My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

Fu Zhijian was so frightened that he quickly hugged her and said, "My dear grandmother, you are a double now. If something goes wrong, how will I live?"

"For something like this, you can just tell Bailing and the others to go to the storeroom and pick out the valuable and good ones and bring them over for your inspection, right?"

"Why do you need to do it yourself?"

When Mrs. Hu heard this, she sat down awkwardly, "Didn't I just forget for a moment?"

Fu Zhijian hurriedly called in Bailing and the other older maids and instructed them, "Go to the storeroom and pick out the valuable, top-quality items that you'll need and bring them to Grandmother for review."

Bai Ling agreed and asked, "Master, you only said that you wanted to pick something expensive and good, but you didn't specify who it was for. Is it a boy or a girl? How can we choose?"

Mrs. Hu took over the conversation, "It's a thank-you gift for Fourth Grandma! I'm able to get pregnant thanks to her! Pick out the best ones and prepare a generous gift!"

Bai Ling understood immediately, and smiled: "Don't worry, Grandpa and Grandma, I will pick out a valuable gift for them. Just don't worry when the time comes."

Mrs. Hu spat at her and said, "You little bitch, you're teasing your master. Go away."

The lark and the magpie went to the storeroom to choose gifts.

After a short while, she picked out seven or eight items and asked the little maid to bring them over for Mrs. Hu and Fu Zhijian to review.

Leading the way were a red pomegranate ornament, a jade bonsai, a set of head ornaments, a small box of pearls, four pieces of new silk in delicate colors, two brand new crane cloaks, one made of bright red feather gauze with white fox fur lining, and the other made of bright red gorilla felt.

Mrs. Hu was satisfied with the first few items, but when she saw the two crane cloaks at the back, she couldn't help but frown: "What are you doing with these at this time of year?"

Xi Que said hurriedly, "Since Fourth Madam has just married into our Marquis' Mansion, I'm afraid it won't be enough to make these cloaks by the end of the year. Why don't you pick out two good ones first so that Fourth Madam can help you out in an emergency—"

Before he could finish his words, Hu raised her eyebrows and said, "Shut up! Slap him!"

Xi Que looked at Hu in astonishment: "Grandma, I——"

Mrs. Hu glanced at Bai Ling and said, "Why don't you make a move? Do you still want your master to do it himself?"

The lark didn't dare to hesitate any longer and stepped forward to give the magpie two big slaps in the face.

The magpie was slapped twice, and he knelt on the ground, covering his face and trembling.

Mrs. Hu then said coldly, "Who gave you the guts to make up stories about the master? Regardless of what Fourth Madam is like, she's still the master! Not to mention, I asked you to pick out gifts of thanks, to thank Fourth Madam for bringing me joy! What's your intention in picking these two things? Are you trying to sow discord between your master and Fourth Madam? Who are you trying to slap in the face?"

The magpie covered her face and cried out, "Grandma, I absolutely don't have such a heart! I am wronged—"

Mrs. Hu sneered and glanced around at the maids in the room. "I'm just pregnant, not crazy! I'm making this clear today. From now on, if anyone in my yard dares to take advantage of my pregnancy and cause trouble outside, don't blame me for being rude!"

The maids dared not even to breathe and could only respond in a low voice.

Fu Zhijian also stood up and glanced around coldly: "I will also give the servants outside a hard time when I go out."

After saying that, he went out first.

After all, it was his own wife who was scolding her maid, so it was better for him to stay out of it.

After Fu Zhijian left, Mrs. Hu looked at Xi Que and said, "Tell me, what are you thinking?"

The magpie only said that he had not thought it through carefully and had absolutely no other intentions.

Seeing that Xi Que had bitten her to death and refused to admit it, Mrs. Hu was too lazy to ask any more questions: "In that case, I dare not use a girl as careless as you! Considering that you have served me for a long time, I will ask your parents to take you back, or I will choose a husband for you to marry. It's your choice!"

The magpie was shocked and wanted to rush to Mrs. Hu crying, but was stopped by the lark.

"Grandma, I was just confused and lost my mind for a moment! Please have mercy on me and forgive me this time! I won't dare to do it again!"

The cuckoo couldn't bear to see this and wanted to plead with the magpie.

She was stopped by Huamei and shook her head at her.

Dujuan didn't dare to go forward.

No one spoke up for the magpie, and Mrs. Hu couldn't stand the magpie's noise.

Just tell the maid to drag the man away and she won't have to come into the house to serve for the next few days.

The old woman quickly went downstairs, dragging the whimpering magpie.

Mrs. Hu then looked at the gifts again and ordered, "Go pick out some fine leather and replace this one."

Bai Ling understood what he meant and picked out some high-quality furs for Hu to review.

Only then did he let Huamei take the gift to the third room and deliver it to Lu Zhenzhen.

After everyone left, Bailing helped Hu sit down, rubbed her temples, and advised, "Grandma, why are you so angry about that little hoof? What if she gets pregnant? If you really can't stand it, just send her away. Now that you're pregnant, who in the mansion dares to get angry with you?"

Mrs. Hu shook her head, revealing a hint of fatigue. "You only see that I'm pregnant and are overjoyed. But you don't know how many people are watching me this pregnancy! Apart from anything else, I'm afraid they're pissed off right now, wishing something bad would happen to me in a couple of days, or even better, that I'd lose this pregnancy right away—"

"Pooh, pooh, pooh—what are you talking about, grandma! What if it scares the baby in my belly?" Bailing spat.

Mrs. Hu held Bailing's hand and said, "I'm afraid I won't be in good spirits now that I'm pregnant. I'll have to trouble you all. We have to take good care of this courtyard! If we can keep this baby, and if it's a boy, your uncle and I can rest assured! Sister Yue will have someone to rely on!"

Bailing immediately knelt on the ground and swore, "Don't worry, grandma! We servants will protect you and my brother even if it costs our lives!"

Not to mention the heartfelt love between master and servant.

Lu Zhenzhen was just fine at home when she received a pie from the Hu family. The pie had a thin crust and a big filling, and she almost fainted.

"Your grandma is pregnant, so I should be the one giving her gifts to congratulate her. Why is it that your grandma is the one giving me such an expensive gift?"

Huamei smiled warmly and said, "This is a thank you gift from our Great Grandma to Fourth Grandma! Thanks to Fourth Grandma's good fortune, she was able to bring our Great Grandma this pregnancy news! Our Great Grandma should have come to thank you in person, but as you know, I'm busy right now."

"But these gifts were personally selected by our eldest grandmother, so please accept them, Fourth Grandma! Otherwise, I will have a hard time explaining myself when I go back! Please, Fourth Grandma, treat me well—"

Lu Zhenzhen was confused. What did Hu’s pregnancy have to do with her?

To use the words she used to criticize Zhao and Liu Sisi, she couldn't let Hu get pregnant!

But looking at Huamei's expression, I have no choice but to accept this gift.

I had no choice but to accept it with full of doubt.

I plan to ask Fu Zhiyi in the evening to find out what the Hu family is doing.

I just didn't expect it to be evening yet.

Just as Mrs. Hu sent a generous thank-you gift, not long after, the eldest wife, Mrs. Jin, and the eldest master, Fu Heming, also sent people to deliver gifts.