Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Ji Yanlang touched her and made her feel...
Ji Yanlang came back from outside and found the courtyard unusually quiet. He thought Fang Ying was not there, so he strode into the room and asked, "Where's my wife?"
"My lady is writing." The maid who lifted the curtain reported.
Ji Yanlang stepped over the threshold and saw Fang Ying coming out of the study. Looking behind her, he saw paper and a pen spread out, and the scent of ink wafted into the air.
"Don't worry about me, just write yours." Ji Yanlang stopped Fang Ying with a smile, "I'll change my clothes and come back."
Fang Ying's hands were stained with ink and she hadn't washed them yet, so she didn't follow. She just asked the maid to serve her and went back to the desk to check if the ink she had written earlier had dried.
She talked with Yue Qing'e for half a day and heard many things about pregnancy that she had no idea about before. She was afraid that she would forget them when she got back, so she asked Lichun to grind ink and write it down herself.
I didn't expect this to be so easy. But when I really picked up the pen, I couldn't put it down. Fang Ying went back to her room for an hour and only wrote four pages, which were basically all about what to eat and what not to eat during pregnancy.
After closing the first three dry pages and putting them aside, Fang Ying turned back to the desk and glanced at the fifth page with only a few words written on it. Just as she was hesitating whether to continue writing, Ji Yanlang had already changed into casual clothes and came out.
"I haven't seen you practicing calligraphy for a while."
As he spoke, he walked over. Fang Ying immediately decided not to write anymore. She walked around and said with a smile, "I'm not practicing calligraphy, just writing something casually. Lichun, take care of it."
When she said that, Ji Yanlang became even more curious: "What's it written? Let me see."
Fang Ying wanted to stop him, but Ji Yanlang said confidently: "I am still your calligraphy teacher. You dare not show it to me, but have you regressed?"
He had long arms and legs, and as he spoke he had already walked to the desk. He reached out and picked up a piece of paper that was still drying, and saw that it said: Suck fresh ginger slices or drink fresh ginger water to stop morning sickness.
Ji Yanlang's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Fang Ying: "This is..."
Fang Ying glanced at the words on the paper and was immediately embarrassed. Then she saw his eyes lingering on her waist and abdomen. She quickly pulled the paper away from his hand and said angrily, "Where are you looking? You've only been home for a few days, have you forgotten?"
Ji Yanlang came back to his senses, scratched his head and smiled: "Yeah, I've only been home for a month, I was stunned for a moment. So what's wrong with you?"
"Just making some preparations in advance." Fang Ying handed the paper to Lichun and asked her to clean it up. She pushed Ji Yanlang to sit in the main hall.
"But shouldn't a nanny teach these things? How can you write it yourself?"
Fang Ying said, "I didn't want to alarm others, so I asked my second sister-in-law privately. I was afraid I would forget it after hearing it, so I wrote it down."
"Hmm." Ji Yanlang nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Why did you suddenly have this idea? But what did my mother-in-law say yesterday?"
Fang Ying was surprised: "How did you know?"
"Indeed! Yesterday in the car, I noticed something was wrong with you." Ji Yanlang frowned. "You always ignore what she says, so why did you take it to heart this time?"
"I'm not a saint. How can I really be invulnerable to swords and guns, or water and fire?"
That's right. How many people in life can truly transcend it? Ji Yanlang comforted Fang Ying: "But when it comes to children, there's no point in rushing. You just said that I've only been home for a month. No matter how anxious I am, there's no way I can have news right away. Besides, you and I are still young..."
Fang Ying finally realized something was wrong with the tone of voice: "Wait, what's the rush? What do you think my stepmother said to me?"
"Isn't this asking you something..." Ji Yanlang glanced at her abdomen, "about having children?"
Fang Ying laughed. "She did ask, but it wasn't what you thought." Having said that, she explained the whole story and the cause of the incident. Finally, she said, "I was just angry about her incoherent words. Thinking about it today, I'm still upset, so I confided in my second sister-in-law. Unexpectedly, my second sister-in-law felt sorry for me and taught me these things on the spot."
