The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!

Chapter 525 - 520: Seize This Woman Immediately

It was a month after Wei Zhao had left when she realized she was pregnant.

During this period, it was continuously rainy in Ze County.

Yu Tingwan asked Tan Jiang to buy her some new undergarments.

The old ones were really tight across her chest.

She hadn’t gone out for a while and had to rely on others to run errands for her.

Tan Jiang noted it down and casually asked, "Madam, should I prepare some sanitary supplies for your monthly cycle as well?"

Prepare for what.

She hadn’t had her monthly cycle yet.

Yu Tingwan was about to speak but her eyes suddenly trembled.

So how could Tan Jiang remember to buy undergarments? He rushed out and quickly brought back an elderly doctor from the Ze County clinic.

The old doctor checked her pulse, pressing lightly on three spots along her wrist.

"Madam, have you been feeling fatigued, averse to cold, or experiencing morning sickness?"

Yu Tingwan thought for a moment.

"No, I haven’t."

"May I ask if you’ve had cravings for sour or sweet food, or an inclination towards unusual foods recently?"

Yu Tingwan shook her head.

She could eat anything.

The old doctor covered his hands with his sleeves, adjusted his position for checking her pulse, pondered deeply, and asked quietly, "Have you missed your period recently?"

The elderly doctor from Ze County dared not confirm pregnancy directly, but his hints were obvious. Before leaving, he reminded her, "Madam, take plenty of rest; your health is of utmost importance."

Yu Tingwan caressed her flat stomach, her eyes gentle.

After sending away the old doctor, Tan Jiang returned, walking briskly.

"Madam!"

"I’ll write to inform the general immediately."

"The old doctor didn’t explicitly say a slipping pulse, but he’s an old fox, and it’s too early to be sure, fearing he might misdiagnose and cause a joke. But he almost said it directly just now."

Tan Jiang was so excited, as if she were the child’s actual father.

Seeing Yu Tingwan rise, she quickly ran over.

"Childbirth is full of hardships, and carrying a child for nine months is not easy. I’ll support you when you walk; they say the first few months are the most crucial."

Yu Tingwan patted her hand.

"No need to be so tense."

Her legs weren’t crippled.

"But we must be cautious!"

Tan Jiang said, "This is your and the General’s first son."

Yu Tingwan: ????

What?

Are you favoring males over females?

Yu Tingwan wondered, "Why did you say it’s a son?"

Tan Jiang said matter-of-factly, "Most offspring of the Duke Shun Mansion are male."

"The mistress gave birth to one son, who is the general. Going back three generations, they were all male."

But Yu Tingwan always felt it was a girl in her belly.

Except for missing Wei Zhao, this pregnancy was incredibly peaceful; she hadn’t even frowned or retched in the mornings. It seemed there was a gentle jade bead growing in her belly, obedient and calm.

She didn’t ask Tan Jiang to write to inform him.

So as not to make him overly worried.

Whether good or bad news, Yu Tingwan did not wish to affect him.

But Yu Tingwan didn’t receive any more letters from Shangjing.

She became uneasy.

Shangjing.

Indeed, it was in chaos.

The flood disasters across the regions had not yet erupted, but foreign enemies had already invaded.

When Ying Zhi rebelled, Emperor Ying was already struggling to maintain power.

Minister Yang Changzheng had been keeping an eye on Ying Zhi.

There were people of his within the Second Prince’s circle.

He was suddenly startled upon recalling the recent events in Shangjing, sensing something sinister within. But...

He rushed into the palace to report the matter.

"Your Majesty! The Second Prince, he..."

"Since General Wei returned to the capital, everything that happened has been unfavorable to Your Majesty; I’m afraid the Second Prince may raise an army and capture the palace within half an incense stick’s time. I boldly speculate that he might have a hand in this as well?"

Yang Changzheng knelt to the ground, "Your Majesty, see clearly!"

His forehead rested on the cold, hard coiled dragon bricks, and his voice cut through the hall like a poisoned dagger.

"I am willing to stake the lives of my entire clan to swear that the blood running in the Wei Family isn’t loyal. Wei Zhao’s ambition is blatantly evident; unwilling to submit to Your Majesty, he repeatedly opposes, a wolf cub that cannot be tamed!"

Don’t blame him for being so harsh!

Yang Changzheng had tested Wei Zhao multiple times to no avail; even earlier as Wei Zhao’s carriage passed a street, he arranged an assassination attempt.

