Linglong

Chapter 1

On the day when the third miss of the Yu family was born, snowflakes were flying all over the sky, and thousands of pear trees were in bloom.

Her mother, Qiao Shi, was struggling in the delivery room, and her father, Uncle Yu, was waiting anxiously in the opposite wing, looking forward to it.

He was in his early twenties, dressed in a blue padded robe, with a jade-like face and star-like eyes. Even though his expression was flustered at this time, he seemed to be a good man in troubled times.

A baby's cry came from the opposite side.

"It's born!" Uncle Yu cheered up. He even forgot to put on his cloak, opened the curtain and went out.

Uncle Yu just walked to the delivery room, the door opened, and the fat midwife, Granny Yu, came out. She was blessed to see him, and congratulated him cheerfully: "Congratulations, you have a daughter! The little girl weighs five catties." , the eyebrows and eyes are very delicate..."

Uncle Yu raised his hand to stop her, and asked with concern, "How is my wife?"

"Okay, it's okay, I'm just too tired, I need to rest well." Granny Yu accompanied her with a smile.

Uncle Yu smiled, "Grandma Yu has worked hard, thank you." He raised his foot and wanted to go in.

Granny Yu hurriedly stopped him, "It's not going to happen right now, you have to wait. It's a mess inside."

Uncle Yu was not allowed to enter, so he asked softly outside the window: "Lady, are you okay? How is our daughter? You don't need to answer me, and you don't need to nod your head, just blink your eyes."

Snowflakes were flying all over the sky, and the goose feather-like snow fell on his brows and body, all white, but his eyes were warm, warm as spring.

Granny Yu couldn't help being happy.She is inside and you are outside, if she blinks her eyes, can you see it?

After a while, the door opened, and a young woman wearing a honey-colored flowered jacket and a plain cotton skirt came out. She had slender eyebrows and long eyes, was very handsome, and behaved dignifiedly.She blessed her politely, and said, "Congratulations to elder brother. Elder brother, after you asked me, sister-in-law blinked."

Uncle Yu was overjoyed, and thanked her with a smile, "Brother and sister have worked hard, brother Yu is very grateful."

Granny Yu smiled and complimented, "Your grandma's delivery depends entirely on the second grandma's work as a sister-in-law. She is really capable!"

A little girl ran out of breath at the gate of the courtyard, "Second Grandma, Second Grandma is not well, sister Xi is spitting up milk and crying so much!"

The second grandma heard this, and hurriedly asked: "Is the vomiting bad? What about the nanny, how can you coax my sister?"

The little girl was not very old, so she couldn't speak clearly, Second Mistress frowned, "It's really useless." She made a gesture, and a maid beside her came over to put a thick cloak on her.

Second Mistress said apologetically, "Brother, I should have stayed for a long time, but Xiaoxi spit up milk. Look, Brother...?"

Her daughter Jingxi was only half a year old, so she was naturally worried when she heard that her daughter was spitting up milk.

Uncle Yu smiled, "Brothers and sisters, please go ahead. If Xiaoxi is ready, order someone to come and tell me, Brother Yu can rest assured."

Second Mistress hesitated, "But, you are a man after all, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."

Uncle Yu smiled, "Don't worry, brothers and sisters, brother Yu is the third time to be a father, so I'll see if I don't."

Second Mistress heard that this made sense, but she was also worried about her daughter, so she bid farewell to Uncle Yu and left in a hurry.

Granny Yu couldn't help curling her lips.

Giving birth is a big event with one foot crossing the gate of hell. The grandmother in the delivery room has long since lost her natal mother, and her natal sister-in-law and sister are far away in the capital. There is no natal female relative here.The mother-in-law's family has a mother-in-law and a younger brother-in-law. Coincidentally, the mother-in-law suffered from a headache and was bedridden;Which child does not spit up milk, and what is the big deal?The mother has just given birth and has to be busy for a while.

Granny Yu said with a smile on her face: "Grandpa, please go back to your room and sit for a while. I'll invite you to go after you clean things up."

Uncle Yu smiled and shook his head, "Where can I sit?"

Seeing him like this, Granny Yu smiled and said: "Then wait a minute, I'll go in and take a look. If it's quiet inside, please go in."

Uncle Yu cupped his hands, "I'm sorry, thank you very much."

Granny Yu went in, and after a while she came out with Qiao's wet nurse, Nurse Feng, and Nurse Feng smiled and blessed, "Miss, mother and daughter are safe, congratulations to uncle."

Nanny Feng was originally a maidservant of the old family in the previous dynasty.The girls in that family are very honorable, even after leaving the cabinet, the dowry people still call the son-in-law "uncle", and the young lady is still the young lady.Nanny Feng always called her that.

"Same joy, same joy." Uncle Yu smiled all over his face.

Nanny Feng said in a low voice: "Grandpa, Miss didn't see you. She said that she is in a panic at the moment, lazy to meet people. And, and..." She stammered, her eyes flickered, as if she was going to say something next If so, it's really hard to say.

"What else?" Uncle Yu asked.

"She said that she doesn't like to stay in the delivery room. No matter how clean it is, it still smells like blood. She, she wants to go back to her bedroom..." Sister Feng looked at the heavy snow flying in the sky in embarrassment, "But this Such weather, how is it possible, is it?"

"How is it impossible?" Uncle Yu thought for a while, and said with a smile: "From the delivery room to the bedroom, the road she passed was tightly blocked and airtight. Isn't it all right? I will order people to use tapestry Make a wall curtain and build a passage."

Nanny Feng was stunned, and Granny Yu opened her mouth even more.

