Now, it has passed Chongyang, it is midnight in late autumn, the bright moon is in the sky, and it should be quiet, but the inner house of Daotai Mansion is brightly lit and full of people.

Cao Hao stood in the courtyard, frowning, walking around. The night breeze hit, and the leaves of the begonia trees in the yard "rattled", and a dead leaf swirled and fell to the ground with the wind.

After returning from Jiangning, he did not stay long because he was in a hurry to go to the Yamen of the Shandong Political Department of Jinan Prefecture to cancel his leave. After taking Tian back to Fuzhong, he went north to Jinan Mansion.

Being able to take care of Ning Chun's widow and wait for his widow to be born, Cao Hao is very grateful to Cang Tian for arranging it so that he has the opportunity to do something for his best friend.

It's just that, according to what Wei Hei said, Lin Ding is different from ordinary people's caution, and then contacting Ning Chun's wife, Niu Hulu's puzzling arrangement, Cao Hao and Mr. Zhuang faintly noticed something. Niu Hulu is so jealous, does he know the murderer of his husband and father-in-law, or knows that the other party is not a person with bright means, and is worried that the other party will cut the grass and eradicate the roots? The answer is no longer known.

If you can't play the identity of Ning Chun's family, then the Tian family must always have other identities, and you can't have a big-bellied female dependent enter the door inexplicably? The child in the womb always has to have a decent identity?

Cao Hao originally wanted to arrange that he was a relative of the Cao family, but considering that the Cao family was in the flag before entering the customs, and the population of the family was registered under the flag where he was located, it was really difficult to pretend to be; The same is true of the Li family, the mother family.

Mr. Zhuang not only thought of this, but also took into account Cao Hao's reputation, if he vaguely took a big-bellied female into the house, although Chu Yu could explain it clearly; But in case there is a bit of gossip, Yu Caohao's official reputation is hindered. Therefore, he was very resolutely opposed to Cao Hao's name, and then mentioned that he recognized him as his niece, and the right to be widowed and later defected to his uncle.

In this arrangement, Tian's identity is neither high nor low, and it will not attract people's attention. Cao Hao thought about it, although most of the people in this Taifu Inner Mansion were brought by the capital and Jiangning, but after all, there were many people, and there were not even one or two zongzi, if something really happened and endangered the life of the Tian family, it would be too late to regret it.

After all, it is a matter of staying for a long time, not three or two months, and Cao Hao did not hide from Chuyu and Amethyst. After all, Chu Yu is a housewife in the house, so being honest and relative is also a respect for his wife; Amethystum is here, it is a matter of habit, she has always kept everything to her secret, and she also has the intention of treating Tian differently, after all, Tian's life still needs to be arranged by her.

Ning Chun died violently, and Chu Yu also knew about Niu Hulu's red martyrdom, and sighed for the husband and wife; The martyr's surname of Niu Hulu is also respected in my heart. Unexpectedly, after a few months, another posthumous orphan was added. Chu Yu has a good heart, and she knows that her husband and Ning Chun have always been close, so she naturally has nothing to say; It is amethyst, and it is also a straight "pitiful".

In this way, in the name of Mr. Zhuang's niece, Tian was admitted to the Daotai Mansion. Chu Yu and Amethyst asked someone to clean up a separate courtyard, and in addition to the sister-in-law and mother and daughter of Yang who followed Tian's side, they also chose two proper grandmothers and two maids to come over to wait.

Tian's family, formerly known as Yuzhi, was sold into Ning Chun's house as a girl since he was a child, and he was just handsome, and he didn't have an outstanding appearance, but between his eyebrows, he looked a little like the Qiu Niang in the outer room that Ning Chun had gone to before. After the jade branch is older, she is just a third-class maid, and she works in the dumpling room.

Seeing the beginning of the year, he had no intention of letting Ning Chun see it, so he transferred to his side to wait, and renamed her "Ruqiu".

Ruqiu has been a rough girl for more than ten years, where is Qiu Niang's affection and gentleness? Ning Chun just took it as a thought, as an ornament, and did not accept her.

Coincidentally, the night before Ning Chun's accident, it happened to be Qiu Niang's birth sacrifice, and how much wine she drank took Ruqiu in.

Listening to this name, seeing Ruqiu's appearance again, even if they don't know what happened, Cao Hao and Amethyst can guess the reason, and they can't help but sigh again.

On the tenth day of September, Cao Quan died of illness for three months, and Cao Hao wanted to move back to the main house in the chalk room. Due to the approaching delivery period, Chu Yu returned to the main house to settle down as early as after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Although Cao Hao's filial piety period is still nine months, the rules that need to be followed are not as rigid and cumbersome as the first three months, and there are fewer dietary taboos. I don't want to, I haven't moved back to live yet, and I'm catching up with Chu Yu's labor pains.

