As time passed, Zhulan's face became paler and paler.
This scared Li. She hoped that nothing would happen to her mother-in-law. She didn't even dare to imagine the scene of her father-in-law coming back. The room was obviously very hot, but Li's back was wet.
At noon, Zhulan was pregnant and had no appetite but she still forced herself to eat a bowl of porridge.
Mrs. Li couldn't eat anymore because her mind was on her mother-in-law.
Zhou Laoer was so worried that he couldn't eat anything. He just stood there waiting for news.
Zhulan couldn't sit still any longer. She finally heard the baby crying, but the cry was very soft. Zhulan stood up in surprise and said, "It's born."
Li sat down on the chair and said, "Finally, the baby is born."
Mrs. Song came out quickly, but she didn't hold the child. "Congratulations, Madam. The second wife has given birth to a daughter."
Zhulan asked, "How are Zhao and the child doing
Mrs. Song hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Second Madam is injured, and it will be difficult for her to get pregnant again in the future. The child was born prematurely and was held in the uterus. She is weak and needs to be taken care of carefully."
Zhulan guessed it, but it was a blessing that the mother and daughter were safe. "Thank you for taking care of them for a month."
She was worried about others, but this time, Mrs. Song put in the greatest effort in Zhao's delivery. Zhulan felt more at ease leaving the child to Mrs. Song. The little guy suffered in Zhao's belly, and she hoped that the little guy could grow up safely and not die before the end of the confinement period.
Mrs. Song responded, "Yes."
Zhou Laoer came back to his senses and first told Zhao and the child that everything was fine. Then, when he heard that it would be difficult for Zhao to get pregnant again, Zhou Laoer was stunned. Doesn't that mean the second wife only has one son? After a moment of silence, he thought, fortunately, he had a son.
The midwife came out quickly. Although Mrs. Song took Zhao's pulse, she still asked the doctor to go in and take a look. After confirming that Zhao was fine and needed to be taken care of, Zhulan was completely relieved.
Zhulan followed him in to see the child. The little guy was not even as big as Xuehan's twins when they were born, and he had only a few hairs. Zhulan was frightened just by looking at him, fearing that the little guy might die at any time.
When Zhulan came out, Li had already sent the midwife and doctor away. Zhulan said, "You did a good job."
Li supported her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, my second brother and his wife are safe. I will take you back."
Zhulan tried to overcome her fear and endured it. She was indeed tired. "Okay."
Coming out of the second room's courtyard, Li said, "Mother, you are so kind."
She knew that among the several daughters-in-law, her mother-in-law disliked her second sister-in-law the most. Even though her mother-in-law didn't like her, she decisively bought ginseng when she knew that her second sister-in-law was going to give birth prematurely, and now she is in charge personally.
The daughters-in-law are not daughters. If they lose one, they can remarry, and even marry daughters-in-law with better status. But the mother-in-law didn't think so. She and Zhao had the lowest status, and the mother-in-law never thought of replacing them. She felt guilty for treating such a mother-in-law like her own mother.
Zhulan patted Li and said, "I'm sorry I scared you today."
Li almost cried several times. She knew that Zhou Shuren must have scared the eldest brother and his wife.
Li, "Not scared."
Zhulan laughed but did not expose Li. She stood in front of Li and tightened her cloak for him, "Don't let yourself get cold."
Li grinned, "Yeah."
The Zhou family had a new member, but because the child was too weak, no one took care of him.
Zhao woke up at night. Zhulan was afraid that she would get emotional after knowing that she was injured, so she told her not to tell Zhao and wait until she was out of confinement.
The addition of a new member to the Zhou family is a happy event, but the child is not in good condition and the third day bathing ceremony was not held. It is known that the Zhou family’s new granddaughter is in poor condition.
Zhulan would ask about the child's condition every day. The little girl was very fragile. She had difficulty drinking milk and had to take medicine. Zhulan felt very upset.
Zhulan tried her best not to make Zhou Shuren worry. Zhou Shuren was busy enough at the government office, and he still had to think about her all the time when he came back. Recently, Zhou Shuren's hair loss had worsened again.
Half a month later, the child had grown stronger, Zhulan's depression had eased a lot, and she smiled more often.
Zhou Shuren saw it all, and thought to himself that the child really loved Zhulan before he was born. He didn't make any noise at all. Zhulan was worried, but he was also very obedient. It was better to have a biological son, who loved his mother very much.
The Zhou family didn't hold a full-month banquet. Zhulan said that although the little one was getting better, he was still weaker than a normal child, so it would be better to be cautious.
Zhao also knew that it would be difficult for her to get pregnant because of her injured body. She was silent for a long time. If Zhulan hadn't asked someone to watch her, she would not have been able to eat.
Two days later, Zhao finally figured it out. Zhulan had been asking Mrs. Song to keep an eye on Zhao, as she didn't want Zhao to vent her anger on the little guy.
In a blink of an eye, it has been more than a month and almost two months since the Zhou family came to Jinzhou. Zhou Shuren's affairs in the government office have been sorted out, and Zhou Shuren has more time. In recent days, Zhou Shuren has been in a good mood, but he is not in a good mood today.
Zhu Lan thought that Zhou Shuren had deceived many people in the past two months, so no one should dare to trip him up. "What's wrong?"