After the Spring Festival, the Zhao family's business began to expand on a large scale, and the original factory silk yard was far from being able to supply production. Zhao Shinan acquired several factories, expanded a few pieces of land, and built a new silk reeling factory and a printing and dyeing factory. This time, everywhere was unimpeded, and several money banks were vying to lend Zhao Shinan the money for the purchase of machinery, and the construction of land and factories was also approved all the way unimpeded. Everyone knows that the brocade of the Zhao family, as the old saying goes, can be "tribute".

Zhao Shinan was busy and often didn't see anyone for a few days, and there was no one around Du Heng except Shuangye. And Du Heng's previous false pregnancy was dotted with Mrs. Zhao's heart knot. Originally, she just watched Du Heng's awkward behavior, but now she can't even conceive an heir, and she is even more anxious. The bigger Zhao Shinan's business, the more anxious the old lady became.

At the beginning, Mrs. Zhao worked hard to get such a lifeline, if Zhao Shinan hadn't given birth in time, her wife's position would have been almost threatened. Zhao Shinan's father also had several concubines, one of whom was named Aster, who was the most favored, and she gave birth to a son first. Aster is the most scheming, and after several battles, Zhao Shinan's father even has the heart to divorce his wife. Thanks to Mrs. Zhao's stomach, she was also pregnant with Zhao Shinan. As soon as Zhao Shinan landed, all the concubines' restless thoughts were gone. And Aster's son was also short-lived, dying at the age of two. Only then did Zhao Shinan rely on the double noble status of the eldest to win the position of the Zhao family.

Zhao Shinan's father died, the old lady's methods were so spicy, Aster and the second son of the concubine were driven out by her, and several concubines were also sent away, and those who were driven away finally came out.

Now Zhao Shinan has expanded his family business more than ten times, one Yangzhou City, and half of Zhao Jiaye. Although Mrs. Zhao has the comfort of the peak of glory and wealth, she is also more worried. Zhao Shinan has no descendants, if there is a case, the family business that he has worked hard to accumulate will be handed over. Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhao's scalp is numb, is it painstakingly lonely, and finally she has to give it to the of Aster? Or is it someone who can't match other branches? No, never!

Old Mrs. Zhao realized at this moment that the heir was the top priority of the Zhao family. She invited all the famous Lang Zhong in Yangzhou City to take turns to take the pulse of Du Heng, and finally listened to what Lang Zhong of Baohetang said was the most reasonable, the kidney and yang were insufficient, the qi and blood were deficient, and the palace was cold and the pulse was stagnant. I prescribed some decoctions of angelica, Yimu and the like. The kitchen is also more attentive, giving Du Heng more nourishing and nourishing ingredients.

Du Heng's heart was heavy, and the old lady's concern was an invisible pressure on her. Every meal is not what she likes to eat, but it is only beneficial to the diet to treat the cold of the palace, and the meal is like this, she eats straight to her stomach. And the medicine is one after another, and there is never a gap between drinking. A month passed, Du Heng smelled the smell of traditional Chinese medicine, and his stomach went straight to pantothenic acid. But you still have to drink it hard.

In the blink of an eye, in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, Du Heng's stomach still did not move at all. Old Mrs. Zhao's patience was exhausted, her face became more and more ugly day by day, and her words became even more ugly: "Where are all the good food and medicine every day, why is it not effective at all?" "Heng'er, have you listened to Lang Zhong's words and adjusted your body well?" "What kind of evil have I created?" ”-------

Hearing such words, Du Heng's heart was pulled and painful. She's tried hard, but there's nothing she can't do. She is also anxious, anxious and often wipes her tears, but the child just doesn't come, what should she do?

By the end of April, Du Heng still didn't have a happy pulse, Mrs. Zhao couldn't help it, and when Du Heng asked for peace in the evening, she opened up all the people around her, and said lightly to Du Heng: "Heng'er, Lang Zhong, we invited no less than ten, and after taking the medicine for four months, there is still no movement, what should I do?"

Du Heng's heart jumped, what should I do? How did she know, she looked at Mrs. Zhao a little helplessly: "What do you mean?"

Mrs. Zhao pulled out a long-lost smile at Du Heng: "You are a young lady from a big family, so you naturally know the importance of heirs." Now that Shi Nan has made the family business so big, it is even more urgent to have a child to start a household. I think you know all of this. ”

Du Heng nodded, and Mrs. Zhao's expression gave her a faint bad premonition: "I understand." ”

"Now that I understand, I'm not going around in circles. We've done everything we can for you. It's been a year since you got married, and time waits for no one, if it doesn't work, I mean, give Shi Nan a concubine. Old Lady Zhao's voice was very steady.

These words exploded like a bomb on Du Heng's head, and suddenly there was blood on his face and lips: "Concubine?" she never thought about it. Although her background is not low, her parents are loving, and her father has no other concubines besides her mother. So she had no concept of concubine in her head. And in the past, she said to Zhao Shinan that she would not accept concubines, although Zhao Shinan was a joke, but Du Heng took it seriously.

