Chapter 683: Younger Brother-in-law (1/2)

Although her youngest daughter was now married, the two residences weren’t far from each other so if anything came up it’d be easy for them to get in contact. Madam Liu made the quick decision to stay in the capital. The stewards in Tanggu were all experienced, so only Yu Hai and her eldest son needed to go back to keep an eye on things. She could peacefully stay by her daughter-in-law’s side and wait for her eldest grandson to be born!

Yu Xiaocao watched as Xiaolian repeatedly congratulated their eldest sister-in-law and smiled, “Xiaolian, should I take your pulse too ah?”

Xiaolian immediately blushed a bright red and repeatedly waved her hands, “No need, no need...I just changed!”

In actuality, Xiaolian was quite looking forward to having children. Zhuang Xiaomo was an orphan and she knew that he thirsted even more than she did for affection. Thus, no matter how busy their seafood wholesale business got, he always carved out the time to accompany her. If they had a small baby linking them even closer together, wouldn’t he be incredibly happy ah?

Madam Liu was so happy that her mouth was cracked wide open. When she heard that, she persuaded her eldest daughter, “Have your younger sister take a peek. Xiaomo isn’t getting any younger and it is the right time for him to start having children to keep the family line going ah! Your younger sister must have some good prescriptions for fertility and nourishing the body. Once your body is healthy and strong, would you need to worry about getting pregnant ah?”

Xiaolian obediently stretched out her hand after hearing her mother’s words, allowing Xiaocao to take her pulse. Although Xiaolian’s body had been deficient in nutrients when she was young, she had been nourished over many years with mystic-stone water and had long recouped all that she needed. However, Xiaocao still warned her, “I know your family business is busy but you need to take care of yourself. Haven’t you been training a few maidservants to be your assistants? There’s no need to do everything yourself!”

In the past half year, her husband’s business had been booming and he couldn’t handle it all by himself. Thus, Xiaolian also became busy and was exhausted at the end of every day. After hearing her younger sister’s warning, she asked somewhat anxiously, “Is my body okay ah? Will I have trouble getting pregnant…”

“Child, what nonsense are you saying? Don’t you have your younger sister here? She was even able to cure the infertility problem of the heir to Marquis Dingyuan’s Household. What do you need to be afraid of now?” The smile on Madam Liu’s face gradually disappeared and a tone of anxiety was added onto her voice.

“Don’t worry about it and scare yourself needlessly! Your body is quite healthy; it’s just that you’ve been more tired lately! I’ll give you two prescriptions to nourish your body. After drinking them for a month, you should be fine! However, while you’re taking the medicine, you can’t have any intimate time with Older Brother Xiaomo…” Yu Xiaocao didn't bring her medicine box along for this visit so she sent Yingchun back to get it.

In actuality, Xiaolian’s condition was quite serious. Although her body had slowly recovered throughout these years, she had been poorly nourished when she was young. After being married for half a year, she didn’t have more mystic-stone water to strengthen her and spent a lot of energy in managing her husband’s business. If it had been any other doctor treating her, they would have said a lot and cautioned her that she’d need to rest and nourish herself for half a year.

None of this, however, was a problem to Xiaocao. All of the medicines in her box had been infused with spiritual energy, so after drinking a few prescriptions, everything would be fine. However, she still planned on privately talking to Zhuang Xiaomo. The maidens of the Yu Family weren’t married over to work until they were tired to the bone. Why should they work like a man?

The kitchen followed Xiaocao’s instructions and sent a goblet full of medicinal cuisine over. Liu Huifang sniffed lightly at the faintly fragrant medicinal congee and didn’t have a bad reaction to it. She frowned as she took a small spoonful and placed it into her mouth. Eh? The taste was quite good. She ate a few more spoonfuls and didn’t feel the desire to vomit come up. After finishing a whole goblet of medicinal congee, Liu Huifang felt warm and comfortable. Then, a feeling of something moving occurred in her abdomen. Was that the baby moving around? She held her little bump as a maternal glow seemed to come off of her body.

The news that Yu Hang’s wife was able to eat something had transmitted to the outer courtyard. Yu Hang was delighted beyond measure and the smile on his face almost reached the back of his face——this was definitely the product of his younger sister’s hard work, so now he didn’t need to worry anymore! Little Shitou decided to be merciful to Zhu Junyang on account of him almost becoming an uncle and no longer treated him with disdain.

Yu Xiaocao had lunch in the inner courtyard and sat around afterwards to talk a bit. Before long, word came from the outer courtyard that it was getting late and time for her to head back. Madam Liu reluctantly escorted her daughter to the second gate as tears flowed down her eyes.

She wasn’t sure the next time she would be able to see her daughter after she left. Madam Liu truly missed her.

Xiaocao hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe her mother’s tears. She gently hugged her mother and softly said, “Mother, don’t worry ah! His Highness treats me very well. We currently live on our own and I am the only mistress in the house. If you miss me, I’ll come over a few times to visit!”

Madam Liu stopped her tears after hearing this. Lady Fang, however, interjected, “That’s not okay! After all, you are a married woman now and can’t always run back to your maternal home. If other people see this, what would they think?”

“Then...if you two miss me, come over to Imperial Prince Xu’s Estate to visit! There are so many empty rooms in the estate, so pick any one to stay in!” Yu Xiaocao hurriedly said.

Madam Liu gave her a look and said, “Our two residences are so close to each other, so it’s not proper for me to live at your place. That being said, your eldest sister-in-law is pregnant and as her mother-in-law, what would people say if they saw me abandoning her while living at your residence?”

“Then bring Eldest Sister-in-law along with you. I can personally make her some medicinal food to help her and then you won’t need to be worried about her and your future grandson!” Yu Xiaocao wasn't just saying that to be nice. Although her husband had already resigned from being the army commander of Xishan Barracks, he was still in charge of the firearms camp! She was pretty sure after his vacation for his wedding ended, he’d have to go back there and work early and come back late. He might even stay there for several days in a row. With only her around in the giant estate, wouldn’t it be boring? If her mother and eldest sister-in-law could frequently visit, then it’d be pretty swell for her!