Tianliangyuan

Chapter 365 A succession of happy events

Xu Zhaozhao's guess was correct.

The old lady and Madam Yu had indeed been paying close attention to Xu Zhaozhao's pregnancy.

However, they had been married for half a year and still hadn't received any good news, so they were naturally getting a little anxious.

The main reason is that Xie Zheng is the only son of the Duke's lineage!

If the bloodline cannot be passed down, the old lady will definitely try to find a way to continue Xie Zheng's lineage.

Even if the old lady and Madam Yu liked Xu Zhaozhao very much, they could never place her above the Xie family bloodline.

Xu Zhaozhao brought some tonics to pay her respects, which left Madam Yu somewhat puzzled.

"This is?"

Xu Zhaozhao blushed and said, "To be honest, my mother came to visit me today and specially picked out some things to replenish a woman's qi and blood, but I really don't need them. It's not good to leave such good things in the storeroom to gather dust, so I thought I'd send some to you, my second aunt. Oh, I also had someone send some to my fourth aunt."

Upon hearing this, Yu naturally understood Wang Ruolan's purpose.

When she saw Xu Zhaozhao's reaction again, she thought of the tonics and wondered if there was something else going on.

Madam Yu dismissed all the servants and then gestured for Xu Zhaozhao to sit down next to her.

"Tell your aunt, is there any good news?"

Some supplements are not suitable for pregnant women, and coupled with Xu Zhaozhao's shy expression, that's why Madam Yu asked this question.

Xu Zhaozhao shook her head and repeated her previous statement.

"You're saying that Sanlang's health isn't suitable for having children right now?"

After Yu finished speaking, he felt something was off. Was there something wrong with what he had said?

"Second Aunt, this woman is pregnant, that's all there is to it. Sanlang is currently taking medicine to ensure he won't suffer in the future and to prolong his life. Master Sun said that regardless of gender, since they are taking medicine, it's best to avoid having children for now. Sanlang's medicine is almost finished, so I'm thinking of asking Master Sun to take his pulse again in a few days. If everything is alright, and we are all healthy, then we can continue the Xie family line."

By the end, Xu Zhaozhao's face was flushed red.

Ms. Yu understood.

Families like theirs naturally know many things that ordinary people don't.

For example, if a girl gives birth at the age of thirteen or fourteen, it will be detrimental to her health, so they usually let their daughters marry after the age of fifteen.

For example, regardless of gender, the effects of the medicine will naturally remain in the body, and it will take some time to completely eliminate them.

The secrets of some wealthy families are even more appalling.

Some legitimate mothers, in order to harm their illegitimate sons, would have someone feed poison to the wet nurse, which would then enter the illegitimate son's body through the resulting breast milk, causing him to die young.

The Yu family was also aware of these methods.

If poisons can cause infants to die young through a wet nurse's breast milk, then why can't the effects of drugs in a man's body be transferred to the next generation through sexual intercourse?

Thinking about it this way, it seems to make sense.

"I see. A few days ago, the old lady was thinking of inviting the imperial physician to check your and Sanlang's pulses, but I never expected it to be like this."

"Thank you for your concern, Grandmother and Second Aunt. Sanlang and I are both in good health; Master Sun examined our pulses before. It's just that it involves having offspring, so Sanlang and I are being extra careful."

“You’re right to have this idea, especially since it was Sun Shenxian who personally instructed you. Listening to him is definitely the right thing to do.”

"Please inform Grandmother about this matter, Second Aunt. If Mother hadn't brought it up today, I wouldn't have realized that the elders were still worried about Sanlang and me. It's our fault!"

"What are you saying! It's only natural for elders to care about you; we're all family. Alright, I'll inform the old lady later, so she won't have to worry about you anymore."

"Thank you, Second Aunt."

Ms. Yu thought Xu Zhaozhao's statement made no mistake.

After all, Xu Zhaozhao was a new bride who had never been pregnant or given birth, so she was somewhat embarrassed about this matter.

Therefore, it was quite normal for her, as an elder, to inform the old lady.

Sure enough, when the old lady learned of this, she felt that she had worried for nothing.

“Mother, I think Zhao Zhao is a steady and prudent child. Judging from what she said, San Lang should be able to stop taking the medicine soon. Then we can invite someone to come and check his pulse, and everything will fall into place.”

With one less worry on her mind, the old lady felt much more relaxed.

Although she doesn't lack grandsons, Xie Zheng is the only son of her eldest son. Only when he also has an heir can the old lady truly feel at ease.

Good news kept coming one after another.

It was rumored that Xie Rong's wife, Zhang Pan'er, was pregnant again, and Xie Silang's marriage was also settled, so the entire Duke's mansion was filled with joy.

Zhang Pan'er has been married into the Duke's mansion for several years and now only has one daughter, so she is naturally a little anxious.

In her view, a matriarch's position is not secure if she does not have a legitimate son to rely on.

Look at the old lady, and then look at her own mother-in-law. If it weren't for having given birth to several sons, how could she live such a carefree life?

Zhang Pan'er wanted a son, but she wasn't in a rush. After all, her daughter was still quite young, and it had been two years since her last childbirth. She was ready to get pregnant again, and the baby would be born around the end of the year or the beginning of next year.

Because Zhang Pan'er was pregnant, and Xie Rong did not yet have a legitimate son, Madam Yu allowed her to rest and recuperate for the time being, and no longer allowed her to help manage the household. Instead, she transferred this power to her second daughter-in-law, Liu Yushuang.

To be honest, Liu Yushuang never really liked Xu Zhaozhao.

The reason for this was actually her younger brother, Liu Bo.

For several years, Liu Bo had been deeply in love with Jiang Ning, but the Liu family always felt that Jiang Ning was the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Jiang and would certainly not be willing to let her marry him, so they never agreed until the incident happened later.

Since Sun Qian's disfigurement, Jiang Ning's reputation has also been damaged. In the years that followed, Jiang Ning's reputation among both the common people and the nobility has never been good.

Especially since Jiang Ning is currently only a concubine of the Prince of Zhong.

Influenced by her younger brother Liu Bo, Liu Yushuang naturally developed some prejudice against Xu Zhaozhao.

On the other hand, Liu Yushuang also felt somewhat inferior.

Although the Liu family was an official family, they were not powerful or influential.

Besides the fact that Xie Lang was not the eldest son, there was another reason why Liu Yushuang was able to marry into the Duke of Huguo's mansion: Liu Yushuang's own selfish scheming.

Among the Xie family's newlywed wives, Liu Yushuang's background is the lowest.

Therefore, she never really stood out in the Duke of Huguo's mansion. It wasn't that everyone deliberately ignored her, but rather that she herself was worried about making mistakes, so she always kept a low profile and would never speak unless absolutely necessary.

Now that the Yu family has handed over some of the management power to Liu Yushuang, she is still finding it hard to accept.

Liu Yushuang's long-standing inferiority complex directly led to her extreme fear after encountering the incident.

She was terrified of making a mistake!