The next day, Baili Qingluan entered the palace at dusk.
"Sister Qingluan, didn't An Ge'er come with you?"
"Brother An sent Brother Jie and Brother Wen to study at the Imperial College, and he had to arrange for invitations to be delivered to various prefectures, so he didn't come with us."
"The fifteenth is the big wedding day for Prince Fu's Mansion. Are all the wedding preparations almost done? If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know."
Baili Qingluan nodded, "I'm almost ready. I need the Queen's help with something when I go to the palace today."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Xiao Lingyu asked.
Baili Qingluan saw that the palace was filled with familiar palace servants like Mo Shu, and asked, "Lu Yuan's children should be running around right now, right?"
Xiao Lingyu was surprised. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. I haven't seen Lu Yuan for a long time. I miss her a little."
"Brother Jie said that after his second sister gets married, Lu Yuan will come to the capital, and then I will be able to see Lu Yuan and her twins. I know that it was you who nursed Lu Yuan's body so that she could give birth to twins. I came here to ask my sister to nurse Yu Lan's body so that she can also conceive twins."
"Sister Qingluan, you're trying to induce labor before they even get married? That's unacceptable."
Xiao Lingyu finally understood that whether in ancient times or modern times, urging marriage and childbirth is inevitable.
"I... I'm not trying to force the birth. Yu Lan has a nice waist and looks good at giving birth. I just want her to have both a boy and a girl so my father and mother don't have to wait too long. I also want to make them happy."
Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, "Last time, before Yu Lan even arrived in Beijing, your mother had already set the date for their wedding. I think this time, your mother is pushing for a baby because she wants to have a grandson."
"This... no, this idea just came to me last night. Can the Queen's sister do it? I still have ten days to nurse Yu Lan back to health and let her give birth to twins."
Xiao Lingyu was somewhat helpless. "Sister Qingluan, having twin boys and girls depends on chance. After all, it is rare. If I had a secret recipe, I would give birth to Xiaowu and Xiaoliu together."
Baili Qingluan thought about it and realized that it was true, and felt a little disappointed for a moment.
"Don't be discouraged. It's difficult to have twins, so just give birth to more sons."
Baili Qingluan's eyes lit up, "Do you have a secret recipe for giving birth to a son?"
"Ha..." Xiao Lingyu couldn't help laughing out loud.
See, if you give birth to a son, he will inherit the throne in the future.
"Yes, it's a recipe contributed by Elder Lu. It helps me regulate my body so I can have more sons, but I haven't used it yet. Whether the second baby is a boy or a girl is up to fate. Are you sure you want Yu Lan to have a son as her first child?"
"Is Mr. Lu's prescription really the secret recipe for giving birth to a son in the first pregnancy?" Baili Qingluan was skeptical about Mr. Lu's medical skills.
Xiao Lingyu nodded: "Saint Princess Xie Wanyi used this recipe to regulate her body, and now she is pregnant with a boy."
"Then let Yu Lan use this secret recipe for having more sons. Please ask the Queen to tell her about this. It's not appropriate for me, as her elder sister, to do so..."
"Okay, leave it to me."
Bright Moon Pavilion
Xiao Xier lay on the couch, swinging her little feet up and down, holding her little cheeks with both hands, and looking at Xu Yulan who was putting on makeup in the mirror with a smile.
"Not counting today, you'll be getting married in fourteen days, Aunt Yulan. Are you looking forward to it? Are you happy?"
Xu Yulan glanced at her sideways and said with a smile, "You will be of marriageable age in eleven years. Once you meet someone and they arrange a marriage, you will know whether you will be happy if you marry someone."
Is she getting married?
She could never get married in her past life or this life, so she could only find a husband.
"Aunt Yulan, it's going to be another ten years before I get married. Even without you saying it, I know you're looking forward to it and you're very happy, right?"
Xu Yulan didn't have the nerve to tell the truth in front of Xiao Xier, so she said tactfully, "Becoming a relative has always been a happy event, and of course it makes people happy."
"Hehehe..." Xiao Xier said with a smile: "You are right. If I marry the person I love, I will be happier."
"What's the matter? You look so happy." Xiao Lingyu walked in.
"Mother." Xiao Xier hurriedly sat up, "Where's Aunt Qingluan? Didn't she come with you?"
"She has something else to do and has already left the palace."
"What?" Xiao Xi'er was dumbfounded. "Aunt Yulan hadn't even finished getting dressed to go see her yet, and she left?"
Xiao Lingyu glanced at Xu Yulan, who was putting on makeup. Her makeup was becoming more and more exquisite. "Only your Aunt Qingluan came. An Ge'er and his uncle didn't come. She must be in a hurry to go back because she has other things to do."
Xu Yulan felt a little disappointed when she heard this. She thought that Master Lang had also come and wanted to stay for lunch.
Xiao Lingyu took out the recipe from her back and put it on the table while waiting for Xu Yulan to finish putting on makeup.
Xiao Xier was curious, so she picked it up and took a look. Seeing some familiar Chinese medicinal herbs such as motherwort on it, she immediately understood what the recipe was.
Xiao Xier turned her head to look at Xu Yulan. Aunt Yulan had a good figure with curves in all the right places, and it seemed that she didn't need any conditioning.
Xu Yulan saw through the mirror that there was a piece of paper full of words on the table, and quickly asked Qiao'er and others to speed up their makeup.
Less than half a cup of tea later, Xu Yulan left Qiao'er and sent the other palace servants away. She then sat down in front of the mother and daughter. "Sister Queen, this looks like a prescription. Is it for me?"
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said bluntly, "You will be getting married soon. Before getting married, women always take care of themselves at their parents' home. Then, they marry into their husband's family and have a son on their wedding night, which helps them gain a firm foothold in their husband's family."
Xu Yulan's face flushed red with shame. Why didn't the Queen sister take it into consideration? Xiao Xier was still here.
But then Xiao Xier said, "Mother is right. You should give birth to a son as your first child. Give birth to the eldest son first. Not only will he inherit everything from Baili Xuanlang, including his title, but he will also be the eldest brother and should support his younger siblings. He won't be bullied by others."
"If the first child is a girl, then she will be the eldest daughter and will become a princess in the future. Before she gets married, you and her father will protect her. After she gets married and moves to her husband's family, if her younger brothers and sisters are not grown up, she may have to bear the consequences alone if she is bullied by her husband's family. If she has older brothers, it is better than having no brothers at all."
Hearing this, Xu Yulan was shocked.
What Xiao Xier said in this novel actually makes so much sense.
Thinking about her own experience, if her parents had given her a brother, she would not have to force herself to grow up so quickly. She also wanted to have an older brother who could protect her and pamper her.
Her daughter must be spoiled by an older brother.
"That's true, but I can't control whether the baby is a boy or a girl. It depends on fate, right?"
Xiao Lingyu smiled and pushed the recipe on the table towards Xu Yulan. "This is a secret recipe for giving birth to a son. It's perfectly fine to drink a course of this medicine before getting married. It guarantees you'll have a son on your wedding night."
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