When his grandmother brought up the matter of sex, Lu Yan blushed: "Grandma."
Seeing Qi Jing's rosy complexion, Old Lady Lu guessed that the two had indeed just slept, and her expression softened. "Alright, alright, are you going to court today? You deserve a reward for your great contribution to the disaster relief efforts."
When Lu Yan heard this, he became more spirited: "There will definitely be a reward, Grandma, just wait."
Qi Jing echoed with a smile: "Congratulations to the Marquis and the old lady first."
After Lu Yan finished his meal and was about to go to court, he saw Bai Wanyi coming to pay his respects with Ping'er, Aunt Jia and others in high spirits.
Wu Ziya, on the other hand, did not show up.
Old Madam Lu has recently changed her mind about Bai Wanyi, not for any other reason but because no matter how much or how little she earns, she always gives her the same filial respect as the old madam.
Seeing Bai Wanyi's happy expression, Old Lady Lu also smiled: "Come on, have you had breakfast yet?"
"Thank you for your concern, grandma. I have eaten." Bai Wanyi brought Ping'er and others to pay their respects to Old Madam Lu.
Old Lady Lu quickly called out, "What's going on? You're smiling so happily as soon as we meet.
Bai Wanyi pulled Concubine Jia over and said with a smile, "Of course it's a happy event. Concubine Jia is pregnant. Grandmother, please tell me about the child. She's pregnant, but she didn't intend to tell me. If I hadn't seen her taking the medicine and asked her, I wouldn't have known."
Aunt Jia said shyly and worriedly, "I just heard that Madam Yu had a miscarriage after I came back. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to get pregnant now."
Old Lady Lu's face turned serious as she said angrily, "What's inappropriate about that? Pregnancy is fate! Also, what's Madam Yu? That's so confusing. Just call her Madam Wu from now on."
Old Lady Lu had heard about Lu Yan being "kicked out" of her room by Wu Ziya last night and was very upset with her. How could she possibly indulge Wu Ziya? Everyone in the mansion addressed each other by their surnames, but why was she the only one to make an exception?
Bai Wanyi smiled secretly in his heart, but a hint of worry appeared on his face: "Grandma, I call you that because I'm afraid of violating a taboo with my mother."
"Her mother's last name isn't Wu either." Old Lady Lu was very dissatisfied. "If you're worried about violating taboos, then call her Mrs. Lu Wu! Or just Little Madam Lu. You're the eldest madam, so who wouldn't call her Madam Lu when you go out? You have to hold yourself up."
Old Lady Lu was now displeased with Bai Wanyi for not standing up for herself, and instead letting Wu Ziya take charge of the household affairs. "You too, are the same. Now, in the mansion, it's always Wu who handles all the social events and banquets. She gets all the limelight. You're the mistress of the house, so you should set the rules. It's true that she's the co-wife, but since you came in first, you should let her respect you as her elder sister."
Bai Wanyi smiled but said nothing.
When Old Lady Lu saw her like this, she looked down on her again. She had been arguing with Qin Wan for something, but now she had shrunk her head and remained silent.
Old Lady Lu glared at her, then turned around and reminded Concubine Jia about her pregnancy. Then she added, "I have two old maids by my side who are most attentive to pregnant women. Look, Qi was taken care of by them. How wonderful! Now that she is about to give birth, they are no longer needed, so they will take care of you."
Old Lady Lu then said to Qi Jing, "I've hired a midwife for you. She'll be staying at the mansion in the next two days, so don't worry."
Qi Jing was a little uneasy: "I have been living with the old lady since I became pregnant. Now that the birth is approaching, I should move back to my own courtyard. Otherwise, when the birth comes, it will be difficult to move, and it will also dirty Grandmother's courtyard."
Old Lady Lu was very satisfied with Qi Jing's understanding. She waved her hand and said, "What's the big deal? I'm a woman too, and I've given birth to a child. You can live here. I've never held a child before, so let me take care of my grandson."
She then said to Lu Yan, "You said before that Wu should raise the child. What child? Wanyi already has a legitimate son. If Wu had her own child, it would be fine. But raising Qi's child to Wu and having a illegitimate child is the root cause of family chaos in the future. It's not right, it's not right. It's better for me to take care of the child."
Qi Jing was delighted. Yesterday, Lu Yan did not agree to let her raise the child by herself. Now that the old lady had said that she would raise the child, it would cut off Wu's path.
What's more, if he is raised by the old lady, he can see him and he doesn't have to be alienated from his biological mother.
She immediately stood up and knelt: "Thank you very much, old lady."
"Hurry up and get up." Old Lady Lu was startled and hurriedly had someone help her up. "Your belly is big and you're going to give birth at any time. It's better to save on etiquette. There's still a long time to go. There will be a time for you to perform the ceremony. There's no need to rush now."
Lu Yan looked at Qi Jing and realized that she was about to give birth. By then, there would be a child in the house and he wouldn't be able to rest well. He was afraid that he would have nowhere to go. Concubine Jia was also pregnant, so it would not be convenient for him to go to her. So...
Lu Yan said to Bai Wanyi, "Go tell Mrs. Wu that Jiayue has served you well recently. Promote her to be a concubine and arrange a courtyard for her."
"Ah?" Anger flashed across Bai Wanyi's eyes. Two wives and two concubines weren't enough, he actually wanted to take a concubine?!
Her face twisted for a moment, wanting to make a scene, but then she thought of Wu Ziya. Bai Wanyi managed to suppress her emotions and reluctantly agreed, "Okay."
Lu Yan then stood up and went to the Five Military Commandery to attend court? With his current position, he couldn't attend court unless it was a grand court meeting. Of course, he didn't need to tell his family about this, as they wouldn't understand.
After Lu Yan left, Bai Wanyi said goodbye to Aunt Jia and others. Ping'er was going to school, so after coming out of Ci'an Courtyard, she took a carriage out of the side door.
Bai Wanyi took Aunt Jia to find Wu Ziya, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Jiayue kneeling in the yard.
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