Chapter 463: Newborn (Part 2)

In a daze, Eleventh Lady seemed to hear the cry of a child.

She sat up suddenly, only to see Mother Wan sitting peacefully on the kang, gently patting her son in her arms.

"Madam," Qiu Yu, who was serving beside her, hurried forward, "What's wrong with you?"

Hearing the noise, Mother Wan also came over following the voice.

What you think about during the day, you dream about at night. How can she sleep peacefully if the child doesn't eat?

"It's okay, it's okay." Eleventh Lady slowly leaned back on the pillow, "How is Jian'er?"

Qiu Yu's expression darkened as she listened. "He woke up once during the sleep. Mama Wan asked the wet nurse named Gu to feed the Sixth Young Master, but the Sixth Young Master refused to drink. Mama Wan had no choice but to feed him some water."

Eleventh Lady was anxious: "What time is it now?"

Qiu Yu said, "It's still a quarter to noon."

"Have you asked Doctor Wu to take a look?"

Qiuyu shook her head gently: "The servant said that Doctor Wu is on duty in the palace today. He can't leave the palace until 3 p.m."

After leaving the palace and going into the lotus flowers, wouldn't it be the beginning of the third month?

Mother Wan came over holding Jiang'er.

"Don't worry, Madam. As soon as the Marquis heard about it, he went to the palace immediately!"

Eleventh Lady was shocked: "When did this happen?"

Mother Wan said, "I left at noon."

In other words, we have been walking for half an hour.

Hand in the sign, see the emperor, ask for permission, go back to the lotus garden... one thing after another, even if it goes smoothly, it will be incomplete. By then, Doctor Wu should have left the palace. Instead of going into the palace to ask for the emperor's permission, it is better to send a steward to wait outside the palace gate!

Calculating in her mind, Eleventh Lady was slightly stunned.

Xu Lingyi often went in and out of the palace, so he naturally knew the pros and cons better than her, but he still went... Was it because instead of waiting, it would be more reassuring to do something?

Eleventh Lady took her son from Mother Wan's arms, looked at his sleepy little face, and leaned over to kiss his cheek.

The cheeks are soft and tender, with the tenderness and smoothness that only babies have.

It has been seven hours since you were born, but you have only drunk water a few times... What's wrong with you? Do you not want to drink your nurse's milk? Or are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? And you can't speak...

Thinking of this, she tucked the baby's blanket uneasily.

A little maid came in and reported: "Madam, the eldest lady is here!"

Qiuyu explained hurriedly, "Madam, you just went to bed when the eldest lady came. She saw that you and the Sixth Young Master were asleep. The eldest lady looked after the child for a while and then went back. She said she would come to see you later." When the madam woke up, she asked about the child, but she didn't have a chance to speak at that time. She took a small box from the tall cabinet that contained the child's clothes and said, "This is what the eldest lady sent over early in the morning."

When Eleventh Lady opened it, she found a pair of small red gold bracelets with a bunch of small crabapple flowers hanging on them. They were very beautiful.

She was very surprised: "Please invite the young lady in."

Sister Zhen wore a white top and a rose-red bodice, which made her look warm and bright in the early winter.

Shiyi Niang asked Qiuyu to bring the Jinji to her and pointed at the box and said, "What is this? It's too expensive."

Zhen Jie'er felt a little uneasy when she heard this, and whispered, "My second brother gave it to me before he went to Luoye Mountain. He said it was for my sixth brother."

Is that so?

Eleventh Lady looked at the crabapple blossom hanging on the bracelet.

Hanging crabapple flowers are mostly given to girls. At that time, the child was not born yet, so it was unknown whether it was a boy or a girl, and her child was the second son. With Xu Siyu's cautious personality, if he wanted to give a gift, he would only give a gold locket with something engraved with "Year after Year of Peace" or "Auspiciousness and Wealth" that would never go wrong...

Why did he give me a small bracelet with a crabapple flower hanging on it?

Could it be that Zhen Jie acted on her own initiative...this bracelet was originally worn by her when she was a child?

Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "Why did you come at this time?"

Zhen Jie was only a few days younger than Xu Siyu. Although she did not grow up together like other siblings, she had heard the maids and mother muttering about "our second young master" since she was old enough to understand. She wanted to meet this second brother very much. When she met him, he was smart and lively, and dared to sit on the steps, unlike her, who had to put a brocade cushion before sitting on the beauty chair, for fear that her clothes would be dirty and the lady would be unhappy. She was very jealous... Later, I felt that he was very pitiful... Especially after Concubine Qin died, her father and mother did not touch Concubine Qin's things. Xiulan, who had learned abacus from Concubine Wen and was later transferred to her house by Eleventh Lady to work, heard from Concubine Wen that, except for some items on the list, Concubine Qin had squandered all the bonuses and gold ornaments that Second Brother had received over the years, leaving only less than 100 taels of silver. ... When she heard the mothers in charge discussing what to give to Sixth Brother, she was afraid that Xu Siyu would be embarrassed. It happened that Concubine Wen had handed over all the ornaments that she had kept for her a few days ago, so she found this red gold bracelet that the Wen family gave her when she was one month old but she had never worn... She was afraid that Second Aunt would ask, so she came a little late on purpose.

She couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "I, I was waiting for the letter from here yesterday... I slept late... and I was a little tired when I got up.

"It's late." She felt more and more guilty as she spoke, thinking about what Eleventh Lady had taught her - if you don't know what to say, just don't say it. It's better than being hypocritical. She sat up straighter, raised her voice slightly, and said with a smile: "Mother, I heard from Mother Wan that father named our sixth brother 'Jian', is that true?"

