The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 29

Second Lady and Seventh Lady were stunned.

"Xiao Han, go and inquire about the news." The second lady made a decisive decision and called again, "Leave the lantern."

Riding on the moonlight, the scenery in the garden can be seen faintly, and Xiaohan walked across the bluestone road, but he didn't need a lantern.

Xiaohan turned around and handed the lantern to Er Niangzi, Er Niangzi and Qi Niangzi simply abducted to the bench near Jubaxian, and sat down with the lanterns in their hands.

The moon and stars are sparse, and in the thick night, fireflies can be seen faintly twinkling, cicadas are singing in the distance, and loud frogs are coming from the direction where thousands of flowers are falling.

"Fifth Lady's temperament, you must have already figured it out." Second Lady picked up the topic just now in a deep thought.

Seventh Lady looked at the flickering candles in the cicada-wing gauze lantern, and said slowly, "Fifth Sister has a bad temper, but her heart is not bad, and she is also very resilient. As long as you don't touch the scales, everyone will live in peace. It won't cause much trouble." Unfortunately, Wu Niangzi's temper is unpredictable, who knows if she will turn her face in the next sentence.

Such a person would not be difficult to get along with if she could control her temperament.At least she doesn't have any harmful ideas.

The second lady brought up this topic again and again, if she kept hiding her clumsiness, it would be a disappointment to her painstaking efforts.

The second lady looked at the seventh lady and smiled gratifiedly.

"I heard that Mrs. Feng came to visit a few days before the Dragon Boat Festival." She changed the subject again.

Don't look at Er Niangzi as if her thoughts are scattered, thinking about what to say.

In fact, there are no redundant words at all.

Let me first say that the eldest wife needs a think tank by her side, just to remind Seventh Lady of the route she should take.

Let's talk about Wu Niangzi's temper, telling Qi Niangzi that Wu Niangzi is the weakest point in the main courtyard in the future, and she can easily be used by Si Yiniang to make trouble.Seventh Lady should put more effort into improving her relationship.Only then can the eldest wife gain the upper hand in the struggle in the inner court.

And about Jiu Yiniang's family...

"Hey." Seventh Lady replied with some embarrassment. "In previous years, my wife sent me away, and I didn't show up. This year, my wife is not here, so it's not appropriate for anyone to show up. I just used this kind of favor. In case Mrs. Feng took the favor of Fourth Aunt, it would be confusing again."

This was an excuse she had thought up long ago.

The second lady got straight to the point, "Don't worry, I will help you with this matter."

She was so forthright, which was beyond Qin Niangzi's expectation.

Seventh Lady turned her head in astonishment, and looked at Second Lady.

The second lady's eyes were calm and clear.

"Unforgettable!" Her tone was very gentle. "Mother is a little stingy in this matter, if it were me..."

The son does not speak of his father's faults, and the second lady can say such a thing, which can be regarded as a heart-to-heart.

Qin Niangzi's eyes were hot.

"At that time, my eldest sister and I were both young, and there was no room for us to talk..." The second lady turned around again. "Actually, after so many years, what else is there that can't be overcome? When my mother comes back, I will help persuade her. From now on, Mrs. Feng will come to the door and treat her as a serious relative. You can also see her from time to time and know the current situation of the Feng family. Even if you do your best for Jiu Yiniang."

After all, it is the second wife.

Knowing that if you want to use someone, you must hold her heart.

Ninth brother is from the main courtyard, and Seventh Lady will definitely think about the main courtyard for her own face.

But this is just an exchange of interests between you and me, without any emotional factors.

But giving face to the Feng family is purely for Qinianzi's face.If the second lady wants to let the eldest wife let go, she will definitely have to work hard.

Even if Seventh Lady is sophisticated, she has to be moved by Second Lady's sincerity.

"Second Sister." She choked up.

Er Niangzi smiled slightly, touched Qi Niangzi's hair, "How much money did you give last time? I know you don't have a lot of money."

After this conversation, the two seem to have become a lot closer.

Seventh Lady was a little embarrassed, but she really didn't have much money on hand...Mother Wang never sent the money rewarded to Feng's family, logically, it should be the expenditure from the public account...

