After Zhuxing left, Yingxiu voiced her thoughts.
Shen Qing gave her a strange look and said casually, "Of course I didn't make it. I bought it outside."
Did she have so much free time to make clothes for Ji Junye?
Didn't Yingxiu think about it? He was the king of a country. What kind of embroiderer did he not have? How could he take a fancy to her handicraft?
Yingxiu: "???"
Then why did the young lady say she made it herself? Wasn't this...
Shen Qing waved her hand. "Alright, stop talking about this. Have you found the doctor I asked you to look for?"
Yingxiu quickly replied, "I've found him. He's waiting outside. Should I invite him in?"
Shen Qing nodded. "Please do."
After walking out of the door, Yingxiu suddenly realized. It seemed that the young lady had deliberately sent Zhuxing away?
The young lady sent Zhuxing away but kept her here, which meant that the young lady was still closest to her!
She grumbled a few words in her heart and went to invite the doctor in.
The newly found doctor was surnamed Meng. He looked very young. He was dressed in a white robe, and his eyes were covered with a white silk ribbon. He was spotless, so clean that he seemed not of this mortal world.
Shen Qing couldn't help but suspect. Was this really a doctor she had found, or a cultivator?
She whispered to Yingxiu, "Where did you find this person? Is he reliable?"
Yingxiu replied, "When I was looking for a doctor, I met Young Master Shen the Fourth. When he asked, he recommended Doctor Meng to me. Although Doctor Meng has an eye disease, his medical skills are excellent. Young Master Shen the Fourth said that he was doing us a favor. Doctor Meng is from the Jiang Kingdom and has no connections with the forces in the capital. Young lady, you can rest assured."
Shen Qing pondered for a moment. "What about Young Master Shen the Fourth? Has he left?"
"He just left. He should have left the city by now."
Shen Qing nodded and asked someone to invite Doctor Meng closer.
"Madam Shen, let me feel your pulse first."
Meng Hanqing's voice was as cold and clear as jade, just like his name.
"I have an eye disease, so madam doesn't have to worry about others' gossiping."
Shen Qing suddenly understood. No wonder his eyes were covered with a silk ribbon. It turned out that he had an eye disease.
"Thank you, Doctor Meng."
In her previous life, she had also heard of Meng Hanqing. Although he was in poor health, he had a heart of great love. When the Jinming Lake burst its embankment, he set up a free clinic in the suburbs and saved many affected people.
Afterwards, Ji Junye wanted to reward him, but he refused.
A person like this surely had no doubts about his character. Shen Qing didn't expect that she would be so lucky in this life to find him to treat her.
Shen Qing stretched out her wrist, and Yingxiu placed a handkerchief on it.
Thinking that he had an eye disease, Shen Qing wanted Yingxiu to guide him over, but Meng Hanqing seemed to know what she was going to say. He shook his head, slowly sat down opposite Shen Qing, and placed his hand on her pulse.
Shen Qing became even more curious about this Doctor Meng.
"Madam, I only have an eye disease. I cover my eyes with a silk ribbon for convenience. I'm not completely blind."
He just couldn't see clearly.
Meng Hanqing suddenly said something, which made Shen Qing a bit embarrassed.
She thought he couldn't see, so her inquisitive look had been a bit bolder. She didn't expect to be caught red - handed.
She coughed lightly. "Sorry, I was rude. Doctor Meng, how's my pulse?"
Meng Hanqing withdrew his hand and said, "Madam, you've been pregnant for about a month. However, the signs in your pulse are too faint to be easily detected for now. But based on my years of medical experience, I'm sure of it."
Shen Qing felt a little relieved. When the topic of children came up in the Duke's Mansion, she remembered that more than a month had passed. She should have someone confirm it, but there were too many people in the Duke's Mansion, and she hadn't found the opportunity.
Her child had come to her again!
"Miss, you're pregnant!" Yingxiu said happily.
"Yes," Shen Qing's eyes were gentle. "Thank you, Doctor Meng, for clarifying this for me. How's the child? Is it healthy?"
