Lu Ze untied the belt around Qi Yuning's chest with one hand and chuckled, "You asked the maid to go out, wasn't it just to give Lingling a brother or sister?"
Qi Yuning hit Lu Ze's hand, tied her belt tightly, and glared at Lu Ze: "Can you be serious?"
Lu Ze chuckled, held Qi Yuning in his arms and sat down, saying, "Didn't you ask the maid to leave first?"
Qi Yuning said: "That's because I have something important to tell you. I went to the Prince of Jin's mansion today and learned from the Prince of Jin that Shen Nian was buying a sterilizing drug."
Lu Ze was stunned and asked, "What kind of infertility drug?"
Qi Yuning said, "I heard from King Jin that these are contraceptive drugs passed down from the ancestors of those old aristocratic families. I looked at a few of the drugs and they are very cold for women. King Jin said that Chen Nian bought several sets of contraceptive drugs in his pharmacy."
Lu Ze said, "Logically speaking, you and I shouldn't interfere with what happens in my brother's room. Didn't Chen Nian use the excuse of having a child to get into the Lu family? But now she's using contraceptives. I don't know what she's thinking!"
Qi Yuning said: “The reason why I know that Chen Nian is using the infertility drug is because King Jin is also using the infertility drug on his concubines in the backyard, in order to not give Princess Rong another brother or sister.
I have always found it strange why Shen Nian would go to such lengths to marry Lu Yun. There is no need for Shen Nian to go to such lengths to marry Lu Yun, that little bald donkey. Now I understand..."
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "So, I wanted to find a father for Han Ge'er. Even though this father is unreliable and he is still a child himself, when Han Ge'er started to recognize people, he regarded Lu Yun as his biological father."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Do you think so too?"
Lu Ze looked down on his brother and said, "Otherwise, what is there in Lu Yun that is worthy of Shen Nian's attention?"
Qi Yuning said, "And family background? But Shen Nian doesn't seem to be someone who values family background."
Lu Ze said: "It is understandable that Chen Nian wants to find a father for her son, but it is immoral to give up the blood of the Lu family for the sake of her son. The Lu family's ancestral precepts do not allow concubines. She wants to cut off the incense of Lu Yun's lineage, which is of course not allowed.
You can go and give her some advice later. If she changes her ways, it'll be fine. The family will always be harmonious. If she doesn't want to change and is determined to take the sterilization medicine, you still have to let Lu Yun know about it. Even if people laugh at her for getting divorced right after the wedding, Lu Yun must not be used by her like this."
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Lu Yun deserves it. Shen Nian has finally gotten rid of my anger!"
Lu Ze said, "Let's put it this way. Lu Yun has suffered enough. Shen Nian is not trying to help you avenge Lu Yun, but she is selfish for her son. Although my brother is extremely confused and naive, he is a simple person after all."
Qi Yuning snorted, "So you just want to become a monk and escape from marriage before marriage?"
Lu Ze didn't dare to speak for Lu Yun anymore. It was not worth offending Qi Yuning for his brother.
It was getting dark, so Qi Yu and Qi Luze went to have dinner together.
The Prince of Jin took in a concubine today, and the Princess's Mansion should have gone to have a meal to celebrate. However, due to what Zhou Jiayun had done before, no one from Princess Pingrou's Mansion went to the banquet to congratulate.
Lu Yun came with Han Ge'er in his arms. Han Ge'er lay in Lu Yun's arms, and they seemed closer than real father and son.
Princess Pingrou said with a smile: "Yun'er, you are a father now, it's time for you to find something to do. Ze'er, is there any idle position in the court that is suitable for Yun'er?"
Lu Yun said: "Mom, I'm still young, not even twenty years old, there's no need to find something to do, I'm busy on weekdays!"
"Too busy hanging out and drinking with your bunch of cronies?"
Lu Yun said repeatedly: "I didn't. They made fun of me behind my back for marrying a widow with a burden. I stopped associating with them a long time ago."
Shen Nian said, "Mother, my husband is not too old after all. We should let him study for a few years first. When the time comes, he will not be a burden to my elder brother when he enters the court."
Princess Pingrou looked at Lu Yun and said, "Did you hear that? You are not alone anymore. You are already twenty years old. It is time to plan your future."
After the meal, it was not yet dark and the spring breeze was warm. It was a special experience to walk in the yard after the meal.
