In the evening, there was harmony in the courtyard of the second room of the Zhenguo Mansion, and the family of four sat at the table and ate.

"Brother Lan, Sister Chu, I have discussed it with your mother." Duan Chengwen looked at the Duansu County Lord and said to a pair of children. "Don't talk about your mother's pregnancy for the time being, and it's the same in the Zhenguo Mansion."

Before the meal, Brother Lan took Sister Chu out, leaving Duan Chengwen and Duansu County Lord and his wife to talk privately in the room. Duan Chengwen means not to announce the fact that Duansu County Lord is pregnant for the time being, firstly, the fetal position of Duansu County Lord is not stable, and secondly, it is also necessary to avoid that after the news spreads, the people who come to congratulate him will disturb Duansu County Lord's peace of mind to raise the fetus.

Lord Duansu cherished this rare pregnancy, and nodded in agreement after listening to Duan Chengwen's words.

"Father, why is that?" Duan Shaolan had no objections, but Sister Chu looked at her parents with a puzzled expression and asked. "Isn't it a great joy for a mother to be pregnant? Why can't it be said? Can't even your grandfather, grandmother, or grandfather? ”

"Sister Chu is right, your mother's pregnancy is a great joy." Duan Chengwen looked at the innocent Sister Chu and explained to her. "Your mother needs to raise the baby with peace of mind during this time, if people know about it, they will come to the door to say goodbye, your mother will naturally come forward to entertain guests, and it will be very hard at that time."

"Sister Chu, be obedient." Lord Duansu put down the chopsticks in his hand and gently patted Sister Chu'er's arm. "There has always been such a custom in the imperial capital, and pregnancy can only be said to the public after at least three months."

"Oh, I see." Sister Chu opened her ignorant eyes and nodded obediently at her parents and said.

After the meal, the maids removed the rest of the food from the table, and the family moved to the flower hall to talk.

"Mother, I'm going to go to Jiangnan in five days." Duan Shaolan and Duansu County Lord said. "I guess it will take a while to come back."

"It's almost the end of the year now, why do you want to go to Jiangnan? Are you going on a business trip? Lord Duansu asked. Can you come back before the Chinese New Year? ”

"It was a case ordered by His Majesty, and I was instructed to take a small team of people to Jiangnan for a walk. It's not a big deal, and it should be done in a few days. It's just that Jiangnan is far away from the imperial capital, but I should be able to return before the Chinese New Year. "Because the county lord of Duansu is pregnant, the tea in the flower hall has been changed, Duan Shaolan took a hot milk that was just hot from Mama Liu's hand, and handed it to the county lord of Duansu." Mother, drink. ”

"Since it's for Your Majesty, you have to be careful." The county lord of Duansu took the hot milk, only held it and was not in a hurry to drink it, but pulled Duan Shaolan to instruct. "However, Jiangnan is too far away from the imperial capital, you must pay attention to safety along the way, and be careful when doing things and speaking."

"Yes, Mother." Duan Shaolan looked at the Duansu County Lord in front of him, pulling him with a look of earnest entrustment, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little sour. "Son, got it."

He was carried to the Duansu county lord from the ground, and the first time he got sick and had a fever was when the Duansu county lord held him all night, and the first time he spoke and shouted his mother. In his impression, his biological mother was always bowed her head and very respectful, and she was not very close to him.

The lord of Duansu is soft-hearted and soft-hearted, treats him and his sister from the concubine well, and is willing to record him and his sister in her own name, so that he and his sister have become children.

At first glance, he learned that the county lord of Duansu was pregnant, and he was really happy for her. also knows the concerns in the heart of the Duansu County Lord, the Duansu County Lord wants a child of his own, but he is still worried about him in his heart. Lord Duansu was afraid that if he gave birth to a boy and came out, the second room would have a real son-in-law, and Duan Shaolan would inevitably be in a somewhat embarrassing situation in the future.

The county lord of Duansu drank the fetal medicine prescribed by Dr. Shi for three or four days, and the symptoms of fatigue and discomfort were alleviated a lot. The night before Duan Shaolan's departure, the county lord of Duansu came to Duan Shaolan's room with Mama Liu and two maids holding two packages.

Duan Shaolan was packing his bags in the room with his little servant holding a book, and when he saw the county lord of Duansu coming, he hurriedly put down the things in his hand and stepped forward.

"It's getting dark, why did my mother come over?" Duan Shaolan carefully held the arm of the Duansu County Lord and helped her sit down in the room.

"Knowing that you are going to leave for Jiangnan early tomorrow morning, I don't worry about you packing your bags, worried that you have forgotten something important, so I thought about coming over to have a look." The county lord of Duansu looked back at Mama Liu, and Mama Liu immediately asked the two maids who followed behind her to take the package in their hands. "Now it's late autumn in the imperial capital, but I heard that the four seasons in Jiangnan are like spring, and the climate is warm all year round, so I ordered someone to make a few sets of spring clothes for you. And yesterday, Dr. Shi came to see him, and I asked him for some good gold sore medicine. Mother doesn't want you to get hurt, but if something happens, be prepared to bring some with you. ”

"Sure enough, my mother was thoughtful." Duan Shaolan waved his hand and motioned to hug the book and stepped forward to put the two packages sent by the Duansu County Lord into his bag.

