632 Still made it clear
Wan Changsheng looked at Mei Niang and said, "My dear, you must stop crying. If your daughter-in-law sees your red and swollen eyes tomorrow, she will be even more worried."
Mei Niang wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, her voice choked with sobs: "Awu's mother is also worried and irritated at home. She is sick. Awu's grandmother, who was such a cheerful person, has been lying down for several days. I didn't even dare to tell Awu that her belly was so big.
He became an official, a marquis, and was asked to do everything. If I had known this would happen, I would rather be a doctor in Qingzhou City in peace and stability. It would be much more comfortable than now, and I wouldn't have to worry about anything."
Wan Changsheng sighed, "Don't worry, Mei Niang. We are safe, capable, and lucky. We have his master with us. The eldest son is such a stable person. Besides, we have the Dean here. His godfather Hao and uncle Zhang are also here. It's okay.
Erqiang is the same. If I had known at that time, I would have gone with my son, at least I could be by his side and watch him. "
Mei Niang shook her head: "What's the point of you watching? It only adds to your worries. My husband, I will go to the temple to burn incense tomorrow. I will eat vegetarian food during this period and pray to the Bodhisattva to bless my son to be safe and sound."
Sun family.
Sun Yinan checked his wife's pulse and said, "Well, she is much better today, madam, don't worry. Our Sicheng and Ping'an have traveled a lot, so they will be fine this time. Wanli and He Jin are with us, and Zhu Yuanzheng is also here. In fact, Zhu Yuanzheng is the most helpless person. He is in his early sixties and his physical condition is much worse than that of young people.
But he still couldn't bear to leave his son? The Imperial Hospital had to send half of its staff, so one of them had to go, or it wouldn't be acceptable.
The weather is much cooler now, so some viruses won’t spread as quickly as they did in the summer, and there might not be an epidemic at all.”
The old lady shook her head and said, "Have you forgotten that I also know medicine? It has been a month and a half since the flood. If there is anything, it should have happened. Why would I wait until now?
I just hope Sicheng and Ping'an are careful and don't meet the patient. I just think of a prescription in the backyard.
No, I will live in the temple from tomorrow and chant sutras and pray for them every day."
"Look at you, have you forgotten that Xin'er is going to give birth in early October? Madam, please get better soon. The family needs you at this time. Ma is careless, and Wu has fallen ill because she is worried about Sicheng and Ping'an."
The old lady let out a long sigh.
There are only seven or eight days left until the end of the month, and Xiner may give birth at any time.
Forget it. Let Ma take the gentleman to the temple tomorrow. After Xin'er gives birth, she will stay in the temple for another month.
"After Ping An left, Awu has lost a lot of weight. Her mother-in-law has also become noticeably thinner since she came back. She came to the mansion to see me and Awu's mother today, and her complexion was much worse than when she first came back. Tomorrow, I will ask Ma to pass by her house and ask her if she would like to go to burn incense with us.
Please call Madam Hu for me and ask her to go and tell Madam Ma that we can’t be late for burning incense and we have to come back on the same day. Xin’er may give birth at any time now, and we are the only ones around Zhou Heng.”
"Madam, Xin'er is living there. Ma is really worried. She discussed with me two days ago and wanted Zhou Heng to write me a rental agreement on red paper and give me a symbolic amount of one or two taels of silver. Then they can move into Xin'er's original yard. I am also worried about Xin'er. What do you think? But I still need to talk to Dad and Wu about this matter."
After a woman gets married, she generally does not stay in her parents' home to give birth or recuperate. According to the old saying, this is considered unlucky. However, there are some special cases where the woman will write a lease agreement on red paper to her parents' home, which is equivalent to renting the yard there.
The old lady shook her head. "No, it was possible before, but now Ping An and Si Cheng have gone to such a dangerous place. How can the family let a married woman give birth at home at this time? That's unlucky.
Dad is at the farm, let Siyuan and his wife live at Xiner's house from tomorrow on, you go there as soon as the baby is born, bring the midwife with you, it will be the same that way, I will talk to Ma about this myself tomorrow."
