Tang Qiaoyin subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them and her face was troubled.

Whether it is Yao Ge'er or the son she is going to give birth to, they are her bloodline and can inherit the title.

However, Yao Ge'er's attitude towards her has been really bad recently, and after being adopted, he is Li Jingwan's son, and she still cannot recognize him as mother and son.

Seeing that she did not immediately express her attitude, Li Jingwan knew that Tang Qiaoyin had taken the bait, so she began to reel in the line.

"Aunt Tang, as long as you give birth to a son, I will adopt him immediately after the birth and he will be my eldest son."

"However, I have never given birth and I don't know how to raise a child, so you will continue to take care of him. I will take care of his studies and future."

Tang Qiaoyin raised her eyes, with a look of emotion in her eyes.

"To be honest, I would like to adopt your son. After all, he is the Marquis's bloodline, and he has been raised by my side since he was a child, so we have a deep relationship. I can find a famous teacher to train him from the beginning, and he will definitely be better at studying than Yao Ge'er."

With every extra word Li Jingwan said, the balance in Tang Qiaoyin's heart tilted more towards her second son.

Especially when it comes to personally raising her since childhood, she is even more moved.

Since returning to the capital, she has lived alone for three years, only occasionally meeting Yao Ge'er and his sister. Recently, she has felt increasingly distant from them.

She has been trying to repair her relationship with her children during this period, but their reactions were very cold.

If she gave birth to another son, and raised him by her side since childhood, the mother and son would have a deep bond and he would definitely listen to her in everything in the future.

More importantly, they are legitimate mother and son.

"Mrs. Tang, what have you thought about?" Li Jingwan walked to the bedside. "If you don't agree, I won't force you. Then we'll have to adopt Brother Yao..."

"Young Madam, I agree." Tang Qiaoyin interrupted her quickly, "Since it is you and the old lady who made the decision, I naturally agree."

Li Jingwan smiled, "That's good."

She took the cup from Tang Qiaoyin's hand and handed her her handkerchief, "Wipe your hands."

His tone was gentle and his attitude was intimate, which was completely different from his attitude towards her last time he came to Yuzhuyuan, which made Tang Qiaoyin a little flattered.

"Thank you, Madam." She took the handkerchief but did not dare to use it.

"You must take good care of yourself during this period and give birth to a healthy boy." Li Jingwan smiled sincerely, with anticipation in her voice.

"From now on, your son will be my legitimate son, and the Marquis's Mansion will depend on him."

Tang Qiaoyin then realized that Li Jingwan was lowering her profile now because she wanted to rely on her to give birth to a son in the future, and she couldn't help feeling a little proud.

"Don't worry, Madam. He will definitely be filial to you in the future."

Li Jingwan told her to keep the matter secret before leaving.

Not long after she left, Cuiyu brought a bunch of supplements, some fashionable jewelry, and newly arrived Jiangnan silk, saying that Li Jingwan had specially instructed the shop to send them to make summer clothes for Tang Qiaoyin.

Tang Qiaoyin was even more proud and was busy looking at jewelry, so she asked Xiang'er to give her Cuiyu.

The two of them walked to the gate of the courtyard, and Cuiyu whispered a few words in Xiang'er's ear before leaving.

-

In the evening, as soon as Qin Changzhou returned to the mansion, he was called to Fuhe Hall, where Li Jingwan was also.

Old Madam Qin told him the results of her discussion with Li Jingwan.

Qin Changzhou hesitated after hearing this, "Qiaoyin is less than three months pregnant, so we have to wait until the baby is born to find out."

"It doesn't matter if I wait a few months." Old Madam Qin said indifferently, "Anyway, the eldest son can only be named the Crown Prince when he is in his teens."

But Qin Changzhou thought that he had promised Qin Guangyao that he would adopt him under the name of Li Jingwan.

Now it's only half possible.

"Changzhou, I think this is a great idea." Old Madam Qin added, "If Aunt Tang gave birth to a son, Jingwan would raise him from a young age, and he would be your bloodline, wouldn't that be even better?"

Li Jingwan helped, "Yes, Lord. If it is your son who is adopted, there will be less pressure from the clan office when you confer the title of Crown Prince, since he is the second wife's child after all."

"Although Yao Ge'er is a good boy, he just returned to the capital three years ago. He has a poor upbringing and sometimes has a bad temper. If he is adopted as Aunt Tang's son, I will carefully train him since he was young, and he will also bring greater honor to the Marquis' Mansion."

Qin Changzhou was moved.

Although he didn't like Li Jingwan, he couldn't deny her talents and the connections of the Li family, as could be seen from Qin Guangyao's performance after his return.

Besides, no matter whether it was the second son born to Qin Guangyao or Tang Qiaoyin, he was his own flesh and blood anyway, so it didn't matter who he adopted.

Thinking about Qin Guangyao's performance during this period, he also felt that it was best to let Li Jingwan train him since birth.

"Since my grandmother agrees, I have no objection," Qin Changzhou expressed.

Li Jingwan smiled faintly, and after coming out with Qin Changzhou, she said, "My Lord, please go to Youlan Residence for dinner tonight. I have asked someone to prepare your favorite food and wine."

Qin Changzhou found it very useful.

Recently, Li Jingwan has been showing kindness to him from time to time, trying to ease the relationship that had become strained some time ago.

Li Jingwan added, "I also asked the maid to invite Yao and Yun. Yao caught a cold this morning, so I asked the kitchen to make chicken soup with bamboo fungus. You have been busy with official duties recently, and they want to see you, too."

Qin Changzhou naturally nodded in agreement.

At this time in Youlan Residence, Qin Lingyun and her brother had just arrived at the kitchen.

As soon as Li Jingwan and Qin Changzhou came in, the two of them immediately stood up and greeted them.

"Brother Yao, please sit down quickly. We just called a doctor this morning." Li Jingwan stepped forward and touched his forehead. "It's okay. The fever is gone."

"Thank you for your concern, aunt."

"I shouldn't have asked you to come, but I asked your servant and he said you were much better. So I asked the kitchen to prepare some dishes suitable for you. I also called your uncle and we will have dinner together."

"Aunt is really thoughtful." Qin Lingyun smiled, "When my brother fell ill, you sent him supplements and invited my uncle to come."

"You all grew up under my watch, so naturally I have to love you more." Li Jingwan wiped her hands and scooped the soup herself.

"Why did Brother Yao suddenly catch a cold?" Qin Changzhou had just returned and didn't know what had happened in the mansion today.

"Maybe he lifted the quilt at night." Qin Lingyun explained first.

"That's because Yao'er's maid didn't take good care of him." Li Jingwan said as she handed the first bowl of chicken soup to Qin Guangyao, "Be careful with the heat, drink slowly."

She served the second bowl, "But Yao'er, you are almost eleven years old, you have to learn to take care of yourself. When Aunt Tang gives birth to a little brother, you have to be his role model."

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