Hearing Shen Rui say that he wanted to leave the city tomorrow, Mrs. Xu was not surprised; but when she heard that she wanted to go with several clan brothers, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but ponder and said: "But Brother Jue has also heard the gossip? Is this annoying? Already?"
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "I heard the gossip, but I can't call it annoying. It's just that my nephew thought that the spring is beautiful now, and there is no harm in everyone going to the suburbs. Besides, the third uncle has been happy these days, so he should be allowed to relax for a few days. Please take good care of your third aunt."
Mrs. Xu is the mistress of the family. If she wants to know what happens in Shen Mansion, how can she hide it?
Therefore, Shen Rui did not deny that someone was gossiping in the guest house.
Mrs. Xu thought for a while and said: "Then we will go tomorrow. We will come back after the formal worship ceremony... After all, your uncle is here to celebrate his promotion. Even if he doesn't invite outsiders, his in-laws and friends will have to invite a few tables. How about you guys? You need to come back and help me..."
Shen Rui nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Xu had no other explanation, Shen Rui couldn't help but be surprised.
Could it be that this sacrificial priest could open his mouth? Then why did Mrs. Xu half-cover it when she wanted to take him out?
Little did he know that the only person Xu wanted to hide was his second wife.
And it was not difficult to hide the second wife's secret in this family, so Mrs. Xu didn't tell Shen Rui anything.
In the second wife's room, the second wife was lying on the couch, looking at the pomegranate tree outside the window, looking confused.
A mother sitting next to her was sitting on a small stool, using a beauty hammer to hit the second wife's legs: "Madam, are you really sending the Zhao family to Fangshan Village?"
The second wife glanced at her and said: "Still not satisfied? Who asked her to gossip? I also became shameless. If it weren't for the sake of my mother, I would have handed over their family status and left them alone. The big lady sells”
The mother accompanied her and said cautiously: "The Zhao family just told the truth... Didn't you have a third wife? Compared with those young masters in the clan, she is the second wife's own flesh and blood. If it's a sister, that's all. He is a brother, there is no guarantee that the eldest man and his wife will not regret it... He is his nephew..."
The second wife snorted coldly: "Brother Luo is also their nephew. I haven't seen any of them feel really sad after Brother Luo left. It's all vain..."
She can talk about the eldest man, but not the eldest wife, but her mother dare not answer the question.
The second wife glanced at her and knew her concerns.
The eldest master and the eldest wife are the masters and the masters of the house, and they have always treated their servants harshly. Even in private, these people would not dare to speak out against the two of them.
It's just that the third master and the third wife have been married for many years, but there is no news. Why is it that not long after Brother Luo left, they got married?
The second wife thought of a possibility and felt like she was enlightened, tears welling up in her eyes.
The mother was her roommate and knew that her wife was very sad, so she hurriedly advised: "Master is not around, so my wife should take good care of herself..."
The second wife caressed her chest, looked at the mother with a bit of eager anticipation and said, "Could it be that Brother Luo knew that I couldn't bear to let him go, so he came back to be reincarnated?"
"Ah?" When the mother heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned.
Where is this?
After the second wife said this, she lowered her head and looked at her belly, full of annoyance: "It's all my fault. I pulled the master back from the study earlier, so maybe Brother Luo was reincarnated in my belly..."
The mother had a smile on her face, but she was murmuring in her heart.
My wife actually wants old clam pearls? She doesn’t even look at a man in his forties, but she has the nerve to say something about dragging a man into bed in front of others.
"Brother Luo must have come back and wanted to be reincarnated in my belly, but he couldn't, so he went to Beiyuan..." The second wife's face showed pain, and her tears fell like beads.
The mother heard that something was wrong, but she knew that her wife had always had good ideas and would not listen to others' advice, so she could only flatter her: "The eldest brother is the most filial, so he must be reluctant to let go of his wife..."
When the second wife heard this, she was already a little impatient. She immediately stood up and wiped her tears and said, "Quickly go find two good ginseng trees and half a catty of bird's nests. I'm going to visit the third wife..."
In the third room, the third wife and the third master were sitting together, listening attentively to Guo's mother talking about precautions for pregnant women.
Mother Guo moved back to Shen's house at noon yesterday, comforted the third wife all afternoon, and then persuaded the third wife to get off the kang.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the third wife not only cried with joy about this "unexpected joy", but was also worried about gain and loss. She even did not dare to sneeze for fear of accidentally dropping the child.
Seeing her like this, Mother Guo couldn't help but feel worried, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. She patted her chest and said, "I have three brothers, and my wife just listens to me..."
When facing the wet nurse, the third wife seemed to have a backbone. Before eating or drinking tea, Mrs. Guo had to look at her first.
When the third master saw his wife acting like this, he was deeply affected and surrounded Mother Guo asking questions.
Mother Guo was helpless by these two people, so she had no choice but to organize herself in her mind and mention all the childbirth matters that she knew.
The third master was afraid that he would miss some notes, so he sent someone to get pen and ink, and he listened and took notes.
Seeing such a serious husband, the third wife touched her belly and felt that the greatest happiness in life could not be greater than this.
