Chapter 13 If You Want to Have a Baby
"Buy whatever you need, don't let yourself get hurt."
"I'll send some more tomorrow."
"You can tell me everything you need to prepare for the wedding."
"The nobles and officials in the capital city have always used geese as a gift when marrying off their sons and daughters. But now it is winter and the geese have already flown south. I have to owe them some for now. I will definitely make up for it in the spring of next year."
"Lu Mingchao, thank you."
Suddenly, Xie Yan bent down without warning and bowed to Lu Mingchao.
Lu Mingchao was stunned and puzzled.
Thank her?
Thank her?
If what she understood was correct, Xie Yan was completely innocent in this matter.
She decided to go ahead with the marriage, not only because she was attracted to Xie Yan, but also because of Lu Yao's future.
The number of successful candidates in the imperial examinations is limited every year, and outside the examination halls there is always fierce competition and various conspiracies.
According to the original owner's memory, there was a talented scholar in the previous dynasty. His poems and essays were all unparalleled. He should have passed the imperial examination and become a successful candidate.
However, when the imperial examination was about to begin, a classmate pointed out that the character "Jin" in his father's name was homophonic with the character "Jin" in "Jinshi".
According to the traditional principle of speaking for the respected, the close, and the wise, he should have refrained from taking the imperial examination, and was therefore not allowed to participate.
This reason for the criticism was both ridiculous and absurd, but it completely blocked the path of the talented scholar to take the imperial examinations and he had no chance to embark on a career in officialdom.
Therefore, Xie Yan felt really unworthy of this thank you.
"You're welcome." Lu Mingchao looked confused and replied dryly.
It is a complete reflection of the conditioning under the nine-year compulsory education.
Xie Yan looked at the woman in front of him whose eyes were as bright as stars, and a hint of envy and admiration quietly arose in his heart.
When circumstances change drastically, he does not blame others or worry all the time, but remains calm and confident, just like a pine or cypress standing proudly in the wind and snow, never withering and naturally there is no need to wait for spring to come back to life.
Neither of them said anything else. The room suddenly fell into a strange silence, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The lights flickered, and the snowy night seemed to soften people's hearts.
"Chao Chao."
Yunniang's voice was like a pebble thrown into the lake, creating ripples and breaking the silence.
"Are there any results?" Yunniang asked knowingly.
At this moment, she would rather Xie Yan was determined to break off the engagement.
Xie Yan did not let Lu Mingchao bear the pressure alone. She took two steps forward, lowered her head, and said in a firm and powerful voice, "If Mingchao is willing to marry me, I, Xie Yan, will never let you down in this life."
"If Ming Chao changes his mind before the wedding date, Xie Yan will never blame him."
At least, on this snowy night, Lu Mingchao told him frankly that she didn't dislike him.
Yunniang's attitude softened slightly.
In Changxi Village, Xie Yan is truly a standout.
But when she thought that her daughter Chaochao could not have children of her own, Yunniang felt unhappy.
People’s hearts are hidden, can Xie Yan’s child be of the same mind as Chao Chao?
Raising a child for a hundred years will cause you to worry about him until he is ninety-nine.
"Xie Yan, you are a good..." Yunniang hesitated to speak.
Lu Chunsheng tugged at Yunniang's sleeve imperceptibly, shook his head, and then looked at Lu Mingchao lovingly, "Chaochao, wrap yourself in your cloak and go to the door to see Xie Yan off."
Lu Mingchao agreed.
Reflecting the snow on the ground, the world outside the yard was not completely immersed in darkness.
The two of them stepped on the snow, making a crunching sound.
"Just send it here."
"Go back soon."
Xie Yan paused, his voice a little disconcerted by the wind.
"You can discuss it with your aunt again tomorrow." Xie Yanhe, who had experienced the fickleness of human nature, could not see the hesitation of Lu's mother.
"Child, it's not impossible to have a child." Xie Yan turned his head away, a little unnatural, "If you..."
Lu Mingchao waved his hands and said, "It's okay. Your children are my children."
Xie Yan: …
I suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness. What's going on?
"Go back."
"See you next time!" Lu Mingchao waved his hand, folded his cloak, and trotted back to the courtyard. The gate was locked.
Snowflakes fell on his hair and shoulders. Xie Yan was too busy brushing them off and his eyes were fixed on the snow.
A delicate goose-yellow velvet flower lies quietly in a field of snow, with snowflakes fluttering around it, like poetic embellishments slowly piling up and gradually covering it.
This is the velvet flower that was inserted in Lu Mingchao's hair bun.
Xie Yan stepped forward, picked it up, and held it in his palm.
Is this a blessing in disguise for him?
On the lonely snowy night, Xie Yan smiled silently.
It turned out that getting married was not something that he hated or was disgusted with.
Lu Mingchao did not notice that the velvet flower on his bun was missing. As soon as he returned to the house, he was surrounded by the whole family.
"Chao Chao, why don't you reconsider this marriage?"
"How can I agree to Xie Yan's excessive request? My parents will not be at peace without their children."
Yunniang held Lu Mingchao's hand and talked incessantly.
Lu Mingchao was silent.
In this time and space, the three worst unfilial acts is to have no descendants. She had never thought of challenging these established rules on her own.
How could she say that Xie Yan already had a son, so she didn't need to give birth to one, which was a big plus for her.
Lu Mingchao pursed his lips and thought for a moment, "Mom, actually I don't want to have a baby."
"When I was young and ignorant, I played hide-and-seek with the maids and hid in the courtyard of a concubine. I witnessed with my own eyes the death of the concubine in childbirth. I heard endless wailing and saw blood everywhere."
"I was frightened and fell into the lotus pond in a daze. From then on, I suffered from a cold body."
"Since then, the days, days, and years have been filled with endless suffering."
"Mom, I'm really scared."
"Please let me be willful for once."
"Xie Yan is a very good choice for me."
What she said was not entirely made up.
The original body did drink a lot of medicine, but they were all for conditioning and nourishing the body, to help her get pregnant and give birth to a child after marrying into the Duke's Mansion, and to secure her position as the Crown Prince's wife.
"Really?" Yunniang was skeptical.
Lu Mingchao nodded hurriedly.
Lu Chunsheng and Yunniang felt distressed again.
Only Lu Yao's eyes flickered slightly and there was a smile on the corners of his lips.
"Mom, I'm hungry." Lu Mingchao murmured tenderly.
"Eat!"
"Let's eat now!" Yunniang waved her hand.
In order to welcome the arrival of Lu Mingchao, this meal was particularly sumptuous.
Yunniang cooked the only refined rice in the house. In order to make the rice taste better, she added a little expensive and scarce sugar to the pot. The glutinous and soft rice grains exuded a rich rice aroma.
Next to the big stove, there was a small pot with a whole chicken stewing in it, making an alluring bubbling sound. On the dining table, pre-cut bacon slices were neatly arranged, each slice was crystal clear and exuded a rich salty aroma.
The aroma is pervasive and makes people salivate.
Why not look at yourself in the mirror?