As the pregnancy progressed, I felt very uncomfortable. I usually liked to sleep on my stomach or side, but my belly was too big, so I could only lie flat on my back, and I needed Fang Weiyan's help to turn over.

"Wei Yan, there are still a few months left. I'm so sad. Why do so many people want to have eight or ten children? I can't bear to have just one."

"Then just have one child." Fang Weiyan looked at her and said.

"This is not something you and I can control. I don't want to take birth control pills. They are really bad for my health."

Fang Weiyan looked at her distressedly: "Then I'll ask the doctor. It would be fine if he could give me some medicine. I never knew that childbirth was so painful for women."

"The birth of a son is the mother's suffering. Only when I became pregnant did I realize how difficult it is to be a mother."

"How can I help you?"

"You can't help me with this kind of thing even if you want to. There's only one thing: I'll be a bother to you after the baby is born. I'm so tired."

Fang Weiyan nodded heavily.

Fortunately, Mrs. Ding also often visited her daughter, which relieved Mi Niang's mood a little. Xu and Fang Yaqing knew that she was in advanced pregnancy and had a heavy body, so Xu asked Fang Yaqing to come over and talk to her from time to time.

Compared to Mi Niang who was treated like a star, Jin Shuqin was helpless, and Aunt Jin cried all the time.

"Shuqin, after you give birth to this child, you must listen to your aunt. Give the child away and then remarry!" Aunt Jin didn't want her daughter to be a second wife or a concubine, which would make her lower in status in the family for no reason. Moreover, Aunt Xu also said that the "Dayong Code" stipulated that adultery before marriage was not allowed.

Jin Shuqin only now realized that Aunt Xu really didn't think highly of her, so she had never thought of letting her become her daughter-in-law.

Apart from her poor family background, how is she worse than others?

Compared to Jin Shuqin, Jin Shuhui's marriage has already been arranged. Perhaps Aunt Xu was afraid of any more complications, so she arranged a marriage for her. After the man's original wife passed away, he had two daughters who worked as judges in the Dali Temple, a seventh-rank official.

The Jin family prepared a generous dowry for this marriage, and the wedding will be held in the early spring of next year, so Aunt Jin is still very grateful to Aunt Xu for her younger daughter's marriage.

Jin Shuqin just felt that she was really stupid, trying to draw water with a bamboo basket, but it was all in vain. In the past, her aunt had wanted to find a prefectural governor's son for her, but they even disliked him because he was born out of wedlock, and sometimes they disliked him because he was not the eldest son, and even wanted him to be from a noble family. But now her sister married a seventh-rank official as a concubine, and she actually married him.

She was really stupid, really stupid. She always thought she was smart, but she couldn't see the situation clearly. If she had understood it earlier, why would she have ended up like this? Not to mention a phoenix like cousin Fang, I'm afraid she would have to marry an older widower.

"Mother, I will listen to you and my aunt."

After she finished speaking, she turned to Jin Shuhui and said, "Why do you want to marry someone as a concubine? Every time my aunt introduced me to someone, you always said that person was not worthy."

Jin Shuhui saw that her sister seemed to blame her, and she couldn't help but find it funny: "Sister, you and I are sisters, and we used to be as close as one person. I used to think about you in everything, but now I am also a fish on the chopping board. What can I do? If I can, I am willing to redress your injustice, but you and I can't even leave the Xu family."

Jin Shuqin laughed at herself: "I'm so stupid, really. If I had listened to my aunt, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation even if I had picked someone at random."

It should be said that any one of them would be better than the one my sister is marrying now. Look at how frail Ye Jiayin is. She married the nephew of a bachelor of Lu University, and that was just a random match.

My aunt used to be very good to her. If I were to find someone for her, she would probably find someone better.

Jin Shuhui remained silent. At this point, she didn't know what to say.

Her life was far from as good as described in the books. The man in her husband's family was rumored to be unlucky in marrying and had killed his fiancée. Her aunt Xu wanted to marry her off because she was a seventh-rank official at a young age and had no son. She wanted to take revenge on the Xu family, but it was impossible. If they had not been attracted to her because she was their niece, this marriage would have been a rare opportunity.

Therefore, she could not only not retaliate, but also had to claim that she was close to the Xu family, otherwise, if she suffered, others would not be afraid. Of course, there were many advantages. The man was not very old. He was already a seventh-rank official at the age of 29. Many people at this age did not even pass the imperial examination. He was considered a young talent, which was why Aunt Jin thought it was an excellent marriage.

But if it weren't for her sister's incident, she might have married better. But she never blamed her sister, but now her sister blames her.

"Sister, you were the one who disliked me before. As a sister, I pointed out a few shortcomings, but in the end, it was up to you whether you agreed or not. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have done this! If my aunt knew that we were married like this, I'm afraid she would be heartbroken."

Aunt Jin quickly came out to smooth things over, "Well, we are all sisters. Normally, our Jin family is very united, but now, there is a quarrel among us."

Jin Shuqin and Jin Shuhui quickly admitted their mistakes.

Aunt Xu listened to the servant talking for a long time before she smiled and said, "Now I understand. Who can I blame? I blame myself for being too greedy."

As a result, Jin Shuqin's fetus was not well taken care of, and her own health was also not good. Pregnant women need to be in a good mood. Jin Shuqin was in a bad mood and ate a lot when she was hungry. Aunt Jin's mind was on her little daughter and she couldn't take care of her, which led to Jin Shuqin's accident later.

