Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!-Chapter 556: Scholar Deng_1

Zhulan was speechless. She had only said it was a possibility, she hadn’t confirmed it; what if she wasn’t pregnant? Wouldn’t that be a false alarm? fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

And whatever you do, don’t fall, she thought. No, wait, just now Su Xuan had run off. Oh no, please don’t stretch yourself too much. Zhulan’s heart raced, and ultimately, unable to wait for Nanny Song’s return, she grabbed her cloak and hurried to the fourth courtyard.

The old maid chasing after Su Xuan was panting heavily. "Magistrate, slow down, please slow down. Don’t hurt yourself."

Su Xuan verbally acknowledged the advice but continued at her fast pace; she was going to be a mother. Smiling, she returned to the courtyard and entered the room. "Child’s father, you’re going to be a dad."

Zhou Changzhi didn’t hear her; he continued to focus intently on copying the books, muttering to himself, "Excellent writing, excellent writing."

Su Xuan’s face darkened. Her joy vanished in an instant. She pinched Zhou Changzhi’s ear hard, took a deep breath, and said, "You’re going to be a dad."

Zhou Changzhi covered his ears, which were ringing with pain. After a moment, he recalled what he’d heard and his eyes widened. "I’m going to be a dad?"

This time, a smile returned to Su Xuan’s face. "Yes, you’re going to be a dad."

Zhou Changzhi picked up Su Xuan. "Haha, my efforts weren’t in vain; I did work hard for this."

He thought about how, with the child’s arrival, his wife’s attention would all be on the child, and he might get back the books that were confiscated. The thought excited him.

Su Xuan’s face flushed, but inwardly she wanted to strangle Zhou Changzhi. How could he do this when the maids were still around? She had lost all face.

The maids didn’t pay attention to this. "Oh my, put her down, put her down."

Only then did Zhou Changzhi put his wife down. "Right, right, we need to be more careful. My wife shouldn’t jump around rashly in the future, and she can’t chase after me whenever she wants. She must remain calm at all times."

Moved at first, Su Xuan quickly caught on and narrowed her eyes. "Zhou Changzhi, you didn’t plan to have a child on purpose, did you?"

Zhou Changzhi managed a dry laugh. "Of course not."

Su Xuan didn’t miss the gleam of happiness in Zhou Changzhi’s eyes. She gritted her teeth. Damn, she had been outfoxed. "Zhou Changzhi, you’re quite something."

Zhou Changzhi made to run but unfortunately ran into Nanny Song at the door.

Nanny Song was skilled in martial arts and grabbed hold of Fourth Master. On entering the room and seeing the Magistrate was fine, she let out a sigh of relief. "Magistrate, we still need to have a doctor take your pulse to be sure."

Su Xuan’s anger subsided. Right, her mother-in-law had only said it was a possibility. "Yes, right, we need to see a doctor."

After Nanny Song left, she had just stepped out of the courtyard when she saw Lady Li sitting on the ground and hurried over. "Lady, where did you get hurt?"

The ankle hurt particularly badly; Zhulan winced. Su Xuan was fine, but she had taken a fall. "I think I twisted my ankle."

She really hoped it wasn’t a fracture. She whimpered inwardly, regretting that she had followed them outside.

Hearing Nanny Song’s shouts, both Zhou Changzhi and Su Xuan rushed out. Zhou Changzhi’s mind filled with dread – if his mother had fallen, his father would definitely punish him when he returned. "Mom, where are you hurt?"

Su Xuan was stunned, her heart suddenly uneasy. Her mother-in-law must have followed her out of concern. "Mom."

Seeing the frightened look on Zhou Changzhi and Su Xuan’s faces, Zhulan endured the pain. "It’s fine, just a twisted ankle."

Seeing his mother leaning on Nanny Song, Zhou Changzhi hurriedly said, "Mom, I’ll carry you."

Zhulan was blunt. "I wouldn’t trust you."

She didn’t want to risk falling again and suffering even worse injuries.

Zhou Changzhi felt awkward. He truly lacked strength, and although his mother had lost a lot of weight, he still couldn’t lift her. "I’ll go find big brother."

Su Xuan had already sent a maid to call for the doctor. "Mom, it’s all my fault; I shouldn’t have been so impulsive."