"You have so many things on your mind, why don't you tell me a word?"
Fang Ying glanced at Ji Yanlang and saw that he frowned slightly, his eyes full of concern. After a moment's hesitation, she said jokingly, "What's the point of telling you? Can you help me solve this puzzle?"
Ji Yanlang: "I..."
Fang Ying recalled what she and Zhou Congshan had said, interrupted Ji Yanlang, and asked with a smile, "You probably don't even know where the child was born, right?"
"Then you underestimate me." Ji Yanlang said seriously, "I really know."
"How do you know?"
At his age, it is impossible for him to have ever been to the delivery room, and no one has ever told him these things. Besides, he doesn't like reading... Could it be that he is like Zhou Congshan, who simply thinks that the baby came out of the belly?
Ji Yanlang said, "Although I have never seen a woman give birth, I have seen a mare give birth to a foal when I was in the Jiaozhi barbarian army." After saying this, he was afraid that Fang Ying would be unhappy that he compared horses to humans, so he hurriedly explained, "They say horses and humans are the same."
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"No, it means the production is the same." Ji Yanlang explained again.
Fang Ying looked at him and couldn't help but smile: "That's what I said wrong."
Ji Yanlang said: "I can't say you are wrong. I really know very little about this matter and can't help you solve it, but we can learn together..."
"You want to study with me?" Fang Ying was surprised.
"Why? No?" Ji Yanlang asked back, "Shouldn't raising children be a matter of unity between husband and wife?"
That being said, Fang Ying blinked and said, "I'm mainly interested in knowing how to take care of myself during pregnancy so that I can have a safe and smooth birth. Do you want to learn this with me?"
Ji Yanlang nodded: "It's my job to learn how to take care of yourself during pregnancy! Think about it, when your belly is big and you're exhausted, will you still be able to worry about taking care of the fetus yourself? Of course I should worry about it."
Fang Ying smiled and said, "There were maids to take care of her then. How could you, as the commander of the cavalry, be expected to worry about the affairs of the women in the harem?"
"I know I don't have to do it myself. Honestly, I certainly can't take care of you as carefully as the maids. But like you said, it's better for me to understand everything from pregnancy to delivery. That way I'll have a clearer understanding and won't panic when things go wrong, making it difficult to decide who to listen to."
Although Ji Yanlang never revealed it, he couldn't help but feel horrified when he occasionally thought about how Liu, the third wife, had lost her life due to her greed. Fang Ying's status was certainly much more noble than Liu's. With him and his mother protecting her, even if someone was so ruthless as to want to harm her, they wouldn't be able to do anything. However, the danger of childbirth lies in the childbirth itself, not in the harm caused by others.
He didn't dare to think about what he would do if Fang Ying also encountered difficult labor in the future. Every time this thought came up, he could only suppress it hastily and comfort himself with a sentence "No, good things will come to those who are lucky."
But fear is like the fish in a garden pond. Even if you suppress it for a moment, it will not disappear on its own. From time to time, it will find an opportunity to float up and spit out a bubble.
So Ji Yanlang agreed with Fang Ying's idea. Instead of avoiding it and not daring to think about it, it is better to face the fear and find a way to defeat it.
Fang Ying didn't know that he also had fears. In her opinion, from the time Liu gave birth to her death, Ji Yanlang was indifferent and indifferent like all other men - she had no praise or criticism for this, she simply felt that men didn't need to give birth, so she couldn't feel sympathy for them like she did.
But she didn't expect him to say this. Fang Ying was so surprised that she didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"Lichun, bring me those pages written by my wife." Seeing that she was stunned, Ji Yanlang simply ordered the maid.
Fang Ying hurriedly stopped him: "Why look at that? Even if you want to learn, you don't need to read my half-baked writing. Besides, my second sister-in-law and I just talked about whatever came to our minds today without any rules..."
