"No need to put any more ribs in my bowl, I'm done eating." Jiang Hua quickly finished the last piece of pork rib in her bowl and wiped her mouth with a clean handkerchief.
"I'll go with you tomorrow."
Go deliver the invitation to Madam Meng, and while you're at it, check on Meng Xin's situation. So many days have passed without the Meng family's support; how are these two doing now?
"Shuanghua, you and the others clean up the dishes. Granny Luo, take the medicinal porridge to the west wing of the second courtyard."
"Yes, young lady," the two replied in unison.
In the west wing of the second courtyard, Zhao Dazhuang listened to his wife's tearful account and remained stunned for a long time.
"What? Didn't your mother ask you to bring chicken soup when you came over?" Jiang Hua walked in, looking at Zhao Dazhuang, but did not see Zhao Lishi.
"Chicken soup? What chicken soup?" Zhao Dazhuang asked blankly, his expression seemingly genuine.
Granny Luo silently brought out the medicinal porridge in her hand: "Madam Peiyun, this is a medicinal porridge that our young lady specially instructed us to make for you."
Peiyun was initially disappointed after hearing Jiang Hua's words. She hadn't seen her mother-in-law when she woke up. Was it because she was carrying a daughter that her mother-in-law didn't like her?
"Thank you, Doctor Jiang." Pei Yun glanced gratefully at Jiang Hua, then winked at her husband, Zhao Dazhuang, who belatedly took the porridge from the tray in Luo Mama's hands and fed her spoonful by spoonful.
"It's alright, you can rest and recover here first. There are plenty of empty rooms anyway." Jiang Hua changed the subject, glancing at Zhao Dazhuang, who was feeding Fang Peiyun porridge:
"When the time comes, don't eat anything you shouldn't. Your body is already weak, and getting pregnant is already difficult. Don't put yourself through this."
A strange emotion flickered in Fang Peiyun's eyes. Although Doctor Jiang was looking at her husband when he said these words, she knew that he was speaking to her.
The thought of the several packets of medicine her mother still had made the medicinal porridge she was being fed tasteless, and she lost her appetite.
"Peiyun, why aren't you eating?" Zhao Dazhuang asked, puzzled, not knowing what was wrong with Fang Peiyun.
"Dr. Jiang, is the baby in my belly a boy or a girl?" Fang Peiyun asked, still unwilling to give up.
"Whether it's a boy or a girl is entirely up to fate." Jiang Hua didn't look directly at her question.
“Yes, Peiyun, whether you give birth to a son or a daughter, they are all my children, and I will treat them equally,” Zhao Dazhuang also chimed in.
However, Fang Peiyun's face, which had just regained some color, turned pale again. She remembered the way her mother had acted in front of the Bamboo Goddess during the day. Her mother had already decided that the daughter in her womb was a jinx and would definitely not let her give birth.
As Fang Peiyun touched her belly, her thoughts were in turmoil, and her emotions began to become somewhat unstable.
"Peiyun, don't overthink it. My mother has always treated you like her own daughter. Have you forgotten?" Zhao Dazhuang said casually as he listened to her muttering words.
Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Fang Peiyun yelled, "Get out! I'm not listening!"
Zhao Dazhuang was stunned. This was the first time he had seen Fang Peiyun like this since they got married. He was at a loss for what to do. This morning, before he left home, his mother said she was taking Peiyun to town to see a doctor to check on the baby in her belly.
Nothing has happened yet. There are still pregnancy-preserving medications at home. He doesn't believe his mother would do what Peiyun just said, but he knows what kind of person his wife is.
Forget it, it must be a misunderstanding. Maybe Peiyun will forget about it once she recovers.
After much deliberation, Zhao Dazhuang, who had been struggling with the matter, decided to stop dwelling on it and let time resolve it.
Jiang Hua gave Luo Mama a wink, and Luo Mama immediately nodded in understanding.
"Why don't you go back first and let Madam Peiyun rest?" Granny Luo stepped forward and gently gestured for Zhao Dazhuang to return.
"Peiyun, I'll come see you again tomorrow." With that, Zhao Dazhuang turned and left without hesitation.
After all, he had been working hard all day at the dock and was tired, and his mother was waiting for him to come home.
"Stop looking, she's already gone." Jiang Hua saw Fang Peiyun gazing longingly at the door and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Dr. Jiang, thank you so much for saving my life today." Fang Peiyun smiled bitterly.
"Did you go to the Bamboo Goddess's place today and come back?"
"Dr. Jiang, how did you know?" Fang Peiyun asked, somewhat surprised.
"When I held you today, you smelled of incense and candles, and there was also the medicine packet in Zhao Li's hand."
She had seen medicine packaged like this before at the Bamboo Goddess's shop, but she hadn't paid attention to it at the time. It wasn't until she saw the medicine packet in Zhao Li's hand in the afternoon that she remembered it.
"Yes, today Mother took me to see the Bamboo Goddess. After she took my pulse, she touched my belly and said that the daughter in my belly was a jinx who would cause the Zhao family to be childless."
Fang Peiyun poured out her grievances to Jiang Hua about what had happened at the Bamboo Goddess's place that day. She had just told her husband about it, but he didn't seem to believe her.
Her husband's attitude also made her feel powerless.
"Isn't this nonsense? The sorceress's words are all rubbish. Where in this world would there be such a medicine? If there really were such a medicine, why would so many girls be born?" Granny Luo said indignantly, but immediately stopped talking when she met Jiang Hua's gaze.
"Granny Luo was right about the last thing. Do you believe the child in your belly is a jinx?" Jiang Hua said leisurely, "Just because she says it's a girl doesn't mean it's a girl."
"But she took my pulse?" Fang Peiyun hesitated. She certainly didn't think her child was a jinx. Even if he was, she would accept it, after all, he was a piece of her own flesh and blood.
"Taking a pulse? The Bamboo Goddess also knows medicine?"
"I don't know." Fang Peiyun shook her head.
How did she take your pulse?
Seeing that Jiang Hua had asked so many questions, Fang Peiyun had no choice but to imitate the way the Bamboo Goddess took her pulse without missing a single detail.
"Is she checking your wrist?" Jiang Hua looked at her speechlessly, then took her hand: "This is where you feel your pulse."
"Moreover, ordinary doctors cannot tell whether the baby in a big belly is a boy or a girl by taking the pulse. Only experienced senior doctors can tell by taking the pulse."
That's utter nonsense. It seems the lesson learned last time wasn't profound enough, and this bamboo witch is starting to play tricks again.
"Then what about the medicine my mother has?" Fang Peiyun was initially delighted, but then she remembered the medicine packet that the Bamboo Goddess had given to her mother.
"These are all unorthodox folk remedies that are harmful to the baby in the womb; they can be considered poisonous."
"Poisonous?" Fang Peiyun shuddered in fright.
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