Chapter 78: Stunned

  Su Ying slept soundly, and when she opened her eyes, she felt weak all over. Her swollen belly had already gone down, and in a daze, she only heard the midwife shouting that it was a young master before falling asleep again. Before falling asleep, she thought to herself that now she could finally rest assured, and from now on, she wouldn't have to give birth to any more children.

  Su Ying felt a heavy feeling in her heart, as if she had been pressed down by a stone. According to reason, after giving birth to a pair of sons, her position in the back house should be more stable, and Fu Yeyang seemed less important than before. The main courtyard could hold its head high again, but Su Ying still felt that something was not quite right.

  Old Lady Guan saw that she was awake and immediately brought the two children to her side for her to see, "The boys have been fed by the wet nurse, this time they ate their fill and are sleeping soundly."

  Su Ying looked down at the baby wrapped in a blanket, the newborn's skin was still red and wrinkled, with barely visible eyebrows, but a head of black hair that shone like oil. Old lady Gu said with great comfort: "The imperial physician said that the two boys were well-nourished in their mother's womb, they are healthy, and as soon as they were born, they let out a loud cry."

  Su Ying stretched out her hand to caress for a while, listened to Gui's words and smiled, with a mysterious feeling in her heart. Although these two children came earlier than expected, it was not the time she had anticipated, and she was punished for failing her mission. But now, the punishment has turned into a reward for her.

  "Which one is the brother?" The newly born baby was still wrinkled and couldn't see their appearance, Su Ying didn't even know if they were identical or fraternal twins.

  The old woman pointed to Su Ying's left and said with a smile: "This is the elder brother, heavier than the younger brother."

  Lu Xiu's eyebrows danced with excitement as she carried in a food box, "Qie Mama personally stewed old hen soup, to nourish the mistress's body."

  Su Ying's attention was still on the two dolls sleeping soundly, and she said casually, "Why bother Qi Nian?" Su Ying had always been casual in front of her subordinates, especially old people like Gui Niang and Qi Nian, but this did not include Fu Mu.

  Lu Xiang brought the chicken soup to Su Ying's side. Her voice was filled with joy: "Aunt Qi personally went to simmer the soup, and she chatted happily with us about some of Master's childhood stories. She also said that the two young masters are almost identical to Master."

  "The lady doesn't know. The old master didn't sleep a wink last night, standing in the courtyard for half the night. He was beaming with joy, hugging the eldest son and couldn't stop smiling, even personally hung up the small bow and arrow." Baohe's eyebrows danced as she spoke, it seemed that Su Ying giving birth to a son had brought a different atmosphere to the main house.

  "You're so talkative," said Gui's aunt with a hint of a smile, but her own face was no less smiling than Baohe's. Seeing Su Ying drink the soup with a spoon, she couldn't help but continue: "The old master asked through the window if the madam was doing well, saying that the madam had worked hard. Before going to court this morning, if it weren't for the people below urging him, it seemed like the old master didn't want to part with his two sons."

  Can't even close his mouth from smiling? Is this really the old master who doesn't show his emotions on his face? Su Ying had some doubts, but in her heart, a strange sense of pride and self-satisfaction rose up - would her son dare not like him? "Has the reward money been given out?"

  When she mentioned this, the old lady became even more spirited. "This master had already instructed that except for the main courtyard which would receive an additional three months' worth of expenses, all others would receive an additional two months' worth of expenses and also added two meat dishes." She knew that this was only because they learned that the madam gave birth to the young master, from which one could see how much importance and affection they placed on the young masters.

  Mint smiled and muttered under her breath, "Auntie doesn't allow me to speak, but she herself is speaking out loud. It's really only Auntie who can set fires, while the maid isn't even allowed to light a lamp." Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and everyone in the room heard it. Gui Auntie pinched her, "You little girl."

  Su Ying was amused, and when she laughed, her lower body hurt, and she let out a hiss of pain. Even Bao He didn't dare to move. Su Ying waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, looked at her two sons, and smiled, "Make a new set of clothes for everyone in the mansion."

  Winter clothes are more durable and thicker than summer clothes, making them a better value. With the New Year approaching, they can also add to the festive atmosphere.

