Over at Rongliyuan, Madam Ouyang had engaged Sun Wenpo.
Ye Shiheng had some documents to deal with temporarily, so he went to get busy. Although he was not in the Western Border military camp, documents from the Western Border were often sent to the capital.
Madam Ouyang and A Yu took Sun Wenpo to Fengquexuan. Madam Ouyang was satisfied with Sun Wenpo, but she also wanted to let Gudu Lanxi take a look before deciding whether to keep her or not.
Madam Ouyang personally selected the midwife, so she naturally had a clear understanding of her background and abilities. Dugu Lanxi would not worry about this. Since her mother-in-law had personally examined and confirmed it, she was naturally satisfied.
"Mom, let's leave Sun Wenpo here." Dugu Lanxi said.
"good."
Madam Ouyang turned to Sun Wenpo and said, "Sun, I'll have someone clean up a guest room. You can go home and clean it up, and then stay at my house in a few days."
Sun Wenpo happily responded: "Hey hey!"
Sun Wenpo saw that Dugu Lanxi's belly was as big as a basket and a little pointed. Based on her past experience, she thought it was almost certain. "The lady's belly is pointed, it looks like she is expecting a little boy."
Dugu Lanxi stroked her belly with a cheerful mood, "Auntie Sun, thank you for your good wishes."
The maids in the mansion who had given birth to babies all said that her belly was pointed, and she looked like she was carrying a boy. She also liked to eat sour food, and people said that sour food means boys and spicy food means girls. Gu Du Lan Xi had a hunch that the baby in her belly was a boy.
Sun Wenpo has 30 years of experience in midwifery. She always says it is a boy, so the baby in her belly must be a son.
Madam Ouyang instructed A Yu to have someone clean a guest room in the guest house.
When Hua Fushu returned from Xinglin Medical Clinic, Sun Wenpo had not left yet. She went to Fengquexuan to check Dugu Lanxi's pulse.
Her parents-in-law and the old man from the Tongfei Courtyard both said that Dugu Lanxi was about to give birth and asked her to check Lanxi's pulse every day.
"Madam, is this the young lady from your house?" asked Sun Wenpo.
Hua Fushu paid his respects to Madam Ouyang.
Madam Ouyang nodded and smiled, then said, "Yes, my daughter-in-law."
Grandma Sun looked at Hua Fushu for a moment and said with a smile, "Young lady, you have a good face. You will bring good luck to your husband. Look at your big and round butt. You can tell at a glance that you will give birth to a son."
Dugu Lanxi was eating fish paste cake. When she heard what Sun Wenpo said, she laughed out loud and almost choked.
If other women heard this, they might feel shy, but Hua Fushu would not.
She asked with great interest, "Auntie, how many sons do you think I can have in the future?"
Sun Wenpo was stunned. She didn't expect Hua Fushu to ask her so directly. She still tried to estimate it, "There must be four or five."
Hua Fushu smiled, "So many?"
Sun Wenpo said loudly: "My lady, four or five is not too many."
Considering the status of the general's family, having four or five sons is not really a lot. Look at the mansions of the marquises in the capital. Except for those families with few children, every family has seven or eight sons, and some even have more than ten or twenty.
Sun Wenpo did not continue the topic of having a son, and Hua Fushu ignored her.
After Hua Fushu took Dugu Lanxi's pulse, she planned to go to Rongliyuan to look for her mother-in-law. However, her mother-in-law happened to be with Dugu Lanxi, so she decided not to send her over.
Ye Zelin said that there was an imperial edict from the palace, asking her to be prepared to receive it. She had never received an imperial edict before and didn't know what preparations she needed to make.
Madam Ouyang is the mistress of the General's Mansion and a first-rank lady conferred by the court. She must know what preparations need to be made to receive the imperial edict. It would be right to ask her.
She told Madam Ouyang about the matter and then asked her mother-in-law, "Mother, what do you think your daughter-in-law should do?"
