The status of the Zhenyuan Marquisate remained unchanged in this change. Years later, Pei Yuanxuan returned from his studies and became the eldest son of the Zhenyuan Marquisate, the leader of the nobles. Pei Yuanxuan's status in the capital was not neglected because of his long absence. Instead, people competed to curry favor with him.

But Pei Yuanxuan not only looks like Xiao Yunyan in recent years, but also has a very similar personality. He is gentle yet distant. He has put everything he learned in Yunzhou into full use, leaving those who wanted to gain benefits by building connections with him without any promises.

At a palace banquet, the emperor saw Pei Yuanxuan and liked him very much. As Pei Yuanxuan was close in age to the prince, he brought him into the palace to be the prince's companion. Pei Yuanxuan was a student of Su Gong, and with him accompanying the prince, the prince's academic performance improved rapidly, which made the emperor like Pei Yuanxuan even more.

Everything is developing in a different direction from the previous life, and is getting better and better.

In the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion, Xiao Yunrou was not feeling so good. She was already 29 years old, but she was pregnant again at this age. Because of her age, she vomited everything she ate and felt drowsy all day, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Shen's health was not good, but seeing that Xiao Yunrou was still pregnant at this age, she didn't care about her health and forced herself to come to visit Xiao Yunrou. When she saw Xiao Yunrou's haggard and pale face, and saw that she was almost three months pregnant but was thinner than before, she was very worried.

Pei Lingfeng hadn't expected that Xiao Yunrou would have such a big reaction to her pregnancy this time. The two sons were fine before. Except for being a little sleepy, they had no problems at all.

"It's all your fault. I can't eat anymore. If the imperial physician hadn't come every day, I'd be afraid that I wouldn't be able to save the baby."

Xiao Yunrou leaned against the bed and drank the pregnancy-preserving medicine, complaining with a bitter face to Pei Lingfeng who came back early to accompany her.

Pei Lingfeng was also very distressed. He had been looking for folk remedies everywhere these days just to make Xiao Yunrou eat. But apart from the plain porridge, she couldn't eat anything fishy or anything. She would vomit if she ate anything. She had lost so much weight in the past few months that he was afraid she would run away if the wind blew away.

"Don't talk nonsense, our child will be fine, and you will be fine too."

Pei Lingfeng hugged Xiao Yunrou gently and stroked her lower abdomen with one hand.

"The first two were sons. You ate well and slept well when you were carrying them. This one is so different. I guess it's a daughter."

Pei Lingfeng had always wanted to have a daughter with Xiao Yunrou, but it hadn't happened for many years and he gradually gave up the idea. But he never expected that she would be pregnant and his beloved wife would be in such a state.

"Why don't you say that I'm too old to handle the hardship of pregnancy?"

Xiao Yunrou didn't care whether the baby was a boy or a girl. If she had just gotten married, she might have been a little anxious, but now that she had given birth to two sons, her position was secure. It would be even better if this baby was a girl, so that she would have both a son and a daughter.

"If he's a bad boy, I'll throw him into the military camp for training and let him be naughty from birth."

Pei Lingfeng felt a little disgusted. If it was a daughter, she would be spoiled like a baby by him. But a son? It was a good thing for him to let his beloved wife suffer and just throw her into the military camp.

Xiao Yunrou was a little amused when she saw Pei Lingfeng was so disgusted. She looked at her belly tenderly, thinking of her daughter. She was also looking forward to it.

Xiao Yunrou was not feeling well and had no energy to take care of the household affairs. Fortunately, there were no corrupt officials in the mansion for her to be on guard against. As long as the managers reported to her according to the regulations every day, she could finish the work in one or two hours every day.

Zhuang was the most heartbroken when Xiao Yunrou got pregnant again. She had not gotten pregnant for many years since she gave birth to her daughter. She had watched her husband bring in concubines one after another, and she had to raise a bastard. She had thought that this was the end of her life, but when Xiao Yunrou got pregnant at the age of nearly 30, she had hope again.

Therefore, Zhuang began to secretly look for some secret recipes for having a child. She tried one recipe after another, hoping that one would really work and help her get pregnant.

Although several men did not know about Zhuang's affairs, Xiao Yunrou and Ye still got wind of it. They could only sigh that the women in the harem could only secure their position as the principal wife by giving birth to a son.

After five months, Xiao Yunrou's symptoms disappeared, which made Pei Lingfeng and Shen very happy. Pei Lingfeng remembered everything a pregnant woman should pay attention to and eat before Pei Yuanjin was born. Now he knew Xiao Yunrou's taste better than the maids. He ordered the kitchen to change the way she nourished her body every day. In less than half a month, she regained the weight she lost.

Xiao Yunrou watched herself getting fatter and fatter, and she was a little worried, afraid that after the baby was born, she would still have all the fat on her body. Fortunately, she was in good spirits now, and she would go to the garden for a half-hour walk every day. She also thought about finding someone who could take care of her body and help her lose weight. She didn't want to become fat when she got older, which was really unsightly.

