Quick Transmigration: When Can I Just Lay Down and Wait to Die?

Chapter 139 The Concubine of the Lin Family in Dream of the Red Chamber

At noon, after eating the food that Lingdang brought from the main kitchen, we strolled around our yard together. Listening to Lingdang's explanations, I gained a complete understanding of the yard.

After discussing the use of the rooms in the courtyard with Lingdang, and then taking Lingdang to the doctor's office, we returned to our room. We needed to wash and dress up in the afternoon in preparation for Lin Ruhai's arrival in the evening.

As the lamps were lit in the evening, Lin Ruhai, accompanied by his attendant, arrived at Haitang Garden, the courtyard where Liu Yuxi lived. Lin Ruhai was still a young man in his prime, while Liu Yuxi was only thinking about getting pregnant as soon as possible, so she was naturally cooperative in bed.

After the ceremony, while Lin Ruhai went into the inner room to wash up, Granny Lin came in and took away the bridal veil. After everyone else was in the room, Liu Yuxi used a pillow to elevate her hips. Whether it worked or not, she decided to give it a try!

By the time Lin Ruhai came out, she had already put the bed back in its original state. Then she went into the inner room to wash up. She stayed up all night until dawn, and Lin Ruhai went to court early in the morning.

When Liu Yuxi was woken up by the bell, she washed up and dressed up before going to the main courtyard to pay her respects. She certainly couldn't dress up too extravagantly, lest she offend the madam and cause herself trouble later.

Liu Yuxi chose clothes in simple colors and only wore two or three pieces of jewelry on his head. When he arrived at the main courtyard, regardless of whether the madam was up or not (she was certainly not up), he waited in the courtyard for a quarter of an hour before being called into the room by the madam's maid.

After she kowtowed and offered tea to Jia Min, Jia Min didn't make things difficult for her in these matters. She rewarded her with a bracelet, said some words about having children for the master, and then let her get up.

Then she was taken to the old lady's Fu'an Hall to pay her respects. Normally, concubines and mistresses were not entitled to pay their respects to the old lady, but since Liu Yuxi had come from the old lady's courtyard and today was her first day after her facial hair was removed, Jia Min brought her along.

After paying her respects to the old lady, she gave her a reward and then told Jia Min in front of her to remember her place, meaning that she shouldn't cause trouble just because she came from her courtyard, and that she should behave herself.

In recent years, Jia Min and the old lady have been at odds over the issue of having children. Jia Min is also a proud and aloof person. Now the old lady is in poor health, but not to the point of being bedridden, so Jia Min is unwilling to put on a show.

The servants suggested that Jia Min should set some rules for Liu Yuxi, but Jia Min didn't want someone she disliked standing in front of her, so she let Liu Yuxi accompany Old Madam Lin, which could be considered as fulfilling her filial duty on behalf of her and her husband.

Liu Yuxi knew that Jia Min had made this arrangement because she didn't want to see her, and she didn't want Liu Yuxi to be in the way when Liu Yuxi was with Lin Ruhai. Liu Yuxi was just happy to have this arrangement, as it would also make it easier for her to treat Old Madam Lin's health.

While giving the old lady a massage, I took her pulse and examined her face. Then, during our conversation, I subtly steered the topic to food.

As people get older, their appetites diminish, and they rarely find anything interesting. Liu Yuxi knows this feeling all too well. It's not that she doesn't want to eat, but she knows that indulging in food will take a toll on her body.

When the conversation turned to Grandma Lin, she said she would go to the small kitchen to cook something fresh for her. Grandma Lin's courtyard naturally had a small kitchen. People in the Qing Dynasty only ate two meals a day, and would eat snacks to tide them over when they were hungry at other times.

We need to change the old lady's diet to three meals a day. When we arrived at the small kitchen, we found all kinds of ingredients. Although it wasn't as extravagant as the Rongguo Duke's Mansion, it still had the heritage of a noble family.

