Chapter 274: Secret Recipe for Having a Child
"Grandpa really said that?!"
After listening to Siqi's retelling, the first person to react was not Jia Yingchun, but the head maid Xiu Ju who was listening.
She clutched her collar in shock, her almond-shaped eyes widened as she said in disbelief, "We haven't even finished our wedding ceremony yet, how can... how can you be so ruthless?"
Although Jia Yingchun didn't say anything, she knew that she was also feeling uneasy when she saw her delicate body trembling slightly in the bright red wedding dress.
"No mercy?"
Si Qi curled her lips in disdain and retorted, "If you said this in front of Second Aunt... in front of Madam, it would be really merciless! Right now, it's better to make it clear in advance than to let people guess without knowing the truth."
As she spoke, she took out the few pages of paper from her sleeve and handed them to Jia Yingchun, saying, "The master probably won't come tonight, so Madam, you might as well take a look at this prescription first. We must follow it in the evening and make sure there are no mistakes."
Jia Yingchun was stunned for a long while before she reached out to take the piece of paper. However, she was not in a hurry to look at it. Instead, she looked up as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Seeing that the cherry-like mouth under the veil kept moving but she didn't utter a complete word for a long time, Xiu Ju couldn't help but ask, "Sister Siqi, if the wife can't give birth to a child in the future, will the son-in-law really be so ruthless..."
"Think of the good side of everything first."
Si Qi interrupted her and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Isn't this what Madam usually does? Since the Master cares most about children, once our Madam gives birth to a legitimate eldest son, won't he be able to get whatever he wants in this mansion?"
After a pause, she gave another example: "Let's not talk about other things, let's talk about Concubine Ruan in the Second Master's room. I heard that since she gave birth to a son, she has the final say in this mansion - even the concubines in the Master's room go to her to collect their salary at the beginning of every month."
Xiu Ju had been frowning, but when she heard Siqi talking about Ruan Rong, her brows suddenly relaxed and her eyes were full of anticipation.
If Mrs. Wang has always been the role model for the young ladies in Rongguo Mansion, then Ruan Rong's current life is undoubtedly the dream of the maids and concubines!
Xiu Ju couldn't help but have a thought: if she could be like Jia Yingchun and her husband, she would be able to be as glorious as Ruan Rong...
Bah! Bah! Bah!
If I really do this, wouldn't I become a slutty bitch who seduces her master?
She was shocked by this bold idea and hurriedly did some "self-criticism", but once this evil idea sprouted, how could it be so easy to eradicate it?
Xiu Ju had no choice but to suppress it in her heart and pretend to be a caring person. She frowned and said, "But I heard that my son-in-law has been burning incense and praying to Buddha all over the place these years. He has married many women who are compatible with him and good at giving birth, and even a few young women who have given birth to children, but he has never had a child."
She had just said it casually to ease the embarrassment of being a 'spiritual betrayer', but as she spoke, she began to lose confidence.
If he had never touched a few women, it could be said to be "no fault of his own", but Sun Shaozu had tried so many concubines in various ways and had never succeeded. Could it be that Jia Yingchun was the only exception?
As for the "rich lady, the horoscope" and so on...
It’s not that Xiu Ju wanted to belittle her second daughter, but no matter how timid she looked, she didn’t look like someone who would become rich and powerful.
This time Siqi did not refute, and with the addition of the dull Jia Yingchun, the three of them fell silent for a moment.
After a long while, Siqi suddenly reached out and pulled off Jia Yingchun's veil, revealing her phoenix coronet, bridal robe, delicate facial features, and a pair of tearful starry eyes.
Jia Yingchun was startled and hurriedly lowered her head to avoid Siqi's sight.
Si Qi seemed not to notice the tears in her eyes, and continued to say without question: "The master will not come tonight, so it doesn't matter if you don't wear the veil - Madam, you should take a look at the recipe quickly. If it really works, the clouds will be gone for the day."
This is all we can do for now.
