Since that day, Churi Huaizhu hadn't taken the initiative to see Wangquan Baye. She was afraid of seeing Wangquan Baye accompanying Liuxia Yun, and even more afraid that she wouldn't be able to control her emotions at that moment.
For some reason, Churi Huaizhu had been sentimental these two days. Even things that wouldn't have bothered her before would now make her feel uncomfortable, which made her even less willing to see Wangquan Baye.
Wangquan Baye, on the other hand, had been extremely busy these days. He didn't notice that Churi Huaizhu hadn't come to find him. Whenever he had a little free time, Liuxia Yun would find various excuses to monopolize it, which annoyed him greatly.
"Miss Liu, please stop pestering me. If you continue like this, I'll have to ask the head of the Liu family to take you back!"
Wangquan Baye glared angrily at Liuxia Yun. Being entangled by her these two days, he hadn't had a good moment with Churi Huaizhu for a long time. At night, he could only sleep in the cold study.
Liuxia Yun was a bit unwilling. Why could that Churi Huaizhu catch Wangquan Baye's special attention while she couldn't! Why!
"Baye..." Liuxia Yun softened her voice and was about to say something when Wangquan Baye interrupted her.
"Call me the head of the Wangquan family." These cold and heartless words made Liuxia Yun look a bit embarrassed. She stamped her foot and left Wangquan Baye's side, returning to the guest room.
This relieved Wangquan Baye. At the noon banquet, Wangquan Baye sat on the upper seat to preside over the banquet, while Churi Huaizhu sat at a neither - too - near nor - too - far position.
Churi Huaizhu didn't look at Wangquan Baye sitting on the upper seat. These days, Wangquan Baye hadn't come to find her, which made her a bit disheartened. She wondered if she had done something wrong, but soon, she dismissed this thought.
"Ugh, why is the fish so fishy today?" Churi Huaizhu lay on the table and vomited out all the fish she had just eaten.
As soon as she ate it, she felt an indescribable discomfort that made her nauseous and vomit. She had no choice but to find a bucket and vomit everything into it.
"Drink some tea. Maybe the kitchen staff is a bit inexperienced today." The maid beside her served Churi Huaizhu respectfully.
An elder sitting opposite Churi Huaizhu had an idea when he saw her like this. His wife had also vomited like this when she was pregnant. Could it be that Churi Huaizhu was pregnant?
The elder couldn't sit still after thinking of this possibility. He quickly ran to Wangquan Baye's side and told him his speculation. After hearing this, Wangquan Baye was a bit happy.
"Is what you said true?" Wangquan Baye asked in disbelief.
The elder nodded firmly: "Don't worry, my lord. My wife had exactly the same reaction when she was pregnant. It's definitely right. My lord, you should quickly ask a doctor to feel her pulse."
Hearing this, Wangquan Baye quickly asked someone to call Churi Huaizhu over, and then asked a doctor to go to the back yard to feel her pulse. Those at the banquet saw this and curiously gathered around.
"Congratulations, my lord. Your wife is more than three months pregnant, and her pulse is strong and powerful!" The doctor first calmly felt the pulse. After feeling the faint pulse, he checked it back and forth, then opened his eyes and congratulated Wangquan Baye.
Hearing this news, Wangquan Baye was so happy that he wanted to pick Churi Huaizhu up on the spot. But then he remembered that she was pregnant, so he quickly put her down.
"Huaizhu, you must take good care of yourself!" Wangquan Baye's cheeks were red with joy, but he didn't expect what was to come.
Before Wangquan Baye had been happy for even two minutes, his cheeks quickly turned pale, and his body swayed. Those around him were panicked when they saw this.
"My lord!"
"My husband!"
The different shouts couldn't wake Wangquan Baye up. His body went limp and he fell to the ground. Churi Huaizhu supported his head.
"Doctor, what's wrong with my husband?" Churi Huaizhu asked worriedly. She was a bit scared.
Wangquan Zui comforted her on the side. Since Churi Huaizhu was pregnant, she shouldn't be too overworked or sad.
The doctor carefully observed Wangquan Baye's symptoms. Seeing that his tongue coating was slightly red, he had an idea. He glanced at the elders standing around. Those who had been happy just now were now a bit uneasy.
"My lord has been poisoned. I need to further examine to determine the specific poison. Now my lord needs to rest." The doctor said and asked several people to carry Wangquan Baye up. Churi Huaizhu closely followed them into the room.
The remaining people looked at the closed door and glanced at each other. They suspected that the poison Wangquan Baye had been given was from someone in the Wangquan Villa. These two days, whether it was drinking water or having meals, Wangquan Baye had been in the villa and hadn't gone out once.
"What on earth is going on? Could this year really be an unlucky one?" An elder said to the person beside him. He was the same elder who had discovered Churi Huaizhu's pregnancy.
"Alas, this great joy has turned into great sorrow. I wonder if that young woman can bear it."
The discussions were endless, but none of them reached the people in the room. Inside the room, the doctor was further examining Wangquan Baye. The doctor gently inserted a needle into an acupoint, and black blood flowed out.
Churi Huaizhu looked at the doctor worriedly. Suddenly hearing the noisy voices outside, she had to go out to take charge of the situation. There were few of the elders that Churi Huaizhu could trust.
"Everyone, I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter. But for now, please be patient and let my husband rest well."
Churi Huaizhu returned to the banquet and communicated with those people. There were elders and some younger generations among them. They were discussing and were a bit unconvinced about Churi Huaizhu's words, but were suppressed by those who knew Churi Huaizhu's identity.
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated. It's not a small thing. If it weren't for your pregnancy today, we might not have known that the lord had been poisoned."
Wangquan Zui stood in the middle of the crowd, speaking angrily. The elders all agreed with him. The atmosphere was intense, while Churi Huaizhu was observing the facial expressions of the elders.
"The poison in the lord is not very deep, but he must stay in bed for about half a month. After half a month, when the toxin is completely eliminated, the lord can get out of bed and walk."
The doctor whispered Wangquan Baye's condition to Churi Huaizhu. The elders only heard a few indistinct words and were speculating about Wangquan Baye's condition.
Wangquan Zui, however, heard every word about his elder brother's condition clearly.
"Thank you, doctor. On behalf of my husband, I'll see you off." Churi Huaizhu bowed to thank the doctor.
Then she saw the doctor off from the Wangquan Villa. This doctor was not the regular doctor of the Wangquan Villa, but just a guest at the villa for this banquet.
Churi Huaizhu watched the doctor leave, and then returned to the banquet.