Chapter 1129: Chapter 1120: Fertility Blessings (5)
When Shanhu spoke, her voice trembled slightly.
She knew that Young Master Su did not do it on purpose.
She just didn’t expect that the Commandery Princess was pregnant again.
Originally a trivial matter, because of the Commandery Princess’ pregnancy, the young master might get a beating.
The young master of the Marquis Mansion is always so pitiful.
Mrs. Tang was furious.
Princess Fu Yun quickly said, "Yangyang didn’t mean it, I didn’t even know I was pregnant myself."
Not to mention not knowing, even when Doctor Li said it, she suspected she was dreaming.
How could she be pregnant again?
She had just given birth not long ago.
He knew she was in pain for a long time during childbirth and said he wouldn’t let her suffer so much, having one son would be enough.
Yet...
She no longer trusts his words!
The news that Princess Fu Yun was pregnant again spread like wildfire throughout Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.
The maids and servants were all astonished.
Young Master Su was also stunned. That day, he told Huwa that it was a pity it wasn’t a girl, didn’t his mom say it would be in two years?
It’s been less than half a year.
Young Master Su quickly ran over to offer his congratulations.
He wouldn’t say he was going to collect a reward by the way, last time when his sister-in-law was pregnant, his mother got happy and gave him ten taels of silver. This time it should be at least twenty, right?
Hmm.
Young Master Su eagerly ran over.
He didn’t get even a single tael of silver, and almost received twenty lashes instead.
Young Master Su suddenly remembered hitting his sister-in-law’s belly with the child inside yesterday. He said, "Did I hurt the baby in sister-in-law’s belly?"
Princess Fu Yun shook her head, saying she was fine.
She made great efforts to protect Young Master Su, and the Duchess of Chong also said that Young Master Su didn’t do it intentionally and asked Mrs. Tang not to blame him.
Mrs. Tang glared at her son and said, "Since so many people pleaded for you, I will not punish you."
"In the future, even if you’re in a hurry, you must watch the road. If you hit someone again, you’ll be punished for both this time and the next together."
He was indeed wrong to hit his sister-in-law.
But he was also quite innocent, wasn’t he!
Young Master Su discontentedly said, "If it weren’t for dad tricking me, would I have been in such a hurry?"
"Alright, alright, you go down first, your sister-in-law needs to rest," Mrs. Tang said.
Once this son of hers started talking, he could make you so angry you’d gasp, but also make you laugh till you couldn’t breathe.
Princess Fu Yun’s mood shouldn’t fluctuate too much right now; laughing until her stomach aches is even worse for the fetus.
Mrs. Tang only hoped that this time Princess Fu Yun would have a daughter, then she would have both a son and a daughter.
Shanhu was loyal to Princess Fu Yun, Mrs. Tang rewarded her with a silver hairpin, and the Duchess of Chong rewarded her with a silver bracelet. Excited, Shanhu thanked them repeatedly.
After expressing her gratitude for the rewards, she helped Princess Fu Yun down to rest.
The news that Princess Fu Yun was pregnant again quickly spread to Prince Yun Mansion.
At that time, Prince Yun was drinking tea and directly choked, while Princess Consort Yun was both shocked and pleased.
More children and grandchildren mean more blessings.
Especially in Duke Chong’s Mansion, Duke Chong’s treason was a death sentence, the Third Master followed behind Duke Chong, assisting the evil, and committed numerous bad deeds.
Considering the Old Duke Chong, they were not executed but exiled to the barren, cold Northwest, with no hope of returning to the Capital for life.
The once grand Duke Chong’s Mansion suddenly appeared to lack descendants.
Princess Fu Yun extending the family line of Duke Chong’s Mansion, Princess Consort Yun was also happy.
But aside from happiness, she was annoyed. The younger sister had married and bore a child then got pregnant again, but the elder brother had not even married yet.
She couldn’t even hold her grandson, and there wasn’t even a shadow of a grandson.
Prince Yun, while happy for his sister, felt hurt.
