A Concubine of Salted Fish in Qing Dynasty [Red House]

Lin Ruhai spent more time with the two pregnant women, but for Jia Min, it meant that she spent less time with her.

Even though she knew that after having a child, the master would spend more and more time on the child, but when it really happened, Jia Min realized that she still overestimated herself before.

My heart is like being eaten by ants, and I can't rest in peace.

Lin Ruhai noticed that she was emotionally unstable, "Min'er, Brother Zishi has already settled down, why don't you post a post to get together?"

That's right, now that the year has passed, her body is recovering, and her friend has settled down. Thinking of this, Jia Min cheered up: "I'll post a message to Zhao Wu."

When a friend is observing filial piety, it is natural not to post a post to invite her to come to a banquet or to a party. If she goes, it will be a blow to the other party's reputation, but there is one place that is not restricted, and that is the temple.

Jia Min sent Zhao Yin a post asking her to go to Zhutang Temple.

This is the place that Jia Min often goes to now, it would be even better if he could meet Master Cicada who returned from wandering here.

After receiving Jia Min's post, Zhao Yin immediately replied to the post and asked someone to send it over.

After a few days, the carriages of the two parties set off from Lin's Mansion and Liu's Mansion respectively to Zhutang Temple.

The Liu Mansion is now out of the hot filial piety period, and it is not surprising to go to the temple to burn incense and light lamps for the late old man.

The highest official position in the Liu family is the deceased old man. When he was alive, his official position was from the fifth rank,

It can be seen from this that Lin Ruhai is less than [-] now, and it is so rare that he is already a fourth rank.

On the way, Zhao Yin put her arms around her youngest daughter and told the eldest daughter and eldest son in front of her repeatedly what to say when they saw each other and not to act without authorization.

Her eldest daughter, Liu Rudan, is 11 years old, and her eldest son, Liu Yizhou, is [-] years old. This age cannot be said to be an ignorant child.

Before Liu Rudan and Liu Yizhou went out, their grandmother also took them over and told them to please the magistrate's wife who was meeting their mother.

After three years, whether my father can successfully fill the vacancy will most likely depend on the magistrate, which is related to the future of their Liu family.

After being told by their grandmother, they all stood in awe, afraid that they might have said something wrong, but what Mother said was... let them talk less?

Zhao Yin smiled slightly: "I am friends with her, I know her better than your grandmother, you just treat her normally."

Get along with Jia Min with a utilitarian mentality?

Even though they haven't seen each other for many years, Zhao Yin can tell from the letter that Jia Min is still the same Jia Min.

They were able to become friends because they were both talented women and had common interests and hobbies. If you only look at her background, how can she be the daughter of an ordinary Hanlin and become a handkerchief friend with the daughter of the Duke of the State?

Hearing Mother's words, Liu Rudan and Liu Yizhou looked at each other and hesitated for a while: "Mother, we know."

With the rumble of the carriage, there was a moment of silence in the carriage, and this silence was not broken until the foot of the mountain.

The scale of Zhutang Temple is not big, and its reputation is not big or small. The most famous thing here is not how effective the temples are here, but the scenery here.

There is an endless bamboo forest here, and the wind blows and rustles.

Many literati like to come here to collect folk songs, and there are still many impromptu poems left on the stones on the roadside up the mountain, and there are many excellent works.

It is impossible to get on the road carriage here, and if you don't want to go, you can change it to a soft sedan.

Zhao Yin came early on purpose, she wanted to take the three children up.

This mountain road is not steep, and the scenery is good. Walking is a way to relax.

There is also a small market here, where some people sell some incense candles and some sundries.

The three female family members all wore veiled caps. The two sisters Liu Rudan rarely saw this kind of scene. They watched curiously along the way, and Zhao Yin also slowed down in cooperation, letting them look at it all the way.

When they reached the Zhutang Temple on the mountainside, they were all sweating slightly.

Go to chant scriptures for the old man first, add lamps, almost, someone came in, Zhao Yin looked over, and recognized who it was at a glance.

They haven't seen each other for ten years.

But Jia Min is no different from the person in her impression, Zhao Yin couldn't help but want to touch her face, she is two years older than Jia Min, but now she doesn't need to look in the mirror, Zhao Yin also knows that she will look old few.

She restrained her hand and smiled: "Long time no see."

Seeing the old man, Jia Min sighed: "Sister Yin, I haven't seen you for many years."