* Hearing Chu Yu's shouts suddenly from the house, Cao Hao couldn't hold back anymore and rushed to the bottom of the porch in three steps and two steps. Xixia and Xiyan were bringing hot water inside, and when they saw Cao Hao about to go in, they were shocked for a while, and called out: "Forehead! ”

Cao Hao didn't want to say anything, so he directly turned sideways and hit the two of them in.

In the room on the west side, Amethyst took Xiyun and Xicai to prepare all kinds of things needed by the midwife, and there were two burning charcoal copper stoves on the ground.

Because of the fear of wind during production, not only the door between the west side of the atrium is hung with a thick felt curtain; The same is true for the door between the side room and the bed.

"Ah......" Chu Yu's voice was extremely sad, where could Cao Hao still bear it? A few of them nodded slightly, and rushed into the bedroom.

"Huh?" Mama Ye and Mama Zhou, who were following the midwife to take care of Chu Yu's birth, saw Cao Hao coming, and hurriedly came to stop him and wanted to push him out: "E, where is this place where men can enter, please go out!" ”

Cao Hao didn't hear it, and regretted it very much, why he didn't insist on his point of view earlier, and was easily persuaded by Chu Yu to stay outside the delivery room. He was really anxious, and he was impatient to deal with the two grandmothers, so he rushed directly to the bed.

Chu Yu's face was pale, the whole person was like washing, clean sweat, looking at her husband's side, weak and speechless.

The other grandmothers and wives in the house were gossiping and persuaded Cao Hao to go out. Cao Hao didn't care, walked to the head of the bed, and said to Chu Yu: "Don't be afraid, I'm here!" As she spoke, she reached out and took her small hand, which had been holding the sheets, in the palm of her hand.

"Forehead ......" Chu Yu muttered, his voice seemed to be crying with joy, but his expression gradually settled down.

It was not only Chu Yu who was afraid, but also Cao Hao. If it weren't for Chu Yu, he couldn't help but slap himself, and he was annoyed: "She is only so old, and she has to suffer from childbirth, and it's not all because she has no control over sex!" ”

A few grandmothers still wanted to persuade again, but Cao Hao glanced at it with a dark face, and said fiercely: "I want to accompany you!" It was just a disguise for his fear.

For some reason, at this moment, all that flashed in Cao Hao's mind was the wedding night, the scene of seeing Chu Yu for the first time. The naughtiness when she first lifted her hijab, the sound of "doesn't you like Chu Yu" in the night of the cave room, and the joy when she extinguished the candle in the early morning.

Thinking about it, he unconsciously clenched Chu Yu's little hand...... "Ah......" Although in front of her husband, Chu Yu didn't want him to worry and wanted to be stronger, but the pain below that was going to tear her apart came, so she couldn't help but still shout.

"Da Gege, work hard, work hard...... "The two midwives came from the Chun Wangfu, so according to the name of the palace.

After this toss, Cao Hao's bystanders only felt that they were like a year, and they broke out in a cold sweat; Not to mention Chu Yu, who had already exhausted his strength, his eyes seemed to be closed, his mouth was wearing rough air, his chest was rising, and he still didn't even have his head out.

Cao Hao only felt uncomfortable in his heart, and said to the two grandmothers: "This ...... This ......"

The two grandmothers were familiar with the delivery, and said to Cao Hao with a smile: "Don't be impatient, it's not even an hour, the first labor pain, look at Gege's body is good, take a breath, and then exert your strength, the little master will come out!" ”

Mama Ye had already taken a piece of ginseng, walked over and put it in Chu Yu's mouth, and said: "Gege has allowed two mouthfuls of strength, borrow strength!" ”

But two quarters of an hour later, there was another terrible cry in the delivery room: "Ah......hh

Xiyun, Xicai and others in the side room, seeing this formation for the first time, trembled with fright, and Xiyun, who had the deepest relationship with Chu Yu, couldn't help but shed tears.

Amethyst's heart also "pounded" and jumped, touched the rosary on her wrist, couldn't help but gently lowered her eyes, silently chanted, and prayed to the Buddha that the main mother could give birth safely.

…… In the main courtyard of East Road, Mr. Zhuang was wearing a Chinese coat and looking out under the corridor. Looking at the bright lights on the side of the main courtyard, the occasional woman's cry was also worried.

Lianqiu has already coaxed Niuniu to settle, and Xiqiu was waiting for Mr. Zhuang in the room, and he was still up at night when he came out. After waiting for a long time and not coming back, Xiqiu was a little worried, afraid that he would fall and trip, after all, he was also in his fifties.

When he put a coat on his arm and came out with a lamp, he found Mr. Zhuang standing under the porch, with a little surprise and disgust, and said, "Sir, why are you standing here, the night wind is tight!" As he spoke, he put the clothes on his arms for Mr. Zhuang.

