Quickly wear and change the fate of the little cannon fodder

Chapter 201 The Cannon Fodder Wife in the Ancient Time Traveling Novel 8

The next morning, Xia Xiaoxiao was told that Old Madam Leng had caught a cold. They were afraid that she would be infected, so they told her not to go to pay respects to her for the next few days. Even when Xia Xiaoxiao sent her personal maid to take care of her, she was refused.

The reason was that her mother-in-law understood that she was having a hard time with the pregnancy and that she needed someone to take care of her since her belly was growing bigger. Her mother-in-law also had maids and servants to take care of her, so she only needed to rest assured and take care of the baby, which was the greatest filial piety to her, and she didn't need to worry about other things.

Xia Xiaoxiao then focused on taking care of her pregnancy, but she would ask someone to prepare some food and send it to her mother-in-law from time to time to show her filial piety.

Her mother-in-law had some skills in managing the household. She kept it a secret from her, and Xia Xiaoxiao didn't hear a word of it. Even the servants in her yard were busy, so Xia Xiaoxiao was happy to rest and take care of her baby. It was very hard to act out the scenes of extreme joy and sorrow while pregnant.

The housekeeper's son and the young men in the mansion hurried to the battlefield. When they were about to reach the destination, they were informed that the marquis had been found. However, what they found was a corpse, not a living person.

The housekeeper's son had no choice but to claim the body first, and then sent someone to inform the palace at full speed! The rest of the people followed him to escort the marquis' body back to the capital, and also sent people to the city to find a good coffin and coarse linen clothes, incense, candles, paper money and so on.

When the housekeeper's son saw the Marquis' body, he did not deny it. After all, the clothes, accessories and appearance all showed that this was the Marquis.

Alas, this Marquis's Mansion is really unlucky this year. I wonder if the elderly, the weak, the women and the children in this family can withstand this blow.

I wonder if the Hou Madam will be able to carry the baby to term after hearing this news? After all, the pain of losing the pillar of the family at such a young age is unbearable for a normal person, let alone a pregnant woman with three children. If she fails to do so, she might...!

As soon as the Third Prince found the Marquis' body, he rode as fast as he could to report to the capital, and he wrote down everything that happened in the letter. After all, the death of the deputy commander in the army had to be reported to his father. He was half a day faster than the housekeeper's son, and his speed was much faster than theirs.

Therefore, the emperor was the first to know about the death of Marquis Wu'an. He also felt sorry for losing a very good military general, who died before he could make achievements. He was too young and impetuous! If he was still alive and had been tempered in the army for a few years, he would not be so impulsive as this time, and he might still be a very good general.

Marquis Wu'an had just finished mourning for his father when he hurriedly submitted a petition for reinstatement! The emperor had not considered him for this rebellion. He was the only legitimate son in the Marquisate, and he had just taken the position of Marquis, and he hadn't even settled down yet. It's not like the emperor didn't have anyone to use! But there was nothing he could do. This opportunity was earned by Marquis Wu'an himself.

He wanted to continue the title of Marquis, and to bring honor to his family, he had to make great achievements. This was a civil war, not an invasion by foreign enemies, so there would not be any major danger. So it was a good opportunity for him to make achievements. The emperor gave him this opportunity because he was so enthusiastic, but he didn't expect that he would die before he could make any achievements.

Even if His Majesty wanted to publicize his achievements, he couldn't, because he hadn't done anything yet. All he could say was that he was loyal and brave, so his posthumous title was added with "Loyal and Brave Wu'an Hou".

Fortunately, he heard that his wife was pregnant with triplets. If she had given birth to a boy and raised him well, the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion would not have come to an end. He once again felt very wise about the imperial decree granting him marriage before he went to war.

He died on the battlefield, so he should be granted grace. If he gives birth to a posthumous child, he should be directly granted the title of Marquis without any reduction in rank! I believe that the old Marquis' wife and the Marquis' wife will agree to this, but I hope that the Marquis' wife can hold on after hearing the news of her husband's death.

Alas, the old lady of the Marquis is not in good health, the young lady of the Marquis is pregnant with her third child, and the sister of the Marquis of Wu'an is only in her teens. There is no one in charge of the old, weak, sick and pregnant people in this room, which is really difficult for him, but he has to go and announce the imperial edict, so he should send an imperial physician to go with him.

Soon, the eunuch in charge of announcing the decree came to the marquis's mansion with the maid, the imperial physician, a pile of medicinal herbs and the imperial decree to announce the decree.

Old Madam Leng was shocked. The emperor came to announce the imperial edict at this time, which must be related to her son. She was not a woman without knowledge. What did she think of in an instant? She had a bad premonition in her heart, but the imperial edict required the presence of several masters of the Marquis' Mansion.

Xia Xiaoxiao also felt that it was her turn to show off her acting skills. Whether she could rest in bed instead of crying in front of the hall would depend on her acting skills this time. She quickly put on the clothes of a marquis's wife, put on a slightly pale makeup, and was hurried to the front hall with the help of several people.

