The Good Concubine of the Qing Dynasty [Red Mansion]

Nanny Qian wrote the letter back secretly, and now this letter has also been sent to her separately.

After reading the letter, Nanny Qian was both happy and worried.

The good news is that Lady Jia shares the same idea as her; both want to fight against the vixen.

What worries me is that Grandmother Jia doesn’t know yet that a vixen is already pregnant.

Compared to the eldest son of a concubine, a mere vixen is nothing.

Nanny Qian had seen a lot of things when she was at the Jia Mansion. Were there many women that Duke Rong liked at that time?

many.

Countless people come and go, but no one stays forever.

As long as you endure for a while, the man will get tired of it, and you can do whatever you want with them without worrying.

But having children, especially boys, is a different story.

A girl can be sent away with a dowry, but a boy wants a share of the family property, so that’s not allowed.

What should she do now?

Madam still has many concerns and doesn’t want to take action against Aunt Mei. Given the current situation with Aunt Mei, she cannot do it openly if she wants to.

The Lin family’s backyard was not yet under the control of the Jia family.

Old Mrs. Lin is still alive.

Nanny Qian had a gloomy face, but soon she came up with an idea, and her expression turned from gloomy to bright.

Lin Ruhai is a man who values rules.

Jia Min was his original wife and the mother of all his children.

In order to ensure the stability of her backyard, Lin Ruhai would not allow anyone to threaten her position.

And a child, if it is a son, is threatening enough.

At first, Lin Ruhai was overwhelmed with joy, but later he regained his usual composure.

You can be happy, but you can’t break the rules.

He had already made up his mind that, if she agreed, he would take the child to the main courtyard to raise him. If she wanted, the child could be registered under her name.

As for his mother’s disagreement, he will slowly convince her.

Of course, Lin Ruhai also knew that his wife had been taking medicine. They had no son, and both husband and wife were under considerable pressure. Relatively speaking, his wife was under greater pressure.

If he could have a legitimate son, that would naturally be the best, but Lin Ruhai felt that the hope was too slim.

Having finally had a child, he didn’t dare ask for more.

As for writing a letter to the clan, he did write a letter back.

The Lin family is a family of scholars, and there are other descendants with achievements in the clan, but when it comes to the highest official position and the most promising, it is still their lineage.

They haven’t been in touch for so many years. Just like my mother said, so many years have passed, and that’s enough.

Although he didn’t expect the Lin family to be able to help him, he understood what his mother meant.

Their lineage has been passed down from generation to generation and is still too weak.

If anything happens, there is no one to support each other.

Lin Ruhai believed that after he sent this letter back, the clan leader would most likely go down the stairs and resume walking.

If everything goes well, for the sake of his son’s future, he can also promote a few younger generations of the Lin family to give him some pointers…

When Jia Min knew what Lin Ruhai meant, she was touched for a moment. She knew that the master was thinking of her.

They, as a couple, had spent countless nights in silence, facing the heavy issue of having children.

They are a united front, all longing for children.

Late at night, she also thought about adopting a child.

However, after careful consideration, Jia Min still refused.

She didn’t want to raise someone else’s child. If the child was a little unwell, Mei would probably think that she was hitting the child. She was not that despicable.

Although doing so is not without benefits, if the child is in her courtyard, Mei will be afraid to act rashly, will no longer be arrogant, and can only submit obediently.
But this is not what she wants.
She wanted a child—her own child with Jia Lin’s blood.
The child is not raised in her courtyard; the child is still hers and can only call her mother.
To the outside world, she can remain calm in the face of pressure and meaningful looks from others.

Lin Ruhai sighed.

She doesn’t agree.

Lin Ruhai had thought about this possibility before and tried to persuade her a few times, but seeing that she insisted, he had no choice but to give up the idea.

But: “Min’er, tell me if you change your mind.”

Before the child grows up, she can only regret it.

As for whether Aunt Mei would disagree, Lin Ruhai had never thought about this question.

Illegitimate sons and daughters who are raised by their stepmother are more respected than those who grow up with their biological mother.

Because the child grows up with his stepmother, the things he can access and learn are not what he can learn from his aunt, who lives in a remote corner.

Jia Min leaned on Lin Ruhai’s chest and closed her eyes contentedly: “Master…”

Originally, according to Aunt Mei’s temper, she should show off this great happy event in a big way to make up for the anger she had suffered because her master did not come to Meixiangyuan some time ago.

But she didn’t.

She never went out of the front door or the back door and basically never left the room, so naturally there was no question of showing off.

As for the reason, she had severe morning sickness.

It was so serious that even if she wanted to show off, she could only rehearse it in her mind.

She can’t smell anything, no matter how strong it is.

The food she could eat was very limited. Apart from rice oil and the sauerkraut made by her aunt, she would vomit whatever she ate. It was useless for her to force herself to eat it.

