Early the next morning,
Jia Jing invited the clan elders over. With Jia Daishan and the clan elders as witnesses,
Jia Jing handed over the position of clan leader to Jia Zhen.
Also, he handed over the external affairs of Ningguo Province to Jia Zhen.
After Jia Jing handed over these general affairs, he suddenly became a lot more idle. He really concentrated on that book or whatever it was called.
He did not care about anything else.
He was very carefree.
Jia Zhen was miserable.
He had to take over all the affairs in the mansion.
Even with Chen Er assisting at the side, Jia Zhen was unbearably busy.
After this period of busyness was over,
Jia Zhen finally had a good sleep.
Jia Zhen woke up in the morning.
He looked at Xia Lu, who was still sleeping next to him.
A smile appeared on his face. He kissed Xia Lu on the forehead.
Then he got up. At this time, Xiao Fei and Bi Yue noticed the movement inside. They brought in hot water and helped Jia Zhen wash up and change clothes.
"Grandma hasn't woken up yet.
I feel that Grandma has been a little sleepy these days.
She used to get up early in the morning to take a walk. "Xiao Fei looked at Xia Lu, who was still sleeping soundly on the bed.
She sighed.
"She's been very busy recently, so she'll sleep a little longer." Jia Zhen turned around and glanced at Xia Lu. Anyway, the violent woman did not have to pay respects to Madam now. It was fine for her to sleep a little longer.
"Master and Grandma's relationship is just right," Xiao Fei said.
"Ha." Jia Zhen smiled. He liked to hear this kind of words. Jia Zhen looked at Xia Lu. A warm look appeared in his eyes. Then, he felt that something was wrong. He asked, "Xiao Fei, when did your grandma start sleeping so much?"
"It seems to have started on the boat." Xiao Fei could not remember clearly.
"Go and ask the doctor in the mansion to come over," Jia Zhen said.
"Yes." Xiao Fei hurriedly went to find a doctor.
After the doctor arrived, Jia Zhen took Xia Lu's hand out of the quilt and let the doctor take his pulse.
"Congratulations, Young Master. Grandmother is pregnant. She has been pregnant for more than a month. That's why she has been sleeping so much." The doctor, who had been called over by the Jia Zhen early in the morning, thought that something serious had happened. He did not expect that it was the housekeeper's grandmother who was pregnant. This was great news.
"Okay, I'll reward you." The Jia Zhen beamed with joy. He was going to have a child.
"Congratulations, Young Master!" Xiao Fei gave a look to Bi Yun and the other maidservants, indicating for them to congratulate him together.
"Alright, the entire estate will receive an extra three months' worth of salary. For those in our courtyard, we'll give them an extra month's salary." Jia Zhen was all smiles. He was currently in an extremely good mood. Previously, he had been worried that this violent woman might have fallen ill. Unexpectedly, she was actually pregnant.
Xia Lu was awakened by the noise. She rubbed the corners of her eyes and looked to the side. She found that there were so many people in her bedroom. She was shocked. She looked at the Jia Zhen and asked, "What's wrong? What's going on?"
"Madam Bao, do you know that you are pregnant with our child?" The Jia Zhen sat on the bed and said happily.
"Oh, I'm pregnant." Xia Lu did not react for a while and casually answered the Jia Zhen. Suddenly, she reacted and looked at the Jia Zhen. "I'm pregnant?" Xia Lu was a little confused.
"Yes, the doctor just diagnosed it. It's been more than a month," the Jia Zhen said happily.
Xia Lu touched her belly. No wonder she felt weak during this period. No, she seemed to have had her period this month, but it was not a lot. Xia Lu patted herself on the head. Was she stupid? She seemed to have seen on the Internet that it was not said that one would not have their period after being pregnant. Some people would have their period every month, but this was not a real period. Anyway, there were a bunch of terms that she could not remember, but this was a normal phenomenon.
The Jia Zhen also touched Xia Lu's belly. Although he could not feel anything now, he always had a strange feeling when he touched Xia Lu's belly. His heart was full.
Xiao Fei and the others were very perceptive. They left the bedroom to the Jia Zhen and Xia Lu and quietly left.
"Do you think this is a boy or a girl?" Xia Lu looked at the Jia Zhen's silly look and asked.
"Both are good, I like both." The Jia Zhen touched Xia Lu's belly and smiled. He was not lying when he said that he liked both. Even if it was not a son, he still liked it. Anyway, there was still his younger brother to inherit the title of nobility. Therefore, his wife did not need to have any burden.
"I hope it's a boy. When I marry my wife in the future, she will harm other people's daughters. When I think of marrying my daughter off and being harmed by other people's sons, I feel bad." Xia Lu also touched her belly. It was really not that she favored boys over girls. In modern times, women's lives were many times more difficult than men's. They had to work, take care of children, take care of the elderly, and do housework. They were simply superhuman existences. Full-time housewives were even more terrible because they had no source of income and were looked down upon by others, thinking that they did not contribute to the family.
