Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback

Doctor Tian Heng could no longer delay and took the silver.

"Miss Zhan, please speak."

Zhan Lan lowered her voice and shared her plan with Tian Heng.

In her previous life, Miss Zhan Qingqing and Wang Qingchen were married at the end of the month. At the same time, an incident occurred at the border: a squad of three hundred elite Western Rong assassins targeted the Main General of the Zhan Family Army.

Zhan Beicang was injured, sustaining lifelong ailments, which led to a relapse in his final battle that prevented him from defeating Zhan Xincheng.

Eventually, Zhan Beicang surrendered, returned to Ding'an City in shackles, and was labeled as a traitorous rebel!

Now, with such a significant incident in the main branch of the Zhan Family, if Miss Zhan Qingqing's marriage is added, it would certainly force Zhan Beicang to return home.

The marriage of a concubine's daughter combined with the injury of the legitimate daughter, along with the fact that there are no current battles, and with Zhan Xincheng and his son guarding the border, His Majesty the Emperor would surely permit Zhan Beicang to return home to visit his family.

This is also why Zhan Lan insisted on Zhan Xuerou being injured.

After all, everyone under the heavens knows how much Zhan Beicang adores this daughter.

Only if Zhan Xuerou is severely injured could Zhan Beicang leave the border, avoid the attack from Western Rong, and escape this calamity.

Now, the task at hand for Zhan Lan is to force Miss Zhan Qingqing to marry quickly.

This will depend on Doctor Tian Heng!

...

After hearing about the incidents involving Zhan Xuerou and Zhan Lan, Miss Zhan Qingqing jumped up in excitement.

Liu Xi, seeing her crazed demeanor, couldn't help but be speechless.

"Great, if those two fall, I, Zhan Qingqing, will be father's only daughter!"

Miss Zhan Qingqing showed a rare smile and told Liu Xi: "Go, have the small kitchen prepare some braised pork, lion's head meatballs, and sweet rice wine dumplings. I want to recover quickly."

Liu Xi bowed and left.

Soon, a table full of delicious dishes was served.

Zhan Qingqing greatly enjoyed the meal, becoming more and more pleased as she thought over it.

Who would have thought that Zhan Lan and Zhan Xuerou would end up in this situation!

While indulging in the braised pork dripping with oil, Zhan Qingqing suddenly spat out the pork, and acid reflux surged up uncontrollably, causing her to retch.

"Miss, are you alright?" Liu Xi hurriedly brought over a glass of plain water.

Miss Zhan Qingqing's retching eased a bit.

Liu Xi asked in amazement, "Miss, have you had your menstruation this month?"

After thinking, Zhan Qingqing asked blankly, "Not yet, what about it?"

Liu Xi bit her lower lip tightly and remained silent; Zhan Qingqing suddenly slammed the table and demanded, "What's the matter, why are you hesitating!"

Liu Xi nodded and said, "Miss, my uncle runs a medical clinic in the city, and I've heard that if a woman does not get her menstruation, she might be... pregnant."

The chopsticks in Zhan Qingqing's hand fell to the ground. She felt a chill run through her body and grabbed Liu Xi's hand, asking, "Are you sure?"

Liu Xi's face was full of worry as she said, "If Miss is not reassured, I can ask my uncle to come and check your pulse. He is my relative, he will certainly keep it a secret for Miss!"

Miss Zhan Qingqing's head was about to explode; she never imagined that the foolishness of that night would result in her being pregnant.

This was a tremendous shock to her.

She tightened her grip on Liu Xi's hand, saying, "Liu Xi, you are the only person I can rely on now."

Liu Xi sincerely nodded, "Miss, please be at ease."

At night, Liu Xi accompanied a disguised Miss Zhan Qingqing to Baohong Hall, where Doctor Tian Heng took her pulse using a diagnosis handkerchief.

Miss Zhan Qingqing, drenched in sweat from nervousness.

Doctor Tian Heng put down the diagnosis handkerchief and said, "Miss, your pulse indeed shows a 'joyful pulse.'"

Miss Zhan Qingqing was stunned on the spot; she had only guessed before, but now it was confirmed that she was pregnant.