Seeing Lichun standing still beside Fang Ying, Ji Yanlang stopped forcing her and agreed, "Huaizhi is already four years old. I'm afraid my second sister-in-law doesn't remember her very clearly. Why not ask for a nanny? How about Nanny Du? She used to serve my grandmother in the Shu Palace, so I think she knows more."
"It's not like I haven't thought about asking Madam Du for advice, but..." Fang Ying hesitated and said, "I'm worried that Madam Du will be like my stepmother, thinking that something has happened to me and get happy... If I have to explain again, it will be inevitable..."
Ji Yanlang didn't understand: "Inevitable what?"
Fang Ying was reluctant to say the following words, but Ji Yanlang's previous statement touched her, making her feel that the two of them were truly on the same side. So she paused, then replied in a low voice, "It's inevitable that I'll show disappointment."
She felt heartbroken just thinking about this situation and really didn't want to face it.
"Ah..." Ji Yanlang understood a little, "It's okay, I'll go talk to her, and then..."
Fang Ying shook her head. "Even so, she'll definitely be even more concerned about this matter later. And who knows, she might tell Aunt Fu and the others about it, and then let Mother know..."
"You don't want Mom to know?"
"Yeah." Fang Ying nodded gently, "I don't want everyone in the mansion to stare at me..."
She looked down at her flat belly and stopped talking. She turned to ask Ji Yanlang, "You don't want everyone to stare at our room, do you?"
"That's not the case. I've only been home for a month, and it hasn't been long since we consummated our marriage..." Ji Yanlang felt his scalp tingling when he thought about how everyone in the mansion was staring at their room to see if there was any good news.
"It hasn't come to that yet, but we're afraid someone will bring up this matter. We can't start it ourselves no matter what."
"But haven't you already told your second sister-in-law?"
"My second sister-in-law has suffered hardship herself, so she understands my suffering better and won't talk nonsense to others."
That’s right, my second brother still has no children.
Ji Yanlang sighed, thought for a moment, and said, "Then you should consult your second sister-in-law first. I'll look for some medical books on gynecology and find out which imperial physician specializes in gynecology. I'll try to get some advice from him."
Fang Ying's eyes lit up: "That's a good idea!" It would be much more convenient for him to consult the imperial physician than for her.
Seeing that she finally had a cheerful look on her face, Ji Yanlang couldn't help but laugh: "That's it, don't worry, we'll take it step by step, we can do it."
With his help and joint planning, Fang Ying felt much more at ease. She casually brought out a grand ambition that even Zhou Congshan hadn't mentioned: "Actually, I'm not just thinking about ourselves. Sister Zhou is about to become a princess, and I have a second sister in my family. If we can sort this out clearly and write it down - I mean, so that the women in the inner court can understand it - it will be helpful for them to refer to when they get married."
"Of course, when we have a daughter..." Ji Yanlang suddenly realized something was wrong midway through his words. "Why didn't our ancestors think of this? They have to wait until the baby is pregnant before starting to teach? Isn't that too late?"
Just by hearing his words, one could tell that a horse giving birth was definitely not the same as a human. Fang Ying sighed, "Because childbirth is so difficult for women, people in the past were afraid of scaring the young ladies."
"If you teach her after she gets pregnant, aren't you afraid of scaring her?" Ji Yanlang was quite puzzled.
"I'm afraid, so I won't explain it clearly. Most women only understand what childbirth is like after they've given birth themselves."
Are there many unknown secrets about childbirth? Ji Yanlang was determined to find out the truth, but a few days later he came back angrily and said to Fang Ying, "This quack! He was so mysterious the moment we met, he wanted to take my pulse, and he said I didn't look like someone who would have difficulty in having children. Bah! He is the one who has difficulty in having children!"
Fang Ying: “…”
Is this considered as having a hidden illness and seeking medical treatment or having a child?
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