Chapter 599 If
In April of the 35th year of Longxing, triplets were born.
The second wife of the Marquis' Mansion fainted from exhaustion. After waking up the next day, she remained silent and just stared at the peach blossom hairpin in her hand in a daze.
"Second Madam, the hot water is here."
Siyun hid her worry and tried to smile happily: "I just went to the cubicle and saw the three little masters were drinking milk. The wet nurse said that they will be brought over soon."
It seemed as if a bit of starlight fell into the pale woman's dazed pupils.
She finally said "hmm".
The servants breathed a sigh of relief when they saw her reaction and helped her wash up gracefully.
Nanny You was even more capable, but whenever she thought of the Second Madam's health, she couldn't help but sigh deeply.
Speaking of yesterday, she felt annoyed and blamed herself. Yesterday, no one knew who sneaked into the mansion, causing the second wife to suddenly hear that the second master died on the battlefield and his body was nowhere to be found. She was frightened and had difficulty giving birth, and even... she was at the gates of hell.
Fortunately... Fortunately, in the end the Marquis disguised himself as the Second Master, which helped the Second Madam to calm down.
But for some reason, the second lady seemed a little strange after waking up today. She didn't say anything and her eye sockets were still red.
Nanny You felt very uneasy.
"Hello, Madam Second."
After a while, Nanny You went to urge the wet nurse to bring the three newborn babies over.
"Second Madam, please look at how handsome these three young masters are. They look just like you, Second Madam."
Aunt You smiled.
Sheng Huan reached out and hugged one of the swaddling clothes. Looking at the child's innocent sleeping face, the slight sadness between her brows dissipated a little.
"Children...you look so much like your father..."
The blue veins on the back of the woman's thin white hands as she held the swaddling baby were clearly visible, and she looked extremely fragile.
Nanny You saw her second wife looking at the three little masters, hugging the swaddling clothes tightly, and suddenly tears fell from her eyes.
Nanny You panicked and stepped forward quickly:
"Oh, Second Madam, why are you crying? You can't cry during this period of confinement."
"You are weak right now, so don't cry and do anything bad."
Sheng Huan didn't stop, she hugged the child and burst into tears.
Nanny You and Siyun looked at each other and saw the sadness in each other's eyes. They always felt that the Second Madam seemed to have discovered something.
This shouldn't be the case. After the Marquis's behavior last night, even the people in the Marquis' Mansion would admit their mistakes.
What's more, the Marquis deliberately pretended to be the Second Master.
Si Yun Shihua walked forward anxiously, patted Sheng Huan's back gently, wiped his tears, and almost cried because of the heartache, but fortunately she held it back.
"Madam, madam, what's wrong with you?"
"Madam, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I will definitely do it. Please don't cry."
The third child seemed to sense that his mother was sad and heartbroken. He was sleeping soundly, but then he started crying too.
"Second Madam, you see, the three young masters are also worried about their mother."
Sheng Huan suddenly raised her eyes, her red and swollen eyes fixed on Nanny You, she bit her lower lip so hard that it almost turned white.
She whispered, "Mammy, was the person last night...really my husband?"
After the woman finished speaking, the scene fell into an unprecedented silence.
Nanny You and several of the servants had dazed expressions.
Sheng Huan retracted his gaze: "Really..."
Seeing her like this, Nanny You and Shihua Siyun both felt sad.
Seeing the sadness in her eyes and the despair in her heart, Nanny You thought to herself that it was not good, the Second Madam's body could not withstand any stimulation.
She quickly smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Madam? That's the Second Master."
"Yes, yes." Shi Hua, who received the message, immediately said, "Madam, the Second Master has just returned from the campaign, so he is always busier than usual, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to the military camp before dawn."
"Yes, ma'am." Siyun also said, "We all know about the Second Master coming back yesterday."
Sheng Huan didn't say anything else. She seemed not to hear their voices. She just held the three children in her arms and coaxed them softly. Her usually sweet and soft voice became increasingly drier.
"Don't cry, don't cry, mother is here..."
"Our baby doesn't cry, doesn't cry..."
Her voice finally revealed a sob: "Don't cry..."
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outside the house.
Nanny You came out worriedly.
The housekeeper immediately stepped forward and asked, "How is the second wife?"
Nanny You frowned deeply and shook her head: "The Second Madam seems..."
She paused: "I saw something."
Butler Shi was shocked, his face full of sadness: "Really... did you see it?"
Nanny You shook her head and nodded, and in the end she didn't know what to say.
She just felt that the Second Lady's spirit and energy were quite different from the first one.
"The Second Madam can't stand the stimulation now." Butler Shi whispered: "This matter still needs to be kept secret. It would be best if we keep it secret until the Second Madam is out of confinement and can bear it."
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Sheng Huan had a poor appetite that day.
There was very little to eat, and the people in Shaoguang Court were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. What worried them most was that the Second Madam and the Second Master had a deep relationship, and they were afraid that she would do something stupid.
So in the afternoon, after Gu Hengqing came back from court, he was invited over.
