Chapter 85 Unexpected Discovery
There is naturally some explanation for my younger brother's wife going to visit my married elder sister-in-law.

It's not good to go there alone secretly.

After all, we are two families.

When Feng was under house arrest before, she told others that she was sick. Although Chen Yurong was a married woman, she lived not far away and was always concerned about her natal family's affairs, so she heard a little about what was going on and sent someone to send supplements back.

So Li Mingzhu's excuse was that now that Feng was in good health, shouldn't she return the gift to Chen Yurong and show some concern for the pregnant Chen Yurong?

Feng now always wants to act virtuous and gentle in front of Chen Huaiqian and restore her former image. Naturally, she has to be nicer and more caring to Chen Yurong and Chen Zhi, the brother and sister who are not her biological children.

So he agreed.

But Li Mingzhu also knew that Feng disliked Chen Yurong's mother-in-law, Mrs. Liang, so she was very considerate.

"Mother-in-law is not fully recovered yet, so why not let your daughter-in-law and my third brother's wife go alone? Otherwise, if you go to the Liang Mansion to visit my sister despite your illness, people will think that my sister is unfilial and doesn't care about you."

"Okay, then you two sisters-in-law should go and take a look together tomorrow."

This proposal was exactly what Feng wanted, so he naturally accepted it.

By the time Xu Shuhe got the news, the matter had already been settled.

Xu Shuhe naturally said directly that he couldn't go.

It has only been a few days since she caught a cold. She was preparing to recover slowly and slowly. Her agreement to go out with Li Mingzhu now means that she has recovered.

So I can't go.

However, there were many gifts, which were packed up and given to Ming Xinyue to Li Mingzhu to take along.

"The Second Young Master's wife is quite good at picking the right time. You are ill and the wife is still recovering. She is the one who is most energetic to visit the eldest young lady."

Meixiang, who was fanning herself nearby, said softly.

Xu Shuhe curled the corners of his lips, "Yeah, that's hard to say, she just wants to go alone."

"What could be the reason?" Meixiang paused, a little confused.

Xu Shuhe guided, "Think about what the girl lacks and wants."

When she said that, Meixiang thought about it for a moment and immediately guessed it.

"Offspring?!"

Liang Mansion.

Li Mingzhu went there alone and first visited the elder, Mrs. Liang. Then she was led by the maid of the Liang Mansion to Li Mingzhu's room.

"Sister."

"Hey!" Chen Yurong smiled and waved, "Come and sit down. I'm so happy to hear that you're coming. I've been staying at home for the past few months to take care of my pregnancy and haven't gone anywhere. I'm so bored."

Li Mingzhu also had a smile on her face and sat down beside her. "I have wanted to come to visit my sister for a long time. I thought I would come after my sister's pregnancy is stable and she is in good spirits. Remember, my sister loves to eat candied fruits, so I bought some specially when I came."

As he spoke, he asked Qiao Xing to bring the box up and open it for Chen Yurong to taste.

Chen Yurong ate one before asking, "Why are you alone? Where are mother and Sanlang's wife? Why didn't they come?"

"Although mother-in-law is feeling better now, she is still listless and tired. My third brother's wife caught a cold recently and hasn't recovered yet. I'm afraid that she will pass on the disease to my sister, so I came alone." Li Mingzhu said. Hearing this, Chen Yurong nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He just invited Li Mingzhu to have tea and talked to her about his boredom these days.

Li Mingzhu patiently chatted with her for a long time. Seeing that the groundwork had been laid, she led the topic back to her purpose.

"Sister has waited for many years for this baby. But as the saying goes, good things come with time. This child will definitely be a healthy and lovely boy, so that sister can have both a son and a daughter."

"Thank you for your good words, but I also think this baby is a boy." Li Mingzhu raised her hand and touched her belly, which was not yet pregnant, with a gentle look on her face. "When I was pregnant with Xinjie, I had severe morning sickness and felt uncomfortable all over. This baby is safe. I heard from the old people in the mansion that it is the opposite of the normal pregnancy."

Hearing this, Li Mingzhu felt even more envious and showed it on her face.

"Sister is so lucky, unlike me. After giving birth to Sister Yan, I drank bowl after bowl of bitter medicine for so many years, but there is no sign of pregnancy. Unfortunately, my husband finally had a maidservant who got pregnant, but the maidservant was not good enough. She ate too much cold food and lost the baby. It's my bad luck after all."

As she spoke, Li Mingzhu's eyes turned red.

Chen Yurong tried to comfort her, but she didn't mention anything about the prescription. Li Mingzhu couldn't help it and asked about it.

"Brother-in-law is an official in the capital. Does he know any doctors with better medical skills who can help people recuperate? Seeing that my sister is pregnant, I am really envious. If there is any good prescription, please let me take a look."

When asked this question, Chen Yurong shook her head and said helplessly, "I really didn't take any medicine. When I was worried about having children, I took a lot. Later, your brother-in-law comforted me and I stopped taking it. I stopped taking the medicine for more than a year, but I got pregnant."

After she said this, Li Mingzhu was stunned.

At first, I didn't believe it, but thinking that Chen Yurong would never lie, I could only say it awkwardly.

"That's right. Medicines are poisonous. If you stop taking them, you might get pregnant."

Perhaps it was because she was too disappointed, Chen Yurong thought for a moment and said again.

"I haven't taken any medicine, but my mother-in-law has been going to Qingyuan Temple every month to burn incense and worship Buddha in the past few years. She always takes me with her and prays for children. I think it must be effective. Why don't you go and pray too?"

These words gave Li Mingzhu some hope.

So after leaving Liang Mansion, he turned around and went to Qingyuan Temple.

After burning incense and worshiping Buddha, Li Mingzhu felt much more at ease. She thought that since she had finally gotten out of here, she might as well go back to her parents' home.

Who would have thought that this turn would lead to an unexpected discovery. After returning to Chen's house, he was anxious again.

If for no other reason, her family was also in business, and they told her all about the rapid growth of Chen Zhi's businesses during this period.

After hearing this, Li Mingzhu realized that Chen Zhi and Xu Shuhe were now making money from more than just the Yunshang Pavilion. The rouge shop, grocery store, grain and oil store they owned were all making money, and none of them were not prosperous.

In addition, with the money he earned during this period, he bought a winery and an excellent orchard in the suburbs of Beijing.

Although Li Mingzhu had several shops that came with her dowry, she usually focused on the inner house, so she rented out most of them and only collected rent. She didn't bother to manage the rest of the businesses, but just took the money sent by the shopkeeper and checked the account books sent to her every quarter.

She went to Xu Shuhe for help because she didn't want to lose the investment in the embroidery shop and Chen Jin kept asking her for money during that period.

Now that I think about it carefully, the embroidery shop's business has improved a lot during this period, and this is just a small space in Yunshang Pavilion to sell the goods and introduce some customers. How much money does Yunshang Pavilion make?
But the Chen family's business remains the same as before, with no changes.

This shows that Chen Zhi has focused all his attention on his own private property and not on managing the Chen family's business.

Realizing this, Li Mingzhu returned to the Chen family and immediately went straight to Wanshuangzhai to tell Feng about the matter.