The servants carried Qiu Yilan into the inner room and lay down. After a while, the doctor was invited. After checking his pulse, he smiled and congratulated: "Young lady is here!"
After all, Jiang Jinglang had already given birth, and Qiu Yilan was also a child. She had made assumptions when she vomited before, but after all, the doctor confirmed it before she felt at ease. Hearing this, he couldn't help but curl his lips: "Reward!"
Not only the doctor was rewarded, but everyone in the courtyard also received an extra month's monthly payment, and for a while they were as happy as the Chinese New Year. It was so lively that some people were asking about it, so within a short while, the news that the Nineteenth Young Lady was pregnant again spread throughout the entire Duke's Mansion.
Mrs. Tao was very happy when she heard about it. She was busy opening a private treasury and took out many useful things, which she ordered Mother Hu to send in person to express her congratulations.
Everyone in the other rooms also started preparing gifts - only Chu Yitong listened and entered the inner room without saying a word.
"Go and find out what the 14th Young Madam has given. Prepare a copy as her gift and send it to the 19th Young Madam!" Zhu's mother sighed, called the eldest maid and hurriedly gave instructions, and hurried into the inner room. Go and persuade Chu Yitong.
"The Nineteenth Young Lady always lives in the same room as you. Now that she is pregnant again, you should go and see for yourself." After Zhu's mother went in, she saw Chu Yitong holding a small dress. , sitting on the couch in a daze - she recognized that the little dress was made by Chu Yitong when she was pregnant, she felt sad and whispered.
Chu Yitong did not raise her head, staring at the little clothes made by stitches in her hands, and said quietly: "The first time I saw her was in Jinxiu Slope, and I lost my mother and concubine on the way back to Beijing from there. Although The death of the mother and concubine was caused by Kang's bitch, but if she hadn't pushed Kang to the point of desperation, how could Kang be willing to give birth to her father? Moreover, Kang seemed to have said that she could do it for him. Xiao, it seems that this cousin is also a clue, right? After all, she is also my mother-killing enemy! "
"I didn't want things to be unpredictable, so I became a sister-in-law with her! Because of my father's instructions, I just wanted to forget about my mother and concubine... After all, if I hadn't kept urging, my mother and concubine didn't want to go to Jinxiu at that time. Poe’s!”
"But my child..."
Chu Yitong's eyes were dazed, and she seemed to be crying and laughing, "Why doesn't she want to help me? Does she think I'm not worthy of her help? The Huainan Prince's Palace is higher than the Duke's Palace, but it's far behind in terms of power. I'm just a mere My husband only treats me like this... Mom, don't you think it's of much benefit to her to help me?"
Mother Zhu said nonchalantly: "Young Madam, I think the Nineteenth Young Madam's statement that she no longer has such medicine in her hand should be true. Otherwise, if she still had such medicine from Mr. Marquis and Kui County last year, , why don’t you take it out?”
If it's a matter of watching people administer medicine, and the Duke of Qin is still alive, the revenge for saving those two people is something that even the word "rich" can't describe!
"I don't want to see her!" Chu Yitong said coldly, "When I see her, I think of Jinxiu Po! When I think of Kang, I think of my mother-in-law, Concubine Mo - you can arrange the gifts and so on, and tell the public that I am sick!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and put down the tent, obviously not intending to discuss it any further.
"..." Zhu's mother opened her mouth: With the sisters-in-law in the same room, the sister-in-law just said she was pregnant again, and the sister-in-law claimed she was sick. How can this not be spread out
I just wish my mother knew that the death of Princess Huainan was a huge blow to Chu Yitong. If Chu Weixian hadn't loved his sister and tried every means to persuade and protect her, Chu Yitong would have wanted to stay with his mother and concubine during those two years of keeping her mother's filial piety. . Asking Qiu Yilan for medicine to no avail is just a hook. I hope my mother can understand that Qiu Yilan's statement that there is no such medicine is not an excuse. How could Chu Yitong not know
"I don't know when the young lady will be able to let go of the princess' affairs?" Zhu's mother sighed and stepped out, taking care of the aftermath for Chu Yitong.
