Chapter 104 Bing'an
Lu Lingyun looked at the woman who had just woken up on the bed and had nothing to say.
She has never been an enthusiastic and talkative person, nor is she a kind and capable teacher who always opens her mouth to advise this or that, preaches great principles to this one, and teaches that one how to be a good person.
She's not qualified.
Everyone has his or her own life. It is not up to others to teach or point fingers at others.
Whether you live a good or bad life is your own life and your own ability.
People can never teach people by themselves. Only things can teach people.
Everyone is walking his own path, Xing Dairong is one, and so is she.
She had helped Xing Dairong before and let her go several times, but she only took a fancy to the child in her belly.
Now that Qiu Ling has given birth to a son, she still looks half dead. Lu Lingyun really doesn't have any words of comfort to say to her.
"Qiu Ling gave birth to a son. If you have any brains, you should live well. For the sake of the child in your belly, I can keep you fed in the future. If you continue to be like this, I will not care whether you live or die."
Lu Lingyun stood up and said.
She is a cold-hearted person, but having done this, she has done her utmost and has a clear conscience.
Lu Lingyun left. Xing Dairong, who was lying on the bed, slowly turned his dry and lifeless eyes.
Early the next morning.
Cheng Yunshuo went on an errand.
Lu Lingyun was doing chores in the yard.
The first thing he did was to inform the old marquis of the Qin family who was in the other courtyard, that Qiu Ling had given birth to a son last night.
That morning, Qin and his friends received their letter.
As soon as they heard the good news, they rushed back to take a look. However, just before leaving, Qin suddenly received a letter from her parents' home.
Her brother, the Prince of Qin, died suddenly of illness.
Qin and the old marquis went to other places to pay their respects, leaving all matters concerning the mansion and the children to Lu Lingyun.
At the same time, rewards are also indispensable.
This time, two boxes were filled with jewellery, jade, accessories and trinkets, and three boxes of cloth supplies.
Lu Lingyun looked at the things that were sent back along with the letters. She screened them and sorted them out together with her previous private dowry. She picked out a box of jewelry, five rolls of fine silk, and dozens of supplements, all of which were sent to Qiuxiangyuan.
Qiu Ling has made a great contribution by giving birth to a child, and she should be rewarded well.
Then Qin named the child Cheng Bing'an.
After Lu Lingyun finished writing Qin's reply, her work was not over yet. She still had to choose a wet nurse for the child.
Qiu Ling gave birth prematurely, and she had been arranging for a wet nurse a few days ago. The baby was born so quickly yesterday that the wet nurse had not been officially decided yet. Little Bing'an is now drinking the milk of a nanny in the mansion who had given birth to a child half a year ago and is about to stop breastfeeding.
"Young Madam, these are the wet nurses."
Nanny An came in with five young women around 20 years old.
Lu Lingyun looked at them and asked them one by one how old they were, who else was in their family, whether they had any health problems, how many children they had, how old the children were, and whether they were boys or girls.
The selection of a wet nurse must be done with great care.
Nowadays, in wealthy families, most children can continue to drink milk until they are three or five years old, and the wet nurse can be considered half a mother.
Therefore, the family background of the wet nurses is particularly important. If one is chosen with a messy family background, a lot of trouble, or has personality problems, it will more or less affect the young ladies and gentlemen in the mansion.
The wet nurses' children were also very important, and some personal maids and servants would be selected from among the wet nurses' children.
Lu Lingyun questioned them one by one in detail, and finally chose a widow named Wen Niang.
Wen Niang's husband was a cart puller. She had just given birth to a son three months ago. On the day his son was born, the man who was pulling the cart was in a hurry to come back to see the child. He accidentally had an accident while loading and unloading the cart and was crushed to death on the spot.
When Wen Niang's mother-in-law found out that her son had died, she scolded her for being an unlucky person and kicked her out of the house along with her son.
Wen Niang went back to her parents' home for a few days, and was targeted by her brother and sister-in-law everywhere. Her parents were worried about her, and she could no longer live in her parents' home.
After learning about her entire background and circumstances, Lu Lingyun decided on the spot that she would be the wet nurse of little Bing'an, and also allowed her to live in the mansion with her own child.
After being taken in by Lu Lingyun, Wen Niang thanked her profusely and signed the indenture on the spot.
Most of the wet nurse's indentures are live indentures. As long as the child grows up, the contract can be terminated at any time by telling the master.
Unlike maids and servants, who had signed a death contract, they could only beg for mercy if they wanted to be released. If they didn't have enough face, they couldn't even think about it.
Wen Niang was paid the same as the head maid in the mansion, four taels of silver, or four hundred coins, a month.
After the wet nurse was decided, Wen Niang went straight into the house to breastfeed the baby.
After dealing with this, Lu Lingyun finally finished dealing with Xiao Bing'an's affairs.
She arrived at Qiuxiang Courtyard and went to see Qiu Ling in person.
Qiu Ling lying on the bed still looked bad, but of course much better than yesterday.
Her face was pale and she was wearing a heavy hat.
It was now March and the temperature was still low. Lu Lingjun asked someone to burn some charcoal while Qiu Ling sat in confinement with great difficulty.
Qiu Ling saw Lu Lingjun coming and forced herself to get up, "Young Madam."
"Hold still."
"How are you today?"
"Thank you, Madam, for your concern." After giving birth once, Qiu Ling looked at Lu Lingjun with even more affection.
"I'm much better."
"You must rest well during this period. You had a miscarriage during labor yesterday. I'm afraid you will be left with many illnesses in the future."
Qiu Ling didn't care at all when she heard this. "Qiu Ling knows that the young lady has done her best. Without the young lady, I don't know if Qiu Ling can survive."
Lu Lingyun saved her life last night. After all, she was just a concubine in the mansion. If she encountered a difficult childbirth, the masters in the mansion would definitely save the younger one instead of the older one.
No one cares about her.
Lu Lingyun accompanied her throughout the whole process and did not give up on her even in the most difficult times. She just got some chronic illness, but that was not as important as her life.
"I'm not talking about an ordinary illness. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to serve the prince in the future."
Qiu Ling was not afraid at all, and looked at Lu Lingyun with sparkling eyes, "Madam, Qiu Ling will serve you from now on, and the child will also ask for your mercy in the future!"
She no longer needs Cheng Yunshuo, so she will just follow Lu Lingyun from now on.
And her son had to rely on Lu Lingyun's favor.
Lu Lingyun listened to Qiu Ling's words and smiled faintly, "I will take good care of Bing'an."
On the way back from Qiuxiang Courtyard, when passing by Yuerong Pavilion, Lu Lingyun stopped and asked, "How's that guy in there?"
"Replying to the young madam, Aunt Xing seems to be fine today and has eaten all the food that was sent to her." Shuanghong said.
Now, the food for Yuerong Pavilion and Qiuxiang Courtyard is delivered by Lu Lingyun Courtyard. Shuanghong is personally in charge and knows the situation clearly.
Lu Lingyun said nothing more and walked towards her own yard.
At this time, he met Cheng Yunshuo who had returned, and there was a girl beside him who was chatting and laughing.