Chapter 165: Chapter 166 - Ye Shi Gave Birth (2)

The weather at the end of the ninth lunar month had turned a bit cold.

Once Yuxi finished her morning exercise in the yard, she took a towel to wipe her sweat. She was in a very good mood as she looked at the red sun rising in the east.

Her good mood didn’t last long though. Her mood changed after she had her bath and changed her clothes. Especially after Zisu informed her on one matter, “Miss, Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house had given birth to a sweet little girl around maoshi[+]5-7 a.m..”

Yuxi sighed slightly and nodded, “I see.” Although she had hoped that Ye Shi would have given birth to a son, the reality still couldn’t help turn out like this. Troublesome matters would always be troublesome. As long as the current situation didn’t fall into her previous life situation, it should not be bad for her.

After breakfast, Yuxi took Zisu to the Master Courtyard. As soon as she entered the yard, she noticed that the atmosphere was not right. All the maids in the yard kept their heads down, and they even walked carefully.

Liuyue happened to be standing at the door of the house. When she saw Yuxi, she came over and whispered, “Miss, the Lady is really angry right now! You should go in a bit later!”

Yuxi asked, “What happened?” In fact, she knew roughly why Qiu Shi was currently angry. Presumably because Ye Shi could no longer hide the fact that she was unfit to conceive another child in the future.[+]This noob translation was translated by a noob translator, きつね. Please read this chapter at xin-shou.blogspot.com.

Liuyue went closed to Yuxi’s ear and whispered, “The physician said that it would be difficult for Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house to get pregnant again. Madam was very surprised at that time that she questioned why Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house would be unable to have another child when she obviously did not have any difficulty while giving birth. As a result, the physician let her know that Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house’s constitution was already too cold. Thus it would be difficult for her to actually conceive a child. It was already fortunate that she managed to get pregnant with this child. When the Lady found out about this, she became very angry.”

This made Yuxi hesitate to go in.

Seeing Yuxi’s reaction, Liuyue added, “Lady is talking to Mama Li about something right now, so she won’t be able to finish talking with her for a while. Why don’t you go back first and come back later?”

Yuxi didn’t want to get involved in this matter. After all, she was still young and it was no good to get mixed up in this kind of matter. After thinking for a while, Yuxi said, “Okay then, I will go see Dasao[+]eldest sister-in-law and my niece first.”

Qiu Shi was currently furious. If Ye Shi was unable to have another child because she just had a difficult delivery, then Qiu Shi would have nothing to say. But Ye Shi herself already knew that she was unfit to conceive a child and could no longer give birth to another, which made Qiu Shi to be extremely angry. Ye Shi had kept such a big thing from her up until now. If she hadn’t found out about it, was Ye Shi going to continue to hide it from her? “You’ve seen how I’ve treated her these past few years. When she was continuously giving medication to the tongfang[+]lowest-ranking concubines from family of lower status or formal wife / one’s own maid, I’ve never said anything about it, and I did not even shove a maid to Ming-er. But what about her?” This feeling of being lied to was truly awful.

Mama Li also didn’t expect Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house to be so bold. While knowing that she herself was having a hard time conceiving, Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house still made the two tongfang[+]lowest-ranking concubines from family of lower status or formal wife / one’s own maid keep on drinking the child prevention soup, “My Lady, since things have already come to this, it won’t help ease the matter even if you try to pursue what had happened before. Shouldn’t we now be thinking about what’s to be done hereafter?”

It was really difficult for Qiu Shi to calm herself down, “Let’s see what Ming-er is going to say about this.”

Mama Li remembered the look on Master Shizi[+]a heir of a noble family’s face when he heard what the doctor said. She hesitantly spoke out, “My Lady, I don’t know if I’m overthinking it, but I have this feeling that Master Shizi[+]a heir of a noble family already knew about this.” If he didn’t know, it was impossible for Master Shizi[+]a heir of a noble family to be that calm.

When Qiu Shi remembered the look on her son’s face, she also felt that something was wrong, “Go and call Ming-er over.”

Mama Li shook her head and said, “My Lady, after Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house had given birth, the main steward came in to report on a matter, and Master Shizi[+]a heir of a noble family went out after that.”

Qiu Shi thought for a moment before instructing, “Then, let’s go to the Main Courtyard.” Ye Shi had been chosen by the Old Lady, not by her. Now that Ye Shi had done such a thing, she had to let the Old Lady know. In passing, she would ask what the Old Lady had in mind over this matter.

