On the way back, Zheng Hao personally checked the carriage for fear that it might jolt Li Shu. Li Shu coquettishly said: "Are you ready? It's time to go? If we go back too late, my parents will tell us."
"Okay, okay, come here and I will help you up." Zheng Hao said with a smile.
Li Shu hugged his arm happily. If you like someone, you will want to be close to him with all your heart. Your body cannot deceive others.
Of course, this scene was also seen by the other sisters who came out with her. Lijia only thought about her children and wanted to go back quickly. When she saw them, she felt that her second sister and her third brother-in-law were too close and inappropriate.
Li Wan, however, had mixed feelings in her heart. Her relationship with Zeng Yunxi was more respectful than love. Zeng Yunxi was a businessman. I heard that he had a second wife, but she married him for business, so she couldn't say anything.
Especially for concubines, it was normal for a man to have two wives and four concubines. Liwan knew very well that she often couldn't let go. Although she was the mistress at home, Zeng Yunxi would tell her about big things. She had a place in the Zeng family, but this kind of love that a man and a woman had shown unintentionally before made her feel sour.
Li Rou, on the other hand, is always very pessimistic. Relationships between men and women can never last long. Instead of giving everything she has to make men look down upon her, it is better to be a good wife and to be devoted to her.
This kind of putting all your heart on a man is the behavior of a concubine, not the behavior of a grown-up woman.
When she gives birth to a child, she must persuade Wu Xuanhe to obtain a meritorious degree and guide him on the right path.
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When Li Shu came back, Mrs. Zheng had already received the news. Even Mrs. Zheng was alarmed and instantly beamed with joy.
"Brother Hao's daughter-in-law can't go out again next month. The first two months of pregnancy are the most important for this woman."
"Thank you grandma for your instructions. The imperial doctor said the same thing today."
Mrs. Zheng added: "That Aunt Hu next to you is too bad. Since you are pregnant, how come she didn't notice at all?"
The Aunt Hu next to Lishu was bought from Jiujiang and specially taught her how to embroider. Now that she is old and can no longer embroider, she became a mother. In fact, Lishu had a wet nurse when she was very young, but later on, few people went to Jiujiang to take care of her, and the wet nurse did not give birth to the baby at home, and she has long since disappeared.
Therefore, when Mrs. Zheng asked this question, she quickly said: "My life was too light, and my menstruation was normal last month, so I didn't think anything of it."
When Zheng Hao heard the word "Xing Jing", he coughed slightly and secretly wondered why Li Shu said everything.
But Mrs. Zheng said: "If this is the case, it will be even more important for her to take good care of her. Mother Gong is also an old man for many years, so let her take good care of her."
Li Shu smiled and said, "Yes."
In fact, Mrs. Zheng just said a few words, but Li Shu had spent almost a year in the Zheng family, and she knew very well.
Mrs. Zheng is no longer in charge of things at this age. She just wants to beat people to show her authority occasionally.
The key is still with the housekeeper, Mrs. Zheng. Mrs. Zheng has assigned more things, such as taboos and taboos. She also needs to build an extra stove in Lishu's yard, which is convenient for eating hot soup. She also needs to increase the manpower. , the doctor will check your pulse every few days.
After listening to each item like this, Li Shu also memorized it carefully. She glanced at Tan who had just come in at the door, and saw that Tan's handkerchief was pinched tightly and her face turned slightly pale.
The Tan family lived in Lishu
She entered the door the year before. She had lost money because she was deceived by the Wang family, and the reward at the end of the year was not as large as that of Li Shu. Everyone in the house saw that Zheng Hao had a future, so they ran to the big house a lot. Ruo Er It's okay to have an empty stomach, but Mrs. Liu is pregnant now. Wouldn't she be completely reduced to a foil in the future?
Just when she raised her eyes, she saw Li Shu staring at her and Tan smiled ingratiatingly.
If it were to deal with others, Ms. Tan would not hesitate. She was not a kind person. If she were kind, she would not be alive now.
But Li Shu knew that Tan was a man of different opinions, beautiful and intelligent, but she was still timid now, so she considered herself unlucky to marry Zheng Qing. But once she had the courage to do something evil, I'm afraid she would go on a killing spree based on her nature.
Therefore, she must be shocked now.
