Afu was quite gloomy. Getting a palace doctor to take her pulse in the middle of the night and being ordered to rest in bed for a month was a bummer. The timing was all wrong—it happened the night before Chu Lingxuan returned. Everyone was assuming things, looking at her with somewhat playful eyes.
Mrs. Wang was downright furious, being humiliated by Chu Lingxuan for the first time. She even quietly complained to her, "This is your third pregnancy, isn't it? If your son-in-law doesn't know his limits, why do you let him?"
The third Madam gave her a teasing glance and said, "I'll let your Uncle Chen have a word with Lingxuan. A daughter-in-law needs to be cherished at this time, he can't be messing around. Plus, what if he scares my granddaughter away ..." even the word "nephew" was missing this time.
Mrs. Jiang blushed as she advised her, "Afu, you should abstain from consummating with your husband during this time, try to persuade your son-in-law..."