Chapter 265 Threatened Abortion
After listening to Ruan Ciyi’s teachings that the won who gave birth to babies would have a say in the harem, Qiu Yelan finally found a reason to leave, and she didn’t even et Qiu Jinglan but went straight back to Jiang’s residence.
By this ti it was over lunch, but Mrs. Li would never forget to leave her so food.
After eating the food hastily, Qiu Yelan looked at the copper funnel in the corner of the house, “People always feel sleepy at this ti, especially the sixteenth sister-in-law who is pregnant now. So I will go to visit her later.” But what if Sheng Shishui was not sleeping? So she ordered Chunran, “Send a little maid to the sixteenth sister-in-law. Ask when is the right ti to visit her.”
It was really lucky that they had sent soone to go there as the little maid who ran errands ca back soon and reported, “The sixteenth mada said that if you are not sleepy, you can go and talk with her!”
Qiu Yelan smiled and stood up, “That’s great.”
When she arrived in the room of Sheng Shishui, she saw that the room was simply furnished, many decorations were removed, and the room even looked a little humble.
“I often walked around the room, and I was afraid that there were too many things to bump into, so I ordered people to put them away.” Sheng Shishui explained, “Fortunately, on this mountain, no one else cos here except you. So I don’t have to be afraid of being impolite.” It ant that she never took Qiu Yelan as an outsider, so she didn’t think it was a snub to her to remove most of the decorations when she ca here.
Qiu Yelan smiled and said, “That’s okay if it was you who did that.” What she saw at Mada Tao Junior’s house before was really an eye-opener. From then on, she knew that the n in Jiang Family were domineering and even their concubines and mistresses were ambitious. So she had thought it was Jiang Yazhu’s concubine who swept her house!
Sheng Shishui knew what she ant and said with a smile, “I have to thank grandmother. The ti when I was almost killed before, grandmother gave my yard a big sweep. Now almost all the servants here are chosen by myself.” Her voice turned low then, “A few maids in the house of Jiang Yazhu were not allowed to co here for this sumr vacation. When setting off, she ordered the housekeeper in Marquess’s Mansion to find soone to sell them...”
In fact, this was Mada Tao’s reward to her. Mada Tao Junior was slandered before, so in order to exonerate her granddaughter, Mada Tao used her pawn Yanniang who was placed in the yard of Jiang Yazhu. Not only did she take Sheng Shishui down with them, but she also made her take a small amount of gelsemium elegan powder... Although Sheng Shishui could see that, she didn’t say anything about that.
Since she was judicious, Mada Tao had to do sothing as well.
She cleaned out Jiang Yazhu’s yard, gave her complete rights, and dismissed all Jiang Yazhu’s mistress-maids... If Sheng Shishui’s baby was not affected by the small amount of gelsemium elegan powder, it would really be good compensation.
After all, those things were really easy to do for Mada Tao. If Sheng Shishui did that by herself, it would take a long ti for her to plan, and it would be difficult to achieve the absolute advantage like this.
At the mont, Sheng Shishui’s smile was full of satisfaction and gratitude, “I feel at ease in this yard now!”
If it weren’t for the fact that her hand that subconsciously touched her lower abdon trembled when she said this, Qiu Yelan would suspect that she had forgotten the pastry containing gelsemium elegan powder.
Qiu Yelan didn’t know if Sheng Shishui had any resentnt against Mada Tao or if it just depended on the situation after her baby was born. She felt emotional that it was really difficult to be the wife of a son of a concubine in a big family. She had to keep smiling after being frad as a pregnant woman and dare not show any resentnt... Sheng Shishui had a special life experience. She was shrewd and deep because she was used to being bullied since she was a child. Nobody else could bear it except for her!
Whether Sheng Shishui’s baby was healthy or not in the future, she looked nice and had a good appetite at this ti. Qiu Yelan was more concerned about Mada Tao Junior and Jiang Qizheng. So, seeing that there was nothing she could do for her, she left after talking with her for a while.
When she walked to the door, she happened to et Jiang Yazhu. Both of them were shocked when they saw each other. Qiu Yelan hurriedly saluted him, “Brother!”
