Chapter 1 - Pregnancy

"Doctor Wei, what's wrong?" Seeing Doctor Wei's serious face, Ye Chuyan couldn't help but feel a little worried. 

 

Doctor Wei took back his hand and said respectfully, "Princess, it's okay for you to fall into the water. It's just that you have been pregnant for more than two months. Today, you fell into the water, and the cold air penetrated your body. You must rest and protect the fetus."

 

Doctor Wei began to write a prescription while speaking.

 

"I will prescribe a prescription. Princess, you must take it on time. Don't be mentally exhausted during the period of protecting the fetus."

 

Ye Chuyan, who was half lying on the bed, was stunned for a moment. She was a little bit unbelievable.

 

She said cautiously and tremblingly: "Doctor Wei, are you sure I am pregnant?"

 

Doctor Wei couldn't help but laugh when he saw Ye Chuyan's voice trembling slightly.

 

 "Princess, I have been practicing medicine for decades and will never make a mistake about the pulse of pregnancy. Princess, you are really pregnant!"

 

Doctor Wei was born as an imperial physician. He left the palace to open his own clinic because he did not want to be restricted by the palace. His medical skills have always been one of the best.

 

Ye Chuyan was struck by lightning when she heard this. She was so overwhelmed by joy that she could not think. There were only three words left in her mind: pregnant!

 

She had a serious illness when she was young. Not only did she lose her memory, but she also had a uterine cold. At that time, many doctors said that it was very unlikely that she would get pregnant in the future.

 

In addition, she had been married for three years and had never been pregnant. She thought she would never have children in this life. Unexpectedly, she was pregnant now.

 

The maid Bai Zhi beside her clasped her hands together excitedly and muttered to the sky.

 

"Thanks to God and Buddha, my princess is finally pregnant. May my princess give birth to a legitimate son, and may the prince and princess live happily in the future."

 

Doctor Wei handed the written prescription to Bai Zhi, and repeatedly reminded her to rest, and Bai Zhi hurriedly agreed.

 

After Bai Zhi took the prescription, she said a lot of congratulations to Ye Chuyan, and then went out happily to buy medicine.

 

After Bai Zhi left, the room returned to silence. The eggplant purple glaze lion ear incense burner emitted a wisp of fragrance, and the strong charcoal fire made the room hot. Ye Chuyan touched her belly, and the whole person seemed to be floating in the clouds. The great joy made her dreamlike. Her heartbeat was frighteningly fast, and it took a long time for her to completely believe that she already had a child in her belly that belonged to her and Pei Xiuyan.

 

She had been married to Pei Xiuyan for three years, and finally waited for this day. Pei Xiuyan had been indifferent to her since they got married. If the child was born smoothly, she could teach him music, chess, calligraphy, and painting with Pei Xiuyan, watch him grow up little by little, and hear him call her father and mother. Would Pei Xiuyan be nicer to her for the sake of the child? 

 

Ye Chuyan was immersed in this endless and beautiful vision, and with a loud bang, the door was kicked open. The cold wind outside took the opportunity to fill the room, and the room was suddenly cold.

 

Pei Xiuyan stood at the door with his back to the light, his face as gloomy as water. He was out doing business today, and the servant hurriedly reported that Zhao Yujiao and Ye Chuyan had a dispute in the attic of the mansion. Ye Chuyan fell into the lotus pond, but it was not serious. Zhao Yujiao fell from the attic and broke a leg.

 

Ye Chuyan saw Pei Xiuyan standing at the door like an evil spirit and sighed immediately. Pei Xiuyan must have been so angry because of Zhao Yujiao. In the mansion, the only person who could make Pei Xiuyan go to such great lengths to settle accounts with her was Zhao Yujiao.

 

Before Ye Chuyan could speak, Pei Xiuyan walked quickly to the bedside and saw that Ye Chuyan was fine, with stars in her eyes and a slight smile on her face, which made him more certain of his thoughts.

 

After Ye Chuyan pushed Zhao Yujiao down the attic and broke her leg, she was in a good mood. He could no longer hold back his anger and grabbed Ye Chuyan's hair.

 

"Ye Chuyan! You vicious woman! Are you satisfied only when Jiaojiao dies? She is powerless, how can you bear to push her down the attic!"

 

Ye Chuyan's scalp was hurt by the grab, and she was very angry.

 

"Pei Xiuyan, what are you crazy about today? You hurt me; let go! It was Zhao Yujiao who pushed me down the attic and fell into the lotus pond. I never touched her."

