in2ebook Chapter 282 If he dares to be unfilial, I dare to break his legs.
Chapter 282 If he dares to be unfilial, I dare to break his legs.
Chapter 282 If he dares to be unfilial, I dare to break his legs.
Emperor Jing'an was quite surprised by Qin Yizhen's pregnancy. He chattered on and on about it, and finally had dinner at the Marquis of Pingxi's residence before reluctantly returning to the palace.
Cheng Yan escorted him back to the palace before returning home.
When he returned home, he saw Qin Yi sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) reading a book. It was already getting dark outside, and a palace lantern was lit on the kang table in front of her, emitting a soft, white light.
"It's getting dark, what are you looking at? You'll hurt your eyes."
Qin Yizhen handed him the booklet: "You looted the Empress Dowager's private treasury?"
Cheng Yan chuckled upon hearing this, casually flipped through the items, and then said, "It's not as bad as looting. The Empress Dowager's private treasury is still quite large. Besides, much of it was added by His Majesty."
The two carts he brought back from the palace today contained mostly medicinal herbs, tonics, and fabrics, as well as some ornaments and jewelry. Emperor Jing'an even sent over the little wooden horse he used to play with as a child, showing how much he really likes this child.
"This child is so lucky... His wife likes him, the Empress Dowager likes him, His Majesty likes him. Once he is born, I'm afraid no one can compare to him."
That's wonderful, his child, unlike him.
No one expected his arrival back then, not even his mother. She may not have truly liked him, but because she was pregnant, out of a mother's love for her child, she kept him and gave birth to him.
Even Empress Dowager Cheng was the same. She cared about him and protected him because he was her younger brother. She did not expect his arrival before he was born.
Now, the baby is only a month old, and everyone is overjoyed, wanting to give him all the good things in the world.
Qin Yizhen playfully scolded him, "What, don't you like it?"
"I like it." Cheng Yan smiled.
"Then...then you're jealous?"
“No, I’m happy.” Cheng Yan sat down opposite her, flipped through a few more pages of the booklet, and finally handed it to him. “At this moment, I actually understand the Earl of Changyang a little.”
The Earl of Changyang is Pei Yutang's father.
Speaking of Pei Yutang, he caused a scene at the Min family when Min Siyue was getting married, almost preventing her from getting married. Later, the Earl of Changyang came and took him back, and it is said that he was thrown into the military camp.
The Earl of Changyang was unfortunate in his youth. His father was incompetent and dissolute, squandering the family fortune and dying young. His mother only knew how to cry every day. He grew up struggling and managed to preserve the current Earl of Changyang's mansion.
He gave all the love his mother never received to his wife, and all the fatherly love he never received to his only son.
Everything was good at first. He was a good husband and father praised by everyone. It was just a pity that he raised Pei Yutang to be so ignorant and foolish, hurting other people's girls and lacking responsibility. After losing them, he went crazy.
Qin Yizhen's heart skipped a beat when she heard his words: "You can't follow his example. You must love your child, but you also have to teach him to understand principles and know what he should and shouldn't do."
Today's Cheng Yan and her are no different from the Earl of Changyang and his wife back then.
There are precedents to learn from, and we must take them into consideration.
Cheng Yan reached out and touched her beautiful hair. Her hair was jet black and smooth, like the finest silk. Her face was fair and rosy, and very healthy.
"Don't worry, no matter how stupid or ignorant he is, I will definitely teach him to be filial to his mother and not to make her angry. After all, his mother suffered a lot to give birth to him. If he dares to be unfilial, I will break his legs."
Qin Yizhen laughed out loud at these words: "Would you be willing to do that then?"
"How could I not want to part with him? Is he more important than his mother?" Cheng Yan scoffed. "I wouldn't dare to hurt my wife. If he dares, breaking his legs would be too lenient."
Qin Yizhen felt a pang of heartache for the unborn child for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh: "I love hearing that."
Of course she loved hearing it! Her husband cared for and loved her so much; how could she not love hearing it?
"If you like listening, then I'll say more."
Qin Yizhen glanced at him: "You'd better say less. When the child is older, he might be able to understand. If he remembers you after he's born and thinks you're going to break his legs and isn't close to you, then you'll just have to suffer in silence."
"Alright, you've already made two trips today, go wash up." After saying that, Qin Yizhen called over Lü Qiao, "Make a list of the medicinal herbs and supplements, and send them to Mr. Hu later."
Qin Yizhen had no experience or knowledge about how to raise a child well, so she should listen to the doctor so that she could raise the child well while minimizing her own suffering.
Green Qiao accepted the order and left.
Because Qin Yizhen suddenly became pregnant, the female physician who had not been chosen before was finally decided. She was a fellow disciple of Physician Lu of the Imperial Medical Bureau, named Xu Banxia. She specialized in women's diseases and was also good at taking care of pregnant women and assisting women in childbirth.
With a clean background and an excellent reputation, the Pingxi Marquis's mansion spent one hundred taels of gold and one thousand taels of silver to invite her over to take care of Qin Yizhen until she gave birth smoothly.
As for the personal maids who served them closely, two were selected from those who originally served in the courtyard, and two more were added later to assist them.
Qin Yizhen recognized both of them, but couldn't quite remember their names. They were of average appearance and build, and were very honest and quick-witted. Qin Yizhen was satisfied with them and gave them new names.
One was named Qingsi, and the other Ziyuan, continuing the names Hongying and Lüqiao; they were her first-class maids.
The two men were excited for a few days after their promotion, but they quickly calmed down as they returned to their previous lives.
In the days that followed, as the weather warmed up, Cheng Yan began traveling back and forth between Qin Du and the camp again. Qin Yizhen stayed at home to raise her child and no longer went to serve Empress Dowager Cheng.
These days, Hongying often comes to the Pingxi Marquis's residence, bringing Qin Yizhen and the children some fabric supplements or toys for the children.
At the end of January, Song Pingping, who had been busy with her elegant and leisurely life, came to the Pingxi Marquis's residence to deliver money to Qin Yizhen. She was shocked to learn that Qin Yizhen was pregnant and complained that Qin Yizhen had not told her.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's really a good deal for the Marquis. It's a pity I'm not a man, otherwise I could have competed with the Marquis."
Then Cheng Yan, who was returning home, overheard her words and was nearly thrown out of the Pingxi Marquis's mansion.
As she was being driven away, she grumbled and said unhappily, "Your Excellency is so petty. I was just saying a few words. I couldn't really argue with you. Your pettiness is really narrow-minded."
Qin Yizhen quickly tried to appease Cheng Yan: "Alright, alright, she's just talking nonsense. Why are you arguing with her? Besides, am I your wife or her wife?"
Cheng Yan gritted his teeth: "She just didn't have good intentions."