Ding blushed and complained, "This isn't your first time being a father."
Bai Zhankai hurriedly explained, "That's not what I meant... How could I forget Qingzhou? What I meant was... yes, I mean, I'm going to be a father again, I... I spoke without thinking..."
The two people at the door were trying hard to suppress their laughter.
This was the first time they had ever seen the Marquis so panicked, stuttering and incoherent.
Ding bit her lip. "But how should we make this public? After all, rumors... I'm afraid there will be false accusations, so Mianmian has a suggestion..."
Before Madam Ding could finish speaking, Bai Zhankai excitedly grabbed his wife's hand, "Xuan'er, I think... I'm gradually recovering."
"What?" Ding was taken aback.
Bai Zhankai coughed awkwardly, "It's just that... maybe because of the stimulation you gave me with the silver needles, I've actually been waking up in the mornings these past few days."
Chen Mianmian shrank her neck, grabbed Liu Xiangning, and whispered, "We're getting ready to slip away." The rest was not for the younger generation to hear.
Liu Xiangning nodded vigorously. The two secretly opened the door, quietly slipped out, and then silently closed the door again.
We left the main courtyard.
The two walked slowly.
The corners of Shen Mianmian's lips remained upturned, and the more she thought about it, the happier she became.
I looked up at the sky and saw how lovely the sun was today.
Liu Xiangning, on the other hand, hesitated for a moment, then bit her lip, steeled herself, and said, "Master, this servant is a little worried."
Chen Mianmian asked, "What are you worried about?"
“This servant…this servant may be petty and doesn’t understand the thoughts of people from such high-ranking families. This servant is afraid that if Madam has other children, it will affect the future of the heir. After all, what should be a share of the family property will be divided among others. Although this servant knows that the heir is the eldest son and will inherit the main family business, if he has no younger brothers or sisters, he will receive more.”
Chen Mianmian smiled and said, "Don't blame yourself. It's normal for you to think this way. If I didn't know the situation, I would have thought the same way. But the young master has said to me many times that he hopes to have younger siblings so that he can share his parents' expectations. Unlike now, he is under so much pressure that he can't bear it and has no way out."
Liu Xiangning suddenly realized, "Yes, if the young master had younger siblings, the marquis wouldn't have trained himself so relentlessly."
"That's the point. Power and obligations coexist. The more you gain, the more you give; and vice versa. Forget about family fortune. The Crown Prince has been oppressed since childhood, and now he doesn't even want the position of Crown Prince anymore. He'll probably be very happy to hear that he has younger siblings."
Liu Xiangning understood. "Master is right! Oh dear, we just saw how surprised the Marquis and his wife were. Now I really want to see how surprised the young master is. Does Master want to see it too?"
Chen Mianmian smiled and nodded, readily admitting, "Yes! I'm really looking forward to it!"
What she didn't say was that she had even greater expectations in her heart, but they were severely suppressed by reason.
Reason told her—enough is enough; some hopes should not be had.
...
To everyone's surprise, the Marquis sent people to Qingfeng Residence to fetch the young master, but they failed to bring him back. Apart from two letters, they didn't even see a single hair on the young master's head.
Two letters, one to the Marquis and his wife.
The other letter was addressed to Aunt Shen.
Chen Mianmian read Fengchu's letter, which said: Mr. Ouyang attaches great importance to his exam; in the past month and a half, Mr. Ouyang hasn't returned home even once. How could he possibly go home when Mr. Ouyang hasn't?
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