The Rebirth of Han Yuxi

Chapter 168 : Giving A Baby A Bath On The Third Day After Birth (Xisan)

By きつね At February 11, 2021 14 Comments

When Ye Shi woke up, she looked around and couldn’t see her daughter anywhere. She asked Old Woman Hua, who had just walked in, “Where is the child?”

Old Woman Hua made up Ye Shi’s quilt and softly replied, “Big Girl is hungry, and she is currently being fed by the wet nurse!” After she had done speaking, she brought over the bird’s nest porridge in her hand and fed it to Ye Shi.

Ye Shi’s whole body ached. As childbirth was physically demanding work, she had no strength left at all. So she had to let Old Woman Hua feed her. After eating a bowl of bird’s nest congee, she asked, “How is the baby’s health? Is there anything wrong with her?” She was worried about her baby’s health, as she had faced seven calamities and eight disasters[+]Chinese idiom : suffer from one ailment after another while being pregnant with this child.

Old Woman Hua said with a smile, “Big Sister is in good health. Her cries are particularly loud, so Nainai don’t have to be so worried.” Before the child was born, Old Woman Hua was also extremely worried. After all, there was the precedent of Concubine Rong. But when she looked at the healthy child, she felt that the child had been blessed by the Bodhisattva.

Only then did Ye Shi feel relieved. “Did the Imperial Physician say anything?” These words might look like they didn’t ask anything specific, but Old Woman Hua understood it.

Old Woman Hua hesitated for a moment. When she saw Ye Shi staring at her, she could only tell Ye Shi the truth, “The Lady already knew, and I’m sure the Old Lady knows too.”

Ye Shi felt a tightness in her chest, but she knew that it would happen sooner or later. “I’ve asked you to ask the Imperial Physician about the other thing. Did you ask him?” She wanted to raise the child personally, but this matter had to be asked to the Imperial Physician, to confirm if there was no problem with her body.

Old Woman Hua nodded and replied, “The Imperial Physician said that Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house can nurse Big Girl herself. But, Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house, do you really want to do this?” In rich and influential families, usually the wet nurse would be the one nurturing the children, and basically none of mothers would nurture the children themselves. Old Woman Hua was worried that the Old Lady and the Lady would not agree to this matter.

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At this moment, the wet maid carried the child in.

By this time, there was a little bit of strength in Ye Shi, thus she personally picked the child into her arms and let the wet nurse withdraw. Ye Shi looked down at the child in her arms, and softly said, “This is the only child I have in my life.” If she could still give birth to another child, she would definitely not be going to nurture her by herself. But she had only this one child, and the wet nurse was equivalent to half a mother to the child, hence she would not divide and give her own children to others.

Old Woman Hua said, “Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house, Imperial Physician Le only said that it was difficult for you to conceive. He didn’t say that you couldn’t have any more children. Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house, if you take care of yourself for two years, you will still have a chance.” Unexpectedly, she was unwilling to give up.

Ye Shi shook her head and stated, “I’m already satisfied to have Big Girl. I won’t force myself to ask for more. Since the Imperial Physician says it’s fine, then have the cook make me something to help me produce milk.”

When Old Woman Hua saw this situation, she knew it was useless to persuade her any longer, “Imperial Physician Le has prescribed a medication to help produce more milk. I’ll go and decoct it for Da Nainai[+]da=eldest, nainai=young mistress of the house to drink.”

She did not see her mother-in-law and husband even when it was already nightfall. It would be a lie to say that she was not sad about it. Despite the fact that she had given birth to a daughter, the child was still the flesh and blood of the Han family. How could she not be chilled by their attitude right now? “Has Master Shizi[+]a heir to a noble family given a name to Big Sister?”