Chapter 282 The Queen wants to marry Mai Dong, Gao Wanxin unexpectedly becomes pregnant
Yun Qiao communicated with Chen Jingyan seriously and talked for a long time.
Fortunately, he was very patient and listened carefully to what Yun Qiao said.
"I understand everything you said. Qiao Niang, I don't know how to be a good father either. If you hadn't reminded me, I really wouldn't know what to do. I thought that being good to them, ensuring they had enough food and clothing, was the best."
Yun Qiao said softly, "You're right to think so, but children will admire their father more. If the person you admire takes you to do the things you like, wouldn't you be happier?"
There was confusion in Chen Jingyan's eyes.
"I've never been like this before. I don't know if I'll be happy..."
This poor kid.
Thinking about Chen Jingyan when he was a child, who had no parents, he was really pitiful.
"But I will learn to be a good father."
"My Lord, you are quite cute."
Look at him like this, he's really cute.
Chen Jingyan smiled slightly, "My wife is also quite cute when she is in bed."
"Chen Jingyan..."
"I have something else to deal with first. When I come back later, I'll take them both to practice martial arts, or teach them something else."
Chen Jingyan listened to what Yun Qiao said, and he really followed Yun Qiao's advice to get along with his two sons. Of course, he tried even harder to get along with his daughter.
This period of time can be said to be the happiest time for Yunqiao and the children.
Her business was getting better and better, and the business chain was stable. Chen Jingyan was busy with military affairs during the day, and would basically have dinner with them when he returned to the palace at night, but there were very few times when he needed to do other things.
A year later, when Yunqiao was seven months pregnant, Emperor Showa was critically ill.
This news was brought by Maidong.
Maidong had entered the palace several times, all at the invitation of the Empress Dowager and the Queen. Maidong said that now that their mansion was in Kyoto, no one dared to bully them, and the Empress Dowager had a close relationship with them.
She also said that she wanted to wait until her brother and sister-in-law came to Kyoto before getting married.
But Lu Yu said that he wanted to marry Mai Dong in a grand ceremony, but if he waited for his brother and sister-in-law to return to Kyoto, if the emperor died, they would have to observe mourning for three years and could not hold a grand ceremony within three years.
Lu Yu was very worried about this.
After receiving the letter, Yun Qiao immediately wrote back to Mai Dong. If she got married, she would definitely not be able to go back with her big belly. Chen Jingyan was naturally worried about her and would not leave her alone to go to Kyoto to attend his sister's wedding.
After much thought, Yun Qiao finally decided to let Wang Xiaodong take the things she had prepared back to Kyoto.
Maidong is her sister-in-law, and her husband's family has lost her parents-in-law and grandmother. When her sister-in-law gets married, she, as her sister-in-law, must prepare some dowry.
So, she prepared it in advance.
It’s just right for Wang Xiaodong to take it back.
In addition, Yunqiao also prepared some silver notes for Maidong to use privately.
Chen Jingyan looked at the generous things Yunqiao prepared for Maidong, and he loved Yunqiao even more. He really regarded Yunqiao as his only relative, especially now that his only sister was about to get married.
She will have her own family in the future.
The only one who can stay with him until old age is Yun Qiao.
***
When Wang Xiaodong arrived in Kyoto with the things prepared by Yun Qiao, Maidong was still in the palace. She was invited into the palace last night.
Her marriage with Lu Yu had just been decided, but the date had not yet been determined. However, her uncle, Zhao Xuan, took his nephew to the Marquis' Mansion with the betrothal gifts and delivered them first. According to their birth dates, the auspicious date had just been calculated, but it had not yet been determined.
Maidong was invited to the palace, and Lu Yu was also called to the Lu family.
Maidong wanted to leave the day before yesterday, but the Queen kissed her and insisted that since she looked happy, she wanted to stay in the palace for a few days.
But during the few days she lived in the palace, the queen's nephew often came to the palace, and he always came uninvited when Maidong was talking to the queen.
Zhang Shichao looked gentle and courteous.
But Maidong just didn't like it. She thought it was because they just didn't like each other.
"Miss Chen, why do you always leave when you see me?" Zhang Shichao looked at Mai Dong and then walked over. "I mean no harm, I just wanted to ask, but what did I do wrong to make you angry?"
Mai Dong frowned, but still said politely, "No. Master Zhang may be overthinking it."
"That's good."
Seeing him like this, Maidong didn't want to say anything more and just wanted to leave. What was the point of having an awkward chat?
