Chapter 251 My biased mother wants me to adopt my younger brother’s son!
Cheng looked at her daughter Ning Fu's slightly bulging belly with a look of concern and relief, and asked softly, "Is Fu Er still suffering from morning sickness recently? Is she eating well? Is anyone else feeling well?"
As a mother, when she sees that the daughter she raised is about to become a mother and that her blood-related grandchildren are about to be born, a strange feeling of kindness arises in her heart.
Although this is only Ning Fu's first child, and he will take the surname Lin from Lin Chengqi, the prince of the Duke of Yingguo, and will be the child who can be adopted into the Mansion of the Duke of Chengguo, Cheng is still full of expectations. After all, now that they have the first one, how long will the second one be? Moreover, they are all her legitimate grandchildren, with her bloodline passed down in them. It doesn’t matter whether they have the surname of Duke Cheng or not, because they don’t have the surname Cheng. Whether they have the surname Lin or Ning, they are all her daughter’s biological children.
Cheng's concern comforted Ning Fu. She said with a happy smile, "Don't worry, mother. Everything is fine."
Since getting married, Ning Fu has not had any dissatisfaction. She has seen her mother-in-law lingering on the sickbed many times, so there is naturally no conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Her father-in-law values her as a daughter-in-law and handed over the housekeepership of the Duke of England's mansion to her as soon as she entered the house.
As for Qin, who was previously in charge of housekeeping, she was very sensible and handed over all the housekeeping cards to her, fully assisting her in taking charge of the housekeeping, and did not dare to do anything small.
After all, Qin was just a slave concubine, and she had no biological children to rely on. She could only rely on the master-servant relationship between herself and the Duke of England's wife to get close to the Duke of England's Prince, hoping that the Duke of England's Prince would give her a good end after inheriting the title in the future. So Qin was naturally tactful and did not dare to cause trouble for the Prince's wife.
As for the other concubines of the Duke of England, they had even less connection with Nymph, and they had no right to act in front of her, the Crown Prince's wife.
The Crown Prince of the Duke of England, Lin Chengqi, does have other half brothers and half sisters. However, the Duke of England is a man who clearly distinguishes between legitimate and illegitimate sons, and he intentionally widens the age gap between legitimate and illegitimate sons. Therefore, before the Duke of England's wife gave birth to Lin Chengqi, the concubines in the backyard had to drink contraceptive soup. Only after Lin Chengqi was established could illegitimate sons and daughters be born. This resulted in Lin Chengqi's half brothers and half sisters being still young, and they all looked like well-behaved and sensible brothers and sisters in front of Ning Fu, their eldest sister-in-law.
Lin Chengqi himself dotes on Ningfu in every way, and Ningfu is a considerate and kind girl. The young couple lives in harmony and gets along well with each other.
In fact, Ningfu knew in her heart that she had lived such a comfortable life when she first married into the Duke of England's mansion. It was a perfect start, all thanks to her good father who was in a high position of power.
If Si Yuan hadn't supported Ning Fu behind the scenes, the Duke of England wouldn't have valued her so much, and her husband Lin Chengqi wouldn't have been so nice to her from the beginning because of the Duke of England's attitude.
No matter how many interests are involved behind these good things, she is the one who benefits in the end. She believes that at the beginning the Duke of England and his son treated her well because of her status, but gradually she will rely on herself to gain the respect of everyone in the Duke of England's mansion.
Seeing the smile on Ning Fu's face without any forced expression, Cheng was relieved. She smiled and said, "That's good, that's good. When the child is born, you don't have to worry about whether it is a boy or a girl. Don't have too much psychological pressure. It's also good to bloom first and then bear fruit. It took me many years to give birth to Yuan Ge'er after I gave birth to you. That was because your father and I had a strained relationship for a period of time and the couple were not in harmony, which led to this situation. You have a good relationship with your son-in-law, so you don't have to worry about these things."
Speaking of Yuan Ge'er, Cheng's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of sadness, but she still restrained herself and didn't show it.
Ning Fu held Cheng's hand tightly and looked at her with silent comfort.
Cheng smiled again, "It's okay, I've gotten over it. Remember, if your son-in-law doesn't take the initiative to mention taking a concubine, you should just pretend that nothing happened. Don't take the initiative to arrange a concubine for your son-in-law just for the sake of your so-called reputation as a virtuous woman. This reputation is for outsiders to see, and living a comfortable life is the real thing. Whenever your son-in-law has time, you should talk to him about the unborn child, so that you can cultivate the father-son relationship before the child is born. After all, fathers are different from mothers. They don't need to carry a baby for ten months and then experience the pain of childbirth. Their feelings for their children are not as good as mothers'."
Ning Fu nodded, and then asked: "But if outsiders talk about this, wouldn't it affect the reputation of the Ning family's daughter?"
