Chapter 14: The Hidden Crisis
In the early spring of this year, the sting has passed in the blink of an eye, and it will be February after the end of the first month.
The streets and alleys of Chang'an City are like spring willows, and the anxious peach blossoms have begun to bloom.
But at first it was warm and cold, the weather was hot and cold, the day before yesterday was still sunny and warm, and today it began to rain.
Gao Qiuniang planned to take advantage of the warm weather to move in the garden, but a rain blocked her in the house.
When the eldest lady came yesterday, the second uncle invited Dr. Wu to come again, saying that after conditioning, the fetal breech position is now positive, but the qi and blood are still not smooth, so Gao Qiuniang should relax and move more.
The delivery room is ready, Wen Po is also in the hospital, everything is ready only to the east wind, but Gao Qiuniang's stomach still has no movement.
Sun Yu said that it was just a few days.
Gao Qiuniang was calm on the surface, but the closer she got to the day of labor, the more nervous she became. Changsun Sheng was not around, and she always felt insecure. Reciting the Mahaprajnaparamita Mantra a few times can indeed regulate your mood, but when you stop, you will inevitably have cranky thoughts.
At this time, the eldest lady Zhen came, and saw that Gao Qiuniang looked like she was out of her mind, as if she had something to say to Gao Qiuniang, but she didn't say it.
Zhen just asked Gao Qiuniang how she was feeling and how she was eating today, and told her to eat well in the past few days, saying that she would have strength when she gave birth.
Before leaving, he gave Yuhan a look and said, "Mother's side is fine, I'll go back first, and let Yuhan call me if there is something."
Yuhan is a very smart girl, and she knows that it is inconvenient for Da Lang to say it in front of her mother.
Half an hour after Zhen left, Yuhan took advantage of Gao Qiuniang's closed eyes to recuperate, and told Shuxiang that she had something to go out for, and let her take care of it here, but in fact, she was going to go to Da Lang Niang to ask what was wrong.
Out of the front hall, there is a moon gate to the west, the west side of the moon gate is the inner courtyard account room, warehouse, and the north side is the hall where the affairs of the inner courtyard are arranged.
There is a three-entry courtyard on the north side of the hall, which is the courtyard of the eldest grandson Wuxian.
On the west side of the hall, there are two three-entry courtyards side by side, the south is the courtyard of the eldest grandson Wunai, and the north is the courtyard of the eldest grandson Wuyi.
Yuhan entered the south courtyard in the west, Zhen was teasing the eldest grandson in the house, and when he saw Yuhan coming, he asked the eldest grandson to go out, and only Zhen and Yuhan were left in the room.
Looking at Zhen's mysterious appearance, Yuhan knew that there must be something important to say to herself.
Zhen let Yuhan sit down and asked, "Is the main mother in a bad mood these days?" ”
Yuhan replied: "Yes, I always look uncertain, and I recite the sutra several times a day. ”
Zhen said: "I can also see it, so I didn't dare to tell her about an important matter today, for fear that she would be even more uneasy." ”
Yuhan asked, "What happened?" What do you need a slave to do? Lady, please command. ”
Zhen said in a low voice: "This morning, my personal maid Zijuan accidentally saw Concubine Sun and Concubine Tian go to San Lang's yard. ”
"Sanfang is fine, what are you doing with Wen Po in the past? What's even stranger is to call the two to go together. I thought that if I either inquired about the situation of the mistress, or I had to arrange something, I was afraid that it would be bad for the mistress. If there is a problem with the mother when she is about to give birth, then it will be a big deal. ”
Yuhan asked, "What does the lady think?" ”
Zhen said: "Don't alarm the housemother first, you just need to be careful to guard against the two of them, and try not to let them get close to the upper room." If something goes, you have to watch carefully, there can be no mistakes, you have to serve what you eat, drink, wear, and use, and don't let others touch, and I will arrange the rest. ”
After pondering for a while, Zhen said again: "Do you think the three of them can be trusted?" You can't take care of it alone, if the three of them are okay, you can tell them about it, and it's better to be on guard, a few more pairs of eyes are better than one person. ”
Yuhan nodded in agreement and said, "Don't worry, Lady, I will be extra careful, and I will do it according to the Lady's arrangement when I go back." If there is nothing else, I will go back first, for fear that the main mother will be suspicious after a long delay. ”
Back in the upper room, Gao Qiuniang was still pretending to sleep, and Yuhan didn't say anything, so she sat down and did needlework with Shuxiang.