Yuxi was unaware of Qiu Shi’s entanglement. She had just left the Master Courtyard when she saw Yuru coming over. Since her betrothal, Yuru had exuded an aura of peace and tranquillity that had even surprised Yuxi. She had never seen such Yuru before. “Dajie[+]eldest sister[+]eldest sister, Eldest Aunt is currently having a discussion. It may take a while.” It was only right to give Yuru a reminder, and it was up to Yuru to decide what she would do next.

Yuru looked calm, as she asked, “Where is Si Meimei[+]si=fourth, meimei=younger sisters going to?” When Yuxi told her that she was about to go to the Songxiang Courtyard, Yuru responded, “Then I will go to the Songxiang Courtyard with Si Meimei[+]si=fourth, meimei=younger sisters!”

After walking a few steps, Yuru whispered to Yuxi, “Si Meimei[+]si=fourth, meimei=younger sisters, thank you for that day.”

These inexplicable words made Yuxi puzzled, “Thanking me for what?” She hadn’t seen Yuru for a while, so why would she be thanking her?

Yuru lowered her voice and said, “I only learned a few days ago that Fourth Young Master Xiang’s personal maid has gotten pregnant.” It was too unruly for a maid to get pregnant without getting married first.

Yuxi felt it was odd. This matter didn’t happen before. “It seems like Fourth Young Master Xiang has not been betrothed to anyone yet? How could something like this happen? Also, how did Dajie[+]eldest sister know about this?” This kind of thing should have been hidden and kept under wraps, so how could it still manage to get out.

Yuru shook her head as she explained, “I heard that Madam Xiang gave that maid abortion pill which ended up killing her. The maid’s family was a good citizen. It was only after they found out about her death that they made trouble with the Xiang family and the story got out.”

Yuxi didn’t pay much attention to the Xiang family. During this time, she had been concentrating on her books and wasn’t concerned with the gossip circulating outside. “It’s unlikely for the Xiang family to be so bad in covering this matter up. Someone must have deliberately tried to stir up a big trouble out of it.”

A smile appeared on Yuru’s face. “I don’t know about this. But I heard that Madam Xiang had asked Fourth Young Master Xiang to marry the young miss from Marquis of Changping residence a few days ago. Now it seems that the possible marriage will eventually fall through.”

Yuxi nodded and stated, “With the Xiang family’s drama, the marriage is definitely out of the question. For the Fourth Young Master Xiang to be in such a condition, there is no way for him to marry into any families of equal rank after this incident.” Originally, the Xiang family could have married a shu[+]born from a concubine daughter from a family of equal rank. However, with this kind of incident, it was no longer possible for him to do so. Now, they had to look for a match from a much lower family status.

Yuru was now very glad that she had changed her mind and did not choose the Xiang family. If she hadn’t, she would have died of frustration. “With Fourth Young Master Xiang acting like this, whoever marries him will have bad luck.”

Yuxi nodded, “This is indeed true. He has no talent nor virtue. This kind of person is really not a good match. It is right for Dajie[+]eldest sister not to choose him that day.” After that, she added, “It’s good that Dajie[+]eldest sister has chosen Young Master Zeng.”

A smile appeared on Yuru’s face as she thought of Young Master Zeng. Ever since she had been betrothed to Young Master Zeng, he had frequently bought many things to be sent into the residence for her. This flattered and cheered up Yuru, who had always been the one pleasing others, “Well, I’m glad of that now!”

Yuxi glanced behind her and saw Qingxuan at the back, before she whispered, “Dajie[+]eldest sister, are you planning to take Qingxuan with you when you get married?”

Yuru didn’t understand what this question meant, “I definitely want to bring Qingxuan with me when I get married.” Qingxuan was her most trusted person and her assistant, so she didn’t feel comfortable getting married without her.

Yuxi thought that Qingxuan knew too much about Yuru, and she could also influence Yuru’s decision. Such a maid could be an assistant to her master, but she definitely can’t be her master’s husband’s concubine. “Qingxuan is also eighteen this year. Dajie[+]eldest sister should marry her off. Then let her follow Dajie[+]eldest sister along as a young married woman.” If Qingxuan became her master’s husband’s concubine, it would be very unfavorable for Yuru

Yuru smiled and said, “Well, Qingxuan’s marriage has already been settled, and the marriage will be held at the end of the year. After she marries, I will let her be the stewardess of my yard.”

