Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Child
At this moment, Aunt Jiang's door was kicked open.
The mothers-in-law were all stunned, stopped what they were doing, and looked at the door.
A complicated face appeared in the doorway, she pinched her nose and fanned the wind, and moved to the side to make way for the people behind her.
Mama Zhao walked in with two mothers-in-law with eyes, and the woman who kicked in the door was Bijiao.
She is a big girl with yellow flowers, who has never seen such a scene, she still pinched her nose and said, "Why is the blood so heavy." ”
"Having a baby, do you think it's a joke?" Mama Zhao walked into the house step by step, and her body was imposing.
Bijiao casually squeezed to the front of the mattress, took out a handkerchief from his arms to wipe Aunt Jiang's sweat, leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Don't be afraid, you gave birth to a smart daughter, and you will have a good son." ”
Aunt Jiang was relieved, and suddenly gave birth to endless strength.
When everyone saw them as if they had entered a no-man's land, they couldn't come back to their senses for a while.
It wasn't until Bijiao carried Aunt Tang's clothes and dragged her away from the bed, that Aunt Hua was shocked and angry: "Mama Zhao, what are you doing!" I respect you as the old lady beside the county lord, but this is in our Guogong Mansion, and you can't be presumptuous! ”
"Shut up." When Mama Zhao was on an errand, she always didn't like to say too much, so she raised her chin to the two mothers-in-law who were traveling with her and said, "Do things." ”
The two mothers-in-law stepped forward to take a look at Aunt Jiang's current situation, and one of them said happily: "Auntie is a good body, just work hard." ”
"Mama Zhao! Don't toast, don't eat, eat and drink. Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more inexplicable, Aunt Hua couldn't help but take the case and said, "This is what the county lord meant?" Or are you making your own decisions? ”
"I am the slave of the county master, how can I make my own opinions?" Mama Zhao turned around and confronted Aunt Hua.
"What does the county lord mean? Do you think we don't even have a midwife in our house? Aunt Hua pointed at Aunt Tang and said, "All the children in the house are delivered by her!" ”
"Yo, then this Wen Po's craftsmanship is really not very good." Mama Zhao said meaningfully.
Aunt Hua's face darkened suddenly, and she ordered, "Go and report to Madame!" The county lord intends to obstruct the birth of the heir of the Guogong Mansion! ”
Such a reversal of right and wrong, Aunt Hua said it well, if it weren't for seeing that Bijiao had kung fu on her body, she would have been Mama Zhao and her party at this moment.
"Not necessarily." The delivery room was extremely stuffy, but Mama Zhao was calm and relaxed, and said: "This child can't hinder your wife, the county lord and the grandfather have agreed that Aunt Jiang's child will be raised in front of the county lord." ”
Mama Zhao's words made Aunt Hua stunned, and she stammered a few words rarely, "What, what?" The county lord, the county lord raises this child? ”
"What's so strange?" Mama Zhao made a puzzled look on her face, and said: "The county lord's daughters are married, and I want to hold a nephew to raise under my knees, your wife may think it is a blessing, why are you a slave and still verbose, looking like you don't understand?" ”
Aunt Hua felt that her status was transcendent, and now when someone pointed her nose and said, 'You are a slave', it seemed that the fig leaf was removed at once, and she was immediately furious, only to see her nose kept inciting, obviously holding back her anger.
In the end, she is old and still stable, Aunt Hua pulled the corners of her mouth far-fetchedly, and said, "Then why didn't the county lord tell his wife about this?" Isn't it too disrespectful to Mrs.? ”
"You can't say that. In the past few days, has your wife been to the West Building? The county lord of my family is not an unreasonable person, I heard that there was an accident in the front yard, so that the lady had no time to separate, and I didn't dare to bother her. ”
Mama Zhao said solemnly, her tone like this seemed to be in her hands forever.
These days, there have been a few small servants and a deputy steward in the front yard, and the housekeeper can't find out the reason no matter how he investigates, so Lu has to investigate the matter himself, but he still has no clue, and he has somewhat divided her thoughts.
Seeing that Mama Zhao was a powerful character who didn't eat oil and salt, Aunt Hua changed her words and said in a loud voice: "Why did the county lord suddenly have this Yaxing and want to raise a concubine?" Isn't it because the fifteenth sister sent by my wife is too happy? ”
What she had was the idea of distracting Aunt Jiang, and Aunt Jiang was stabbed by these words, and she really poured out a little effort.
"Don't worry, don't listen to her." Bijiao saw Aunt Jiang's frightened expression, so she comforted softly.
Aunt Jiang nodded heavily, decided to turn a deaf ear, and gritted her teeth.
Mama Zhao said that her mouth was tired, and she rolled her eyes and ignored Aunt Hua.
Aunt Hua felt uncomfortable and awkward, and asked, "Didn't you tell me to be right?" ”
Mama Zhao made a helpless look and said, "The fifteenth sister's age is not as old as hers." It's funny in front of the county lord, what ability do you have to talk about the county lord's mind? ”
Mama Zhao said in her heart, "Sure enough, it is an old servant who is like a master, and he is suspicious all the way." ’
She knew that the more she talked, the more suspicious Zheng Lingyi became, so she didn't speak for Zheng Lingyi anymore, but just looked at Wen Po's movements arrogantly.
Aunt Hua saw that she couldn't get a bargain here, so she hurriedly went out to report to the Lu family in person.
As soon as she reached the courtyard, she heard a loud cry of a baby, and a small cheer came from some corner.
At this time, it is not a matter of time, Aunt Hua has not been so anxious for a long time, and hurried to Anheju.
Seeing her leave, Aunt Wan and Qiao Luo came out from behind the flower bed and hurriedly went to the house to see Aunt Jiang.