The spring rain continued, and it finally cleared up after three consecutive days.
Before I got up in the morning, I heard birds chirping outside the window.
Gao Qiuniang closed her eyes and pricked up her ears to distinguish carefully, and based on her experience, she felt that there were sparrows and yellow orioles.
Seeing that the sun was shining on the window, it was estimated that it was not early, and my stomach felt a little hungry. She herself couldn't understand why, but in the past two days, she suddenly felt better, her appetite had increased a lot, and she wanted to eat.
Gao Qiuniang called Yuhan to wait for her to get up, it had been several days, and the bottom was always unclean, she asked Yuhan to take the dirty pants she had just changed into to wash, and said to Yuhan while dressing up: "After breakfast, let's go to the garden." ”
Yuhan said: "Master, it seems that the day is approaching, should we be careful." ”
Gao Qiuniang smiled and said, "It's okay, I was red when I was pregnant with Shiro, and I waited a day to give birth." ”
Yuhan is also a layman when it comes to giving birth, and what she knows is also what she said from the housewife and Wen Po, knowing that the housemother knows better than herself, so she relied on Gao Qiuniang.
After breakfast, Yuhan and Shuxiang helped Gao Qiuniang to the garden, called Sun Fei and Tian Yu to follow behind, and several younger maids carried the Hu bed, took food, and carried the kettle all the way to wait.
After staying in the house for a few days, the bright sunlight made Gao Qiuniang almost unable to open her eyes, she squinted and covered them with her hands, and felt better after getting used to it for a while.
The sky was blue, as if it had just been washed with water, and there was not a trace of clouds.
The grass on both sides of the pebble-paved path has sprouted, and the tender tips are covered with water droplets, and the sun shines brightly.
Chengxin Lake was quiet and waveless, a few koi fish swam over, as if they were competing for something, suddenly turned around and swung their tails, startled a few circles of ripples, overlapping and spreading around, swinging and shining.
The peach trees by the lake have been nurtured for a winter, and a few of them have opened their petals, and the others are waiting for the opportunity to show their fragrance.
The graceful weeping willow is already the goose yellow of a tree, washed by the new rain, and the young leaves are not stained with dust, which is more and more soft and moving.
Gao Qiuniang was immersed in the boundless spring light, slowly moving her steps, she suddenly had the urge to paint, and said to Yuhan with a smile: "Such a good artistic conception, should we paint it." ”
Yuhan said with a smile: "Madame is still thinking about painting at this time, and I don't want to think about whether I can stand this body, you can imprint it in your heart today, and then talk about it later." ”
Gao Qiuniang glanced at Yuhan, pretended to be angry, and said, "I don't know the rules more and more, and they actually taught me a lesson." ”
Yuhan didn't say anything, just pursed her lips and smiled.
After walking for a while, Gao Qiuniang felt a slight sweat and said, "Let's go to the pavilion to rest." ”
There are stone tables and stone benches in the pavilion, and the waiting maid puts a cotton cushion on the stone bench, and Yuhan helps Gao Qiuniang to sit down slowly, puts on the food box and kettle, and pours a warm ginger and red date water for Gao Qiuniang.
Sitting in the pavilion, losing the sun's rays and feeling a little cool, Yuhan said to Gao Qiuniang: "Master, don't sit here, be careful if you catch a cold." ”
Gao Qiuniang also felt a little chilly in the shade of the gazebo, and said: "I think so, I haven't been comfortable under the sun yet." Let's walk back slowly. So, the group packed up their things and said as they walked back to the inner courtyard.