The Precious Lady – Chapter 216

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陈妈也道:“姑娘…别气馁…咱家小小姐跟您一样,比男子都强!”

温婉摇头,舔舔干巴的下唇,“女孩好,女孩贴心…我就喜欢…小女孩…大不了以后我多给她挣些钱…我护着她…”

见温婉似乎当真不放在心上,几人也放下心来,马车空间狭窄,容不下这许多人,姚老夫人便从陈妈手里接过孩子,温柔的拍拍温婉的肩膀:“我把孩子抱到旁边马车去——也给你义父看看…”

姚老夫人心细,生怕孩子吹了风,把孩子身上脏污洗干净后,用柔软的毯子将孩子一层一层包裹起来,又拿帕子包住孩子的头,这才撩开车帘小小一角钻了出来。

姚世真等人已经听到婴儿响亮的啼哭,他连忙起身,走到帐子隔绝外面的草丛,看见自家妇人抱着婴孩走过来,瞬间眉开眼笑,“生了?”

姚老爷子一动,魏峥便跟着走了两步。

姚老夫人怀里抱着婴儿,只在二人跟前晃了一眼,便让仆人在旁边的马车周边生起火堆。

姚老爷子还没来得及伸手去摸摸那肉嘟嘟的小脸颊,姚老夫人就已经抱着孩子抽身离去,“明天再看。孩子小,不能吹风。”

姚世真连忙跟着姚夫人,马车不大,容不下许多人,姚老爷子玩心突起,隔着车帘伸手去摸小孩,却被姚老夫人笑着拍掉他的手,“别乱摸,孩子娇贵着呢,等修文带个大夫回来看了这孩子你再摸…”

姚世真“呵呵”笑,一脸慈爱的盯着襁褓里那粉嫩嫩的孩子,语气笃定道:“是个姑娘吧?看着就眉清目秀,瞧这脸蛋…水灵灵的,是个美人胚子……”

姚世真左看右看上看下看,露出甜滋滋的笑,片刻就下了判语,“像她娘…就是不知这小娃亲爹长什么模样,只怕样貌也不差。”

魏峥闻言,也凑上前看了一眼,随后微微蹙眉。

这…小姑娘…五官皱成一团…老师从何处看出这是个美人胚子?

爱屋及乌的道理,魏峥自然理解。

姚老夫人见他这般,笑着说道:“刚生下的孩子都这样,这小姑娘已经算是眉清目秀的。等过几天,长开了就好。”

姚世真看着脚丫子乱晃的小丫头叹气,“可惜是个姑娘——”

“温婉说了,不管儿子女儿,她都喜欢。”

姚世真知晓老妻误会自己意思,脸上带笑,眼睛却有一抹担忧,“是好。只是若两个都是姑娘,按照温婉那丫头的性子,后半辈子还有的累。”

一句话让姚老夫人沉默。

是啊。

若两个都是姑娘,温婉后半辈子得随时提防不怀好意的族人,官府的各种苛捐杂税,一大家子孤儿寡女…无异于一块行走的肥肉,时时刻刻引诱着不安好心之人。

更何况,她十六岁年纪就丧夫成了寡妇,家里没个知冷知热的人,里里外外都得靠她一个人,如何不累?
姚老夫人笑笑,“那丫头…是。不管多难,都能把日子过好。”

姚世真点点头,逗着小孩:“是啊,你娘本事大着呢,让你娘出去挣钱,给你挣小金锁…挣一份厚厚的嫁妆…”

这边其乐融融,而温婉那边也没闲着,阵痛了大约半个时辰,肚子里另外一个孩子也钻了出来,陈妈一抱起那孩子立刻往下面看,随后皱巴巴的脸上熨出笑来,语气更是难掩激动,“姑娘!是个小公子!是个小公子!”

皇天不负有心人,温家总算后继有人,姑娘以后不用重蹈老爷的覆辙!
真是上天保佑,老爷若是知道姑娘生了一对龙凤胎,还不知道高兴成什么样子!
可偏偏这时刻,老爷被关在大牢里,眼看就要人头落地!
陈妈一手抱着孩子,一手擦眼泪,嘱咐着红梅:“照顾好姑娘。”

说罢就要擦洗孩子,温婉全身都黏湿成一块,已经气若游丝,整个人仿佛刚从水里捞出来一般,“给我看看…两个孩子…”

姚老夫人这会子也回来了,见温婉生了个男孩,这颗心终于坠地。

所有人都说着姑娘小子都一样,可温家这情形,有儿子自然更好,好歹能帮着温婉分担一些。

姚老夫人一下热泪盈眶,连声说着“阿弥陀佛”,“好,好,好!”

又见温婉整个人大汗淋漓,脸色煞白,连忙冲外面的喊着:“快,把凝血疏气的药丸拿来!”

历经一场大战,温婉实在精力不济,一左一右抱着两个孩子,不过片刻就沉沉睡过去。

红梅抱着孩子去了另外一辆马车,陈妈知道温婉喜洁净,便用热水擦拭她头发和四肢,整个过程,那人双眼紧闭,全然没有知觉,任凭他们摆弄。

还好姚老夫人心细,出发前时间仓促,却也考虑周全。她马车上准备了一些婴儿的衣物,小肚兜和小袜子之类,此刻刚好派上用场。

这一夜,营地上的人都睡得太平。

经历了白日那场风波,此刻又有了淮安候的人马,温婉这支老弱队伍全都倒下,不多时营地上便发出均匀的鼾声。

天刚麻麻亮,程允章带着大夫策马而归,等他走近了陈妈才看到程允章手里竟然还提着一只老母鸡。

程允章将那只扑腾的老母鸡往陈妈手里一放,那男人额前还有汗水,眼眸却是前所未有的清亮,“陈妈,杀鸡…给你们家姑娘补补。对了,温师妹…可还好?”

陈妈喜笑颜开的接过那只老母鸡,心中直夸这位文曲星老爷做事周到仔细,温婉昨夜挣扎一宿,正是需要补充体力的时候。

陈妈这表情落在程允章眼里自然是一阵欣喜,“师妹生了?她可平安?”

“托各位贵人的福,我家姑娘平安诞下龙凤胎。小少爷和小小姐正在旁边马车睡觉呢!”

程允章脸色一顿,“师妹呢?她如何?”

“好,好得很!姑娘这会子睡着呢。”

程允章心中石头落地,又指着身后挎着药箱,显然一脸懵逼的大夫说道:“陈妈,这是许大夫,你带他过去,现在就给你家姑娘诊脉。若需要药材告诉我,我去附近的城镇买来。”(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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