To explain things clearly, the Prince of Rui spent quite some time before making Qiuqiu understand that a woman couldn't marry a young girl, let alone two young girls.
Qiuqiu got the idea. She patted the Fourth Prince and said, "The Fourth Prince isn't a young girl. Sister Yutang can marry him!"
The Dragon King: [Hahaha, that makes sense.]
The Prince of Rui felt extremely vexed. He talked to Qiuqiu for a long time again. Suddenly, he looked at Shen Baozhu beside him who had been silent. "Baozhu, Xu Yutang can't marry the Fourth Prince, nor can she marry you."
Shen Baozhu felt strange. She blinked her eyes in confusion. "I know. Of course, Sister Yutang can't marry the Fourth Prince and me. She must marry a man of similar age. The Fourth Prince and I don't meet the requirements."
"Oh, Baozhu, you actually understand this principle!" The Prince of Rui felt more and more pleased looking at Shen Baozhu. This was the good child he had in mind. He really couldn't handle Qiuqiu's strange questions as an old man.
With Shen Baozhu's explanation, Qiuqiu felt a bit regretful. "It's a pity. If Sister Yutang married me and Baozhu, we would definitely treat her well!"
The Prince of Rui also applied medicine to the wound on the Fourth Prince's face. Looking at the wounds on Qiuqiu and the Fourth Prince, he sighed. "Mingli will scold me when he sees your wounds."
Qiuqiu was very much in awe of the Prince of Rui because of his heroic performance in the backyard. She immediately said, "Don't worry, Grandpa Gu. I'll explain it to Brother - in - law and ask him not to scold you."
The Prince of Rui thought Qiuqiu was also a good child. Although she had a lot of strange ideas, she was a well - behaved kid.
Looking at the smart and sensible Shen Baozhu and the cute and well - behaved Qiuqiu, the Prince of Rui then looked at the Fourth Prince. He sized him up and down, trying to find the Fourth Prince's merits.
The Fourth Prince didn't know what was going on and looked back at the Prince of Rui in the same way.
Just as the old man and the young man stared at each other, Doctor Qian led Jian Ruobing back.
Compared with before, there was an extra wooden bracelet on Jian Ruobing's right wrist. It was exactly the heirloom bracelet Doctor Qian had mentioned.
Doctor Qian was in a good mood. The wooden bracelet wasn't valuable and had been stored away for many years. Jian Ruobing had bought it back at a high price. He not only got his money back but also made a good profit.
This good mood lasted until Doctor Qian was about to enter the pharmacy. When he walked in and saw the wound on the Fourth Prince's face and Qiuqiu's palm wrapped in white cloth, Doctor Qian's heart tightened. He quickened his steps and asked, "What happened?"
The Prince of Rui looked at Jian Ruobing unkindly. "What happened? You should ask this lady's younger sister. She's pregnant with a bastard and trampled on the medicinal herbs in the backyard. She even hurt my kids. If you don't give me an explanation, don't leave today!"
Hearing this, Jian Ruobing looked around. Not seeing her younger sister, she frowned. "Sir, you're going too far. My younger sister hasn't gotten engaged yet. How could she be pregnant? Even if she's wrong, you shouldn't slander a young girl's reputation!"
Doctor Qian didn't have time to think about the matter of the medicinal herbs. His train of thought was diverted. He agreed with Jian Ruobing. "Lord Gu, let's just deal with the matter objectively. If that girl is wrong, just let her apologize and compensate. We mustn't ruin someone's reputation without cause!"
The Prince of Rui said angrily, "You don't believe me? I said she's pregnant! You used to be a doctor and can feel the pulse. Feel it yourself!"
"Bring the person out!"
As the Prince of Rui shouted towards the backyard, the secret guard carried Jian Ruoshui out.
When the Prince of Rui slapped Jian Ruoshui, he was quick, accurate and merciless. At this moment, Jian Ruoshui's cheeks were swollen high and full of bruises, looking terrifying.
