Chapter 271 Following the Old Rules

"So, I'm thinking if any of the maids in the house are willing to find a boxing and kicking master to practice with me. Not to mention how strong my martial arts skills are, it would be good to have some boxing and kicking skills."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Dou and Butler He both looked at each other.

I don't know if it was just a coincidence, or whether this is the case for all generals. Before Du Jingyi opened his mouth, there was a precedent for this in the Gu family.

All the people close to the children and grandchildren of the Gu family are skilled in martial arts. Although they are not capable of blocking a hundred people with one person, they can still deal with thieves and the like.

It's a pity that in the battle of Jin Ce, many died and some were disabled, and the rest either stayed in the Gu family in Jinling City to take care of themselves, or returned to their hometown, and they were no longer what they were before.

Therefore, when Du Jingyi suddenly mentioned this matter, it reminded the two of them of the past.

"The young lady's move coincides with the past of the Gu family."

"Oh? Does it mean that the Gu family had a female guard team before?"

"It's not such a general title, but when choosing people to surround my brothers and sisters, they all have some skills, so as to protect their safety."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi felt more and more reliable about this method, so he hurriedly said.

"In that case, I will go and discuss with my grandmother and fourth aunt. As for the candidates, I'll leave it to Aunt Dou and Butler He. Let's choose from the house first. If we can't find the right one, we can ask Granny Ya to take a look. ”

"Old slave knows."

The two took the book and left respectfully. Du Jingyi thought about it before getting up and going to Xu Laiyuan.

There is a wooden wicker chair in the yard, and there is a patch of green climbing up the edge, so even in the hot summer, sitting here is cool and comfortable.

So when Du Jingyi went to Xu Laiyuan, he saw Mrs. Gu lying on it. She didn't know if she had fallen asleep, but she looked particularly calm and peaceful.

"Grandma?"

Du Jingyi called out softly, and her appearance surprised Mrs. Gu.

"Why are you here?"

Then he straightened up, stood up on the wicker chair, looked at her up and down, and said with concern.

"If you have anything to do, let the people below come over and tell you. Why bother making this trip? Look at my belly, it's heavy."

Du Jingyi had never given birth before, so he couldn't quite tell what a heavy belly meant.

But since April, her energy is indeed not as good as before, her belly is the same, but she feels tired when walking on some roads, and her sleep at night is intermittent.

Sometimes even the slightest turn over would make her exhausted.

So when he heard this, Du Jingyi helped Mrs. Gu and walked into the back room.

"It's not an important matter. My granddaughter-in-law is a little impatient, so she thought of asking her grandma."

"What's the matter?"

"The girl under my command, Li Zhu, has been studying martial arts with my fourth aunt for some time. Today, my mother and sister came over to see me and met her. They said that she is much more energetic than before. I think it is all because of my fourth aunt's care. The benefits of teaching.”

"So grandson-in-law boldly came to ask grandma, if I want to form a female escort team in the house to add more people to the back house, what does grandma think about it?"

Mrs. Gu was a little curious and asked a question.

"But what happened before?"

"When I was in the Duke's Mansion, people from the fifth room would come up and touch me if they disagreed. It was the girl Li Zhu who stopped me. My granddaughter-in-law couldn't carry it on her shoulders or lift it with her hands, for fear of what would happen to her in the future. , I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t leave, so I had this idea.”

Mrs. Gu became extremely angry when she heard what happened in the Duke's Mansion again.

"Your father-in-law is really a showman. He doesn't care about anything. People in the fifth house dare to touch you. He is so impatient!"

Five-bedroom, but a relative of the merchant.

On the territory of the Duke's mansion, he dared to take action against the descendants of his direct lineage. It is conceivable that the governor's mansion would be in chaos.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Gu also patted the back of her hand and said.

"Your fourth aunt and I will handle this matter. The Gu family had this rule in the past, and she has been idle these days in the capital. It is a good thing to have a few maids for you to take advantage of."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi was really relieved.

"In this case, my grandson-in-law will thank her grandmother and fourth aunt in advance."

"As a family, don't talk about this."

As soon as she finished speaking, Du Jingyi felt the baby in her belly kicking her, causing some discomfort.

Mrs. Gu looked at her frown and asked immediately.

"But it's inappropriate?"

But it was only for a moment, and Du Jingyi didn't pay much attention, so he shook his head and said.

"It's nothing, it's just that the child was scratched."

"Be careful. It could happen at any time as the day approaches. It's better to ask the midwives to prepare."

"Yes, grandson-in-law knows."

After Du Jingyi and his servants left, Mrs. Gu said to Nanny Qin next to her.

"You go tell the doctor and ask him to be more alert. Also, ask the boys at the second door to be smart. If you hear anything happening in Xitang Courtyard, go and ask Doctor Wang to correct you immediately."

"Yes, madam."

Mrs. Gu didn't know why, but she always felt that she might really have a baby this time, so she gave these instructions in advance.

After all, she had given birth to several children, so she had experience.

Du Jingyi was completely unaware and thought that the pain was just an occasional thing like before, so she didn't pay attention.

Who knew that when the moon was above her eyebrows, she heard the sound of water breaking, which woke her and Yingtao up from their sleep.

"Young Madam!"

Yingtao was so scared that she rushed over from the outside without even wearing shoes, and asked anxiously while supporting Du Jingyi.

"Are you okay?"

"Hurry up, find a midwife, I may be about to give birth."

Hearing this, Yingtao also suppressed her worry and immediately shouted to the outside.

"Come on, come quickly, the young madam is about to give birth, where is the midwife!"

The first person to hear the movement was naturally Lizhu. After she learned martial arts, she slept more alertly. When she heard the call from the room, she got up and rushed in.

Lighting the light, pulling the curtain, lifting the quilt, she saw that Du Jingyi was wet under her body.

"The water has broken, the midwife said that if the water has broken, the baby is about to be born. Don't be afraid, Madam. I will go and call for help!"

The midwife was resting in another courtyard, and Lizhu's movement was quite loud, and the noisy courtyards heard it.

The closest to Xitang Courtyard was Hanyi Courtyard, where the eighth sister Xueniang lived.