Chapter 126 Chapter 126 She Really Doesn’t Have Me in Her Heart
When Xingniang and Xiliu were carrying the winter quilt into the side room, Madam Zeng was watching the wet nurse breastfeeding. She heard the noise and came out from the inner room. Seeing the two of them, she was a little surprised: "What are you doing..."
The two young maids looked at each other, and Xingniang, who was still in charge of this task, replied, "The lady will sleep in the side rooms tonight, and asked us to warm the quilt first."
Nanny Zeng rarely went to the main room and only took care of matters related to the young lady in this side room. In the afternoon, Fang Ying came to see the child and asked her to go to rest, so she didn't know that the young couple had a quarrel.
But after hearing this, and looking at the expressions of the two maids, she thought, "Madame Zeng is already old, what else could she not understand?" She didn't ask any more questions, but just told them to speak softly, saying that the young lady would sleep after feeding.
When Fang Ying came over and heard that she wanted to sleep with Hong'er, she said nothing more. She gave the wet nurse a few words and went to rest.
On the contrary, Fang Ying didn't expect this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief - after all, this nanny was arranged by Li. She had been dedicated to her from the time she was pregnant and gave birth to the confinement period. She had both merits and hard work. If she asked about it, or tried to persuade her not to sleep in a separate room with Ji Yanlang, it would be a bit difficult to deal with.
In fact, just after Xingniang and the other person brought out the quilt, Fang Ying remembered that Madam Zeng was worried about the wet nurse and always stayed in the east wing at night, and she felt a little regretful.
However, the words had already been spoken, and when Ji Yanlang saw this scene, he turned around and stood up and went into the inner room. She couldn't just bow her head and not come over.
Originally, he had returned from the camp early and had taken the initiative to come to the east wing to see her and Hong'er. Fang Ying felt that he must have reflected on it. She also planned to go back to her room and talk to him while waiting for dinner to untie this knot.
Unexpectedly, just before leaving, Ji Yanlang's expression suddenly changed and he sneered at her. Fang Ying was immediately furious.
She stopped and waited for him to leave first, obviously to give him enough face, so why did he sneer?
Don't know what's good for you!
They still have to sleep in separate beds after dinner. She wishes they could sleep separately. Who is she trying to scare with this?
Fang Ying carefully lay down beside her daughter, reached out and gently poked her soft little face, and whispered, "Don't be like your father when you grow up. He makes people angry every day."
The baby was sleeping soundly without a sound. Fang Ying looked at her daughter's sleeping face quietly for a while, and felt that no matter how angry she was, it disappeared.
She gestured to Xingniang to blow out the lamp, and then she lay down to sleep.
At this time, Ji Yanlang, who was in the warm room of the main house, watched the lights in the side room go out, and was so angry that he wanted to go out and fight again.
It's true that I'm not in her heart. Maybe she even feels that she can sleep more comfortably without me around.
The more Ji Yanlang thought about it, the harder he fell asleep. He tossed and turned twice and suddenly remembered that when she was pregnant, she moved to the bamboo house when it was hot and he followed her there. At that time, she was not as happy as he thought, but seemed helpless instead.
He felt a chill in his heart at the thought, wondering why he hadn't noticed anything was wrong at the time. Thinking about it again, he remembered that they seemed to have talked about Fang Ying's disbelief in him not taking a concubine, but somehow the topic turned to whether he would remarry after being widowed, so he forgot about this part.
Fortunately, he remembered it now, otherwise he would have thought of the matter in a worse way.
From now on, he really can't think about things at night. He always thinks of the worst. During those few months in the bamboo house, they were obviously very happy. Fang Ying even read military books with him and discussed how to raise the child after it was born.
Ji Yanlang's heart warmed up again. Otherwise, he would bow his head to her tomorrow... No! Even if she didn't mention what happened yesterday, she shouldn't have gone to the wing room to sleep in a fit of anger today, right?
Moreover, he had clearly gone to the side room to look for her today, but she had been ignoring him and even blamed him for being drunk and causing trouble.
This time, no matter what, he would never bow his head and apologize.
Having made up his mind, Ji Yanlang finally felt sleepy and fell asleep quickly. He got up early the next morning and went to the yard to practice boxing.
But while practicing, he couldn't help but glance at the east wing, especially when someone was walking around. However, until he finished a round of boxing, he didn't see Fang Ying come out.
Instead, it was Aunt Zeng who had stood in the corridor at some point, looking at him with a smile.
Ji Yanlang walked over, climbed the stairs, and greeted, "Madam, you're up so early."
