When it came to raising sons, Lady Wang was also deeply moved, and she echoed, "You're right. The two children in my room were so noisy that I couldn't wait to put them back. Daughters are so nice, so considerate and sensible."
Lady Helan wanted to have a good relationship with Lady Wang, so she was naturally willing to listen to Lady Wang's words. Lady Wang, on the other hand, was shocked by Lady Helan's rarely seen beauty. Beautiful things would always make people want to take an extra look at her, so she started to chat with her. By the time Fu Ninghui brought Xu Mingwei back, the two families' mothers were already fine enough to call each other by their maiden names.
Seeing the look of weariness on Lady Ji's face, Lady Helan said to née Wang, "Niang Niang still hasn't kowtowed to Bodhisattva, right? "Why don't you go to the Bodhisattva and make a wish? I'll bring my sister-in-law to the meditation room to wait for you there."
After Lady Wang saw Lady Ji's stomach, she immediately understood what she meant, and nodded with a smile. "That's good as well, once I find that evil creature, I'll look for you guys again after I settle this matter."
Fu Ninghui immediately knew that her mother was referring to Fu Heng, and sighed helplessly at him. Just as their carriage reached the foot of the mountain, her big brother who could not stay idle grabbed the horse and ran up the mountain himself. He scared the family so much that he rushed the carriage all the way up, afraid that Fu Heng would be separated from his family. He had seen him at the entrance of the mountain just a moment ago, but now, he had no idea where he had run off to.
The two families had agreed that Lady Helan would bring her family's servants and follow Little Sha Mi to the meditation room. As expected, Lady Ji was tired, once she entered the door, she found a praying mat and sat down. If it wasn't for the meat in her stomach, she wouldn't have climbed up the mountain so late in the night.
Xu Mingmei immediately got some hot water from Little Sha Mi and personally poured some for Lady Ji's throat. Seeing this, Lady Helan could not help but nod, praising Lady Ji, "My sister-in-law's good daughter, after coming here for so long, you still haven't seen Wei'er pouring me a cup of hot water."
Lady Ji was extremely tired. She grumbled inwardly about how long she stood and chatted with the Fu Clan's Eldest Wife, then grumpily replied, "What's the use of having a daughter no matter how good she is. In the future, we will have to see our son."
Perhaps seeing Lady Helan's bad complexion, Lady Ji finally remembered that she was the one who had to deal with the butler. She added, "If I was like my sister-in-law and had a good child like Ming Bai Ming, then I would truly be fortunate."
Xu Mingwei felt sad for Xu Mingmei, so she pulled her hand and shook her head, signalling her not to care about all these. Xu Mingmei was used to it, so she accepted the cup from Lady Ji without changing her expression.
Lady Helan sighed in her heart, upon seeing how Lady Ji looked down on her daughter, Xu Mingmei did not know how much she would suffer. Thus, she avoided this topic and talked about her past life's matters with Lady Ji.
Lady Ji had endless words to say about this, so she rubbed his stomach and pointed at Lady Helan, and said proudly, "regular doctor took my pulse, and said that it must be a boy. Sister-in-law, look at my stomach. The front is pointed, and the back looks as if I'm not carrying anything at all. According to the old man, I look like I'm pregnant with a son. "
Lady Helan thought, if it was not his son, Lady Ji would probably go crazy. She agreed with a smile, "As the old saying goes, it looks like it. Now that the moon is up, you should be careful. If you have nothing to do, just walk around the yard. It will be good when the time comes."
The Lady Helan and the Lady Ji were chatting about pregnancy on one side. Xu Mingwei pulled Xu Mingmei to play on the other side, listening to less. Speaking of the child in her womb, Lady Ji's happy and excited expression was dazzling even to her.
Xu Minglan was sitting alone by the window. From time to time, she would look outside and bump into Xu Mingwei's line of sight, causing her face to suddenly turn red. When she raised her head again, Xu Mingwei had already looked away, and was no longer staring at her, but instead, she felt weak at the bottom of her heart, as though she had already understood all of her thoughts.
Seeing that it was late in the night, and the faces of the servants in the room were tired, Lady Helan sent everyone out to rest, leaving only Nanny Xue to do her bidding. The Lady Ji talked with her for a while, but she was tired now, so she leaned on the soft couch and took a nap.
Lady Helan was afraid that the three little ones would not be able to endure their sleep, so she summoned Xu Minglan and the others to sit on the praying mat together. She then started to talk about the matter of Qing Ming returning to his hometown to offer his sacrifices to his ancestors. Before he could finish his sentence, he heard voices coming from outside the meditation room. The Nanny Xue accompanied the Lady Helan to welcome him.
"It's good to wait for Jinniang." Lady Wang laughed and pulled Lady Helan's hand as she spoke. Then, he turned around and said angrily, "You little demon, quickly come and apologize to your Aunt Zhen."
