Chapter 203 The Cannon Fodder Wife in the Ancient Time Traveling Novel 10
Chapter 203 The Cannon Fodder Wife in the Ancient Time Traveling Novel 10
Wang looked around quickly and was relieved when she found that there was no one else except the maid.
"You, you, you slow down. No one will snatch the food from you. Be careful not to choke." After saying this, Wang scooped a bowl of soup for her.
Seeing her daughter like this, she felt relieved. At least she was much better now than when she was half dead just now. Her daughter's appearance before really scared her.
"Yeah, yeah, Mom, I'm starving! It's definitely not me who wants to eat, it's the baby in my belly who wants to eat." Xia Xiaoxiao knew that she had just lost her usual image, so she could only put the blame on the child.
"Yes, yes, it's not what you want to eat, it's what the child wants to eat. As long as you can eat, it's good. I was worried that you couldn't eat. But the way you ate just now, don't eat like that in front of outsiders!" Can't you see that she is a little scared?
"I did this because I saw everyone else was out. You won't tell anyone, mother. As for the maids, they are all my own people. The meals are made in the small kitchen in my own yard. People outside don't know about it at all." She didn't want her mother to worry about her, so she didn't hide the food from her mother.
"Okay, as long as you have a plan in mind. But you... just now...!" Wang looked at her daughter worriedly. She didn't know what to say, and she also doubted how true or false the scene just now was.
Say she was sad, but she turned around and acted like a heartless person, eating and drinking. Say she wasn't sad, but the desperate scene before made everyone feel very distressed. She even suspected that if she wasn't pregnant, she would have followed the Marquis.
But her intuition as a mother always made her feel that this was her daughter's true appearance.
"Mom, what's wrong with me? What happened just now?" Xia Xiaoxiao blinked her eyes and looked at her mother innocently.
Wang Shi saw her daughter like this and instantly understood what was going on! The previous scene was what others wanted to see. Her daughter was sad and upset, but not as deep as she showed!
Come to think of it, my daughter and son-in-law didn't know each other before, and he led the army to war three days after the wedding. How deep can their relationship be? But then I thought about it again, it's not right, what about her vomiting blood and her miscarriage? My daughter can't have a premonition to know these things in advance and make preparations in advance!
"It's nothing. I think you're doing very well. I want to ask you quietly, are you really having a miscarriage?" Wang lowered her voice and asked her daughter.
"Mom, of course I had a miscarriage. I don't have the ability to bribe the imperial physicians. It's just not as serious as they said. Qiuyue in my yard knows some medical skills, and she prepared miscarriage-preserving medicine for me early on. Mom, how did you know that?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked her mother!
"You came out of my belly, so I know you a little bit. Besides, you didn't hide it from me. Okay, I feel much more relieved now. You really scared me when you were like that before." Wang was really relieved. At least she didn't have to worry about losing the baby.
She also realized that in her daughter's eyes, her son-in-law was far less important than the baby in her belly.
It would be better if my daughter could see and understand clearly, and based on her performance today, she has nothing to worry about. Didn't you see that she was fooled?
When Wang left the room, she looked worried again, and the other ladies gathered around her and asked her how the marquis's wife was doing.
"Alas, she forced herself to eat something, cried for a long time, drank the medicine, and now she is asleep." Wang lowered her eyes, and the scene of her daughter wolfing down the food emerged in her mind.
"Oh, it's a pity that she has to go through so many things at such a young age. It's really hard for her."
"That's right. Madam Xia has been working hard during this period. We must persuade her to eat more. Otherwise, how can she bear it? She has three children in her belly."
"Yes, if the adults don't eat, how can the children get nutrition? Three children need more nutrition. And she has had two miscarriages in a row, so we have to be more careful."
"Alas, the Marquis hasn't come back yet! If he comes back, the Marquis's wife might be even more sad. How can I bear this? No matter what, for the sake of the child, she can't see the Marquis."
"Alas, the Marquis was so young, handsome, talented, and promising. It's such a pity. As his wife, how could I not be sad? When I saw the Marquis's wife just now, my heart was really broken."
"God is jealous of talent. The Marquis is such a good man. He just got married and hasn't even seen his child yet."
"The old marquis' wife had a miserable life. She lost her husband in middle age and her son in old age. If her daughter-in-law hadn't been pregnant with several children, she might have followed her son."
"Ah, the pain of seeing a loved one die is not something that most people can bear. She still has to endure the sadness and cheer up to arrange various things!"
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So many ladies were talking at the same time that Wang stopped listening after a while. She would rather spend time with her daughter instead.
In the following days, she stayed in her daughter's yard, eating and drinking with her daughter! How should I put it? Thanks to her son-in-law, she had a few days of comfort. Although this idea is a bit immoral, it is also the truth. Otherwise, the New Year is coming soon. If she was in her own house, wouldn't she be busy like crazy?