Zhulan didn’t blame Su Xuan and touched her pale face. "Mom understands. This child is connected to you by blood; I get it."

Su Xuan stood alone. Even though she had married Zhou Changzhi, it had only added a husband to her life. The child in her womb was different, which was why she had become so agitated.

Tears welled in Su Xuan’s eyes. Her mother-in-law was truly kind. It must have been her deceased parents watching over her from heaven that allowed her to marry into the Zhou family. "Mom."

Zhulan laughed again, "A blessing in disguise, now that I’ve sprained my ankle, I can have an excuse to decline those invitations."

There had been too many invitations these past couple of days.

Su Xuan didn’t feel comforted, her eyes turning even redder instead.

Lady Li’s voice arrived before she did, "Mother, mother, where are you hurt?"

Zhulan saw Lady Li running faster than the eldest son, arriving in the blink of an eye. Zhulan felt warmed by the sight, but couldn’t help laughing out when she saw the stone-faced eldest son, "I’m fine, just a twisted ankle. Eldest, carry me back."

Lady Li heaved a sigh of relief, "Mother, I’ll carry you, I’m strong enough."

As she spoke, Zhulan was lifted into a princess carry, which left her stunned—the daughter-in-law was the one doing the carrying!

Lady Li strode towards the main compound while saying, "Mother, you’ve lost a lot of weight."

Zhulan, "...Am I not heavy?"

Lady Li shook her head, "Not heavy at all."

She even weighed her a little.

Zhulan, "....."

It’s worth mentioning that Zhou Shuren had nearly hurt his back carrying her in a princess carry!

By the time they reached the main compound, behold, the room was full of people. The whole family had gathered, and if one didn’t know better, they might think something terrible had happened to Zhulan. She was at a loss for words, "Alright, go back, all of you. It’s just a twisted ankle."

She hadn’t been maimed; they didn’t need to look as though they were about to lose their mother!

Zhou Changzhi was the first to speak up, "I’m the eldest, I’ll stay and take care of mother."

He hoped to redeem himself for his wrongdoing, praying that father would go easy on him when he returned.

Zhou Changzhi’s second brother hurriedly added, "Mother, please let us stay, otherwise, we won’t be at peace."

Chang Lian looked at his mother’s foot, his mind on repeat, it’s over, it’s over. Father will definitely be furious when he comes back. Thankfully, Chang Zhi would take the brunt of it.

Chang Zhi felt like crying the most, trembling slightly, as father was certainly not going to let him off easily.

Zhulan silently observed her sons. Could it be said that Zhou Shuren was a success? He had indeed ruled over the family well, and at the same time, her heart was sweetened. This was the love Zhou Shuren had cultivated over the years, and his care had made their children cherish her even more!

The doctor arrived quickly, and the people in the room held their breath, all waiting for the doctor’s diagnosis. The doctor himself was sweating profusely; he had thought something major had happened in the Magistrate’s household – the ride in the carriage had nearly disassembled his bones.

The doctor breathed a sigh of relief, "It’s nothing serious, just a sprain. Use some medicated oil to massage it for a few days, and it will be fine. However, take extra care not to injure your foot again in the next two days."

In fact, the old nurse Song had already checked Zhulan, but unfortunately, Zhou’s children did not trust her.

Zhulan said to the eldest and others, "Just like nurse Song said, there’s truly nothing to worry about."

Zhou Changzhi and the others were relieved. No harm done was good news; they were truly afraid of their father. With his expanding official authority, they didn’t even dare to take deep breaths in front of him already—ah, although they dared not do so even in the past.

Zhulan then said to the doctor, "Please also take a look at the Magistrate’s wrist."

The doctor, understanding, said to the Magistrate, "Lady Magistrate, please sit down."

Su Xuan sat down nervously, "Thank you for the trouble."

In the capital, Zhou Shuren had already learned that Yao Zheyu was accompanying them back to Jinzhou City and joyfully prepared gifts for Zhulan.

Jin Yan stepped in and said, "Master, there’s a Scholar Deng at the door wishing to see you."

Zhou Shuren had a vivid memory of Scholar Deng, "Please, let him in."