Chapter 344: Extra Story (1)
Rongguo Duke's Mansion.
The mansion is very lively today. It was the first young great-grandson of the Lin family who was born for three days, commonly known as Xisan.
The third is a very important ceremony in the birth ceremony of the Xu Dynasty. It gathers close relatives and friends to wish the newborn babies auspiciousness. First, wash away filth and eliminate disasters; second, pray for good fortune and seek good fortune.
All relatives and friends who come to congratulate you all wear onions and money, and pray that this child is smart and profitable.
The mansion of Zhongyi is Chu Xinyu's mother's home. The second wife knew that Chu Xinyu had given birth to a fat man and knew that Chu Zheng didn't know anything, so she discussed with the third wife that she would give the newborn clothes, trousers, diapers, carts, cradles, etc. all year round. Some families gave silver collars, silver bracelets, and even gold. In addition, they also gave colorful cakes, red eggs, peanuts, oranges, etc. to show good luck.
Mrs. Lin made a special trip to find the grandmother who was in charge of the Washing Sanli. At her request, she prepared the basin cloth, tank stove, millet, gold and silver crock, douer, lock, scale, small mirror, toothbrush, tongue scraping, green cloth tip, green tea leaves, new comb, new cage, pig pan soap balls, new towels, copper tea trays, green tea trays, green onions, ginger slices, mugwort balls, baking cages, incense candles, money and grain paper codes, raw and cooked eggs, stick mallets, etc.
The eldest princess asked someone to prepare a white jade basin, boiled locust sticks, porridge and wormwood water, dyed red osmanthus with rouge, lychees, raw peanuts, and chestnuts.
Chu Xinyu helped Brother Kang put on the golden anklets given by his eldest princess and put on two cute little tigers.
The wet nurse carried him over, but he was lying in the wet nurse's arms and struggled and cried, and his little face turned red.
Chu Xinyu felt very distressed when he saw it, so he asked the wet nurse to carry the child in front of her.
"Why do he always cry...he woke up and drank milk?"
Brother Kang was lying in her arms, his little hands grabbed her clothes, his voice becoming hoarse.
The wet nurse Zhou is still very young and has fair skin. She said: "I just woke up and it was dawn and I have already fed him once. The young master always cries, and I feel strange..."
"What's wrong with him?"
When Lin Chenyao came in, he saw his son crying and frowned. He was so small, only a little bigger than his palm, how could he cry so loudly!
"I don't know, he cried even after drinking milk, and even after not drinking it. Is it because he is not feeling well?" Chu Xinyu patted his son's back. He cried for a while, probably because he was tired, and gradually fell asleep in her arms.
"I'll ask the doctor to come and have a look." Lin Chenyao felt that this was not possible. He had to find a doctor to see if the child had any physical discomfort to make such a fuss.
"But today is the three-day ritual of the Baptism, and the guests are coming one after another."
Seeing that his son was not making a fuss now and he looked cute when he was asleep, Lin Chenyao felt warm and said, "When the guests are gone, let the doctor see it." He was really worried about waiting until tomorrow.
Chu Xinyu nodded.
Lin Chenyao went to the outer courtyard to greet the guests. Deng's mother came in and quickly carried Kang Ge'er from Chu Xinyu's arms to the warm room to change to the cradle. Zhu Bo combed Chu Xinyu's hair and replaced it with a lilac cross-collared, slanted collar, folded branches and peony silk wool.
After a while, all the guests arrived.
But since Chu Xinyu could not get up to welcome the guests, Xu's mother helped him to help him, and everyone was invited to speak in the middle hall.
Princess Chu brought the princess over here, and Jingyangxuan became even more lively, with laughter and noisy.
Yang Qianjun and Sun Ruoya also came over. They talked to Chu Xinyu in the inner room, teasing Brother Kang who had just woken up.
Sun Ruoya got married half a year ago. The marriage was decided by her parents. She was her distant cousin. The two of them have been childhood sweethearts since childhood. Their husband is a scholarly family. But Sun Ruoya's husband is not a source of study. He likes to do business and opens several grain shops in Jinjing. Because his wife is a foodie, regardless of her mother's objection, she opened a restaurant in Jinjing and asked her to take care of her.
Seeing that his son was so pampering his wife, the mother-in-law didn't know if she was jealous. She had a bad relationship with Sun Ruoya. In addition, Sun Ruoya had been married for half a year, and before the news could be heard, she began to arrange to stuff a concubine to her son.
Although Sun Ruoya did not take out these bad things and told her best friends, Jinjing City was so big that some rumors spread.
The wedding between Yang Qianjun and Xiao Jingxuan was held when she was just waiting for Brother Kang. After the two got married, they went to the fiefdom. Yes, the emperor granted Xiao Jingxuan a rich place, which was Qingzhou.
