Chapter 315: You’re Pregnant!
The embarrassment in front of everyone made Zhao alert instantly. Although she was not close to her biological daughter Lu Xinran, she had to believe in her ability.
Is there something wrong with the Cao family?
Thinking of the family of the Minister of War who had collapsed at the annual meeting the year before, she couldn't help but swallow nervously.
She tugged at Lu Xinlan's sleeve as if asking for help. Lu Xinlan met her slightly panicked gaze and patted the back of her hand soothingly.
"It couldn't be better if my eldest brother's marriage was settled. We will have another wedding in the new year."
Being able to hold a wedding naturally means that the Cao family will not receive a big gift package. Zhao's anxious heart suddenly settled down, and she smiled again.
She glanced at Lu Xinran with her remaining eyes and snorted proudly.
Although she was the daughter of the eldest son of the Shangshu family and not the eldest daughter, she was a perfect match for Lu Yuanheng.
My son's marriage has been delayed for two years. I finally found someone I like. I can't let this damn girl ruin it.
Lu Xinran rolled her eyes. She really couldn't understand how Zhao could remain so stupid for ten years.
Normal people grow smarter as they age. Is her brain filled with grass?
Song Junyan in the front yard suddenly heard this series of complaints and hurriedly lowered his head to suppress the smile that was forming at the corner of his lips.
How much does his young wife dislike her biological mother?
I can hear her sharp complaints every time.
Pei still had many doubts in her mind. Zhao felt that the eldest daughter of the Cao family and Lu Yuanheng were a perfect match. If it were before yesterday, she would have had this idea, but after hearing about the dirty things in the Cao Mansion, she began to hesitate again.
As if he could see what she was thinking, Lu Xinran took her hand and whispered, "Grandma, where in the inner house of this capital city doesn't there exist secrets that cannot be told to outsiders? If you can turn a blind eye to them, just let them go."
Pei looked at her in surprise. This girl...what does this mean?
Lu Xinran smiled innocently, with an expression of 'I was just talking casually', which made Pei unable to guess what she was thinking.
Lu Xinlan also agreed with what she said.
Even Liu, whom they all thought was a kind person at the beginning, had been making trouble for her openly and covertly because she was unwilling to have children early.
She had to deal with her mother-in-law's nitpicking and sudden troubles every day at the Tang family.
Human nature is inherently complex, so why take it too seriously?
Zhao was still happily thinking about how proud she would be among the noble ladies in the capital after her new bride came home.
So what if Liu looks down on her Yuanheng? The girl from the Cao family is ten thousand times better than Tang Wanrou!
Lu Xinran was smiling happily as she flipped through Zhao's booklet. She didn't have time to flip through the booklets of the female members of the Cao family yesterday.
But a girl who could survive a fight in the inner chamber of Cao's family must be very capable and scheming.
With Zhao's character, the other party could easily control her.
She just sat there waiting to see the excitement, to see how Zhao would go out in glory and embarrass herself after being caught by her daughter-in-law.
Lu Xinlan listened to her thoughts and looked at Zhao with sympathy.
They chatted in Pei's room until noon. After the family had lunch in the yard, the two sisters returned to the yard to talk in private.
"Why have you been acting strange these past two days? Have you discovered something?"
As soon as Lu Xinlan entered the room, she pulled Lu Xinran over and looked him up and down. A thought suddenly crossed her mind and her face changed instantly. Her eyes couldn't help but look at Lu Xinran's lower abdomen.
"You're pregnant, aren't you?"
Lu Xinran followed her gaze to his own belly, then waved his hands in embarrassment.
"No, no, he took some medicine. My belly has been drooping these days, so there shouldn't be any problems with my period these days."
That day, she told Song Junyan that she wanted to give birth later. The next day, he asked for a prescription from a trusted imperial physician and had her take the medicine once a month while she was resting.
She was originally worried about the indulgence on the wedding night, but the familiar changes in her body in the past few days made her feel a little relieved.
"That's good. The current situation is unstable, and it would be more convenient for us not to have children."
Her words surprised Lu Xinran, and he didn't quite understand what she meant by the unstable situation.
"Why, the princes have made all kinds of calculations for the position of crown prince, and everyone knows about it. Do you really think that no one can see what these things mean?"
No one wants to talk about it more, simply because they don't want to be misunderstood as taking sides.
But she is different. They are sisters who always stand together, and he will only stand by his sister.
Lu Xinran knew that she didn't think about the emperor and the country prince, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when Lu Xinlan said this, another thought suddenly popped up in her mind.
Song Junyu is so reckless and conceited, bumping into her again and again to provoke her. Is there really no one behind this?
If he had someone like that country prince by his side, everything would seem more reasonable, right?
Lu Xinlan watched her fall into deep thought while she was talking. She waved silently to call the servant over and asked him to bring in a pot of hot water.
She can tell that the other person is keeping secrets from her, but not all secrets need to be shared between the two of them.
There must be a reason why Lu Xinran didn't say anything. She just needs to wait for her to mention it and then tell her.
"Sister, what do you think we should do if the capital city becomes chaotic?"
"Chaos?" Lu Xinlan raised his eyebrows in confusion: "The chaos you are talking about is the undercurrent in the court, or is it chaos in the true sense?"
"All of them, right? And, well, the emperor is not as healthy as he looks..."
She picked out the parts of her discovery on the eve of the New Year and briefly mentioned them. "If he really died suddenly and there was no crown prince, wouldn't the capital city be in chaos?"
That country prince is the Queen Mother's own flesh and blood. If he finds an opportunity to use some means to make the Queen Mother believe in his identity and be willing to help him ascend the throne, the capital city will be in real chaos at that time.
Lu Xinlan saw that she was already worried while she was talking, and a dark color flashed across her eyes.
There is chaos in the capital...but the chaos caused by the prince trying to seize the throne should be nothing to the people in front of us.
After all, these things have appeared in the history books I learned in my previous life.
What made her so worried must be something more complicated or even potentially destabilizing.
She took Lu Xinran's hand, her voice gentle yet firm.
"No matter what happens, the first thing we have to do is to protect ourselves. Sister, if that day really comes, we can still find a chance to leave the capital, hide our identities, or go overseas to Nanzhao. There is always a place for you and me in this big world."
So, don't worry.
Even if men are unreliable, they still have each other.
Lu Xinran was moved and took her hand: "I know that my sister treats me the best, but don't worry, I will never let that day happen again."
They should stay in the capital and live a rich and stable life!
She doesn't want to be displaced and has no time to create a "self-improvement" persona for herself.