The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 330 Qiaolian is Pregnant
Now Xia Mai is like a mandarin duck next to the old lady, directing more than a dozen maids under him to put the dishes on the table non-stop.

Then Xiamai came to Aunt Zhou's side, and said respectfully: "Auntie, the meal has been set, when will we eat?"

After listening, Aunt Zhou said to Qiao Lian who was sitting next to her: "It's time to eat, don't think about those troublesome things. I think your time has not come yet."

So Aunt Zhou brought Qiaolian to the table and started eating together.

Qiao Lian was not polite to Aunt Zhou at all, she picked up the chopsticks and added a piece of squirrel mandarin fish in the middle.This is also Qiaolian's favorite dish. Under normal circumstances, Aunt Zhou never serves this dish unless Qiaolian comes.Because although Aunt Zhou is living extravagantly now, she can't get rid of her small nature?Never order these expensive dishes.

Don't look at this small plate of squirrel mandarin fish, it can't be made without more than ten taels of silver.Other seasonings are easy to say, the main reason is that the mandarin fish is rare and must be salvaged alive from Jiangsu, and then transported to Tongzhou by fast boat, and the water needs to be changed four or five times in the middle. One or two.In the end, the most spirited ones were selected and sent to the palaces of nobles in various palaces.It takes a lot of effort to make just one plate of fish, which is enough for an ordinary family's income for a year.

That is to say, Aunt Zhou has Jia Ke's orders, so she doesn't care about money, and there are officials from all over the country to fawn on her filial piety.That's why there is no shortage of mandarin fish in Jia's mansion, even if it is not something ordinary people can enjoy, they only keep four or five fish every day for the masters to eat.There are only three or four people in Jia's mansion who can casually eat this dish, and Aunt Zhou happens to be one of them.

Even Jia She, the grand master in the nearby mansion, had to give orders to the big kitchen a day or two in advance if he wanted to eat this fish.Give Big Kitchen time to order an extra.Otherwise, there is nothing he can do if he wants to eat temporarily.

Speaking of it, this is also the reason why Jia Amnesty is not in charge of the family. Although his treatment is the same as that of Jia Zheng, but who let Mrs. Wang now take charge of the entire Rongguo Mansion, the subtle treatment is still somewhat compared to Jia Zheng's. lack of.

Qiao Lian put the fish with chopsticks into her mouth, chewed carefully, then spit it out on the plate next to her, and then ran out alone, clutching her chest.

When Aunt Zhou saw Qiaolian like this, she immediately ordered someone to go out to watch, fearing that something might happen to her.

After a while, Qiaolian was helped back by the little maid, and Qiaolian sat on the table again, and immediately complained to Aunt Zhou, "Auntie, you should talk about your cook, the fish smells so bad now. Let the masters eat it, cooks like this have long been dragged out of our house and killed."

"You should have some morals, how old are you, and you still have no gates in your mouth like when you were a child." Aunt Zhou reprimanded Qiaolian, and added a piece of squirrel mandarin fish to her mouth to taste. , "You kid, what are you talking about, today's fish is better than usual."

"Impossible, the fishy smell I tasted just now was very strong." Qiaolian added another chopstick to her mouth in disbelief, and as a result, a tangy fishy smell ran around in her mouth and nose.

As a result, Qiaoling ran out again, Aunt Zhou, you don't know what's going on in this situation, so she immediately ordered the maid beside her to go out to take care of Qiaolian, fearing that something might happen to her.

When Qiaolian came in from outside the house again, Aunt Zhou was already waiting for her at the door of the house. As soon as Qiaolian entered the door, she immediately helped her to sit on the bed next to her.

"Qiaolian, besides nausea, do you have any other afflictions? How are you eating these few days?" Aunt Zhou asked cautiously.

"There is nothing else to feel bad about. The main reason is that today's fish is not cooked well. I have eaten more these days than before. I feel fatter than before. I will be hungry in two days, otherwise I will gain weight." It's gone." Qiao Lian lowered her voice as she spoke, as if she had already realized something.

Qiao Lian stared at Aunt Zhou in disbelief and asked, "Auntie, no... Could it be?" There was surprise in her voice, but also a little fear.

At this time, Aunt Zhou finally showed a smile on her face, "I think you have it, so don't move. I'll call the doctor to come and have a look."

After Aunt Zhou finished speaking to Qiaolian, she turned around and called Xia Mai, "Xia Mai, come here."

"Auntie, what's your order?" Xia Mai trotted over quickly.

"Go and invite the doctor your uncle prepared for me." Aunt Zhou couldn't help but raise her tone when she said this.

She is the only one who has a dedicated doctor in the entire Rongguo Mansion, and even the old lady does not have such treatment.Therefore, every time she talked about this matter, her tone couldn't help but rise.

The doctor she was talking about, her husband's family name was Wang, her maiden name was Li, and her father was a well-known doctor in the capital. Unfortunately, her father and husband passed away one after another, leaving her alone.Since she didn't have a boy and a half girl, her husband's family didn't want to see her and kicked her out of the house.

