Jiangnan Gaiden - Capítulo 37
The cell door opened silently, and the candlelight cast a long shadow over the tall figure.
Shi Wuji gazed intently at Huan'er. The carrier pigeon he received earlier confirmed that the account book was forged; Huan'er hadn't betrayed him. In truth, even if she had, it would have been understandable, especially since she had acted out of filial piety, and he wouldn't have pursued the matter. Besides, he simply couldn't live without Huan'er. However, Huan'er's imprisonment was unavoidable. Although they had made thorough preparations to prevent Su Guangping from seizing her, they were unwilling to take any risks, making keeping Huan'er in prison the most prudent course of action.
Huan'er's gaze just now broke his heart, but he had to be so cold to her. He simply couldn't bear to look at her sorrowful face. Alas! Tears still clung to her face! He gently covered Huan'er with the quilt he held, wiping away her tears, his heart aching at her paleness. She would inevitably have to endure this hardship for a day or two before Su Guangping left.
Within minutes, Huan'er habitually kicked off the covers! Shi Wuji had known about this bad habit of hers for a long time, so he used to hold her while sleeping and would often wake up in the middle of the night to check if she had kicked off the covers, and then quickly cover her up again, hoping that she wouldn't kick off the covers again tonight!
Д绣芙蓉 updated July 8, 2003
The servants were unaware that the young mistress had been imprisoned in the dungeon, so Wu Jie delivered Huan'er's meals. To avoid saying anything inappropriate, he would hurriedly drop off the food and run off each time. But by the afternoon, he panicked; Huan'er hadn't touched her meals! She hadn't even had a sip of tea. Wu Jie anxiously asked:
“Sister-in-law, it’s not good for your health if you don’t eat, and I won’t be able to explain it to my brother.”
"No, no! You annoying sparrow, get out of here! I'm so dizzy!" Huan'er whimpered, sitting on the stone bed. Her worries were giving her a terrible headache, and she felt even worse today; even getting up made her dizzy. Heavens, was she dying? Yesterday she thought she didn't want to live anymore; could it be that Heaven had taken her thoughts and was about to take her life? But she still wanted to see Wuji! This quilt must have been sent by Wuji; what did that mean? Could she still hold onto a sliver of hope for him?
Wu Jie crawled into the cell and shouted:
"Are you sick? I'll have Leng Gang come and take a look!" With that, he was about to run out.
Huan'er suddenly stood up to stop her.
"Stop, Wu Jie..." Suddenly, the world spun around her, and she instantly lost consciousness, letting her body fall to the ground... Huan'er fainted!
Wu Jie was terrified! He would kill his elder brother if anything happened to his sister-in-law. He quickly picked up Huan'er and ran out of the prison cell, heading towards Plum Courtyard. On the way, he grabbed a servant. "Quickly, call the young master to Plum Courtyard!" He rushed into Plum Courtyard, only to find that Leng Gang and his wife were not there! The servant told him that they had gone to Pine Courtyard to study. He sent someone to keep an eye on Huan'er and ran off to find Leng Gang as fast as he could.
Just as Shi Wuji saw Su Guangping off, he received a message from the servant and headed to Plum Garden with Wuhen.
"What's wrong?" Shi Wuji grabbed Leng Gang, who was taking Leng Gang's pulse.
Leng Gang had just arrived and shook his head at Shi Wuji. "I'll examine him again."
Everyone fell silent, staring with worry at Huan'er's pale face.
After a while, Leng Gang frowned deeply.
"My sister-in-law is pregnant, but the situation is not optimistic."
Everyone stared at Huan'er, who was still unconscious, with disbelief and surprise. Shi Wuji even sat on the edge of the bed and helped Huan'er up. Good heavens! She was pregnant with his child! The offspring of the Shi family was growing inside her! But she was so frail at the moment! Could such a delicate body withstand the pain of childbirth? And Leng Gang had also said that the situation was not optimistic! Shi Wuji looked at Leng Gang.
Will the baby be born safely? How long has it been?
“She’s only a month and a half pregnant. Pregnancy is too much of a strain on her body. As long as she’s taken good care of during the first few months, the baby can be delivered safely. But she’s currently experiencing a lot of emotional distress and isn’t adapting well to the initial symptoms, so the chances of miscarriage are high.” Leng Gang took out a bottle of medicine with a cool, minty scent and held it under Huan’er’s nose for her to smell. Soon, Huan’er choked and slowly woke up.
Upon seeing the room full of faces, Huan'er was stunned for a moment, then gradually remembered that she had fainted in the dungeon. Oh! She had been so weak that she had fainted; it seemed her time to die was not far off! Before that, she had to find Wuji and explain things clearly; she did not want to die unjustly. Turning her head, she realized that she was leaning against Wuji's chest, and her face immediately turned cold as she thought of his ruthlessness towards her yesterday.
"Let me go!" At such close proximity, any words spoken would lack righteous indignation. It would be best to speak face-to-face, with a serious tone. But she was still half-lying on the bed! How could her words convey a detached stance?
The moment was unfavorable, with too many people talking at once; the timing was off, the location was unfavorable, and the atmosphere was tense—clearly not a good time to defend oneself. Strangely, everyone's faces showed a mixture of worry and delight, as if it were all directed at her. Had something terrible happened to her? Or was it because Leng Gang had just diagnosed her as being on the verge of death that they reacted this way?