What should she do now?

Her brother and father were currently at the border, and she was alone to deal with this child.

"Doctor, is there any medicine that can terminate the pregnancy?" Miss Zhan Qingqing asked fearfully.

Doctor Tian Heng shook his head and said, "Miss, your pulse is very unstable, plus have you sustained serious injuries before? If you don't keep this child, I fear it may be difficult for you to conceive again in the future."

"Moreover, there are now signs of a miscarriage, Miss should rest more and take care of her body at home."

Zhan Qingqing was utterly hopeless, she did not want the child of Zhu Touyuan.

But, what should she do now?

Liu Xi tightly held Zhan Qingqing's hand and comforted her, "Miss, let's return to the mansion and think of a solution."

Zhan Qingqing was utterly at a loss, the only person she could trust now was Liu Xi.

The two returned to the General Mansion.

"Liu Xi, what should I do?" Zhan Qingqing cried her heart out.

"Miss, if your belly keeps growing bigger, and pregnancy symptoms intensify, it's going to be hard to hide the fact that you're pregnant before marriage."

Zhan Qingqing bit her lower lip, thinking to herself: Her being violated by Zhu Touyuan had not yet spread outside.

If the birthing day comes too soon, people will think she had a child before getting married, labeling her as a promiscuous woman.

Liu Xi suggested, "Miss, why not marry young master Zhu Touyuan sooner, to avoid gossip from others!"

Zhan Qingqing felt a tingling scalp, walking back and forth in the room; after a long time, she sighed and said, "Let me think about it."

...

The next morning, Zhan Lan learned that the Zhu Family brought nine boxes of wedding presents, moving them in.

The maids and servants became busy; it seemed Liu Xi's words had an effect yesterday, and the wedding day of Zhan Qingqing and Zhu Touyuan was approaching.

Two nannies gossiped in the courtyard, not so quietly.

"The Zhu Family truly is generous, nine big boxes of gold, silver, and jade artifacts; Miss Zhan Qingqing will really enjoy boundless fortunes if she marries there!"

"Yes, although the Zhu family's young master is plain-looking, he treats Miss Zhan Qingqing really well!"

"Without that incident, the wedding would probably have been at the end of the month; how come it's moved up to just eight days from now, could it be she's pregnant..."

"Who knows, with the both of them in that situation, it's hard to say!"

The two internally disdained Zhan Qingqing for having affairs with men before marriage; they speculated that Zhan Qingqing was crooked and promiscuous like her mother, flirty by nature.

Hiding behind a rockery at that moment to avoid the Zhu Family, Zhan Qingqing rushed out and scolded the two nannies, "Shut up!"

The two nannies bowed slightly to Zhan Qingqing.

Dugu Yan, sent by Zhan Lan to gather information, overheard Zhan Qingqing's voice and hid behind the corridor.

Zhan Qingqing's eyes reddened, and she slapped the nannies' faces.

The two nannies were stunned; Zhan Qingqing commanded, "Slap yourselves!"

They reluctantly slapped their own faces.

The two were Zhan Xuerou's wet nurses, and for the old nannies of the house, today was a day of great humiliation.

With half-hearted effort, they slapped themselves until Zhan Qingqing walked away satisfied, then they spat in her direction.

"Pah, what a thing, acting bigger than the legitimate daughter!"

"I think this mother and daughter are of the same breed, both sly and promiscuous."

"Just Aunt Ji Yue's flirty manner; who knows if Zhan Qingqing is really General Zhan's seed..."

"Shush! You can't talk nonsense like that."

The two felt they had bad luck and quickly left the garden.

Dugu Yan emerged from the bamboo grove and reported the situation to Zhan Lan.

Zhan Lan's expression was rather calm; these two nannies were no good people.

Because Zhan Xuerou was frail from childhood, two wet nurses, Nanny Zhang and Madam Chen, were employed for her.

They loved inciting trouble most of the time.

They certainly wished for Zhan Qingqing's downfall!

Better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain.

Unfortunately, Zhan Qingqing did not understand this principle.

Zhan Lan chuckled lightly, the drama was just beginning...