Chapter 274: with translation of chapter title

The doctor was a middle-aged woman; she carefully took Mu Yuanzhi's pulse, then broke into a delighted smile: "Congratulations, madam, it's a happy pulse."

"Are you sure?" Gu Rongjin asked.

"Of course, please rest assured, sir; I've practiced medicine for twenty years, I will never mistake a happy pulse." The doctor said.

Mu Yuanzhi: "Actually, I've been eating a bit too much lately, so I wondered if it was just food stagnation."

After all, the pulse signs of the two are really too similar; she felt it would be easy to misdiagnose.

Although she is completely confident when diagnosing others, when it comes to herself she inevitably feels nervous.

The doctor smiled and patted Mu Yuanzhi: "You two can rest assured, this is the happy pulse. Madam, haven't you been feeling fatigued lately, lacking energy, feeling weak, and craving sour things?"

Mu Yuanzhi nodded; these are all symptoms of pregnancy, she knows.

"That's right." The doctor said, "It's the happy pulse; you can rest assured."

Gu Rongjin gave a certain amount of gold as the consultation fee, saw the doctor out; the doctor smiled broadly, blessing them with a dragon and phoenix in one birth.

"Xiao Yuanzhi." Gu Rongjin gripped Mu Yuanzhi's hand, his voice pained: "You've worked hard."

"As long as you know I've had it rough, just treat me a little better."

"I've always been super good to you, and from now on I'll be super super super good!" Gu Rongjin pulled Mu Yuanzhi into his embrace; then, remembering his wife is now pregnant and fearing to press on her belly, he hastily loosened his hold.

Mu Yuanzhi noticed Gu Rongjin's movement, she chuckled lightly: "Don't be so nervous; you're making me nervous too, I was already nervous."

"Alright, let's not be nervous!" Gu Rongjin nodded, saying, "I'm truly overjoyed; what virtue or ability do I have to deserve such a great wife bearing my child?"

Before, he never even dared to dream of this.

The person he likes most will like him back, will marry him, will bear him children; he's practically a winner in life!

Mu Yuanzhi clung to Gu Rongjin: "My Brother Rongjin is the best man in the world; he deserves it."

"It's been a while since you called me Brother Rongjin; I love hearing it, call me more often."

"Brother Rongjin! Brother Rongjin! Brother Rongjin!"

"Here I am, your Brother Rongjin is here!"

When Qi Shihuai and Pei Di returned, Gu Rongjin and Mu Yuanzhi were still in the room being all lovey-dovey; after they finished their meal, they all went downstairs to eat, and Gu Rongjin then told them this wonderful news.

"Really? That's truly congratulations! Come, cheers!" Qi Shihuai raised his wine cup, laughing.

"My wife can't drink alcohol starting today; I'll toast you with tea instead." Gu Rongjin had already begun to worry about Mu Yuanzhi's food and drink.

Mu Yuanzhi, going along with it, poured herself a cup of tea: "Cheers!"

"Congratulations, Miss Mu." Pei Di said congratulations on the surface, but he actually didn't know what there was to congratulate about.

When his mother was pregnant with his two younger sisters, it was arduous; he had seen it, and at that time he would wonder why women have to suffer so much; why couldn't men give birth? Men are obviously born stronger and more powerful than most women.

He would also think, Father Emperor is really cruel to let the consort give birth one after another; why have so many children? Is propagating the lineage really that important?

"What's wrong, Xiao Di?" Qi Shihuai asked, offering congratulations on the surface, while Pei Di, whose expression was very strange, asked.

Pei Di poked the shrimp dumpling in front of him with his chopsticks and said, "I just think pregnancy and childbirth are very hard."

Gu Rongjin: "Not bad, kid; knowing how to sympathize at such a young age, your future wife will surely be very happy."

"I won't be getting married anyway." Pei Di muttered.

Mu Yuanzhi: "You just haven't met your true love yet, right?"

Qi Shihuai: "What nonsense are you talking?"

"You aren't married either, are you?" Pei Di glanced sideways at Qi Shihuai: "Aren't you, as the master, over thirty? About the same age as my Father Emperor."

Qi Shihuai smiled: "First, I'm much younger than your Father Emperor; second, I'm not like you, you're the crown prince."

"The crown prince is only temporary." Pei Di was annoyed hearing that title.

"Don't be silly; do you think you know how much pressure your Father Emperor faced from opposing opinions to not let the eldest legitimate son be crown prince?" Qi Shihuai retorted.

"You don't understand him at all!" Pei Di slammed the table and stood up, saying, "I'm full!"

The food in front of him clearly hadn't been touched at all.

"This unlucky kid, he's learned to talk back." Qi Shihuai clicked his tongue against his cheek, "I usually give him face."

Mu Yuanzhi glanced at Pei Di upstairs and said, "Who let you deliberately stir up trouble between father and son?"

"Miss Mu, you say that, but I'm concealing this for His Majesty; as a qualified minister, what's wrong with that?" Qi Shihuai shrugged.

Gu Rongjin rolled his eyes speechlessly: "I really don't want to sit at the same table as you."

"Don't be like that; I'll still be the child's godfather in the future." Qi Shihuai raised his eyebrows at Mu Yuanzhi: "Right, sister-in-law?"

"Go away, go away, don't give my wife a flirtatious look!" Gu Rongjin hastily raised his hand to block Qi Shihuai's lascivious face.

Mu Yuanzhi: "Sure."

"Xiao Yuanzhi, the child will be led astray by him!" Gu Rongjin said immediately.

Qi Shihuai: "That's pure rumor; I'm currently the crown prince's tutor, and will become the emperor's teacher—do you know how high its value is? You'd better curry favor with me, or you'll regret it."

"Save it."

"That said, sister-in-law, you're pregnant now, and you've become our key protection target; you should worry less and rest more, and if there's anything, have your husband attend to it."

Gu Rongjin: "No need for your reminder; I will certainly take care of my wife. You'd better keep a close eye on your crown prince—after all, you're his teacher; be careful His Majesty doesn't come to settle accounts with you."

"We're in this together; settling accounts will be split evenly between us."

Qi Shihuai said that, but he still went upstairs carrying food and drink to coax the child.

After he left, Mu Yuanzhi said: "Why exactly doesn't General Qi get married? Someone as outstanding as him not marrying is strange, and he doesn't even have a love interest."

"Who knows, maybe he's a cut-sleeve." Gu Rongjin remarked offhand.

"Even then, there would be someone he likes." Mu Yuanzhi said.

"Naturally cold-hearted, nobody loves him; look at his demeanor—does he seem like someone with a conscience? Maybe he likes neither men nor women, just loves killing; otherwise, why would he become a general?"

"Saying that makes it hard for all the generals under heaven." Mu Yuanzhi gave Gu Rongjin a speechless stare.

"I was only talking about him; I definitely didn't mean to include other soldiers, and I certainly wasn't referring to my father-in-law." Gu Rongjin hurriedly explained.

Mu Yuanzhi: "Not bad, you little brat, you at least know your father-in-law is a general."

"I really admire your dad, truly; otherwise I wouldn't have followed him to war. Although I was young back then, that memory is indeed unforgettable."