Chapter 157 - A Surprise (1/2)

Shi Junhe was worried that undue delay might bring trouble, so he went back to the East House and told Dong Hui about Mo Shujun’s requirement. He even swore, “Hui, don’t worry. It’s just a temporary expedient to marry Leng Yan. I won’t get close to her. Let’s take her as a piece of valuable furniture in the East House, okay?”

Dong Hui instantly roared, “Shi Junhe! Don’t forget what you promised to me when you married me. You will never love anybody else. Now you even want to have a concubine? You have gone too far!”

“No, I didn’t mean it!” Shi Junhe wished that he had more mouths to explain. “I said it’s Mother’s requirement. If I want to save Qingxue, I have to marry Leng Yan. Otherwise, she will disown Qingxue.”

Dong Hui sneered and grunted, “Don’t mention so many excuses. I only remember that you promised to me, if you dare to have a concubine, we will end our relationship as a couple.”

Shi Junhe was shocked by Dong Hui’s cruelness and determination. After a long astonishment, he looked at her cold face and knew that she was not joking.

He sighed deeply and touched his forehead wearily. “What do you want me to do? Refuse Mother and watch her disown Qingxue?”

“I…” Dong Hui was at a loss for words. Of course she didn’t want something like this to happen, but she couldn’t accept that Shi Junhe would marry another woman, even if as a concubine.

She argued stubbornly, “Anyway, Qingxue is living in King Rui’s mansion now. Even if Mother will disown her, it won’t give her any bad effect. Haven’t you heard about how great she is as the people in the capital city say? Nobody would care about this trifle.”

Perhaps she was afraid that what she said was too cruel, and she then added in a hurry, “Moreover, the family tree is just a name. How would Qingxue care about it?

I won’t disown this daughter for this reason. I will give her everything that I should give. When she marries Mo Junyang someday, 64 dowries will be sent to King Rui’s mansion. She won’t suffer any loss…”

Dong Hui thought she made a proper arrangement, but Shi Junhe felt sadder as he heard that. At last, he couldn’t help but interrupt her, “I am afraid that you are going to give up Qingxue, right?”

Dong Hui denied immediately, “Of course not. Mo Junyang is the initiator of evil. If he didn’t grab Qingxue forcefully, how would we have no choice? Now he refuses to let her go. We can do nothing.”

Shi Junhe couldn’t bear to hear that allegation and expressed his opinion coldly and firmly, “I am Qingxue’s father. I would never give up my daughter!”

“So you can give me up because of her?” Dong Hui cried, with tears all over her face.

She emotionally patted Shi Junhe’s chest and cursed loudly, “I am your wife that you will spend the rest of your life with! How can you treat me like this? How can you…”

Dong Hui got more vehement while speaking, but seeing that Shi Junhe looked cold and stayed silent, she thought he would neglect her feelings and marry another woman to insult her. As if her heart were pinched, she felt the pain and could hardly breathe. Then she rolled her eyes and went faint.Read more chapters at Listnovel.com

“Hui!” Shi Junhe shouted automatically and felt heartbroken. He carried Dong Hui and reproached Mammy Zheng who was standing outside. “What are you doing? Call for a doctor!”

Mammy Zheng was petrified and then came to her senses after Shi Junhe glared at her. Then she ran out in haste.

Shi Junhe put Dong Hui on the bed and grabbed her hand. He regretted and hated himself, wanting to slap himself in the face.

“Hui, wake up. Be well. It’s my fault. If you really don’t want me to have a concubine, I won’t, but you can’t have anything wrong…” Shi Junhe didn’t look as calm as usual. He murmured without stopping and didn’t know what he was saying.

Doctor Qin came here in a hurry and didn’t dare to delay. He checked Dong Hui’s pulse directly.

The process was long and torturing. Shi Junhe was forced to make room for the doctor and walking back and forth beside the bed, like a cornered beast. In a short while, he had asked several times, “How is she?”

Before Doctor Qin checked her pulse accurately, he was scared by Shi Junhe and sweated on his head.

When he touched one point, he opened his eyes wide and surprise reflected on his face. Before he said something, Shi Junhe was panicked. “What happened? What’s wrong with her? Don’t lie to me.”

But Doctor Qin’s surprise turned into joy all of a sudden, and he stood up, bowing to Shi Junhe. “My Lord, congratulations. Madam is pregnant.”

“What?” Shi Junhe was petrified.

Doctor Qin continued happily, “I won’t make a mistake. I have checked three times. It’s a smooth pulse.”

Looking at Dong Hui in bed whose face was pale, Shi Junhe was still confused, stuttering, “But Hui is nearly forty years old. It’s…”

Duke Shi expressed that it was beyond expectation and he could hardly accept it.

Doctor Qin explained seriously, “Madam is pregnant at an older age, and this fetus is at risk. She can’t go faint again like today. She needs to be calm so that she and the baby will be safe.”

Needless to ask, the doctor guessed that the couple had a quarrel and Dong Hui fell into a coma out of anger. Although it was not close to the fact, Shi Junhe heard that and couldn’t help but feel guilty. He blushed and saluted. “Doctor Qin, thanks for reminding me. I will be more careful in the future. And please take good care of my wife. Thanks very much.”

Doctor Qin was the exclusive doctor employed by the Shi Family. Winning the family master’s trust, he hurriedly nodded to show his loyalty. “My Lord, please don’t worry. Madam is in good health these years. If there is no accident, she and the baby will be fine.”