Chapter 65(1/2)
After Ning returned to the Hou Mansion, although she did not directly serve the housekeeper, Zhao Yunting secretly helped many of the previous things. For example, if you arrange the New Year's Etiquette Review Book, the managers around Zhao Yunting also recognized her, so she asked Wen Mei to go there, and someone secretly went to hire a doctor. The grandmother and Qin were in charge of the Hou House and did not notice the movements in the main courtyard.
In Xinlan Garden, Aji sat on the kang, shy and nervous under the smiling gaze of Nanny Jiang in Ning.
Ning is a veteran. His daughter-in-law is in good condition. She suddenly hasn't had her period for so long. She is likely to have a chance of getting pregnant. She will tell Aji about the strange things she had when she was pregnant. First, she asked Aji to be right with her situation, and second, she can also be regarded as a reminder to avoid Aji who is not prepared for a while.
From her diagnosis and pregnancy to giving birth to Zhao Chen, Ning took out interesting things first, Aji was completely attracted, and forgot to feel nervous for the moment. Until she asked Mei outside that the doctor had invited her, she began to be nervous again.
After cleaning up a little, the three of them went to the outside room.
The old doctor is about fifty years old, with gray hair and charitable face. He is the owner of Rende Medical Center in Beijing. His surname is Xu. He does not charge any money to treat poor families in Beijing all day long. He usually travels to the mansion of high-ranking officials and nobles, and his medical ethics and skills are excellent.
Seeing the three of them coming out, the owner of the Xu Pavilion stood up and bowed. He did not ask Ning's identity. After the ceremony, he continued to sit down, arranged the mat of wood and gauze, and then looked up at Aji who was blushing on his cheeks. The old man had seen so many patients and had rich experience. He could tell at a glance that Aji needed to ask for a doctor.
Ning signaled Aji to sit on the chair opposite the owner of the Xu Pavilion.
Aji lowered her head and then raised her left hand to put it on at the instructions of Director Xu. After the master Xu finished his name, he changed to his right hand.
The room was silent. Aji stared at the finger of the old man who was resting on his wrist, and his other hand unconsciously clenched his cuffs.
The owner of the Pavilion Xu quickly stopped and glanced at Aji and Ning. Seeing that both of them showed expectations, he smiled and said, "Congratulations to this young lady, who has been pregnant for more than a month, has a steady pulse and is very good at marriage."
The corners of Aji's mouth immediately raised up, and she couldn't help looking down at her belly. It was so flat that she couldn't tell that there was a child between her and Zhao Chen inside. That guy was looking forward to the child even more than her. If he knew the news, he would definitely be very happy, right?
Aji couldn't wait to return to Wangzhuxuan as soon as possible so that he could write a letter to Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen told her that from the capital to Rehe, it would take five days to go back and forth, and the letters were very convenient.
"Silly girl, would you be stupid if you know you want to be a mother?"
My mother-in-law came over at some point in front of me. Aji looked up and found that the only one of them, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, were left in the house.
Ning led her to the inner room and said, "I asked Mei to go outside to ask the owner of Xu to prescribe a prescription for pregnancy care. Madam Jiang followed her and asked what you need to pay attention to." As she spoke, she entered the inner room and pressed Aji to sit on the kang, held Aji's shoulder and looked at her with a smile: "Chengyuan's vision is better. He didn't care about it at all when I urged him to marry a wife, but he found one by himself. He was gentle and beautiful, and he had a child so soon. It was really his blessing."
"Mom, don't laugh at me." Aji lowered her head, feeling embarrassed.
The daughter-in-law had a thin skin. After Ning was happy, she stopped teasing her. She sat down next to Aji and held her hand and said, "Today, this is the doctor we hired in private. The lady knew that we would definitely be unhappy when she asked someone. Aji, tomorrow is exactly thirty, your father is at home. When you go to Rongshou Hall to pay your respects tomorrow morning, you pretend to be uncomfortable and retching twice. Then it's all for your father. Don't worry, this is your first child with Chengyuan and your mother's first grandchild. My mother will definitely make arrangements for you."