"My Lord, the Second Madam is in a very bad state right now. You, you just show your face in front of the Second Madam. After that, this old servant and the Second Madam will say that you are very busy in the military camp and have a mission that you have to deal with."
As long as the Second Master is alive and with the Second Madam, there will be no difficulties that cannot be overcome.
Gu Hengqing stood there in official uniform, tall and slender, with cold eyes and brows.
"I'm going to change my clothes."
The anxious butler did not notice that his master was particularly easy to talk to.
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evening.
Sheng Huan was still half-sitting on the bed. She did nothing, but her eyes were fixed on the vase on the table without moving for a long time.
"Madam, the kitchen has sent over dinner. I will serve you some first."
Sheng Huan did not answer.
"Madam, the Second Master is back!"
At this moment, Shihua ran in from outside with a happy face.
The trance in the absent-minded woman's eyes seemed to fall into a stone, causing ripples.
She looked towards the door anxiously, and within a few breaths, a young man in red appeared. His facial features were particularly handsome, and the smile on his face was particularly flamboyant, with a kind of youthful spirit.
"He Wei, I'm back!"
The man strode over.
Sheng Huan stared straight into his eyes. She didn't smile, and her face was even expressionless, but mist quickly rose in her eyes, and then evaporated before it fell to the ground.
"You... are not him."
There was a kind of calm suffocation in her voice, and her eyes were filled with endless sadness. Her eyes and her sadness slowed down Gu Hengqing's pace, and finally, stopped.
"Madam, this is the Second Master!"
"Yes, ma'am, this is the Second Master!"
Siyun Shihua was very anxious, but didn't know what to do.
The woman turned a deaf ear to him. Her face was pale and bloodless, but when her eyes met the man's, she never looked away.
She clutched the quilt tightly without knowing when, and veins bulged on the back of her hands.
Gu Hengqing looked at Sheng Huan and finally confirmed that she was not testing but confirming.
The man felt an unspeakable bitterness and joy in his heart.
He was pleased, and she once again distinguished between him and Chongguang.
He was also bitter, and she once again distinguished between him and Chongguang.
Even though he pretended to be so similar.
"You guys go out."
Finally, it was Gu Hengqing who spoke first.
Gu Hengqing spoke, and his wife did not refuse. Obviously, she also had something to say to the Marquis. The two maids felt heavy-hearted and finally withdrew.
The door was closed, blocking out all noise from outside.
The room was still very quiet.
Sheng Huan stared at Gu Hengqing's face without looking away, as if he was looking at someone through his face.
The tears in her eyes gathered more and more.
Gu Hengqing didn't dare and couldn't go forward. He stood there, neither far nor near, always maintaining the distance that a gentleman should have.
"So, brother pretended to be my husband..." The woman finally spoke, but as soon as she spoke, her voice trembled uncontrollably: "It's my husband... He... He's in trouble, right?"
Her voice almost broke, and her expression almost broke.
Tears streamed down my face like a kite with a broken string.
"Sister-in-law." When Gu Hengqing saw her like this, he felt a sharp pain in the deepest part of his heart. He knew that it was useless to refute.
From the moment she recognized him as the one who appeared here and not Chongguang, the bad news could no longer be concealed.
"My condolences." His voice was always cold, but now it was tinged with the heaviness of frustration.
Sheng Huan was stunned when he suddenly heard these two words. After a while, he raised his head, as if this way his tears would not flow uncontrollably.
But her tears were out of control after all. She bit her lips tightly and almost convulsed with sadness.
"I see."
Sheng Huan covered his eyes: "I know."
"Sister-in-law." Seeing this, Gu Hengqing's clear eyes flashed with worry. He almost subconsciously stepped forward: "Chongguang has always wanted you to be well, always..."
"Brother, I'm fine!"
She suddenly looked at him, her eyes were red, and she tried to calm herself down. She was so sad that she didn't see the man stop walking.
Sheng Huan knew that Gu Hengqing was also sad at the moment, she could see it.
After all, the person who died was his younger brother.
He is his blood relative.
"I'm fine." She stared at him and repeated: "I'm fine, I'll be fine."
She seemed to be talking to him, but also seemed not to be talking to him.
Gu Hengqing kept looking at her with gentle eyes and brows, as if he could tolerate everything.
"Yes, my sister-in-law must be well."
Sheng Huan raised his face: "Brother, thank you very much."
"Thank you."
"I won't do anything stupid. I will be fine, always."
The crystals in the corners of my eyes fell.
When Gu Hengqing left Shaoguang Courtyard, he heard the suppressed crying of a woman coming from the house.
"Marquis, Marquis! Second Madam, Second Madam, this is it, this is it!"
When Nanny You and the others heard the crying, they were so anxious that they didn't know what to do and rushed into the house.
“No need to go in.”
The man put his hands behind his back and looked at the setting sun in the sky. The dazzling setting sun blocked the emotions in the man's eyes: "Let her cry her heart out."
He said: "Release the repression, and you will feel much better."
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