Chapter 798 – Bring Me Baby’s Forty-Meter Great Sword (Part 2)
“If… this is really your choice, I will respect your decision.”
Jiang Pengji sighed; she wasn’t someone who liked to force decisions on others.
Everyone has their own choices, and since Hui Jun chose this path, she couldn’t just domineer and demand a change.
Hui Jun looked soft-hearted and nodded in thanks to Jiang Pengji, “Thank you, Young Master, for your understanding.”
Honestly, Hui Jun wasn’t lying this time; she truly wanted to have a child of her own.
When she was younger and naive, she had no idea what losing the ability to bear children meant.
But she still remembered the scene where her biological mother forcibly drugged her, that crazed woman binding her hands and feet, pressing hard on her belly… The spreading, heart-wrenching pain still made her shiver at midnight when she recalled it.
After several times, Hui Jun’s body was completely ruined, and she lost the possibility of bearing children.
This was the scar on Hui Jun’s heart, one that couldn’t heal; she could only try her best to ignore its existence.
Unexpectedly, years later, she miraculously got pregnant.
If it hadn’t been for the fact that the child’s father was the late Emperor of Dongqing, Hui Jun really would have been impulsive enough to consider giving birth to the child.
But alas, life is a cruel joke; she could only bitterly smile and resolutely eliminate the Second Prince’s consort An Yina with the child in her womb.
Only after that did Hui Jun realize that this broken body had completely recovered its health, and the lost ability to bear children had returned.
This meant she could conceive with a man and give birth to a child connected to her bloodline.
Seeing that Hui Jun had made up her mind, Jiang Pengji had no choice but to support her.
Yet—
“Getting pregnant isn’t like anything else; how can you guarantee it will happen on the first try?”
In her era, if one wanted a child, they could just go to a specialized institution for a small procedure, but this era was different.
The method of reproduction was still the most ancient and primitive; after a man and woman engaged in intimacy, there was only a certain probability that the woman would conceive.
Hui Jun lowered her head, speaking in a voice like a mosquito’s buzz, “I used the pregnancy-enhancing pill that you gave me earlier, Young Master…”
Pregnancy-enhancing pill?
Jiang Pengji furrowed her brows tightly; she remembered that this thing had ended up with Liu Huan. How did Hui Jun get it?
She directly asked, “Wasn’t the pregnancy-enhancing pill supposed to be handed to Liu Huan?”
Hui Jun explained, “The pill did indeed reach Liu Huan, but do you know what Liu Huan did with it?”
“What did she do?”
Hui Jun said, “Liu Huan was always wary of me, so she naturally wouldn’t easily use the pill. This vile woman ground some of the powder down and mixed it into food, passing it along to a servant woman. To verify the pill’s miraculous effect, she even sent someone to secretly contaminate the woman. After three years of the woman being married without a child, just one month after that incident, she was diagnosed with pregnancy.”
To get a woman who had been silent for three years to conceive in one go, the effects of that medicine were astounding.
Hui Jun thought of her own situation and whimsically kept a little bit of the pill’s powder.
After hearing this, Jiang Pengji understood what was going on.
“This stuff can indeed bring a woman’s body into the best state for conception, significantly increasing the chances of pregnancy.”
In other words, as long as luck isn’t too bad, Hui Jun will soon become a mother.
To transform Hui Jun’s body back then, Jiang Pengji had exhausted all the system cards in her stock.
These system cards were completely different from the skill books sold by the system.
The skill books are made from the former host’s soul as materials, extracting memories related to skills from that part of the soul.
Using a skill book essentially means merging with that part of the soul, flawlessly receiving the memories contained within.
System cards, however, are essentially pure energy condensates, beneficial and harmless to the human body, making them two entirely different concepts from skill books.
Still, she had one lingering question: why specifically Fu Wang?
Fu Wang’s stance was utterly opposed to Jiang Pengji, and carrying Fu Wang’s child—doesn’t that nauseate her?
Faced with this question, Hui Jun hesitated for a while before revealing the truth.
“I never planned to tell the child about their father’s truth.”
This matter would be known by no one else but her and the Young Master.
Jiang Pengji asked, “You don’t plan to let Fu Wang know either?”
Hui Jun was taken aback, uncertainly replying, “Will the Lord let that person live?”
She thought Fu Wang was doomed for sure.
Jiang Pengji: “…”
A sudden wave of sympathy for Fu Wang washed over her.
“After all, he’s a fierce general; if he could be recruited, I certainly wouldn’t kill him.”
If Fu Wang died in battle, his old subordinates would be difficult to recruit, and it might just bury a ticking time bomb for herself.
No matter how it was assessed, the value of Fu Wang being alive far outweighed that of his death.
Thus, it was Hui Jun’s turn to be dumbfounded.
What to do if the developments exceeded her expected script?
Dumbfounded for a moment, she looked down at her right hand gently resting on her belly, her expression particularly vivid.
“Wh-what should I do?”
Her complexion was pale, and her swollen red lips lost their color.
If Fu Wang died, there would be no way to prove it, but if he lived, it would be awkward.
“Don’t worry! I’m here.”
Jiang Pengji reassured Hui Jun’s emotions to prevent her from acting rashly.
“Thank you, Young Master.”
Hui Jun felt a sense of stability in her heart, her eyes becoming a bit misty.
“You silly girl.” Jiang Pengji laughed as she ruffled her long hair, “Get ready, it’s chaotic outside; don’t run around.”
Even though they had already taken Jia Men Pass, it was still dangerous outside. If Hui Jun ran around, she could easily get into trouble.
“Okay.”
Hui Jun obediently nodded.
Once she was settled, Jiang Pengji sent someone to guard the area to prevent any chaotic troops from rushing in.
“My Lord—great news!”
Meng Hunyun appeared from afar, looking delighted as he addressed Jiang Pengji, “Dian Yin has captured Fu Wang alive!”
Jiang Pengji raised an eyebrow, rummaging through her memories of Fu Wang.
Fu Wang was actually captured alive by Dian Yin?
She maintained a cold expression and asked, “Where is Fu Wang now?”
As Jiang Pengji searched for Hui Jun, Feng Zhen and others were urgently reorganizing the troops, rushing over.
They hadn’t expected that their Lord would be so efficient, not even giving them the chance to support.
Meng Hunyun, filled with excitement, momentarily didn’t notice Jiang Pengji’s abnormality.
“He’s already been caught, but…” Meng Hunyun’s brows furrowed, confused, “However… the camp’s Young Doctor said Fu Wang accidentally consumed a large amount of sleep herb powder… he won’t wake up until at least the next day…”
Jiang Pengji stopped in her tracks, astonished she asked, “Fu Wang accidentally consumed sleep herb?”
Meng Hunyun nodded, affirmatively stating, “The camp’s Young Doctor has diagnosed it several times; he really did consume sleep herb.”
Meng Hunyun was puzzled too; Fu Wang wasn’t a careless person, and he was quite particular about his diet, so it was impossible for him to mistakenly eat something like that.
Could it be that the previous rumors had taken effect, and the soldiers close to the Meng Clan poisoned him, plotting against him?
Jiang Pengji let out a meaningful chuckle.
