Jia Jing returned.
He heard that Jia Liushi had safely given birth to a boy.
He heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his eldest brother Jia Fu's bloodline had not been cut off.
Otherwise, a hundred years later …
He would not be able to explain it to his eldest brother.
After giving birth, Jia Liushi slept for two whole days before waking up.
The imperial physician also came to take a look. She had given birth.
Her vitality was greatly damaged.
Now, she was in such a coma.
It was also her body's self-recuperation.
She could be fed some ginseng soup every day.
When Jia Liushi woke up,
She saw Xia Lu holding the child with a smile.
He sat by her bed.
"Brother Lin's wife, you're awake."
Are you awake? "Xia Lu saw that Jia Liushi had woken up.
He was pleasantly surprised.
Jia Liushi was silent for a while.
She nodded.
"Come quickly and take a look at your and Brother Lin's child. It's a boy." Xia Lu deliberately revealed the child's gender.
She hoped that Jia Liushi would see that she had someone to rely on.
She would treat herself well.
A child with a mother and a child without a mother were two different things.
For the sake of the child, Jia Liushi had to cheer up.
"What's his name?" Jia Liushi did not look at the infant. Instead, she looked at Xia Lu and asked.
Xia Lu was stunned for a moment and said, "Of course it's your decision as the mother. Have you thought of his name?"
"Let uncle choose a name," Jia Liushi said.
It was also reasonable to let her father-in-law choose a name. Her father-in-law, Jia Jing, had the highest seniority in Ningguo Province. "Alright, when Old Master comes back, I'll tell him. I'm sure he'll be very happy."
"Thank you, Sister-in-law." Jia Liushi thanked her.
"It's fine. Tomorrow is the child's third day. I've asked the imperial physician. The imperial physician said that the weather is still hot, so we should be careful. It'll be fine. Old Master said that our Jia family hasn't had a happy occasion in a long time. We'll have a big celebration tomorrow. When the time comes, we'll invite some families that we're on good terms with. However, Old Master and the others might not be able to come back," Xia Lu said.
"Thank you for the trouble, sister-in-law. I have no objections," Jia Liushi said.
Xia Lu nodded. She held the child and felt a little upset. She had been holding the child for so long, but Jia Liushi did not even think of looking at her child. She did not know what to do.
"Sister-in-law, I'm a little tired. I want to rest for a while." Jia Liushi pulled up the blanket to cover her face, only revealing the part above her eyes.
Xia Lu sighed and stood up with the child in his arms. He said, "Alright, you must be tired after giving birth. Rest well. I'll come and see you tomorrow." Xia Lu was completely helpless.
"Okay." Jia Liushi nodded and closed her eyes. No one could see what she was thinking.
Because tomorrow was the child's third day, it had to be a big event. She also had to start preparing today, so she was a little busy. She handed the child to the wet nurses and asked them to take care of him carefully. She also asked them to bring the child to Jia Liushi's place more often when they were free. Xia Lu's thoughts were very simple. There was no woman who didn't love their children. Jia Liushi just couldn't figure it out for a while. If she let her see the child more often, perhaps the maternal love in her heart would rise.
When Jia Jing heard that Jia Liushi wanted him to name the child, he was naturally duty-bound to do so. Although his seniority in Ningguo Province was high, Jia Liushi was the child's mother after all. If she did not ask, it would not be appropriate for him, as the Earl, to casually name the child. Although Jia Jing's naming skills were not very good, he really liked to name the child.
During the third day of baptism, Jia Jing officially gave the child a name. Unsurprisingly, it was called Jia Qiang.
Looking at another character from the Dream of the Red Chamber, Xia Lu could only sigh.
The third day of baptism was very big, and many people came. Needless to say, the three masters of Xi Province came, as well as the Shi Family and the Wang Family. Recently, Prince Beijing's Mansion and the Fifth Princess' Mansion were very close to Ningguo Province. In the end, even Jia Zheng and his wife, who had separated from their families, came. The main reason for Jia Zheng and his wife's visit was naturally not Ningguo Province, but the old lady of Rongguo Province. Because they forced the Jia Zhu, the old lady kept the Jia Zhu in her care. Every time the couple came to pay their respects to the old lady, the old lady refused to see them. So they were forced to come here to block them.
After the third day of baptism, Xia Lu was a little tired. Previously, when Jia Liushi gave birth, she stayed by Jia Zhen's side for two days and one night. Then, she took care of the third day of baptism. In the past, she wouldn't be very tired with such a big event with Jia Zhen's help. This time, she was really independent. Even though she had a good body, she still couldn't take it. When she woke up in the morning, she felt a little dizzy and didn't want to get up.
"Madam, you're not feeling well, so don't get up. Lie in bed and have a good rest. Your body isn't made of iron. Now that Madam Lin has given birth, it's not a big deal. You should rest well," Zi Yuan advised.
Originally, Xia Lu wanted to force herself to get up, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was right. Now that there was no big deal, she didn't even have to pay respects to her mother-in-law. Slacking off for a day wasn't a big deal. "Then I'll rest for a while today. Later, go to Brother Lin's wife for me and see if she's missing anything. She's in confinement now, so let the maids take care of her carefully. If she's missing anything, go to the housekeeper and make it up for her," Xia Lu instructed.
