Chapter 1257 The birth of the eldest princess
"Let him stay." Princess Qinghui said.
Zeng Jing took the other children out, not daring to take them too far, so she packed up an earthen kang in the side room and let the children sleep together.
Fortunately, the children are still young, and men and women sleep on the same bed, so there is no need to worry about whether men and women are intimate or not.
At dawn, everyone got up after a quick sleep.
Xia Zihan, who had been up all night watching Mrs. Zeng, turned frighteningly pale. Seeing this, Mrs. Xia Er supported her and said, "You haven't slept all night, so you should take a rest. What if there is something wrong with the old lady?" You still have to cheer up..."
"I can't sleep." Xia Zihan looked sad, not wanting to leave Zeng's side.
Mrs. Xia Er felt distressed when she saw it, "How can this be done? You haven't slept well these past few days. If you don't rest, how can you bear it?"
She asked the maid to bring a kang pillow and place it next to Zeng, "Rest here and lie next to your grandmother."
Xia Zihan knew that Mrs. Xia Er was right. If anything happened to her grandmother, she would definitely not be able to support it in her current state.
She hugged one of Zeng's arms and lay down against her.
Maybe she was too tired, or maybe holding Zeng's arm made her feel more at ease. After a while, she actually fell asleep.
In the morning, the second princess hurried over to visit the old lady.
She also brought good news to everyone.
"This morning, the queen gave birth to the eldest princess. The emperor was so happy that he immediately sealed the name with the word "安乐", which means health and happiness."
This good news blew away some of the sadness floating on the roof of the Chu family, and everyone was happy for the emperor. The emperor was almost thirty, and he had experienced a lot in these years, especially in marriage.
Fortunately, the emperor was discerning, and finally fell in love with Chu Cong, who was of low status, but was calm, generous, gentle and virtuous. The couple had been together for so long, and they had never blushed. They were affectionate and in love with each other. Now they have the eldest princess, and the couple The feelings have reached a higher level.
Xia Zihan woke up when the second princess came. After learning the good news, she was also very happy for the emperor Chu Cong. She also specially ordered Chu Qing to return to Prince Anjun's palace and give her a bed that had been prepared for Chu Cong. The gift of the car was sent to the palace.
Originally, Xia Zihan planned to take Xuan'er into the palace to see his future wife after Chu Cang was born, but now, when Zeng was dying, she couldn't leave at will, she had to wait until next time.
"The Emperor knows that you can't leave now. When I left the palace, the Emperor specially asked me to tell you a message, saying that he wanted to see his daughter-in-law. There will be many opportunities in the future. Now you can stay in Chu Mansion and spend more time with the old lady." II The princess said to her.
When Xia Zihan heard this, he saluted in the direction of the palace, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration of my wife."
"The emperor had guessed that you would be like this. The emperor also said that you have been in a heavy mood recently, so he spared you the gift." The second princess said and personally helped Xia Zihan up.
After the second princess conveyed the emperor's wishes, she went to visit Mrs. Zeng.
Mrs. Zeng was unconscious, breathless and pale. The second princess looked at her with a sad look on her face, "Hey, she was a good person a few days ago. She even held my hand and said that Qinghui is a good girl and knows how to take care of her elders. , saying that she married a good granddaughter-in-law. It has only been a few days, and people are... ugh..."
"Mother Concubine..." Princess Qinghui choked so hard that she threw herself into the arms of the second princess and started crying.
Mrs. Zeng was dying, and seeing that it had only been a few days, Princess Qinghui was frightened. This was just because she was the head wife of the Chu family, and there were so many guests at home. She also had to prepare for Mrs. Zeng’s death. She had many things to do. , could not tolerate her weakness and fear, so she could only suppress this fear deep in her heart.
The arrival of the second princess was like a life-saving straw for her, and the fear that had been suppressed in her heart finally came out.
"Concubine, grandma...she is leaving, and Brother Yuexi is not here. I...I am so scared. What should I do? I can't bear to leave my grandmother. Grandma is a good person..." She was afraid, not that someone would die in the family. But he was afraid of Zeng's death.
She couldn't bear to leave Mr. Zeng.
After she married into the Chu family, Mrs. Zeng taught her how to take care of the house step by step. After she learned how to do it, she left everything in the house to take care of. She was in charge of everything in the house, including all the Zhuangzi shops in the house, etc. The property was also handed over to her, and Mrs. Zeng never interfered in household affairs.
How could she let such an enlightened and kind elder leave?
Princess Qinghui hugged the second princess and cried so hard that she couldn't help herself.
The second princess patted her on the back and advised, "Silly child, when people get old, there will be a day like this. You have to be more cautious. In the future, your father and I will also have a day like this. Everyone has to leave. This step.”
Everyone understands this truth, but when you see your loved ones leaving you and this world forever, you still feel uncomfortable.
Princess Mingzhu was also about to give birth, so the second princess only stayed for one day and returned to the second prince's mansion that evening before Mrs. Zeng woke up.
Zeng slept for a long time this time. When everyone was worried that she wouldn't wake up, she finally opened her eyes.
"Grandma, you're awake, I'm Ayu."
Zeng's eyes trembled slightly, and Xia Zihan rushed over, grabbed Zeng's hand, and called her softly.
Zeng opened her eyes and let out a long sigh, as if this breath had been pressed in her chest for a long time before finally coming out.
Zeng's breath was like a gossamer and her voice was like a mosquito or fly, "Ayu, what time is it?"
"Zi Shi."
"It's night again, how long have I slept?"
"One day, grandma, you have been sleeping all day. Are you hungry? Mother Su stewed silky chicken soup for you to drink."
Mrs. Zeng seemed to have thought of something, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly, "Mother Su is good at chicken soup, but she is not good at making other things. In the past, your grandfather also liked to drink the chicken soup she stewed, and I was jealous because of it. , let Mother Su teach me...I..."
"Hmm, Mother Su said that your favorite thing to eat is the chicken soup she stews. Grandma, I will ask the maid to serve you a bowl. You can try it and see if Mother Su's cooking skills are good."
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Xia Zihan hurriedly asked the maid to bring a bowl of chicken soup to Zeng, a small spoonful and a small spoonful, and carefully fed it to Zeng.
Maybe the chicken soup tasted too fragrant, or maybe Zeng was too hungry, but Zeng drank a bowl of it without any discomfort.
Xia Zihan shed tears of excitement.
As long as you can eat something, vitality will naturally and slowly come out.
But even so, Xia Zihan did not dare to force Zeng to eat and drink more. She asked cautiously, "Grandma, do you want to drink more?"
(End of chapter)