The Red Mansions

Chapter 1356 Li Wan: My own child, but I want to say he was picked up

Chapter 1356 Li Wan: My own child, but I want to say he was picked up...

When Jia Heng led his troops to war, the camera briefly returned to the capital, the Grand View Garden——

In the evening, Daoxiang Village——

It was the golden month of October, and the leaves of the red apricot tree in the courtyard had already fallen. In the courtyard, a breeze blew, and a rustling sound was heard, and the dead branches seemed to make a hoarse roar in the breeze.

As the setting sun shines, the rosy glow fills the entire thatched roof.

In the wing room, Li Wan was sitting on the warm bed below the wing room. Her gentle and pretty face was already flushed with a layer of rosy red, and looked rosy and plump with a bit of baby fat.

At this moment, gently stroking the belly that has not yet bulged, a sense of sweetness is already welling up in my heart.

She finally became pregnant with Zi Yu's child.

Thinking of her past infatuation with the young man, Li Wan's eyes were dazed, and for a moment she was a little dazed.

Cao smiled at the side, feeling jealous and envious, and said, "This is not your first time, so just take good care of your pregnancy."

Li Wan's beautiful face blushed like a rosy cloud. Just as she was about to speak, she felt an inexplicable retching sensation coming out of her throat. She quickly took a handkerchief, covered her mouth, and kept coughing.

At this moment, the full chest is rising and falling slightly.

"It's so noisy, it might be a boy." Cao whispered softly, with a hint of melancholy in her sparkling eyes beneath her curved eyebrows.

Because Cao had no sons and only raised two daughters, it was obvious that she would have no one to rely on when she got old.

It was unclear whether Li Wan's eyes were filled with shame or sweetness as she said, "I don't know what's going on these past few days, but I've been retching a lot. It's even worse than the last time when I was with Brother Lang."

"You rarely go out here, so just take good care of your pregnancy." Cao took Li Wan's slender hand, her eyes full of concern, and said softly.

"It's not easy to deal with those things during festivals and ancestor worship times." Li Wan's beautiful and gentle cheeks were slightly blushed with shyness as she spoke softly.

"That's right. A widow can't be pregnant. People will definitely guess who the baby is." Cao smiled and said in a low voice.

Li Wan's beautiful, clear face burned hot when she heard this. She said angrily, "What nonsense is Aunt Cao talking about?"

Cao smiled gently and didn't say anything else, but she couldn't help feeling melancholy in her heart.

When Master Heng left, the two girls had not yet married into the family. By the time he returned from the war, it might be another year or two.

Just as Cao was daydreaming, he heard a familiar voice of a girl coming from under the eaves. It was Li Wen and Li Qi.

"Mother." Li Wen and Li Qi entered the side room together. The two girls had grown up like the girls next door. They were graceful, outstanding in temperament, and beautiful.

The so-called inhabiting the body and nourishing the qi.

Since the two of them came to the Jia family, they have been living a life of fine clothes and delicious food, and have been playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The thin and poor look on their faces has also faded a lot, and their cheeks and bodies have gained some flesh, making them undoubtedly plump and lovely.

Or in other words, she has a more noble look like a young lady of a noble family.

Cao had a loving smile on her face and asked softly, "Where did you two go again?"

Li Wen's eyebrows were thin, beautiful and bright, and her temperament was a little quiet. There was a scholarly air between her beautiful and gentle eyebrows. When she spoke, her voice was soft and sticky, and she said, "I just went to Sister Lin's Xiaoxiang Pavilion with my sister."

As he said this, he looked at his cousin's belly and seemed to see some bulge.

I heard that my cousin is pregnant, probably with Brother Heng's child.

Li Qi was not far away. Zhang Xiu's cheeks were blushing like clouds, and she looked at the two of them quietly. She whispered, "Sister Lin is holding a poetry gathering."

Li Wan asked curiously, "What kind of poetry gathering is this?"

"The poetry club is open, did you forget, elder sister? This morning, elder sister Lin and elder sister Bao were talking about why elder sister didn't go."

Li Wan had just become pregnant, and the news had not yet spread thoroughly in the Grand View Garden.

Li Wan's gentle face showed a hint of shyness and joy, and she said softly, "I'm very busy here, so I won't come over."

It is a dangerous time now and she cannot move around freely. When she grows older, it will be even harder to hide.

We have to think of a way, at least we have to find another place to keep the fetus.

At this moment, the maid Suyun entered the hall and said softly, "Grandma, Second Madam Lian is here."

Li Wan's soft and bright eyes lit up slightly under her beautiful eyebrows. She knew that Sister Feng had arrived. She had already made up her mind and said, "Invite her here."

