Chapter 102: Alarm the Fetal God and Slap Their Faces
Shen Mingzhu bent over in pain and reflexively covered her stomach.
"Oh, Third Niece-in-law, what's wrong with you?" The Fourth Madam, who always remained invisible and didn't participate in any conversation, spoke up for the first time. "I heard that if you're pregnant, you don't announce the good news until the baby is three months old and stable, right?"
What she couldn't stand the most was the smug look on the face of the second wife. She knew clearly what the situation was like in the first wife, but she took advantage of her own advantage and picked on other people's pain points to make trouble.
The Fourth Madam looked Shen Mingzhu up and down with her eyes raised: "Could it be that the fetal spirit has been disturbed?"
Shen Mingzhu's expression changed slightly. This child was her amulet and there couldn't be any mistakes.
She suspected that the pain she felt just now was caused by the eldest lady making her miscarry.
"Aunt Si, I'm pregnant and I feel nauseous." Shen Mingzhu moved her hand from her belly to her stomach. "You'll know what's going on once you get pregnant."
The Second Lady disliked the Fourth Lady very much, and her words were clearly a curse for Shen Mingzhu not being able to have a child.
As a concubine, she is so arrogant simply because she relies on her mother's family background.
But the Second Lady really didn't dare to do anything to the Fourth Lady. After all, her father was the Minister of Personnel, in charge of the promotion and assessment of all officials.
The Second Lady was unhappy and deliberately tried to annoy the Fourth Lady, hypocritically advising her, "Fourth brother's wife, you and Fourth Brother have been married for four or five years, right? Fourth Brother is almost thirty, and other people his age already have children. You should have a baby, so your house can be more lively."
"My child doesn't have to inherit our family business, so I can choose whether to have one or not." The Fourth Lady paused, as if she had thought of something, and giggled sweetly, "I almost forgot, I have a generous dowry, and I need a child to inherit it."
Shen Mingzhu was stabbed in the heart again. Not only did her children not inherit the family business, they also did not inherit the dowry.
"Anyway, I'm not like my third niece's wife who needs to give birth to a bunch of fat boys, so having one later won't hurt." The fourth wife said bluntly, "Although they say having more children means more blessings, who knows if the younger one will always be pining for the food in the eldest's bowl? If there's a quarrel between the brothers, I'll have to sacrifice my own family for the sake of justice. It's better to have just one child."
This sentence was a slap in the face of the Second Master and the Second Mistress, without any mercy.
The Second Lady was so angry that her face turned blue, but she also knew that the Fourth Lady was not someone to be trifled with.
The fourth lady is the youngest in the family. She is spoiled and has a very arrogant and domineering personality. She never hesitates to do things, just to make herself happy.
She suddenly attacked the second wife today. Could it be because Shen Mingzhu was pregnant and touched her sore spot?
After all, Zhao Qiyuan has a bad temper and always looks down on delicate people.
The Fourth Lady is spoiled and pretentious, and comes from a high-class family. How could she look down on a bastard's son?
What's more, he is a rough and rude man.
The two people dislike each other. They have been married for five years and never treat each other well in public.
With the Fourth Madam's arrogant personality, she wouldn't bother to give birth to a child for Zhao Qiyuan, right?
Thinking of this, the second wife's eyes became subtle, and she even suspected that the couple had not consummated their marriage.
She smiled and said, "Then my second sister-in-law will be waiting for you to announce the good news."
The Fourth Madam rolled her eyes and thought absentmindedly, could it be that she really wanted to give birth to a child for Zhao Qiyuan?
But when she thought that she might give birth to a smaller version of Zhao Qiyuan and have to face two cold faces, one big and one small, every day, she felt a little heartbroken.
She has always been strong all her life and is very conflicted inside.
Old Madam Zhao noticed the reaction of the Fourth Madam and knew that she was stimulated by the Second Madam and started to consider the issue of having children.
Duke Zhao had advised Zhao Qiyuan several times, but the couple had no intention of having children at all.
Old Madam Zhao felt that the Second Madam had finally done a good thing.
"Tan'er shouldn't be in a hurry to have a baby. She needs to help an old man like me manage the household. When she can manage the affairs of the house on her own, we can consider having a baby."
Madam Zhao looked at Zhao Wan in the corner again and said gently, "Wan'er, you are old enough to discuss marriage. Starting tomorrow, you will learn to manage the household with your second sister-in-law."
Zhao Wan suddenly looked up at the old lady and asked in disbelief, "Grandma...Grandma, do I want to learn too?"
Madam Zhao said, "Whether you want to be the head of the household in the future is another matter, but you have to learn this skill. It's better than cramming at the last minute."
Zhao Wan responded: "Wan'er knows."
Shen Mingzhu really wanted to go and study together. Many aristocratic families had two branches jointly managing the government affairs. If she went to study together, she would definitely be able to take charge of some of the affairs.
In this way, if she gave birth to another son, she would have a firm foothold in the Duke's Mansion.
She suppressed the discomfort in her lower abdomen and looked at the Second Madam beside her, hoping that she would say a few words for her.
The Second Madam really wanted Shen Mingzhu to learn how to manage the household. If she could be assigned the responsibilities of a housekeeper, she could make some money from it.
She said quickly, "Mother, if you can take one, why not take Zhu'er with you?"
Old Madam Zhao was very dissatisfied with the Second House's behavior of acting first and reporting to her later. After Shen Mingzhu was diagnosed with pregnancy, the Second House first summoned the servants to collect the reward money and then came to her to report the good news.
All the servants in the mansion knew about it, so she could only invite each family to come and announce the good news.
Madam Zhao glanced at Shen Mingzhu's pale face, frowned slightly and said, "Mingzhu is pregnant, let's take care of the baby first."
The Second Madam's expression froze, and her face turned ugly. The joy in her heart because Shen Mingzhu was going to give birth to the Duke's eldest great-grandson disappeared in an instant.
Shen Mingzhu felt a pang of pain in her heart. Madam Zhao was obviously trying to protect Shen Qingtan by teaching him how to manage the household at this time.
Why?
She was clearly the one who was pregnant, so why did Shen Qingtan get all the good things?
But she, the great contributor who will add a new child to the Duke's Mansion, can't get any benefits!
Shen Mingzhu felt very unwilling and felt the pain in her lower abdomen became even more severe.
She suppressed her grievances, stood up and said, "Grandma, I'm feeling a little unwell. I'm going back to the courtyard to rest first."
Madam Zhao was quite understanding. "Take good care of yourself. The government will increase your monthly allowance. If you want anything to eat, just tell the kitchen."
Then, she instructed Wei Mama: "Go to my storehouse and get a box of bird's nest for Mingzhu."
Shen Mingzhu finally felt better. She glanced in the direction of Shen Qingtan and saw that she looked normal, as if she was not affected by her pregnancy.
Tsk, why are you pretending?
Shen Mingzhu didn't believe that Shen Qingtan was really so indifferent. She wondered how jealous she must be of her.
She immediately regained her sense of superiority and left with her head held high.
After returning to Qingyun Garden, Shen Mingzhu felt a little uneasy in her heart. She was worried that she had been too extravagant today and had disturbed the fetus and affected the child, so she sent a maid to invite the palace doctor.
After the court doctor took her pulse and confirmed that there was nothing serious, she felt relieved and thought that the pain in her lower abdomen was caused by the anger of the First and Fourth Madams.
Shen Mingzhu called Zhongxia over and said, "Go get the medicine my mother sent me and boil another dose for me."
This time, she must give birth to a son.
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