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Old Madame Gu looked at the estate physician in astonishment, "What did you say? Happy pulse?"
The physician replied, "Yes, Old Madame, it's indeed a happy pulse!"
Old Madame Gu continued to ask in disbelief, "Are you sure you made the right diagnosis?"
The physician smiled, "Even though this humble one’s medical skill is not too brilliant, I can’t be mistaken about it! Congratulations to Old Madame, you're going to have a baby grandchild soon!"
Old Madame Gu's expression turned inexplicable.
She never expected that she would have another grandchild at this age, especially from Concubine Ling, whom she had given an anti pregnancy medicine.
Could it be..... The medicine didn’t work?
The physician did mention in those days that the effect of this medicine varied from person to person. Some people could never have a baby for a lifetime, but there were few who could get pregnant again after a few years.
Forget it. If it didn’t work, then it didn’t work.
She didn’t want Concubine Ling to give birth to her own children in the past because Gu Changqing and his two younger brothers were still young, and Old Madame Gu was worried that Concubine Ling's giving birth to a son would threaten the status of the three brothers.
Now that Gu Changqing had been acknowledged as the shizi of the Marquis Estate, the rightful heir of the Marquis Estate, and Gu Chengfeng and Gu Chenglin were older, it no longer mattered if they would have additional younger brothers.
Concubine Ling had taken care of the three brothers for so many years, letting her have a son to spend the rest of her life with now was also good.
With these thoughts in mind, Old Madame Gu suddenly had some expectations for the child in Concubine Ling's belly.
"How many months has it been?" She asked the estate physician.
The physician answered, "Judging from the pulse condition, it should be more than a month."
Concubine Ling's face flashed a trace of alarm and bewilderment, "But I just had my time of the month a few days ago."
The physician laughed and said, "This is also possible."
Old Madame Gu nodded thoughtfully, "That's right, when I was diagnosed as pregnant with Imperial Concubine Shu, I also just had my time of the month and almost thought I wasn't pregnant."
Concubine Ling wanted to speak again but was hesitant.
Old Madame Gu took Concubine Ling's hand and said gently, "No wonder you were not feeling well the other day. You were pregnant. Take a good rest and give me a big chubby grandson. The Marquis Estate won't treat you badly."
This was not a question of being treated badly or not, but——
Concubine Ling clenched her fists.
Suddenly, a servant's voice came from the outside, "Old Madame, Madame is coming."
Old Madame Gu had accepted the baby in Concubine Ling's belly, and now she was in a good mood. She said, "Let her in."
Concubine Ling panicked. She took Old Madame Gu's hand and said, "I, I don't want to see the Madame!"
However, Yao shi was faster than her. Before her voice could completely fall, Yao shi had already drawn open the curtain and entered the room.
Yao shi handed the soup she was holding to Grannie Fang, who followed her, then looked at Concubine Ling with a smile and said, "What's the matter, Concubine Ling? Why don't you want to see me all of a sudden? Wasn’t everything all right yesterday? Hm? Why is Concubine Ling lying down? Your complexion also doesn’t look good."
After saying that, Yao shi glanced at the physician in the room, then at Old Madame Gu, "Mother, is something wrong with Concubine Ling?"
Old Madame Gu rarely smiled brightly, saying, "Concubine Ling is pregnant. She’s more than a month pregnant."
Concubine Ling looked at Yao shi in panic.
Yao shi’s expression grew odd as she asked, "Is there a mistake here? Lord Marquis has never rested in Concubine Ling’s courtyard since coming back from the villa. How could she be pregnant?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed.
Marquis Gu had lived in the villa for half a year and came back two months ago. If Marquis Gu had touched Concubine Ling prior to that, Concubine Ling would have given birth by now.
Concubine Ling's face was as white as a paper.
Old Madame Gu's expression turned dark at once, "Is what you said true?"
Yao shi had a wronged look on her face, "If mother doesn't believe me, mother can summon Lord Marquis and ask him."
This was about the Marquis Estate's descendants, so Old Madame Gu certainly sent people to call him.
Marquis Gu was put in a hectic plight by his superior in the Ministry of Works. Without even having time for breakfast, he heard Huang Zhong report, "Lord Marquis, the Old Madame has sent someone."
"What is it?" Marquis Gu asked with a headache.
Huang Zhong answered, "The message said that there's something urgent at home, and you should go back to the estate immediately!"
Marquis Gu frowned and said, "Can I even go back right now?"
Huang Zhong smiled bitterly. "The Old Madame said that you must get back no matter what."
Marquis Gu held his forehead with a hand, "Just what is the matter?"
Huang Zhong replied, "I asked, but the person said Old Madame didn't mention anything about it. Just that the Old Madame would like to talk to Lord Marquis face to face."
Marquis Gu felt like his head would explode. Why was everyone looking for him at this time?
Who exactly did he offend?
Distraught, Marquis Gu went back to the Marquis Estate.
In Pine Crane Courtyard, Old Madame Gu invited several skilled physicians to check the pulse of Concubine Ling in order to make sure that it wasn’t just a mistake in diagnosis. As a result, all of them said it was a happy pulse.
This time, her pregnancy was already certain. It couldn’t be disputed anymore.
After all, this was about his son's reputation, so Old Madame Gu didn't let anyone know except a few people who were in the room at that time.
Even the several physicians who were invited had all been paid by Old Madame Gu to keep their mouths shut.
In the State of Zhao, there was a tradition that one’s pregnancy must be kept a secret until the end of the third month.
The physicians only thought that the Gu Family was practicing the same tradition, so they took the money with understanding and left happily.
If in case no children were born later in the Marquis Ding'an Estate, that wouldn’t be surprising either. Pregnancy was a hard and risky thing, and no one could guarantee that the baby would be born smoothly.
When Marquis Gu entered the Pine Crane Courtyard, Old Madame Gu's confidant elderly maid had been waiting in the main room for a long time, "Lord Marquis, you're back. Old Madame has been anxiously waiting for you!"
Marquis Gu said, "I just met some physicians at the gate. Is mother in poor health?"
"It's not the Old Madame..." The confidant elderly maid didn't know how to explain it for a moment and simply sighed. "This servant suggests that Lord Marquis go into the room and have a look himself."
She drew open the curtain to let Marquis Gu inside.
There were only four people within the room: Old Madame Gu, Yao shi, Grannie Fang and Concubine Ling, who was lying on the bed with a pale face.
Marquis Gu bowed to Old Madame Gu first, "Mother." Then he walked over to Yao shi's side, feeling relieved to see Yao shi fine.
He looked at Old Madame Gu again and asked, "Mother, what happened that you called this son back in such a hurry?"
Old Madame Gu replied grimly, "Have you been to Concubine Ling's courtyard in the past two months?"
Marquis Gu gave Yao shi a look, "Why is mother asking this?"
Old Madame Gu said with a steady face, "Don't look at your wife. Answer me honestly, have you been there or not!"
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