"Later." Zhou Jicheng continued to say to Zhou Chenli.

"I was sent to the Northern Frontier by my father. I was away for many years, and I took the little black dog with me to the Northern Frontier as well."

Zhou Chenli knew that Zhou Jicheng was sent to the northern border by the emperor.

Because of this incident, Zhou Chenli lamented that every family has its own problems, and the royal family is no exception.

Over the years, the emperor has only two adult sons: the crown prince and the sixth prince.

To protect the crown prince, the prince sent his youngest son out of the capital early to hone his skills in the northern border. Speaking of which, the emperor also took great pains for the sake of his country and his son.

"After arriving in Northern Xinjiang, I was injured during a campaign. It was that little black dog who brought people to find me, and it was Xu Miao who gave me those five little black pills."

Zhou Jicheng continued to speak to Zhou Chenli while smiling.

"I never took that little pill seriously and kept it with me. Later, I got separated from the team, and those little pills were all I had left."

"I was tired, hungry, and injured. I didn't care to leave anything for the dog, so I ate it all myself."

"Although I've forgotten what the pills tasted like, they saved my life and prevented me from starving to death in the desert."

Zhou Jicheng just felt hungry at the time, but he didn't think much about it and just thought of it as something to eat.

Zhou Jicheng finished speaking and laughed at himself: "Don't be afraid of being laughed at by the emperor's uncle. After all, Xu Miao and that little black dog are my saviors."

Zhou Chenli suddenly understood and said with a smile, "So there is a reason for this, and I found a lifesaver."

"When I returned to Beijing this time, I found out that Xu Miao had married into the general's mansion to bring good luck." Zhou Jicheng ignored Zhou Chenli's jokes and continued.

"At first I thought Xu Miao would stay in the General's Mansion forever, but later she was divorced. I thought she would live in the small courtyard near the Xu Mansion forever, but I didn't expect that she would marry into the Emperor's uncle's family so soon."

Zhou Chenli: "So it seems I was the one who got in on the act. I didn't know Xiaoliu and Xu Miao had such a story."

After listening to Zhou Chenli, Zhou Jicheng hurriedly sat on the chair and bowed to Zhou Chenli.

"Uncle, please stop talking like that. No one knows about what happened between Xu Miao and me. I guess even Xu Miao himself has forgotten about it."

"I have no other reason for coming this time. Father told me this morning to return to Northern Frontier as soon as possible. He also didn't tell me the specific reason."

"I will be returning to Northern Frontier tomorrow morning. Please take good care of Xu Miao, uncle."

After saying that, Zhou Jicheng stood up from his chair and bowed to Zhou Chenli: "Acheng, please, uncle, please don't ask Xu Miao to marry again. Let her stay here with you for a while."

"I'll talk about it when I return to Beijing from Northern Xinjiang next time."

Zhou Chenli looked at Zhou Jicheng with a mocking expression, "We never intended to let Xu Miao marry again. Your aunt is very fond of her. And Xu Miao is also very good to A Yuan. Our Duke's Mansion intends to keep Xu Miao as our daughter-in-law. What do you think, A Cheng?"

Zhou Jicheng's face turned red from Zhou Chenli's teasing: "Uncle, I just regard Xu Miao as my savior and don't want her to marry anyone casually. I really don't think too much about other things."

"Uncle, please stop laughing at me. I'm going back to prepare for leaving the capital tomorrow. I'll leave everything to you, uncle."

After saying this, Zhou Jicheng bowed to Zhou Chenli again and left the Duke's Mansion with his entourage.

Zhou Chenli...I'm sorry! I didn't say anything unpleasant.

After Zhou Chenli sent Zhou Jicheng away and returned to the backyard, his wife immediately asked why the Sixth Prince had come.

Zhou Chenli: "Madam, it's not a big deal for Ah Cheng to come here. He just told me about his childhood with Xu Miao."

Zhou Chenli explained the whole story to his wife, who exclaimed in amazement, "Xu Miao is truly lucky. He's so fortunate to have caught the Sixth Prince's eye and come to ask for your care."

"Originally I wanted to wait a few years until A Yuan grew up before discussing the arrangements for Xu Miao with you. Now it seems that we don't need to worry about it. The Sixth Prince will take care of it himself."