Fu Heng walked up with a face full of unwillingness, and bowed towards the Lady Helan, "Fu Heng greets Madam.
Lady Helan took the chance to size him up when he saw the gift. She was only twelve or thirteen years old, and had not even started drawing. There was even some baby fat on her face, but it could already be seen how she would look like in the future. You saved my Viv, and Aunt Jane hasn't thanked you yet. "
When he mentioned the matter of him saving someone, Fu Heng's face instead turned red from embarrassment. "Madam is too courteous, it's really just a coincidence. If it wasn't for uncle borrowing the《 Xiangnan Zi》, this nephew wouldn't have been able to make it to Seventh Sister."
The Lady Helan laughed, "If that's the case, then it's really a good reward."
With these words, née Wang also laughed, her tone filled with pride, "Although this evil child is mischievous, he loves to read books. I didn't even know that he borrowed a book from your house. Who would have thought that there would be such a coincidence? "
Lady Helan used the rod to hit the snake and laughed, "There is nothing good in here, there are also a few books that I copied from my parents' home, although they cannot be compared to the original, it is still very rare to see them outside, if nephew wants to read them, how about sending someone over to see you off?"
Although she said it lightly, everyone present knew how precious those copies were. The He Lan clan had at least four or five hundred years of history, and they were the ones with the thickest family backgrounds. A copy that could be married off as a dowry was naturally not something ordinary.
Fu Heng looked at Wang Shi's expression, seeing that she did not object, he nodded and thanked her respectfully.
The Lady Helan and Lady Wang had already agreed on the day of their visit, and the other juniors were already together playing. With the elders present, Fu Heng had a much better sense of humour this time. He probably also felt that they were young and that they were both girls. On the other hand, the moment Quan Ge'er arrived, he immediately hugged Xu Mingwei's waist, and didn't ask him anything.
She sighed to the Lady Helan, "I don't know when this Quan Ge'er who loves to see beauties will be cured. In the past, she would only look at her own family, so it's not a big problem, but this time she's holding onto it, what if it gets bigger?"
Lady Wang looked at Xu Mingwei again and couldn't help but sigh secretly. No wonder the Quan Ge'er had aimed for her arms the moment they arrived, making her look like a virgin in front of Guan Yin. She was exquisite in every aspect, and it was even harder to find a young age where she wouldn't be surprised.
It was not that Lady Wang forgot that she still had an eight year old Fu Ming below her.
Even though Brother Ming and Xu Mingwei were similar in age, his character had already been spoiled by his elders. He was already as young as a teacher, so Lady Wang had planned to help him plan for a more lively family in the future. The couple only lived a long time because their personalities were complementary and they talked and laughed.
Someone as calm as the Xu family's seven girls, with her eldest son as her support, was able to suppress Heng Ge'er's excessive temper. Otherwise, it would be perfect for her to be with him, and with such a main house standing in the room, she believed that in the future, the Quan Ge'er would be able to restrain him no matter how much he loved beautiful women. It was a pity that their ages didn't match.
Heng Ge'er was also getting older and older, there were only a few families that could kiss. She didn't want the daughter-in-law of the house of a marquis. How could she afford to serve someone with such an impetuous personality? Furthermore, for someone like Heng Ge'er, even the elders could not restrain him. If he was stubborn enough, he would cause trouble for his entire family, and if a fiery-tempered wife came home, wouldn't she be eating and arguing everyday? Other than the few families in the Uncle Ning's Mansion that were part of the Gong family, the rest of them were all around the same size as the Xu family's seven girls. Lady Wang only stared at the few long rooms and forgot that there were women of the same age as the Xu family in the fourth wife.
Seeing that Lady Wang had suddenly stopped talking, Lady Helan thought that she was tired and smiled as he beckoned for Sha Mi and the Fu family's people to rest in the meditation room. When Lady Wang came back to her senses, she was already being embraced by the wives and was heading to the meditation room. Her face was hot, but in her heart she secretly felt that the Lady Helan was being considerate and meticulous, so she pulled Fu Heng over to give her a lesson, not mentioning it for now.
Separated by a wall, Lady Helan was sending her wife to get hot water from the woodshed, allowing the small ones to wash their faces and rest. Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingmei slept beside each other, but Xu Minglan was still looking at the corner, thinking about something. Lady Helan didn't even respond to her call twice.
After the wife reminded him, Xu Minglan turned his head around in panic, "Aunt called me? For a moment, I was stunned and couldn't hear anything. "
Lady Helan did not mind, but seeing that her cheeks were flushed red and she was afraid of the night breeze sending her sickness into her body, she immediately ordered her wife to take out her cape and told her to rest well, so it could be considered as a night.