Chapter 59: Registered Name (Second Update Seeking Powder)

  Wang's servant girl saw that Tu Shi was so arrogant, and hastily said towards the window: "Second aunt, the lady is speaking here, you don't come out to greet her, but instead shout loudly?"

  Tu sneered and said: "Are you talking to me? Don't make me say something good!" He wanted to use Wang's handle to threaten her again.

  Wang carefully observed Tu through the window without making a sound or changing his expression.

  She was reclining on the couch, occupying more than half of it, as massive as a mountain of flesh.

  The face is pale with a yellowish tint, the pupils have a faint yellow color, and the plump fingers still have some small bumps, like acne.

  It's almost done... Wang thought to himself, smiled slightly and said: "Second Auntie, I came to tell you something. Your big brother was arguing with someone outside and got beaten up badly, he's now lying in the outer courtyard with only one breath left. Do you want to go see him?

  "What? How is my elder brother? Hurry and help me up! Help me up quickly!" Mrs. Tu hastily called for the servants to come over and assist her.

  Two robust women with large waists came over and lifted her up, supporting her as they walked out.

  Arriving at the corridor, Mr. Tu anxiously asked Mr. Wang who was standing there, "Where is Seventh Master? Where is Seventh Master? Seventh Master's medical skills are superb, he must be able to save my brother."

  Wang saw the blood color on Tu's face gradually deepening, and even the eyes were red, so he added another fire. "Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you. The people you sent to pick up your parents and sister-in-law, nephew have returned, saying that a big flood occurred in your hometown, and they were all washed away by the flood."

  Tu listened stupidly, his face getting redder and redder, "You're cheating!"

  "What am I cheating you of? Don't believe me, go back and see for yourself." Wang turned around to leave.

  "Stop right there! You...!" Mr. Tu's anger was escalating, and suddenly he felt a buzzing in his head, as if all the blood in his body was rushing upwards, his chest becoming increasingly stuffy, his breathing growing more rapid, his eyes bulging with rage as he prepared to pounce on Mrs. Wang.

  Wang retreated a step back and helped Mrs. Tu's mother-in-law loosen her grip.

  Tu's center of gravity was unstable, and he fell forward to the ground with a thud.

  "Hurry and help her up!" Wang instructed.

  The two old women went forward to move Mrs. Tu, but when they turned her over from the ground, they found fresh blood flowing out of her eyes, ears, mouth and nose, and were all frightened.

  Wang squatted down and gave Tu a pulse diagnosis, then stood up. Regrettably said: "The symptoms of myocardial infarction, what a pity."

  Myocardial infarction, also known as heart attack, usually occurs in people who are relatively fat or older.

  Tu's family was shocked by his weight gain and were further irritated by the news from home...

  But she fell down in front of everyone under the watchful eyes, even her three children came to see her, no one felt anything unusual, they just surrounded her and cried sadly.

  Sheng Qiye heard that his concubine had suddenly passed away due to a heart attack. Without saying a word, he quietly packed up his medical box and went to the Empress Dowager's place to ask for leave, saying: "Something has happened at home, I need to go back and take a look. Please forgive me for a few days, Empress Dowager. Let me handle my concubine's funeral before returning."

  The Empress Dowager knew that Sheng Qiye had a concubine in the countryside who had borne him two sons, and was quite shocked. She asked him, "How did you suddenly go? Were you ill or...?"

  "She's too fat, usually when we tell her something she doesn't listen, all she knows is eating." Sheng Qiye sighed, "People who are too fat easily get heart disease. Also, her temper isn't good either. She often quarrels with the servants at home, my wife always gives in to her."

  The empress dowager was speechless for a long time, then waved her hand and said: "Alright, you can go. Settle the family matters first before entering the palace."

  After Seventh Brother left, the Empress Dowager went quietly sat beside Emperor Xiaoming's bed for a while.

  Zheng Suxin was also accompanying the Empress Dowager in the palace. She had taken the pulse of Emperor Xiaoming and said, "The medical skills of Seventh Master Sheng are truly remarkable. Your Majesty's condition has stabilized."

  The Empress Dowager nodded, "This is indeed true. I see that the Emperor's complexion is getting better day by day."

  Zheng Suxin understood the Empress's meaning and smiled, saying: "These past few days, Seventh Prince Sheng has not been in the palace. Your Majesty can temporarily stop taking medicine for now. Let's wait until Seventh Prince Sheng returns before discussing it further. None of us understand Seventh Prince Sheng's medicinal methods. If we intervene, it might make things worse."

  The eunuch Yao, standing behind the Empress Dowager, lowered her head and bit her lip, thinking to herself that the medicine for Sheng Qiye was originally made by the people in the palace pharmacy. But when it came out of your mouth, no one understood it. Of course, she also knew what Zheng Suhui meant by saying this, and didn't remind the Empress Dowager.

  The empress dowager smiled and praised Zheng Suxin, "You're a cautious person. So cautious, how did that little rascal Wu Changge have such great fortune to marry a good wife like you?"

  Zheng Suxin's husband Wu Changge is the eldest son of the Wu Guogong Mansion, but not yet the heir, and is currently a fifth-rank official.

  Zheng Suxin hastily said, "The Empress Dowager is overpraising me." As she spoke, she peeled an orange for the Empress Dowager, split it into segments, and handed one segment to Lady Yao behind the Empress Dowager's back, while presenting another segment to the Empress Dowager herself.

  The empress dowager watched as Yao Niang ate her fill before slowly eating the tangerine peel in her own hand.

  This is the new rule in the palace since Xia Ming Emperor's incident.

  All food served at the master's table is tasted by someone first.

