"No, she went to Prince Dingbei's mansion. I took her to meet the old dowager that day. It happened that the old dowager was not feeling well, so your fourth sister lent a hand. We will go to see her again today." Han was not able to say the details. After all, the affairs of Prince Dingbei were of great importance. Not many people knew about it now, so it was not appropriate to say more.
"Then we'll just have to wait for her to come back." Wen Renhui took a sip of tea. "Speaking of which, Fourth Sister is simply my lucky star. Not only did she find out the reason why I can't have children, but she also gave me hope. Moreover, my mother-in-law's attitude towards me is like a different person now."
"If you really say so, your fourth sister is not just your lucky star." Han said with a smile.
After a quick calculation, it turns out that her daughter Xuan'er has not been back for long, but she has saved quite a few people. No matter who you are, it is a great fortune to meet Xuan'er.
"Mom is right." Wen Renhui nodded in agreement.
When Wenren Hui first met Xiaocao, she immediately brought up the matter of children. Wenren Hui didn't have much thought about her, but now the feeling is different. She would even worship this fourth sister.
"But Xuan'er didn't reveal a single word about such a big thing before. What a kid."
"Mother, don't blame her. She is also thinking about her husband's reputation. This man is also very proud. Didn't my husband not tell me anything before? In the end, he couldn't hide it. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have kept it a secret. The reason why I told you everything is also for a reason. After all, Fourth Sister treated my husband. You can't not know it and you can't not ask. Fourth Sister is a good doctor, so she did this. How can you blame her for this?"
"Oh, you're the first to rush to protect her. I just said so, how can you blame her."
Wenren Hui smiled. Although she was at her husband's house, she knew during these rare times that her mother loved her fourth sister just as much as they did. Perhaps because of guilt, she loved her mother even more.
A servant's voice was heard in the yard, saying that the eldest brother-in-law had arrived.
Wen Renhui stood up subconsciously, and Han held her down, "Sit down, you are 'fighting' with him, waiting for him to 'comfort you', why are you in such a hurry, it's true, you forget everything when you meet your son-in-law."
Wen Renhui sat back and smiled awkwardly, "Mom, it would be the same if you met my dad." He muttered softly.
"What did you say?" Han raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
"Nothing, nothing." Wen Renhui apologized hurriedly with a smile, making her mother laugh. No matter how smart and capable she was, she was still not good enough in front of her mother, so it was better for her to just shrink back.
Perhaps to make the play more realistic, Lu Deyuan hurried over, with sweat on his forehead, and entered the house alone. There was no problem with the relationship between husband and wife, but when he saw Han, he was still a little embarrassed. How many men can face being cuckolded calmly? He called her mother-in-law and didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, there are not many people who would really hold on to such things. Han is not that kind of person. What's more, he is her son-in-law. Han has no thoughts in her mind and will not say anything.
"Okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. You guys can talk. But even if it's just acting, it's enough."
"Mom, I understand." Wen Renhui's face turned a little red.
Han smiled, turned around and went out.
The couple looked at each other, and suddenly laughed, but there was a sense of relief in their smile. At that moment, it seemed that all the heavy and unbearable things disappeared, leaving only beautiful hope for the future.
Lu Deyuan took two steps forward and gently embraced his wife. "Thank you, my dear. And you have been wronged in the past few years. It has nothing to do with you. You have done nothing wrong, but you have to bear all the blame. I am sorry."
Wen Renhui leaned in his arms. In the past, she didn't feel anything when she was really wronged, but at this moment, she felt very touched. Tears couldn't help but well up in her eyes. She forced herself not to let them fall. "Why thank me? We are husband and wife, and it's not that you are wronging me. As for the grievance, it's nothing, and it's all over now. We will be fine in the future and have a few children, just like my mother, what do you think?"
"good."
Perhaps because of this incident, the relationship between the couple seems to be better, which is a rare good thing.
The two talked for a while before leaving. Wen Renhui's eyes were red, but it was enough for people who didn't know the situation to imagine.