Qingzhou has been a land of fish and rice since ancient times, and a large amount of taxes are collected every year. Such a wealthy place has given Xiao Jingxuan, which shows the emperor's favor for him. Although King Jing and King Yu are also fiefs, they are far less rich than Qingzhou.
On the surface, the two of them didn't say anything, but Lin Chenyao's intelligence organization sent a message saying that King Jing had made frequent moves in his fiefdom. Xiao Jingxuan had found Lin Chenyao when he left Jinjing City. He said that the first time the prince was assassinated in Hongzhou was that the assassin was not from King Jin and Xu Zhilan, nor were he sent by Duke Ying, but they were dressed similarly.
Xu Mingxuan thought these people were sent by Xu Zhilan, while Xu Zhilan thought they were done by Xu Mingxuan. Later, on the way back to Beijing, Xu Mingxuan was among the killers, so many people naturally thought that he would be the one who assassinated the first time.
Therefore, during those days of recuperation, Xiao Jingxuan didn't want to alarm the enemy and never expressed his suspicion. Anyway, Xu Mingxuan and King Jin had this motivation and ambition, and it was not worth being used by others. The people hiding behind them would sooner or later show their strength.
Therefore, on the surface, Xiao Jingxuan and his wife returned to their fiefdoms, but in fact they were motivated by the people hidden behind them.
A month ago, Yang Qianjun had a quarrel with Xiao Jingxuan over some things. Seeing that he did not coax him, she was so angry that she returned to Jinjing alone. Xiao Jingxuan has not returned to the capital yet to coax his wife back.
"Xinyu, Brother Kang is so cute. He looks exactly like his father. Eighteen years later, he will definitely fascinate a lot of girls again."
Sun Ruoya teased Brother Kang while talking. Maybe Brother Kang was too young and had no reaction when he was amused. She flattened her mouth, closed her eyes, and fell asleep on Chu Xinyu's arm.
Yang Qianjun smiled and said, "Don't wait eighteen years later, he will be fascinated by you now."
Sun Ruoya is indeed fascinated by the soft little brother Kang, especially his soft hands. Although he was only three days old, he was tightly held when he held your fingers.
Chu Xinyu gently patted the child's back and smiled helplessly: "He looks really cute when he is quiet. If he is about to make a fuss, you can't sleep all night. I've been worried all night and haven't had a good sleep."
Sun Ruoya said: "How could this happen? I thought he was so quiet."
If the children are so good and can make trouble, she is a little scared. The most unbearable thing is that she can't sleep well at night, otherwise she will be very angry when she wakes up the next day. But when she sees Brother Kang so cute when she falls asleep, she can't help but feel a little envious. If she has a child, wouldn't she be so cute?
Yang Qianjun said: "I heard that some children were very troubled when they were young. They said that if they didn't eat well when they were breastfeeding, they would get better after they were three months old. When my eldest nephew was born..."
Chu Xinyu listened carefully.
My son, Brother Kang, lying in her arm and slept very well.
Next, the maid came in and said that Mrs. Chu Er and Mrs. Chu San were here.
When Yang Qianjun and Sun Ruoya heard that the Chu family had come, they asked them to chat with Chu Xinyu. They quit and went to the central hall. After a while, the second and third wife of the Chu family and the county lord Yuzhen came in, followed by Chu Jiayun and Chu Jiayu.
When Chu Xinyu saw them coming, he smiled and said, "I am inconvenient, so I won't get up to greet you." So he ordered the maid to bring the slap over and sit for the five people.
The second wife smiled and said, "Of course, your body is important, so don't worry about those false rituals."
As she said that, she sat beside Chu Xinyu's bed and watched the little guy sleep in her arms.
"He looks so pretty! His face is chubby and his fetal hair is thick..." The second lady teased the little guy's nose. Brother Kang seemed to be dissatisfied with someone disturbing him to sleep, and frowned. Seeing him like this, the second lady smiled.
The third lady also came over and teased her for a few times.
Chu Jiayun looked at the second wife holding the child with a little indifferent expression. However, Chu Jiayu seemed very excited to see the child and forced herself to come over to hold the child.
County Lord Yuzhen smiled and reminded Chu Jiayu: "When the child is asleep, don't hold him hard. If you wake him up, it will be troublesome to cry."
When Chu Jiayu heard this, he had to stop and stand aside.
The Lord of Yuzhen turned around and said to Chu Xinyu: "I brought you some medicinal materials to nourish your body. When you excrete lochia, you decoct the medicine and take it. It is very beneficial. I specially asked from Doctor Zhang, you must try it!"
After speaking, he handed Chu Xinyu a pile of things wrapped in cow paper in his hand.
"Thank you!" Chu Xinyu thanked with a smile and asked Zhu Bo to take it over.