"Don't you want to?" the old lady's brows furrowed, "Big family, who doesn't have a few aunts?" I promise you, no matter whether you have something to do in the future, the big or young *** position will always be yours." "The old lady knew that if she wanted to persuade Zhao Shinan to take a concubine, Du Heng was probably the first to be captured. Otherwise, Zhao Shinan will revolve around Du Heng with all his minds, and he is only afraid of difficulties in taking concubines. That "later" may not be for a long time.

"I ---" Du Heng's eyes were red, and her heart was numb, the news was too sudden, and she couldn't react for a while.

"You are Shi Nan's wife, your wife must be virtuous, Shi Nan's father also had a few concubines in the past, don't we get along like our own sisters? The old lady's voice was as gentle as she could.

Du Heng listened to the old lady's words, everything was reasonable, she didn't know how to refute it. Just biting his lip so hard that the tears don't fall. After a while, she breathed a sigh of relief and raised her eyes to look at the old lady: "If Shi Nan is willing, I will not object." "Zhao Shinan is her only hope.

Old Mrs. Zhao looked at Du Heng's eyes, and there was a shudder in her heart, these eyes seemed to have magical power, not to mention men, women also felt pity when they saw it. I wanted her to lower her head, but she held back, paused and said, "Shi Nan, I will talk to him, you can make sense here." ”

After speaking, Mrs. Zhao didn't want to waste any more thoughts with Du Heng, so she raised her hand and asked her to go back.

Du Heng staggered back to the room for some reason, entered the door and fell on the bed, tears like beads with broken threads could not be stopped. From last year's wax moon to now, nearly half a year has passed, and there is not a day in her days that is not covered by dark clouds. The lively joy of the past, in the worries and thoughts day after day, slipped away silently, and only the depressed and unhappy accompanied her. But even so, step by step, in the end, there was still news of five thunderbolts.

Du Heng went to a new-style girls' school, where the teacher said that civilized marriage is now practiced and that it is monogamous. But why do you say one thing and do another? In reality, rich people still have three wives and four concubines? Just changed the civilized way of saying it, and called "aunt wife"? The thought of having another or even several women share Zhao Shinan with her made her heart clench. Don't.

Zhao Shinan came back from Nanjing after two more days, and walked in tired, only to see Du Heng in a blue dress, leaning on the bed weakly, his eyes were red and swollen, and his face was sallow. I haven't seen her for a few days, not like a seventeen-year-old girl, but like a woman in her thirties. Zhao Shinan was a little distressed, he had been so busy in recent months that he really didn't care about Du Heng. stepped forward and called softly: "Heng'er?"

Du Heng was in a daze, and Zhao Shinan, who was dressed in a green shirt, appeared in front of him, and suddenly all the grievances and all the pains poured up, but only condensed into the two words "Shinan" in his throat, accompanied by tears rolling down.

Zhao Shinan hugged Du Heng tightly, just wanting to turn her into his arms. This woman, what should he do? Du Heng cried breathlessly in Zhao Shinan's arms. Zhao Shinan's heart also throbbed with crying.

After a long time, Du Heng gradually eased up, and asked while wiping his tears: "Just came back from Nanjing, are you tired?"

"Not tired. Zhao Shinan opened two stores in Nanjing that sold Cheng Yuejin, hired a shopkeeper to take care of it there, and rushed back as soon as he settled down. Zhao Shinan wiped the tears on Du Heng's face with his hand and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"It's fine. Du Heng looked to the side and covered up, "Xu is medicine has drunk too much, his stomach is uncomfortable, and his heart is also uncomfortable." ”

Zhao Shinan thought for a moment and said, "Then stop the medicine, if you drink it like this, the good person will also be sick." ”

Du Heng didn't say anything, helped Zhao Shinan change his clothes, poured tea and handed it over, and casually inquired about business. Zhao Shinan mentioned that business is full of spring breeze, and now it is not only half of the city Yangzhou industry, but I am afraid that in the near future, half of Jiangsu, or even half of China, will have the business of the Zhao family. Du Heng saw that Zhao Shinan was full of interest, and it was not good to say any more words about taking concubines and heirs that poked his heart.

As the night deepened, Zhao Shinan reached out to untie Du Heng's clothes, and his voice was a little emotional: "Heng'er, I miss you." As he spoke, he wrapped Du Heng, and the kiss had slipped from the ends of his hair to the side of his ears, "Maybe in a few days, we will have a child." ”

Du Heng's heart sank, pushed away Zhao Shinan's hand, and tried his best to test it calmly: "Shi Nan, if I really can't conceive a child, or you can also take Aunt Fang's wife?" Du Heng's voice fell lower and lower as he went back, and the last four words were almost said tremblingly.

Zhao Shinan was stunned, Du Heng's proposal surprised him, he didn't care about taking a concubine, but when these words came out of Du Heng's mouth, it sounded a little awkward. couldn't help frowning: "Do you really think I should take a concubine?"

"No!" Du Heng bounced up as if he was burned, and after a long time, his voice trembled slightly and said, "I just asked what you mean." ”

"Me?" Zhao Shinan pondered for a moment and replied truthfully, "If necessary, accept it." ”