Wenren Hui has been married for so many years, but her courtyard is still kept. The main reason is that the first wife has not given birth to any other daughters, so it cannot be used for a while. Perhaps she has to wait until the next generation of daughters is born, which will take many years.
Regardless of whether there are people living there or not, it must be cleaned regularly. The couple couldn't go back so soon, and since they were in the backyard, it was not convenient for Lu Deyuan to move around, but he could go there to rest and wait.
But halfway through the journey, Wen Renhui realized that something seemed to be wrong. He frowned slightly and casually called a maid to ask.
"Madam Hui, something happened in the fourth room. The third young mistress gave birth prematurely. I heard the situation is very serious."
Wen Renhui counted on her fingers and found that the third sister-in-law seemed to be only seven months old. She and the second sister-in-law entered the Wen family two months apart, but she got pregnant first. People said she was lucky, so how could this happen now? "Husband..."
"My wife went to take a look. It's nothing to me."
Wen Renhui nodded, "Then I'll go take a look and come back soon."
"It's okay, don't worry, my brother-in-law should be at home, I can go to his place and find a book to kill time."
"You can go even if he's not here. If you want to find a book, you can go anytime. His study is always guarded."
"That's even more of a problem. Go ahead, my lady. Don't worry about me."
So the couple went their separate ways, one went to the fourth room, and the other was led by a maid to the outer courtyard.
When Wenren Hui arrived, there were quite a few people there. Her mother and the aunts from the third, fourth and fifth rooms were all there. The other people all looked solemn. However, the fourth aunt, as a mother-in-law, looked a little pale and her makeup was a little messy. Screams were heard from the delivery room, and maids were coming in and out, with basins of blood being brought out. Although Wenren Hui had been married for several years, she had never given birth herself. Although she was there when Miao gave birth, the situation was not so dangerous. She was a little scared for a moment.
Han saw this and reached out to hold her, "Why are you here instead of accompanying your son-in-law?"
"I heard the situation didn't seem good, so I came to take a look."
Han lowered her voice, "Just take a look, don't take it personally. Giving birth is dangerous for a woman, but it's usually not this serious. Even when you five brothers and sisters gave birth to Xuan'er and Yang'er, the environment was bad and dangerous, but it was all smooth sailing. This is just a rare case now."
Wen Renhui knew what his mother meant and pursed his lips, "Mom, this is nothing, it's too early."
"It's something you have to go through anyway, I'm just worried that you won't think about it now when the time comes."
"Mother, that won't happen. How could my third sister-in-law give birth prematurely? The maid said something happened in the fourth room. What happened?"
Han looked coldly at Ge, who was at a loss at the moment, and said, "Who knows what good things your fourth aunt has done." Han didn't know the specific situation, but seeing that Ge was completely unsteady when she encountered trouble, she knew it was related to her.
Before Wen Renhui got married, she knew what kind of character Fourth Aunt was. Not to mention the past few years, even in the past ten years, she had not seen any change. After all, she was just a junior and had nothing to do with her, so she naturally stopped asking, "Mom, didn't you call a doctor?"
"I have invited people, but they haven't arrived yet. Even the midwife hasn't arrived yet. The onset is too fast. The one helping in the room now is the more experienced mother, but she only helped and didn't deliver the baby herself. We still have to wait for the midwife."
"I hope it's okay."
"Let's leave it to fate." In short, Han was not very optimistic. It would be good enough if one of the adults and children could be saved.
"Where's my third brother? Has he gone to school?"
"Yes, he said he went to the academy early in the morning. Didn't he listen to your father's advice and not participate in this year's examination? He will definitely have to participate in three years. With the situation of the fourth room, what else can he expect if he doesn't work hard? - Someone has been sent to inform him."
The midwife and the doctor arrived at the same time. There was no time to care about anything else at this moment. The old doctor went straight in, pulled a curtain, and felt the pulse of the woman in labor. The situation was obviously not good. After all, he was not an expert in gynecology and he was a man, so his ability was limited. At most, he could prescribe some medicine or something.
Han's capable mother came out, her face not looking good, "The cervix is dilating quite fast, but the fetus is in an abnormal position. I'm afraid..." The unfinished words were self-evident.
