Chapter 551
Chapter 551
Song Guanzhou was puzzled, and Qi Yueniang laughed, "The eldest sister is in good health. She has never rested since she got married. The eldest daughter in her family is about to get married now."
Good guy!
Song Guanzhou stretched out his fingers, "Ten?"
Qi Yue Niang pressed down her finger and said, "Southern Yunnan is a hot place, and it's not like every child born survives. Didn't your second brother tell you? When he sent the festival gift half a year ago, my eldest sister was pregnant again."
Phew! Is the fertility so strong?
"Then how many boys and girls are there now?" He was so curious, thinking that most people in his family had difficulty giving birth. Xiao Yinxiu only had two brothers until now, and his eldest sister-in-law became a widow early, so she only had one son, Qin.
Unexpectedly, Pei Qiuyun was so far ahead.
Qi Yueniang was pleased by Song Guanzhou's curious expression. She took two mouthfuls of porridge before looking up. "Her tenth daughter should be three years old now. Now she has seven daughters and one son."
"so much?"
Qi Yueniang laughed and said, "This is a blessing. If I had two more brothers, I'm afraid the Queen of the capital would envy my eldest sister."
pity--
"Seven daughters, and one is still in the womb?"
"It will probably be after the Mid-Autumn Festival and before the Double Ninth Festival. I hope it's another boy, otherwise her Wang Ge'er is weak--"
Much like her late husband.
He was born with congenital deficiencies. After being named the crown prince, he suffered from a minor illness every three days and a serious illness every seven days. He had to rely on precious medicinal herbs to survive.
"Eldest sister should be able to get what she wants."
Song Guanzhou agreed verbally, but he was actually screaming in his heart. One baby a year, seven daughters and one son. This kind of fertility was something he had only heard of from his elders before.
By the time she became a stay-at-home girl in a big city, she had given up the idea of having children.
Not to mention seven or eight, even one, she has no interest. Qi Yueniang looked at her strange expression, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, "What's so strange about this? It's a blessing for women to have more children." Hearing this, Song Guanzhou shrugged and shook his head, "This blessing can be given to others, I don't like it."
"Ok?"
Qi Yueniang looked over, and Song Guanzhou realized that he had almost been exposed. He looked around to make excuses, "I am not in good health, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to have children in this life. This should be inherited from my father and mother. Apart from my adopted eldest brother, I am their only child..."
"No hurry! In the future, your sister-in-law will find some good doctors for you and prescribe some more herbal medicines. There will surely be good news." Song Guanzhou thanked Qi Yueniang on the surface, but in fact, he secretly made up his mind that he could not get over the issue of beheading and would definitely not have a baby.
The two sisters-in-law were eating porridge and vegetables. Song Guanzhou chatted with them intermittently, and finally asked Qi Yueniang, "What worries you so much that you can't eat or sleep at night?"
Qi Yueniang's face was full of bitterness. After a moment, she raised her head and looked at Song Guanzhou.
"Mother……"
Song Guanzhou was shocked. Could it be that his father was not at home and his second sister-in-law wanted to release her old aunt?
Sure enough, the next moment Qi Yueniang spoke in a low voice, feeling embarrassed, "Your second sister-in-law has been in my room for two days, just asking mother to come out and meet the children. I just said that my father's order is above me, I dare not do that, but your second sister-in-law kept pestering me and insisted on her own opinion."
At this point, Qi Yueniang slowly raised her head and said, "Now the people guarding the small Buddhist temple, because my father and Uncle Hai are out, I can persuade them a little, but how dare I do such a big thing?"
"The eldest sister-in-law brought up my father to fend off the second sister-in-law. If she wants to see him, she can just bring my father's handwritten letter. You should get through when you see the words."
"Whoa!"
Qi Yueniang held her forehead with her hand, looking at a loss, "Is your second sister-in-law so easy to get rid of? Of course not. She just said that she is now in decline and has no ability, and relies on her sister-in-law to survive. She just wants to meet her aunt and nephew, and the grandchildren also miss their grandmother."
"…What does the elder sister-in-law mean?"
When Qi Yueniang thought about the past years she had lived with her domineering mother-in-law, she just felt annoyed. But after all, the moral code was there. Her father could be so cruel, but could she, as a daughter-in-law, really dig up old grudges and punish her mother-in-law?
Of course you can't.
"Your second sister-in-law was really violent, but your second brother just ignored her. I wanted to talk to your second brother yesterday, but he took the opportunity to leave."
"Sister-in-law, you can't agree to this, or father will ask you for neglecting your duties later." Everyone in the mansion knew that the master hated the old lady, and the two of them were tired of each other. Besides, "when my eldest uncle and third uncle were here, my father never let the old lady go free."
Song Guanzhou said it bluntly. The old lady doesn't care about her own brothers, so why should she, a daughter-in-law, worry about it?
"But I heard that my mother hasn't been out in the sun for a long time. I asked the gatekeeper, and she said that she was not in good health. She is old and doesn't like to walk."
There is a small courtyard in front of the small Buddhist temple, which is as big as a palm. How far can you walk?
"My son Qin has been feeling unwell these past few days, and has had a high fever several times. He wants to see his grandmother. It is said that mother and father do not get along, and she has done some wrong things, but she has always been very caring towards her three grandchildren."
Song Guanzhou could vaguely feel Qi Yueniang's softness.
"Sister-in-law, you asked me about this, but I can't do anything about it." She smiled politely, "Sister-in-law knows that I never care about these things. The old lady... her own son and brothers all turned a deaf ear to her. Instead, they married two good wives and missed her."
Qi Yue Niang looked up, saw Song Guanzhou who seemed to be smiling, and then lowered her head again.
"I know that mother is very harsh to you, but she treats me the same way—" Song Guanzhou smiled faintly, "It's different, she wants to kill me."
This……
It was not until this time that Qi Yueniang realized that Song Guanzhou hated his mother-in-law more than he was angry at her. She used to think it was just a conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but now she realized that she had picked the wrong person.
She immediately put on a smile and said, "Forget it. As you said, the prince and the fourth son are not in a hurry. I am just a widowed daughter-in-law. I dare not disobey my father."
How would Song Guanzhou know whether he was disobedient or not?
Even if Xiao Yinxiu and Qi Yueniang brought their three grandchildren to the small Buddhist temple to meet them secretly, what could she do if she knew?
"Sister-in-law is smarter than me. Weigh the pros and cons and decide whether to agree to it."
Qi Yueniang nodded, ate the last mouthful of porridge and food, wiped the corners of her lips with a scarf, and then slowly said, "I know that what mother did is unacceptable in the world, but considering that we are a family, especially my grandson——"
She couldn't say the rest.
For example, if the three grandchildren miss their grandmother, you can say this to anyone except Song Guanzhou, who has no children. Qin Ge'er and Ling Ge'er are older, so it's understandable, but what about Huan Ge'er?
Little guy, do you still remember who your grandmother is?
"Sister-in-law, just do whatever you want. I just eat, drink and have fun all day long. It's really a troublesome thing for you to ask me."
Song Guanzhou smiled and asked,
"...We want the two houses to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival together?"
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