The Empress sent her back,
But she was very worried in her heart. Her mother and little sister had simply played a bad hand.
Even if she wanted to remedy it, there was nothing she could do.
How much had she offended people with this move?
In the future, how could others still treat little sister as their own?
In the future,
Little sister still had a good life ahead of her.
The Empress sighed.
She could only protect herself now. As for little sister …
She was at her wit's end. She did it.
Don't blame others for doing it.
So what if she was the Empress's sister? Even if you're a princess, what can you do about the methods of the women of the inner chambers?
If they really wanted to deal with you, there were many ways to make you suffer.
"The Empress sent her back?" Tu Chen asked.
"Yes, Madam Chengen and the Marquis' faces were a little ugly," Yang Sheng said.
"Ugly.
She could do such a thing.
And her face was ugly.
The Feng family.
"Only the Empress is good. After all, it was the former Empress who sent people to teach her. Her words and actions are worthy of being the mother of the nation." After Tu Chen finished speaking, he threw this matter to the back of his mind and continued to review the memorials. To be honest, this matter was not a big deal. However, because he had to consider the thoughts of the other nobles, he could not review Jia Xie's memorials. In addition, the timing was a little sensitive. After all, Jia Xie had just finished her mourning. He had to be careful with his first memorial. Otherwise, he would not bother with this matter.
Yang Sheng looked at the Emperor's appearance and changed a cup of tea for the Emperor. He smiled. With the Emperor's evaluation, as long as the Empress continued to maintain it, even if she did not have a child in the palace in the future, as long as the Emperor was still around, the Empress's honor would not be lacking.
One morning at the end of May, Jia Liushi's stomach moved. Xia Lu, who had been prepared early in the morning, hurriedly had someone send her to the delivery room.
Xia Lu stood guard outside the delivery room. His entire person was a little unsightly. Jia Liushi's pregnancy was not particularly good. In addition, she was always careless and depressed, which was even worse for the child. Xia Lu had invited the imperial physician over early in the morning, afraid that Jia Liushi would have a difficult birth.
"Madam, use force. It's already three fingers open," the midwife said.
"Ah ~ ~" Jia Liushi felt as if she was about to die from the pain, and fiercely cried out.
When Xia Lu heard the cries in the delivery room, she was a little worried. She had given birth before, so she knew how painful it was to give birth to a child. When she gave birth to Jia Rong, her speed was still very fast. However, Jia Liushi had already been in there for a whole day. Her body was also very weak.
"What's going on?" Jia Jing had received Jia Liushi's letter when he was at the Ministry of Rites. It took a long time for a woman to give birth, and Jia Liushi was only his niece-in-law. It was not convenient for him to ask for leave for her, so he could only wait until he was at the yamen to ask about the situation.
"She has been in there for a whole day. The midwife said that the pregnancy is not good, and there will be some difficulties during the birth. She asked us to prepare early." She had already thought of the midwife's words, so she had prepared the imperial physician and ginseng. In case something went wrong, they could still save her.
Jia Jing nodded and also waited outside the delivery room with Xia Lu. He had also seen Lin'er's wife's behavior after Lin'er left. It must have been hard for Zheng'er's wife to accompany her and comfort her. He had even comforted Lin'er's wife once, but it did not work at all. Jia Jing was also in a difficult position.
Jia Jing had also been waiting here for a long time, but he was persuaded by Xia Lu to go back and rest. He still had to go to the morning court tomorrow. After all, Jia Jing was only his niece-in-law. If Jia Jing was too friendly, it was inevitable that he would be attacked by some people with dirty thoughts.
Jia Jing did not try to be brave. If anything happened, he would ask Xia Lu to inform him.
Xia Lu naturally agreed, and then continued to wait here.
When a woman gave birth, she had one foot in the door of hell. In modern times, the medical level was so advanced, but there were still pregnant women who died of dystocia, not to mention the ancient times. In ancient times, there was no cesarean section. Even if it was a dystocia, you could only give birth to the child through your own efforts. There was no other way.
Xia Lu had been waiting outside the door, afraid that the midwife inside was missing something. The maidservant could not make the decision, so she went to Ninggyeongdang to call her. She was delayed by the trip back and forth. She was tired, so she sat on the chair and took a nap for a while. She had eaten all her meals here. Looking at the basin of blood that was brought out of the delivery room, she did not have much of an appetite to eat.
The next day, the child still had not been born. Mother Jia came over.
"Old Madam, why are you here?" Xia Lu quickly got up and greeted Mother Jia.
"I heard that Lin 'er's wife was having a dystocia, so I came over to take a look. Have you been waiting here all this time?" Mother Jia looked at Xia Lu's haggard appearance. After a night, her clothes were not very neat, and her hair was in a bun. She understood that Xia Lu had been waiting here all night and did not dare to leave.
"The baby's condition was not very good to begin with. I was afraid that there would be something inside. These maidservants did not dare to make the decision, so they simply waited here. Old Madam, please don't laugh at us," Xia Lu quickly said.
