The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

After Xia Mianwan got pregnant, Pei Yanxu went home much earlier, and tried to go back early when he had official business. Seeing Pei Yanxu rushing back home every day, his colleagues couldn't help but curiously discuss Pei Yanxu's hurried work. Could it be that he had found a mistress?

After a few days of discussion, someone finally couldn't help but secretly ask, "Master Pei is in such a hurry every day, is he looking for a good place to drink and have fun?"

Pei Yanxu really didn't know how his colleagues guessed it, "My wife is pregnant, and I'm rushing back to accompany my wife."

Pei Yanxu's words could be described as a stone that caused a thousand waves, "Master Pei, what does your wife's pregnancy have to do with you? Don't you have maids and servants in your family?"

Pei Yanxu disagreed, "No, no, how can a maidservant like me make my wife feel at ease? Of course I have to go and accompany her earlier."

Colleagues: “…”

It turns out that the rumor that Master Pei was afraid of his wife was actually true...

When Xia Mianwan was three months pregnant, the imperial physician came to take her pulse. He took her pulse for a long time, which made Pei Yanxu very nervous. Finally, he stroked his gray beard and said, "Congratulations, Master Pei. Madam is pregnant with twins."

This really made Pei Yanxu happy and worried. He kept asking the imperial physician what to pay attention to when pregnant with twins and what were the dangers.

Now everyone in the Pei Mansion knew that Pei Yanxu was really worried about the Young Madam.

Li Yaoyuan couldn't hire an imperial physician. If she was at her parents' home, she might be able to hire an imperial physician, but Pei Yanshu was a commoner and there was no way he could hire an imperial physician on his own.

Li Yaoyuan could not have imagined that although both of them were pregnant, she hired a doctor from Huichuntang, while Xia Mianwan hired an imperial physician from the palace.

Li Yaoyuan and Pei Yanshu complained more than once. Pei Yanxu made such a big fuss today, and the news that Xia Mianwan was pregnant with twins spread throughout the Pei Mansion. The servants also rewarded her with two months' salary in a row, which made Li Yaoyuan feel indignant again.

"Pei Yanshu, my sister-in-law and I are both pregnant. The imperial physician has diagnosed my sister-in-law, but she didn't even bother to come over to take a look at me. You too, aren't these your children I'm pregnant with? Why didn't you speak up for me and ask my elder brother to invite the imperial physician to come over to take a look at me?" Li Yaoyuan turned her head away unhappily.

Pei Yanshu will be retiring after the New Year. He finally has a day off at home, but Li Yaoyuan keeps complaining, which makes Pei Yanshu very distressed.

Pei Yanshu explained to Li Yaoyuan seriously: "My elder brother asked the emperor for mercy to invite the imperial physician, and I don't have the face to do so in front of the emperor. The imperial physician was only here to help my elder sister-in-law. If I had called him again, then he would have only seen her now. What if he would see her next time?"

Li Yaoyuan said confidently: "Of course I showed it to my sister-in-law and then to me. Isn't this just a matter of convenience?"

Pei Yanshu said helplessly, "This is not in accordance with etiquette. The imperial physician can indeed come to see you, but this is all for big brother's face. And it's okay to do it once or twice, but it's impossible to ask people to see you every time. What's more, the doctor we invited is already a famous doctor in the capital, and he is already very good."

Li Yaoyuan was still unhappy, "Why are you so stupid? He is your elder brother, so of course he has to help you!"

Pei Yanshu frowned and said, "My wife, please stop messing around. Although my elder brother is my elder brother, he doesn't owe me anything. Now, everything we eat, use, and spend is paid for by the public. The family property was earned by my elder brother. We have already taken advantage of him, so don't act like a good boy after taking advantage of him."

Li Yaoyuan originally wanted to ask Pei Yanshu to help call the imperial physician, but she was so angry that she stood up with her eyes wide open and pointed at Pei Yanshu and said, "Pei Yanshu, are you going to help me call the imperial physician or not?"

Pei Yanshu was tired of talking. He had explained the reason and said nice things, but he just wouldn't listen. What could he do? "I won't go."

"If you don't go, I'll go back to my parents' home!" Li Yaoyuan threatened Pei Yanshu with going back to her parents' home.

Pei Yanshu was brought up by Pei Yanxu since he was a child, and he is not someone that can be manipulated easily. "If you want to go, go ahead. It's your ability that you can invite an imperial physician. I can't."

Seeing that Pei Yanshu was really unresponsive, Li Yaoyuan went back to her parents' home crying.

The news that Li Yaoyuan went back to her parents' home in anger soon spread throughout the Pei Mansion.

Mrs. Pei just felt a headache. This second daughter-in-law was fine before she got pregnant, but she became a little bit troubled after she got pregnant. After she knew that the eldest daughter-in-law was also pregnant, she became even more troubled, and she kept asking to go back to her parents' home every few days.

After hearing the news, Mrs. Pei hurried to Pei Yanshu's yard, where Pei Yanshu was sitting in a daze. Mrs. Pei gently walked to Pei Yanshu's side and patted him lovingly.

Pei Yanshu came back to his senses, "Mother."

Madam Pei nodded and sat down. "Yan Shu, what's the fuss today?"

Pei Yanshu sighed and said, "Yaoyuan insisted on asking the imperial physician to come and take a look at her. I disagreed, so she went back."

"Is Yaoyuan feeling unwell?" Mrs. Pei asked hurriedly when she heard that they were going to find the imperial physician.

Pei Yanshu shook his head, "Yaoyuan is in good health, but she is jealous of her sister-in-law. Don't worry, mother. If something happens, I will naturally ask my brother for help, but I won't ask my brother to owe me a favor just for the sake of comparison."

Madam Pei looked at Pei Yanshu with some sadness, "Yanshu, do you regret it?"

"Why do you say that, mother?" Pei Yanshu asked.

Madam Pei said, "If it wasn't because of your elder brother, you wouldn't have to accept this arranged marriage, and you wouldn't have to put up with Yao Yuan's temper."

Pei Yanshu didn't know what was going on. He comforted Madam Pei, "Mother, I told you before that I really volunteered and I don't regret it. The Pei family raised me up and my elder brother treated me so well. The Queen Mother wanted to grant me a marriage, and the Emperor couldn't do anything about it. I can't ask my elder brother to take the risk to fight against it, right? I have to contribute to the Pei family. Mother, don't worry. I will pass the exam in the future and I will be able to live a good life."

"What if Yaoyuan refuses to change her ways?"

"Then just have less contact with her. If that doesn't work, I'll marry a concubine." Pei Yanshu said indifferently.

Mrs. Pei didn’t know what to say anymore. The two sons she gave birth to were really... each had his own personality and his own opinions, and it was hard to tell who he looked like.

"Forget it, forget it. Since you already know what's going on, I won't say much." Mrs. Pei said with a headache.