Lucky men are the last to have children, and fertile women are the last to have children

Chapter 496: The Delicate and Soft Sister-in-law VS the Black-hearted Brother-in-law Who Was Borrowed for Seed 46
Chen Mufeng returned to the villa. It was late at night. The lights were still on in Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan's rooms, waiting for him to come back.

The two men quickly left the house, looked at each other, and then blocked Chen Mufeng in the yard from the left and right.

Li Mingxuan looked at him with a half-smile, gently waving the folding fan in his hand, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Brother Chen, you are really not nice. We treat you as a brother, but you are hiding something from us. Tell me the truth, you have been sneaking around these days. Did you go to see your sweetheart?"

Zhang Shuhan also walked closer to Chen Mufeng with a smile, his expression teasing, "Yes, Brother Chen, I noticed something was wrong with you, but I didn't have time to ask because of the imperial examination. You sneaked out so late today. If there is no beauty outside, we don't believe it."

Facing the questioning from his two classmates, Chen Mufeng's mouth twitched, "Ahem, Brother Li, Brother Zhang, this... this is a long story."

Yao'er is pregnant and I'm about to leave, so I have to ask Brother Li to find someone to help take care of her. I didn't intend to keep it a secret, but for a moment, I didn't know how to start the conversation.

"Oh? If it's a long story, just tell it slowly. Anyway, the night is long and we have plenty of time to listen to Brother Chen's story of love affairs."

Li Mingxuan said jokingly, closing the folding fan in his hand and tapping it lightly on his palm. It was obvious that he was not going to let Chen Mufeng go easily.

Zhang Shuhan also nodded and agreed, "Yes, Brother Chen, don't keep us in suspense. There is nothing we can't talk about between brothers."

After saying this, he turned and walked to the stone table in the yard, lifted his robe, and sat down, as if he was listening with his ears pricked up.

Seeing this, Chen Mufeng knew that he could not escape. He sighed helplessly and walked to the stone table and sat down.

Li Mingxuan naturally walked over and sat down, leaning forward slightly, waiting for Chen Mufeng to speak.

Chen Mufeng was silent for a moment, organized his words, and slowly said: "Brother Li, Brother Zhang, to be honest, I do have a sweetheart outside, and I have indeed been going to see her these days."

"Haha, I told you, Brother Chen, your behavior these past few days has been so mysterious, there must be something going on."

Li Mingxuan smiled and tapped the table with his folding fan. "Tell me quickly, which family is this girl from? Or which family is she a talented woman from?"

Chen Mufeng was slightly startled and shook his head, "She is neither a rich girl nor a talented woman, she is just a girl from an ordinary family."

What he didn't say was that Yao'er was once his third sister-in-law. The fewer people who knew about this, the better.

Yaoer and the third brother have already separated, so there is no need to mention it again.

Zhang Shuhan was slightly stunned, and said in surprise: "A girl from an ordinary family? Brother Chen, you are now a juren, and your future is limitless. This..."

Brother Chen is extremely talented, handsome and has a great temperament. There is really no need for you to talk about marriage too early. If you pass the imperial examination next year and rank high, it will not be a problem for you to marry a princess, but a lady from an official family.

With the support of my wife's family, my career will be much smoother in the future.

Chen Mufeng understood what Zhang Shuhan meant. "Brother Zhang, I understand your concerns, but love can never be measured by external factors. She and I are in love, and I have long regarded her as the person who will accompany me for the rest of my life. I don't care about family background or anything like that."

Li Mingxuan frowned slightly, tapping the table with his folding fan, "Brother Chen, although your idea is free and easy, I'm afraid your family won't agree easily. Although your family conditions are average, times are different now. With your grades, it won't be a problem for you to become a Jinshi next year. I'm afraid you will face many obstacles between you two."

Chen Mufeng was silent for a while, then slowly said: "I know all this, but I don't care. I think that when I make further progress on the road to the imperial examination and have enough ability and status, I may be able to convince them."

After saying that, he looked at the two of them and changed the subject, "Besides, Yao'er and I are already married, and she has my child. It's useless even if the elders in my family object."

When Li Mingxuan and Zhang Shuhan heard this, their eyes widened with looks of astonishment on their faces.

Li Mingxuan almost lost his grip on the folding fan. "Brother Chen, you...you said she already has your child? This...didn't you just come to Fengqi County not long ago? When did you get together?"

He just felt his mind was a little confused. This was Brother Chen's first time in Fengqi County. He thought it was a girl he met after coming to Fengqi County, but it sounded like that was not the case at all.

Since they already have a child, they must have been together a long time ago.

After being shocked, Zhang Shuhan looked at Chen Muxuan with admiration, "Brother Chen, you are really unconventional. This really shocked me."

