Transmigrated into the Scumbag Ex-Wife of the Prime Minister - Chapter 112.2

“Thinking back then, she said she would marry the little cousin to Zhuo You, and Zhuo You also said she would marry Tangtang and couldn’t marry the little cousin anymore.”

“Mhm, mhm,” Tangtang nodded her small head seriously and patted her chest. “I made a promise with Sister You. Mother said a promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold, and you can’t go back on what you’ve agreed to.”

All the adults in the room were amused by her serious, grown-up demeanor.

“But look how much Little Qi likes you. She’s going to cry if you don’t like her,” Qin Feiyan deliberately teased Tangtang.

The little one seemed to understand her words, pouting as if a storm was brewing.

Tangtang quickly grabbed the little one’s hand and coaxed, “Don’t cry, little sister. My A-Niang is going to have a little sister. When I have a little sister, I’ll let my little sister marry you.”

The little one still pouted.

“My little sister is also very pretty, even prettier than me, just as pretty as you,” Tangtang rattled off a seemingly roundabout yet very accurate explanation.

“The little sister hasn’t even been born yet, how do you know she’s prettier than you?” Qin Feiyan asked with a smile again.

“A-Niang said so. A-Niang said she wanted to give birth to a little sister as pretty as Mother,” Tangtang turned to look at Lu Sheng, proving she wasn’t lying. “Mother is prettier than me, so naturally, my little sister will also be prettier than me.”

The intimate sweet talk between the couple was heard by their daughter and then relayed directly to everyone in the room. Lu Sheng felt a little embarrassed, but constrained by the presence of the Empress and the Empress Dowager, she didn’t feel comfortable directly covering her daughter’s mouth.

“Minister Qi’s little girl is truly smart and amusing,” the Empress said with a laugh.

The little person spoke with childish innocence, but the logic in her words was clear and well-organized. Not only did she get herself out of the predicament, but she also offered the other person a better option.

The banquet lasted until evening before dispersing. Qi Zhenshu had a few drinks during the meal and was slightly tipsy on the way home.

Lu Sheng ordered hot water to be prepared. She first had her daughter wash up and go to sleep, then called the slightly tipsy Qi Zhenshu, who was napping on the bed, to go and wash.

Unwilling to let the slightly intoxicated person bathe alone, Lu Sheng went into the bathhouse with her.

“Is my wife going to bathe with me?” Qi Zhenshu untied her outer robe and smiled as she reached out to undo Lu Sheng’s sash.

Her fair face was flushed with the effects of alcohol, and the usual coolness in her eyes was obscured by the moist steam, replaced by intense affection.

“You reek of alcohol, I don’t want to bathe with you,” Lu Sheng felt a bit uncomfortable with the smell of alcohol on her and gently pushed her towards the tub.

Qi Zhenshu sniffed, confirming there was indeed a faint smell of food. She wrinkled her brows in distaste, stopped trying to pull Lu Sheng, and went to wash herself alone.

The night was like water, with brilliant stars.

Lu Sheng blew out the lamp and got into bed. As soon as she lay down, she was pulled into a scorching embrace, followed by burning, passionate kisses.

Thinking of the beautiful woman’s slightly flushed cheeks in the bathroom earlier, Lu Sheng’s heart stirred. She flipped over and pinned Qi Zhenshu beneath her.

Qi Zhenshu was momentarily startled but obediently wrapped her arms around Lu Sheng’s neck, returning her kisses.

Although she had bathed, Lu Sheng could still faintly smell alcohol. She frowned slightly, trying to ignore the scent, but for some reason, her sense of smell seemed especially sensitive tonight.

The feeling of nausea surging in her stomach was particularly strong and sudden. Lu Sheng quickly covered her mouth and retched twice.

The hazy passion instantly dissipated. Qi Zhenshu quickly sat up and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Lu Sheng tried to answer, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she dry-heaved twice more.

She retched for a long time without bringing anything up. Qi Zhenshu patted her back, “I’ll go find a doctor.”

Qi Zhenshu was about to flip out of bed, but Lu Sheng quickly reached out and held her back, “I’m fine, just a little nauseous. No need to find a doctor. Help me pour some water to settle it.”

Qi Zhenshu got out of bed, lit the lamp, and poured her water. Walking back with the teacup, she looked at Lu Sheng, whose eyes were red at the bedside, and suddenly an idea struck her. A smile, difficult to suppress, appeared between her brows.

After Lu Sheng finished the water, Qi Zhenshu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. “Feeling better?”

“Mm,” Lu Sheng replied softly, tilting her head to lean on Qi Zhenshu.

Qi Zhenshu reached out and stopped her movement. Lu Sheng looked up at her in confusion. Qi Zhenshu smiled and pinched her cheek, “Do you remember that your period has been half a month late?”

“What about it?” Lu Sheng still didn’t understand. She thought for a moment and said, “It seems to be delayed.”

“Did you take the conception medicine in July?” Qi Zhenshu looked at her with amusement.

“Did I?” Lu Sheng tried hard to recall.

