Chapter 39 (2/2)
A child born from the wife naturally meant that the child had to be given birth to by Wen Wan. But, the two of them had been married for a while and she had received the favor of Marquis Moyu’s rain and dew a significant number of times without any changes in her menstrual cycle. The doctors had examined her and said there weren’t any problems with her body. The baby would come when it was the right time.
Old madame really wanted to make trouble for Wen Wan, but Nie Sangyu hadn’t produced a child after six years and Wen Wan had only been married to her son for two months. So, she simply didn’t have any basis for voicing any complaints.
Qi Siling warmly went to visit Wen Wan and said, “I heard that after one of Nie Clan’s honored concubines obtained a very effective fertility charm, she became pregnant within a month. Madam, how about asking Master Sang to borrow that fertility charm for you to try?”
Wen Wan was very anxious. Although Yuxuan said there was no rush, she still wanted to become pregnant sooner so that old madame would be happier with her and
her and her position would become more stable. And so, after she heard these words from Qi Siling, Wen Wan only hesitated for a little bit before she went to visit Nie Sangyu.
When Ji Man heard her request, she didn’t know whether she should laugh or cry. She wanted her to take someone else’s fertility charm and give it to her? What kind of nonsense was this? What if Wen Wan gave birth to a girl, wouldn’t she hate her to death?
But, Ji Man didn’t refuse her. She only smiled and asked, “Madam, how did you find out that Nie Clan’s honored concubine had a fertility charm? The fertility charm was from Yongling Mountain’s temple. No one outside of our family knows this.”
Wen Wan was slightly surprised, so she said, “Siling had inadvertently mentioned this to me when we were talking today. If this would inconvenience you, then I’ll think of another method.”
“It’s not that it’ll trouble me.” Ji Man shook her head and said, “That type of thing is only effective if you go up the mountain yourself and ask the temple for it. Naturally, it wouldn’t be proper to use someone else’s charm.”
Qi Siling had laid out a trap. If it was Nie Sangyu being asked this question, regardless if she agree or disagreed, there wouldn’t be a good result. Although she didn’t know where Nie Clan’s honored concubine had gotten the fertility charm, it was easy enough to make up an excuse to resolve
excuse to resolve this problem.
Yongling Mountain was right outside of the capital. It would only take a day to go there and back by carriage. Right now, Wen Wan was willing to turn to anyone during her crisis, so she immediately had the servants prepare a carriage. She would go to Yongling Mountain tomorrow.
“Why are you so anxious?” Marquis Moyu sighed, “It’s not like I’m forcing you.”
Wen Wan glared at him, “You’re not a woman, so you naturally don’t understand the plight of women. I’m worried to death, but you can’t understand how I’m feeling at all.”
Marquis Moyu was slightly unhappy. He had indulged her too much. She was becoming increasingly lacking in following the established rules. When she hadn’t followed etiquette once or twice, he had regarded it as her being young and cutely spoiled. But when this repeatedly happened, he inevitably felt that she didn’t understand the established rules.
But, he didn’t say these thoughts out loud. Instead, he went back to the western courtyard that night and sent for Mu Shuiqing.
Mu Shuiqing was also a person that Wen Wan had stuffed at him. He didn’t like Mu Shuiqing’s personality, but it wasn’t worth the fuss to change her for someone else. If he sent for Mu Shuiqing, Wen Wan wouldn’t say anything.
However, the course of life was frequently melodramatic and full of nonsense. One month later, the fertility charm that Wen Wan had obtained with great difficulty gave Mu Shuiqing a pregnancy.