Chapter 513: Family Dinner After Zhao Lingmeng Returns Home
Zhao Lingmeng returned home, and the happiest person besides the three children was Yang Chengchen. With his aunt away in Yuanjing, he had no place to eat, so he just read books every day.
Although he had sent the imperial chef to learn cooking skills from the chef in his aunt's house, he still felt that the food was not as delicious when he ate alone. He still liked the atmosphere of the family sitting together for dinner in his aunt's house.
After the imperial chef in his mansion went to learn the craft, the happiest person was his eldest brother Yang Chengchen, who found various excuses to go to his mansion for free meals every day. That was not enough, he also had to test him on his homework and state affairs every day.
Yang Chengchen felt that if he had known it would turn out like this, he would rather go to his aunt's house for meals more often.
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng was helped down from the carriage by her husband, she found that Zhao Houjing and his three brothers were waiting at the gate with their wives.
Everyone saw Zhao Lingmeng at this time and quickly saluted: "Hello, mother! Hello, father!"
Zhao Lingmeng quickly came up and helped up the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law. They were both pregnant, especially the eldest daughter-in-law who was about to give birth. It was very worrying that she was still doing such a dangerous action.
"Everyone get up!" Zhao Lingmeng helped Yu Shuqi and Qin Xinxue up before letting everyone else get up.
Zhao Lingmeng couldn't help but laugh and muttered a few words: "What's going on with you two? Why do I need you two pregnant women to pick me up? You two should be raised in the mansion. Especially Qi'er."
Yu Shuqi happily held Zhao Lingmeng's hand, not caring at all: "Mom, it's just a pregnancy. It's not a big deal for me to come pick you up. Besides, the imperial physician also said that if you move around more, you will have an easier time giving birth in the future."
Since they were already there, Zhao Lingmeng felt that there was no point in saying more, so she simply took Yu Shuqi and Qin Xinxue's hands and went to the mansion.
Yuan Xiangxuan followed Fan Houyang and his two brothers and walked behind them. She touched her belly dejectedly along the way.
At this moment, Fan Houyang didn't notice his wife's little action. He, Zhao Houjing, and Zhao Houming were chatting animatedly with Fan Yong. After all, they hadn't seen each other for so long, so there was still a lot to talk about.
The three brothers were now used to their father being like this. If their mother was at the Princess's residence, their father would come back often. If their mother went to the farm, their father would not return to the Princess's residence unless there was something important to do. He would go directly to the farm.
After so many years of getting along, even Zhao Houjing recognized Fan Yong and followed his two younger brothers in calling him dad.
After entering the mansion, Zhao Lingmeng directly asked someone to bring a sedan chair, and asked her three daughters-in-law and herself to sit in the sedan chair to go to Menglinyuan.
The main reason is that two of them are pregnant, and the Princess's Mansion is so big that it is not realistic to walk back.
As for Fan Yong, Zhao Houjing and the others, Zhao Lingmeng didn't care about them. It didn't matter if these four grown men walked around a little more.
After Zhao Lingmeng and Yu Shuqi sat down, Zhao Lingmeng asked directly: "The New Year is coming soon. How many months will you three families stay in the mansion?"
"I'll listen to you!" Yu Shuqi and Qin Xinxue agreed happily. Even if their mother didn't mention it, they would have brought it up themselves.
The two of them were pregnant, and they definitely hoped that the child would be born in the Princess's Mansion. It would be helpful to their status in the future.
Although Yuan Xiangxuan didn't want to, since both of her sisters-in-law agreed, she could only agree with a smile.
In fact, Zhao Lingmeng's original intention was to let the two pregnant women live in the mansion. After all, in the Princess's mansion, it would be more convenient to call in the imperial physician if anything happened. She could also help the children make decisions if anything happened.
As for letting Yuan Xiangxuan live in the mansion, it was also because he was afraid that she would be suspicious, so he simply left all three families in the Princess's mansion.
When Fan Yong and the other three arrived, the food was already served and they were just waiting for them.
Originally, Zhao Lingmeng wanted Yu Shuqi and Qin Xinxue to eat first, after all, pregnant women cannot go hungry.
But Yu Shuqi and Qin Xinxue refused resolutely, so Zhao Lingmeng just went along with them.
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng saw them come in, she quickly called out, "Hurry up, we're all getting hungry!"
"Coming, coming." Fan Yong casually sat down next to Zhao Lingmeng and took the lead in picking up a piece of meat for Zhao Lingmeng. "You guys eat too. Qi'er and Xue'er, eat more!"
No one thought there was anything wrong with what Fan Yong said, except Yuan Xiangxuan, who tightened her grip on the chopsticks.
Yuan Xiangxuan felt that since her husband had taken his father-in-law's surname, shouldn't her father treat their family better? Didn't her father like her?
Fan Yong: I think so much.
Fan Houyang was in a very good mood as he looked at the table full of delicious food, his parents and two brothers.
After he had his own experience, he realized how much he loved the atmosphere of dining at his mother's place. He now liked his elder brother a lot better. This was enough to show how happy he was today.
So it was normal that he didn't notice anything unusual about Yuan Xiangxuan.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Yuan Xiangxuan remained silent on their way back to the courtyard. Only then did Fan Houyang belatedly ask, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
Fan Houyang waited for a long time before he heard Yuan Xiangxuan say aggrievedly, "Husband, do my parents dislike me?"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Fan Houyang looked at Yuan Xiangxuan in surprise, thinking to himself, could it be that my mother showed it? That shouldn't be the case! My mother always blames the matter, not the person.
"Mother only held the hands of my eldest and second sister-in-law the whole time. Maybe I..." Yuan Xiangxuan didn't finish her words, maybe I was overthinking it.
Yuan Xiangxuan actually doesn't want to live in the Princess's Mansion now. She didn't want to move out before, and now that she has moved out, she doesn't want to move back.
She now feels pressured whenever she sees the eldest princess. She always feels that her mother-in-law can see through everything she is thinking.
Fan Houyang breathed a sigh of relief, but also a mixture of disbelief. "Didn't you see the belly of the eldest and second sister-in-law? Especially the eldest sister-in-law, she's about to give birth. Even if it was a stranger, she would have given way and supported them."
You're actually arguing with two pregnant women about this?"
"My dear, that's not what I meant..."
"Then tell me what you mean?"
Fan Houyang felt that it wasn't that he couldn't talk to Yuan Xiangxuan properly, and that he had to argue with her. It was that he had to spend so much time comforting her over such trivial matters, and he was very tired.
Yuan Xiangxuan knew she was in the wrong, so she just acted unreasonably: "What do you mean? Why are you shouting so loudly?"
Whenever she did this in the past, Fan Houyang would give in and let the topic go.
But today, looking at his wife like this, Fan Houyang decided to take his second brother's advice.
So he folded his arms and looked at Yuan Xiangxuan coldly, "Yuan Xiangxuan, do you think this young master must have you? I married you because I once loved you. But if I can love you, of course I can love others as well.
Given my status as a prince, it wouldn't be difficult for me to divorce my wife and remarry."
Yuan Xiangxuan was no longer the naive person she used to be. She was clearly confident: "How is that possible? You and I were married by imperial decree, so there's no way we can get divorced."
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