  Madam Gui was taken aback, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with Su Ying being so "high-profile". In the past, when she was pregnant, she tried to keep a low profile. At that time, she didn't have the confidence she has now, and she had two sons in one go. No matter what happens in the future, no one in this household will be able to surpass her again. Besides, this is a good opportunity to win people over and let them know who the real mistress of the house is.

  Before Gu Yiniang turned around to instruct, the Lu Hui who had been waiting on her knees bent slightly: "I'll go down and give instructions now, let everyone else follow suit and share in the joy."

  Gu Yan did not mention Fu's mother's behavior, lest she would add fuel to Su Ying's anger. Su Ying also tacitly didn't ask, and instructed her to do some chores. Su Ying lay in bed, originally feeling weak all over, and the lower half of her body felt like it had been rearranged. But when she saw the two babies sleeping beside her, she suddenly felt energized again, and the melancholy in her heart also disappeared.

  Madam Gu was telling Su Ying about the gifts sent by other families, and Su Ying stared blankly as the servants carried in a twelve-panel screen with painted flowers and birds and placed it in the delivery room, setting it up in the middle of the house, dividing the room into two parts.

  The little servants who carried things gave Su Ying a thousand behind the screen and said it was Fu Ye's idea.

  Su Ying's mouth twitched, and she muttered to herself in her heart. People say that a woman becomes foolish for three years after giving birth, but has it become three years of foolishness for the father of the child here? From smiling with an uncloseable mouth to suddenly lifting the screen and coming in, what wind did he catch?

  Su Ying was confused, when Fu Yeyang strode in from outside with big steps. Earlier, Qi Hua told the woman that during the postpartum period, men were not allowed to enter the house according to the rules. Fu Yeyang thought of himself as a rule-abiding person, but there are exceptions under this rule, besides, he came to see the child and didn't enter the delivery room.

  A screen wall has made this rule flexible.

  Su Ying stifled a laugh, suddenly feeling a swelling sensation in her chest, and only later realized that she was about to lactate.

  In this era, there isn't a single wealthy family where the lady of the house breastfeeds herself; otherwise, what's the use of having a wet nurse? Su Ying coldly snorted in her heart. If she wanted to feed her son, who could stop her?

  Thinking about it, Fu Yiyang's screen is quite pleasing to the eye. It's true that there's such a saying, but it's not that exaggerated. Fu Yiyang just wanted to see his son, and the wet nurses could have simply carried them outside for him to see.

  Fu Yiyang cleared his throat, just about to ask about Su Ying's situation, when he heard the crying sounds coming from inside. The new father, who had just gotten a son and was still doting on him, felt anxious and impatient. With the screen as cover, he didn't care about formalities anymore. Disregarding conventions, he directly bypassed the screen and went over.

  No one could stop him. Nor did anyone dare to be the first to take the lead, so Fu Yeyang met his wife and children very smoothly.

  The delivery room still can't open the window for ventilation, although it has been cleaned up and the bedding has all been changed, but there is still a faint smell of blood. The scent of incense has been burning for a whole day, and Fu Yeyang feels refreshed when he comes in.

  Su Ying's complexion was not bad. Her eyebrows were filled with a gentle warmth that couldn't be dispelled, and having become a mother really made her different. When Fu Yeyang came in, she smiled at him and then bent down to coax their crying eldest son. She could now tell which one was the older brother and which one was the younger brother.

  The little one slept really well and didn't have any tacit understanding with his brother at all.

  "Brother must be hungry." Gu Yat-yat said on the side, Fu Yao-yang's conditioned reflex eyes scanned Su Ying's chest which had become even more plump due to pregnancy and childbirth. Su Ying's face turned red from being looked at, and she secretly scolded Fu Yao-yang for being a big pervert. She also felt that she was not holding up well, it was just one glance, why the hell did her face turn red?!

  Su Ying wanted to feed her son herself, she told Gu Yehuo about it. Although Gu Yehuo thought this was not in line with the rules, she also felt that this was good for her mistress, so she turned a blind eye and tacitly agreed.

