Chapter 73: Have another child soon

"Try smelling it on your mother."

Xiao Yan looked at Meng Mingshu with a smile.

The bun-haired girl sniffed Meng Mingshu and sniffed hard: "Daddy, still nothing."

Tuan'er was very confused. He looked at Xiao Yan for a while, then at Meng Mingshu.

What on earth is Daddy talking about?

"Daddy, there's really no sour smell on Mommy. Mommy smells sweet, not smelly at all."

"Mother smells the best!"

Meng Mingshu directly hugged Tuan'er in her arms and kissed him fiercely: "Our Tuan'er is still the best."

Xiao Yan reached out to hold Meng Mingshu's hand: "What's wrong with me?"

"Who told you to be so attractive?"

Although she knew it was not Xiao Yan's fault, Meng Mingshu felt a little uncomfortable when she thought about how many people were thinking about him.

"It's my husband's fault. From now on, I will strictly abide by the husband's code of conduct and will never look at other women."

Xiao Yan spoke seriously to coax her, and Meng Mingshu couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

"Remember what you said. You are not allowed to look at Zhao Zhiyuan or Li Zhiyuan."

Xiao Yan nodded: "Okay."

Xiao Yan's attitude finally made Meng Mingshu feel relieved.

In fact, she knew what kind of person Xiao Yan was.

I know he is not one of those playboys out there.

But sometimes when she saw so many people thinking about Xiao Yan, she felt uncomfortable.

Not only she saw Xiao Yan's good qualities, but others also saw them.

Sometimes a husband who is too nice can also be a problem.

"Husband, where are we going next?"

Meng Mingshu followed Xiao Yan all the time.

"Go see my grandmother first."

Meng Mingshu was a little surprised.

Another person I have never seen in my previous life.

"Isn't your maternal grandparents' family..."

Meng Mingshu didn't say the rest.

She remembered that something happened in Xiao Yan's maternal grandfather's family.

Xiao Yan nodded: "Yes, only Grandmother and Jiang Yu are left."

"My grandmother was from the royal family, and Jiang Yu was a concubine who was found later."

Meng Mingshu remained silent: "Then does Your Majesty still dare to use Jiang Yu now?"

Xiao Yan's eyes were deep: "There is nothing I dare not do. Those who sit on the throne do not need to worry about anyone."

Jiang Yu is the only one left in the Jiang family, so even if he wants to do something, he can't cause any trouble.

Instead, they had to be cautious and always worried about arousing the emperor's suspicion.

"Jiang Yu only got his official position after I was found."

The Lin family and the Jiang family lived not far from each other on the same street.

The two of them were talking, and in a cup of tea time they arrived at the Jiang family.

Meng Mingshu also met Xiao Yan's grandmother.

Compared with the empress dowager, Madam Jiang is much thinner and looks much older.

The empress dowager should be older than Madam Jiang, but she looks energetic and in good spirits.

On the contrary, Madam Jiang looked like she was at the end of her life.

Meng Mingshu glanced at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan shook Meng Mingshu's hand: "Nothing."

"Grandma, this is Mingshu, my wife."

"This is Tuan'er."

Madam Jiang held Meng Mingshu's hand: "Good child."

"Let me see you and the baby."

Old Madam Jiang held Meng Mingshu's hand and looked at it again and again, then hugged Tuan'er in her arms, reluctant to let go.

"This child's eyebrows and eyes look like you."

Madam Jiang looked at Xiao Yan and said, "You had the same forehead and big eyes when you were a child."

Meng Mingshu felt relieved.

Old Lady Jiang never mentioned the fact that Xiao Yan gave up the throne for her.

I didn't mean to blame her.

"Where are you going next?"

After meeting and exchanging pleasantries, Mrs. Jiang got straight to the point.

"I plan to go to the outskirts of Beijing first."

Madam Jiang nodded: "Well, Mingshu's relatives are all in the capital, so she can't go too far."

