The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 349 - : 187 Scum Abuse (First Update)_2
Chapter 349: 187 Scum Abuse (First Update)_2
There was no running away from being pregnant now.
The Old Madam Gu considered it a matter of her son’s reputation and allowed only the few people in the room at that time to know about it.
The doctors who were invited were all given hush money by the Old Madam Gu.
There was a tradition in Zhan Country that you couldn’t announce a pregnancy until after the first three months.
The doctors assumed the Gu Family was the same, so they happily took the silver and left.
As for the possibility of Marquis Residence not having a child in the future, that wouldn’t be a surprise either. Pregnancy is a difficult and risky process, and no one can guarantee a successful birth after conception.
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When Lord Gu entered Songhe Court, the Old Madam Gu’s trusted maid had been waiting in the hall for a long time: “My lord, you’ve finally returned. The old madam has been anxiously waiting!”
Lord Gu said, “I just encountered a few doctors at the entrance. Is my mother’s health not very good?”
“It’s not the old madam…” The trusted maid didn’t quite know how to explain. She sighed, “My Lord, you better go inside and see for yourself.”
She parted the curtain and let Lord Gu in.
In the room, there were only four people: Old Madam Gu, Madam Yao, Chambermaid Fang, and Lady Ling, who was lying on the bed with a pallid face.
Lord Gu first saluted the Old Madam Gu, “Mother,” and then walked to Madam Yao’s side. Seeing that she was unharmed, he felt relieved.
He turned to Old Madam Gu again, “Mother, why did you urgently call for me to come back? Has something happened?”
Old Madam Gu asked with a straight face, “Have you visited Lady Ling’s quarters in these past two months?”
Lord Gu glanced at Madam Yao, “What is the meaning of this question, mother?”
Old Madam Gu said sternly, “Don’t look at your wife just answer me – have you been there or not!”
Lord Gu coughed lightly, “I did visit once.”
“Did you stay there?” asked Old Lady Gu.
“Of course not!” Lord Gu was shocked, “I was just passing by. Chenglin was there and called out to me. I went in and chatted with him for a bit and then left.”
At that time, Chenglin was still recovering from his injuries and in a wheelchair. He had accidentally thrown his top up to the roof, and Lord Gu had gone into retrieve it.
Old Madam Gu said seriously, “Is that the truth, or are you just saying that because your wife is here?”
Lord Gu turned solemn, “No, I’m not.”
“You should leave first.” Old Madam Gu said to Madam Yao.
“Yes.” Madam Yao stood and began to leave the room.
Lord Gu gently tugged at her sleeve, whispering in her ear, “I really didn’t do anything. You have to believe me.”
Madam Yao didn’t speak. She jerked her sleeve back and quietly left the room.
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“Tell me the truth!” Old Madam Gu turned to her son.
Lord Gu was anxious, “Mother, what I said was the truth!”
Old Madam Gu frowned, “Is it true then, that the child in her womb is not yours?”
Lord Gu froze, “Child?”
Old Madam Gu, annoyed, said, “She’s pregnant—over a month.”
After perhaps finally accepting this child, to find out it was an illegitimate one infuriated Old Madam Gu!
Lord Gu’s gaze turned icy as he looked towards Lady Ling.
He didn’t like Lady Ling, but that didn’t mean he’d allow her to cheat on him!
Lady Ling had already fainted from shock earlier, and was only just coming to. As soon as she opened her eyes, she met Lord Gu’s deathly stare. She shuddered, almost fainting again!
She crawled off the bed, knelt on the edge, and grabbed Lord Gu’s hand, “My Lord! I swear, I am not pregnant! I am not!”
Lord Gu coldly pulled his hand back, “Pregnant or not; don’t you know the truth yourself?”
“I truly am not…” protested Lady Ling, wrongly accused.
She was wronged far more this time than when she had been suspected of poisoning Madam Yao, and instead was thought to have played a tragic trick.
She had always had feelings for Lord Gu, adoring him from the age of ten. In order to marry him, she had schemed endlessly. How could she have betrayed him?!
She sobbed, “My lord, it doesn’t matter if others don’t believe me, but you must believe me!”
Unfortunately, Lord Gu didn’t believe her.
Lady Ling screamed, “It was Madam Yao! It must be her! She tampered with something! She made me a cup of flower tea yesterday, there was something wrong with the tea!”
“That flower tea was mine!” Old Madam Gu became angry.
Lady Ling rapidly got in, “I mean… she must have done something to the tea while brewing it… she put something in my tea!”
“Is there a drug out there that can make someone pregnant?” Old Madam Gu said, showing that she had never heard of such a thing in her long life. Did Lady Ling think she was a fool?!
Naturally, it wasn’t a drug for pregnancy, but simply one that forcefully changed the pulse.
