When he came back from the Wulanala clan, he asked Xiao Shunzi to check the maid who gave Wen Po a hand that day. But Xiao Shunzi came back after going out and said that the maid was a rough girl in the house, and she didn't go back to the servant house after delivering the baby that day, and the servant thought that we had left someone behind and didn't send someone to ask, so the servant disappeared out of thin air.

"Disappear out of thin air?heh, I'm afraid it's the destruction of the corpse," I sneered and mocked: "No matter what, the whereabouts of this maid must be found out to me, I have to see people in life, and I have to see corpses in death, at least with her whereabouts, I can determine whether there is someone behind this who wants to play with the praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finches." ”

Xiao Shunzi took the order to go out, and I got up and went to Qian's house.

Qian is in confinement, and Mama Xia is waiting for her to breastfeed her child. I didn't want her to think too much at this time, so I didn't mention the matter of the Ulanala clan, Wen Po and that servant, and only said that everything was fine recently, so that she could recuperate with peace of mind.

A woman who has given birth to a child will grow and mature in her heart. The childishness between Qian's eyebrows and eyes turned into tranquility and peace, especially when she looked at the child in her arms, the maternal brilliance in her eyes even made me feel particularly warm.

"I heard Mama Xia say, this time my child and I were able to be safe thanks to my sister, and my sister was so tired that she strained her body, and this kindness is really beyond repayment. "Qian handed the child over to the wet nurse, and only talked about the events of that day when everyone was alone with me.

When I came before, Qian's improvement was not good, and I was busy taking care of the children, and there were many people in the house at that time, and I was in a hurry to go to the Wulanala clan to find out, so I didn't say a few words. Hearing her also mention the word kindness, she stopped her words and said with a smile: "These days, many people have said thank you to me when they meet, and I am tired of listening to it, if you tell me this again, I will really be annoyed." You must know that you are my sister, and I should save you, but this thank you is like an outsider adding to life, so don't talk about it in the future. ”

"What my sister said is, but I thought about it in the past two days, and I always felt that the stable woman who delivered the baby that day didn't seem to be right, and soon after the attack, she said that my baby was dangerous, and asked me if there was anything wrong with me. I was angry when I heard it, and I said that this is not a curse, how can I talk like this, but it hurt so much at the time, and I couldn't offend her, so I endured it. Qian said angrily.

I understood in my heart the meaning of what this stable woman said, but it was inconvenient to say it to Qian Shiming, so I smiled and said: "Don't think about these past things in the confinement, if you want to talk about it that day, you are really dangerous, these mothers-in-law have seen a lot of things, in fact, they saw that the fetal position was not correct a few days earlier, but I was worried that you were too nervous and not good to give birth, so I didn't tell you in advance, and then I am afraid that when you have a seizure, I am afraid that it will not go well, and some words will naturally be said in front, which is also normal." ”

"Since my sister thinks it's okay here, it should be my heart. But my sister's medical skills are really good, and she even knows how to correct the fetal position, but it's a pity that it's a daughter's family, otherwise even the old doctors in the hospital can't compare. Qian praised heartlessly.

I was shocked to hear what she said, and realized that I was probably making a big mistake. In the past, Yinzhen also asked me why I knew medicine, and I deduced that I liked to read books and studied medicine since I was a child, so I had some fur. However, in this era, most of the practitioners are men, and even those gynecological holy hands in the palace will not be involved in the delivery of women's babies, and most of these things are done by special stable women. If you say that you know medical skills, you can still say that you learned from reading books on weekdays. But the technique of pushing the palace in the right position, if it is not for many years of experience in childbirth, how can it be so skilled. Even the Qian family noticed something strange about this, how could others not be surprised.

It's just that for some reason, neither Yinzhen nor the Wulanala clan have questioned this matter, whether they didn't expect it, or they deliberately didn't ask. But what reason is there for them to keep silent about such a big suspicion about me?

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Qian Xu saw the uncertainty in my expression and asked suspiciously.

"It's okay, I'm thinking that I mentioned to Fu Jin yesterday about Xiao Yuanshou washing three, Fu Jin said that it's all good, I'm worried that something will happen to tomorrow's washing three, so I'm thinking about where there is something I didn't expect. "I found an excuse to hide my apprehension.

