Chapter 309: Rumors of a Baby-Washing in Bianjing
Pingyang Houfu.

The day of the third bath.

The Yang family’s close relatives in Bianjing City and their close relatives came to pay their respects.

There is also a saying about gifts.

If there are "conditions", there is no financial gift, but a baby-churning poem is given as a gift.

If there are no conditions, you can give children's clothes and socks as gifts.

The sky was bright.

There was a bustling scene in the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion.

In the courtyard in front of Azizawa Residence.

The incense table and the statues for worship have already been set up, and there is also a midwife who is presiding over the third-day bath and is busy in the front, shouting and directing the servants and maids to get the things that will be needed later.

Finally, as it was approaching noon, everything needed for the ceremony was ready.

Guests also arrived one after another.

The first family to visit was the Sheng family - Yang Yuqing's family stayed in the Marquis' Mansion last night, and Madam Chen also helped to take care of the household and prepare for the third day of the lunar year.

Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu brought clothes for children.

Changbai is not only a close relative of Yang Wenyuan, but also a close friend, so he also brought a gift with him.

The other brothers and sisters don't need to prepare.

The next people to come in were Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran's family.

He also entered as a close friend.

However, Gu Tingye's arrival at the Sheng family was almost at the same time as theirs, which made people suspect that he had arrived a long time ago, but was just waiting to enter the Sheng family.

The gift is also a children's item, a pair of children's shoes. The design is delicate and it is obvious that it is Yu Yanran's work.

Yang Wenyuan originally thought that these were the only people present today. After all, those who could come to participate in the baptism ceremony were those who were close to him or the Yang family, unlike the full moon banquet and one-year-old party that would come later.

As a result, a person who surprised Yang Wenyuan a little appeared at the door, Qi Heng!
There was also a slightly unfamiliar face standing next to him. The person was dressed gorgeously and had her hair tied up in a new bun. She was the Princess of Jiacheng County, now Qi Heng's wife.

However, the current scene of Lady Jiacheng County was not as grand as before. She was only followed by two maids, and was not as surrounded by people as before.

I think it's to accommodate Qi Heng.

Qi Heng never liked to show off.

Yang Wenyuan originally thought that Qi Heng would not come today.

After all, ever since Qi Heng got married, he has been staying at home and rarely shows up in public. He said that he was studying hard at home.

Given the somewhat uneasy relationship between his family and Prince Yong's Palace, Yang Wenyuan felt that Qi Heng would not come.

But he came anyway, and with him was the newly-married Princess Jiacheng.

"Yuan Ruo, please come in quickly!"

Yang Wenyuan smiled and quickly invited Qi Heng in, then bowed slightly to the Jiacheng County Lady beside him and said:

"County Lord."

Then Yang Wenyuan led the two of them inside, explaining with a hint of apology:
"I hope you two can forgive me. It was really an unfortunate coincidence that I had to go with you two..."

"It's okay, it's okay!"

Qi Heng didn't have the slightest intention of blaming Yang Wenyuan for not attending his wedding. Instead, when he learned that Yang Wenyuan would not come, he felt slightly relieved.

At the wedding banquet that day, Gu Tingye was the only one there, and he didn't dare to look at Gu Tingye's eyes. If Yang Wenyuan was also there, he would probably have to cover his face in shame.

"This is a gift from me to my nephew."

As he spoke, Qi Heng took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve and said:
"I made this at home, please don't laugh at me."

"No, no, thank you Yuanruo for your concern!"

Yang Wenyuan took the baby-washing poem written by Qi Heng, agreed with a smile, and then continued to lead the way.

Qi Heng nodded slightly, with an expression on his face that showed hesitant to speak. He was about to reach out and call out to Yang Wenyuan in front of him, but he glanced to the side and finally put his hand down dejectedly.

"Sir, what's wrong?" Princess Jiacheng, who had been following him without saying a word, immediately asked with concern.

She was reluctant to come to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence today, and she also didn't want Qi Heng to come with her, but Qi Heng insisted on coming to the Yang family, saying that he had to preserve their old school friendship.

She couldn't resist and had to agree.

However, she also came along to keep him company.

Qi Heng pulled the corner of his mouth and said perfunctorily:
"No...nothing..."

Azizawa lives inside.

The midwife was busy with the final preparations for the ceremony.

The people in the courtyard surrounded Hua Lan, especially talking to the baby in her arms.

As if he knew that he was the protagonist of the day, the young Yang Minghuan shouted particularly loudly at this moment.

Yang Minghuan, this is the name discussed by Yang Wenyuan and Yang Yuqing, and Hualan also agreed.

But now this name is just discussed privately by the family.

If we really want to be sure, we still have to wait until after March.

If no other suitable name is found during this period, Yang Minghuan, this will be the real name of this little guy.

Just at this time, Yang Wenyuan led Qi Heng and Princess Jiacheng into the courtyard.

