Chapter 322: The Sister-in-law of the British Duke

Qingshui Hutong British Mansion.

Since the second half of last night, countless maids and servants have been running back and forth in front of the north courtyard gate. Although there was still a month before the approximate day, four experienced women and a doctor with excellent medical skills stayed at home early to prepare, and fortunately, they were able to arrive in time for most of the night. It's dawn now, but the messages coming out of the main room are very unlucky, so even the women who come in and out are all dead and calm.

Several aunts were waiting for news in the west wing of the courtyard next door, although they had their own plans in their hearts, but they all had a look of extreme concern on their faces, and some of them quietly wiped their eyes with a handkerchief. After a long time, a low voice came from the corner: "It's not a way for a few of us to wait here all the time, do you want to go over there and ask?" ”

"What is there to ask, I didn't see Aunt Zhong's disgusting appearance with us, and I still have no face to go again!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the rest of the people also showed expressions of approval, but none agreed. Seeing that no one responded, the one who spoke quickly suddenly showed a sneering expression, and had to suppress the fear by drinking tea. Everyone knows in their hearts that Mrs. Wang has been governing the family for many years, and she doesn't seem to be humming or ha, but when she really encounters something, she is not merciless, and Aunt Chen quietly said that she would die, and she didn't even know the cause of death. After a long time, a second person muttered.

"Of course, we hope that Mrs. is safe, and Aunt Zhong is just worried when she says it. She can have all the promotions of Mrs. today, what is she without Mrs.? Without his mother's family and his brothers, do you still expect to be able to be corrected? It's just that the lady is old, and the master is not there, if there is anything in case......"

Before she finished speaking, a girl rushed in in a hurry, and before she could stand firmly, she shouted: "Aunts, the old lady of the General's Mansion and a few ladies and grandmothers are here, I am afraid that they have already arrived at the second gate at this time." Aunt Zhong couldn't get out of the upper room, and I asked you to hurry up and greet her! ”

Seeing that the girl left these words and ran away, several aunts looked at each other at the same time, and they were not without annoyance. However, although the people in the General's Mansion were not the masters of the British Mansion, everyone knew that the old lady was the old lady and had to pay respect, so although they were dissatisfied, everyone had to brush their sideburns and put on a cloak to avoid the snow, and went out of the courtyard and rushed to the second gate along the mezzanine. Braving the wind and snow, they finally arrived at the ground, and they saw a group of people walking towards this side under the guidance of the housekeeper Rongshan, and it was the Gu family who was sitting on the shoulder in the center, and they hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Due to the weather, Gu stayed in her landlord's warm pavilion for several days, and almost never moved the nest, but she got an urgent report from the British government early this morning, and she couldn't care about the cold and snowy weather, so she hurriedly rushed over in a sedan chair. At this time, in the face of this group of warblers and Yanyan's greetings, she really didn't understand, but urged the four mothers-in-law who came up to take over quickly raised their shoulders and went in.

Feng and Dongfang, who followed behind, came in from the East Corner Gate and walked this way, although they were both wearing snow cloaks and holding the stove in their hands, they already felt frozen on their bodies, and they would not have any good feelings about these aunts. Zhao Fen was originally unwilling to run this trip, so at this time, she just took the girl and walked inside, only Li Yun was half a step slower and answered everyone's salute.

Although it was just such a mere sound, these aunts who usually bowed their heads also felt a little warm in their hearts, and hurriedly hugged the grandmother of the general's mansion, and talked about the situation inside. Li Yun didn't have too deep feelings for Mrs. Wang, the cousin, just thinking of the other party's age but still struggling to prolong the heir, there was an inexplicable touch in her heart, and she couldn't help but think of fennel who had just given birth to a son before.

Even if the mother-in-law was unhappy before, but after all, it was the first male of the fourth generation of the Zhang family-even if it was a concubine--the old lady was full of joy at that time, and immediately made a speech to change the name of fennel, and then rewarded the ruler. Although she had already prepared gold and silver cleats, she also asked her to cast a small golden Buddha for her great-grandson to wear, and urged Zhang You to name the child. In the face of these situations, although Li Yun originally hoped that Fennel would win a man in one fell swoop, there was always something wrong in her heart.

