Seeing that Shiyi Niang and Zhen Jie'er had only eaten half of their meals, the lady stood up and said, "Now that Jin'er is well, we are relieved. You are in confinement, so take a good rest." After saying that, she glanced at Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie and said, "You two, follow me back to the room to have lunch and take a nap. You still have to go to class in the afternoon!"

Seeing that his grandmother did not pursue the matter any further, Xu Sizhun was delighted. He took Xu Sijie's hand and nodded repeatedly.

Eleventh Lady didn't want to keep the lady, so she asked Zhen Jie'er to help send her out.

A little maid ran to Madam Wen and said, "Madam, the Madam is gone!"

In addition to Madam Wen, there was also Yang sitting in the room.

Madam Wen went to Eleventh Lady early in the morning. When she heard that Jing'er was sick, she thought that Eleventh Lady might not be in the mood to entertain her at this time, so she turned back.

I met Yang on the way.

"Sister, you're here so early." She smiled and bowed to Madam Wen. "You've already come out of Madam's room!"

Even if I don't say it, Yang will know it when she goes to the main house. Why do you have to do something that hurts others and does not benefit yourself!

So I told her the situation.

Yang was surprised.

The child doesn’t want to drink milk… so there’s something wrong with the child!

Going to see the child at this time would only cause trouble for my wife.

She immediately took Madam Wen's arm and said, "I've been busy with needlework these days and haven't had a good chat with my sister. I just happened to meet you today, so I'll go and have a cup of tea with you!"

Aunt Wen knew that she was also trying to avoid him, so she smiled and invited her into the house.

Yang asked about Zhen Jie'er's marriage: "Calculate the date. Someone from Cangzhou should be coming, right?"

Madam Wen asked the maid to brew the best Biluochun tea to entertain her: "Madam pushed it to the eldest lady after she came of age!"

Yang was slightly startled and said, "Then I have to stay for another two years."

"It's better to stay for two more years." Aunt Wen said with a smile, "You're older, and you'll be more sensible after you get married. It's not like being at home in front of your mother-in-law. If you make a mistake, no one will tolerate you."

Yang picked up the teacup and sipped the tea, then started a private conversation with Madam Wen: "I have done some needlework for Madam and the Sixth Young Master these days. But for some reason, Madam doesn't seem to like it very much and has never used it. My sister came in first and Madam values ​​her the most. I have always wanted to ask her what Madam likes."

"I am the worst at sewing. If you ask me other things, I can answer one or two, but if you ask me these, my eyes go dark." Madam Wen pretended not to understand and said with a smile, "Madam values ​​me because I am good at calculating!"

Seeing that Madam Wen answered perfectly, Yang couldn't help but criticize her for being cunning. Seriously speaking, she and Madam Wen were rivals. She didn't expect Madam Wen to give her advice. She just thought that she had always been humble in front of Madam Wen and Madam Wen had never been close to her or far away from her, and she felt a little frustrated. She also thought that she didn't know anyone in this mansion. If she wanted to know the dynamics of the main house, the best way was to be with Madam Wen... In this way, if something happened, she would be able to respond.

She smiled and talked with Madam Wen about family matters for a long time. A little maid came to report that the Sixth Young Master's illness was cured!

Yang felt something inexplicable in her heart, and the smile on her face faded a little.

Madam Wen was a worldly-wise person. Looking at Yang's flower-like face, she sighed slightly in her heart and said with emotion: "It's all good now - Madam had a difficult delivery first, and then the Sixth Young Master was ill. Now the storm is finally over and the sky is clearing up."

Yang was a smart woman. She immediately came to her senses and said with a smile, "It's a blessing for Madam to turn a disaster into a blessing." Then she took Madam Wen's arm and said, "We should go and congratulate her on such a good thing."

Aunt Wen smiled and went with her to the main room, where they saw a large group of maids and old women surrounding the Dowager and the Second Lady as they entered Eleventh Lady's room.

Whether it was the Taifu or the Second Madam, they treated her politely but also with a sense of distance. Unlike Eleventh Lady, she liked them when she liked them and disliked them when she didn't. On the contrary, she found them more approachable.

Madam Wen didn't want to join in the fun, so she pulled Madam Yang back and said, "Let's go later!"

Yang was a little hesitant, but when she saw that Madam Wen had already gone far away, she pursed her lips and had to follow her back to Madam Wen's room.

Just as they sat down and drank a cup of tea, the little maid came to say that the lady had left, so the two of them went to Eleventh Lady's room.

When Zhen Jie'er saw Madam Wen and Yang come in, she greeted them with a smile.

Madam Wen had given birth before, so she stepped forward and asked in a low voice about the birth. Shiyi Niang felt embarrassed to talk about this, so she said a few words lightly, while Yang carefully looked at the child beside Shiyi Niang.

She was wrapped in a bright red quilt, her cheeks were rosy and she was sleeping soundly. She had a high nose bridge and her face was somewhat similar to Xu Lingyi.

She lowered her eyelids and heard Madam Wen laugh and say, "Madam, you should get well soon. There are still a lot of things at home waiting for you to make a decision!"

Eleventh Lady nodded, with a hint of fatigue between her brows.

When Madam Wen saw this, she stood up and said goodbye: "Tomorrow is the Sixth Young Master's third-day bathing ceremony, you should go to bed early."

Eleventh Lady had been thinking about the child, but now that she was relaxed, she felt more tired than usual. Zhu Xiang helped Concubine Wen and Yang to draw the curtains, and Zhen Jieer also stood up and said goodbye. Eleventh Lady kissed the child's little face and fell asleep on the pillow.

