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Chapter 581 Doubt

It’s the beginning of winter in a blink of an eye. We have to eat dumplings on this day, and they should be stuffed with mutton.

Early in the morning, the kitchen went shopping and bought the freshest mutton, as well as some juicy shepherd's purse.

Mrs. Lu also became interested and wanted to make the filling herself. Mrs. Zhu, Bai Cui and everyone in the kitchen helped to knead the dough and roll out the dough.

Xichun, Juxiang, and Bai Cuiyunsu were all married and dressed as women. Xichun married Lu Dong, Juxiang married Jiang Tong, and they both stayed in Bingzhou with their husbands. Bai Cui married Jiang Bing, so she came to the capital. The kitchen in this mansion was given to Bai Cui to manage.

Everyone was chatting and laughing while eating bread and dumplings, it was quite lively.

Fan Jin also took a day off today and was busy making dumplings in the back room. Fan Jin and Shi Liu were playing chess together in the small hall in the front room.

In the past two months since coming to Beijing, she and Fan Jin have lived under the same roof every day and slept in the same room at night. Although one sleeps in the inner room and the other in the outer room, they are no different from roommates.

But Fan Jin would give her a hairpin today or a bracelet tomorrow, or he would bring her snacks, goose breast, peach preserves, and dried apricots when he came back from the government office. In short, she could always feel his thoughtfulness.

At the beginning, we went to bed after dinner, but later we chatted or played a few games of chess before going to bed. There was more interaction and a feeling of peace and tranquility.

Shi Liu gradually got used to Fan Jin's burning gaze. Although she couldn't keep her heart calm and was still, she managed not to show it on her face.

It was a fake marriage, but Fan Jin liked her, and it was not like she didn't have any feelings for him at all. It was different after all.

After a few games of chess were played, the dumplings were wrapped and cooked.

"My mother prepared the filling herself, I must eat a few more!" Shi Liu smiled at Mrs. Lu.

Mrs. Lu then brought her a plate of vinegar and used a serving chopstick to pick up the dumplings for her. She mixed the fillings herself and could tell which dumplings had which filling by looking at the dumplings they were made.

She knew that Pomegranate liked the ones stuffed with shepherd's purse and fresh meat the most, so she picked a few more for her and put two fewer ones stuffed with mutton. Pomegranate didn't like them very much, but today was the beginning of winter, so she had to try two of them.

As for Fan Jin, he likes mutton filling and doesn't like shepherd's purse and fresh meat filling, so it's the other way around.

There was a big round table, with three people sitting on each side, each with a plate of dumplings, and they were having a very cozy meal.

"It's delicious! The stuffing my mother prepared is delicious."

"Then eat more!" Mrs. Lu smiled, keeping an eye on what was on Shi Liu's plate, ready to give her more food as soon as she finished eating. At the same time, her eyes inadvertently swept across Shi Liu's flat belly, but she only glanced at it and quickly retracted her gaze, for fear that Shi Liu would think too much if she noticed.

She didn't want to induce labor, she was just looking forward to it.

Whenever she followed Shi Liu to Yutaifang and looked at Baozhu and the other children, she felt so warm in her heart that she wanted to hold them in her arms.

The older this person gets, the more he likes to be lively.

It would be so lively if we had a grandchild in the family!

Shi Liu was not completely unaware, but she could only pretend not to notice. Otherwise, it would be difficult to say this, and she felt a little embarrassed.

After having a lively meal of dumplings, we put a stove in the small hall with an iron rack on it. We could warm ourselves by the fire while making some tea and roasting some oranges and pears to eat.

This is what is called tea talk around the fire.

When the weather gets cold, you have to sit by a fire.

However, Mrs. Lu never sat for long each time. After drinking a cup of tea, she would yawn and say that she was going to sleep. In fact, she was not really going to sleep, but just wanted to give the couple more time alone.

After all, Jin'er goes to the yamen every day and is usually not at home during the day. It is always evening when he comes back from the yamen, and there is not much time. As an elder, she knows what is going on and naturally doesn't want to be an eyesore.

Seeing that Lu had not sat for long and went back to the yard, Shi Liu and Fan Jin looked at each other. They were also somewhat helpless. How could they not know that this was to give them more time?

But it’s still early. I’ve had a nap during the day, so how can I fall asleep so early?

Sitting around the fire, the atmosphere is quite good.

"Two more games of chess?"

Apart from playing chess, there seems to be no other entertainment.

When Mrs. Lu returned to the cross-courtyard, she had no idea that her son and daughter-in-law were playing chess during the extra time they had set aside every night. She was thinking about having a grandson in her arms next year.

Mrs. Zhu lived with her in the courtyard. It was still early, so Mrs. Lu asked Mrs. Zhu to come over to warm herself by the fire and chat. Seeing that the old lady couldn't sit still, she took out her needlework basket to kill time. She made a pair of baby clothes. Mrs. Zhu hesitated again and again, but couldn't help herself.

