Chapter 12

  Wen Jiuniang sighed and stopped talking, Jiang Wanyu smiled slightly and turned her head. She gazed at the fine rain drifting outside the house, thinking that perhaps it was because of the frequent rains in the south that one woman after another was gentle and charming. This little girl gave people a warm feeling. Wen Jiuniang glanced at Jiang Wanyu who had turned her head away, she swallowed back what she was going to say next, family scandals shouldn't be spread outside.

  Jiang Wanmu glanced at the little girl on the couch, and she knew that Wen Jiuniang's words were boasting about her brother's elegance. At this time, Wen Jiuniang did not think of her brother revisiting his hometown, the kind of sorrow that things have changed. Jiang Wanmu smiled lightly and shook her head, saying: "The scenery outside is beautiful, but it's not as good as me staying at home, watching the children grow up safely." Wen Jiuniang walked over, pointing to Jiang Wanmu's head with her finger, saying: "You're fine in every way, just a bit short of one thread."

  Days are passing by, and the spring in Zhongnan is a time of rain. Spring is reluctant to leave Zhongnan, lingering on. After the New Year's festival, rumors of unrest and war from the borders have begun to spread, and many people have heard them. When these rumors reached Jiang Wanyue's ears, they had already become news of an impending war. It was said that a large number of elite soldiers had been deployed from the capital city last year and were on their way to the border, where a fierce battle would soon erupt.

  In the drizzle, Jiang Wan saw Mu Genniang and two women holding children out of the gate, she lay down again. She remembered that when she gave birth that day, it started with a dull pain, and later it was a severe pain one after another. She persisted in listening to the midwife's words, inhaling and exhaling according to the midwife's instructions. Until she couldn't hold on at last, she waited for two crying sounds before slowly closing her eyes.

  Ji Yan looked at Jiang Wanru, who was staring blankly ahead with wide eyes, listening to Mu Gen's words. She quickly brought a bowl of warm water over and lifted Jiang Wanru's head with one hand, placing the bowl near her mouth. "Miss, take a sip of warm water," she said. "Doctor Shang said your body is still weak from giving birth to twins. Although you took good care of yourself during pregnancy, after childbirth, you need to rest even more. Ordinary women rest for a month or a hundred days, but you need to rest for half a year to fully recover. This time, you must take good care of yourself, and your body will be better than before."

  Miss, you rest assured, Dr. Shang's family is kind, they said it was a coincidence, but actually they were kind enough to help us take care of the two children because they were worried that we couldn't take good care of them since they are too young. They took them in for several days, and I went over every day to check on them, the two children are getting better and better every day. When you wake up, I'll bring the two children over for you to see, and you can think about giving them a good name.

  Jiang Wanru woke up again, opened her eyes to see Jiyuan lying on the bed in front of her, stretched out her hand to pull Jiyuan's hand, and Jiyuan immediately woke up. Seeing Jiang Wanru open her eyes, she smiled and jumped up saying: "Shang Daifu was right, you just fell asleep from exhaustion. You're so capable, after sleeping for only five days, you wake up for a while, and then sleep again for two days and two nights." After drinking the warm water handed over by Jiyuan, Jiang Wanru said in a hoarse voice: "I want to go relieve myself."

  Ji Yan heard the joyful voice outside the room, Jiang Wanru in the house heard her shouting: "The young lady is awake." Mu Gen's voice sounded outside the room: "Sister, you rest assured and don't think too much. You don't have to answer me, I know you're fine. I'll go tell Shang Daifu that you're awake, and ask Mother to bring over the two children for you to take a good look." Jiang Wanru in the house could even hear his joyful footsteps rushing outside.

  Jiang Wanmu smiled and looked at the children in their hands, her hand slightly reaching out to touch the faces of the two children. A sense of familial affection surged up in her heart, and her eyes turned red as she looked at Wen Jiuniang and said: "The Shang family has shown great kindness to us mother and child, I have been hoping that the Shang family will not give me the opportunity to repay this kindness for the rest of my life." Wen Jiuniang listened with a smile and nodded her head, saying: "I will tell Father and Mother what you said. Our whole family hopes that you won't be able to repay this kindness. However, small favors can still be repaid. Since the two children have a predestined relationship with our family, why don't we become in-laws?"

  "Yunniang looked at Mugenniang and Jiyuan, who were standing aside, and smiled at Jiang Wanting: "Wanting, I'm actually thinking of my own son's marriage. Your temperament and character, our whole family has seen it, everyone says that the daughter is like her mother. We don't force this matter, we just hope you'll think about the fate between our two families and fulfill our wishes. You need to take care of your body, can't be too tired, there are many people in our house, two children for now, I'll come back later to pick them up and take care of them."

  The Ninth Girl turned her head to look at the three people on the bed, and smiled: "Xiao Lan, what I just said was just a casual remark. When you come out of your month-long confinement, I'll bring the child over for you to see. If you still can't make up your mind or accept my son at that time, we can just acknowledge them as sworn siblings. You can put your mind at ease and focus on recovering your health. Your father and husband will be here soon to take your pulse. I think your father is more eager than anyone for you to recover quickly, he's been thinking of finding someone reliable to help him sort out those things."

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