* * * * * *

Xu Lingyi walked in exhausted and saw two faces, one big and one small, side by side on the big red pillow. They had the same black hair and the same peaceful expressions. He couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Zhu Xiang hurriedly went to greet him, but before she could say anything, Xu Lingyi waved his hand, signaling her not to speak, and then quietly retreated.

"Why is the child following the Madam? Where is the wet nurse? Hasn't she been chosen yet?" Xu Lingyi arrived at the main house.

"We left behind a wet nurse named Gu," Zhu Xiang said hurriedly. "Madam said that the Sixth Young Master just took a dose of medicine, so she'll stay by his side to see him off." As she spoke, a little maid came in with water for washing his face.

She helped Xu Lingyi wash and comb his hair, and asked the maid to bring in the food. Xu Lingyi took a few quick bites and went to the ear room.

When he heard that the child wanted to ask for Doctor Wu, he went directly to the palace without thinking much. While waiting for the emperor to summon him, he kept thinking about what to say to the emperor when he saw him - no matter who Doctor Wu came to the palace to treat, he had to get him.

After leaving the palace, he saw the servants waiting anxiously at the palace gate... Xu Lingyi still clearly remembered that he actually felt a sense of homesickness at that time...

Seeing these two faces again, lying safely in bed... I suddenly felt very peaceful and satisfied... I couldn't help but reach out and gently touch my son's little face.

Eleventh Lady suddenly opened her eyes.

"My Lord!" She looked at her in surprise, her eyes sparkling, her smile blooming, her brows filled with joy, "When did you come back? Why didn't you wake me up? I sent a servant to deliver a letter to you, did you see him?" As she spoke, she sat up and emphasized, "Jin'er took the medicine given by Doctor Peng, and he's fine now."

It seemed as if she had been waiting for him to come back so that she could share this happy thing with him.

For some reason, Xu Lingyi's mood suddenly became high.

He pressed her shoulders and said, "Don't always worry about the child, you should also worry about yourself. Go to bed!" He added, "I saw the servant you sent and found out that Brother Jin was safe and sound. I said goodbye to Doctor Wu at the palace gate."

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but turn her head - she forgot that she was in the side room and didn't see the shadow of the floor clock. She laughed dumbly: "What time is it now? Has the Marquis eaten yet?"

"I've eaten!" Xu Lingyi took out his pocket watch and looked at it. "It's still two quarters before 5 p.m." Then he asked her, "What's wrong?"

It was still two quarters before the afternoon... He had already eaten and changed his clothes... In other words, he had returned a long time ago... How did he tell the emperor? Did he force it?

Eleventh Lady had a lot to say to Xu Lingyi, but she didn't know what to say.

Her hand gently fell on her son's head and stroked his smooth, silky hair.

* * * * * *

At dusk, Mother Song came back and brought some medicinal herbs.

"I should have come back a long time ago." Knowing that Jing'er was well, her eyes smiled like crescent moons, "But Madam Yu asked me to talk to her and asked me questions carefully, so I came back late." Then she handed the herbs to Zhu Xiang, "They are two fifty-year-old ginsengs. Madam Yu knew that you were weak after giving birth, so she asked me to bring them back to you to replenish your body. She also said that there is a Changchun Temple outside Xuanwu Gate, and the abbot of the temple is good at treating pediatric diseases. She asked me to come back and talk to you and take the sixth young master to Changchun Temple for a check-up. Now that the sixth young master is well, I have to tell Madam Yu the news so that she can rest assured." She added, "Madam Qian, Xin'er is offering sacrifices to Lady Dou, and said that he can't come for the third-day bathing ceremony, but I must bring Xin'er here early after the full moon."

Eleventh Lady listened and nodded slightly. She asked Zhu Xiang to arrange a maid to report to Fourth Lady immediately, asked about Xin Ge's situation, and told Amber to go and see him in person tomorrow.

The next day, the women of Huang's family, Marquis of Yongchang, arrived first. Then the women of Lin's family, Marquis of Weibei, Zheng's family, Duke of Dingguo, Tang's family, Marquis of Zhongshan, who lived next door, all arrived one after another.

Everyone went into the room and looked at the child first. When the maid brought the brown sugar water, they sat by the bed and drank it, and asked Shiyi Niang if the birth went smoothly. Shiyi Niang answered selectively at first, but later, seeing that everyone was asking questions a little recklessly, she simply said that she had a normal birth. That was how it was, and it also led to Grandma Huang San talking about what she encountered when she gave birth. Shiyi Niang blushed when she heard it, but was laughed at by Grandma Lin.

After waiting for a long time until early noon, the Fifth Lady welcomed the people who stayed in Eleventh Lady's room to the flower hall for lunch, and one of the midwives from the palace performed the third-day baptism ceremony.

The basin was filled with various silver ingots. The first lady, the second lady and the fifth lady all threw gold ingots, which made the two midwives very happy. They kept saying auspicious words, adding a bit of liveliness to the occasion.

When it was time to give Jing'er a bath, he didn't cry or make a fuss. His pair of black jade eyes rolled around, which made even Lady Zheng, who was always cautious in her words and actions, feel surprised. After the third bathing ceremony, she held the child and looked at him for a long time before returning home.

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I was out in a meeting all day today, so the update is late, sorry.

The update will be a bit late, so please get up tomorrow morning and read it.

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I'll post a draft first and fix the bugs later!