Compared with the various conspiracies and tricks of other houses, the Yanping Marquis' Mansion is indeed peaceful. Qin Shi wanted to make the bad things and she had no position to control Aji, the Tai Madam...
Ning smiled softly. The lady was always targeting her, and she might not be satisfied with Aji, but Aji was pregnant with the flesh and blood of the Zhao family after all, and her son was worthy of her. The lady would not make things difficult for Aji. Now that the news of Aji being pregnant is spread, it is just enough to avoid the daily morning and evening settlement, and stay in Wangzhuxuan to take good care of the baby.
As for whether Qin and even the two concubines would use any secret methods, Wang Zhuxuan had personnel assigned by his son, and Aji had a knowledgeable Madam Jiang around him, Ning was very relieved.
Hearing the deep meaning of mother-in-law's words, the joy on Aju's face finally faded a little.
She thought of the private tricks that Madam Jiang mentioned to her.
There are not many female relatives in the Hou Mansion, but some people don’t like her. In other words, she is not the pregnant daughter-in-law in the village. Just be careful not to fall and knock. She is now in the Hou Mansion and needs to pay attention to more things.
He was a little nervous, but when he looked at his mother-in-law's comforting Ning Jing's eyes, Aji's heart fell back and said softly: "Well, I always listen to my father and mother. I will also remind the people in Zhuxuan when I look back, so don't worry, mom."
The daughter-in-law knew it, Ning smiled with relief and mentioned another thing, "You are pregnant, this is a great joy. Go back and write a letter to your parents to make them happy. Chengyuan, please write it first. He said that he will write a letter back soon after he got there. It is probably the case for the past two days. At that time, someone will take your reply back to him. Chengyuan has been waiting for so long and knows that he is about to become a father. Maybe he will earn you a high-ranking official when he is happy."
Aji replied with a smile.
On the way back to Zhuxuan, Madam Jiang whispered in Aji's ear: "Grandma, let's not tell me about this after I go back. The lady of the Grandpa asked the doctor to see it tomorrow morning, and then tell the maid in the yard."
After Ning's reminder, Aji immediately understood what Madam Jiang meant and nodded. There were big maids in the yard, little maids, cooks and guards, and other people. What if they leaked out of some mouth, wouldn't they slap themselves in the face again tomorrow morning?
So when he returned to Wangzhuxuan, Aju talked to the four maids as usual, and then went to the inner room to write a letter.
The rice paper was laid and the ink was ground, but Aju was worried about the pen, ink, paper and ink.
Write for your home first, or write for Zhao Chen first?
Her husband's domineering handsome face appeared in her mind. Aji couldn't help laughing, and raised her sleeve and wrote it for Zhao Chen first.
Thinking of him, he was ashamed to speak too straightforwardly, Aji briefly explained the situation at home, and then asked the yard how it was. Finally, he mentioned that he was happy. Put down the pen, Aji picked up the paper and looked carefully. He was sure that there was nothing wrong with it. He carefully blew the ink marks and put them in a dark yellow envelope. When he was about to glue the seal, he suddenly remembered the letter Zhao Chen wrote to her before the wedding. Aji smiled, and there was a pot of blooming purple orchid on the table. She gently folded one, clamped it between two pieces of rice paper and flattened it, and put it in the envelope together.
I miss you as much as I admire Lan, and I miss you as much as I admire Lan.
His face was a little hot, so Aju hurriedly picked up his pen and wrote another letter.
The letters to the family were longer, including father, mother, younger brother, sister, and aunt, and family. She was thinking about each one. In the end, she only wrote one for her husband, and wrote five pages for the family, and her arms were a little sore.
But my heart is full of joy.
At night, Aji lay on her back, gently rubbing her still flat belly, closed her eyes and imagined how Zhao Chen would treat her when she came back. After a while, she guessed that their first child was a man or a woman. She liked both men and women, but it would be great if she could have a son for the first time. She remembered that when she was a child, she was only her and her sister at home, her mother was often ridiculed by the village daughter-in-law. It was not that deliberate sarcasm, but the regret that was unintentional to express made her mother sad the most.
