Chapter 28 Urging the consummation of the marriage
They will not take their daughters to climb high and enter a noble house like other families do.
Therefore, this marriage to the Duke's Mansion was something I had to do because my nose was too big and my mouth was tight.
But now, seeing the harmonious appearance of the couple, Mrs. Du naturally had a few more thoughts in her mind.
So, after waving his hands to let everyone go out, he asked in a low voice.
"It's been a few days since my uncle came back. Have you not consummated your marriage yet?"
Du Jingyi's face turned red when he heard the word consummation.
Then he said "hmm" and said nothing more.
Mrs. Du sighed, and then spoke seriously.
"Mom is lucky. I met your father in this life. Even if you didn't give him a son to inherit the incense, he never thought about divorcing his wife and taking concubines and remarrying. But we are merchants and we have many problems in these matters.
It’s a land of change, but your husband is different. He is both the young prince of the Duke’s Mansion and the head of the General’s Mansion.”
"Look, I don't know how many people are envious of him when he comes back this time. Although you are his wife, you are his stepmother and his family background. If you don't have a son and a half to protect you, mother,
I’m afraid you’ll have a hard time in the future.”
Mrs. Du's sincere words, it's not like Du Jingyi didn't listen.
As for consummating the marriage, she actually didn't mean to resist.
I just feel a little embarrassed.
If it's just the time of getting married, it will naturally be as round as it should be.
But now, after three years of cold weather, I suddenly feel uncomfortable having a man next to me to eat and sleep with.
But what my mother said is not unreasonable.
Du Jingyi never expected that her husband would not take concubines.
Therefore, there would be many wives and concubines in the back house, and she had already been mentally prepared for the fight between the concubines and the concubines.
Now that she knows what kind of situation she will face in the future, naturally, she will not wait helplessly for the jackals, tigers and leopards to come and tear her apart.
So I calmed down and thought quietly.
When he looked up at his mother again, he already had a plan.
"Don't worry, mother, my daughter knows what to do."
"That's good. Let's talk about it. There is a lot of trouble in the Duke's palace, and we can't allow anyone to take advantage of the loopholes and give birth to a concubine's eldest son, otherwise there will be endless troubles."
When Mrs. Du spoke, her face was very serious.
Du Jingyi is now around eighteen or nineteen years old, so he naturally knows the meaning behind this.
He nodded with rare seriousness.
After explaining the matter, the mother and daughter relaxed their seriousness and led the topic to other places.
For example, a member of the family who has left in despair.
"Mom, today is my daughter's return home, and they still want to make a fuss. I'm afraid that the number of fuss will only increase in the future. Do you have any good ideas to draw out the fire?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Du lost her calmness and snorted coldly.
"Don't worry, they used to make troubles, but it was just some unspeakable tricks. Now your father and I have already set the trap and are waiting for them to drill us. We have a cousin-in-law of the young master to support us. Are you still afraid of Du Jingxian and the others?
Will the family not cause any wrongdoing?"
The words are full of calculations.
But she was not ashamed.
In Shangyanshang, she is not a kind-hearted living Bodhisattva.
It's okay to ask her to ferry people.
But the premise is that you are capable and the person you want to help is worthy of helping.
If we are such shameless and unworthy people, it would be great if she didn't try to destroy their boat crossing the river.
To expect to survive by stepping on one's own bones is simply fanciful.
Seeing that his mother had a plan, Du Jingyi didn't say much.
After all, she has seen her parents' tricks in the shopping mall, so she naturally knows that these relatives who can't afford to lose will not have many good days left.
While the two were talking, they heard Master Du's voice coming from outside.
"Madam, Tangtang, come out and see who is here?"
There was a lot of excitement in his words, making both mother and daughter look curious.
"What happened? Master."
Mrs. Du opened the door and was stunned for a moment.
Du Jingyi shouted happily, "Sister!"
Only then did she come back to her senses.
Standing in the yard was the eldest daughter of the Du family who had been married for four years.
She also came back with her husband.
He looks a little dusty, but his face looks pretty good.
But with her high and erect belly, one can tell at a glance that she is at least six months old.
Du Jingxiang wore a smoky green gauze dress with a loose plain skirt underneath.
The whole person looks much rounder than before.
It can be seen that she is living well in the He family.
"Xiangxiang..."
"mother……"
Mrs. Du burst into tears all of a sudden.
If not for anything else, just because she had traveled thousands of miles to come here with a bulging belly, I felt very distressed.
When Du Jingxiang saw his mother crying, she cried too.
I cried so hard that I couldn't help myself.
"My daughter is unfilial and I came back late."
The eldest uncle He Shilin on the side was also very worried when he saw this.
But he knew very well that his wife missed her relatives at home, so he couldn't persuade her and could only stand silently.
When the mother and daughter met, they shed many more tears than when Du Jingyi returned home just now.
Du Jingyi was also moved by the scene in front of him and felt a little sore, but when he turned around and saw his father looking comforting, he walked over again.
Snuggling up, it's just like before.
"Okay, today is a good day. Both daughters are back. We must have a good reunion dinner."
Master Du happily ordered to Uncle Liu next to him.
"Go, prepare the eldest and second young ladies' favorite foods, and serve them together later."
"yes."
After seeing Uncle Liu leave in a hurry, Du Jingxiang and Mrs. Du stopped crying.
Each wiped the tears from the corners of their eyes with a handkerchief.
Mrs. Du glanced at her eldest uncle with some shame, and said with a bitter smile.
"My uncle is laughing."
He Shilin lives up to his name.
I saw that his face was elegant and delicate, and his whole body had a scholarly temperament but was not pedantic. At first glance, he was someone who was on the road to an official career.
After seeing Mrs. Du talking to him like this, she immediately said respectfully.
"My mother-in-law is away from home. Xiang Niang misses you and my father-in-law very much at home. Naturally, I have to express myself more since I saw you today."
Then he turned the conversation to Du Jingxiang and spoke to comfort him.
"Mother Xiang, don't be too sad. Be careful that the child in your belly will also be sad with you."
As soon as he said this, Mrs. Du and others turned their attention to Du Jingxiang's towering belly.
In her eyebrows and in her words, she was filled with joy for having a daughter.
Du Jingxiang is the first daughter of the Du couple.
This is the first child Mr. Du had after he was over thirty, so he is particularly loved and doted on.
She was not raised to be unruly and willful, but was instead exceptionally gentle and kind.