Because he had to go out, Shen Rui got up early the next morning.
After breakfast, Shen Jue came over, and the two of them went to the main courtyard.
The eldest master had already gone to the Yamen. After Mrs. Xu got dressed and gave instructions to the wife in charge of the house, she came out with two brothers, Shen Rui and Shen Jue.
Unexpectedly, before reaching the second gate, I saw Qinghe, the personal maid of the third wife, chasing after me with an anxious look on her face: "Eldest Madam..."
When Mrs. Xu saw this, her heart sank and she hurriedly said: "What's wrong? But is the third master feeling uncomfortable?"
Qing He hurriedly shook his head and said: "It's not our master, it's our wife who fainted, and our master is also very anxious..."
When Mrs. Xu heard this, she didn't dare to delay. She hurriedly ordered Zhou's mother who was following her: "Quickly go to the front yard to spread the word and ask the doctor to come over immediately." After that, she hurried to the third room.
Shen Rui and Shen Jue were also shocked when they heard this, and followed Xu to the third room.
The third wife showed up at noon yesterday, why did she faint all of a sudden?
The third room and the upper room were already in a mess.
The third wife was lying on the kang with a pale face and her eyes closed; the third master was sitting by the kang, holding the third wife's hand and looking at his wife who didn't know whether she was alive or dead. His expression was not much better than that of the third wife.
Seeing Mrs. Xu come in, the third master immediately seemed to have a backbone. He stood up and said a little at a loss: "Sister-in-law..."
Mrs. Xu didn't bother to see the third wife, because the appearance of the third master already frightened her.
The third master's face had no color at all, his lips were blue, and his body was trembling unconsciously, looking like he was about to collapse at any moment.
Mrs. Xu immediately lowered her face and shouted: "People in their thirties will panic when something happens. After a while, my brothers and sisters will be fine. If you continue to toss, are you still a child? Do you not understand the seriousness?"
The third master let out a long breath, but still couldn't calm down.
Mrs. Xu was worried and hurriedly said to Shen Rui and Shen Jue: "Hurry up and help your third uncle sit down."
Shen Rui and Shen Jue heard the words and stepped forward, helped the third master and asked him to sit by the kang.
Mrs. Xu then went to see the third wife, and saw that although her face was paler, she was not as scary as the third master. Even when she was in a coma, she looked calm and showed no pain. She looked as if she was asleep. .
The third wife was wearing homely clothes and her hair was neatly done. Looking at the dishes on the kang table next to her, the dishes had not been removed. Did she faint while eating?
"Third brother, please calm down first. I have already sent someone to pick up the doctor. Please tell me, why did my sister and I suddenly fainted when they were fine?" Mrs. Xu calmed down and asked.
The third master's condition was slightly better now than before. He shook his head and said, "I don't know. She was fine just now. She just finished breakfast and when she got up, she fainted. Fortunately, Qing He was there to support her. Otherwise, let alone his condition, he would have been injured from the fall."
When Mrs. Xu heard this, she couldn't help but worry: "It's not bad if it's inexplicable. There must have been signs before. Third brother, think about it carefully. Did my sister and I feel uncomfortable before?"
The Third Master thought about it carefully and said, "I didn't hear her say anything about feeling unwell, but I've been feeling very sleepy these past few days. I went to bed early at night, and my naps during the day also took longer than usual."
Mrs. Xu frowned and thought for a while, but still couldn't guess the reason. She called Qing He forward and asked, "Besides lethargy, has your wife had any other inappropriate behaviors recently?"
Qing He glanced at the third master and said hesitantly: "Our wife's appetite has not been very good these days, and she has not used it less during meals. However, her stomach felt uncomfortable afterwards, and she even vomited yesterday morning..."
The third master was very anxious when he heard this: "Is it bad yesterday?"
Drowsiness, loss of appetite, and vomiting?
Mrs. Xu sounded a little off. Even though she had not given birth to a child, she knew a little about the symptoms of pregnancy in women, and she had personally seen the second wife's hardship in getting pregnant.
She didn't know whether she should be surprised or happy, and she felt vaguely expectant.
Seeing that Mrs. Xu was just thinking and not speaking, the third master said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, how can this be good? She is afraid that I will worry, so she has kept it a secret these days.
Mrs. Xu said: "Don't think blindly and scare yourself. We can wait until the doctor comes to talk about everything."
The doctor the Shen family often invites is in our workshop. As she was talking, Zhou's mother had already ushered the doctor in.
The doctor checked the third wife's pulse, touched his beard and nodded.
The third master hurriedly asked: "Doctor, how is my wife doing?"
The doctor cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Third. My wife's pulse is like a rolling ball and slippery. She is pregnant..."
Before the Third Master could react, Mrs. Xu had already said, "How long has it been?"
The doctor said: "It should be between one and a half to two months when the pulse first appears... The third wife is not young, and it was her first pregnancy. Her body couldn't bear it, and she fainted. It was not a serious problem. But she was pregnant for the first time.
I’m afraid I’ll have to rest and recuperate for ten months. I’ll take care of myself and recuperate. I won’t be afraid when I’m three months old and have a stable pregnancy..."
The third master felt as if he was in a dream, and everything in front of him seemed unreal. His mouth was making noises, his body was weak, and he couldn't open his mouth even if he wanted to speak.
