At first glance, Shen Tianshu looked like he was woken up in the middle of his sleep.
But Mrs. Shen's eyes swept over her head, face and body.
Then he looked at her bedding, the clothes hanging beside the bed, and the shoes that were not neatly arranged in front of the bed.
Old Mrs. Shen stretched out her hand to pull away Mrs. Dong who was blocking her, stepped forward and said with concern: "It's all your aunt's fault for being startled. Didn't she scare you in the middle of the night?
"Only when I came out did I realize that it's much colder here than in Wuchang City. Are your bedding thick? Is it cold when you sleep at night?"
Mrs. Shen said, reaching out and touching Shen Tianshu's quilt.
Seeing her reaching out, Shen Tianshu's heart skipped a beat, fearing that she would suddenly reach out and lift his quilt.
Mingyu on the side also felt that he was so nervous that he was almost out of breath.
When she felt the coolness and no warmth at all, Mrs. Shen couldn't help but squint her eyes, and she felt clear in her heart.
After sleeping most of the night, is it so cold under the covers?
Did you just come back from outside?
Shen Tianshu understood in his heart that he must have let something slip.
But seeing that Mrs. Shen didn't say anything, she didn't say anything.
Now we can only take one step at a time, and the soldiers will come to cover up the water and the earth.
After Mrs. Shen showed concern for Shen Tianshu, she reprimanded Mr. Dong very displeasedly and said, "You are already a big man, but you are still so unstable.
"I think you just fell asleep in the middle of the night, and when you saw a shadow of a tree shaking, you said there was a thief.
"Fortunately, several meditation rooms nearby have been booked by our family. Otherwise, what would we do if we disturbed others again? The family would be completely disgraced."
Ms. Dong was so scolded by Mrs. Shen that she couldn't hold her head up. She didn't dare to talk back, but her hands were secretly clenched in her sleeves.
Shen Tianshu couldn't help but think to himself, Old Mrs. Shen is indeed a magical person, no wonder she has been able to control the Shen family for so many years.
All the things she had done back then had been exposed, but now she could still pretend to be the matron of the house and have the nerve to talk about the Shen family's face.
Shen Tianshu has been holding back these days, just wanting to wait and see what decision Shen Zhonglei will make.
Unexpectedly, they would bring matters to their attention.
Shen Tianshu was unhappy with these things, but he couldn't show it.
Fortunately, at this time, Aunt Liu came over and asked for help: "Old lady, the young master has been crying since he was woken up. No matter how hard the wet nurse can coax him, he can't coax him. Now his face is red from crying. I wonder if I can let the eldest daughter do it." Come over and take a look?"
After hearing this, Shen Tianshu immediately agreed, "I'll put on some clothes and go over."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Dong who were still standing in front of her bed. Although they didn't say anything, their meaning was very obvious. Do you still want to stand here and watch me get up?
Mrs. Shen turned around and left. Although Mrs. Dong was full of doubts, she could only follow the old lady.
After all the people in the Zen room were gone, Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stepped forward to help Shen Tianshu up.
At this time, Shen Tianshu was still wearing the clothes he had just gone out to see a doctor in.
She had just received the news and rushed back. She only had enough time to take off her two sleeves and upper body clothes, and then got into bed.
At this time, the masks used as disguises were still hidden under the quilt.
If Mrs. Shen had really ignored her and lifted the quilt just now, then she would have exposed her secret in public.
Mingyu quickly helped Shen Tianshu change out of her clothes and put her back into a homely coat and skirt, while muttering in a low voice: "This slave was almost scared to death just now. She was holding her breath and didn't dare to take a breath. , I'm afraid that the old lady will go up and lift your quilt, and then everything will be exposed."
Shen Tianshu thought to himself that although the quilt was not lifted in the end, it was no different from exposing the secret, except that he was not disturbed.
Mrs. Shen returned to her meditation room and first went to see Bao'er who was crying non-stop.
The wet nurse couldn't coax her well, and was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. When she saw Old Mrs. Shen coming in, she almost would have died if she hadn't remembered to hold the baby in her arms.
Er knelt down directly to her.
"Old lady, the young master may have been frightened just now, so he kept crying..."
Bao'er's crying voice was different from usual, and his face didn't look good.
Old Mrs. Shen felt very distressed and couldn't help complaining to Mr. Dong: "You really succeed more than you fail, and you do this in the middle of the night.
"It's fine now, I didn't catch anything, and I scared the child like this!
"Bao'er, just leave it alone. If you get scared, let's see how I deal with you!"
After Mrs. Shen finished speaking, she came close to the wet nurse, reached out and patted Bao'er gently and said: "My dear grandson, stop crying. You've cried so much that your voice has become hoarse. Take a rest."
"Grandma, pat you and stop crying, okay?"
It's a pity that Mrs. Shen is not very good at coaxing children. A few words of coaxing only made the child cry louder, wave her hands and feet randomly, and almost slapped Mrs. Shen in the face.
"This child is really..." Mrs. Shen's face suddenly darkened.
