"Hahaha... Then don't think about it. If you want to have a grandson, you should go back and let your daughter-in-law have one as soon as possible."
"Forget it, my daughter-in-law is not as good-looking as Mrs. Zhao (Gu Qingling's pseudonym), so can the child she gives birth to be comparable to Little Baozi?"
"There's nothing you can do about it. My mother is good-looking, so of course this child must also be good-looking. Who told you not to ask for a good-looking daughter-in-law in the first place?"
…
A group of people laughed.
Because from time to time, people came to visit and chat with Gu Qingling, whether this parent or that family was short, Gu Qingling's confinement period was not deserted at all.
Well, having too many people is not a good thing.
For example, when Gu Qingling wanted to wash her hair, take a bath or something, when people heard it, it was as if they heard something, and they were scared to death: "Oh, this is not possible, you are in confinement now, you can't touch cold water. You still have to wash it."
What a bath, the wind can't blow."
"Yes, yes, yes, Mrs. Zhao, you are an elder who is not here, so you don't understand. Women have to be very particular during the confinement period. They have to 'cover' themselves. They would rather be covered in sweat than take a shower and wash their hair. Just make do with it for a month."
It passed quickly."
"If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer a lot. Mrs. Zhao, we are all people who have been here before and we will not harm you."
…
What can Gu Qingling say?
She could only secretly wash in the space. Fortunately, her space was big enough, with mountains, water, and an open-air hot spring. Anyway, she was the only one in there, so she could just soak in the open without having to worry about anyone peeking.
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When she first started soaking, Lu Qingling was a little embarrassed. She always felt that it would be a little awkward. After soaking for a few more times, she didn't feel anything.
She was not allowed to wash outside, so the hot spring in this space became her "life-saving straw" and saved her life.
Time flies so fast, half a month has passed before my eyes.
Before Gu Qingling felt anything, the eldest maid Chun Chun came over secretly: "Madam, the house has received a letter from the uncle and the others, saying that they are already on the way. We don't know when they will arrive. Should we prepare quickly?
"
The eldest maid stayed outside for half a month in the spring before finding an excuse to go back to the house.
As soon as she returned to the house, she had to pretend not to know that the old lady had taken people to the temple to rest, and then she got the verbal message left by the old lady and stayed in the house to look after the house.
Of course, the eldest maid Chun Chun was not qualified to read Uncle Yao's letter, so she could only continue to pretend not to know and sent a maid to deliver it to the temple. However, she had already heard about the whereabouts of Uncle Yao and his party from the person who came to deliver the message. She guessed that if
If you are fast, people may follow the letter and arrive at the same time.
Maid Chun doesn't know the specific day.
Now that Gu Qingling was still in confinement, she was a little panicked.
Gu Qingling didn't see the letter, so she didn't know when the other party would arrive, so she immediately made a decision - contact Chen's mother, go to the temple, and make sure to return home before Uncle Yao and the others arrive.
Only if everything is arranged well will no one be suspicious when the time comes.
"Yes, I understand." Although the eldest maid Chun Chun was a little panicked, after hearing Gu Qingling's instructions, she forced herself to calm down and went to rent a carriage and sedan chair.
The next day, Aunt Ye and Aunt Tang heard that Gu Qingling had received a letter from her husband's family and was preparing to go on the road.
"No, Mrs. Zhao, you haven't finished confinement yet, why are you leaving now? No matter how urgent you are, you have to finish confinement before leaving."
Gu Qingling looked sad: "I also want to finish my confinement, but the person who wrote the letter said that my husband's family..."
Before he could finish his words, he burst into tears.
"What's wrong? Something happened to your husband's family?!"
"Yes!" Gu Qingling nodded painfully, "My husband had an accident and wants to see the child one last time."
"Isn't it? How come this kind of thing happened to you..." Everyone sighed and quickly advised Gu Qingling to take care of himself.
In any case, the child has been born, and it is a son. She will have someone to rely on for the rest of her life.
Since the man is no longer good, he should take good care of the child. When the child grows up in a few years, the pain will be over.
Gu Qingling nodded with red eyes, and asked the servants to bring out some things and handed them to Aunt Ye. Aunt Tang said: "I'd like to thank you for taking care of me during this period. I don't know how to thank you. This is a little bit of my thoughts. I hope you can
Take it."
As for how they will divide up next, Gu Qingling will not interfere.
After instructing a few servants to pack their things and paying their wages, Gu Qingling hugged the little bun and got on the carriage leaving Jinling.
After leaving Jinling, Gu Qingling got off the carriage and waited by the roadside. After a while, she got on another carriage and went straight to the temple.
On this side, Chen Ma had already received a letter from the eldest maid Qian Chun. When she saw that it was from Yunyang City, she became a little anxious.
It had been more than half a month since she had seen the old lady. She didn't know whether she was dead or alive. She was really afraid of death.
If something happens to the old lady, how will she explain it to the Yao family?
I'm afraid that all the servants like them will have to be buried with him.
But she had no choice. When she agreed to the old lady's request, she didn't send anyone to follow her. Now she doesn't know where to find anyone.
The only good thing was that it was not yet the time the old lady agreed to return, so she could wait patiently.
At this moment, a maid ran over and said, "Mother Chen, a carriage came outside, saying it was from your mother's family."
Mother Chen was stunned for a moment, and her face suddenly became ecstatic: "Where is it? Take me there quickly."
Sure enough, a low-key carriage was parked outside, and the driver was a strange groom.
Mother Chen walked to the carriage and asked in a low voice: "But what message did my parents send me?"
"Um!"
With just a slight hum, Mother Chen recognized that it was the old lady's voice.
Without saying anything, she quickly asked the groom to drive the carriage to the back door, clear out all the people in the backyard, and then respectfully welcomed Gu Qingling down.
Gu Qingling was wearing a curtain hat, and her whole body was covered tightly, not even her face was exposed.
Mother Chen also wanted to reward the coachman. Although she saw Gu Qingling carrying a big basket, she didn't pay attention to what it was, so she invited Gu Qingling into the yard and then left.
When she finished cleaning and returned to the room she was cleaning up for Gu Qingling, she saw that Gu Qingling had already put on the clothes she had prepared, looking like she had never been out at home.
It's just his complexion, he looks a little weak, and he seems to have gained some weight.
Gu Qingling handed the pile of changed clothes to Chen's mother and asked her to burn them.
"Yes, Mrs. Chen." Ma Chen took the clothes and was about to say something when she caught a glimpse of a baby in the basket on the table.
She was stunned for a moment.
Wait, where did this child come from?
Before she could speak, Gu Qingling had already picked up the child in the basket with a smile and said, "Mother Chen, come and take a look at this child. Isn't it cute?"
Mother Chen took a look and saw that she was indeed quite cute, with dark eyes and a split-mouthed smile that was so warm that it could melt people's hearts.
