[Red House] But for the sake of the king

"Please greet the old lady. Congratulations to the old lady. Aunt Su is happy." A woman came in all the way, her face was full of smiles, and she wrinkled into a chrysanthemum.

Tang was holding a cloth tiger to play with Daiyu, when he heard this, he thought he had misheard, "What did you say?"

The old lady bent her body and said again, "Congratulations to the old lady, Aunt Su is happy."

Tang could hear it clearly, and immediately burst into laughter, "Oh, this is a great thing. Is it the doctor Li who just came to check the pulse? I said, how can I invite the doctor at this time. By the way, what is Dr. Li doing?" You said, how many months has it been? Come on, you must have been in a hurry to report, so I don’t know. Chun Yu, I’m happy with my wife today, and I’ll give you a big reward. Go tell Lin Sheng that everyone will be rewarded with a month’s money. Be vigilant to me before my brother is born, so that I can handle my errands, don't cause any trouble, and don't blame me for being rude. Also, tell the kitchen that I won't use meat meat this month."

Everyone heard the old lady's words clearly called brother, knowing that she had been looking forward to it for a long time, so naturally they didn't dare to take it lightly, Nuonuo agreed.Dongxue was clever, knowing that the old lady would definitely go to the Buddhist hall to pray for blessings if she didn't use meat, so while Tang was still ordering people to pay attention to the movements in the courtyard, she called a few clean women to clean up the Buddhist hall again. Cleaned up again.

Sitting on the couch, Daiyu stared blankly for a few moments, but couldn't understand what her grandmother said, so she turned her head and played with a string of jade rings.

Tang ordered someone to pass on a girl next to Aunt Su to inquire about the situation carefully, and turned her head to see Daiyu playing vigorously by herself.Sighing in my heart, if Daiyu is a grandson, that would be the best.It's just a trick of the world, if Aunt Su's baby is really a big brother, hey, it will be raised under Jia's name anyway, Daiyu can be counted as having a brother to rely on. "Yu'er, you will have a younger brother in a few months, are you happy?"

Holding Yu Lianhuan, Daiyu turned her head around, seeing no one she didn't know, she grinned at Tang again, calling, "Grandma, grandma."

Tang shi was amused by her appearance, reached out and put her in his arms, and kissed her little face several times before letting go.

Suddenly, Jiyue, the girl next to Aunt Su, came.Although this girl has a nice name, she is not good-looking, but rather vulgar, with freckles all over her face.

Seeing her like this, Tang felt displeased, but he still had something to ask, so he had to ask her to stand far away and reply, "Tell me what the doctor said today."

Jiyue opened her mouth, her voice was not as clear and melodious as ordinary girls, but with a hint of hoarseness, "Yes, old lady. My aunt felt uncomfortable a few days ago, but she didn't pay much attention to it. Counting the days these days, the menstrual period is actually It was more than half a month late, and I got up early and retched for a few days. So today I went back to my wife and invited Dr. Li. Dr. Li broke the happy pulse, and said that although my aunt is weak, her fetal breathing is stable. Just don't worry. There is nothing serious about committing common taboos during pregnancy. Snooze and vomiting are normal nowadays, and you don’t even need to drink anti-natal drugs.”

Listening to her words, Tang was very organized, and thought to himself, "That's good. It's just that she's pregnant now, so it's not convenient for you to set up rules. It's hard for you, an unmarried little girl, to take care of her." Let Lu Xing's family pass by tomorrow, and take care of it for a while."

Lu Xing's family is the daughter-in-law of the Tang family's dowry girl, and she is also serving her now.The people below knew it, and they all understood that the old lady valued the child in the aunt's womb, and no one dared to trouble her at this time.There are even a few girls and women in the side courtyard who used to look down on Aunt Su, put away their usual mocking faces, and instead licked their faces to congratulate, but were dismissed by Aunt Su indifferently.

Lin Ruhai did not go to the yamen today, but was in the study to read the news from the north.It was not unexpected that the old man was able to go out, but the imperial envoy who went with him was actually Prince Zhongshun, which surprised him very much.This prince has always been wise and safe, why did he accept such an errand?Besides, the emperor is not afraid that he will mess things up?

While sighing in his heart, Lin Ruhai took out another envelope, which was An Qing's private letter to Ruhai.When Lin Ruhai received such a letter for the first time, she couldn't help being surprised.He thought it was just the emperor's whim, wanting to make a bosom friend like ordinary people.But now that he is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, it is not impossible to find outstanding people in the capital, so why send letters from such a long distance?Although he also had to upload secrets on time, it always felt a little weird to have a private message.Especially what was said in the letter, the sudden insertion of an ambiguous sentence, the use of an inappropriate allusion, seemed to be an unintentional mistake, but Lin Ruhai had to think about it.

It's just that after reading it every time, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but put the letter in that box, along with those calligraphy and paintings, which no one had ever seen before.

Lin Sheng got the old lady's order, and hurried over to announce the good news to the master.He is the son of the Lin family, and he has been with Lin Ruhai for half his life. Seeing that the master has passed his thirties and still has no young master, he is also very anxious.Now that it's finally good news, the master must be happy too.

