Qin smiled and said, "Offspring are important. When you give birth to a grandson, bring him to the capital. Once I've sorted out my affairs there, I can come here to see my daughter." She added, "Let Lu stay to serve you. I'm worried about you being surrounded by little girls."
Xu Lanyin nodded in agreement. Not to mention those thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls, even she herself didn't know much about conceiving and raising children. Aunt Jia was quite old, but she could only do rough work. She couldn't cook well, and she wasn't good at delicate work.
Qin also asked Madam Qin to help take care of Xu Lanyin. She felt sad again at the thought of being separated from her daughter.
Madam Qin smiled and said, "Yin'er is our niece, so it's her responsibility to take care of her. Don't worry, cousin. I will pick a thoughtful and good cooking maid to serve her tomorrow. Pregnant women can be very picky."
Qin said happily, "That couldn't be better. Thank you, sister-in-law."
Zhao Wu walked in, handed the horse reins and whip to He Dong, and took off his straw raincoat and handed it to him. Xiao Zhuzi rushed forward and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Second Master, congratulations, Second Master."
Zhao Wu was stunned and asked, "What's the good news?"
Xiao Zhuzi said in a clear voice, "The doctor came to check Second Madam's pulse and said she is pregnant."
Zhao Wu was overjoyed and immediately walked towards the Chuihua Gate. After taking two steps, he stopped, pulled out a silver ingot from his pocket, and tossed it to Xiao Zhuzi, praising him, "You're a clever boy." He then said to He Dong, who was leading the horse, "Go to the restaurant and buy some more food. I want to have a few more drinks, and you and those big brothers from the yamen should also have a good drink."
Zhao Wu walked quickly to the backyard, and the sounds of Qin and Madam Qin, mother and daughter, talking and laughing drifted out from the small window.
Zhao Wu stopped and looked at the familiar little window. From now on, the sounds of his wife and children's laughter would drift out from that window. Thinking of his wife and soft child, his heart was filled with warmth...
He looked up at the sky. Through the fine rain, he saw a gray sky with dark clouds hanging low. Even if the sky fell, he would hold it up. For Yin Yin, for his children, for this family.
He calmed himself down before walking into the house.
Zhao Wu gave Xu Langu a big smile when he entered the room, then bowed to Qin Chang and Madam Qin, and asked, "Yin Yin is pregnant, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
Qin and Madam Qin talked about a lot of precautions and said they would send Lu and a maid to serve Xu Lanyin. Zhao Wu breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to them to express his gratitude.
That night, Zhao Wu lifted up Xu Lanyin's shirt and stared at her flat belly without blinking. He muttered, "It hasn't grown at all. It's just as flat as before."
Xu Lanyin gestured with him, pointing her little finger and said with a smile, "The child is only as big as a fingernail now."
Zhao Wu obviously didn't believe it, "You even know this, don't you?"
Xu Lanyin said, "I just know it. Don't disbelieve it, it's really like this."
Zhao Wu pecked her little mouth and said in a coaxing tone, "Okay, my wife knows everything. She's very smart. But no matter how smart she is, you have to worry less in the future. I'll take care of everything..."
He also gave Xu Lanyin three rules and told her a lot of things she was not allowed to do.
Xu Lanyin nodded perfunctorily, having her own thoughts. Childbirth was difficult in ancient times; a single mishap could result in two deaths. To ensure a successful birth, she absolutely forbade overeating and insisted on exercising regularly, not growing too tall. On that particular day, Xu Lanyin slept until noon. Madam Lu and Nanny Ye, sent by the Qin residence, had already arrived. The Qin residence had also sent her plenty of bird's nest and other supplements suitable for pregnant women.
Nanny Ye specially prepared pregnancy meals for Xu Lanyin, including bird's nest with rock sugar, steamed egg custard, bean skin, black fungus and meat-filled buns, and yam and date cakes.
The taste is very good.
Xu Lanyin rewarded Madam Ye and smiled at Madam Lu, "Thank you for troubling Aunt Ding. After I give birth, you can go to the capital to reunite with Uncle Ding and Xiao Ran."
Mrs. Lu quickly knelt down and said with a smile, "Aunt, you are so kind to me. You have been so kind to our family and have brought up Xiao Ran to be so successful. I have always wanted to do my best for you, Aunt, and now I finally have the chance to show it. I am so happy."
Ding Xiaoran had gained some fame in the capital's chess world, occasionally playing with the Fourth Prince, Grand Tutor Zhou, and Prince Consort Chai. His good looks, however, occasionally led to harassment from unruly young men. But he had the backing of the Nanyang Princess's Mansion, connections with prominent figures, and a reclusive lifestyle, so those dandies didn't dare to force their way in.
In the afternoon, Xu Qingyan came back with his two children in the rain.
When they heard that they were going to be grandfather, uncle and aunt, the three of them were all smiling happily.
Xu Lanyue whispered to Xu Lanyin, "Sister, Daddy agreed to let me stay with my sister and brother-in-law."
Before returning to the countryside, the little girl quietly expressed to Xu Lanyin her desire to stay. She knew that her father was busy with official duties, and even if she went to the capital, they would have little time to spend together. She also knew that one of the reasons for the rift between her aunt and her father was because of her mother. Even though her aunt was very kind to her, she still preferred to live with her eldest sister.
Xu Lanyin knew what she was thinking and thought it was better not to have her in Qin's presence. She said that as long as her father agreed, she could stay with him.
Xu Lanyue continued, "When my second brother heard that I could stay, he also wanted to stay with my eldest sister. Not only did Daddy not agree, he even scolded him a few times, and my second brother even cried."
Xu Lanyin also couldn't bear to leave the little boy. After she traveled through time, she spent much more time with the little boy than with Qin, and Xu Lanting was also very attached to her. But since he was Qin's biological son, and a son, Xu Qingyan and Qin would definitely not let him stay.
On the morning of the 22nd, Xu Lanyin, Xu Lanyue, Mrs. Qin and her daughter, Mrs. Min and her daughter, Mrs. Hu and her daughter, Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Li, brought a few children, a group of good friends from the neighborhood, Huazi and Mazi, and sent Mrs. Qin and the others to the entrance of the alley.
The men would escort them out of town.
Looking at the carriage that was gradually moving away and Xu Lanting's little head popping out from the right side of the carriage, Xu Lanting burst into tears.
After going to the capital, there was no longer any Qin family. Instead, there was Chai family, whose maiden name was Chai Qingyan.
The guests who were sent off had lunch at Zhao's house, and because they were afraid of tiring Xu Lanyin, they all said goodbye and went home.
The house was silent. Even Huazi and Mazi were lying on the porch in disgust. Xu Lanyin was very uncomfortable with it.
She sat by the window, staring at the yard in a daze, when a small body squeezed in beside her.
Xu Lanyue leaned against her and said, "Sister, you still have your brother-in-law and me." She touched her belly again and said, "There is also my little nephew, plus Brother Li, so there are five people in our family."
Xu Lanyin touched her belly and smiled, "Lan Yue is right." After a pause, she added, "Not necessarily. What if..."
If she got pregnant with twins, there would be six people in the family. In many time-travel novels in the past, the heroine was most likely to give birth to twins, and there were even triplets or quadruplets.
But this era doesn’t like twins.
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