The Marquis's line has ended? The pregnant maid is pregnant again!

The woman's soft body nestled against him, and Lu Jihan's body trembled. His hand, unable to control himself, went to her waist.

The sweet fragrance emanating from her seemed to have a calming effect, dispelling the chill from his body.

Lu Jihan realized at this moment that he was indeed a little tired, and if she tried to persuade him again, he would slack off for the rest of the day.

I'll only slack off this once.

But he waited and waited, and the girl in his arms never spoke.

Lu Jihan looked down and saw the little girl sleeping soundly in his arms with her eyes closed, her big eyes still closed.

Lu Jihan put her back on the bed, then sat down at his desk, looking at the half-finished official documents, and took a deep breath.

"So be it, I'm destined to be a folding book reader." Lu Jihan sat down again, sighed, and glanced at the girl who was sleeping soundly on the couch.

It's fine if she's asleep.

Her health is of utmost importance right now. Although the physician said there is no sign of pregnancy at the moment, this is a special situation and she needs to be well taken care of.

-

early morning.

The old lady got up very early and went to the ancestral hall, where she knelt and chanted scriptures with Granny Kang.

I couldn't sleep at all last night. The old lady was so worried about her great-grandson that she couldn't eat or drink. She came to the ancestral hall early this morning to pray for the blessings of our ancestors.

The old lady had been seeking Buddhist scriptures and worshipping Buddha for many years, and she was very sincere in her worship. She was a lady from a prominent family and paid great attention to etiquette and rules.

Normally, it's fine if she doesn't enter the ancestral hall, but once the old lady does, the rules and etiquette must be followed perfectly. All the servants in the ancestral hall must follow suit and kneel down in worship.

Wu Xiaoniang, standing to the side, felt resentful. Although she had been punished by the old lady and the young marquis to kneel in the ancestral hall, she had always had a lot of free time and a relatively relaxed lifestyle.

Now that the old lady has come, she not only has to be pulled up early in the morning to kneel in front of the ancestral hall to copy Buddhist scriptures, but also has to worship with the old lady.

There were just too many rules, and Wu Xiaoniang was still half asleep and even more drowsy. How could she not feel resentful?

She watched the old lady's retreating figure, clenching the handkerchief in her hand. Judging from the old lady's level of concern, she absolutely could not let Shen Qinghe give birth to the child safely.

Recalling the information she had obtained from Shen Yun'er the previous night, Wu Xiaoniang mustered her strength and stepped forward to help the old lady up: "Please, old lady, burn the Buddhist scriptures."

Fangfei, who was standing nearby, immediately presented a thick stack of Buddhist scriptures: "Madam."

The old lady glanced at her sideways and asked, "You copied all these Buddhist scriptures yourself?"

"Although the old lady and the marquis have punished me by making me enter the ancestral hall, it is already a blessing for me to be able to enter such an important place. Even if I were stupid, I would understand this principle." Wu Xiaoniang smiled, her demeanor gentle and charming.

"Moreover, the burning of these Buddhist scriptures is to be offered as a sacrifice to our ancestors. For someone of my status, this is a blessing that I could not attain even in ten lifetimes. I dare not entrust it to anyone else."

"You...you're quite sensible." The old lady glanced at it and casually flipped through it. "You even used fresh blood to infuse the ink?"

Wu Xiaoniang knelt on the ground, her posture gentle and sensible: "Reporting to the old lady, I am extremely grateful that you can use my blood to copy Buddhist scriptures to worship our ancestors."

"Alright, get up. Don't do things like that again. It's good to admit your mistakes and correct them." The old lady understood that her grandson hadn't entered the inner courtyard for several years, and it was only natural that the concubines would feel bad about Shen Qinghe's sudden return.

In the old lady's mind, as long as Wu Xiaoniang knew her mistake and corrected it, it wasn't a big deal.

"Yes. I was blinded by love before, and it was because I was so infatuated with the young marquis that I made such a terrible mistake. I am grateful for your kindness, madam, and I will definitely repent and reform." As she spoke, Wu Xiaoniang naturally continued:

"However, I feel I have wronged Qinghe and wish to make amends. I heard that Qinghe seems to be pregnant, and I thought she must miss her family very much. Therefore, I have dared to ask the Old Madam for a favor: may we invite Qinghe's family to come and visit us, so that Qinghe can finally fulfill her wish!"

"Well, what you say makes some sense. I had completely forgotten about that."

Upon hearing this, the old lady realized that Qinghe had been caring for her all along and she hadn't seen her leave the manor to visit relatives much. Moreover, Qinghe was very sensible and had never mentioned her parents. The old lady quickly came up with an idea.

"Granny Kang, go and do it!"

-

Little did Shen Qinghe know that a huge "surprise" was waiting for her. At that moment, the Zhuang family physician had just taken her pulse.

"How is the doctor from the Zhuang family?"

Shen Qinghe's gaze fell on the Zhuang family physician, sizing up the old physician who was over fifty years old and had been the physician of the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion since she could remember.

The family physician smiled as he packed his small wooden medicine box: "Young lady, don't worry too much. You're in the prime of your youth, you'll definitely get pregnant."

"Then I'll trouble the Zhuang family physician to take good care of you." Shen Qinghe glanced at Qing'er beside her.

Qing'er immediately slipped two pieces of silver into the purse. "But I still have some questions. Since our young lady isn't pregnant, why hasn't her period come yet?"

The Zhuang family physician's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered: "Miss Qing'er and your mother need not worry. A woman's menstrual cycle is affected by many factors. Your mother's mood swings, or her physical condition over the past month, can all have an impact. Perhaps it's because your mother got caught in the rain a couple of days ago, causing blood deficiency, that it's late. Let me prescribe a formula to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis for your mother. She'll be fine after a while."

"Thank you for troubling the physician. Qing'er will see him out." Shen Qinghe turned her gaze back, feeling somewhat wary of Physician Zhuang's words.

In the morning, Qing'er brought in the herbal medicine. "Sister, drink your medicine quickly. The Zhuang family physician personally prepared it and brought it over."

After saying that, Qing'er glanced outside and whispered in Shen Qinghe's ear, "This servant has checked the dregs of the medicine, and there is no problem. They are all herbs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis."

Yesterday's events served as a reminder that she really needed to pay more attention to her health; otherwise, if she were to get pregnant and then accidentally miscarry, it would be a huge loss.

Upon hearing Qing'er's words, Shen Qinghe glanced outside and found that the Zhuang family physician was indeed waiting outside the door.

She hesitated. Yesterday, the Zhuang family physician only said that she was not pregnant yet. Perhaps she was pregnant, but it was just that the pregnancy had not been going on long enough for the pulse to detect it?

This medicine is for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis; she can't drink it casually.

Shen Qinghe blinked and said softly, "Go pour the medicine into the flowerpot, take the empty bowl outside, and say that I drank it."

Once she finds a time to leave the manor, she can have several other doctors examine her pulse. Once it's confirmed that she's not pregnant, then we can make further plans.

Who knew?

Before Shen Qinghe could even find a new job, she received some terrible news that afternoon—

Granny Kang entered beaming with joy, announcing, "Miss Qinghe, hurry and get ready! Your mother and father have come to see you!"

parents!!

Shen Qinghe frowned subconsciously and gripped the edge of the table tightly.