There was a lot of joy in the room, and Qing He came in and said: "Master, madam, the second wife is here..."
When the third wife heard this, she quickly stood up.
The third master was startled and hurriedly held her arm and said: "Slow down..."
Mother Guo also got up from her bed and stood behind the third wife.
The second wife came in with a smile on her face, but the third wife still saw the red circles under her eyes and involuntarily moved away from her husband.
There was nothing to feel guilty about, but thinking that Shen Luo was pregnant less than a year after she left, the third wife felt a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, when Shen Luo was paying filial piety, everyone was in a bad mood and there was no Dunlun. Otherwise, the child would have been pregnant for two months, and it would be really shameful to see the second master and second wife.
"Second sister-in-law." The third master and the third wife met the second wife.
The third master is the brother-in-law. After seeing the gift, he should have avoided it, but he refused to go down. He looked at the big and small bags in the mother-in-law's arms behind the second wife with a smile and said: "Sister-in-law, are you bringing something good?"
The second wife took the third wife's hand and sat on the kang. She rolled her eyes at the third master and said, "Don't be greedy. It's all for my younger siblings and my little nephew, but it's not for you..."
Ever since Shen Luo passed away, the second wife has been in a bad mood. There has never been such a warm and welcoming time.
The third master and the third wife looked at each other, and both of them were a little unsure of her purpose.
The second wife, however, directly talked to the third wife: "Are you tired of eating? Is there anything you want to eat? I know you have always been virtuous, but it is not easy to say anything at this time... When I was pregnant with Brother Luo, I was thinking about eating wild vegetables, in the cold winter months.
Yes, where can I buy wild vegetables? Later, your second brother asked someone to find half a box of vegetables and asked the kitchen to cook them in different ways for me to eat, so I could barely satisfy my craving..."
The third wife shook her head and said: "To be fair to my sister-in-law, if the doctor hadn't said it yesterday, I wouldn't have thought about the child at all... It's just that I didn't have a good appetite a few days ago, and I didn't want to eat anything. I didn't want to eat anything..."
The second wife looked at the third wife's belly that had not yet shown her pregnancy. She looked like someone who had been there before: "You have to eat even if you don't want to. Now you have to eat alone and two people make up for it... But you can't eat too much, otherwise the baby will be too big." It's time for adults to suffer..."
The third wife nodded and said: "Mom also persuaded me like this just now..."
Only then did the second wife notice Mrs. Guo behind the third wife and said, "Mom is back? The third wife is in need of elderly people to serve her... With mom here, the eldest wife and I can feel relieved..." After that, Then he ordered people to reward him.
Mother Guo has stayed with the third wife in the Shen family for more than ten years and knows that the second wife is the most aloof person and has never been too lazy to pay attention to servants like them. Now she is really flattered by this.
She originally wanted to say, "The eldest wife has already rewarded me," but she was afraid of offending the second wife, so she could only say in a low voice: "Serving our wife is all the job of the old slave, so it is not suitable to be rewarded by the second wife... …”
The second wife still asked someone to hand the purse to Guo's mother and said: "Mom, just hold it... I will prepare a generous reward for my nephew when he lands."
The second wife's concern made the third master look down on him, and the third wife was at a loss for words.
The second wife had nothing to say. She took the third wife and talked a few words about how to protect her child and her health, and then she took her mother and maid back.
The third master, the third wife, and Mother Guo were left looking at each other in shock. Mother Guo exclaimed: "The second wife has always been like a fairy, looking at the sky. I didn't expect that she would also say soft words..."
If something goes wrong, it must be a monster.
The third wife couldn't help but tremble as she thought about the second wife's gaze on her belly. She grabbed the third master's arm and said anxiously: "Master...Second sister-in-law, is the second sister-in-law waiting to adopt our child..."
Hearing these words, the third master's heart was agitated, but seeing his wife's appearance, how could he dare to reveal her?
He smiled and said, "Are you thinking too much? The second wife already has an heir, so how can you still care about our child?"
"But the second sister-in-law's eyes are so hot and she is so scared of people." The third wife stroked her chest and said with lingering fear.
The third master shook his head and said, "This is the second sister-in-law's nephew. He is very curious about it. Can you not take a second look at it? When my sister-in-law came over yesterday, didn't she always stare at your belly?"
After hearing what her husband said, the third wife was still a little worried: "What if the second sister-in-law asks for our child?"
The third master sneered and said: "What else can we do? Of course, if it's cold salad, just put your heart back in your stomach. Not to mention that the second sister-in-law may not have this intention, but she really has delusions, so we just let her go? There are other things above Brother, my sister-in-law is here, what are you afraid of her doing?"
Hearing the third master mention the eldest master, the eldest wife, and the third wife feel better.
She also did not shy away from the wet nurse. She took the third master's hand and said: "Master, for the sake of this child, we must live a long life..."
The third master had been tortured by illness since he was a child. He had never dared to expect that he would live a long life. But now he was really looking forward to it. He shook his wife's hand back, nodded and said: "Okay, we will all live a long life..."