The old lady finally opened her eyes and nodded: "You go down first."
Ren Shijia also smiled friendly and said, "If Third Sister-in-law is free tomorrow, remember to bring Yaohua and Yaoqi to my yard to play. Nuanxiang Pavilion is rarely visited once a year. It's quite deserted."
Li smiled back at her and nodded.
Ren Shijia was quite friendly towards Li, especially since she had never been able to give birth to a child since marrying into the Lin family. Therefore, she could particularly understand Li's pain of not having a son.
Li took the sisters Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua and retreated.
Mrs. Ren then dismissed the attendants and sat up. "Why are you back now? What happened?"
When Ren Shijia heard this, his eyes suddenly turned red and he finally lowered his head and sobbed.
Old Mrs. Ren frowned. But she sighed, "Why are you crying? It's not good for your heart and your body, and it's not good for the child."
Ren Shijia stopped crying immediately, and quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears. She sniffed and said, "Mom, I'm so scared. I... I don't dare to stay in the Lin family anymore."
Old Mrs. Ren originally thought that Ren Shijia had returned because the couple had some disagreement, but now she heard her say this out of the blue, and she couldn't help but be startled: "What happened?"
Ren Shijia suddenly threw herself into Old Lady Ren's arms, her face pale. "After I became pregnant, the Lin family arranged a kitchen for me. I wrote to my aunt before, asking her to help me find a chef from Jiangnan. A few days ago, my aunt sent me two chefs, one who specializes in Jianghuai cuisine, and the other specializes in medicinal cuisine."
The aunt that Ren Shijia mentioned was Mrs. Ren’s elder sister, the head lady of the Fang family in Jiangning, and the biological mother of Aunt Fang.
Old Madam Ren patted Ren Shijia's back gently and said, "I heard your aunt mention this in her letter. Is there something wrong with the two cooks?"
Ren Shijia shook his head. "It's not the cook's fault, it's... it's the Lin family's fault. That cook who can make medicinal food can also cure some women's chronic diseases. That time I asked her to check if the fetus in my belly was healthy, and she actually saw that my previous births were... tampered with!"
"What!" Old Mrs. Ren was so shocked that she almost jumped up. She pressed Ren Shijia's shoulders and said sternly, "Jia'er, do you know what you are doing?"
Ren Shijia nodded with lingering fear: "My daughter knows. When she first heard this, she was also shocked and couldn't believe it. Over the years, my daughter has been in the Lin family. The old lady and the eldest lady have treated me very well. The old lady even asked me to follow the eldest lady as a housekeeper. The sisters-in-law in the eldest house are not as glorious as me. I have never given birth to a child for my husband, and the old lady did not let my husband take a concubine. She also asked the eldest lady and others to comfort me. I thought I was a lucky daughter-in-law at the time. But...but this time I told my husband what the cook told me, and my husband secretly found a doctor with excellent medical skills for me. The doctor said that my husband and I are both in good health, and it is not reasonable that we should have frequent births and have difficulty in having children."
Old Madam Ren frowned suspiciously, "Didn't the doctor you saw before notice anything wrong? Didn't I send you a few experienced midwives? They didn't notice anything either?"
Ren Shijia said, "I later called the two midwives in for questioning. They just thought I was weak and lacked blood and energy, so they usually made sure to help me replenish my blood and strengthen my energy. But they couldn't tell whether my poor health was natural or caused by someone else. As for the doctors who usually took my pulse, they were all people the old lady was used to. I... Mother, what should I do? I'm afraid that this child will be killed by someone else. In another year I will be thirty years old, and the midwife will be pregnant by then, which will make the delivery even more difficult. Mother, please save me, save me..."
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