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Chapter 150: Holding Each Other's Hands

Wen Jiayue comforted her, saying, "The Marquis has been very good to me, but right now I only want to raise Zhaozhao properly."

She couldn't tell her about her past life, so she had to find another excuse.

Shen Funian narrowed her eyes slightly, then suddenly turned around.

"After you gave birth to Zhaozhao, you didn't only have sex with my older brother twice, did you?"

Since Wen Jiayue always drinks the contraceptive soup, it must have been made by Su Ye.

Su Ye had only told her once, and with this latest time, the number could be counted on two fingers!

Seeing that Wen Jiayue remained silent, Shen Funian knew that the matter was almost certain.

"Are you stupid?!" Shen Funian said anxiously, "Don't you know how many women are eyeing my brother? Yet you won't even share a room with him. I really don't understand what you're thinking!"

Wen Jiayue said in a low voice, "Of course you don't understand."

Unless she can get through these three years safely, and unless Li Zhilan dies without a burial place, she will never have another child to repeat the tragedy of her previous life.

Shen Funian rubbed her forehead and said, "Then tell me, why is that?"

Wen Jiayue shook her head: "Thank you for coming to save me today, but you should go back now."

Shen Funian ignored her words and continued to speculate, "You don't really have someone else you like, do you? Is that why you don't want to have children?"

“No,” Wen Jiayue said helplessly, “Don’t make wild guesses.”

Shen Funian's patience ran out, and she said angrily, "I'm going to tell my older brother right now. You must be hiding something from him. I can't find out by asking him, but my older brother definitely will!"

As she was about to leave, Wen Jiayue's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly grabbed Shen Funian.

If Shen Fuhan can get a prisoner to talk, he can certainly get her to talk too.

Wen Jiayue dared not think about what awaited her if he knew about her past life.

Judging from Shen Fuhan's behavior, he doesn't seem to have fallen in love with Li Zhilan yet.

But who can fathom his thoughts?

What if he's already deeply in love?

Wen Jiayue dared not gamble.

Seeing that she was trying to persuade her to stay, Shen Funian raised her chin and said, "You can still back out now, so hurry up and tell me."

“I just want to say, don’t tell the Marquis,” Wen Jiayue said resolutely, “otherwise I will tell him about you and Su Ye.”

Shen Funian was stunned for a moment: "W-what's wrong? What could Su Ye and I possibly have? You're spouting nonsense... no, you're making false accusations!"

She was so flustered that she could barely speak. How did Wen Jiayue know all this?!

Wen Jiayue pursed her lips and said, "The facts are right here. It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, the Marquis will find out anyway."

It's highly likely that Shen Fuhan already knew about this, but Shen Funian was unaware that her good older brother was already fully aware of it.

Shen Funian looked dejected and finally admitted, "How did you know?"

After a moment's thought, Wen Jiayue didn't reveal Yao'er's identity, but instead said, "I can tell that you treat Su Ye very differently."

"Your eyesight is quite sharp," Shen Funian said, pursing her lips.

“Third sister,” Wen Jiayue held her hand and said sincerely, “I will have children, but definitely not now. Zhaozhao is still so young, and I don’t want to share my love with other children for the time being.”

Shen Funian's expression softened a bit, and she asked, "So when are you planning to give birth?"

Wen Jiayue hesitated and said, "When Zhaozhao was two or three years old."

“If we count by two years, my older brother is twenty-six…” Shen Funian sighed and compromised, “That’s fine, but I’m really worried that he will have no descendants.”

Wen Jiayue couldn't help but ask about something she had always been curious about: "Why are you so concerned about having children?"

"Why do you think that is? He's already twenty-four and doesn't even have a son. Who will inherit such a huge family business?"

Wen Jiayue frowned and said, "Isn't the Marquis in the prime of his life?"

"What if he dies young!"

Shen Funian was very angry: "He leaves early and comes back late every day, sometimes he doesn't even eat or sleep, and no one can persuade him. He might just die one day!"

Wen Jiayue: "...Isn't there also my fourth brother?"

“He’s even less reliable,” Shen Funian waved his hand. “It’s only a matter of time before a playboy squanders his family fortune.”

After thinking for a moment, Wen Jiayue asked again, "What if I give birth to a useless son?"

“Impossible,” Shen Funian said with certainty. “My elder brother’s son is definitely a child prodigy.”

Wen Jiayue was speechless, not knowing where her confidence came from.

“It’s settled then, two years it is,” Shen Fu said. “If you still don’t want to have a child by then, I will definitely tell my older brother about it.”

Wen Jiayue initially wanted to argue that it was three years, but after thinking about it, she gave up. Two years it is then. It's not too late to find an excuse later.

Or perhaps, she had already resolved the matter by then?

After seeing Shen Funian off, Wen Jiayue sat on the bed in deep thought for a long time, not even noticing Ruyi coming in.

Ruyi said, "Madam, let's have our meal first."

Wen Jiayue then remembered that she was still hungry.

She had a restless night, and then another series of mishaps happened this morning. She almost forgot that she hadn't eaten yet.

But will she still be able to drink this contraceptive soup?

Her stomach started growling, so Wen Jiayue decided to stop thinking about it for the time being and focus on filling her stomach first.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Wen Jiayue instructed, "Go to the study and invite the Marquis back."

After a pause, she stood up and said, "Never mind, I'll go myself."

When they arrived at the study, they happened to be there when the guards were changing shifts.

Ling He was among them, but compared to his former vigor, he looked much more haggard, and upon closer inspection, cold sweat was beading on his forehead.

Wen Jiayue asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Reporting to Madam, I received twenty-five strokes of the cane yesterday!"

Wen Jiayue then remembered what happened in Yuzhou. Shen Fuhan had indeed said that he would punish Ling He after they returned to the capital. She hadn't expected Ling He to act so quickly.

"Then why don't you go and get some rest?"

“We rested yesterday, so we must continue our duty today,” Ling He said, getting down to business. “What brings you here, Madam?”

Wen Jiayue then said, "I want to see the Marquis."

"The Marquis left the manor a quarter of an hour ago."

Wen Jiayue was taken aback: "Where did you go?"

"I don't know."

Wen Jiayue frowned. Was he avoiding her, or did he really have something urgent to attend to?

After thinking for a moment, she went to find Su Ye.

She asked bluntly, "Was the contraceptive soup I drank last time actually a contraceptive soup?"

Su Ye was taken aback: "Madam knows?"

Shen Fuhan had told him before that if Wen Jiayue asked, he should tell her the truth directly.

So he didn't hide anything and said directly, "It's definitely not a contraceptive decoction, but a calming decoction."

Wen Jiayue felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar; it was a blessing that she hadn't gotten pregnant.

Seeing her reaction, Su Ye said, "Contraceptive soup is harmful to the body and should not be consumed by women. Moreover, whether you drink contraceptive soup or not, the result will be the same."

Wen Jiayue paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean?"

Su Ye, however, kept everyone in suspense.

"I am not comfortable answering this, Madam. You should ask the Marquis instead. Goodbye."