The two looked at each other in silence for a while, then sat down in a wing room.

Jia Min pulled Liu Ruqi who was only five years old, looked at her apple face, and couldn't put it down, "This is your little girl Ruqi? Yuxue is so cute."

Zhao Yin smiled and introduced to her proudly, "Yes, this is my eldest daughter Rudan, and this is my eldest son Yizhou."

Jia Min praised: "He is already this tall, and he looks like a stable and good boy."

Zhao Yin couldn't help showing a smile: "They can't be called children anymore, they have grown up."

Indeed, compared to Liu Ruqi, who was only five years old, these two were already big children, and they started to draw a stick, and their behavior was no longer full of childishness.

Jia Min was very moved, "The child is already this big."

This remark made Zhao Yin feel that she had made a mistake. Generally speaking, it is okay for her to introduce her child like this, but the other party is Jia Min, who has no children... It is her pain, so it is a bit inappropriate for her to say this, so she immediately changed the subject: "Yeah, I still want to ask you. I just received your post before I came back. How do you know that I have returned to my hometown?"

Jia Min smiled slightly: "My master got the news first."

Seeing the pure joy on Jia Min's face when she mentioned her master, Zhao Yin suddenly said, "That's how it is."

Then the two were silent for a while.

This is the first time the two have met since Jia Min got married.

They both staggered. When Jia Min followed Lin Ruhai to work in the capital, Zhao Yin took the children to serve the elderly in Xingtai Mansion, and when Jia Min followed Lin Ruhai to work in Xingtai Mansion, Zhao Yin took the children and his family to the capital. , the two sides are perfectly staggered.

They have so much to say, but they don't know where to start.

Ten years is a long time, but fortunately, they have been communicating with each other, and after a few chats, the sense of familiarity returned.

They had a fast meal here before going back separately. Both of them are in charge of the family and cannot leave for a long time.

On the carriage back home, Jia Min felt a little lost.

Judging from her appearance, elder sister Yin has not lived very comfortably these years. She gave birth to two daughters and a son, while her husband has three sons and three daughters, and the other three children are all concubines, and one son and one daughter are from her mother-in-law's family A child born of a blood-related niece.

From the identity of that aunt, it can be seen how lively her life is.

Having a child does not mean that life can be lived comfortably.

Jia Min smiled wryly, every family has scriptures that are hard to recite.

On the carriage back to the Liu family, Zhao Yin was also thinking about Jia Min. She touched her little daughter's hand and smiled wryly.

You can tell from a woman's face whether her life is going well or not. Jia Min's eyes are the same as before, but there is a layer of sadness covering her brows. Zhao Yin knows that this layer of sadness is caused by her childlessness. , but apart from this, she has nothing wrong with it.

But...that was before.

Thinking of the news she inquired after she came back, Zhao Yin closed her eyes forcefully.

She also has to face concubines and concubine children.

Is she going to follow in her own footsteps?Thinking of the look on Jia Min's face when he talked about Lin Ruhai, and the letter Mr. Lin wrote to him, Zhao Yin smiled wryly, thinking it would be impossible.

If Liu Zi was half of Lin Ruhai, she wouldn't live in such a numb life.

Back home, Zhao Yin found that the master was drinking tea in her courtyard at this time, waiting for her to come back.

Her footsteps stopped immediately, and when Liu Rudan spotted her, she looked over suspiciously, "Mother?"

Zhao Yin shook her head, indicating that it was okay.

She just once again realized the utilitarianism of her husband.

If it wasn't for her father's steady status even though he wasn't promoted, and a few powerful handkerchiefs, her position as the first wife wouldn't be as stable as it is now.

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With this friend, Jia Min can contact and meet, and her mood has improved a lot. They have too many topics to talk about.

As long as Zhao Yin takes good care of the one-acre three-point land in the family, because of filial piety, there is nothing to do, and because of Jia Min's current status as the husband-in-law of the handkerchief, the family is in favor of them connecting more emotionally.

Being able to forget the trivial matters at home and chatting with friends, Zhao Yin is also going smoothly.

They would meet at Zhutang Temple every once in a while, and after a long absence, they regained the mood of opening a poetry club with their sisters when they were young.

Lin Ruhai was relieved to find that her mood had improved.

If I haven't seen her go out for a long time, I will ask why I don't go to Zhutang Temple.