"Washing three is a big deal, I think the arrangement of Fujin should be safe, but the mother-in-law who is responsible for washing three should be careful, after all, the child will be handed over to them, I can't go in person, I always feel that there is a ...... in my heart" Qian said with a worried look between his eyebrows.

"yes, that's what I'm worried about. Anyway, there must be a demon, and you haven't made any big moves on the Li family's side until now, which is too weird, so I'm thinking about what I would do if I were her. I said

I had also thought about Qian's worries before this, and I had also exchanged views with the Ulanala clan. It's just that the Li family is not moving, and all we can do is to take precautions, but what we are most afraid of is a hundred secrets, and what we are afraid of is this negligence.

"I can only take one step at a time to see how the Li family will make a move, only she knows it, we have already arranged what we can do now, and the Li family should also be afraid of one or two. Don't think about this now, do a good job of confinement. I'll be here tomorrow, no matter what, I'll do my best to protect Xiao Yuanshou, you don't have to worry. I was relieved and said.

Qian nodded and said helplessly: "In the past, when I was alone, I always felt that it was not a big deal for the sky to fall, but now that I have a child, I will naturally start to be afraid and worried, afraid that someone will harm him, afraid that I will not protect him well, and afraid that I will die, afraid that this child will be lonely and helpless in the future, in short, there will be a lot of unsteadiness in my heart every day, and then I will think of what my sister said, I didn't understand it before, but now I finally understand." Isn't what my sister wants to fight for a stable life for herself and her children, where you don't have to worry about it all day long. ”

"Yes, I want a life where I don't have to worry about it all day, so whether it's for ourselves or our children, we have to go hard, the road is not smooth, but there is no choice. I sighed, feeling the same exhaustion and helplessness.

The next morning, the house began to be busy, especially in my courtyard. Originally, I didn't sleep well when I was worried about this, but before dawn, I heard the movement of the servants and maids in the courtyard getting up and busy, and I got up.

Aster was worried that I would not be able to bear the weight of my body, and wanted to persuade me to sleep again, but I refused, only saying that this is the big day of Xiao Yuanshou, and I, as an aunt, have to handle it myself.

Washing three was originally a fertility custom of the Han nationality and was a very important ritual in the birth ceremony. On the third day after the baby is born, a bathing ceremony is held, and relatives and friends are gathered to wish good luck for the baby, which is called "washing the three days", also known as "three times washing". The intention of "washing the three" is, firstly, to wash away filth and eliminate disasters and avoid difficulties, and secondly, to pray for auspiciousness and seek good fortune. After the Manchus entered the customs, in order to better rule the Han people, many customs began to be increasingly assimilated in the imitation of Han culture, and in the Kangxi Dynasty, from the princes and nobles, down to the common people, in order to get a good fortune, they also began to implement the custom of "washing three".

The person who presided over this "washing three" ceremony was the Wen Po who delivered the Qian family. From the moment I knew that she was the person of the Ulanala clan, and after I was sure that the Ulanala clan would not do anything from it, I still trusted this stable woman. At least when delivering the Qian family, this stable woman did not show cold-bloodedness, if she hadn't had a trace of kindness to inform the Wulanala family that the Qian family was wrong, and repeatedly confirmed whether to do something to the Qian family, I would not have had the opportunity to enter the delivery room to save the Qian family.

Washing the third is a big deal, and it is impossible for only one of his own people to be in Zhang Luo in the yard, so it is really a lot of people, as long as there is a loophole in one link, the child may not be able to live.

"If it weren't for the mother-in-law in charge of "washing three", then where else could the problem be?" I kept asking myself as I looked at the bunch of fresh faces who were busy coming and going in the yard.

When watching everyone busy with fear, Yinzhen and Wulanala came to the courtyard, and after a while, everyone else also arrived one after another. In addition to the Li family, the Nian family, the Yi family and the old family, even the Song family, who didn't come out to move around, were present.

Everyone accompanied Yinzhen and Wulanala to see the Qian family, and then came to my house to rest, drinking tea and chatting and waiting for auspiciousness, the originally not too big room seemed a little crowded.