Zhang Shichao chased after her and said politely, "Miss, let me take you back."
Mai Dong looked at Zhang Shichao and said, "I'm going to the toilet, and it's not appropriate for Master Zhang to take me there."
Zhang Shichao looked very unhappy and turned around and left.
Maidong was not going to the bathroom, she just didn't want to pay attention to Zhang Shichao.
But in the palace, the queen kept asking Maidong to stay for a few days. Maidong didn't think much about it at first, but later she thought about it carefully and became horrified. The queen wanted her to marry Zhang Shichao.
Why didn't she mention her marriage before? Now that she is going to marry Lu Yu, the queen does this.
Maidong suddenly remembered.
Her brother.
It must have something to do with her brother.
Maidong stayed in the toilet for a long time. It was not until the palace maid came to ask her if she had something to do that Maidong came out, washed her hands, tidied herself up, and then walked towards her residence.
However, after the palace maid was thrown away, Maidong went to find Empress Dowager Chen.
She walked forward and called out, "Auntie."
Empress Dowager Chen waved at her, "Come here, come to me."
"It's been a long time since I saw you."
Mai Dong said softly, "The Queen Mother asked me to come. I thought it would be the same as the previous times, but it doesn't look the same this time."
"She's trying to win over your brother."
"Stay here with me first. I'll have Lanzhi escort you out of the palace tomorrow."
Lanzhi was the nanny serving the Queen Mother.
Maidong immediately said, "Thank you, auntie."
"Are your brother and sister-in-law okay?"
Mai Dong didn't tell the truth, but simply replied, "They are in Mobei, and I am in Kyoto. We usually communicate by letter, but the distance is too far, and letters take a long time to arrive. My brother and sister-in-law only talked about the children, and they should be doing well."
At least for now, there is no news from Kyoto about the incident in Mobei.
Empress Dowager Chen looked at Maidong and said, "How pitiful."
"Aunt, my sister-in-law is pregnant again. I think it's time for her to give birth this month."
"Your brother and sister-in-law are both very lucky."
Yunqiao is really fertile.
One baby after another was born.
I gave birth to three children in my first pregnancy, and I don’t know how many children I will have this time.
However, all the children born to Yun Qiao belong to the Chen family.
Chen family, she is a girl from the Chen family, but she lives in the inner court of the palace and has forgotten her family. She is the Queen Mother Chen, and her surname is still Chen.
"When you get married, your aunt will give you more dowry. You must live a happier life."
"Maidong, let your aunt grant you a marriage."
Maidong knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Auntie."
"Get up, look at you kid, why are you being so polite to me? I'm your aunt."
Empress Dowager Chen took the lead in issuing an imperial decree to grant a marriage between Maidong and Lu Yu.
Maidong felt relieved immediately.
Then she went to find Lu Yu.
Lu Yu was still puzzled. They had already arranged the marriage, so why did the Queen Mother suddenly grant them another marriage?
He was thinking of going to Maidong to ask. Of course, as long as he could marry Maidong, any method would be fine, but he still wanted to ask.
Before he could go find her, Maidong came by himself.
She went to the Zhao family to find Lu Yu.
Lu Yu bought a house before getting married. His uncle Zhao Xuan personally chose the best location for him, and of course the price was not cheap.
The Lu family wanted Lu Yu to go back, so they deliberately made things difficult for him in his marriage, saying that if he did not return to the Lu family to recognize his ancestors, the Lu family would not care about his marriage.
When Zhao Xuan heard this, he was unwilling to do so and immediately made the announcement.
Lu Yu is a member of my Zhao family. His marriage is a great joyous event for the Zhao family. All the arrangements for Lu Yu’s wedding are handled by the Zhao family.
Lu Yu’s father could only feel frustrated and humiliated at home.
Lu Yu first took Mai Dong to the Zhao family. Mai Dong said that they should go outside to discuss things, but just now, she seemed to see a familiar figure.
"Is Wanxin still living in the Zhao family?"
Gao Wanxin told her that she would not return to the Zhao family from now on. She also said that she was busy with business, or that she had just seen it wrong, and that the person she saw was not Gao Wanxin, but someone else.
"Cousin Wanxin is not here. She has bought a yard outside. However, if grandma misses her, she will call her over."
"What's wrong? Aren't you in the same rouge and powder business with her? You should see each other often."
Mai Dong shook his head and said, "I haven't seen her for a while."
