Chapter 518: Peace

"Are you sure?"

The one who asked the question was Mrs. Guo San. Now that her father-in-law was ill, her mother-in-law was taking care of her, and her husband was in court, she was the one who made the decision at home. How could she feel at ease if her grandson was taken away to other places for treatment?

So she naturally didn't want to agree, and she was very afraid that he would take the child away after just a few encounters.

"I have it."

Xia Meng's answer was firm and powerful. At this point, Mrs. Guo San could only take a gamble.

"Then go quickly. I hope the miracle doctor can save my grandson's life. The Prime Minister's Mansion will definitely repay you!"

Xia Meng nodded, and then left quickly with the child in her arms.

When she returned to the general's mansion, she rushed into the yard where she lived, and then told Xing Zhao and Guo Silang not to let anyone disturb her.

The two naturally agreed and waited outside.

But there was no movement inside, not even the crying of the child, and Guo Silang was very panicked.

He had only seen his son a few times, and had never even held him in his arms. If he died, his wife Xue Niang would be devastated, so he prayed to the sky that his son would get better.

The sun rose little by little, and two hours passed unknowingly.

When Xia Meng called them in from inside, Guo Silang could see with his naked eyes that his son's complexion had improved.

It was no longer as dark purple as before, so he said to Xia Meng excitedly.

"You are really a miracle doctor in the world, please accept my worship!"

"No, no, no, get up, I just tried my best to save the child. His condition is better than I thought. Just leave the child with me for seven or eight days, and then I will give you a healthy son."

"Seven or eight days? But I need to go back and send the wet nurse and those who take care of him over. They are all selected. Don't worry, they are definitely not reckless people!"

Xia Meng thought about it and agreed.

First, she didn't have any milk powder, and the child had to be breastfed, otherwise it would be very troublesome. Second, she could treat illnesses, but that didn't mean she could take care of a newborn baby day and night, so it would be good for someone to share some of the burden.

But in order to prevent others from discovering the secret, she still said.

"I need to treat the child alone for one hour each in the morning, afternoon and evening. You two must stay outside for me, okay?"

"Okay! Don't worry, even mosquitoes and flies won't get close!"

Guo Silang agreed happily, then kissed his son and hurried back home to dispatch people.

He happened to meet Xue Niang who had just woken up. She heard that her son was in a bad condition and kept crying. She wished she could suffer this pain herself.

But she heard the good news brought by her husband.

"My son's complexion has improved. The doctor said he can be sent back in seven or eight days, but now we need to send some people to take care of the child."

"I'll go! Anyway, there is also my courtyard in the general's mansion. I will wait there with the wet nurse. When the child is treated, I can feel at ease if I am closer!"

"You just gave birth and you have to stay in confinement. How can you move around easily?"

"The child is my life. How can I spend seven or eight days without him by my side? Mother-in-law, please, just let me go to the general's mansion."

Xue Niang cried so hard that she couldn't help herself. Mrs. Guo San finally had no choice.

She gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, and didn't care about anything else. She simply asked people to pack up the things, and the carriages and horses were sealed with oil paper, and then she sent Xue Niang back to the general's mansion.

Housekeeper He and Aunt Dou knew that someone was coming, but they didn't expect that even the eighth lady who had just given birth would come back with her, so they immediately arranged for the confinement.

Fortunately, the Hanyi Courtyard where she used to live was cleaned every day, so there was no problem living there. It was early summer, so it wouldn't be cold.

Therefore, everyone was prepared, and Xue Niang really spent her confinement in the general's mansion.

When Xia Meng heard about this, she also cried out.

"After all, mother and child are connected. I forgot about this when I brought the child here. But it's good for her to stay in the mansion for confinement. I can watch her and take care of her."

Guo Silang was very grateful after hearing this.

If Xia Meng wanted the stars in the sky at this moment, he could give them to her.

So the married Xue Niang returned to the general's mansion for confinement, and she and her husband also lived here. Naturally, there was a lot of discussion outside, so in order to calm down the discussion, the Prime Minister's Mansion announced that it was because of Guo Xiang's illness and they were afraid of a conflict with the child, so they moved there temporarily.

In the Duke's Mansion, Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi also helped to cover up, so this matter only appeared briefly in people's topics and soon passed.

Now the new emperor has only been on the throne for a few days, and these left and right arms have all had problems. One fell ill, and the other was in mourning. This gave many people opportunities to think about jumping up.

Fortunately, the new emperor is not stupid. Everything is done step by step. He went to court, listened to politics, handled things, and went to the harem from time to time to see the concubines. The days passed one by one.

From the end of April to the beginning of June.

The funeral of the Duke was finally done, so after sending him back from the funeral on the second day of June, Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi returned to the general's mansion.

When the two of them returned home, they felt a sense of relaxation.

The children were still taking a nap, so they didn't disturb them. The couple went straight to the ear room and washed and bathed each other.

Now that they are in the period of mourning, they cannot afford to make any mistakes, so the couple is very careful and will not do anything intimate in front of others.

Du Jingyi sat in the bathtub, her whole body immersed in the hot water.

Cherry beside her wiped her with concern, and then said.

"Madam was not fat to begin with, and now she has lost a lot of meat. Look, her waist looked plump a few days ago, but now it's all bones."

After hearing her words, Du Jingyi patted her hands and replied.

"It's our duty as children and daughters-in-law to be tired for a month, so let's not talk about it anymore. By the way, have you prepared the gifts for Xue Niang? The general and I will send them over tomorrow."

"It's all ready. Just put it in a small box so that outsiders can't see it."

"Well, that's good. Don't let anyone get hold of it when the country is in mourning and the family is in mourning."

"Yes, I know."

As she spoke, Du Jingyi recalled that Xue Niang had suffered a lot when she gave birth this time.

Fortunately, she was taken care of by Xia Meng in the general's mansion, so after a full month, she returned to the prime minister's mansion with her child in a radiant state.

And the prime minister's mansion was naturally very happy to see that his daughter-in-law and grandson had returned safely. He prepared a lot of gifts in private to thank this miracle doctor! (End of this chapter)