Qiu Yilan didn't know these inside stories, and she didn't care that Chu Yitong didn't come to congratulate her in person like the other sisters-in-law: "Maybe it caused sadness because of my pregnancy? At Jiao'er's birthday party two days ago, She can't even listen to the topic of children... This is good, so as not to hurt her heart again!"
Zhuang Man swallowed a piece of snack, patted the crumbs on his hand, and agreed: "It's best if she doesn't come, otherwise we stab her heart harmoniously and try every means to ruin her interest!"
He Shuijin made a gesture of silence and said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "You are already out of the pavilion and you still speak so meanly! If the eighth sister-in-law hears it, she will become a enemy!"
"I'm surprised that I haven't heard that Princess Lihui of the Huainan Palace is stingy. Why is it that after marrying her eighth cousin, she seems to be a different person?" Zhuang Man said disapprovingly, "She is about the same age as us. I thought she was just a passerby. After we became relatives, we were able to play with more than one person! As a result, we were not as gregarious as the previous eighth sister-in-law, who was more than ten years older than us!"
"Eighth sister-in-law hasn't been feeling well since she had a miscarriage last year. Maybe that's why she didn't come here in person, right?" Qiu Yilan smoothed things over, "They are all from my own family..." After saying this, Chu Yitong's maid sent a congratulatory gift. He opened his mouth and said: "Originally, my young lady wanted to come to congratulate you in person, but unfortunately, she is not very well, and she was afraid of following you after she was sick, so..."
"Look, shall I tell you?" After dismissing the maid, Qiu Yilan said to Zhuang Man, He Shuijin and others.
Zhuang Man was a little embarrassed: "Oh, I misunderstood the eighth sister-in-law. It's a shame she didn't know!"
"It's the Holy Birthday Festival soon..." He Shuijin changed the subject considerately to avoid any embarrassment.
… The Holy Birthday Festival is coming in a blink of an eye.
This is the second birthday festival celebrated by Jiang Tianluan after she became the Queen Mother. The previous one was due to the fierce internal fighting in the Jiang family, so she had no intention of celebrating and just gave a hasty banquet. Generally speaking, the situation this year is relatively stable. The Duke of Qin, who originally thought he would not succeed, has been defeated again. From the middle of the year, happy events in the royal family have happened one after another. In short, this Holy Birthday Festival was held very grandly and grandly.
It was so grand that the emperor personally took care of most of the decoration and arrangements.
"Your Majesty is truly filial!" On the Holy Birthday Festival, the ministers and wives filed into the palace to congratulate him. Looking at the splendid palace with flowers and flowers, everyone praised the emperor's filial piety.
Empress Dowager Jiang pretended to be displeased: "Originally, the Ai family said there was no need to go to war like this, but this child refused...he actually worked hard for so long with the dignity of ten thousand chariots!" The show off in that tone could even be heard by a deaf person. came out, "and dragged Yongfu and the others along, forcing them to turn a deaf ear to Ai Jia's words!"
"The child has been able to be where he is today thanks to the teachings of his mother. How can he neglect his mother's holy life?" The emperor said with a smile, his eyes full of admiration and his demeanor humble, "And most of the things were done by Yongfu and the others, but the child just slapped them. !" As he spoke, he looked down at Le Xin, King Wei, Yong Fu and others.
"The emperor is so complimentary. This arrangement was all his suggestion!"
"Brother, why do you have to be so modest? It's enough for us to help you!"
Of course Le Xin and others would not be stupid enough to admit it, and they all said that the emperor should take the lead in the preparations for the Holy Birthday Festival.
The brothers and sisters are harmonious and the Queen Mother is kind, showing their family relationship and creating a warm atmosphere.
The birthday banquet was held in this warm atmosphere. During the dinner, Queen Mother Jiang specifically asked about Qiu Yilan's pregnancy, and personally ordered her to pay attention to the taboos in the dishes, reminding everyone again of Queen Mother's preference for the four rooms of the Jiang family.