He is not someone who would object to his wife going out, but Qian Momo felt that it was wrong, "Ma'am! The master doesn't have much time to come to Bitao Courtyard, and the wife doesn't care about how to get the master back, but just keeps talking to her." Meeting people from outside? You have to grab the master's heart!"

She is just the wife of a small Hanlin, and Liu Zishi may not be assigned to any mountain bump when she is filial piety.

Moreover, there is no one else in the Liu family in officialdom.

How can the wife of such a small family deserve to be on an equal footing with their wives?Sisters match?

It's a pity that my wife doesn't like to hear her words, and it's useless to say it, which makes Qian Momo very depressed.

This is what Yun Shuyao likes to hear.

Facts have proved that if you only stay on one-third of an acre of land, it is easy to get into a dead end when you are imprisoned in self-pity, and it is easy to become paranoid when you are in a dead end.

But with other things to do, part of the attention will be diverted. In addition, Jia Min is still in charge of Lin's family. As Lin Ruhai's wife, she has to socialize with other officials and family members. To be able to go to Zhutang Temple to inquire about the master she was looking forward to meeting... Under such circumstances, it would not be easy to go into a dead end.

In such a "beautiful" atmosphere, as time passed, Yun Shuyao's belly became bigger and bigger.

Aunt Mei has been hiding the fact that Yun Shuyao is pregnant with twins. She seldom goes out, and cannot hear other people's comments, nor can she see Yun Shuyao's obvious big belly.

To hide it from her daughter, this is a decision Gao made after hesitating for a long time.

If the daughter is in better health, tell her that there is no problem, but the daughter is pregnant with many disasters. If the stimulation is over and the fetus is lost, all her plans will be in vain.

Gao didn't dare to gamble, so he kept it secret.

If Aunt Mei had stayed in Meixiang Courtyard all this time, since everyone was keeping her secret from her, it was indeed possible that she would not have known about it until after she gave birth, but when she was eight months pregnant, she went out.

Since she was seven months old and entered the late pregnancy, Gao knew that giving birth requires strength, and lying on the bed will not give her strength, so she often coaxed her out of the room to take a walk in the Meixiang Courtyard.

Aunt Mei was reluctant to move while she was pregnant, but she would force herself to walk after being persuaded a lot.

On this day, Aunt Mei looked at the scenery that she was already tired of seeing, she didn't want to go in Meixiangyuan, she wanted to go around the garden outside.

Gao did not hesitate, and agreed.

With so many people around her daughter, she didn't believe that anyone would dare to do anything to her daughter at this time.

It's true that no one did anything to her, but something unexpected happened.

Walking on the road well, a mouse popped out from the grass in front of them, which startled them.

Aunt Mei immediately didn't want to take this path, and changed to another path, but when this path came to the corner, she heard a passerby say, "I heard that four nurses have entered the mansion today?"

Another person replied: "Yes, they are all from Lanxinyuan."

Aunt Mei was taken aback when she heard that, Meixiang Courtyard also has nurses, two of them, they are already on standby at Meixiang Courtyard, and they will go to work as soon as her child is born.

She also specially commented and asked about their situation, and she was basically satisfied.

It's been seven months since Lanxinyuan's. It's not surprising that we've decided on a nanny, but what's strange is the quantity.

Why did she have four nannies, twice as many as hers?

Aunt Mei's expression changed immediately.

After seeing it, Gao yelled that it was not good, and held her back: "Auntie will tell you about this later."

Does my aunt know about this? !

Aunt Mei's face was pulled down: "Let's go back now." She needs to know now that she doesn't like Aunt Mei keeping it from her.

Going back, Gao sent the others away, telling her not to get excited, calm down, and then tell her.

This posture made Aunt Mei calm down a bit. Could it be some bad news that would irritate her?

She remembered the stomach ache that was stimulated before, took a deep breath, and put her hands together on her swollen belly. She is already eight months old, and if she persists, the child will be born. She can't be too emotional , she must control her emotions.

After taking a few deep breaths back and forth, Aunt Mei said, "I see, Auntie, just tell me, I will calm down."

After hesitating, Gao still said: "Aunt Yun... is pregnant with twins."

After saying this, even if Aunt Mei was mentally prepared, she was still startled, her voice raised: "What?! Aunt Yun is pregnant with twins, this is impossible!"

Gao nodded bitterly, while carefully observing her daughter's state: "It's true, Ruixue, you have to be careful with this Aunt Yun."

In Gao's view, this Aunt Yun is not a simple character.

