Ling Jiming held back the surprise and excitement in his heart, stared at the young doctor in front of him and asked uncertainly, "You said that my wife is pregnant, but is it true?" ”

Being stared at by him like this, the young doctor was a little cramped, "Mrs. Zun's pulse is fluent, and it should be smooth, like a beaded jade plate." This is indeed a sign of slippery veins. ”

Yan Niang pulled Jiang Yucheng's sleeve, leaned into his ear and whispered, "I only changed the wash a few days ago, so I shouldn't be pregnant." ”

Hearing this, Jiang Yucheng couldn't help but be suspicious. He took Yan Niang to Renxintang on the next street and found an experienced old doctor to take the pulse.

After the old doctor finished taking the pulse, he smiled and congratulated the couple. Yan Niang and Jiang Yucheng glanced at each other, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Jiang Yucheng was very puzzled, taking into account his wife's thin skin, he deliberately pulled the old doctor aside and asked, "Neiko only ended her menstrual affair a few days ago, how can she be pregnant?" ”

The old doctor touched his beard with a look of understanding on his face.

"This kind of thing is very old, and some women still have menstruation after they are pregnant. It's just that this menstrual period is different from usual, not only is the amount smaller, but the color is also darker, and the women don't understand this, so they mistakenly think that they are not pregnant. He said to Ling Jiming, "You can go and ask Mrs. Zun if she is as old man said." ”

Jiang Yucheng went to ask, although she had two children with Jiang Yucheng, and when she talked about the menstrual affairs in front of him, Yan Niang still couldn't open her mouth.

Jiang Yucheng patiently comforted her: "We are husband and wife, there is nothing that cannot be said in front of me." ”

With his words, Yan Niang relaxed a lot, "This time the washing is indeed not as frequent as in the previous months, I thought it was caused by too much fatigue." ”

Jiang Yucheng told his wife the words of the old doctor again, Yan Niang still couldn't believe it, "There can be such a thing?" ”

Jiang Yucheng nodded, "It can only be said that the world is so big, there are no surprises." He dragged his wife back to the doctor's desk and asked him to check his pulse again.

The old doctor smiled and said, "Mrs. Zun has a good physical foundation, a strong pulse, and is very healthy. ”

These words reassured Yan Niang and Jiang Yucheng.

"Mother, do you have a younger brother in your belly?" Sitting in the carriage home, he stared at Yan Niang's stomach with curiosity and asked.

Yan Niang smiled and nodded.

Jiang Yucheng asked: "My mother is pregnant with her younger brother, are you full of happiness?" ”

Slowly shaking their heads, the smiles on Jiang Yucheng and Yan Niang's faces faded, and they couldn't help but feel apprehensive. Manman said: "There are already two younger brothers in the family, and I want a younger sister." Qiongzhi has two younger sisters at home, and her younger sister plays with her every day. ”

It turned out that this was the reason, and the couple breathed a sigh of relief. also blame them, the child was thought to be a son before he was born, and he was really anxious. As long as it's your own child, whether it's a son or a daughter.

Yan Niang pulled her daughter to her side and said softly: "Manman, if the mother is really a younger brother in her belly, you can't hate him, because you are sisters and brothers of the same mother, and you are the closest relatives." My sister can play with you, so can my brother, and my brother will protect you when he grows up and won't let you be wronged and bullied. ”

"Mother, I don't hate my brother, I just want a sister more." Seven-year-old Man Man already understood the hard work of her mother, she said: "It doesn't matter if it's a younger brother, I like both my brother and sister." ”

Hearing this, Yan Niang and Jiang Yucheng were very relieved, their daughter was really sensible.

At this time, Man Man took the opportunity to make a request, "My milk name is taken by my mother, Wen Yan Wenbo's milk name is taken by my grandmother, and I will take my little brother's milk name, okay?" ”

Jiang Yucheng teased her, "Daddy hasn't chosen a milk name for anyone, is it okay for Daddy to pick up the milk name of the little brother?" ”

"But Wen Yan Wenbo's name was taken by my father?" Man Man was a little embarrassed, she glanced at Jiang Yucheng, and finally compromised, "Okay, let Daddy come this time." ”

That being said, there was a bright disappointment on the little face.

Jiang Yucheng and Yan Niang looked at each other and smiled, then touched their full heads, "Silly boy, Daddy teased you, no one can rob you of your little brother's milk name." ”

Man Man was stunned for a moment, and then smiled happily. Qingyang and Xiangrui on the side looked at their master's happy appearance and laughed.