When Shen Rui heard that the third wife was happy and not sick, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, but then she saw that the third master was swaying.
"Third Uncle" Shen Rui was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to help him.
Even though Shen Rui was taller than Shen Jue, he was only thirteen years old after all. The third master pressed him over, and Shen Rui had no choice but to hold on. Fortunately, Shen Jue and the others reacted and stepped forward to help.
The third master, who didn't know, helped him to the kang.
The doctor was right in front of him. He immediately showed it to the third master and said, "The third master is just frightened..."
The third master has a heart disease and is afraid of emotions, anger, and fear, but fear is calmer than happiness and anger. In addition, he fainted quickly, so the situation was not too bad.
After listening to the doctor's words, Mrs. Xu's heart finally returned to her stomach, leaving only inexplicable sadness.
The third wife was pregnant, which was obviously a happy event, but the third master was only surprised. It seemed that it was unexpected. He and the third wife had been married for more than ten years. The couple had always been in love, but there had been no news from the third wife.
God opened his eyes, this time it was really a blessing from heaven
When Mrs. Xu thought of this, she looked at Shen Rui and Shen Jue. When she saw that the two of them had no other expression except joy, she became truly happy.
The doctor wrote two prescriptions, one for the third wife to treat the miscarriage, and one for the third master to relieve shock.
Mrs. Xu thought of the old folk saying and felt wary. She said to Qing He and the other three maids: "Children are all delicate. They are less than three months old. You guys should be more strict with your mouths. Wait until the third wife is three months old."
Everyone should reward you who serve personally.” At this point, and because these servants are all young ladies who serve people, but serving pregnant women is not as good as caring for the elderly, he said to Zhou’s mother again:
"You will go to Guo's mother's house in person later, and tell her what I said, ask her to suffer, and then come back to look after Mrs. Gu for a few days..."
Mother Guo was the wet nurse of the third wife. She went to the Shen family with the third wife. In the past two years, she has grown old and left the house to be adopted.
After a while, the third master woke up.
Young Master Xu had no choice but to scold him again and told him not to be sad and happy at the same time, and to do everything slowly.
Even though the third master was a little impatient, he did not dare to play with his own life. He had to take a few breaths slowly to calm down the fluctuations in his heart, and said with joy on his face: "Sister-in-law, the lady is really pregnant?"
Mrs. Xu smiled and said: "Congratulations to my third brother. It's been two months since he was born. When winter comes, the family will have a baby."
"I really can't even think about it..." The third master still smiled, but his eyes flickered.
When Mrs. Xu saw this, she also felt the corners of her eyes sore, and said: "Some people have their children earlier, and some people have their children later. You and your three siblings are all blessed... Now it's not for others, just for this little one.
You have to protect yourself even more...
After being delayed all morning by matters related to the third room, Mrs. Xu was old again. When she left the third room, her face showed a dull look.
Mrs. Xu looked at Shen Rui and said with some embarrassment: "Mother-in-law can't bear this surprise. She can't go out with Brother Rui today... The day for Mr. Sun's birthday is the day after tomorrow, or later."
Let's go there tomorrow? Looking at your third uncle's appearance, I'm afraid he won't be able to calm down and teach you guys how to read in the past few days."
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "My nephew is not a child, so I need my aunt to accompany him wherever he goes. Just wait until the day after tomorrow and ask the steward to send my nephew there."
The courtyard of the East Residence is still under construction, and the third master and third wife are like this. How can Mrs. Xu leave?
Mrs. Xu hesitated and said, "It's your first time to meet Mr. Sun, so you should be more serious."
Shen Rui said: "If my aunt doesn't accompany me, my grandfather will not recognize me as his grandson. Brother Jue will go with me. If my aunt is worried, just ask a few elders to follow."
The third master was not frightened by the situation of the third wife. Mrs. Xu was really worried, so she could only nod her head and said: "I have to stay at home these days, so I'll ask the housekeeper to take you there."
Although Mrs. Xu ordered the servants of the third house not to make any public announcement about this matter, such a happy event cannot be hidden from the head of the family, nor from the third wife’s natal family.
The third wife has been childless for many years, which is also a heartache for the in-laws and the old lady.
Before the eldest master came back from the Yamen, the chief attendant who followed the eldest master came back to announce the good news.
The official document from the Ministry of Personnel came out, and the eldest master was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He was summoned by the palace and went to the palace to meet the emperor.
Although I had gotten some rumors before and knew that my husband was probably in this position, there was no guarantee that there would be any changes until the official documents from the Ministry of Personnel came out.
Until now, the dust has finally settled.
In one day, double happiness comes.
The third wife was happy, but because the month was light, the third family members did not dare to talk about it. Except for the people around the eldest wife, Shen Rui and Shen Jue, no one else knew about it.
There is nothing taboo about the elder's promotion.
As Mrs. Xu ordered the housekeeper to release the reward, everyone in the Shen residence knew that the eldest master had been promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
Even if you are a servant, you are still honored.
In Renshoufang, most of them live in the families of officials, many of whom are from high-ranking families. Although the Shen family belongs to the family of a minister, sometimes they have to be inferior to others.
Now, with the promotion of the eldest master to the Minister of Justice, the Shen family's family status has also changed from the residence of the Minister to the residence of the Minister, and it can be regarded as one of the few families in the capital...