Chapter 455: Almost Lost My Footing

Zhulan gave birth safely, and everyone in Jinzhou knew about it. The Min family breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the birth was safe, it would be good. The Min family was afraid of a difficult birth. Not only did they fear that Lord Zhou would bear a grudge against them, they also feared that other forces would interfere.

Of course, there were also rumors in the city that Liu had caused Zhou and Yang to give birth prematurely, but as long as Zhou and Yang were safe, these rumors would not cause any trouble.

The next morning, Zhulan felt terrible pain all over her body. It was really painful. She didn't want to move anywhere except her hands. Even feeding the baby required the help of Mrs. Song.

Zhou Shuren was reluctant to go to the front to work, so Zhulan lifted up her clothes and looked at her belly. It was so ugly. The baby in her belly was gone, and only the loose belly was left. Zhulan was a little crazy. She was not in her twenties or thirties, with a strong metabolism recovery ability. She was already forty, how could she recover?

Zhulan's only secret happiness was that she didn't have stretch marks, but it would still be ugly if they couldn't be restored.

Seeing her mistress sighing, Mrs. Song thought to herself that women of all ages love beauty. "Madam, I have learned a few tricks. Although I cannot restore her original appearance, the effect is not bad."

Zhulan had no choice. She had never practiced yoga before. She was so busy every day that she had no time to practice. "Really?"

Mrs. Song smiled and said, "Really."

Zhulan was happy that she could recover a little. She felt that being a mother was indeed the greatest. She could be considered to have enjoyed her pregnancy. In fact, she did not enjoy much. Most of the time, she suffered a lot, especially in the later stages. The child grew up and squeezed her organs, making it uncomfortable to eat. This was the most painful part of pregnancy. The most painful thing was childbirth.

Zhulan squeezed her son's little hand and said, "My dear son, I will wait for you to grow up and be filial to me."

The little guy pouted his lips, grunted, and soon fell asleep.

After a while, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Dong came together. Mrs. Zhao was in poor health. She had suffered a dystocia and was injured. She needed to stay in confinement for two days.

Li sat on the chair, "Mom, let's go see my brother."

Zhulan, "You didn't come to see me!"

Li waved her hands, "Mother, we mean to say that everyone should look at it, everyone should look at it."

Zhulan chuckled, "See, this kid does nothing but eat and sleep."

Mrs. Li was extremely envious. She hoped that her son would be quiet and peaceful. Minghui was one of the children who learned to walk early. Now he could walk by himself with the support of something. He ran to the door every day and cried every time when he was caught. She had to come secretly to see her mother-in-law, otherwise, the boy would definitely follow her out.

Dong, "Mom, my brother is so good."

Zhulan watched Dong touching her belly and looking at the ceiling of the bed in silence. That was good. Early pregnancy was common in ancient times, so Dong's expectations were normal.

Li and Dong left after sitting for a while. Before leaving, my father-in-law warned them to let my mother-in-law rest more.

Li and Dong walked out together, whispering, "Since yesterday, the head of the family has been acting weird, is it the third brother too?"

Mrs. Dong listened to Chang Lian talking about his childhood for most of the night yesterday. What Chang Lian talked about the most was that he envied his younger brother. Mrs. Dong said, "Because of envy!"

She also realized that her father and mother-in-law really loved her younger brother. Instead of talking about her mother-in-law, she talked about her father-in-law. Her father-in-law was no longer indifferent.

Li's mouth twitched. She really didn't expect that the head of the family would be jealous. What a thick nerve the head of the family had. "What is there to be jealous of? He is the son of my parents."

Dong, "........"

The eldest sister-in-law in this family is the most thick-skinned. Everyone in the house saw what her father-in-law did yesterday. It was too obvious, and he showed his love for her without even a hint of disguising it.

At the government office, Zhou Shuren accepted the congratulations. He was in high spirits today because of the good news. He was not angry at all for the jealous remarks made by others. He was not angry, not at all. I am happy.

The deputy magistrate Wang took a step back in fear, "Master Zhou."

Zhou Shuren smiled, "Hmm?"

Lord Wang, ".......Lord, please stop laughing."

They were so nervous that he couldn't even utter a sarcastic remark.

He really envied Lord Zhou for having so many sons, five in total, and all of them were legitimate sons. He didn't want to think that it was so difficult for him to have a son. He only had one legitimate son, and very few concubines. He had five wives and only three children in the Manchu family.

Zhou Shuren said cheerfully, "There's nothing I can do about it. I'm so happy to have a child in my old age."

Lord Wang, "......."

It's heartbreaking.

Even when facing the bills sent to him today, Zhou Shuren was smiling. He was happy and not upset today. However, the sight of Zhou Shuren smiling while looking at the bills made people feel uneasy.

Especially the people from the Maritime Affairs Department, they were very nervous and had to take note of Lord Zhou's performance so that they could report to Lord Min when they returned.

Zhou Shuren really knew how to be in a good mood. He never thought that he always laughed when he cheated people in the past, but today he laughed too much, which scared some senior officials in the Navy so much that they almost lost their feet.

In the palace, the Emperor knew everything about the maritime affairs, so when he heard the news that Zhou Shuren had a son, he was at a loss for words and told the prince, "Send a gift in your name on the third day of the child's birth."

This was the first time the prince didn’t react in front of his father. What did his father mean?

The prince couldn't figure out what his father was doing, so he could only respond, "Yes."

He admired Lord Zhou very much, but he had never thought of contacting him privately. Why did his father let him send gifts? Was it because Pinggang did not have his influence, so he let him get involved?

The prince thought of all kinds of possibilities in his mind and left the hall in a daze.

The emperor raised his head and chuckled. He was still too naive. He told Eunuch Liu, "Tell the second sons about the prince's gift."

Eunuch Liu lowered his head even more, "Yes."

"Forget it, I won't pass it on. You can leave now."

Eunuch Liu's back was covered in sweat. He had followed the emperor for so many years, but he had never guessed what the emperor was thinking.

Jinzhou, Zhou's house. Not long after Zhulan woke up, Liuya came in and said, "Madam, the eldest lady and her family are here."

Zhulan sat up in surprise and hissed in pain, "Really?"

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