"Brother Lan, I can't help but think of what you looked like when you were a child these days." The county lord of Duansu looked at Duan Shaolan, who was young and handsome, with a tall posture, and felt a little emotional in his heart for a while. "I was sad for the unblessed child for a long time, until your grandfather ordered someone to carry you to my room, and saw you wrapped in swaddling clothes without crying or making trouble, that I felt alive in my heart. Now that you have finally grown up, you are growing well, and your mother is very pleased. ”

"It is the mother's kindness that has led to the son and sister who we are today." Duan Shaolan half-knelt in front of the Duansu County Lord and said. "My son has always been grateful to his mother."

"We are mother and son, what words of gratitude or not thanks." The county lord of Duansu looked at Duan Shaolan lovingly. "Get up, Brother Lan. You need to wake up early tomorrow, I'll go back first. ”

"It's dark outside, so let my son send his mother back to her room." Duan Shaolan hurriedly got up, supported the Duansu County Lord, and turned around and ordered to carry the lantern with a book.

Early the next morning, Duan Shaolan was ready to go out, but he found Duan Chengwen, Duansu County Lord, and Sister Chu all guarding the door of his room.

"Why is my father and mother here?"

"Your mother said she slept too much yesterday and woke up early this morning, and wants to send you off." Duan Chengwen, who was standing with the county lord of Duansu, said.

Duan Shaolan's horse was already waiting outside the mansion gate with a book, and Duan Chengwen and his wife took Sister Chu to send Duan Shaolan to the mansion gate.

"It's cold, father should take his mother and sister back, and my son will leave." Duan Shaolan handed the bag he was carrying to Hushu and asked him to place the bag on the horse. "Sister Chu, my brother is not at home, you must remember to listen to your father and mother well."

"Brother, I see." Sister Chu said with a smile and Duan Shaolan. "Brother, I heard that there are a lot of interesting things in Jiangnan, bring me some when my brother comes back."

"Sister Chu, don't mess with your brother." Lord Duansu tapped Sister Chu's head and said. "Your brother went to Jiangnan to run an errand for His Majesty, not to buy things for you."

"It's all right, Mother." Duan Shaolan said with a smile. "If things go well, there will always be half a day to spare, and then I will bring some gifts back to my sister and my mother's unborn brother and sister."

Duan Shaolan turned over his horse, turned around and waved his hand at the people in the mansion, the horsewhip sounded in the air, and the horse carried Duan Shaolan into the quiet street in the early morning with a light whistle.

The county lord of Duansu meditated and cultivated in the courtyard of the second room, and Sister Chu was by her side every day, and she read some poems to the county lord of Duansu and the fetus in her womb.

But time passed day by day, and soon it was the return date that Duan Shaolan said before leaving, and the county lord of Duansu sent people to the gate of the mansion every day to ask, but there was no news from Duan Shaolan back.

Time passed day after day, Duan Shaolan did not come over as scheduled, and he did not even send any news back to the Zhenguo Mansion. Facing the anxiety of the Duansu County Lord, Duan Chengwen had to comfort him, maybe something happened on the road that stopped Duan Shaolan, and no bad news came was actually good news.

The county lord of Duansu knew that the Jinqiwei investigation was a secret case, but his family wanted to inquire about Duan Shaolan's whereabouts and whereabouts, but he couldn't find anything.

Therefore, despite Duan Chengwen and Sister Chu's many reliefs, the county lord of Duansu was always anxious in his heart, and when he woke up early one morning, the county lord of Duansu suddenly had abdominal pain and even saw red, which made the second room panic, Duan Chengwen immediately sent someone to invite Dr. Shi over. Fortunately, Dr. Shi came in time and quickly stabilized the situation of the Duansu County Lord, and the needle stabilized her fetal gas and saved the child in the Duansu County Lord's womb.

However, in the early morning, there was such a disturbance in the second room, and the pregnancy of the county lord of Duansu could not be hidden. Duan Chengwen had no choice but to tell Zhen Guogong that at this time, he rushed to King Xian's mansion after being on duty that day, and conveyed the good news to King Xian and Princess Xian.

On the same day in the palace, Xiao Xuan, who was also worried about Duan Shaolan's delay, found Emperor Chu and learned from Emperor Chu that Duan Shaolan was ambushed after bringing people into Jiangnan. Fortunately, there is no danger, Duan Shaolan is now lurking in Jiangnan with someone to hide his whereabouts and continue to investigate the case.

finally learned of Duan Shaolan's safety, and Xiao Xuan's hanging heart was finally put down.

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Xuan was careful, and after he put his mind at ease, he noticed that Emperor Chu's expression seemed to be a little wrong. "Is the case a little tricky?"

"Father is fine, you don't have to worry." Emperor Chu had actually received the first secret letter from Duan Shaolan who had sent back the Dark Pavilion, and I am afraid that the second prince would really not be able to leave himself alone this time. But looking at Xiao Xuan's pair of clear eyes, Emperor Chu still smiled and said to her.

"Then father, can I go out of the palace tomorrow to see Lord Duansu?" Xiao Xuan held Emperor Chu's arm and begged softly. "The Duansu County Lord must be also suspenseful day and night, I think I can at least report to the Duansu County Lord that I am safe, I will not say anything about the case."

"Okay, Father knows that you are suffocated for a while." Emperor Chu looked at his hearty and hurtful daughter, and then thought about his troublesome son, Xiao Xuan's small request was naturally satisfying. "There you go."

"Thank you, Father." Xiao Xuan immediately responded with a smile.