Compared to the new parents who knew nothing and were at a loss, Xu was obviously very experienced. As soon as she heard that her daughter-in-law was pregnant, she came to Fengwu Courtyard in person. She was almost more intimate than a real mother.

"It's normal that you don't know you're pregnant. How would you know at your young age?"

Xu was still half-embracing Mi Niang, and said softly, "If you want to eat or play anything, just tell me."

Mi Niang saw Fang Wei Yan sitting opposite her and quickly looked over at him, as if asking for help, as he was too enthusiastic and she really couldn't handle it.

Fang Weiyan smiled and said, "Madam, she never likes to make a fuss. If others knew that she is picky and wants this and that, I don't know what to say."

"What's the big deal? Don't talk nonsense. Your wife is pregnant, so you should be more considerate." Naturally, Xu didn't want to point anyone over.

If the wife is pregnant, it means that the couple has to sleep in separate rooms.

But Fang Weiyan had no idea what was implied, and immediately smiled and said, "Son knows, but we don't know what to do and what not to do, so we need more guidance from mother."

Mrs. Xu had an awkward expression: "Isn't this what should be done?" She thought to herself that she had originally wanted her daughter-in-law to take tonic medicine, but she didn't expect that she would get pregnant.

She pointed at the embroidery frame over there and said, "You are pregnant, so you don't need to use scissors. You can't eat rabbit meat, watermelon, or cold food. You should also be careful about your daily life."

After saying that, she looked at Fang Weiyan's quilt on her bedroom bed and felt that it was a bit annoying. It just so happened that her son didn't seem to understand what she said just now. She had no choice but to say, "From now on, you go to the study to rest."

Fang Weiyan was stunned for a moment before he said, "That won't work."

"What did you say?" Xu thought she had heard it wrong.

Mi Niang also looked at Fang Wei Yan with suspicion. In the past, if a concubine in the palace became pregnant, the green card would be removed. What does this guy want to do?

There are some things in this mansion that no one may know for a lifetime, but there are some things that everyone in the mansion knows without being told.

In Songhe Hall, Old Lady Weng was also very happy to hear the news. Old people like to hear good news. She said to the people around her, "The third son's wife came in a year earlier, but now she is pregnant. On the contrary, Ruan's luck is better than her aunt's."

The aunt I'm talking about is the original wife of Marquis Dong'an, Ruan, a girl from the Ruan family.

Old Madam Weng was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law, except for one thing: she was infertile.

Therefore, any benefits are offset.

Now Fang Weiyan's wife is able to have children.

Nanny Xi smiled and said, "Madam, I think Fourth Madam is very blessed. She has a full forehead, which shows that she is rich and noble. She is also upright and honest. She is not inferior to First Madam in terms of beauty."

When talking about Shen, Old Lady Weng said, "Don't mention her to me. She is a rotten thing that makes one sick."

What daughter-in-law is so unvirtuous?

Weichang was instigated by her and became a bad person.

Nanny Xi didn't respond to this. She had accepted a lot of money from the old lady just to gossip about her to Old Madam Weng.

Mrs. Weng was obviously frightened by the brothers' murder and robbery. They treated Fang Furong like this, so what about her? She was richer than Fang Furong, would they plot against her?

It seems that Wei Yan is the only good person in this mansion. He doesn't want the title he has been offered and is kind-hearted.

Thinking of this, Old Lady Weng gave Mi Niang a lot of rewards. Fang Furong also returned the favor, and Yu, who had received favors from her, also gave her a lot of gifts.

When Shen heard about what Old Lady Weng and Fang Furong had done, her face became even gloomier. She would not harm the child, but said, "The child is not even three months old yet, why are you so anxious? Who can say for sure about this child? If you get pregnant, you may not be able to give birth to the child, and if you give birth, you may not be able to raise the child to life."

It happened that Aunt Shen came to see her. Aunt Shen was also a very famous person. When she got angry, it was said that her husband would not dare to move if she said something wrong. It was even said that once she scolded her husband, he was so scared that he wet his pants.

Because of this, although the Shen family is wealthy and powerful, it is difficult for their daughters to marry.

Old Madam Weng had initially taken a liking to Shen's family background and her ways, but she had not expected that she was still so celibate after being married for so many years, using two ugly girls as a cover and even giving her some kind of infertility drug.

Mrs. Ding Er also came to visit her daughter specially, and she happened to meet Mrs. Da Shen at the door.

