vrcanaries Chapter 694 Infertility
Chapter 694 Infertility
"Lan'er, I think your sister-in-law would definitely be willing to be the housekeeper!"
Madam Meng said with certainty, "There are many advantages to being a housekeeper. If she were smart, she would know that if this woman wants to gain a foothold in the harem, she must have the power of housekeeper. Otherwise, no one will take her seriously. You can go back and have a good chat with her. Maybe she just doesn't want to show it today!"
Meng Yunlan shook his head. "Whether my sister-in-law wants to be the housekeeper or not, I can't tell. But I can tell that my mother-in-law doesn't want her to be the housekeeper at all. So, it's useless for me to talk to my sister-in-law, because even if she wants to be the housekeeper, she won't be able to get past her mother-in-law."
Madam Meng finally let out a long sigh: "Alas, your mother-in-law is actually partial to you, so she doesn't want your sister-in-law to get involved in the housekeeping power, so as to avoid disputes between you two. If I had a mother-in-law who protected me like this, my life wouldn't be so miserable."
Meng Yunlan nodded: "Yes, my mother-in-law is really good at taking care of me, my father-in-law is also open-minded, and my husband is one in a million. He protects me everywhere and gives in to me everywhere, but I..."
As she spoke, she began to cry softly.
"Oh, why are you crying again? Stop crying! Otherwise, your eyes will be swollen and how will you go back to the Duke's Mansion? Don't make fun of yourself! Stop crying!"
Meng Yunlan couldn't stop crying: "Mother, it's been five years. I have been married to Qian Ling for five years, but I still haven't been able to get pregnant. The better they treat me, the more guilty I feel!"
Madam Meng hugged her with red eyes: "Don't worry, it's only been five years. You are still young, it will definitely happen!"
"Mom, I feel like there's a huge rock pressing down on my heart, making it hard for me to breathe!"
"I know, I know! But the more you act like this, the harder it will be to conceive. You need to relax!"
"How could I possibly relax? I don't want any housekeeping power at all now. Whoever wants it can have it. I just want a child! Others who married later than me have already become mothers. You don't know, when they hold their children and talk to me, their tone is full of boasting, their eyes always glancing at my belly, and behind my back they say I'm a... a hen that doesn't lay eggs!"
Madam Meng was heartbroken. "Don't listen to those gossips. They can't stand you having a good life! Their families are in turmoil, a mess! Your husband is so much better than theirs. They're just jealous of you! But the more they're like this, the more you need to relax and stop getting stuck in a rut!"
If these words were said in the first two years of their marriage, Meng Yunlan would still be able to listen to them.
But now she and Gu Qianling have been married for five years, and these words can no longer comfort her. The anxiety and urgency in her heart can no longer be alleviated by any words.
Mrs. Meng was actually very anxious. Her daughter was marrying the prince of the Duke's Mansion, and the title of the Duke's Mansion needed someone to inherit. If her daughter could not give birth to a child, it would most likely be Gu Qianhan's child who would inherit the title in the future!
Therefore, the daughter not only has to give birth to a child, but she must also give birth to a son!
"Lan'er, stop crying. Maybe it's not your problem. Maybe it's Qian Ling... Have you asked a doctor to check him out?"
Meng Yunlan cried even harder: "Mother thinks that Qian Ling isn't worried after all these years without a child? He's just afraid that I'm stressed out, so he never tells me. He's already seen a doctor, and he's fine. It's me, it's me who can't get pregnant! Didn't the doctor you hired for me also say that it's because I have a cold body and it's difficult to conceive!"
Mrs. Meng quickly wiped her daughter's tears and said, "Okay, okay, don't cry yet. I found you another doctor. I heard he's very good at treating infertility. Let him take a look at you. Maybe he can cure you with just one dose of medicine!"
"It's useless. I've seen countless doctors and taken countless medications over the past five years, but nothing has worked."
Meng Yunlan raised his head and said through gritted teeth, "Instead of seeing useless doctors and taking useless medicine, why not give Qian Ling a concubine? When she has a child in the future, I will bring her to raise her."
Madam Meng immediately shook her head: "No! You are so foolish! How can you raise someone else's child? Only your own child can be trusted!"
"Who told me I couldn't give birth?"
Meng Yunlan's face was filled with misery: "Even if I can't raise him well, it's better than having no one to raise him at all. I can't call Qian Ling Wuhou!"
"No, you must listen to me on this matter! Do you think it's so easy to raise a child born from a concubine? When Qian Ling really has a concubine, you will cry!"
Mrs. Meng had suffered enough from having concubines and having children with them, so she was not willing to let her daughter suffer the same hardships. What's more, she still held on to a glimmer of hope, thinking that her daughter's cold body could be cured and she could get pregnant.
She asked the nanny to call the doctor in and carefully check Meng Yunlan's pulse.
A quarter of an hour later, the doctor said, "Your Excellency, perhaps you caught a cold in childhood? This cold has been in your body for too long, blocking your meridians and making it difficult for you to conceive. Furthermore, your pulse is weak and your mind is troubled. You must have been overworked and your liver fire is too strong. If this continues, even if you don't have a cold body, I'm afraid you won't be able to conceive!"
The doctor that Mrs. Meng had hired for her daughter had also said the same thing, otherwise she would not have asked her daughter to give up some of the housekeeping power.
She quickly asked, "In your opinion, how should I recuperate?"
"You can take medicine to treat a cold body, but this anxiety and overwork can't be cured by medicine. You still need to rest for a while. After resting, you can also go out and play for a while without distractions to relieve the stagnant emotions. If you continue to work hard, your body will become more and more deficient, making it more difficult to conceive. This is not something that can be made up by any tonic."
"This... this is probably difficult. My daughter is now taking care of a whole family. How can I just throw away the family affairs?"
The doctor was silent. He had already told the patient all the methods, but the patient refused to follow them. Even if he were Hua Tuo reborn, he would not be able to cure the noble man's infertility.
He picked up a pen, wrote a prescription for treating cold, then took the consultation fee and left.
Mrs. Meng took a look at the prescription and saw that it was similar to the ones prescribed by previous doctors, so she knew that her visit was in vain again.
She pondered for a moment and said, "Lan'er, why don't I go to the Duke's Mansion with you?"
"You're too shy to tell your mother-in-law about these things. Let me tell her that having an heir is the most important thing, and everything else should give way to this!"
"I'll go talk to your mother-in-law. From now on, the Duke's Mansion will be handed over to your sister-in-law for the time being. When you give birth to a child, you can take back the housekeeper's power."