  "Empress, I heard that Seventh Master Sheng was raised in a temple since he was young. Where did he learn his medical skills? It seems to be on par with my master's skills back then." Zheng Su Huan said casually.

  Yao Nu Guan's eyelashes fluttered quickly, and she continued: "Sheng Qi Ye is the youngest son of Sheng Lao Ye Zi. When he was young, he was left in a temple due to illness. Zheng Yi Ren wouldn't think that Sheng Lao Ye Zi would ignore Sheng Qi Ye, would she?"

  The Empress Dowager sighed and nodded, "What Madam Yao said is right. They are all our own flesh and blood, even if they have entered the empty gate, how can we not care? My second grandson, I don't know how he's doing now either. Alas, it's been ten years since he became a monk."

  Zheng Suxin's hand trembled as she peeled the tangerine. She hadn't expected that one sentence would remind Empress Dowager of Second Prince Xia Zhao. This person was not easy to deal with, so she tightly closed her mouth.

  Yao Nu Gong was in a good mood, took the goose feather fan to fan the empress dowager, and smiled: "The temple is good, with Bodhisattva blessing, people coming and going are all quiet. Look at Sheng Qi Ye, from childhood growing up in the temple, now also inherited the title of Marquis Sheng Guo. This person, ten years on the east bank, ten years on the west bank, it's hard to say what will happen later."

  This remark hit the Empress Dowager's soft spot. She pinched Yao Ji's cheek and said, "Your mouth is getting sharper by the day, as if it's been smeared with honey."

  "Your Majesty, please don't be offended. My daughter ate some of Your Majesty's honey this morning, that's why she's so sweet-tongued!" The Empress Dowager was very pleased with Ya Nu's flattery.

  Zheng Suxin smiled and followed beside him, looking exceptionally elegant and warm.

  Yao Nu Guan's eyes darted over, and with a sly smile, she asked Zheng Su Huan: "Zheng Yi Ren, I heard that you've registered your eldest illegitimate son under your name, is that true? This time, for the grand banquet to celebrate Sheng Qi Ye's return, who knows when you'll hold another grand banquet... oh no, it should be called a grand banquet for your legitimate eldest son instead?"

  Zheng Suxin has always been calm and composed, rarely getting angry.

  This time was no exception, she smiled and said: "Rice should be eaten mouthful by mouthful, roads should be walked step by step, everything has its own rhythm. Sheng Qiye is my master's only legitimate heir, I have been waiting for fifteen years before he appeared, so of course, we must first set up a banquet for Sheng Qiye. As for Kun'er who was registered under my name, from a young age, he was clever and sensible, extremely understanding, I think this child is really rare, it's a pity to raise him in the concubine's quarters, so after discussing with my husband and his mother, we decided to register him under my name and raise him as our legitimate son. However, he is still young, let's keep a low profile for now, lest the child can't handle being spoiled. There are many cases where a good start does not mean a good end, so we must be cautious.

  Wu Changge's eldest son Wu Zhao Kun is only four years old this year, and he was born to Wu Changge's first concubine Zhang Niangniang. At that time, Zheng Suhuan took Wu Yuanyuan to hide in the Wu family village to avoid suspicion.

  Later, Zhang Yiniang gave birth to a son safely and became Wu Changge's eldest illegitimate son.

  "I heard that your wife, Zhang Yiniang, is indeed a good breeder. In four years, she has given birth to three children for you, two sons and one daughter." Yao Nvguan said while her eyes rolled around, occasionally glancing at Zheng Suheng's abdomen.

  Everyone in the aristocratic families of the capital knew that Zheng Suhui, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wu family, was married to Wu Changgong, the eldest son of Wu Guogong, in the fifth year of Mingli, which was also the year when the Sheng family was executed. It has been fifteen years since then. In these fifteen years, she only gave birth to a daughter named Wu Yanjuan, and there were no other children.

  Wu Changge is the eldest son, he must have a son. If he didn't have a son, his father wouldn't ask for him to be appointed as the Crown Prince.

  The Daxia Imperial Court stipulated that only the true eldest son could inherit other noble titles. The nominal eldest son was not allowed to succeed to the title. If there was no true eldest son, the title would be reclaimed by the imperial court.

  The titles of the four major families, however, were agreed upon with the imperial court at the beginning of the founding of the country, stipulating that the four national dukes would inherit and not be replaced, guarding the imperial family, and could not intermarry with the imperial family, sharing weal and woe with the imperial family, prospering together and declining together.

  However, their ancestors also realized that in the long years, not every generation had a true heir born, so the court relaxed the conditions for succession for the four families with special contributions. That is, the successor of the four families must be an heir, but a nominal heir is also considered an heir, and it does not have to be a true heir.

  So although Zheng Suhe did not give birth to a son, her status remained unshakeable.

  Although Zhang Yinniang was well-raised, her son had to be raised under Zheng Suheng's name in order to inherit the title. She also had to beg Zheng Suheng for it. Therefore, after giving birth to her son, she became honest and didn't dare to be presumptuous at all.

  The Empress Dowager was not so subtle, and she asked Zheng Suhui with a smile: "You are still young, why are you in such a hurry to register the illegitimate child as your own and raise him as your legitimate son? If you give birth to a son in the future, won't it let the illegitimate child take the place of the legitimate one?"

  Because once recorded under Zheng Suhui's name in the family tree, Wu Zhao Kun, the eldest son born to Zhang Yiniang, became a legitimate and proper eldest son.

  Zheng Suxin smiled with great elegance and poise: "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your concern. Thank you, Sister Yao, for your worry. I am thinking of my husband's family. His son is also my son."

  The second shift is delivered. For tonight's third shift, everyone throws two pink tickets or recommends tickets too~~~