This makes the old lady very worried. If this continues for a long time, her body will not be able to bear it.

She urged Doctor Zhou, who was stationed in the mansion, to find a solution, but Doctor Zhou was helpless.

“Ma’am, everyone reacts differently to morning sickness. There’s no cure, only relief.”

But the patient couldn’t drink the medicine he prescribed and couldn’t even smell it. How could she be cured?

Furthermore, it’s okay to drink rice oil, and she just needs to get through this period.

The old lady was helpless: “…Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Zhou.”

Doctor Zhou was relieved to see that the old lady did not force it.

He was afraid of encountering someone who was unreasonable and whom he could not reason with.

Although it is risky to stay at the prefect’s house now, but… the prefect has given too much.

Staying there for a year would allow him to live comfortably for several years, and if he came across rare medicinal herbs, he would have the opportunity to purchase them.

After understanding the overall structure of the Lin family, Yun Shuyao no longer liked to go out and basically stayed in her own Lanxin Courtyard.

The place here is big enough.

If she didn’t have to go to Jia Min to check in every day, she could stay in this small courtyard for a long time.

The ultimate goal of many office workers is to one day lie at home, eat, drink, defecate, urinate, and sleep, and never step out of the house unless necessary.

Days like this are comfortable.

Moreover, this can have unexpected effects. For example, on this day, on the way back from paying respects to the emperor, Yun Shuyao heard two maids who were taking care of the flowers and plants in the corner of the garden whispering about Aunt Mei.

The two of them were facing away from each other, so their faces could not be seen clearly, but the edging on their clothes was one red and one green.

The maid with a green border said mysteriously, “Fourth daughter, I want to tell you something. You don’t know, I heard that the kitchen prepares bird’s nest and ginseng for Aunt Mei every day, and it costs hundreds of taels of silver just to eat them a day!”

The maid with red borders said disdainfully, “You are surprised now. How much can you eat? The things the old lady gave are priceless!”

The maid with green borders was very cooperative, “Why is it priceless?”

The maid with red borders said, “My neighbor’s playmate’s little sister served in the old lady’s courtyard. You don’t know how much stuff was counted out of the storehouse that day. Our old lady was born into a noble family and has been a marquis’ wife for many years. It was only during the master’s generation that she lost her title. Just imagine how much wealth she has saved. That day, she carried two large boxes of stuff!”

The maid with a green border exclaimed, “Are there really two big boxes?”

The maid with red borders was a little proud: “How can I deceive you? That little sister doesn’t know anything else. The account of hundreds of sons and thousands of grandsons alone is worth more than a thousand taels of silver! This is just one of the items. I estimate that the old lady probably gave away tens of thousands of taels of silver.”

The maid with a green border gasped: “My God! Ten thousand taels of silver! I have never seen so much silver; how much must it be? Aunt Mei is so lucky!”

The maid in the green-edged clothes changed her tone a little: “If it weren’t for this child, the old lady wouldn’t care who she is.”

The maid in the red-edged dress agreed: “Who says it’s not true? The master’s attitude towards Aunt Mei was average before, but she is lucky and has risen to prosper.”

The maid with a green border lowered her voice: “What a pity! If you ask me, this child is just unlucky. The best thing would be that he was born in the wife’s belly and has a legitimate identity. If that didn’t work, he could go to Lanxinyuan. But he ended up in this merchant girl’s belly. I don’t know if she will regret it after the baby is born…”

Yun Shuyao heard their words getting more and more out of line, and they seemed to want to continue, so she quickly cleared her throat, not wanting to hear them go on.

Do you think she will be fooled by this level of instigation?

Overthinking.

Or do you think she became jealous after hearing it?

Who are you looking down on?

Of course, she loves money; who doesn’t love money?

But she knew what she deserved.

Besides, come to think of it, has Aunt Mei done anything else besides giving her a look like a childish ghost?

No.

There is no intention to do anything.

But the thoughts of the person who said these words were clearly revealed.

He wants to arouse her jealousy, arouses her resentment, arouses her greed… deepen it little by little. If her jealousy becomes too strong, I will do something, such as getting rid of the baby in Aunt Mei’s belly. I guess some people will be happy.

She’s not stupid.

So she did nothing, without looking around, and continued walking towards Lanxinyuan with Hongxiu, as if she had heard nothing.

After they left, the two maids who had been talking stopped talking, watched them go away, and left to report to someone.

“Mammy, we have said what you said, but she didn’t respond.”

Mammy laughed, “She is just pretending. She comes from a small family, so you don’t know how anxious she is. You can do as I say later.”

She just didn’t believe that Aunt Yun wouldn’t be jealous.

Once jealousy arises, it’s easy to deal with.

Women’s jealousy is a serious matter.