  Su Ying looked up at Fu Yiyang, and Fu Yiyang knew exactly what it meant. He rubbed his nose and then picked up their other son who was sleeping soundly and held him in his arms.

  She stared at him holding the child, Su Ying was a bit dazed. Although he looked very unfamiliar, his overall posture was correct. Su Ying didn't bother to pursue these trivial matters, her son in her arms was still crying for milk.

  Fu Yiyang pointed at his son's little nose with his finger outside the screen, and the wet nurse was waiting on the side, thinking that this family's master is really fond of his son. In fact, Fu Yiyang was actually using his mind for two purposes, he hugged his son for a while before letting the wet nurse take him over and putting him into the cradle.

  Fu Yiyang sat outside and didn't leave, the crying sound inside grew fainter and then louder again. Listening to that cry, Su Ying almost cried out of heartache too, she felt her milk coming in, but when waiting for her son, he sucked so hard that it almost made Su Ying pass out, yet nothing came out, the little guy was starving and didn't get any milk, and let out a loud wail.

  If it were under normal circumstances, Su Ying would have been proud to think that this was indeed her son, listening to the child's loud voice. But now she was really heartbroken and had no choice but to call the nanny over.

  The little guy had milk and immediately stopped crying.

  Gu Yan also followed anxiously: "Let the old slave go to the kitchen to simmer some milk soup." Who knew that Fu Yeyang followed in: "What's going on?"

  "Madam, you should feed the young master, but since you can't produce milk, we'll have to trouble the wet nurse instead. I'll go and ask the kitchen to prepare some soup for you."

  Su Ying's face turned bright red, but Fu Yeyang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his gaze became piercing as he looked at Su Ying again, his expression still very serious: "Is there no other way?"

  Su Ying quickly understood the deep meaning of Fu Yeyang's words, blushing and scolding Fu Yeyang with a glance, turning her head away and unable to look at him again.

  De Hao Qi followed in, perhaps because she was more familiar with Fu Ye as his nanny, and gave a hint, her voice without inflection: "Master, thank you for your trouble..."

  It's not necessary to mention this kind of thing again, let alone Fu Da'an had already made up his mind earlier, but he didn't dare to say that he would come to help. Now with Qi Hua's words, Fu Yeyang is 'reluctantly' preparing to take action personally.

  After Deng Jiagui finished explaining some matters needing attention, Fu Yeyang nodded: "You can go down first."

  Su Ying only now understands how formidable Qi Nian is, no wonder Fu Yeyang has always been more respectful to this wet nurse.

  Everyone else had left, and Fu Yiyang only then said with a serious face: "This is also an unavoidable matter, you can only endure it for now."

  Typical, having gotten a good deal and still showing off, Su Ying really wanted to slap this man in the face with blood, but she couldn't, and could only watch as Fu Yeyang first rinsed his mouth with salt water, then rinsed it twice more with clear water to remove the salty taste from his mouth, all according to Qi's instructions, which Fu Yeyang followed very seriously.

  The whole house was empty, with only Fu Yiyang and her inside. But looking at Fu Yiyang's serious expression, Su Ying felt a bit awkward and didn't know what to say, so she just watched as Fu Yiyang took the warm handkerchief and skillfully undid her clothes to wipe her down. This wasn't something they hadn't done in private before, but who would have thought that Fu Yiyang could really keep it up like this?

  Fu Yeyang had just finished the preparatory work. He stretched out his hand to dust off his working area, and leaned in close to Su Ying's ear, speaking in a low voice: "You can't wear your old bras anymore, right?"

  Su Ying made a gesture to punch him in the chest. He looked but didn't see, and with a furrowed brow, he asked in a low voice, "I don't know if it's possible to feed both of them?" Before Su Ying could react, he leaned down, this wasn't something he hadn't done before, but now it was a bit different. At first, he concentrated on the task at hand, not wanting to get things backwards. But as soon as they touched, his mind began to wander unintentionally.

  Almost one hand was trapped, Su Ying was sucked by him and felt both pain and sourness. After a while of rustling sounds, she also quickly had a feeling of fullness. Fu Yeyang finally lifted his head up. Su Ying's hands that were pressing on his shoulders quickly let go, her face red as she didn't dare to look at him, but was pinched under the chin and kissed all over, also tasting the salty sweetness in his mouth...

