Tianliangyuan

Chapter 409 Twins

In this era, hiring a wet nurse was a symbol of status and prestige.

To put it bluntly, only wealthy and powerful families could afford to hire wet nurses. This not only demonstrated the family's wealth and status but also prevented them from being ridiculed by their peers.

Xu Zhaozhao wanted to find a wet nurse, partly for her own health, and partly because she really didn't know how to take care of a child!

Childbirth is extremely taxing on a woman's body, especially in ancient times when medical conditions were poor and mothers needed time to recover.

Breastfeeding consumes a lot of energy and physical strength, affecting physical recovery. This is obvious. No matter how good the food is, it won't help because the mental and physical exertion cannot be measured by a bowl of meat or a bowl of porridge.

Just like she had seen many wealthy women in her past life who lost their hair, developed age spots, or became depressed because of childbirth, so it is related to whether they eat well or not, but eating well does not necessarily mean that they will have a healthy body.

Besides, who can guarantee that they will have enough breast milk for their baby after giving birth?

What if the child isn't getting enough to eat?

There's no baby formula these days, so should we find a wet nurse?

That's really unreliable!

In addition, noblewomen from high-ranking families actually bear important management responsibilities in the mansion and even in the entire family. They can be understood as the managers of the family's internal affairs. Hiring wet nurses can reduce the burden of housework on the mistresses and enable them to better fulfill their family duties.

To put it bluntly, even if you don't breastfeed, don't expect to get a proper rest!

Tsk, Xu Zhaozhao felt furious just thinking about it.

Anyway, once she gives birth, she'll just be a lazy bum, doing whatever she wants, not caring about anything.

The news of Xu Zhaozhao's pregnancy spread throughout the capital, and all those who had been secretly laughing at her were now stunned.

What is this!

I used to want to laugh at Xu Zhaozhao, but her husband treats her well. So what if they don't have children? He just stays by her side.

The reason people want to make fun of Xu Zhaozhao now is because Xie Zheng has gone to war. Who can predict what will happen on the battlefield?

What if someone shoots a sneak attack and Xie Zheng is gone? What will happen to Xu Zhaozhao for the rest of her life?

She has no children, became a widow at a young age, and has no hope for the future.

Before they could even find a chance to mock Xu Zhaozhao, good news came from her side.

Wow, she'll be a mother next year.

Moreover, the first piece of good news came from Xie Zheng, so what is there to laugh at?

They're the ones who should be laughed at!

Mad!

Emperor Yong'an was quite satisfied with this good news.

The chief commander of this expedition was Xu Han, whom he had chosen.

Xie Zheng was his proud son-in-law, but Xu Han did not protect him because of this. Instead, he assigned tasks according to the abilities of the soldiers below, which was very good!

He knew that Xu Mutou was a great talent on the battlefield!

However, this kid is too lazy. Despite having the title of a great general, he is unwilling to take on any job.

Fine, let him be.

He doesn't want to do much work, but his son is willing to.

Xu Han had no idea that he had been scolded by His Majesty again.

When Xu Zhaozhao was three months pregnant, a flood of gifts from the palace were sent to her.

Some were bestowed by His Majesty, and others by the Empress. Not to be outdone, Consort Jiang also joined in.

Consort Jiang is trying to get noticed.

After Xu Zhaozhao ordered people to sort and select the items, she sent some tonics to each of the elders, and put the rest into the storeroom for the time being.

Consort Jiang sent over only some bird's nest and white fungus, which are good things for women.

She personally inspected them, and they were flawless, and all of them were top-quality. If these were sold in shops outside, they would definitely be top-notch.

Whether Consort Jiang's overtures stemmed from a desire to avoid falling behind or from a desire to avoid further harassment of Xu Zhaozhao is irrelevant.

Importantly, the fact that Consort Jiang was showing her goodwill meant that the Jiang family would temporarily cease their opposition to the Xu family.

Especially now that Xu Han is the Grand Commander of the Army, if the Jiang family dares to make any underhanded moves behind their backs, Xu Zhaozhao will spare no effort to kill them!

Even using the most despicable and simplest methods, she could still kill the entire Jiang family.

Zheng Tuo is following Xie Zheng, and it is estimated that his official rank will be promoted by at least one level after his return. As for a noble title, he dares not think about it for the time being.

Fang Liang also went to fight. If he could achieve another great feat this time, he would surely be able to earn a minor title. At that time, it would be even more prestigious for the Xu family's daughter to marry into the family.

Fang Dazhuang and Fang Liang both went to war, and neither the father nor the son was at home. Madam Fan always felt uneasy, so she would frequently visit the Marquis of Anxin's residence.

Wang Ruolan got used to her coming over, and sometimes they would even go together to the Duke's mansion to visit Xu Zhaozhao, who was pregnant.

Xu Zhaozhao is now a national treasure in the Duke's mansion; no one dares to offend her.

Of course, no one dared to offend her in the first place.

Things are even more different now.

Xu Zhaozhao's medical skills are actually quite average. She has mainly learned a lot from studying medicine under Sun Shenyi over the past few years and has also read a lot of medical books in her spare time, so she has gained some experience. However, she actually relies on her plant-based superpower to introspect her body.

She sensed something was wrong from the very beginning, but she didn't dare to say anything, for fear that she was the one who had made a mistake.

It wasn't until Xu Zhuzi found the old hermit Sun and asked him to take her pulse that it was confirmed that she was indeed pregnant with twins.

Now, Xu Zhaozhao is even more valued.

When Wang Ruolan gave birth to Erlang and Sanlang, they were also twins. However, the two brothers did not look very alike. In addition, one was a scholar and the other a warrior, and their living environments were very different, so they became even more different.

Now that Xu Zhaozhao is also pregnant with twins, Wang Ruolan thinks there is a high probability that they will have two sons or two daughters.

Because Wang Ruolan's maternal family also has a pair of twin brothers, so far there has been no news of twins of opposite sexes.

If both are sons, then Zhao Zhao's position in the Xie family will be truly secure. After all, Xie Zheng is the only son of the eldest branch and a military general. Who can guarantee that he will win every battle without getting hurt or dying?

So, having a son would at least put the Xie family at ease.

"Mother, has Father sent any letters home?"

"No recently, I guess he's busy too. But your second brother sent a letter home a few days ago, saying that everything is fine. And because your father is the chief steward this time, he hasn't personally gone to the battlefield yet."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhaozhao chuckled, her tone somewhat unkind: "Father is probably furious. He loves war the most."

Wang Ruolan laughed too: "Who says otherwise! But it's good this way, at this age, one should be more settled!"