The dark clouds gradually dissipated, the downpour abruptly stopped, and the sky suddenly brightened. The sun hung high in the sky, casting countless rays of light. A magnificent, seven-colored archway spanned the sky, captivating all who beheld it.
The midwife emerged from the inner room of the temple, carrying the baby, her face beaming with joy. "Sir," she said, "that lady has given birth to a daughter. This little girl..."
The midwife stopped abruptly, looked up at the sky, and exclaimed in surprise, "How strange! The weather has cleared up. My goodness, even Hongni has come out. I haven't seen Hongni for so many years."
It's no wonder the midwife was surprised; the ancients believed that rainbows were a mysterious celestial phenomenon representing good fortune.
Su Mu quickly looked up at the sky and sure enough, a colorful arched bridge hung in the sky.
A storm raged within him.
Before this girl was born, the sky was as black as ink, and there was a violent storm. After she was born, the sky was clear and blue, and a rainbow appeared on the horizon.
Could this woman be a lucky star?
Recalling the divination result from the bald-headed monk, Su Mu became even more certain of his thoughts.
He quickly walked to the midwife's side and peered into the baby girl in her arms.
With just one glance, Su Mu froze on the spot.
There was a lotus flower, about the size of a fingernail, between the baby girl's eyebrows. The crimson lotus flower made the baby girl's already delicate features even more outstanding.
Seeing Su Mu's shocked expression, the midwife couldn't help but laugh. "My lord, in my more than twenty years of delivering babies, I've only ever seen a baby with such a beautiful birthmark between her eyebrows today. In my opinion, this little girl looks like a disciple of Guanyin Bodhisattva; she seems to be a blessed one, hehehe~~"
"Yes, yes, what the old lady says is right," Su Mu replied haphazardly.
Su Mu took the baby girl from the midwife's arms and instructed the midwife to prepare Lu Mingzhu.
When the midwife came out of the inner room of the temple, it was already half an hour later.
She smiled and said, "My lord, your wife and the other lady have both settled down. They are both well and there's nothing seriously wrong. Perhaps they were too tired from giving birth, because they are still sleeping right now."
"Thank you, madam," Su Mu said, then looked at Tie Zhu beside him and instructed, "Tie Zhu, give madam ten taels of silver and see her out."
"Yes, sir."
Tie Zhu took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to the midwife. The midwife smiled from ear to ear and left the temple with the silver.
Looking at the child in his arms, Su Mu had a wicked thought lingering in his mind that he couldn't shake off.
After Tie Zhu returned from seeing off the midwife, he said to Su Mu, "My lord, let me hold him."
"It's alright, I'll hold you."
The bronze pillar and the iron pillar looked at Su Mu with some surprise.
When did the adults in their family become so fond of little girls?
Just then, a weak female voice rang out. "Sir, could you please bring my child in so I can see him?"
"Please wait a moment, Madam, we'll bring it in for you right away."
Since my own daughter is not suitable to be raised by my side, then... let's switch her.
The birth of a baby girl accompanied by unusual celestial phenomena may bring good fortune to their household. Not only will he have a son to carry on the family line, but he might also receive a promotion and higher rank.
Su Mu was still a little uneasy, but he thought that the woman should be grateful for what he had done.
After all, he had sent his own daughter to the countryside to suffer, while raising the woman's daughter by his side. Although he was only a ninth-rank military officer, his life should have been better than that woman's.
She should be grateful to tears, so why should he feel guilty?
At that moment, Su Mu made up his mind.
He winked at Tongzhu, who was holding his own daughter, and urged, "Quickly bring the lady's child inside."
The bronze pillar and the iron pillar stared wide-eyed, somewhat incredulous.
The adults are thinking of switching the two baby girls!
Su Mu glared at the two of them angrily, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
“Oh, oh, yes, sir,” the bronze pillar replied.
Tong Tie and Erzhu had no idea what else they couldn't understand: their master wanted to switch the two baby girls!
Although the two men felt that the matter was somewhat inappropriate, they were subordinates and dared not disobey their superiors.
And just like that, Su Wanwan and Jiang Wan'er's identities were switched.
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