At the end of the ninth lunar month, the weather had turned a bit cold.
Once Yuxi finished her morning exercise in the yard, she took a towel to wipe her sweat. She was in an excellent mood as she looked at the red sun rising in the east.
Her good mood didn't last long, though. It changed after she had her bath and changed her clothes. Especially after Zisu informed her on one matter, "Miss, Da Nainai had given birth to a sweet little girl around maoshi."
Yuxi sighed slightly and nodded, "I see." Although she had hoped that Ye Shi would have given birth to a son, the reality still couldn't help turn out like this. Troublesome matters would always be troubling. As long as the current situation didn't fall into her previous life situation, it should not be bad for her.
After breakfast, Yuxi took Zisu to the Master Courtyard. As soon as she entered the yard, she noticed the atmosphere was not right. All the maids in the yard kept their heads down and even walked carefully.
Liuyue happened to be standing at the door of the house. When she saw Yuxi, she went over and whispered, "Miss, the Lady is really angry right now! You should go in a bit later!"
Yuxi asked, "What happened?" In fact, she knew roughly why Qiu Shi was currently angry. Presumably, Ye Shi could no longer hide that she was unfit to conceive another child in the future.[+]
Liuyue went close to Yuxi's ear and whispered, "The physician said that it would be difficult for Da Nainai to get pregnant again. Madam was very surprised at that time. She questioned why Da Nainai would be unable to have another child when she obviously did not have any difficulty while giving birth. As a result, the physician let her know that Da Nainai's constitution was already too cold. Thus it would be difficult for her to actually conceive a child. It was already fortunate that she managed to get pregnant with this child. When the Lady found out about this, she became outraged."
This made Yuxi hesitate to go in.
Seeing Yuxi's reaction, Liuyue added, "Lady is talking to Mama Li about something right now, so she won't be able to finish talking with her for a while. Why don't you go back first and come back later?"
Yuxi didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, she was still young, and it was no good to get mixed up in this. After thinking for a while, Yuxi said, "Okay then, I will see Dasao and my niece first."
Qiu Shi was currently furious. If Ye Shi could not have another child because she just had a difficult delivery, then Qiu Shi would have nothing to say. But Ye Shi already knew that she was unfit to conceive a child and could no longer give birth to another, which made Qiu Shi extremely angry. Ye Shi had kept such a big thing from her up until now. If she hadn't found out about it, would Ye Shi continue to hide it from her? "You've seen how I've treated her these past few years. When she continuously gave medication to the tongfang, I never said anything about it, and I did not even shove a maid to Ming-er. But what about her?" This feeling of being lied to was genuinely awful.
Mama Li also didn't expect Da Nainai to be so bold. While knowing that she was having a hard time conceiving, Da Nainai still made the two tongfang keep on drinking the child prevention soup, "My Lady, since things have already come to this, it won't help ease the matter even if you try to pursue what had happened before. Shouldn't we now think about what's to be done hereafter?"
It was difficult for Qiu Shi to calm herself down. "Let's see what Ming-er is going to say about this."
Mama Li remembered the look on Master Shizi's face when he heard what the doctor said. She hesitantly spoke, "My Lady, I don't know if I'm overthinking it, but I have this feeling that Master Shizi already knew about this." If he didn't know, Master Shizi couldn't be that calm.
When Qiu Shi remembered the look on her son's face, she also felt something was wrong, "Go and call Ming-er over."
Mama Li shook her head and said, "My Lady, after Da Nainai had given birth, the main steward came in to report on a matter, and Master Shizi went out after that."
Qiu Shi thought for a moment before instructing, "Then, let's go to the Main Courtyard." Ye Shi had been chosen by the Old Lady, not by her. She had to let the Old Lady know that Ye Shi had done such a thing. In passing, she would ask what the Old Lady had in mind over this matter.