At this time, Pei Lingfeng also lifted the ban on Pei Yuanjin. Earlier, Xiao Yunrou was unwell, and Pei Lingfeng was afraid that he would jump too much and hurt Xiao Yunrou, so Pei Yuanjin forbade him to enter the bedroom except for coming to greet her every morning. Now that the ban was lifted, Pei Yuanjin hurried over after school and was amazed to see Xiao Yunrou's belly getting bigger day by day.

"Mom, will I have a little sister in a few months?"

Pei Yuanjin stared at Xiao Yunrou's belly with sparkling eyes. Xiao Yunrou nodded, thinking about the imperial physician's diagnosis yesterday that the baby in her belly was a girl. Pei Yuanjin was very happy and imagined what the little sister would look like.

"A few days ago, Xu Yanning's second uncle gave birth to a little sister. My second brother and I went to see her. She was wrinkled and ugly, but he said she was the most beautiful sister."

Pei Yuanjin curled his lips, looking disgusted.

"When my mother gives birth to my little sister, I will drag Xu Yanning over to see that my sister is the most beautiful in the world!"

Xiao Yunrou laughed when she heard this, and the people serving beside her also covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

"Then when the little sister comes out, you must protect her, otherwise she won't be pretty anymore."

Xiao Yunrou teased Pei Yuanjin, who puffed out his chest and patted it to assure her: "Don't worry, mother. I will protect my sister from now on and make sure she stays beautiful!"

Pei Yuanxuan and Pei Yuanan came in one after the other at this time, and both heard Pei Yuanjin's bold words. Pei Yuanxuan twitched his lips, and was somewhat speechless about his younger brother.

"Third brother, what you said is not right. My sister still has me and my big brother to protect her. How could you forget us?"

Pei Yuanan smiled and walked forward with Pei Yuanxuan to greet them.

"No way, you guys are going to steal my sister from me. I want to be the greatest brother in my sister's eyes."

Xiao Yunrou couldn't help laughing out loud. That day, Pei Lingfeng came back and told him about Pei Yuanjin's ambitions, which left Pei Lingfeng speechless for a long time.

"This kid wants to be the greatest brother, and as a father you should help him."

Xiao Yunrou looked at Pei Lingfeng curiously, but he didn't explain much. The next day, Xiao Yunrou knew what Pei Lingfeng meant. Pei Lingfeng asked for leave from the academy and sent the eight-year-old Pei Yuanjin to the military camp for training.

"It's only been three months. If Xuan'er hadn't been the prince's tutor and couldn't leave, he would have been sent there when he came back."

Shen and Xiao Yunrou didn't say anything after hearing Pei Lingfeng's explanation. Xiao Yunrou was fine, but Shen was not feeling well. She just hoped that the whole family would be well and talk to her more often. In her words, she didn't have much time left to live, but at least before she died, her children and grandchildren would surround her, allowing her to live the rest of her life happily.

At the end of December, after a heavy snowfall, the sun was exceptionally bright, and Xiao Yunrou set out on this day.

Because the mother-in-law and the wet nurse had moved into the mansion at the beginning of the month, they were not in a hurry to invite them in. Xiao Yunrou had given birth to a child before, so she was very clear about her situation. She was helped into the delivery room, and drank a bowl of chicken soup while lying on the bed.

After Pei Lingfeng received the news, he asked for leave immediately and hurried back from the palace without even changing his clothes. Shen was also anxious about this baby, so she did not lie in bed anymore. She changed her clothes and went to Derou Garden.

Pei Yuanxuan also got the news in the palace and asked for leave from the prince. Pei Yuanan and Pei Yuanjin only found out about it when they returned home, and they also hurried over.

The fetus was in a normal position and since it was not her first child, Xiao Yunrou gave birth to the baby smoothly after four hours. She fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion.

This baby was indeed a daughter as the imperial physician had said, and the only legitimate daughter in the Marquis's mansion. Shen was extremely happy and immediately sent someone to prepare invitations and to arrange the third day bath properly.

Pei Lingfeng was also very happy. He looked at the daughter that the grandmother had brought out. Although she was thin, she was not red and wrinkled like a newborn baby. After washing, she was white and tender. Pei Lingfeng thought to himself that his precious daughter was prettier than his two sons.

Pei Yuanjin always remembered his own bold words, and when he saw his own father go into the house to see his mother, he immediately rushed to the side of his little sister and couldn't stop looking at her.

"Sister, I am your third brother. I will protect you from now on!"

Pei Yuanxuan couldn't bear to see his brother's silly look, so he walked over to take a look and sighed. "You're prettier than when you were just born."

Pei Yuanjin rolled his eyes and said hesitantly, "Brother, we are only one year apart, right? Do you still remember what I looked like when I was just born?"

Pei Yuanxuan choked, but he was always able to control his expression, and just a glance was enough to make Pei Yuanjin silently retract his gaze and stare at his pretty little sister again.

Pei Lingfeng walked into the bedroom, looked at Xiao Yunrou who was weak and sleeping, and touched her face with heartache and happiness.

"Rou'er, thank you, thank you for staying with me..."

In this life, only you and I will grow old together.

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