This... this is too exciting, right?

"If your house has thick straw mats, it will keep out the wind even more." Granny Yu said with a busy smile.

Uncle Yu shook his head, "My wife doesn't like those rough things. Besides, this is my daughter's first time going out, and this road must be beautiful."

Granny Yu slapped her tongue.

Nanny Feng knew the kind of relationship between her young lady and uncle, after being surprised, she took it calmly.

Uncle Yu called someone to order, "Move the tapestry from the storeroom, and build a passage to keep the wind out." After he gave the order, the yard became busy.The servants hoisted two strong copper cables between the delivery room and the bedroom, spread a long piece of red tapestry on the copper cables, dragged the tapestry to the snow, and built a passage that was airtight.

Snowflakes are flying all over the sky, and the world is silver and white. This long, bright red tapestry is like blossoming red plums standing proudly in the wind and snow, which is particularly conspicuous and eye-catching.

The second grandmother, Guan Shi, went back to see her daughter Jingxi, and coaxed the child to stop crying, knowing that the elder sister-in-law was not good at handling housework.This is postpartum again, how can I take good care of it?Came back in a hurry.As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw the passage made of red tapestry, and she couldn't help being stunned, "What is this for?" She is a smart person, and she figured it out as soon as she asked, her face turned pale.

The sister-in-law refused to stay in the delivery room for a long time after the first two deliveries, and moved back to the bedroom on the same day.But when she gave birth to her first son, Yu Chang, it was March in Yangchun, and when she gave birth to her second son, Yu Yan, it was summer.It's not like today, to put up such a big battle.

The princesses of Guochao are not as airy as her, nor are they as comfortable as her...

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, like rubbing cotton.Guan stood at the gate of the courtyard blankly for a moment, the snow cap and cloak were already white.

"I won't go in." She smiled gently and told the maid beside her, "Go in and tell me that I've been here, and say hello to sister-in-law. If sister-in-law has any orders, just order someone to call me."

The maid agreed and sent the message.

Guan turned to the east, passed through a corridor, and came to a large courtyard.There are five main rooms above the courtyard, wing rooms and side rooms on both sides, clean and deep.As soon as Mrs. Guan entered the courtyard, a little girl greeted her with a smile, "Second Grandma is here." When they reached the main door, the little girl opened the curtain, and Mrs. Guan entered the room.

In the room was an arhat bed with a simple style, and a middle-aged woman was lying on the bed with a sallow face.Seeing Mrs. Guan, she smiled slightly, "Did your sister-in-law give birth? Is it safe?" Mrs. Guan smiled and saluted, "Congratulations, my sister-in-law gave you another little granddaughter. Both mother and daughter are safe."

Old Madam Yu smiled, "Very good, the Yu family has three daughters."

Guan already has two daughters. The eldest daughter, Jing Jia, is two and a half years old, and the second daughter, Jing Xi, is only half a year old.The little girl Qiao's just gave birth to is the third miss of the Yu family.

Old Madam Yu was ill, and she felt impatient when there were many people around her, so she ordered all the maids to retreat, leaving only Mrs. Guan to take care of her.

Mrs. Guan stood by the bed and pressed her temples for her, and whispered what happened just now: "...the princesses of the country are not as comfortable as her. She doesn't need to be a housekeeper, and she doesn't have to worry about common affairs. The eldest brother treats her like that, and now she has children. Both."

Old Madam Yu closed her eyes and sighed faintly, "This is fate. Do you remember what happened this summer? This is fate. She is now a great contributor to the Yu family. Holding it on top of their heads, the old man and Seventeenth Lang also felt that they deserved it, and we two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, had no choice but to keep silent."

Guan's eye circles were red, and he said in a low voice, "Yes, mother."

The old lady Yu recalled the past, "No matter how capable and virtuous a woman is, she is not as lucky as her fate. Your sister-in-law, she is very lucky. When she first entered the house, the Yu family was still in the countryside. She lived in the old house. Ever since she came in, she had to see a doctor every day. Your elder brother said that living in the countryside was inconvenient and wanted to move to the city. The old man, who always loves quietness, was persuaded by your elder brother , I really bought this house in the city and moved my family here. The house price was cheap when we moved here, so we bought a big house and lived in it very spacious. , it is very difficult to buy such a big house. If we talk about it, she can be regarded as careless."

Guan Shi lightly agreed.

Old Madam Yu murmured, "Her first two babies were boys, this time I hope she will have another boy, who knows it's a girl..."

"Is the daughter not good? The eldest brother has both children." Guan Shiqiang said with a smile.

Old Madam Yu frowned, "It's not that girls are bad, it doesn't matter whether you're a kid or a girl, as long as the child is smart and lively, it's good. But Xiao Xi is only half a year old, about the same age as San Ya'er, what will happen to these two children in the future?" Is there any comparison? When I was young, I compared food and clothing, who was smarter, who studied better, who married better when I grew up, and who lived a better life."

"Could it be that Xiao Xi can't compare to her?" Guan was a little unconvinced, "Xiao Xi can laugh at only two months old, can sit at half a year old, and can understand everything she says, she is very smart."

"What do you think a girl's family is compared to?" Old Madam Yu smiled wryly, "Is it just comparing yourself? You were born in the same year as her, and you are about the same age. The eldest brother was named on the gold list and became an official in the capital, and then her eldest sister married into the Heqinghou Mansion, a family of bells and lanterns. Our Guan family is... well, let’s not mention these, Sanya’er has two older brothers, the younger Xi did not, and this alone is not enough."

Guan still pressed her temples, his hands trembling slightly.

(End of this chapter)