After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 798 - 796: Misunderstanding
Marquis Dongxiang and Mrs. Tang are the kind of people who would never give up if there is a glimmer of hope.
Even if the young man cannot be made an Earl in the future, as long as he succeeds and becomes a pillar of the court, unlike Uncle Wenyuan who disgraces the family, he would do justice to the ancestors of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion.
With such a nephew and such a goal, Mrs. Tang’s guilt towards the Old Master lessens considerably.
While Mrs. Tang is letting go of her burdens, the Duke Mansion has invited an Imperial Physician into their residence.
The eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion has been brought back to the mansion.
In prison, she couldn’t eat or sleep, becoming emaciated.
She is carrying the child of the Heir of Duke Chong, so since she has been brought back to the mansion, she must be treated well.
The Duchess had met the eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion before; she tried to curry favor with her. Such girls, the Duchess had seen many, and felt nothing special.
Later, the eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion deceived the eldest daughter of the Duke Mansion, Shangguan Feng’er, making the Duchess consider her foolish and beyond folly.
If she hadn’t deceived Shangguan Feng’er, Duke Chong wouldn’t consider taking action against Uncle Wen Yuan.
Now seeing the eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion again, the Duchess finds her rather pleasing, even though she emerged from prison covered in dirt.
"Quickly assist the Heir’s wife to bathe and change," the Duchess hurriedly instructed.
The eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion was moved to tears.
Embarrassingly, her stomach growled with hunger.
The Duchess quickly ordered the kitchen to prepare a meal and serve it.
The eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion bathed and changed, then a table full of delicious food was laid out.
Starving, she disregarded her image and indulged heartily.
A table of ten dishes, five meat and five vegetarian, all rich in color, fragrance, and taste.
She swiftly picked out of the dishes with chopsticks, devouring seven or eight of the ten, stopping only after she burped contentedly.
Just as she finished eating, the Imperial Physician entered.
The eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion looked at the Imperial Physician, and the Duchess said, "You’ve suffered grievances in prison these two days, let the Imperial Physician check your pulse to see if there’s any fetal movement."
This is their only grandchild, ensuring the child is perfectly safe is of utmost importance.
She cannot allow any mishap to happen to the child.
The eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion sat in a chair to let the Imperial Physician check her pulse.
After feeling her pulse, the Imperial Physician furrowed his brows.
The Duchess, watching from the side, trembled with anxiety.
Seeing the physician withdraw his hand, the Duchess hastily asked, "Is the child alright?"
The Imperial Physician glanced at the Duchess and continued measuring the pulse.
Looking at the Duchess, the Imperial Physician said, "The Heir’s wife is not pregnant."
The Duchess’s face froze, "How is this possible?!"
The Imperial Physician was startled.
He knew how much the Duke Mansion hoped the Heir’s wife was with child.
It was precisely because he knew that he continued to confirm after initially not finding a pregnancy pulse.
But she simply is not pregnant.
He couldn’t go against his conscience and lie.
Seeing the Duchess’s grim face, the Imperial Physician averted his gaze.
The eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion also panicked, clutching the physician’s hand to recheck the pulse, certain he must have made a mistake.
She couldn’t stop vomiting, had no appetite, her parents all said she was with child, how could it be false?
The Imperial Physician freed himself from her grasp, picked up his medicine box, and said, "I’ve checked twice and it’s not a pregnancy pulse. If the Duchess doesn’t believe in my medical skills, you can invite another Imperial Physician for a look. I’ll take my leave now."
Before he left, the Imperial Physician looked at her one more time.
Previously, she had let him check her pulse calmly, making him believe she was indeed pregnant, but it turned out to be false.
Thinking of how Duke Chong mobilized all the ministers he could command, even disturbing the ill Empress Dowager to appeal to the Emperor, ultimately bringing her back to the mansion as the Heir’s wife.
Duke Chong did all this just for the child she carried.
But it turned out to be a misunderstanding.
Or rather, it wasn’t a misunderstanding, it was a conspiracy.
Daring to deceive Duke Chong, truly ignorant of the severity of her actions.
The Duchess restrained her anger, saying, "Invite me another Imperial Physician!"
The eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion sat in the chair, feeling as if she were on pins and needles.
Soon, another Imperial Physician was invited.
Chief Manager Wang feared one physician wouldn’t be enough, so he invited an additional doctor.
Both the Imperial Physician and the doctor checked her pulse, confirming that she was not pregnant.
In her rage, the Duchess didn’t even care that the physicians and doctor were present.
Raising her hand.
A slap was delivered to the eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion.
"Bold enough to dare deceive me, the Duke Mansion?!" The Duchess’s face was livid.
The Imperial Physician and the doctor quickly excused themselves upon witnessing the scene.
As they were leaving, the Duchess called them back.
The fact that the eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion was not pregnant must not be leaked.
Duke Chong, who wields power over both civil and military officials, was played for a fool by someone from the prison cell of Uncle Wen Yuan. If this were to spread, who knows how many officials’ teeth would fall out from laughter?
The Duke Mansion cannot afford this disgrace!
The physicians and the doctor agreed repeatedly.
The Duchess was so furious she could barely stand, and was supported to sit on the Arhat Couch by a maid.
The eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion stood there trembling like a sieve.
"Madam, what should we do with her?" the housekeeper asked.
The Duchess looked at the eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion.
If it weren’t for bringing her in under the guise of the Heir’s wife, the Duchess would have thrown her out on the street naked.
She thought entering the Duke Mansion would mean living in the lap of luxury, escaping the arduous days of exile?
She would make her regret not choosing banishment!
"Take her away and lock her in the woodshed!" the Duchess snarled.
Two elderly servants came to drag her away.
The eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion knelt and begged for mercy.
Would the Duchess be soft-hearted?
Not executing her directly was merely because the Duchess didn’t want her to die too easily.
Thus, the eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion went from the Ministry of Justice Prison to the woodshed of the Duke Mansion.
It’s a place even more horrifying than the Ministry of Justice Prison.
In the gloomy and chaotic woodshed, she was all alone.
At least in the Ministry of Justice Prison, her parents and other prisoners kept her company.
At least there was someone there with her.
No one knew of the eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion’s ordeal, but her return to the Duke Mansion under the Heir’s wife’s identity quickly spread across the Capital City.
Teahouses and taverns were buzzing with discussions about the matter.
Some felt sorry for her, thinking her fate unfortunate. The Heir hadn’t even married her before his death; otherwise, the status of the Heir’s wife would be exceptionally noble.
Some believed she was actually fortunate.
If the Heir were still alive, she couldn’t have married him as the Heir’s wife just because of the child in her womb, at most she would be a concubine.
Now that the Heir was executed, the child in her womb was the only bloodline he left behind, making it precious, rewarding her with the status of the Heir’s wife and sparing exile punishment.
Who knew Duke Mansion was so angered?
Even the Empress felt devastated.
Although the Heir was dead, at least he left a bloodline in the world, leaving some solace for his parents.
Her daughter left her nothing except a son-in-law!
