The next day.
Jiang Fuying slowly woke up. When she felt the soft bedding on her body, she was a bit dazed.
After a while, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
She had been looking at the account books too late last night and had fallen asleep on the table. But how did she end up in the bed now?
Her autumn-water eyes scanned the surroundings and stopped when she saw the figure arranging the bowls and chopsticks next to the table.
Jiang Fuying immediately reacted and her cheeks blushed slightly.
So it was Lord Lu who carried her to the bed last night?
"Miss Jiang, you're awake? I've asked them to bring the breakfast. Let's have breakfast in the room today." Lu Huaizhou said softly as he arranged the bowls and chopsticks.
Jiang Fuying felt a strange feeling in her heart. She didn't dare to look directly into his eyes but had to respond to him: "Okay."
When she sat opposite him and had breakfast together, that strange feeling was infinitely magnified.
She rarely lost her composure. She almost buried her head in the bowl and ate her breakfast in a hurry.
Lu Huaizhou looked at her steadily for a few times.
After carrying her to the bed last night, he spent the whole night adjusting himself. It was not until this morning that his heart was barely calm.
He thought: Good things take time. Anyway, he and Miss Jiang had a long future together. Some things couldn't be rushed.
But why was Miss Jiang so abnormal today?
"Is Miss Jiang feeling unwell? How about I ask someone to invite the doctor in the mansion?"
"No, it's not." Jiang Fuying was extremely unnatural in front of him.
Unexpectedly, Lu Huaizhou continued to ask: "Then does Miss Jiang have something important to do today and is in a hurry?"
This time, Jiang Fuying was both shy and embarrassed because her mind had been seen through.
She couldn't just say that she didn't know how to face him, right?
So she could only follow his words: "Cough cough cough, I do have something to do today..."
But before she could finish, the figure opposite suddenly stood up, walked behind her and gently patted her back.
"Eat slowly. There will always be time. Don't choke."
At that moment, Jiang Fuying only felt her heart pounding. Warmth gushed through her whole body.
...
In the East Courtyard of the Pingning Marquis Mansion.
Since she got up and dressed herself in the morning, Jiang Fuyue had been constantly urged by Pei Qing'an.
"Fuyue, all the elders of the clan are waiting for us in the main hall."
"The child to be adopted has been found. We'll go to the ancestral hall to hold the adoption ceremony later. Please get dressed quickly."
"The auspicious time is coming soon, Fuyue. Let's not keep the elders and mother waiting."
Under his repeated urging, Jiang Fuyue simply dressed up and changed into a solemn dress.
"Qing'an, I'm ready."
"But I haven't seen the child to be adopted today. He..."
Pei Qing'an, who had been waiting for her for a long time, flashed a bit of impatience and disgust in his eyes but showed nothing on his face. He just interrupted her words.
"Fuyue, you're very beautiful today."
Hearing his affectionate words, Jiang Fuyue immediately blushed and completely forgot what she wanted to ask.
She walked over and intimately held his arm: "Qing'an~"
"After today, you'll be a mother." Pei Qing'an gently brushed away her hand without a trace and his expression became serious: "You should act in a proper and decent way. Don't be willful."
Seeing that she wanted to ask again, Pei Qing'an spoke before her again: "Especially today, all the elders of the clan are here. Don't say much. Just do as I say. Don't lose face for me and mother."
Jiang Fuyue swallowed the remaining words.
"I remember."
Pei Qing'an looked at her deeply for a few times: "Yes."
On the way to the main hall, Pei Qing'an introduced the situation of the child to her.
"The child to be adopted today lost his father when he was young. His mother is unknown. He is only four years old. I specifically chose him. He is young. If you teach him properly, it will be easier for him to get close to you. I hope you can get along well with him in the future."
"The child's name is Siheng. He is lively. Don't be too strict with him when you teach him. Encourage him more..."
Pei Qing'an rarely talked so much. He chattered and told her a lot.
Jiang Fuyue actually didn't listen to a few words. She only remembered one sentence: "This child will be your reliance in the future. You should treat him as your own child."
Subconsciously, she gently touched her lower abdomen.
Doctor Xue said that it was difficult for her to have a child in this life. She had secretly written to her father and mother about the matter of adopting an heir. Both parents told her that as long as she treated the adopted heir well, she could sit firmly as Qing'an's wife and enjoy all the glory and wealth in this life.
So she didn't reject this child. On the contrary, she was a bit looking forward to it in her heart.
She had a legitimate eldest son under her name. Qing'an was deeply in love with her. Would her life in the Pingning Marquis Mansion be better in the future?
With such expectations, she walked into the main hall and saw Pei Siheng.
When she saw him for the first time, she had a feeling of familiarity.
Especially his eyebrows and eyes were a bit similar to Qing'an's on the side...
"Fuyue, you hold Siheng's hand. Let's go to the ancestral hall together."
Jiang Fuyue suddenly came back to her senses.
Pei Siheng was originally the heir of the Pei family. It was not strange that he was similar to Qing'an in eyebrows and eyes.
"Okay."
She obediently walked over, held Pei Siheng's hand and went to the ancestral hall.
For some reason, although all the elders of the clan were there, the process of opening the ancestral hall and writing Pei Siheng into the genealogy was extremely fast.
It was so fast that Jiang Fuyue didn't have a chance to talk to Pei Siheng. The clan leader announced: "Lord Marquis, Lady Marquis, the adoption ceremony has been completed."
"Siheng will be your legitimate eldest son from now on."
"Thank you, clan leader."
After the elders left, Pei Qing'an personally held Pei Siheng's hand and walked to the nurse: "Nurse, take Siheng to mother's courtyard. Mother will have lunch with Siheng."
Pei Siheng said in a childish voice: "Then father should remember to come and see Siheng later."
"Of course father will come and see Siheng when he is free."
The conversation between the father and son was so natural but also so unusual. Jiang Fuyue felt a bit of doubt in her heart.
Why did she feel that Qing'an and Pei Siheng were not like an adopted son and an adopted father but more like... father and son?
"Goodbye, father. Goodbye, mother."
Jiang Fuyue was shocked again and her doubt was deeper.
One "father" and one "mother" immediately showed the difference in intimacy.
Pei Qing'an, who turned around, saw her in a daze. A few traces of calculation flashed in his eyes inadvertently.
He stretched out his long arm and hugged her into his arms: "Fuyue, Siheng is our eldest son now. We should get closer to him. For example, just now, why didn't you pay attention to him?"
Jiang Fuyue was asked and quickly made up: "The process of the adoption ceremony was too fast just now. I was afraid there would be any mistakes. So I didn't have time to get close to Siheng."
"Don't worry. There are no mistakes in the adoption ceremony."
"I was afraid that outsiders would talk about you. I specifically asked someone to omit the unnecessary process. That's why it was faster."
Saying that, Pei Qing'an fondly rubbed the top of her hair: "The elders all said that I married a virtuous wife and praised you for having the style of a mistress."
"So Fuyue, don't live up to this good name in the future. Remember to treat Siheng well."
Jiang Fuyue was flattered by his praise and immediately agreed: "Okay!"
"Siheng will be my legitimate eldest son from now on!"