Lin Sheng stopped outside the study and said loudly, "Master, this slave congratulates Master."

Lin Ruhai just put the letter away. Hearing Lin Sheng's happy report, he still didn't understand why, "Come in."

Lin Sheng opened the door and went in, and said hello, "The old slave congratulated the master, and the news came from the backyard, Aunt Su is happy. The old lady seemed to be happy, and let the slave go back and forth to the master."

Lin Ruhai asked, "Are you serious?"

Lin Sheng replied, "Of course it's true. It was Dr. Li's pulse. The old lady also asked about it. It's unmistakable."

This Dr. Li is a person with excellent medical skills that Lin Ruhai specially sought out in Yangzhou, in order to prevent the same mistakes from happening again, so his medical skills are naturally trustworthy.

Lin Ruhai rubbed his hands, feeling a little at a loss.The son who had been looking forward to for a long time was finally coming, and remembered that the previous life was not at this time, it would be much later in the evening, but it was conceived by Aunt Su.Hey, Lin Ruhai turned around, so many things have changed before, so he still cares about these things, keeping his son is the only serious thing.So there was another burst of orders not to mention.

Jia Min was the first to get the news, and his face has been gloomy all day long, and he has never seen a smile.The servants below did not dare to make a sound, and occasionally moved lightly, for fear of bumping into the muzzle of the gun.If it hadn't been for the miscarriage earlier, maybe Jia Min would still be able to congratulate the old lady with a smile on her face.But now, whenever she thinks of Aunt Su who is pregnant, she thinks of the past and her poor son.Why did she suffer so much and let an aunt climb on her head in the end?Jia Min wrung the handkerchief in her hand, as if she had seen that bitch Su Auntie hugging her son and mocking her.

In a hurry, Jia Min, who had been suffering from minor illnesses since arriving in Yangzhou, fell ill again.Tang was well aware of the reasons for this, and although she felt sorry for her, she also felt that she was not forgiving.Besides, it was a happy event, and it was bad luck for her to survive such an illness, so I only asked the maids to take good care of her.

Lin Ruhai, on the other hand, has treated Jia Min a lot better since that incident. He usually greets Jia Min with care, and is more considerate than before.Now that she is so sick, she more or less guessed that Aunt Su's pregnancy made her unhappy, so she thought of coming over to comfort her.

When Lin Ruhai came in, Jia Min happened to be taking medicine.The medicine that has been taken almost uninterrupted for more than three months gave the room a faint smell of traditional Chinese medicine, mixed with several spices, which made people sick at first sight.The pomegranates were in full bloom outside, Jia Min could not see such a scene, the windows and doors were closed for the past few days, so the room was even more stuffy.

"Why don't you open the windows to get some fresh air? My wife is sick like this, so I should go out to bask in the sun more. Even if I can't go out, I should get some air. If I'm so bored all day, even good people will get sick from boredom." It's gone." Lin Ruhai frowned, and pointed at someone casually, "You, go and open all the windows, and the two facing the bed should be opened slightly, so as not to let the wife catch the wind."

Jia Min managed to drink a bowl of decoction, his whole face wrinkled in pain, but after listening to Lin Ruhai's order, he felt much better in his heart.After all, the master still cared about her. He heard that the master knew that Aunt Su was happy, so he just ordered his servants to take care of her, and he never even went there.But she just hired a doctor here, and the master rushed over, which shows that her regular wife is different after all.Yin smiled and said, "Master, calm down, I told them to close it. I'm sick all day long, and I can't go out anyway. It's better to be out of sight and out of mind. It's also useless for me. If I change to another place, I can't go out." I'm so weak, I have to work hard for my mother-in-law, and I'm the housekeeper and take care of Yu'er. I feel really sorry in my heart."

Lin Ruhai tucked the quilt for her, "I was careless. I think you grew up in the north, and you may not be used to the climate in the south for a while. Anyway, we won't stay here for long, and we can return to Beijing in a year at most. .Now it seems better that I go to the post alone, and you and your mother don’t have to suffer. You have a good life now, don’t think about what you have. If you can get a brother with the blessing of your ancestors, you still have to be a mother care."

Jia Min was taken aback, with tears in her eyes, she thought the child would be carried away by the old lady like Daiyu.Now the master means that if he is a brother, he must give it to her.Even though it wasn't my own, if I could raise him since childhood, don't let him know that there is another aunt, and I'm afraid he won't kiss me?The mother also persuaded her many times to let her aunt give birth to a son, and she would hug her and raise her, no different from her own.She had a pimple in her heart, and she was still unwilling to make such a bad move.But now that things have come to this, this is also the best of the worst.

Jia Min choked with sobs and replied, "Thank you, master." With just this one sentence, he couldn't continue.No matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't accept such a thing from the bottom of his heart. His own child was gone, and he had to raise someone else's son.What's the matter.

Lin Ruhai patted her hand on the quilt, not knowing what else to say.