Chapter 548 Twins
On September 22, Chen Ayu got married. Chen Afu and Xiao Yuer did not go, but Chu Lingxuan went with Chu Hanyan and Yu Geer. He Wangye did not go in person, but sent the chief historian to give a heavy gift. This made the Chen family extremely honored, and Chen Shi and his son were almost crazy with joy.
The next day, the bride recognized her relatives, and Chen Afu, as a cousin, went.
The bride Mao was of average appearance, plump, and was generous and polite. Her family was rich, and it was said that she had a dowry of ten miles of red makeup, a thousand acres of fertile land, and ten thousand taels of silver.
This made Chen Shi and Zhang very happy, and also made Chen Ye and Hu jealous. Hu said some unpleasant sour words again, thinking that the second house was really helping the third house, and the son-in-law and daughter-in-law of the third house were all good. But helping the first house was fake, and did not find a rich in-law for Aju.
Old Lady Chen scolded, "You stinky woman, stop making trouble. It's because you did so many bad things in the past that my eldest son has a estranged relationship with his second and third sons. Also, a pot should be matched with a lid. You have spoiled Ah Ju so much that she can't compare with Ah Yu and Ah Man. Finding that in-law is already marrying up. If you dare to make trouble again, get out of here, and I won't take you out anymore."
They lived in Chen Ming's house. The quarrel was a bit loud and was heard by the servants, and then it reached Wang's ears. Although Wang felt that Hu was a dog who couldn't change his eating shit, the old lady and Chen Ye understood.
At the end of September, Chen Afu invited the three families of the Chen family to come to the Marquis' Mansion to play for a day. After that, they returned to Dingzhou, and Chen Ming and Wang left together.
Before leaving, Wang went to Shui Linglong to buy a Su embroidery kang screen with rich flowers and asked Chen Afu to help Chen Yuqing with makeup.
Time flies to the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. Chen Afu is already eight months pregnant. Her belly is very big, and it seems that she will give birth at any time. A few days ago, two experienced midwives were brought into the mansion to live.
On the third day of the first lunar month, Dr. Song, who is good at gynecology, came to feel Chen Afu's pulse again. He said with certainty that Chen Afu was pregnant with twins. Dr. Song can tell the gender of the fetus. When I asked him before, he was always a little unsure. Sometimes he said it was a boy, and sometimes he said it was a girl.
The third wife happened to be here. When she heard about it, she laughed a few times and left. In the afternoon, a servant came to report that the third wife and the third master had moved into Mingheyuan with big bags and small bags.
Chen Afu was very helpless. She was happy that she was pregnant with twins, but she was also worried that her daughter would be snatched away by someone. If it were someone else, Chen Afu would definitely break his promise. But that person was the generous, domineering and chivalrous Mrs. Chu, who helped Chu Lingxuan and the Chu family a lot. Chen Afu couldn't and didn't dare to cheat. Not to mention Chen Afu, even Chu Lingxuan and the old marquis didn't dare to cheat and say they wouldn't give it to him.
Chen Afu didn't want to let the third lady raise her daughter. In addition to being reluctant to let her go, there was another important reason. If the child followed her, she could often enter the space before nine months old and eat her own milk, which was very important for the child's health and development. The good physical fitness of the two brothers and Xiao Yu'er was inseparable from these two points.
She thought it would be best to persuade the third lady to live in Minghe Garden until the child was nine months old and then move back to Xijin Marquis Mansion. In this way, the child could be brought back and brought into the space occasionally. At the same time, she asked someone to send the wet nurse milk-producing food with added ingredients every day, and the wet nurse's milk quality would be better.
As she was thinking, the third master and the third lady came to Rong'an Hall with a smile on their faces.
The third lady said that she had already found a wet nurse and a nanny for the child. She also asked someone to decorate the west wing of her yard and give it to her "granddaughter" to live in in the future.
Chen Afu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He really could do whatever he wanted when he had money.
The Third Lady also saw that Chen Afu was reluctant to let her go, so she smiled and said, "You won't suffer any loss if you let me raise your daughter. I will not only train her to be a smart and sensible lady, but also give her a generous dowry." Chen Afu acted like a fool and said, "I know that Third Aunt can train people, and I am relieved to let you raise my daughter. However, can Third Aunt live in my house until the child is one year old before leaving? I will feel better if I see her every day." The Third Master on the side felt embarrassed that his wife had taken someone else's child away. After hearing what Chen Afu said, he smiled at the Third Lady, "Let's do it. I will occasionally go to the countryside to visit my father and eldest brother, or go out to play, and I will not be at home often. Next year, Wei'er will go to the army for training, and Zhi'er will go to the Imperial College. It will be lonely for you to be alone at home with the child." The Third Lady thought about it and smiled, "Okay, it will be more lively here. When Wei'er gets married, we will move back." Chen Afu was even happier when they did so. The third wife didn't like her son to get married too early, saying that they had to wait until they were 18 years old before they could get married, and Chu Lingwei would have to wait at least two or three years before getting married.
In the evening, Chu Lingxuan came back and was very happy to hear Chen Afu tell him the good news.
He touched Chen Afu's oversized belly and smiled, "That's good, I can hug our little girl more. When Wei'er's wife gives birth to a daughter, we will quickly bring our little girl back." He added, "Oh, by the way, my uncle sent me a letter saying that he would go to Tangyuan to persuade my mother at the end of the year. At that time, whether you give birth or not, I may have to go back to the countryside."
Chen Afu's due date is early January next year. However, twin pregnancy is prone to premature birth, and no one can be sure when the baby will be born.
Although Chen Afu didn't want Chu Lingxuan to be away from him at that time, he was concerned about more people about his mother's affairs, so he had to let him go. He said, "Don't worry, the midwife lives in the mansion, and the third aunt is also there, nothing will go wrong."
On the afternoon of the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, the heavy snow that had fallen for several days finally stopped. After the snow, the sky cleared up, and the bright sunshine made the thick snow particularly dazzling.
The children were bored in the house, so they all ran out to play.
Chen Afu, who was sitting on the kang, heard the giggling of the children outside the window, and wanted to get up to see the children. As soon as she moved, she felt a huge pain in her stomach.
"Ouch, my stomach hurts." She frowned and cried.
"It must be that the eldest grandmother is about to give birth." Li Ma Ma repeatedly asked someone to call the midwife, and then helped Chen Afu to the east wing, where a wing room had been cleaned up for Chen Afu to give birth.
Chen Afu endured the pain and went to the bedroom to take out a small section of green leaf agarwood, and immediately a pleasant fragrance spread. While Li Ma Ma was not paying attention, she used her sleeve to cover her left hand and took out a handkerchief from the space. The handkerchief was stained with green bird's nest as big as eye boogers. This was what Jin Yanzi ate when she gave birth to her child. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and ate the green bird's nest.
After hearing this, the third wife also hurried to Rong'an Hall. She was afraid of scaring Yu Ge'er and Xiao Yu'er, so she asked Chu Hanyan to take her younger brother and sister to the back room to play. She also sent someone to tell the Chen family and Chu Lingxuan who was on the yamen.
Thank you for your reminder, the long and short children are Chu Chu and Gun Gun, which was written a few days ago. Qingquan forgot and has changed it.