noffsinger Chapter 523 The Original Wife Who Was Replaced with a Daughter or a Son 4
Chapter 523 The Original Wife Who Was Replaced with a Daughter or a Son 4
Wu Baichuan came back in the evening. As soon as he learned that the old lady had returned, he hurried to the yard where the old lady lived.
No matter how much Wu Baichuan hated the old lady as his biological mother, in the ancient environment where filial piety was the most important thing, as long as Wu Baichuan wanted to be an official, he had to act filial.
What's more, the old lady's family is not a poor family. If Wu Baichuan dares to be unfilial, the old lady's family will skin him alive.
In short, for various reasons, Wu Baichuan appeared to be very filial to the old lady, and he was indeed a good actor. Over the years, the old lady had never doubted his filial piety.
As for Wu Baichuan's biological mother, she had naturally passed away long ago. She had a difficult delivery when she gave birth to him and died of heavy bleeding after giving birth to him. As for Wu Baichuan's other brothers, they were all separated from the old lady's family after they got married.
"My son greets his mother." Wu Baichuan hurriedly bowed to the old lady as soon as he entered the room.
"Why should we be so polite to each other, mother and son?" The old lady said with a smile, "You must be exhausted after working outside all day! Working in the Ministry of Revenue is the most tedious job. If you work hard for another two years, your uncle has said that if you can gain experience in the Ministry of Revenue for another two years, your official rank will be promoted and you can be transferred to the Ministry of War."
The old lady's family is a family of military generals. If Wu Baichuan is transferred to the Ministry of War, it will naturally be very easy. After all, the old lady's family's power and connections are mainly in the Ministry of War.
Wu Baichuan showed a happy expression on his face: "I am so unfilial to let my mother worry about me. I am already such a big person, but I still let my mother worry about me."
Although he said this, Wu Baichuan didn't really think so. He was tired of hearing such empty promises as letting him gain experience in the Ministry of Revenue for another two years.
If they really wanted to promote him, they should have promoted him long ago and transferred him to the Ministry of War. Why would they let him be a small fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue after three years in office?
This is almost a common problem among ungrateful people. Wu Baichuan did not even think about the fact that he had only been an official for three years in the court, but he had already been promoted from a sixth-rank official to a fifth-rank official. This was due to the help from the old lady's family and the support from Jiang Chunxi's grandfather's family. Otherwise, how could a person with mediocre abilities like Wu Baichuan be promoted so quickly in just three years.
But an ungrateful person like Wu Baichuan will not be grateful. Not only will he not be grateful, he will complain instead. His current thoughts are the best example of this.
"Raising a son is a matter of 99 worries," the old lady said. "You are my son. If I don't worry about you, who else can I worry about?"
"By the way, I heard that Aunt Xiao also gave birth to a daughter." When Aunt Xiao was mentioned, the old lady's face darkened.
At the beginning, the old lady felt sorry for Aunt Xiao, a little girl who was not well taken care of in her parents' home, so she took her from her parents' home to the Wu family to raise her. It can be said that she was raised like her own daughter.
But what did Aunt Xiao do? Not only did she secretly have an affair with her son behind her back, but she also did such a shameful thing with her son before the marriage.
This was a complete provocation to the old lady. She looked down on the marriage chosen for her by the old lady, but she didn't even think about how an orphan like her, with no parents, could marry into a wealthy family. What's more, the scholar she chose for Aunt Xiao was not only promising, but also had a simple family.
Besides, the old lady has already prepared a generous dowry for Aunt Xiao, so she will definitely not suffer any hardship after she gets married. If that scholar passes the imperial examination in the future, Aunt Xiao will become an official's wife.
But who would have thought...
Forget it, don’t think about it anymore. Whenever the old lady thinks of the bad things that happened back then, she gets angry again.
Fortunately, although his son was bewitched by Aunt Xiao back then, he came to his senses immediately after marrying Chunxi. He did not do anything to favor Aunt Xiao or slap Chunxi in the face, and he did not show any favoritism towards Aunt Xiao. Otherwise, no matter how soft-hearted the old lady was, she would not tolerate Aunt Xiao.
She didn't take Aunt Xiao's life out of soft heart. After Chunxi came into the family, she made Aunt Xiao her son's concubine. In the final analysis, it was because she had an inseparable feeling for Aunt Xiao. After all, Aunt Xiao was raised by the old lady as her daughter since she was a child.
But the old lady's kindness towards Aunt Xiao must be based on the premise that she does not affect Chunxi. If Aunt Xiao affects Chunxi's status as the main wife, the old lady will definitely kill Aunt Xiao.
You have to know that Chunxi is the daughter of the old lady's best friend. She occupies a special position in the old lady's heart, which cannot be compared with an ungrateful person like Aunt Xiao.
"Yes," Wu Baichuan frowned slightly, "I went to see the daughter and son born to Aunt Xiao. They are totally different from the daughter born to Chunxi. After all, she was born twenty or so days earlier and was very noisy. She is completely different from the child born to Chunxi."
"Mother," Wu Baichuan smiled happily, "I think you have seen Chun Xisheng's daughter! Isn't the child very beautiful?"
"Yes!" The old lady also smiled happily, "I liked that child very much the moment I saw him. I can't tell you how rare he is."
"By the way, Chunxi asked me to name the child, and I named her Wenxian," the old lady sighed, "I know you must feel uncomfortable if I decide on the child's name without informing you. After all, this is your eldest daughter and your first child as a father. As a father, you naturally hope to name the child yourself."
"But you let me, as a grandmother, decide on the child's name without authorization. If you feel really uncomfortable, then come and blame me, but don't be angry with Chunxi."
Wu Baichuan was so angry that he almost died, but he said nonchalantly: "Mother, what are you talking about? You are the child's grandmother, and you named the child yourself. My son is so happy that he can't wait to complain."
The old lady was relieved when she heard her son say this: "If you can think this way, then I feel relieved."
"Okay, go wash up quickly, go see Chunxi and her daughter, and then come to my place so we can have a good meal together."
"Also," the old lady suddenly remembered something and continued, "It would be best if a doctor were to come to see the child born by Aunt Xiao, in case there are any problems with the child's body. If a doctor is not called in in time, it will delay the child's healthy growth in the future."
"If a child can cry and eat, there's nothing wrong with his body." Although he said this, Wu Baichuan still agreed. "Got it, my son will ask his men to find a doctor to come to the mansion to check on the child tomorrow."