The two of them couldn't help but look at each other. Da Shen was about the same age as Second Madam Ding, but she looked very powerful and imposing. Second Madam Ding, on the other hand, was like a lilac flower. She was very slender and pretty, and looked very likable and easy-going.

The old woman who was welcoming the guests at the second gate looked at the two of them and thought to herself, looking at the posture of this eldest grandmother's aunt, Dashen, if you don't know her, you might think she is the wife of some duke or marquis. At first glance, she is the head of the family, a shrewd and capable person, and she is intimidating.

The fourth grandmother's mother, Mrs. Ruan, was completely different. She had fair skin, a slim figure, a pretty face, and a smiling voice. She was very young, and if she stood next to the fourth grandmother, one would believe they were sisters.

Chun Tao came to pick up the Second Madam. As soon as she saw her, she said, "Our Fourth Madam heard from the gatehouse that she sent this servant to pick you up."

Second Madam Ding smiled and said, "I must come today. I made the patchwork quilt when I had nothing to do, and I have been waiting for your grandmother to be pregnant."

Ever since her daughter got married, she had heard about patchwork clothes and looked for someone to make one for her.

But because her daughter had not given any good news, she did not take the baby out. Unexpectedly, she actually got pregnant. God bless her, her daughter is more blessed than her.

She got married at the age of 18, and after giving birth to a daughter, she had no children for many years. She could not hold her head up in the clan.

Mrs. Ding was in high spirits. Mrs. Shen snorted in her heart and hurried to Mrs. Shen's place.

When she saw Shen, she asked, "Tell me about you, how come you are so thin?"

Her tone was a little exaggerated. Shen touched her face and said, "Aunt, you are joking. I have lost weight."

Mrs. Shen sat down, sipping her tea, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, your father will go to the capital today. With him here, you don't have to be afraid. The second son of your family is a troublemaker, the third son is even more useless as he lingers in the garden, and the fourth son is a smiling tiger. He is somewhat capable, but he has little experience. With your father here, your aunt's future will improve sooner or later."

Shen was indeed overjoyed: "I never thought that my father would go to the capital."

"What you can't imagine is yet to come. Your father has been appointed as the Left Chief of Staff. He has always been at odds with Prime Minister Zhang. The emperor probably wants to stir up trouble with the different opinions. I think your father will be of great use sooner or later." Da Shen was also happy.

The Shen family's ancestral home is in Kuaiji, Zhejiang, and they are very prestigious. Her grandfather was once a prime minister, and her uncle was also a high-ranking official. If not for this, Shen would not have been chosen by Old Lady Weng.

She may not say what's in her heart to others, but to her own family, she said: "When the Fang family welcomed me into the family, they invited me in as the wife of the prince, but now I am nothing. It was obviously the second son who did this, but I don't know how it was linked to our eldest master."

In Shen's heart, the eldest master could not be better to her and had never taken a concubine in all these years. If it were not for the fact that this mansion must have a maid or concubine as a mascot, he might have been the only one for the rest of his life.

Da Shen sneered, "Of course it's your mother-in-law who's causing trouble. Before she married in, she knew that the position of Crown Prince should not belong to her son, but after she married in, she started to cause trouble everywhere. I tell you, what is there for her to feel wronged about?"

"But she succeeded. I used to think that the fourth child in our family was a good person, but now it seems that she is just pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger." Shen was a little angry when she mentioned Fang Weiyan.

Now Fang Furong speaks well of Fang Weiyan everywhere, and at the same time, she always lies about herself in front of Old Madam Weng.

This is even more cruel than what Xu did. How could a normal person become friends with Fang Furong? Fang Weiyan is just a wicked person.

Mrs. Shen thought of the person she had just met when she came in, and asked, "When I came in just now, I heard that your fourth brother's wife was pregnant?"

Shen nodded.

"Hmph, I think you don't have to be so jealous. There are only a few women in the world who are not jealous. Even if you are as calm as water, there is only one man like you. Now that she is pregnant, the marquis's mansion has sent her women and skinny horses. Now let her be happy for a while." Da Shen hated concubines and maids the most. If there were any shameless ones, she would give them a white silk cloth. If they still didn't obey and climbed into bed, they would be beaten to death. If they still couldn't die, they would be sold.

I don't know why these people are such scumbags. They try to steal other people's men as if they haven't seen a man in 800 years.

