Chapter 60: Happy
Jiang Ran thought he had escaped from the sea of suffering, but he ended up taking care of patients again.
After these days of hard work, I have almost gotten used to the smell of medicine, which I used to hate the most.
"Aran, tomorrow is the hundredth day banquet for the grandson of Duke Song. It's a happy occasion."
"My aunt asked me to let you know that she has prepared the gifts. You just need to go over."
Lu Zhaoyang couldn't stand the bitter smell of the medicine, so he stuck his head out and howled twice into the house, then slipped away.
Before Jiang Ran could even ask a question, she disappeared from sight.
She had no choice but to turn around and ask Lu Weiqing: "Does the Duke of Song's Mansion have a close relationship with the Lu family?"
When Lu Weiqing heard that it was Old Madam Lu who was looking for her, she had already guessed the purpose.
The focus of this invitation is probably still on the daytime banquet, rather than any personal connections with the Duke of Song's Mansion.
"Your aunt probably misses you, so go and talk to her."
"If anyone dares to embarrass you, just use me as a cover."
Lu Weiqing had no intention of telling her. The little girl was too slow in that regard, and it would be helpful if someone could enlighten her.
He never expected that this hint would almost lead to him getting a concubine.
The next day, Jiang Ran got up early, washed and dressed, and went to Madam Lu's courtyard.
After talking for a while, Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Lu, Xu Qingwan and she took two carriages and went to the Duke of Song's Mansion.
There was a constant stream of people coming to congratulate them. They waited for a quarter of an hour before they saw the little fat boy.
A chubby little boy, wrapped in a piece of Baifu wrap, was sucking his fingers and grinning with drool.
"Oh, big fat boy, you are so adorable, come and give grandma a hug."
As soon as Mrs. Lu came in, she went to greet him and held the child to play with him.
The child also liked her and raised his saliva-stained little fist to put it into her mouth.
Jiang Ran felt disgusted but was too embarrassed to show it.
But Madam Lu called her name at this moment, "A Ran, come here."
The gift that Old Lady Lu prepared for her was a heavy, pure gold longevity locket, and she kept urging her to go forward and put it on the child.
The child looked at her with laughter and put on the longevity lock obediently, but unexpectedly bit her hand, making it covered with saliva.
Jiang Ran suppressed his disgust and didn't shake her hand away. He smiled awkwardly and praised her for being cute.
Xu Qingwan was not so polite. She said "Huh" on the spot, and her disgust was obvious in her words.
If it were a few days ago, she could still force a few words of praise.
Now, whenever she saw the child, she would think of the vixen Lu Yu had raised outside. Her belly was still not moving, but the concubine's body looked at least four or five months old. She was so angry that she almost wanted to break up with Lu Yu several times.
"What are you standing there for?"
Mrs. Lu was so embarrassed that she pushed Xu Qingwan hard and signaled her to put the gold bracelet on the child.
Xu Qingwan pretended not to know, nodded at the maid, and gestured for her to hand the things to Madam Lu, then started to provoke Jiang Ran.
"Hey, our Lu Lang has won the favor of the Marquis and has been appointed to the Ministry of Revenue as a sixth-rank official."
"Isn't this much more promising than writing some pedantic essays in the Imperial Academy?"
Before Jiang Ran could react, Duke Song's eldest daughter-in-law frowned. Her husband, the father of today's little protagonist, was a fourth-rank academician in the Hanlin Academy.
Who would hold a hundred-day party for someone else and then come over as a guest and slap you in the face?
"Shut up!"
"You are possessed by ghosts all day long and I don't know what you are talking about. Get out!" Mrs. Lu did not expect Xu Qingwan to be so ignorant of rules and stupid, so she quickly scolded her.
Xu Qingwan still didn't react. She and Mrs. Lu had always been at odds, and she thought her mother-in-law was deliberately trying to embarrass her in front of others.