Liu Yuxi made some simple snacks, but based on the pulse diagnosis, he added some Everlasting Spring water and corresponding medicines to them. There were Chinese medicines and Western medicines prepared for the apocalypse. The Western medicines were colorless and tasteless, otherwise they would be so bitter that they would give away the secret as soon as you ate them!

This is a long process. The old lady's biggest worry is her heart—she has no grandchildren! Even a granddaughter would be fine! After all, the Lin family has had only one son for generations, and she never expected to have many grandchildren. But now her health is deteriorating, and she can't see a single grandchild. She's heartbroken! How can she face the ancestors of the Lin family after this?

When people are anxious, they can't eat or sleep well, especially the elderly who already have trouble eating and sleeping. As long as Jia Min or Liu Yuxi brings good news, the old lady will feel relieved and her health will naturally improve.

Because Liu Yuxi had just undergone facial rejuvenation surgery, Lin Ruhai stayed in Liu Yuxi's room for the past three days. He seemed to be doing well, and they had sex every night. Liu Yuxi was also making the most of everything to increase her chances of getting pregnant.

Madam Jia Min's complexion has been deteriorating day by day these past few days. Liu Yuxi felt that if the master came to her courtyard again, Jia Min would not be able to hold back her temper. Fortunately, it only lasted three days.

After that, Lin Ruhai naturally continued to rest in the main courtyard. Every day, Liu Yuxi would pay her respects to Jia Min and then follow Jia Min's arrangements. If Jia Min asked her to serve in the main courtyard, she would serve there. She had the attribute of being "as strong as an ox" and was not tired.

If Jia Min didn't want her in her way, she would go to the old lady's courtyard, discuss food and drink with her, and take the opportunity to help the old lady take care of her health.

As part of Jia Min's dowry, she did serve Liu Yuxi a potion that would prevent her from having children. This was probably a decision made on her own. Jia Min is under a lot of pressure because she doesn't have children now. Unless she is pregnant, she probably wouldn't have thought of giving Liu Yuxi a potion that would prevent her from having children.

Liu Yuxi didn't drink it; he transferred it to his spatial storage. He usually put any ingredients that were given to him as gifts into his spatial storage if he could, and used them to make medicine if he could. He never mentioned it to the old lady or Lin Ruhai.

There's no need for that. What's the point of saying it? At most, Jia Min's dowry will be punished, and the conflict will only escalate further. Although she's a decent doctor, she can't be on guard against thieves all the time.

Let's just pretend we're not pregnant for now, and once we're sure we're pregnant, we'll seek protection from Grandma Lin. For the time being, let's just get along peacefully like this.

Half a month passed, and Liu Yuxi's period still hadn't started. She decided to wait and see. The original owner's period wasn't very regular either. Seven more days passed, and her period still hadn't started.

So, just as they were preparing food for the old lady, she gagged twice. Old Madam Lin had given birth before and cared so much about this matter, so she immediately asked the old nanny beside her to call the family physician to come and take Liu Yuxi's pulse.

The royal physician rushed over and took Liu Yuxi's pulse. "Your Majesty," he said, "Liu Yuxi's days are still short. It would be best to have her pulse checked again in half a month to confirm."

"Alright, alright! Don't spread this news for now. We'll tell the master and madam after we've confirmed it in half a month. Just say I caught a bit of a cold today!"

No matter how clean the Lin family's backyard was, she still knew what kind of person her daughter-in-law was.

Although Liu Yuxi didn't file a complaint these days, she was still aware of what was happening in the courtyard, but seeing that Liu Yuxi could handle it, she didn't bring it up.

After all, Liu Yuxi was just a concubine. Nothing much happened, so she couldn't very well help a concubine suppress her daughter-in-law.

It would be better to wait until it's confirmed before telling her son and his wife, which would save some trouble. She also wanted to have Lin Mama make preparations in advance, including the people who would take care of Liu Yuxi, the midwife, and the wet nurse.