The accompanying maid wiped her sweat and replied hastily, "They are all here, they are all here. The attack happened last night. The Second Madam didn't want to alarm the Old Madam and you, and planned to go and tell the Old Madam and you the good news as soon as the child was born. But the child hasn't been born yet, and the Second Madam is a little worried, so she came to tell the Old Madam and you the news in advance."
Zhou Shaojin's heart was lifted high.
But when she arrived at Cheng Wei's house, Xie had already given birth.
He is a big boy weighing seven kilograms.
Xie's mother held her child and smiled.
Cheng Sheng, who rushed over, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Qiu smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits. She hurriedly ordered the maids and servants to dye the eggs red and announce the good news to the old lady and other families.
Zhou Shaojin gently pressed down the corner of the quilt that was about to cover the child's face, and said to Xie's two sisters with a smile: "Look at this child, his hair is so beautiful, and his nose is the same as his mother's."
"That's right!" Xie's two elder sisters had been guarding her all night, and now their expressions were tired but also a little excited. "But her eyebrows and eyes look just like my son-in-law. It's so nice to look at!"
Everyone was chatting and laughing, and went in to see Mrs. Xie.
Cheng Rang, who was originally standing at the head of the bed holding Xie's hand and whispering something to her, immediately jumped aside, his face flushed, and he was at a loss and did not dare to look up.
Mrs. Xie's face also turned as red as the morning glow.
The women of the Xie family all covered their mouths and laughed silently. Xie's mother's eyes lit up, and she distressedly came to Cheng Rang's rescue: "When I gave birth to my first child, the child's father almost rushed into the delivery room... Son-in-law also didn't sleep all night, go and rest! We are here to help take care of him, nothing will happen."
Cheng Rang bowed to everyone and murmured, "You have worked hard all night... I am not tired yet!"
Mrs. Qiu smiled and said, "Your mother-in-law has already spoken, just follow her instructions. You will have a lot of things to do later, how can you do it if you don't take good care of yourself! Go and have a rest! It won't be too late to visit them later."
Since his mother-in-law and mother said so, Cheng Rang had no choice but to leave.
He looked at Mrs. Xie and the child reluctantly before leaving the inner room.
Xie's face turned even redder.
Xie's mother laughed and put the child next to Xie, saying, "Your uncle respects you, your mother-in-law loves you, and your young aunt has also come over. She is your great aunt. I heard that the child has not yet become a bandit. When she came, she brought a hundred-year-old ginseng. You have fallen into a lucky nest. You must be filial to your mother-in-law, take good care of your uncle, and respect the elders and great aunt in the family."
Xie replied "yes" in a low voice, with a very sweet look on her face.
Zhou Shaojin looked at it with some emotion.
This is why she likes daughters but wants to have a son.
When a daughter grows up, she has to get married. Once married, she belongs to another family and can only let the other family control her. For those who gave birth to sons like Xie, Xie's mother had to consider Qiu's feelings everywhere, not to mention those who gave birth to daughters...
Zhou Shaojin thought of his father.
My father never seemed to care much about these things.
Aren’t there good people like my father in this world
Zhou Shaojin raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He asked Qiu and others who had been guarding all night to go and rest first, and he and Cheng Sheng helped take care of Xie.
Yuan did not show up until the day of the third-day bath ceremony.
Two four-cent silver ingots were thrown into the basin, and two sets of clothes, shoes and socks were brought for the newborn baby, who was named Yiger.
The silver ingot dropped into the basin was taken away by the midwife. This was easy to say, as the child would be one month old in a few days, and it would not be too late to send congratulations during the one-month ceremony. However, Mrs. Qiu had sent someone to inform Mrs. Yuan early in the morning, and she came only now... But she was the eldest aunt of the family, so it might not be unpleasant for her.
Even a magnanimous person like Mrs. Qiu had some complaints: "Mother came to see Yi Ge'er when she heard the news, but she came so late. If someone didn't know, they would think that she and I were not on good terms!"
Yiger is Mrs. Guo’s first great-grandson, so of course Mrs. Guo is very happy.
Upon hearing the good news, she came in a sedan chair despite her advanced age and rewarded Mrs. Xie with a set of ruby head ornaments. The ruby inlaid on her forehead was as big as a pigeon egg. All the women in the Xie family were happy for Mrs. Xie, and Mrs. Qiu was also very proud.
Zhou Shaojin had no choice but to comfort her: "I'm afraid she's not feeling well. When you went to tell her the news, didn't she send her wet nurse to ask about it?"
Today is Yi Ge'er's third-day baptism ceremony. We can't let Yuan ruin the atmosphere, right
Qiu's face brightened slightly.
Cheng Sheng whispered to Qiu and Zhou Shaojin: "Mom, don't blame your aunt. Look at your cousin Zheng. She doesn't look too good either. Jinjiang heard from my father-in-law that something seems to have happened to my uncle."
Zhou Shaojin and Qiu Shi both changed color and asked Cheng Sheng worriedly, "What's going on?"
"It wasn't explained clearly at the time." Cheng Sheng whispered, "It seemed that someone recommended by my great uncle had bad conduct and was impeached by the censor, which implicated my great uncle and said he accepted bribes or something..."
