Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 287 Pregnancy
Ugh! Su Yaoguang lay down and dry heaved.

“Jing’er…” Jia Chunni shouted loudly.

Hearing Jia Chunni's voice, Jiang Jing, who was seeing patients inside, quickly came out and asked, "What's wrong?"

“Yaoguang isn’t feeling well.” Jia Chunni pointed in Su Yaoguang’s direction.

Jiang Jing strode over, grabbed her wrist, and took her pulse under Su Yaoguang's dumbfounded gaze.

"Isn't this a bit much?" She gagged slightly. They were making such a big fuss, as if they had been preparing for this day for a long time.

After taking Su Yaoguang's pulse, Jiang Jing asked, "Did you eat something cold yesterday?"

"In this hot weather, I definitely need to eat something cold. You all know I love cold things!" Su Yaoguang said shyly.

"So you ate too much ice cream," Zhang Yingdi said irritably. "You little glutton, I thought..."

"What did you think?" Su Yaoguang chuckled. "You thought I was pregnant? How could that be?"

Zhou Wangshu left early and returned late, and even though the two slept on the same bed, they rarely had any intimate relations.

Of course, it's rare, not nonexistent.

Zhang Pandi and Jia Chunni also assumed Su Yaoguang was pregnant. They had reacted similarly when Zhang Zhaodi was pregnant, which was why they were so anxious. Now, hearing that Su Yaoguang had simply eaten too much ice cream, they all gave her a disapproving look.

"I'm still young, let nature take its course," Su Yaoguang said. "Jing'er can testify that I'm in good health!"

“Her health is indeed very good,” Jiang Jing said. “Besides, I meant she ate too much ice cream, but I didn’t say she wasn’t pregnant!”

"Jing'er, what do you mean by this?" Several pairs of eyes looked at her with surprise.

Jiang Jing said with a smile, "What I mean is that Sister Yaoguang is pregnant. You can't eat too much ice during this time; you have to think about the baby in your belly."

"Oh my god! Yaoguang, you're pregnant."

"Thank God, she's finally pregnant. You and Wangshu have been married for so long, and your relationship is so good. We were really worried."

“What’s there to worry about?” Jiang Jing said. “Didn’t I tell you, Yao Guang’s health is excellent. It’s only a matter of time before she gets pregnant.”

"You've taken Yaoguang's pulse, but have you taken Wangshu's pulse? Yaoguang's body is fine, but is Wangshu's body also fine?"

Jiang Jing remained silent.

It seems she really hasn't examined Zhou Wangshu for men's health issues.

"Jing'er, how old is the child?" Zhang Pandi asked.

"Two months."

"Yaoguang, you must tell Wangshu this good news right away. You should go home early today!"

They now live in the backyard of the government office.

"Okay." Su Yaoguang was also eager to tell Zhou Wangshu the good news.

After returning home, Su Yaoguang felt drowsy and slept in her room for a while. When she woke up again, it was already dark. She was hungry and wanted to go to the kitchen to see what was for dinner, but as soon as she reached the front yard, she saw Zhou Wangshu standing face to face with a woman, talking.

The woman was sweet and delicate, her eyes filled with affection as she shyly gazed at Zhou Wangshu. With Su Yaoguang's keen eyesight, she could clearly see that the rouge and face powder the woman was using were actually new products from their Taoyaofang store.

This batch of new products is very limited and extremely expensive. It's clear the young woman put a lot of effort into it.

Su Yaoguang recognized the woman as the daughter of the local magistrate.

The woman fell towards Zhou Wangshu.

Zhou Wangshu took a few steps back, avoiding the girl's attempt to stage an accident.

"Miss Zhang's health isn't very good!" Zhou Wangshu said casually.

The woman fell to the ground, then awkwardly got up, saying, "Prime Minister..."

"Since Miss Zhang is not feeling well, I happen to have a tonic here, so let's give it to her to help her recover!"

As Zhou Wangshu spoke, he took out a packet of medicine powder from his pocket and handed it to the attendant beside him.

The attendant took the powder, pinched Miss Zhang's chin, and poured the powder into her mouth.

Ms. Zhang's eyes were filled with terror.

why?
She had met the Prime Minister's wife before; she was just a coarse village woman. Although she had some delicate features, she was far inferior to her.

She had heard that the Prime Minister's wife was someone he had met when he was down on his luck, and that he married her only to repay a debt of gratitude. This meant the Prime Minister didn't like her at all. If that was the case, he should have thoroughly enjoyed the advances of such a beautiful woman, so why was he so rude to her?
"Prime Minister, this medicine... cough cough..." Miss Zhang tried to spit out the medicine.