Jian Ruobing was shocked. She stepped forward, pushed the secret guard away and protected Jian Ruoshui in her arms.
Doctor Qian walked a few steps to the Prince of Rui's side. "Did she really bully you guys, not the other way around?"
Hearing Doctor Qian "taking the side" of the bad guy, Qiuqiu felt the wound on her palm hurt even more. Her little face wrinkled up, full of unhappiness.
Shen Baozhu was also unhappy. She pulled Qiuqiu and the Fourth Prince behind her to protect them. "Doctor Qian is taking the side of the bad guy. You're a bad guy too!"
"Qiuqiu saw the bad guy trampling on the medicinal herbs and kindly helped you by asking the bad guy to pay. That's why she was pushed to the ground by the bad guy. She got a big cut on her hand and bled a lot."
"You didn't even say thank you and suspected that we bullied her. You're a worse bad guy than this one!"
Just now, Doctor Qian didn't feel much after only hearing a few words from the Prince of Rui. But now, after hearing the truth, he was shocked. He immediately apologized to the kids. "It turns out Qiuqiu was trying to help me. I'm sorry. I was out of line just now. Can you forgive me?"
Shen Baozhu and the Fourth Prince both looked at Qiuqiu. Qiuqiu didn't really care about these things. She just felt wronged before. Now that her little friends were standing up for her, the feeling of grievance was gone. She said generously, "Sure, I forgive you."
After getting Qiuqiu's forgiveness, Doctor Qian quickly found his position. He stood beside the Prince of Rui, looking like he was going to help him.
The Prince of Rui looked at him in disbelief and pushed him. "What are you standing beside me for? First, feel her pulse and see about the bastard child!"
Doctor Qian finally reacted. He grabbed Jian Ruoshui's hand and was about to feel her pulse.
Jian Ruoshui also heard the Prince of Rui's words. Having a guilty conscience, she struggled hard.
Her behavior was so obvious that even Jian Ruobing began to suspect. "Everyone says you're pregnant with a bastard child. Instead of getting angry, you're scared. What are you afraid of?"
Jian Ruobing's gaze fell on Jian Ruoshui's abdomen. Her slender waist showed no sign of pregnancy, which was why Jian Ruobing didn't believe her younger sister was pregnant.
"You're pregnant." Jian Ruobing said in a definite tone. She looked at Jian Ruoshui's belly. "The pregnancy isn't showing yet, which means it's less than three months, maybe even less than two months."
"And you moved in with me in the Du family three months ago. This child belongs to Du Yunqian, right?"
Jian Ruoshui froze for a moment and shook her head desperately to deny it, but this only made Jian Ruobing more certain of her speculation. The child in Jian Ruoshui's belly was the flesh and blood of her husband, Du Yunqian.
In Jian Ruoshui's panic, Jian Ruobing straightened up and asked Doctor Qian to prepare an abortifacient.
"No! You can't abort my child. This is the child of me and Brother - in - law. You can't do this!" Jian Ruoshui struggled hard, but was held by the secret guard. She could only watch Doctor Qian go to get the medicine.
The Prince of Rui didn't expect Jian Ruobing to be so decisive. She not only guessed the father of Jian Ruoshui's child but also wanted to abort it.
Jian Ruobing noticed the Prince of Rui's gaze. She smiled gratefully. "Thank you for the reminder. If it weren't for your kind help, I would still be kept in the dark by these two."
"I've already decided to get a divorce, but this child can't stay. My husband has difficulty having an heir. There are several concubines in the mansion, but none of them has given birth to a child. If I let my younger sister keep the child, my husband will surely try his best to protect it."
"So it's better to abort it to avoid trouble."
Jian Ruoshui was shocked by Jian Ruobing's words. She shouted, "It's not like this. It's you who can't bear children."
Then she quickly reacted and changed her words. "Let me go quickly. This is Brother - in - law's only child. If he knows you've harmed the child, he won't let you go!"