In the pavilion of Luofu Middle Courtyard, when Mei Niang learned from Sun Simiao that she was carrying a girl in her belly, she suddenly felt depressed. Although she had no intention of competing with Gao Yang, she still felt that it would be better if she gave birth to a boy. alright.
In ancient times, this idea of favoring boys over girls was particularly common. It can even be said that it has been deeply implanted in everyone's mind, even Mei Niang is not immune.
Luo Zhang also understood this, so he kept comforting Mei Niang, fearing that she would not be able to think about it.
However, historically, it seems that Mei Niang’s first child was a girl, and then she gave birth to a son. And his first daughter was Princess Andingsi, a little girl who was only one month old. She was married off for her mother’s grand ambition and hegemony. The mother was killed and put the blame on others to win Li Zhi's sympathy. Although this incident is only in the unofficial history, it is still very credible. Luo Zhang also believes that Mei Niang will do what she did in that situation. For that kind of thing, after all, her status was not strong at that time. If not, she would not have the same status in the future, so the sacrifice of this daughter is completely worth it in her opinion. Although she will be more or less sad afterwards, there is a saying It is said that one general can make thousands of bones wither. If he doesn't do this, how can he become the empress of the ages in the future?
Now, Mei Niang is married to him, and the first child is still a daughter. Thinking of that wild history, Luo Zhang is more or less on tenterhooks. If Mei Niang makes another frame-up to frame Gao Yang, then he will He was about to cry without tears. After all, she was his daughter. He would be very sad and angry if she died so tragically.
Therefore, there is a reason why Luo Zhang is particularly concerned about Mei Niang. This is because he is afraid that she will not be able to think about it, or that the empress factor will explode, and he will not be able to withstand it.
Hearing Luo Zhang's comforting words, Mei Niang smiled and said: "I'm fine, I will like the girl too! Now that I know, I can make clothes for her in advance!"
Sun Simiao laughed and said: "That's right, that's good. Today we have a double happiness, a son and a daughter. Zhang'er, you are so lucky!"
"I think so too. A son and a daughter are really double happiness. Grandpa Sun, we have to have a nice drink tonight!" Luo Zhang looked at Mei Niang with a smile and made up his mind to pay more attention to Mei Niang. Let her know that his daughter is more loved by him than his son, which may dispel some of her dark thoughts.
In Luofu, grandma's courtyard, Gao Yang's maid hurriedly ran in.
Seeing Gao Yang's maid running in, grandma's expression changed and she said, "Why are you running in such a hurry? Did something happen?"
The maid gasped, shaking her head and nodding.
Seeing this scene, grandma frowned slightly and said, "Let's take a breath first and then talk about it. What's going on?"
After hearing this, the maid stood up and took several deep breaths. Then she finally regained her breath and said, "Old lady, something is wrong, but it's just a happy event!"
"Oh? A happy event? Where does the joy come from?" Grandma said, slightly stunned.
"Just now, Divine Doctor Sun checked Princess Gaoyang's pulse and confirmed that Princess Gaoyang is pregnant with a boy. No, I came here to tell the old lady!" the maid said with a smile. You must know that she is Princess Gaoyang's maid. Princess Gaoyang's status will naturally increase after she gives birth. Correspondingly, the status of those who follow her will also be greatly improved, and she will be unhappy if she is not happy.
"What? What did you say? Doctor Sun said that the child in Gao Yang's belly is a boy? Is this true? Are you not talking nonsense?" Grandma said with a trembling crutch!
"Old lady, how dare you lie? Everything you said is true. It is indeed true. I was right in front of you at that time. Doctor Sun took Princess Gaoyang's pulse personally. The Marquis was also there. After getting the news, The princess asked me to tell you the good news!" the maid said truthfully.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, my Luo family is having a baby, my Luo family is having a baby!" Grandma walked around the room happily. It was obvious that the news made her extremely excited.
In the past, Luo Zhang was always on tenterhooks every time he went out. For example, when he went to the north this time, his grandma was worried about something happening to Luo Zhang. What would the Luo family do if an accident happened? What if Gao Yang and Mei Niang gave birth to girls? , wouldn’t the Luo family be in ruins by then?
But it's fine now. Divine Doctor Sun said that the child in Gao Yang's belly is a boy, so it must be a boy. That's Divine Doctor Sun. How can he be false? He is sure that the child in Gao Yang's belly is a boy. Luo Zhang is no longer afraid of going to the north. , even if there is any accident, the Luo family will not be extinct, let alone disappear.
