"lady--"
Seeing Jiang Yushu's body stagger, everyone's faces changed in fear, and they hurriedly supported her, "Are you okay?"
Jiang Yushu stood firm, gritted her teeth, and rubbed her waist, which had been aching day and night. She calmed down and said, "I just got a little excited. It's okay." She cheered up and asked with a frown, "Are those escorts from the Longshun Escort Agency?"
The maid glanced at Lin Xiaohong, unable to conceal her anger, and nodded, "Yes! Their leader said his surname was 'Du', and he was holding an elderly woman, weeping and crying, 'Please give me my daughter back.'"
Jiang Yushu sighed and turned to Lin Xiaohong. "They must have come all the way here specifically to see you. But it's strange, judging by their tone, it seems like they're accusing us of deliberately imprisoning you."
"I, I don't know. I don't know anything." Lin Xiaohong was at a loss, confused. "Brother Peng has always taken care of the outside affairs. He told me to focus on taking care of the baby and not to worry about anything else. He didn't explain this matter to me at all, so he probably didn't know about it either."
The maid was at a loss. "They're kneeling at the gate, crying and begging, making a fuss. They won't listen and won't leave. They've attracted quite a few neighbors to watch. It's really outrageous. The old lady is so angry that she feels dizzy. What do you think? Should we report it to the police?"
Cuimei suggested uneasily, "The escorts are all skilled in martial arts and are rude and violent. If we can't defeat them, why don't we just report them to the police? That way we won't get hurt in a fight."
"Don't report it to the police!" Lin Xiaohong blurted out. Although she hadn't recovered her memory yet, she subconsciously pleaded for the Du family and said carefully, "They know there are officials in the government. Since ancient times, people have never fought against officials. There is probably a misunderstanding. Why not talk it over first and clear up the misunderstanding? Isn't that enough?"
Jiang Yushu was about to give birth, her back aching and her entire body unwell, unable to think clearly. She forced herself to think, pondered for a moment, and then said wearily, "We shouldn't hastily report this to the authorities, lest we be accused of 'bullying others with our power.' In this case, the person who caused it must be brought to justice. Xiaohong, you should go out and show yourself and explain the situation. First, you can persuade the Du family to stop blocking the door and making such a commotion. Second, you can dispel any suspicions from outsiders, so that the neighbors won't mistakenly think the Guo family is oppressing the people."
"Begin with courtesy, then use force." Her expression was serious and unpleasant as she warned, "If they refuse to accept our toast and insist on causing trouble, affecting the Guo family's reputation, don't blame us for reporting them to the police and going to court together."
"ah?"
Lin Xiaohong opened her eyes wide, panicked, and said nervously, "I, I should show up? But my memory hasn't recovered yet. If I meet my relatives and don't recognize them, will they believe I'm 'Du Feiyan'? What if they suspect I'm a liar?"
Jiang Yushu waved her hand and said without hesitation, "Don't worry, I will arrange for someone to accompany you. Don't panic, just be generous and tell the truth."
"I'm a little scared," Lin Xiaohong hesitated. She had once believed herself to be a poor village girl, but then she was suddenly told she was a wealthy woman. She was overwhelmed with surprise and disbelief. However, her memory hadn't returned, leaving her feeling insecure.
"If you don't go, who will?" Cuimei, who was rather aggressive by nature, could not help but say, "Our Second Master is not at home, the Third and Fourth Masters are at a banquet, and your husband is out again. Are you asking our wife to handle it herself? Don't you see, she is so pregnant, it's not convenient for her to move——"
Jiang Yushu was irritated. She raised her hand to stop her confidant. She looked at Lin Xiaohong and said, "You don't need to make the decision. Just show up. The Du family will see that I'm a normal person and won't make a fuss. Then, tell them that everything will be settled after your husband returns."
"Oh." Lin Xiaohong obeyed and said with courage: "Okay, okay, I'll try it."
Jiang Yushu ordered: "Remember, if the other party is unreasonable, don't argue, report it immediately!"
"Yes." The maid nodded repeatedly.
Soon Hall
"well."
"For no reason, what bad luck has befallen our family?"
Wang was very unhappy. Her face was long and she kept complaining. She said with disgust, "Most people in the martial arts world are unreasonable. Yipeng was too impulsive and married the wrong person!"
"After marrying the daughter of a escort chief, the Yue family is so unreasonable. How can he live a peaceful life in the future?"
It was a scorching June, the sun blazing high. Jiang Yushu was sweating profusely, constantly sipping water and wiping away her sweat, feeling inexplicably irritated. She controlled her emotions and calmly replied, "It's a done deal. They're pregnant, and the couple is loving and harmonious. They're clearly inseparable. Brother Gong will discuss other people's family matters with the Du family, and one side will always choose to compromise."
