Time Travel: The Noble Family

In the end, An Zhizhuo agreed to marry a wife without taking a concubine.

Yueyao found out about this news and was very surprised, she asked An Zhichen, "Why did the Old Grand Master wait until today to pretend to be ill? If he had pretended earlier, he would have had a grandson earlier."

An Zhichen laughed and said, "Back then, Brother Zhuo was determined, even Elder Uncle pretending to be ill was useless. Speaking of which, it’s still you who are powerful, a few words and you convinced Brother Zhuo."

Yueyao shook her head and said, "It’s not that I was powerful, it might be this incident touched him, so he wavered." Yueyao did not believe An Zhizhuo was unaware of the previous uproar about the adoption; he pretended to be deaf and dumb probably because he did not know how to start.

An Zhizhuo being willing to remarry was a real relief for An Zhichen, smiling, he said, "Elder Uncle knows it was you who convinced Brother Zhuo, he praised you as capable."

Yueyao smiled and said, "As long as he doesn’t divorce me, I’m fine."

An Zhichen laughed, "Elder Uncle spoke in anger, you took it seriously. But speaking of which, you did have quite a temper that day, even I was annoyed by you. What’s this talk of divorcing? That was truly infuriating."

Yueyao quickly defended herself, "That was just back-and-forth talk, not intentional."

An Zhichen, with a broad smile, said, "Now I’ll give you a chance to redeem yourself. Help Elder Uncle pick out a satisfactory granddaughter-in-law, he won’t blame you anymore."

Yueyao shook her head, patted her belly and said, "No, the child is less than three months old, can’t stress, have to nurture the pregnancy." In reality, Yueyao was healthy and helping pick a bride wouldn’t be a problem, she just didn’t want to get involved in such affairs.

An Zhichen took five seconds to react, then asked in surprise, "Pregnant?!" Seeing Yueyao nod, An Zhichen quickly asked, "How long?"

Yueyao said, "Over a month, the doctor confirmed it today." Yueyao would not reveal to An Zhichen that she had already suspected it but deliberately did not tell him.

An Zhichen, reflecting on Yueyao’s unusual behavior these days, laughed and said, "I wondered why your temper has been so fiery lately, even clashing with Elder Uncle. Turns out this little one is causing mischief!" An Zhichen had become a father twice, naturally knew the early pregnancy could make a woman’s temper change drastically.

An Zhichen previously thought Yueyao was acting strangely, like she was a different person, but he assumed she was anxious, didn’t expect it was because of pregnancy.

Since the child was less than three months old, they couldn’t announce it, so An Zhichen didn’t tell anyone publicly, just privately informed the Second Old Grand Master, "Elder Uncle, Zichang’s temper is fierce because she’s pregnant. I initially planned to let her come over and apologize to you, but the doctor said Zichang’s mood swings are bad for the child, she needs to rest at home and nurture the pregnancy. After three months, I’ll have her come over and apologize." Yueyao convincing An Zhizhuo was meritorious, but merit is merit, fault is fault, apologies were still necessary.

The Second Old Grand Master was pleased to hear this news, "Good, adding a member to the family is a great joy." At An Zhizhuo’s age with no children, refusing to marry or take a concubine had become the Second Old Grand Master’s concern. Now Yueyao solved this, the previous offense was naturally overlooked.

An Zhichen saw the Second Old Grand Master genuinely did not mind the past incident, and felt truly relieved.

The Second Old Grand Master obviously knew what An Zhichen was thinking, said, "Having a virtuous wife benefits the descendants. If Brother Zhuozhuo’s wife is half as good as Madam Lian, I would be very content." Although the Second Old Grand Master had strong opinions about the adoption matter, he had to admit An Zhichen marrying Madam Lian was the right choice. Not to mention other matters, just Yueyao raising Brother Shengsheng and his brothers so well could overshadow all her shortcomings. A wise mother naturally benefits the children.

An Zhichen laughed heartily.

Once the news spread that An Zhizhuo planned to remarry, proposals came in droves. Both the Second Old Grand Master and An Zhizhuo were great men, not suitable to directly go bride-viewing. Only when both sides considered it suitable with mutual intentions would they go to view. The Second Old Grand Master found Madam Ping from Marquis Jingning’s Residence very reliable, thus personally invited her to help organize this matter.

Madam Ping often went out for social gatherings and was very clear which families in the Capital City had unmarried girls. Selecting according to the Second Old Grand Master’s requirements, she eventually picked two candidates.

The Second Old Grand Master found an opportunity to meet the two girls, finally choosing the second daughter of Military Commissioner Zeng from the Vanguard Camp. Choosing Miss Zeng was simple, she seemed very healthy.

Yueyao learned the two families quickly arranged the engagement, and the wedding date was set for October. Yueyao received the news and let out a breath of relief, "Finally resolved." With the wedding date set, the marriage was a done deal, An Zhizhuo couldn’t go back on his word.