Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 727 - 353: Life_1

Chapter 727: Chapter 353: Life_1

They headed to Xiangxue Courtyard.

Before they reached the main gate, they saw the House of Animals rushing towards them. Everyone except Dashan and White Wolf was present.

This family had just spent over half a month playing in the countryside and the mountains, returning only two days ago and had since been staying in the Qian family’s Xiangxue Courtyard.

They charged up, eagerly circling around Zhu Sujin and Qian Yixiu. Knowing that Yixiu was pregnant and couldn’t play rough with them, they licked her with their tongues before going wild with Zhu Sujin.

Zhu Sujin squatted down and hugged each one, almost getting knocked down to the ground by several dogs.

Qian Yixiu greeted each of the dogs in turn, but found it strange that Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister, who usually led the pack, were lagging behind. She spoke with feigned grievance, "Why aren’t you in a hurry to see your brother and sister anymore? Running so slow."

Monkey Brother came over, holding Qian Yixiu’s hand and smiling with his mouth wide, then pointed at Monkey Sister who stood two steps away, gently smiling as well.

Qian Yixiu asked, "Why isn’t Monkey Sister coming over to give her sister some cuddles?"

Monkey Brother tugged at Yixiu and patted his belly, then gestured to indicate something getting bigger.

Qian Yixiu had a sudden realization, Monkey Sister must be pregnant. She laughed and said, "Is Monkey Sister going to be a mom? Seeing Monkey Sister nod shyly, Yixiu was overjoyed and said, "That’s wonderful, this is truly a joyous event for our family, congratulations. I’ll have someone prepare a nutritional meal for Monkey Sister right away so you can have a healthy and strong baby."

Zhu Sujin, on hearing this, also stood up with a laugh and said, "Monkey Brother is going to be a dad now, congratulations, congratulations."

That’s when Monkey Sister came over, holding hands with both Qian Yixiu and Zhu Sujin, shyly bowing her head.

She looked just like a pregnant woman from this era, and Qian Yixiu couldn’t help but laugh. She must have observed how Zhu Sujin’s women behaved during their pregnancies and thought that this was how a woman should act when pregnant.

Liang Jinzhao joined in with a laugh, "Monkey Sister is even feeling shy. There’s nothing to it; being a mom is a great thing, we’re all happy for you both. Once your baby is born, they can play together with our baby and the babies of the Crown Prince, it will be so lively."

They all laughed at the image of several children and a monkey romping together.

Ever since Qian Yixiu married Liang Jinzhao, Monkey Brother had held some dissatisfaction towards him. Monkey Brother liked what he was hearing now and, for the first time in many days, he gave Jinzhao a big smile.

The group together with the House of Animals entered Xiangxue Courtyard.

It was the end of summer, the beginning of autumn, with cool weather. Instead of going indoors, they chose to sit under a tree in the courtyard, drinking tea and chatting. The House of Animals sat or climbed on the grass, playfully frolicking.

The conversation was mostly among the women, discussing the knowledge of nurturing a pregnancy. Even though they all knew Yixiu was expecting twins, seeing her belly much larger than their own, they envied her. Especially Huang Lingling, who pouted with jealousy since her belly was the smallest among them.

Qian Yixiu laughed and said, "It’s good for the babies to grow strong, but they mustn’t get too big; that makes the birth difficult."

Zhu Sujin looked at Qian Yixiu with some worry and said, "Sister, since you’re carrying twins, let’s have the Imperial Physician and the midwife move into the mansion sooner rather than later to prepare. At that time, our mother..." he started to recall the peril when Pan Yue gave birth to Mingming and Jingjing, but stopped, not wanting to frighten Yixiu.

Qian Yixiu knew what he was about to say. She too remembered how they were both terrified at that time, crying while huddled together outside the door. She nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, we’ve already found an experienced midwife."

Also, she had been eating food enriched with Jade Spring, regularly sending some to Fu Minglan and the others at the Crown Prince Mansion. Consuming these foods always tended to improve one’s physical resilience. In this era, giving birth was like walking at death’s door; one had to be in good health to make it through.

Zhu Sujin was quite skilled at maintaining balance; the relationships among his women were harmonious, at least on the surface. It was unclear whether their sisterhood was deep or if conflicts had simply not arisen yet.

In her previous life, people said love was exclusive. In palace intrigues, those powerful women fought not only for power but also for love.

But indeed, there were also situations in ancient times where wives and concubines lived in harmony, like the famous example of E Huang Nv Ying. Whether Zhu Sujin would be that lucky remained to be seen.

Qian Yixiu had previously heard from Pan Yue that Zhu Sujin showed more respect to his wife Fu Minglan, more affection to Huang Lingling, and more care to Cui Shuqin. Though the women had occasional small spats, there were no major conflicts.