When Nian entered the house, he looked at Li Shi with Hongshi but didn't pay attention, but walked up to me and said with a smile: "I heard that Geng Gege's day of giving birth is also approaching, I thought that it should be in the winter moon, so I asked my brother to bring good white fox fur from outside the gate, and these days I am rushing to make you a body and shoulders, and make a quilt for the child." When the time comes, you can wear it during the confinement to keep out the cold. ”

Listening to Nian's soft voice and dedication to me, I was flattered, but also admired that this woman is really good at being a person, no wonder she can accept Yinzhen's heart.

"Xie Fangfujin's reward" In the face of Nian's closeness, I didn't refuse, I just smiled politely, and raised my head to meet the cold gaze of the Li family.

Coldly met Li's gaze, only felt a chill on his back, subconsciously avoided those eyes, led Nian to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea.

After Hongshi was punished by Yinzhen, he seemed to have a lot of rules, but he still showed his arrogant temperament, which made people feel unhappy.

Song's improvement seemed to be much better, but it could be seen from her sloppy gaze that she was mentally incomplete. When I greeted her, her eyes kept wandering over my stomach, and I couldn't help but worry that she would go crazy because my stomach remembered the dead child again. So just by saying hello, I let people look at her so as not to cause any trouble.

Yi's has completely fallen out of favor since Nian's entry into the house, and Yinzhen has never been to her courtyard again, so she has been low-key and tight since this time, and even the people in the house are not as pretentious as she used to be. I always felt that she and the Li family were in the same group, so I didn't bother to talk to her, just ignored her and turned to greet others.

Lao Shi has been walking around with me quite diligently, and when she saw me greeting her, she hurriedly stepped forward to help me, and said that there was no need to be polite, let me take care of myself.

The "washing three" ceremony is usually held after lunch, and it was lunch time in the midst of everyone's greetings, and my nerves were tensed, so that Xiao Shunzi arranged for someone to check everything again, including those in charge of specific things.

After finishing lunch with everyone, Xiao Shunzi privately replied that it was no problem, but he still felt that he couldn't settle down.

When the auspicious time comes, the front of the outer hall of the delivery room is set up with an incense case, which enshrines the thirteen gods such as Bixia Yuanjun, Qiongxiao Niangniang, Yunxiao Niangniang, Giving Birth Niangniang, Sending Son Niangniang, Douqi Niangniang, and Eye Niangniang. The incense burner contains millet, which is used as incense ash for incense. A pair of "small double bags" are inserted on the wax skewers, which are the special mutton fat small red wax during the sacrifice, and the bottom is pressed with yellow money, ingots, thousands of zhang and other full worship money and grain. On the head of the bed in the Qian bedroom, there are statues of "Kang Gong and Kang Mother", all of which are made with five bowls of osmanthus pot stove as offerings. Wen Po incense and bow three times. Then, the maidservant placed a copper basin containing a soup made of locust sticks and mugwort leaves, as well as all the ceremonial items, on the kang. At this time, Wen Po hugged the child, and the prelude to "washing three" began.

After the ceremony begins, the elders and children take the lead in adding a small spoonful of water to the basin, and then put some coins, gold and silver coins, "yellow and white" jewelry, or happy fruits, which is called "adding a basin". Everyone "added a pot", Wen Po picked up the mallet and stirred it into the basin, and muttered: "One stir, two stirs, three stirs, my brother leads my younger brother to run." Seventy, eighty, crooked, naughty, sighing and snoring!"

Although it is the prince's mansion, the etiquette and rhetoric of the three washes are actually according to the old rules, and there is no special arrangement. After Wen Po finished stirring the mallet, she had to officially bathe the child.

Wen Po was about to put Xiao Yuanshou in the basin with her arms, but before she touched the water, Xiao Yuanshou, who had been sleeping well, suddenly burst into tears. This child doesn't like to cry in the past two days, only when he is hungry or peeing, he will hum a few times, and when Mama Xia comes to the house every day to report to me about the situation of Qian and the child, she will praise that this child is naturally well-behaved and sensible, and he is not abrasive at all. But now I suddenly cried so hard that I suddenly felt that I had grasped something, and I shouted "wait" without taboo, stopping the movement in the hands of the mother-in-law.

In the face of my recklessness, Yinzhen didn't speak, just looked at me with a frown, and Wulanala asked, "What's wrong?"

I didn't answer, but quickly stepped forward to look at the water in the basin, and saw that because it was Prince Yong's child washing three, everyone put gold and jade things, and there was not even a piece of silverware, although it did not look unusual.

