Chapter 306: Coming to the Door (2)
The rest of July was spent peacefully during days of thunderstorms.
At the end of the month, news came from Beijing: Zhenlin was pregnant.
Zhen Xuan was pleasantly surprised, but the other news that followed made her a little complicated.
The list of the emperor's western tour came out, and the seven princes were impressively listed.
Listening to Xia Yiqing, this western tour is less than three months, and more than one year, and it is impossible to say accurately. And Zhen Lin entered the door less than half a year ago, and she was pregnant at this time, and the Seventh Prince traveled far away, and her husband was not around, which really felt like a pregnant woman was missing the backbone.
Pushing himself and others, if Xia Yiqing wants to leave at this time, Zhen Xuan will definitely be a little uncomfortable.
It's just that the emperor's order cannot be violated. The Seventh Prince must go, if he walks for a long time, I am afraid that he will not even be able to accompany Zhenlin when she gives birth.
Three days later, another piece of news came to Yongzhou.
Xia Yiqing didn't say it directly, but handed the letter to Zhen Xuan.
Zhen Xuan was puzzled, took the letter and opened it to see that it was the pen book of the Seventh Prince, and what was written on it was that after he discussed it with the palace, Hui Zhaoyi agreed to let Zhen Lin go back to her parents' house to have a baby, this mother's family is not the Jingzhong Shilang Mansion, but Yongzhou.
After half a month, Zhen Lin's fetus will be more stable, and Zhen Lin will come back with Duan's and Zhenhuan.
The Seventh Prince entrusted in the letter, in order to avoid trouble along the way, Zhen Lin and the others still had to borrow the Xia family's ship and ask Xia Yiqing to arrange it as soon as possible.
Zhen Xuan pinched the letter paper, stared at the slightly sharp font in the square on it, biting her lip and not speaking.
Needless to say, Zhen Xuan also knew that it was not common for the Seven Princes to arrange Zhen Lin like this, a royal daughter-in-law. The Seven Princes also have their own mansions. Why does Zhen Lin need to go back to her parents' house to have a baby? Even if it is to be accompanied by his mother's family. The Duan family is in Beijing, and taking the Duan family into the mansion to live is more in line with the rules than letting Zhenlin go back to her parents' house, let alone going back to Yongzhou directly.
The Seventh Prince will do this, and Hui Zhaoyi will agree to try his best to make the emperor nod, and there is naturally a reason for him.
Zhen Xuan can guess one or two of this truth.
They all felt that raising and giving birth in Beijing was not a safe choice.
Compared with Jingli, which is mixed with fish and dragons and the forces of all parties are intertwined, I am afraid that Yongzhou, which is located in the south and where the Pei family has lived for generations, is safer and can better protect Zhenlin and the child in her belly. Compared to the Seven Princes' Mansion, which may have infiltrated other people's henchmen and dead soldiers. Yongzhou Pei's house is cleaner.
The people around Zhen Lin will not only be Hua Lu and Hua Ji, the old people who have children in the Pei family and have won the trust of their masters are also very loyal, and there are so many elders, sisters, and sisters-in-law together, no matter how you look at it, it is much better than living in the same place every day with those few rooms in the prince's mansion.
The Seventh Prince valued this child, and when he was about to leave Beijing for a few months, he made such a decision.
"The fourth sister's baby is only a little more than three months old, and the road is bumpy......" Zhen Xuan is worried about Zhen Lin's body bones, she herself is a big-bellied woman, and she knows that it is really tiring to take a car and a boat with her stomach upright.
Xia Yiqing said with relief: "That's why I said that I would have to wait for another half a month, and the Seventh Prince will probably leave in half a month." By that time, the four-month-old body was almost stable. Be mindful on the road. With your aunt's protection, you should be fine. ”
Zhen Xuan nodded, there is no need to worry about it at this time, it is better to read the scriptures a few more times and ask for peace for Zhen Lin.
The eighth day of August is the day when Zhenqi leaves the cabinet.
The Cao family originally wanted to keep Zhenqi at home for the Mid-Autumn Festival before getting on the sedan chair, but the Fu family was unwilling to wait, saying that they must let the new daughter-in-law celebrate the festival with them.
In the seventh day of the first month, Zhen Xuan cried and got married, Zhen Xuan didn't go over, which one would make her cry with her stomach, so she didn't go to make trouble.
On the eighth day of the new year, I went to Pei's house with Xia Yiqing early in the morning.
The Pei family's house was full of red silk inside and out, beaming with joy, and Zhen Xuan peeked a few times through the carriage curtain.
She was like this when she got married, but she was led into a sedan chair with her head covered at that time, and she didn't see it at all.
I went to Qing'an Hall first, but I was stopped by Mama Qin just about to salute, and Mrs. Li hurriedly waved her hand: "There are so many rules when you come back, come to your grandmother's side and let your grandmother take a look." ”
Zhen Xuan stepped forward with a smile and sat down beside Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li looked at it carefully, only to feel that her sharp chin was a little rounded, and her arms were pinched with more meat, and nodded: "It's better to be fat, pregnant women are also fat, and only when they grow flesh do they have strength." ”
Ji also thought so, when she was pregnant with Zhenxuan, she couldn't grow meat, and it was the first child, and it hurt all night, and when she gave birth to Zhenheng, she had an experience, and secondly, her body was a lot stronger, and she didn't suffer anything.
"Your grandmother is right, you are thin when you are young, and you just take this opportunity to grow stronger." Ji followed and persuaded.
Zhen Xuan responded with a smile.
Mrs. Li said with a smile: "You go to Qingrong Hall to accompany the five girls first, and your mother and I will come slowly." ”
Zhen Xuan knew that her grandmother and mother were widowed, and the family had always been late for happy events, so she got up first and went to Qingrong Hall.