  Fu Yiyang casually wiped the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, clenched his fist and coughed: "This is all for the children. Don't think nonsense, just let it be, I'll have them bring the kids in."

  "I completely understand." Su Ying's one sentence made Fu Yiyang choke, and seeing his embarrassed expression, Su Ying felt a little better. Can't we be serious for once? Can we still have fun together in the future?

  Fu Yiyang rubbed his nose: "I'm going to the study, I'll come back and see the child in the evening." After finishing speaking, he strode away with a carefree air, and once out of the delivery room door, he was again the radiant and majestic Marquis Yongwu.

  "Madam," Lü Huī walked in and softly called out to Sū Yǐng, leaning into her ear and saying: "There's a tea-serving girl who wants to get ahead."

  "Hmm?" Su Ying raised an eyebrow, the maids in her courtyard were not all obedient and content with their status, wanting to climb up and become superior was human nature, it was inevitable. But she didn't know what this was all about.

  As soon as the words were spoken, Lu Hui's face turned black. Unexpectedly, during Madame's childbirth, she was not being decent and ran to Old Master's side with a flirtatious appearance, it was really too disgusting. Madame getting angry over this thing is not worth it.

  Su Ying's expression suddenly turned cold as soon as she heard it. She was really surprised, "How did you know about this?"

  Lü Huì also didn't hide it and said: "Yǒng Píng mentioned a sentence with me."

  This is to show favor to Zhengyuan Institute, Su Ying intentionally promoted him, and earlier she had already taken his father to her dowry shop to be a second manager, Yongping repays with a peach naturally wants to return one or two.

  Yesterday night, Fu Yiyang was sitting in the boudoir waiting for Su Ying to give birth. A maid wearing a pink embroidered jacket and light green long dress intentionally or unintentionally leaned towards Fu Yiyang, speaking softly with clear and elegant eyebrows and eyes. Normally, Fu Yiyang might have taken an extra glance at her, but unfortunately, she had misjudged the timing as Su Ying was in labor. Fu Yiyang didn't have the mind to look at a little maid, but Yongping did, and when the maid approached, a strong scent of perfume wafted from her body. Looking at her attire, he understood a few things.

  As soon as he thought of Su Ying's previous instructions, Yongping intentionally or unintentionally kept that girl at bay, not letting her get close to Fu Yeyang. This morning, he didn't find an opportunity to pass on the message, so now that he's following Fu Yeyang over here, he subtly hinted it to Luhui.

  "Which one is it? Take a good look." Su Ying looked at the pair of sons sleeping soundly beside her, with one finger held in the small and soft hand of the younger one. Her heart felt an unprecedented tenderness, and it was precisely this tenderness brought by her sons that allowed Su Ying to see some things more clearly.

  Those tender and sweet moments were like a mirage on the water, just when everything was perfect, someone would throw a stone in, shattering the peaceful beauty on the surface.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, apart from this little girl who actively came over to flirt with Fu Yiyang, there was also Fu Yiyang's concubine.

  "Yuan Niang and Li Yue had both put on the small clothes, while Sun Niang was examining the stitching. Usually, Yuan Niang and Li Yue would carefully store away the small clothes and shoes sent by Zhengyuan, not taking them out for the children to use, but rather putting them all in boxes. Now that the child had been born, Su Ying couldn't be careless, so she first checked to see if there was anything unusual, and even if there wasn't, it was likely that they still wouldn't be used."

  There's no need for Su Ying to say it, the people below also understand.

  "There's also the southern courtyard's Wei aunt who's fallen ill and wants to see the eldest miss, she's come to ask for your instructions, madam." Lu Hui slightly curled her lip, what does this mean? As soon as the madam gave birth to the young master, she fell ill. It's said to be a coincidence but no one really believes it. And now she wants to see the eldest miss again. Who knows what kind of wicked idea she has in mind.

  "Is that what you're saying?" Su Ying felt that Wei Niang was getting anxious, her house arrest order had not been lifted yet, and she kept coming to ask for instructions. This time, did she think that since she had given birth to two sons, Wei Niang could take the eldest daughter back?

