Chapter 423 Farewell Outside the City (I)
Xiao Yan: I can’t sleep, I really can’t sleep.
His mind was full of the fact that Lu Qinniang was pregnant.
Lu Qiniang quickly accepted the reality of her pregnancy and felt pretty good about it.
"This child is very well behaved and doesn't make trouble." She told Xiao Yan, "I used to see other pregnant women vomiting all the time. There was a young lady in the Zhou Mansion who vomited from the beginning of her pregnancy until she was five months pregnant. I heard she even vomited blood. Isn't that scary?"
Xiao Yan: I was scared before, and now I’m even more scared.
Fortunately, Lu Qiniang was able to eat and sleep well, and didn't look any different from before, so he felt relieved.
After the fifteenth, Yun Ting and Jiang Quan will set off for Yongji County.
Lu Qiniang wanted to go to Shili Pavilion outside the city to see him off, but Xiao Yan refused to let her.
On the day of departure, Xiao Yan, Erya, Sanya and Ah Huang went to Shili Pavilion early in the morning.
I waited for a long time but no one showed up.
San Ya couldn't help but said, "Dad, could he have left already?"
"That's definitely not possible." Erya said firmly, "We left as soon as the city gate opened. Besides, Yun Ting is going to take up his post, not to escape. Is there any need to rush him?"
"He must have been delayed at home," Xiao Yan said. "The old lady must be reluctant to let him go and has a lot to tell him. Plus, he's probably with Jiang Quan, so the Jiang family must have delayed him for some time as well."
Although the imperial edict has not yet been issued, the marriage between Jiang Yi and the Fifth Young Master is already a foregone conclusion.
So today, the Fifth Young Master should also come to see me off.
Speak of the devil and he will appear.
The fifth young master arrived, bringing only pine cigarettes with him, so the master and servant hired a carriage.
"Brother-in-law." When the Fifth Young Master saw Xiao Yan, he stepped forward and greeted him.
"Yeah." Xiao Yan nodded at him, "You didn't go to court today, so you asked for leave?"
"Today, several princes will come to the palace to meet the emperor. The emperor ordered yesterday that court will be suspended for one day." The fifth prince answered honestly.
Xiao Yan: "..."
Okay, got it, his students are here.
"Uncle, has Prince Liu Jian of Yan also come?" San Ya asked hurriedly.
"Here he is." The Fifth Young Master said with a smile, "If you are familiar with him, you can visit him later to catch up. He now lives in—"
"Not really." San Ya waved her hands repeatedly, "Just asking casually, I'm just asking casually."
Really, the crybaby comes so soon.
"Who is coming to Beijing this time?" Xiao Yan asked.
"There's the Prince of Yan, the Prince of Guangling, and the eldest grandson of the Prince of Qi..."
These people include not only the emperor's grandsons, but also the emperor's brothers' sons and grandsons.
There are probably more than a dozen of them in total.
When Xiao Yan thought of the group of Yun Ting, his head started buzzing with pain.
Lu Qinniang, please give birth to a daughter.
My son gets a headache just thinking about it.
Xiao Yan then asked about the Fifth Young Master's wedding preparations.
The Fifth Young Master blushed slightly, "Although I already know about this, the imperial decree hasn't been issued yet, so I haven't made any preparations yet."
Xiao Yan frowned when he heard this.
"How can this be justified?" Erya was the first to speak up for the Fifth Young Master. "How can the Emperor go back on his word after personally promising something? It's clear that those people in the palace have no intention of arranging a proper marriage for you."
The Fifth Young Master looked embarrassed.
Seeing this, Erya regretted her outspokenness.
However, due to the tyranny of the eldest lady, no one in the Zhou mansion would take care of things for him.
"I'll discuss this with Zhao Zhao and Jiang Xuan later," Xiao Yan said, "and see how much we can help you arrange the marriage properly. Although the Jiang family doesn't have many elders left, there are so many old members who are looking forward to Jiang Yi's good days. It wouldn't be right if the ceremony was shabby."
"I can help too." said Erya.
When she was in the Zhou Mansion, the Fifth Young Master took good care of her, and she always kept it in mind.
"I can only help stop the groom, so I'd better not help." San Ya touched her nose and said.
The main thing is that even the Fifth Young Master can't beat her.
Don't look back, you really can't get in and you won't be able to marry a new wife.
Everyone laughed.
Xiao Yan suddenly thought that if he didn't mention Lu Qiniang, the Fifth Young Master would probably think he was deliberately avoiding her.
So he thought for a moment and said, "You're family, so I won't hide it from you. Your sister would definitely rush to help arrange something as important as your marriage. But her health doesn't allow it..."
"What's wrong with your sister?" The Fifth Young Master became nervous.
"She's pregnant."
The Fifth Young Master was surprised, and then he kept congratulating her, "Congratulations, sister and brother-in-law!"
My sister is pregnant!
Very good.
To be honest, Lu Qiniang has been with Xiao Yan for so long, but there has been no sign of pregnancy, and the Fifth Young Master is also worried.
If two people don't have children, the marriage always feels less solid.
Moreover, Lu Qinniang had been poisoned before, so the Fifth Young Master was always worried that this incident had affected her.
Now that he heard that Lu Qiniang was pregnant, the Fifth Young Master was sincerely happy for her.
"Then please don't let my sister worry too much," he said. "My marriage is nothing. Although the eldest lady is indeed harsh and stingy, with so many eyes watching, it is also for the face of the Zhou family. She dare not go too far."
"Of course I wouldn't dare to show it on the surface, but I have so many little tricks on the inside that can make people uncomfortable." Erya said.
She was almost certain that the eldest lady would cause trouble.
The Fifth Young Master blushed slightly, and said awkwardly, "Miss Jiang, Miss Jiang said—said, it's none of my business."
To be precise, this is what Jiang Yi said.
"Don't worry about the marriage. I want to see which of those monsters in your house dares to dance in front of me. I'm worried that I won't have the chance to deal with them!"
So domineering.
Erya chuckled and said, "That's right, with Aunt Jiang here, there's nothing to worry about."
The Fifth Young Master's face turned even redder.
He is really useless, and Miss Jiang is really tough.
He should have gone directly to Jiang Mansion to send Jiang Quan off today, but now he has a marriage on his mind, and when he thinks of Jiang Yi, he feels shy and is too embarrassed to see her.
But she will come soon...
This thought was like a feather, gently scratching the tip of his heart, bringing with it waves of indescribable throbbing and tension.
He subconsciously straightened his clothes, which were actually very neatly done, and cleared his throat, as if he was about to face not his fiancée, but the most formidable opponent in the throne room.
Just thinking about this "opponent" made his ears burn. His usual outspokenness and sharpness now turned into a gentleness wrapped in the clumsy shyness that befitted a teenager.
"Here she comes!" Erya shouted, "Aunt Jiang is here!"
The Fifth Young Master's heart skipped a beat and he almost held his breath.
In the distance, the sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, crisp and sharp, breaking the tranquility of the early morning and making his heart beat.
Two horses came riding side by side. Jiang Yi was not wearing complicated clothes today. Her neat riding clothes outlined her agile figure. Her black hair was tied up high, fixed with a simple jade hairpin, revealing her smooth and full forehead and graceful neck.
She controlled the reins with a calm and powerful posture, chatting and laughing with her brother beside her, a hearty smile on the corner of her lips, and her whole body seemed to be glowing with exuberant vitality.
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