Chapter 471 Rest (Part 1)

Eleventh Lady stroked her forehead which was not sweaty, and stammered, "No, that's not necessary. I'll ask Mom Gu to help..." But before she could finish her words, Xu Lingyi interrupted her with a calm but firm "That's it."

Qiuyu did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly called the little maid to come in and help Xu Lingyi wash and dress.

Madam Tian repeatedly reminded Shiyi Niang earnestly, "Your health is more important. Madam, you can't let the Marquis do what he wants. If it really doesn't work, you can call Madam Wen in to serve you."

Eleventh Lady was speechless. But she had a feeling in her heart that Xu Lingyi would not do this... She looked up and saw that Mother Gu had spread the bedding on the beauty couch, and hurriedly told Fangxi: "Put up a screen to block it!"

In a wealthy family, it was customary for the mistress to have a close maid to serve her during her sexual intercourse. However, Eleventh Lady had a strange temper. Regardless of whether Xu Lingyi was resting in the room or not, she did not like the maid on night duty to sleep in the same room with her. So everyone got used to it. Fangxi ordered a few rough maids to move the agarwood carved Four Seasons Ruyi screen from the east room.

The black lacquered furniture that filled the room seemed a bit unsightly.

"I remember there's a black lacquered ivory screen in the storeroom that can cure all diseases," said Eleventh Lady, "find it and replace it tomorrow."

Fangxi smiled and replied "yes". Xu Lingyi came out of the clean room and asked: "What are you looking for to change into?"

Why are you talking so much today?

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "This agarwood screen doesn't fit here. Let them go to the storehouse and find a black lacquered one to replace it."

Xu Lingyi nodded slightly, and sat on the bed to look at Jian Ge'er: "Don't you think he is getting fairer and fairer as he grows older?"

Eleventh Lady looked at it carefully.

His features are much more relaxed than when he was born, but they are so white that I can't really tell.

"But it was in front of me every day, but I didn't notice it," she said tactfully.

"That's why I said he's getting fairer and fairer." Xu Lingyi was more certain of what he said.

She touched the child's hair with a smile, undressed and got on the bed, "Let Jiange'er sleep between us!" She looked very happy.

"What if I accidentally press him down at night?" Eleventh Lady politely refused. "Let him sleep next to me!"

"Then sleep next to me!" Xu Lingyi whispered, "No wonder you're getting thinner and thinner... I think you're just worrying too much. Maybe you didn't sleep well at night." After saying that, he carried the child to his side without caring whether Shiyi Niang agreed or not.

Eleventh Lady supported herself with her elbow: "Be careful!"

"Don't worry!" Xu Lingyi imitated Shiyi Niang and placed Jian Ge'er next to his pillow. "When we were on the march, we didn't take off our armor, and our swords were placed under our pillows. We would wake up at the slightest movement." As he said this, he pressed Shiyi Niang down, "Just sleep peacefully!"

Eleventh Lady was still a little worried and repeatedly reminded him: "Then you should be careful!"

"Just go to sleep!" Xu Lingyi tucked the corner of the quilt for her, "Don't think too much."

Eleventh Lady had no choice but to close her eyes.

Xu Lingyi glanced and saw his son lying on the pillow. He found it very interesting and simply turned his head to the side to stare at him.

The skin was so soft that it looked like it was about to burst with fluff, the eyebrows were light, and the nose was straight... The more I looked at her, the more interesting she seemed. I simply sat up quietly.

Eleventh Lady had not fallen asleep to begin with. As soon as he moved, she immediately opened her eyes: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing!" Xu Lingyi smiled, looking down to see a pair of hazy eyes, like a misty moon, quiet and beautiful, his heart also became peaceful, "I just think Jian Ge'er is very interesting." Suddenly he lost his sleepiness, thinking that the two of them had not talked quietly like this for a long time, so he casually took a big pillow and leaned against it. "Why do you put Jian Ge'er next to the pillow? Wouldn't it be warmer to put him inside the quilt?"

Eleventh Lady doesn’t know either.

It was just that in the past, when I went to visit classmates or colleagues who had given birth, everyone put their children in this way. I thought it made sense, so I followed suit. When Xu Lingyi asked her about it, she didn't know how to answer for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "This way, the child will see his parents as soon as he opens his eyes, so he won't be scared!" There was a hint of hesitation in her tone.

Xu Lingyi laughed.

No matter how sensible and resolute a mother is, she will reveal her weak side when it comes to her children.

He thought of the old woman he met when he was sending Doctor Liu to the hospital, and whispered, "What happened in Gongxian Hutong? If it's not a big deal, I'll ask Manager Bai to help you take a look. You are in confinement now. I heard from others that if you get sick during confinement, it will be difficult to cure later. Especially in your current situation. It's better to work less!"

Eleventh Lady had never thought that her illness would be so serious. She leaned to one side, resting her head on her hands, and told Xu Lingyi everything that had happened: "...I was just a bridge. Fourth Sister-in-law is a capable person. In the end, it's up to her to decide."

