Free Web NovelChapter 362: Chapter 267
He pressed his lips together, unable to understand why he was so tense about someone else’s wife giving birth.
Even if he had gone mad, this wouldn’t be the way to go about it. freēwebnovel.com
Lu Ziyuan frowned as he looked at the window of the delivery room, then turned to leave.
Xie YanYu and Ji Chengfeng both breathed a sigh of relief, cupped their hands, and bid farewell.
After the person left, Xie YanYu stepped into the hall.
Seeing Pei Yuqing inside, he hurriedly said, "I don’t know how long he will stay, so please trouble Changqing to remain here for the next few days, and do not move around."
Pei Yuqing nodded slightly, "I know the importance."
Thus, Xie YanYu said no more.
He listened to his sister’s uncontrollable cries of pain from the delivery room, his eyes filled with worry, "Why does it hurt so much?"
Pei Yuqing was no better, his eyes were red at this point.
One was a loner, the other had his wife stolen away, and they had truly never seen a woman give birth.
At this moment, their hearts were anxious and unbearable. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
Ji Chengfeng, who came in a step later, was equally worried.
Three handsome young men, each with his own merits, stood anxiously at the door of the delivery room.
They stood there until deep into the night.
A first birth is slow, even if the fetal position is normal, the birth canal just opens slowly.
During the time, Xie Wanqing was fed a bowl of ginseng soup, followed by another round of contractions.
...
Guest courtyard.
Lu Ziyuan finished bathing, his body still slightly damp, with his hair undone, reading letters at the desk.
Ming Feng walked in from outside and inquired, "Your Highness, when shall we depart?"
They brought quite a few people, purposely detouring to Bianzhou, but the Prefectural Magistrate Mansion didn’t have places to accommodate so many people, most of them were stationed outside the city.
It’s hard to stay long when there are so many people and horses to feed.
Besides, several princes in the Capital City are still waiting to be dealt with...
Lu Ziyuan didn’t lift his eyes, calmly said, "Give orders, return to the Capital City tomorrow."
"Yes!"
Ming Feng responded and retreated.
Lu Ziyuan continued to handle state affairs, his gaze deep and calm like an ancient well.
It seemed that the inexplicable agitation from the afternoon had already been cast out of his mind.
A candle as thick as an arm burned down a small section, and the door was knocked.
This time Mingjian walked in.
His expression was somewhat peculiar, as if hesitating.
Lu Ziyuan said calmly, "What is the matter?"
As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the letters in his hand.
Hearing this, Mingjian immediately straightened his demeanor and whispered, "While your subordinate was organizing defenses, I noticed something..."
Lu Ziyuan’s gaze paused, and he looked up at him, "Speak!"
"It’s not a big deal, but it’s indeed a bit strange..."
Mingjian said, "Your subordinate noticed that after we left, the Xie family young man remained in Madam Ji’s courtyard and hasn’t left until now."
The moon is high in the sky by now; it’s already deep into the night.
Which household’s woman giving birth needs an outsider man to wait for this long?
This isn’t just fooling around?
Lu Ziyuan was taken aback too.
Mingjian muttered quietly, "It can’t be that this Madam Ji really has something going on with the Xie family young man..."
After all, although she’s called Madam Ji, she wasn’t officially married with the consent of parents and family.
That would make her a concubine.
In aristocratic families, using concubines to entertain guests is quite common...
It’s really hard to say that the two brothers have both enjoyed her.
Otherwise, it’s hard to explain why Xie YanYu was still in the courtyard of a woman in labor at such a time.
Perhaps, it might be his child?
The more Lu Ziyuan thought about it, the more outlandish it seemed, yet he still felt it was somewhat credible.
This brother-in-law never married despite his age, kept distance from all the young ladies, carried the demeanor of a gentleman like a clear breeze and bright moon, now behaving so unusually.
The woman inside must have a very significant connection with him.
