Marry a Duke

Chapter 31: 3 Months Pregnant

Qi Ya was so frightened that she didn't even dare to pick up the chicken leg in her hand that fell to the ground and got covered in dust.

Fu Ran was calmer. She wrapped the roast chicken and put it into Qi Ya's hand.

"The Duke is here. He must have something important to tell you. You should go back first."

Qi Ya looked at her worriedly, but didn't dare to say anything more.

He retreated silently.

"I wonder if the Duke has come here so late because of something important?" Fu Ran asked after seeing Qi Ya walk away.

"Today you took the things from the Duke's Mansion to the pawnshop. I saw it clearly." Bi'an said.

Fu Ran's heart skipped a beat.

You really can't do bad things.

Easy to be caught.

"The things have been retrieved." Bi'an held the bag and handed it forward, "See if you have anything else to say."

Fu Ran's lips twitched.

She didn't know whether they redeemed it or took it back directly. If she wanted to pawn something next time, the shopkeeper would definitely not accept it.

"Are you short of money?" Wei Xuan looked at her calmly, "You know, taking things from the mansion to pawn privately is against the rules of the mansion."

Fu Ran shook his head.

"But no one told me that there are these rules in the mansion. Besides, I didn't take anything from the mansion. I took my own things. One set is the clothes I have worn, and the other is the headgear from my dowry. I didn't take a single needle or thread from the Duke's Mansion."

It is absolutely impossible to ask her to take out the pawn money now.

She didn't bring the money back to the Duke's Mansion.

The silver was prepared for leaving the house and was secretly hidden in a secret place outside the house.

"If people knew that the wife of the Duke of Wei secretly took things to pawn, how would people look at me?"

His expression showed no emotion.

The coldness emanating from him still makes people dare not look directly at him.

Fu Ran opened her mouth and wanted to explain that no one treated her as the wife of the Duke of Weiguo.

He didn't tell anyone else at the moment, but came here in person.

It can be seen that there is still room for improvement in this matter.

If Madam Wei finds out, things will definitely not end well.

"My Lord, I didn't do that on purpose. No one knew that was the Duke's wife. I was in disguise."

Even if someone knew, they would think she was a maid in the Duke's Mansion.

"You also know that after I married into the Wei family, I have been living in the Juyuan. This is no secret to the empress. The empress is not easy to fool. After a long time, she will know that I am not useful."

"A useless abandoned child will only have one way to go, and my family is still in the hands of the traitor. Now I am just asking for a way out. If the Duke is unwilling to make concessions, the five of us in this wealthy family will have to die together."

She also included her brother, sister-in-law and two nephews.

With the advantage in numbers, maybe Wei Xuan would soften his heart.

Wei Xuanshen glanced at her, said nothing more, turned around and left.

Bi'an hurried to follow.

The bag thrown on the ground was not taken away.

Fu Ran stood there for a long time, making sure that they had really left, then she picked up the bag, opened it and confirmed that it was the things she had pawned today.

very nice.

It's back again.

Next time I can go to another pawnshop to pawn my item and get some money.

She happily took the bag into the room and hid it.

*

"Fu Ran, have you gained some weight?"

Qi Ya was eating rice. Now it was time for dinner, so she would bring her meal to Ju Yuan and eat with Fu Ran.

Fu Ran was also eating.

Today's lunch was quite rich, with braised pork, fried fish, and two vegetarian dishes, and the portions were big enough.

Sometimes, she couldn't finish it.

Qiya’s words made her chopsticks pause.

Maybe it was because the food was too good recently, she did feel that her waist was a little fatter.

"I think I've gained a little weight, but it's okay. Being able to eat is a blessing, and being fat is a blessing."

Qiya nodded in agreement.

But after a few days, Fu Ran also felt that something was not right.

Her belly was slightly bulging, and she didn't look plump.

She had a vague bad feeling in her heart.

That day, they were given forbidden drugs, and later she took a lot of tonics when she returned to the mansion.

I always thought that it was impossible to get pregnant.

But her belly at this moment reminded her of the early stages of pregnancy.

She just felt thunder roaring above her head.

"Fu Ran, what's wrong with you?" Qi Ya was shocked to see her staring blankly and motionless.

"You are not possessed by evil spirits."

She almost immediately took off her embroidered shoes and was about to hit Fu Ran on the head.

"Wait--." Fortunately, Fu Ran stopped her in time. She shook her head and said, "I'm fine. I just ate too much and my stomach feels a little uncomfortable."

She swallowed, trying to digest the fact that she might be pregnant.

She had no reaction at all, no morning sickness, and it was silent.

"You have a stomachache? OK, let my mother cook you some porridge or rice in the evening." Qiya often had a stomachache and didn't think it was a big problem.

Fu Ran nodded subconsciously.

"Qiya, please do me a favor. I can't leave the house because someone is always watching me. Please help me find a doctor. It doesn't matter if he is not a doctor, but he can just know some medical skills. Please help me take my pulse."

Qiya hesitated for a moment.

"It's just a stomachache, no need to see a doctor." What a waste.

"But I feel uncomfortable--." She frowned and indeed looked uncomfortable.

Qiya thought about it and nodded, "Okay, I'll ask my mother to find a doctor for you later."

"Thank you, Qiya." Fu Ran hugged Qiya warmly, "I'll buy you a roast chicken next time."

Qiya happily agreed.

Two days later, Qi Ya brought a doctor over.

The doctor was quite old and his clinic was not far from the Duke's Mansion. The servants usually went to him when they needed medical treatment.

"Doctor Wu's medical treatment is cheap." Qi Ya explained why everyone always went to him for treatment.

“Sometimes you can owe money if you don’t have it.”

Fu Ran nodded and asked the old doctor to take his pulse.

Qi Ya reminded him that Fu Ran was feeling unwell because of a stomach upset, so she was afraid that the old doctor might have made a wrong diagnosis.

The old doctor is seventy years old and his eyesight is a little blurry, but his medical skills are still there.

He rolled his eyes at Qi Ya.

This girl has no way of controlling her mouth. It's a good thing that she is still working in the Duke's Mansion and has not been sent out.

The more the old doctor felt the pulse, the wider his eyes became.

He naturally didn't know who lived in Juyuan, but anyone who could live in a courtyard alone must be a relative of the Duke's Mansion.

"Madam, this is a happy pulse." The pulse was as smooth as a rolling bead.

Fu Ran's heart skipped a beat.

"May I ask, old doctor, how long can you tell?"

"If you count the time, it's been more than three months."

That’s right, the time when Wei Xuan and I were framed was indeed three months ago.

So, after three months, I’m slowly becoming pregnant.

Fu Ran felt like crying but had no tears. Her life alone was already difficult enough, and she tried hard to break free from the shackles on her body.

Now there is another child in my belly——

Wouldn't it mean that he would suffer with her before he was even born?

Moreover, she had taken so many medicines before. If the child was born with congenital defects, it would harm the child's life.

"Old doctor, do you have any abortion medicine?"