Zhu had just finished her business when she heard that Yurong had sent a letter. She immediately asked someone to open it and read it. She was really shocked when she saw it.

"This damn Xie Junze actually likes the opposite of Long Yang. No wonder he left without his family when he took up his post."

She was now glad that her daughter followed her son-in-law. Her son-in-law's appearance would tempt not only women but also many men. Thinking of this, she read the following text. Her daughter wanted her to test Yurou. If she knew and acquiesced, then it would be fine. If she didn't know, she would make other plans.

Who knew that when Zhu went to the eldest room and asked about Yurou tentatively, Xie said, "Yurou is not feeling well. I have sent someone to check on her."

Zhu, who usually didn't care much about Yurou, said, "Sister-in-law, I'm going out in a few days, why don't you let me go? You know what, Yurong wrote to me and mentioned that she met Yurou's husband on the road. Her brother-in-law was very generous and gave her a ginseng. I didn't know how to return the gift. Now it's a good opportunity. I'll go to visit the patient and bring some herbs with me."

"You don't have to go." Xie didn't want Zhu to go.

Zhu did not insist. After leaving here, she went to Xie's house alone. She was glad that someone from the eldest house became the empress, because she often summoned Yang's daughter, so Yurou lived in the capital.

"I'm her aunt. I heard that she was ill, so I came to see her." Zhu said so. She claimed to be the wife of Yang Zhao. Although Yang Zhao did not hold a high official position, he was a close confidant of the Empress and everyone knew him.

The man went in for a long time before biting his lip and saying, "Madam Zhao, our Second Mistress is recovering from her illness and I am afraid that she will pass her illness on to you. I will come to pay my respects to you next time I return home."

This reply was even more strange. Zhu couldn't help but become suspicious. It was just a normal visit to the sick. The Xie family was not a small family. How could this happen? And the person who followed him out was indeed Yurou's confidant.

But she was not a nosy person, so she said, "Okay, then I'll wait until Yurou gets better and then meet her."

Yu Rou's nanny was visibly relieved.

After leaving Xie's house, Zhu felt more and more strange.

As for Yurong, she inevitably offended Madam Quandu because of her frequent interactions with Madam Cao. She has been Madam Quandu here for ten years. People from all walks of life who come here have to pay a visit to her first. She is a well-known figure here.

Only the young Mrs. Wei was lukewarm towards her. Mrs. Su's maiden name was Wang, and she was the distant niece of Mrs. Shen Shixing. Originally, Shen Shixing and the Wei family were not on good terms. She had intended to give Yang a warning, but she never expected that Mrs. Yang, who thought she had climbed up the social ladder, dared to look down on her. This was intolerable.

"Madam Leng, this is something called the golden fruit, which comes from the south. A basket of this fruit is worth twenty taels. It's not worth much in terms of money, but it's mainly for the sake of tasting the freshness." Madam Judu handed the golden fruit to Madam Leng.

Mrs. Leng thanked him quickly and ate carefully.

Madam Leng was a cowardly person, but she was very good at making accusations. For example, now she said, "The wives of officials from the capital are different. Madam Zhudu, do you know why the son of Prime Minister Xiao Wei came to our Qingzhou?"

Madam Judu sneered, "That's because he offended the emperor. I heard that our Jingzhao Shaoyin made a mistake while in office. I don't know what the mistake was, but if it wasn't for that, he wouldn't have been the transport envoy. The emperor was very dissatisfied with the salt policy in Qingzhou. Prime Minister Shen worked for the country and the people, but the Wei family did the opposite."

Madam Leng nodded: "Prime Minister Shen is admired by common people all over the world. He is not like the Wei family, who can become an official just because of their family background. This is really despicable."

There was no commoner in the world who had not received the favor of Prime Minister Shen. It was Prime Minister Shen who proposed to abolish the Nine-Rank System and only respect the imperial examination system. Madam Leng's father also benefited from it.

However, Madam Leng also stirred up trouble: "Forget about the Wei family. I heard that Madam Wei is the Queen's niece. This..."

"She is not the Queen's biological niece. She is the fourth biological niece of the Queen. She is just a distant relative." Of course, Madam Chudu had to investigate who she wanted to deal with.

What's more, the Wei family came here to find evidence against the Shen family.

Madam Judu glanced at Madam Leng and changed the subject, "I heard that your daughter Lingyue is coming of age this year, right?"

Speaking of her daughter, Mrs. Leng talked endlessly, "Yes, she just turned fifteen. If she were in Kyoto, she could still go to a girls' school, but in Qingzhou, our family hired a scholar to teach her when she was young. I don't say she knows all the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she probably knows more."

"Well, I see that Lingyue has been taught very well by you. We used to be classmates, and I won't hide it from you. The Shen family has a fourth son. Although he is not my aunt's biological son, he is treated as his own son by my uncle. He has now achieved fame as a judge and is very promising at a young age. If you are interested, I can try for you." Madam Quandu looked at her and said warmly.

Mrs. Leng had never expected such an unexpected surprise. She had been worried about her daughter's marriage for a long time, otherwise she would not have brought her daughter to see Yang Yurong in the first place, just hoping that she could help find a good marriage for her daughter.