The last time they met was when Mai Dong went to Mobei and went to the rouge shop to collect rouge. Later, she was busy, and now she is getting married to Lu Yu, so she is always busy and dizzy, so she has no time to think about seeing Gao Wanxin.
Maybe she saw it wrong.
If Gao Wanxin came to the Zhao family, she should have gone through the side door next to the main door, not the door at the back.
If she remembered correctly, that door was used by servants when they moved around.
Mai Dong told Lu Yu that the queen wanted to match her up with someone else.
As soon as he said this, Lu Yu became anxious.
"Maidong, you must promise me that you will marry me."
"It's already this hour, you can't regret it."
Lu Yu is a relatively stable person, but at this moment his face is full of anxiety.
"Are you afraid that I'll run away? My Chen family has accepted the betrothal gift from your uncle."
Lu Yu calmed down a bit, "Of course I'm afraid. If the Queen insists on marrying you, what will I do?"
"Go and snatch me away."
Maidong said with a chuckle.
She liked Lu Yu and he was always very kind to her. She could feel his warm and silent care and protection.
She wanted to marry Lu Yu.
Now that Lu Yu is in my heart, there is no room for any other man.
No matter whether that person is the queen's nephew or the son of some powerful official, Maidong doesn't want him.
When Lu Yu heard Mai Dong say this, she was extremely happy, but her happiness was limited to grabbing Mai Dong's hand, putting it on her lips and kissing it, and she never dared to make any other inappropriate moves.
Maidong thought that Lu Yu was quite gentle.
She naturally didn't know that it was the wild Lu Yu that she couldn't bear.
***
The Zhao family's backyard at this time.
Gao Wanxin came to see Zhao Xuan privately. She had been waiting in the villa for a month, but Zhao Xuan didn't come. However, there was something wrong with her body, and Zhao Xuan had to know about it.
She didn't want to be seen by the old lady of the Zhao family, so she had to come to Zhao Xuan secretly.
Fortunately, the old woman guarding the back door knew her. She said a few words to her, stuffed some silver and money into her pocket, and then let her in.
Unfortunately, Gao Wanxin had just arrived at the backyard and had not yet reached Zhao Xuan's study.
I heard two maids whispering to each other.
"...Master is truly still strong and healthy in his old age. My Second Aunt said that Master wants to have another child, but she also said that it would be a disadvantage for the younger ones."
"Really? Didn't you say you didn't want to have any more children? Now that the young lady has come into our family, it would be so ugly if you had another child."
"What's not to like about it? She's still young in her sixties or seventies."
Gao Wanxin shouldn't have eavesdropped, but those words seemed to have legs and ran towards her ears. She heard more, saying that the master liked Concubine Liu in the backyard, and Concubine Liu had never given birth. It was said that Concubine Liu's family was originally a wealthy family, but later suffered a disaster and was taken into the master's room.
Gao Wanxin's steps were a little unsteady.
She is Zhao Xuan's concubine. Although she doesn't want to admit it, it is true.
If she told Zhao Xuan about her pregnancy, he would definitely let her move to the Zhao family. Could she marry him? This was definitely impossible.
There is too big an age gap between them.
There is another layer of kinship.
If she refuses, will he agree?
She was rash and impulsive.
She suddenly felt unwell today and thought it was a stomachache, so she went to the clinic for a checkup. The doctor even said congratulations...
In order to make it easier to go out, and because of Zhao Xuan's presence, she always told others that she was married and her husband was doing business outside.
She was a businesswoman herself, and when she said this, the people around her believed her.
Moreover, every time Zhao Xuan went to see her, he never wore official uniform and didn't stay for long. He looked more like a businessman.
Gao Wanxin walked halfway, turned around and left.
Aunt Wang, who was guarding the door outside, was eating melon seeds.
"Miss Gao, why are you leaving now? Aren't you looking for something with the master? The master is at home these days."
"No, it's not a big deal. I thought the adults would be very busy. Aunt Wang, please have some melon seeds."
Aunt Wang also said with a smile that the girl from the Gao family was really good. She never looked down on servants and was always kind to her, the old maid who was the gatekeeper.
Gao Wanxin finally felt relieved after she left the Zhao family.
She can't keep this child. It's impossible for her to be with Zhao Xuan for the rest of her life.
But, he is a life after all.
She doesn't want to get married again in this life. If she has this child, maybe she will have a companion.
The thought of a little kid following her around and calling her mom in the future makes her feel happy.
She was also very happy in her heart.
However, she was still very conflicted in her heart. Should she keep the child or not?
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