SFS Chapter 39 Should I abort or keep the child?
Chapter 39 Should I abort or keep the child?
After hearing what her husband said, Zhong Lingzhu asked him anxiously, "My husband, is this news reliable? If it is true, given King Han's temper, I'm afraid my benefactor will die."
After saying that, she quickly got up from the bed and said, "No, I have to find a way to save my benefactor. She is so kind, she will definitely not harm the Ninth Princess."
Qin Zhen quickly pressed his wife onto the bed and said, "Zhu'er, don't worry. I'll go find out about my benefactor tomorrow and make a decision when I come back."
Zhong Lingzhu listened to her husband's words and nodded, "Well, husband, you must be quick. Don't let King Han execute our benefactor."
Qin Zhen assured his wife, "I know, go to sleep quickly."
"Okay," Zhong Lingzhu said, and lay down beside the child, but she was still worried about her benefactor's situation.
The next day, Shen Ruolan woke up with a dry mouth and a parched tongue. She called out to Wan Dong outside, "Dong'er!"
When Wan Dong heard that her mistress had woken up, she hurried in and said, "My mistress, you're awake."
Shen Ruolan nodded to her and said, "I'm thirsty, go get me a glass of water."
"Okay, young lady, please wait." After Wan Dong finished speaking, he quickly ran to pour a glass of water and said, "Young lady, the water is here."
"Thank you." After Shen Ruolan finished speaking, she stood up and leaned against the head of the bed, took the water that Wandong poured and started drinking it.
After drinking a glass of water, Shen Ruolan felt much better. She asked Wan Dong, "Dong'er, what time is it now?"
Wan Dong said to his mistress: "To reply to your question, it is now Chenshi."
Shen Ruolan heard Chen Shi. She frowned and recalled for a moment, then said to Wandong, "Chen Shi? So, I have been sleeping since yesterday afternoon until now?"
She only remembered that after she had bled Jiang Yingxue yesterday, she could no longer bear it, and everything went black before her eyes and she knew nothing.
After Wan Dong heard what her mistress said, she looked at her and hesitated to say, "My mistress, yes, you came back yesterday and have been sleeping ever since."
In fact, Wan Dong wanted to tell the young lady that the prince had personally brought her back yesterday. However, since the prince had beaten her so harshly yesterday, she guessed that the young lady must not want to hear her mention the prince, so she chose to remain silent.
Wan Dong's hesitation to speak naturally did not escape Shen Ruolan's eyes, but she was not interested in anything now, and did not want to know, let alone inquire.
She stretched her body, got up from the bed and said, "Please prepare some breakfast for me. After eating, I will go to Muyun Courtyard."
Jiang Yingxue still needed to continue with acupuncture and bloodletting, and even though she was reluctant, she had to continue to help her with the treatment.
"Yes, my lady." After Wan Dong finished speaking, she went out and said something to He Yue, then hurried in to help Shen Ruolan get dressed.
After cleaning up, Shen Ruolan came to the dining table. When she saw the food on the table, which was much richer than before, she was stunned.
Logically speaking, shouldn't she be banished to the cold courtyard now? Why is there such a rich meal on the table?
Could it be that Jiang Dichen was so kind that he gave her a good meal and then sent her on her way?
That's not right. How many days does his sister need her to give him acupuncture? Even if he wanted to execute her, it wouldn't be now.
Shen Ruolan shook her head, shook off the messy thoughts in her mind, sat down on the chair, picked up the chopsticks and started eating. She didn't care what Jiang Dichen thought now. Whether he was going to kill her or chop her up, she would eat her fill first.
However, she had only eaten half of her meal when He Yue came in with a tray and said, "My lady, this is the pregnancy-preserving medicine that the prince asked me to make. He said that you should drink it quickly now that you have woken up."
Shen Ruolan, who was drinking chicken soup, suddenly started coughing violently after hearing He Yue's words.
After she recovered, Shen Ruolan looked at He Yue in shock and asked, "Yue'er, what were you talking about just now?"
He Yue repeated what she had just said to Shen Ruolan. After she finished speaking, she looked at Shen Ruolan and said happily, "Congratulations, my lady. Congratulations, my lady. You are finally going to have your own child."
When Shen Ruolan heard He Yue say that she was pregnant again, she was stunned for a while. After she came to her senses, she stretched out her hand to check her own pulse. When she really felt the slippery pulse, she recalled the things she had lied about.
Since she came here, it seems that except for the time when she had a miscarriage, she has never had her period again. Counting the days, it's almost a month late.
After confirming that she was really pregnant, Shen Ruolan instantly lost her appetite. She stood up in a daze, went to sit on the stone steps outside the door, and looked at the entire Qingfeng Courtyard, which covered an area of one and a half acres, in a daze.
At this moment, a little girl who looked exactly like her kept appearing in her mind. She lived with her in this tiny yard, day after day, year after year, over and over again. The mother and daughter were like frogs in a deep well, eager to go out and see the colorful world outside, but they could not jump out of the deep well that trapped them.
And what happened to her original body in the Prime Minister's Mansion kept appearing in her mind. Sometimes it was the vicious whipping by her stepmother, sometimes it was the various teasings and beatings by the legitimate son and daughter, and sometimes it was the scene where her stepmother forced her concubine's sister to marry an old man. The series of experiences of the original body made Shen Ruolan, who was also a concubine, feel cold all over. She hugged her shoulders tightly with both hands, looked forward in confusion, and couldn't make up her mind for a while. Should she abort the child or keep it?
Wan Dong and He Yue in the room looked at each other, followed her out, looked at her with concern and asked: "My lady, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Shen Ruolan turned around and gave Wan Dong a forced smile, saying, "It's okay, it's just that the baby came too suddenly, and I didn't know what to do for a moment."
After hearing what Shen Ruolan said, He Yue looked at her with a puzzled look on her face and said, "My lady, if you are pregnant, isn't it okay to just give birth? Do you still need to think about this?"
Shen Ruolan looked at He Yue and said, "Give birth to her, and then let the future mother of the palace torture her in every way?"
After Shen Ruolan finished speaking, she had a lot of thoughts in her mind. This child came at a really bad time. What should she do with her?
If there was a glimmer of hope of escape, she wouldn't be so worried.
He Yue exclaimed “Ah” when Shen Ruolan asked her, not knowing how to answer her.
Because the life of a bastard's son, if he meets a cruel stepmother, will be worse than that of an ordinary commoner's child.
At this moment, Jing Yun came in from outside with a medicine box on his back. Seeing Shen Ruolan sitting on the stone steps in front of the door, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet her and said, "Subordinate Jing Yun, greetings to Concubine Lan."
Shen Ruolan was surprised to see Jing Yun coming. She looked up at him and asked, "Guard Jing, why are you here?"
Jing Yun said to Shen Ruolan respectfully, "In reply to Concubine Lan, the prince asked me to come and help Concubine Lan to see how she is doing today."