Chapter 1196 - 1202: Scratching One’s Face (6)
A maid serving by the side was shocked for a moment, her eyes widened, but then she bowed her head again, not daring to look up, yet her ears perked up, listening carefully to the dialogue between the two, fearing she might miss a word and endanger her precious nephew’s life!
Mo Zili said, "Although that servant made mistakes, he has grown up with me since childhood, and out of consideration for his usual loyalty, spare his dog’s life. Besides, you’re pregnant, and all this fighting and killing isn’t good for the child."
Du Wanqing felt a bit uneasy when Mo Zili mentioned her pregnancy, and she lowered her head, pretending to wipe the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief to hide her nervousness. With a nasal tone, she chided, "What quack prescribed that contraceptive medicine you sent me? It didn’t work at all, forcing someone so young to endure the hardships of childbirth. I never intended to have children so young!"
Hearing her indeed shift the blame of the pregnancy onto the Imperial Physician, Mo Zili’s heart chilled, feeling that the pristine image he had seen under the peach blossom tree had collapsed in his heart.
If at this moment, Du Wanqing had admitted that it was intentional, that it was because she loved him too much and wanted to bear his child, perhaps he could cope better. But this barefaced deceit and her seamless act made him feel so estranged!
Yes, for the first time, he felt a sense of estrangement from her, as if she was far removed from the solitary, untainted woman he had imagined. It even seemed that her pride and aloofness were all put on. The feeling was just terrible.
He couldn’t stay any longer and said lightly, "Rest well. Ask for anything you need, and I’ll come to visit you after I’m better!"
Du Wanqing said in disbelief, "Zili, you’re leaving just like that?"
She had just entered the mansion; her face had been scratched; her fetus was unstable. Shouldn’t he be at her side, comforting and encouraging her? He used to treat her so well, looking for opportunities every day to visit her, stay with her, often sighing that time with her was never enough. Now that she had entered the mansion, he only exchanged a few words with her before he was eager to leave. What had happened? Was he blaming her for being discovered by people in the mansion, or did he no longer care for her because her face was marred?
Du Wanqing touched her burning cheek, her expression one of disbelief.
Mo Zili said, "I need to go back and take my medicine!"