“Did you co to see Shishui?” Jiang Yazhu’s face was haggard, but he seed to be in a good mood, and smiled at her, “Is she okay? I haven’t co back in these two days.”
“She is good but just misses you all the ti. Just now she said that since grandfather has recovered now, she has to order soone to make you so nourishing food to make up for your hard work these days.” Qiu Yelan said with a smile. She had a good relationship with Sheng Shishui at this ti, so she didn’t mind helping her if she had the opportunity.
After Jiang Yazhu heard this, his smile beca deeper as expected. He glanced at the room subconsciously, “Then I will go to see her. I won’t see you off then!”
“Just go, brother! It’s in my own ho. You don’t have to see off.” And it was improper to see off his sister-in-law. Qiu Yelan smiled as she watched him walking towards the yard in a hurry, thinking, “I’ve heard that Jiang Yazhu is also an ignoramus dude like Jiang Yadan. But he seems to care about Sheng Shishui so much... Maybe because he hasn’t completely deteriorated as he is at a young age, and Sheng Shishui, his beautiful wife, is pregnant, right?”
She sighed then, “If Mada Tao Junior had given birth to a child early, would Jiang Yadan have treated her better?”
Everyone had his own fate.
She shook her head and returned to her yard. Before entering the room, Chunran greeted her, “Just now the third branch sent soone here to report that the fourteenth mada is pregnant.”
“Really?” Qiu Yelan was startled, saying then, “This is a good thing... Are the gifts prepared? Show the gift list.”
Xiaran who followed Chunran out leaned forward and said, “The gifts were prepared according to the list when the sixteenth mada was pregnant, and only a few of the gifts were changed into so other colors that were more suitable for the official daughter-in-law. However, in addition to the good news, the person of the third branch said sothing else as well.”
While talking, Qiu Yelan had already entered the room. She took a seat, taking a sip of the tea that Su He had made, and asked, “What is that?”
“The person said that the fourteenth mada’s baby is not in a good condition due to the daily labor of family affairs. The doctor advised her to stay in bed for so days to avoid risks.” Xiaran said gently, “And the sixth Mada and the seventh mada are not very good at housekeeping. Now that she is pregnant, she would like to ask you to help her.”
If Qiu Yelan heard this before, she would not doubt it.
But she had heard from He Shuijin that Mada He had even lost so of her dowries when she was in charge. Qiu Yelan would only get involved in it if she were stupid! So she said without hesitation, “I’m so young, and there are so many sisters-in-law of the sa generation. So, how can I take my turn to be in charge? And since Mada Tao Junior and the sixteenth sister-in-law are like this now, how can I have the mind to take care of other things?”
Regarding the ability of housekeeping and money managing, Qiu Yelan didn’t think that she could compare with a natural economic expert like He Shuijin after the ti-travel. Once she coveted the rights of housekeeping and agreed, she would beco so busy and be overshadowed by He Shuijin then.
And Qiu Yelan knew clearly why Mada He invited herself to do this. It was just because Jiang Yadan was in the fourth branch.
He was just a prodigal, and only the money-making talents like He Shuijin would not care about the prodigals in Jiang Family who spent money like water. At this ti she had to have a rest to take care of the unborn baby. What if she had to rest until her baby was born or even her baby was one month old? If so, even if the successor followed her rules completely in the course for almost a year, it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn’t be any surprises. Especially the fight for the position of Crown Prince turned fierce at this ti. It not only indicated that the possibility of accidents would increase, but also ant that the expenses of the Empress’ party would be even higher...
At this critical mont, who would dare to take over He Shuijin’s work?
“She wants to get involved with the rights of the housekeeper, and then I will have no way to back down. If there is a problem with the accounts, for the sake of my fa, I will have to use my own dowry to make up for it just like you, Mada He... That’s ridiculous.” Qiu Yelan sneered in her heart. “The fourth branch is not the eldest, and Jiang Yashuang is not the eldest son of the fourth branch. In the future, when the family property is shared, it is hard to say how much we can get. Why do I bother to worry about that so much?”
With her dowry, it was true that she didn’t care how much property Jiang Yashuang could get in the future.
