Daily Life of a Powerful Official Supporting His Wife

Chapter 58

Chapter 58

In the early spring of the following year, seeing that Lu Bao'er hadn't been pregnant for several years, Old Madam Su had lost interest in having a great-grandson, and so she discussed choosing a child from the family to adopt for Lu Bao'er. Ever since Cheng Linghe was expelled from the Cheng family, she had come to see the Chengs as a despicable and shameless family, irresponsible and attentive when needed, yet scurrying away when not. Old Madam Su would never agree to Lu Bao'er raising a child from the Cheng family. If it weren't for the fact that the Su surname was the national surname, she would even have considered having Lu Bao'er included in the Su family tree.

While no one cared much about Lu Bao's son, she developed a fondness for spicy and sour food, fatigue and sleepiness in the afternoon, and vomiting, symptoms resembling early pregnancy. Lu Bao'er was born with a deficiency, so her periods were irregular, nine out of ten coming only once every two months, so no one in the mansion suspected anything. Now, these symptoms strongly resembled pregnancy, so the old nanny quickly sent for a doctor to take her pulse and examine her health.

After taking the pulse, the old doctor couldn't help but smile. She bent three fingers and said, "Madam, this is a pregnancy pulse. The pulse is strong and has been going on for three months."

The old nanny happily chanted a Buddhist prayer and quickly sent someone to exchange offerings and burn incense for the Goddess of Childbirth. She supported Lu Baoer and smiled happily, "Madam, be careful. The first three months are the most critical!"

Lu Baoer was also surprised. She was a little shy and smiled slightly: "Should I tell my husband?"

"I've already sent someone to deliver a message to Zhu Sheng about the master's situation. I estimate we'll know within an hour."

"I also need to tell my grandmother."

"I'm sorry, I've already sent Liu Xiang to speak to the Qingping County Lady."

Seeing that the old nanny had taken care of everything, Lu Baoer saved a lot of effort.

Less than half an hour later, a guest arrived. When Lu Baoer heard that it was Old Madam Su who was visiting, she hurriedly asked someone to welcome her into the mansion.

Lu Baoer was about to get up to answer it, but Madam Su hurriedly said, "Don't get up! I came all the way here because I was afraid you would come to the Fu Mansion to talk to me. Don't worry. This is your first child, and it's the most important. There can't be any mistakes!"

Old Madam Su came over anxiously. Hearing this, Lu Baoer no longer insisted and sat back on the Arhat couch with a shy smile.

The reason why Old Madam Su came to the mansion this time was because she was worried that Lu Baoer had no elders in the mansion and no one to lead the way, so she didn't know anything. If something went wrong, she would be heartbroken.

So she specially brought a royal midwife to Lu Baoer, along with some fine medicinal herbs to nourish and support the pregnancy. Since those with twins are particularly afraid of being startled at night, she also brought a pair of white jade ruyi (ruyi) to place beside Lu Baoer's bed as a calming pillow. These jade ruyi were given to her by her mother the year she became pregnant. It was said that a master had blessed them, and that all evil spirits would dispel. Having these things by her side would always protect her. The old woman was a devout Buddhist, and regardless of whether they would actually work, she just wanted to show her appreciation.

Old Madam Su talked about a lot of things, all of which were nothing more than teaching Lu Baoer how to take care of the pregnancy. Seeing her little head nodding and saying that she heard everything, Old Madam Su felt helpless, so she relayed the information to Old Nanny Bizhu, who took care of Lu Baoer's diet and daily life.

Satisfied that everything had been arranged, Old Lady Su returned to the Fu Residence. She planned to make more trips to the Xie Residence to ensure Lu Baoer's child was well taken care of. Whether it was a great-grandson or a great-granddaughter, she would love both and treasure them, as they would all carry the blood of the Su family. As for Xie Junling, if he dared to dislike the daughter instead of a son, she would force Lu Baoer to divorce him. A man who valued his legitimate son so much could dislike Lu Baoer now so he could find other concubines to bear him sons later. He didn't want something so unpresentable.

Meanwhile, Xie Junling had been smiling since he heard the news. His colleagues at the Dali Temple noticed his good mood and asked, "Brother Xie, do you have any good news?"

Xie Junling said calmly, "My wife is pregnant, and it's been three months." Everyone knew that he and Lu Baoer were a young couple with a good relationship. Upon hearing this, they kept congratulating him and asking him to treat them to a drink.

However, Xie Junling was so preoccupied with returning home to see Lu Baoer that he had no time for a drink with his colleagues. Were they as pretty as Lu Baoer? With this thought in mind, Xie Junling politely declined, citing illness as a pretext, saying he would definitely treat his colleagues to a banquet in a few days.

As soon as his official duties were completed, Xie Junling couldn't wait to return home. This was his first time being a father, and while his expression didn't show, his palms were sweating. Lu Bao'er was pregnant; could he still sleep in the same bed with her? Would he hurt her by being careless? With no elders at home, shouldn't he learn from other colleagues with children? Although this was his first time being a father, he was dedicated to perfection in everything he did and was determined to take good care of Lu Bao'er.

With this thought in mind, Xie Junling steadily entered the inner chamber. Lu Baoer was instructing the maid to place the jade ruyi statue. Seeing Xie Junling coming, she hurried to greet him, "Husband, you're back? Why are you here so early today?"

"I'm leaving work early today." Xie Junling said with a dry cough. He would never say that he was in a hurry to see Lu Baoer, so he assigned some things to his colleagues and left work half an hour early.

Lu Bao'er was pregnant, yet she was still jumping around so recklessly. Xie Junling frowned slightly, supported her waist, and said, "Be careful, what if you stumble or fall?"

He thought for a while, then reached out and covered Lu Baoer's lower abdomen, trying to feel the fetal movement.

Lu Baoer laughed and said, "It takes at least five or six months to feel it. According to the old nanny, babies nowadays are only about the size of a bean."

Xie Junling's thoughts were exposed, and his ears turned red. He said, "Since the old nanny understands all this, then you should listen to her. If you feel uncomfortable, send someone to report it to me and then tell the Qingping County Master."

Since there are no elders in the family, I can only rely on this grandmother.

But when Xie Junling saw that Old Madam Su had placed her own things everywhere in the house, such as the Luohan couch with multiple layers of cushions, Buddhist beads for preserving the fetus, and even fashionable dishes for nourishing pregnant women, Xie Junling felt a little unhappy.

Is Mrs. Su questioning his ability because she is afraid that he won't be able to take good care of Lu Baoer?

Although it is difficult to refuse the gift from the elder, he can put Madam Su's things in the warehouse and replace them with better ones. Is that okay?
One day, when Madam Su came to Xie's house, she found that none of the things she gave her were used. Only then did she realize that Xie Junling was trying to challenge her!
When people get old, they become like children. At this time, they became rebellious and moved more things into Xie's house. People who didn't know thought it was a dowry. For a while, the warehouse of Xie's house was full, and Lu Baoer was overwhelmed and didn't know how to persuade him.

On one side is her grandmother, and on the other side is her dear husband. It is not easy to offend either of them, so just let them be!

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　　Deng Deng's Crooked Neck: Dear Cao Deng
　　

(End of this chapter)