The Precious Lady – Chapter 194

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第194章 双生子

这位不曾谋面的师兄,出手倒是阔绰,东西选得并非有他一半的用心,却是以量取胜,着实是胜之不武。

啊,不该送字帖的,该送那盏狐狸灯的。

至少师妹夜晚出门的时候,提着那一盏灯照亮的时候,也能想一想他这个师兄。

“感动。太感动了。大师兄是个诚恳的人啊。”温婉擦了擦虚无的眼泪,一扭头就问姚老夫人,“母亲,这些东西我全都卖了…瑾瑜师兄不会发现的吧?”

姚老夫人:……

姚老爷子:……

程允章眯着眼睛笑,“瑾瑜师兄背靠魏国公府,又有皇后娘娘撑腰,家大业大,绝对不会同你计较的。”

“那师兄站着干什么?”温婉蹙眉,很是不满的瞪着程允章,“修文师兄,快帮我搬到马车上去?你见过的好东西多,待会你陪我去一趟当铺!可别让旁人占到我半分便宜!”

这…这就去当铺了?
好吧,也不是不行。

程允章看热闹不嫌事儿大,当真摸了摸鼻子,随后硬着头皮在老师和师娘震惊的目光下跟着温婉走了。

东西是送给师妹的,师妹有处置权,师妹说走就走。

这逻辑…没毛病。

一个时辰后,两个人双双站在当铺跟前。

红梅在那两个人严肃的目光下,又重新把银票数了一遍,最后才把银票重重的塞进荷包里。

她将荷包捏得绷紧,生怕有人不知道她携带巨款似的。

红梅语气激动,“姑娘,一共五百六十两!”

红梅帮着温婉处理账务,自然知道这五百六十两对于如今的温家可谓是久旱逢甘霖!
有了这些银子,温家整年都不愁!

想买酒曲、买粮食、招伙计,啥干不成?
而程允章有些恍惚,怎么就迷迷糊糊跟着狐狸师妹把大师兄送的东西全都卖了?

那位可是淮安候!
程允章唉声叹气,“失礼啊。真是失礼啊。我竟然就这样背叛了我那素未谋面的师兄——”

温婉斜他一眼,“桂花酒酿吃吗?”

“吃!”

“那…如果见了瑾瑜师兄,此事可不许提起!”

程允章嗤嗤笑,“我尽量。”

片刻,几人在天桥旁边的小摊贩上落座。那老板是一对夫妻,老板娘一下就认出温婉,“温小娘子!”

温婉这才后知后觉。

从前赵恒经常在这里等她回家,两个人会悄摸背着陈妈在这里打个野,一碗酒酿圆子、一小口桂花酒酿,吃得满嘴留香,夫妇两再携手归家去。

恍惚间。

赵恒已经离开很久了。

从一开始的天天想他,夜夜想他,变成偶尔一次想起他。

到现在,不怎么想起他。

你看,没有赵恒,她温婉一样活得很好。

她不要再挨爱情的嘴巴子。

老板娘将一碗红糖桂花元宵放在她面前的桌上,又落一眼她略微隆起的腹部,神色间带了一抹哀伤,“温小娘子,节哀顺变。”

哎。

温小娘子那相公,多好的人啊。

每天像是望妻石一般等在那棵歪脖子树下。

有一回她见温小娘子那夫婿等到月上枝头也没等到,她便请他坐到店里等,小娘子的夫婿不肯,只说怕娘子来了看不到他。

不曾想,这样好的人…竟这么稀里糊涂的死了。

程允章察觉旁边这人情绪有些低落,他便笑着扭头问红梅:“哎,刚才说今日当了多少银子?”

果然,那小娘子一下来了劲儿,秀气的眉毛胡乱皱起来,像个皱巴巴的老太婆,“五百六十两!师兄还是读书人,这点都记不住,可怎么上考场?”

“五百六十两…那酒坊今年买酒曲和招伙计的银子都够了吧?”

温婉一下警惕,这老小子别是来打探商业机密的吧?

