Chapter 143: Pregnant
Regarding Qin Ling's placement, Emperor Chu decided that Qin Ling would still be placed in the courtyard on Lizheng Street, but in addition to the attendants sent by Duan Chengwen, Emperor Chu also selected a team of pennant guards to settle in to guard and protect Qin Ling's personal safety.
Duan Chengwen and Duan Shaolan, father and son, returned to the Zhenguo Mansion, and before they reached the door of their second-room courtyard, they saw Mama Liu, who was beside the county lord of Duansu, constantly circling around at the gate of the courtyard.
"The lord and the young master are back." When Mama Liu saw their father and son come back, she stepped forward to salute with a happy face.
"Mama Liu, why didn't you serve by your mother's side today, but instead circled outside the courtyard gate?" Mama Liu was married from King Xian's Mansion with the lord of Duansu County, and she was also the one who brought up Duan Shaolan's brothers and sisters, and Duan Shaolan was still very close to her. "Is there something good going on in my mother's house?"
"Your mother has been unwell these days, and today I asked Dr. Shi to come over." Duan Chengwen explained to Duan Shaolan. "It seems that your mother should be fine."
"My lord, our county lord is not only in good health, but also has a great joy." Mama Liu said happily. "My lord, young master, please come to the house and talk."
Duan Chengwen and Duan Shaolan entered the main room, the county lord of Duansu half sat on the bed with his head bowed, and Dr. Shi stood in front of the bed and looked at the visitor.
"Doctor Shi, is the county lord's body okay?" Duan Chengwen hurriedly stepped forward.
Duan Shaolan saw Sister Chu standing on the side, so he walked over to his sister and stood.
"Lord Duan, rest assured, the county lord is in good health." Dr. Shi said with a smile. "And the uncomfortable symptoms of the county lord a few days ago are because the county lord is pregnant."
"Really?!" Duan Chengwen exclaimed.
The child that Duansu County Lord once fell hurt her body, and because Duansu County Lord was already weak when he was in the boudoir, she has never been pregnant so far. Princess Xian, as the mother of the lord of Duansu, naturally would not sit idly by, and the famous gynecological holy hand and the imperial doctor who was good at gynecology in the Tai Hospital were invited. Everyone checked the pulse, and the lord of Duansu County was afraid that it would be difficult to give birth in this life, so he had to resign himself to fate.
After a year, two years, and three years, the lord of Duansu drank an unknown number of tonic pills to nourish his body, but he never got pregnant.
Duan Chengwen felt sorry for his wife and refused to take a concubine again and again, but day after day, for the sake of Duan Chengwen's heir, the county lord of Duansu personally selected a woman from a good family to be Duan Chengwen's concubine.
For the sake of his body and the inability to have his own children, the county lord of Duansu wept day by day, and his body did not take care of it but became worse and worse.
Fortunately, half a year later, the concubine finally came out with good news, she was pregnant in October and gave birth once, and a healthy baby boy fell to the ground with a burst of baby crying.
Duan Chengwen, who couldn't bear to come out of the town, really had no heir, and the Duansu county lord, who was born in the royal family, obviously couldn't rest. Fortunately, the good concubine was lucky and won the man in one fell swoop. Zhen Guogong couldn't help but personally named the baby boy Duan Shaolan, and took the newborn Duan Shaolan to the main courtyard of the Duansu County Lord to raise him.
After Duan Shaolan was full moon, the Duke of Zhenguo invited King Xian and Princess Xian to come to the Mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo, and proposed to record Duan Shaolan in the name of the county lord of Duansu. King Xian and Princess Xian had already known that Duan Shaolan had already hugged the Duansu County Lord, and in the palace, their husband and wife had also discussed with the prince of the Xian Palace, and the body of the Duansu County Lord was there, and I am afraid that this life would be difficult for the heirs.
Duan Chengwen did not take the initiative to take a concubine in order to continue the heir, and the only person in the room was a good concubine personally selected by the county lord of Duansu to serve him.
In addition, since Duan Shaolan was carried to the Duansu County Lord as soon as he landed, the Duansu County Lord, who was originally crying every day, couldn't help but cheer up to take care of him after seeing him, and even the condition of his body eased a lot.
Now Duan Chengwen's career is smooth, and he has won the attention of his father Zhen Guogong, and he will only get better and better in the future. Now Duan Chengwen and Zhenguo are kilometers away from each other to give the Duansu County Lord and the Xianwang Mansion enough face, and the matter of the concubine being recorded in the name of the Duansu County Lord has also specially invited the Xianwang and his wife to come over to the mansion to discuss.
Lord Duansu was also invited, and she brought Duan Shaolan, who was still in infancy, with her. Today is a good day for the child's full moon, the lord of Duansu is wearing a crimson dress, and the child is also in her arms.
"I've seen my father and my mother." Lord Duansu held the child in his arms, walked up to everyone, and talked with a smile.
"Duansu is holding the child, there are all people in this room, and there are not so many courtesies, so why don't you ask the county lord to sit down." The person who spoke next was Zhen Guogong.
"Thank you, father." Lord Duansu was ushered to sit next to Princess Xian.
Princess Xian looked at her daughter's smile on her face, and her spirit and complexion were much better than when she didn't have this child before. Princess Hyun looked back at her husband and nodded at him, and King Hyun nodded as well.