Jia Yingchun turned her back and wiped away her tears before she spread out the so-called "prescription" and took a closer look.
Xiu Ju also hurried over curiously, but saw that the "prescription" did not have many herbs written on it, but instead had many little people drawn with pictures and texts, some bending down , some crossing their legs, some lying flat and bending upwards, some standing on one leg and twisting their heads...
This posture is not only weird, but also embarrassing.
Therefore, after just one review in her mind, Jia Yingchun blushed, and Xiu Ju couldn't help but spit, "I'm afraid this immortal who wrote the prescription is also shameless!"
"This recipe for maintaining your health is not meant to be seen by others, so why should you be ashamed?"
Siqi rolled her eyes at her, and then comforted Yingchun, "The aerobics that Second Master taught me, isn't it embarrassing? Look at Grandma, after practicing for half a year, not only is her body healthy, but her personality has also become more lively."
But she had no idea that what really made Li Wan open up her heart was not the aerobics itself, but the person who taught her the aerobics.
Of course, from a certain point of view, what Siqi said was not without reason, because the person who "invented" this secret recipe for having a child was not someone else, but Sun Shaozong!
A few days ago, his cheap brother forced him to change the aerobics beyond all recognition so that he could borrow it to fool people.
But Sun Shaozong thought that instead of making random changes to the aerobics, it would be better to create a ready-made set. So he drew all the yoga poses that he remembered on it.
Body shaping can increase your attractiveness to men; improving flexibility makes it easier to unlock more postures - when you think about it this way, this thing can barely be considered a 'secret recipe for having children', right?
But Jia Yingchun thought what she said made sense, and knowing whether her second half of life would be filled with joy or sorrow, she decided to wait and see whether the prescription would work. So she didn't care about being shy anymore, and she carefully memorized a few postures and prepared to start practicing.
But she was wearing a phoenix crown and a bridal gown, with a stiff belt tied in a bow at the back of her waist, so it was difficult for her to move freely, let alone do yoga.
After trying several times, she couldn't even do the simplest pose and almost dropped the phoenix crown on the ground.
"never mind."
Seeing this, Siqi could only advise: "It is better to wait until after the wedding ceremony tonight, when Madam can take off this dress and try it again - just memorize the above postures first."
Knock knock knock~
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Yingchun was so frightened that she quickly covered her head with the veil. Then she heard the maid who came with the dowry say happily, "Miss Siqi, Miss Xiuju, come out and take a look! The mansion is giving out rewards, and those of us who have just come with the dowry can get double the share!"
Xiu Ju has always been a money-grubber. When she heard that there was a double-cent reward to be claimed, she immediately rushed forward and opened the door.
Siqi was relatively calm, and asked suspiciously, "Wasn't the red envelope for the wedding given to me when I entered the house just now? How come there is another reward money to be collected?"
The old woman held a small ingot in her hand, and said with great joy: "I heard that the imperial decree came to confer the title of 'Enqiwei' on the eldest son of the second master of this mansion. The second master and his son-in-law were so happy that they gave him a large reward!"
Ruan Rong's illegitimate eldest son actually received a reward from the emperor?
The three people in the room looked at each other, but their moods were different.
at the same time.
But in the front hall, Sun Shaozong seemed to be laughing happily, but he couldn't help but feel worried in his heart.
Although there is no more reward available at the moment, the emperor would instead confer titles on his wife and children, which is an old custom throughout the dynasties.
But usually the eldest son or the second eldest son was given the title. It seemed a bit strange that the eldest son of a concubine was suddenly given the title.
Besides, Sun Shaozong himself doesn’t even have a proper title yet. Is it necessary to skip his father and directly confer the title on his son?
But no matter how confused he was, he didn't dare show it in public - not because he was afraid of being seen by someone with ulterior motives and the news reached the ears of Emperor Guangde, but because he was worried that Ruan Rong would know and think that he attached great importance to the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children.
So Sun Shaozong could only put on an ecstatic look and perfunctorily respond to the guests who were either sincere or fake in their congratulations.
