The Tang Dynasty’s Female Forensic Doctor

Wan Lu was so overjoyed that she didn't know how to express herself, "Lady! This is wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

"What good news?" came Xiao Song's rich voice.

Before his marriage, Xiao Song never returned to the residence for lunch, but ever since he got married, he hadn't missed a single meal.

As Xiao Song stepped into the room, the first person he saw was Liu Qingsong, which made him frown, "Liu Qingsong, what kind of decency is this with your clothes in such disarray!"

"My disheveled state is all thanks to Wan Lu, that girl! I told her I was going to dress properly, but she dragged me here in a hurry!" Liu Qingsong complained, gathering his sleeves as he rose, "I'm going back to sleep, Jiulang, you take your time enjoying the good news, uh... oh right."

Delighting in the potential misfortune, Liu Qingsong intentionally reminded, "Lady, you should take good care of yourself recently, absolutely, absolutely! This period is the most dangerous."

Xiao Song immediately turned to Ran Yan and asked, "What is it, are you not feeling well?"

Wan Lu could only laugh behind her hand.

Piecing together the conversations he had heard and the attitudes of the three individuals, Xiao Song guessed the reason in an instant, "Lady... are you with child?"

Since he had guessed correctly, Ran Yan nodded in acknowledgment.

"Haha!" Xiao Song's hearty laughter startled a flock of birds in the snowy yard outside, causing them to scatter. He was so delighted that he didn't know where to put his hands, wanting to lift Ran Yan in celebration, but since it was his first time becoming a father, he wasn't sure if doing so would harm the pregnancy. His eyes and brows, however, could not hide his joy.

Ran Yan looked at him, thinking that in this moment Xiao Song looked truly handsome, dazzling like the bright sun.

"Wan Lu, go, fetch Liu Qingsong back," Xiao Song quickly ordered.

With a crisp reply, Wan Lu dashed out like the wind.

Xiao Song carefully reached out to touch Ran Yan's abdomen, which remained flat just as before, but it was as if he could feel something, and he touched it earnestly for a long while before finally withdrawing his hand, his voice filled with laughter, "Ah Yan, I'm going to be a father!"

"Mhm." Ran Yan's eyes and brows also took on a layer of happiness.

Moments later, Liu Qingsong was dragged back, looking even more disheveled, "What's with you two, loving to trouble others so much! I'm telling you! I'll move out and live with Sang Suiyuan!"

"Wan Lu, pack his things for him," Xiao Song immediately instructed, then with an undiminished smile, he pulled Liu Qingsong aside to ask many questions about what to be attentive to during pregnancy. It seemed as if the unwavering person was not him.

Liu Qingsong wanted to interject and ask Xiao Song if he was truly going to drive him away, but Xiao Song's enthusiasm was unstoppable, and he dumbfoundedly answered all the questions until he finally said, "Jiulang, your wife is herself a doctor, why bother asking me so redundantly!"

"But I am not a doctor! Asking my wife about it might tire her," Xiao Song replied as a matter of course.

Liu Qingsong howled, "My goodness! Are my things packed yet? I can already foresee the troubled days ahead!"

"Doctor Liu, don't just shout anything, I am not yet married!" Wan Lu said nervously.

Liu Qingsong's exclamation was meant to be just that, but when strung together, it carried some ambiguity, and Wan Lu was always a sincere girl.

Snatching his bundle from her hand, Liu Qingsong bolted out the door, followed by a cry of alarm that drifted in from the snowy yard.

"Wan Lu, go see what happened to him," Ran Yan ordered.

"No need to check, I had someone throw him into his own residence," Xiao Song said.

Ran Yan expressed her surprise, "Liu Qingsong has his own residence?"

"Not only does he have one, but it is also twice the size of this place. The only reason he doesn't live there is that he finds it too lonely," Xiao Song explained, without showing any anger towards Liu Qingsong on the surface, but in reality, he held a grudge. Since Liu Qingsong couldn't be hit or killed, the only option was to dismiss him from the house, out of sight, out of mind. Xiao Song then laughed and added, "It was the dowry left to him by the old lady."

Although Liu Qingsong was troublesome, he was exceptionally kind-hearted and very filial. The Lady of the Xiao family had lived through the turbulence of several dynasties and seen all types of people. Her understanding of human nature was naturally beyond that of most, and it was for this reason she could tell that Liu Qingsong wasn't flattering or fawning over her out of servility, but that he truly regarded her as family. Thus, the Lady never treated him as a servant but showed extra affection towards him, even leaving him a large sum of money when she passed away.

"As soon as spring arrives, I'll personally go to my grandmother's tomb to announce the good news," Xiao Song said, his mood growing somewhat somber at the mention of the Lady. "She was very strict with me since I was little. I witnessed her ordering the execution of a maid when I was only six years old. She told me that if one must be ruthless, they should be thoroughly ruthless, leaving no opportunity for the enemy to strike back, and that one must plan carefully before acting and think thrice before proceeding."