newbobooks Chapter 36 Is Lin Xingyao pregnant?
Chapter 36 Is Lin Xingyao pregnant?
After going around in circles, everything seemed to be pulled back to its starting point by an invisible force.
A sense of powerlessness washed over Chu Ruohan, who felt as if she were being watched every step she took.
Every time they just manage to get started, it all comes to nothing...
We can't just sit here and wait to die any longer. We don't know how much longer Gu Junze's body can hold on. We can't put all our hopes on Doctor Qian.
With Gu Junze dead, she became like a fish on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of others.
We must adopt a child as soon as possible, but there are no children of the right age among the Gu family relatives.
Chu Ruohan remembered that the third brother of the Marquis of Anyang was serving as an official outside the capital. After the flood, he was transferred back to the capital due to his outstanding political achievements.
In his past life, his illegitimate son did have a newborn child...
The Marquis of Anyang's mansion appears strong on the outside but is weak on the inside. It only has five hundred taels of silver left in its accounts. With this little money, after deducting the various complicated expenses of the mansion, it is not even enough to pay the monthly allowance for next month.
Although Lin Xingyao was in charge of the household affairs, she was not stupid enough to use her dowry to fill the hole in the Marquis's mansion.
She cut all the expenses in the manor, from the food, clothing and daily necessities of the masters to the daily expenses of the servants, and every penny had to be spent wisely.
Chu Ruohan didn't care and casually placed the few taels of silver in a corner of her dressing case.
Her family was the richest in the country, and her dowry was so generous that it would last the entire Hongmeng Academy for two lifetimes. Why would she care about a few taels of silver?
Du Ruoling was constantly fussing with Gu Cheng'an during her postpartum period. She couldn't sleep well at night and cried incessantly during the day. How could she possibly recover properly?
His complexion was sallow and dull, and his body rapidly became thinner.
Gu Cheng'an felt sorry for her and coaxed her every day, taking all the tonics in the mansion and trying various ways to nourish her body.
Their relationship has improved considerably.
With Lin Xingyao cutting back on expenses, Du Ruoling naturally had to follow suit.
Du Ruoling stared at the bowl of clear soup in front of her, with a few vegetable leaves floating in it, and then raised her hand and smashed the bowl hard.
With a "splash," fragments flew everywhere, and soup spilled all over the floor.
"She's deliberately trying to cause me trouble."
The maidservant beside her quickly tried to comfort her, fearing that she might cause trouble again, "Master, please calm down. When the Second Young Master returns, he will definitely stand up for you."
But Du Ruoling wouldn't listen to any of that. She was being bullied right up to her doorstep.
Lin Xingyao, that bitch, couldn't get Gu Cheng'an's love, so she came up with this despicable method to deal with him.
That damn mistress... she's going to tear her apart.
He cursed and swore all the way, heading straight for Lin Xingyao's courtyard. When he arrived at the gate, he didn't wait for anyone to announce his arrival and started shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Lin Xingyao, come out here! You've been using underhanded tactics behind my back. If you're so capable, come out and explain yourself to me face to face!"
The courtyard was filled with servants that Lin Xingyao had brought from the Yongwang Mansion, so Du Ruoling was not allowed to act so recklessly.
The old woman's face turned ashen. She strode up to Du Ruoling and raised her hand without saying a word.
"Smack!" A solid slap landed across his face.
Du Ruoling tilted her head to the side, and a bright red handprint instantly appeared on her cheek, with a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.
"You ignorant fool, how dare you call the princess by her name so casually? This kind of tantrum and shamelessness shows that the Marquis of Anyang's mansion has absolutely no manners!"
Du Ruoling covered her face, stunned by the sudden slap. Her eyes were filled with tears, not from the pain, but from the humiliation she felt.
"You... you dare to hit me?"
The old woman snorted coldly, "So what if I hit you? The princess is kind and generous, and she usually tolerates your arrogance in the mansion. You've really gone too far."
"I'll fight you to the death!" Du Ruoling said, rushing forward and wrestling with the old woman.
The commotion was so loud that half of the Marquis's mansion could hear it clearly. Lin Xingyao, inside the room, frowned slightly and put down the account book in her hand.
With a calm expression, he ordered, "What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket? Let her in."
Having said that, he picked up his teacup and took a small sip.
Du Ruoling was brought in, her hair disheveled and her clothes in disarray. She was quite fierce, scratching the old woman's face until it was covered in scratches.
But she didn't fare any better; her clothes were torn, revealing a large expanse of her chest, but she didn't care at all, glaring hatefully at Lin Xingyao.
Lin Xingyao glanced indifferently at Du Ruoling's disheveled appearance, then gently placed the teacup back on the table with a crisp sound.
"Have you had enough trouble?"
Du Ruoling struggled forward, but the two burly old women beside her held her arms firmly, preventing her from moving.
"Lin Xingyao, you're just jealous of Gu Cheng'an's love for me, and you're deliberately making things difficult for me. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!"
Lin Xingyao's lips curled into a cold smile. "Love? Du Ruoling, don't forget your place. You're not even a concubine. Why would I bother to make things difficult for you?"
The old woman covered her scratched face and exclaimed, "Princess, look at this shrew! She's absolutely wild and untamable!"
Lin Xingyao slightly raised her hand, signaling the nanny to be quiet.
Then his gaze turned to Du Ruoling, "You caused a huge scene today, and you have been disrespectful to your superiors. According to the rules, you should be severely punished."
Upon hearing this, Du Ruoling's expression changed drastically, a hint of fear rising in her heart, but she still forced a fierce retort: "You dare! When Gu Cheng'an returns, he will definitely not let you off!"
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate. Everyone knew that Gu Cheng'an must have come after hearing the news.
Du Ruoling seemed to have found a lifeline and instantly perked up, desperately shouting, "Gu Cheng'an, come save me! Lin Xingyao is going to beat me to death!"
Gu Cheng'an strode into the room and saw Du Ruoling, disheveled and tear-streaked, being pressed to the ground. He felt a pang of heartache.
He quickly stepped forward to help her up and took off his outer garment to cover Du Ruoling's exposed skin.
"Why does the princess repeatedly make things difficult for us?"
Gu Cheng'an's face was full of anger, and the veins on his forehead throbbed slightly. He shielded Du Ruoling behind him and stared intently at Lin Xingyao.
Lin Xingyao was so angry she almost laughed. Was Gu Cheng'an's head full of shit?
These two are a perfect match.
One was throwing a tantrum and acting shamelessly, the other was a muddle-headed scoundrel.
"I warned you long ago to keep an eye on her and not let her come near me, you lust-blinded fool."
Gu Cheng'an had never been insulted like this before, and he immediately became enraged. His neck turned bright red, his fists clenched, and he took a step forward.
The princess's maidservant was extremely anxious when she saw her mistresses arguing, fearing that something serious might happen, so she rushed forward to stop them.
"Second Young Master, please calm down. This Miss Du just barged in without any warning, and no one could stop her! The Princess is pregnant, so you mustn't get angry."
These words, once spoken, seemed to freeze Gu Cheng'an in place, as if a spell had been cast on him.
His eyes widened in shock and disbelief, the phrase "The princess is pregnant" echoing in his mind.
Just that one night? How could that be...?