Wanjin Lady

Chapter 156: Leaving Father
In order to avoid being seen, Wen Wan didn't dare to go out these days and could only hide at home.

She slept in a daze for two or three days, and always felt chest tightness, shortness of breath and the urge to vomit. She was worried that she had internal injuries and had a vague and unspeakable uneasiness, so she had to ask Hongmei to secretly invite Doctor Yan.

It was raining outside, and Dr. Yan was delayed on the way and arrived late.

At this time, Wen Wan had already sent Zhao Heng away.

As Wen Wan had vaguely guessed, Doctor Yan smiled after carefully feeling her pulse. "Congratulations, Shopkeeper Wen... You're pregnant!"

Hongmei behind him suddenly laughed, "Miss!"

If the girl can give birth to a son, the elders of the Wen family will no longer force her, and the Wen family winery will have successors!
Wen Wan is not a girl of sixteen or seventeen. In her previous life, she lived to be thirty. Although she was single, she had witnessed the process of her relatives and friends getting married and having children.

They'd recounted the troubles of childbirth and raising a child more than once, but Wen Wan couldn't empathize. As a dying woman, she was preoccupied with how to survive. As for the joys of family life... having children... she never dared to think about them.

Before Doctor Yan took her pulse, she had already vaguely sensed changes in her body.

She...is going to be a mother.

She would have a child who would carry on her bloodline and name.

What she failed to accomplish in her previous life, she accomplished here...

Wen Wan felt a mixture of emotions, but she stared at Doctor Yan and asked, "I fell down two days ago and was badly injured. I wonder if this will affect the baby in my belly?"

Doctor Yan smiled and glanced at the wound on Wen Wan's forehead. "It's nothing serious, just a superficial wound. But although Shopkeeper Wen is in good health, you still need to be more careful."

Doctor Yan was happy for Wen Wan from the bottom of his heart. It had not been easy for this girl along the way, so he took extra care of her and told her every detail about the precautions and dietary taboos during pregnancy.

What made Dr. Yan most satisfied was that Wen Wan took out a pen and paper to write down everything he said.

Who can resist a smart and studious little girl?

"Doctor Yan, please keep this a secret for me." Wen Wan smiled faintly. "I want to tell my family in person. Hongmei, give Doctor Yan your sincere respects. I'm sure you'll need to trouble him in the future."

Hongmei stood up to see Doctor Yan off, and looked back at Wenwan before leaving.

Wenwan was thin, wearing a lake green floral jacket, with a plain face, standing alone in the corridor.

Hongmei frowned slightly.

Why do I feel like... the girl doesn't seem particularly happy after having a child?

Hongmei was gone for a long time, and when she came back she looked troubled. Wenwan asked her several times but she would not say anything. But Hongmei was a person who could not keep things to herself, so she confessed in no time. "Miss, Captain Zhang from the county government just came and said that a headless male corpse was found downstream of Taohua Creek. He died in a very tragic way, with his head and limbs chopped off... Now the government is going door to door to check his identity."

Wen Wan's heart skipped a beat, and her voice tightened. "A headless male corpse? A human pig?"

Didn’t Zhao Heng only slit Yuan Jing’s throat?

Did his so-called "dealing with" mean chopping off Yuan Jing's head and limbs and throwing them into Taohua Creek?

Wen Wan suddenly felt nauseous.

Then I was overwhelmed by great fear and anxiety.

This man Zhao Heng... is vindictive... and full of murderous intent!
If one day he found out that she had been deceiving him, wouldn't she end up like Yuan Jing?!
Zhao Heng is sharp-minded, calculating, and cruel, and is several times more terrifying than Yuan Jing and his ilk!
The autumn wind was howling outside. Thinking of that man's dark eyes, Wen Wan suddenly felt cold.

Maybe she was wrong.

