Su Nuannuan smiled and said, "Let's be frank. Did I send them back because they had no place to sleep? This room is small, but it's big enough for everyone to sleep in. I was just afraid that a certain master would be bored in the mansion and climb through the window to have a tryst in the middle of the night. If they saw it, wouldn't you, as a master, lose face? So I sent everyone back. Who knew you would be one step ahead of me and come here in the evening. Aren't you afraid that the Marquis and the Madam would say anything about you?"
Duan Tingxuan laughed and said, "Madam, you have thought so much about your husband, and I have failed you. But there is nothing I can do about it. You should know that you are the only one in my heart and eyes now, so how can I wait until midnight? And you are pregnant now, how can I not worry? Don't worry, Dad and Mom will be happy to know that I am here to take care of you. Although there are many children in the mansion in recent years, this is the first grandson or granddaughter."
As they talked, the couple sat down, and Su Nuannuan said, "You are not determined to come over for a few days while I stay at my parents' house, are you? If so, won't Grandma Yun and Grandma Lan hate me like a thorn in their eyes and flesh?"
Duan Tingxuan said, "I was just afraid that they would pester me. When I went back yesterday, I didn't sleep until midnight. They knew you were not here, so they did everything they could to get you. I was impatient, but seeing their eager looks, I couldn't bear to scold them, but I also had no intention of comforting them. It was so unbearable. It would have been better if they came here seriously. You are really generous. You knew I was a playboy, but you still dared to let me down in your house. Aren't you afraid that I would lose control and let you down?"
“Hehehe!”
Su Nuannuan smiled but said nothing, so the young marquis cleverly changed the subject. He sat in front of Su Nuannuan and listened for a while with his belly pressed against her. Then he stood up and said, "Let's stay for a few days or go back. This yard is too small. We stay here for a few nights, but you want your second brother and his wife to move to the wing room over there. How can you bear it?"
Su Nuannuan shook her head and smiled, "Come on, even if we return home, my second brother and his wife will just move into this wing room. There are wing rooms on either side, so what's the difference? Who are you trying to fool? You think I'm not smart just because I'm pregnant?"
Duan Tingxuan's thoughts were exposed by his wife. He couldn't help but smile awkwardly, and then said seriously: "The mansion can't do without you. Although you don't need to cook now. But when you are here, it's like having a backbone. When you are not here, I always feel that some people are panicking."
"That must be your illusion." Su Nuannuan smiled: "You are the only one who is confused, right? There are the old lady, the old lady, the old lady Min, and the second lady in the mansion. With so many backbones, where do you put them?"
After saying that, he sighed again. He said seriously, "Duan Tingxuan, it's not that I don't want to go back, but you have to think about me and your wives and concubines. Do you think I can give birth to a child safely and smoothly in the mansion? I don't think Xu Ranyun will just watch it. Maybe even Xue Zhilan has bad intentions in her mind. Even if I have a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, I dare not say that I can defend against all directions. What's more, I only have two hands, two eyes and one brain. So I moved back to my parents' home, not only for me and the fetus in my belly, but also for them. When I go back to my parents' home, they can't use their tricks and they will stop. When I give birth to the child, there is a 70% chance that they will accept their fate from now on. By then, you, I and everyone will be happy. Otherwise, I am not a tolerant and generous person. If they really dare to have ideas about the child in my belly, I will make them die without a burial place. Alas! We are all women, why do we have to kill each other like this? I don't want to, so I choose to take a step back."
Duan Tingxuan smiled bitterly and said, "Nuannuan, you are too naive. If they want to make a move, it would be easier here. There are not many servants in Chunfeng Garden, but fortunately, they are all loyal and cannot be easily bribed. Even if they want to make a move, it will be impossible. But what about here? Although it is your mother's family, not everyone is considerate. What if there are people who hated you in the past, or were bribed, or were deceived by someone in a moment of confusion... By then, you won't even have a maid by your side, and I can't be by your side all the time. What if something happens?"
Su Nuannuan was stunned by this sentence. She realized that she had thought things too simply. She smiled bitterly and said, "What should I do? I already have some prenatal depression. Do I have to have prenatal delusions now? Does God have to torture me like this? Isn't it just a time travel? It's not my fault. If you want to find bad luck, go find the time travel god."
Duan Tingxuan couldn't help laughing when he heard her angrily arguing with God. He gently held her in his arms and said, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to our child. You stay here for two days. When you are close enough to your mother, go back home. Otherwise, the more contact you have, the more likely you will reveal your flaws. Although my father-in-law and mother-in-law are not as discerning as I am, Su Mengnuan is their daughter. As the saying goes, no one knows a child better than his parents."