"Sorry to trouble you. Go back and freshen up first. I will stay here and watch over you. For Lin 'er's wife to be able to meet a sister-in-law like you, it can be considered her good fortune from her previous life." Mother Jia looked at Xia Lu's appearance. If it were her own mother, she would not have been so attentive. Zhen' er's wife was also considered kind. Mother Jia thought about Madam Jia Feng's stupid face again. They were both madams of the household, but the difference was so big. To be honest, compared to Zhen 'er's wife, only Madam Zhang in the past could compare to her.
Xia Lu was a little moved. It was June, and she had not washed up all night. She only felt that she was a little rotten. However, she still had to be polite. "How could I trouble Old Madam?"
"Just go and come back quickly. If Zheng 'er was here, I don't know how much he would dote on her." There were two men in their family who doted on their wives the most. One was their eldest son. Of course, that was only in front of the Chang Clan, not to mention Madam Feng. The second was Zheng' er. He doted on her so much that he had a reputation of being henpecked.
"Thank you, Old Madam. I'll be back soon." Xia Lu heaved a sigh of relief. As expected, it was quite inconvenient to be the only mistress in the residence. However, it would be soon. Yao 'er and the others were already eight years old. In ancient times, marriage was early. She would soon be able to put down the troublesome matter of managing the household. Moreover, she might become a grandmother in her thirties. She would be able to enjoy the beautiful days of idling in the garden with a birdcage in her hands.
Xia Lu quickly went back, took a hot bath, and combed her hair again. Only then did she return to Madam Jia's delivery room.
"Thank you, Old Madam." Xia Lu saw Mother Jia sitting there and quickly thanked her.
"It's fine. It doesn't matter where you sit. It's just that it's been hard on you." Mother Jia saw Xia Lu rushing back and said.
Xia Lu smiled and said, "The sun is rising soon. Old Madam, you should go back and rest. Don't get burned by the sun." She was already very grateful that Mother Jia had taken her place for a while.
"That's good too. Don't work too hard." Mother Jia was indeed feeling a little uncomfortable. She got up and returned to Rongguo Province.
Xia Lu nodded. This was her responsibility. How could she not take the trouble to look after it?
Just as Mother Jia left, the servant inside came out. "Madam, the ginseng is used up."
"Don't worry. I'll send someone to get more from the storehouse. Take good care of your Madam." Xia Lu quickly said.
"Yes." The servant quickly turned and went in.
"Go, go to the storehouse and get another ginseng. One that is more than fifty years old." Xia Lu's expression was somewhat serious. She was not distressed about the ginseng, but about Jia Liushi. In just one day, she had used up a ginseng that was more than fifty years old. It could be imagined how her body was now. Ginseng was very nutritious. A young person would need to use a ginseng that was ten years old for half a year, not to mention a ginseng that was more than fifty years old. This reminded her of her mother-in-law, Madam Jia He. At that time, she had also had a difficult birth. She had used up ginseng after ginseng.
Xia Lu's expression was not good. In her heart, she already knew the worst result.
The ginseng came. Xia Lu continued to wait outside. In the evening, Madam Jia finally gave birth to the child.
"Fortunately, we did not disappoint. Mother and child are safe." The midwife carried the child out and sighed in relief. This time, it was really too dangerous.
Xia Lu was relieved. She quickly went forward and looked at the child in swaddling clothes. Because he had been in the mother's womb for a long time, there were some bruises on his body. "Imperial physician, please take a look at the child."
"Yes." The imperial physician quickly came over and diagnosed the child in swaddling clothes.
"The fetus is a little weak. It has been in the mother's womb for a long time. It needs to be taken care of. At such a small age, it can't drink medicine. After this old man writes a prescription, Madam can let the wet nurse drink the medicine. Turn it into milk and feed it to the young master," the imperial physician said.
"Many thanks. Ask the imperial physician to write a prescription. When the inside is tidied up, ask the imperial physician to take the mother's pulse." Although the midwife said that the mother and child were safe, she was still a little worried about Madam Jia's health.
"Yes." The imperial physician went to write a prescription.
Xia Lu took the child from the midwife's arms. This child was Jia Qiang. In the book, this child was extremely handsome. However, it still needed to be taken care of. It was better not to expose it.
After the inside was tidied up, Xia Lu carried the child into the delivery room. Madam Jia had already fallen asleep from exhaustion. The imperial physician took her pulse and said, "The blood in her body is very weak. She needs to be taken care of. It just so happens that she is in confinement. If she takes care of herself, she will be able to recover some of it. If she wants to recover all of it, it may not be easy."
Xia Lu nodded. This was already the best result. She had already prepared for the worst. Xia Lu looked at the swaddled Jia Qiang and said in her heart, "Auntie has helped you save your mother's life. In the future, when you grow up, you must work hard to grow up, be an upright person, and work hard. Your father was full of literary talent, but because of his illness, he couldn't take the imperial examinations. As his posthumous son, you must fulfill your father's wish. However, when the time comes, it's fine if you don't like the imperial examinations. You may not necessarily inherit your father's legacy, but you must be an upright person and work hard."
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