She was so wrong from the start!
Hongmei sighed, "It has nothing to do with us anyway. Now that the girl is pregnant, we can pretend we don't know about these dirty things. It's just that Ping County is in turmoil today. The people are speculating about who died, and some are even missing from their families and looking for autopsies. Anyway... you should just stay home and take good care of yourself for the next few days. Don't go out and get yourself into trouble."

"Where was the headless male corpse found?"

"They say it's downstream of the Peach Blossom River... It's been raining these past two days, and the river has risen, so the body was washed ashore. They say the man must have been from a wealthy family; Constable Zhang said his clothes were very luxurious, unlike those of an ordinary person." Wen Wan felt a chill run through her body. "Do you know the cause of death?"

"They say his throat was slit." Hongmei's tone was filled with fear. "The murderer was so cruel."

Wen Wan turned her head and looked at the rain outside. Hongmei felt that she didn't understand the expression on the girl's face at all.

It would be great if Lu Ping were here.

If there is anything, she can talk to Lu Ping.

After a while, Wen Wan turned around and spoke in a calm voice, like the weather outside the window, mixed with cold wind and drizzle, "Go and call Master Tu."

When Mr. Tu came, the rain had gradually stopped. He kept his long sword with him, slung across his waist, making him look tall and strong. When he lifted the warm curtain and walked in, he brought with him the cool autumn wind from outside.

"Master Tu."

Wenwan wrapped herself tightly in a lake green floral jacket and stood behind the desk. Her face was calm and her eyes were filled with an uneasy glimmer.

His expression was more solemn than he had ever seen him before.

Suddenly.

The woman raised her eyes.

There was a gleam in his eyes.

"Zhao Heng...this person...cannot be kept."

Mr. Tu's eyelids twitched, and the corners of his lips were tightly pursed in silence.

"Tomorrow, I will ask Zhao Heng to go to the temple on my behalf, under the pretext of Lu Ping offering the Eternal Lantern. You can find an opportunity on the way to knock him out and send him away. I will report to the public that he fell to his death."

Mr. Tu's heart was pounding. He had never expected that the gentle young lady in front of him would be so cruel this time.

Mr. Tu Er had always obeyed Wen Wan's orders, but this time he didn't respond immediately. "Miss, this is a serious matter. Does the boss know about it?"

"Second Master Tu." Wen Wan spoke each word with an unquestionable dominance in her tone, "Now, I am worthy of this family."

Mr. Tu pursed his lips slightly.

Wen Wan was afraid that she could not persuade Mr. Tu. Since she was involved in these things, she would have to ask Mr. Tu to do some things for her that were not easy to do in public.

She could only soften her tone, "Second Master, have you ever thought... maybe Zhao Heng's identity is fake?"

Mr. Tu Erye didn't hesitate, and retorted with his eyes wide open, "He has the pass to prove it!"

"Even a travel permit can be forged." Wen Wan sneered, "Have you ever seen a son-in-law who can train soldiers? Have you ever seen an escort who can speak eloquently? Have you ever seen a farmer's son who can write, calculate, and kill people?"

Not to mention... the mark on Zhao Heng's face that has disappeared.

Now that I think about it, Zhao Heng is full of mysteries!
Mr. Tu Er naturally knew about Zhao Heng's training of the winery's waiters. He had also gone to watch out of curiosity and was greatly shocked at the time. Zhao Heng's training was very methodical, and even vaguely revealed the style of a soldier.

He felt uneasy at that time and wanted to tell Wen Wan several times, but when he saw how sweet the two of them were, and thought about how Zhao Heng had already married into the family, it was too late to say these things now.

We have to wait until Wen Wan gives birth to the baby!
Unexpectedly, Wen Wan also noticed it!

Mr. Tu couldn't help but feel annoyed, because he was the one who picked up Zhao Heng!
If Zhao Heng brings disaster to the Wen family, he cannot escape blame!
But after a moment, Master Tu made his choice. He bowed with a guilty look on his face and said, "Miss, what do you want me to do?"

(End of this chapter)