"Fifth Sister, this is a little bit of my wish for my nephew."
Chu Jiayun took out a handmade frog toy. Chu Xinyu looked cute and asked Zhu Bo to accept it.
"Sister Eight, I, Brother Kang, thank you."
After Chu Jiating got married in August, Chu Jiayun and Chu Jiayu were the only one left in the Chu family. After Chu Jiaming returned to Beijing with her parents to visit her, neither she nor the fourth aunt went back. However, because the fourth aunt was in poor health and had to take care of her youngest son, Chu Jiaming was raised by Mrs. Chu. She originally wanted to come here today, but because she went shopping yesterday, she was discovered by Madam Sun. Now the old lady Chu is punished to copy the female ethics and family precepts.
Chu Jiaxi is quite quiet and doesn't like going out, so the second wife didn't bring her out.
Chu Xinyu chatted with them for a while, and then asked the maid to take them to the banquet place.
The second wife stayed.
The two of them have just said something heart-to-heart. The second wife mentioned Chu Jiaqi and said a little disgusted: "...I thought she would be a wife after she got married. Although she was not as glorious as the official wife, she had at least a worry-free life and had a maid to serve her. As long as she had a son, would she be afraid that she would not have relied on her in the past?
But she despised the fourth aunt for being ugly and refused to let him go to her bed, and then asked her close maid to serve her. As a result, the other party became pregnant and she forced her to abort the child. The fourth aunt knew that, of course she refused and said she wanted to take the maid as her concubine."
Chu Xinyu knew that Chu Jiaqi was not at peace, was too ambitious, and did not know how to cherish the situation before her. Sooner or later, something happened. After thinking about it, he said, "Don't worry about this matter. If she wants to do it, let her do it. When she loses everything, she will know how to reflect."
But Chu Jiaqi will never be able to let go of this price in his future life.
"I'm not her mother, so how can I care about so much? At most, I advise her to agree to the maid to give birth to the child and raise her. As for whether she listens to it or not." The second lady suddenly changed the topic, "It's your second brother's marriage. I saw a few girls and thought Doctor Kang's daughter Kang Ning was good. What do you think?"
Chu Zhimin is now the commander of the imperial guards, and it is most appropriate for his wife to find girls born in the scholarly family or the medical family.
Chu Xinyu said: "I believe in my second aunt's vision."
She thought Corning was good. Regardless of her personality or character, it matched her second brother very well. But would Corning like her dull and uninteresting brother?
At this time, Mother Deng came over.
"Madam, grandma has arrived. After the meal, the washing will begin."
The banquet was placed in the flower hall, and all the close relatives of the Lin family came, all the female relatives came.
The staple food of the noodles is noodles, commonly known as washing three sides. The grandma takes a seat on the main mat and waits until the mat is used up and wash three sides officially begins.
Therefore, the three-washing ceremony is usually held after lunch and is hosted by the grandmother of the child.
Chu Xinyu didn't go out, she ate noodles in the room.
Behind the table, an incense table was placed in the middle hall to worship thirteen statues including Bixia Yuanjun, Qiongxiao, Yunxiao, the birth of the empress, the child-giving empress, the bean rash, the eye-girl, and the thirteen statues.
Millet is stored in the incense burner, and used as incense ash to incense. A pair of "small double bags" are inserted on the wax skewers, and a full amount of money and food for gods, including yellow coins, ingots, thousand pieces of food.
Chu Xinyu had no appetite and only drank a bowl of chicken soup.
Brother Kang was not sleeping very peacefully in her arms, frowned from time to time, and his body was a little hot. Chu Xinyu thought it was because he was holding him.
After she finished drinking the soup, she asked the maid to remove the bowls and chopsticks, and Deng's mother walked in.
"Mrs. Three Young Master."
"The third wash starts?"
"Yes, the third young lady, the grandmother of the child said she would provide the statue of the kang male and mother under the kang."
Deng’s mother spoke, Chu Xinyu nodded, “Has everyone come here?”
"Here, the wife of Duke E has also come."
"Yeah." Chu Xinyu responded, looking down at the son in his arms. He had woken up and looked at her with hazy eyes. After a while, the statue of the kang male and female kang mother came in and placed it on the kang for offerings. Three to five bowls of osmanthus pot or oil cakes were used as offerings.
"Mrs. Third Young Master, it's time to carry the young master out."
Soon, Deng's mother came in again. Although Chu Xinyu couldn't bear to let go, he still put Brother Kang in Deng's mother's arms and reminded him: "Mom, take Brother away, but be careful, he has a very bad temper."
"Hey, Mrs. Third Young Master, don't worry, I will be safe and sound." Deng's mother carried my brother out. Chu Xinyu thought about it, but she still couldn't bear it, so she followed her out, but she didn't go to the middle hall and just hid behind the screen and watched.
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