Xu Zekun felt distressed when he thought of how much blood Su Su had lost on the day of delivery. Seeing her pale face, he handed the child to the wet nurse and sat by the bed to coax Yao Susu: "Well, take good care of the child. Be careful during the confinement period."
Yao Susu does not have enough milk, but even if she did have milk, the aristocratic families would not let her biological mother feed her, so they would all use wet nurses.
Mrs. Wu had carefully selected the wet nurse she found. In just three days, the two children seemed to have grown up. They had round bodies, rosy little faces, and big eyes that curved into crescents when they smiled. They were so cute and beautiful.
In order to relieve the depression caused by being childless for many years, the third-day bathing banquets for the two children were held with great grandeur. Almost everyone who could be invited was invited, and even the emperor and the empress sent precious and rare gifts of filling basins.
When Mrs. Wu saw the gift from the empress, she felt relieved. Such a valuable gift proved that Zi Ling was still favored by the emperor and his status in the emperor's heart was not affected by his divorce from the county lord.
The two children were very good and did not cry at all in this big occasion. They opened their big black eyes and looked at the guests coming and going.
That spiritual power won the favor of the ladies from wealthy families, who spread auspicious words to them without asking for any money.
Listening to people around her praising the two children, Mrs. Wu smiled so much that her eyebrows were invisible and she walked lightly.
Zhong Qingxi also attended the third-day baptism banquet and gave each of the two children a jade pendant, one with a little tiger and the other with a little rabbit. Although the jade was not very precious, the carving was really amazing, and it looked as if it had been held in someone's hand for a long time and was very warm.
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