Now that Madam Ju Du had taken the initiative to bring up the matter and there was such a good marriage on offer, how could she not accept it?

What kind of family is Shin Sang from? My husband may be at retirement age in the next few years, so it is lucky for my daughter to marry into a good family at this time.

Mrs. Kequdu then said, "Since we are going to become relatives, why don't you do something for me?"

Mrs. Leng was stunned when she heard this.

**

"Did the little guy move in your belly today?" Wei Xuanning touched Yurong's belly with his big hand, as if he wanted to feel the baby kicking him before he would take his hand away.

Yurong imitated the voice of a child sweetly and said, "Daddy, I want to go to sleep now."

Suddenly hearing this voice, Wei Xuanning's eyes darkened, and for the first time he sternly taught her like a teacher, "Speak properly."

But Yurong wanted to be funny, "Daddy Xuanning."

Today she was wearing a white gauze dress and her hair was combed like a little girl, which made Wei Xuanning love her even more. The hand on her belly just now changed from stroking to caressing. Fortunately, Yurong had self-control and got the abortion done in one go.

Wei Xuanning looked at Yurong's belly and couldn't help but say, "Have fewer children in the future. First, you will avoid the pain of childbirth, and second,..."

The few words he muttered made Yurong blush even though she was calmer. She even hit him and said, "You also complained that I read the storybook, saying that it was full of dirty words. But you, the dignified Lord Wei, actually said these things."

"So what? I didn't tell anyone. Love between men and women is normal."

His righteous demeanor made Yurong shy. She even didn't want to talk to him during dinner, for fear that he would go berserk.

Li Rui and Xue Bai found it strange that the two of them did not act weird today. The main reason was that the eldest grandmother hid far away, while the eldest son kept staring at her, staring at her with his eyes fixed. No one knew what he was thinking, just like a big bad wolf wanting to eat a little rabbit.

And today, for the first time ever, he did not go to the study. Li Rui and Xue Bai left tactfully, smiling secretly with red faces as soon as they left the room.

After the servants had left, Wei Xuanning pulled Yurong to sit on his lap. He laid his head on her neck and took a deep breath. It was still the fragrance of orchid. Then he immediately did something that made Yurong stunned. He actually pulled her away.

"Yurong, I'm going to sleep in the study tonight. We won't meet tonight."

ah?

Yurong was really frightened when she saw his red eyes. "What's wrong? Do you want me to get you some Qingxin tea?"

Wei Xuanning said painfully: "Just stay away from you."

"Okay, okay, let them take the covering away." Yurong was now afraid that something might really happen to him.

But Wei Xuanning was afraid that Yurong would sleep alone at night, so he handed her the jade pendant he wore close to his body: "I always wear this on my chest. It was left by my late mother. I never take it off. I have worn it for many years. Don't be afraid when you sleep at night. It means I am by your side."

Just like coaxing a child, Yurong took the jade, still carrying the residual warmth of Wei Xuanning. She bit her lower lip and said innocently, "Then Daddy, please go quickly. I'll read the storybook for a while and then take a rest."

"Little devil." Wei Xuanning gritted his teeth.

…

As soon as he left, Yurong began to read a storybook. The maids brought her delicious snacks, and she even drank a cup of hot almond milk.

Seeing the steam enveloping Yurong's face, making her look even cuter, Bi Tao couldn't help but say, "Grandma, you are really pretty. Your skin is so tender that milk could drip out of it."

"Ah? I've only heard of capable women producing water, but I've never heard of tender women producing milk." Yurong found her analogy funny.

Xuebai said seriously: "It means that you are not only tender, but also as white as milky tofu. I think what Sister Bitao said is very appropriate."

"Okay, you guys are teasing me too." It was the first time that Yurong was teased by the maids.

The maids all giggled.

Yurong yawned and touched her stomach. "I'd better get some rest. Tomorrow there will be a party at Madam Judu's house, and I have to show up."

All her pajamas were made of chest-length gauze dresses because her breasts were too big and she never liked to wear those with cross collars because they were too tight and uncomfortable. After changing into her pajamas, she prepared to go to bed.

Putting the gauze curtain down, she turned over, took out the jade from under the pillow, held it in her hand, and couldn't help but sniff it. She felt that her whole body was filled with Wei Xuanning's aura.

Accompanied by the jade, she soon fell asleep.

Wei Xuan Ning, however, had a lot of trouble. When he thought of the little devil calling Xuan Ning Daddy, Daddy, and sometimes brother, he couldn't control himself at all. He even fell into self-doubt and even said that in order to satisfy his own desires, he didn't even want her to have children.

He is obviously the eldest son of the Wei family, and continuing the fireworks is one of his duties. He is really out of his mind.

Otherwise, she should be strictly prohibited from calling him that in the future. Brother Xuan Ning is fine, but calling him daddy or something like that is——

No, he still wanted to listen.

Wei Xuanning was so upset that he couldn't sleep. He looked at Loudou again and saw that it was already past midnight. He sat up. It was impossible for him to have a peaceful and quiet time in this shabby study room. He decided to go and sleep with Rongrong.