Lin Wuchen's face showed guilt. "Miss Bai, please rest assured. I will write a letter home. When my father returns to Yunzhou Prefecture next month, I will prepare to propose marriage."
Every year after the Lunar New Year, the Lin family's eldest master would inspect the family's shops and properties. He would be back in March at the earliest, so the marriage proposal had to be postponed.
Bai Youxin didn't care about this and nodded, saying, "I've read all the letters Third Young Master Lin sent me. It's just that my father wasn't in good health at the time and I had a lot of things to do at home, so I never wrote back to you."
"The Bai family has no other requirements for this marriage, except that I have to help manage my family's business for a few years after we get married."
"My identity outside may not be the wife of the Third Young Master of the Lin family, but the Young Master of the Bai family. I wonder if the Third Young Master has any objections?"
Lin Wuchen naturally knew what the Bai family was like now. Out of guilt for Bai Youxin, he said, "I naturally have no objection, and the rest of the Lin family won't say anything either."
"If the Bai family needs any help, just tell me and I will help if I can."
Even though Bai Youxin knew who Lin Wuchen was, she still felt relieved when she heard him say that.
If the Lin family could help, the dispute with the Bai family would not be a problem.
The most important thing is not the Lin family, but the Ning Wang Mansion and the Shen family behind the Lin family, which is enough to intimidate those people.
The two discussed some details of the marriage, which seemed more like business talks than planning a marriage.
Because Bai Youxin had other things to do in the capital, she planned to leave at the end of February. The Lin family planned to go to Lin'an Prefecture to propose marriage in mid-March or late March, with the wedding date set for the end of the year or early next year.
After sending Lin Wuchen onto the carriage, Bai Youxin looked at the shadow of the carriage leaving, a hint of apology appearing in her eyes.
But she had no choice. She was the daughter of the Bai family first, and then herself.
She has negotiated many business deals over the years, but the one with Lin Wuchen is the one she is most satisfied with.
She had made up her mind to spend the rest of her life slowly making it up to him, and there would always be a day when she would pay him back.
After some time, Bai Youxin visited Prince Ning's Mansion and the Shen family successively.
Whether it was Lin Wanyin or Su Qingyu, they both treated Bai Youxin with great care and courtesy. After all, honoring Bai Youxin was also giving the Lin family face.
Otherwise, with Bai Youxin's identity, she wouldn't even be able to enter the doors of these two mansions.
February 16th came in a flash. Su Qingyu felt her stomach tighten during lunch. At first, she didn't think much of it, thinking it was normal because she was almost full term.
But before I finished my meal, my stomach started to hurt again.
She put down the chopsticks in her hand, covered her abdomen and said, "Pearl, I... my stomach hurts."
Pearl also noticed her abnormality at this time and immediately leaned over to support her, "Madam, are you about to give birth?"
Su Qingyu leaned back in the chair in pain. Seeing this, the person serving at the door hurried to call the midwife.
Fortunately, the midwife came quickly and just touched Su Qingyu's belly before saying, "Madam, you are about to give birth. Hurry and help her to the delivery room."
The wing room not far away has been prepared in advance and contains everything needed for production.
Zhenzhu and Chuntao each divided their work. Zhenzhu stayed with Su Qingyu in the delivery room, while Chuntao went out to tell her subordinates to spread the news. Qiuyue led the staff to follow the midwife's instructions and provide whatever was needed.
When Shen Zhixiu returned home, Su Qingyu had been in the delivery room for more than an hour.
As soon as he entered the main courtyard, he heard Su Qingyu's cry of pain coming from the delivery room.
At this moment, Mr. Zhou and the court physician, Mr. Zhang, were waiting outside. Xiangdong and Second Madam Yang were also standing in the corridor with the old lady.
Shen Zhixiu was still wearing his court robes, and without even bothering to change, he approached them and asked, "What's going on?"
The old lady looked quite calm and said, "Don't worry, it's only been a little over an hour."
It’s not that she doesn’t take Su Qingyu seriously, it’s just that she has experienced this kind of thing many times.
Some women may take a day and a night to give birth to their first child.
Shen Zhixiu frowned, "Is it really that painful?"
It has been painful for more than an hour. How did Qingyu survive it?
The old lady knew that he was confused because of his concern, so she comforted him, "No one can avoid this pain. Don't worry, Qingyu will be fine."
Shen Zhixiu paced back and forth in the yard, and every shout from Su Qingyu hit his heart hard.
After about a quarter of an hour, Shen Zhixiu suddenly said, "She's almost exhausted. I'll go in and take a look."
As she was speaking, she was about to enter the delivery room.
But the old lady reached out and grabbed him, "Nonsense! How can a man enter the delivery room? Wait here!"
Seeing that Shen Zhixiu was about to say something, Mr. Zhou stepped forward and advised, "Zhixiu, it's better if you don't go in. If Madam sees you and gets excited, it will be even more detrimental to the delivery."
After hearing what Mr. Zhou said, Shen Zhixiu had no choice but to give up and continue guarding the door.
After another half hour, Su Qingyu's voice became smaller and smaller. Mr. Zhou felt something was wrong and wanted to knock on the door to ask.
If necessary, he would have to go in and take the Third Madam's pulse.
But before he could ask any questions, the door of the compartment suddenly opened and Zhenzhu hurried out.
"Third Master, it's bad, my wife is having a difficult labor."
When Shen Zhixiu heard that Su Qingyu had a difficult delivery, his mind seemed to explode with a thunderous bang.
He swayed slightly and managed to stand firmly again.
When Mr. Zhou heard that the delivery was difficult, he immediately raised his foot to go in, but Shen Zhixiu grabbed his arm.
"Your Highness, if anything happens, you must ensure Qingyu is safe." Shen Zhixiu said in a deep voice.
It was almost an unwritten rule among the wealthy families in Beijing to keep the baby alive during a woman's birth. Even the Empress's birth was no exception.
So he was afraid that these people would act on their own, saving their offspring but ruining Qingyu's life.
The old lady stood aside without hesitation and said, "The safety of the third lady is the most important thing."
If you lose your child, you can have another one, but if something happens to Qingyu, her son might also...
Mr. Zhou patted Shen Zhixiu's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, with my medical skills, I can save both adults and children."
After saying that, he went into the delivery room without hesitation.
The old lady standing outside suddenly knelt down facing south, clasped her hands together and prayed devoutly, "Please bless the Bodhisattva, and keep Qingyu and the child safe and sound."
Seeing this, Xiangdong and Yang also knelt down.
For a moment, all the servants in the yard concentrated and held their breath.
Fortunately, not long after, Mr. Zhou came out.
Shen Zhixiu quickly went over and asked, "What happened?"
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