After handling official matters in the front office, Shen Zhonglei was too hot to stay any longer. He returned to the back house, changed into his home gauze, and then went to Mrs. Shen's room without stopping to see his son.
Although the child was a little thin when he was born, it was only because he did not take enough supplements during pregnancy, and it did not affect the fundamentals. His body and bones were still good.
After a few days of eating the wet nurse's milk, the child became visibly whiter and fatter.
When Shen Zhonglei arrived, he found that his two daughters were also at the old lady's place.
Shen Tianshu accompanied Shen Yunhui to see his younger brother.
As soon as the baby was born, Mrs. Shen asked someone to hold her baby to her.
In name, it was said that Ping Niang had a hard time giving birth, so she was allowed to have a good confinement period.
In fact, it is equivalent to taking the child to your side and raising it, with no intention of returning it at all.
Ping Niang was depressed for several days because of this, but she couldn't go out during the confinement period, so she could only ask her daughter to come and visit more often.
Shen Yunhui stared at her younger brother in the wet nurse's arms. She thought that after her aunt gave birth to her younger brother, her life would be better than before. Who knew that the old lady was going to take her younger brother away directly.
It would be fine if the old lady had been living in Wuchang Mansion, but she would have to go back to her hometown sooner or later. When the time came, she would take the child away with her, and she might not even know who her biological mother was when she came back.
After Shen Zhonglei came in, he first went straight to his son, took the child from the wet nurse's arms, and immediately smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his teeth.
Old Mrs. Shen sat aside, looked at him with a smile and said: "Look at how happy you are, the children are crying, and you are still laughing."
Shen Zhonglei said while coaxing his son: "Mom, don't tell me, my crying voice has been louder than before in the past two days.
"Look at these little feet, they are kicking hard... Oh, you stinky boy!"
Before Shen Zhonglei could finish his words, his son peed all over him. He was not annoyed, but instead started laughing more and more.
The wet nurse quickly stepped forward to pick up the baby and carried it down to change his diaper and clothes.
Shen Zhonglei was drenched in urine by his son, so he couldn't continue to stay with the old lady.
Seeing his helpless look, the old lady smiled happily and sent him away: "Okay, even though the boy has peed cleanly, you should go back and change clothes quickly!"
Shen Zhonglei walked away with a smile on his face. Seeing that the child had been carried down, Shen Tianshu and Shen Yunhui also stood up and left.
After the father and daughter left the old lady's yard together, Shen Yunhui finally couldn't help it and whispered: "Dad, if you are free, go and see your aunt!"
Shen Zhonglei asked: "Why, is Pingniang feeling uncomfortable?"
Shen Yunhui was choked by his question and said in a lower voice: "That's not true. It's just that my aunt is still in confinement. She can't see her brother or her father, so she must feel a little uncomfortable... "
Shen Zhonglei was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded and said: "Okay, Dad knows. He has been a little busy recently. He wanted to let her have a good rest, so he didn't bother her. You go back first. I will change my clothes and go over to take a look. "
After the father and daughter separated, Shen Yunhui stepped forward and held Shen Tianshu's arm, and finally smiled: "Auntie will be very happy when she sees dad passing by."
It's a pity that Shen Tianshu is not so optimistic. Ping Niang has been depressed these days, mostly because of her child.
Normally, if the aunt gives birth to a child, especially a boy, it is impossible for her to raise it by her side.
Perhaps it was because there was no mistress in the family that Ping Niang had some extravagant hopes that she shouldn't have.
Now that the child has been taken away, she is naturally in a bad mood.
Shen Zhonglei had to go see her at this time, as it would be bad if there was any quarrel.
But seeing Shen Yunhui's happy look, Shen Tianshu swallowed the disappointing words.
"I'll accompany you to see Ping Niang first," Shen Tianshu said.
If there is any conflict, at least there will be someone who can smooth things over.
However, Shen Yunhui didn't understand her good intentions at all, so he happily took her to Ping Niang's room.