"We can just take good care of Xu Miao, but my Lord, when I think about the fact that Xu Miao is no longer my daughter-in-law, I feel reluctant to let her go."

Zhou Chenli teased his wife, "If you can't bear to let her go, then just keep her in the mansion as your daughter-in-law. We can afford to support her. When Yuan grows up, we'll consummate the marriage. Maybe she'll even give birth to a granddaughter for you."

The lady was so angry that she slapped Zhou Chenli's arm and said, "Duke, what nonsense are you talking about? I just can't bear to part with A Miao. I don't want to have her as my daughter-in-law. A Yuan is not old enough to know what a daughter-in-law is."

"Giving birth to a granddaughter? I think you're crazy about it. Why don't you give birth to a daughter yourself?"

Zhou Chenli: "Didn't you tell me to strangle Yuan to death and then give birth to a new one? Otherwise, I'll strangle Yuan to death and Madam will give birth to a new one."

It was originally a joke between the couple, but unexpectedly the wife was actually pregnant.

That day, the lady happily found Xu Miao.

"Ah Miao, great news! My two daughters-in-law sent someone to tell me that they are both pregnant!"

The Duke's wife was talking to Xu Miao, her smile showing from ear to ear. This was a great event for the Duke's Mansion.

"How come they got pregnant all of a sudden?" Xu Miao was also happy after hearing this and asked his wife hurriedly.

Mrs. Yang also came over with a happy face to listen to what the lady said.

"Just now, the eldest son came to announce the good news that his wife is pregnant. Even the second son's wife is pregnant as well."

"It's not that the second son is not at home, so he came to report together."

"It is said that the second son's wife found out she was pregnant, so she sent a servant to inform his wife. The eldest son's wife brought people to congratulate the second son's wife."

"When we went there, the second daughter-in-law was vomiting all day long due to wedding vomiting, and the eldest daughter-in-law started vomiting too."

"Later, we called the court doctor and found out that the eldest son's wife was also pregnant, but she didn't even know it. This made her cry like a tearful person in front of the second son."

"I guess she's worried because she saw her second son's wife was pregnant and she's the only one left without a child."

The lady babble on, still a little angry: "Xu Miao, you said these two kids, when they have something to say, they don't come to me, but instead they get together and mess around. Humph, they just don't treat me as their mother-in-law."

Xu Miao smiled with eyes curved: "Madam, please don't be angry. This is a great thing. The Duke's Mansion will have two little grandchildren. How wonderful!"

Mrs. Yang nodded quickly in agreement: "That's right, Madam, go and see the two young ladies and bring back some goodies."

The lady was not really angry, she threw her handkerchief and said: "Humph, if it weren't for my grandson, I wouldn't go to see them."

After saying that, Mei Zizi brought her maids and servants, and pulled two carts of various supplements and medicinal herbs to visit the two young masters' houses.

At night, Xu Miao heard the Duke shouting in the front yard that he would reward all the servants in the mansion, and even the staff in the outer courtyard would be rewarded.

He said that everyone should be happy with him because the Duke’s wife is pregnant!

Xu Miao was also a little confused after hearing this. Wasn't it said that the second young lady was pregnant? How come the Duke's wife was also pregnant?

Later, Mrs. Yang came back with a smile and explained the problem to Xu Miao.

"Oh, A Miao, what great news! Madam went to visit Second Madam, and she saw Second Madam vomiting, which made Madam vomit too."

"At first, the Madam was embarrassed, afraid that her daughter-in-law would think she was being pretentious. Then, the Second Madam's mother, the mother-in-law, saw that the Madam was vomiting violently, so she called the court doctor to see her."

"It turns out that the Madam is also pregnant. She is more advanced than the two young ladies and is said to be over two months pregnant."

"Right now, the Duke is in the front yard, so happy that he wants to reward the whole mansion."

"Hehe, the lady was so embarrassed that she hid in her yard and refused to see anyone. She said she had children before her two daughters-in-law. It was so embarrassing, haha."

"The Duke's Mansion is going to have a young master again. God bless you, this is so wonderful!"

Xu Miao was also happy after hearing this. She had heard about the case of a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law giving birth to a child together before, but she didn't expect that she would actually encounter this.

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