The difficult delivery plus the huge amount of blood loss could result in two deaths if things go wrong.
The others also heard it, and their faces became even worse. One woman even broke down and burst into tears. This person was the biological mother of the Third Young Master Wenren. In private, she could barely be considered the mother-in-law of a woman who had just given birth.
"Why are you crying? The man is not dead yet." Ge scolded in a stern manner.
Everyone could see that she was weak and scared at the moment, and it was no wonder that Mrs. Ge was like this, because she got angry and hurt her daughter-in-law, causing her premature birth, which was a fact that could not be quibbled. - No, it was not her fault, it was just pregnancy, everyone had been pregnant, but you had never seen a pregnant woman so squeamish, obviously greedy, and she used the piece of meat in her belly as a raft, wanting to eat this and that, without even considering whether she had the fate.
"It's already this time, fourth brother's wife should calm down a bit." Han said.
"Sister-in-law, it's easy for you to talk without any concern. If you hadn't withheld the monthly salary, would such a thing have happened?" Mrs. Ge spoke without thinking.
Han's face immediately turned cold, "Fourth sister-in-law, what you said is very interesting. I deducted the monthly allowance? I don't want to give you my own things. Is this deducting? Who is deducting things? Who doesn't know what's going on? I have used my own pocket money to subsidize you over the years. Is it my fault? You are all so conceited. Don't you want to divide up all my things? A puppy knows to wag its tail, and a kitten knows to meow. But I have raised an ungrateful wolf. What a thing!"
After Han's outburst, he just stormed out and left.
Han was usually good-tempered, and it was rare to see her speak so harshly. Ge was frightened by her sudden outburst. After Han left, she was terrified and dared not say a word.
Wenren Hui glanced at Ge deeply. Even if his aura was only somewhat similar to Han's, it was enough to intimidate Ge. She unconsciously took two steps back. When she saw that Wenren Hui had disappeared, she reacted belatedly and her face turned a little dark.
So, she is a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong.
Zhang from the third room and Yan from the fifth room looked at each other and said, "We can't help here, so we won't make trouble anymore. We'll go back first." Then they left one after another.
They could leave, but Ge couldn't. Her face was dark, her heart was filled with hatred and anger, and her eyes were almost spitting fire.
The old doctor accidentally found out something he shouldn't have known, and he was complaining in his heart, but now was not the time to leave. He could only act like a stake and minimize his presence.
The servants were not so relaxed. They dared not breathe, fearing that their masters would get angry with them. They were not as precious as the ladies. Their lives were worthless and they would have no place to appeal even if they died.
The Third Young Master Wenren hurried back from the academy after hearing the news. He learned the details from the maid and glared at Ge fiercely. Ge was frightened again, "You evil creature, what kind of look is that? You are so rebellious!"
The Third Young Master Wenren forced himself to look away, clenched his fists, and stared at the closed door of the delivery room, feeling extremely hateful.
Mrs. Ge wanted to get angry again, but was persuaded by someone who had a say around her.
At times like this, the waiting process is the most difficult.
Although Han and others had left, they couldn't really stop worrying, so they sent people to keep an eye on the situation here.
I don’t know how long I waited, I didn’t even have the mood to eat lunch.
The servant came again, trembling, "Madam, I'm afraid the Third Young Mistress is dying. The child, the baby's feet came out first."
Han stood up suddenly, her brows furrowed tightly, "Let's go and take a look."
Mrs. Han arrived, and people from other rooms also arrived, even Mrs. Du from the second room. They all stood up. After all, she was only in confinement for a short period of time, and she actually looked much better than before.
It was no wonder that they valued their nephew's wife so much. The main reason was that since their generation, no matter whether they were the main wife or the concubine, the birth of children was basically smooth. Even if it was a difficult birth, it was never so dangerous. There were no dead babies, and no mothers died of difficult births. All the children born were raised. That was why the Wen family had so many children. Everything had been smooth. The current situation always felt like a bad sign.
“…Save the big one or the small one?”
"Of course it's Bao..."
"Shut up. How can you save the big or the small? Save them both!" Xiaocao came in hurriedly from outside.