Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 1105 - 1103: Madam Zhou’s Future

The letter sent by Purple Jade took the fastest route, using a courier hawk, so Wufu received it quickly. After reading those few pages from Purple Jade, Wufu’s face displayed an unpredictable array of colors, much like a spectrum, while the atmosphere around her turned colder.

Jadeite felt a bit alarmed, dismissed the young maids Ma Nao and Shui Jing, and then offered a cup of tea, asking in a low voice, "Miss? Did something happen?"

Wufu looked up, her tone calm, and said, "My mother is pregnant."

"Oh, what?" Jadeite’s eyes widened. "Miss, when you say ’pregnant,’ do you mean?"

"Just as you think," Wufu lowered her gaze, pushed the letter over, and said, "In another eight months, I’ll have a sister or a brother!"

Jadeite took the letter, scanned through it quickly, and her expression was indescribable.

Madam Zhou is in her early thirties, and unexpectedly, it happened so quickly. How remarkably fertile she is.

Wufu, however, thought more darkly, wondering if it was a case of ’prepared for a thousand days, used in a moment’? Madam Zhou hadn’t been with a man for a long time, and now upon reunion, it was like rain after a long drought, and then...she conceived!

"Miss, what should be done?" Jadeite asked.

"What is there to be done?" Wufu replied, "Prepare whatever needs to be prepared."

"If you don’t like it, that child, I can..."

Wufu’s gaze sharpened as she looked at her.

Jadeite’s heart skipped a beat, and she stammered, "Miss, Miss..."

"Never speak of this again; that’s my own sibling," Wufu said flatly.

"Yes, I know my mistake."

Wufu sighed, "Even though this child might be a trouble, since it’s coming, let it accompany Madam. It’s her only...it’s her flesh and blood."

Even though I am her daughter, I was ultimately replaced, and perhaps having another child might make up for that regret?

"Miss, it seems like returning to the Wu Family is inevitable now. Since Madam is pregnant, although we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, there is no way Lord Wu will allow her to give birth alone outside." Jadeite hesitated, "Prominent families place importance on bloodlines, and if it’s a boy, they won’t allow him to stray outside. Moreover, Madam likely wouldn’t want her child to bear the stigma of illegitimacy."

Wufu felt a headache coming on, knowing Madam Zhou’s character well. After all, she already bore the reputation of being an illegitimate child, a stigma carried for over a decade. How could she bear for it to happen again? Now that she had found the child’s father, how could she bear it?

So, Jadeite wasn’t wrong; returning to the Wu Family was likely inevitable, especially for Madam Zhou.

"Therefore, everything that needs preparing should be prepared. Even if we must return to that place, if she can only be a concubine, she must at least be a legitimate or noble consort, properly acknowledged by the Government Office, and brought in with dignity," Wufu sneered.

She wasn’t naive enough to think that Wu Lihong would abandon his Legitimate Wife and elevate Madam Zhou to that position. After all, Madam Wang’s family’s status is significant, and he is a government official. Would he dare spoil a concubine and dismiss his wife? Dare to face the scorn of criticism from officials and the public?

Wu Lihong is not one to prioritize love above all, even being selfish, so Madam Zhou’s future is already sealed, she can only step back, becoming a concubine.

But among concubines, there are distinctions. She would never allow Madam Zhou to become an Inferior Concubine, sold off at will by Matriarch Ren.

"Compile a copy of the laws about marriage and concubinage in Nanyue for me, I need to take a look," Wufu instructed Jadeite.

Only by understanding clearly can they plan for the next steps.