At the beginning of the year, Lu Sheng and Qi Zhenshu discussed having another child. She had been taking the conception medicine for several months, but her belly remained flat. Later, when she got busy, she somewhat forgot about it. In some months, she took it, and in others, she forgot.

She couldn’t immediately confirm whether she had taken the medicine in July.

“Are you saying I… I’m pregnant?!” The words brought Lu Sheng to the sudden realization of why she had been feeling unwell and sleepy for the past few days.

“My little scatterbrain.” Qi Zhenshu poked her forehead. “I’ll send someone to call a doctor to check.”

When she was pregnant with Tangtang, ‘Lu Sheng’ disliked Qi Zhenshu and was unwilling to speak closely with her, so Qi Zhenshu naturally did not ask for trouble and was not very aware of the physical reactions to pregnancy. She only thought Lu Sheng’s condition seemed similar to what others had mentioned about pregnancy.

Fortunately, it wasn’t too late. A servant soon found a doctor. The doctor took her pulse and immediately offered congratulations. Qi Zhenshu happily gave an extra fee for the diagnosis.

“I’m really pregnant?”

The doctor had been gone for half an hour, but Lu Sheng, touching her belly, still sounded somewhat incredulous.

After trying to conceive for half a year without success, Lu Sheng had initially thought that the heavy bleeding during Tangtang’s birth had caused damage. She had already given up much hope for having another baby.

“The doctor checked, so of course it’s true,” Qi Zhenshu gently smiled, holding her hand.

“I can’t feel anything.”

Lu Sheng lifted her underclothes and looked down at her flat abdomen, seeing no change. She reached out to touch it, still feeling no movement.

After touching it herself, she pulled Qi Zhenshu’s hand to feel it too.

“The baby is still small. How could you feel it?” Qi Zhenshu squeezed the flesh on her belly, smiling. “We can tell that the flesh on your belly has increased a bit, though.”

“That’s only because of the little baby that I’ve gained weight,” Lu Sheng pushed her hand away, snorted, turned her back, and lay down on the bed, ignoring her.

Qi Zhenshu chuckled softly, pulled her close, and agreed with her, “Yes, it’s all because of the little baby that you’ve gained weight.”

Lu Sheng squirmed a bit, still pretending to be angry.

“I heard that you can only see a difference around four months,” Qi Zhenshu continued to coax.

Lu Sheng finally turned around. “It will take four months to show?”

She frowned and thought carefully. It seemed that Lu Zheng had also started showing around four months.

“That’s still a long time,” Lu Sheng touched her belly.

Even though she couldn’t feel anything yet, the thought of a little life inside her made her heart unable to stop smiling.

The days passed slowly. Finally, in the first lunar month, Lu Sheng felt the baby’s fetal movement and excitedly called Qi Zhenshu over.

But the little one was uncooperative. The two mothers waited for over an hour without any further movement. It wasn’t until later that evening, when Qi Zhenshu was holding her in her arms while sleeping, that she felt a slight ripple in the skin of Lu Sheng’s abdomen beneath her hand.

The two ‘new mothers,’ who were actually not new at all, welcomed the second little baby to their family with surprise and anticipation.

When the little baby was first born, she was a wrinkled bundle. Lu Sheng took one look, her brows furrowed even deeper than the folds on the little one’s body.

“All newborns are like this. They’ll open up in a couple of days,” the midwife comforted her.

“Really?” Lu Sheng was skeptical.

“This old woman has held hundreds of babies. This little girl is also exceptionally pretty. Madam Lu, you don’t need to worry,” the midwife said with a smile again.

Although the words sounded full of flattery, Lu Sheng felt much better even if she didn’t completely believe them, and she smiled, telling Qi Zhenshu to give a reward.

However, the midwife’s words were indeed not idle chatter. After being cared for for a while, the little one’s wrinkles opened up. Her face was truly delicate and pretty, and her features looked very much like Qi Zhenshu’s.

With her wish fulfilled, Lu Sheng was overjoyed.

Fate is a circle. When the little baby’s full month celebration arrived, Qin Feiyan brought her twin daughters to the banquet. The little baby held Little Qi’s hand and wouldn’t let go, as if she had already decided this was her future wife.

Little Qi opened her big eyes, first looked at Tangtang, who was holding her sister, then lowered her head to look at the little baby in Lu Sheng’s arms. Her gaze shifted back and forth several times before finally settling on the little baby’s face and breaking into a smile.

The days passed leisurely.

In the tenth year of Changlong, the Empress voluntarily abdicated, and the Crown Princess Si Qingning ascended the throne.

In the fifteenth year of Changlong, Western Liang suffered from floods in the south and drought in the north, resulting in reduced harvests. Qi Zhenshu was ordered to organize disaster relief. Lu Sheng took out the grain stored for brewing at the Lu Family Liquor Shops across the country for disaster relief, solving the urgent problem of food shortage.

After the disaster, the Empress promoted Qi Zhenshu to Chief Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and specially conferred the title of First Rank Madam of the Court upon Lu Sheng.

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