Chapter 27 On Whether to Have Children or Not

Each person here had a unique and natural beauty, unlike in modern times where everyone seemed to have undergone cosmetic surgery and looked basically the same.

Actually, she didn’t understand. One’s own face was fine, so why must everyone have to look the same?

…

Dressed neatly, Zhao Xian walked out of the courtyard.

She didn’t want to go to court originally, but there had to be a first time for everything. Besides, she would have to go sooner or later, so why not today!

Zhao Xian was escorted to the gate by the steward. The carriage from the Prime Minister’s Mansion was already waiting, ready to take her to the palace gate.

After getting into the carriage, Zhao Xian turned to the steward. She was the chief steward of the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

“The master will return home today. Make sure everything is prepared. I will return with him after the morning court,” she instructed. Since she had promised, she couldn’t go back on her word.

“Yes, madam. The old servant has already prepared everything, but I will go and add some more,” the steward replied, realizing that she must not neglect the master in the future.

“Let’s go…” Zhao Xian waved her hand.

The guards started the carriage, carrying her away into the distance, heading towards the east gate…

At this early hour, the streets were still not very crowded, but the vendors who came to set up their stalls and do business had already started to arrive sporadically.

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Knowing that she would be returning home the next day, Gu Tingshu couldn’t sleep all night and didn’t go to bed until very late. Now he got up early in the morning before dawn.

“Master, I heard that the Prime Minister has already gone to morning court. We should prepare soon and go back later!”

The voice of the personal attendant came from beside him, and Gu Tingshu finally came to his senses.

The one who called him “master” was naturally Gu Lan. As an orphan without a name or family, he had been given the surname Gu when he was picked up by Gu Tingshu when they were young.

“Xiaolan, how are you feeling today? Are you feeling better? If you are not feeling better, rest properly! Don’t rush to get up early in the morning,” Gu Tingshu asked with concern.

“Young Master, I’m feeling much better after taking the medicine yesterday. I can get up today. I can’t stand lying down anymore after getting up, so it’s better to exercise a little,” Gu Lan smiled. He was genuinely happy for his master now.

It seemed that he had misunderstood the Prime Minister as well. Thinking of this, he walked over to Gu Tingshu and began to massage him, while rambling on.

“Master, now that you and the Prime Minister are newlyweds, since the Prime Minister is treating you well, you should take advantage of it and have a child with the Prime Minister. This way, your position in the mansion will be unshakable. There aren’t many like our Prime Minister who is twenty-seven and still doesn’t have a concubine. Since there are no other children in the mansion now, you should work harder.”

Listening to his attendant’s long speech, Gu Tingshu felt extremely embarrassed and blushed in embarrassment.

“Stop, Xiao Lan! Aren’t you thinking too far ahead? Whether or not to have children is not solely up to me, and besides, we haven’t… we haven’t consummated the marriage yet… And even if we do, whether to have children or not isn’t solely my decision.” And he didn’t know if Zhao Xian would like children. If she thought having children was troublesome and would change her figure, she might not want to have them!

So conflicted!

“…” Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but rub his face, feeling his cheeks burning. She hadn’t even stayed in his room yet, so why was he thinking about such distant matters?

Gu Tingshu cleared his throat and asked, “By the way, have you notified my parents I’m going back today?”

“Young Master, don’t worry, I’ve notified them. Madam and Sir must have been waiting early in the morning! And the eldest lady, knowing that you’re going back, she must have taken leave from the academy yesterday.” Xiaolan said with a smile.