A group of people came to the upper room of the north courtyard, and Xiyu hurriedly greeted him with a few girls, and personally hugged Gu off his shoulders. Without waiting for Gu Shi to ask, she said in a low voice: "Just now, Mrs. Wen sent someone to say that Mrs. is now old, and her body is not as strong as those young women, plus the first child has just given birth, and she has joy before she has recuperated, which is more dangerous than ordinary people." This time it's a month early, and if you're lucky, maybe both mother and son can be saved. Madame has been suffering from abdominal pain since last night, and her amniotic fluid has broken in the morning, but it still hasn't been born at this time, and it seems that she has no strength......"

Xiyu didn't dare to say anything after this, and Gu was even more shocked. Before leaving Beijing, the British public Zhang Fu specially came to the door to let her take care of her, and later Mrs. Wang spread the good news that she was pregnant for three months, and she has been visited from time to time. During the pregnancy, she also sent people to the temple to send offerings, burn incense and light the lanterns, and the wife was always peaceful, who would have thought that Mrs. Wang would still be so unhappy when she came to give birth! After pondering for a moment, even if she insisted on going to the delivery room, it was useless for Feng and Dongfang to persuade each other.

"This woman is inevitably miserable when she gives birth without a family by her side, the British public is not there, and her mother's family is also in office, who will take care of me if I don't go in to take care of her? What kind of blood, I'm still afraid of this? You are all waiting outside, I will naturally let Bai Fang come out and tell you if there is anything! ”

Leaving these words, Gu Shi instructed Bai Fang to help him into the room. As soon as she entered the room and closed the door, she smelled the scent of wormwood and the faint smell of blood. She took off the snow-stained makeup and velvet on her body, cleaned her hands in the copper basin, and put on clean shoes, and then she came to the bed in the inner room. At this time, several stable women were busy sweating profusely, and Mrs. Wang was already shouting hoarsely, and she didn't even have the strength to struggle, and there was no trace of blood on her face.

Gu himself gave birth to a son, and also helped several sisters give birth, knowing that if one is not good at this time, it will be difficult to save, so he hurriedly ordered the helpless Biluo to prepare old ginseng tablets for Mrs. Wang to hold, and then went up to hold her hand.

"Wan Niang, it's already this time! Since you wanted to give birth to this child in spite of the hardships and dangers, why did you give up like this when the time came? Think about it, how many years he has been looking forward to this child, and how many years have you waited! Don't listen to anything to protect adults or children, only if your mother and son are safe, he will be happy when he returns! Are you not ready to have this child, or are you ready for him to be born without a mother? ”

Mrs. Wang only felt that her ears were buzzing at this time, and although her consciousness was already a little blurred, she could still hear Gu's shouting clearly. Thinking that Zhang Fu already had two concubines when she started, she was an eldest lady who had just turned fourteen years old and suddenly became a housewife, and she went through many difficulties; thought that when Zhang Fu went out with her father, she worked hard to maintain a huge family; Thinking that after his father-in-law died on the battlefield, Zhang Fu resolutely went into battle with filial piety, what did he say to her at that time?

"You are still young, if I die and lose, you can remarry!"

How did she answer at that time?

For a moment, she only felt a thunderstorm explode in her mind, and suddenly she had strength again. Clutching the sweat-soaked strip of cloth tightly in both hands, she burst out with a heart-rending cry. In a trance, she seemed to see the firm expression when she pulled the reins at that time, as if she saw the smile that Zhang Fu left her on horseback.

Wow –

"Wan Niang, it's a boy, it's a boy!"

In a trance, Mrs. Wang heard a cry of surprise and joy in her ears, and faintly heard a faint cry. At this moment, tiredness, pain, and indescribable distress swept over her, and she didn't even have time to look at her child, and she tilted her head and lost consciousness all of a sudden.

Gu Shi, who was holding the child in his hand, couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly ordered Wen Po to go up and check. One of them skillfully tried his snort and heartbeat, and hurriedly turned around and said: "Don't worry, old lady, Madame just fainted for a while, fortunately there was no heavy bleeding, drink some ginseng soup later, and recuperate well after waking up, and you will definitely be able to recover." However, this child came out late, please hurry up and take it to the east side of the ear room and let the doctor take a look, Madame will naturally take care of us here. ”

Knowing that the child in his arms was the only heir of the British Gong Zhang Fu, the Gu family had to force himself to put down his concern for Mrs. Wang, and carefully wrapped the swaddling clothes, and then came out of the inner room and came to the east ear room through the hall house. Although the old practice was that a woman only asked a stable woman to give birth and did not invite a doctor, the British government spent a lot of money to extend the invitation, and the famous doctor in the Rejuvenation Hall had to reluctantly respond. As soon as he heard the baby's cry, he breathed a sigh of relief, and when he saw someone coming in with the curtain open, he hurriedly stood up.