Yuxi was unaware of Qiu Shi's entanglement. She had just left the Master Courtyard when she saw Yuru coming over. Since her betrothal, Yuru had exuded an aura of peace and tranquillity that had even surprised Yuxi. She had never seen such Yuru before. "Dajie, Eldest Aunt is currently having a discussion. It may take a while." It was only right to give Yuru a reminder, and it was up to Yuru to decide what she would do next.
Yuru looked calm as she asked, "Where is Si Meimei going to?" When Yuxi told her that she was about to go to the Songxiang Courtyard, Yuru responded, "Then I will go to the Songxiang Courtyard with Si Meimei!"
After walking a few steps, Yuru whispered to Yuxi, "Si Meimei, thank you for that day."
These inexplicable words made Yuxi puzzled, "Thanking me for what?" She hadn't seen Yuru for a while, so why would she be thanking her?
Yuru lowered her voice and said, "I only learned a few days ago that Fourth Young Master Xiang's personal maid has gotten pregnant." It was too unruly for a maid to get pregnant without getting married first.
Yuxi felt it was odd. This matter didn't happen before. "It seems Fourth Young Master Xiang has not been betrothed to anyone yet? How could something like this happen? Also, how did Dajie know about this?" This kind of thing should have been hidden and kept under wraps, so how could it still manage to get out?
Yuru shook her head as she explained, "I heard Madam Xiang gave that maid abortion pill which ended up killing her. The maid's family was good citizens. It was only after they learned about her death that they made trouble with the Xiang family, and the story got out."
Yuxi didn't pay much attention to the Xiang family. During this time, she had been concentrating on her books and wasn't concerned with the gossip circulating outside. "It's unlikely for the Xiang family to be so bad in covering this matter up. Someone must have deliberately tried to stir big trouble out of it."
A smile appeared on Yuru's face. "I don't know about this. But I heard Madam Xiang had asked Fourth Young Master Xiang to marry the young miss from Marquis of Changping residence a few days ago. Now it seems that the possible marriage will eventually fall through."
Yuxi nodded and stated, "With the Xiang family's drama, marriage is definitely out of the question. For the Fourth Young Master Xiang to be in such a condition, there is no way for him to marry into families of equal rank after this incident." Originally, the Xiang family could have married a shu daughter from a family of equal rank. However, with this kind of incident, it was no longer possible for him to do so. Now, they had to look for a match from a much lower family status.
Yuru was glad she had changed her mind and did not choose the Xiang family. If she hadn't, she would have died of frustration. "With Fourth Young Master Xiang acting like this, whoever marries him will have bad luck."
Yuxi nodded, "This is indeed true. He has no talent nor virtue. This kind of person is really not a good match. It is right for Dajie not to choose him that day." After that, she added, "It's good that Dajie has chosen Young Master Zeng."
A smile appeared on Yuru's face as she thought of Young Master Zeng. Ever since she had been betrothed to Young Master Zeng, he had frequently bought many things to be sent into the residence for her. This flattered and cheered up Yuru, who had always been the one pleasing others, "Well, I'm glad of that now!"
Yuxi glanced behind her and saw Qingxuan at the back before whispering, "Dajie, are you planning to take Qingxuan with you when you get married?"
Yuru didn't understand the purpose of this question. "I definitely want to bring Qingxuan with me when I get married." Qingxuan was her most trusted person and her assistant, so she didn't feel comfortable getting married without her.
Yuxi thought that Qingxuan knew too much about Yuru, and she could also influence Yuru's decision. Such a maid could be an assistant to her master, but she definitely can't be her master's husband's concubine. "Qingxuan is also eighteen this year. Dajie should marry her off. Then let her follow Dajie along as a young married woman." If Qingxuan became her master's husband's concubine, it would be very unfavourable for Yuru
Yuru smiled and said, "Well, Qingxuan's marriage has already been settled, and the marriage will be held at the end of the year. After she marries, I will let her be the stewardess of my yard."
Yuxi was not interested in digging out who Qingxuan would be married to. It would be enough to know that Qingxuan would not be Zeng Kezhou's concubine. "That's good then."
