Chapter 106: Her parents-in-law were overjoyed when they learned she was pregnant
Main courtyard.
The old general and his wife had not gotten up yet. The huge yard was silent. The servants worked quietly and no one dared to make too much noise to disturb their masters.
Xiao Lingzhao looked at the empty yard and sighed.
In the past, Dad got up very early, and every time he passed by, he would always see the old man doing boxing under the osmanthus tree to stretch his muscles. But these days, Dad couldn't even muster the energy to exercise.
He walked into the yard and the servants saluted him one after another. He nodded and signaled them to go about their business.
"Dad, Mom, your son is here to see you."
He knocked on the door twice before he heard his mother's weak voice from the room.
"Come in, your father and I are up."
Xiao Lingzhao pushed open the door and walked into the room.
The two old men were sitting on the edge of the bed with their clothes on, looking a little depressed. When they saw him come in, they forced themselves to cheer up and smiled at him.
"Look at what we are doing. We are fine. Go wash up and have some breakfast."
"Yeah, you've been busy all day and all night, aren't you tired? Go have a meal and take a nap. How can you hold on if you keep turning around all the time?"
Xiao Lingzhao closed the door.
He couldn't restrain his joy in his heart and left the servants' sight. At this moment, he was calm like a child who couldn't keep a secret. He couldn't wait to go to his parents to announce the good news!
"Dad, Mom, I have good news to tell you!"
The old general and his wife were still in low spirits.
Any good news from their family?
Their family has had nothing but bad luck lately.
My daughter-in-law has been taken away by someone, how can there be any good news?
The old general looked listless and the old lady had droopy eyelids.
Looking down at the joy that could not be hidden on her son's face, suddenly, an idea flashed in the old lady's mind!
My son just came back from the palace. This good news must be something from the palace. Could it be...
The old lady held her son's arm tightly. "What's the good news? Could it be that the emperor has finally passed away?"
Xiao Lingzhao and General Xiao turned their heads at the same time and looked at the old lady in disbelief.
She now really resented the emperor. The emperor's death was obviously bad news, but she thought it was the best good news...
What would happen if people knew about this?
Xiao Lingzhao looked back at the closed door and whispered to his mother, "Mom, don't talk nonsense. The emperor is fine. What I want to tell you and dad is that Yuan Wei is pregnant."
The two old men were stunned.
A few days ago, the people of the capital were discussing the fact that the Queen and Concubine Zhao were both pregnant. They asked their son, and his son said that this was fake news released by the Emperor.
Now, this fake news has come true, right?
Yuan Wei is pregnant, and the emperor has a successor. This is indeed good news.
But what does this have to do with them?
It's the emperor who has a successor, but not their Xiao family. They are still the only three of them in the Xiao family.
The old lady looked at Xiao Lingzhao with a complicated expression, "Son, have you let go of Yuan Wei now? The emperor has taken your wife away, and now your wife is pregnant with the emperor's child. You actually think this is good news?"
The old general also looked his son up and down.
They hope that their son will let go of the past and walk out of the shadow, but it is not okay for him to leave too quickly. It has only been more than 20 days. Isn't that too cruel and ungrateful?
Xiao Lingzhao laughed out loud.
He opened his arms and hugged his parents, his eyes were wet, and he told his parents solemnly -
"The child Yuan Wei is carrying is not the emperor's, it's my child. She is carrying the flesh and blood of our Xiao family."
"Dad, Mom, did you hear that? Yuan Wei is pregnant with your grandchildren. You are going to be grandparents."
"In nine months, you will be able to see your grandchildren being born!"
The two old people were caught off guard and hugged tightly by their son. When they heard such a shocking secret, they were dumbfounded.
They didn't even dare to imagine that the emperor's concubine was pregnant with a child from their Xiao family. Who would dare to offend the emperor and cuckold him?
But once they accepted the facts their son told them, they felt that this was not impossible, because Yuan Wei was not the emperor's concubine at the beginning. Yuan Wei was the daughter-in-law of their Xiao family!
Why can't their Xiao family's daughter-in-law become pregnant with their Xiao family's bloodline?
The old general and his wife turned their heads to look at their son in doubt and suspicion. Seeing that their son was so excited and happy, with tears in his eyes, they finally believed the fact.
After they were stunned for three breaths, they fell into ecstasy at the same time.
Oh my God!
They actually have grandchildren!
They have been complaining about everything these days. They blame God for being unfair, they blame the emperor for stealing their wives, and they blame themselves for being unlucky. After finally marrying a daughter-in-law, they still have to watch their son remain single. They are afraid that they will not even see the Xiao family's successor before they die.
Who knew that God would open his eyes like this!
Their big fat grandson suddenly came without any sound!
The old lady covered her lips with her fingers and cried with joy, "God still has eyes. I shouldn't scold God. He has been kind to our Xiao family. Our Xiao family finally has a successor!"
She looked towards the direction of the palace and choked up again, "Yuan Wei... Yuan Wei is really a good daughter-in-law of our family. She is really hardworking. She and Ling Zhao were forced to separate right after their wedding. Who would have thought that she would be pregnant with our Ling Zhao's own flesh and blood..."
The old general's eyes also turned red.
He is already sixty-one years old and now he is ill. He might end up in a coffin some day. His biggest regret is that he could not see the birth of his grandson. Now, he doesn't have to regret it anymore, because their daughter-in-law is pregnant with the child of their Xiao family!
Just for the sake of the Xiao family bloodline, he had to cheer up. He couldn't just die of illness like this. Even if he died, he had to see his grandson being born before he could finally breathe his last!
Just as she was excited and happy, suddenly, the old lady's face changed slightly.
She held Xiao Lingzhao's arm and said hesitantly, "Wait, how can you be sure that Yuan Wei is pregnant with your child? Didn't Yuan Wei drink contraceptive soup the day after your wedding? How could she get pregnant with your child after drinking contraceptive soup?"
The old general also came back to his senses from his surprise.
He looked at his wife, then at his son, "Yes, you were married just one day when the emperor snatched Yuan Wei away and made her his concubine. How can you be sure that it is not the emperor's child, but your child?"
Xiao Lingzhao's eyelashes trembled slightly.
He would not tell his parents that Yuan Wei had drunk the contraceptive soup, but that night, he and Yuan Wei had acted unorthodoxly.
Before entering the palace that night, the Dragon Scale Guard was waiting outside. He was holding Yuan Wei under the courtyard wall...
It was ridiculous.
Xiao Lingzhao let go of his parents as if nothing had happened.
He said, "I can be sure that it is my child. I just verified it with Yuan Wei. I transferred my power into Yuan Wei's stomach, and the power was instantly absorbed by the child in her belly. So, it must be my child—"
He looked at the old general, "Dad, you know my power best, don't you? I have tried with my subordinates before, and none of them can absorb my power. Some of them will even be hurt by my power. Even you and Mom are no exception. None of you can do this."
General Xiao nodded.
He remembered this incident. His son had asked many subordinates to try, but they all failed. No one could absorb that strange power. Only his son was recognized. Even he and his wife failed.
The old general narrowed his eyes and asked Xiao Lingzhao, "That's strange. Your mother and I gave birth to you and raised you. We are connected by blood. Why can't your mother and I absorb your power, but your child can?"
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