Chapter 300 Mastermind
Mrs. Zhuo went to her yard and never came out again. After Xia Ziqing had lunch, she proposed to visit Mrs. Zhuo, but Xia Zihan said, "Auntie is used to taking naps, so it's best not to disturb her at this time." Sent away.
Xia Ziqing said sarcastically, with a sad expression.
However, from that day on, Xia Ziqing and Xia Ziying often came to the government to pay respects to Zeng and try to please Zhuo.
As for Xia Zilan, it was because the snacks the Xia family ate were rich in fruits, so she came here to eat them.
Zhuo was not used to being surrounded by Xia Ziqing and Xia Ziying all the time at first, but as time went by, she gradually got used to it.
Xia Ziqing and Xia Ziying can also play leaf cards and chess. Every time they come, they can help the two idle people, Zeng and Zhuo, relieve their boredom a lot.
In the blink of an eye, March is here.
In the past few months after the new year, Zhuo's belly was like blowing up a balloon, getting bigger day by day. Now she is only more than six months old, but it is much bigger than a normal pregnant woman's belly. She can't even see her belly when she walks and lowers her head. Toes, movement is also difficult.
But in order to make giving birth easier, Zhuo insisted on walking in the back garden for half an hour every morning and evening.
And every time, no matter how busy Xia Zihan is, when the time comes, she will drop what she is doing to accompany her.
Every time, like an old woman, she would tell Mrs. Zhuo earnestly, "When you get into the kang to take a bath, you must be careful. You must not get lost. There are two babies in your belly now, not one. You must be careful again." Be careful.”
Yes, Zhuo is pregnant with twins.
It was Old Man Bai who took her pulse personally. When Old Man Bai announced the good news to the Ministry, Mrs. Zhuo was so shocked that she was stunned.
Then I thought about it and felt it was normal.
Her biological mother seemed to have given birth to a pair of twins. At that time, she vaguely remembered that she had a twin sister, but later she was abducted by human traffickers. When she arrived in Taishun City, the trafficker offended the local bully because she accidentally ate, and she was beaten all the time. After she died, she was left alone and helpless.
Her adoptive father happened to be eating in that restaurant, heard her crying, and saw that she was helpless, so he adopted her.
And the bully was sentenced to death by the government because of his adoptive father's intervention.
The adoptive father always thought that the trafficker was her father, so he would redress the injustice of the trafficker. In fact... that was not the case.
Although she was young at the time, she always vaguely remembered that she had been abducted.
She has a twin sister and a pair of twin brothers. She vaguely remembers that when she was a child, her brothers liked to hug her and her sister, and they would always hold each other and play with them.
But later, when she lived comfortably in her adoptive father's house, she gradually forgot about these things.
This time, Old Man Bai said that she was pregnant with twins, and in her memory, she vaguely remembered what happened when she was three years old.
But where she was from and who her parents were, she couldn't figure out even though she tried her best to think about it.
After thinking about it several times, she gave up.
Now she has a godmother, a husband, a son, and soon she will have a pair of lovely children. She lives a happy life, and she doesn't want her current peace to be disturbed, so she doesn't want to.
Xia Zihan held Zhuo's arm and carefully walked onto the small bridge. Standing on the bridge, she looked at a green lotus leaf that had just emerged in the lake.
"Yesterday, the old man sent a hundred-year-old red ginseng. The master said that the baby in my aunt's belly has been well raised, so we can't supplement it, otherwise the baby will be too big and it will be difficult to give birth."
Moreover, there are two in life.
"I have asked Mother Cui to put the red ginseng in the warehouse, and I will stew black-bone chicken to eat when my aunt is in confinement after giving birth."
"Also, the master said that aunt should eat less snacks and more fruits, which is good for both children and adults."
Now, Xia Zihan sees Zhuo every day, and there are a lot of long-winded instructions waiting for her. She is impatient after hearing them, but she doesn't dare not to listen.
People say that when a woman gives birth to a child, it is equivalent to a trip to hell. If you survive it, you are alive. If you cannot survive it, you will go directly to hell.
She was still pregnant with twins, so the risk was doubled. She not only had to listen to the things Dr. Bai ordered that were harmful to her mother and child, but she also had to take them to heart and implement them thoroughly.
She didn't dare to ignore Doctor Bai's instructions, let alone her and her child's three lives.
Yue Jin was on the side and said anxiously, "That slave will not prepare cakes anymore, but instead prepare fruits."
Seeing that Mrs. Zhuo had no objection, Yue Jin asked Xia Zihan, "County Master, is there anything else that needs attention? If you tell me more, I will pay more attention to it."
Xia Zihan hummed, very satisfied with her performance, and then started talking about more than a dozen things that Zhuo couldn't eat now.
Zhuo's belly is too big, and the baby inside is not well-fed. To use modern words, it means overnutrition and cannot be supplemented. If it continues to be supplemented, it will be dangerous for adults to have children.
How many women died in childbirth in ancient times?
Ms. Zhuo had already given birth to one child and knew how powerful it was. In addition, she was pregnant with twins, so she was extremely careful these days.
In fact, they are a little too careful.
