Chapter 66: Pregnant again. I may be with child.

Zu Jun was a person of status. Although Wen Zhaoyin’s mother’s achievements were not very high, his daughter earned him a title of nobility.

His funeral arrangements were all according to the rank of his noble title. Wen Zhaoyin was so busy handling his funeral affairs that it took half a month before it ended.

As a junior member of the Xie family, Xie Yunjin should have stayed to pay his respects. But after these matters concluded, he quickly left for his own family’s home, brushing off his previous reluctance to leave.

Wen Zhaoyin felt that he left quickly because he was afraid of losing face due to the matter of sending the wine that day, and didn’t find it inappropriate.

With everything over, life seemed to return to normal.

It’s just that Meng Huan felt something was off. Although Wen Zhaoyin still accompanied him for meals and took care of Wen You as before, somehow, he felt that she seemed much colder than before.

Considering that Zu Jun had just passed away, he came to terms with it.

Anyone would have difficulty enduring the blow of a close relative suddenly passing away.

Although his parents were still alive before he transmigrated, as a son, he could still empathize with this pain to some degree.

Understanding was one thing, but he still felt a bit down. When he had nothing to do, he would try to cheer her up, hoping she could quickly emerge from the sadness of Zu Jun’s passing.

However, it didn’t seem to have much effect. Wen Zhaoyin remained neither cold nor warm, which truly made it a bit hard for him to bear.

Life had to go on, but he became more unhappy with each passing day.

At first, he was still willing to find some fun and play some games. Later, he became immersed in reading books and stories, sitting with a book for half a day without saying a word.

Meng Huan didn’t know why he had become like this due to a change in a woman’s attitude towards him.

But he himself couldn’t resist this kind of change. His originally somewhat lively and cheerful disposition also started to become steady.

He was becoming more and more like a man of the female-dominant world.

After Zu Jun’s passing and Xie Yunjin’s departure, the rumors about him gradually disappeared. In fact, because he became the only legitimate man in the Wen Mansion, they treated him with even more respect than before.

This development where hardship gave way to happiness should have made life more and more comfortable, but he found it hard to be happy.

At first, he would still put on an act when seeing Wen Zhaoyin. Later, he stopped pretending in front of her, and she gradually stopped coming to Qingzhu Garden as much.

“It’s probably just the hormones disappearing.” Meng Huan raised his head from the book.

Scientifically speaking, the hormones related to being in love can only be maintained for about one to three years. After that time passes and the hormones fade, life returns to normal, and couples no longer have that mutual attraction.

He had never been with a woman for this long before. Often, when he found it boring, he would break up or simply ignore them and seek out a new relationship.

He was almost completely clueless about maintaining a relationship after the hormones faded. Now, like this, he had no idea what to do.

Perhaps finding a new main wife would easily solve the problem?

As soon as this thought flashed through Meng Huan’s mind, he suppressed it himself. He was very clear that as long as Wen Zhaoyin was alive, he would definitely be her possession.

Wanting to change owners? That was simply impossible.

Wen Xi walked in with a basket of desserts and happened to overhear a bit. He asked in confusion, “What meng? Young Master, what are you talking about?”

Meng Huan shook his head, not intending to explain much to him.

The latter had long known that he would have this reaction and didn’t pursue the question. Instead, he steadily placed the basket in front of him and opened it layer by layer, taking out the plates inside and arranging them on the table.

“Look, these are the desserts this servant asked Lan to buy for you. They’re all here now, hurry and try them!”

The two were now very familiar with each other. As Wen Xi spoke, he also pulled over a stool and sat on the side, picking up a piece of dessert to gesture with.

“This is a new flavor. I heard it’s a savory one made with meat. This servant was afraid it wouldn’t taste good, so I only had them buy two pieces.”

Meng Huan raised his hand and picked up the other piece of cake from the plate, slowly bringing it to his mouth.

He knew about savory meat zongzi, but this was the first time he had seen a savory meat cake. He didn’t know what it would taste like…

“Blech!” He had only taken a small bite and hadn’t even chewed yet when he was suddenly stimulated by the meaty flavor in the savory meat cake and retched.

Wen Xi had originally been eating happily. Seeing him like this gave him a fright. He immediately threw down the cake in his hand and ran to pour water for him to rinse his mouth.

He patted Meng Huan’s back to help him catch his breath and said, “The flavor of this savory meat cake is indeed a bit strange, but the meat inside is quite tasty. Young Master, if you don’t like it, this servant won’t buy it next time.”

Meng Huan rinsed his mouth and retched a few more times but didn’t vomit anything out. He sat up straight, hugging his clothes, and said, “It may not be the cake’s fault, but mine.”

Medical texts say that after a man recovers from giving birth, he will have his menses.

But after doing that with Wen Zhaoyin, he hadn’t had his menses for the past two or three months.

There are generally three reasons why a man doesn’t have his menses. The first is illness, the second is old age, and the third… is pregnancy.

His body was in great health and showed no signs of illness. He was only nineteen this year, so old age was not a consideration. That only left the last one…

“Wen Xi, please call a physician to examine me.”

Meng Huan blinked, his expression normal and emotions stable, completely lacking the aversion he had the first time he discovered he was pregnant.

Wen Xi, who had been helping him catch his breath, was stunned. He thought he was sick and needed to find a physician. He hurriedly ran out in a fluster to find someone.

On the way, he happened to run into Pei Lan. He hastily told her about this matter, then urgently invited a physician to go to Qingzhu Garden to take his pulse.

When the two entered the room, Meng Huan was still reading a book with his head lowered. He even raised his head and yawned. “Wen Xi, I hadn’t finished speaking. Why did you run off so quickly?”

“This servant was worried about Young Master and afraid you were uncomfortable, so I left in a hurry. Let the physician take your pulse first to avoid further discomfort.”

Meng Huan shook his head with a smile. Seeing his flustered appearance, he inexplicably felt his mood improve a bit. So he explained in detail, “I’m not sick, I just feel that I may be with child, so I wanted to invite a physician to take a look.”

Wen Xi let out a sigh of relief when he heard the first part, thinking it was good that he wasn’t sick. But when he heard the latter part, he was immediately startled. “With child?!”

“It’s not certain yet. Physician, please come examine.”

Hearing this, the physician went over to take his pulse. After carefully checking three times, the physician very certainly congratulated, “Young Master, you are indeed pregnant, currently a little over two and a half months along.”

Meng Huan wasn’t as happy as the physician and Wen Xi, but he also smiled slightly. He waved his hand for Wen Xi to send the physician back and reward them with some silver and such.

Just as the two left, Wen Zhaoyin walked in with Pei Lan from this side.

She was only wearing a simple robe and seemed to have come from the study in a hurry. There was even ink staining her sleeves.

“Pei Lan saw Wen Xi go invite a physician and told me. I didn’t expect to come and find such good news. Not bad, very good.”

She sat down beside him, her face full of joy, and naturally took his hand. Her beautiful eyes were filled with happiness.

Meng Huan imperceptibly leaned closer to her. “Is Wife truly this happy?”

“How could it be false?”

“Then don’t go to the study. Move back to the small study to work and keep me company, how about it?”

He had never begged a woman like this before. But today, after seeing her, he said it without even thinking.