Chapter 266:
He pursed his lips, unable to understand why he was so nervous about someone else’s wife giving birth.
Even if he was crazy, it shouldn’t be this kind of madness.
Lu Ziyan frowned and stared fixedly at the window pane of the delivery room before turning to leave.
Xie Yanyu and Ji Chengfeng both breathed a sigh of relief and cupped their hands in respect to see him off.
Once the man left, Xie Yanyu strode into the hall.
Seeing Pei Yuqing inside, he hurriedly said, “I don’t know how long he will stay. These few days, please remain here, Changqing, and do not move about.”
Pei Yuqing nodded slightly. “I know my limits.”
With that, Xie Yanyu said no more.
He listened to his younger sister’s uncontrollable cries of pain from the delivery room, his gaze filled with worry. “Why is it hurting so much?”
Pei Yuqing was no better off than him; his eyes were red at this moment.
One was a loner without family, the other had even had his wife stolen away; they had truly never witnessed a woman giving birth.
At this moment, they were both extremely anxious and restless.
Ji Chengfeng, who had entered a step later, was equally worried.
Three exceptionally handsome young masters, each outstanding in his own way, stood there helplessly at the door of the delivery room.
They stood there until late into the night.
The first child was born slowly; even though the fetal position was normal, the birth canal opened slowly.
During this time, Xie Wanning was fed a bowl of ginseng soup, followed immediately by another round of contractions.
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Guest courtyard.
After bathing, Lu Ziyan still had some dampness on his body. He had removed his hairpin and was reading letters at the desk.
Ming Feng entered from outside and asked, “Your Highness, when do we set off?”
They had brought quite a few people and had deliberately detoured to Bianzhou, but the Prefect’s Mansion had no place to house so many; most of the men were stationed outside the city.
With so many men and horses consuming provisions, they could not stay too long.
Moreover, several princes in the Capital City were still waiting to be dealt with…
Lu Ziyan did not lift his eyebrows and eyes, saying indifferently, “Give the order: return to the capital tomorrow.”
“Yes!”
Ming Feng acknowledged and withdrew.
Lu Ziyan continued handling official duties, his eyebrows and eyes deep and as still as an ancient well.
It was as if that inexplicable irritation from the afternoon had already been cast aside.
The arm-thick candle burned another small section when the door was knocked on.
This time, it was Ming Jian who entered.
His expression was slightly peculiar, as if he was somewhat hesitant.
Lu Ziyan said indifferently, “What is it?”
As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the letter in his hand.
Hearing this, Ming Jian immediately composed himself and said in a low voice, “While arranging the defenses, your subordinate noticed something…”
Lu Ziyan’s gaze paused, and he looked up at him. “Speak!”
“It’s not a big deal, but it is indeed somewhat strange…”
Ming Jian said, “Your subordinate discovered that after we left, that Xie Family young master has remained in Madam Ji’s courtyard and has not left even now.”
By now, the moon was high in the sky; it was already late at night.
Which family’s woman giving birth would have an unrelated man keep watch for so long?
Wasn’t this just fooling around?
Lu Ziyan was also stunned.
Ming Jian muttered softly, “It can’t be that this Madam Ji truly has a… with the Xie Family young master.”
After all, though called Madam Ji, she was not properly married with notification to parents and clansmen.
That made her a concubine.
In prominent families and noble families, using concubines to entertain guests was commonplace…
It really was hard to say whether these two brothers had both made use of her.
Otherwise, it was impossible to explain why Xie Yanyu was still in the courtyard of a woman in labor at this hour.
Could it be that it might be his child?
The more Lu Ziyan thought, the more outrageous it seemed, yet he also felt it had some credibility.
His eldest brother-in-law, already of marriageable age yet unmarried, kept his distance from young ladies of any family, always conducting himself as a gentleman bright as the moon and breeze—such unusual behavior now.
The woman inside must have an extremely important relationship with him.