"Don't worry, it's not poison, it's just... a medicine to give Miss Zhang more strength and energy. Oh, it's popularly known as 'Springtime Intoxication'."

Ms. Zhang's eyes widened in even greater terror.

Isn't that an aphrodisiac?

Ms. Zhang responded very quickly.

She got up and lunged at Zhou Wangshu.

Zhou Wangshu kicked her away.

"Guards, take Miss Zhang to Magistrate Zhang and tell him to discipline his daughter properly. If it happens again, it won't be a minor punishment."

After resolving the trouble in front of him, Zhou Wangshu turned around to return to his own courtyard, only to see Su Yaoguang standing opposite him.

At that moment, his expression turned panicked.

"Madam...Madam..." Zhou Wangshu ran over nervously. "Madam, when did you arrive?"

How much did she see?

If she saw him punishing Miss Zhang, wouldn't she think he was ruthless?
"What's wrong with Miss Zhang?" Su Yaoguang pretended not to know. "She seems to be having an attack of her illness. Could she be feeling unwell?"

"Yes, Miss Zhang has a chronic illness that suddenly flared up here. I was just about to have my men take her back to Magistrate Zhang. Madam, please don't go over there. Be careful she doesn't go crazy and hurt you."

"Then I won't go," Su Yaoguang said. "I have something to tell you."

"Let's go back to our room."

"Let's go to the kitchen first. I'm hungry and want to see if there's anything we can eat."

Zhou Wangshu pulled her towards the kitchen.

The cooks were preparing dinner when they saw the Prime Minister and his wife suddenly appear. They all hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects.

"Who made the sweet and sour fish yesterday?" Su Yaoguang asked.

The cooks looked at each other.

One of them raised his hand, trembling: "It's me."

“Your cooking is excellent, I really enjoy it. I was planning to give you a reward yesterday, but I heard something happened at home and you had to leave early. Giving you a reward today is just as good,” Su Yaoguang said.

Zhou Wangshu took out a silver ingot from his pocket and tossed it to the cook opposite him, who caught it with great trepidation. "Make another dish today," Zhou Wangshu said.

"Yes, yes, yes." The Prime Minister's wife liked his cooking, which was a great honor for the chef, allowing him to stand tall among his colleagues.

Most importantly, the Prime Minister personally rewarded him with two taels of silver, which directly solved the problem of his mother not having money for medical treatment.

Su Yaoguang walked around the kitchen, ordered a few dishes, and asked them to prepare them and deliver them to the backyard.

"Madam, you seem to be in a good mood today?" Zhou Wangshu asked, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

"Is it that obvious?" Su Yaoguang looked at him with a smile.

“It’s very obvious.” Zhou Wangshu took her arm. “The new store has been open for half a month now, business must be booming, right?”

“Our Taoyaofang products sell very well anywhere. We previously collaborated with Cui Rong, who sold our products to enemy countries and gave me a share of the profits every six months or a year. That was a considerable income, which shows how well they sell,” Su Yaoguang said. “However, my happiness today is not about business matters.”

"What is it?" Zhou Wangshu asked.

"Guess." Su Yaoguang stopped, faced him, and looked into his eyes. "It's related to you."

"It's definitely not related to my career, since I've already reached the point of no further promotion. If it's related to my personal life, it doesn't seem like anything... I really can't guess."

"Come closer and listen carefully," Su Yaoguang beckoned to him with her finger.

Zhou Wangshu, out of curiosity, slowly leaned over.

Su Yaoguang leaned close to his ear and said, word by word, "You're a father now."

Zhou Wangshu's eyes widened.

He stared blankly ahead.

After Su Yaoguang stepped back, Zhou Wangshu put his arm around her shoulder and looked at her anxiously: "Yaoguang, what did you say?"

"If you didn't hear it, then forget it," Su Yaoguang teased him.

"No, no, say it again. Let me see if I'm hallucinating."

"You heard me right, and it'll be the same no matter how I say it again. You—Zhou Wangshu, our youngest prime minister—are going to be a father! The baby in his belly is already two months along." Su Yaoguang smiled at him. "Are you happy?"

Zhou Wangshu hugged her tightly: "Yaoguang... Madam... I'm not dreaming, this is real."

“It’s not a dream, it’s real. Our family is going to have a new member.” Su Yaoguang patted his back. “Zhou Wangshu, you said before that all your blood relatives were gone. Now I’m telling you, you have blood relatives now. This one in my belly will be coming out to join you soon. We’ll have a second child in the future. You will never be alone. We will always be with you.”

