Chapter 513: Heat (Part 2)
Upon hearing this, Madam Wu smiled and said softly to Xu Lingkuan, "Master Wu, please give the child a name!"
Master Wu listened with a thoughtful expression.
The third wife smiled and said, "Why rush to get married when the baby is just born? It won't be too late to wait until our brother Qin gets married."
Newborn babies are usually given nicknames first, and then given full names when they grow up, for fear that the blessings and fortunes are too great for the child to bear. But when the Third Lady said this, the Fifth Lady was very unhappy.
Her child comes from a noble family, what is there for him to be ashamed of?
What's more, the boy named Jian from Shiyi Niang's family was also given a name at birth.
Xu Lingkuan was not very comfortable listening to this, but it made sense when he thought about it carefully. He was about to joke with his wife, but when he saw the grievance on her face, he immediately changed his mind and said, "I think it's better to call her 'Lian' Yanxian' Shen'." He is one of the brothers, and he will bring more brothers to Chuandong in the future, which means a lot.
The lady looked at the third lady and said with a smile, "That's a good name." Then she asked the fifth lady, "What do you think?"
The child was the seventh among the cousins, but the firstborn child in their family was the eldest. The Fifth Lady thought Xu Lingkuan should give the child a more resounding name, but the Madam nodded, and the Fifth Master's words implied that she wanted to have another child, so she nodded with a smile, took the child with a smile, kissed the child's cheek, and said softly: "Our brother Shen has a name!"
Mother Shi hurriedly said to Yifang: "Congratulations, Seventh Young Master, you have a name!"
The fifth lady smiled with a smile on her face.
The maids and old women in the room all called him "Master Shen".
The third lady couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
Even though she gave birth to two sons, she was not so frivolous.
However, the old lady who had a grandson did not think it was frivolous, and she instructed the Fifth Lady with a smile: "Take good care of yourself. Shi Mama will take care of the things in the house. Although the weather is hot, you can't just open the window and let in the cold air...", the old lady said "and the Fifth Lady responded" until the old lady saw that the Fifth Lady looked tired, then she stopped talking, smiled and said "Come and see tomorrow...", and then she went back to the house with the help of Eleventh Lady and the Third Lady.
On the day of the third-day bathing ceremony, a large group of people came from Hongdeng Hutong. Perhaps because they were all distant relatives, the Fifth Lady only introduced Mu, the wife of the Prince of Dingnan, to the Eleventh Lady and others.
Mu was about 27 or 28 years old, of medium build, with fair skin and delicate features. However, he was very shy and his face would blush when he spoke.
"Look, look," Grandma Huang San said jokingly, "Compared with Madam Sun, we are all shameless."
Madam Bie was shocked when she heard this and said hurriedly, "I have never seen the world. I saw the ladies panicking. How can you be shameless?"
"Sister-in-law, don't listen to Grandma Huang San." The Fifth Lady was very protective of her sister-in-law. "She was joking with you!" Then she said, "Sister-in-law, you haven't met Princess Fucheng yet, right? She is talking to my mother-in-law in her room!"
All the ladies, madams and grandmothers in the room knew each other well, and what they said were words she could not understand and could not interrupt.
Upon hearing this, Sun heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "I'll go and pay my respects to Princess Fucheng now!" Then she hurriedly said goodbye to Grandma Huang San, Grandma Lin and others, and went to the lady's room accompanied by Grandma Shi.
Grandma Lin laughed and teased the Fifth Madam: "Danyang, you have finally said everything your sister-in-law said."
Madam Wu refused and said angrily, "I didn't say much, did I?"
Everyone's eyes were on Mrs. Zhou, who had been silent since she entered the room.
Ever since Fang Jie'er gave birth to her second daughter, Mrs. Zhou rarely went out.
Seeing this, she smiled and said, "When I talk, you think I talk too much. When I don't talk, you think I don't talk enough." Then she sighed in pretended helplessness, "It's a pity that I'm neither left nor right... I have to endure your cold stares even when I stand here."
This remark made everyone burst into laughter.
Mrs. Tang Si came forward and took Mrs. Zhou's hand, saying, "Don't pay attention to these monkeys. Let's talk over there." She sat down on the armchair beside her and talked to Mrs. Zhou about her daughter's dowry: "The old lady left behind a double layer of pearl bracelets, each the size of a round pearl." They are very rare. My daughter's wrist is thin, and they fall down when she wears them. If she wears them as a necklace, they are too short; if she makes them into pearl flowers, it's a pity. I don't know what to do!"
Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "You've found the wrong person. You should have found Mrs. Xu for this matter." She was not very interested in the conversation.
"You are well-informed, and Madam Xu is clever and skillful," said Mrs. Tang. "I have nothing to worry about if I can invite you two to give advice to my sister. But you two are both of noble status, so I didn't dare to think about it. Since you have said this to this extent today, I will not be polite." Then she went to take Shiyi Niang, "You two, help me to work out a plan, and at least marry our sister off in a decent way!"
Ever since she knew that Mr. Zhao resigned because he was dissatisfied with the Tang family's attitude, Eleventh Lady has been wary of the Tang family and doesn't want to get too close to them. She smiled and said, "I can only take care of myself at home. How can I help your sister with strategies? It's better to ask Sister Zhou to make the decision!"
Mrs. Tang refused and insisted on pulling Shiyi Niang to sit next to Madam Zhou.
Grandma Lin looked at this and whispered to Grandma Huang: "I heard that the Tang family wants Mr. Tang San to divorce his wife. It seems that the Tang family is going to make efforts to deal with the Zhou family."
