jdhmnovel Chapter 3 Jiang Mianmian personally oversees the process.
Chapter 3 Jiang Mianmian personally oversees the process.
Jiang Mianmian traveled by carriage for an hour before arriving at Xuanji Nunnery, located outside the capital. Upon entering the nunnery, they saw a young nun who looked to be about ten years old.
Granny Li revealed her identity, and Little Nun clearly already knew of their arrival.
She quickly extended both hands in greeting, then bowed her head in a gesture of invitation, indicating that they should follow her to the side hall guest rooms of Xuanji Nunnery.
The group followed the winding path, passing through several dilapidated halls, and finally arrived at the entrance of a guest courtyard under a pine tree.
The young nun stopped and gently stepped aside, but still had a smile on her face.
She looked at Jiang Mianmian and the others, bowed slightly, and said softly, "Benefactors, this is where you are going. Please come in."
After saying that, she turned and left the entrance of the guest courtyard.
Jiang Mianmian slowly turned around, her gaze falling on Granny Li and her head maid Cuiyu in turn.
A hint of seriousness flashed in her eyes as she lowered her voice and said, "Li Mama, Cuiyun, once you enter the room, you two must personally keep an eye on the young mistress. You must stay by her side every step of the way during childbirth, understand?"
Fearing that her words might be misunderstood, Jiang Mianmian quickly added, "Because this child is very important to the future of our Marquis's mansion, we cannot afford any mishaps."
After the eldest young mistress gives birth, no matter what happens, you must remain calm and not panic, and then report to me.
And I'll say it again, you absolutely must not let the child out of either of your sight, understand?
After hearing the old lady's words, Granny Li and Cuiyun exchanged a glance, a hint of doubt flashing in their eyes.
They didn't understand why the old lady had specifically instructed them on this matter, especially given the circumstances...
It should be the young mistress's maid, along with the midwife and wet nurse, who are there to take care of her!
But they knew they couldn't disobey their master's words, so despite their doubts, they all nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Madam, please rest assured!"
Jiang Mianmian was relieved after seeing Li Mama and Cuiyun nod in assurance! With them by her side, the child surely wouldn't be switched again this time!
After saying this, Jiang Mianmian turned and walked into the guest courtyard. Several servants from the Marquis's mansion saw her and quickly began to bow to her, saying, "Greetings, Madam!"
Jiang Mianmian gave a soft "hmm" and said to the two midwives and wet nurses behind her, "Yes, hurry up and go inside. The young mistress is still waiting inside. Make sure she gives birth to the child safely, and I will reward her handsomely!"
Upon hearing Jiang Mianmian's words, the two midwives and the wet nurse immediately showed joy and repeatedly said yes.
After the three bowed to Jiang Mianmian in gratitude, Granny Li quickly led them into the house.
Soon after, the voices of two midwives and Li Tingxue's painful cries could be heard from inside the room.
Jiang Mianmian stared wide-eyed in shock at a man walking towards her, who was also the powerful eldest son she had raised in her dreams.
At this moment, all that could be seen above his head was a row of radiant characters—"The real daughter's scumbag dad!"
"Holy crap!" Jiang Mianmian exclaimed. She thought she had been blinded by the light and was seeing things.
She couldn't help but rub her eyes, and when she looked up at the top of his head again, wow, those few golden characters were still floating above his head.
It was still so dazzling and eye-catching that she could hardly bear to look at it!
Jiang Mianmian composed herself. At this moment, she was so shocked that her steps were unsteady, and her gaze immediately fell on the other people in the courtyard.
At this moment, she carefully observed the words above each person's head. Some people had "Loyal Servant" floating above their heads, while others had "Sharp and Slippery Servant" written on their heads.
Some people's heads are even covered in a gray haze, or they are completely bald with nothing on them.
But what puzzled her even more was that no one in the entire courtyard was as dazzling as the large characters on her eldest son's head!
Jiang Mianmian sighed inwardly: There must be something wrong with my eyes. Once I've safely brought my granddaughter home, I'll definitely have to find a doctor to take a look!
Shen Xiuyan frowned: Hmm... When did his mother's eyes develop problems? How come he didn't know about it?
Just as he was about to ask his mother what was wrong with her eyes, he noticed that when she looked at him, there seemed to be a flash of anger in her eyes.
Shen Xiuyan thought he had misread the words! He then asked, "Mother, why...why are you here too?"
When Jiang Mianmian saw him, she thought of the things in her dream and said in an annoyed tone, "Now that I, as your mother-in-law, know that your wife is giving birth, how can I not come and see for myself?"
Besides, if I don't personally supervise your wife's childbirth, what if you're blind and can't recognize your own daughter, and mistake my granddaughter for her again?"
When Jiang Mianmian saw this again, she was furious because she had seen her eldest son in her dream who had almost made her die of anger. So she gave him a cold look!
Shen Xiuyan was completely bewildered. He didn't seem to have offended his mother today, so why did she... harbor such resentment towards him?
He said with a mixture of amusement and helplessness, "Mother, Tingxue is still giving birth in the room, and I'm already extremely anxious. You're already angry with your son!"
Jiang Mianmian rolled her eyes at him: "Who's angry with you? Did I say something wrong? My daughter-in-law is giving birth, and I, as her mother-in-law, can't come?"
Besides, I'm not just here for no reason; I didn't come all this way to be angry with you. I told you, I came to see my soon-to-be-born granddaughter. Otherwise, do you think I came just to see your big face?
Hmph! If it weren't for you, you useless blockhead, blind and incompetent fool, how could my little granddaughter have made such a mistake?
Do you really think I wanted to ride that bumpy, dilapidated carriage for an hour just to stand here and listen to your wife's screams of childbirth?! I'm afraid I'll have nightmares!
Shen Xiuyan looked at Jiang Mianmian with a surprised expression. Hmm, what was Mother muttering to herself just now?
"Mother, what are you saying? I... how could I have mistaken my own daughter?"
Who knows!
[I can't exactly say I dreamt about it and then insist on coming to oversee it myself, can I?]
"Hehe," Jiang Mianmian chuckled dryly, then gave him a meaningful look, letting him figure it out for himself!
[Hmph! Better safe than sorry. What if it turns out like in the dream? She's not going to gamble on this.]
In short, even if she stayed home, she wouldn't be able to rest easy unless I came in person.
Upon hearing his mother's words, Shen Xiuyan frowned slightly, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
It turns out that in his mother's mind, he was so unreliable that she couldn't put her mind at ease.
So much so that she had to travel all the way to Xuanji Nunnery just to "supervise" him closely, a reason that left him both amused and exasperated!
In the past, he always thought that his mother resented his existence because he was the eldest son born out of wedlock.
Unexpectedly, his mother... his mother cared about him so much. Just because of an unrealistic dream, she came all the way here. This warmed his heart instantly!