Youshi said on the side: "When a woman gives birth to a child, the dirty and pure qi are mixed together in the room, and men must not enter. If one of the qi is disturbed, it will damage the child's life at best, and even harm the man's luck. It is passed down from our ancestors. The rules below have their own reasons. Please be patient and don't be impatient, Rong'er is a person valued by the immortals, and God will bless her."
Jia Rong doesn't care about all these myths. What immortals value and give advice is all made up by him. He didn't want to worry about anything, he was just worried.
I looked at Youshi strangely. After several days of fasting, this lady really thought of herself as a Bodhisattva.
Jia Rong hummed in agreement, said not to rush through the door again, and dragged the two human-shaped pendants on her body to the window.
At the right moment, Qin Keqing screamed in pain again from inside. Brother Rong's heart was tense. He couldn't see anything through the window, but he seemed to have seen Qin Keqing's messy hair, pale face, and sweaty body. He clenched his palms silently, and his eyes were blurred by the wetness.
"Ke'er, uncle is by your side and will always be with you."
After hearing this, Keqing in the room felt relieved and seemed to have greater strength.
She gritted her teeth as hard as she could. The cry of pain was very gentle, and he kept calling out the word 'uncle' without stopping.
From dark night until daybreak. The two maids hanging on his body also let go of his arms and only hugged Uncle Rong's waist. Midwives were constantly coming in and out of the main entrance next to him. He clutched the window with both hands, worried to the extreme.
When the first orange ray of the new sun rising in the east shone into the Ningguo Mansion, an earth-shattering cry of pain came from the house. In an instant, Brother Rong's face turned white with fright, and he called out urgently: "Ke'er, how are you? .”
"ah"
Then came the voices of the midwives, nuns, and female officials in the room: "Hurry up, push hard, push hard, it's coming out!"
Grandma Rong screamed, and Grandpa Rong outside was frightened and her hands were trembling.
The two girls beside them, Xiang Ling and Que'er, were frightened by the screams and each had their own thoughts. One is worried about the condition of the grandma in the room, and the other is secretly thinking about how painful it is to have a baby.
Little Que'er raised her head and glanced at Uncle Rong, and said seriously: "No matter how painful it is, Que'er will still give birth to a child for Uncle Rong."
""What is this little maid thinking about at such a young age. Uncle Rong ignored her.
Xiaoque'er added: "Grandma must have thought the same way. If she can give birth to a son for me, no matter how painful it is, grandma will be happy in her heart."
When Jia Rong thinks about children, she thinks about having children in this world. There was an indescribable feeling in my heart, as if I had just truly integrated into this world.
For a moment, I started to look forward to it. He also felt that Xiang Lian's soft body was close to his own, looking at this face that was similar to Ke Qing's, smelling the faint fragrance of virginity, he also felt that he could not control his emotions. After hearing the noise in the room and thinking that Keqing was still at the critical moment of life and death, he threw these random thoughts out of his mind.
When the golden orange sunlight passes over the eaves and shines on the windows.
"Wow"
A clear and loud baby cry.
As if the gospel came from heaven, it instantly resounded throughout the entire Ningguo Mansion compound.
Jia Rong was stunned, and suddenly felt that her heart had been taken away. He also wanted to go into the room and see what Keqing looked like, but Youshi stopped him. The nuns and female officials inside even built a human wall to prevent Uncle Rong from going any further.
He could only listen to the old nanny's announcement: "Congratulations, Sir, on the birth of a new baby in Ningguo Mansion."
Jia Rong quickly winked at Xiao Que'er and Xiang Ling, but Youshi took the lead and asked Yin Die to present the silver reward. The mama who announced the good news accepted it with a smile, but still refused to give in. She said: "In the first month, the lord is not allowed to enter the room to see grandma. The queen has also given instructions. If the lord wants to force his way in, please ask the lord Go to the palace to talk to the empress."
What kind of bullshit rule is this?
Brother Rong still wanted to see what happened to Keqing, but Youshi next to him urged him to leave quickly and not to stop his grandmother and female officials from doing their business.
In the room, Qin Keqing, who had always been frail, was already extremely weak. The female officers and nuns washed the eldest brother from Uncle Rong's family, and then replaced him with the nanny who had been invited to hold him.
After the tired Keqing hurriedly saw the child, the nanny and the nanny took the eldest brother to a corner of the room to take care of him. The female officer Jiayi in the room called the maid to serve Ke Qing, and then came out to call Xiang Ling and Que'er in.
This postpartum battle is actually much bigger than the prenatal battle.
Not long after, the old nun came out and went to the courtyard to clear people. Jia Rong, the male host, was driven away, Ruizhu and Baozhu, the two aunts in the house, were driven out. You, the elder wife, consciously left first. In the end, in Keqing's courtyard, only Xiangling, Ke'er and a few other young maids were left in Keqing's room, as well as the female officials and nuns who were loyal to the king.