King Xian and his wife agreed to this matter, and the Duansu County Lord naturally had no opinion on Duan Shaolan's liking. So on the day of Duan Shaolan's full moon, Zhenguo opened the ancestral hall and personally recorded Duan Shaolan's name in the name of the county lord of Duansu.
Lord Duansu has a gentle temperament, not only taking care of Duan Shaolan as if he were his own child, she may be Duan Shaolan's biological mother who comes to see the child every three days. Duan Shaolan's biological mother is also respectful, and she has always served the county lord of Duansu with all her heart.
It's just a few years later, Duan Shaolan's biological mother became pregnant again, this time she gave birth unsmoothly, and after giving birth to Sister Chu, who looked like a kitten, she struggled in bed for several days, and died.
The county lord of Duansu had no choice but to take Sister Chu to his yard to raise her, and discussed with Duan Chengwen to bury Duan Shaolan and Sister Chu's biological mother.
After that, Duan Shaolan grew into the current young man, Sister Chu was also slim, the county lord of Duansu had already accepted his fate, what if he couldn't have a child, Duan Shaolan and Sister Chu were her children.
At present, the lord of Duansu County is over forty years old, but he suddenly became pregnant.
The pregnant Duansu County Lord did not come back to his senses after learning that he was pregnant from Dr. Shi, Duan Chengwen was even more surprised, Duan Shaolan did not come back to his senses for a long time, but Sister Chu happily threw herself in front of the Duansu County Lord's bed.
"Mother's baby in her belly?" Sister Chu happily shook the hand of the county lord of Duansu and said. "I'm going to be my sister."
Sister Chu is not the youngest child in the Zhenguo Mansion, the beautiful concubine who is full of the courtyard of the Zhenguo Duke has to add a son and a half daughter to the Zhenguo Duke every year, and the youngest concubine has just turned one year old.
However, the children in the house of the prince have never liked to play with Sister Chu, and her brother is busy every day, and Sister Chu sometimes has to see her brother once in three or five days. At present, among the people who learned that the county lord of Duansu was pregnant, Sister Chu was the most elated.
"Sister Chu is so happy?" The hand of the Duansu County Lord was held squarely by Sister Chu, and the Duansu County Lord, who was originally a little dizzy by this sudden good news, came back to his senses, looked at Sister Chu lovingly and said with a smile. "Sister Chu will definitely be a good sister in the future."
"Hmm." Sister Chu nodded heavily, and pointed to Duan Shaolan behind her. "If my mother gives birth to a younger sister, I will play with her. If his mother gives birth to a younger brother, when his younger brother grows up, let his brother teach him to read and practice martial arts. ”
Hearing Sister Chu mention Duan Shaolan, Lord Duansu looked at Duan Shaolan who was standing behind.
She suddenly thought that if she gave birth to a daughter in the future, it would be fine, but if she gave birth to a son, Duan Shaolan's position would be a little embarrassing.
The county lord of Duansu hesitated for a while, and looked at Duan Shaolan's expression and changed.
"Congratulations Mother." Duan Shaolan noticed the change in the Duansu County Lord, took the initiative to step forward, half-knelt in front of the bed, and said to the Duansu County Lord with a smile. "My sister and I are very happy for our mother, and whether my mother gives birth to a younger brother or a younger sister in the future, I will take good care of them as an older brother."
"Uh-huh." Duansu County Lord didn't expect that there was only one look of his own, Duan Shaolan saw the concerns in her heart, and after listening to Duan Shaolan's words, the already emotional Duansu County Lord couldn't help but burst into tears again, and nodded again and again.
Duan Shaolan stabbed Sister Chu, and when Sister Chu saw this, she hurriedly took out the handkerchief in her sleeve and gently wiped away the tears on her face for Lord Duansu.
"Mother, stop crying." Sister Chu persuaded softly in her voice.
"Yes, my brother and sister are happy for the county lord." At this time, Mama Liu also came forward to persuade the county lord of Duansu. "This is a good thing, the county lord should be happy."
At this head, Duan Shaolan and Sister Chu both gathered around the bed of the Duansu County Lord and talked to make the Duansu County Lord happy, while Duan Chengwen pulled Shi Dafu aside and carefully inquired about the situation of the Duansu County Lord.
"The county lord is only two months pregnant, and the fetal position is not stable at the moment, so he needs to take care of it for a while." Dr. Shi diagnosed such a good news, and he had a premonition that today's consultation fee would be doubled, so he said happily to Duan Chengwen. "The old man has already written a few prescriptions for health and fetus, and handed them over to the people who are serving by the county lord's side. As long as the county lord keeps a cheerful mood and takes medicine on time, the fetus will definitely be able to produce safely. ”
"Thank you, Dr. Shi." Duan Chengwen really called the attendants over and ordered to triple Dr. Shi's consultation fee today. "Because the county lord still needs to take care of the fetus, for the time being, I will ask Dr. Shi to keep silent after going out."
"Good, good." Dr. Shi has superb medical skills, but he loves money, and when he saw that today's consultation fee was really rich, he immediately agreed to Duan Chengwen's small request.
Besides, Dr. Shi has been wandering among various famous families in the imperial capital all the year round, and he knows the many rules and taboos in the depths of this mansion. The lord of Duansu has not been pregnant for many years, and he is also quite old, so it is normal for him to wait for the fetal position to sit firmly before announcing it to the public.
Duan Chengwen ordered the attendant to send Dr. Shi away, and also came to the bedside.
Mama Liu retreated with the people waiting in the room, leaving only their family of four to talk together.