"Old lady..."

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Lu raised her eyes. "How do you think I made this dress? Look at the round collar. You can just put it on your head. I learned the round collar style from her knitted sweater. It's more convenient than buttoning. I also made ties because I saw Shi Liu's niece wearing it. I heard that it was the pattern that Shi Liu drew for the child's clothes. I don't know if Shi Liu will like that, so I made some of each. When the time comes, Shi Liu can let the child wear whichever one he likes."

"The old lady's cooking skills are naturally good, and she does a great job." Mrs. Zhu nodded in agreement, but her expression was very complicated.

Mrs. Lu saw that she was busy, and couldn't help but pause her actions, "What's wrong? Sister Zhu."

Mrs. Zhu opened her mouth and said, "Madam, I found something..."

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Lu was puzzled. Mrs. Zhu was always an honest person who worked quietly and didn't talk much. What did she want to say?
Mrs. Zhu said, "Yesterday I heard two maids in the kitchen drinking and chatting in the room, talking about what happened in the master and mistress' room..."

"What happened in Jin'er and Shi Liu's room? What happened in their room? Which maid said it? Shi Liu has always been kind to her subordinates, and they can't gossip about her behind her master's back."

Mrs. Zhu said angrily, "I'm not gossiping, I'm just confused and curious."

Mrs. Lu was even more puzzled. "Just tell me what you are talking about, Sister Zhu."

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"The two old women were gossiping and were wondering why the master and the mistress never asked for water in their rooms at night for two months..." Mrs. Zhu gritted her teeth and said bluntly.

In fact, she also had some doubts. She knew a little about women's pregnancy, and looking at the lady's figure, it seemed that she was still a girl... But she didn't dare to speculate casually. She just thought that she might have seen it wrong, so she never said anything.

But last night she mentioned that Mrs. Ge and Mrs. Wang were gossiping, and she was startled. Only then did she feel that something was wrong.

Hearing this, Mrs. Lu's face also changed. As an experienced person, she naturally understood what Mrs. Zhu meant...

But he didn't believe it. "There is a small kitchen in the main courtyard. Shi Liu occasionally has midnight snacks, and Sui Lu makes them for her. Maybe the water is boiled directly in the small kitchen."

As a mother-in-law, she couldn't ask too much about what was going on in the family with her son and daughter-in-law.

But what Mrs. Zhu meant was that Jin'er and Shiliu had not had sex for the past two months. How was that possible?

Jin'er left for the capital half a month after the wedding. They finally arrived in the capital in August. The newlyweds had a good relationship, so how could they not...

So, the water must be delivered from the small kitchen.

Jin'er and Shiliu have such a good relationship, can't she see it?
When Mrs. Zhu heard Mrs. Lu's confidence, she opened her mouth but said nothing more. She just responded, "Maybe it is like this."

Mrs. Lu then frowned and said, "Tomorrow you should give those two old ladies a lesson and ask them to mind their mouths."

If this gets out, who knows how it will be spread. Something that didn't exist will become something.

She had often chatted with her aunt these days and had learned a lot. The capital city was prosperous, but there were many things going on in the officials' families. Aren't many of them spread by the servants in the mansion who couldn't control their mouths?

New families like them naturally cannot compare with others in terms of rules and regulations, but if any bad news gets out, there will be people who will gossip about them behind their backs.

Those people have nothing to do all day long, so they like to meddle in other people's affairs.

Word of mouth spreads from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred people. People will exaggerate what happened to you even if there is nothing wrong.

Although Lu was certain that it was impossible, she still had some doubts in her heart. However, her doubts were not about the fact that they had slept together, but about something else.

She knew that Shi Liu was in very good health. She got up early every day to practice boxing. Her complexion was rosy and fair. She had never been sick, so naturally there would be no problem with her health.

But the newlyweds are in a good relationship and full of vigor and vitality. It’s been two months, so why hasn’t Shi Liu recovered yet?
Could it be... that Jin'er is not capable?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu's face turned pale, and she was in a trance back to that time. Jin'er had been weak since he was young, and she was trembling with fear every day, fearing that he would not survive. She took good care of him and finally grew him up to be a teenager, but a serious illness prevented Jin'er from leaving the house for half a year.

At that time, she was afraid that Jin'er would leave her. She wondered why God treated her like this, letting her experience the pain of losing her husband. Would he let her experience the pain of losing her son again?
If Jin'er really went, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to survive.

Fortunately, God was merciful, and Jin'er gradually recovered. He also knew that his body was too weak, so he slowly began to strengthen his body.

After that, his body became healthier, he grew taller and stronger, and he never got sick again. She was so happy in her heart.

But Jin'er has been fine in these few years. Could it be that the serious illness at the beginning really damaged Jin'er's health?
Lu's hands began to tremble, she simply couldn't bear to think about it.