"Madam, I don't think you need to be so nervous. Even though you are pregnant, your daughter-in-law is not a porcelain girl. Instead, it's my second brother's place. It's freezing cold during this year's festival. You need to take good care of yourself. Besides, I'm here today. When I go home, I heard that Dr. Yuan is going to retire and return to his hometown. Our Liu family often uses Dr. Bao, and there is also Dr. Dou who is also a famous doctor. Back then, my great-grandfather gave them medical books. Madam and siblings, will you consider it? "
Li Shu said.
Mrs. Zheng looked at Lishu. She knew that the ancestor of the Liu family was a famous official in water control, and he was quite familiar with the Qihuang technique. He had written several medical books, and even Liu Chengxu himself knew the basic Qihuang technique.
She still believed in Li Shu: "The prescriptions given by Imperial Physician Yuan were very effective at first, but now they are no more effective than that. The Imperial Physician Dou you mentioned, please also invite him to come over and have a look."
Li Shu smiled and said: "If the second brother can be well, our uncle will be the happiest."
Mrs. Tan felt uneasy when she rashly proposed to change the imperial doctor. She knew very well that if Zheng Qingren disappeared, the entire Zheng family would fall into the hands of the big family. She was just a widow with no children. The Zheng family might let her family go. Marrying again would not be as comfortable as the Zheng family. She lost money, and her mother-in-law gave her an additional two thousand taels in private, but she didn't dare to say anything.
The Zheng family is very kind. Although Zheng Qing cannot always be humane and often leaves her a widow, the Zheng family is rich in food and clothing and enjoys a lot of glory. She was so filled with hatred at night that she just wished Zheng Qing was dead. But if Zheng Qing really died, her genius would be ruined.
Therefore, Mrs. Tan said to Li Shu: "Sister-in-law, what is Dr. Dou originally treating? I am definitely trusting the person you recommended, but I am afraid that suddenly changing the medicine will not be good."
Li Shu said: "It doesn't necessarily have to be Imperial Physician Dou. When the time comes, he will come to argue. If you think it's good, you can choose him. If you think it's not, just choose someone else."
Mrs. Tan was preoccupied with this matter, and Li Shu said nothing more.
After going back, Li Shu said to Zhulan: "Let her be busy with other things. Otherwise, she will always stare at me. I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it anymore. Fortunately, she is smart."
Zhulan shuddered, thinking that the second girl was always very tolerant in the house. She was not greedy for wealth, nor was she afraid of power. She even guessed that Mrs. Zheng was secretly subsidizing the second wife and was not angry. But if the fundamentals are touched, I will never let you go.
"Yes, Dr. Yuan's place..."
"My father was short of a post at Hedao Yamen, so he asked his son to take my post and go to Hedao Yamen in Shandong. He knew how to do it."
Zhulan quickly stepped back and opened the dressing box on the bottom with a small gold key from her waist. After opening it, there was another small wooden box on her left.
Pressed twice,
Quickly press twice on the right side.
Then he opened the mechanism box, got the post, and hurried out.
As night fell, all the servants in the courtyard of the big house were rewarded. When Zheng Hao strode into the courtyard, he still went into Li Shu's room.
Because the old lady didn't like her, Mother Hu came here to tell Li Shu a lot today. She and her grandson both depended on Li Shu, unlike others who gave birth to children at home and could take care of them, so she became more and more fond of Li Shu. Heart. There is also a palace mother, who was sent here by Mrs. Zheng. Although the old lady talked about Mother Hu today and did not mention her omissions, she thought she was much better than Mother Hu, so how could she fall behind others now.
Therefore, the two mothers slept in the east wing, keeping vigil and serving with the girls. Now that they saw Zheng Hao and rushed in, both of them were not calm.
Mother Hu glanced at Mother Gong first and thought to herself, you are from Mrs. Zheng's side, and the eldest son is from the Zheng family. I am just a newcomer, so I can't say this. But Mother Gong thought that Mother Hu was from Grandma's side. After all, Grandma was very fond of the uncle, and he would not be angry if her servants said anything.
Don't think that just because Zheng Hao doesn't get angry, you think he has a good temper. Mother Gong watched Zheng Hao grow up beside Mrs. Zheng and knows that he likes to play with power, but this kind of person usually doesn't get angry very much. .
