Chapter 404: Happy Event in the Mansion
It was freezing outside, but the main room of Zhilan Residence was warm as spring. Li Lanchun was leaning on the warm couch, sharing her joy with the maids. She looked up and saw the maid leading Qin Xiaoning in. She hurried to get off the bed and put on one shoe. Then she remembered that she was pregnant, so her movements suddenly slowed down. Qin Xiaoning smiled and said, "It's the third child. Seeing how happy my sister-in-law is, it's like she's the first time she's a mother."

Li Lanchun smiled and pulled Qin Xiaoning to sit on the couch. "A Ning, thanks to you for introducing Doctor Jiang to me, I have been seeking a child for many years. After being treated by Dr. Jiang for a few months, I finally got what I wanted. Tell me, how can I not be happy?"

Li Lanchun held Qin Xiaoning's hand and chattered. Aunt Fu personally held a cup of fragrant tea and brought it to Qin Xiaoning: "Our grandmother was just talking about it, saying that the princess is our noble lady."

In the past, because of the little maid Fuling seducing the eldest master, Nanny Fu had always had a grudge against Qin Xiaoning. Now that she saw that she had helped her aunt so much, all the previous grudges seemed insignificant.

Aunt Fu looked at Qin Xiaoning, her face smiling like a flower, and she kept praising her: "The princess is really our great grandmother's great benefactor."

Qin Xiaoning was naturally aware of Aunt Fu's previous prejudice and misunderstanding towards her, but she didn't care about it.

Qin Xiaoning took the tea from Aunt Fu and replied with a smile: "In the final analysis, it is Big Brother and Big Sister who are blessed. I am just a matchmaker."

In the past, when Qin Xiaoning came to Li Lanchun, Nanny Fu, relying on the fact that she was Li Lanchun's wet nurse, often secretly gave Qin Xiaoning a cold shoulder behind her master's back, but the little princess was always gentle and kind. Now that she came to show her goodwill, the little princess remained the same. At such a young age, she was so calm, which made Nanny Fu admire and feel ashamed.

"princess--"

She cleared her throat and called out, but she didn't know how to speak. After pondering for a long time, she finally uttered, "I have been disrespectful to the princess in the past. I hope that the princess will be magnanimous."

Qin Xiaoning never cared about this old woman, but she was Li Lanchun's wet nurse after all, so Qin Xiaoning had to give her some face.

Her face was still warm and gentle, and she said calmly: "I don't think you have been disrespectful to me, Madam. You are worrying too much."

Madam Fu wanted to explain herself, but Li Lanchun winked at her and said, "A Ning is not a petty and narrow-minded person. Madam Fu, please stop talking."

Aunt Fu forced an awkward smile and said, "Well, I'll take my leave now."

After Aunt Fu left, Li Lanchun said to Qin Xiaoning, "Aunt is old and confused. Sometimes she won't listen to me. Don't bother with her."

Qin Xiaoning smiled gently: "Of course I won't bother with her." Then, she changed the subject to Li Lanchun's pregnancy: "Did the doctor say whether it's a boy or a girl? Can you tell from the pulse right now?"

"It's still a little while, I can't tell." Li Lanchun raised her hand and touched her belly, smiling, "I think it's a boy, but if it's a girl, I'll still love her just as much as I love my eldest and second sisters."

"Does Big Brother know about this? He should be very happy, right?"

Li Lanchun smiled when she heard this: "He has always been a very calm person. This morning when the doctor told him that she was pregnant, he just smiled. But I can see that he was also very happy in his heart."

She glared at Qin Xiaoning and half-jokingly said, "Your eldest brother is nearly 40 years old, how can he not want a son? He said he didn't care before, but he was just afraid that I would be anxious and sad."

Qin Xiaoning praised him, "Big brother is so thoughtful." The two sisters-in-law were talking in private here. Xia Yun, who heard the news, rushed over. Qin and Li hurriedly stood up to give her a seat. As soon as Xia Yun sat down, she asked anxiously, "I heard that my sister-in-law is pregnant, but is it true?"

Li Lanchun looked a little shy and nodded at Xia Yun: "The doctor just gave me the number."

Hearing this, Xia Yun's eyes unconsciously fell on Li Lanchun's belly. She blinked and then turned to look at Qin Xiaoning's bulging belly. She couldn't help but look lonely. After a long while, perhaps realizing that she had lost her composure, she forced a smile and said, "That's great."

Seeing Xia Yun's disappointment, Li Lanchun said quickly: "You are still young, don't worry, look at me, I am almost 40 years old, and I am still pregnant."

Xia Yun smiled bitterly and said nothing more.

Li Lanchun then said, "Why don't you go find that Jiang girl and have her take a look? I think she is more skilled than those imperial doctors. To treat the problems of us women, women should be treated."

Xia Yun was moved by these words. Her eyes moved slightly and she hesitated, "I have seen many doctors, and they all said that I was injured in the last miscarriage. My foundation is damaged. How can I survive?"

As she spoke, she raised her eyes and looked at Qin Xiaoning, with a hint of expectation and uncertainty in her eyes.

Qin Xiaoning said: "Doctor Jiang was also an imperial physician in the palace before, specializing in taking care of concubines during pregnancy and childbirth. However, he later got married, so he resigned from the Imperial Medical Bureau and went to Qianzhou."

Xia Yun didn't know Jiang Nu's background, but after hearing what Qin Xiaoning said, she became hopeful: "No wonder she cured my sister-in-law in just a few months."

"Then how about I go find her and take a look too." She looked at Qin Xiaoning and discussed with him.

"Of course." Qin Xiaoning said, "If you are willing, I will introduce you, but Jiang Nu has already returned to Qianzhou, and I don't know when she will be able to come to the capital again."

Xia Yun's bright eyes dimmed instantly when she heard this: "If that's the case, let's talk about it later."

The sisters-in-law talked a few more words about Li Lanchun's pregnancy, and Xia Yun proposed to leave. Qin Xiaoning and Li Lanchun saw her off. Just as they reached the door, the steward came back and said that Wang Fengyi would be marrying to Qi State in three days, and the Wang family would hold a wedding banquet tomorrow. The wife of the Duke asked the sisters-in-law to discuss going to the Wang family for the banquet.

Upon hearing this, Li Lanchun was the first to refuse, saying, "I have always had a bad relationship with that cousin from the Wang family, so I won't go."

Qin Xiaoning looked at Xia Yun, who forced a smile and said, "The eldest sister-in-law doesn't want to go, and the second sister-in-law is pregnant, so I'll go."

Qin Xiaoning saw Xia Yun's reluctance and said, "My due date is still a month away. It's not that I can't move, but because of what happened in the past, my cousin from the Wang family has always been hostile to me. Now that she is getting married, if I go there, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary arguments. Since my mother-in-law wants us to attend the banquet, she must not want the two families to get too awkward."

"I understand." She looked at Li Lanchun, then turned to look at Qin Xiaoning, and said with a wry smile: "So, if neither of you want to go, then I'll be the only one going."