Madam Hou

Chapter 148

"Hongyi, Hongyi," Yinniang called twice in a low voice, then lowered her head, kissed her son's face, and said, "Our brother Yi has a name, do you like your name?"

Brother Yi's mouth moved, as if responding, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Yin Niang.Yin Niang thought she was dazzled at first, she blinked her eyes and opened them again, then she said pleasantly: "Brother Feng Qi, Brother Feng Qi, look quickly, Brother Yi has opened his eyes!"

"Really, let me take a look." Lin Fengqi leaned over and saw that his son had opened a pair of dark eyes, and was staring at his mother in a daze.Lin Fengqi laughed loudly, and proudly said: "It really is my son, he will open his eyes so early!"

Yinniang was also very honored, looked at her son and said: "I just said that drinking breast milk is good, Brother Yi only opened his eyes so quickly after drinking my milk!"

Lin Fengqi: "...." Ma'am, you really know how to put gold on your face!

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The eldest son of the Yongning Hou Mansion was born, the Hou Mansion would definitely send letters to the homes of good friends, and those good friends would definitely send people or personally deliver gifts after receiving the letters.

Regardless of the inner courtyard or the outer courtyard, there is always the sound of bustling people coming and going.Yinniang had just given birth, and her physical strength must have not recovered. Lin Fengqi told the maids to stop all visitors from outside the courtyard in order to avoid others disturbing her to rest, and went to the outer courtyard to receive guests.

Originally, Lin Fengye took care of the affairs of the outer court, and it was possible to welcome and send this kind of matter without having to go to the battle by himself, but after Lin Fengye left, although Manager Lin was also capable, Manager Lin was not the master after all, and some guests still needed Lin Fengqi to come forward to receive them .

Yin Niang and Brother Yi had a good sleep together, and when they woke up, the bustle outside had gradually quieted down.In the evening, the rewards from the Empress and Concubine Jing also arrived.

After dealing with the affairs of the outer courtyard, Lin Fengqi walked briskly back to the inner courtyard, and went directly to the annexe to see Yinniang and brother Yi, even the dinner was sent to the annexe to eat with Yinniang.After dinner, Lin Fengqi hugged his son again to tease him.

Although Brother Yi's eyes have been opened, but his gaze is a little dull, a bit like a blind person's feeling, Lin Fengqi asked Mama Du, Mama Du smiled and said: "Master Hou, don't worry, newborn babies are like this, wait It will be fine in a few days." Lin Fengqi felt relieved.

Lin Fengqi originally wanted to continue to sleep here at night, but Yinniang was afraid that he would not sleep well on the couch, so she forced him to go back to the main room to sleep.

On the second day, Mrs. Chen and Pingniang came to visit Yinniang. They also brought two big bundles of small clothes. The small clothes were stuffed to the brim. When the maid put down the bundle, she gently shook her arms.

Mrs. Chen hugged her grandson, excitedly kissed brother Yi several times on the face, and teased him for a long time, until brother Yi squinted his eyes and fell asleep, and then reluctantly put him down.

Afterwards, Mrs. Chen and Pingniang shook out the little clothes they brought and showed Yinniang one by one, saying: "...these are the little clothes made by me and Pingniang. The children's skin is tender, and they use all kinds of clothes. Soft silk cloth, you will wear it for Brother Yi in the future."

Yin Niang looked at the small clothes piled up on the couch, and said with a smile: "Mother, by the time these clothes are worn all over again, brother Yi may already grow taller."

Mrs. Chen said nonchalantly: "What are you afraid of? Now it's not like in the past when you can't afford good silk cloth. Since you can afford it, then let Brother Yi wear new clothes every day."

In the past few years, the emperor has rewarded the Chen family a lot, including gold and silver fields, and Mrs. Chen has no son, so there is no psychological pressure at all to lose these things.She is willing to use it for herself, but she is even more willing to use it for her daughter and grandson.

Mrs. Chen cared about her daughter for a while, passed on some experience of confinement, and after admonishing thousands of times not to use cold during confinement to avoid the root cause of the disease, she talked with Yinniang about Pingniang's rites and marriage Come.

Yinniang asked: "Mother, who will be the honorable guest and who will be the praiser for Pingniang's ceremony?"

Mrs. Chen said: "Mrs. Ning Guogong is the guest of honor, and a daughter from the third wife of the Ying family is the praiser."

The empress's biological mother came to be the guest of honor, and Pingniang's wedding ceremony couldn't be said to be grand.And it's also very appropriate to let the sister-in-law who is a direct relative come to praise Yinniang.

Yinniang said with some regret: "It's a pity that I have to confine myself, otherwise it would be most suitable for me to be the praiser." Pingniang's birthday was on April [-]th, and Yinniang hadn't confinement at that time.

Mrs. Chen said: "You can confine yourself with peace of mind, and I will make it decent for Pingniang's confinement ceremony."

Yinniang pulled over Pingniang who had been blushing and sitting next to Mrs. Chen. Pingniang's wedding ceremony was close to the wedding date, and when people talked about her wedding ceremony, they would always joke about her marriage. When others talk about her ceremony, she will naturally blush.

Yinniang looked at Pingniang, at the age of fifteen, it was the time when she was more beautiful than flowers.Yinniang shook Pingniang's hand and said, "I made you a hairpin, congratulations on growing up!"