After taking a walk, Xia Zihan sent Zhuo back to the guest house, and then hurried back to his study.
After the New Year, the Jiangnan area gradually regained its vitality. Food was grown geographically, and shops reopened one by one. Nuanxiang also returned to Jiangnan and opened a branch.
This time, Qi Mei went with her and brought a large amount of goods, escorted by thirty guards.
As for the shops in the capital, only Qi Lan and Master Lin take care of them. The day before yesterday, Qi Lan brought the account books of several shops in the capital. Xia Zihan was busy with the payment of funds in the house, and was also busy reading the account books, and she also had to take care of the farming in the village.
In short, Xia Zihan is very busy now. He keeps his feet on the ground, hands on and off all day long.
But no matter how busy she is, she will still take some time to walk with Zhuo every day, and will also take time to eat with Zeng and Zhuo at noon and evening, to do her best to fulfill her filial piety.
"County Lord, Xiaokui is here."
As soon as Xia Zihan finished reading an account book, Si Cao came in and whispered a report.
Xiaokui is a person close to Aunt Zhang and a new maid who bought into the Xia family after the refugee incident.
These few times when Aunt Zhang had something to do, she always asked Xiaokui to tell her.
Xia Zihan put the account book aside and said, "Let her come in."
After a while, Si Cao brought in a little maid of eleven or twelve years old with delicate features.
Xiaokui entered the room, feeling slightly blessed, and said, "My aunt asked the slave to come and tell the county lord that the third girl's aunt is coming to the capital and will stay at the Xia family. The letter said she will arrive in two days." ”
Xia Ziying's biological aunt?
Cao Zian’s boss?
Xia Zihan's face changed drastically, and she stood up in shock. A pair of beautiful eyes stared at Xiaokui in disbelief, as if she had said something rebellious.
Xiaokui was so frightened that she shrank her neck and looked aggrieved. She had no idea what mistake she had made, "Yes, my aunt asked the slave to tell me."
She was afraid that Xia Zihan would kill her when she was angry.
It's so scary. The county lord's eyes are so scary, as if he wants to kill someone.
Woohoo, she's going to have a nightmare tonight.
The little maid lowered her head with a sad face.
After Xia Zihan felt that he had lost his composure again, he slowly sat down and said with a calm expression, "I understand, go back and tell Aunt Zhang not to panic, and let her remember that the master of the Xia family is the master, not Xu’s natal family”
Therefore, when Sister Xu comes, she is a guest of the Xia family, and guests have no right to interfere with the Xia family's housework.
After the little maid left, Xia Zihan's heart could no longer calm down.
Mrs. Cao, the eldest sister of the Xu family, moved to the capital two years later in her previous life, but this year, Mrs. Cao moved to the capital two years earlier.
Is it because of Xu?
Yes, Mrs. Xu is sick, very seriously. Mrs. Xu will not die so easily. She will definitely find a way to survive.
Going back to her parents' home to bring in reinforcements to support her is one of the common methods used by women.
If Mrs. Cao really comes forward to support Mrs. Xu after she arrives, then even if Mrs. Xu has done something wrong and cannot be spared lightly, Xia Shiming will definitely give Mrs. Cao some face and let Mrs. Xu go.
Relatives can never become enemies.
However, she tried every possible means to make Xia Shiming hate Mrs. Xu and no longer value her as his legitimate wife. Now that Mrs. Xu has received her retribution, she doesn't want her to be easily rescued by Mrs. Cao.
She had to think of a way to prevent Xu from ever getting over.
Xia Zihan held her chin and frowned, looking thoughtful.
After a long time, she called out the door, "Chu Fei."
"The slave is here, what do you want the master to do?" Chu Fei walked in, and Xia Zihan asked her, "You have to do something..."
Years ago, when Qi Mei came to give her jewelry, she said she saw Xia Ziying walking out of the medical clinic on South Street. She seemed to be holding some medicine bag in her hand. Qi Mei happened to pass by her at that time and said Do you smell safflower?
Red flowers.
At first she thought Xia Ziying bought safflower to treat Mrs. Xu. Later, on the second day of the lunar new year, Xia Shiming told her that he had stopped using the medicinal decoction for Aunt Zhang.
Xia Shiming told her so that she could be mentally prepared. One or two more brothers and sisters might appear in the Xia family at any time.
She even laughed at the time and said, "Our second wife has very few children. Dad, while he is still young, can give birth to a few more brothers and sisters so that our second wife can be strengthened."
Well, she was encouraging her father to have more sons and daughters, preferably to piss Xu off to death.
Xia Shiming blushed in embarrassment.
After Xia Shiming left, she secretly guessed why Xia Ziying went to the pharmacy to buy safflower just after Xia Shiming stopped taking Aunt Zhang's decoction?
Is there really no connection between them?
Who believes it?
"Go and check to see if the safflower powder on Xia Ziying's hand was used. If so, it would be better to let my father find out about it."
There is no way to get away with the crime of harming an heir of the Xia family.
However, she still had to think about which mother and daughter, Xu and Xia Ziying, were the masterminds.
(End of chapter)