Xiao Changyi didn't say anything immediately but just led An Jing out of the kitchen. Then, he had An Jing sit in the courtyard to bask in the sun and said, "If you're tired, go back to the room and rest."
An Jing's belly had grown noticeably larger than before. If she really couldn't stay idle, she would do some light chores. If she could, she would do nothing at all. And her husband would rather she did nothing, fearing any mishaps.
Thinking that both Meng Lanqing and Meng Zhuqing were visiting today and would help her husband with chores like washing vegetables and starting the fire, she wasn't needed at all. Thus, she simply nodded and said, "Hmm."
She certainly didn't want to end up as a burden instead of helping.
After Meng Lanqing finished washing dishes, Xiao Changyi instructed Meng Zhuqing to heat water, as he planned to prepare the chickens and ducks.
Once the water heated up, Xiao Changyi told Meng Lanqing to slaughter the chickens and ducks.
