Not too long after Zhen Ping left, voices rose from outside his door. Zhen Ping and the other wives were arguing again, their shouts escalating until he couldn't hear anything except for the pounding in his head and his own ragged breaths. Bai Jing gritted his teeth, and clenched his fists attempting to move. As he shifted under the blanket, a sharp twinge in his abdomen and legs made him freeze. It was then he realized the cause: he must have struck his pelvic bones during the fall.
He sighed heavily and turned his attention away from his leg and towards the other part of his room. In the corner was a tall wooden desk with an old book lying open in front of it. There were also some scrolls neatly folded on it. The room seemed empty. The sun had only just started to set, meaning he had not been asleep that long.
Bai Jing slowly pushed himself into a sitting position.
A moment later voices came outside his door once again. This time, Zhen Ping was discussing with his husband.
"That bastard threw himself in the river to avoid his marriage with Ye Cheng. What a disgraceful act!" Lord Bai exclaimed angrily.
The voice was both familiar, yet unfamiliar to Bai Jing
"Calm down, my Lord. I believe Jing'er is deeply affected and needs time to process this. Let's give him some time to think things through. When he comes around, we can talk to him together, okay? And even if he still doesn't agree, at least we will have given him a chance, won't we? We have already given our opinions, now we must decide whether it will be enough to sway his heart." Zhen Ping replied calmly. He sounded so calm, but in fact, his heart was in a mess.
Lord Bai was furious: "If he had stayed home to cultivate properly, instead of gallivanting about, things wouldn't be so messy. But he insisted on going out anyway, didn't he? There's no point in giving him another chance!" He sighed and said harshly: "Fine. Just make sure he stays in bed all day. He will recover faster that way, and his marriage can't be delayed any longer."
"Understood. Thank you, my Lord," Zhen Ping replied politely. He was also very worried. Bai Jing is his only child and his last hope. As for Lord Bai, He has eighteen other children from his various wives. With such an abundance of talented children, sending one son away would be no loss to him.
"No need to thank me." Lord Bai said coldly: "As soon as his legs heal, he will get married to Ye Cheng. Besides, he is already carrying Ye Cheng's child and the Ye family has agreed to the marriage. Just keep a close eye on him. I won't let the Bai family's reputation, which I've spent years building, be destroyed by him!"
"Yes, my Lord." Zhen Ping replied. He knew there was nothing he could do about the situation. It looks like his Xiao Jing was destined to live a difficult life in the future. Zhen Ping sighed deeply and left.
Zhu Ping is a Ger. In this world, Gers are males that are physically weaker than normal males and are capable of getting pregnant and bearing children.
Meanwhile, Bai Jing was left in shock. Wait! he didn't hear that right, right? right???
Pregnant? Bai Jing's first reaction was to check whether his little brother was still in the right place. He felt relieved after checking but was even more puzzled.
'What is going on? I am a man so how can I still get pregnant?' The answer appeared in his mind the moment he thought about it.
The memories of the original owner began to flood into his mind once more. Bai Jing realized that this world has three genders; Male, Female, and Ger. Females were favored due to their physical strength and higher birth rate. Ger, surprisingly the gender of the original owner, were males who were weaker than both normal males and females but capable of pregnancy and childbirth.
A few weeks ago, he was invited to attend the young nobles' gathering where he was given liquor drinks and ridiculed by several nobles, both his age and older. He became drunk and the next thing he knew, he was awoken by the noise. A crowd stood at the door, mocking him as he lay naked in bed with Young Master Ye Cheng. Overwhelmed by shame, he found himself paralyzed, unable to defend himself.
After apologizing profusely and giving his sincere apologies, he quickly put on his clothes and ran home. The news quickly spares everywhere. Soon, everyone knew the scandalous fact that the fourth young master Bai had shamelessly slept with young master Ye Cheng from the Ye family. Two weeks later, he discovers that he was pregnant; unable to take in the shock, he throws himself into the river, breaking his legs.
Bai Jing's head was filled with thoughts. The reason the original owner killed himself was not because he did not want to get pregnant. Just that, he had someone that he had admired for an exceptionally long time. Although that person was out of his reach, he could not just give up. After realizing that he was carrying another man's child, he knew he couldn't marry the man he loved; therefore, he killed himself.
"I have to keep this child." Bai Jing made up his mind. The original owner has given his body up to him. It is only natural that he takes care of the baby. Besides, Bai Jing had been through a lot growing up and he doesn't believe in unwanted pregnancy.
Touching his stomach, he could not believe there was life in it. It was flat like nothing.
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A young servant knocked on the door twice and came in with a small tray of food: "Fourth young master, your dinner is served."
"Put it on the table." Bai Jing points to the wooden table next to the bed.
The servant put the food on the table and a small bottle on the side. "Young master, this is the grade three recovery pill master gives you. You should take it before bed tonight."
The servant's attitude towards him was neither arrogant nor respectful.
Bai Jing smiled softly: "Okay, you can leave now."
The servant quickly left after bowing. Bai Jing took the tray carefully, looking at what the servants prepared. There was soup, meat, and rice. The food was surprisingly good. He'd thought that with his current situation, he would be eating plain rice without meat. After finishing the soup and rice, he drank the medicine.
Looking out the window, he noticed that it was already late afternoon; the sun was setting soon. He wanted to admire the sunset but felt very dizzy. The effect of the medicine was very strong as Bai Jing fell asleep less than a minute after drinking it.
The servant that left earlier came back to collect the dishes. After parking the dishes, he took out another medicine bottle from his sleeve. This medicine bottle contained an orange liquid. Looking through the medicine bottle, he sighed. "The dosage was too much. It has almost double the effect of what it could be used for." He stares at Bai Jing and continues: "There are lots of people who want you to leave the Bai family as soon as possible. You cannot blame this servant; the servant is also helpless."
He carefully poured a few drops of the medicine into Bai Jing's legs and massaged them, trying to ease any discomfort. After making sure that Bai Jing was still sleeping soundly, he gazed at him for a moment, then shook his head before leaving the room.