Chapter 345 Pregnancy
Tian looked at the greasy spots on her body and felt that her daughter's words made more sense.
This daughter-in-law has been accustomed to things and has become too unruly! She can't even hold a spoon after a long time. She needs to learn the rules and regulations, otherwise after she dies, this family will be in chaos.
Tian ate her lunch calmly.
Dou Ming breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed his aching waist. He bent his knees and prepared to leave as usual, but Tian stopped him: "From today on, put the affairs of the household aside. You should learn the rules from me first." Then she instructed the personal nanny, "Madam, please stand against the wall for two incense sticks, and then you will tell you how to perform the blessing ceremony." After that, she took a Buddhist scripture, spread it on the table on the kang and began to recite silently without even looking at Dou Ming, who was in shock.
Tian's personal nanny asked Dou Ming with a fake smile: "Madam, please follow me!"
Dou Ming was not a person who was good at forbearance. He had been so humble these days only because he felt guilty. Seeing that Tian was getting more and more demanding, she even asked him to learn how to stand and walk. It was clearly a deliberate embarrassment. Dou Ming also thought that she had a rich dowry and had never taken advantage of the Wei family in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities. Why would the Wei family treat her badly? Moreover, Wei Tingyu was in collusion with his mother and sister. He knew that his mother was making things difficult for him, but he still stayed in the study. She had brought food to see him several times, but he turned her down every time. He made her be laughed at by those maids. This was really intolerable! She held her breath in her chest, her face flushed red, and she said to Tian in a stiff tone: "Mother-in-law, if you are not satisfied with something, just say it directly. Why do you have to point fingers at others and act like a mean person? It makes people feel disgusted! "
"You!" Tian was so angry that her face turned pale. After a long while, she calmed down and said calmly, "No wonder your mother was promoted to the first wife after forcing the first wife to death. It's true that like dragons, like phoenixes, like phoenixes. The son of a mouse can dig holes. You are really smart."
Now it was Dou Ming's turn to turn pale.
Her mind was buzzing, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses. She said timidly, "Since I have entered the Wei family, I am the daughter-in-law of the Wei family. Mother, what you said is not a slap in my face, but a slap in the face of the Marquis and the Wei family."
Tian was not one to argue. After holding it in for a long time, she said, "Since you know you are the daughter-in-law of the Wei family, you should abide by the rules of the Wei family. If you think that I am slapping you in the face by asking you to stand against the wall, you might as well stop being the daughter-in-law of our Wei family and go back to your parents' home!"
If you don’t want to do it, then don’t do it!
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Dou Ming didn't have the courage to say them.
If it were in the past, she would have been confident that she could control Wei Tingyu, but now, with everyone pushing her down, maybe the Wei family is trying to make her return to her parents' home.
Dou Ming was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, but he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
She obediently followed Tian's personal nanny to the banquet room and stood against the wall.
After only half an incense stick of time, her legs were shaking.
Seeing that there was no one around, she sat on a small stool next to the floor-standing cover and rubbed her calves.
But she heard a cold snort from behind. When she turned around, she saw Tian looking at her with a cold face.
She was too lazy to say anything and just stood against the wall again.
Tian took a ruler and handed it to the personal nanny: "Stand here and watch the lady. If she slacks off, you can teach her a lesson on my behalf."
The nanny looked embarrassed, but did not dare to refuse.
Dou Ming gritted his teeth in hatred.
After another half an incense stick of time, not only did her legs feel like they were filled with lead, but she also had a dull pain in her lower abdomen.
She touched the red envelope in her sleeve and put it down.
She would rather stand there until her death than be asked to fawn on a maid.
Dou Ming took a deep breath.
But my lower abdomen was hurting more and more, and it seemed that hot liquid was flowing out.
She was startled and wondered if her end was coming... As the thought flashed through her mind, her vision went dark, her legs went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.
Tian's personal nanny was shocked and hurriedly called the maid to report to Tian. She ran to Dou Ming and pinched her philtrum.
Dou Ming didn't respond for a long time.
Tian, who rushed over, was greatly displeased and ordered the maid and old woman to carry Dou Ming to her bed.
One of the maids shuddered and pointed at the blood on Dou Ming's skirt: "Madam, look!"
Tian panicked and hurriedly ordered the maid, "Go, get Nanny Zhou!" She also asked someone to call a doctor.
Nanny Zhou was an experienced person. When she saw this, her voice changed: "Madam, I'm afraid the lady is pregnant!"
Tian was so angry that she shouted, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Nanny Zhou also felt very regretful.
Dou Ming's period has never been very regular. Although she hadn't had her period for a few days this time, she was able to eat and sleep well, and there was no sign of pregnancy, so she neglected it.
"Madam, it's all my fault!" Nanny Zhou knelt down and apologized with tears in her eyes.
Dou Ming was raised by her, like her own daughter, and she felt the most distressed when Dou Ming suffered. She would rather be punished, so that she would feel better.
Tian was not a person who had her own ideas. She panicked and had no idea what to do. She urged the nanny beside her: "Go and ask the eldest aunt to come back!"
Nanny Zhou couldn't help but sigh and cry.
Miss Fifth, how did you end up with such a family?
She made some brown sugar water and fed it to Dou Ming.
The doctor is here.
After checking the pulse, he said that the baby had moved and was bleeding too much, so he couldn't be saved.