Madam Ouyang felt that this was very abrupt. This daughter-in-law had no connection with the royal family, so why was there an imperial decree for her to accept?
"Did Zelin tell me why the palace wanted to issue an order?"
Hua Fushu shook his head. "Zelin said he played chess with His Majesty and beat His Majesty, so His Majesty gave him a favor. Zelin said this favor was for me."
Upon hearing this, Madam Ouyang understood and had a vague idea in her mind. "Although Mother doesn't know what this grace is, it's probably a good thing. You just need to accept the order calmly. Mother will handle any preparations. On the day of the order, you must dress neatly and be respectful and pious without losing your manners."
Hua Fushu nodded and listened.
On the day of receiving the imperial edict, Hua Fushu was dressed very appropriately and behaved in a graceful manner. Anyone who didn't know her would definitely think that she was a lady from a noble family.
The pot of spring sword flowers in Guanju Pavilion was in full bloom, and she casually picked one and put it on her hairpin.
Lizhi bowed as he entered the room and said, "My lady, the time is almost up. We should go to the main hall."
Hua Fushu smiled, walked out of the house with light lotus steps, and Sanqiao followed behind her.
"Is this outfit of mine okay?"
"very good."
Ye Zelin did not go out. The palace came to convey an imperial edict today, so he specially stayed in the mansion to accompany Hua Fushu to receive the edict.
His eyes looked at her. When she was quiet, she exuded some of the gentleness of a Jiangnan woman, and the dignity and grace of a lady from a famous family.
His eyes fell on the thumb-sized orchid in Hua Fushun's hair, which made her, who seemed gentle and quiet, a little more lively.
As swift as a rabbit and as quiet as a virgin, this probably refers to the person in front of me.
"Let's go." Hua Fushu said.
Madam Ouyang had made preparations to receive the imperial edict early on, and ordered her servants to clean the front yard inside and out, leaving it spotless. She also set up an incense table in the front yard.
Ye Zelin and Hua Fushu arrived at the front yard. Madam Ouyang, Cuizhi and others were already there, as well as Ruhuan and Ye Songyan.
The old general's leg disease suddenly flared up, making it difficult for him to move, so he stayed in the Feiyuan. As a concubine, Xu usually would not appear in the front yard for such important events as receiving the emperor's edict.
Ye Shiheng and Ye Yunlu have military affairs to deal with and are not at home today.
In less than two cups of tea, people from the palace arrived.
The eunuch who came to announce the decree was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, dressed in crimson eunuch's uniform. Behind him followed two fair-skinned young eunuchs in pale grey eunuch robes on each side.
"General Xuanwu, receive the order."
Ye Zelin and others knelt down and crossed their hands in front of their chests.
The crimson eunuch spread out his hands and read the imperial edict, "On March 18th, the fourth year of the Kangding reign, the Emperor said: Hua, the wife of General Xuanwu Ye Zelin, is kind and virtuous, with a virtuous character. She studied under the lord of Lanling City and possesses superb medical skills. She cured the eldest princess. When the plague was rampant in the capital, she used her own efforts to rescue the people and help fight the epidemic. She has made great contributions to the country and is a role model. I am pleased. I hereby pardon Hua as a virtuous person. The lord will implement it."
Hua Fushu was slightly stunned. Did she receive an imperial decree?
Ye Songyan and Ruhuan were surprised by the imperial edict. They looked pleased and were happy for their sister-in-law.
Ye Zelin's expression was calm, not at all surprised. It was obvious that he had known the contents of the imperial edict for a long time.
Madam Ouyang was not surprised and smiled. When Hua Fushu said that the imperial decree was for her, she guessed that it might be an imperial decree of conferring a title. The Ye family had been established for hundreds of years, and many of their daughters-in-law had been conferred titles. However, Madam Ouyang was still shocked by the content of the imperial decree.
She originally thought that the highest title His Majesty would give to his daughter-in-law was the fifth rank, but unexpectedly it was only the third rank.
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