Eleventh Lady became even more certain that her guess was correct.

Although she didn't know what the two children were up to, it was better for Zhen Jie'er to defend Xu Siyu than to add insult to injury. She followed Zhen Jie'er's words and said, "Your father and I both think this name is good..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang'er suddenly started crying.

Shiyi Niang hurriedly hugged Jiang'er and called Wan's mother: "Did you pee again?"

Mother Wan walked over quickly, took off the blanket, and the diaper was dry.

"Do you want to drink some water?" Mother Wan asked hesitantly.

"Then give him some water!"

Sister Zhen watched curiously. Brother Jian pursed his lips and spit out the water he was fed.

"Are you hungry?" asked Eleventh Lady.

Hong Wen ran off to call Gu over.

This time Jiang'er took the head in his mouth smoothly, but after sucking it twice, he started crying again.

Gu's face turned pale.

Mother Wan didn't care about all this and called another wet nurse.

Jiang'er turned his face to the side and cried loudly. Not only that, he also started coughing as if he was choked.

Mother Wan held the child upright and patted his back gently. He cried even louder and started coughing while crying.

"It's not like he peed, nor did he drink. He took two sips of milk and then stopped eating. What happened? Is there some other problem?" Thinking of what Grandma Wen said about the baby's shoulder being stuck when he was born, Shiyi Niang lifted the quilt and tried to get out of bed.

"Madam, you can't get up." Mother Wan shouted anxiously, "The imperial physician said that you have to lie down for a few days, otherwise you will suffer from postpartum illness." She wanted to send the child over, but she saw that the child was coughing violently, so she didn't dare to let the child lie down. She wanted to go over to stop Shiyi Niang, but she couldn't give the child to anyone else, so she had to shout "Qiu Yu", "Hurry up and help Madam lie down."

The crying of the child made Shiyi Niang heartbroken. She had refused to listen to anything at first, but she got up and held the child. She walked gently and patted him gently.

Mother Wan is overwhelmed.

I also thought of Xu Lingyi accompanying Shiyi Niang in the delivery room, and when he heard that the child was sick, he rushed to the palace to ask for permission...

If anything happens to my wife...

I just hope that Aunt Tian, ​​who is instructing the cook in the small kitchen to cook for Shiyi Niang, will come soon!

When Zhen Jieer first saw the nurse feeding her son, she felt a little embarrassed. But when she saw that the son was crying hard, she became worried and pulled Wan Mama aside to ask, "What should we do?"

Mother Wan was extremely anxious, but she suddenly had an idea. She gritted her teeth and said, "Madam, do you think we should ask Doctor Peng to come and take a look?"

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised: "Doctor Peng is still in the mansion?"

Mother Wan nodded: "The two midwives and Dr. Peng are all in the mansion." After that, afraid that Eleventh Lady didn't understand, she added, "If the Marquis is happy, let them have the Sixth Young Master's third-day bathing ceremony before leaving."

The third-day bathing ceremony is presided over by the widow, who can take away anything that is "added to the basin".

Thinking of what Dr. Peng did on the day of delivery, Shiyi Niang hesitated.

At this moment, Mama Wan just wanted to comfort Shiyi Niang and let her lie on the bed. "Didn't Doctor Peng say that she can't deliver babies? The Empress asked her to come because she can treat children's diseases." She stepped forward and pulled Shiyi Niang to the bed. "Since she came from the palace, she must have some knowledge. Otherwise, the doctors in the Imperial Hospital would not tolerate her. You might as well let her come and take a look. If what she says makes sense, we will act accordingly. If what she says doesn't make sense, we will just treat it as if we invited a doctor to come and consult."

Shiyi Niang looked at her son who was crying non-stop, and thought that even if everything went well with Xu Lingyi, it would take two hours for Doctor Wu to come. Could she just sit there and watch her son cry like this for two hours?

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated: "Let her come and see!"

Hongwen listened and ran out without waiting for instructions.

Mother Wan breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the crying boy, and coaxed him patiently.

Eleventh Lady felt some pain in her lower body, so she let Zhen Jie'er help her to go to bed and rest.

Less than half a cup of tea later, Doctor Peng arrived.

This time she wore a real purple jacket, which still looked a little weird.

Mother Wan held the child in her arms and showed it to her.

She had already found out the reason why she was called on the way, and as soon as she entered the house she checked Jiang'er's pulse.

The child's arms were small, and Doctor Peng's fingers were thick. Seeing that she didn't even touch the Cun, Guan, and Chi pulses, Shiyi Niang felt a little dissatisfied. Seeing that her eyes were darting around and she didn't seem to be concentrating on diagnosing the pulse, she was doubting whether she could really diagnose the pulse. She had already come to a conclusion: "Sixth Young Master swallowed something when giving birth. I have a rejuvenation pill passed down from my ancestors. Sixth Young Master, take three pills and you'll be fine." As she spoke, she took out three quail egg-sized wax pills from her purse and said, "Dissolve them in water and drink them three times."

If it were any other time, Eleventh Lady would have just given her a few taels of silver and let her go, but this time, she couldn't help but feel furious.

If you want to cheat someone out of money, you have to consider the situation. You even gave the pills to your child. What if he gets sick from the pills? This is so irresponsible!

Her face darkened, and she refused to let anyone take the wax ball. She said, "A floating pulse is like a log floating on the water; a flood pulse is like a surging flood; a weak pulse is floating and weak, and it is large and slow. I wonder what our brother's pulse is like?"