-law who entered the door later got pregnant first. This kind of thing was very embarrassing to any daughter-in-law.
The granny was amazed at the similarly-aged mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she also felt that this incident was simply an impressive sight. In ordinary household which mother-in-law didn't live like half-widow, stare at their son and daughter-in-law impatiently every day, the whole family expected the young couple deliver the good news soon. Unexpectedly, in Yan Wang Mansion it was the opposite. The daughter-in-law came to congratulate her mother-in-law, it was really strange.
The granny' eyes secretly glanced at Yan Wang, then turned to Gu Cheng Yao, her heart couldn't stop gossiping. Your father is indeed your father, in every respect Yan Wang was a model for Shizi.
Gao Ran faintly expected Lin Wei Xi to have a fall out with Yan Wang, but instead she heard such a result. The gap was so great that she could not stand firmly. Gao Ran's face immediately sank, almost unable to control it. Gao Ran hurriedly lowered her head to cover it up. She looked at the food container in her hand, feeling extremely ironic in her heart.
The mistress was expecting, this was such a great thing, but the three masters of the mansion had different thoughts, and the atmosphere in the room was also strangely silent. The servants looked at each other, even if they wanted to congratulate the master to get the red envelope, they dare not mention it now.
There was a faint movement in the inner room, Gu Hui Yan recovered from his thoughts, and walked in almost without thinking. Gu Cheng Yao and Gao Ran were stuck on the ground like the stone sculpture. The two had their own thoughts, but now they made the same movements, looking at Gu Hui Yan's back in tacit understanding and silent manner, listening to the sound of the inner room.
Lin Wei Xi slept very uncomfortably this time, she didn't want to move after she woke up, staring at the bed curtain blankly. When Gu Hui Yan came in to see her, his mood sank again.
For the first time, Gu Hui Yan entertained the idea of avoidance and procrastination, which was completely unimaginable in his life. But he only hesitated for a split second and then calmed down. This problem would eventually need to be faced, even if what he was about to hear was something he didn't want to know at all.
Gu Hui Yan sat by the bedside, his mood was not good, but even at this time, he still carefully folded Lin Wei Xi's quilt, and gently put her exposed hand back inside the quilt. Lin Wei Xi saw Gu Hui Yan's expression and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Wangye, do you already know?"
"Yes." Gu Hui Yan said softly, "I want to know what you think."
Look, even at this time, he was still so careful and patient. Lin Wei Xi knew that this was meaningless, but she still couldn't help thinking, if the person who married him was not her, but changed to another woman, would Gu Hui Yan still spoil her, indulge her, teach her to read, take her on horseback.
Lin Wei Xi even wondered, when Yan Wang met Shen shi, what was he like? Was the reason why he was so caring and considerate because he treated Shen shi like this? After Shen shi left, these habits of his stayed.
Lin Wei Xi's eyes were uncontrollably sour. She didn't know what was wrong with her today, her feelings get agitated so easily. It was obviously something she knew when she just got married, but her heart felt sour now. Of course Lin Wei Xi knew that this was Gao Ran's trap. Gao Ran waited for Lin Wei Xi to be jealous about Shen shi's affairs, and went to quarrel with Yan Wang without self-control, and finally provoked Gu Hui Yan's hates. Her heart was clear, but she just let herself step into the trap like this: "What do I think? How what do I think is important? Around you are the real family. At that time Wangye married me because of kindness. What Wangye thought and consider, what does it have to do with me?"
Gu Hui Yan felt pained when he saw Lin Wei Xi crying, and almost couldn't help but promise her anything, but he still felt baffled: "What family?"
"You're still coaxing me." Lin Wei Xi's tears streamed down. Her skin was white, the blood vessels in her neck could be clearly seen when she leaned on the bed like this, and the whole person was fragile as if it could be crushed with a slight force. Her eyes were wide, tears fluttered at the rim of her eye, slid over to her eyelashes, quickly ran across her cheeks, and into the collar. Tears were still in her eyes, but she gently pulled a smile, frail and desolate: "Yes, I was a burden to Wangye from the beginning. It was I who hang on to you not to leave and let you take me away from Shunde, and then it was I who shamelessly asked you to marry me. How can such a woman compare with Wangfei Shen who made you fall in love at first sight?"