"Why are you so fierce! Didn't you always say at home that Lu Lang would be more promising than her husband? Why can't I say that?!"
Xu Qingwan raised her voice again, wishing to let everyone know that Jiang Ran had made a mistake and that Lu Yu now had a bright future in his career.
Unexpectedly, when these words reached other people's ears, they had a completely different meaning.
The daughter-in-law of Duke Song became more and more certain that she was talking about her husband, and glared at Xu Qingwan.
Even Mrs. Song couldn't maintain the fake smile on her face, and she was worried. She didn't expect that Mrs. Lu would be so humble in front of her, but behind her back, she looked down on her son and said so many dirty words in private!
"No manners! Get out." Seeing that she was really behaving badly, Mrs. Lu started to chase her away.
Xu Qingwan became more and more indignant. Why were they all helping Jiang Ran?
But seeing that the usually kind-hearted Madam Lu was angry, she was still a little scared. She glanced at Jiang Ran, twisted her handkerchief and left the table angrily.
Jiang Ran finally reacted, oh, Xu Qingwan was talking about Lu Weiqing.
Is she crazy? Who the hell does Lu Yu think he is? How dare he be compared to Lu Weiqing? These two are so self-righteous and crazy.
Seeing that Jiang Ran remained calm throughout, Mrs. Lu sighed that this girl had matured a lot and now looked like the mistress of a noble family.
It was also because she was unlucky. She used to dislike Jiang Ran, thinking he was not worthy of Yu'er. Now that Xu Qingwan, the unlucky star, had entered her family, she was so angry that she was sick all day long. Now she was much more pleasing to Jiang Ran.
What a twist of fate! I have always treated Jiang Ran as my daughter-in-law and have always been critical of her, but I never expected that I would become her sister-in-law.
Jiang Ran didn't know what Madam Lu was lamenting about, but she felt that the old witch's eyes were not right when she looked at her today, and there was something fishy going on. Instead, she became alert and moved closer to Madam Lu, keeping her distance from her.
The younger generation is ignorant, so the elders can only be thick-skinned, apologize, and say auspicious words, and the situation is finally less awkward.
When the next group of people came in, Jiang Ran was still thinking that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But who knew that seeing the child was not the end, the highlight was yet to come.
Old Madam Lu took her and Xu Qingwan to see the palace physician of Duke Song's Mansion to take their pulses, saying that he was an expert in gynecology and that they must go and see him when he came.
The old man with white beard first examined Jiang Ran and told her that although she was not pregnant yet, she was in good health and it would be easy for her to conceive if she took some care of herself.
What the hell? Jiang Ran couldn't close his mouth.
No, this, this, this, is this reasonable?
It has only been a short time since they got married. Not to mention that she and Lu Weiqing haven't had sex yet, even if they had consummated their marriage, how could they have it so soon?
This old lady is too impatient!
Jiang Ran clenched her back teeth. She suddenly understood the meaningful look in Lu Weiqing's eyes yesterday. The old fox had guessed it long ago, but didn't remind her!
However, Xu Qingwan understood her expression as showing off, blatant showing off.
Xu Qingwan had no interest at first, but when she heard that Jiang Ran was easy to conceive, she immediately became dissatisfied, pushed her away, and stretched out her hand for the doctor to feel her pulse.
The old doctor's expression was serious this time. He took Xu Qingwan's pulse several times before politely asking, "Did this lady have a serious illness recently? Probably in the winter."
Xu Qingwan recalled the time when she fell into the water while boating, and she immediately felt that this old man had some skills. She quickly replied, "Yes, I accidentally fell into the water in winter, and I was sick for a long time after returning home."
The old doctor stroked his beard and sighed, "That's right. The cold has entered the body, and it's been delayed for too long without timely treatment. It's difficult, difficult."
"What's so difficult? Explain it clearly, old man!" Xu Qingwan became anxious and grabbed his collar and asked.
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