The other family was overjoyed and sent several truckloads of gifts to the orphan girl!

At the same time, the matter was publicized extensively.

Even the women in the harem were alarmed.

Princess Duanhui's distant cousin held the rank of Noble Lady in Emperor Huiwu's harem, but was not particularly favored.

But because he played a good game of chess and dared to beat Emperor Huiwu, Emperor Huiwu would visit him once or twice a month.

Therefore, Princess Duanhui specially took the orphan girl to the palace.

Then, in the third month, good news came from the harem: that noble lady was pregnant!

The reason it was the third month was because Emperor Huiwu hadn't visited for one month.

In other words, Emperor Huiwu went there last month and became pregnant the following month.

This caused a complete sensation throughout the capital!

What?

Are they making things difficult for the orphaned girl?

Are you kidding me?

Can you be sure there aren't any women in your family who want to have children but haven't been able to conceive?

This is such a lifelike statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy who grants children; we must cherish it!

For a time, no one dared to make things difficult for the orphan girl; instead, they all fawned over her!

This unexpected turn of events was something no one had anticipated.

Because of this, Princess Duanhui no longer cared about the man's humble origins and happily urged the two of them to get engaged as soon as possible.

Because the orphan had no place to live and no relatives in the capital, Princess Duanhui specially gave her an estate that she had given as part of her dowry.

"...It was so that Sister Linlin could have a family home. When she got married, they would go from that village to fetch her, and then go home to get married."

My mother likes Sister Linlin very much now, and she's said that if the two of them don't want to live in the mansion anymore, they can move out.

Seeing that Aunt Chi enjoyed listening to such stories, Meng Kuo betrayed his second brother completely.

Aunt Chi was indeed pleased to hear this. She clapped her hands and said with great interest, "That's why I say that marriage cannot be forced, nor can it be forced."

Look at this young master Meng, isn't he quite qualified? Yet he didn't get married until he was over twenty.

Even someone as noble as Princess Duanhui was helpless against her son.

Thinking about it this way, Aunt Chi felt that things at home weren't so bad after all.

"Who can disagree? But I didn't expect Sister Linlin to get along so well with my mother."

Meng Kuo really didn't expect this.

This made me look at Sister Linlin with new respect.

In his eyes, someone who could get along with his old-fashioned and particular mother was simply one in a million!

"But is your second brother's fiancée really that amazing? Can she give birth to a child?"

Aunt Chi truly lives up to her reputation as a major force in gossip.

Women of this age are most interested in and love to hear about who is getting married and who is having a baby.

Speaking of this, Meng Kuo also found it very mysterious: "How should I put it? I think it might be a coincidence. But... it's too much of a coincidence."

"Yes, isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

“But I asked Sister Linlin, and she said she had no idea she had this ability before. She only heard my sister-in-law mention it that day, and she just mentioned it casually.”

What happened after that was even more out of Linlin's control.

The development is quite mysterious...

"It's a good thing. Those who wanted children got them, and your sister Linlin was able to marry your second brother as she wished. No one will bully or make things difficult for her anymore. It's great."

Aunt Chi nodded emphatically and said sincerely, "It's always good to be kind-hearted. Good people are rewarded."

Meng Kuo: ...

What does this have to do with good people being rewarded?

"Has the date been set?"

"It's settled, in about two weeks."

"Oh my, then this time when we go to the capital, we can stay until your second brother gets married before we come back. No, I can't talk to you anymore, I have to go and discuss with your uncle what gift to give him."

As they were talking, things got complicated.

Giving gifts is a serious matter.

"Auntie, there's no need to be in such a hurry. Besides, the relationship between our two families..."

"Why aren't you in a hurry? You're just a kid, you wouldn't understand."

Aunt Chi left in a hurry.

——

"Miss, we've confirmed it next door. That hole does indeed lead to Shen Nanxun's house! And the other end is right in Shen Nanxun's study!"

a bolt from the blue!

When Chi Tang heard Jiu Li's report, she still couldn't believe that it was really Shen Nanxun who did it!

"Has it been found out whether Shen Nanxun knows about this?"

"That's unclear. However, we've also noticed that a few snakes occasionally appear in Shen Nanxun's yard, but most of them are non-venomous."

Then we asked around and heard that the previous residents of this courtyard had also mentioned that snakes occasionally appeared in the yard.

Jiu Li spoke without any personal bias, telling Chi Tang everything he had found out.

This is also what they need to do.

"By the way, when I was investigating, I unexpectedly discovered that Shen Nanxun seemed to be injured, quite seriously. I smelled a very strong odor of blood."

Then I secretly hid, and soon I discovered that Shen Nanxun's maid was secretly taking medicine to bandage Shen Nanxun.

This is a bit strange. I wonder how Shen Nanxun got injured, and why he refused to call a doctor?

"Injuried?"

Chi Tang pinched her chubby little chin, somewhat puzzled.

How did you get injured?

Recently, Shen Nanxun has been living next door.

Because every day she could hear Shen Nanxun playing the zither in the neighboring courtyard.

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