pappabearbooks Chapter 631 Suspecting that she is pregnant?
Chapter 631 Suspecting that she is pregnant?
After entering the Cui family, Yan Shu was shocked by the huge and quaint manor in front of him. The entire Cui family compound occupies nearly one-third of the land area in the north of Qinghe City. There are hundreds of houses of all sizes. Currently, the eldest, third and fourth branches of the Cui family all live in this mansion.
Mr. Cui has four sons and three daughters. His four sons have already started their own families and careers, and even the eldest grandson is already over the age of 20. In the past, Yan Shu had only heard that the Cui family was wealthy enough to rival a country and that it had stood firm for a thousand years. However, after actually seeing the Cui family's century-old mansion, Yan Shu finally understood the true meaning of wealthy enough to rival a country.
The Cui family is worthy of being the leader of the four great families of the Sui Dynasty, with a large family, great wealth and a large population.
Ever since Old Cui executed the traitor Cui Yuanzhang within the family, it served as a warning to others. The other branches originally had their own thoughts, and most of them had some complaints about the first branch. Old Cui quickly and efficiently dealt with the second branch, and also made the other branches see the situation clearly. If they dared to have any disloyalty, Cui Yuanzhang would be a lesson for them.
Old Cui had just returned to the mansion with Yan Shu and Jiang Ci when the group happened to be walking out of the mansion in a hurry.
Seeing Mr. Cui getting off the carriage, the leading young man rushed to him quickly.
"Grandpa, are you okay?"
Cui Laodao: "What can possibly happen to me? What are you going to do with so many people?"
The young man shook his head helplessly: "Why didn't you inform the servants when you went out? Just now, the people in your yard said that you disappeared suddenly. Your grandson and his men searched the house carefully but didn't see your shadow. Aren't we going to look for you now?"
Mr. Cui thought of the scene where he was taken away by the town boy just now, and glanced at him with reproach.
Xiao Zhenzi stood beside Yan Shu nonchalantly, whispering something to Yan Shu and had no time to pay attention to him at all.
Elder Cui retracted his gaze and said, "I'm fine. I just went outside the city to pick up a friend. I left in a hurry and didn't say hello to them. Mr. Meng, let me introduce you. This is Jiang Ci, a student of the White Deer Academy in Xinyang Prefecture. He is now Jiang Jieyuan."
Mr. Cui first introduced Jiang Ci who was standing next to him. After learning Jiang Ci's identity, the man in blue's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at him with surprise.
"Not long ago, news came from Xinyang Prefecture that this year's champion is not only well-educated and talented, but also a rare young talent. Today, I see that his reputation is well-deserved. I am Cui Mengsheng. I like to make friends with some literati and elegant guests. It is an honor to meet Jiang Jieyuan today."
Jiang Ci bowed and said, "I am not talented enough to deserve such praise from Master Cui."
After the two exchanged a few words of greeting, Cui Mengsheng's eyes noticed the beautiful figure standing behind Cui Lao and Jiang Ci.
Yan Shu noticed that the other person was looking at him, and he nodded politely to Cui Mengsheng, his manner was calm and composed, his eyes were clear and clean, without any restraint or shyness.
When he saw the woman's face clearly, Cui Mengsheng's heartbeat suddenly quickened.
"Who is this girl?"
Cui Laodao: "This is the Miss Yan I often mentioned."
Cui Mengsheng first widened his eyes in shock, then looked at Yan Shu again with excitement.
"I often hear my grandfather mention Miss Yan. She has saved him from danger many times. We in the Cui family will never forget this kindness. Please accept my greetings."
After he finished speaking, Cui Mengsheng bowed and saluted deeply, and Yan Shu hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
"Mr. Cui, there's no need to be so polite. I didn't do anything. When I met Grandpa Cui, he was seriously injured and I just happened to know a little bit about medicine. As a doctor, it's my duty to save people."
Seeing that Yan Shu was polite and courteous, and did not act like a savior, Cui Mengsheng had a better impression of her.