"Yes, yes, yes. You are the one who sees things more clearly. I actually forgot this. In that case, I will stay for three to five days, and then pretend that I can't stand your pestering and take the opportunity to go back home. Well! You can also use the old lady's tiger skin as a banner and say that the old lady misses me and is worried, so she urges me to go back. I think my parents are reasonable. In this way, even if I don't go back, they will drag me back."
"Is it really necessary to go to so much trouble? Do we even have to expose the old lady's tiger skin?" Duan Tingxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but saw his wife said seriously: "This is related to my face. Do you understand face?"
"Okay, okay, I understand, I understand." The young marquis nodded hurriedly: he did understand, after all, he was an official, and he knew that nothing was more important than face and status.
The couple had already made up their mind, but plans are not as fast as changes. Su Nuannuan never expected that before Duan Tingxuan could act according to the plan, something big happened at Anping Marquis's Mansion, a shocking event that she had to return to immediately.
It was the afternoon of the third day. Su Nuannuan was in a good mood. She fried a few side dishes and ate them with Mrs. Liu and her two sisters-in-law. Then they sat together and chatted casually.
As they were talking, they came to the topic of those people outside the door who took the initiative to join in. The two sisters-in-law felt that they could not just leave it like this. Perhaps they could pick two mature ones to come in and ask them to help clean the courtyard. Otherwise, it would be tiring for them to do all these chores.
They were all women from famous official families. No matter how hard they could endure, they would inevitably be a little lazy now that they had returned to the prosperous world. Moreover, these days, her own family, the families of those married girls, and the Anping Marquis's Mansion had all sent a lot of money and goods to her, but the Duke of Ping had strictly forbidden them to show off. But hiring two servants to help with the housework was not really considered showing off, right?
Mrs. Liu was listening nearby and was gradually persuaded by her two daughters-in-law. She turned her head and saw Su Nuannuan dozing off while chatting, so she smiled and signaled with her eyes to her two daughters-in-law to lower their voices.
The two of them understood and their voices became much quieter. They saw that Su Nuannuan's breathing had evened out, but unexpectedly at this moment, they heard a voice outside the door shouting, "Grandma, please go back and take a look. It's terrible. Grandma Yun has passed away."
Su Nuannuan was immediately awakened by the howl. Madam Liu was furious and was about to stand up to see who was yelling so loudly. But she suddenly realized what the other person said: Grandma Yun passed away? The master of Anping Marquis's Mansion died? No wonder the sound was so urgent and unpleasant, it was indeed a big deal.
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw a well-dressed woman rushing in. She recognized this person. When the in-laws met, this woman was the one who served Madam Yang. She was Madam Yang's dowry from Zhou Ming's family.
At this time, Su Nuannuan also recovered from her extreme shock. She stood up and said, "Mother Zhou, what...what did you say? Who passed away? You mean...someone...passed away?"
Because there were people at home, the street door was not closed, so Zhou Ming's family was able to barge in. When she heard Su Nuannuan's question, she calmed down and choked up, "To answer the great grandmother, it was Grandma Yun, Xia Yuxuan's Grandma Yun... She's gone."
"How is this possible?"
Su Nuannuan thought she had misheard until this moment, because she asked rapidly, "Wasn't she fine when I left? I didn't hear anything wrong with her. I've been back for less than five days, how could... how could she... die? This is impossible."
"She died suddenly." Zhou Mingjia wiped her tears with a handkerchief. "She was fine this morning and went to pay her respects to the old lady. But in the afternoon, Xia Yuxuan's maid suddenly came to see the lady and said that Grandma Yun was dying and asked her to call a doctor. When the imperial physician came, she had already died...a quarter of an hour ago."
Su Nuannuan stood there with her eyes wide open, as if she still couldn't believe the news. Zhou Mingjia secretly watched from the corner of his eye, thinking that the grandmother didn't look fake, and it seemed that Grandma Yun's death had nothing to do with her. It was strange, who was it? Who had such a powerful method to harm Grandma Yun so quietly?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Madam Liu say, "Nuannuan, my dear child, don't be surprised and anxious, calm down. The fetus can't stand such great sorrow and joy." After that, she said to the two daughters-in-law, "Quick, go get the tranquilizing pills."
"No need, mother. I was just too surprised for a moment. I will be fine after calming down for a while."
Su Nuannuan came back to her senses and quickly stopped Madam Liu. Great sorrow and great joy? Haha, she and Xu Ranyun were not so intimate. As for the tranquilizing pills, forget it. Who knows if that thing is harmful to the fetus? It's better not to take it.
Mrs. Liu was relieved when she saw Su Nuannuan's expression gradually calmed down. She turned around and scolded Zhou Mingjia, "You too, don't make such a fuss even if it's a big deal. Don't you know that your grandmother is pregnant? If that weak woman was frightened by you, she might even have a miscarriage."
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