She doesn't have a mother around her to teach her, but she lives so steadily, and her body doesn't look like a daughter who was conceived because of taking medicine, and her body reacts more.

Aunt Yun was conceived naturally, and she was born with twins. Faced with such a happy event, she was able to stay in the small courtyard without being frivolous at all.

Her scheming is too deep for her age.

And I still don't know how to win the heart of the magistrate, the magistrate said that he treats everyone equally, but according to the information she inquired, he clearly stayed in the Lanxin courtyard for a longer time.

If she was lucky and gave birth to two sons in one go, given the fact that the Lin family had only a few heirs, wouldn't she have to confess her?

This is a serious problem for my daughter, I have to guard against it!If it wasn't for the fact that the Lin family's defenses were like iron buckets, the Gao family would have wanted to do something.

Aunt Mei still couldn't believe it, and murmured: "Why is she so lucky that she can conceive twins?"

Twins are too rare, and Aunt Mei has only met one case when she grows up.

She paid such a high price, used the only pill to conceive this child, and suffered so much, but the other party didn't have to pay anything, and two children came in one go? !

Moreover, twins are more likely to have a son than her, and twins may be born prematurely. If she gives birth to a son first, wouldn't her son be the second son?

She was the one who was conceived first, so why should Lanxinyuan?

The more she thought about it, the more Aunt Mei became unbalanced. She felt like a fire was burning in her chest, and it was getting hotter and hotter.

Seeing that the situation is not good, Mrs. Gao became anxious: "Ruixue, calm down, think about the child!"

The daughter is really too impatient.

If something happens after hearing the news, it will not only be bad for the daughter's health, but what will the old lady think about her daughter?

Mrs. Gao repeatedly reminded her daughter to calm down and comforted her: "You are eight months old now, and you are about to give birth. I asked you for a safety talisman, and I also asked for a lottery. It's the first lottery, Ruixue. Listen to my aunt, nothing is as important as your body, and you can take your time for everything else in the future."

"...I know, but Auntie, what if her husband gives birth to an eldest son?"

Gao was silent for a long time: "...it's impossible to say."

Aunt Mei held her breath, just at this time the fetus stretched out its hand in her belly, as if saying hello, Aunt Mei felt the baby's movements, and slowly stroked: "My child, Auntie is not angry, Auntie wants to Give birth to you well."

"Good boy, you think so too, be good, don't make trouble with Aunt Teng."

"Auntie won't let you be a dwarf."

"Seven lives and eight don't live, there is still half a month. For you, Auntie will definitely wait until nine months."

As she spoke, her eyes were full of certainty.

Gao's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, and he began to regret that he proposed to go for a walk today.

Aunt Mei didn’t have a seizure for the time being, but there were some things that could not be put down just because she let them go. That night, she almost didn’t sleep all night, and the next day she was so haggard that Gao was furious and at the same time asked Dr. Zhou to prescribe an antitussive drug : "Doctor, please take a look, she was frightened by a mouse that jumped out of the garden."

Doctor Zhou who was crying secretly: "..."

Seeing that it was about to give birth, why did something happen again?

After taking the pulse, Doctor Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, and prescribed Taiping: "Aunt Mei, get a good night's sleep, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and everything will be fine."

Gao breathed a sigh of relief: "Excuse me, Dr. Zhou, I want to ask, how is she doing now?"

Doctor Zhou thought she was worried about whether she could give birth safely: "Don't worry too much, Aunt Mei is a little weaker, it's fine."

Hearing this, Gao's heart relaxed, and Aunt Mei smiled.

When the child was nine months old, Aunt Mei started.

Although Meixiang Courtyard and Lanxin Courtyard are not next to each other, they are not far apart. The old ladies and wives over there rushed over as soon as they got the news, because Yun Shuyao is also a month old, so let me keep it secret, but there is too much movement, Unable to hide it, Yun Shuyao also knew that her colleagues had activated it.

She listened intently, and could still hear the sharp howling that belonged to Aunt Mei.

Full of pain.

With a sharp voice, it sounded a little creepy.

Yun Shuyao, who had a big belly and was about to give birth, felt her stomach twitch when she heard this.

She quickly comforted the two little guys in her stomach with supernatural powers.

Little guys, it's busy over there now, don't worry, come out and meet me slowly, okay?

The child said: I don't listen.

Half a day after Meixiangyuan's activation, she also made a movement.