"Although we are just connecting, I miss you." Xu Lingyi brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear and said, "Don't worry about it. I will write a letter to the commander of Shandong tomorrow and ask Zhensheng to take it and go to Shandong directly. As for the house," he whispered, "the shops and houses in good locations in Yanjing are all in the hands of old residents in Yanjing. We will see each other every day, and matters of face will always be discussed. It has to be passable. If they want to sell, they will never ask a broker to do it for them. They usually ask their friends to ask and sell it quietly, and the price is not expensive. Prince Shun has good relationships with people and has a wide range of social contacts. In the past few years, he was the middleman in the sale of the houses of Princess Changning and the Earl of Zhongqin. The New Year is coming soon, and the most houses are being sold at this time. "As he said this, he laughed, "Speaking of which, this is also the luck of the twelfth concubine."

Connections are indeed a resource!

"Thank you, Lord!" Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "It's just that asking the Shandong commander to help me buy the land... Isn't that a waste of time?"

Xu Lingyi smiled and said, "Now that there is no war to fight, it is a good opportunity to find him something to do."

As he spoke, he remembered something, "The Li family sent me a wedding invitation this afternoon. I will get married on October 26th."

There were too many people who called him by the same name. Eleventh Lady thought for a while before saying, "Mr. Li, the general of Fujian?"

Xu Lingyi nodded: "I thought you were still in confinement at that time, so I told Manager Zhao to go there."

"I heard from Sister Zhou last time that the family wanted to marry a daughter-in-law home as soon as possible, and Princess Tuocheng felt that it would be inconvenient for Li Ji to stay in Fujian, so she postponed the wedding to next spring. How come it was suddenly moved forward to the New Year? What happened?"

Xu Lingyi smiled and said, "In the summer, Li Ji surrounded and wiped out more than 5,000 bandits. The emperor issued a special decree to commend him and appointed him as the deputy commander of Quanzhou. He will return to the capital in a few days to thank the emperor. Princess Ancheng urged us to get married. So the decision was made in a hurry."

Quanzhou Commandery Assistant, fourth rank.

Eleventh Lady said, "Mr. Li is only nineteen years old this year!" She seemed quite emotional.

Xu Lingyi smiled and pinched her nose: "When I was 19 years old, I was already the commander-in-chief of the three armies!"

He was probably afraid that she had some issues in her heart, so he tried to comfort her!

Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "How many people can be like the Marquis?"

"That's right!" Xu Lingyi teased her, "Standing on the throne room, I looked around. I'm the youngest..."

The two were talking and laughing when the boy next to them woke up. He rolled his eyes around for a long time but no one paid any attention to him. Then he burst into tears.

Xu Lingyi hurriedly picked up the child and asked, "Do you want to drink milk or pee?"

Gu, who had come running over upon hearing the noise, said through the screen, "Lord, the Sixth Young Master wants to be fed!"

"Oh!" Xu Lingyi responded, and Shiyi Niang stood up to pick up the child: "I'll take it to the wet nurse!"

"Let me do it!" Xu Lingyi took off his shoes while holding the child. "You take a rest." He handed the child to Gu.

Gu fed the child, and Xu Lingyi carried the child back to bed: "How many times does he eat every night?"

"Eat twice." Shiyi Niang said, "Once at the beginning of the year, and once at the beginning of the year."

Xu Lingyi memorized it silently in his heart, and coaxed the child like a wet nurse. When he saw that the child fell asleep, he put the child next to the pillow and said with a smile: "Go to sleep quickly! Grandma Luo will come to visit early tomorrow morning. Don't force yourself. If you feel tired, just lean on the pillow."

"I understand!" Eleventh Lady said with a smile, thinking that Doctor Liu would give her acupuncture tomorrow, "...will the Marquis be there tomorrow?"

"Of course I was there," Xu Lingyi said, "You don't need to be afraid. Doctor Liu is very good at acupuncture."

Eleventh Lady also noticed this.

"When I was giving you acupuncture, only Amber was serving in the room." He whispered again, "In front of the Madam, I only said that I was going to diagnose you... Don't let it slip when you see your mother."

"I got it!" Eleventh Lady's voice was soft and gentle, like the spring breeze, warming your face.

The next day, the old lady and the second lady came to visit the patient.

"Just take care of yourself." The lady pressed Eleventh Lady's hand, "I'll take care of the household affairs. Taking care of your health is the most important thing."

The second lady said, "The most serious problem is misdiagnosis. Now that we know what the problem is, we can prescribe the right medicine. You don't have to worry too much."

Eleventh Lady thanked the Second Madam with a smile.

Mother Shi comes over.

"Madam Tai and Madam Two are here!" She smiled and bowed, handing the red lacquer and gold-painted box to Amber. "I heard that Madam Four is not in good health, so Madam Five asked me to bring two hundred-year-old ginsengs from our home to help Madam Four to recuperate." She added, "Madam Five got up early in the morning and was going to come to visit her in person with her servants, but she happened to be feeling unwell, so I had to come by myself. I hope Madam Four will forgive me!"

The lady became anxious when she heard this: "What happened to Danyang?"

Mother Shi's eyes and eyebrows were filled with joy: "Our wife is pregnant."

"Oh my!" The lady said happily, "This is really a great thing." Then she asked anxiously, "When did it happen? Has the doctor diagnosed it?"

"It's been a while." Mother Shi smiled, "But this time is different from the last time. Last time there was a huge commotion, but this time there is no movement at all. I just asked the doctor to check it out this morning. Otherwise, how could I dare to say such nonsense!"