Mr. Zhuang laughed twice and said, "Aren't I in a hurry?" This is Fu Ruo's firstborn son, and he will call me grandpa in the future! ”

Xiqiu listened to it and didn't respond, but it touched her heart. She and her sister have been taken in by Mr. Zhuang for nearly two years, but her stomach has not moved. At present, although my sister has given birth to a daughter, both sisters know the regret of my husband's childlessness.

How could Mr. Zhuang think of the concubine's thoughts, looked up at the vanishing crescent moon, and the bright galaxy, and said with a smile: "Look at this day, Ming'er is a good day, this child was born in the second half of the night!" Not long after landing, I saw the sun, he must be a lively boy, and he will never be as boring as his old man! After two years, when he is a little older, I will enlighten him, and I will teach him a jinshi and the first to come out! "Talking, talking, dancing, I think it's been planned for a long time.

Xiqiu listened, inside and outside of these words, they were all the words of the boy, and he didn't mention a word to the girl. Although there was some unpleasantness in his heart, seeing that he was in high spirits, he didn't want to spoil the fun, and said with a smile: "Look at what Mr. said, the county lord Jin Zhi Yuye, the little young master was born, and he is the identity of the royal grandson, and he still needs to study hard for ten or twenty years to gain fame?" Not to mention anything else, it's the title of the lord and the uncle, and it doesn't fall on the little master! ”

"A woman's opinion!" Mr. Zhuang shook his head, with a rather regretful tone, and said: "Although it is not difficult to become a leader with the shadow of the family, where is it easier to survive than a serious professional background!" Not to mention anything else, I entered the Hanlin Academy, and spent ten and eight years in a leisurely manner, looking for an opportunity, working on an errand in the six departments, and then going up again, he was a minister! Even if you don't enter the pavilion, you can go down to the place to be a student and take in some protégés, and it is lighter than other officials! I didn't think it before, but now it seems that that path may be more suitable for Furuo! Speaking of which, he sighed.

Xiqiu was confused, and didn't know how to answer, thinking that over the years in Cao Mansion, there were also people who came and went in and out of Jinshi. In June, Cheng Mengxing, who came to the capital, was not a jinshi, but at that time I remembered that my sister asked, Mr. said that there is no official award now, but only to enter the museum to study, three years later, maybe for Hanlin, or into the sixth department as the director, but it sounds like the grade is not high.

Mr. Zhuang was indeed moved, and it turned out that some time ago, he had a disagreement with Cao Hao about the treatment of the "cowpox" method.

Cao Hao's meaning is to find a few "pox" gentlemen, find some pox cattle, and then test them on domestic animals to see what the results are. If it can really induce pox in other livestock, then the method is applicable, you can directly mention this matter in the excerpt to Kangxi, and then use the prisoners on death row to test, if it is successful, it is very fortunate for the people of the world.

* The main courtyard of the house, the main house.

It's not easy to give birth to a child, I don't know how others are, Chu Yu's side is not smooth, and it is not as the two midwives said, take a break and have enough strength.

Before and after, Chu Yu tossed for nearly two hours, and there were several stops in the middle, and the ginseng was used in a small half, and by the end, his throat was already hoarse.

Cao Hao was beside him, so anxious that he had to pull his hair, cold sweat broke out one after another, and his heart gradually became bottomless.

Fortunately, God had mercy on them, and they couldn't bear to toss the little couple any longer, and when the east was whitening outside the window, the rooster was singing, and finally a loud baby cry came out of the house.

"Congratulations to Gege and Eyu, it's a young master!" The midwife's mother held the baby with blood stains in both hands, with a smile on her face and a mouth full of congratulations.

Cao Hao didn't listen, all his attention was on Chu Yu, whose eyes were closed, and when he saw that she didn't move, he was so shocked that he couldn't do it, so he stretched out his hand to probe her snort. It turned out that she was just asleep, and it seemed that she was really tired after tossing in the middle of the night.

Dividing line **** (about the details of childbirth, Jiu Zhen has tried his best, I am really not familiar with this piece, forgive me, forgive ^_^ me) Daotai Mansion house, Cao Hao looked at Chu Yu and the little Cao in her arms, and her heart swelled with inexplicable relief. "Master, this month's monthly pass and recommendation ticket have been collected, looking at this situation, it is much better than last month." Amethyst didn't know when she came to Cao Hao's side and handed over the ticket for this month. Xiao Xiaocao stretched out his hand in swaddling clothes: "Auntie, auntie, what kind of Raush is this?" Amethyst hugged Xiao Xiaocao, her eyes full of doting: "My little ancestor, this is called a monthly ticket, and that is called a recommendation ticket, which can be of great use, although it is not omnipotent, but there is no real impossible." ”

(To be continued)