As long as Wei Zhao responded, it would be a flaw.

But Wei Zhao possessed immense self-control.

He allowed the Black Shadow to cut his arm, bleeding profusely.

And the appearance of the Wei Family Army was too timely.

The very Duke Zhou who had been exterminated by Emperor Ying’s nine clans had just entered the hall.

"Your Majesty. I also have a report today."

He spoke quickly, yet his enunciation was clear.

"Does Your Majesty still remember that great fire from years ago?"

Emperor Ying’s rage was sky-high, hardly listening to anything else.

But Duke Zhou said.

"The Grand Tutor’s legitimate daughter narrowly escaped death."

The fire was set by his men, forgotten over the years.

Yet...

Some matters couldn’t be investigated in Shangjing but were easy to probe locally.

"A disciple of mine was sent to serve as a magistrate in the four border cities. When I sent him off, I happened to recall past events and instructed him to keep an eye out."

"And the Gu Family’s Daughter surprisingly..."

Duke Zhou held his breath.

"Ended up connected with Wei Zhao and even became pregnant."

Duke Zhou also knelt to the ground.

"I fear that Wei Zhao and Gu Fuju have long been in cahoots. All are disloyal ministers!"

Emperor Ying was seething with rage.

Yet his mind was remarkably clear and calm.

Ying Zhi, daring to fight, was a cornered dog, but he surely had some skill.

If this indeed had Wei Zhao’s input, he could surely breach the Imperial Palace.

Even if it didn’t.

What about Ying Yin?

Ying Yin might be thinking like a mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Emperor Ying placed his hands behind his back.

He didn’t know how long the Jinyi Guard in the palace could hold out.

But he knew this wasn’t merely life and death between him and the Ying Family, but between the Ying Family and Duke Shun Mansion.

"Issue my command, any who enter with weapons, kill without pardon."

He took out the Tiger Talisman, summoning the Black Shadow: "Take this to the Fifth Prince."

This time, he hadn’t been forewarned about the floods various regions would face.

So, officials hadn’t been dispatched to relieve water disasters.

Officials of both the Second Prince Faction and Fifth Prince Faction were present; the Emperor’s people were also in Shangjing.

The Tiger Talisman now held meaning.

"He’s a clever person and won’t refuse."

"Tell him, remember when he was six and fell into the icy lake, it was I who jumped in to save him. Today, if he still cares for the bond between father and son, he should save me once more."

"If I die, how will history be written? It’s all within his thought."

"For years, to eradicate the Wei Family, how many generations of Ying Family Emperors have been endured?"

"He should join me in eradicating them, not play smart for the throne."

"Otherwise, in this life, I’ll be beneath Wei Fengxing, and he will inevitably be beneath Wei Zhao."

"Choose, will it be infamy lasting through the ages and disobedience to ancestors, or... being my good son?"

But he truly loathed the Wei Family people!

How could Emperor Ying swallow this resentment?

Could he tolerate the birth of Wei Family’s descendants?

Especially Gu Fuju’s grandchild?

How could he not wish to eliminate them immediately?

This was the late Emperor’s obsession, and also his.

"I always had high hopes for Gui Zhi, ah."

He was exceptionally hypocritical.

"This child is good in every way, except for constantly opposing me."

"Raising him in distant places, is that how much he cherishes him? From the moment he came to the capital, I had everything that could be investigated, thoroughly checked. And yet, he managed to hide his beloved to the extent that I couldn’t find anything about her."

"Hmm? Who dares to plead? Placing an ordinary maid beside him is nothing. But allowing him to care and fall in love, should they not deserve death?"

His voice was excessively harsh, seemingly imposing with an elevated pressure, laden with a cold, ruthless killing intent. He ordered the Black Shadows who could do evil for him to move.

"Come, quickly arrest this woman!"

The letters from Wei Zhao had long been touched so often by Yu Tingwan’s fingers that the edges were frayed, the ink on the paper faded, and the "safe" character at the crease had slightly turned white.

She carefully stored them under her pillow.

Yu Tingwan never knew.

The child in her womb, before showing, turned into a pool of blood.

It appeared quietly, and went away quietly as well, without the father’s knowledge.

The only solace for Yu Tingwan was that on the Yellow Spring path, she personally accompanied the child so as not to fear that the child, being too small, would get lost midway.