Chapter 319 Planning for the Children

"How is the Duke's wife doing lately?" Qin Xiaoning asked Li Lanchun carefully.

Li Lanchun replied, "My great-grandmother passed away a while ago. My aunt and father-in-law accompanied my grandfather and father back to their hometown to attend the funeral. I guess it will take a while before they can return."

It turned out that he was not at home.

Then the fact that Lu Ji brought her back must have been unknown to the Duke’s wife.

"But my aunt will be back soon. There will be a wedding at home, and some important events cannot be done without her to preside over them." Li Lanchun added.

Yes, Lu Ji is going to marry the daughter of Wang from Langya, so the Duchess will naturally have to rush back to arrange her son's wedding.

Seeing Qin Xiaoning's displeasure, Li Lanchun consoled her, "Don't think too much. Auntie is not a heartless person. Although my second brother has not married yet, since you are pregnant with Lu's child, Auntie will definitely not make things difficult for you and your child."

She looked at Qin Xiaoning's belly and smiled: "This is the eldest grandson of the Lu family. If my aunt knew about this, she would definitely be pleased."

Qin Xiaoning smiled bitterly, and did not hide anything from Li Lanchun. She told her the truth, "But I am a concubine after all. I am afraid that I will affect the child's future."

Li Lanchun said readily, "My second brother loves you so much, he will definitely take everything into consideration for you and your son."

Lu Ji can indeed consider the child, but as for her, that may not be the case.

"Sister-in-law, to be honest, I will still leave after giving birth to the baby." Qin Xiaoning said.

When Li Lanchun heard this, she was so shocked that she almost changed her voice: "What? You still want to leave? Where are you going?"

He continued, "My second brother has spent a lot of effort to find you. Why do you still want to leave?"

Qin Xiaoning frowned and answered truthfully: "I will not be someone's concubine for the rest of my life. That's why I left the mansion in the first place. I came back now only because I have a child and I want the child to recognize his ancestors. In the future, I will still leave."

Li Lanchun sighed: "After you left, my second brother went crazy. Now that he has finally found you, how can he let you go?"

"We have agreed on it." Qin Xiaoning said, "After the child is born, he will raise the child and I will live my own life."

Li Lanchun was silent for a long while, and Qin Xiaoning continued, "After the mistress comes in, if there is no place to accommodate my children, I would like to ask my eldest sister-in-law to pity these two children in my belly who have no mother to protect them."

As she spoke, Qin Xiaoning stood up and was about to bow to Li Lanchun. Li Lanchun quickly supported her and said, "How can we do this? Get up quickly, get up quickly."

Then she said, "Don't worry. If you insist on leaving, as the eldest sister-in-law, I will naturally take good care of these two children and will never let anyone bully them."

Li Lanchun has always been a straightforward person who keeps her word. Qin Xiaoning was naturally pleased to have her promise. Seeing this, Song Zhi, who was standing by, smiled and agreed, "A Ning, why don't you let the children recognize their great grandmother as their godmother?"

The little maid's words inadvertently awakened Li Lanchun.

He and the eldest son had no children. If he adopted these two children as his own, then they would be his legitimate eldest sons, and she and Lu Yu would have successors. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?

"Or, you can just adopt the child as your own, An Ning?" Li Lanchun said quickly.

Although the eldest son is the stepson of the Duke, he is nominally the legitimate eldest son of the Duke's family. Li Lanchun is a straightforward and kind-hearted person. If the child can be raised by them, it will be much better than raising him by Wang Fengyi.

She and Wang Fengyi had had many conflicts in the past, so how could she be kind to her child?

Lu Ji is going to pass the title to her child, and Wang Fengyi will be even more jealous then.

Who knows what shady tricks he might use behind the scenes.

But if the child is born under the care of the eldest son and Li Lanchun, and can inherit Lu Ji's title, then the child's future will be safe and beautiful. Qin Xiaoning agreed immediately and said, "Grandma, this is a very good suggestion. I agree with it."

Seeing Qin Xiaoning agreed, Li Lanchun was even more delighted: "Oh my, if you agree, that would be great. Over the years, I have spent so much time and effort to give birth to a son. The eldest son is almost 40 years old. If he doesn't have a son, I will have to arrange for him to find a concubine. This way, I can save myself a lot of trouble."

Then he looked at Qin Xiaoning's belly and said, "My second brother is a man of both literary and martial arts, and you, Ning, have a very good temper. The child you two will give birth to will definitely be the best. Oh, it's time for me to be blessed."

"Sister-in-law——"

Li Lanchun was enjoying herself here, and the fifth girl beside her couldn't help but speak.

"When we met Doctor Pang just now, he said that Sister Qin is pregnant with twins, two boys."

Li Lanchun was puzzled: "So what? Can't your eldest brother and I raise two sons? Let alone two, we can raise twenty."

"That's not what I meant." The fifth girl cleared her throat and said, "Why is the eldest sister-in-law so greedy? Our second branch has no male heir in this generation."

It turned out that after listening to what Li Lanchun and Qin Xiaoning said, the girl started to think about the second wife.

After all, his own brother and sister-in-law don’t have a son either.

Li Lanchun finally understood what Fifth Miss meant. She forced a smile awkwardly and said, "Fifth sister is thinking about this for Third Brother and his wife. If this is the case, you should go back and ask your Third Brother and his wife to see what they think."

Then he looked at Qin Xiaoning and said, "Your second brother and your sister Qin must agree to this as well."

The Lu family's legitimate descendants only consisted of the first and second branches of the West House of the Gongfu. One of her two sons became the eldest son of the first branch, and the other was the eldest son of the second branch.

Both children can have the most honorable status.

Qin Xiaoning naturally had no objection.

"Then Fifth Sister, go back and ask the Third Young Master and Third Mistress what they think." Qin Xiaoning said to the Fifth Girl.

In the second room of the mansion.

After returning from the Regent's Palace, the Fifth Miss did not even enter her own courtyard, but went straight to the main hall of the Third Young Master Lu Ning and Xia Yun.

Lu Ning was not at home. After hearing this, Xia Yun hurriedly asked, "Is Aning really pregnant with two boys? Tsk tsk, how can she be so lucky?"

The fifth girl said, "The imperial physician said it himself, how could it be false? The eldest sister-in-law said today that she wanted to keep the child as her own, and I was afraid that she would miss you and the third brother. I also mentioned it to sister Qin just now."

"Did Aning agree?" Xia Yun asked anxiously.

"Sister Qin asked me to come back and ask what you and Third Brother mean."

"Of course I want this child." Xia Yun sighed when she heard this: "Since my last miscarriage, my body has been damaged. I have consulted many doctors, but they all said that I may not be able to get pregnant in the future."

Since she couldn't give birth, sooner or later she would have to take a concubine for her husband in order to continue the family line.

Xia Yun naturally didn't want this to happen.

She naturally couldn't say these words directly to her sister-in-law, so she just murmured, "If I have difficulty in having children, adopting someone from the clan in the future will not be as good as my own children. My second brother is a man of both literary and military skills, and Ah Ning is also a good person who knows me well. Their children will definitely be good."

Before Xia Yun finished speaking, the fifth girl interrupted and said, "That's right, the eldest sister-in-law said so too. If I hadn't interrupted her, the eldest sister-in-law would have wanted to have both children. I said I would ask you and the third brother when I got back. I think the eldest sister-in-law is still reluctant to give up, and the eldest brother doesn't seem to be willing to do so."

Hearing this, Xia Yun twisted her handkerchief and said anxiously, "This sister-in-law, why is she so greedy?"