Chapter 7: Chapter 9 The Eldest Miss is So Unruly
The birth of new life brought joy, and for the Qin family, which had suffered a great change, it dispersed some of the gloom.
Old Mrs. Qin looked at her pair of grandsons, her eyes filled with joy but also tinged with worry, as tears streamed down her face.
Had these twin boys been born a year earlier, how good that would have been. Now, they were prematurely born Qi Xingzi, so frail and tiny, it was uncertain whether they could be raised to survival.
"Mother, you have also been laboring for a whole day and night, please go rest for now. The wives here can manage things well," Mrs. Wang said gently to comfort her.
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Old Mrs. Qin nodded and said, "Have someone go invite two wet nurses back."
Mrs. Gu's delivery was not only premature but also difficult. Giving birth to the children cost her most of her life, and she would need careful nurturing. She could not be expected to feed them, so wet nurses would have to be hired.
Before Mrs. Wang could speak, Mrs. Xie preemptively asked, "Mother, where do we have the Silver Coin to hire two wet nurses?"
The confiscation of their household had come suddenly, and Noble Princess Consort Meng's family had deliberately suppressed them. They couldn't even talk about bringing anything valuable, let alone the fact that they had already taken off quite a bit of precious jewelry from their bodies. Where could the Silver Coin come from to suddenly hire two wet nurses?
"Can't we even lose the monthly salary of two wet nurses?" Old Mrs. Qin said with a cold face.
Mrs. Xie did not dare to provoke displeasure, and instead said, "Mother, if that's the case, then let's buy a few more maids and servants. There are only three people who came with us to our household. With such a large family, both young and old, how can we manage?"
Even in this old mansion, there are only a few servants coming and going.
Old Mrs. Qin was infuriated to the point of leaning back; this foolish woman still thought the Qin family was like it used to be, surrounded by servants, delighting her.
"First, go invite two wet nurses." Old Mrs. Qin didn't bother to reason with this foolish woman and only instructed her eldest daughter-in-law, "These two children are premature, they need to be taken care of meticulously. Hire two good wet nurses, and also your sister-in-law in her third trimester, she needs to complete the full double confinement period."
"Yes."
"Miss Xi..."
Old Mrs. Qin had just begun to speak when she looked around and realized that Qin Liuxi had long vanished, leaving her stunned.
Qi Huang and the midwife had already tidied up Mrs. Gu properly, and seeing the situation, she said, "My young lady has been exhausted the entire night, she has gone to rest. Please, Old Lady, you should rest as well."
Old Mrs. Qin: "!"
Mrs. Xie snorted lightly, "The elders are still here, and they have all been exhausted the entire night, yet this young one leaves without a word of notice, really lacking in manners!"
Qi Huang replied indifferently, "My young lady was performing acupuncture and massaging the Third Madam, which are tasks that greatly drain one's mind and strength. Moreover, her own constitution is not exactly robust, which Second Madam is surely aware of. I presume you wouldn't trouble our young lady over such a trivial matter." After all, the reason why the eldest miss was fostered in the old mansion was tied to this very issue.
"You!" Mrs. Xie was furious, the servant girl was sharp-tongued and quick-witted.
Qi Huang bowed to Old Mrs. Qin and said, "Old Lady, this servant needs to follow the young lady's orders to prepare medicine for the Third Madam, so I must take my leave first."
Old Mrs. Qin waved her hand wearily.
As Qi Huang stepped out with the midwife, Mrs. Xie's scolding voice towards Mrs. Xie echoed throughout the house, prompting Qi Huang to sneer.
"Mother, please calm your anger, take care of your health. Second sister-in-law, you should quickly admit your fault and then accompany mother to rest," Mrs. Wang said in her heart, extremely displeased with the second sister-in-law. At such a critical time, she was still causing trouble; Mrs. Wang herself was too exhausted to cope.
Mrs. Xie had no choice but to beat a retreat, speaking a few flattering words before attempting to help Old Lady out. However, after taking just one step, the Old Lady's body weakened and she collapsed.
"Mother!"