My grandfather only praised Miss Yan for her medical skills and her cooking skills, but he never expected that she would be such a beautiful woman. Just looking at her appearance, she would be the most dazzling one even among the Cui sisters.
Jiang Ci saw that Cui Mengsheng was staring at Yan Shu. As a man himself, he could tell what the other person was thinking at a glance, and his eyes suddenly darkened.
He walked to Yan Shu and gently held her hand with his slender fingers.
"I felt unwell this morning. Are you feeling better now?"
Yan Shu had her period early in the morning. She looked pale from excessive blood loss, and her lower abdomen had been aching for a long time. Now that she was standing here, her stomach was still bloated, so she subconsciously touched her stomach.
"It's better now."
The little town noticed Yan Shu's action, his dark eyes moved twice smartly, and then he looked at Jiang Ci meaningfully.
This kid is great. He got it so quickly?
Cui Lao asked with concern: "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were not feeling well? You must be freezing outside for so long in this freezing weather. Come on, let's go back home."
Yan Shu was about to say that she was fine, but Jiang Ci took the initiative to hold her hand.
"It's safer for me to hold you, so go up the stairs slowly."
Yan Shu:......
Why does Jiang Ci seem a little weird? He really can't figure her out.
Old Cui paused for a moment, and glanced back and forth between Jiang Ci and Yan Shu with his shrewd eyes.
Could it be that Yan girl is pregnant?
After thinking for a while, Elder Cui whispered to his eldest grandson beside him, "Mr. Meng, tell the servants to clean up the Xinghua Garden, and then ask the kitchen to prepare some nourishing meals for pregnant women and send them to Xinghua Garden."
Miss Yan and boy Jiang haven't gotten married yet, and it's really unreasonable for them to have a child out of wedlock. For the sake of Miss Yan's reputation, this matter must not be made public.
Cui Mengsheng sensed something from Jiang Ci's attitude and Yan Shu's action of stroking his lower abdomen just now. When he heard what his grandfather said, his heart sank.
"Could it be that Miss Yan is pregnant?"
Cui Lao smiled and said, "You can tell by how nervous Jiang is."
Cui Mengsheng looked at the departing backs of Jiang Ci and Yan Shu, and the budding excitement in his heart was instantly dissipated as if a basin of ice water was poured on him.
After learning that Yan Shu was "pregnant", Cui Mengsheng put an end to his fantasies and went to help Yan Shu and Jiang Ci arrange accommodation.
Mr. Cui first invited Yan Shu and Jiang Ci into his study. He knew that the two had come all the way here not just for fun, but probably to ask for something.
"Yan girl, there's no need to beat around the bush about our relationship. Just say whatever you want to say."
Yan Shu also got straight to the point and said, "Grandpa Cui, we came to Qinghe to find you because we have something to ask for."
In the following half hour, Yan Shu explained the whole story to Mr. Cui, while Jiang Ci listed the crimes of the Grand Princess one by one and analyzed the current situation in the capital.
Mr. Cui listened quietly, occasionally asking a few questions, and his expression became more and more serious in the end.
This matter concerns the fate of the entire family. Once he gets deeply involved in it, it will be difficult for him to extricate himself. Yan Shu saved his life, and it would be unreasonable for him not to help.
Jiang Ci stared at Mr. Cui's expression for a while, and guessed what Mr. Cui was struggling with at the moment.
"Has a batch of official salt been lost in the canal transport managed by the Cui family recently?"
Cui Lao narrowed his eyes slightly: "How do you know this?"
This time he was away for more than a month just to deal with this matter. This batch of salt came from the Cui family's salt fields, and the canal transportation and escort bodyguards were also arranged by the Cui family. The merchant ship was hijacked by a group of robbers of unknown origin when it was halfway through the journey. Tens of thousands of kilograms of refined salt transported to the capital on the merchant ship were all looted. At present, the whereabouts of the robbers have not been found out. He originally planned to settle the affairs in the mansion and then set off for the capital.
This matter has been kept secret all along, and what shocked him was how Jiang Ci knew about it?