"30 taels." She lowered her head, her voice was like a gnat.

"I'll ask Xiaohan to send you some silver later, the girls in the main courtyard don't have hundreds or even thousands of taels on hand." The second lady smiled.

"What an embarrassment!" Seventh Lady inevitably wanted to be polite.

"When mother comes back, I will also give you the 30 taels!" Second Lady patted Seventh Lady on the shoulder. "Why has Xiao Han been away for so long and hasn't come back?"

Both of them knew in their hearts: Qi Lixiang was making a fuss, probably because Ba Yiniang was about to give birth.

It's just that it's not easy for the daughter's family to keep these two words on their lips.That's why the second lady didn't say it clearly.

Xiao Han has been away for so long... Could something have happened to Aunt Ba?
Both of them were a little anxious.

Seventh Lady couldn't tell if she wanted Eighth Yiniang to have a son.

She has also lived in ancient times for seven years, so why didn't she know that in ancient times, people without sons would be bullied everywhere.

The medical conditions in ancient times were not good. Although the ninth brother has grown up to the age of seven safely, he may die due to a trivial matter at any time.If Ba Yiniang can add another child to the Yang family, it will be an extra layer of insurance.

But in that case, Brother Nine would no longer be the only child, and many things that were fixed in the first place might change...

Both are full of worries.

After a while, Xiaohan came over panting.

"It's Ba Yiniang who gave birth... but the pain is very severe. The midwife said that the fetus may be in an abnormal position."

The second lady could not help clenching her fists tightly.

A daughter who is about to get married always hopes that there will be more men in her natal family, and she will be a little more rigid in her husband's house.

"Seventh Sister, let's go back first! So that Mum Wang won't worry." She arranged with a forced smile. "I'm still waiting here. Xiaohan will send her back first, and then pick me up."

Seventh Lady got up obediently, "No need, Second Sister, I know the way."

"No." Second Lady insisted. "You seldom come to the garden, what if you get frightened?"

But Qi Niangzi was also worried that Er Niangzi was waiting for Xiaohan in the dark.

"Second Sister, why don't you walk a few more steps... Take me to the gate of the garden, and then you can go back through Changqing Building and Xiao Xiangxue." She insisted.

The second lady thought about it and agreed. "I originally wanted to send you back to the West Side Courtyard, and we'll go back to Youhuangli."

The pace of several people has obviously quickened.

When passing by Xi Ke Fang, Qin Niangzi paid attention.

There are also more lights on in Xikefang than when we came here.

It seems that everyone has heard the movement.

Just after passing Xikefang, a long scream came faintly from the direction of Qilixiang.

Both sisters jumped on their shoulders.

Seventh Lady couldn't help leaning against Second Lady.

Although it was far away and couldn't really hear it, the shriek and pain in the cry gradually diffused in her ears.

Second Lady also involuntarily squeezed Seventh Lady's hand.

Her palms were full of cold sweat.

On the contrary, Xiaohan was calmer, and murmured, "I'm afraid it might be a dystocia..." Then he stopped talking.

The three of them moved a little faster.

When we arrived at the gate of the garden, we couldn't hear the movements of Qilixiang very clearly. Mother Li pulled up a bench and sat at the gate, nodding her head and dozing off.

Xiao Han called softly, "Mother Li, Mother Li."

Li's mother was excited, and greeted with a smile, "Qi Niangzi is back!" and hurriedly turned to open the door.

Listening to the noise coming from Qilixiang, she opened the door and said to herself, "Who is so restless in the middle of the night..."

Seventh Lady wanted to laugh a little bit, but her heart was heavy.

She thought of the look Ba Yiniang gave her on the long corridor to Jieyu Pavilion.

At that time, although she was frighteningly thin, she was still lively and agile.

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From the West Side Courtyard, there was no movement in Baifang Garden.

When Mother Wang heard the news of Ba Yiniang's childbirth, she was taken aback.