It also greatly refreshed his three views. In his perception, Brother Chen was gentle and polite, and a very rule-abiding person. Even if he had a girl he liked, he would act out of emotion but within the bounds of propriety.

But it turned out to be not the case at all. It was so casual that they even had a child.

When Chen Mufeng heard his words, the corner of his mouth twitched.

If Zhang Shuhan knew Yao'er's past identity, he would probably be shocked. He held back his laughter, looked at Li Mingxuan, thought about what he had said before, and said half-truthfully: "Of course they have been together for a long time. Yao'er is a girl from the village opposite us. Something happened at home, so she fled to Fengqi County alone to find me."

Li Mingxuan had now recovered from his shock and nodded slightly.

Although Brother Chen did not specify what happened in the girl's family, for a girl to escape to such a far place alone to be with her lover, her family must be in a very bad state.

It is not uncommon for women to be sold or forced to marry someone.

He coughed lightly, "Brother Chen, since things have come to this, you have to think carefully about what to do next. She already has your child, so you can't let her down. Besides, we will be going back in a few days, so what should we do with that girl then?"

Although Zhang Shuhan didn't say anything, his eyes revealed the same idea.

Chen Mufeng did not hide his plan. "Yao'er and I have discussed this matter. We decided that I will return to Quanshui Village first, and she will stay in Fengqi County temporarily. I will come back after I finish my family affairs. The reason can be to study abroad, or to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination in advance. In short, we will keep it secret from our family for now."

Having said this, he looked at Li Mingxuan and said, "Brother Li, Yao'er is pregnant. I am really worried about her. I have to trouble you to find someone to take care of her secretly. She has rented a courtyard in the east of the city. She lives in the Osmanthus Courtyard, not far from the other courtyard."

After hearing this, Li Mingxuan nodded and said, "Brother Chen, don't worry. Since you said so, I will make arrangements. I will transfer a reliable maid from the other courtyard to take care of your sweetheart tomorrow."

"In that case, thank you very much, Brother Li."

Chen Mufeng bowed to Li Mingxuan and said with a grateful look.

Li Mingxuan waved his hand, obviously not taking it to heart, "There's no need to be polite between us. Are you going to come to Beijing next year, or leave right after you return from your hometown?"

The spring examination is in March next year, and now it is August, so there is only half a year left.

"We will prepare to go to Beijing when we get back. Yao'er's belly isn't big yet, so it won't be a problem if she's careful on the road. But if we wait until next year, when she's about to give birth, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to travel far."

Chen Mufeng did not hide his intention and replied with a frown.

Zhang Shuhan listened at the side and nodded slightly, saying, "Brother Chen has considered everything, but we have to be careful on the way to Beijing. I have to stay at home with my mother for some time. If we go to Beijing, we have to wait until the beginning of next spring. It seems that we can't go together."

Li Mingxuan patted Zhang Shuhan on the shoulder and consoled him, "It's okay. I'll also leave in the early spring of next year. We'll go to Beijing together then."

Zhang Shuhan nodded slightly. It was convenient to travel with Li Mingxuan. Firstly, he would have a companion on the road, and secondly, he could save a lot of travel expenses.

The three of them didn't sit in the yard for long. After chatting for a while, they went back to their rooms to sleep.

The next morning, the three of them got up early, washed and dressed, and after they were ready, they took Li Mingxuan's carriage to the provincial school to attend the Lu Ming Banquet.

As for Yu Yao, when she woke up in the morning, she saw a purse on the table, which contained 20 taels of silver.

It was obvious that this was what Chen Mufeng secretly left behind when he left last night.

She smiled but said nothing, just put away the purse and the silver inside.

Just after breakfast, a woman came to the gate of the courtyard and claimed that she was asked by Mr. Li to come and take care of him for a while.

Yu Yao was a little confused. She stood in the yard, looking at the strange woman in front of her with confusion.

The old woman looked kind and gentle. She was wearing a navy blue coarse cloth dress, her hair was combed neatly and pinned with a wooden hairpin, and she had a kind smile on her face.

Seeing her stunned, the old woman smiled and introduced herself: "Young lady, my surname is Wang, and Master Li sent me here to take care of you. Master Li said that you were not feeling well, and he was afraid that something might happen to you in this courtyard alone, so he asked me to help you."

Yu Yao also came back to her senses, and she realized that this must be the person that Chen Mufeng asked Li Mingxuan to arrange.

Chen Mufeng knew that she lived in the villa of her classmate Li Mingxuan, and she also knew that Li Mingxuan's family was a tea merchant and very wealthy.

Know the reason.

She smiled and welcomed Granny Wang into the yard, "It's Granny Wang, please come in and sit down."

(End of this chapter)