"Doctor, please take a look at this child's skeleton and body!"

There is also a warm kang burning in the ear room, so there is no risk of catching a cold. The middle-aged doctor reached out and took the child, and after examining it carefully, he gradually frowned. When he wrapped the child in swaddling clothes again, and saw Gu's eyes staring at him, he couldn't help coughing lightly: "Because it was born before term, and because Mrs. gave birth to this baby at an old age, and stayed in the mother's womb for a while after the amniotic water broke, this child is naturally a little deficient." With all due respect, this child has a weak physique, and he must take care of it well in the future, even so...... I'm afraid that this lifespan is ...... than ordinary children."

Thinking that Mrs. Wang was still trying to give birth to this child when she was over forty years old, and now that the doctor had asserted it like this, Gu Shi only felt a sudden resentment in her heart, but she immediately calmed down. Glancing back at Bai Fang, whose face was pale, she ordered in a deep voice: "Don't go out and talk about this today!" ”

Knowing the importance of this child, she thought for a moment and then hugged the child and said to the doctor: "Since the doctor just said these words, please bother this child in the future, if he has a headache and brain fever, he will have to bother you." I have a grandson who was also so sick and sick when he was a child, but when he grew up, he brought it all with him. ”

Facing Gu's blazing gaze, the middle-aged doctor couldn't help but feel a sudden burst in his heart, and then hurriedly agreed. And Gu's holding the child out of the east ear room, a thought came to his heart - his own grandchildren are good, but as long as there are men in the line of Rongguo Gong Zhang Yu, even if the emperor is not satisfied with Zhang Hui and Zhang Yu, it is not good to choose not to join the British Mansion. Rather than letting the sons of those two families who are not successful ruin the reputation of the Guogong Mansion in the future, it is better to expect this child to survive like Zhang Yue!

Staring at that wrinkled face, Gu couldn't help muttering: "Child, your mother gave birth to you after nine deaths, you must be angry!" ”

Knowing that Mrs. Wang's mother and son were safe, everyone in the British Mansion breathed a sigh of relief. After cherishing the jade's great joy, he ordered all the people who were waiting inside and outside the upper room today to reward each with five hundred dollars, and asked them to buy all kinds of things for washing at three o'clock. After a busy time, she had to invite Gu Shi and the others to the main hall to serve tea and sincerely bow and thank you.

"Fortunately, the mother and son are safe, and my trip was not in vain." Gu gently rubbed his swollen temples at this time, and sighed again, "She is not small, but she has given birth twice in a row, and it is inevitable that her vitality will be seriously damaged. ”

"Don't worry, old lady, I will definitely take a good look at this month, and I will never make any mistakes."

Just when the Gu family was about to leave one person to take care of the British Mansion and the rest to go back for the time being, someone from outside suddenly came to report in a hurry, saying that Fang Shuixin had a sudden miscarriage. Faced with such unexpected news, Gu, who was still a little happy, suddenly changed color. Although Zhang You is not her own son, and she doesn't like Fang Shuixin, who doesn't know the rules, the child in the belly is the third generation of the Zhang family after all. The ordinary side takes care of it well, how can you say that a miscarriage is a miscarriage?

Seeing that Gu's face was full of frost, Feng Shi hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "The old lady will take someone back first, and I will stay here to take care of it." ”

"Then you stay!"

The Gu family knew that the British government could not be less, and the only people around him were the eldest daughter-in-law and the eldest granddaughter-in-law, but after all, Li Yun had just had one more concubine in the room, and the Feng family could only stay. She left in a hurry, and Xiyu hurriedly asked people to remove the residual tea, and sent new tea and snacks to Feng's family, because she smiled and said, "I was too busy just now, and I didn't bother to tell the eldest lady." I heard that the Marquis of Fengcheng had just been on the court, saying that it was the great lord of the Jiaozhi rebellion who had made a contribution to pacify the people, and he asked for the promotion of the political envoy of Jiaozhi to the left senator. ”

Left Senate? Feng's smile suddenly froze on his face, and his heart was bitter. Even if he is promoted to the fourth rank, but people can't come back, what's the use of being promoted in that chaotic place?