The Huo family has said that this is a critical moment.

As long as Dai Shu studies hard and performs well at the Imperial Academy, he can become a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations) and then a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the metropolitan-level imperial examinations).

The Lu family has never produced such a talent before!

So what if I changed my surname?

That blood also flows in their veins.

When Daishu gains power and fame in the future, he can kick the Huo family out and then come back. In the end, his own family will benefit. In that case, he can just raise Xiao Zhu like a pig!

Old Zhu was keeping a close eye on the situation.

We wait for the doctor to take good care of Xiao Zhu.

Only then did she arrive belatedly, walking up to Little Zhu's side and asking, "What happened? She was perfectly fine before even leaving the house, how did she end up like this!"

"Waaah!" Little Zhu was about to speak.

The moment the severed tongue moved, the pain brought tears streaming down her face.

He reached out as if to point towards Su Jiaoniang.

But my wrist hurts too!

She is a person, a living, breathing person.

Waaah!

Little Zhu desperately wanted to know who had done it.

However, she couldn't express anything, which was quite frustrating.

Little Zhu was in so much pain.

Enraged, her eyes glazed over, and she fainted.

Old Madam Zhu glanced at it and ordered her servants to attend to her.

He's gone off to enjoy his retirement.

Old Lu is enjoying himself in the county town right now. He even bought a few cheap girls from brothels to serve him as concubines. The two concubines are young and tender, and they are standing in front of Old Zhu.

Say something casually, or have a good cry.

That would make Old Man Lu feel sorry for him.

Now Old Man Lu doesn't have to do anything; he can just lie in bed and enjoy himself.

Old Zhu has been with Old Man Lu for so many years.

At this moment, he naturally couldn't stand people doing such reckless things in front of him.

Why should I?!

She's the one who suffers and toils, but now that she has money, she just squanders it.

Is this how you live your life?

Old Zhu got angry and took Little Zhu back to the village.

Who would have thought this would happen?

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Several days have passed.

Su Jiaoniang gradually ate less and less!

I'm getting more and more sleepy every day.

However, my lower back started hurting again.

At night, he could only sleep sitting on the tatami mat.

I slept for less than an hour before waking up exhausted. I got up and walked around to make myself feel better before continuing my walk.

Who the hell told her that getting pregnant and having a baby is easy?

Su Jiaoniang woke up and fell asleep repeatedly.

I ate a little something this morning, but I felt so full that I couldn't eat anymore. After a while, I got hungry again.

What I want to eat changes every day.

Fortunately, Madam Xie had a good temper. Knowing that Su Jiaoniang was also feeling unwell, she patiently prepared food for her. If the food didn't suit her taste, she would immediately change it. After all, it was a matter for the courtyard, and apart from the kitchen, she couldn't manage anything else.

Seeing that Su Jiaoniang was asleep, Xie Shi's face relaxed.

He even took out a palm-leaf fan and gently waved it for Su Jiaoniang.

With the arrival of summer, pregnant women face greater challenges than others. Their bodies take precautions, resulting in higher body temperatures, which can be just as unbearable for them.

Shaking it gently without permission.

It shook away the flies and mosquitoes, and also shook away the unease and resentment in my heart.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from outside.

"Is Madam home?" Huang Erlan stood outside and peeked inside.

Xie quickly shushed her, but Su Jiaoniang, who had just fallen asleep, opened her eyes.

Huang Erlan spotted Su Jiaoniang and cheerfully said, "Madam, some constables have come to our chili field. They said they want to take some seedlings back to learn how to plant them. The next batch will be sent to other villages in the county town for planting..."

Huang Erlan felt extremely reluctant to part with it.

No one would be willing to give away their own things to someone else!

“Just do as I say,” Su Jiaoniang said.

The promotion of chili peppers has benefited Lucheng, making the city prosperous, which has enabled her to live a stable life here.

A single tree cannot make a forest.

There's nothing wrong with changing your living environment.

As for relying on the imperial court...

The officials in the imperial court were all busy vying for power.

Who truly cares about the lives and deaths of ordinary people?

I took it to heart and really took it seriously.

Sometimes, seeing what those officials in the court did, she really wanted to overthrow the court and replace it with a group of people who would truly serve the people.

However, with such a large court and so many people ruling this country, it is impossible to rule it all.

She did it all by herself.

It's not that powerful.

Su Jiaoniang saw Huang Erlan off.

I got up and took a walk around the courtyard.

Her once slender legs now look like swollen loaves of bread.

If you press down on the body, you can see a section that has sunk in.

It bounces back slowly.

Instead of instantaneous recovery.

There are no stretch marks on my belly yet.

But whether it will happen in the future is not very clear.

“Madam, I got some ointment from Doctor Liu. Applying it to my body will reduce the chances of stretch marks. Doctor Liu said that once these marks appear, they are very difficult to remove, so it’s best to prevent them from forming.”

"Is Dr. Liu proficient in all these areas?"

It was only then that Su Jiaoniang discovered that there was a Doctor Liu, which made her life much more convenient and easier.

Many things will be solved with the help of others.

Madam Xie applied medicine to Su Jiaoniang and watched as she leaned back in her recliner, exhausted.

Gently massaging his legs.

Get the blood circulating.

Lu Wujiu also arrived at the courtyard at this time.

Standing outside, wearing a mask.

If you take off the mask.

The villagers will definitely cause more trouble.

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