Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 252 The So-Called Incense

Knowing that Gu Yunqiao had fallen into a psychological shadow, Xu Shuhua felt a little guilty in his heart. Although it was not her fault, it was her fault after all.Xu Shuhua was still in confinement and couldn't comfort Gu Yunqiao in person, so he had no choice but to call her to him, trying to help her untangle her heart.

After Gu Yunqiao left, she saw that her sister-in-law was pale and her complexion was not as good as before, as if her energy had been sucked away.There are also lochia, low back pain... etc. The short-term sequelae are simply too numerous to count. As for whether it will develop into long-term sequelae, it is still unknown.

It was fine if she didn't look at it, but after seeing it, she became even more afraid.The more Xu Shuhua suffered, the more distressed she was. At the same time, she became more and more repulsed about having a child, and kept saying that she would stay at home for the rest of her life and would not marry.

Gu Yunqiao was young, everyone just thought she said it casually and didn't take it to heart, just smiled and passed away.

On the third day after Gu Zhaoxi was born, the ceremony of "washing three times" was ushered in, which was intended to wash away the filth, eliminate disasters and avoid difficulties, and pray for good fortune for the newborn.Several old nuns who helped out smiled wrinkled their faces and kept praising: "The old woman has lived most of her life, but she has never seen such a beautiful little doll. Look, how fair and clean she looks."

"The young master and the young lady have a good life, so this little lady will naturally have a good life. A girl is just like her father, and this is just a girl. When the young lady gives birth to a young master in the future, she will definitely look even more handsome!"

"Isn't it? The young master and the young lady are still young, and the children who will be born in the yard will be as beautiful and handsome as each other. That's how cute they are!"

It was only the third day, and everyone seemed to have forgotten Xu Shuhua's pain and danger that day, and began to think about her next childbirth in the future.Gu Yunqiao's heart sank when she heard this, and she retorted: "Just such a little niece almost killed my sister-in-law. If you want to give birth to a whole yard full of children, if there is another dystocia, will she still be alive?"

The old nanny choked, and said with a dry smile: "Look at what Fourth Miss said, isn't Third Young Madam safe and sound? Why are there so many contingencies?"

Gu Yunqiao said: "If you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of the unexpected. My sister-in-law gave birth once, and she just encountered dystocia. Who knows if there will be a second time? A woman passes through the gate of hell after giving birth, and the sister-in-law is lucky. She made a turn in front of the Temple of Yama and came back. If this is the case, she should be grateful for the rest of her life after the catastrophe. How can you force her to give birth and force her to the gate of hell again?"

She didn't leave much room for her words, and the faces of the old mothers were a little ugly: "Miss Si is not good at what she said. Having a child is to raise children for the family. How can you keep your mouth shut about 'Gate of Hell' and 'Crossing Tribulation'? Isn't this cursing Young Madam?"

Gu Yunqiao spoke eloquently, and retorted without stumbling: "Is it a 'curse' just to tell the truth? No matter whether you hide it or not, the reality is like this. Talking about the joy of children around your knees, not about the difficulties of women giving birth, is deceiving yourself and deceiving yourself!"

Seeing that the few people had nothing to say, Gu Yunqiao snorted softly, and continued: "I think what my brother said is right. It's so difficult for my sister-in-law to give birth to Xi'er, so why let her have a second one? Having such a little niece is enough, and there is no need to have another one."

The old nuns thought of old-fashioned traditions, and immediately said: "How can this be done? It's fine if you're a boy. The key point is that the young lady gave birth to a girl. At least you have to give birth to a young master before you can continue the incense of the Gu family!"

Gu Yunqiao cast a cold glance at them: "What's wrong with the girl? You are all women, and you still say such things! When I was young, even if my elder brother had no sons, there were still elder brothers and second elder brothers. They all had sons. When I grew older, my Gu family in Songjiang had a great business with branches all over the world. I don't know how many children they had. How come my elder brother has no sons, so he has cut off the incense of the Gu family?"

"Even if our family is a small family, so what if we don't have a son? When the incense is cut off, it will be cut off, and there will be no loss of meat!"

"What kind of talk is this! Incense is such a big deal, how can you say that it will be cut off!" The old mother was taken aback by her unreasonable words, subconsciously wanted to refute, but she didn't know where to start, "...Don't say anything else, let's say that after a hundred years, there will be no sons and grandchildren, who will visit your grave?"

"So what if you have sons and grandchildren going to the grave, can you still be alive?"

Gu Yunqiao looked at the nanny who danced the most fiercely, and spoke to poke at people's hearts: "Nurse Wang, you have raised a gambling son, Da Gen, and you have been in the mansion for several years. Has he ever taken the initiative to visit you once? People don't care when they are alive, and they can expect you to go to your grave after death? How ridiculous!"

"Miss Fourth, you!"

Nanny Wang was so angry that she almost pouted, but because of her status, she didn't dare to say anything to her, so she could only swallow her anger until her face turned blue.

Another old woman couldn't stand it anymore, and came out to persuade her: "Miss Si, you can't say that. What a glory and honor it is to be among the third young masters. This daughter's family can't pass the imperial examination. Wouldn't it be a pity if there is no son to inherit his mantle?"

Gu Yunqiao glared at her: "My brother's success in Tanhua is already the most amazing talent in the world. It is enough to bring honor to my Gu family. Why now not only does he have to be a Jinshi himself, but he has to give birth to a son who is also a Jinshi. Don't you think it's too bullying to shoulder the burden of revitalizing a huge family on his own?"

The old mother was dissatisfied, and said: "The old lady didn't mean that. The third young master is so promising, he will definitely be a person who will do great things in the future, if there is no son to tell his deeds and praise him, who will remember him?"

Gu Yunqiao refuted it logically and clearly: "According to you, anyone who is not as promising as my brother should not have a son. After all, they have no deeds to praise, so what are they doing with a son? Telling how much money he lost in gambling when he was young, or chewing on the tongues of several families?"

Listening to Gu Yunqiao's sarcasm, the old mothers were so angry that they couldn't speak to her, so they could only say sullenly: "Miss Si, if the third young master finds out about your nonsense, maybe I will teach you a lesson!"

"So what if I know? Not only will I not teach her a lesson, but I will even praise her!"

At this time, Gu Yunji strode into the door, and glanced at the old mother who had been submissive for a moment: "You must know that the real inheritance is not based on offspring, but on every posterity. If a person has meritorious deeds and contributions to the world, even if he has no children, there are many people who will sing his praises for him. If a person does nothing, even if he has a whole yard full of sons, no one will remember him for at most one or two hundred years."

"Sanbao eunuch went to the west more than a hundred years ago, and made my Daxia national prestige spread far and wide overseas. Even though he is a eunuch and has no heirs, there are still many people surnamed Zheng who want to marry him. They don't even know his real surname Ma, so they hurriedly classify themselves as his relatives, so as to get a little bit of glory."

Gu Yunji's expression was calm, but there was a hint of majesty, which made several old mothers involuntarily bow their bodies in a humble manner: "Qiaoqiao is right, the big Gu family has not yet reached the point where I need to inherit the incense by myself. I don't care what happens to others, but for me, Gu Yunji, a child like Xi'er is enough."

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to refute any more, they lowered their heads and replied, "Yes, the old lady understands."

(End of this chapter)