The wet nurse became even more frightened when she saw this, and quickly held down Bao'er's arm and said repeatedly: "Old lady, calm down, the young master is just frightened, that's why he is like this..."
Unexpectedly, before the wet nurse finished speaking, Baoer vomited out.
Not only did she get all over herself and the wet nurse, but a lot of filthy substances also sprayed on Old Mrs. Shen.
Although Old Mrs. Shen gave birth to three sons, she also had several grandchildren.
But except for Mr. Shen, who took better care of him, the rest were looked after by the wet nurses and servants, and they had never experienced such a situation.
She was woken up in the middle of the night and was already in a bad mood. At this time, her patience was almost at its limit.
Fortunately, at this time, Shen Tianshu finally rushed over.
She quickly stepped forward and took the baby from the wet nurse's arms.
"What's wrong with Bao'er? Sister is here, oh oh, stop crying, oh, okay..."
Baoer was already crying until his voice became hoarse.
As soon as Shen Tianshu took the child over, he felt that there seemed to be some moisture on his back.
She reached out and touched the inside of my clothes, and sure enough, the child's inner clothes were soaked through with sweat.
Shen Tianshu asked the wet nurse angrily: "My clothes are soaked with sweat, why don't you know how to wipe Bao'er's body and change into dry clothes?"
The wet nurse lowered her head and stammered: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid that the young master will catch the cold again."
When Shen Tianshu heard this, he guessed that Mrs. Shen must have scolded them after she discovered that they had caught wind and cold while taking a bath.
Maybe he even said something about what he would do if he did it again next time.
So now they would rather let their child wear wet clothes than change him and wipe him, for fear of getting into trouble for themselves.
If Shen Tianshu could think of this, Mrs. Shen would naturally not think of it.
She lowered her face and said, "I think you are all going to be in trouble now, why don't you quickly turn up the heater and help Bao'er wipe himself and change his clothes!"
With Mrs. Shen's words, the servants took action on their own.
Shen Tianshu hugged Baoer and felt heartbroken.
Before, she was thinking that Shen Zhonglei had not yet renewed their relationship, and that one of her sisters, Heping Niang, was a sister who had not left the court, and the other was an aunt. In terms of status, it was inappropriate for anyone to take care of Baoer. If word spread, it would inevitably be criticized by others.
As long as Ping Niang can let Shen Yunhui go and follow Mrs. Shen back to her hometown so that Bao'er can grow up in front of the old lady, it will be good for him in the future.
But now she finally understood that Mrs. Shen's so-called love for Bao'er was only superficial.
Even if Shen Zhonglei agreed this time, she couldn't let Mrs. Shen take Bao'er away.
Otherwise, even if the child survives, she will have to be fed poorly.
But the top priority is to coax the child quickly.
While Shen Tianshu asked someone to get a dry handkerchief, he reached in and wiped the sweat from the child's front and back.
Then he took off the outermost piece of clothing that was stained by vomit, and gave him a few mouthfuls of warm water to smooth it over.
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At this time, people had already entered the house one after another carrying fire pots, hot water and clean clothes.
Shen Tianshu asked someone to set up a low table on the bed and put the brazier on it.
Cover the fire pot with a basket for incense for clothes, put new clothes on it, and then put down the bed tent.
In this way, the bed tent quickly became warm.
Shen Tianshu then untied Bao'er's clothes, wiped his body with Mingyu's help, and put on dry clothes that had been warmed by the smoke.
Holding the child's cold and wet underwear, Shen Tianshu's expression tightened and he felt extremely distressed.
Such a young child cannot speak on his own and cannot express any discomfort.
There were obviously so many people taking care of him, but no one really thought about him.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She threw the clothes out of the tent and threw them on the ground.
"Did you all see what I did? Let me find out that you dare to be so negligent again..."
The soaked underwear fell to the ground with a slight pattering sound.
Mrs. Shen's face suddenly felt hot, as if she had been slapped in the face.
After putting on warm and dry clothes, Baoer leaned in Shen Tianshu's arms and felt much more comfortable, and he no longer cried as much as before.
Shen Tianshu coaxed Bao'er softly and touched his little hand that was waving wildly.
To others, it seemed that she was just comforting the child casually, or was afraid that Bao'er would suddenly slap her just like he slapped Mrs. Shen just now.
But in fact, after grabbing the child's hand, Shen Tianshu began to gently massage the Xiaotianxin point on his palm and the tip of his index finger.
Baoer was indeed frightened tonight, so he cried and sweated a lot.
Because there was no one to change his wet clothes, he cried out of discomfort and eventually cried until he vomited.
Bao'er was too young and had just vomited. Shen Tianshu knew that even if he made the soup, it would be difficult to feed him, and it might make the child cry more.
So it’s better to try massaging acupuncture points first to see if it works.
Fortunately, Bao'er was very considerate and stopped crying soon, and then fell asleep in Shen Tianshu's arms.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the wet nurse rushed up to take the baby away.
"Thank you for your hard work, young lady. Just give the young master to your slave..."
Unexpectedly, as soon as the wet nurse's hand touched Bao'er, he immediately started to moan again and looked like he was about to wake up.