Gu Hui Yan didn't think it was right at the beginning, but now he was finally sure that they were not talking about the same thing. Gu Hui Yan pressed Lin Wei Xi's hand, trying to calm her down. Lin Wei Xi was angry, at once impatiently threw it away, but Gu Hui Yan didn't let her go this time. He exerted slight pressure on his hand to stabilize Lin Wei Xi: "Be obedient."
Lin Wei Xi was sobbing, her tears flew down, and she looked at Gu Hui Yan with a pair of tearful eyes. Gu Hui Yan sighed, sat close to hug Lin Wei Xi, and gently placed her head on his shoulders: "Don't cry, things are not what you think."
Lin Wei Xi didn't believe it. She hated Gu Hui Yan's attitude now. What did he mean? Obviously still remembering his ex-wife, but behaved intimately with her, what did Gu Hui Yan take her for? Lin Wei Xi tried to push Gu Hui Yan away, both her hands were immediately clasped: "Don't move around, you can't stand the tossing now."
Lin Wei Xi didn't pay attention to Gu Hui Yan's overly careful behavior. She didn't care anymore, leaning on Gu Hui Yan's shoulder and wept to her heart's content. Gu Hui Yan felt the person in his arms sobbing softly, her shoulders quivered slightly. This weakness almost made people suspicious that he could crush her with a little force. Gu Hui Yan was so distressed, he thought, no matter what Lin Wei Xi proposes now, even if she didn't want the child and wanted to kill him silently, afraid he would agree.
Lin Wei Xi didn't know how long she had been crying, until the clothes on Gu Hui Yan's shoulder were darkened. Lin Wei Xi's emotions stabilized, she wiped her tears and immediately pushed him away forcefully.
... Gu Hui Yan was really helpless, just now she still obedient and pitiful, but turned her face back when she finished crying. He was unwilling to embarrass her, followed her wish to let go her hands and carefully placed her on the pillow.
"Finish crying?"
Lin Wei Xi was relieved now, her mind was full of anger. She glared at him irritably, said with a bad tone: "What do you care?"
This amazing temper ah! Obviously her body was weak, but her temper unexpectedly big. Gu Hui Yan just thought it was funny. He said, "You cried and cried, venting also vented, can you listen to me now?"
Lin Wei Xi casted her face away and didn't want to listen, but Gu Hui Yan refused to let go her shoulders. His strength was very gentle, but she couldn't get rid of it at all: "Xi'er, look at me."
Lin Wei Xi didn't want to pay attention to him, but Gu Hui Yan's eyes locked on her face side. After a while, Lin Wei Xi turned her head slowly, her voice still carried frailness after crying: "What?"
"You are pregnant."
Lin Wei Xi was taken aback for a moment: "Who?"
Gu Hui Yan could only look into her eyes, and repeat each word: "Xi'er, you are pregnant."
She was pregnant?
Lin Wei Xi was stunned for a long time before realizing what Gu Hui Yan was saying. She opened her mouth slightly and unconsciously put her hand on her abdomen: "I'm pregnant? When did it happen?"
"Just now the imperial physician diagnosed it, it's already a month and a half."
Lin Wei Xi placed her palm on her flat lower abdomen, feeling deeply unbelievable. There was actually a little life here, and it has been a month and a half. The only child of her past and present, unexpectedly came to her silently without knowing it.
Lin Wei Xi was stunned for a while, and then suddenly reacted: "Then I went riding a horse a few days ago? I ate iced cherries yesterday... Is the doctor still here?"
Gu Hui Yan had been staring at Lin Wei Xi's expression since he said the news, until this moment, he was finally relieved. Great, Lin Wei Xi didn't know that she was pregnant. Since she was worried about horse riding and iced fruit, it was obvious that she had never thought about not having this child.
Gu Hui Yan put aside his thoughts, his mood quickly turned from cloudy to sunny, unimaginably rise up. Gu Hui Yan never knew that he had such intense joy, nor did he know that just because of one sentence, his emotions could turn so quickly.
Gu Hui Yan's mood turned clear, and at this time he finally remembered that the imperial physician had been sent away by him. Lin Wei Xi had not heard what she should pay attention to when she was pregnant. Then called the doctor back and let him say it again.
Gu Hui Yan thought about getting up, but Lin Wei Xi suddenly grasped Gu Hui Yan's wrist, and the expression on her face didn't know since when became serious: "Wangye, I didn't intend to mention this, but since I start it, then let's explain it together to make it clear. I want to talk to you about Wangfei Shen."