Ning Fu still has deep feelings for the family that raised her. She doesn't care about the reputation of her cousin Ning Rong, but she cares about the reputation of other daughters of the Ning family. It's impossible for all the girls in the Ning family to be labeled as jealous because of her, right?
"Then you should tell others that you were planning to take a concubine for Lin Chengqi, but it was Lin Chengqi who took the initiative to refuse. He understood that it was difficult for you to get pregnant and have a child, and he also wanted to spend more time with you and your child. He didn't want any irrelevant outsiders to interfere between you and your family of three."
A voice came from behind, and Nymph turned around in surprise: "Father!"
Si Yuan nodded to Ning Fu, strode in, and sat down next to Cheng. He looked up at Ning Fu and said, "If you can push this matter onto Lin Chengqi, just push it onto him. He did this to protect his wife and maintain family harmony, and you did this to be jealous, so no matter if you did it or not, let him bear the credit."
What if Lin Chengqi doesn’t want to bear this good name?
Haha, Si Yuan said that if Lin Chengqi had the courage, he could just protest in front of him.
Moreover, as the cooperation between Si Yuan and the Duke of England deepened, the two companies became more and more closely bound together. In particular, Si Yuan controlled the initiative. If they parted ways, he would not suffer much loss, but the Duke of England would suffer serious consequences.
Just for this reason, the Duke of England would never refuse his honor.
What's more, it's just that Lin Chengqi is not allowed to take a concubine. The nymph is not infertile, and Lin Chengqi will not be childless. The Duke of England will naturally feel that it is a great deal to exchange his eldest son's temporary chastity for the family's advancement.
After Si Yuan spoke, Ning Fu felt more confident.
Before Ning Fu left, Si Yuan said to her: "I have prepared a few midwives and female doctors for you. They are very good at taking care of pregnant women and delivering babies. You can take them back. Don't worry about their loyalty. I have taken care of their families, so they won't have any worries."
Si Yuan arranged good jobs and good schools for the families of these midwives and female doctors to ensure that they would not have to worry about anything, but it also meant that the life and death of their families were in his hands, so of course they could only work hard for him and take good care of Ningfu and her son.
If someone wants to bribe them to murder Nymph, they should also consider whether the money is more important or the future and life of their entire family.
Ning Fu was moved by Si Yuan's careful arrangements, and said excitedly: "Thank you, father! You have considered everything for your daughter very carefully. I am unfilial and have made you work so hard for me."
Si Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since you call me father, you shouldn't be estranged from your father. This is what a father should do. Just relax and take good care of your health."
Ning Fu brought these midwives and female doctors back to the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion. She did not hide anything from the people in the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion. She directly and openly announced that these were the midwives and female doctors specially arranged for her by her father, and everything was for her health.
This is also to deter those who may have ulterior motives. After all, Si Yuan's attitude of taking it seriously is clear. If something really happens to Ningfu, Si Yuan will definitely not let it go. If he gets to the bottom of it, he might be able to catch the culprit behind it, and then the whole family will have to play Candy Crush together.
Not to mention others, even the Duke of Yingguo and Crown Prince Lin Chengqi were shocked by Si Yuan's move.
It's not that these midwives and female doctors are so rare, but Si Yuan, as the Duke of Chengguo, is busy with all kinds of affairs, but he still has the time and energy to care so carefully about Ning Fu's pregnancy and childbirth. This makes the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion, which has not yet arranged a midwife to wait in the mansion, seem not to be caring enough.
In fact, it’s not that the Duke of England’s Mansion is not caring enough. Ninfu is only four months pregnant now, and there is still half a year before giving birth. There is really no need to prepare a midwife so early. It’s just that Si Yuan seems to be too caring, which makes the Duke of England’s Mansion seem not caring enough.
However, under such circumstances, the Duke of England and his son did not think of blaming Si Yuan for not trusting their Duke of England Mansion enough. They were just amazed at Si Yuan's love for his daughter, and then they treated Ning Fu better at the same time to show their goodwill to Si Yuan, who loved his daughter.
After this incident, Lin Chengqi didn't even need Ningfu to ask for a concubine during her pregnancy. He looked very distressed and said to Ningfu with concern: "You suffered so much to get pregnant and bear a child for me. If I still have the heart to seek pleasure with other women, how qualified am I to be a husband and a father?"
These words were so nice to hear. Even though Ning Fu knew that there were many interests behind Lin Chengqi's words, she was still somewhat moved.
However, although Ning Fu's face was moved, she was thinking very calmly in her heart: I have my current status and importance thanks to my father, but if one day my father gets old, retires, and loses power, and Lin Chengqi takes the position and becomes successful, wouldn't I have to turn around and look at his face? I have to find a way to make myself even more irreplaceable!
A vague idea gradually emerged in Nymph's mind, or perhaps it should be called the prototype of ambition.
If you rely on mountains, the mountains will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. Only by relying on yourself can you truly stand forever.
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