Chapter 1326 Ten Taels of Red Seal
The old lady sat down by the bed and looked at Zhou Qiao with a smile.
The latter was covered in sweat, looking slightly uneasy, "Grandma, the child..."
"The child is fine." The old lady knew what she was thinking. Li's earlier search for a secret formula for conceiving a child must have put pressure on Zhou Qiao. These days, it's always good for a mother if her first child is a boy.
But the old lady didn't care about that. She patted Zhou Qiao's hand and whispered, "Your mother-in-law just brought the baby out to show everyone. The baby is good-looking, like Da Niu, but her mouth looks just like yours. She's very pretty and will definitely grow up to be a beautiful little girl."
As she spoke, she took out a red envelope from her bosom. "Here, this is for you. You worked so hard giving birth. Take this and buy something you want to treat yourself. I've prepared a gift for the baby separately."
Zhou Qiao was startled and was about to refuse, "No, Grandma, this is not allowed."
"Take it. If you refuse, I won't be happy."
Zhou Qiao looked at Da Niu, who nodded, "Please accept this as a token of my appreciation."
"Thank you, Grandma."
The old lady chuckled, "Alright, you've just given birth and you must be tired. Ayu will have someone bring you some food in a bit. After you eat, rest first. If you feel unwell, just tell Da Niu."
"good."
The old lady didn't say much, and quickly got up and left.
But as she turned away, she added, "Your mother-in-law was so happy holding the baby just now. She just said some unpleasant things, but don't take it to heart. Just focus on your postpartum recovery."
Zhou Qiao's eyes stung slightly as she watched the old lady leave, clutching the red envelope tightly in her hand.
When they looked at the silver notes inside the red envelope when no one was around, they were surprised to find that there were a full ten taels of silver inside. Even Da Niu was taken aback.
He knew the old lady was well-off now, but it wasn't easy for her to come up with ten taels of silver all at once.
The old lady went out and happened to see Ayu having someone bring over food. She then told Li, who was still showing off, to take the child inside so that he wouldn't catch a cold outside, since the weather wasn't very warm at the moment.
Just as Shu Yu was about to ask about Zhou Qiao's situation, Ying Xi rushed over and said, "Miss, people from the county government have arrived."
"The county government office?" Shu Yu was taken aback.
Yingxi nodded quickly and whispered, "It's Lord Hu. I heard that the streets were unusually lively around noon today because Lord Xiang personally came out of the city to greet him."
Shu Yu suddenly realized, "It was the official who delivered the imperial decree and... the people who were in charge of procurement in the palace?"
"Judging from what Officer Hu said, it seems so."
A look of joy appeared on Shu Yu's face. She turned to the old lady and said, "Grandma, I'm going over there."
The old lady overheard Yingxi's words. She knew that the palace had taken a liking to the sunflower oil, and when she heard her say that, she nodded hurriedly, "Go, go! Oh my, today is truly a double celebration."
Shu Yu hurried to the front hall. Hu Li must have heard about the commotion in the backyard, so as soon as he saw Shu Yu coming, he immediately stood up and cupped his hands with a smile, "Congratulations, congratulations! Your family has a new daughter. Brother Lu has become a father."
Shu Yu politely waved for him to sit down, then asked somewhat impatiently, "Did the palace procurement officer come with the imperial envoy?"
"Yes, but Lord Xiang asked me to tell you that this person who came this time is not an ordinary person from the palace who handles procurement, but... Lord Qi."
"Lord Qi?" Who?
Hu Li explained Qi Lie's background.
(End of this chapter)
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