After the incense table was set up and incense was burned, and they changed into their rank clothes, the three of them came to the front of the main hall and knelt down to receive the imperial edict! The eunuch who announced the imperial edict twitched his mouth when he saw the three people kneeling in front of the hall. One was a pregnant woman with a big belly, one was an old lady with a sick and haggard face, and one was a child who knew nothing. He couldn't bear to announce the imperial edict!

This eunuch knew the contents of the imperial edict. After announcing the contents of the imperial edict, one of them might die, resulting in one corpse and four lives. The yin is strong and the yang is weak. There is no other mansion like theirs. The yin is not strong at all, and the yang is weak, and there is almost no one left.

There was no other way, he had better finish reading the decree as soon as possible, and not let them kneel for too long. Looking at the shaky appearance of these people, it was estimated that it would be a bit difficult for him to finish reading the imperial decree.

As he read the imperial edict, he carefully observed the reactions of several people. Sure enough, those people turned pale and began to tremble after only listening to half of it. He could only speed up his speech. When he finished practicing quickly, the three people in the hall still did not faint, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He had been a eunuch announcing imperial edicts for so many years, and this was the first time he was so embarrassed.

Madam Hou said with a trembling body and a trembling voice, "I accept your order and thank you! Long live the emperor!" She had just finished speaking before she could stand up.

The Marquis' wife seemed to have just reacted, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, and she fell down. The Qius behind her had been prepared for her to fall down at any time, and when they saw her fall down, they quickly joined forces to catch her.

"Madam...Madam..."

"Xiaoxiao...Xiaoxiao..."

"Madam Hou...Madam Hou..."

"Sister-in-law...Sister-in-law..."

Well, what was supposed to happen finally happened. I just hope the children are OK. It's a pity that this is the first time that an official's family has had triplets, and they have encountered such a terrible thing.

"Doctor, hurry up and check on Madam Hou!"

"Yes!" The imperial physician also knew that the situation was critical, so he went forward to take the patient's pulse without saying anything.

Xia Xiaoxiao quickly used her mental power to change her pulse. The imperial physician diagnosed that Madam Hou had been greatly stimulated and had a miscarriage, so he quickly opened the medicine box and gave her a few injections. He then gave her the miscarriage-preserving medicine that was always ready. He had someone carry her to the bed gently, saying that if she hadn't seen any bleeding in the past three days, the baby would probably be safe.

It's just that she needs to stay in bed to take care of the fetus in the days ahead, and not be exposed to any major stimulation, and her mood swings should not be too big. She should also pay attention to nutrition, and she should be able to hold on until the baby is born. This is because Madam Hou took good care of the fetus in the early stages of pregnancy and was in good health, otherwise she would have miscarried.

Anyway, what the imperial physician said was quite serious. This time, she would definitely not be able to attend the funeral of her husband, the father of her child, let alone cry in front of the hall. It would be a stretch for her to even show up.

Madam Hou was about to faint, but Xia Xiaoxiao frightened her and she came back to her senses. She instantly realized that she must not fall, because if she did, the family would fall apart. She immediately pulled herself together, held back her grief, gritted her teeth, and arranged other matters.

Fortunately, after she received the news that her son was missing, she still held out a glimmer of hope, but she was also mentally prepared for the worst. Although she hadn't eaten well or slept well in the past few days, it was a buffer. If she had heard that her son was dead, she would have fainted long ago.

She couldn't fall down yet, couldn't be too sad, she had to hold up this mansion! She had to wait for her son to come back and dress him properly! She also had to give her son a decent funeral, so that his last days wouldn't be in turmoil. She also had to wait for her grandchildren to be born, and for her daughter-in-law to completely take over this big business in her hands...!

Old Madam Hou kept encouraging herself. Seeing her like this, the eunuch asked the imperial physician to treat her quickly, so that she would not collapse all of a sudden.

The imperial physician also felt her pulse, and found that Madam Hou was overjoyed and sad. Fortunately, she had cheered up now, forcibly suppressed her sadness and pain, and her desire to survive was gradually increasing.

The imperial physician thought that after the funeral, the old lady might get seriously ill and wouldn't be able to get out of bed for a long time.

Faced with this situation, the imperial physician could not think of many solutions. Facing a mother who had lost her son, could he persuade her not to be sad? Could he persuade her to be more open-minded and not suffer? Could he persuade her to relax? Unless the Marquis could survive! The imperial physician only prescribed some medicine to replenish her vitality and spirit.

After everything was settled, the imperial physician followed the eunuch back to the palace to report. After hearing what they said, the emperor could only sigh and waved his hand to let them go.

Madam Hou cheered up and arranged things one by one in an orderly manner. The housekeeper cooperated with her and led the servants of the mansion to work. Soon, white cloth was hung everywhere in the mansion.

All parties were mobilized to purchase all the items for the funeral. Then they asked monks and Taoist priests to calculate the date. When would the body of the marquis be brought in, when would the mourning hall be set up, when would the funeral be held, and when would the marquis be buried in peace?

He arranged for people to inform relatives and friends of the death. The two concubines of the Marquisate also rushed back after hearing the news. All the clan members of the Marquisate came to help, and an elder served as the overall manager. The various in-laws' mansions also sent their male members to help.