Before Cheng Sheng finished speaking, Zhou Shaojin and Qiu said "impossible" in unison: "Your uncle may be a little indecisive, but he will never accept bribes! The annual income from the family's sacrificial fields is enough to support their family's daily expenses, not to mention that they saved a lot of money a few years ago..."
"That's what I said, too." Cheng Sheng whispered, "But people outside say that when the Cheng family split up, Jiuru Lane took away most of the assets. Over the past few years, the ones in Beijing can no longer hold on..."
Zhou Shaojin and Qiu couldn't help but frown. Zhou Shaojin was even more worried.
In the previous life, Cheng Jing entered the cabinet after the new emperor ascended the throne, so there was no such thing. In this life, Cheng Jing entered the cabinet earlier, but disputes continued.
Is it because of her
But this couldn't have happened suddenly, could it
Cheng Chi didn't say a word.
Zhou Shaojin twisted the handkerchief.
Qiu and Zhou Shaojin discussed: "Should we keep Xiao Jieer to chat for a while?"
Zhou Shaojin nodded.
Cheng Sheng pulled Cheng Xiao aside to talk.
While listening, Cheng Xiao looked towards Zhou Shaojin and Qiu, and his eyes suddenly seemed to sparkle with tears.
Zhou Shaojin sighed in his heart.
If this were true, how sad would the children be
After the three washing ceremonies were over, when the four of them were talking in Qiu's inner room, her tone couldn't help but become a little cautious.
Cheng Xiao listened, and tears rolled down before she could say anything: "… It is said that a man named Han Zongmei is now the general of Xuantong. He took bribes within a few days of taking office. What is Xuantong? It is full of soldiers. If they are comfortable, everything is fine. If they are not comfortable, even the emperor dares to use knives and guns. Some descendants of meritorious service are serving there. He did not know how to win over these people, so someone instigated the censor to impeach him. It was my father's bad luck. The emperor was unhappy about the fourth prince's matter a few days ago, and Han Zongmei ran into him. How could the emperor not send someone to investigate thoroughly? The military supervisor sent happened to be the godson of Liu Li, the eunuch of Qianqing Palace. Usually, this person who lacks an item is not seen as honest and incorruptible, but this time, I don't know how he handled the matter impartially. My father was also implicated.
"This kind of thing is inevitable. Besides, father is already a minister of the cabinet. In the past, he would just scold me and let it go. But this time, father's luck was too bad. The emperor said that he wanted someone and couldn't let him go, and then he found out that the person he recommended was father."
As she spoke, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and sobbed, crying so heartbrokenly that she could not control herself.
If things really got out of control, Cheng Chi wouldn't be able to sit still so calmly.
He hasn't said a word about Cheng Jing in the past few days!
Zhou Shaojin looked at Qiu in confusion, then stepped forward and put his arm around Cheng Xiao's shoulders, saying gently, "Don't cry. Your father didn't notice it for a while. Besides, your fourth uncle didn't say a word when he returned home, and your second aunt didn't hear any news. It shows that the matter is not very serious. Be careful not to cry and get swollen eyes, otherwise it will look bad when you go back."
It would have been better if she hadn't said this. After she said this, Cheng Xiao wiped her eyes in hatred and said, "What do you think the Yuan family is? Not to mention the fourth uncle, even if the second uncle knew about this, he would have to pretend not to know - Han Zongmei saw that he was in trouble, and he bit like a mad dog. He said that he had given so many things to my father. Others don't know, but don't the people in the Yuan family know? Did my father accept any of those things? All of them were sent to the Yuan family by my mother. At this time, my father was in trouble, and my mother went to ask the Yuan family to help say a word. The Yuan family promised nicely, but in the end they didn't say a word. If it weren't for the face of the second uncle, the emperor would have only fined my father one year's salary to end the matter. Otherwise, if the news spread, what face would our family have? In this way, the emperor handed over some of my father's affairs to Huang Li...
"Mother has been very busy with this matter these days," Cheng Xiao pulled Qiu's hand and said embarrassedly, "otherwise I wouldn't have stopped visiting Brother Yi..."
With such a big thing happening, no one is in the mood to congratulate others.
Thinking of her complaints to Yuan, Qiu felt guilty and said hurriedly, "Stop talking like that! We aunts work around the stove every day, and we didn't know such a big thing happened in Xinglin Hutong, let alone help. It's good that you didn't blame us. If you keep talking like that, I'll feel bad." Then she asked anxiously, "Is everything okay now?"
Cheng Xiao nodded, tears falling again, and said, "Mother always said how well the Yuan family treated my father, how prominent the Yuan family was, but they stood by and watched when my father was in trouble. What does the Yuan family have to do with us? It's better to be glaring at each other, with swords and guns openly, at least we know they are enemies... What is this? If you don't want to help, why don't you just say so? Even if you can't help, you should tell us so that we can find other ways... Is it possible that in this world, apart from the Yuan family, there is no one in our Cheng family who can help..."
She is such a gentle person, but she was filled with indignation when talking about this matter, let alone Yuan, who has always been proud of the Yuan family!
"It's fine if you say this in front of me and Second Aunt." Zhou Shaojin sighed, "You are the daughter-in-law of the Yuan family, you can't express such thoughts in front of Master Yuan."
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