The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

Feiyue thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's what the doctor said: women tend to overthink when they are pregnant."

Jiang Shuwan nodded and said, "When you have nothing to do, go and talk to Wen Yin's maids."

Feiyun said, "I am familiar with Shiyi. I know that she goes to Wufangzhai to buy pastries every few days."

Jiang Shuwan trusted Feiyun's abilities.

Before they knew it, the carriage arrived at the entrance of the General's Mansion.

As soon as Jiang Shuwan arrived at the backyard, she saw Pei Shi and Xie Youwei coming together.

Xie Youwei saw her and bowed, "Sister-in-law."

Jiang Shuwan was about to bow to Madam Pei when Madam Pei stopped her.

"Didn't I tell you that you don't need to perform the ceremony because your belly is so big and it's inconvenient for you to be pregnant?"

Jiang Shuwan knew that she was worried about her, and her smile deepened. "Mother, where are you and Youwei going?"

“Nowhere to go. I was worried about you because you haven’t come back for so long, so I was planning to wait for you in the front yard with Youwei.” Madam Pei was particularly worried about Jiang Shuwan.

Jiang Shuwan looked at Xie Youwei, and Xie Youwei nodded.

"Mother, I'll be fine with Feiyue and Feiyun by my side."

Previously, Jiang Shuwan would only bring three or four maids when she went out, but now that she is pregnant, she is always followed by seven or eight maids. The Grand Princess was afraid that her granddaughter would not know anything about her first pregnancy, so she also sent an older nanny to accompany her.

“I know I didn’t mean to stop you from going out, but I’m worried about you when you’re not by my side.”

Knowing that her son was not around and that her daughter-in-law was having a hard time with her big belly, Madam Pei wanted to do something to help her and make sure Jiang Shuwan felt even the slightest bit uncomfortable.

Xie Youwei joked, "My sister-in-law treats you better than I do now, and I'm starting to feel a little jealous."

Madam Pei said, "It's no use being jealous. Your sister-in-law is the most important person in our family now, no one can compare to her."

"Where's my elder brother?"

Without hesitation, Madam Pei said, "Even your eldest brother can't compare."

Pei and Xie Youwei each took one arm of Jiang Shuwan's, and they strolled slowly toward Mingxiang Garden.

As soon as Jiang Shuwan returned to the room, she saw that the table was full of things.

"What is all this?"

After they finished speaking, they walked to the table.

Besides clothes, there were also cloth tigers, rattles, calligraphy books, and other items on it.

Madam Pei said softly, "These are all small clothes and blankets that I made for the child, and these are toys that your father made for the child."

Jiang Shuwan was both amused and exasperated when she saw it. "Father even prepared calligraphy practice books."

“I told him that it was too early to prepare these things, but he wouldn’t listen. He said he wanted to keep looking. Here are two different calligraphy models. I think he’s determined to find every style of calligraphy.”

Pei had no idea what Xie Jingshan was thinking.

Jiang Shuwan picked up the cloth tiger. "This tiger is really beautiful."

Xie Youwei said, "Sister-in-law, this was made by my mother and me together. We even prepared little tiger-head hats and tiger-head shoes."

These gifts might not be valuable to others, but they were priceless to Jiang Shuwan. Looking at them, she suddenly felt her eyes well up with tears.

Pei picked up the little bib she had made, checked it again, and put it down with satisfaction. Then she noticed that Jiang Shuwan's expression was off.

Seeing that Jiang Shuwan's eyes were a little wet, Madam Pei asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Shuwan shook her head. "I think she's so lucky. So many people care about her even before she's born."

Madam Pei breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Silly child, you are more important to us than the child in your belly."

Jiang Shuwan never received maternal love from the Gu family in her entire life, but she felt it from the Pei family.

She now has a mother's love; she is no longer the Jiang Shuwan who had no parents.

Jiang Shuwan wiped away her tears and said, "Thank you, Mother."

Madam Pei gently wiped the corner of her eye with heartache, saying, "It's my duty to thank you, Mother."

Madam Pei had heard about Jiang Shuwan and the Dongping Marquis's family. When she first heard it, she found it unbelievable. How could there be such a mother? They were all her own children, so why was she so biased? And why was all the wrongdoing of her sister blamed on Jiang Shuwan? Madam Pei didn't want to confront Madam Gu, otherwise she would definitely have to.

In fact, apart from the first banquet held at the General's Mansion, Pei Shi had never met Gu Shi again.

In short, in Pei's mind, Gu was a person who couldn't think straight.

Knowing that Jiang Shuwan had just returned from outside, Pei was worried that she might be tired, so she stayed for a while and then left with Xie Youwei.

Feiyue and Feiyun gathered up the things on the table, intending to make proper arrangements.

The nannies sent by the Grand Princess secretly made a mental note of this. They came to the General's Mansion not only to take care of the Princess, but also to observe the Xie family's attitude towards her. They had seen it during their months there: the Xie family genuinely cared for the Princess.

Jiang Shuwan has been living a comfortable life since she became pregnant. The entire Xie family revolves around her, not letting her worry about anything. She spends her days eating, drinking, and taking walks. The only thing she cares about now is Li Shu and Xie Huai'an in Northern Qi.

Xie Huai'an's letters came very frequently; Jiang Shuwan would receive his letters every five or six days.

In his letter, Xie Huai'an said that he couldn't come back yet and was afraid he wouldn't be able to make it in time for Jiang Shuwan's delivery. Jiang Shuwan could sense that he felt very guilty.

After reading the letter, Jiang Shuwan replied to him, telling him not to worry, that she was doing well in the capital, and that she only wished for his safety in Northern Qi.

After Jiang Shuwan finished writing, she put the letter in an envelope and took out the blessing she had recently prayed for for him. She then put it in the envelope, sealed it, and handed it to Feiyun.

"Go and ask the old lady if she has anything for the general. If so, give it to the messenger."

The messenger was Xie Huai'an's subordinate, and he was faster than the other messengers.

Feiyun took it and nodded, "Yes."

Upon learning of this, Lady Pei wrote a letter and gave it to Feiyun.

Even the fastest messenger would take two months to reach the northern part of the city, so news of Yan Jingrong's death had not yet reached the capital.

北齐

Li Shu sat there, pale-faced and with lifeless eyes.

Xianglian was worried when she saw her. The Queen had not attended the morning court for half a month. In the past, the officials of Northern Qi would have started to pressure Li Shu long ago, but since Zheng Qingshan went to see that Lord Du, the others dared not make any rash moves.

Zheng Congying knew about Li Shu's situation and was worried. He was pacing outside Li Shu's bedchamber at that moment.

Xianglian ran into Zheng Congying as she came out.

"General Zheng."

Xianglian bowed.

Zheng Congying knew that she was Li Shu's closest maid.

"How is the Queen?"

Xianglian said dejectedly, "The Queen is still the same as before."

She had tried everything she could, but Li Shu remained unmoved.

Zheng Congying said, "Go and change the Queen into a neat outfit."

"What does General Zheng want to do?"

Zheng Congying didn't hide anything, "I can't let her stay so negative, so I took her out to relax."

"The Queen probably doesn't have that intention."

Based on Xianglian's understanding of Li Shu, she wouldn't go.

Zheng Congying said, "You don't need to worry about the rest, just do as I say."