This time, I found a note slipped through the crack of the door, and there was no signature. The letter stated that Mu Shu was pregnant, and she boldly claimed it was a "heaven-sent son." Was this meant to unsettle me? I couldn't help but chuckle sarcastically.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind. I calculated the days and realized that my own period had been delayed for several days. So much had happened recently that I hadn't paid attention to it. Now it seemed that I might also be pregnant.
I fell into deep contemplation, my hand unconsciously resting on my abdomen. Yuan Kai came up from behind and wrapped his arms around me.
"Mu Chun, what's wrong?"
I instinctively wanted to hide this matter from him, but after a moment's thought, I decided to tell him. Upon hearing my words, his eyes widened in disbelief at first. Then excitement and panic surged through him uncontrollably.
"Really? I'm going to be a dad?"
I nodded, and he noticed the worry etched on my face.
"Don't you want to have my child?"
He looked at me, a hint of hurt flashing in his eyes.
"It's not that I don't want to; I just haven't figured things out yet."
After hearing this, his expression softened a bit.
"It's okay; if you don't want to have it, then we won't. I'll follow your lead."
He gently patted my head, his tone tender. A wave of warmth surged within me, and I smiled faintly at him. He held me for a moment before suddenly jumping up.
"I need to hurry and prepare the betrothal gifts! We also need to set a date for the wedding!"
Seeing his flustered demeanor, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He saw me smile, and only then did he stop, looking at me seriously.
“Mu Chun, I’m really very happy.”
“No matter what, I respect your decision.”
I nodded and smiled, saying, “Let’s find a doctor to take a look first.”
In the end, I decided to have the child. Just as we were hurriedly preparing for our wedding, an unexpected event occurred.
I received news from a servant of the Qiu Family that Qiu An had been kidnapped by Mu Shu.
I didn’t want to get involved, but after all, I had carried him for ten months. I quickly called Yuan Kai to arrange a carriage to head outside the city.
By the river, a crowd had gathered. In the center stood a woman with disheveled hair, holding a child hostage. A gleaming knife was pressed against the child's neck, poised to stab.
Qiu An was crying loudly in fear, while Mu Shu was acting crazily, muttering something under her breath.
My mother was on the side, nearly collapsing in despair, unable to speak through her tears.
“What are you doing?! Let Qi'er go!”
Mother pointed at Mu Shu, her finger trembling.
I was also confused; how had Mu Shu suddenly turned into this?
From my mother’s intermittent sobs, I learned the whole story.
It turned out that after I left, Mu Shu became even more reckless and wanted to have another child with Qiu Qinrui.
She believed that this way, all of the Qiu Family's inheritance would belong to her children.
However, Qiu Qinrui disagreed, leading to a fierce argument between them.
Thinking that Qiu Qinrui still had feelings for me, in her anger, Mu Shu drugged him and became pregnant.
She joyfully told Qiu Qinrui about it, but he coldly told her to get rid of the child.
Desperate and furious, Mu Shu cursed and cried out as they fought again.
“Are you still hung up on that bitch? She’s just a fool; her son is nothing but an ungrateful wretch.”
Unfortunately, Qiu An overheard this from where he was hiding nearby.
These days, he could sense Mu Shu's attitude towards him, especially with the servants at home secretly discussing their sympathy for his deceased mother.
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