Pingniang took her elder sister's hand, shook it lightly, and said with some coyness: "I've grown up a long time ago."

Yin Niang laughed and joked, "Yes, they are grown up and ready to marry."

Pingniang twisted her body, blushing and shouted: "Second Sister!"

Pingniang asked Qinghua to take out the hairpin she had prepared.It is a calla lily hosta with a simple style. The body of the hairpin is carved from tourmaline jade, and a ruby ​​the size of soybeans and rice is inlaid in the center of the calla lily.Yin Niang said: "I'm afraid my sister will prepare the hairpin for you and the ceremony, so you can wear this hairpin on weekdays."

Ping Niang held the hairpin and thanked with a smile: "Thank you, Second Sister!"

Yinniang smiled, and said again: "I can't go for your wedding ceremony, but when you get married, I will definitely go." Pingniang's wedding date is May [-]th, and Yinniang just gave birth at that time.

Because they still had to come during the third bath, Mrs. Chen and Pingniang didn't stay long, and went back without even eating lunch.

The second day was Xisan, Yinniang wrapped Brother Yi and handed it to the nanny, who carried him to the Nuan Pavilion.

Yinniang sat on the bed, and could hear from a distance in the warm pavilion, the admission grandmother singing one after another:

"One stir, two stirs and three stirs, the elder brother led the younger brother to run away."

"Wash your hair first, and become a prince; wash your waist second, and one generation will be better than the next."

"Gold on the left, silver on the right, if you can't spend it, reward the servants."

Yin Niang couldn't help laughing.

After the washing, the nanny carried the child back to the anteroom, and came back with the child, as well as the greeting gifts piled up like a hill on a small gilt-painted tray.

Yin Niang asked Qing Hua to make another booklet, and listed these objects one by one.

Xiaoying, Dou and others came to visit Yinniang one after another, together with Xiaoying, and her sister-in-law Xiaoyu, known as Sister Ting.Su Jin, the second son of Su, was delayed for three years because of his grandmother's filial piety, and he didn't get married until last year when his parents gave filial piety.She married the eldest daughter of the chief house of the Marquis of Peng'an. She and Mrs. Lin Tai's natal sister-in-law, Yushi, came from the same mansion, so they should be called Yushi's aunt.Turning on and off, he is also considered to be related to the Yongning Hou Mansion.

Sister Ting doesn't look as straightforward as Xiao Ying's, but she looks sweet. From entering the door to now, the smile on her face seems to have never faded. Even if a maid brings her a glass of water, she will be sweet. Sweetly shouted: "Thank you sister!" She seemed very good at talking and winking.

Mrs. Dou sat on the chair beside the bed, hugged the baby and said to Yin Niang: "You still choose the time, April is the time when spring flowers bloom, the weather is neither cold nor hot, and confinement is also good. You don't know, my elder brother and elder sister were both born in June, and the weather was hot at that time, and I could neither put ice nor take a bath during confinement, and I got prickly heat all over my body due to the heat."

Xiao Ying took the child from Dou's hand, weighed it, and said: "I don't think he is big, but I didn't expect him to be quite heavy. He weighs about six catties. He looks really strong."

Yin Niang said: "It weighs five catties and eight taels."

Xiao Ying said: "Brother Chang was as big as Brother Yi when he was born, but not so heavy, only five catties and one tael." Brother Chang is the second son of Xiao Ying. When she was born, Yinniang hadn't settled down yet, so Brother Chang didn't go to the three baptisms and the full moon wine, but Mrs. Lin went on behalf of the Hou family.

Xiaoying's and Dou's taught Yinniang some lessons about raising children, and seeing that the time was almost up, they all said goodbye.

After they left, Yinniang picked up Brother Yi, who was playing with her fingers with a pair of black eyes open. Now Brother Yi's hands are very strong, if he puts his fingers in his palm, he will catch them Hold on, it took a lot of strength to pull my fingers out.

The child's appearance changes rapidly, almost every day.When he was just born, he still felt that his skin was red, but now his complexion is much fairer.His eyes are like Lin Fengqi's, the corners of his eyes are turned up, they are a pair of peach blossom eyes.Brother Yi doesn't like to cry, he only cries when he is hungry and wants to lax.But he is very active, lying in the small quilt, his hands and feet obviously have no strength, but he always likes to move.

Yinniang was playing with Brother Yi's little hand, Qinghua came in from the outside and said to Yinniang: "Ma'am, a servant girl came in and reported that Hongying who is beside Aunt Liu talked to one of the young master's nanny today."

Yin Niang said: "Let people watch Hongying and Nanny, if they are just chatting, you don't need to talk to them or remind them, if they do something unruly, tie them up, and I will punish them."

"Yes."

Yin Niang asked again: "Has the patriarch of the Lu family arrived in the capital yet?"

Qing Hua replied: "It's coming soon, we will be there in a few days. This time not only the patriarch is here, but also the family that originally agreed to adopt him to Mrs. Lu. After all, it is for Mrs. Lu's adoptive incense. When the time comes It’s just right for you and the lady in Yangjiao Alley to take a look.”

Yin Niang nodded, indicating that she understood.

(End of this chapter)