  Su Ying's heart slightly smiled. But her mouth said: "She thinks about the big girl, it's also should be, after all, she is a close aunt, just the big girl's body has just recovered from illness, if she sees the sick air, wouldn't it be a waste of previous efforts? Just go and say to wait until she recovers from her illness, then let the big girl go to the south courtyard to visit."

  Su Ying's words implied that Wei Yiniang did not have a motherly heart, and had previously said that Wei Yiniang was not a good mother when Fu Yiyang was angry. In the end, it was he who let Wei Yiniang raise his elder sister in the first place, and now he felt that Wei Yiniang was not worthy of being a mother and took his elder sister away to raise her himself. After all, if it weren't for Fu Yiyang's indulgence and support from behind the scenes, Wei Yiniang would not have become so arrogant and ended up in this state.

  Su Ying understood the reason, but she wouldn't give Wei Niang another chance to rise again. She wouldn't be the one who gets trampled in the backyard, not for her own sake, but for the two children's sake. The dignity and honor of the main courtyard must be maintained at all costs.

  So no matter whether Wei Yiniang wanted to take the opportunity to find a way out from Dagu, or something else, Su Ying would have to nip this sprout in the bud.

  Lü Hu lowered his head: "Your servant will go now."

  After all this, Su Ping also lost her spirit and lay on the bed staring at the two children in a daze. Lu Hui quickly returned. "Aunt Wei accidentally bumped her head and is lying in bed unable to get up."

  "Hit her head again?" It's not surprising that Su Ying was shocked, who let Wei Niang be worn out just because she went to hit the pillar, and only then did she invite others to come. Later, she also hit her head and came back again.

  Lü Huai hummed from her nose: "I heard that the lady below said that Wei Niangniang was so excited to hear that the madam had given birth to two young masters that she fell off the bed." The East and South Courts had deep grievances, let alone now that Wei Niangniang was no longer in power. When the people below spoke, they naturally carried a tone of disdain. Moreover, Lü Huai could find out about the situation, which meant that even the maids on Wei Niangniang's side did not intend to help her cover it up.

  Su Ying raised an eyebrow and said with a hint of a smile, "She's indeed made an effort." It seems that being confined to her quarters hasn't taught Wei Niang much of a lesson.

  Fu Yiyang indeed came in the evening, and Su Ying also knew that he would come to see the children as soon as he returned from the government office. The twelve-panel screen was no longer needed, and Fu Yiyang was still in the midst of his son's novelty. Su Ying personally witnessed the old master laughing with a smile that reached his eyes, which was quite novel. To be honest, this man looked pretty good when he smiled.

  Although it's not as if the ice mountain melted and the snow lotus bloomed, or withered trees sprouted new buds, because of its rarity, what is scarce is precious, Su Ying was infected by the laughter and her smile deepened.

  "The eldest son looks like me, nose and ears are also alike." I don't know if it's because of the first impression, but Fu Yeyang thinks that the bigger one he held is particularly similar to him. Obviously still red and wrinkled, where can you see it? This guy said it with a serious face, forcing Su Ying to agree with him, Su Ying reluctantly nodded: "Looks like you, looks like you."

  "By the way, have you thought of names for the twins? You can't keep calling them 'brother brother' forever." Su Ying said this, and Fu Yeyang's face showed a hint of embarrassment. Actually, he had started thinking about names before the children were born, but now he felt that none of them were good enough, so he wanted to think some more. He quickly regained his composure: "No rush for the names, I'll think some more and it won't delay our family tree being updated next year."

  "What about Xiaoming then?" Fu Yeyang fell into thought, and Su Ying casually said: "Why don't we just call them Dabao and Erbao instead."

  "What nonsense!" Fu Yeyang's voice rose, and he thought that the little one looked especially like his big treasure, with a small mouth and a tender throat, and started crying. Fu Yeyang didn't know whether to continue speaking or not, and scolded him with a stern face, but couldn't bear to train him. His eyes scanned to the honest little one's body: "This older brother is not as steady as his younger brother, it's not like him."

  Su Ying was stunned.

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