Meng Hanqing's voice was also very gentle. "You're welcome, madam. The child is very healthy. Even without taking the anti - miscarriage medicine, it's fine. Madam, please rest assured."
"Does Doctor Meng like children?"
Shen Qing could clearly feel that Meng Hanqing had become much gentler when talking about her pregnancy than before.
Speaking of this, Meng Hanqing's face visibly turned sad. "When I was young, I also looked forward to a child's arrival like you, madam. But she passed away not long after she was born..."
"Sorry, I brought up your sad memories," Shen Qing quickly said.
That child should have been his younger brother or sister, but died prematurely, right?
"It doesn't matter. I've come out to practice medicine and save people, which can also be regarded as accumulating virtue for her."
Shen Qing nodded. "Doctor Meng, with your noble deeds of practicing medicine and saving people, you will surely achieve your wishes."
Meng Hanqing nodded and said no more.
Shen Qing then asked, "Are there any taboos, for example, in sexual matters?"
After asking, she saw Meng Hanqing stiffen for a moment. Her face immediately burned. It was as if she was very eager for sex even though she was pregnant. Fortunately, Doctor Meng had an eye disease; otherwise, she would have been even more embarrassed.
Meng Hanqing only stiffened for a moment and quickly regained his cold demeanor. "In the first three months, the fetus is relatively weak. Madam should pay more attention. It's best to abstain from sexual activities."
Shen Qing was silent for a moment and then said, "If it's absolutely necessary, can Doctor Meng prescribe some anti - miscarriage medicine for me?"
Meng Hanqing frowned. No doctor liked a patient who didn't take good care of their own body. However, before his friend left the capital, he had specifically asked him to take care of this madam.
"Doctor Meng, I have my own difficulties with this child. If I could, I wouldn't want him to be hurt at all. But living in the backyard, there are always many things beyond my control. Please help me, Doctor Meng."
"In that case, I'll go back and prepare some anti - miscarriage pills for the young lady."
Shen Qing nodded and gently stroked her still flat abdomen. "Thank you, Doctor Meng. There's one more thing. I hope Doctor Meng can keep my pregnancy a secret and not mention it to others."
Meng Hanqing quickly said, "Madam can rest assured on this point."
Protecting the patient's privacy was what he should do.
After a pause, Meng Hanqing's voice came again. "I have a unique skill that can change a person's pulse. Since madam wants to hide it, you may need it."
Shen Qing's eyes lit up. "Really?"
Although she would be careful enough, the pulse couldn't lie. Once a doctor felt her pulse, her pregnancy would surely be exposed. If there was such a secret technique, it would be perfect.
Meng Hanqing nodded. "I can give madam acupuncture."
A moment later, Meng Hanqing removed the needles. "One acupuncture treatment can last for ten days. After ten days, I'll come again to give madam acupuncture."
"Thank you, Doctor Meng. Yingxiu, see Doctor Meng out properly."
Yingxiu was still a bit dazed when she came back. She was very happy that the young lady was pregnant, but after the happiness, she realized that the young lady and the marquis hadn't consummated their marriage yet. So this child could only be...
Thinking of that possibility, Yingxiu stood at the door, not daring to breathe loudly.
Seeing her stunned look, Shen Qing couldn't help but smile. "Why are you still afraid to come in? Are you afraid I'll eat you?"
Yingxiu looked at Shen Qing's belly. "Miss, are you really..."
Since leaving the Marquis's Mansion, Shen Qing had not allowed them to call her madam, so Yingxiu called her miss again.
Shen Qing nodded. "Yingxiu, you're the only one I can trust now. I want to keep this child secretly. You have to help me and try your best to hide it from everyone."
Hearing Shen Qing say that she was the most trustworthy person, Yingxiu immediately perked up. "Yingxiu will do whatever the miss commands."
Shen Qing whispered a few words in her ear. "Do it quietly. Don't let anyone notice anything strange."
Yingxiu was a bit confused. "Miss, why don't you let that person know about such good news?"
As she said this, Yingxiu raised a finger and pointed upwards.
In the past few days, she could tell that that person still had some pity for the young lady. If he knew that the young lady was pregnant, maybe the young lady could get out of the bitter situation directly!