Not sure whether she was thinking about Qiu Yilan's face or Mrs. Miao's face, Empress Dowager Jiang later noticed Wang Qingqian who was attending the banquet with her aunt. After asking a few questions, she rewarded her with a pair of hibiscus hairpins. Let this soon-to-be-forgotten Princess Wei once again enter the sight of the nobles.
After the Holy Birthday Festival, it was the day for the people from Kui County to arrive in Beijing.
Because people of Jiang Tian'ao's generation had not yet given birth to filial piety, Jiang Yayun was the one who started the trip, so those sent by Beijing to greet him were also his peers. The Duke's Mansion sent out two idlers, Jiang Yayi and Jiang Yadan, and the Hou Mansion sent out Jiang Yalan, also an idler.
The three brothers welcomed them dozens of miles outside the city, picked up people and entered the capital. They first went to the Duke of Qin's Mansion to meet Duke Qin and his wife. They were worried that Duke Qin's excitement would be bad for his health, and they also didn't want the people in the second and fifth bedrooms to spend too much time with Duke Qin. So they didn't say a few words to Qin Guogong before they reported their names and identities one by one. Doctor Lin came up to persuade Qin Guogong to take medicine.
Jiang Tianqi took advantage of the situation and told Jiang Yayun: "Take Zhao'er and Wan'er's family to see your second aunt. Your second uncle is tired these days. After drinking the medicine, I'm afraid he will be resettled."
Jiang Yayun lowered his head and said yes, and led his two cousins and their families to Mrs. Tao's yard. At this time, the female family members of the Duke's Mansion were already waiting here.
After the meeting and the ceremony, Mrs. Tao took a quick look at the Jiang Yazhao and Jiang Yawan families. The two grandnephews didn't look like children of the Jiang family. It was probably because of Mrs. Han's inheritance. However, Jiang Jingmu and Jiang Jingman of the great-grandson generation are quite similar to Jiang Jingxu and others.
The fourth young lady, He, and the fifth young lady, Jin, are both the daughters of the squire in Kui County. They have limited knowledge. What they have seen and heard since entering Beijing has been eye-opening. Especially after entering the Duke's Mansion, the power of the Jiang family was overwhelming. The weather had already deeply shocked them. At this moment, although all the female relatives in the Duke's Mansion from the old lady down are all amiable, they still dare not raise their heads in fear.
"You guys have had a hard time on the road!" When Mrs. Tao saw this, her already kind attitude became a little more kind. She asked them in a gentle tone whether they were tired from the journey, and then said, "The accommodation has been prepared, but I don't know your habits. , I will ask my fourteenth daughter-in-law to accompany you to have a look, but if there is anything missing, just tell her!"
He called Jiang Jingmu and Jiang Jingman over, touched their faces, squeezed their hands, and said with a smile, "The two children are about the same age as Jing Yi, Jing Huai, and Jing Juan, so they just happen to be studying together!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yazhao and Jiang Yawan hurriedly thanked her: "The reason why I brought them to Beijing was just to let him get together with his brothers! In Kui County, of this generation, they are the only two brothers now. ”
There was silence in the hall for a while when these words were said - the second and fifth houses could not serve as officials, and had nothing else to do except to support their old father. Both houses had wives and concubines, but the heirs could not flourish, and they only had one son, not even a daughter. When it comes to the great-grandchildren, there are a few more girls, but male heirs still cannot escape the fate of being passed down alone. Jiang Ya gave birth to two sons late in life. If the eldest son Jiang Jingzhan died unexpectedly last year, would the youngest son Jiang Jingman be the only one left
Jiang Jingmu and Jiang Jingman are the only two great-grandchildren of the second and fifth families.
"Fortunately, now that they are all here in Beijing, they have quite a few brothers and sisters!" Mrs. Tao frowned, then smiled and said, "Are these your daughters? They are all pretty... Come, let's go. Come closer and ask Auntie to take a closer look!"