Aji wanted to give birth to a son for Zhao Chen first. Even if he had a son, he would be able to give birth to men and women in the future.
Thinking of this, Aji suddenly felt a little upset. In the letter, he should have asked Zhao Chen whether he likes his son or his daughter.
Turning around, Aji rubbed against Zhao Chen's pillow. It would be great if he was at home, and the two of them would have endless things to say...
As night fell, Zhao Yunting came back from Rongshoutang for dinner, went back to the front yard for a while, and then arrived at his wife's Xinlan Garden.
After leaving the secret passage, he looked for his wife with concern. Seeing her kneeling in front of the windowsill and facing her back to him to take care of an orchid, he immediately went to the kang and looked down at her, "Did you hire a doctor today? Where is it uncomfortable?"
Ning loosened the orchid leaves in his hand, turned his head and smiled at the man, with a gentle tone, "Do you think I'm sick?"
Zhao Yunting was flattered.
My wife's face was white and red, and her eyes were as bright as autumn water under the light. Where did she feel any sickness?
But he couldn't help but raise his hand and touch her forehead. It was not hot, it was just as warm. Since he was not sick and didn't seem to be drunk, why did he smile at him for no reason?
"Has Chengyuan sent a letter?" Zhao Yunting guessed that after thinking about it, there was only one thing that was worthy of his wife's happiness. As for the doctor, it might be that the people who served her were uncomfortable.
Ning didn't intend to keep him in hiding, and said with a smile: "It's Chengyuan who wants to be his father."
Zhao Yunting was stunned for a while, and suddenly laughed loudly: "This kid is capable. He will be a father so soon. How long will it take for him to get married?" As he said that, he hugged his wife in his arms and kissed her again and again. "Not bad, we are going to be grandparents. Chengyuan's wife has made contributions. She is still young and has left her hometown. Please take care of her more. If you lack anything, just send someone to the front yard warehouse to get it."
Ning nodded and told him about tomorrow morning.
Of course, Zhao Yunting agreed, responded and said a lot to Ning. He was excited to be a father for the first time, but now he was going to be a grandfather, and his excitement was no less than before. But after the two of them stopped, Zhao Yunting felt a little sad again. He also wanted to have another child, but unfortunately... he was destined to be later than his son.
He stopped talking, his beautiful wife was in his arms. Zhao Yunting's thoughts that had aroused from his wife's smile moved again. He put his hand around his wife and slowly kissed her from her neck.
He promised not to do it for her sake, but Zhao Yunting thought he could not do anything when he sleeps with her every night.
Fortunately, he has some ways to please her and be happy with her.
This morning, my son was very happy. The lady was still very happy. She got up a while earlier than usual. After packing up, she was helped by the eldest maid Shaoyao and walked out. Sure enough, she saw that her son was already sitting there and talking to the younger generations.
The lady narrowed her eyes slightly.
We met in the evening a while ago, and her eyes were not very good. Now it was dawn during the day, and she suddenly realized that her son was not only full of energy, but also had some flesh on his face. It was not as thin as before, which made people feel distressed.
Is it because Ning's heart feels relieved when he comes back?
The lady secretly scolded her son for being fascinated by being fascinated by others, and then she couldn't help but glar at Qin Shi. Who made her stupid and unable to steal her son's heart? Instead of letting her son fall in love with a woman who disrespects her, she would rather have a fickle son, three wives and four concubines.
Unexpectedly, my eyes turned around and I didn’t see Qin!
Zhao Yunting had already gotten up to help his mother. When he saw her sitting down, he started looking for someone, so he winked at a maid serving in the room.
The maid hurried forward and bowed slightly to report: "Madam, Ziying, who is beside her, just now, just now, said that the wife was sick and was afraid that she would come to spread the disease to you. She wanted to come and pay tribute to you when the disease was cured."
Sick?
Really sick?
