Chapter 583 What Kind of Engagement?
The sun sets in the west.
Gu Jingxi returned from outside. He had just reached the door and hadn't even entered the house when he heard his son calling out in a childish voice, "Sister, I like sister." He paused, his emotions instantly becoming complicated.
Even though she took contraceptives, how could Ayao still get pregnant?
That quack doctor Wen's medicine is no good! What happened to the 100% effective contraception?
The next moment, the sound of a baby babbling came from inside again. Gu Jingxi breathed a sigh of relief. Her son could talk now and wouldn't babble like that. It meant there was a baby in the house, not that A Yao was pregnant.
After Gu Jingxi entered the room, he looked in the direction of the sound and saw A Yao sitting on a soft couch by the window. There were two children on the couch, one was Wanwan, and the other was a baby who looked to be only a few months old, wearing a pink bib and pink pants.
He stepped forward and asked, "Ayao, whose child is this?"
Meng Jinyao's attention was focused on the two children, and she didn't notice him coming in. She only turned around when she heard his voice and smiled, "Husband is back! This is Ayan's daughter, her nickname is Nuonuo." As she spoke, she picked up the chubby little dumpling, "Look at her, isn't she adorable?"
Gu Jingxi looked down and examined the little girl closely. Her eyes were big and round, and she looked like a beautifully carved jade. He nodded gently and said, "Yes, she is quite cute."
When Wanwan saw her father, she instinctively reached out to hug him and called out to him in her childish voice, "Father."
Gu Jingxi responded, bent down to pick up her son, and asked, "Weren't you supposed to be going to the Wen family banquet today? When did the princess arrive? Why didn't I see her?"
Meng Jinyao shook her head: "Ayan didn't come. I brought the child back from the Duke of Shen's mansion."
Gu Jingxi looked astonished: "Ayao, why did you bring someone else's daughter back?"
Meng Jinyao replied, "Isn't it because you don't have a daughter and are envious of other people's? Ayan is generous and let me bring Nuonuo back to raise for a few days, so that Wanwan can have a companion. He doesn't have any playmates at home. Although Xiuyuan's Yunxin is a year older than Wanwan, they are about the same age. However, Wanwan is Yunxin's fourth uncle, and Xiuyuan and his wife are very reserved because of their seniority. They are afraid that Yunxin will offend Wanwan, an elder, so they keep a close eye on him. The two children can't play together."
Gu Jingxi naturally had no objections. Her son was surrounded by adults every day, and it was indeed lonely without children to play with. Although this little girl couldn't speak yet, she was at least a playmate.
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Meanwhile, Princess Jingning and her husband Shen Yunzhou enjoyed themselves at the manor for several days before reluctantly returning home.
These past few days have been the most comfortable and carefree for them since Nuonuo was born. They no longer have to take care of the child until they break down every day, nor do they have to stay up late to take care of the child. They go to bed early and get up early every day, and their complexion has improved a lot. They are in high spirits.
After entering the city, the couple did not go straight home, but went to the Changxing Marquis's residence to pick up their daughter.
Seeing his wife's guilty look, Shen Yunzhou couldn't help but laugh and say, "Who was it that rushed out of the house that day, afraid that our daughter would be sent back? Why are you acting guilty now?"
Princess Jingning smiled awkwardly: "Isn't it because I feel guilty? We've been doing our job for a few days, eating, drinking, and sleeping well, and we're full of energy now. But Ayao and her husband have been helping us take care of the children, and they haven't been sleeping well at night. I guess they're all exhausted."
Upon arriving at the Marquis of Changxing's residence, Princess Jingning quietly asked a maid, "How are your master and mistress doing lately? Have they been acting strangely?"
The maid was somewhat puzzled by this, but still answered truthfully, "Your Highness, our Marquis and his wife are both doing well."
"fine?"
Princess Jingning was taken aback, feeling that the maid hadn't told the truth; she knew how difficult Nuonuo was to take care of.
The maid led the couple to the banquet hall, served them tea respectfully, and then said, "Please wait a moment, Princess and Young Master Shen. The Marquis and his wife will be here shortly."
About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Meng Jinyao and her husband arrived.
Princess Jingning and Shen Yunzhou looked at the couple who appeared at the door at the same time. The couple had smiles on their faces and showed no signs of fatigue. Meng Jinyao was carrying their daughter Nuonuo and Gu Jingxi was carrying Wanwan as they slowly walked into the living room.
Upon seeing this, Princess Jingning and Shen Yunzhou were taken aback.
Is that correct?
Gu Jingxi is busy with official duties and probably won't help take care of Nuonuo in the evenings, but Meng Jinyao likes Nuonuo so much that she will definitely take care of her, since wet nurses can't soothe Nuonuo.
You know, when they were taking care of Nuonuo, they didn't have this much energy.
When Meng Jinyao saw the couple looking at her expectantly, she didn't think much of it and assumed they missed Nuonuo. So she smiled and said, "Ayan, didn't you say you'd send the child back to me when I got tired of her? It's only been a few days, and you two can't bear to part with her anymore, so you came to pick her up in person."
Princess Jingning said apologetically, "Nuonuo is a difficult child to take care of. She is very noisy at night. How can we bother you for too long? So we will take her back today, otherwise you will be exhausted."
Meng Jinyao replied, "Nuonuo is very well-behaved. She doesn't cry or fuss during the day, and she sleeps well at night. Taking care of her doesn't take much effort. Do you two have some misunderstanding about the child?"
Shen Yunzhou: "..."
Princess Jingning: "..."
Did they mishear?
Their child is such a crybaby, sometimes even his parents find him annoying, but in other people's eyes he's a well-behaved child.
Princess Jingning forced a smile: "Ayao, are you talking about our Nuonuo?"
Meng Jinyao said, "Of course it's Nuonuo. Don't believe me? Ask Nuonuo's wet nurse."
Princess Jingning didn't quite believe it, but she didn't dwell on the matter. She exchanged pleasantries with the couple for a while, and then took her child and the child's wet nurse home.
Back home, Princess Jingning inquired with the wet nurse about the baby's condition over the past few days. She learned from the wet nurse that the baby had been very well-behaved and had hardly cried.
The couple wondered if it was because they didn't know how to take care of the child that the child was crying.
Then they heard the wet nurse say, "Perhaps because the young master is with her, the young lady sleeps with him at night and plays with him during the day. When she gets tired, she goes to sleep, so she doesn't make much noise."
Upon hearing this, the couple exchanged a glance and then revealed an expression of realization.
But the next moment, Shen Yunzhou's face darkened: "Our Nuonuo is a young lady, how can she sleep in the same bed with a man?"
Princess Jingning glared at him and said, "What are you saying? Nuonuo is only a few months old, and Wanwan is still very young. Why do we need to avoid these things?"
Shen Yunzhou retorted, "Does a baby not count as a girl after a few months?"
Princess Jingning curled her lips into a smile and teased, "Since that's the case, why not arrange a marriage for them? They've already slept together, so it wouldn't be right to leave Wanwan to take responsibility without an engagement, wouldn't you say?"
Shen Yunzhou was displeased. His face darkened, and he said irritably, "What engagement? That boy from the Gu family is still breastfeeding, and our Nuonuo is still a pure and innocent girl. She only slept with him a few times, and didn't do anything else. How can we get engaged because of that?"
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