"Master sleeps in the outer courtyard tonight, and when he enters the Ye Baifang Garden, he will lock the door and no one can enter or leave... You should also tell him." Then he put on his clothes and went out of the west side courtyard, ordering his wife to deliver the letter.

He also asked Shangyuan to wait in the garden, and Ba Yiniang came to report in her lifetime.

"Si Yiniang prepared a full set of people at the beginning of July, and they were all on standby at Qilixiang day and night. We just went there to inquire about the news." She said casually, "The little girls I used to spend the night in the yard, so I don't know. I borrowed it from Seventh Lady."

Only when you treat yourself as your own, will you borrow your people.

Qin Niangzi smiled and winked at Lixia.

Li Xia stepped forward and said with a smile, "It's what I wish for." He led Shang Yuan, who was at a loss, out of the house.

Lixia is growing up gradually.

Seventh Lady was very pleased, but this little bit of joy was quickly diluted by the hidden information in Wang Mama's words.

If the eighth aunt gave birth to a son... the midwife was all from the fourth aunt, and her life and death depended on the thought of the fourth aunt.

It's no wonder that although she wanted to be independent, she was repeatedly used by Fourth Aunt as a signboard.

It can't be blamed on the eldest wife's indifference. In this matter, if the main courtyard makes a slight mistake, it might give fourth aunt an excuse to make trouble.

She became a little irritable: the house is restless, it really makes people have to be careful about every move they make.

Mother Wang seemed very calm, she coaxed Brother Nine to sleep, and urged Seventh Lady to go to bed quickly, "I have to go to school tomorrow morning! Could it be that Seventh Lady is also trying to pretend to be sick?"

It's just this sentence that made San Niangzi feel ashamed. The more she got to know Mama Wang, the more Qi Niangzi felt that this person was mean.

She smiled reciprocally, then turned on the lamp and fell asleep.

While tossing and turning, Ba Yiniang's screams kept lingering in her ears, like mourning out of tune.Seventh Lady had a nightmare all night.

When he got up to wash up the next morning, Shangyuan came in to deliver water.

The little girl's eyes were slightly black and her spirits were not very good.

"Why don't you just take a rest—when did you come back?" Bai Lu asked in surprise.

"There is no news yet. A few people under Mrs. Wang's subordinates came in to work, so I came back instead." Shang Yuan smiled, "I want to talk to Qin Niangzi before going to rest."

Qin Niangzi's eyes flashed: This girl is also a talent to make.

"It's hard work, go to sleep." She said lightly.

Sometimes it is not necessary to show your appreciation, so that the people below can easily understand your thoughts.

Shangyuan didn't feel lost either, he poured water into the basin and left the house.

Brother Nine didn't know right and wrong in the inner courtyard at all, so after breakfast he took Qinianzi to his home to study.Then he asked Qin Niangzi: "Do you want to go to class with me?"

Brother Nine is in class alone. Although the teacher speaks well, he is also very lonely.

Li Chun stood aside with a smile, watching Brother Nine talking to Seventh Lady.

Qin Niangzi shook her head with a smile, "Go to school with your heart and don't get distracted," she reminded.

Brother Jiu pursed his lips and nodded.

The child had to get acquainted with him before he could see the innocence behind the double mask.

Everyone was absent-minded all morning, Liu Niangzi kept rubbing her eyes and yawning.

Even Si Niangzi was abnormally listless, and her back, which was usually straight, collapsed.

"Qi Lixiang made a fuss last night." Sixth Lady and Seventh Lady complained during recess, "...but, Eighth Auntie still had her voice in the middle of the night, and when I came to school this morning, she didn't even make any sound."

Doing the math, it has been nearly seven hours.

This is not the first child of Eighth Auntie.

Seventh Lady sighed.

During lunch, the Grand Master entered the inner courtyard for the first time.

He entered the main room first, and Seventh Lady and Ninth Brother hurriedly got up from the dining table to salute the elder.

"Father."

"father!"

The elder patted Brother Jiu's head, glanced at the table, and saw that most of the rice in Brother Jiu's bowl had gone down, so he nodded and turned to ask Lichun, "Where's Mama Wang?"

