Chapter 529 When choosing a man, you must carefully choose a suitable one.
Song Zhenzhu was stunned. She had never considered what Madam Song was saying. She had never imagined that Xu Jingzhen was in such a dangerous situation beneath her glamorous appearance.
Looking at Song Zhenzhu's dazed expression, Madam Song knew that her youngest daughter had begun to understand some things.
“Zhenniang, there is one more crucial point.”
Although you are not yet married, you are already of marriageable age, and your mother will tell you the truth.
Song Zhenzhu raised her head and looked at Madam Song's serious face. She quickly put aside the complicated thoughts that had been swirling in her mind, looked into Madam Song's eyes, and sat up straight to listen attentively to what Madam Song had to say.
"As I just told you, this woman is bound to have a son after she gets married."
Your mother's idea is that in the future, she will arrange for you to marry into a family of similar social standing to our Song family. If you are still unable to have a son after you turn forty, then she can find a virtuous and fertile woman to marry into the family and have children for you.
But Xu Sanlang said to the outside world that he wanted to be with only one person for life. Yes, this explanation means that he would only have one wife and would only be close to this one wife.
If you successfully marry him, let's put aside what Dr. Li told you today about your health condition and just assume you're healthy.
But how can a woman guarantee that she will have a boy in her first child?
My cousin from my mother's side, your third aunt, didn't she risk her life just to have a son?
And so, she died without ever having a son!
Even in death, she only had five daughters!
Zhenniang, think about it, if you have a boy as your first child, that would be a cause for celebration.
But for a family like Xu Sanlang's, one son is not enough.
You must continue to give birth.
If you're unlucky and end up like your third aunt, wouldn't you have to risk your life?
Song Zhenzhu recalled a few years ago when she and Madam Song returned to her parents' home and saw a line of five young girls dressed in plain clothes.
Even with abundant material resources, children who have a loving mother and children who don't have a mother still exhibit some differences in their mental state.
The younger the children, the more obvious these differences are. Song Zhenzhu recalled the timid faces of the five little girls, the oldest being no more than eight years old and the youngest still in swaddling clothes being held in the arms of the oldest.
Song Zhenzhu trembled with fear, then turned to look at Madam Song and moved closer to her.
"Childbirth is like passing through the gates of hell. If you make it through, all the better. But what if you don't?"
Why do you think I didn't have any more children after I had you?
Why is it that after you were born, no new babies were born in the family?
"Mother, what... what have you done?"
When Madam Song mentioned it, Song Zhenzhu thought about the situation of the other branches of the Song family. Indeed, Song Zhenzhu's father's branch had the fewest offspring, with only Song Dalang and Song Zhenzhu, a boy and a girl.
The other branches of the Song family each had at least four children, while the branch of Uncle Song had as many as four sons, not to mention the five or six daughters who came from both the legitimate and illegitimate branches.
"Didn't my aunt say last time that one of their concubines is pregnant again?"
"Your news is outdated. It's not just one concubine, it's two concubines, and they're both pregnant."
Song Zhenzhu's eyes widened slightly, not expecting that she would have two more relatives.
"Girls lose a lot of energy during childbirth, so I will start giving you contraceptive medicine after you turn three."
As for those two concubines in your father's room, I already gave them sterilization drugs.
Upon hearing Madam Song's words, Song Zhenzhu's eyes widened, her mouth agape, her expression one of utter disbelief.
Song Zhenzhu frowned, panicked, and hurriedly looked around. Seeing that no one was around and the old woman was guarding the door, more than ten steps away from Madam Song and her, she should not have been able to hear the two talking.
Song Zhenzhu then lowered her head and leaned closer to Madam Song, saying, "Mother, please keep your voice down, so that no one can hear us."
"Haha," Madam Song burst out laughing when she saw Song Zhenzhu looking like she was about to commit a thief.
Madam Song reached out and patted Song Zhenzhu's head, smiling as she said, "Don't worry, there's no one around."
I want to teach my daughter, so I can't let others laugh at me.
As for the drugging, it was your father who requested it.
"If your father hadn't spoken up, do you think I would have dared to drug his concubine and cut off the Song family's lineage?"
Song Zhenzhu was confused, truly confused. She couldn't understand how her stern and unsmiling father could have made such a decision.
"Why? Mother, why did Father do this?"
“Your third uncle’s family are officials in other places. You also know that your third uncle and your father are less than a year apart in age and grew up together since childhood.”
But your third uncle was an illegitimate son. Your father said it himself: 'Qingbai is smarter and more capable than me, but just because he's an illegitimate son, he doesn't get much family resources at all. He can only be sent to a remote place to be a county magistrate.'
Your father's experiences from childhood have taught him that the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is clear-cut. Unless an illegitimate child is exceptionally outstanding, they can only make a name for themselves through their own abilities and then receive care from the family.
Otherwise, they would forever remain at the feet of legitimate sons.
From then on, your father no longer wanted illegitimate children, which is why he had me drug those two concubines.
Zhenniang, don't think that it's your father and I doing something bad.
Your father's two concubines were both from good families. When I was pregnant with your elder brother, I had my family find one of them. Before taking her in, I made it clear to her that she would not be able to have children.
"Only after obtaining her consent and taking the medicine were she allowed into the house."
Song Zhenzhu's brain simply couldn't function. She had been trying her best to digest what Madam Song had said to her in the past two quarters of an hour, but she couldn't process each sentence. Her brain simply wasn't up to the task.
"You are my heart and soul, and I only tell you this in private."
You were born into your mother's womb as a daughter of the Song family. From a young age, you were pampered and spoiled. Because we thought you would marry into another family in the future, your father, your brother, and I inevitably spoiled you a bit, which made you somewhat naive.
You should know that once you step outside this door, many of the common people there can't even get enough to eat, let alone wear clothes made of gauze in the summer.
Your father's two concubines both came here hoping to live a life of comfort and ease, so they naturally agreed to drink the sterilization drug.
This is the underlying reason why there are only two sons in our family, you and your eldest brother.
Zhenniang, let me ask you, if you marry Xu Sanlang, he won't have any illegitimate children, will he feel sorry for you and not let you have children one after another to carry on his lineage?
Do you think he truly loves you and is willing to give up the happiness of having many children for you?
Song Zhenzhu didn't speak, but in her heart she answered Madam Song's words, "No, no, he's already asked my elder brother to let me marry someone else, so how could he possibly care about me?"
Seeing Song Zhenzhu's distraught expression, Madam Song reached out and pulled her closer.
While stroking Song Zhenzhu's back, Madam Song said to Song Zhenzhu, "Zhenniang, a woman's marriage is like being reincarnated for the second time."
Your father and I never wanted to exchange you for high-ranking positions and generous salaries. Your father and I only wished for your life to be smooth, peaceful, and joyful.
So, Zhenniang, you believe your mother, Xu Sanlang really is not the right man for you.
"Your mother will definitely find a suitable husband for Zhenniang in every way, so that your future days will be smooth and peaceful."
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