"Hmph, forget it. It has nothing to do with the Guo family anyway. Let them negotiate!" Wang's face was grim, and she kept looking at the door. "There's trouble at home. Why haven't Azhe and the others returned yet?"
Jiang Yushu leaned back in her chair, sweat on her forehead. "I've already sent someone to report the news, but we have to hurry no matter how fast we try. Please be patient, we should be home soon."
"Where are the children?"
"In the silkworm room, feeding the silkworms and playing."
Wang was completely baffled. "What's so fun about raising silkworms? One round isn't enough, so you raise another!"
Jiang Yushu smiled and said, "I bought a lot of silkworm eggs, and there are mulberry leaves in the garden. Raising silkworms and reeling silk is a great way to relieve boredom. It's really fun."
"Oh, you don't know!" Wang rambled on. "Yesterday evening, two mischievous boys wrapped a few silkworms in handkerchiefs, presenting them as if they were treasures. Then, when they opened them, the fleshy worms crawled around, giving me a fright."
"What?"
"That kind of thing actually happened? Well, I'll definitely tell them about it later!" Jiang Yushu was stunned for a moment, then suppressed a smile and said, "In my opinion, they have no ill intentions. I guess they just want you to see the results of their silkworm breeding."
Wang loved her grandson dearly, and her face lit up as she spoke. She said cheerfully, "You guessed right. They said they'd raise more silkworms and get more silk to make me new clothes."
The maid immediately complimented him, "At such a young age, he already knows how to respect his elders. The old lady is so lucky!"
“Only when children are properly taught can they become sensible.”
“It’s so rare!”
…
Wang was pleased and proud, temporarily putting aside the "unreasonable people in the world" and laughing from ear to ear, "Hahaha, no, those two guys were just talking nonsense." She glanced around and suddenly found that her daughter-in-law was sweating profusely. She was immediately startled and asked hurriedly:
"Yushu, what's wrong with you? You're sweating all over. Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Cuimei and Xiaotao were bending over to wipe her sweat. Jiang Yushu shook her head and replied softly, "Same as always. I don't feel any extra discomfort, I'm just getting annoyed by the heat. I want to go back to my room and rest for a while, but—"
"Your health is the most important thing! Just rest. I'll take care of things outside for now, and Azhe and the others will take care of them later. You don't have to worry about them." Wang was worried about her unborn grandchildren, so she stopped complaining and nagging and gave repeated instructions:
"Quick, bring the soft chair and take her back to her room slowly and serve her well."
"yes."
Unexpectedly, before the old woman could bring the soft chair, the uninvited guest broke in first!
Outside the second gate
The housekeeper led several servants, armed with sticks, and tried their best to intercept them. They pushed the two escorts out and shouted at them: "How dare you!"
"How dare you break into a private house in broad daylight? You have absolutely no respect for the law."
"Xiaogui, report it to the police, report it immediately, and tell them that robbers have entered our house!"
"Understood!" The servant took the order and ran towards the corner gate.
As the situation became tense, Du Laosi and his men retreated repeatedly, their voices trembling as they repeatedly explained, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. We didn't mean to offend you. We just wanted to take Feiyan home."
The housekeeper was furious and started yelling, "People have barged in, and you're still trying to argue 'no offense'? Open your eyes and take a look. Is the Guo Mansion a place for you to run wild? Get out! Get out!"
Meanwhile, Backyard
Several old women pushed each other and it was difficult to determine the winner for a while.
Lin Xiaohong was extremely distressed and ran away, "Hey, don't follow me!"
"Feiyan!"
"Girl, stop!" A woman in mourning, with red and swollen eyes, chased after him relentlessly.
Lin Xiaohong walked up the stairs, her skirt lifted, and said earnestly, "Please, stop making a fuss. We're staying at a relative's house, and you're making such a fuss. What's the point of it?"
The woman gasped for breath, grabbed her daughter, and cried heartbrokenly, "Girl, do you really not recognize your mother?"
Mother and daughter looked at each other, and Lin Xiaohong couldn't help but feel a sour taste in her mouth. She replied softly, "Didn't I just tell you? I was seriously injured and lost my memory. I forgot a lot of things. I'm definitely not pretending to be stupid."
"My poor child!"
The woman looked haggard and old, her eyes bloodshot. She pulled hard, her heart aching as she spoke, "Come on, return to Qinzhou with me, go home, and ask some skilled doctors to treat you. Feiyan, your father was so worried about you because you were missing that he fell seriously ill. Early last month, he heard that a man named Pei had given you to a friend as a concubine. He was so angry he vomited blood, but he couldn't be saved." She finished sobbing, "Hurry, come with me, go home, and kowtow to your father's spirit tablet."