I plucked a silver hairpin from my head and carefully poked the silver hairpin into the water, only to see that in less than a moment, the end of the silver hairpin began to turn black when it touched the water.

"Water...... This water is poisonous!" Wen Po, who was standing on the side, saw the change of the silver hairpin with her own eyes, and shouted loudly with trembling lips.

Her words shocked Yinzhen to get up suddenly, walked over closely, and saw the silver hairpin that was already half blackened at a glance and me who was holding the silver hairpin in front of the basin.

"Are you stupid? What are you doing with that hairpin, let go quickly. Seeing that I had been holding the silver hairpin and not letting go, Yinzhen was also anxious, reached out and grabbed my wrist and slammed it.

Because of the pain, the hand holding the hairpin suddenly let go, and the silver hairpin fell into the basin of water, and it all turned black in an instant. I also came back to my senses from the shock just now, gasped for breath, broke away from Yinzhen's hand, and ran to Wen Po to take the child and check it. When he found that Xiao Yuanshou was not stained with the water in the basin, he relieved himself, held him in his arms, and said in a choked voice: "Fortunately, it's okay, fortunately it's okay." ”

"This kid seems to be quite blessed and spiritual, if he hadn't cried, I'm afraid I'd ...... now," Nian stepped forward and stroked my back, letting me relax, and said with a happy tone in his voice.

"What's going on with this water, I can't let any of it go, let me find out. Looking at the blackened hairpin in the basin and the trembling whole body of me holding the child, Yinzhen was furious, he asked the guards to surround the yard and began to check everyone who had touched the basin.

"You don't have to check, let's finish washing three first, this is a big deal for children, don't be wrong. I calmed down, handed over the child to Wen Po, and said to Yinzhen.

Yinzhen looked at me, his mouth opened slightly but he didn't make a sound, swallowed back what he was about to say, and turned to sit back in his position. Seeing this, the Wulanala clan hurriedly instructed the personal attendant: "Go and bring the ichthyosaur basin that Honghui used when he washed the three." ”

The courtyard lost its festive atmosphere and became dull because of this change. All Zhang Luo's people were replaced by Yinzhen, Wulanala and my cronies, and the rest of the people were not allowed to get close to half a minute.

When the ichthyosaurus change basin was brought up, Yinzhen asked Su Peisheng to personally test the water with silverware, and only after making sure that it was okay did he announce that the washing of the three would start again. Wen Po held Yuanshou nervously and began to carry out the three baptism rituals step by step.

After the ceremony went smoothly, I was relieved, but I was more tired and anxious.

"Child, my child...... Give me back the child!" Just as I stood up and wanted to follow the stable woman holding the child into the house, Song's terrible cry suddenly sounded in my ears.

Then the figure flashed in front of him, and he saw Song come to Wen Po and reach out to snatch the child in her hand. Wen Po didn't expect such a sudden pull, and a miss actually threw the child out.

This is a scene of lightning and flint, which no longer allows me to think too much, and the whole person instinctively pounces on the child, trying to catch him, but forgetting that his body is bulky, and he only takes a few steps before he is planted because of the unstable center of gravity.

"Gege!" said that it was too late, and Xiao Shunzi rushed to me with an arrow step, hugged me, stabilized my body, and asked eagerly, "Gege, are you hurt?" ”

"Child, you should save the child first...... Child...... "I was in a state of panic and wanted to push Junko away to see how the child was doing, but then there was a pain in my abdomen, and I almost suffocated in the pain.

"The child is fine, he was saved by the master's guards. Xiao Shunzi didn't allow me to move, protected me in his arms, and said urgently, and the next moment he saw that my expression was pale because of the pain, and he hurriedly shouted to the others: "Imperial Doctor, hurry up and call Imperial Doctor." ”

In the midst of the scramble of the group, I was sent back to the house. I heard the Tai Doctor say to everyone, "It's not the first time that Geng Gege has moved the fetal gas, and now the slave has applied the needle and used the fetal medicine, and the time is safe, but I'm afraid it's inconvenient to get out of bed and walk around these days, otherwise I'm afraid there will be a sign of premature birth."

Reaching out and gently touching his lower abdomen, he was shocked to realize that he might really take Qian's child too seriously, and almost hurt his own child, tears of guilt slipped down, and he kept saying sorry to the child in his stomach in his heart. (To be continued.) )