 

Today, Zhao Yujiao asked her to go to the attic to play chess. She didn't want to go, but Zhao Yujiao kept pestering her, so she went. Who knew that Zhao Yujiao's maid went to deliver cakes during the chess game? She didn't like sweets since she was a child. Zhao Yujiao repeatedly advised her. During the shove between the two, she was not prepared and was pushed down the back window of the attic by Zhao Yujiao and fell into the lotus pond. She was always afraid of water and was stunned on the spot. Fortunately, the maid, Bai Zhi, pulled her out of the lotus pond in time. From the time she woke up until now, she hadn't had time to settle accounts with Zhao Yujiao, but the evil person complained first.

 

Pei Xiuyan gritted his teeth and said, "You also know the pain? When you pushed Jiaojiao down from the attic and broke her leg, did you ever think that she would feel pain?”

Pei Xiuyan said as he grabbed Ye Chuyan's hair and dragged her out. Ye Chuyan thought of Doctor Wei's advice to rest, and for the sake of the fetus in her belly, she didn't dare to resist with big movements.

 

She patted Pei Xiuyan's arm and shouted, "Pei Xiuyan, I'm pregnant, you can't drag me like this. I said, I didn't push Zhao Yujiao down the stairs, but she pushed me down the attic and fell into the lotus pond."

 

Pei Xiuyan suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Chuyan, who was dragged to the ground, his eyes as cold as a knife.

 

"Jiaojiao is weak; your skills are one of the best in Kyoto; how can Jiaojiao push you down the lotus pond?"

 

"Also, don't use pregnancy as a cover, and don't try to deceive this king. You have had a cold uterus since childhood, and it is almost impossible for you to get pregnant!"

 

Seeing that Pei Xiuyan didn't listen to her explanation at all, Ye Chuyan took the opportunity to bite Pei Xiuyan's arm. Pei Xiuyan suddenly let go of his hand in pain. Ye Chuyan rubbed her swollen and painful scalp. 

 

She said angrily, "Pei Xiuyan, I didn't lie to you. I'm more than two months pregnant. I don't know how Zhao Yujiao broke her leg. If you are interested, ask the servants in the mansion first."

 

When she fell into the lotus pond, Zhao Yujiao was clearly standing by the window safely. Even if Zhao Yujiao really broke her leg after she fell into the lotus pond, it had nothing to do with her. Pei Xiuyan was so angry that the veins on his forehead jumped when he saw Ye Chuyan making excuses for himself.

 

He went up and pinched Ye Chuyan's neck and dragged her out, saying as he walked, "Go apologize to Jiaojiao!"

 

Ye Chuyan's eyes were blackened by the pinching, and her mouth could not speak. She slapped Pei Xiuyan's hands frantically, but Pei Xiuyan didn't feel any pain at all, and the two dragged each other out of the door.

 

It was the twelfth lunar month, and the cold wind was raging outside. Ye Chuyan was wearing thin clothes and was barefoot. The cold wind was like a knife, surrounding her wantonly, making her shiver. The servants in Ye Chuyan's courtyard saw Pei Xiuyan pinching Ye Chuyan's neck and coming out of the house like a ghost, and they all knelt down and saluted without saying a word. Pei Xiuyan dragged Ye Chuyan all the way to the door of Zhao Yujiao's courtyard.

 

He threw her on the ground and said word by word, "You! Go in and apologize to Jiaojiao!"

 

Ye Chuyan gently rubbed her neck while breathing heavily. Her eyebrows were raised angrily.

 

"Pei Xiuyan, I am the Princess of Qing, whom you married in a formal matchmaker. Zhao Yujiao is just Miss Zhao, who lives in the mansion without a name or status. If I wanted her to die, she would not have lived to this day. I said, why she broke her leg has nothing to do with me."

 

Ye Chuyan was born with heroic eyebrows and eyes. Unlike other women in Kyoto, who were generally soft and gentle, she was more heroic. When she was a child, she often disguised herself as a man to sneak into the military camp. At this moment, she was half-sitting on the ground, with her eyebrows raised and her eyes filled with anger. She was wearing a white nightgown. Her slender and delicate neck was pinched and purple, and her pair of jade feet were frozen red, which was quite strange and beautiful.

 

Pei Xiuyan was slightly stunned. He was so angry just now that he dragged Ye Chuyan off the bed. Now he saw that Ye Chuyan was shivering from the cold, but she was still stubborn and arrogant, and did not give in. He had not seen Ye Chuyan like this for a long time.

 

After getting married, Ye Chuyan imitated Zhao Yujiao's graceful and restrained style all day long in order to please him. She always lowered her eyebrows and was pleasing to him. Unexpectedly, she showed her former publicity and nature again today. He sneered repeatedly.

 

 "Don't pretend anymore? You are the virtuous and dignified Princess Qing, you never smile, walk, or get angry. Now you can't pretend anymore, and your true colors are revealed."