The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

The county examination in February, the government examination in April, and the birthdays of Daiyu, Tanchun and others in between. Although Wang Xifeng escaped because she was pregnant, Mrs. Xing and Li Wan were exhausted.

Jia Lian didn't stay at home for long. At the end of February, just after the county examination, the weather got warmer, so he took his people away again.Wang Xifeng secretly sighed a few times, regretting that Jia Lian couldn't even celebrate his birthday at home, but the emperor had no choice but to pack his bags and send him out.

The hard work of Jia Lian and others last year was not useless. Now, one-third of the route from the capital to Yangzhou has been surveyed by Jia Lian.Because the technology is not advanced enough nowadays, if you encounter a river, you can build a bridge to pass it, but if you encounter a cliff, you can only detour, so there is a lot of extra distance for nothing.

Jia Lian didn't feel regretful in his heart, after all, the more places the railway detours, the more people will live along the road, and the more people will benefit.

In ancient times, traffic was inconvenient, and the speed of the train was not too fast. Stopping and stopping at each station can revitalize the economy along the way and benefit the common people.

Just after the eighth day of April, Wang Xifeng was woken up by the pain in her stomach. She lay on the bed for a while, and woke up the maid beside her.

"Qiuyue, call Po Wen and the doctor, I should be giving birth."

Qiuyue fell into a drowsy sleep, and when she heard Wang Xifeng's words, she woke up in a jerk, before she even had time to put on her shoes, she ran out in a hurry to call for someone.

Wang Xifeng was about to give birth, and everyone in the Marquis Zhaoming's mansion had long been prepared for it. They had already prepared all the things needed for the birth, and they did not appear to be flustered.On the other hand, Brother Mao and Sister Qiao, who were sound asleep when they were awakened by the loud noises from the main courtyard, both put on their clothes and came to visit Wang Xifeng.

"Wang Momo, but mother is about to give birth? What can my sister and I do? Do you want to invite someone?"

Wang Xifeng endured the pain and heard the voices of a pair of children outside the door. He was moved and anxious, and hurriedly called the servant girl: "Send both brother and sister to grandma, just say that I am in a hurry here, please take care of grandma." One night. Besides, it's late at night, don't wake up the old lady and wife, and don't let other people from the house come over, it will make everyone have a bad rest."

Chunliu listened to Wang Xifeng's order, nodded her head quickly, and went to look for Brother Mao and Sister Qiao: "Grandma has just been activated, and when she is born, it will probably be dawn. Brother and sister are here Waiting is also impatient, and grandma still has to worry about it, why don't you follow me and go to grandma's place to rest, and when you wake up from sleep, the younger brothers and sisters will come."

Sister Qiao heard Wang Xifeng's cry of pain from time to time, and she was willing to follow Chunliu to leave, but Brother Mao still had some memories of the past, knowing that childbirth is really time-consuming.In addition, he couldn't bear to think about Wang Xifeng's brother and sister when Wang Xifeng was giving birth, so after a long time of persuasion, he took sister Qiao to Li Wan's yard.

Li Wan had also heard the news a long time ago. She arranged for Brother Mao to sleep in the same bed with Jia Lan, and asked their nanny to look after them carefully.

As for Sister Qiao, she was coaxed to sleep by herself, and she ordered her personal maid Suyun, Sister Qiao's nanny, and Chunliu to watch over her, then hurried to Wang Xifeng's courtyard.

When Li Wan arrived, the courtyard was brightly lit, although people came and went, they were orderly.

A few older nuns and daughter-in-law in charge are in charge of personnel scheduling.And the four first-class maids around Wang Xifeng, one went to Li Wan's courtyard, one stayed in the kitchen watching the medicine stove and eating, one stared at the people passing by in the courtyard, and the other did not move an inch. stay in the delivery room.

Seeing Li Wan coming late at night, one of the nuns hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "It's even colder at night, why did grandma come here? Our brother and sister have arrived in your yard?"

Li Wan said with a smile: "They all fell asleep. Brother Lan seemed happy to see Brother Mao passing by. I arranged for the two brothers to sleep together and asked the nanny to watch. Sister Qiao Sleeping in my room, I asked Suyun and Chunliu to stay with her, and told your second grandma not to worry."

"Your grandma is pregnant with twins. Although I can't help you much, I feel more at ease sitting in the yard. Did the old lady and the lady send someone to report?"

The nanny moved the chair herself and waited for Li Wan to sit down on the porch. Then she smiled and replied, "We wanted to talk about it, but the second grandma said it. It's still early, please forgive the old lady." Resting with my wife, she felt very sorry. So..."

Hearing this, Li Wan shook his head in disapproval: "Your grandma's filial piety, I naturally have nothing to say. It's just that the old lady and the wife have always been kind to the second grandma. Wait until Tianming knows Is there anything in my heart that is not uncomfortable?"

After finishing speaking, Li Wan asked again: "How far is your grandma driving now? If there is a five or six point, according to my opinion, even if the old lady is not to be disturbed, the wife must order someone to say something. .”

After hearing this, the nanny thought for a while, and felt that what Li Wan said was also reasonable.