Mrs. Huang curled her lips and said nothing.
These days, she often visited the Xu family. Mrs. Tang Si once gave four hundred-year-old ginsengs to Shiyi Niang on the pretext that she was not in good health. Shiyi Niang thought the gift was too expensive, so she gave it to the Empress. Later, she sent some cloth and other things one by one. Shiyi Niang entered them into the account and sent gifts in return according to the value of the things. Mrs. Tang Si had just stopped these few days.
A maidservant opened the curtain over there, and the Third Lady came in accompanied by a group of maids and old women: "The banquet over there has been set up, everyone please go over and take a seat!" Yesterday she took the initiative to ask the Dowager and the Fifth Lady to help arrange the third-day baptism ceremony for Huang'er.
Someone who knew me laughed and said, "Hey, when did you return to Beijing?"
"I'll be back in the first month of the year." The Third Lady said with a smile, "Our brother Qin is getting married." The date is set for September 16th. We have to wait until this important event is done before going to Shanyang. We should come over for a drink then."
"Of course, of course." She also invited Grandma Lin, Grandma Huang, Madam Tang, and others: "You must come when the time comes." She also reminded Madam Tang, "If you meet Grandma Tang Jiu from the West Courtyard, please let me know. I will go to her house in person in a few days."
Mrs. Tang Si smiled and said, "I will definitely tell them." Mrs. Huang San whispered to Shiyi Niang, "Does your family have any dealings with the Tang family's west courtyard?"
The branch of the Zhongshan Marquis family, who was five generations away, lived in the west courtyard of the Tang family.
Eleventh Lady thought for a moment and said, "Maybe Third Sister-in-law has a personal relationship with that person!"
Later, when I was writing the invitations, I found out that the Third Lady had once gone to the Tang family for a wedding banquet, and it happened that the daughter of Grandma Tang Jiu in the West Courtyard was celebrating her 100th day, so she had sent two pieces of satin as a gift.
The Fifth Lady was so angry that her face turned purple: "I was wondering why she suddenly became so enthusiastic and rushed to help with Tou'er's third-day baptism and full-month ceremony. It turns out that she wanted to treat their son Qin." She then said to Eleventh Lady, "Fourth Sister-in-law may not know yet? She also invited two sisters-in-law from my distant family... When the time comes, she will abandon the two children at home and go to Shanyang by herself. If there are any weddings or funerals in the homes of my two sisters-in-law, do I have to force my nephew's wife to pay money to repay her kindness? She acts like she has never seen the world. Where can I save face!"
Brother Shen had diarrhea, and Eleventh Lady came to visit him. She didn't expect that Fifth Lady would say these to her.
The Fifth Lady couldn't do such a thing, and neither could she.
Eleventh Lady patted Chen Ge'er gently and said with a smile, "Sometimes I envy those women in the market who cry, make a fuss, and even hang themselves. They are actually happier than us!"
The Fifth Lady was slightly stunned, then she chuckled.
There was a softer look in his eyes when he looked at Eleventh Lady.
"September is a cool and crisp month, the perfect time to enjoy chrysanthemums and eat crabs. I had planned to invite Qiniang to stay in Beijing for a while on the occasion of Qin'er's 100th day celebration." She frowned. "Now it seems that I'd better wait until Qin'er gets married before writing to him! Otherwise, she will rush over excitedly and bump into us."
Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "Just write the letter. Third sister-in-law not only invited my fourth sister and twelfth sister, but also my seventh sister!"
Madam Wu was speechless for a long while before she said, "We really underestimated her!"
Eleventh Lady laughed again after hearing this.
The baby boy frowned.
Eleventh Lady quickly stopped laughing: "You almost woke up our Huang-ge'er!"
When Mrs. Wu saw that she looked at Huang'er with a gentle and doting look, just like when she looked at Jiang'er as a child, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
"Fourth sister-in-law is not in good health, you should give him to the wet nurse!"
The Fifth Lady always valued the child very much, so Shiyi Niang handed the child to the wet nurse without any hesitation and smiled. The Fifth Lady then talked to her about Qi Niang.
"There has been no movement. The old lady of the Zhu family is always complaining about me. Master Zhu can't do anything about it. A few days ago, Qi Niang even went back to her parents' home and stayed there for more than half a month before she responded."
Qi Niang never mentioned any of these things to Shiyi Niang.
"So, how is she now?"
"She didn't say it, but I think she must have a hard time." Madam Wu sighed. "That's why I want to bring her to Beijing to stay for a while. See if I can find a doctor to take a closer look at her."
Eleventh Lady felt a little embarrassed.
Although she and Qi Niang are sisters, they are not as close as the Fifth Lady.
"I have advised her to take a concubine," said the Fifth Lady, "but she didn't listen. She said she would rather divorce. I don't know what to say. Now that she is here, Fourth Sister-in-law should persuade her!"
Eleventh Lady vaguely understood Seventh Lady's feelings.
Zhu Anping is not only her husband, but also her lover. So she can't stand it and would rather separate than compromise, right?
Back in the house, she asked Xu Lingyi: "Can you check whether Zhu Anping had any children before?" Xu Lingyi smiled and said: "Then it would be better to take a concubine. At least her background is clean."
"I'm not doing this for this!" Eleventh Lady groaned, "Qiniang has been looking for doctors and medicine everywhere, but there has been no response. If it is really Qiniang's problem, once she knows about it, she will be able to make up her mind what to do!" Xu Lingyi thought about it and agreed readily.