"You're already so tired, yet you're still worried. This servant will take care of it," Zi Yuan said with some heartache.
"Okay." Xia Lu was still at ease with Zi Yuan, so she went back to bed to rest. After all, she was old and couldn't be compared to before. She looked good, but once she was tired, she was a little useless.
Xia Lu didn't know that while she was resting, something big happened to Jia Liushi. Jia Liushi left a letter and then hanged herself. She was woken up by Zi Yuan and told of this matter. Xia Lu was stunned and hurriedly went to Jia Liushi's courtyard. When she was found, she was already dead. Xia Lu looked at Jia Liushi, who was now lying on the bed after being put down by the biddy. Xia Lu only felt that her brain wasn't enough. Yesterday, she had come to see her on the third day of the bath and even talked to her.
"Chen Er, go and report this to the Old Master, then write a letter to the Old Master." Xia Lu had a terrible headache, but now, there was no one in charge in the residence. She could only force herself to be alert and start to arrange things one by one.
"Madam, this is the letter left by our Madam." Jia Liushi's personal maidservant handed the letter to Xia Lu.
"What happened? Why didn't you notice such a big movement? Didn't I tell you to serve her well? Where is she? " Xia Lu looked at the maidservant. Xia Lu, who never got angry with maidservants easily, was really angry this time. She had repeatedly told these people to serve Jia Liushi well and that Jia Liushi couldn't be separated from others. Each and every one of them turned a deaf ear to her words.
"Please forgive us, Madam. Our Madam didn't allow anyone to serve her here. She said that us maidservants were noisy in her room, causing her to have a headache and not be able to rest well. She didn't allow us to guard her room." The maidservant quickly knelt down. She knew that no matter what, it was her dereliction of duty to not pay attention to the Madam. She only hoped that Madam wouldn't implicate her family.
Xia Lu was really angry this time. When her rationality came back, she also understood that a woman who wanted to die was really not someone who could be stopped. If she was stopped once, there would be a second and third time. There would always be one time where she would succeed. In fact, Jia Liushi's heart had already gone with Jia Lin. "Get up. We'll talk about it when the Old Master comes back." Xia Lu sighed. The maidservant definitely had to be punished. Even if she didn't do anything wrong, in the eyes of outsiders, she was wrong.
"Yes." The maidservant heaved a sigh of relief and stood respectfully at the side.
Xia Lu opened the letter. In fact, even if she didn't open it, she could more or less guess what was written in the letter. It was nothing more than asking her to take good care of Jia Qiang.
Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. I was too cowardly. After reading this letter, I should go and find Qiang 'er's father. I can be considered free. Sister-in-law, I regret it. If it wasn't for the ice bowl that day, Qiang' er's father wouldn't have gone. Although I know that Qiang 'er's father won't blame me, and no one will blame me, I blame myself.
Many years ago, I married Qiang 'er's father. At that moment, we made a vow that we would grow old together. I knew that his health wasn't good and he might not be able to die of old age, but at that time, I made up my mind. I love this man. I'm willing to give up everything for this man. If he's not here anymore, I won't live an ignoble life. Qiang' er's father has been gone for so long. I have to hurry and find him. He will definitely wait for me. Sister-in-law, please take care of Qiang 'er.
I'm very willful. I willfully threw Qiang 'er to Sister-in-law. However, I know that Sister-in-law is the most soft-hearted and likes children very much. I'm very relieved to hand Qiang' er over to Sister-in-law. All the finances of Qiang 'er's father and mine will be handed over to Sister-in-law. The key is with my personal maidservant. When Qiang' er reaches adulthood, I'll have to trouble Sister-in-law to pass it to him. I'm an incompetent mother. Everyone says that a mother is stronger than a child, but I can't do it. My heart belongs to Qiang 'er's father. Everything belongs to him. I can only trouble Sister-in-law.
.....
After reading the letter, Xia Lu smiled bitterly. Each and every one of them thought highly of her. They all threw their children to her to take care of. It was the same for the Jia Chang Clan. Now, it was also the same for Jia Liushi. Did they really think that she wouldn't swallow all the money? Xia Lu thought angrily. However, thinking was just thinking. Xia Lu wasn't the kind of person who valued money very much. Moreover, she still had a bottom line in her heart.
After reading the letter, Xia Lu asked someone to find ice. She asked the nannies to change Jia Liushi's clothes and put her in the mourning hall. It was already the beginning of June. The weather was hot. It hadn't been long, but Jia Liushi's body had already changed a little. Therefore, she had to be put in ice as soon as possible. However, even so, she couldn't be put in ice for long. At most, she would be buried in five days.
When Jia Lin and Jia Liushi passed away, they were buried in the suburbs of the capital. After all, they were the younger generation. The masters of Ningguo Province wouldn't make a special trip. They would either wait for the next time when Mother Jia or Jia Jing passed away and move them back to Jinling together. Otherwise, they would have to wait for Jia Qiang to reach adulthood before moving them back to Jinling.
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