Chapter 155: Newborn

Crossing the front hall and bypassing the second door.

As soon as he entered the Xitang Courtyard, he heard bursts of laughter.

Shang Ji smiled and went to the warm room.

Mrs. Xing was teasing Du Jingyi when she saw her nephew walk in and said with a smile.

"See, I was right, Liu Lang's mind is tied to this general's mansion. He used to come back in the evening, but today he came early!"

As he said, he couldn't help looking at Du Jingyi.

Du Jingyi also felt a little curious. Originally, today was the auspicious day for the general's mansion to move to a new house. Logically, he should have stayed last night.

But because of some unexpected reasons, he left overnight.

Du Jingyi thought he would not come back today, and he didn't expect why he suddenly appeared, so he got up and walked over.

"Why did the general come back? Have you finished your work?"

"I have finished it, and then I received a message from Xing Zhao saying that they will arrive in Sui'an City in ten days."

"Really?"

This time it was the eldest sister-in-law Liu who spoke up. Xing Zhao's return meant that her Ping'er would also be back.

This is the first time the child has been away from her for so long since she was born.

The eldest sister-in-law thought a lot! So her eyes were full of expectations.

"Well, but he said that only the grandmother, the third aunt and the fourth aunt went north this time, and the other two aunts had to stay in Jinling City to deal with things and did not come with him."

Mrs. Xing nodded and replied with understanding.

"It's almost the New Year, and there are indeed many things to deal with. The first and second cousins' families are also prominent families in Jinling City, so it's reasonable for them to stay and visit relatives."

After listening to her explanation, Du Jingyi finally understood and said something quickly.

"Then I'll ask them to send the prepared New Year gifts to Jinling City first. The two aunts didn't come, but the gifts they should receive must not be missing."

"Okay, you can arrange it."

Shang Ji helped Du Jingyi sit down, and then took the teacup in front of her and took a sip.

She is pregnant now, so she has stopped drinking tea.

The cups are either warm water with honey or lemon, so it is sour and sweet and easy to drink.

For Shang Ji, it doesn't matter what you drink, the most important thing is who you drink with.

Looking at the sweet eyes of the couple, the eldest sister-in-law Liu coughed twice and said.

"Aunt, why don't we go see Xue Niang? She said last time that she would embroider a silk handkerchief for you. Let's go and see if it's finished?"

Mrs. Xing was still confused. Why didn't she remember this?

But when she saw the look in the eldest sister-in-law Liu's eyes, she understood, so she smiled and replied.

"Okay, I won't delay you two from talking in the boudoir."

"Aunt..."

Du Jingyi looked at Madam Xing with a bit of a smile. Since she got pregnant, she has become a lot more coquettish.

She was not so shy before, but now she blushes and gets hot when she says anything casually.

Shang Ji was calm, he stood up and bowed to the two of them and said.

"Aunt, take care, sister-in-law, take care."

Both of them covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, smiled secretly and left the warm room, heading straight for Xue Niang's Hanyi Courtyard.

It was snowing outside.

Both of them gathered their cloaks, covered the heaters in their hands tightly, and then left with umbrellas.

After they left, Shang Ji spoke.

"I still have seven days to rest. It's almost the same day as my grandmother's arrival. I will definitely go out of the city to welcome her. You can wait at home. It's snowing and windy. My grandmother won't blame me."

If Du Jingyi is not pregnant, she will go with Shang Ji.

But she is only three months old now, so she can't be said to be very safe.

The road is slippery in the snow, and they have to go outside the city. Shang Ji is not very reassured.

Du Jingyi smiled and said.

"It's okay. When the time comes, we will take the general's carriage. It's spacious and not bumpy. Just put a charcoal basin and you won't get cold."

"This is my first time to meet my grandmother. It's not good to wait at home. Besides, my aunt, eldest sister-in-law and eighth sister will definitely go. They will take care of us on the way. It's okay."

Seeing her firm attitude, Shang Ji didn't say anything more.

"Well, let's go together."

He just told Luo Yuan to ask him to find someone to check the carriages in advance, so that there would be no mistakes. That would be a big trouble.

Shang Ji picked up a piece of cake and ate it casually, and Du Jingyi finally reacted.

"General, you didn't have breakfast, I'll ask Danruo to make some and send it over? Wontons or noodles?"

"Wontons, drink a few more mouthfuls of hot soup in this snowy day, it will be comfortable."

"Okay, then I'll tell her to put more pepper powder, the spiciness can make her sweat."

"Well."

Du Jingyi then gave the instructions, and Yingtao walked out quickly, so there were only two people in the room.

Seeing this, Du Jingyi started talking about some family matters.

"By the way, my aunt and sister-in-law mentioned something today, saying that we will hold a housewarming banquet after my grandmother and her family arrive. What do you think, General? If it is feasible, I will ask Butler He and Madam Dou to prepare it."

When holding a banquet in a large mansion, everything must be taken care of.

And this is the first time that the couple has started a new business to entertain guests, so naturally there can be no problems.

One is to celebrate the joy of moving to a new home, and the other is to welcome my grandmother and her group.

Therefore, who to invite, when to invite, and how to arrange the seats must be prepared in advance.

Shang Ji took a sip of water and spoke.

"When grandma and the others arrive, it will probably be mid-month, no later than the 22nd. Otherwise, it will be the Little New Year if we go any later, and it will not be appropriate to hold a New Year banquet."

"Well, I understand. I will arrange it. I will ask the master to approve an auspicious day and then prepare."

"Okay, this is a laborious matter. If you have any questions, just ask aunt and sister-in-law."

"Don't worry, General. I know."

The two were talking when Li Zhu rushed in from outside, feeling cold.

Shang Ji subconsciously stood in front of Du Jingyi to shield her from the cold wind, frost, rain and snow, but Li Zhu was so excited that she didn't notice it.

"What's wrong? Aren't you afraid of freezing the young lady by running in rashly?"

The maid Yingtao just came in from outside, and she told the little girl to go to the kitchen. Unexpectedly, she saw Li Zhu rushing in. She thought something was wrong, so she hurried over.

She said something, and then Li Zhu reacted.

She took two steps back, patted the snow off her body, and then said with a smile.

"It's born, it's born, the eldest lady gave birth to a big fat boy, and the people from the Du family who came to deliver the news are still waiting at the second gate!"

Hearing the good news, Du Jingyi stood up at once, and Yingtao and Shang Ji were so scared that they reached out to help her, fearing that she would have an accident.

She pushed their hands away and walked two steps quickly to Li Zhu.