In the end, Jia Ke recruited an inner house doctor because Qin Keqing was pregnant, and then came to apply for the job. Jia Ke sent someone to inquire about her details, and let people test her medical skills.Only then did he agree to keep her and take care of her for the elderly, and then he took her heart and let her take care of Qin Keqing in Wuyanghou Mansion with peace of mind.Later, Qin Keqing gave birth safely, and she was sent to Aunt Zhou by Qin Keqing himself, which was regarded as Qin Keqing and Jia Ke's filial piety to Aunt Zhou.Even Jia's mother never had such treatment, so every time Aunt Zhou mentioned him, she felt a burst of pride.

After a while, Mrs. Wang and Li came. After entering the door, she greeted Aunt Zhou first, and only nodded to Qiaolian, which was regarded as a salute.

"Hurry up, show Qiaolian to see if she has it. Just now I only ate a piece of fish, and I vomited. I think it's the same as when I was pregnant with your uncle." Aunt Zhou said. At this moment, she couldn't help She felt a little emotional, she had risked her life for Jia Ke back then, if it weren't for the old lady's kindness, she wouldn't be the Jia Ke she is today.Because of this, she will always remember the goodness of the old lady all her life.Even if the old lady stopped seeing her or seeing her later, she didn't take it to heart.He only thought of the old lady's life-saving grace to Jia Ke.

After listening to Aunt Zhou's words, Mrs. Wang Li carefully looked at Qiaolian's face, and then came to Qiaolian's side, then took out a pulse pillow from the medicine box she carried with her and put it on the head of the bed. Lian put her hand on the pulse pillow to feel her pulse.

Wang Lishi tasted Qiaolian's pulse carefully, and after a while a smile appeared on his mouth, then he stood up and said to Aunt Zhou: "Congratulations, Aunt Zhou, this little Aunt Zhou's pulse is fluent, and her fingers are smooth, like pearls. I’m really overjoyed, if I look good, it should be two months.”

Aunt Zhou was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly ordered Xia Mai next to her to take out a dozen golden melon seeds as a thank you gift to Mrs. Wang and Li.Then he ordered Xia Mai to send Wang Li away.

After Aunt Zhou sent Wang Lishi away, she happily returned to the house, watching Qiaolian who was still lying on the bed and giggling.

After Aunt Zhou walked away, she tapped her forehead with her finger, "You crazy girl, why are you so careless? If you hadn't come to my place today, and you are still bouncing around like this, in case something happens, you Just go and regret it."

Qiaolian hugged Aunt Zhou all at once, buried her head in Aunt Zhou's arms, and burst into tears.The pressure on her this year has been a bit heavy, she is not like Lan Xiang and Chuncao.She has a family in the Rongguo Mansion. As Jia Ke's status is getting higher and higher, and even now he is an extremely powerful minister, the expectations of her family are getting higher and higher, and even Aunt Zhou keeps urging her , because her stomach is related to the status of the Zhou family in the Jia family in the future.

With Jia Ke's current status, even if he is a bastard, his future prospects will not be bad. Although he can't inherit the Wuyanghou Mansion, he can still be an official.

And Qiaolian herself regards Aunt Zhou as her idol, hoping that the child she will have in the future will be as promising as Jia Ke, and she will also enjoy endless glory and wealth.

As a result, after waiting for so many years, she finally became pregnant. For more than a year, her stomach didn't move.This made Qiaolian not in a hurry, how many times she hid in the quilt and cried alone.I'm really afraid that I've been taking medicine all these years and I've broken my body. Every time this happens, she will scold Lan Xiang again.

Aunt Zhou looked at Qiaolian who was crying bitterly in her arms, and knew her hard work during this time, so she felt her back and comforted her gently, "Okay, don't cry, our Qiaolian will be here soon." I'm going to be a mother. It doesn't look good to cry any more."

After being comforted by Aunt Zhou, Qiaolian finally stopped crying gradually, now she buried her head in Aunt Zhou's arms, giggling.

Aunt Zhou saw that Qiaolian was fine, so she hurriedly said to Qiaolian: "It's been such a long time just now, I think you are hungry now. Eat something quickly, you are not alone now. You have to worry about the pain in your stomach." Think about it, kid."

After listening to Zhou Yingyang's words, Qiao Lian immediately nodded in agreement, and with the support of Aunt Zhou, she came back to the dinner table.

As a result, as soon as Qiaolian sat down, she couldn't stand the plate of fish in the middle.Covering your mouth is about to vomit again.

Seeing this situation, Aunt Zhou quickly said to Xia Mai next to her, "This plate of fish is your reward, take it away quickly."

Xia Mai next to her was all smiles after hearing this, she knew how precious this plate of fish was.Now this plate of fish has only taken two bites, and it is almost complete.It is good to take it back now and give it to the family to try something new, otherwise these servants will never be able to taste such delicious food in their lifetime.

Seeing that the fish was being removed, Qiaolian put down her hand from her mouth.I don't know if it's a psychological effect or a real appetite.Qiaolian just felt that she had never been so hungry before, and she ate half of a table of dishes by herself.

Aunt Zhou who was next to her was also startled when she saw this situation, and stopped her quickly, for fear that she would end up with something bad.

In the afternoon, Aunt Zhou asked Qiaolian to go back in her soft sedan chair, and there were two servant girls beside her. These people were originally by Aunt Zhou's side, but now Aunt Zhou gave Qiaolian to her, so that she could Serve her during pregnancy.

(End of this chapter)