PDLP Chapter 191 The continuation of life
Chapter 191 The continuation of life
Yu Piaolan's voice was calm and weak: "Impossible, even though I only took a small amount of medicine back then, it was extremely cold and yin. There's no way I'll ever get pregnant!"
Leng Qujing also came back to his senses, and Qiulan burst into tears again after hearing what he said.
Nie Wushuang's face darkened slightly. "Are you questioning my medical skills? Yes, you did take a small amount of extremely cold and yin medicine a few years ago, but after so many years of recuperation, it has almost been eliminated. Besides, there is no such thing as a child! There are countless loving couples who were given sterilization orders and then had their own children a few years later. This kind of example! Let me ask you, has your period not come for two months? Have you been easily tired, chest tightness, dizzy and nauseous recently?"
Yu Piaolan also became uncertain: "I... I thought it was because I had too many things going on recently that I was easily tired and dizzy. Doctor Nie, could it be that I really..."
By the end of her speech, Yu Piaolan's eyes were wet with disbelief.
Even Qiulan hesitated: "Doctor Nie, what you said seems to be true."
Nie Wushuang couldn't help but glare at Qiulan. He cleared his throat and looked at the dumbstruck Leng Qujing and the slightly agitated Yu Piaolan, confirming once again, "It's true! General Leng, Empress Yi told me to lie about my pregnancy as a temporary measure and think of other solutions after the verdict. But my concubine, you are truly pregnant! This way, Empress Yi's efforts on your behalf will not be in vain!"
Qiulan came back to her senses: "Is this true? That's great! Sister Piaolan, don't you know that Concubine Yi has read through almost all the laws and codes for you? You must take good care of yourself!"
Yu Piaolan's heart trembled when she heard this: "Please thank Her Majesty Yifei for me! I'm the one who caused trouble for Her Majesty, and now she has to work hard for me."
Qiulan shook her head: "As long as you are well, how could the Queen blame you?"
Nie Wushuang stood up and said, "Qiulan, accompany this imperial physician to boil the medicine!"
He looked around again and said, "This is the first time I, the imperial physician, have seen a patient in this dungeon."
The two of them came out of the dungeon one after another, and met Lin Suzhi, who was sweating profusely, halfway. Nie Wushuang nodded at Lin Suzhi, indicating that the person had been rescued. Lin Suzhi felt relieved, turned around and followed Nie Wushuang and Qiulan out of the dungeon.
Only the two of them remained in the dungeon, staring at each other in silence. After a moment, Yu Piaolan said in fear, "General, I almost killed our child! He's the continuation of our lives, and I almost killed him!"
Leng Qujing had experienced initial fear and worry, followed by joy. But now, delayed anger filled his chest. "Even if we didn't have this child, would you have done this? Have you ever considered what I would do if you died like this? Is this fair to me?"
Yu Piaolan trembled slightly: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Leng Qujing's voice suddenly dropped. "Is it for me? Are you afraid that others will laugh at me? Are you afraid that some ministers in the court will use this to attack me?"
Yu Piaolan's eyelashes trembled slightly: "General, I will never do this again! I will live well and wait for our child to be born!"
Leng Qujing gently held Yu Piaolan's injured wrist: "Okay! We have a deal. Let's wait for this baby to be born together."
Yu Piaolan was ultimately sentenced to six months in prison, where she will spend her pregnancy, which should be the happiest and most important period in a woman's life.
Lin Suzhi specially selected a sunny cell for Yu Piaolan. Leng Qujing would take time out every day to visit Yu Piaolan in the dungeon. If he was too busy to visit, Lan Qingwu would send Qiulan to the dungeon. Every time, Qiulan would prepare a lot of things and bring them to the dungeon.
Yu Piaolan also forced herself to do many things every day. She would read to her unborn child every morning, and take time to sing folk songs and make baby clothes in the afternoon... She arranged her life in prison to be full every day. Even so, Yu Piaolan felt that her health was getting worse and worse. Nie Wushuang's visits became more and more frequent, and his brows were furrowed deeper and deeper. It seemed that the drugs used back then were really extremely poisonous. Although Yu Piaolan was lucky enough to get pregnant, the mother's vitality was completely absorbed by the fetus. If this continued, the mother's body...
The two of them tacitly put the matter aside. Nie Wushuang tried his best to protect the lives of Yu Piaolan and her child, and Yu Piaolan devoted all her efforts to planning for the child and Leng Qujing.
That day, Leng Qujing went to the dungeon to visit Yu Piaolan again. Yu Piaolan was humming an unknown song. She was leaning against the railing of the dungeon, sitting casually, with one hand gently stroking her lower abdomen.