Those few autumns took good care of the mother and daughter. Wang felt that it was much more comfortable to accompany her daughter than to take care of a bunch of things at home. She even felt that she had gained some weight in the past few days.
There were guests outside to see her daughter, and she accompanied her daughter and changed her face to entertain them! Wang and her daughter also learned how to put on pale makeup. She had to put on makeup. How could she meet people with such a ruddy face?
She has learned a lot during these few days with her daughter. It was like opening the door to a new world. She suddenly realized that there is actually this way of living.
No need to serve her parents-in-law, no need to serve her husband all day, no need to worry about their food, clothing, housing, transportation, and three meals a day! If it weren't so inappropriate, she would have envied her daughter's life.
Some even think it is absurd that even if the husband is gone, it is no big deal, and life will even be much more comfortable, right? If you meet a husband who is promiscuous and favors concubines over his wife, it is better not to have him.
Thinking of this, she shook her head frantically, throwing away the messy thoughts in her head. She felt that she had fallen into depravity by living with her daughter these days, but this kind of life was really good! What she didn't know was that her mentality and mood were developing in an uncontrollable direction, and it was out of control!
She decided to go back and get her eldest son married and find a wife for her youngest son. After her two sons got married, she would hand over the family affairs to her daughters-in-law! She wanted to live a comfortable life like her daughter, which was really comfortable.
She glanced at Qiuyue who even peeled the orange and fed it to her daughter, and her daughter just had to close her eyes and open her mouth. She looked away again, it was simply unbearable to watch.
She also imitated her daughter and sat on the rocking chair. She closed her eyes and opened her mouth. Qiuxiang saw this and immediately peeled the orange and fed it to her. Tsk tsk tsk, it's too sour. Mm, my teeth hurt!
But she was not so comfortable in the afternoon, because the afternoon was the day when the Marquis returned home, and she had to accompany her daughter to cry for a while. Now the Marquis's coffin has entered the city gate, and the Marquis's Mansion has sent people to greet him!
Xia Xiaoxiao, with a big belly and a pale and haggard face, wearing a coarse linen dress, was carried to the gate in a sedan chair to welcome the Marquis back to the mansion!
Wang saw that many people's eyes were intentionally or unintentionally glancing at Xia Xiaoxiao. This Marquis's wife had not appeared since she received the news of the Marquis' death and had a miscarriage! Today was her first time to come out, and she attracted everyone's attention as soon as she appeared.
"Xiaoxiao, you must control yourself later. The imperial physician has said that you can't get too emotional, otherwise you will have a difficult delivery. You've had two miscarriages, and you've been nursing for several days before you feel a little better. You must think about your child, understand?"
"Mother, I just want to bring the children to welcome him back home and take one last look at the Marquis. He is the man beside me." Xia Xiaoxiao said in a weak, pleading and sobbing voice.
The mother and daughter looked at each other, and the man who understood the expressions in their eyes left silently again, each holding a handkerchief to cover his nose, unable to watch any longer.
At this time, someone came to report that the Marquis's coffin was about to arrive, and to prepare firecrackers. A few minutes later, the sound of crackling firecrackers rang out.
I don't know who was screaming loudly: "My Lord, come back!" The tone of voice was the same as the last time when they sent her to the bridal chamber. The difference was that last time there were congratulations and blessings, but this time there was crying and wailing.
"My son, wuwuwuwu... My son, how could you have the heart to abandon me? How could you have the heart to let me die before my son? My son, wuwuwuwu."
"My Lord, my child and I are waiting for you to come back. Wuuuuu... How could you bear to abandon me? Wuuuuu..."
"My Lord..., my Lord!..."
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Then the men and women cried one after another, and they carried the coffin back to the lobby and put it into the mourning hall! Then they opened the coffin lid to let the relatives take a look.
Old Madam Leng staggered and trembled, crying as she examined her son. She touched his face, touched his hands, straightened his clothes, and inconspicuously examined the moles and small scars on his body. She seemed to be certain of something and cried even louder.
Xia Xiaoxiao was also helped to walk to the coffin. She cried and took a look at her masterpiece. It was very good. The makeup was not smudged after such a long time. I guess the person who wiped his body was not very focused! Fortunately, it was winter, the weather was cold and the ice was added, so the body was well preserved. If it was summer, it would have stinked long ago!
Well, she had cried enough and had been seen by others, so it was time for her to go back to bed. She rolled her eyes and fell to the ground. She was not afraid of falling to the ground, because there was someone behind her to catch her! Then there was another round of panic, and she was carried back to the room.
This time, the court physician announced that he could no longer go out and had to stay in seclusion completely, otherwise even the gods could not save him.
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