Although Jia Rong felt itchy, she wanted to go inside to see Keqing and take a look at the child. Inside, the nuns and female officials were standing guard, and except for the occasional You family who was able to get in, no one else was allowed in.
On the same day, both Rongguo Mansion and Zhongshun Prince's Mansion got the news.
Princess Zhongshun even asked people to preach that Jia Rong was not allowed to disturb Ke Qing within seven days. As a result, Brother Rong gradually stopped thinking about visiting Qin Keqing.
Such a happy event happened in Ningguo Mansion. Everyone in Dongfu was thinking about Grandma Rong, so that Wang Xifeng's move to Dongfu to recuperate was postponed.
The seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and the maternal observation period was over.
Although Jia Rong didn't know the basis for setting the seven-day maternal observation time, he just wanted to finally see Qin Keqing, mother and son.
This day. Jia Rong finally met Qin Keqing, whom she had missed for a long time, and looked at the ugly child again.
Before thinking about family happiness, a wife came to the West Mansion with a maid and several sisters. Youshi had known that they were coming and had already received them in the main hall.
Since Qin Keqing still needs a month of nourishment, she cannot see guests for a long time. Except for the old lady of Xifu, the other ladies, grandmothers and sisters all looked at each other and went back to the main hall to rejoice.
"Why are you here too?" Youshi looked at Wang Xifeng's big belly.
"Why aren't we welcome here?" Wang Xifeng sneered and said sarcastically, "We are here to see Brother Rong's wife, not you."
Youshi always liked to quarrel with Wang Xifeng, and they knew each other's tempers well. Hearing her sarcasm, she replied: "A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory. If I hadn't seen you with a big belly, I would have punished you with a few tusks today."
Wang Xifeng supported her waist with one hand and was supported by Ping'er with the other hand, with a domineering look on her face. He said: "Don't block the way in front, or help me go over to enjoy the joy of Zhanrong's daughter-in-law."
Ping'er smiled and said, "Grandma Rong has made a good start for the family this year. Her first child is a big brother."
Youshi was not annoyed but happy after hearing this. He was willing to help Wang Xifeng and lead him to the courtyard behind the main hall. A few girls followed Wang Xifeng to look at Grandma Rong.
He said another thoughtful and auspicious words, which made Jia Rong next to him feel distressed. I asked Youshi to send a message, but Grandma Rong was ill and no longer saw the guests one by one.
However, Jia Rong wanted to stay alone in the room with Ke Qing, but she was not allowed to do so. The old nanny from Prince Zhongshun's palace used the excuse that Grandma Rong needed to rest, so she went outside without letting Jia Rong sit in the courtyard for long.
Outside, in addition to the female relatives of the Xifu, there were naturally people from other mansions.
At noon, Prince Shuirong of Beijing County came with his second wife, Princess Zhen, of Beijing County. The princess went to the main hall to chat with the old lady, while Shui Rong was entertained by Jia Rong.
"I came here on the third day of the Lunar New Year. Unfortunately, I didn't meet Brother Rong before. Today we finally met." King Beijing and Jia Rong came to the study room of Ningguo Mansion and waited for the servants to serve tea and exit. Shui Rong said happily: "Brother Rong also had a harvest in Jiangnan last year. Now that we have a baby in the house, it can be said to be a double happiness."
Jia Rong smiled and said: "Your Highness is also proud of the spring breeze."
The King of Beijing smiled mysteriously and said modestly: "How come you are so proud of the spring breeze? There is chaos in the northwest. Last year, Jungar Mongolia established a thousand-man artillery army. There may be a war between Saibei and Dayan within two years. I will be able to gain something by then." trouble."
Brother Rong gave King Beijing a meaningful look, I'm afraid that King Beijing must have put in a lot of effort. He smiled and said: "With His Highness stationed in Chahar, how can the chaos in the northwest disturb our country, Dayan?"
When the King of Beijing heard this, he was even more delighted and said: "I have written several times to request that Brother Rong be transferred to the Ministry of War or serve as a duty in the Beijing camp. However, the loyal and obedient King Xin favors Brother Rong, otherwise he will have military achievements in the northwest. Brother Rong also has a share."
What is this guy planning? You don't really want to unite with the northwest ministries to counterattack Dayan.
Jia Rong smiled and said: "It's only because we are too good that God's will tricks people. It's a pity, it's a pity. It's just that His Highness looks down on the wasteland of the northwest too much. A Zhungeer was defeated several times when he was the Supreme Emperor. Now, Can he still turn the tide?"
King Beijing shook his head and said: "Last year, Zhungeer was replaced by a new king. This new king had good means. He accepted a group of red-haired ghosts who had fled from the West and formed a thousand-man artillery team, which actually defeated all the countries in the West Sea. . Even Eros in the north suffered a defeat at their hands, so they should not be underestimated."
A little too strong, right?
Jia Rong couldn't believe it. Just with the help of a group of red-haired ghosts who escaped from the West, a Zhun Geer could sweep across the West Sea and defeat Eros?
