Chapter 86: Kaixiangtang, Zhongshan Wolf Seeks a Son to Inherit
After two reincarnations, he has just become a father.
Logically, Sun Shaozong should be ecstatic, but... this news came at a really bad time!
He stood there, neither happy nor sad, feeling really awkward.
At this time, the cheap eldest brother rushed into the yard, raised his hand to grab the old housekeeper's shoulder, shook him vigorously and said: "Uncle Wei! Is the second son's concubine really pregnant? Isn't it another false alarm?!"
Judging from this, there might be a precedent of "lying about military intelligence" in the past by the concubines in this mansion.
"uncle!"
The old housekeeper's wrinkles were all melted away, and he didn't care that his shoulder was being squeezed by Sun Shaozu and it was crackling. He said happily: "The four doctors we hired in the mansion all took Pearl's pulse, and they didn't think it was true ! She is definitely pregnant!"
These four doctors were originally prepared to serve those old men and women who were crying out for justice, but they unexpectedly hit the mark and diagnosed such a happy event.
Sun Shaozu then let go of the old housekeeper and laughed: "Hahahaha... May our ancestors bless us, our Sun family finally has an heir!"
Then he called the servants to clean the ancestral hall, saying that he wanted to burn incense and offer sacrifices to the ancestors and inform them of the great news.
Seeing that his adopted elder brother was so happy and had no grudges at all, Sun Shaozong finally breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to persuade him, "Brother, let the concubines go down and clean up first. Otherwise, what's the point of having so many people coming and going?"
After hearing this, Sun Shaozu turned around and glanced at the concubines, then kicked two of them and scolded them, "What the hell are you doing standing here, a bunch of useless trash? Hurry up and put on festive clothes and go to congratulate my aunt on my behalf!"
If all the concubines were pardoned, they would hastily scatter like birds and beasts.
Sun Shaozu then remembered something and hurriedly reminded her, "Remember to wash your body thoroughly, and don't use any perfume or powder , or else my precious nephew will be chopped to death!"
After dismissing all the concubines, he asked the old housekeeper to withdraw silver from the treasury and rewarded the four doctors with 100 taels of silver each. The maids and old women in Ruan Rong's courtyard were also rewarded heavily according to their status.
If the old housekeeper hadn't stopped him, he would have invited a midwife and a wet nurse to live at home permanently.
This posture of mobilizing a large army is ten times more tense than that of Sun Shaozong, their biological father.
Sun Shaozong was watching from the side and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he couldn't help but sigh for him.
Since cleaning the ancestral hall would take some time, Sun Shaozong took the time to go back home.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Ruan Rong lying flat on the bed, with a forehead protector wrapped around her head and a cotton quilt covering her stomach. Maids and old women surrounded her - Sun Shaozong was so scared that he thought something had gone wrong.
When I went up to ask, I found out that Ruan Rong was fine, but she had just been diagnosed with pregnancy. She didn't know what to do for a moment, so she simply lay down on the bed like an old Buddha.
Sun Shaozong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly taught her some "child-rearing tips" that he had heard of in later generations. He also asked people to find two old women who had served pregnant women before, and taught her how to take care of herself on a daily basis.
The couple drove everyone else out, hugged each other and talked in private. Then they heard a maid come in and report that everything was ready at the ancestral hall , and the eldest brother called Sun Shaozong to come over to burn incense and offer sacrifices to the ancestors.
Logically speaking, Ruan Rong was just a concubine. Not to mention that the baby in her belly had not been born yet, even if it had been born, according to the rules of a large family, there would be no need to hold an altar to worship the ancestors.
However, there is no proper elder in this mansion now, and everything is done according to Sun Shaozu's will. Naturally, whatever he says is what it is.
Sun Shaozong hurried to the small ancestral hall in the southeast corner, and saw his cheap elder brother waiting at the door of the hall. He had even changed into a bright red court robe, which looked really festive and solemn.
After the two brothers met in front of the door, Sun Shaozu brought incense, candles, and paper money, while Sun Shaozong brought offerings, and then they entered the ancestral hall side by side.
Although the Sun family is small, this ancestral hall was built according to the standard scale of a wealthy family and is much more spacious than an ordinary hall.
The two of them were there, and it was so empty and deserted, which made Sun Shaozong realize why the ancients cared so much about "having many children and grandchildren" - when there were few people during the ancestor worship, the scene would be really embarrassing!
After placing the offering on the table and lighting the eternal lamp beside it, Sun Shaozong followed his elder brother's instructions, lit three incense sticks, knelt on the cushion and chanted a lot.
The general meaning is nothing more than to let the ancestors feel at ease while also blessing the child to be born and grow up smoothly.
Although he didn't really believe in ghosts and gods, Sun Shaozong did not dare to be careless this time. After praying respectfully, he lit three incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner.
After getting up, Sun Shaozong waited for the next instruction from his cheap elder brother. However, after waiting for a long time, Sun Shaozong just stared blankly at the thin smoke without saying a word for a long time.
"elder brother?"
Sun Shaozong finally couldn't help but remind him: "I have already finished the worship here, you see..."
"Ji Lang!"
Before he could finish, Sun Shaozu suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist, and said solemnly: "Brother has something and wants to ask you for help."
Hearing him speak so seriously, Sun Shaozong's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself, could it be that he wants him to adopt the child to him?
this……
This is his first child in two lifetimes, how can he bear to give him up?
Just as he was racking his brains, thinking of how to politely refuse, he heard Sun Shaozu say, "Since your sister-in-law is pregnant, she can't serve you for the time being. Why don't you pick two little hooves from my room and come over, and you can help me with your strength, how about that?"
Sun Shaozong then realized that he was actually looking for him to "borrow a child"!
" If you don't like the ones in my house, you can buy two prostitutes now! You can find them according to your taste, whether they are good-looking or not!"
It can be seen that Brother Bianyi is really sincere and wants to make this happen.
But the problem is that Sun Shaozong not only looks down on the group of vixens in his house, but also has no interest in prostitutes!
Besides, he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong said seriously: "Brother, you are only 36 years old now, and you still have plenty of time to 'work hard'. If you act so hastily and recklessly now, if it gets out, the reputation of our family..."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely choose the one who keeps his mouth shut!"
"That's not what I meant!"
Sun Shaozong gritted his teeth and made a promise: "How about this, if my brother is in his forties and still has no children, and I have an extra son, how about I give one to you?"
Sun Shaozong was stunned for a long while after hearing this, then he suddenly hugged him in his arms, pounded him on the back a few times like beating a drum, and said with a choked voice: "Good brother, I really love you for a reason!"
Then, he said excitedly, "Let's go! We have nothing to do now, let's go pick out a few suitable prostitutes, and give birth to a few nephews!"
Sun Shaozong: “…”
