My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

I really forgot because I was so busy. Your sister had some abdominal pain last night. She struggled for several hours and couldn't give birth. I was so anxious that I forgot about everything. Today we should go to the General's Mansion to congratulate Yi Yi. Yes, I let you come over.

This is the rule of the Daxing Dynasty. On the auspicious day of housewarming, all relatives in the family will come to congratulate you.

As the name suggests, warm house.

However, their move this time was a bit special. There was such a big fire in the Duke's mansion, and the two sides were quite at odds with each other. How could they still come?

So this morning after Du Jingyi accepted the congratulatory gift sent by Mrs. Wei, he no longer thought about it.

Anyway, the excitement in the General's Mansion does not depend on the relatives of the Duke's Mansion, so there is no rush for this moment.

Don't worry, mother. Will there be a time when you can't congratulate me? Cousin Zhao wrote a letter saying that they should arrive in ten days. I discussed with the general to hold a housewarming banquet before the New Year. When the time comes, I will invite my parents and Uncle He and Aunt He to come and sit down.

Okay, then I'll wait for your post.

Mrs. Du had known about Mrs. Gu's coming for a long time, so she was not surprised.

And when they were in Jinling City in those years, they had heard a little bit about this young lady from the Gongsun family, the wife of the head of the Gu family, but had never seen her.

So for such a good opportunity, when the day comes, I will definitely meet Yi Er.

Du Jingyi was also very curious about this grandmother he had never met, so he smiled and said.

My daughter knows about it. Once the auspicious day is determined, she will ask Yingying to send the post.

The mother and daughter were talking, and the other servants and wives were not idle either.

He started to arrange the arrangements. The Du family was the neatest today, so it was natural to celebrate.

Ever since, everyone has a smile on their face and is happily doing what they are doing.

Mom, have you decided on the name of the child? You can't always call it that of a nephew.

Du Jingyi was a little curious, but Mrs. Du couldn't help but tell interesting things.

Don't mention it. It's not that I can't think of anything, but I've thought too much and can't choose. The master has thought about three or four times, your uncle He has thought about three or four more, and your sister and brother-in-law have thought about three or four more. Now they have a headache. , how do you choose among the dozen or so names?

Then he added another sentence.

They all have good meanings and are catchy.

Seeing this, Du Jingyi replied calmly.

This is simple. Just write it down and let him catch it. Anyway, he will use the name in the end. You can choose the one that suits you best.

Mrs. Du was a little bit dumbfounded.

You kid, if we had treated you like this when you were a child, I'm afraid you wouldn't be called Du Jingyi now, but Du Jingxiao.

Hearing this, Du Jingyi also laughed.

While smiling, Mrs. Du suddenly sighed.

He reached out and touched the hair on Du Jingyi's temples, and said with a sad look.

Xiangxiang now has a son by her side. As a mother, I feel relieved a lot. Moreover, I see that the two elders of the He family and your brother-in-law are caring for her this time. I think she will live a comfortable life in the future.

But you are still pregnant. Such things are happening in the Duke's Mansion! There is no elder to look after you. If the Duke is instigated by Mrs. Wei to cause trouble for you, I will only be afraid of you. It’s a hard time.”

The news that the Duke of Guo was assassinated in the street had long spread throughout the streets and alleys of Sui'an City.

The Du family has always been sensitive to news, so they naturally knew it.

It's just that the inner world is not very clear.

Then I heard that there was a fire in the Duke's Mansion, and everyone in Dongyuan moved to the General's Mansion overnight.

When the two of them heard the news, they were almost frightened. They immediately went to visit their daughter and son-in-law in person. Who knew it was their own idea.

Mrs. Du has never been a kind and soft-hearted person, so she understands the use of extraordinary means in extraordinary times.

The only thing that worries her is that they were so noisy before when they had no children. If they really wait until the child is born, more trouble will follow.

My daughter and son-in-law are better, they are both capable of protecting themselves.

But Mrs. Du was very worried about the fact that a newborn child could be manipulated and harmed easily.

So he spoke up.

The wet nurse and midwife must be found in advance. The family background must be clean and the person must be neat. How about this? How about I go find it for you? There are still more than half a year before your birth. I can find one anyway. It’s appropriate.”

Okay, with my mother watching over me, I'm not afraid anymore.

After saying that, Du Jingyi nestled in Mrs. Du's arms as he did when he was a child, feeling his mother's love and care, and his heart felt as sweet as honey.

By the way, I heard that the third bedroom has also moved out?

Well, I live in the house on Osmanthus Alley. A few days ago, the third sister-in-law wanted to visit the General's Mansion, but Butler He dismissed her.

Now is the time for her to take good care of her health, so everyone in the general's mansion is unanimous in not letting anyone disturb her.

Not to mention it was Sanlang's wife who came, even the third old lady came to the door in person, and the result was the same.

The General's Office does not intend to recognize the kind of relatives who show off their power and are greedy for money.

Fortunately, Sanlang's wife didn't care about her own face, so she didn't bother her anymore since then.

Then I have to remind you that the Saburo from their family wants to do some business to make some money, but somehow he managed to hook up with your cousin, and now he is being fooled. If you If you want to help, just remind me, if you don’t want to help, just pretend I didn’t say so.”

Du Jingyi was a little surprised.

What did Du Jingxian do?

Taking advantage of this year's snowy weather, he raised some funds and said he wanted to go to the north and transport some things to sell in the south. He just wanted to make a profit, but he didn't think about how much money could be made from this kind of thing. He did it first, our escort agency is about to transport the things to Jinling City, and he is just thinking about going to the Northland now. It is strange that he will lose all his money without paying for it.

Mrs. Du really despises this nephew in her heart. It is really annoying to do such a good business.

What kind of reputation does he have to raise funds?

Hearing this, Mrs. Du's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction.

Since he was caught selling counterfeit medicine in our name last time, he was severely punished by the master in front of all the merchants, so he can no longer stand among the merchants in Sui'an City.

This time he asked the youngest son of the Shangshu family of Jin to act as a guarantor, and thus he absorbed a lot of money from the wealthy young masters. It was not a lot of money. Each person had several hundred or even a thousand taels. I heard that he collected almost 100,000 taels. .”

One hundred thousand, it's not too much, it's not too much, it's not too much.