The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Madam Pei lowered her hands somewhat helplessly. "Mian Wan, it's not that I don't know about Yao Yuan's problems, but she and Yan Shu are already married after all, and Yan Shu's marriage to her was a marriage bestowed upon him, so I really don't want Yan Shu to be too embarrassed."

Xia Mianwan understood a mother's feelings very well. She walked up to Madam Pei and sat down. "Mother," she said, holding Madam Pei's hand, "If you let him go, he will be harmed. Yanshu is still a bachelor. If he wants a bright future, he must be under the protection of your husband. You love Yanshu so much that you must not want to divide the family. Only if the family is not divided can Yanshu get the greatest support. Although your husband is cold-hearted to others, he is sincere to his brothers and sisters.

I also don't want Yan Shu and her husband to separate, so I can't let Yao Yuan do anything wrong. If you really care about Yan Shu, you should discipline Yao Yuan. No matter how noble Li Yao Yuan is, she will be a member of our Pei family after she gets married. If her heart is not with the Pei family, then she will become Yan Shu's weakness in the future.

Mother, I am not a stingy person. No matter how Yao Yuan bullies me about not having Pei's children, my relationship with my husband will not change, and I will not be affected. It is true that Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er are not my husband's biological children, but my husband said that they are Pei's children, so they are. Of course, people's feelings are formed by getting along with each other. If mother and Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er don't have feelings for each other, it doesn't matter. Even if she is partial to Yan Shu's children, it doesn't matter. I won't mind, and neither will Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er. As long as we maintain a relatively decent balance, that's enough. If there are more, then it's the feelings formed by getting along with each other.

Mother, what I said today is from the heart. Please think carefully about whether to continue to indulge Li Yaoyuan or spend some time to control her. My husband and I are already princelings, whether we are or not. I hope you will think twice."

After Xia Mianwan finished speaking, she took her maid back to her own courtyard, leaving Mrs. Pei alone in deep thought.

In recent days, Xia Mianwan felt a little tired every day, and her complexion was not very good. Sometimes she would even lose her temper for no reason. The things that happened in the front hall inevitably made her spend a lot of time. Xia Mianwan rubbed her eyebrows and half-lying on the chaise longue.

"Young Madam, I'll go find a doctor to take a look." Xuan Xue came in with a bowl of bird's nest. Seeing that Xia Mianwan looked extremely tired again, she couldn't help but persuade her.

Xia Mianwan saw that he was indeed getting more and more tired in the past few days, so he nodded and said, "Let's go find a doctor."

After Xuan Xue left, Xia Mianwan fell asleep on the chaise longue. When she woke up, she saw Pei Yanxu sitting on the couch with a happy look on his face.

"How long have I slept? Why are you sitting here?" Xia Mianwan said as she was about to get up. Pei Yanxu hurriedly helped Xia Mianwan up.

"Madam may be tired today. Xuan Xue said she slept for about an hour."

Xia Mianwan still felt tired and couldn't help asking, "Where's the doctor? Has the doctor come?"

Pei Yanxu suppressed his smile and said, "I've been here, Mianwan, you're pregnant, we have a child."

Xia Mianwan was stunned for a moment. Her first reaction was not happiness but panic. She had never been pregnant in her previous life, but she knew that giving birth was painful.

Suddenly Xia Mianwan thought of Brother Chen and Sister Yu again, and hurriedly grabbed Pei Yanxu's hand and asked, "Do Brother Chen and Sister Yu know?"

Pei Yanxu nodded, "They all came to see you just now, and when they saw you were asleep, they went back."

"How is it? Are you jealous, disappointed or unhappy?" Xia Mianwan asked anxiously.

Pei Yanxu shook his head and said, "Brother Chen and Sister Yu both breathed a sigh of relief and were very happy afterwards."

Xia Mianwan didn't understand why her child was relieved. Was he so calm? Wasn't he just being jealous? Thinking of this, Xia Mianwan was the one who felt disappointed. She had a look of disappointment on her face. After all, the child had grown up and a new life was born, but he didn't even fight for her favor.

Pei Yanxu saw Xia Mianwan's unpredictable expression and couldn't help asking, "Mianwan, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." This question made Xia Mianwan worried again. This... I had never given birth to a child in ancient times. I wonder if the medical conditions here are dangerous...

Pregnancy is indeed a sentimental thing...

Xia Mianwan is really speechless.

Pei Yanxu didn't expect Xia Mianwan to not look happy, so he asked cautiously: "Mianwan, don't you like us having children?"

If she doesn't like it... Pei Yanxu began to think about whether there was any way to solve this problem.

Xia Mianwan shook her head and said, "It's not that I don't like it, but when I had Brother Chen and Sister Yu... I got hurt. I don't know if I can give birth safely this time. I'm a little scared."

The fear was greater than the joy. Xia Mianwan could not imagine that a child suddenly came out of her belly. It was so scary...

She is actually really afraid of pain.

Pei Yanxu was shocked by what Xia Mianwan said and said, "Don't worry. The doctor just said that the fetus is doing well and your physical condition is also good. Don't be afraid. I won't let anything happen to you."

Giving birth to a child is like crossing the gates of hell. He would definitely not let anything happen to Xia Mianwan. Pei Yanxu would ask the emperor for mercy tomorrow and find an imperial physician and a royal midwife for Xia Mianwan.

Xia Mianwan hesitated for a while and said, "Then give birth to the child and try. If it doesn't work, then don't give birth to the child in the future..."

Pei Yanxu saw the childish nature of Xia Mianwan for the first time, and nodded quickly, "Try it first."

Xuanxue and Ruzhu who were standing by didn't know what to say. They thought they were buying vegetables... Try it first. Is it okay to try first with a child?

Now that they were pregnant, Pei Yanxu didn't want Xia Mianwan to worry about him anymore. He also knew what happened today and he was very impatient, so he went to Mrs. Pei's yard in person and told her that Xia Mianwan was pregnant.

Mrs. Pei couldn't believe that Xia Mianwan was pregnant at this time, and she was overjoyed. Although her son didn't care much about having his own children, she, as his mother-in-law, still cared.

Now, Mrs. Pei was really relieved.

Mrs. Pei took the initiative to suggest that she would take care of the household for a while, and Pei Yanxu had no objection.

Soon, the news of the young lady's pregnancy spread throughout the Pei Mansion, and Pei Yanxu even decided to give everyone an extra month's salary. Li Yaoyuan naturally also knew that Xia Mianwan was pregnant, and she was so angry that she smashed several bowls, "That abandoned woman can actually have such a good life, she got pregnant just when I did, did she do it on purpose!"

The maids hurriedly advised Li Yaoyuan not to be angry, saying that it was not a good idea to lose your temper over such a happy event, even if it was just for show.