It was even worse in ancient times. Not only did they have to take care of the harem and deal with the conflicts between the concubines, but they also had to help their husbands with the diplomacy. Moreover, women were required to be virtuous and not be jealous of each other.
"It doesn't matter if it's a girl. Let's teach her better. Kung Fu must be taught. If other people's sons are disobedient, let our daughter break their legs on the wedding night." The Jia Zhen nodded fiercely. He felt that this was a good idea. If that boy's family made trouble, their family would support their daughter anyway.
"This is a good idea. We also have to teach our daughter to be more careful." Xia Lu was also brought in by the Jia Zhen. They had already planned the life of the child in her belly after marriage. However, Xia Lu had to give birth to a daughter first.
"By the way, Lian 'er and Fuqi still don't know. Later, you go and tell Lian' er and Fuqi personally. Then you have to tell them that I have a child. The two of them are also the most important." Xia Lu suddenly thought of Jia Lian and Jia Yao.
"Is it necessary? Those two little brats are the most careless." The Jia Zhen did not take it seriously.
"Of course it's necessary. You have to let them understand that they are the most important. Children's minds are the most sensitive. If I neglect them because of the child in my belly, they will feel it immediately. In the end, their hearts will be hurt. Also, you must restrain the servants in the mansion. They must not gossip in front of Lian 'er and Yao' er. They must say things like, 'Grandma will no longer love them because she has a young master.'" Xia Lu said seriously to the Jia Zhen.
"Okay, I'll do it. Those two little brats are really troublesome." The Jia Zhen complained. However, he was only complaining. After raising them for so many years, the Jia Zhen still had a lot of feelings for Jia Lian and Jia Yao. Although the two little brats called him brother, in reality, he was both a brother and a father. Otherwise, he would not say that he did not like the two of them, but in reality, he was very indulgent towards Jia Lian and Jia Yao.
Xia Lu nodded. She had seen news reports in the modern era. At that time, there were many tragedies after the country allowed the second child to be born. Therefore, Xia Lu hated those gossipy aunts who used the excuse of teasing children and said that their mother would no longer want them when she had a younger brother or sister. They all thought that children were young and did not understand. In fact, children were the most sensitive and were easily taken seriously. If they were hurt when they were young, they would probably be traumatized for the rest of their lives.
"Sister-in-law, when will our little nephew come out?" Jia Yao and Jia Lian bounced over to Xia Lu.
"Not yet." Xia Lu patted their heads.
"When will he come out? I brought Che Che here. I want to play with our little nephew. "Jia Yao looked at Xia Lu with an innocent gaze.
"Our little nephew is still in your belly. He can't come out yet. We have to wait for a few months before he can come out," Xia Lu said.
"How long is a few months?" Jia Lian blinked her eyes and looked at Xia Lu's belly.
"We have to wait until next year. Our little nephew is only as big as a bean now. Didn't Lian 'er and Fu Qi grow vegetables with your big brother? Isn't Caicai a small bean planted in the ground? It will take a long time for it to grow into a vegetable. Therefore, we have to wait slowly. We can't be anxious, "Xia Lu said softly.
"We have weeded and fertilized Caicai. Does our little nephew need to do that too?" Jia Yao asked in a childish voice.
"Yes, but our little nephew is different from Caicai. He needs Lian 'er and Fu Qi to recite the Three Character Classic and Three Character Classic in front of him. Only in this way can he grow faster," Xia Lu said.
"Then we will recite for our little nephew every day." Jia Yao and Jia Lian were eager to try. After saying that, they began to recite.
When Jia Zhen returned to his courtyard, he saw the two little brats reciting for his wife. His wife looked at the two little brats gently. Jia Zhen felt that this kind of life was actually very good.
"You're back? Zhuangzi sent some melons and fruits before. Do you want them to bring them to you? "Xia Lu noticed the Jia Zhen standing at the door and asked.
"No need. The two little brats will definitely be greedy when they see them." Jia Zhen refused. He was very self-aware. After all, the two little brats were too young to eat too many melons and fruits. Therefore, there was a daily quota of melons and fruits. In order to set an example, Jia Zhen also controlled himself and had a daily quota.
"We won't." Jia Yao was not convinced and retorted.
"Haha." Jia Zhen sneered. The expression on his face showed that he did not believe it at all. "How is the child today? Is your body okay? "Jia Zhen asked Xia Lu's body condition softly.
"What can happen to me? I stayed in the house all day and didn't go anywhere." Because it was the first three months, she had to be extra careful. Xia Lu rarely went out on weekdays and usually walked around the courtyard. Fortunately, she was now the grandmother in charge of the house and didn't need to greet others, so it didn't matter.
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