Chapter 42 The Situation of the Hou Mansion
Xu Xi bowed: "Madam, please speak." ”
Zhu laughed, and some fine lines appeared on his well-maintained skin. She said angrily: "At this time, you still call me Madame." It should be called the Great Aunt. ”
"Yes, auntie." Xu Xi smiled again.
Zhu Shi saw her neat and neat appearance, and his heart added a little appreciation and love.
She said, "Let's talk about your second room first." Your father's own mother is Aunt Qin, who passed away a few years ago. In addition to your mother Wei, your father also has two aunts, one surnamed Xue and the other surnamed Tao. is of the same generation as you, in addition to the sixth girl Zhao Ruyu in the second room, you also have a twin brother, that is, Zhao Jing'an, the second young master in the house......"
Speaking of this, Zhu glanced at Xu Xi with pity.
Wei gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and the baby boy was fine, born with three catties; The baby girl is very thin, only a little more than two catties [note, one catty is sixteen taels in ancient times], and everyone is worried that they will not be able to feed them. It was also because of this that the Wei family took Xu Xi to the temple to offer incense, hoping that the child would survive. Unexpectedly, he was transferred halfway.
Taking care of twins is not an easy task, although there are nurses, but there are also worries. Especially the two children are underweight and weak, so they should pay more attention to it, and they will die if they are not careful.
With a son, the position is stable, so the Wei family puts more attention on his son, and everyone can understand it. It's just that it is the same meat that fell from her body, and her attitude towards her son and daughter is equal on the surface, but behind the scenes, it is one heaven and one place, which makes everyone slander and think that she has done too much.
Zhu continued: "You also have a concubine sister Zhao Rurui, who is a month older than you. Her aunt passed away, so she is now being raised by Aunt Xue. ”
Xu Xi nodded.
Wei probably injured her body when she gave birth to twins, and she never got pregnant again. Zhao Yuanliang accepted several concubines, and the concubines were also pregnant, and in the end only supported Zhao Rurui, and he always had only one son under his knees. And Zhao Rurui's mother died, and the two living aunts had nothing to do, which said that there was no Wei family's means, and Xu Xi didn't believe it.
The novel is a sweet pet article, and the length is not long, and the focus is on Zhao Ruyu and Pingnanhou's second son acquaintance, love, acquaintance and Qingqing, and I don't describe many other people, all of them are brushed aside. So why the powerful Wei family would allow a concubine to have a child in front of her, Xu Xi is not clear.
But Zhao Rurui survived, probably because she was a girl.
"There are five children in the big house." Zhu Shi said again, "Your eldest sister Zhao Ruyu is nineteen years old this year, and your second sister Zhao Ruzhu is seventeen years old, both of whom are married; The eldest young master is Zhao Jingli, the son of the Hou Mansion, and it is a coincidence that he was born on the same day as you and Jing'an, only half an hour earlier than you. ”
Speaking of this, she sighed with emotion.
At the beginning, she and Wei were both pregnant with Liujia, but before giving birth, her father-in-law died and her mother-in-law fell ill. The house wants to hold a funeral, to ask for medicine for the old lady, Zhao Yuanxun wants to attack the knight, and the whole house is full of trouble.
Wei is okay, he just needs to cry in front of the spirit, and then go to the old lady's sickbed from time to time to greet him. As the eldest daughter-in-law and the new Mrs. Hou, where can she only take care of herself when Wei's belly is bigger than her, and the third brother and sister are weak and unable to take care of things? can only operate around with a big belly.
As a result, on the day Wei gave birth, she also gave birth prematurely and gave birth to her son Zhao Jingli. Fortunately, Grandpa Guo blessed her mother and son safely. It's just that by the time she can go down in a few days, the house will already be a mess. It was the old lady who supported the sick body and commanded the three brothers and sisters to take charge. She had to worry about the affairs of the house during the confinement.
This past makes me feel palpitations when I think of her.
"I gave birth to a total of four children, in addition to your lobby sister, second cousin, lobby brother, and the third young master Zhao Jingtai, he is eleven this year, he is not good, and he is naughty all day long. If he does something wrong, you can teach him a lesson as a sister, and you don't have to be polite. ”
It can be seen that Zhu is a good mother. When he talks about his children, he has a loving face.
"In addition, in our room, there are two children from the concubine, one is your third cousin Zhao Ruxin, who is half a year older than you; One is the fourth young master Zhao Jingping, who is ten years old this year. ”
Zhu took a sip of tea and continued to introduce: "Your third uncle is also a concubine, and his mother, Aunt Zheng, is still alive. Your third aunt's surname is Su, and she has a son and a daughter. The son is eight years old and named Zhao Jingning; The daughter is six years old and her name is Zhao Rushan. ”
"In addition, you also have a great aunt, who was born by an old lady and married to the new science and technology scholar at that time. Now your eldest brother-in-law is in the field as a four-grade prefect, and your eldest aunt has followed her to take office, and she has not been back for a few years; The little aunt is a concubine, married a man, and lives in the west of the capital, and you can see it at home during the New Year's holidays. ”
Seeing that Zhu seemed to be finished, Xu Xi got up and bowed, and said, "Thank you aunt for mentioning it, I remember everything." ”
"Sit, sit down. Family, how many courtesies. Zhu hurriedly beckoned her to sit down.
Having said that, she became more and more satisfied with Xu Xi.