Tian was so frightened that she was stunned.
Wei Tingzhen hurried over and told Tian's personal nanny to follow the doctor to get the medicine, and told Nanny Zhou to stay here to take care of Dou Ming, while he helped Tian to the next room.
Tian grabbed her daughter's hand, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw: "Who knew she was pregnant... I wouldn't punish her... Now how can I explain to my in-laws? This is Pei Jin's first child..."
Wei Tingzhen was a little nervous when she entered the room, but she calmed down after seeing Nanny Zhou.
"Mother, how can you be blamed for this?" She comforted her mother in a very calm voice. "Dou Ming has her own wet nurse to take care of her. Doesn't she know whether she is pregnant or not? She clearly knows that you asked her to set the rules, but she didn't say a word. Tell me, what is she planning? Don't forget, she even dared to snatch her sister's marriage, what else would she not dare to do? You must not be soft-hearted at this time! As you said, this is Pei Jin and her first child, and she is so cruel that she can take the child to seduce you. She is just a snake with a scorpion heart!"
Tian nodded repeatedly.
In this case, it was not her fault, but Dou Ming deliberately concealed it and put the blame on her, making her a wicked mother-in-law.
"I'm going to ask the Dou family for an explanation!" Tian thought that Dou Ming was so resourceful that he might have already figured out how to cry to the Dou family and ask them to help her out. Then the Wei family would be moved. It would be better to strike first. "The good daughter they taught not only disobeyed her mother-in-law, but also harmed our offspring. If the Dou family doesn't give us an explanation, the Dou family and I will never give up!"
Perhaps after this incident, the Dou family will have to compensate the Wei family for the sake of their reputation!
Wei Tingzhen thought of Dou Zhao's pile of banknotes, and felt a burning pain in her heart. She supported her mother and said, "Mom, I'll go with you!"
Tian said "hmm" and felt relieved. She thought that there was no one in charge of the reward in Jing'an Temple Hutong, and the most prominent branch of the Dou family was the fifth branch, so she decided to go to Huaishu Hutong to seek justice.
Wei Tingzhen and her mother had the same idea.
The mother and daughter didn't care that the nanny who went to get the medicine had not returned yet, and they told the servant to harness the carriage and went to Huaishu Hutong.
The New Year is coming soon. As the lady of the palace, the fifth wife of the Dou family has many social engagements. After the winter solstice, she has been very busy.
She was very surprised to hear that the wife of the Crown Prince of Duke Jing had come with her mother, the Dowager Lady of Marquis Jining's Mansion.
Although the two families are in-laws, Dou Mingbi is separated from Huaishu Hutong by one floor after all. Normally, the lady of Jining Marquis's Mansion should have sent an invitation first before coming. If she came suddenly like this, I'm afraid there must be something big going on.
She asked her personal nanny to invite Tian and Wei Tingzhen to the small flower hall to serve tea. She changed her clothes and took the eloquent Cai to meet Wei and her daughter.
But just as she stepped into the flower hall, before she had time to greet Tian, Tian came forward, took her hand and burst into tears: "Fifth Madam, logically, I should go to Jing'an Temple Hutong. But there is no one who can manage the inner house of Jing'an Temple Hutong, and Wang is not from a decent family. Even if I talk to her, I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly. Your girl has a really bad temper! As a mother-in-law, I can't control her. Among the women of the Dou family in Kyoto, you are the only one who understands. I have no choice but to ask you to come forward and tell my father-in-law to take Ming Jie'er back! Our Wei family temple is small and can't afford to support this great god!"
Mrs. Wu’s mouth was wide open enough for an egg to fit in.
It’s only been a few months since Dou Ming got married?
Moreover, it was Wei Tingyu who arranged the marriage himself, so why did they suddenly ask the Dou family to take their daughter back?
Even an honest judge finds it difficult to settle family disputes.
Mrs. Wu felt a dull pain in her temple.
She carefully asked what happened.
Wei Tingzhen naturally complained with exaggerated words: "We Wei family don't have many children, so my mother treats my daughter-in-law like a daughter of her parents. Not to mention setting rules, even when she visits us every morning and evening, she only lets Ming Jie'er come to pay her respects when the weather is good. Who knew that Ming Jie'er became more and more unreasonable. She often quarreled with my brother over trivial matters, and became more and more indifferent to mother. Things at home were also a mess without rules. My mother called her to give her a lecture, but she relied on her rich dowry to contradict my mother. My mother was so angry that she Let her face the wall and reflect on her mistakes, but she didn't say a word and collapsed on the ground after standing for only half an incense stick. Her mother hurriedly found a doctor to check her pulse, and then found out that she was pregnant... Madam, Ming Jie'er's wet nurse was with her when she passed away, how come she was pregnant and didn't tell us about such a big thing? She even had a miscarriage! Tell me, do we dare to have such a daughter-in-law?" Then he muttered, "No wonder they say that what goes up is what goes down, what kind of mother you have, what kind of daughter you will have, this marriage is better off not being married!"
What kind of person is the Fifth Madam? When a couple quarrels, they still say things that touch their hearts, not to mention the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She doesn't believe that Tian treated Dou Ming as well as Wei Tingzhen said, but it is a fact that Dou Ming was pregnant with Wei's child but had a miscarriage...