Chapter 405 Show off
Xia Yun said goodbye to Qin Xiaoning and Li Lanchun and went back to her own yard. As soon as she entered the house, she couldn't help crying.

Seeing this, her personal maid rushed forward to comfort her, "Third Madam, don't be so sad. What the eldest Madam said makes sense. You are still young, so there is no need to worry about not being able to get pregnant."

Xia Yun took out a golden handkerchief and wiped away her tears: "She just talks without any pain in her waist."

Xia Yun came from a scholarly family and had always been gentle. But when he suddenly said something like this, the little maid was stunned.

Xia Yun smiled bitterly, venting her unhappiness: "Although my sister-in-law is usually a straightforward person, she is also the one who shows her emotions the most. Now that she has Ah Ning, she is not so close to me."

The little maidservant became even more confused after hearing these sour words.

Seeing that her master was sad, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and persuade him: "Grandma has been with you for so many years, and the princess has only been married for less than a year. In terms of affection, she is naturally not as good as you."

Xia Yun snorted, and then continued: "That's not the case. After all, they are sisters-in-law. There is a layer of distance between me and them."

He then said, "Otherwise, Ah Ning knew that Jiang Nu was such a good doctor, why did she recommend her to my sister-in-law but not to me?"

When this was mentioned, Xia Yun couldn't help but feel upset: "Just now I said I wanted to look for Jiang Nu, but she didn't seem to care. Sigh! It shows that I am not as important to An Ning as my sister-in-law."

The little maid didn't know what to say.

After hearing what her master said, she also felt that this was the case. The little maid hesitated for a long time and finally managed to say, "Third Madam is right. If this is the case, then we can only hope that the Fourth Young Master will get married soon. By then, you will be with Fourth Madam and you will not be alone."

Hearing the maid mention the Fourth Young Master, Xia Yun snorted heavily, "Relying on the Fourth Young Master? Oh! Who knows when he will be able to pass the imperial examination? Waiting for him to get married will be too late."

Then she complained: "The sisters-in-law are so affectionate to each other. I can't compare to them."
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As soon as Qin Xiaoning returned to Qingsong Garden, she received an invitation from Gu Jianshen's wife, Zhang.

In the invitation, Zhang said that her mansion had been renovated and invited Lu Ji and Qin Xiaoning to visit.

Gu Jianshen was Lu Ji's best friend, so Qin Xiaoning would not offend Zhang's face, so she instructed the maid in charge of the correspondence: "Write back to Madam Gu tomorrow. When the prince comes back in the evening, I will ask him if he can spare the time. If he is not free, I will have to go visit him myself."

The maid took the order and went out to sit with Li Lanchun for a long time. Songzhi was worried that Qin Xiaoning was tired, so she advised her to rest on the warm couch. Now that she was in the third trimester of pregnancy, Qin Xiaoning did feel tired, so she took off her shoes and went to the warm couch, but she did not rest immediately. Instead, she asked someone to bring pen and ink, and she wrote a letter to Jiang Nu on the small table on the couch.

He had just read half of the letter when he heard a familiar sound of footsteps. It was Lu Ji returning.

Qin Xiaoning looked at the man, her eyes filled with joy: "Why are you up so early today?"

The man took off his cloak, then walked straight to his wife, glanced at the letter she was writing, and asked, "Who is this for?"

Qin Xiaoning told Lu Ji that Li Lanchun was pregnant, and mentioned that Xia Yun also wanted to see Jiang Nu for medical consultation.

Lu Ji went to court before dawn, and he had not heard about this great happy event in the mansion.

"This time, my sister-in-law got what she wanted, so she can calm down a bit." Then he joked to his young wife, "It's all your credit that she got pregnant. You need to ask her to give you more benefits."

Qin Xiaoning pursed her lips and smiled: "We are a family, there is no need to say thank you or not."

Lu Ji sat down next to his wife: "After the morning court session today, I went to visit my eldest sister."

"How is the Queen Mother?" Lu Ji nodded: "Not bad, she keeps praising you."

Qi Xiaoning said, "You and His Majesty have such a quarrel. The one who has the most difficulty is my eldest sister who is caught between you two."

Qin Xiaoning advised: "You should take some time to comfort her more."

Lu Ji was amused: "You have been trying to help me." He stretched out his arms and embraced the little woman: "The little woman I raised is actually quite capable. In just a few months, you have won over everyone in the mansion. I originally thought that we would move back to the palace after we got married, but I never thought that you would actually gain a foothold in this mansion with your own abilities."

Lu Ji truly admired his little woman.

Qin Xiaoning was delighted to hear the man's praise: "My husband is so capable, so I have to work harder."

Because of her pregnancy, the little woman's face became much rounder, with a smile in her eyes, and a hint of playfulness in her gentleness, which made the man love her even more.

He just stared at her blankly, smiling foolishly.

Qin Xiaoning glared at her and talked about serious matters: "Today I received an invitation from Madam Gu, inviting us to visit her mansion."

"Okay." The man agreed happily: "It just so happens that I have time. The imperial physician also said that you are in the late stage of pregnancy now. Moving more will help with childbirth."

The next day, the winter sun was high in the sky and it was a fine day.

The couple came to Gu's house in a carriage.

This Gu Mansion was rebuilt on the basis of the old house of the Gu family. Although the ancestors of Marquis Gu were officials in Beijing, they did not have any titles. By the time of Gu Jianshen, the Gu family, which had experienced ups and downs, had reached its peak.

Therefore, although the Marquis Gu's Mansion was built on the basis of the old house, it was also expanded a lot. All the houses in the mansion are exquisite, spacious and luxurious.

Upon learning that Lu Ji and Qin Xiaoning were coming, Marquis Gu and his wife had already been waiting for them at the gate. When they saw the Lu family's carriage approaching, Gu Jianshen hurried over to greet them.

"Now that you have become the regent, I thought you would be too busy to visit my humble abode."

Old friends who are friends for life and death always joke with each other when they meet.

Lu Ji helped Qin Xiaoning get out of the car and joked with Gu Jianshen, "I am indeed very busy, I just took some time out from my busy schedule. Otherwise, people might say I am putting on airs."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked towards the mansion. Zhang came over to support Qin Xiaoning with a smile on her face, "Princess, your pregnancy is so obvious this time, it must be a boy."

There was a hint of flattery in his words.

Qin Xiaoning smiled faintly: "Who knows, but this child is indeed active, and the imperial physician also said that it is most likely a boy."

As soon as Qin Xiaoning finished speaking, Lu Ji, who was walking hand in hand with Gu Jianshen, turned around and said, "What do you mean by 'nine out of ten'? The imperial physician said long ago that it's a son."

Gu Jianshen looked at him like this and said jokingly, "What are you showing off? It's as if you don't have a son."

Lu Ji looked at him, with a look of pride and boasting on his face, and snorted: "A Ning is pregnant with twins, two sons."