"No, I can't go with you now."
Lin Xiaohong was determined, "I want to wait for Brother Peng. When he comes back, we can discuss the long-term plan——"
The woman was filled with rage, and she interrupted, "Silly girl, you've been fooled. Instead of killing your enemy with a knife, you're completely devoted to him. Are you crazy? Come on, follow me."
"Don't be afraid. Even if we have to fight against the government, I will definitely try my best to save you!"
Lin Xiaohong couldn't stand it any longer. She struggled to break free and shouted without turning back, "Brother Peng is not a liar. He has treated me with great kindness and love. I'm living a good life. Why should I run away with you? If you want to run, run by yourselves. I won't leave!"
"You, you—stop!" Du's mother always doted on her daughter, even doting on her. After all the trouble she had found her, how could she let go? She was afraid that if she separated, her daughter would be hidden by the "dog officials" again, so she stumbled and continued to chase.
At this moment, Wang's mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and others stepped out of the hall and looked around in shock at the messy situation.
"Who are you?" Wang's face turned pale, and she gnashed her teeth as she shouted, "Who allowed them in? Hurry up and kick them out! Kick them out!"
"yes!"
The servants rushed forward and pushed and drove away Du's mother and her entourage without any courtesy. In an instant, the courtyard was in chaos.
Jiang Yushu, supported by her trusted aide, was stunned for a moment. Then, without hesitation, she raised her voice and asked, "Have you reported this to the police?"
"We've already sent people to the government office to ask for help!"
Jiang Yushu nodded, "Okay."
In the chaos, Lin Xiaohong was annoyed by the entanglement, and she shook off her mother, feeling dizzy, and ran towards Jiang Yushu.
"Fei Yan, listen to your mother!" Du's mother followed with her eyes swollen from crying and her hair disheveled.
The next moment, Du's mother pounced anxiously, causing Du Feiyan to stagger forward and bump into the pregnant woman.
"Yushu, be careful!" Wang was horrified.
Cuimei and others stepped forward and resisted desperately, "Madam——"
In a flash, Jiang Yushu, who was about to give birth, subconsciously protected her belly and tried to avoid it, but her movements were clumsy. She staggered a few times and unfortunately fell towards the corridor pillar.
"Bang~" a dull sound, her forehead hurts sharply, her back leans heavily against the pillar, and then her abdomen hurts sharply, and a hot current surges from her lower body.
"Child! My child—" Jiang Yushu's face turned pale, and she panicked for a moment. Her eyes went dark, stars appeared in her eyes, and she fell into a coma.
I don't know how long it took
When she was awakened by a sharp pain, the man was already lying in bed.
Nanny, Cuimei and others, their eyes red, excitedly reported: "Madam has woken up!"
The two midwives rolled up their sleeves and urged Fang Sheng to remove the needles. "Hurry, hurry up, the two children can't stay here any longer, they must be born as soon as possible."
Fang Sheng held his breath and pulled out the silver needles one by one. "I'm fast enough."
Wang quickly approached and said nervously, "Yushu? Yushu? Wake up, the midwife is here to help you give birth."
Before Jiang Yushu was fully awake, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She shivered in pain, sweating profusely. She replied in a trembling voice, "I know, I know."
"Come on!" The anxious mother-in-law shouted, "Where's the ginseng soup? Bring it over and feed her quickly!"
Jiang Yushu forced herself to remain calm, drank a cup of ginseng soup, and then began to obey the midwife's instructions, enduring the severe pain and exerting her strength. However, even after her clothes were soaked with sweat and she collapsed, she still hadn't given birth to a child.
"Oops!"
"Madam has fainted again."
The two midwives were at their wit's end and turned around and shouted, "Hurry up and ask Doctor Fang to give us the acupuncture!"
So, Jiang Yushu was awakened by the sharp pain again, and took ginseng soup again, cheered herself up, and exerted strength... and then became weak and sleepy.
Everything went dark before my eyes and time passed quietly.
When she woke up for the fifth time, it was already late at night. Her eyes turned and met the midwife's frightened eyes. Her heart sank suddenly. She hurriedly touched her belly and asked in a hoarse voice, "Is the baby not born yet?"
Everyone hesitated, not knowing how to answer.
Big tears flowed into her hair, and she choked and asked, "Is it possible that I'm dying from holding it in?"
The two midwives forced a smile and shook their heads, "How is that possible? Madam, please don't let your imagination run wild."
"Feel it, the child is still moving and quite energetic."
"Then why can't it be born?"
"This... this... there's no rush, no rush."