Although the eighth aunt gave birth, it was under the care of the fourth aunt, but Mama Wang also had a lot of things on her hands, and she was so busy that she still hasn't come back.

Lichun stepped forward and replied.

She was wearing a bright yellow double silk soft silk blouse and a silver red cicada wing beanie. She looked even redder and whiter, with a slim figure.

Already 16 years old, is a big girl.

The old man looked at Lichun carefully for a moment, then nodded, and fell silent.

Li Chun bit her lip, a trace of paleness flashed across her face, she couldn't help but turned her head and gave Qiniangzi a look for help.

Seventh Lady was furious.

No matter how disrespectful Elder Master is, he can't think of such a thing in front of Brother Jiu!

Besides, now that Eighth Auntie is in the delivery room, her life and death are uncertain, and she is pregnant with the Elder's flesh and blood anyway, why did the Elder get his mind on this kind of thing.

Simply do it!
She put down her chopsticks.

"Mother Wang hasn't come back when it's time for dinner, most likely she's going to make arrangements for Qilixiang to prepare dinner." She explained lightly, "When Sister Lichun sent Brother Jiu to school in the morning, Lixia in my room bumped into Mama Wang coming back, and heard She said a few words."

The Grand Master's attention was indeed diverted.

He frowned.

"What's the matter with Qilixiang?" He asked Lichun, "It's been six or seven hours since the start?"

"Disease is certain." Li Chun frowned, "However, we are only in the West Side Hospital, so we don't know what's going on now..."

After all, it is the elder's flesh and blood, the elder sighed, and told Brother Nine to eat more, then he walked out of the west side courtyard and went to the back door of the main courtyard.Presumably he wanted to go into Baifang Garden to visit Eighth Auntie.

Several people sat down to eat quietly.It's just that Lichun is a little out of control, Qin Niangzi sees it and sympathizes with her.

Originally, the eldest wife had this idea... Now the elder master also took a fancy to her beauty, if one day he remembered to mention this to the eldest wife, maybe the eldest wife would go along with it.

After dinner, she called Lichun into her room, and Lichun also brought Brother Jiu in, and asked him to practice calligraphy by the window.

Now brother Jiu has no one around for a moment, either Mama Wang or Lichun.

"Mother Wang has been living in the West Side Hospital recently, and I don't know how her family is... She seems to have a son?" Seven Lady and Li Chun whispered to their ears beside the bed.

"Well, I'm working at the gate of the outer courtyard." Li Chun lowered his head, a little bit shy, "I'm really thinking about my mother, so I passed a few letters and came in to say hello to Mama Wang."

"You have to make plans for yourself too." Seventh Lady stopped short. "When it's time to speak, don't be shy. If you find it inconvenient to speak... Lixia's mother, Mrs. Li, is related to Wang's mother..."

Li Chun bit her lip, gratitude flashed away in her eyes.

She is a maidservant bought from outside, and her family has long been separated. She has not recognized any godmother along the way, and no one will make decisions for her marriage.

The Yang Mansion is her world, if she wants to marry outside, it is not easy, she can only find a good one in the family, and make a kiss as soon as possible, so that she can serve in front of the elder with peace of mind.

Although Mama Wang is a bit mean, she has a lot of face after all. If... it would be a good thing.

Only Seventh Lady in Manfu would think so thoughtfully about her.

"Seventh Lady loves me dearly." She already had tears in her eyelashes.

Seventh Lady hurriedly glanced at Brother Jiu.

Brother Jiu hadn't practiced calligraphy for a long time. He rolled his eyes and looked at Lichun curiously.

Lichun hurriedly concealed himself and got up to go to the clean room.

"Write your handwriting." Seventh Lady was annoyed.

The heart-to-heart atmosphere created with great difficulty was destroyed by this kid again.

Nine Brothers bit the penholder, staring at Qiniangzi fixedly, with thoughts in his eyes.

When Seventh Lady and Nine Brothers took a nap and got ready to go to school, news came from the garden: Eighth Aunt gave birth to a pair of twin daughters, but she died as soon as she was born.

(End of this chapter)