Then he laughed and said, "It's the grandma who is strange, but she is more thoughtful than our grandma. I'll go and ask, if grandma's end is almost the same, I'll show grandma again and again."

After finishing speaking, she saluted and hurried to the door of the delivery room.

Inside, Wang Xifeng heard that Sister Qiao and Brother Mao had fallen asleep, so she relaxed a little, and felt that her whole body was more energetic.Hearing Li Wan's words again, his mind, which was stupefied with pain, also regained consciousness a bit.

"What time is it now, how many fingers have I opened now?"

Qiuyue hurriedly replied: "It's already two quarters of Yin time, and grandma has opened six fingers now."

The midwife next to her also said: "Grandma is now the third child, and she is raising it well on weekdays. It will be born faster than the previous few times. If I follow my previous experience, it will take about another hour, and it will be about the same. gone."

Just as Wang Xifeng was about to speak, another burst of pain came. She clenched the brocade quilt under her body tightly and gritted her teeth to endure it.

Li Wan heard her muffled hums outside, remembering how tragic it was when he gave birth to Jia Lan, he couldn't help standing up.When the room became quiet for a while, Li Wan also walked to the door of the delivery room and stood still.

Inside, Mother Zhao came out with a smile, and brought Wang Xifeng's instructions: "Grandma, our grandma said that she is really unable to support her now, and when something happens, grandma can just make up her mind. Our grandma also said that she is in the house. Li is the most trustworthy grandma, otherwise I would not send brother and sister to your yard to take care of, please don't see outsiders, grandma."

Hearing this, Li Wan couldn't hold back the smile on his lips. Even though he had always been indifferent to everything, he immediately nodded and said, "Don't worry grandma, although I'm useless, I still know what's right and wrong. It must be handled with care.”

With Li Wan as the backbone, Wang Xifeng's yard became even more orderly.

She first sent a maid beside her to the Rongxi Hall to deliver a message to Mrs. Xing, and then she asked a young maid to wait at the entrance of the Rongqing Hall, and when Jia Shishi got up, she informed her of the news of Wang Xifeng's mobilization.

As for the kitchen and the delivery room, Li Wan didn't touch anything at all, and Wang Xifeng had already arranged all the manpower arrangements, but this was to avoid suspicion.

After all, since ancient times, women's childbirth has been at the gate of hell. Although Li Wan did not harm Wang Xifeng's mind, what Wang did earlier made her have to be more cautious.And this time, Wang Xifeng was twins again, which was even more dangerous. Li Wan came to help, not to make enemies, so naturally he would not get involved in things that he should not care about.

The maid sent to deliver the message came back with Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Xing woke up in the middle of the night. She heard that Wang Xifeng had activated it. She didn't care about dressing up. She just put on her clothes and put a gold hairpin on her hair, and hurried over.Counting the time spent going back and forth, it only took two quarters of an hour, which shows that she was worried urgently.

"Daughter-in-law Zhu, what's going on inside?"

Seeing that she was in a hurry, Li Wan hurriedly helped Madam Xing to sit down, and said with a smile, "Madam, don't worry, the midwife and nurse are inside, and the imperial doctor is waiting outside. I'll listen to the news from inside." , said it was all normal.”

Mrs. Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and said with some fear: "I don't know how long Lian's daughter-in-law has been mobilizing. She is too strong. She should have told me earlier, so that someone can help. Lian'er is away from home. She With two children and a big belly, they are all flesh and blood of the same family, so why bother."

Li Wan listened on the sidelines, and quickly helped to explain: "Brother Feng, she is also afraid of disturbing you and the old lady's rest, thinking that it may be too early for the child to be born, so she plans to wait until the time is almost there before sending someone to notify You. No, it is her filial piety that I invite you to sit in town now."

Mrs. Xing smiled when she heard this, and nodded: "Of course I know her filial piety, but as elders, we would rather she be naughty. It's hard for her to take care of the inside and outside of the house by herself. She is well-organized, and the two children are well-bred."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xing suddenly asked: "Where are Brother Mao and Sister Qiao, there is a lot of movement in this courtyard, are you not scared?"

Li Wan replied with a smile: "Brother Feng just started, the two children woke up, and they insisted on staying in the yard with their mother. But this April day, how cold the night is, and Brother Feng also I was worried, so I asked someone to send it to my yard."

"Now both of them are asleep, Brother Mao and Brother Lang are resting together, sister Qiao is in my room, Suyue Chunliu and her nurses are all by my side."

"This arrangement is very good, and it's also because of the good relationship between you sisters that Brother Feng is willing to bother you. How did the old lady pass the word, and she should get up in half an hour."

Zhao Momo listened for a while, and then answered: "The eldest grandma and the second grandma have given orders, don't disturb the old lady's rest, wait until Rongqing Hall opens the gate, and then ask someone to report. But the little girl has already passed Already, waiting at the gate of the courtyard."

Madam Xing saw that everything was properly arranged, so she stopped asking, and encouraged Wang Xifeng through the window, that's all.

The serving servants had already prepared hot tea, and invited them to sit and rest in the side hall.