CH 10

Mother Xi sent someone to deliver a letter to the Luo family.

Luo Yu opened the gate and saw the old woman serving his mother-in-law. His handsome face showed obvious joy, thinking that Qing’er was also following her and would return soon.

But after waiting for a long time, the familiar figure never appeared, and with a bitter feeling on his lips, he asked in a dumb voice, “Granny Liu, why is Qing’er not with you?”

The old woman called Granny Liu was Mother Xi’s dowry maid and was considered an elder in the Zhou family. She had brought up Zhou Qing since she was a child. Her face was kind, her smile was toothless, and she said in a loud voice, “Just now, Madam had the doctor come check Miss’ pulse, and found that she was already pregnant for more than a month.”

Luo Yu froze.

But he was so deep that he didn’t reveal his flaw and said with joy in his eyes, “Qing’er is actually pregnant with a child, then I will take her home immediately.”

“There is no hurry, first let Miss stay in the herbal store to nurture the baby, and then have her return when her body is strong.” It’s not that Granny Liu didn’t see the Luo family’s conditions, Miss’s mother-in-law and sister-in-law were not easy to live with, and Miss’s body was no better than a frail woman, so she must be well nourished, and couldn’t be like a maid, doing those rough jobs.

“This is as it should be.” Luo Yu nodded slightly.

He wanted to keep Granny Liu at home for tea, but the latter waved her hand repeatedly to show her refusal and soon left the Luo family.

Mother Luo, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the commotion, lifted the curtain, and came out. She rubbed the dust on her body with both hands, stretched her head and looked at Granny Liu’s back, and asked, “What is that old pious woman doing here? Is Zhou Qing not planning to come back? There is no such daughter-in-law who doesn’t know how to behave, really unruly!”

Learning that his wife was pregnant, Luo Yu seemed calm, but there was a dark tide at the bottom of his heart.

It was clear that it only happened once. Qing’er had that man’s blood and bones. What should he do now that he already regrets it?

“Qing’er is pregnant.”

Hearing these words, the disgust on Mother Luo’s face was swept away, she had been hoping for many moons and wanted a grandson. Although Zhou Qing was no good, she couldn’t resist her natural tendency. If she gave birth to a son, it would be a great joy.

“A Yu, you then go to the herbal store ah! She is pregnant with our Luo family’s seed. How can she stay in her mother’s house?” Mother Luo couldn’t help but chatter.

“Mother, the Zhou family is better off than us, so there’s nothing wrong with Qing’er raising her baby in the herbal store. Let’s talk about it after some time.” In fact, Luo Yu was afraid that he would see Qing’er’s hateful eyes. He had wanted to borrow the seed at the beginning in order to pass on the seed to the next generation. But at this moment, he had already gotten what he wanted, yet his heart felt even worse.

Mother Luo was just about to retort when she saw Luo Xinyue walk in through the door with a white face.

The red sores on her face had completely disappeared, but Wu Yongye was frightened by her hideous and repulsive appearance and did not want to meet her. Thinking of that thin-hearted and lustful man, it was as if she had a piece of flesh cut off by life, and the pain was unbearable.

“Mother, brother, why are you standing in the courtyard?” Luo Xinyue was a little puzzled.

Mother Luo pulled her wrist, full of smiles, “Your sister-in-law is pregnant. Later, I’ll stew a pot of wu chicken soup and have it simmer overnight, just in time to send it to her tomorrow. It can also be a tonic for her body.”

Luo Xinyue did not expect her mother, who wasn’t daring, to change her nature. Her face instantly became horrid and she couldn’t help but choke out, “The Zhou family is not short of silver. You would take the trouble to stew chicken soup. Maybe Zhou Qing will just pour it without even looking at it. Why bother yourself?”

The thin man stood aside and heard the conversation between his mother and sister, he couldn’t help but frown, “Xinyue, your sister-in-law is not that kind of person.”

“Knowing people, if she was good, why would she go back to her mother’s house without a word? I think she is clearly weak-minded, causing my face to grow a red rash, afraid of being poked, so she stayed in the herbal store to avoid the wind.”

Luo Yu’s face became gloomy, sternly scolded, “We are all family. Why do you have to speculate so much about Qing’er? What exactly did she do to you? You have taken a substantial amount of the monthly silver sent by the Zhou family. Now that you don’t have the benefit to take advantage of it, you are making up nonsense. Do you still have a conscience?”

Luo Xinyue didn’t expect her elder brother would say this about her for that bitch Zhou Qing. Her body trembled with anger, her teeth clenched. She glared at Luo Yu with disappointment and finally ran back to her room crying.

The surroundings were instantly quiet.Luo Yu reorganized his thoughts and rushed to Mother Luo, “Mother, this son will go to the Zhou’s house first. I have to see Qing’er.” After saying that, he quickly walked out of the house and entered the Zhou family’s herbal store.

The mother-in-law stared at her son-in-law. Naturally, the more she stared, the more pleasing he appeared. When Mother Xi first saw Luo Yu come over, she smiled and brought him to her daughter’s door, carefully admonishing him with a few words. Not wanting to disturb the young couple, she quietly went in front of the store to stay.

Gently knocking on the door, the man’s clear voice came in.

“Qing’er, it’s me.”

Zhou Qing knew long ago that Luo Yu would come. After all, he was devout and very proud. He certainly wouldn’t let others notice that his wife was pregnant with someone else’s seed. In her previous life, she did not want Luo Yu’s reputation to plummet to the bottom; thus, they certainly did not go to that point. But even if the guise was exposed, so what? Against a ruthless husband who drugged his wife only to borrow someone else’s seed, she might as well not.