After hearing what her aunt said, Shen also said, "I heard that after Ruan came into the family, Fang Weiyan did not touch any of the concubines. She is not bad looking, but a little coquettish, with painted eyebrows and eyes, and she sways her waist very hard, which does not look like a decent person. But our wife said that she is beautiful and gentle. What do you think of her..."

"She was born in a merchant family, what does she know?" Da Shen looked down on Xu's behavior. She thought that Xu made the decision to marry into the family, but changed her mind after the marriage and even competed for the position of the crown prince. She even married a daughter-in-law who looked like a prostitute.

She disliked this kind of unruly woman the most in her life.

Shen talked to her aunt and felt much better. She said, "It has not even been three months since I got married, and all the women around our eldest master are eyeing me covetously, just like flies seeing blood. Some were sent by the Hanhai Mansion, some were sent by the old lady, and some were even sent by some aunt. Don't you think it's ridiculous? Those people in the mansion are very respectful to me in front of me, but they call me a tigress behind my back. When have I ever done a bad job in housekeeping? It's just because I refused to take a concubine for the prince that people said that. How many concubines did Xu send over before? I want to see how virtuous her daughter-in-law is."

"Okay, I thought you would be sad, but I didn't expect you to be so open-minded. That's good. Everything in this world is said the same way when it happens to others, but when it happens to you, you just wait and see how long they can be proud of themselves."

Both the aunt and the nephew were waiting to see the joke.

Maybe we can make a big fuss out of it.

When Second Madam Ding came over, Xu was having dinner at Fengwu Court. The meals at Fengwu Court were of course very rich. Mi Niang was not a very picky eater. She just felt nauseous when she smelled the fishy smell. She thought the meat she usually liked to eat was too greasy. However, there were a few dishes that were really well cooked.

Unlike others, Mi Niang has a strong ability to adapt. Others may not be used to the food here or the bed there, but she can always find the advantages of each. The pork ribs and lotus root soup from Huguang is good, but the glutinous rice and lotus root from Zhejiang is also delicious, the rice wine dumplings from Huguang are delicious, and the meat glutinous rice balls from Zhejiang are also good. In fact, it is good to taste every kind of food.

People like Mi Niang even eat sesame bread from the Western Regions with relish, and don't think it is inferior to the pot-shaped helmet from her hometown.

Mi Niang even likes the scallion noodles from her mother-in-law's hometown, Huating.

When Second Madam Ding came over, Mi Niang was drinking soup. She would not eat what she couldn't eat, but she would still eat up what she could eat.

"Mom." When she saw Second Mistress coming, she stood up quickly.

Xu immediately walked over warmly and said, "My dear in-laws, I've been looking forward to your coming."

"I wanted to come and see you, too. I just saw that there is no mother-in-law eating with her daughter-in-law. My daughter is really lucky."

Apparently, Mrs. Ding is also very good at speaking.

Xu was very pleased to hear this. She waved her hand and said, "What are you talking about? She is young and needs the guidance of the elders. It's a good thing that you are here. I have something to do. You two should talk. I will leave first. My dear, please stay for dinner tonight. I will ask someone to prepare it."

"Really, no need. I just came to take a look. I have something else to do at home later."

The two mothers were polite to each other for a while, and just then, Mi Niang finished her meal and asked someone to clear the table.

After Xu and her people left, Second Mistress Ding smiled and said, "Your mother-in-law is really good to you. Why didn't you see your aunt?"

Logically speaking, my aunt should be at home today.

Mi Niang covered her mouth and laughed, "She ran away because she was angry."

Thinking of Fang Weiyan's appearance, Mi Niang couldn't help laughing. Xu asked him to go to the study, but he said no, which shocked Xu. Mi Niang also advised him to sleep in the study, and then he ran away in anger.

After hearing what Mi Niang said, Second Mistress Ding was also surprised and said, "Aunt is really sincere to you, but your mother-in-law is right. You young people should sleep separately."

If anything goes wrong, it's no joke.

Mi Niang smiled and said, "Don't worry, he knows his limits. Your son-in-law is not that kind of person."

"Your mansion has strict rules. I wonder if your mother-in-law has appointed anyone to take care of you now that you are pregnant?" Second Madam Ding was also afraid that her daughter would be upset.

Mi Niang smiled and said, "Mother, this matter is not something I can control. It depends on whether Wei Yan wants it or not. If he wants it, he can just find a female confidante outside, and I won't know. If he doesn't want it, even if there are beauties around him, he won't be tempted if he has me in his heart. Why should I bother thinking about these things?"