"I'm old and don't sleep much." Madam Zeng smiled and replied, "Last night, Sixth Lady went over to take the young lady to bed, so I was able to be lazy and sleep a full night."
Ji Yanlang couldn't help but pause: "Hong'er, how many times do you want to wake up at night now?"
"He only wakes up once, but he needs to have his diaper changed, washed, and fed before he can go back to sleep," Aunt Zeng explained carefully. "If he wakes up once, he won't sleep as well when he goes back to sleep."
After hearing this, Ji Yanlang couldn't help but look back at the east wing.
Aunt Zeng smiled and said, "Since Liu Niang hasn't gotten up yet, how about I take them to serve Liu Lang?"
Ji Yanlang quickly declined: "How can I trouble you, Madam? I don't need them on weekdays. If you don't believe me, just ask."
Madam Zeng had been in this courtyard for almost a year, so she naturally knew about this matter. She just smiled and said, "Then let this old servant help comb Liu Lang's hair."
Ji Yanlang really couldn't do this by himself, and Nanny Zeng seemed to have something to say, so he agreed, went into the room to wash his face, sat in front of the mirror, and let Nanny Zeng comb his hair.
"In the blink of an eye, Liu Lang has become a father." Nanny Zeng spread Ji Yanlang's hair and sighed as she combed it.
Ji Yanlang smiled and said, "Yeah, I feel like I haven't recovered from my shock either."
"My husband is like this. He didn't give birth to me, and I didn't raise him by my side. I only see him once or twice a day. It doesn't seem to make much difference whether he is my father or not."
Ji Yanlang felt something was wrong in the voice and looked in the mirror, only to see that Nanny Zeng was still smiling and concentrating on combing his hair.
"Being a mother is different." Madam Zeng seemed oblivious to this and continued, "After ten months of pregnancy, the bond between mother and child is inseparable, and then there's the pain of childbirth."
Ji Yanlang began to understand. This old lady came to persuade him to bow his head. Could it be that Fang Ying had complained to him?
Just as he was thinking this, Madam Zeng raised her head, looked at him in the mirror and smiled, "Sixth Prince, don't overthink it. When Madam left, she told me that it's normal for a young couple like you, Liu Lang and Liu Niang, to have a quarrel or arguments. She told me not to bother trying to reconcile, and that you can get along on your own."
Ji Yanlang: “…” Then what’s the meaning of what you said just now?
"I'm not here to mediate, and I don't know what you two are up to. I just want to remind you, Liu Lang, that the young lady hasn't even been born for eighty days. She still needs careful care. Even though I won't be breastfeeding her myself, I can't get angry."
Madam Zeng fixed Ji Yanlang's hair in a bun and said, "Let's not talk about anything else. Liu Niangyue..." Halfway through her words, she patted her cheek lightly and said, "I'm really getting old and confused. Why do I say everything out loud?"
"What's the moon?" Ji Yanlang asked, "Mammy has said so much, this one sentence is not enough."
Madam Zeng smiled and said, "It's nothing, but I shouldn't say this to the gentlemen."
"Don't worry, Ma'am. There's nothing secretive in our room. Before she became pregnant, I consulted the imperial physician and even wrote a pregnancy journal with her."
Madam Zeng didn't know what "pregnancy notes" meant, so she just said, "It doesn't matter whether we talk about it or not. Since Liu Lang knows how to care for Liu Niang, just be more tolerant of her in everything."
Ji Yanlang snorted: "I feel sorry for her, but does she feel sorry for me?"
Madam Zeng laughed and said, "Liu Lang said this out of spite. Everyone in the mansion knows that Liu Niang loves him dearly."
Ji Yanlang: “…”
Aren’t you here to mediate?
He couldn't help but complain, "Mammy always speaks in her favor. She left me and went to sleep in the side room. Why didn't Mammy say anything?"
"Sixth Lady doesn't sleep alone, she brings the young lady with her."
Ji Yanlang: “…”
Aunt Zeng smiled and said, "Liu Lang, just consider it for the sake of the young lady."
It seems that Fang Ying really did not complain, otherwise the old nanny would not have said that. Ji Yanlang said a few perfunctorily, saying that it was getting late and he had to go to the camp after dinner, and he would talk about it when he returned home in the evening.
Upon hearing this, Madam Zeng said she would go to the side room to check. Before she reached the door, Lichun came in and reported that the lady had gotten up late and asked the husband not to wait for her and to have breakfast first.
This was like she didn't even want to eat with him. Ji Yanlang didn't answer, but urged her to serve the meal. After the meal, he changed into his official robe and strode away.