After returning home, Jiang Yucheng couldn't wait to tell Jiang's mother the news that Yan Niang was pregnant. After hearing this, Mother Jiang was first surprised, and then delighted, she took Yan Niang's hand and said: "Our Yan Niang is really a blessing, the Jiang family has a daughter-in-law like you is really a blessing for several lifetimes." "I mentioned this a few days ago, but I didn't expect it to come true so soon.

Yan Niang was a little uncomfortable listening to her exaggerated praise, but fortunately, Jiang Mu was immersed in joy and didn't notice it. She called Qi and Qingyang in front of her, "The lady of the family is pregnant, from today onwards, you must serve with all your heart, and there must be no mistakes, do you hear?" ”

"Slave and maid." Qi and Qingyang hurriedly responded, and said in unison: "Congratulations to the old lady, congratulations to the lady." ”

Mother Jiang smiled like a flower, and said to Qi's family: "We have a happy event in our house, today I will go home, and this month, everyone's monthly price will rise by twenty wen on the original basis." ”

After finishing speaking, he thought that something was wrong, and said sternly: "The monthly rate can be increased, but it is strictly forbidden for anyone to go outside to publicize that Mrs. is pregnant." After three months, there was no such rule. If someone goes out and talks nonsense, not only will they be punished for half a year. ”

Qi said: "Don't worry, the old lady, the slaves and maids must restrain them and don't let them go out and talk nonsense." ”

Mother Jiang was satisfied.

This fetus was very comfortable, no dizziness, nausea and non-stop vomiting, if it weren't for the increasing bulge of her lower abdomen, she would have suspected that she was pregnant with a fake pregnancy. Sometimes she will discuss with Jiang Yucheng, maybe this fetus is really a daughter, only a daughter feels sorry for her mother and does not toss her mother.

Jiang Yucheng felt that he was a son, and he was a particularly well-behaved and obedient son. When he said this to Yan Niang, the twin sons Wen Yan and Wen Bo were fighting over toys, and their identical little faces were full of snot and tears, looking pitiful and funny.

The eldest sister looked at the two slug brothers, sighed like little adults, and then took out a handkerchief to wipe their faces. Wen Yan pointed to his younger brother and complained to his sister, "Sister, An An robbed me of the tangram and beat me." ”

Looking at Wen Yan's angry little face, he deliberately said with a straight face: "You are the elder brother, you should let the younger brother do some." ”

After speaking, he went to Xun Wenbo again, "You are a younger brother, you should respect your brother, you can't beat your brother, you know?" ”

The brothers nodded obediently.

"Also, you are men, and men shed only blood and do not shed tears." Full of disgust: Look at this slimy snot, it's dirty. ”

Wen Yan and Wen Bo looked at their sister's sad face and smiled heartlessly, so the two brothers reconciled again.

This scene was seen by Yan Niang and Jiang Yucheng, and the couple were very pleased.

In September of the fifteenth year of Xianqing, the news suddenly spread in the palace that the emperor was going to choose a concubine for the crown prince, and the families of the ministers of the court and the central government who had daughters of school age began to move around each other, in order to find out whether the news was reliable.

Soon after the news of the crown prince's choice of concubine came out, Emperor Xianqing officially ordered the selection of concubines. Due to the vacancy of the queen's position, the crown prince is the son-in-law, and his choice of concubines cannot be handed over to the harem concubines to handle, so Emperor Xianqing had to ask the queen mother to come forward to handle it, and the eldest princess of the imperial aunt assisted from the side.

The crown prince is sixteen years old this year, and it stands to reason that he should not be in a hurry to choose a concubine. However, Emperor Xianqing was worried about the lack of royal heirs, especially after Concubine Xiang gave birth to the eldest princess, this worry inevitably reached its peak.

I can't give birth to a son, so I plan to let my son be born again. Emperor Xianqing felt that only when the third generation was born, his own line could be regarded as sitting on the throne.

The selection of the crown prince and concubine is a major national event, and no one does not pay attention to it, and even ordinary people are paying attention to the progress of the situation. Although the Jiang family is not qualified and does not have a school-age girl to run for election, Guo Xueying, the eldest daughter of Jiang Yucheng's senior brother Guo Shilang, was summoned to Yong'an Palace.

Yan Niang held her stomach for more than five months, and was often invited by Mrs. Guo to speak at the house to relieve her inner anxiety and tension. The people who participated in the election this time are all daughters of official families with more than five grades, and they are all daughters. Several ladies who are good friends with Mrs. Guo on weekdays, and their daughters also run for election at home, and Mrs. Guo can't find anyone to talk to for a while, so she can only find Yan Niang to vent the bitterness in her heart.