Elder Bai looked at him as if he were an idiot and said, “The blood flow has improved, of course it’s not as painful as before. If it were always painful, that would be unbearable!” Improved blood flow was a good thing. Jun Xian gratefully thanked Elder Bai. Upon learning that Jun Xian’s legs were improving, Jiang Yan was very happy for Jiang Ling. Before the sisters could talk much, news came from Jiang Wan that she was three months pregnant. Jiang Ling was surprised, “Big sister, second sister kept it so secretive, only telling us now! She didn’t even mention it when we met before.” “It’s just the custom in some places, it’s fine.” “Let’s go see your second sister.” Jiang Yan didn’t bring her daughter because Jun Wen had just given birth a month ago, and she was still small. As for Jiang Dabao and the others, they were even more mischievous now, so she didn’t bring them either. She only brought Jiang Ling and Jiang Ran. They arrived at Jiang Wan and Yan Dong’s place by carriage soon after. Anticipating their visit, Yan Dong hadn’t gone to the academy and stayed home with Jiang Wan. Upon their arrival, he helped Jiang Wan to greet them. “Big sister, third sister, little sister.” Jiang Wan called out as soon as she saw Jiang Yan and the others. Yan Dong followed her lead. Jiang Ling took Jiang Wan’s hand and said, “You, you really know how to keep a secret, only telling us now.” “I wanted to make sure the pregnancy was stable before letting you know.” Jiang Wan confessed. Jiang Yan knew it was like that. She asked Jiang Wan, “Second sister, do you feel anything unusual now, like nausea or something?” “A bit, but it’s manageable.” Jiang Wan said with a smile. Yan Dong, not wanting her to stand for too long, immediately invited Jiang Yan and the others to sit in the living room to chat. After chatting for a while, Jiang Wan urged Yan Dong to go to the academy, “Husband, go study at the academy. I can take care of myself.” “Okay, I’ll try to come back early today.” After saying this, Yan Dong spoke a few more words with Jiang Yan and the others before leaving. Once he was out of sight, Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Wan and said, “Second sister, does Yan Dong still treat you as well as before? Have his parents visited you? Do they know about your pregnancy?” Jiang Wan smiled and said, “Yan Dong treats me just as well as before. His parents rarely come here; we usually visit them. They don’t know yet, Yan Dong plans to tell them later.” Seeing her so happy, Jiang Yan felt relieved. Jiang Ran originally wanted her second sister to hold her, but remembering Jiang Wan was pregnant, she refrained. “Second sister, I missed you.” Jiang Ran reached out to hug Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan missed her too, and hugged her back, saying, “Second sister missed you too. Have you been good at home? Are you slacking off with your studies?” “Second sister, I haven’t been slacking at all. I’ve been very diligent, I’ve learned so many characters now.” Jiang Ran proudly raised her chin. At seven years old, she was taller than Jiang Yan and the others were at her age, and just as pretty, with shallow dimples when she smiled, making her incredibly adorable. Jiang Wan immediately praised her, “My little sister is really amazing.” Jiang Ran couldn’t help but giggle happily. Seeing her so happy, Jiang Yan and the others couldn’t help but laugh too. … Time flew by, and it was soon December. Jun Xian’s legs, after months of treatment, could now walk on the ground. Jiang Ling always remembered Elder Bai’s instructions, making sure Jun Xian didn’t walk too much. Whenever he walked, she would make him sit down after a while, insisting he couldn’t walk anymore. “Dear…” “Darling…” Jun Xian tugged at Jiang Ling’s sleeve. Jiang Ling couldn’t help but laugh and cry, “Calling me your ancestor won’t help. Elder Bai said no walking too much, and that’s final! If you don’t listen, I’ll go back to my sister’s place and won’t care about you anymore!” “No, no, I’ll listen to you, won’t I?” Jun Xian said with a face full of appeasement. Jiang Ling hugged him and said, “We’re doing this for your own good. You’ve just recovered; you can’t rush things, you know?” “My wife is not only amazing but also knows idioms now.” Jun Xian kissed Jiang Ling. Jiang Ling’s face flushed. She had been learning characters for a while but still struggled to remember much. With such praise, Jiang Ling felt somewhat embarrassed, “I’m not as amazing as you say. I’m actually pretty bad at reading, I haven’t remembered much even after all this time.” “No problem, your husband is smart. Once my legs are better, we’ll have a child. By then, our baby will surely be both beautiful and intelligent.”
Jun Xian had already thought of names for their future children.
He wanted both a son and a daughter.
So, he planned to have two children with Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling, with her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, said, “Will it really be like that? What if the child turns out to be as dumb as me?”
“Silly, if you’re dumb, then there aren’t many smart people in this world. In my heart, you are very clever, I feel you’re even smarter than me.”
Jun Xian’s words made Jiang Ling feel very comfortable.
…
In January,
Jiang Wan gave birth to a son who looked more like her.
Jun Xian, seeing this, wanted their child even more.
So, he practiced more diligently.
Fortunately, he could walk like this now.
Otherwise, he would have been scolded again.
In February, there was the imperial examination. Yan Dong didn’t spend all his time studying for it; he made sure to spend time with Jiang Wan and their son, Yan Xu, every day.
As the examination day approached,
Jiang Wan didn’t want him to waste time on them, urging him to study more every day.
On the day of the exam,
Jiang Wan, still in confinement, couldn’t go to see Yan Dong off.
Yan Dong went to the examination hall by himself.
It must be said,
He was quite impressive, not taking first in the county exam but securing second place.
The prefecture exam was scheduled for April.
Yan Dong returned to the academy, balancing his studies with caring for Jiang Wan and their child.
In March, Jiang Ling and Jun Xian had good news; she was pregnant, and his legs had fully recovered.
Jiang Yan couldn’t have been happier for them.
On the side of Jun Cheng,
Seeing the emperor favoring Jun Shen and wanting to make amends, he passed his title to him.
As for himself,
He took Mi Shu to live elsewhere.
By the time Jun Shen and Jun Xian found out, Jun Cheng had already left with Mi Shu.
Seeing his elder brother staring at the imperial decree without speaking, Jun Xian patted Jun Shen on the shoulder and said, “Brother, this outcome is undoubtedly the best. Let them go, don’t look for them. If they want to come back, they will.”
“Hmm.”
Jun Shen no longer harbored hatred for Jun Cheng; he only resented Mi Shu.
However, he never directed his anger towards Jun Xian.
Considering Jun Xian was now an official, Jun Shen asked, “Little brother, what are your plans for the future?”
Chapter 150: Saved a Little Boy
Upon hearing this, Jun Xian looked at Jun Shen and said, “I’ve already decided, I want to accompany Jiang Ling to open shops everywhere, and enjoy the finest foods across the land with her and our child.”
“What will you tell the Emperor?”
Jun Shen asked again.
Jun Xian chuckled and said, “The Emperor is actually quite easy to talk to. I’ll just talk to him about it. If he doesn’t let me go, it’s no big deal staying in the capital. Later, I can resign and travel with Jiang Ling and the kids.”
Jun Shen thought Jun Xian was quite forward-thinking.
Even before their child was born, he was already planning ahead.
In April, the prefecture exam.
In August, the academy exam.
Yan Dong passed both smoothly, even taking first place in the August exam, which was truly impressive.