她言语之间开始斟酌,“没多少钱,欠一屁股债呢。”

程允章笑笑,不做声。

师妹真是只狐狸啊。

老师是老狐狸,师妹是小狐狸,他程允章是掉进狐狸窝了。

自从怀孕后,温婉总觉得胸闷气短,浑身不自在。

这不,红梅刚请了严大夫来把脉,人还未至,温婉就醒了。

说话瞬间,温维明和柳依依等都入内。

柳依依自从成了温老爹正儿八经的娘子后,说话更中气十足。

陈妈问她:今儿个吃什么?
柳依依答:陈妈,你怎么知道我现在是温家大娘子了?

红梅问她:夫人,咱家的账本上新添置了好几百两银子,都是姑娘的大师兄给的!大师兄您知道不,就淮安候!天水府一霸!
柳依依答:对对对,老爷是天水府一爸,我是天水府一妈。我和老爷就是天造地设的一对!
红梅掀开暖帘,快步踏入,扶起温婉。

自开春以来,气温回升,温婉肚子越发大了,不是没胃口,就是吃了吐,这可急坏了陈妈。陈妈使出毕生所学,锅铲都抡出火星子,变着花样的给温婉做饭,好歹让这位祖宗多吃了两口。

这不,最后还是把严大夫给叫来。

严大夫一入内,便被大家伙给围住了,在一众家长们瞪大眼睛的注视下,严大夫将号脉枕收入药箱内,随后才缓缓一笑,“大姑娘这一胎是双生子,因此妊娠反应要比其他妇人剧烈一些。我开些安神健胃的草药,每日三次,先吃一副再看看。”

双生子?
温婉愣了愣,手轻轻放在自己的腹部,却不敢相信。

她仰头问乐得合不拢嘴的温老爹,“爹,我们家里有人怀过双生子吗?”

温老爹摇头,“往上数至少三辈都没有,你问这个作甚?”

双生子有很大的家族遗传概率,既然温家这边没有,难道是赵恒那边?

可惜这个问题已找不到答案。

温老爹美滋滋的,他就是子嗣单薄受了族人欺负。若温婉这胎两个孩子平安落地,那他温家一次性就添两个人口!
更不必提,赵恒已经被去父留子,温婉将来是嫁人还是招婿都不好说,至少眼下有两个孩子稳住局面!
若是两个小子……

温维明都不敢想,暗自决定最近得去祖坟祭拜,让祖宗们集体发力,务必保佑大孙子和小孙子平安落地。

温维明试探性的问,“严大夫,可能看出我女儿腹中所怀是男是女?”

(本章完)

The Precious Lady

The Precious Lady

万金娘子
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The text is as follows: "【The Merchant Lady vs. The Cunning Power Lord】 It is said that the Wen family in Ping County has a fortune made of gold and jewels, even the bowls for eating are made of gold. Unfortunately, Old Master Wen has difficulty producing heirs, with only two daughters. With Old Master Wen gravely ill, the Wen family is about to be stripped bare by relatives. The newly arrived Wen Wan is quite anxious. She desperately needs a well-behaved and docile son-in-law—just as Wei Zheng, the Marquis of Huai'an, who was sent to Jiangnan to investigate a case, is ambushed and left in critical condition, he is knocked unconscious and urgently delivered to Wen Wan’s bed. The amnesiac Wei Zheng becomes the Wen family's son-in-law Zhao Heng. His hand that once wielded a sword turns into one that cooks soup. Finally, Wen Wan diagnoses a pregnancy and without hesitation throws the drugged Wei Zheng into the snow-capped mountains five hundred miles away, leaving him to fend for himself. Meanwhile, she dons a white flower on her head and black gauze on her arm, throwing a banquet to bid farewell to her "suddenly deceased" husband. When the citizens of Ping County mention the merchant lady, they all sigh: This young woman is suffering! Her man is dead, leaving her to live with her old father and two children. Don’t let her wealth fool you; she must be in immense pain. Wen Wan wipes her tears with a handkerchief, repeatedly agreeing, fearing others might see her secretly delighted heart. Later, as the Wen family's fortunes attract envy, Wen Wan is thrown into prison. The one handling the case is none other than the renowned Marquis of Huai'an. The Wen family exhausts all their wealth in efforts, but the case makes no progress. In the prison, a cold-eyed man in a blue shirt asks her, “Merchant Wen, I’ve heard that you once vowed to remain faithful to your deceased husband for life?” Wen Wan trembles: Brother, I was being honest, please let me go."

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