boyutpedia Chapter 141 The Concubine of the Lin Family in Dream of the Red Chamber
Chapter 141 The Concubine of the Lin Family in Dream of the Red Chamber
As expected, Jia Min regretted it the next day, because she sent someone to give Liu Yuxi more gifts. Not to mention that all the gifts were problematic, most of them were things that pregnant women should not use often.
Liu Yuxi only roughly examined the items and realized that many of them were problematic. She then separately put away all the gifts Jia Min had given her. Jia Min stayed in the mansion every day; why would she need so many clothes and jewelry? Even if she did need them, didn't she still have gifts from the old lady?
As for Jia Minshang's gifts, let's wait until she has given birth before we can carefully examine them. She's pregnant now, so we can't risk it. It's best to avoid contact if possible!
As for food, she decided to stay at Fu'an Hall for the next two months and eat with the old lady. She would change the old lady's diet to three meals a day. No matter when, eating small meals frequently is the healthiest eating habit.
Even if the food brought from the main kitchen contained incompatible ingredients, out of consideration for the old lady, it wouldn't be too much, and Liu Yuxi knew this too, so she could avoid it.
Every morning after getting up and washing up, I would take the bell to the old lady's courtyard. I would activate my spiritual power along the way, and if there were any "special arrangements" on the road, I would change my route in advance. The Lin mansion was so big, it wasn't just one road.
When we arrived at the old lady's courtyard, we ate breakfast with her. The breakfast was prepared in the small kitchen in the old lady's courtyard. It was so early, and the main kitchen hadn't prepared any meals yet!
After the meal, the two began to chat. Sometimes they would call over a maid or servant who was good at finding out gossip to listen to the juicy stories in the capital. This was Liu Yuxi's idea.
After all, these maids and servants were all born into the family and could go home when they were not on duty. Most of the servants in the Lin family lived in the alley behind the Lin family mansion. They had lived in the capital for generations and knew all the gossip about the various mansions in the capital!
Liu Yuxi is pregnant and can't do anything else. The original owner of this body is illiterate and only knows some basic embroidery, which she learned from the other maids in the courtyard. What do you think she can do?
Listening to gossip is the best way to pass the time and also makes people feel happy. When she got tired of listening, she would take a walk in the yard with the old lady. There was a small garden behind the old lady's yard, which was for the old lady to stroll around and enjoy the scenery when she had nothing to do, but now it was the two of them strolling around.
The human body is probably the most mysterious thing. In the past two months, the old lady's health has improved day by day, which is obvious to anyone with eyes. Although Liu Yuxi occasionally takes her pulse and finds opportunities to feed her medicine, and the family doctor prescribes a safe medicine, the main reason is that the old lady now has hope.
The old lady thought that she should live a few more days. If this child was Jia Min's, she wouldn't be worried. But since the child wasn't Jia Min's, she had to make sure the child was born safely and watch the child grow up.
As a grandmother, in a large family with many descendants, she would naturally favor the eldest grandchildren. But the Lin family is special. Every prospective child must be carefully selected, as they might be the only one in a thousand miles. If something unexpected happens, she might die with regrets.
Therefore, the old lady no longer takes her medicine carelessly; she actively cooperates and asks the doctor to prescribe more medicine to regulate her body.
As for Liu Yuxi's health, the original owner was healthy according to the family's medical records, which is why the old lady took a liking to her. After Liu Yuxi arrived, according to the family doctor, he had never seen such a healthy person before, so there was no need to arrange any pregnancy-stabilizing medicine for the time being.
Two months have passed, and both the old lady and Liu Yuxi have become "plump and healthy". Liu Yuxi will have to start paying her respects to the old lady again. How annoying!
On the first day after the resumption of greetings, Liu Yuxi was woken up by a bell. Pregnant women are generally more sleepy, and Liu Yuxi was even more so. She didn't have morning sickness, but she was just a bit too sleepy.
After waking up, she had Lingdang help her wash and dress before heading to the main courtyard. This time, she wasn't made to stand and wait in the courtyard, since she was pregnant. If something happened to her in the courtyard, it would be bad for Jia Min's reputation!
The maid led Liu Yuxi to the reception room to sit down. After Jia Min got up, she greeted Jia Min and paid her respects. However, the tea she was served was laced with something. If she drank too much, she might miscarry right there in the main courtyard!
Could Jia Min really be so brainless? She can't do this! It's harmful to Jia Min and brings no benefit to her. If something happens to Liu Yuxi in the main courtyard, not to mention Liu Yuxi will hate her.
Speaking of the Lin family alone, Old Madam Lin definitely cannot forgive Jia Min. In the future, the battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be fierce. If the mother-in-law really wants to torment her daughter-in-law, in the Qing Dynasty, the daughter-in-law really has no way to deal with it, after all, filial piety is paramount now.
Then there's Lin Ruhai. No matter how he usually tries to persuade Jia Min, if they didn't have a child, that would be one thing, but now that they did, you, as the legal wife, blatantly ruined it. How could she not have some thoughts about that? Will the couple still have a good relationship in the future? That's definitely impossible.
So unless Jia Min has lost her mind, she wouldn't do this. But if it's said that the servants acted on their own, how were the servants in the Duke's mansion trained? Is this harming a concubine? Or are they confident they can clear Jia Min of any wrongdoing? But can Jia Min really clear herself of something that happened in the main courtyard?
If Jia Min didn't know this, then there would be a problem with Jia Min's dowry. Liu Yuxi remembered reading in a fanfiction that Jia Min only had a good relationship with Jia She's first wife, Zhang, before she got married. She didn't get along with Jia Zheng's wife, Wang, who was always vicious and lawless.
Fanfiction says that Wang was jealous of her sister-in-law Jia Min, and resentful that Jia Min had a good relationship with her elder sister-in-law but looked down on Wang. Therefore, she tampered with Jia Min's dowry, not only by having people she arranged, but also by manipulating many items in the dowry, including ornaments, jewelry, fabrics, and medicinal herbs. This is why Lin Ruhai and Jia Min remained childless for many years after their marriage.
Jia Min was raised with great care and privilege from a young age. She was the only legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion, and her father, Jia Daishan, and mother, Old Lady Shi, doted on her like the apple of their eye.
Otherwise, Jia Min wouldn't have been married for many years without children. Although she was anxious, she never doubted her own health. She always felt it was Lin Ruhai's problem and a matter of fate. She was very confident in her body.
Thinking this, Liu Yuxi didn't touch the tea. When Jia Min came out, she greeted her and listened to Jia Min say some random things. After nodding in agreement, she went to the old lady's courtyard. She needed to talk to the old lady about this matter.
If this is Jia Min's own idea, that's fine. But if there's a problem with the dowry servants, then this is a big deal. This is a major issue concerning the Lin family's offspring. Could this be an attempt to cut off the Lin family line?