It was only later that because of his good looks, he developed a habit of being rude to others.
The two mothers looked at me and I looked at you, but they were frozen there. When they reacted, they found that the uncle had already entered.
At this time, the two of them got up and went to the main room together. Lishu had just finished washing herself, and she was still smelling foggy. She said as usual: "You go and wash up too. I ate wine today and smell of alcohol all over my body." .”
In her impression, Zheng Hao would not touch her when she was uncomfortable and slept well.
Those who can't control their lower body and still find excuses are just making excuses for their philandering. Just like when Zheng Hao is busy, all she wants to care about is his body, not any messy things.
The reason why she got pregnant very late was largely because Zheng Hao cared very much about his official career. He seemed to be having a good time in the Hanlin Academy, but when he returned home, he was alone studying classics and history, making imperial edicts, and writing good articles. In this way, his writing can be heard by heaven, and he is valued by the bachelor of the academy. So the two of them don't actually get close very often, and Li Shu seldom bothers him because she also has her own things to do.
For example, after her shop expanded, the wine shop and the restaurant were doing very well, and the profits from the drinks were particularly high, especially Lishu's own special clear wine, which was cheap and delicious. They were not allowed to cut corners, and they actually had a restaurant. Set it here.
In addition, she personally held two flower banquets. The first one was a bit awkward, but the second one went very well, and her handwriting began to gain a reputation.
Unexpectedly, Mother Gong and Mother Hu were standing at the door together, saying that they wanted to come in because of something. When Li Shu heard this, she glanced at Zheng Hao and blushed: "You can tell me later."
Although Zheng Hao was smart, no one mentioned anything about this kind of thing in the room. He only waited for the two mothers to come in and said in a calm voice: "Uncle, since the eldest grandma is pregnant, the girls can come in and sleep here. Okay, let's see if you want to go to the outer study to sleep..."
Li Shu suppressed a smile and turned away, but Zheng Hao listened. He was also the son of the family, so of course he knew this rule. When he had acne when he was a child, his father would prepare his bed and sleep outside.
But now Lishu is pregnant and wants him to take care of her.
So Zheng Hao said: "It is precisely because she is pregnant that I have to take care of her. Besides, "The Book of Songs Daya Siqi" says that Siqi Daren is the mother of King Wen. Simei Zhou Jiang is the wife of the imperial family. The eldest concubine. Huiyin means Baisi men. But I think it is precisely because Yongyong is in the palace and solemn in the temple. He is present even if he is not showing off, and he is safe even if he is not shooting. It is because the husband is tireless in teaching and the family is harmonious, so the children he teaches are handsome and smart. In In the palace, Yong Yong is solemn and solemn, but in the temple, he is not visible, and he is invisible..."
Before he had time to drop his book bag, he said a few words casually. Mother Hu and Mother Gong were no match for each other. They were already confused.
Fortunately, Li Shu said: "Uncle, I will be reading in my small study later. You can go down first. We have our own rules."
"Okay." Mother Hu never dared to go against Lishu, knowing that she looked elegant on the face, and seemed to pride herself on being high-ranking and unconventional. Little did she know that the second girl had been smart and capable since she was a child, and all her books had made her knowledge bigger and more capable in governance. The person is clear and logical.
Mother Gong tried to persuade her a little, but when she saw Mother Hu surrendering so quickly, she was very anxious.
Lishu looked at Mama Gong again: "It's up to the family to arrange the arrangements in their own room. It's good that mothers care about us and give us advice, but every family has its own rules. Don't you think so, Mama Gong?"
This was a knock on Mama Gong, and she realized that although she was sent here by Mrs. Zheng, she was now by Li Shu's side, so she shouldn't say anything she shouldn't.
Mother Gong quickly smiled and said: "Yes, yes."
The two mothers stepped back. Zheng Hao looked at Li Shu, who was beating the servant with a serious face, and suddenly made a face at him. Zheng Hao burst out laughing.
"Then I'll take a bath first and come over to stay with you later."
"Then hurry up, because I'm a little sleepy again."
It usually takes Zheng Hao at least half an hour to take a bath, but today it was particularly fast. Seeing Li Shu's hair disheveled and her hands open, Zheng Hao quickly stepped forward and hugged her.