Before entering the house, I heard Qiu Lan's voice comforting Ping Niang: "Auntie, please be more open-minded. No matter what, the young master is still the eldest son of the master. The old lady took the young master away for the sake of his future.
"To put it bluntly, if I don't continue my marriage in the future, or if my step-wife fails to give birth to a son, the young master is my only bloodline, and who will care about the legitimate children?"
"You have endured this moment now, and what you have gained in return is endless glory and wealth that you will enjoy in the future..."
These words were so straightforward that not to mention Shen Tianshu, even Shen Yunhui frowned when he heard it.
Shen Yunhui looked up at Shen Tianshu's face and saw her nodding towards him. She gritted her teeth and raised her hand to lift the curtain and rushed into the room, scolding: "Qiu Lan, you are so brave. You can say these things casually." of?
"Fortunately, only my eldest sister and I heard it today. If others had heard it, you would be fined, so don't bring trouble to my aunt."
Qiu Lan was startled, and knelt down beside the bed with a plop, and hurriedly explained: "Miss, forgive me, I just saw that my aunt was in a bad mood, so I wanted to make some relief. I really have no other meaning."
Shen Yunhui said with a straight face: "What's the use of good intentions? If you do bad things with good intentions, then it's not a bad result in the end?"
Qiu Lan was so frightened that her whole body was shaking, and she kept saying: "Girl, I know I was wrong. Please spare me this time. I will never dare to do it again."
Seeing that she was really scared, Shen Yunhui calmed down her anger, stretched out her hand to help Qiu Lan and said, "You have been following my aunt for so many years. Of course I know that you have no bad intentions, but are you too careless?
"When you're talking, why don't you put someone at the door so you can let someone know when someone comes, right?"
"What the girl taught you is a lesson that I will remember and I will not dare to do it again in the future!"
When Shen Tianshu saw that Shen Yunyao had finished speaking, he stepped into the house and added for her: "Don't blame your girls for being angry. We met our father on the way here. He said he would go back and change clothes to see my aunt.
"Think about it for yourself, what would be the consequences if your father heard what you just said?"
Qiu Lan was so frightened that a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back. If Shen Zhonglei heard these words, not only would she be unlucky, but she might also be in trouble with Ping Niang, and it would be even more hopeless to see the child.
Ping Niang, who was lying on the bed, was frightened for a while after hearing this, and sighed: "It's all my fault. I can't cheer up all the time. I'm so tired that everyone has to worry about it."
Shen Tianshu was about to step forward to check on Ping Niang when he heard footsteps coming from outside the door. Then Shen Zhonglei strode in and said, "How can such a good person lose his energy? But the servant is not being served well? Mrs. Huang has already been sent back to her hometown, is there anyone in the family who is so short-sighted?"
Seeing that Shen Zhonglei was really here, Ping Niang quickly pushed herself up and tried to sit up.
Shen Zhonglei walked to the bed in three steps at a time, stretched out his hand to hold her shoulders and said: "Lie down well, there is no need to get up.
"I heard you were in a bad mood? What's going on?"
Ping Niang did not dare to say that it was because she missed the child, so she could only say: "It's okay, I just feel uncomfortable these past few days and I can't cheer up."
"I asked the kitchen to prepare supplements for you, have you eaten them yet?"
"Thank you, Master, for thinking about me and taking all the food." Ping Niang originally thought that the tonic was arranged by Shen Tianshu, but when she heard that it was Shen Zhonglei, a blush suddenly appeared on her pale face.
"Are you still not energetic after eating?" Shen Zhonglei said, touching Ping Niang's forehead and said, "Why do I feel that you seem to have a little fever?"
"Really?" Ping Niang reached out and touched it herself, but she didn't find anything. "Maybe it's because the weather is too hot and the room doesn't dare to be ventilated!"
After Shen Zhonglei touched his forehead, he held her hand again.
Ping Niang shrank back in shame and whispered: "Master, the girls are still here..."
But Shen Zhonglei said: "Your hands are quite hot to touch. If you feel uncomfortable, don't take it seriously. Let's ask the doctor to take a look!"