Just like what happened with Jin Shuqin, she was certainly wrong, but Xu Jing was already engaged, yet he still caused a murder, so he is the most heinous person.

But Jin Shuqin suffered the worst fate. In the future, Xu Jing could still marry a woman from a prominent family and live a good life with the help of Xu's family's wealth.

So, this is also the reason why Mi Niang strongly supports Fang Yaqing in canceling the engagement.

The lie that a prodigal son returns is worth more than gold may be used to fool a woman who is in need of love, but you can't fool her anyway.

Similarly, she thought Fang Weiyan was so cute and his feelings for her were deeper than she had imagined, so all she had to do was maintain their relationship.

She doesn't need to make any demands on those who understand her. Only those who are emotionally insecure will treat the women around men every day, as if the men are really white lotuses, ignorant of everything.

Mrs. Ding didn't expect her daughter to be so insightful, so she nodded and said, "You are right to think so. Otherwise, if you are suspicious, you might not be able to raise this baby well."

If a person has too much stress, his body will have problems.

Mi Niang nodded.

Mrs. Ding looked around the house she lived in. It was not as magnificent as she had imagined, but more like a study. It was decorated in a clean and comfortable manner, yet extremely elegant.

"Mom, what are you looking at? Do you think my yard is too plain? I do have some nice things, but I don't want to show them off. They are actually good, but I'm afraid people will take advantage of them. Besides, I don't use those things. On the contrary, these books are often read by Wei Yan and I. They are cheap."

"No, I think it's good this way. It's better than my room. But you, kid, are acting like a little girl, putting your dolls here."

“I just like it.”

Although she lived a second life, she was also six years old again and was spoiled by her parents since childhood, so she always has the innocence of a child.

Seeing her daughter like this, Second Madam Ding no longer had anything to worry about. She also said, "Then you must be careful with your stomach. Although I have given birth to several children, they are all wild and country-style. You can read more books and ask your mother-in-law if you can read."

Because she was pregnant, there was no fuss. Her family conditions were not good at that time, so she gave birth to the child in a daze.

"Yes, I know." In her previous life, the maids in the Imperial Household Department taught her a lot in order to give birth to a child smoothly.

Perhaps because of this, Mi Niang was not too worried about the problem of raising the baby. Instead, when she saw that Second Mistress blamed herself, Mi Niang comforted her, saying, "Mother, I'll be happy if you can come to see me more often. Although he, his mother, and his sister treat me very well, I still miss you, my father, and my brothers all the time."

In fact, Aunt Ding was afraid that her daughter would be looked down upon, so she seldom visited her. She would only come when there was something important. Otherwise, others would misunderstand that she was coming to extort money, which would be bad.

But when she heard her daughter say she missed her, Mrs. Ding was very happy: "You like to eat sour radishes. I made them at home and brought them to you. I also asked for a patchwork quilt. It has been sewn for a long time and boiled in the pot. It is very soft."

"good."

Chuntao brought over some snacks, and the mother and daughter ate a few more bites of them. Second Aunt Ding waited for Mi Niang to finish her nap before leaving.

She wanted to leave, and although Xu was sincere in wanting to keep her, she knew that Second Mistress was afraid of trouble, so she did not try to persuade her to stay. As soon as she left, Xu could not help but sigh: "This son I gave birth to is even more loyal than a girl."

Mother Tang said with a smile: "Master Si is angry now, and I'm afraid that Grandma Si will try to coax him later, so you should just let them do what they want."

"I'm not such a bad person. His reaction was even more serious than my daughter-in-law's. Fortunately, I left before it happened. Otherwise, if my in-laws saw it, they would have laughed me to death."

If Xu's idea is followed, Bichang from Mi Niang's courtyard can open her face, and so can she with black sleeves. These two were originally the maids that were prepared.

But the son has no interest in these two people. Tiexiu now works in the tea room and often serves tea and water, but the son is not moved. Tiexiu's sister-in-law came in the other day and said that she wanted the master to show mercy and allow her to marry. In fact, I heard that the person has been chosen privately. Tiexiu is good-looking and has a rare gentle personality. Her family heard that she has found a small businessman outside, who is also from Kyoto, and her family lives a well-off life.

Xu couldn't hold back other people's future.

Of course they could stop it if they wanted to, but the Dong'an Marquis's Mansion was not a vicious and sinister family. If they didn't let the girl get married while she was in love, if she did something shameful, it would affect their own son.