Zhou Wangshu kissed Su Yaoguang's forehead and picked her up.

“What are you doing? I can walk by myself.” Su Yaoguang patted his shoulder.

“You’re quite heavy now, so you must get tired easily. I need to take good care of you. Oh, and I need to write to my parents-in-law. If we send a letter from here, it will arrive in ten days to two weeks.”

After Zhou Wangshu carried Su Yaoguang back to her room.

After the kitchen sent more food, Zhou Wangshu found an experienced nanny to take care of Su Yaoguang and asked her many questions about things to pay attention to during pregnancy.

Seeing that Zhou Wangshu was asking many questions and seemed more nervous than the pregnant woman herself, Su Yaoguang said to the nanny, "You may leave now and come back tomorrow."

If this isn't stopped soon, Zhou Wangshu won't be getting any sleep tonight. He's in a state of constant anxiety about becoming a father.

"Husband, I'm sleepy, why don't you sleep with me?" Su Yaoguang made up an excuse.

"Okay, pregnant women are sleepy, I'll sleep with you."

Zhou Wangshu was busy with official duties every day, and was exhausted both physically and mentally, even more so than her. However, he was currently in a state of high excitement, and if he wasn't allowed to relax, he might remain in that state all night.

Su Yao leaned against Zhou Wangshu's chest.

"Close your eyes."

Zhou Wangshu immediately closed his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Wangshu's breathing became even.

"Finally asleep." Su Yaoguang muttered to herself, "What an idiot."

Eight days after Zhou Wangshu's letter was sent, it arrived at the border city.

At that moment, Zhang Zhaodi was playing in the garden with her several-month-old baby when the letter was delivered directly to the general's mansion.

Zhang Zhaodi knew that Su Yaoguang and the others had already gone to the new capital. If they wanted to go, it would only take half a month to get there from here, but they had not yet received the emperor's order, so they could not leave this place without permission.

Furthermore, the construction of the new palace cannot be completed overnight. The emperor and his officials have not yet moved there, nor is there any need for them to do so.

Zhang Zhaodi unfolded the letter, and her eyes lit up with surprise when she saw its contents.

"Where is the general now?" Zhang Zhaodi asked.

"Reporting to Madam, the General is currently training the troops."

"Call him back immediately and tell him you have something urgent to discuss with him."

"Yes."

Not long after, Su Rende rushed back. As soon as he entered, he looked for Zhang Zhaodi. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang Zhaodi and the child were safe and sound.

"Ma'am, what's wrong?"

Zhang Zhaodi handed him the letter, her eyes red, and said, "This is a letter from Yaoguang and her son-in-law. Come and take a look."

Su Rende took it and, upon seeing the contents, exclaimed repeatedly, "Excellent! Excellent! This is wonderful news!"

“I miss Yaoguang, I want to see my daughter. We’ve relied on each other for so many years, and this is the first time we’ve been separated for so long. Husband, why don’t I go to the new capital first?” Zhang Zhaodi said. “Otherwise, how long will we have to wait?”

“Madam, don’t worry. I’ll write a letter to the Emperor first, saying that I want to take you to the new capital to help out. As soon as the Emperor replies, I’ll set off immediately. I’ve calculated that if we send it by express courier, we should get a reply in half a month,” Su Rende said.

“Isn’t this a bit inappropriate?” Zhang Zhaodi said. “The 800-li urgent dispatch is usually used for military reports. If we use it rashly, it will be a waste of manpower and resources.”

"Then we won't send it by express courier. You can wait a little longer. We should get a reply in a month at most. Is that alright? I'm really worried about you going to the new capital alone. Besides, the child is still young. It will definitely be better for you to rest for another month."

"Alright, then let's wait for the Emperor's reply."

"General, Madam, that man surnamed Xiao has been making a scene in the prison, saying he wants to see Miss Xiao," a soldier said as he approached.

"Ignore him," Su Rende said coldly. "Who does he think he is? He can't just see my daughter whenever he wants. He'll never see my daughter in his lifetime."

Zhang Zhaodi said, "Let's go see him! He's being tortured every day, yet he still has the energy to look for Yaoguang. I'm really curious to know what methods he's planning to use to bewitch our daughter this time."

“Okay. Let’s go meet him,” Su Rende said.

Su Rende instructed the wet nurse to take good care of Su Yunji, and then he took Zhang Zhaodi to the prison.

As soon as I entered the prison, a strong smell of blood filled my nostrils.

Xiao Yanci was hanging there, his body covered in wounds, and blood was flowing from his body.

"My God, he's incredibly lucky to be alive. He survived all that." Zhang Zhaodi covered her mouth and nose.