Besides, Jiang Yashuang had a bright future, and there was no need for him to stare at the family property. So even if He Shuijin hadn’t inadvertently reminded her before, Qiu Yelan would not agree to take over the position of the housekeeper, either.
Therefore, when she rushed to the third branch to congratulate He Shuijin after ordering the gift list and was invited to the main hall by Mada He to talk about the housekeeping, she refused extrely bluntly, “The eighth sister-in-law is ill, and the sixteenth sister-in-law is pregnant, so I really have no ti to take care of other things. And I am so young, so I don’t know much about these things... I can’t even act as an assistant. Third auntie, I really can’t do it. Please don’t give a hard ti.”
She refused her on the grounds of Mada Tao Junior and Sheng Shishui. Mada Zhuang was not in Jing City, so as a daughter-in-law of the fourth branch, she should give priority to her sisters-in-law. In this way, she seed to value family affection more than power by refusing the position of housekeeper. Mada He had nothing to say then. She forced a smile and praised her for her kindness, and then let her leave.
After Qiu Yelan left, Mada He put on a sulky face, “I’ve thought she will agree with that since she is young, and she seed very competitive in the conflict with the first branch before. But she doesn’t want to show off now... What should I do now?”
Her closest old maidservant also felt troubleso, “Among the young ladies, nobody can be compared with the fourteenth mada in terms of housekeeping. However, she had a threatened abortion, so she can’t overwork herself...”
“She looks steady always. Why she even didn’t find she was pregnant this ti?” Mada He was agitated. Since Marquess Qin reappeared to preside over the overall situation, which raised the morale of the Empress’ party and also ant the fight for the position of Crown Prince turned white-hot, it was just ti for He Shuijin and the third branch to show themselves when money was flowing like water.
However, He Shuijin just got pregnant at the mont, and she didn’t even find it out until she had a stomachache due to days of fatigue! The doctor sternly told her not to worry about anything, and she couldn’t even read the account books. Jiang Family without He Shuijin was just like the Empress’ party without Marquess Qin!
It was imaginable how big a blow it was!
“The old master got ill so suddenly. These days, our family has been under great pressure. Since the fourteenth mada is in charge of the family affairs, her pressure is...” Mada He had always been jealous of her niece. He Shuijin was pregnant this ti, so Mada He’s words were really heartbreaking. Thus, even her closest old maidservant couldn’t help speaking for He Shuijin. Of course, the large amount of money He Shuijin usually gave her in private was also an important reason.
Mada He frowned after hearing what the old maidservant said, and finally she softened her tone and said, “I am just worried about her!”
After all, the baby in He Shuijin’s belly was her official grandson, so her words were also sincere.
However, in addition to her sincere worry for He Shuijin, she thought, “Shuijin and Heng’er are still young, and they two have always been in good health. In fact, they don’t have to bear a child so early... How good would it be for them to have a child after this critical period?”
After that, she couldn’t help thinking about it more deeply, “The first branch has always been favored by father. The fourth branch has made great contributions before. The sixth branch has the only son of the youngest uncle, so even if they do nothing, father won’t forget them if there is anything great... It’s a rare opportunity for our third branch to show ourselves in front of father. Will we just miss it? The child... With the trueborn son and his official wife here, I will have an official grandson sooner or later... Besides, there are always little children who die young in families, let alone those who haven’t been born...”
Mada He felt her heart beating faster and faster. She knew that this kind of thinking was too cruel, and it also violated morality. But thinking about her official grandsons who were given birth to by Mada Shi and Mada Zhang, she didn’t seem to be lack of grandsons... While as for the internal strife in Jiang Family, as the eldest son of Marquess Qin, the master of the third branch had a tendency to be suppressed by his brothers...
If they missed such a major event at this ti, would they have a chance to grab the lilight again in the future?
“The baby in her belly is young, and if she had an abortion, she could get up after resting for ten days or a half month. But if she gave birth to the baby, it would take at least one year. Then the overall situation may have been settled by then...” Mada He bit her lip. It was a sensitive thing, so she couldn’t even discuss it with her closest old maidservant. After all, the old maidservant ca here with her from her natal family. If she accidentally revealed it to He Family one day later, not only He Shuijin but also the whole He Family would not let her go!
“I have to think about it... I have to think about it carefully!”
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