But when she got to bed, she couldn't sleep again. Seeing Zheng Hao asleep, she insisted on plucking Zheng Hao's eyes open with her hands.
Zheng Hao was very speechless and pointed at her and said: "My mother told me that you were like this when you were little. When she was going to sleep, if you wanted her to accompany you, just open her eyes with your hands. I didn't expect that this trick would work. On my body."
Lishu twisted like candy: "But I want to sleep but can't sleep today."
"We were conceived on your birthday, right?" Zheng Hao counted the days.
Li Shu smiled and said: "It seems so. In fact, you are right. The better the relationship between husband and wife, the better the baby will be."
"Well, can I sleep now?" Zheng Hao was afraid that he would have dark circles under his eyes tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, he turned around and saw Lishu with her two big eyes open. He was really afraid of her, so he said: "Then let's play Guess the Ding Shell, okay? Win two games. If you lose, you will win." Close your eyes quickly, okay?"
Li Shu nodded. She knew how to play rock, paper, scissors. She played with her mother every day when she was a child.
"rock-paper-scissors."
Li Shu played scissors, Zheng Hao played rock, Li Shu smiled like a little fox, just wait for the next game, Zheng Hao yawned again, Li Shu played scissors again in the second game, no Li Shu's face suddenly changed when she thought that Zheng Hao had struck a stone again.
Zheng Hao also said: "I won twice, I'm going to sleep."
"Hate it, I have to play the last game
. "
"Okay, okay."
The last game between the two,
Li Shu came out of the cloth,
Stretching out a palm, Zheng Hao took out the scissors. Lishu said "ouch" and said nothing. She was willing to admit defeat and just go to sleep.
Zheng Hao smiled unconsciously when he saw her like this. Being with her was always a joy every day.
Others thought she couldn't live without him, but in fact it was him who couldn't live without her.
After the Lantern Festival, Zheng Hao resumed his office, and Li Shu wrote to her mother, telling her that she was pregnant. This was her mother's greatest concern. She said that in her husband's family, the first thing to do to gain a foothold is to get pregnant first. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, one must be born.
Of course, Li Shu didn't agree with this statement. Since ancient times, there have been many infatuated parents, but who has seen filial children? Mrs. Fu gave birth to Lijia, but so what? Liwan's biological mother, Aunt Su's everlasting lantern was no longer seen when Li Shu went to Gan Nian Temple last time. It is said that no one lit it.
People are not all for themselves.
Zheng Qing invited Doctor Dou here. Doctor Dou read the previous medical records and talked about typhoid fever. Master Zheng recognized Doctor Dou very much and asked him to treat Zheng Qing.
In fact, Zheng Qing's disease was congenitally deficient, and it would be fine if he had a good life. It could be regarded as a disease of wealth.
After hearing this, Ms. Tan became more motivated, and when she saw Lishu, she immediately changed her position to an imperial doctor. If she could cure her, it didn't mean that she couldn't do anything, and there was nothing she could do about it. Only then did Mrs. Tan realize that Li Shu was not easy to mess with, so she immediately turned off the fire, and when she had nothing to do, she even made some clothes and sent them over.
It's just that Lishu didn't intend to let the child in her belly wear the little clothes she gave her.
There is nothing wrong with being cautious, but it doesn't show anything on his face, he still talks and smiles.
After February, the news came that Zheng Hao would be on duty in the cabinet, and it was finally decided, just as she was firmly in the fetal position again. Relatives all came to visit. First, Zeng Yingxiu brought a lot of supplements as her mother's sister-in-law.
Li Shu and Zeng Yingxiu have always had a good relationship, and now that they are sisters-in-law, they are even closer.
"The old lady and the old man were very happy for my uncle. When they saw him coming to the door, they asked my eldest aunt to prepare a high-quality banquet."
"I didn't know he went to his parents' house. Now he is busy. I was asleep when he came back at night."
"You two still sleep together?"
"We sleep together and do nothing."
Zeng Yingxiu covered her mouth and snickered. Li Shu pushed her: "How are you? I know there are a few restless people in the eldest brother's room. If they do something excessive, you just deal with it. Who dares to say anything? , I'm afraid that if you let them go, they will do something bad and their fate will be even worse."
