Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1044 - 1042_1

Chapter 1044: 1042_1

Xiao’er turned around and saw that Doctor Luo and Shangguan Wanru had arrived. She smiled and said, "The bodyguards are knocking down a hornet’s nest. You’re in luck. Tonight we get to eat fried bee pupae. This isn’t something you can just have whenever you like!"

The bodyguards felt disheartened when they heard this. They originally thought that the Prince and Princess wouldn’t be able to eat so many bee pupae and might leave some for them. However, now two more mouths have turned up.

After saying this, Xiao’er went over to the sack placed at the roadside, intending to open it to see how many hornet nests the bodyguards had managed to jab down, and whether there were enough for one dish.

The bodyguards hurriedly stopped her, "Princess, you mustn’t! There might be hornets flying out. Be careful of getting stung."

Shangguan Xuanyi also quickly pulled Xiao’er back to his side. This young maid, other than snakes, she wasn’t afraid of anything.

Bee pupae! This is a delicacy! He never realized before that they taste good deep-fried. What a waste that they had all been used to make wine! Doctor Luo’s eyes lit up when he heard this!

"Right, since you’re already well protected, there are several big hornet nests in my backyard. Why don’t you go and knock them down as well? Remember to leave the hornets for me. Bring the bee pupae here, we’ll fry them all together!"

Originally, the servants in his palace wanted to knock down the nests when there were less of them. But he happened to see them and stopped them, intending to wait until they were big enough before taking them all down to make wine.

Wine made from hornets has some medicinal benefits.

"Listen to Doctor Luo, after you knock down the nest, bring the bee pupae to the kitchen!" After Shangguan Xuanyi ordered, he walked away with Xiao’er.

Now that Doctor Luo had come, of course, he had to take her pulse first.

"Let’s go. Let Doctor Luo check your pulse first."

Xiao’er nodded and then let go of Shangguan Xuanyi’s hand. She stepped forward to hold Shangguan Wanru’s hand: "What brings you here, Princess? Has Zhuan’er been behaving well lately?"

"Ruixi told me today that you fainted, so I came to check on you specifically. Why did you suddenly faint?" When Shangguan Wanru heard this news, she became quite anxious, knowing that person had already gotten Xiao’er’s blood, but had said it was not enough, and he couldn’t go to that place.

The man had repeatedly assured her that taking Xiao’er’s blood would not harm her, and as many days passed without anything happening to Xiao’er, she thought it was true. She did not expect Xiao’er to faint suddenly today, which scared her, so she quickly came to see what caused Xiao’er to faint and if she was okay.

Xiao’er laughed at these words, "Even you know about it? It was just too hot that day, and I got heatstroke after being in the boat for half a day."

"So it was heatstroke, I thought....." Shangguan Wanru breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"What else would it be? What were you thinking?" Xiao’er found her relieved expression amusing.

"No, nothing." Shangguan Wanru shook her head.

Xiao’er didn’t ask further, thinking that Shangguan Wanru must have thought she was pregnant but was too embarrassed to say so. After all, in everyone’s eyes, she had been married for more than two years and still hadn’t become pregnant, which was a sorrowful matter. People generally would not bring it up and expose their own wounds.

Shangguan Xuanyi couldn’t help but glance at Shangguan Wanru.

"By the way, how is Yijin?" Xiao’er remembered that Du Yijin had a close call with a miscarriage a few days ago and has been lying in bed resting. She hadn’t had a chance to visit her yet.

"Doctor Luo just took her pulse before coming here with me. Your sister-in-law has taken anti-miscarriage medication for a few days and is much better now. She should be able to get out of bed and move around freely in a few days." Shangguan Wanru was happy to think that she would soon have a nephew or a niece. This way, Zhuan’er would have companions to play with.

"I heard from Yijin that your mother-in-law is planning to arrange a good marriage for you. How is it? Have you taken a liking to the son of any family?"

"Don’t talk about it. I will never remarry in this lifetime. It’s all my mother’s nonsense!" Shangguan Wanru was almost fed up. If she had known her mother was going to do this, she would have hidden somewhere and not returned to Prince An’s mansion!

"She just cares about you and Zhuan’er." Xiao’er chuckled, and didn’t say much else. Life was too long, and it was too early to say a lifetime for Shangguan Wanru who was still young.

The two of them chatted all the way and quickly returned to the house.

The room was filled with ice blocks. Xiao’er immediately felt much more comfortable. She was already drenched in sweat from just a short walk outside.

Shangguan Xuanyi took out a handkerchief, and without considering that Doctor Luo and Shangguan Wanru were present, he directly wiped the sweat off Xiao’er’s forehead and said, "Change your clothes before coming out."

Xiao’er knew that he was worried that the clothes on her back were wet, it was cool inside the room, and she might catch a cold if she didn’t change. But it was just sweat on her forehead, so she shook her head, "It’s alright, I’m not too hot. Let’s take the pulse first."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyi understood, and didn’t insist further.

Xiao’er sat down by the round table, extended her hand, and let Doctor Luo take her pulse.

After a while, Doctor Luo stood up with a smile, and said respectfully, "Congratulations, Prince Rui, Xiao’er is pregnant!"

"Really? That’s great!" Upon hearing this, Xiao’er quickly stood up and then flung herself into Shangguan Xuanyi’s arms. Wrapping her arms around his neck she said, "Brother Shangguan, I’m pregnant!"

Shangguan Xuanyi was almost frightened by Xiao’er’s sudden move. He quickly held her tight and couldn’t help but reprimand her, ’I heard, just how childish can a soon-to-be mother get!’

Upon hearing this, Xiao’er stuck out her tongue, "I’m just too happy!"

Doctor Luo was also happy for her. He wanted to say something, thought better of it, and decided to wait for some more days before taking her pulse again, to confirm the news. This way he could avoid the girl from taking false joy.

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t miss Doctor Luo’s hesitation to speak, but he didn’t ask. Since he didn’t want to say it now, he could ask him in private later.

Upon hearing the news, Shangguan Wanru was also delighted: "Congratulations to both, you finally have good news. The reason you fainted days ago is probably not just due to the heatstroke, it should be related to the pregnancy, right?"

Doctor Luo nodded, "It’s somewhat related. This girl’s usual health is excellent. Probably she has taken all the nutrition for herself, and the child is growing slower than normal. That is why I could only detect it now!"

Xiao’er wasn’t pleased with this, "I did not! You’re just unskilled!"

Hearing this, Doctor Luo laughed, "I’m unskilled? Then you go and find someone else to take your pulse and see if they can detect it now!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao’er made a face at Doctor Luo: you’re just unskilled!

Doctor Luo laughed out loud, but said no more. Now, it wasn’t the time to argue with this girl!

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