The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1229 - 284: Time of Death Has Arrived

Xie Yi stood up in disbelief, for Pei Qin clearly couldn’t have children and was even declared not to have long to live. How could she possibly be pregnant!? For a moment, she considered countless possibilities. To maintain her status as Madam Marquis of Xining; to capture Mo Heng’s heart; to fend off the ambitious women including Wei Shu outside; thus, Pei Qin must be faking her pregnancy! She must be! freēwēbηovel.c૦m

But when the news of Pei Qin’s pregnancy broke, it was a matter of universal celebration, a cause for joyous uproar.

People were calling out to buy fireworks to celebrate this wonderful news! Some ran to the Manufacturing Bureau, telling Pei Qin not to come in anymore and to stay home and nurture her pregnancy instead. Upon learning that Pei Qin had taken leave and was resting at home, they sent over nourishing food and supplements.

Zhang Gengshan, together with Mother Qin, collected the items and the letters of congratulations, and in return sent back a small box of mixed flower pastries and dragon beard pastries as a token of gratitude.

Doctor Qi carefully inspected everything before presenting it to Pei Qin, which made her reminisce, "It reminds me of the time when I returned to my hometown and was given corn cobs and flatbreads!"

Seeing her nostalgic expression, Jun Suxue, Huang Qiu, and Xue Dong all laughed at the side, "During the military campaigns, when we encountered the legendary deity general, General Pei, not just corn cobs and flatbreads, they would’ve willingly offered their daughters too!"

Pei Qin was referring to her younger days in the countryside. Watching them joke and laugh about it, she simply smiled and did not explain.

The news reached the palace. The Emperor, the Empress, and the Grand Empress Dowager all sent down nourishing gifts.

Several close families also sent nourishing gifts to express their congratulations.

Grandma Jiang, with an air of triumph, even brought her daughter along to play with Jiujiu and Xixi, "Those people were so smug with their rumors, now that you are pregnant, let’s see if they can still be proud!"

Pei Qin smiled and said, "It must be heaven’s gift!" She had not expected to be cured and pregnant so quickly.

"You haven’t fully recovered yet, so you can leave the Manufacturing Bureau to the Marquis and the Crown Prince! Just focus on resting at home and hopefully have a healthy baby boy soon!" Grandma Jiang even brought over some clothes her son had worn, which were supposed to help pregnant women bear sons.

"I’ll just rest at home for the first three months," Pei Qin agreed. The child had not come easily, and she was determined to take good care of this pregnancy.

"After the first three months, we’ll pick a day when the Marquis is free, by then the weather will also start to cool down, and we can go out to offer prayers! A temple for the Deity General has been built outside the city; I haven’t even had a chance to visit it yet!" Grandma Jiang said cheerfully.

Pei Qin touched the "black line" on her forehead, thinking that she wasn’t the only one trying to control the damage; she just used her professional knowledge to make some artillery, and merely won a turf war with others. As for building temples, she had long said no, those people...

But, now that she no longer had to rush to the Manufacturing Bureau, Pei Qin found herself with time to teach Little Radish and work on her resin painting.

Xixi and Jiujiu were ordered by Mo Heng not to pounce on their mother anymore.

"Is there really a baby brother in Mom’s belly? When will he come out?" Xixi wanted a baby brother because, without one, those people wouldn’t stop scheming against them!

"You’ll have a baby brother next year!" Pei Qin pinched her small face—she had once been pregnant for a year, and it made her want to curse at Mo Heng’s eccentricity! Now, finally pregnant again, she would happily endure it for three years!

"Then I’ll save all my candies and pastries for baby brother!" Xixi smiled, revealing her tiny white teeth.

Pei Qin teased her, "It’s because you are changing teeth and can’t eat sweets, and you can’t finish them all yourself!"

Xixi pouted and denied, "No! I can finish them! Xiao Chonghua also steals my food!"

Jiujiu carefully placed her hand on her mother’s belly.

"Did you feel anything?" Pei Qin asked her.

Jiujiu shook her head.

"It’s only been over a month, it won’t show yet! You have to wait until three or four months for it to start showing, and gradually there will be movements as well!" Xue Dong laughed as she brought in some bird’s nest soup.

Jiujiu came over holding a bowl, "Mom! Eat more! Let baby brother eat more too!" In order to save her mother, this baby brother would have to be sacrificed. She hoped her brother would be strong enough to draw away the toxins in her mother’s body, allowing her mother to live forever! She would pray for her brother, and once her mother’s life was secured and her health restored, they could then be siblings! She would be a good older sister, just like her mother!

Pei Qin looked at her, noting her resemblance to Mo Heng, and then thinking of the child inside her—if he also resembled his father, she’d have to face several very similar faces in the future, "Jiujiu! Don’t follow your father’s example too much in the future!"