Seeing that even Liu Lang's back was filled with anger, Madam Zeng finally couldn't help but ask Lichun, "Is Liu Niang really late getting up?"
"It's really late to get up." Lichun said hurriedly.
"Why didn't you call out?" asked Madam Zeng, frowning.
Lichun said, "I called her. My wife said she wanted to take a nap. At 1:00 pm, my wife woke up to feed her baby. She woke up too. If she slept any longer, she wouldn't have slept well."
Zeng Ma knew this, of course, and had said something similar to Liu Lang before, but she said, "Just take a nap a little longer, it's not like you haven't…"
Before he could finish his words, the door to the east wing opened and Fang Ying came out.
Although she didn't hear what they said, she could guess from their expressions that Madam Zeng was talking about the beginning of spring. Fang Ying walked over and said, "I dozed off and fell asleep. They didn't dare to call me. Madam, please don't blame them."
Matron Zeng came forward to support Fang Ying, but said, "I know that Liu Niang has always been kind to me, but they were wrong in this matter. It doesn't matter if Liu Niang is asleep. Even if they don't dare to call out, someone should come out and either tell me or report to Liu Lang."
As she spoke, she scanned Fang Ying's face, noticing the dark circles under her eyes, a sign of poor sleep. She continued, "Even if Liu Lang is angry, how could he not feel sorry for Liu Niang?"
At this time, they also entered the main hall. Lichun hurried forward to admit her mistake: "As you can tell, Madam, this is all my fault for being confused and clumsy..."
Fang Ying waved her hands: "It's still my fault. I shouldn't have gone to sleep in the wing room last night. I just couldn't sleep comfortably in that room."
The first half of the night was fine, she fell asleep quickly after lying down. In the second half of the night, Hong'er woke up and cried for a while, so she got up too. After the wet nurse changed the baby's diaper, fed him and coaxed him to sleep, Fang Ying fell asleep again and started having messy dreams.
Sometimes she was urinating and defecating in bed during her confinement period, and sometimes she was giving birth to a child. She struggled hard but the child didn't cry. She woke up instantly and touched Hong'er's warm little face before she felt relieved.
In front of Madam Zeng, Fang Ying didn't say these things. She just said that her back and waist ached from sleeping, and she kept thinking about the time when she was in confinement.
"Yes, it's still more comfortable in this warm room." Madam Zeng took the opportunity to persuade, "Liu Lang is soft-hearted and doesn't respond to harsh words. If there is anything, Liu Niang should talk to him properly. Men are all the same. If you give him the cold shoulder, he will go out and not like to come home."
Although Fang Ying didn't like to hear it, she still thanked Madam Zeng, then had breakfast by herself and went to find Yue Qing'e to help with household chores.
Before Li left home that day, Gao suggested handing over the household affairs she was in charge to Fang Ying. Li saw that she was really not interested, and thought that although Fang Ying had just finished her confinement, there would be less household affairs to deal with after she left, so she agreed.
Now Fang Ying meets the housekeeper with Yue Qing'e once a day, and everything can be done in less than half an hour, so it is indeed a leisurely time.
Although Gao didn't take care of things, she would still talk to them when she was free, or take the children to play together. But today there was no movement.
At noon, Fang Ying and Yue Qing'e were sitting together drinking tea. When they talked about her, they were about to send someone to ask about her when someone came back to say that Wu Lang had invited the imperial physician to the house and went into the inner courtyard to check Wu Niang's pulse.
Yue Qing'e and Fang Ying exchanged a glance: "Could it be that you are pregnant?"
"That should be the case. Fifth sister-in-law was fine yesterday. There's no need for Fifth Uncle to come back from the government office early and personally invite the imperial physician."
The two waited quietly for good news, and soon Gao sent someone to report that the imperial physician had diagnosed that she was two months pregnant.
"Fifth brother's wife is really patient." Yue Qing'e smiled as she asked someone to congratulate her and Fang Ying. "Our family has many happy events one after another. Father and Mother will definitely be very happy when they know about it."
Fang Ying nodded in agreement, remembering that she had originally planned to ask Ji Yanlang to write a letter to greet Li, but after he made a fuss that day, she had forgotten about it. Well, since there was the happy event of her fifth sister-in-law today, she would not be angry with him.
Unexpectedly, when Ji Yanlang was about to leave, the man did not come back. He just sent a servant back home, saying that he had gone out to drink with his colleagues.
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The author has something to say: I didn't think too much when I was writing. I just thought about it and realized that it was wrong. Aunt Zeng shouldn't talk about the heroine's menstruation so naturally with the hero. I made some corrections.
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