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 Madam smiled and said, "It's just a newborn, why rush so much? It won't be too late to get married after our Qin'er gets married."

Newborn babies are usually given nicknames first, and then given full names when they grow up, for fear that the child will not be able to bear too much fortune. But after the Third Lady said this, the Fifth Lady was very unhappy.

Her child comes from a noble family, what is there to be ashamed of!

What's more, Jing'er, the son of Eleventh Lady, was also given a name at birth.

Xu Lingkuan was not very comfortable listening to this, but after thinking about it carefully, it made sense. He was about to joke with his wife, but when he saw her face full of grievance, he immediately changed his mind and said, "I think it's better to call him '诜', which means '诜' first. He is one of the brothers, and he will bring more brothers in the future..."

诜 has many meanings.

The lady looked at the third lady and said with a smile, "This is a good name." Then she asked the fifth lady, "What do you think?"

The child was the seventh among the cousins, but the first child in their family was the eldest son. The Fifth Madam 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 more children, so she nodded with a smile, took the child with a smile, kissed the child's cheek, and said softly: "Our brother has a name!"

Mother Shi hurriedly said, "Congratulations, Master Seven, you have a name!"

The fifth lady raised her face and smiled.

All the maids and old women in the room called him "Master Shen".

The third lady couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

She gave birth to two sons but she was not so frivolous.

The old lady who had a grandson did not think this was frivolous, and she smiled and told the fifth lady: "Take good care of yourself. Mother Shi will take care of the things in the house. Although the weather is hot, you can't open the window and let in the cold wind..."

The old lady spoke a word and the fifth lady responded. The old lady stopped talking only when she saw that the fifth lady looked tired. She smiled and said, "I'll see you tomorrow." Then she went back to the house with the help of Eleventh Lady and Third Lady.

On the day of the third-day bathing ceremony, a large group of people came from Hongdeng Hutong. Maybe 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 twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, of medium build, with fair skin and delicate features. However, he was very shy and his face would blush when he opened his mouth.

"Look, look," Grandma Huang San said jokingly, "Compared with Madam Sun, we are all shameless."

Madam Sun was shocked when she heard this and said hurriedly, "I have never seen the world. I saw that you ladies were in a panic. You are 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 seen 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, and what they said were words that 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 right away!" Then she hurriedly said goodbye to Grandma Huang San, Grandma Lin and others, and went to the lady's room accompanied by Mama 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!"

Everyone's eyes were on Mrs. Zhou, who had remained silent since she entered the room.

Ever since Fang Jie'er gave birth to her second daughter, Mrs. Zhou rarely goes out.

Seeing this, she smiled and said, "When I talk, you think I talk too much. When I don't talk, you think I talk too little." Then she sighed in pretended helplessness, "Poor me, I'm neither left nor right... I have to endure your cold stares just standing here."

These words made everyone burst into laughter.

Mrs. Tang Si came forward and took Mrs. Zhou's hand: "Don't pay attention to these monkeys, let's talk." She sat on the armchair beside her and talked to Mrs. Zhou about her daughter's dowry: "... The old lady left a double-layer pearl bracelet, each the size of a longan, which is very rare. My daughter's wrist is thin, and it falls down when she wears it. If she wears it as a necklace, it's too short; if she makes it into a pearl flower, it's a waste. I don't know what to do!"

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "You've found the wrong person. You should talk to Mrs. Xu about this matter." She was not very interested in the conversation.

"You are well-informed, and Madam Xu is clever and skillful," Mrs. Tang said nicely, "I have nothing to worry about if I can invite you two to give me some advice for my daughter. It's just that you two are of noble status, so I didn't dare to think about it. Since you have said this today, I won't be polite." Then she went to take Eleventh Lady, "You two should help me think about it and marry my daughter off in a decent way!"

Ever since she knew that Mr. Zhao resigned due to dissatisfaction 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 do some things at home. How can I help your sister with advice? 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 harm the Zhou family."

Grandma Huang San 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 Shiyi Niang was not in good health. Shiyi Niang thought the gift was too heavy and gave it to the Empress. Later, she sent some cloth and other things intermittently. Shiyi Niang recorded them one by one and sent gifts in return according to the value of the things. Mrs. Tang Si had just stopped these days.

A maidservant opened the curtain over there, and the Third Lady came in, surrounded by a group of maids and old women. "The banquet over there has been set up, everyone please move 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 Brother Chen.

Someone who knew him well 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, "My brother Qin is getting married on September 16th. We have to wait until this important event is over before going to Shanyang. Then we'll come over to have a drink."

"That's natural, that's natural."

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 our house in person in a few days to invite them."

Mrs. Tang Si smiled and said, "I will definitely pass on the message."

Huang San's grandmother asked Shiyi Niang in a low voice: "Does your family have any dealings with the Tang family's west courtyard?"

The branch of the Zhongshan Marquis family, who was five generations removed from their lineage, 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 place!"

It was only later, when I was writing the invitations, that I found out that once the Third Lady went 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 was so enthusiastic all of a sudden. She rushed to help with the third-day baptism and full-month ceremonies of Chen'er. It turns out that she wanted to treat their son Qin." She then said to the Eleventh Lady, "Fourth Sister-in-law may not know yet? She also invited two sisters-in-law from my mother's family who are distant relatives... When the time comes, she will just leave the two children at home and go to Shanyang by herself. If there are any weddings or funerals in the families of my two sisters-in-law, am I going to force my nephew's wife to pay money to repay her kindness! She is acting so ignorant, how can I save face!"

Brother Chen 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 scene, and even hang themselves, but they are more relaxed than us!"

The Fifth Lady was slightly stunned, then burst out laughing.

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 Qi Niang to stay in Beijing for a while on the occasion of Chen Ge'er's 100th day celebration." She frowned, "Now it seems that I'd better wait until Qin Ge'er gets married before writing to him! Otherwise, she will rush over excitedly and bump into me."

Eleventh Lady laughed: "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 in the cradle frowned.

Eleventh Lady quickly stopped laughing: "You almost woke up our brother!"

When the Fifth Lady saw that the look she gave to Chen Ge'er was gentle and doting, just like when she looked at Jin Ge'er, 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, and Shiyi Niang was not polite, and smiled as she handed the child to the wet nurse. 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 at home. Master Zhu can do nothing about it. A few days ago, Qi Niang went back to her parents' home and stayed there for more than half a month before returning."

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 be having a hard time." Madam Wu sighed, "That's why I wanted to bring her to Beijing to stay for a while. I want to see if I can find a doctor to take a closer look at her."

Eleventh Lady felt a little ashamed.

Although she and Qi Niang are sisters, they are not as close as the Fifth Lady.

"I have advised her to take a concubine." Fifth Madam said, "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 try to 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, "It would be better to take a concubine. At least she has a clean background."

"I'm not doing this for this!" Eleventh Lady pondered, "Qiniang has been looking for doctors and medicine everywhere, but there is no progress. If it is really Qiniang's problem, she will know and make up her mind what to do!"

Xu Lingyi thought about it and agreed readily.

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Transition chapter!

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