"You don't need to worry about this. Although I can't treat these people obediently, I have opened my eyes to the girl Chanjuan next to me. She and I are of the same mind. The rest of the people, if they wait until it is inconvenient for me, if I won’t treat the lawless ones badly, but if they are restless, let them out,” Zeng Yingxiu said.
Li Shu thought to herself that this was what Zeng Yingxiu did. Taking medicine to avoid children and beating and killing the maids were all ghost tricks.
Therefore, she said: "You are a sensible person, my instructions are just in vain."
Zeng Yingxiu smiled and said: "It's okay even if you have to give me a few words in vain."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Zeng Yingxiu saw that Li Shu was very comfortable at her husband's house. She had also met Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Tan just now. Mrs. Zheng was very kind.
, Mrs. Tan is also smart and pleasant, and they are very polite, so I feel relieved.
He then heard Zeng Yingxiu say: "Do you know what happened to Li Zhen? She was really careless. She had a miscarriage and is now raising her."
"What?"
Li Shu remembered seeing her during the Chinese New Year, and she was still very energetic.
Zeng Yingxiu said: "She helps take care of the house. You know that Marquis Guangyang prefers to give double the share to the illegitimate son and her daughter-in-law. She used this as a raft as soon as she came up. That's fine. But Marquis Guangyang The servants in the house were also tricky. There were several rooms in their house with fires, and they were angry all the time. There were also people gambling and cheating. She had to send people to watch the night, but the people who watched the night were also fooled, and a big thing happened. What exactly happened? I don’t know, but Li Zhen fell ill and found out she had a miscarriage."
Although Li Shu had a bad relationship with Li Zhen, she couldn't help but say: "She is so courageous. The year Gu Xue'e got married, she was tortured to death within a year. Now, she is doing better. She was the housekeeper when she came up, and we let her go at home on weekdays. Even I just refuted her with a few words. No one really gave her a chance. However, she is in good health, so why..."
Zeng Yingxiu shook her head. She didn't know. Mrs. Xu was going to the Guangyang Marquis Mansion at that time. Mrs. Xu was tight-lipped, so she couldn't ask more questions.
As for the news about Li Zhen, she actually got it from Li Jia. Li Wan came here first and sent a lot of supplements. As she was talking, she also said that her sister-in-law Guining was married to Yangzhou and it was not convenient for her to stay for a long time. Rika said it when she came over.
"I took a look at her and saw that she had lost a lot of weight. I regretted it."
Li Shu said: "What regrets?"
"She said that it was her mother-in-law who pushed her out to make a raft and deliberately made her offend Cen Shiyan and his wife. Because the Marquis told her about this, and because her elders told her about it, she wanted to do something big. How could she know that the Hou Mansion could It's not our family. Those people are the people that the eldest aunt has long been accustomed to. Of course they will listen to her, the little master, and they have to worry about the eldest aunt no matter what. Now, the people in the Hou Mansion are very tricky. Also, I heard that she was caught in an affair this time. The concubine of the old Marquis and the concubine of the second wife of the Cen family were found to be having an affair..." Lijia knew that Li Shu and Li Zhen were enemies. Although she had a good relationship with Li Zhen, , but now that Li Zhen is in such trouble, she can't continue to be together.
Li Shu didn't expect it to be so exciting, that there would be such scandalous things in the Guangyang Marquis Mansion.
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At this time, Li Zhen was lying on the bed. Mrs. Xu sent Xi'er to visit again, and Xi'er said: "Fifth girl, please have a good confinement period. You are still young, and you will definitely have more in the future."
Li Zhen stared blankly at the top of the bed. She suddenly wanted to go home. This Marquis Mansion was too scary. After she discovered the adultery between Aunt Zhao and Cen Shilu during her night patrol, she had already dealt with it in a low-key manner, because it was best to handle this kind of matter in a low-key manner to avoid the fishy smell.
But she didn't say anything anymore, and she didn't know why the matter was still spread.
Her mother-in-law scolded her for being soft-hearted, and immediately scolded Aunt Zhao. Aunt Zhao hanged herself the next day. Her mother-in-law asked her to deal with the aftermath again, but when she looked at Aunt Zhao's eyes that couldn't close, she was really scared. For the first time, she was afraid of the Marquis Mansion.
She had heard of many methods in the back house, but this was the first time she actually saw a dead person, and she was afraid of retribution. !