Along with the sound of jingling bells, a rich orchid fragrance floated into the room, and a young woman with brilliant embroidery and beautiful appearance smiled sweetly.

Accompanied by Ping'er and several maids, Fengjie entered the hall of the wing room and said with a smile, "Sister Zhu, why is the room so lively?"

I don't know if he was trying to make fun of her, but he called her Sister Zhu.

Li Wan's gentle and lovely face turned red with shame. She bit her lips with her pearly teeth and said, "I'm here to talk with my sisters. Sister Feng, where did this come from?"

The two of them were good sisters who shared the same chopsticks, so there was no awkwardness.

Sister Feng said softly, "I just came to see you."

While speaking, he winked at Ping'er beside him, and then the nanny and the maids retreated under the eaves of the corridor.

Li Wan also gave an order, saying, "Suyun, you guys go wait in the corridor as well."

Suyun and Biyue responded, then bowed and slowly retreated. For a moment, only Fengjie and Cao were left in the room.

Li Wan looked at the beautiful young woman with phoenix eyes and a beautiful face under her dark eyebrows. She said softly, "I was just about to send someone to look for you. What do you think we should do?"

Sister Feng smiled, sat down, took Li Wan's hand, and said, "You haven't shown your pregnancy yet, so there's no need to worry, right?"

That enemy clearly said that he would let her get pregnant first, but after so much time, only Sister Zhu got pregnant.

Li Wan lowered her voice and said, "It's only three or two months before you show your pregnancy. By then, you won't be able to suppress it anymore."

Feng had never given birth to a child, so she didn't know the inside story.

Sister Feng seemed to sense the "arrogance" in Li Wan's words. She raised her eyebrows and said softly, "Then I'll find a house in Jixiang Hutong in Shenjing City. Why don't you go there to rest your pregnancy?"

Coincidentally, that mansion was exactly where Jia Lian secretly married You Erjie in the original novel.

Li Wan whispered, "There are so many people outside, it's probably not as good as the Grand View Garden."

Sister Feng said, "You are right. In the Grand View Garden, the main thing is to guard against the gossips of the maids and servants in the garden. Another thing is the old lady... I am afraid I have to go and say hello."

Li Wan said softly, "It's easy to talk to the old lady, but..."

Under Sister Feng's drooping eyebrows, her sharp eyes seemed to be smiling, and she whispered, "There is indeed something going on with the Second Madam."

What would the mother-in-law think when she saw her widowed daughter-in-law was pregnant?

Li Wan said worriedly, "I'm just worried that she'll make a scene and look bad."

What will she do if she is forced to ask whose child she is?

Sister Feng chuckled and said, "Don't worry. The Second Master's career now depends entirely on that man. The Second Madam knows the importance of this matter and won't make a fuss."

No one understands her aunt better than her. She can tell the big things from the small things.

Li Wan responded softly with her gentle and peaceful brows, but the worry in her beautiful eyes had not faded.

No matter what, she was bound to be the subject of gossip in the backyard.

After all, she had kept her chastity for more than ten years...

Sister Feng said softly, "Your child is easy to deal with, but how are you going to raise him in the future?"

It is not very convenient for a child of this age to stay in the Grand View Garden.

Li Wan's beautiful eyes showed a hint of shyness under her slender eyebrows. She pursed her pink lips and said softly, "Put it under my lap and raise it. Tell others that you picked it up from outside."

It's her own child, but she says he was picked up. It's really... hard for her.

Speaking of which, Zi Yu won’t ignore the child in the future, right?

Sister Feng thought about it, her beautiful face flushed, and she whispered, "This is not a solution now."

Li Wan thought for a moment and asked cautiously, "How are you doing?"

Sister Feng said softly, "It's still not like that. There has been no movement."

At the end, Fengjie gently stroked her bulging belly, and a gloomy look gradually appeared on her beautiful face.

Li Wan said, "Yes, you may be too tired."

Hearing this, Sister Feng's eyes lit up under her willow-leaf eyebrows, and she murmured, "Could it be that I was too tired earlier?"

The affairs in the mansion were not handled as in the original novel, where after Feng Ji had a miscarriage, she recuperated and then handed over the corresponding trivial matters to Tanchun, Li Wan and Baochai to handle.

But after Li Wan's suggestion, Feng Ji also wanted to take some relief from the burden on her shoulders and planned to have a good rest in preparation for pregnancy.

