Chapter 336 Confused

Less than ten days before Qin Xiaoning and Lu Ji's wedding, the Duke and his wife received the letter.

The old couple was in disbelief. They rushed back to the mansion and immediately called Li Lanchun to inquire about the situation.

"Ji'er sent us a letter saying that he is getting married on the tenth of this month." The Duke's wife was so anxious that she didn't even have time to drink a sip of tea. She asked Li Lanchun anxiously, "What's going on? Who is Ji'er going to marry?"

At this moment, everyone in the Duke's Mansion knows that Lu Ji is going to marry Qin Xiaoning.

Only the Duke and the Duchess, who had returned to the countryside to attend the funeral of the Duke's wife's ancestor, were kept in the dark.

Li Lanchun replied hesitantly, "Mother may not know yet, but during the time when you and father were away, my second brother found Ning and brought her back."

If she told the Duke's wife right away that Lu Ji had secretly married Qin Xiaoning, Li Lanchun was really worried that the old lady would not be able to bear it, so she took a roundabout way.

Sure enough, when the Duke's wife heard this, she was no longer as excited as before.

"A Ning is back."

"Oh my, now that he's back, Ji'er can finally untie the knot in his heart and no longer be as crazy as before. I don't have to worry about him anymore."

After talking for a while, the Duke's wife came back to ask Li Lanchun: "Since Ah Ning is back, why is Ji'er in such a hurry to get married? But what big thing happened in the court? He must have been forced to get married again, right? Who is he going to marry? This child, I'm afraid he doesn't want us to worry, so he didn't reveal anything in the letter."

"Tsk tsk, Ji'er has finally grown up and become sensible. He doesn't want to worry us anymore." The Duke's wife said with a look of relief on her face. At the end, she even touched the corner of her eye with her hand.

Haha, how can your son be so sensible?

It's a great idea.

He actually dared to marry secretly without the permission of his parents.

Li Lanchun thought about it and forced a smile on her face: "Mother, do you know why Ah Ning left?"

Really worried about angering her mother-in-law, Li Lanchun racked her brains to come up with a roundabout tactic.

After being interrupted by Li Lanchun, the Duke's wife asked, "I'm also wondering, our family has always treated that child well, and Ji'er is also very close to her, why did she leave without saying anything?"

"What is it for?" The Duchess asked Li Lanchun.

Li Lanchun stepped forward and personally poured a cup of tea for the Duke's wife, and said in a gentle voice: "The daughter-in-law wants to congratulate mother. You are going to have a grandson."

The Duke's wife was shocked when these words were spoken.

After a long while, the Duke came back to his senses first: "Are you saying that Ji'er's concubine is pregnant with our Lu family's child?"

There was surprise in his words.

After hearing what the Duke said, the Duke's wife finally came to her senses: "Really? Chun'er, is Ning really pregnant? Is it a boy?"

The old couple didn't know that Lu Ji was going to marry Qin Xiaoning. Generally speaking, it was not a glorious thing for a noble family to have a concubine's son before the wife came into the family. However, the situation in the mansion was special. There were four brothers from two houses, but there was no male heir. As elders, they were naturally looking forward to it.

So when they heard that Qin Xiaoning was pregnant, the Duke and his wife were both very happy.

Because male offspring are rare, even a concubine's son is precious. There are many ways to give this child an identity, or raise him under the care of his legal mother in the future, or adopt him to the first or third wife. In short, there are ways.

Seeing her parents-in-law happy, Li Lanchun smiled and said, "That's right. The imperial physician checked it and it's definitely a boy. Moreover, it's twins. The imperial physician said that judging from the pulse, both should be boys."

"Oh my..." The Duke's wife stood up immediately with joy: "This is really a great joyous event, it's really the blessing of our ancestors."

Even the usually calm Duke slapped his thigh with joy after hearing this.

The Lu family finally has someone to carry on the family line.

Seeing the old couple happy, Li Lanchun took the opportunity to say, "Aning left for this reason. She has always been sensible. She was worried that she might get pregnant accidentally and cause trouble for her family, so she left quietly. Later, my second brother found her and persuaded her to come back. Otherwise, she would have planned to raise the child by herself outside."

"How could this child think like that?" The Duke's wife said, "She has been raised in our family since she was young. I know her very well. Even if she is pregnant, it must be an accident. Our family will not make things difficult for her, and we will not ignore our own flesh and blood."

Then he praised Qin Xiaoning and said, "This child is so sensible."

"Yes." The Duke also echoed, "Ji'er has always treated her well. It is rare that Ah Ning does not take advantage of her favor and is able to consider the overall situation."

The Duke stroked his beard and nodded, "He's a good kid."

Seeing that both her parents-in-law praised Qin Xiaoning, Li Lanchun took the opportunity to say, "Father, Mother, since you are both satisfied with Ah Ning, and my second brother only has Ah Ning in his heart, why don't we fulfill their wish and let Ah Ning become our Lu family's wife?"

Before the Duke and the Duchess returned, Lu Ji had already found a way to arrange a reasonable and innocent identity for Qin Xiaoning, and then reported back to the clan, using the power of the Regent to force the clan to agree to the marriage.

Now, the marriage certificate has been prepared, and Qin Xiaoning has been written into the Lu family genealogy as Lu Ji’s legal wife.

Everything is settled.

Li Lanchun responded to the Duke and the Duchess in this inquiring tone, just to give the two elders a way out.

After all, in this world, children's marriages are arranged by their parents and matchmakers. The only person in the world who arranges his own marriage is probably the rebellious Lu Ji.

The Duke's wife was a sincere person. After hearing what Li Lanchun said, she did not react for a moment: "You are such a child. You just like to talk nonsense. No matter how much we like An Ning, we cannot marry her as a wife of the Lu family."

As she spoke, the Duke's wife sighed slightly: "Although Ning is a good child in every way, her origin is unknown. She is an orphan. We don't even know her biological parents. If a family like ours married a daughter-in-law like this, we would be laughed at by the world."

The Duke's wife was still immersed in the joy of having a grandson, and she kept talking to herself, "But I've made up my mind. After Ji'er gets married, I won't let Ah Ning suffer any injustice. I will make her a noble concubine, and I will also find a way to give the child she gives birth to a legitimate son. In short, they won't be wronged."

He sighed again, "After all, Ah Ning grew up in our family. I like her in my heart. She also gave birth to two grandchildren for our family. She is a great contributor. I will pass on the message later. From now on, no one can bully Ah Ning."

Li Lanchun listened to the Duke's wife's chattering, thinking in her mind, but didn't know how to start.

After pondering for a long time, Li Lanchun slowly said, "Mother, why bother with this? If we really let An Ning become our legitimate daughter-in-law, then these two children will be our legitimate eldest grandchildren."