This is a story for later, but it was said that Mi Niang's eyes hurt from reading too many books, so she stopped reading. Fang Wei Yan was not afraid of being laughed at and stayed at home with her every day, which made Mi Niang very happy.

He had read a lot of books, knew everything, and could connect with everything. He would put a hot towel on her eyes, massage her cramped calves, and even when Mi Niang was reluctant to see a doctor, he would encourage her to see a doctor and stay with her all the time.

However, Fang Weiyan was still very surprised: "Why are you so afraid of seeing a doctor? If you have any health problems, you should see a doctor."

Mi Niang, however, was the kind of person who would say that if I didn't see a doctor, it would prove that I was not sick. She had initially entered the palace to see a doctor for an illness, but later she felt that most illnesses were just scare tactic and could actually be cured by treating one's own body.

For example, if you have a cold, it will take seven or eight days to recover after taking medicine, and it will also take seven or eight days to recover on your own without taking medicine.

There are also some skin diseases that get worse the more they are treated. It would be fine if you don't see a doctor, but the more you see a doctor, the more problems arise, as if you have all kinds of diseases.

She also has a lot of weird ideas. When she had leg cramps while sleeping at night, she said it was because she didn't eat enough meat.

Wei Yan tolerated her on other matters, but he would never agree with her seeing a doctor. Fortunately, he was always there to check on the fetus and her body.

Mi Niang said coquettishly: "I will watch it if you accompany me, but it is up to me whether to take the medicine or not."

"I will also consider it for you, don't worry, trust me."

Mi Niang, who is fearless, is actually afraid of seeing a doctor. In a way, this is a weakness that she is unwilling to face. She always puts her life last and is willing to learn and think more most of the time, never relaxing for a moment. In fact, she is already very powerful, but she never admits defeat.

He hugged her and said, "Take good care of the baby and don't think about anything else."

"Thinking too much will cause your hair to turn gray. Be good and think about happy things every day. Next summer, when you are out of confinement, I will take you out to play."

Mi Niang actually envied those who didn't have to worry about anything. She also wanted to lie down every day without having to think about anything, but she was afraid that she would be in a daze. Fortunately, she had Fang Wei Yan now. He would think of things she couldn't think of, and would accompany her to face things she was afraid of.

This is probably the biggest advantage of getting married. There are some things that even parents may not be able to talk about, but when she tells Fang Weiyan about them, there is no obstacle at all. They even wish they could be together forever.

Although we cannot hold banquets during the New Year, we still have to worship our ancestors. Mi Niang's name has been officially recorded in the family tree. Although it is a bit hard for her to kowtow to the ancestors of the Fang family, it is still something worth being happy about no matter what.

No one from the second house, including the children, came this time. In a sense, the fact that the second house was expelled from the family tree and still received preferential treatment was already a sign of the conscience of everyone in the mansion.

When Shen and Xiangjun saw that Mi Niang was pregnant, they both said, "Be careful."

"Yes, I know."

No matter what's going on inside, it has to look good on the surface.

After the ancestor worship, everyone went to have a family dinner. Old lady Weng, the aunt, Fang Yaqing, and the fourth and fifth girls sat at one table, while Mrs. Xu and her daughters-in-law sat at another table.

After dinner, everyone went to Songhe Hall to talk. Old Lady Weng first asked Mi Niang, "How are you feeling?"

"It's not bad."

"You must take good care of yourself as you get older. I have a white fox fur coat here that is the warmest. You can wear that when you go back later."

Mi Niang smiled and answered yes.

The lady was very envious, the child was a pain in her heart, but the more anxious she was the less likely she would get the baby. The experienced ladies also told her to relax, saying that the more one asks for something, the harder it is to get it, but the less one asks for something, the more likely one is to get it.

Shen was also speaking enthusiastically to Old Lady Weng. She was the only one among the younger generation of daughters-in-law present who had two sons and one daughter. Her two sons were studying in the Shen family. The Shen family was indeed good at educating children, and the two young masters who were spoiled in the Marquis' Mansion had also grown up to be decent adults.

Old Madam Weng loved her two great-grandsons very much, and Shen was very proud.

Her stomach suddenly moved, and Mi Niang touched her belly. She, who had never liked children, seemed to have different feelings about it.

The little guy seemed to be saying, Mom, I'll accompany you.

People often say that a married woman is a guest at her parents' home and an outsider at her husband's home. Married women can feel this best.

Just when I was feeling depressed, I heard someone outside say, "Master Si said he couldn't find his purse and asked Madam Si to look for it for him."

Everyone present was smart, and they all knew that it was Fang Weiyan who was calling Mi Niang to go back. Mi Niang said to Xia Lian, "What do you want from him? Go find it for him. I'm here to talk to the old lady and the mistress!"

Fang Furong made a rare joke: "Go quickly, since Wei Yan has chosen you, the girls can't find you."

Everyone burst into laughter.

There is an old red plum tree with vigorous branches at the entrance of Songhe Hall. Under the red plum tree stands a man in black fox fur. Who else could it be but Fang Weiyan?

He always wore plain clothes before, or dressed like a scholar. It was rare to see him wearing a golden crown and black fur coat, which made him look exceptionally handsome.

It was rare that he looked so calm, and he seemed even more dignified. Mi Niang felt as if the plum blossom in her heart had blossomed.

She never seemed to realize that her husband was actually a very handsome man!