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On the other side, Grand View Garden, Longcui Temple——

Miaoyu was wearing a plain wide-sleeved dress at this moment. She was also sitting on a soft couch covered with a mattress in the Zen room, accompanied by Xing Xiuyun and Xichun.

Because Miaoyu became pregnant earlier, her belly was already slightly rising and falling at this moment, and her originally thin and pretty face was now round and plump.

Xing Xiuyan picked up the spoon and gently stirred the pregnancy-preserving medicine in the bowl. Her quiet and pretty face paused for a moment, and she asked softly, "How have you been these days?"

Miaoyu said softly, "It's fine, nothing unusual, just some morning sickness."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Then you should rest more recently."

At this time, Jia Mo, a little girl in the inner room, kept crying. She stretched out her two chubby little hands and shouted, "I want my mother, I want my mother."

Xichun said softly, "Your mother is not feeling well."

The little girl, Jia Mo, raised her chubby little face and said in a baby voice, "Mom has a little sister in her belly, and she doesn't want me anymore."

Miaoyu, Xing Xiuyan: "..."

This little kid eavesdrops on adults talking, then learns very quickly, and what he says always scares the adults.

Miaoyu said, "Momo, Mom is talking to your aunt."

"Mom, give me a hug." Momo stretched out her two chubby little hands, and her face was so rosy and chubby.

Then, with a look of disappointment in her sparkling eyes, she whispered, "I don't know when he will be back, and the matter of marrying you has been delayed again and again."

Xing Xiuyan's eyes twinkled under her beautiful eyebrows, and she felt a little sad. She said softly, "This war may take another year or so. I heard that the princess has already gone there."

Miaoyu said softly, "There's no rush. I'll wait until next time and ask for you to be given the title of Madam of Imperial Concubine."

Xing Xiuyan hummed softly.

She didn't really care whether it was an imperial edict or not.

Xichun listened to Miaoxiu and the other person's conversation, pursed her slightly rosy pink lips, and gently coaxed the baby in her arms.

Brother Heng doesn't know, is she grown up? Her marriage is still unsettled.

The last time I saw Xiangyun, she spoke too quickly and told me that Jia Heng had agreed to marry her.

Miaoyu whispered, "Has there been any new events in the mansion recently?"

Xing Xiuyan shook her head and said, "What news can you find recently?"

Miaoyu said softly, "Didn't Princess Xianning also have good news?"

"She is not at home to take care of her pregnancy. She is more often in the palace and at Princess Jinyang's residence." Xing Xiuyan's eyes, which were as beautiful as the clouds, were filled with complex expressions as she spoke softly.

Miaoyu's eyebrows were as beautiful as jade, and her bright and clear eyes flashed with thought. She said softly, "Being born in the palace is different from the outside world after all."

In the future, her two children, who will be born in Longcui Temple, will have a different starting point for their future than that of the noble lady in the palace.

Once you become a mother, the idea of ​​"pushing your child to raise him/herself" is inevitable, even for a fake nun like Miaoyu.

Xing Xiuyan nodded and said softly, "Don't worry, Brother Heng will treat you equally."

"I know." Miaoyu was silent.

How could she treat everyone equally? Her Miaoyu's children were different from those of the concubines.

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Grand View Garden, Xiaoxiang Pavilion

It was autumn time, and the bamboo forest was rustling. Although the bamboo leaves had turned yellow, the bamboo joints were still green and lush, and the rustling sound was heard everywhere.

Daiyu's long black hair was tied up into a beautiful bun. She supported her chin with one hand, holding a poem she had just written and reading it. Her eyes were filled with concentration under her beautiful black brows.

Ever since Daiyu got married on the Double Ninth Festival, she has been surrounded by a pink bubble of love every day, immersed in the joy of her wedding.

However, as Jia Heng led his troops away to Tianjin, the sweetness was mixed with a sense of longing for Jia Heng.

Not far away, Baochai sat down, picked up a piece of plain silk and began to embroider, while her face, which was as white as pear blossoms and as fair as snow, showed a look of concentration.

"Sister Bao, where do you think he is now?" Daiyu suddenly put down the thin book in her hand, looked at Baochai and asked.

Baochai put down her needlework, thought for a moment, and said softly, "This should be in Tianjin. There is no mention of it in the imperial newspapers recently."

Daiyu's eyes twinkled brightly under her frowning eyebrows, and she whispered, "I heard that Princess Le'an has already left for Tianjin."

Baochai's snow-white face showed a look of deep thought, and she said softly, "She used to follow Brother Heng all the time."

The Princess Le'an was also his right-hand man, accompanying him in battles across the country and experiencing countless life and death experiences.