In this case, Xu said, "Go find that black-sleeved girl at night and tell her that her family has come to pick her up. I will give her twenty taels of silver as a dowry."

Mother Tang said quickly: "Yes, you are really kind-hearted."

"It's not that I'm kindhearted, it's that my son is not interested in anyone."

Especially after the daughter-in-law came into the family, the son's only focus was on getting along well with her.

It would be better if her daughter-in-law was more virtuous, but her son refused to even have a separate room. If taking a concubine really caused trouble, she would not be able to bear it.

She can't force the cow to drink water by pressing its head.

Fang Weiyan was really a little angry. Was he a sex maniac? It wouldn't matter to him if Mi Niang was pregnant.

If it was just Xu who said that, then forget it. But Mi Niang, Mi Niang clearly knows who I am, so how could she agree?

He left the house and had nowhere to go for a while, so he wandered on the street for a while, went to a bookstore to read a few books, and for the first time he went home in a rage.

But when he arrived at the door of his home, he was scared again. Why was he so nervous and uncomfortable?

What's wrong with him?

This is totally different from the person he was before.

When Fang Weiyan came back, Mi Niang was having the meal served. She saw Fang Weiyan and waved to him: "Where have you been? You ran out like that. Madam is very worried about you."

"It's just... someone outside wants to talk to me about something."

"Oh, well, let's have dinner together."

Mi Niang was kind enough not to expose him. After finishing the meal and sending the servants away, she tugged at his clothes and asked, "Are you still angry?"

It would be fine if he didn't mention it, but once he did, Fang Weiyan felt a little aggrieved: "Why aren't you angry? You're still helping others."

Hey, that other person is your mother.

Mi Niang smiled and said, "That's why I said that because I believe in you. If I said that I couldn't live without a man and that Wei Yan must accompany me, your mother would definitely eat me alive. No, any mother-in-law would scold me as a little witch."

That's true. Fang Weiyan seems to have never thought about this problem from Mi Niang's perspective.

He just thought that he was obviously doing this for her own good, but she still wanted to chase him away.

"I was not thoughtful enough."

He was quite frank in admitting his mistakes.

Mi Niang smiled sweetly: "Why do you say that? I think you are such a rational person. The first time you lost your composure was because of me. I am actually very happy. I understand your intentions."

"Don't be angry or feel awkward. No one can separate us anyway, right?" She looked up at him.

Fang Weiyan nodded seriously.

Mi Niang continued, "Madam said that someone in the family of Pi Xiu has arranged a marriage for her. I want to help her to the end and release her from slavery tomorrow. Since Madam has given a gift of 20 taels of silver, I dare not match Madam, so I will give her 16 taels. What do you think?"

"That's fine, let's do it."

"Um."

"But now that Pixiu is gone, will the old lady send anyone else over?" Mi Niang would not be like Shen, who could not refuse Madam Weng and Xu, so she tortured these concubines and the girls sent over.

This is useless. Even if there are a hundred of these people, they cannot affect the status of the Shen family. If Fang Weichang really only wants to be with the Shen family for the rest of his life, he should not have resorted to such tricks to deceive people, but instead harmed many people.

So, Mi Niang handed this difficult problem to Fang Wei Yan.

Fang Weiyan smiled and said, "No, I already have enough people here."

He looked at Mi Niang strangely again: "You trust me so much."

Mi Niang gently pushed him and smiled inexplicably: "If you can't do it, don't blame me."

Fang Weiyan thought damn it, he saw Mi Niang as innocent and cute, but he did not forget her methods. He did not have that intention in the first place, he just asked casually because he felt Mi Niang trusted him too much.

Unexpectedly, he hit a wall in his moment of complacency, so he quickly expressed his loyalty.

"I can do it. I'm sure I can."

Mi Niang then returned to her usual smiling face: "You are really my good man~~"

The word "ah" was said with many twists and turns.

This woman changes her attitude faster than turning the pages of a book...

I don't know how Fang Weiyan persuaded Old Madam Weng, but Songhetang didn't send anyone over, and Fang Weiyan didn't have a concubine, let alone a maid to warm his bed, and he still didn't have his own room.

This made Shen very confused. It was obvious that Ruan was unwilling to let Fang Weiyan take in a maid who was just a decoy. Why did the servants only say that she was jealous and had no objection to Ruan?

She didn't understand, she really didn't understand.