Chapter 1767: Worrying into Illness

Lady Gu settled down in the Chen Mansion and served Chen Guanlou attentively every day, which need not be mentioned.

Chen Xiaolan fulfilled a wish and was happy in her heart. Immediately after, she began to urge Lady Gu to take care of her health and bear offspring for the Chen family as soon as possible.

Lady Gu had doubts. "I heard people say that the master already has two sons with the Prince's daughter. My status is humble; would the master be willing to let me bear children?"

Before she entered the Chen family door, she had inquired about Chen Guanlou's situation.

Over the years, the women around Chen Guanlou had come and gone, if not a hundred, then dozens. He was also a regular visitor to brothels and was very generous with his money.

But until now, only the Prince's daughter had given birth to children. Other women, let alone children, had never even been pregnant. If they wanted to secretly get pregnant and have children, they had to be able to get pregnant!

She didn't doubt Chen Guanlou's body; it must be fine, after all, the Prince's daughter had given birth to two sons.

She guessed that Chen Guanlou, as a warrior, had his own ways to prevent women from conceiving. As long as he didn't want it, no one could get pregnant. Without his permission, what was the use of her trying alone.

She told these worries implicitly to Chen Xiaolan, hoping the eldest sister-in-law would have an idea.

"You are the concubine he properly took; how could he not be willing. Rest assured, I will make it clear to him and ask him to give you a child. Boy or girl doesn't matter, the key is to have a child surnamed Chen."

Hearing this, Lady Gu was happy. "I listen to the eldest sister-in-law, and I will definitely take care of my health and bear offspring for the Chen family."

She cherished beautiful dreams and served even more attentively.

Unfortunately, Chen Guanlou was an impatient person. At first, he was quite passionate, staying at the three-entry mansion every day to play and be intimate with Lady Gu. After a month, the freshness period passed, and he might not go once in three or five days. He stayed at the Chen family's small courtyard every night; it was more comfortable and free here.

Lady Gu was anxious; if she didn't see him for three or five days, when would she be able to get pregnant. The key was whether Prison Warden Chen agreed to let her bear offspring. She didn't dare to urge Chen Xiaolan, nor did she dare to ask directly in front of Chen Guanlou, so she could only hint.

As time went on, without progress, she was overly depressed and fell ill! After taking several doses of medicine without improvement, Chen Guanlou arranged for Medical Official Mu to diagnose her.

After taking her pulse, Medical Official Mu wrote a prescription and told Chen Guanlou, "Heart disease needs heart medicine. Lady Gu has depression in her heart; you should open her up."

Chen Guanlou looked inexplicable. "What kind of heart knot could she have?"

"How would I know a woman's heart? You are her man, ask her yourself." Medical Official Mu was very disdainful. Can't even raise his own woman, trash!

Helpless, Chen Guanlou waited for Lady Gu to take her medicine and have some spirit, then entered the room and sat by the bed.

"Medical Official Mu said directly that your illness is heart disease. As long as you get rid of the heart disease, the condition will improve immediately. Can you tell me what the heart knot is? I ask myself that I have been quite sincere to you, and the servants serving you are quite attentive, so why did you fall ill in such a short time?"

Seeing him questioning, Lady Gu was anxious and uneasy. Looking at his eyebrows and eyes, she dared to say, "I dare not deceive the master, I am just worried about whether the master is unwilling to let me bear children."

"Just this matter?" Chen Guanlou couldn't believe it; just this little problem, she exhausted herself to the point of depression. He was amazed.

Lady Gu's heart was small, and her mind was full of only this one thing of having children.

"This little thing, why didn't you ask me directly? Look at you, because of a little thing, you ruined yourself like this; is it worth it?"

Lady Gu couldn't grasp his attitude and said aggrievedly, "The master is busy with official business, how can I disturb you with this little thing. Perhaps it's the reason for my body..."

"Don't think wildly, I don't have any plans to have children for the time being. Your lack of pregnancy has nothing to do with your body."

Sure enough!

Lady Gu felt relieved; her guess was right. Master Chen was a warrior; whether he wanted children or not was all up to him. Without his nod, a woman couldn't conceive.

Although she didn't know how he did it, she at least confirmed the truth of this matter and knew his thoughts.

"Why doesn't the master want children?"

"Raising children is very annoying."

"The master doesn't need to worry, there are maids and servants to bring up the children, no need for the master to worry."

Chen Guanlou's expression was half-smiling. "Do you think raising children only requires giving them food and drink, and raising them up is enough?"

Lady Gu was dumbfounded and didn't dare to answer. She was very sensitive and noticed that the other party's tone was wrong, but if she said the wrong thing, she was afraid that the two would never return to the point of intimacy.

She had to retreat to advance. "I haven't read books, I only know a few words. I don't understand so many principles. Listening to the master's meaning, raising children has great emphasis."

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows and sneered. "Raising children like little cats and dogs, giving some food, giving some clothes, this kind of raising method is naturally not difficult. It's nothing more than adding a pair of chopsticks. But my children are naturally not little cats and dogs, they must be carefully raised, both literature and martial arts must be cultivated. The effort involved is hard to say."

He hadn't raised children himself, but he had seen others raise children, and it was truly exhausting, shortening life by ten years!

Raising children is really not just about giving food and clothes.

Knowledge, character, hobbies...

In this day and age, one still has to take the imperial examination, still has to practice martial arts. If there is a martial pulse, one still has to practice martial arts...

Thinking of the time and energy required to raise children by hand, he felt a chill.

Looking at Lady Gu again... obviously not suitable for raising children.

If she hadn't married Chen Guanlou, hadn't relied on the Chen family of the Hou Fu, it wouldn't matter how the children were raised, raising them like little cats and dogs wouldn't be wrong.

But she happened to marry Chen Guanlou.

"Does the master mean that there will be no children in the future?" Lady Gu was very afraid, very nervous, afraid of hearing the worst answer.

Chen Guanlou stroked her cheek, comforting her. "Take care of your body, don't worry about children."

"But I want to have children for the master!" Lady Gu took the courage to throw herself into his arms and took the initiative to state her demands.

Chen Guanlou laughed lightly, but his eyes carried a bit of coldness. "Take care of your body first. Maybe one day I'll think it through and be willing to have a child to play with."

Hearing this, Lady Gu was happy and laughed. "I listen to the master, I will definitely take care of my body."

She looked forward to the day when she could bear offspring.

After comforting the person, he left the mansion and went to find his eldest sister, Chen Xiaolan.

"Sister, don't talk nonsense to Lady Gu in the future, or promise her anything. She has a heavy heart and thinks a lot. Look, she's already fallen ill!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiaolan was shocked. "Is this illness serious?"

Chen Guanlou shook his head.

Chen Xiaolan frowned. "I didn't say anything to her. I just let her take care of her body so she could bear children for you in the future. How could she think so much?"

"She hasn't been pregnant for a long time, do you think she won't think much? I don't plan to have children for the time being, don't mention this in front of her in the future."

"Why don't you want children? You have to give birth for others, just not for the Chen family, right? Chen Guanlou, don't forget your surname is Chen." Chen Xiaolan was angry; this unlucky younger brother, why were his thoughts so strange.

"Raising children is very annoying! Don't force me! If you force me, tomorrow I will send Lady Gu away."

"You... I'll be angered to death by you sooner or later!" ===== CHAPTER 1768 =====