Such important news naturally had to be told to the ancestors of the Luo family. At Grandma's call, a group of servants rushed to the Luo family ancestral hall with cow heads, pig heads, and sheep heads.
Arranging three animals was the biggest sacrifice in ancient times. Most people could not do this. After all, there were very few cow heads.
It was a coincidence that today, Sun Simiao got a cow's head, and he confirmed that the child in Gao Yang's belly was a boy. The cow's head came in handy, otherwise he would have to go out to find the newly dead cow.
Originally, they had to burn incense and bathe, but now everything is simple. They just put the sacrificial things on the desk, then kneeled on the ground and prayed to heaven.
When Luo Zhang arrived, grandma had just finished praying and pulled Luo Zhang to kneel down, kowtow to Liezizong of the Luo family and continue to pray.
Listening to the prayers that were like a book from heaven, Luo Zhang rolled his eyes. He wanted to leave but couldn't. If he dared to leave, grandma would dare to chase him all over the yard with a cane.
If you don’t respect your ancestors, who will hit you if you don’t?
Fortunately, the time for the sacrifice was not long, otherwise Luo Zhang would rather be beaten by his grandmother than kneel here. After all, his true identity is not a descendant of the Luo family, but an out-and-out time traveler, so the sacrifice first People don't have many emotions.
After the sacrifice, the Luo Mansion suddenly became lively. Today was a double happiness. Not only did we learn that the Luo family had a daughter, but also a little princess was about to be born. How could this not make grandma happy?
This is mainly because Mei Niang gave birth to a girl, not Gao Yang. If Gao Yang gave birth to a girl and Mei Niang gave birth to a boy, or both of them were boys, this would be a bit troublesome. If Mei Niang gave birth to a boy, , the family house will definitely be uneasy, this is inevitable. Fortunately, the baby is a girl, so the family house will be peaceful. How can grandma be unhappy!
To celebrate this happy event, an all-ox feast was no longer enough to satisfy the status quo.
Grandma originally wanted to invite all seven aunts and eight aunts, but Luo Zhang dissuaded her. Why did she call them here? It's not like there was a real birth and a banquet was held. This was just Doctor Sun saying the gender of the child. There was still a hurdle to pass. Only after passing the hell gate can one be truly happy. Now? It's better to keep a low profile. He didn't want everyone to know about Sun Simiao's stay in Luo Mansion. Then his Luo Mansion would be bustling.
After Luo Zhang's persuasion, your grandma finally compromised and understood that what Luo Zhang said was right. Of course, the whole-ox feast cannot be saved.
Although no one outside came to celebrate, Luo Mansion was also extremely lively.
Not only grandma and the others are happy, but the servants of Luo Mansion are also smiling!
You must know that the continuation of a family depends on its heirs. Originally, Luo Mansion only had one Luo Zhang, which made many people feel unsure. After all, if something happened to Luo Zhang, the Luo Mansion would disappear and there would be no descendants.
However, things are different now. Luo Mansion has heirs and inheritance, which means there is a continuation. Even if Luo Zhang is not here, Luo Mansion will not fall. Neither the guards nor the servants have to worry about leaving Luo Mansion. But you can work here until you grow old!
Compared with other families, the treatment of Luofu is extremely preferential, much better than that of other families, and the owner of Luofu is also kind, unlike other families who will beat them severely whenever they make mistakes, or withhold wages, etc. It would never happen in Luofu.
In addition, the servants of Luo Mansion can go out to buy things on their own, which is impossible in other homes. I don't know how many people are envious of Luo Mansion's generous treatment.
But it's not that easy to get into Luo Mansion. It's useless to go through the back door. Luo Zhang doesn't do that at all!
Luo Zhang didn't know that a son was so important to Luo Mansion. After chatting with Sun Simiao for a while, Luo Zhang sent Sun Simiao back to his house. He was old and drank nearly a bottle of red wine. rest! After all, red wine has staying power!
Luo Zhang went to Mei Niang's house. As he said before, Luo Zhang was most worried about Mei Niang causing something that happened in history, so some warmth and comfort were indispensable.
However, Luo Zhang didn't favor one over the other, and went to Gao Yang's place as well.
Gao Yang seemed extremely happy. Seeing Luo Zhang, he wanted to talk to Luo Zhang for a day, but there was only one topic, she had a son... This made Luo Zhang very speechless. If he had known it, he would not have checked their gender, but what should I say now? It's too late!