Daiyu's eyes were clear and sparkling under her smoky eyebrows. She said softly, "I have been following you for several years."

Baochai didn't want to say more. Under her emerald eyebrows, her watery almond eyes showed a hint of curiosity. She lowered her voice and asked, "Have you had your period recently?"

"Ah?" Daiyu responded softly, and then she realized that Baochai was asking her if she had any children, so she said, "Of course not."

Baochai nodded, her moist almond eyes sparkling and clear, and said, "He always said that you were too young. Maybe that's why you didn't get pregnant."

"But where is Sister Bao? No movement either?" Daiyu's bright eyes were filled with surprise under her frowning brows.

Baochai's face, which was as white and flawless as a pear blossom, was blushing like a rosy cloud. Her watery almond eyes were filled with shyness under her emerald eyebrows.

She wanted to have a baby, but after such a long time, there was no movement in her belly. She was afraid that she would not be able to give birth to her first son.

Daiyu looked sad and seemed to be a little melancholy. She whispered, "I heard that Miaoyu from Longcui Temple has given birth to her second child."

Baochai nodded, her rosy and chubby face floating like smoke, and she said softly: "She is... more blessed with more children."

She was also a little puzzled, as she had spent quite a while with Brother Heng.

Daiyu's eyes twinkled under her furrowed brows, and she said softly, "The maid in the backyard said that maybe it's because the feng shui of Longcui Nunnery is better, or maybe it's because Miaoyu often worships Guanyin, the goddess of childbirth."

Baochai said: "Then..."

Daiyu chuckled and said softly, "When we have free time, Sister Bao and I will often come over to sit with us."

Baochai said softly "Hmm".

Just as Chai and Dai were talking, the maid Zijuan entered the room and said softly, "Miss Lin, Miss Yun and Miss Baoqin are here."

Daiyu smiled and said softly, "Normally, they don't play together, but recently they have become inseparable."

Baochai smiled and said, "They are both simple-minded. It's not surprising that they can play together."

Ever since the two of them had a common "secret", their relationship has become much closer than that of the other golden hairpins in the garden.

While they were talking, Baoqin and Xiangyun entered the room together. Her rosy face showed a prosperous smile and she said softly, "Sister Bao, Sister Lin."

Daiyu smiled, looked at the plump-cheeked girl, and asked, "Where did Sister Yun come from?"

Xiangyun chuckled and said softly, "I just came over from Sister Qin's place with Sister Baoqin and played with Fu'er for a while."

Seeing Baochai's extremely familiar face and Baoqin's plump cheeks, which seemed to have a faint blush on both sides, she felt a little uneasy in her heart.

Daiyu smiled and waved her hand, saying softly, "You two come over here and sit down. A batch of oranges have just been harvested in the autumn. Come and have a taste."

As he spoke, he told Zijuan to bring over a plate of oranges and put them on the wooden table.

Baoqin and Xiangyun sat down, picked up the oranges and gently peeled them.

Baoqin's delicate face showed resentment, and she said softly, "Brother Heng is newly married, and I don't know when he will come back."

As he spoke, he took a piece of orange slice and put it into his mouth. He felt the juice flowing out and his chubby and tender little hands were already wet.

Then, he handed a piece to Xiangyun who was standing beside him and said, "Sister Yun, you can have a taste too."

Xiangyun responded softly.

Daiyu asked with a smile: "It's strange, sister Yun usually plays well with your third sister, why haven't you seen your third sister recently?"

Xiangyun's rosy face was as red as clouds, and her voice was a little bit sweet and innocent as she said, "Third sister went to Qichiyuan to play with sister Lan and the others, and sister Yaruo was riding horses with her."

Yaruo is also a child of the grassland and is an expert in horse riding, while Tanchun and Zhenlan are both brave and courageous in character and have heroic appearances.

Daiyu's eyes were as bright as rainbows under her smoky eyebrows. She said softly, "Why didn't Sister Yun ride with us?"

"I've had enough of riding and don't want to ride anymore." Xiangyun said in a low voice with a slight blush on both sides of her fair and rosy face.

Last time, Brother Heng said that she had bow legs, and that it was caused by riding horses when she was a child.

Ah, it was clearly Brother Heng who bullied her. She couldn't help but curl up into a ball and then blamed herself.

Baochai smiled and said, "What the three of them play with are not things for girls to play with."

Daiyu chuckled and said jokingly, "Our family really has monks and laymen, scholars and warriors, all kinds of people."

Baochai said softly, "That's true."

Not only these, but also princesses, county ladies, and even the female rulers of small foreign countries, their husbands are really romantic.

(End of this chapter)