Chapter 623

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

The four of them had just stepped through the Gate when the guards swiftly dispatched someone to report to An Wangfei.

Although An Wangfei knew they would be returning, she did not know exactly when they would arrive, so she did not go out to greet them in person. However, they were all family, so naturally no one minded these etiquette details.

When the four reached the Front Hall, they discovered An Wangfei had already been waiting there for quite some time.

As it turned out, not long after Su Muchun and Qianqian had left, An Wangfei noticed that the potted orange tree in the Front Hall seemed slightly withered, so she discussed with Mantou whether to replace it with a more lush one.

But then she thought again: today was the very beginning of the New Year; at this moment the shops selling potted plants had probably all closed their doors — after all, who would choose to buy a potted plant at a time like this?

Just as the two of them were racking their brains, they suddenly heard a servant come to report: "Eldest Miss, Third Miss have returned home with their husbands!"

Upon hearing this happy news, An Wangfei's face instantly brightened with a radiant smile.

Before she could even rise and step out to welcome the guests, the four had already arrived at the door.

Yan Xiner had indeed not seen An Wangfei for a period of time; today happened to be the special occasion of the New Year, and on top of that the new son-in-law was visiting, so she reckoned they would surely drink heartily tonight, probably until very late before the banquet ended.

Considering these factors, Yan Xiner decided not to bring Ai Yuzhou along to the banquet. For one, it would spare him the noisy disturbance;

Secondly, this way the Ministry of War Shangshu Fu would not be too deserted, and leaving Xiao Zhouzhou to keep the family company was also a good choice.

After the four entered the room, they exchanged greetings with one another.

An Wangfei carefully examined her two daughters, seeing their lovely faces and rosy complexions; especially Yan Shuang'er seemed slightly more plump than before. Seeing this, An Wangfei secretly thought: "These two children's lives must be quite comfortable and carefree now!"

However, she still couldn't help teasing Yan Shuang'er: "Oh my, our Shuang'er has gotten quite a bit fatter, look at this complexion and spirit — your daily diet must be very sumptuous and delicious!"

Hearing her mother say this, Yan Shuang'er couldn't help blushing and stamping her foot, retorting coquettishly: "Where is that? Mother, don't talk nonsense — I haven't gotten fat at all!"

Qi Yu, standing at the side, saw this and hurriedly interjected to rescue his wife: "Yue Mu, don't blame her; actually it's not as you think — Shuang'er... she's pregnant! Counting up, she's already four months along! It's just that the first three months the fetus was unstable, so we never dared tell you two elders.

Now, she's just passed the dangerous period, and was planning to find a suitable time to share this happy news with Father-in-law and Mother-in-law.

But who would have thought, Shuang'er insisted on waiting until returning home for the New Year to tell you in person, saying she wanted to give you a huge surprise!"

Hearing his words, An Wangfei's eyes suddenly brightened, and she said with a face full of joy: "Already four months! Quick, sit, sit! Everyone don't be polite, standing is so tiring! Chun'er, Yu'er, you two hurry and find seats too; Xin'er, Shuang'er, come sit here, by Mother's side~"

Hearing An Wangfei's words, the four all sat down as told. An Wangfei had Yan Shuang'er on her left, Yan Xiner on her right, and facing them were Ai Chun and Qi Yu.

Once everyone was settled, An Wangfei reached out and gently stroked Yan Shuang'er's protruding belly, saying softly: "Hmm... it's just barely four months now, so you can't tell yet whether it's a boy or a girl, but either way, it will certainly be a very blessed little one!"

Qi Yu at the side nodded deeply in agreement, responding: "Exactly! Whether it's a boy or a girl, they're our own precious darling, and in the future we'll surely hold them in our palms and dote on them!"

Hearing this, the boulder hanging in An Wangfei's heart finally dropped somewhat, and she showed a relieved expression, smiling at Qi Yu: "That's wonderful! Since you can dote on Shuang'er like this, I have nothing more to worry about."

However, just as she was about to ask other things, she suddenly heard Yan Xiner at her side interject: "Oh Mother, where's Qianqian? We're back, how come she didn't come?"

At this question, An Wangfei snapped back to her senses as if waking from a dream, and hurriedly replied: "Oh, Qianqian — right now your Father King and that Xiao Su are sparring at the Lianwu Chang. She ran off to watch the excitement too!"

Yan Xiner and Yan Shuang'er, hearing this, asked in unison: "Xiao Su? Who's that?"

An Wangfei said with a smile: "Xiao Su's name is Su Muchun; he is the one Qianqian has set her heart on, and he truly is a good kid! Not only is he handsome and graceful, but also brilliantly talented and of noble character — such an outstanding young talent is rarely seen. Your Father King and I are very satisfied with him; we only need to wait until next year when Qianqian turns fifteen and completes her Coming-of-age Ceremony, then we'll settle this marriage!"

Hearing this, Yan Shuang'er asked curiously: "Oh? Is that so! I wonder if his martial arts are high? After all, Father King's kung fu is quite formidable; if he can't beat Father King, wouldn't he get a good beating?"

An Wangfei smiled faintly and shook her head: "Hard to say, but one thinks a man who can win Qianqian's heart must have something extraordinary about him."

At this, Yan Xiner at the side interjected: "Mother, since everyone's so interested, why don't we all go take a look? We can see this future brother-in-law with our own eyes and judge whether he's worthy of Little Sister."

Yan Shuang'er's eyes brightened at this, and she hurriedly agreed: "Right right right, Mother, let's go together! I can't wait to meet this legendary Xiao Su!"

Seeing this, An Wangfei gave Yan Shuang'er a helpless glare and chided: "You — now with child, moving about is inconvenient, how can you run around everywhere? What if you hurt the baby in your belly?"

Yan Shuang'er didn't mind, pleading coquettishly: "Mother, don't worry — this child feels the baby in her belly is very stable, no problem at all. Let's go together..."

Just as the three mother and daughters were speaking, Shangguan Xingyu entered the room slowly, leading Xiao Jing'er by the hand.

The moment she entered, she gave a slight, shy wanfu to everyone and said apologetically: "Mother, this daughter-in-law is late, please forgive me."

Then in turn she paid respects to the several sisters and brothers-in-law, expressing greetings.

Ai Chun and Qi Yu, seeing this, hurriedly stood up and cupped their fists toward Shangguan Xingyu in return salute.