The two of them soon arrived at Songxiang Courtyard, where they discovered that Ye Shi had not yet woken up. It was Old Woman Servant Hua who was busy making the arrangements of the yard inside out. This noob translation was translated by a noob translator, きつね. Please read this chapter at xin-shou.blogspot.com.
After seeing the crowd, Old Woman Servant Hua said with a smile, "Eldest Miss and Fourth Miss are here."
Yuxi didn't bother to be polite with Old Woman Servant Hua as she said, "We are here to see Big Girl." The child was still young and had not yet been named. Hence, for the time being, she would be called the Big Girl.
Old Woman Servant Hua led the two to a side room, "Wait here, Miss. I'll go and bring out Big Girl." Big Girl was now in the room next to Ye Shi's
Ye Shi had suffered enough during her pregnancy and experienced several pregnancy complications in between. Although she had given birth at full term, Yuxi was still worried about the child's possible poor health. It was normal to worry about the child's health, mainly because of what had happened to Concubine Rong in the past. However, a smile appeared on her face when she looked at the child held out by Old Woman Servant Hua. "She looks so good." What Yuxi meant by looking so good was that the child looked healthy and not sickly.
Yuru stated with great surprise, "The child looks like a monkey. Where did you see she looks good?" The child's skin was wrinkled like a little old man's. Yuru really couldn't see what was so good about the child.
Old Woman Servant Hua was not angry either. She just smiled and explained, "This is the case for newborns. She will be looking fine after a few more days."
After they had seen the child, they left Songxiang Courtyard. Yuru went straight to her courtyard to continue embroidering her dowry, while Yuxi told Zisu, "Let's go to Tingyun Pavilion."
From afar, Yuxi could hear the pleasant sound of a flute. She asked Zisu with a surprise, "Could it be that San Jie didn't know that Dasao had just given birth"" Otherwise, Yuchen would have personally gone over and taken a look.
Zisu looked at the sky speechlessly, "Miss, even if you ask me, who am I going to ask." It was already quite challenging to learn about things happening in Tingyun Pavilion. Therefore, Zisu never inquired anything about the affairs of Tingyun Pavilion.
When Yuxi arrived at Tingyun Pavilion, she asked Yuchen, "San Jie, Dasao has just given birth to a baby girl."
Yuchen nodded and replied, "I already know. I have known about it after I have done practising my qin. But Dasao hasn't woken up yet. I will go visit her when she finally wakes up. Has Si Mei been there?"
Yuxi nodded as she answered, "Yeah. I just came from Songxiang Courtyard."
Yuchen smilingly asked, "If Si Mei is not in a hurry to go back, how about listening to me play a song? It seems like it has been a long time since Si Meimei has listened to me play the qin and flute."
Yuxi smiled, "It is indeed a long time since I have heard San Jie play with both of the instruments." During this period, Yuchen had been extremely busy, and she did not have free time either. Yuxi knew in her heart that there would be even fewer opportunities for her to listen to Yuchen play the qin and flute in the future.
Now, many things were different from what Yuxi remembered. In her previous life, Yuchen met the 10th Prince the following year. When Yuchen was fifteen, she was bestowed with marriage to the 10th Prince, and they got married when she was sixteen. But now they both had met with each other. Since Yuchen often went to the palace, she and the 10th Prince must have frequently seen each other. As for what other things would change in the future, Yuxi couldn't say for sure. She could only hope that Yuchen would smoothly marry the 10th Prince and that nothing would go wrong. As for herself, well, she hadn't thought about it that far yet.
PS (Author) : O(∩_∩)O~, Ye Shi has given birth to a daughter. Did you guess right?
NoobTranslator's Musing
Since the pandemic won't lessen soon and is currently getting worse than it first started, I hope everyone will take care of themselves more when going outside. Please wear a mask whenever you go outside. Wash your hands often after touching things while outside, and please keep an appropriate distance. I'm getting worried since the cases in my hometown have increased a lot.
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