Regardless of whether it is true or not, the grandma immediately ordered: "Shaoyao, please send someone to invite the doctor and have a good look for her." When Shaoyao went, she looked at her grandchildren, and saw Zhao Han's face calm but her eyebrows frowned, and said kindly: "After the meal, Cheng'an, you and Yi'er go to visit your mother." Zhao Qing is fifteen years old, and it is not appropriate to go to the mother's courtyard.
Zhao Han and Zhao Yi should have stood up.
The lady turned her head and talked to her son.
Aji sat quietly beside her, and when the little maids in the side hall started to prepare food, the rich aroma of food came in. She suddenly covered her mouth and walked quickly outside while retching. When she was about to leave the door, she stopped again and turned her back to everyone to calm down.
"Grandma, are you okay?" Jinshu trotted and chased her and asked in panic. Big grandma has been healthy all the time, why did she suddenly want to vomit? It seemed that she didn't touch the tea here just now. Could it be that it was a cold on the road?
Aji shook her head and said nothing, turned around and walked to the grandma, lowered her head and said, "Grandma, then I'll go to my adopted mother's side first."
As a grandmother, the grandmother saw the eldest grandson's wife retching with her own eyes. Of course, she had to care: "What's going on? I'm not feeling well these two days..." She paused halfway through her speech, her eyes fell on Aji's abdomen, thinking of a possibility. There was no elderly female family in the room, and the grandmother could only look at Zhao Yunting. Zhao Yunting looked at her mother, with the same suspicion in her eyes.
The lady was still very concerned about her great-grandson, so she said to Aji: "You are in good health. Don't go to your adopted mother this morning. Send a maid to explain. Then you can sit inside first and wait until the doctor has seen it before going back."
So as soon as Shaoyao came back, she was sent out by the grandma to get a doctor.
After the grandma and the others had eaten, Zhao Han and Zhao Yi left first, and Zhao Qing also went to Bowen Hall to prepare for morning class. Only Zhao Yunting was with the grandma and waited for the doctor. It is very likely that his daughter-in-law was happy, so it was reasonable for him to stay here to hear the letter.
Of course Aji was pregnant. Zhao Yunting was overjoyed and asked someone to prepare twenty taels of Feng Hong for the doctor.
The lady felt a little complicated.
All old man wants to have a great grandson and live with four generations. She hopes that the eldest grandson’s wife will win the man in one go. She also feels that the eldest grandson of the Zhao family was born in a village girl. It is really shameful to spread. Besides, the eldest grandson is favored by a eldest grandson, and she won’t like her even more?
But she can't do it if she curses her eldest grandson's wife for having a daughter or something happens to her.
So she looked at Aji with a smile, and she smiled a little awkwardly.
Aji only lowered her head and pretended to be ashamed.
Zhao Yunting asked with a smile as if he didn't understand his mother's thoughts: "Mother, Chengyuan's wife is pregnant with Chengyuan's first child. She is young. According to my opinion, before she gave birth to the child, she will be spared by the morning and evening? Let her take care of the baby in Wangzhuxuan, and Chengyuan is relieved to be outside."
After hearing this, Aji stood up in panic, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm fine. My husband is outside, so I should be filial to my grandmother. Should I come here to pay my respects like before?"
Zhao Yunting didn't reply to her, but only looked at the lady and raised her chin in the direction of Weifangyuan.
The lady was shocked and immediately agreed: "Okay, okay, you will be happy if you have this kind of heart. Let's talk about the matter of paying tribute. Now, the most important thing is to protect the fetus. If you add a fat boy to our Zhao family, that is true filial piety. Jinshu, help your grandmother back and be careful on the way." She is fifty-six, and I don't know how many years she has left to live. She will hold her great-grandson first, and let the Qin family be ruined.
Both elders spoke, and Aji had to thank him and leave.
As soon as I entered Wangzhuxuan, the peony beside the lady came. However, this time it was not for someone to send him, but for a white jade to send a child to Guanyin and a bunch of supplements. At this time, the news that Aji was pregnant was officially spread in Wangzhuxuan, and there was a lot of joy.
To be continued...