The big fat boy with a loud cry was born in everyone's worries and joys, circled in everyone's arms, and returned to Aunt Jiang's arms.
Mama Zhao saw that she was reluctant to hold the child, although she was a little unbearable, she still breathed a hard sigh and said, "Bijiao, bring the child over." ”
If it is delayed any longer, the Lu clan has summoned people, and I am afraid that there will be an accident.
Qiao Luo only vaguely knew that the county lord had intervened in this matter, but he didn't know that the county lord had taken the child away.
Aunt Wan was even more confused, thinking that this was a praying mantis catching cicadas, and the yellow finch was in the back of the game.
Aunt Jiang smiled gratefully and weakly at Mama Zhao, and when Bijiao was still stunned, she stuffed the child into her arms.
Seeing that she was so tenacious and resolute even though she was reluctant, Mama Zhao couldn't help but glance at Aunt Jiang, and said very rarely, "You can give the child a nickname." ”
Aunt Jiang looked at the child's eyes gentle and far-reaching, as if she wanted to see him all his life.
"Then call it Ci'er." She said softly.
Mama Zhao nodded and said to Bijiao: "Let's go back to the county lord soon." ”
Such a soft little ball made Bijiao at a loss, and under the guidance of Aunt Wan, she adjusted the correct action of holding the child, and followed Mama Zhao all the way out from the side door.
Aunt Wan was in a complicated mood, sitting on the edge of Aunt Jiang's bed, and asked puzzledly: "Sister, this, what's going on?" ”
Aunt Jiang was shocked and frightened, sad and happy, and she was already very tired at this time.
She closed her eyes, with an indifferent and sad smile on the corner of her mouth, and said lightly: "The county lord is really lucky to look down on my child." ”
She said this with a smile, but tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, and Aunt Wan also cried with her, and a handkerchief wiped her tears for both her and herself.
Aunt Jiang fell asleep tiredly, and Xiyuan was quiet for a short time, like a moment of tranquility before a storm.
Lu Shi took Aunt Hua and went straight to Xiaozhu, and saw that the county lord was sitting in the hall eating tea in his spare time, Lu Shi held back his anger in his heart and said, "What about the child? ”
The county lord has already seen Ci'er, this child is very suitable for her eyes, and he is full of breastfeeding.
The county lord was in a good mood at this time, so he smirked at Lu Shi and said, "The nurse has taken it to feed." ”
As the mother of a family, she is not a joke if others are doing things under her nose, and she doesn't even know it?
Lu Shi was even more angry, and said, "The county lord has prepared a nursing mother early? ”
"Hey, brother and sister, why are you so angry? Should this drink some herbs that defeat the fire? Biguo, make a cup of honeysuckle tea. ”
The leisurely demeanor of the county lord brought out the anger of the Lu family, and he already had the upper hand.
Lu Shi was silent for a moment, but he really sat down, took the teacup, took a sip, and said: "County Lord, what do you want to do, you have to talk about the rules in everything, my child, why do you have to take it to raise without making a sound?" ”
Seeing that the Lu clan had calmed down, the county lord knew that there was a hard battle to fight, so he cleared his throat, softened his tone, and said, "Brother and sister, I have already discussed this matter with Taining. I didn't know it was a boy at the time. But what about boys? A child born out of a concubine, Taining didn't particularly care. ”
The county lord's words and this made Lu's face not so tense, but he still looked displeased.
"You also know that my daughters are married, and I am not as blessed as you are, and I have three sons. married a daughter, married a daughter-in-law, and it was still lively. The county lord seemed to be a little gloomy.
It was rare to hear a few good words from the county lord's mouth, Lu's expression eased, and said: "The county lord doesn't have to say this, but after all, this kid is surnamed Zheng, and he was raised elsewhere, what's the matter?" ”
"What do you mean elsewhere?" The county lord said angrily: "That precious nephew of yours in the past, is it called Congxin?" Didn't you grow up in the government mansion for four years before the age of eight? ”
Lu Shi was speechless to refute, so he had to take a sip of tea to hide his embarrassment, and said to the county lord: "From the heart, I am the son of the Lu family, how can I compare with the concubine." ”
Lu's mind finally came to an end.
said that the child surnamed Zheng would not grow up elsewhere, but in fact, he was worried that Ci'er would get many benefits if he grew up under the knee of the county lord.
"How could I not know this? If it's a sister-in-law, why am I embarrassed to open this mouth? The county lord looked at Lu Shi and said indifferently, "I'll tell you the truth." I want this child, but it's just to keep it under my knees and make it funny, is it possible to give him my own family? ”
Lu's heart was a little loose, but when he looked up, he saw that Aunt Hua was shaking her head, and said in her heart, "It's still safe to cut the grass and eradicate the roots." ’
She just wanted to speak, but she heard the county lord say, "Eh, speaking of which, I forgot to tell you something." ”
Lu Shi subconsciously said: "What's the matter?" ”
"The second sister of the Lu family you saw a few years ago said that she was the one who asked Rong An to be her daughter-in-law."
The county lord cast a handful of bait and waited for Lu to bite the hook.
As soon as he heard that it was Zheng Rongan's business, Lu couldn't wait to ask: "Isn't the Lu family released?" Can you come back? ”
The county lord nodded, took another sip of tea slowly, and after satisfying Lu's appetite, he said: "I just came back yesterday, Lord Lu is probably about to be promoted, and when Taining comes back from the Xuewen Palace, you can ask carefully." ”
Lord Lu's wife, Dai, has always had a very good relationship with the county lord, if the Lu family wants to get this family business for Zheng Rongan, the county lord must be maneuvering from it, so thinking about it, she also softened her expression and said, "The second sister of his family, I really like it." ”