Qingrong Hall is busy, but it is orderly.
The Zhou family is in confinement, the Duan family is still in Beijing, and the Liu family has been widowed for many years, so he can only give the Cao family an idea, but he can't take charge of this happy event. After the Cao family came back from the capital, he was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, and the old servants in the family were all experienced and capable, and with the assistance of the Sun family, they were properly prepared.
Cao's tired and tired, still happy in his heart, after all, it is a happy event, but as the days go by, he gradually becomes sad, and his daughter, who has been hurting for more than ten years, is about to be sent to someone else's house.
Fortunately, the Fu family is a good family, and they are in Yongzhou, and my uncle is also a good person.
When Zhen Xuan got off the bus outside Qingrong Hall, it happened that the Cao family came out to greet Mrs. Quanfu.
The lady was tall, and although she was fat, she had a kind face, which made people feel good at first sight.
Zhen Xuan had never seen her, and after hearing Cao's introduction, it was her sister-in-law's eldest sister, whose husband's surname was Yu, Zhen Xuan smiled and called "Aunt Yu".
Mrs. Yu hurriedly returned a salute: "The townsman is polite." ”
The three of them went to Zhenqi's house together, and the bride for the wedding had arrived.
Zhenqi had already changed into her wedding dress and sat in front of the dresser, when she saw them coming, she was about to get up to greet her, but she was pressed onto the chair by Zhenqiong beside her.
"The bride is not allowed to move." Zhen Qiong said.
Zhenqi grimaced at Zhenqiong.
When Cao Shi saw it, he couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "The person who is going to get on the sedan chair is still so serious." ”
Zhen Wen and Zhen Yao came together, Zhen Wen has improved a lot in speaking, and she can almost say five words, as long as she says it slowly, a few words can be broken, and she can say a sentence, but she hasn't opened her mouth for more than ten years, and her tone and tone are very strange, but looking at it like this, in another year or two, she should be able to speak like ordinary people.
When it was auspicious, Mrs. Yu cleaned her hands, twisted her face and combed her hair.
Brother Chen and Sister Yuan also came in to take a look, followed by Brother Zhan, but Brother Zhan was young, and he was detained by Ren's side and grew up, so he was not used to being away from his mother for a while, and he was clamoring to find Ren, so he asked the nurse to coax him and take him to Mrs. Ma's house.
Mrs. Yu read the words in her mouth, Cao's eyes turned red when she listened, and Sun came in to see her, helping her and whispering persuasion.
There was a crackling sound outside, and Brother Chen heard it, and said hurriedly: "Oh, I forgot, the groom official is coming, and I want to hurry up and ask for red envelopes." ”
Brother Chen turned around to run, and Sister Yuan was also going, so he asked Sun to hug him back, and coaxed: "Let my brother ask for one for you." He also instructed someone to follow Brother Chen.
The women can't see the situation outside blocking the door, and from time to time there will be a mother-in-law to give a gift, where is the new aunt, what is the question ahead, and how the new aunt answers, the voice is full of emotion and amusement.
Until the sound of firecrackers rang out outside the Qingrong Hall.
The sound of firecrackers blew Zhenqi back to her senses, and her nervousness suddenly came up, and she sat there with her fingers pinched.
When Zhen Xuan saw it, she couldn't help but laugh at her: "Fifth sister finally looks like a bride at this time." ”
When Zhenqi heard this, her face turned red, and she was so glamorous that the people in the room couldn't help laughing.
Zhenqi was annoyed and ashamed by the laughter, and lowered her head and did not speak.
Fortunately, Zhenqi was not embarrassed for too long, and the bride came happily, urging her to marry three times, and the group went to Mrs. Ma's house with chess, and kowtowed to the old lady, the fifth master and the Cao family.
Zhenlu squatted down and carried Zhenqi and sent the sedan chair parked outside Qingrong Hall.
Zhen Xuan watched Zhen Qi get into the sedan chair, and suddenly remembered that a long time ago, when Zhen Lu had not yet practiced martial arts, Zhen Qi had joked with her and Zhen Lin, and Zhen Lu couldn't carry her when she got married.
It's just a blink of an eye, and so many years have passed.
Picking up the sedan chair and firing the cannon, Zhen Xuan covered his ears, the smoke blinded his sight, and the sedan chair gradually drifted away, leaving only the unique smell of sulfur saltpeter for a long time. Zhen Xuan likes the taste and is beaming.
Outside Pei's mansion, there are a lot of people who watch the excitement, and the Pei family married three young ladies in less than a year, all of whom are beautiful and beautiful, which makes people in the city envious.
And in the house, when the sound of gongs and drums was no longer audible, Cao couldn't hold it back, and finally cried.
Liu helped Cao's family, she didn't know how to persuade Lu Dao, although this marrying a daughter and marrying a daughter-in-law are both happy events, but the mood is completely different, she has only married a daughter-in-law, not a daughter-in-law, and she is short of words for a while.
Liu saw Ji standing not far away, and hurriedly waved at her.
Ji came over and saw that Cao was sad, she said softly: "Fifth sister-in-law, let's go into the house and cry." ”
The Cao family and the Ji family have always been good, and after hearing Ji's joke about her, she burst into tears and said: "When the seven girls go out, aren't you the same." ”
Hearing this, Zhen Xuan looked up at Ji. She got into the sedan chair and left, and she didn't see Ji's tears, but she could imagine just looking at Cao's appearance that at that moment, her mother must have been very sad.
Walking to Ji's side, Zhen Xuan leaned her head on Ji's shoulder, lowered her eyes and said softly: "Mother......"
A thousand words, not as heart-warming as this simple word, Ji gently patted Zhen Xuan's back. (To be continued......)