Sun Yinan nodded. This was indeed better, otherwise he would feel uneasy.
"Okay, I'll have Ma come over right now and I'll tell her about both matters at once."
Sun Yinan went out and asked the maid to find Ma.
Ma came over soon.
The old lady had told Ma about burning incense in advance, so naturally Ma was willing. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were both sick, and she was feeling bad.
"Ma, I just heard from your father that you wanted Xin'er to give birth at her parents' home. It was originally possible, but now that your eldest uncle and Ping'an have gone to a place like that, we can't let Xin'er give birth and recuperate at home. It's unlucky after all.
However, starting tomorrow, you and Siyuan will take your midwife to live in Xin'er's home. The two homes are not far away. Once Xin'er gives birth, your father, your sister-in-law and I will go over. Do you think this is a good idea?"
Ma's face turned red. "Mother, I'm so sorry. I only thought about Xin'er and forgot to consider that my elder brother and Ping'an were going on a long trip. How about we stay there in two days? You and my elder sister-in-law are still sick."
"No need, you should get up early tomorrow and go to the Wan family to ask Mei Niang if you can go, and if so, we can go together.
Ma, you have always been careless, but Mei Niang is worried about her son, so you must be careful when you speak in front of her."
"Mom, I understand."
The two families had originally planned to discuss the matter of Xier and Changzhi as soon as Mei Niang returned to Beijing. But now that the eldest brother and Ping'an have gone to the disaster area, no one has the time to care about it, so this matter can only be brought up later.
However, due to the Jiangnan incident, this year's triennial talent show has been postponed to October next year, so there is no need to worry for the time being.
Xin'er is due to give birth this month, Awu is due in the first month of next year, and Changyuan's wife is due to give birth in May next year, one after another. A large family is supposed to be a great joy, but now no one is in a happy mood.
Early the next morning, Ma went to the Wan family.
Mei Niang had originally planned to go to the temple, so she immediately took her people and followed Ma.
It takes more than an hour to travel from the capital to the temple.
As the two chatted, they talked about Xin'er's childbirth. Ma thought about it and took the initiative to talk about Changzhi.
Mei Niang was not very good at responding. She had only heard Awu's general account of the matter. When she heard Ma's detailed account today, she couldn't help but shake her head.
"Xin'er's mother, that girl is unlucky and cannot marry into a good family like yours."
She also thought of the Fu family.
"Mother Ping'an, our two families are so close that I won't hide it. Before you came back, my eldest uncle told us, why bother looking for someone far away? Xi'er and Changzhi are a good match, just wait for two or three years.
As soon as my eldest uncle said that, the whole family agreed. The old man said that he knew the family inside and out, and this was just a way to strengthen the relationship.
Ping An knows about this matter. My eldest uncle specifically talked to Ping An about it. He originally wanted to wait for you to come back to discuss this matter. If you are willing, you can settle it first and wait for Xier to grow up before getting married. The two families are so close, it will be convenient to travel back and forth. "
Mei Niang didn't expect to hear Ma talking about this matter when she came out to burn incense.
But the Sun family is indeed better than any other family. Changzhi is also a very good child. He is handsome and has become a juren at a young age.
"Does my Ping An know about this?"
"Of course I know. My eldest uncle said that Ping An doesn't want Xi'er to be selected in the draft either."
"A talent show?"
"Isn't it? The selection is held once every three years in the Zhou Dynasty. It is specifically for the royal family to select women from official families of rank 7 and above from all over the country. Anyone who is thirteen years old or above must participate. This year it was supposed to start in October, and the names would normally have been submitted by this time.
But something happened in Jiangnan this year, and I heard that it has been postponed. It is hard to say whether it will be postponed to the early spring or the second half of next year, but those who are already engaged don’t have to go.
Awu got engaged early, and Xin'er was also thirteen when she got engaged to Zhou Heng, and it was not a talent show year. "
Mei Niang was shocked.
Of course she didn't want to participate in the selection. Who in the royal family didn't have three wives and four concubines? No, not to mention the palace, even among the royal family, which one didn't have more than ten or twenty concubines in the backyard?
Her Xier definitely can’t do that.
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