The Princess Wei Yang

97.2.Jiang Family's Fourth Son

At this moment, Tan shi suddenly began to retch. A Yatou rushed over with a basin. Tan shi retched for a while but did not vomit. Li Wei Yang's eyes brightened up: "Mother?!"

Tan shi smiled, her face flushed for some reason: "I invited a physician to examine me. He said I was three months pregnant."

Li Wei Yang was only suspicious at first, but she was surprised to hear this, Tan shi was pregnant? Heavens, was she about to have a little brother? This... How could this be? In the past life, Tan shi died too soon and did not have this child--

"With something this important, why didn't you tell me sooner?" Li Wei Yang was overjoyed but also stunned.

Tan shi managed a small smile: "I just found out as well. During Da Furen's funeral ceremony, I was busy and always felt light-headed. When the physician came to examine, I found out I was three months pregnant."

After Da Furen fell ill, Si Yiniang and Liu Yiniang were fiercely at arms. Jiu Yiniang was pregnant, and Li Xiao Ran did not feel like marrying someone new, so he occasionally visited Tan shi. Compared to young women, Tan shi had a much calmer, understanding personality and was gentle and considerate. He felt at peace with her.

He would frequent her place five or six days a month. Others noticed, but because Tan shi was neutral and did not fight over anything, and Li Wei Yang was not an easy opponent that no one dared to come and cause trouble. Tan shi was thirty two years old this year and suddenly becoming pregnant was something unintended.

Li Wei Yang's smile widened. She was rarely this happy. She was about to have a full-blooded brother! Her smile soon faded, "Does Fuqin know yet?"

Tan shi's face quickly fell. She became a bit uneasy: "Laoye did not come over these past couple days. I plan to wait a few more days then tell him."

Li Wei Yang nodded: "I will find a suitable opportunity to tell everyone."

She said everyone, not just Li Xiao Ran. Obviously, that was quite the difference. Tan shi's thoughts were simple, so she did not think much of it and only nodded.

Li Wei Yang turned around to Zhao Yue: "From today onwards, my mother will move to my courtyard. Pay careful attention to her everyday meals."

She did not instruct Mo Zhu or Bai Zhi but only told Zhao Yue. Her intentions were clear. Now that Da Shaoye fell out of favor and Laoye did not have a favored son, whether it was Qi Yiniang or Jiu Yiniang, whoever had a son first, their child's status will not be normal. Even Da Furen was waiting for the main household to not have an heir... Others may benefit, but Li Wei Yang had no need for such things. However, everyone else resembled prowling tigers, how could they simply ignore this?

Precautions must be taken!

Li Wei Yang reported this matter to Lao Furen and did not speak of anything else. She only said Qi Yiniang's courtyard was too old and needed to be renovated. Tan shi should stay in her courtyard for the next two months. Lao Furen felt this was not a good idea. In such a large household, it would not be appropriate for a Yiniang to stay with a Xiaojie, but Li Wei Yang insisted. In any case, this was not a big deal, so Lao Furen later agreed.

A month passed uneventfully. At dinner, Lao Furen glanced at Jiu Yiniang's swollen stomach with concern: "You will be giving birth in a month."

Jiu Yiniang's face flushed: "Yes."

Lao Furen smiled and nodded before growing serious again: "That is good. I hope you all will make the branches of the Li family will grow and give me many grandchildren. Then, I will be happy."

Hearing this, Li Xiao Ran gave Jiu Yiniang a look of satisfaction.

Er Furen pursed her lips. Her husband was concubine-born and always out of town. Lao Furen hardly bothered with him, so the children of the second household were not favored either. She thought that when Da Shaoye lost his father's favor, her status in the Li family will be elevated. If Li Xiao Ran did not have an heir, then the entire Li family will belong to her son. Who would have thought Jiu Yiniang, that little fox would be with child, dashing her hopes.

Lao Furen sighed: "Your Furen is no longer with you. I know you are not feeling well and burdened, seeing you grow weaker these days with such dark, sunken eyes. Seeing you this unhappy makes me worry too." Her mouth slightly curved up as if displeased. "Si Yiniang, you should advise Laoye not to do so!"

Only Jiu Yiniang, who was pregnant, was allowed to sit in a chair. Si Yiniang could only stand beside her. Her face grew anxious when she heard this: "Lao Furen is right, I will certainly advise Laoye."

Liu Yiniang coldly looked on, not saying anything.

Lao Furen raised her cup of tea and sighed: "Although you have several concubines, you have too few children. It is time to acquire a couple more."

Li Wei Yang had been quietly sitting and drinking tea suddenly looked up and faintly smiled. "Lao Furen, Fuqin, I have yet to congratulate you. Qi Yiniang has also been pregnant for four months."

Li Xiao Ran was stunned and immediately rejoiced. He took Qi Yiniang's hands into his, she had always been standing by his side: "Is what Wei Yang said true?"

Li Wei Yang's smile was warm as the spring breeze: "Fuqin, even if your daughter was to ever joke around, still would never dare to take this lightly. Qi Yiniang's health was declining, at first she thought it was just her stomach and invited a physician over. Then, she found out she was pregnant. She was careful, afraid she was mistaken, and invited three more physicians to examine her before announcing it."

In other words, it was not that they hid this matter. Li Xiao Ran was simply overjoyed. At this age, he had few children, and then suddenly he was to have two more, wasn't this a divine blessing?

In truth, he could not be blamed. If Da Furen had not intervened, he would have soon had many children.

Lao Furen was also happy and looked at Qi Yiniang: "Good thing, this is a good thing!"

Si Yiniang and Liu Yiniang looked at Qi Yiniang's stomach bitterly with flames almost spewing from their eyes.

Jiu Yiniang's smile was always faint like the soft clouds in the sky after the rain, vague as if hiding something. It left others unclear of her intentions behind that smile: "Wonderful, my child will have a companion in the future."

Li Wei Yang looked at her. Jiu Yiniang immediately lowered her head as if afraid. Li Wei Yang discovered this woman was different from before. Seeing her enrobed in silk from head to toe, perhaps she had soon hoped to give birth to a son who could potentially inherit all of the Li family. Jiu Yiniang used to only have her lover in her heart, but now, perhaps she had become wholeheartedly devoted to wealth and glory. People naturally change!

Luo mama came in to report: "Lao Furen, Jiang Guogong Furen and Jiang Da Furen have arrived."

Li Wei Yang looked over. Lao Furen helped Luo mama up from her bow: "Alright, there is something I must attend to. Stay for a bit longer, then return."

Li Wei Yang saw Lao Furen leave. Lao Furen did not ask her to come along to receive their guests this time.

Li Xiao Ran looked at Tan shi's stomach with great joy. He turned around and ordered: "Prepare everything for tonight. I will go to the ancestral hall to pray and thank the ancestors for their blessings." He tightly held onto Qi Yiniang's hand, "It must have been tiring on you."

Qi Yiniang's face reddened. She couldn't say anything. She was genuine and loyal. Er Furen thought the same. She happened to look over at Li Wei Yang and pursed her lips, wondering how someone as sincere could give birth to a venomous scorpion.

Li Wei Yang did not pay attention to the stares. Her eyes remained on Lao Furen's retreating figure. Her suspicions stirred. Jiang Xu returned to the Capital to report on his duties. Li Wei Yang thought he would make a move, but this entire time, everything has been calm and quiet. Jiang Guogong Furen and Jiang Xu's Furen suddenly paid them a visit, what will happen then?

For some reason, her right eye kept twitching...