The midwife forced a smile and said, "Come on, try harder, the baby will be born soon."
At dawn, birds sing crisply, and the dark blue sky shines through the window screens.
Jiang Yushu was exhausted, her face pale, her hair tangled with sweat, and she suddenly felt a surge of despair. She suddenly said, "Cui'er?"
"Ah!" Cuimei wiped her tears hastily, "I am here, what are your instructions, Madam?"
Jiang Yushu's eyes were blank. "I'm afraid I can't get through this. You, you quickly bring Ye'er here. I have a few words to teach him." After a pause, she looked at the midwife and tearfully instructed: "Then, you take a knife and cut open my belly. Be careful not to scratch the child—"
"No, no, no!" The midwife was dumbfounded, shrinking back and shaking her head. "How dare I?"
"We only know how to deliver babies and would never dare to kill anyone."
"Madam..." Cuimei, Xiaotao, Nanny Pan and others couldn't help crying.
Before she died, he could not see her. The marriage was over. Fortunately, her son was at home, so mother and son were able to see each other for the last time. Jiang Yushu was unable to save herself. When she was dejected and discouraged, she was suddenly hit by a sharp pain. She was caught off guard and threw her head back, screaming in pain.
"ah--"
"Oh no, there's nothing I can do."
"If we delay any longer, I'm afraid...both the adults and the children will be lost."
The two midwives were gloomy, and Fang Sheng was at his wit's end. The three of them discussed for a while and finally decided, "Second Master has instructed us in advance that saving Madam's life is paramount. Come, let's give it a try."
"Well, let's give it a try!"
The screams turned the faces of the people outside the door pale with fear.
Guo Hongxuan's scalp tingled. He swallowed hard, his voice trembling, "Mom, what should I do?"
"Alas, mother is neither a doctor nor a midwife. I am just as anxious as you are!"
"When my sister-in-law gave birth to Ye'er last time, everything went smoothly." Guo Hongzhe's lips turned slightly purple, and he was almost sick with worry. "It's too slow this time."
Wang stayed awake all night, anxious and sighing, "Twins are definitely a little more difficult. We must think of a solution!" She was in a state of confusion and ordered the housekeeper:
"Quick, go ask around. Is there a more skilled midwife in the county? If there's a doctor who's skilled at delivering babies, be sure to ask him to save my life! Three lives!"
"Yes, yes." The butler didn't dare to say "no" and left quickly.
Gradually, the sky brightened and the sun rose.
Just as Wang was anxiously taking out her anger, blaming the heavens, the earth and her family's fate, a loud baby cry suddenly came from the room.
"Listen, listen!" Guo Hongxuan was overjoyed. "A baby! The baby is born!"
In the room
"Oh, let me see, the one who was born first is, it's the older brother!" The midwife took a closer look and said with a sigh of relief, "Congratulations, Madam, on the birth of your precious son!"
A quarter of an hour later
"Be careful, hurry up, wipe it off."
The two midwives were very experienced, their hands and feet were nimble, and they said with a smile: "Look, the little sister is coming out too."
"Twins, boy and girl, congratulations, ma'am!"
Cuimei and Xiaotao looked at the baby girl, who was not much bigger than a palm, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
In fact, Jiang Yushu heard nothing.
When her son was born, her consciousness gradually disappeared. Her abdomen relaxed, and her soul also became lighter, floating in the air like riding on clouds. However, her body seemed to fall into a bottomless abyss. Her heavy eyelids closed, and she lost consciousness in an instant.
I slept for two days and two nights.
Jiang Yushu was half asleep and half awake, her breathing changed, and she vaguely heard someone talking:
"Alas, the midwife said that in order to save three lives, they had no choice but to use some means." Wang frowned. "It damaged her foundation. I'm afraid she won't be able to get pregnant in the future."
"Three lives!" the trusted maid consoled him. "The situation was critical at the time, and we couldn't even think about the future. Saving our lives was paramount, otherwise we wouldn't be able to explain ourselves to the Second Master."
Wang sighed, "Yushu is unconscious, and my granddaughter is too weak to swallow milk. How am I supposed to tell Honglei?"
"Don't worry too much. Good luck will come to you. Once Madam wakes up, it won't be too late to tell Second Master the good news in a few days."
Wang rambled on for a while, then stood up and left, saying as she walked, "Also, the court is really something. After dismissing her, why did they give her an official position? They're so powerful, yet they keep harping on a woman when they should have appointed a man."
The maid nodded in agreement, "Madam, your vitality is severely damaged. You'll need to rest for at least a year or two. How can you have the energy and strength to serve as an official?"
Wang said seriously, "I have to find a way to help Yushu decline."
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