Yuxi was not interested in knowing who Qingxuan will be married to. As long as she knew that Qingxuan would not be Zeng Kezhou’s concubine, that would be enough. “That’s good then.”

The two of them soon arrived at Songxiang Courtyard, where they found out that Ye Shi had not yet woken up. It was Old Woman Servant Hua who was making the arrangements of the yard inside out.[+]This noob translation was translated by a noob translator, きつね. Please read this chapter at xin-shou.blogspot.com.

After seeing the crowd, Old Woman Servant Hua said with a smile, “Eldest Miss and Fourth Miss are here.”

Yuxi didn’t bother to be polite with Old Woman Servant Hua, as she directly said, “We are here to see Eldest Girl.” The child was still young and had not yet been named. Hence for the time being she would be called the Eldest Girl.

Old Woman Servant Hua led the two to a side room, “Wait here, Miss. I’ll go and bring out Eldest Girl.” Eldest Girl was now in the room next to Ye Shi’s

Ye Shi had suffered enough during her pregnancy and she had also experienced several pregnancy complications in between. Although she had given birth at full term, Yuxi was still worried about the child’s possible poor health. It was normal to worry about the child’s health, mainly because of what had happened to Concubine Rong in the past. However, when she looked at the child held out by Old Woman Servant Hua, a smile appeared on her face. “She looks so good.” What Yuxi meant by looking so good was that the child looked healthy and not sickly.

Yuru stated with great surprise, “The child looks like a monkey. Where did you see she looks good?” The child’s skin was wrinkled, like a little old man. Yuru really couldn’t see what was so good about the child

Old Woman Servant Hua was not angry either. She just smiled and explained, “This is the case for newborns. She will be looking fine after a few more days.”

After the two of them had seen the child, they left Songxiang Courtyard. Yuru went straight to her courtyard to continue embroidering her dowry, while Yuxi told Zisu, “Let’s go to Tingyun Pavilion.”

From afar, Yuxi could hear a pleasant sound of flute. She asked Zisu with a look of surprise,”Could it be that San Jie[+]san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie didn’t know that Dasao[+]eldest sister-in-law has just given birth?” Otherwise, Yuchen would have personally gone over and taken a look.

Zisu looked at the sky speechlessly, “Miss, even if you ask me, who am I going to ask?” It was already quite difficult to find out about things that happened inTingyun Pavilion. Therefore, Zisu never inquired anything about the affairs of Tingyun Pavilion.

When Yuxi arrived at Tingyun Pavilion, she asked Yuchen, “San Jie[+]san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie, Dasao[+]eldest sister-in-law has just given birth to a baby girl.”

Yuchen nodded and replied, “I already know. I have known about it after I have done practicing my qin. But Dasao[+]eldest sister-in-law hasn’t woken up yet. I will go visit her when she finally wakes up. Has Si Mei[+]si=fourth, mei=younger sister, short form for Meimei been there?”

Yuxi nodded as she answered, “Yeah. I just came from Songxiang Courtyard.”

Yuchen smilingly asked, “If Si Mei[+]si=fourth, mei=younger sister, short form for Meimei is not in a hurry to go back, how about listening to me play a song? It seems like it has been a long time since Si Meimei[+]si=fourth, meimei=younger sisters has listened to me play the qin and flute.”

Yuxi smiled, “It is indeed a long time since I have heard San Jie[+]san=third, jie=elder sister, short form for Jiejie play with both of the instruments.” During this period of time, Yuchen had been extremely busy and she did not have free time either. Yuxi knew in her heart that there would be even fewer opportunities for her to listen to Yuchen play the qin and flute in the future.

Now, many things were different from what Yuxi remembered. In her last life, Yuchen met the 10th Prince next year. When Yuchen was fifteen, she had been bestowed with marriage to the 10th Prince and they got married when she was sixteen. But now they both had met with each other. Since Yuchen often went to the palace, she and the 10th Prince must have frequently seen each other too. As for what other things that would change in the future, Yuxi couldn’t say for sure. She could only hope that Yuchen would smoothly marry the 10th Prince and that nothing would go wrong in the end. As for herself, well, she hadn’t thought about it that far yet.

PS (Author) : O(∩_∩)O~, Ye Shi has given birth to a daughter. Did you guess right?