Leng Qujing walked over lightly without saying a word, then he sat down on the railing outside the dungeon, and the two of them sat back to back across the dungeon railing.
Leng Qujing listened quietly to Yu Piaolan humming the song. Yu Piaolan asked, "General, do you still remember the first time we met?"
Leng Qujing couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth: "You are wearing men's clothes, your face is dirty, and you think you are disguising yourself well."
"The general recognized me as a woman a long time ago and reminded me that I was too brave and told me to return home early."
Leng Qujing smiled silently. After their first meeting, Leng Qujing eventually brought Yu Piaolan back to the Imperial City. She said she hadn't found any relatives in the Imperial City, so Leng Qujing rented a small courtyard for Yu Piaolan to live in. Unexpectedly, in the second month, Yu Piaolan earned enough to pay the rent by embroidering and gave it to Leng Qujing, who was very surprised.
"At that time, you were like a swift in distress, your wings were broken and tattered, but you told me that someone told you that even if your wings are clipped, your heart must find a way to fly! At that time, I thought, this woman is really unique!"
Yu Piaolan's fingers trembled slightly as she gripped the railing: "General, do you still remember?"
"How could I forget? You are still the same now, not changed at all!"
When the two met for the first time, Yu Piaolan looked very embarrassed. She had just escaped from another cage. As a weak woman in the wilderness, for safety reasons, she had changed into tattered men's clothes and smeared some mud on her face.
Leng Qujing led a group of people and rushed past Yu Piaolan. Yu Piaolan was frightened and dodged to the side. In a few breaths, Leng Qujing turned his horse back. He looked down at Yu Piaolan, tall and majestic. The sun was shining brightly, shining on Leng Qujing's face, giving him a layer of golden light.
Yu Piaolan stared blankly at Leng Qujing. She looked at Leng Qujing and lowered his head slightly and asked her, "Looking for relatives? Escape? Go to the imperial city?"
Yu Piaolan came back to her senses: "Looking for...looking for relatives, going to the imperial city."
Leng Qujing looked around, his brows furrowed. “Can you ride a horse? Ride one yourself.”
Yu Piaolan shook her head: "No, I... I'm very light. Can I sit behind the general?"
Leng Qujing narrowed his eyes slightly. He looked at Yu Piaolan for a while, until Yu Piaolan felt a little uneasy. Then he said, "You are so brave! Come up!"
At that time, Yu Piaolan thought Leng Qujing was saying that she was brave enough to curry favor with the powerful. Later, she found out that Leng Qujing saw that she was a woman, and that was why she dared to let a general and a man ride a horse with her when they first met.
After arriving at the Imperial City, Leng Qujing saw Yu Piaolan's bewildered and dazed look, so he did a good deed and gave Yu Piaolan some small change: "Go find a small courtyard there, settle down first, and then slowly look for your relatives."
Leng Qujing said this and rode off. After turning his horse, he suddenly looked back and said, "Don't be so bold. Not all generals are good people. Once you find your relatives, return home quickly!"
Yu Piaolan watched Leng Qujing gallop away on his horse. She rented a small courtyard and settled down there. The disaster she had just experienced had made her lose the courage to reunite with her sisters immediately. She didn't know how to face them, how to explain to them why she had become like this. She could only find some work to support herself.
Leng Qujing returned to his own residence, and Madam Leng arrived at Leng Qujing's room a moment later. Madam Leng smiled and said a few words of concern for Leng Qujing's health, then said with a bright smile, "General, I have two good girls from clean families for you to marry. Would you like to meet them?"
Leng Qujing was speechless for a moment: "Jiang, have you made up for the shortfall of several hundred taels of silver you gave to your family last time? Now you have the spare money to buy a concubine?"
Jiang said with a guilty look on her face, "It was because I knew that the general was a little angry that I took in two good concubines to appease the general's anger."
Leng Qujing's rage flared up again: "Don't these two need food, clothes, or support from me? You've managed this general's mansion so poorly, and now you're trying to appease me with this 'good concubine' thing! If you just send less money to your parents' home, I won't need to appease you!"
"General, I will never do it again! Please forgive me this time."
Leng Qujing's anger suddenly disappeared. "You have said these words countless times, and this time I will not give you the opportunity to do it again. My wet nurse will return to the mansion tomorrow. From now on, my wet nurse will be in charge of the harem! I hope you, Jiang, will respect her and obey her!"
After that, Leng Qujing stopped looking at Jiang who was already stunned and turned to go into the dormitory.