Qi Yuning saw Lu Yun and Chen Nian watching Han Ge'er walking and playing in the yard, and walked up to Chen Nian and said, "I just got a piece of green material, which is just right for making a spring outfit for Han Ge'er. Come to my yard and get it."
Clothes made of green material are very rare. Shen Nian smiled at Qi Yuning and said, "Thank you very much."
Qi Yuning saw Lu Yun and Han Ge'er coming up and said, "It's springtime now, let Han Ge'er play in the yard more, there's no need to follow."
Seeing this, Lu Yun took Han Ge'er and stayed there to play.
Shen Nian followed behind Qi Yuning, and Qi Yuning walked to a pavilion and stood still, allowing Lichun to leave with the other maids.
Shen Nian followed Qi Yuning and sat down at the stone table in the pavilion, "Sister-in-law, do you have anything to tell me alone?"
Qi Yuning said: "Two cents of Sophora flavescens, three cents of Taraxacum mongolicum, five cents of Scutellaria baicalensis..."
When Shen Nian heard the prescription reported by Qi Yuning, his expression suddenly changed, "Princess."
Qi Yuning looked at Chen Nian and said, "If you want a donkey to pull the mill, you have to give it something to eat. You can't kill the donkey after it's done with its work."
Shen Nian listened to Qi Yuning's words without saying it clearly, but she understood the meaning of her words. If she wanted to use Lu Yun, she couldn't even tolerate his offspring, so she agreed and said, "Yes."
Qi Yuning took a deep look and said in deep thought, "Lu Ze and I are busy every day, so we hope that the Lu family will be harmonious. I can keep this a secret for you once, but I can't keep it a secret for the second time.
You should also know that if Lu Yun and the princess knew about this, even if the Lu family wanted to divorce your wife, you would have asked for it."
Shen Nian said repeatedly, “Thank you sister-in-law for your advice.”
After Qi Yuning returned to the room, he gave the new material to Shen Nian, then picked up Lingling and coaxed her.
Lingling becomes more and more lovely as she grows older. No matter how you look at her, you can never get tired of looking at her. Qi Yuning asked the maid to pick flowers and willow branches in the yard, and made a flower hat for Lingling and put it on her head. The clusters of flowers on Lingling's head are very cute and interesting.
Qi Yuning put Lingling on the crib and started sketching Lingling.
Lu Ze dealt with some official business after dinner. When he came back, Qi Yuning had already finished most of the painting. Lu Ze approached her and said, "It's rare to see you paint people, but your painting of Lingling is very vivid."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "I can only draw Lingling. Lingling is so cute. The baby Lingling really softened my heart."
Lu Ze asked, “Did you talk to Shen Nian about the medicine just now?”
Qi Yuning said: "I said it."
Lu Ze instructed Qiuyue who was standing beside him, "From today on, you will serve in the Prince's Courtyard."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Isn't this inappropriate? Isn't this clearly telling Shen Nian that our eldest house sent someone to keep an eye on her?"
"We just need someone to keep an eye on her so she doesn't continue to take the medicine recklessly."
After Qiuyue agreed, she went to Lu Yun's courtyard.
Lu Yun was very surprised to see that Lu Ze gave him a maid. Chen Nian, who was standing by, knew Qiuyue's origins and said to Lu Yun, "I felt that there were not enough maids around me, and seeing that Qiuyue was efficient, I asked my sister-in-law for one."
When Lu Yun heard Shen Nian say this, he nodded and said, “This Qiuyue was previously in my mother’s room. She is indeed a capable and good maid.”
When Shen Nian heard that Qiuyue was a maidservant beside the princess before, she no longer had the idea of secretly drinking the medicine, and she didn't dare to gamble again.
As the sky gradually darkened, Lu Yun handed the coaxed Han Ge'er to his wet nurse and put his arms around Chen Nian's waist. It must be said that Chen Nian's waist was still very thin after giving birth to a child. Lu Yun felt that he could hold it with both hands.
Chen Nian looked at Lu Yun in front of him, calculated the days and said, "It's not possible today, I have my period."
Lu Yun was stunned and asked, "Really? How long does it take for you to have menstruation?"
Shen Nian thought for a moment and said, "Ten days. My period lasts longer than most people."
Lu Yun asked: "So long?"
Shen Nian nodded and said, “Yeah.”
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