Did he know that an extremely humiliating thing happened in Dayan last year? Mobei Baiharhu was given to Northern Eros.
That is Lake Baihar, the largest freshwater lake in Asia and Europe, which was given to Eros for nothing.
Of course, Emperor Xiande looked down upon Baihar Lake and did not see the use of this largest freshwater lake, but Jia Rong still felt humiliated. Even if it is useless now, it has been our land since ancient times. If we were not frightened by Eros's military power, we would not give up Whitehar Lake.
It's just that Zhun Geer was able to fight off Eros, which is indeed a bit strong.
Maybe he misunderstood King Beijing, who was not involved in Zhun Geer's affairs.
"I don't need to worry about big things like that."
Jia Rong laughed twice. At the same time, I also thought that with all the artillery coming and going now, it would be better for me not to go to the military barracks. If a war breaks out, artillery doesn't have a good eye, and you might be unlucky enough to be bombarded one day. It is better to camp in the Gyeonggi area, at least your life will be safe.
King Beijing chatted with him in the study about some developments in the DPRK, and then asked Jia Jing how he was doing.
Unfortunately, Jia Jing became more and more absent-minded, and King Beijing no longer knocked on the door to ask for an audience. After sitting for a while, he left early, leaving the princess of Beijing County in Ningguo Mansion.
After Jia Rong entertained King Beijing, people from the Feng family, Chen family, Niu family, Wei family, etc. came over one after another. He was very busy that day. The major families sent a wide range of gifts, which was really joyful.
In the afternoon, the banquet at Ningguo Mansion will begin.
But Yindie, the maid next to You, came to find her.
Jia Rong was puzzled and asked, "Are you sure Princess Beijing invited me?"
Yindie said: "It is indeed the princess of the county. My wife has invited my wife to rest in the green hall at the west corner of Huifang Garden. She is waiting for the uncle to come and ask questions."
Brother Rong is really confused. He can still talk to the Prince of Beijing County, but what is there to talk about with the Princess of Beijing County.
I don’t know if it’s true.
He asked again: "The old lady is not with the princess?"
Yindie said with a smile: "My dear wife, she is an old lady and a junior. Even when she sees our wife, she calls her sister-in-law. She said she wanted to ask about some private matters at home, so she didn't go to Tianxiang Tower and went to Conglvtang first."
Jia Rong scratched his head. He had never even seen the princess. How could there be any family matters between them? The only thing that can be related is a trip to Zhen's house last year. At that time, he didn't stay too much at Zhen's house and only met the father of the princess.
Could it be that you are asking about the Master of the Zhen family?
Brother Rong, full of doubts, was led by Yindie towards Cong Lutang.
In the hall, Jia Rong saw the figure behind the curtain and hurriedly saluted and said hello.
Another light laughter came from behind the curtain: "Brother Rong, please come. You have a great joy today, so why do you need these vulgar etiquette. According to our relationship, you should call me aunt."
The voice was very young, as if spoken by an immature girl. Jia Rong stood up and glanced around, then saw the maid in front of the curtain and Youshi in the room.
He is also a thick-skinned person, and since Princess Beijing said so, Jia Rong is not polite. He smiled and said, "Auntie called Ronger over. If you have any teachings, just tell me."
The maid in front of the curtain couldn't help but snicker after hearing this. Youshi's eyes turned pale and she said, "Rong'er has always been unscrupulous in what she says, please don't blame me."
The person behind the curtain said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, this is like talking to family members. If you want to talk about what you say, my sister-in-law has never heard the famous sayings of the overlord of Jinling."
Jia Rong had heard about the overlord of Jinling. Zhen Baoyu was the same age as Lin Daiyu, and had the same appearance as Jia Baoyu, but her temperament was even more extreme than Jia Baoyu's. A saying that is often talked about is: "My two daughters must accompany me to study, so that I can recognize the words and understand them in my heart, otherwise I will be confused." '
Apparently You had also heard about Zhen Baoyu's deeds from others, and smiled and stopped talking.
After Princess Beijing said a few polite words, she said: "Old lady, they should sit around for a while. My sister-in-law does not need to take care of her here. She can accompany the old lady and others."
Hearing the words that clearly drove people away, Youshi and Jia Rong were both stunned.
Youshi met the maid next to the princess in Conglutang, looked at each other again with Jia Rong, and then led Yindie out.
Jia Rong frowned secretly. Although the maid beside the princess was still in the hall, it was somewhat inappropriate. Is it possible that she is not afraid of ruining her reputation?
He shook his head secretly, and wondered what the other party wanted to ask, and actually wanted to drive both Youshi and Yindie out.
He only saw the princess in the hall calling two maids to go out and close the door, asking them to guard the door. In this way, only Jia Rong, the princess and two other maids who were close to her were left in the room, which could be regarded as being alone in the room with Princess Beijing.
Jia Rong tentatively called, "Aunt?"
"Brother Rong, there is no need to worry. I just want to ask you about some things about the prince."
Prince? King of Beijing?
You are a couple, don’t you know him better than I do?