"Besides, if you really go too far, those two up there will probably be restless and cause trouble."

Madam Jiang looked at Xiao Yan:

"You and your mother are very similar in character. You'd rather die than live in disgrace. Once you're committed to someone, it's for life."

Thinking of her daughter, Mrs. Jiang's eyes became gloomy and her voice became sad.

“Back then, your grandfather, your uncles, and I all strongly opposed her marrying your father.

But your mother insisted on having her own way and was willing to go through fire and water to marry your father..."

At that time, Xiao Yan's father was just a prince born to a palace maid. He was unpopular among all the princes, unknown, and had no support from court officials.

At that time, the Jiang family held military power and was very popular.

Madam Jiang looked at Meng Mingshu and said, "Mingshu, Grandma can see that Yan'er really likes you. You must live a good life in the future."

Meng Mingshu understood why Madam Jiang was hesitant to speak.

The old lady didn't say anything, but she was obviously worried in her heart.

Afraid that she would let Xiao Yan down.

"Don't worry, Grandma. I won't."

"If anything happens to him, I will never live alone."

Xiao Yan frowned and thought of what happened in Xuanzheng Hall that day.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Madam Jiang felt relieved. "Good boy, I'm relieved that you two love each other, but you can't do stupid things. You still have children."

"It's a good idea for you to leave the capital for now. It's a good opportunity to avoid the storms in the capital."

Old Madam Jiang looked at Xiao Yan again.

"Your Majesty's decree cannot be violated. The Jiang family can't give you anything..."

Xiao Yan nodded: "I know."

“I already have a place in mind.”

Madam Jiang smiled and said, "Perhaps we, the grandparents and grandchildren, have come up with the same idea."

"The house your mother left behind when she was a pious cultivator has become dilapidated over the years. You must repair it carefully after you move in."

Xiao Yan nodded.

Qingxiu's house was not far from the back mountain of the White Horse Temple. Xiao Yan had lived there with his mother in the past.

There is a stream at the door, so getting water is not a problem.

Xiao Yan was proficient in medicine and hunting.

Before returning to the capital, their family of three lived a pretty good life.

"Go ahead."

"Take good care of Mingshu and Tuan'er. You should also have a child as soon as possible."

"Grandma knows that this is probably not something she should say."

"But whether now or in the future, you need a son. Otherwise, you will have to face the same predicament His Majesty faces now."

Madam Jiang looked at Tuan'er and sighed:

"Your Majesty's actions today are nothing more than a worry that you will only favor Mingshu and cause the royal family to wither away in the future."

It all comes down to the issue of offspring.

If Tuan'er was a grandson, perhaps none of this would have happened today.

After all, at least there is a child as a backup.

The emperor doesn't need to worry so much.

There is a world of difference between having and not having.

The emperor himself had a deep understanding of this.

After all, before Xiao Yan, the emperor was forced by all the civil and military officials in the court to adopt an adopted son, and the imperial power was challenged.

With Xiao Yan's arrival, those court officials with different thoughts were suppressed.

"If Mingshu is pregnant, His Majesty will compromise."

Meng Mingshu's mother gave birth to four daughters in succession.

No one brought this matter up openly, but the emperor must have kept it in mind, and perhaps he was certain that Meng Mingshu could not give birth to a grandson.

"As long as it's a boy, all difficulties will be solved."

Xiao Yan shook his head: "Let the matter of offspring take its course."

"My daughter is very good, we all like her."

Seeing that Xiao Yan's face looked bad, Madam Jiang knew that she had said too much.

Xiao Yan loved his daughter and would not bear to see anyone look down on Tuan'er for being a girl.

Madam Jiang didn't dare to say anything more and could only suppress her worries.

"Just think of it as grandma being old and confused. Don't take what I just said to heart."

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Good night, my dears. My writing didn’t go smoothly today. I was too sleepy. I owe you an update and will make it up tomorrow.