If Princess Fu Yun hadn’t had a bit of fetal movement, Princess Consort Yun might have immediately started discussing with Prince Yun about getting him a wife.
Princess Consort Yun hurriedly went to Dongxiang Marquis Mansion and upon learning that Princess Fu Yun had accidentally been bumped, knowing Young Master Su did not do it intentionally, she did not say much.
Who among the entire court did not know about Young Master Su causing a scene in the palace yesterday?
Even she sympathized with Young Master Su; such a young age and already being tricked by his own father.
"Taking care of the pregnancy is what matters," Princess Consort Yun advised.
"Mother, I know," Princess Fu Yun responded with a blush.
Princess Consort Yun couldn’t help but smile.
Her daughter, having already had one child, was still so shy when it came to childbearing.
Recalling how Mr. Su kicked the Prince Beimo’s shoe off at the banquet without blushing as much.
Married into Dongxiang Marquis Mansion so long, yet her daughter hadn’t changed at all?
Princess Consort Yun really didn’t understand.
Initially, she feared her daughter would be greatly influenced and change her temperament in Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, which was entirely baseless anxiety; now she actually hoped there would be some change.
The news of Princess Fu Yun’s pregnancy spread quickly.
People were almost breaking down the gates of the Marquis Mansion for secret pregnancy tips.
Princess Fu Yun bore a son, Su Jin bore a son, Prince NanAn and the Heir of Marquis Beining had all given birth, hadn’t they?
And all had sons, while the only one who didn’t have children simply had triplets at once.
Although the three little girls, due to premature birth, had weaker bodies than other children and were more prone to illness, they were well-raised and extremely beautiful.
Even when the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice sought a recipe, a pregnancy soon followed.
Mrs. Zhao had a daughter, and Eldest Young Madam Zhao had a son.
Princess Consort Zhenbei’s medical skills were so outstanding, who wouldn’t believe there was a secret formula?
Some who struggled with heirs, those who had daughters but wanted sons, those who didn’t think they had too many sons, even those with young sons, all sought a family legacy...
Mrs. Tang was at her wits’ end whether to laugh or cry.
If there were a secret formula, wouldn’t she have given it to Old Master Zhou?
Yet, everyone was convinced there was a secret formula, begging incessantly.
Too many people came; if Mrs. Tang didn’t give them anything, she’d seem stingy, so what else could she do?
The only option was to direct them to seek Guanyin for fertility answers.
Prayers must be sincere, they must earnestly pray.
Additionally, she copied the prescription Su Jin taught the wife of the Junior Minister, giving everyone a copy.
In fact, the prescription was quite ordinary, just teaching them to find the two or three most fertile days within a month.
But—
Even such a simple prescription tripled the number of pregnant women in the Capital over the next two to three months.
There were many midwives in the Capital, but not many famous ones, and with many pregnancies happening at once, fearing there wouldn’t be midwives when it came to childbirth, people booked early.
The midwives were grinning from ear to ear, many people privately called Su Jin "the Fertility Goddess."
Su Jin, "..."
Princess Fu Yun’s pregnancy made everyone eager to seek secret tips for having children, slightly overshadowing the matter of the missing Eldest Prince.
But after all, the Eldest Prince was the most promising, one could even say a confirmed candidate for Crown Prince.
His disappearance was of courtly concern, an issue no official could ignore.
After searching for two whole days, on this afternoon, the Capital was hit by a heavy rainstorm.
Fierce winds wreaked havoc, uprooting tiles and breaking trees.
The heavy rain poured for an entire day.
After the rain, there was finally a clue on the disappearance of the Eldest Prince.
The rain washed the ground, revealing half a shoe, subsequently, a body was found and reported to the Ministry of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice discovered a token on the body and, following the lead, found it was a guard who had accompanied the Eldest Prince out of the palace.
The guard was killed, and the Eldest Prince’s whereabouts remain unknown.
The entire Capital was shrouded in a shadow.