When they saw the person coming, the Sheng family's faces suddenly froze.

Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu had the most unnatural expressions.

Among them, Sheng Hong was the best.

The "scandal" between Qi Heng and Minglan had already spread like wildfire in the city of Bianjing, especially during the wedding between the Qi family and the Prince of Yong's Mansion some time ago, when any son or daughter of an official family could have a chat about it.

Even if the two of them didn't know about this before, after that, it would be difficult for them not to know.

Logically speaking, this matter is detrimental to his daughter's reputation. Now that he sees Qi Heng in person, Sheng Hong should show an unfriendly attitude towards Qi Heng.

But Qi Heng's background is too strong, and now he is even more powerful.

Especially, next to him was a bride with "I am the Princess of Jiacheng" written on her face...

The dissatisfaction that Sheng Hong had been accumulating in his heart was suppressed in an instant. He forced a smile on his face and nodded to the person who came.

Qi Heng's eyes just swept across the courtyard and froze in place for a moment.

He saw Minglan's face again.

Compared with before, her fair face was a little thinner, but her brows were more relaxed than before.

Qi Heng was a little flustered and didn't even notice that the person next to him, who was originally supporting Lady Jiacheng's right hand, was now grabbing Lady Jiacheng.

Lady Jiacheng, who was standing nearby, saw that her husband suddenly looked like he had lost his soul, and she suddenly became angry. She turned her head and looked at the Sixth Miss of the Sheng family who had already turned her head away.

"Young Master, County Master!"

Hua Lan came over immediately, with a calm expression on her face, as if nothing had happened. She handed Ming Huan in her arms to the two of them:
"Look at today's protagonist. He was making a fuss just now, but now he's tired."

Her view was blocked by Hualan, so Princess Jiacheng had no choice but to reluctantly follow Hualan's wishes and look down.

As soon as he looked inside, he saw a baby in the cradle staring at him blankly.

This was a fate that every woman had to go through, but with just one glance, the anger in Jiacheng County Lady's heart was calmed down. Qi Heng also came back to his senses at this time.

He lowered his head in embarrassment and glanced apologetically at Princess Jiacheng beside him.

"My Lord, Madam, we are ready!"

At this moment, the midwife shouted from the incense table in front of the delivery room, which solved the problem.

Yang Wenyuan nodded immediately and said:

"Well, let's eat first!"

It’s not that Yang Wenyuan was wrong.

But under normal circumstances, the baby-baptism ceremony is held after lunch.

The group had lunch before officially starting the baby baptism ceremony.

Lunch also followed the custom, with no special fish or meat, the staple food was simple noodles.

Because there are quite a lot of people, men and women have to eat separately.

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In the side hall for female relatives.

Although Princess Jiacheng came alone, her aura was not inferior to anyone else.

Seeing Minglan sitting down at the last seat, she couldn't help but speak out:
"Are you the Sixth Young Lady of the Sheng Family?"

Mrs. Chen's face froze.

Is she going to cause trouble at her own baby shower?
Fortunately, Princess Jiacheng was not stupid. She knew that if she made a scene at the Yang family today, Qi Heng would be even more alienated from her and would have different dreams from her. So when Minglan did not reply, she turned to Madam Chen, who looked unhappy, and asked:
"Madam Chen, there have been some rumors in Bianjing City these past two days. Have you heard about them?"

Mrs. Chen thought that Princess Jiacheng was going to pick a fight with Minglan again, so she immediately retorted angrily:

"You are a member of the royal family, so why would you listen to such unfounded rumors? They are just rumors spread outside."

When Lady Jiacheng saw that Madam Chen had a bad tone, she did not get angry. She just laughed softly, then turned her head to look at the two people sitting in front of Minglan, and her face happened to meet Molan's.

Princess Jiacheng nodded and smiled warmly at Molan.

This made Molan flattered.

"Miss Sheng Liu is not worth my attention."

Jiacheng County Lady explained insincerely, and then continued:
"This is a joke I heard somewhere else, and I just told it to you, Madam Chen, for fun. There is no other intention."

Madam Chen didn't know what Princess Jiacheng was trying to say, but since others were welcoming her with a smile, she couldn't just treat them coldly anymore, otherwise people would say that the women in the Yang family were uneducated.

Then, Mrs. Chen's expression softened a little and she said:

"I have been helping out at the Marquis' Mansion these past few days and have not been back to Xingguofang, so I don't have the energy to care about other people's rumors."

While Mrs. Chen was trying to ease the tension between the two, she was also making her point clear - I'm busy hugging my own nephew and I don't have time to deal with other people's gossip and trivial matters.

"That's not entirely true."

Princess Jiacheng's expression remained unchanged. She lowered her head and approached Madam Chen, and whispered:

"This matter is also related to Mrs. Chen's family."

Madam Chen immediately looked sideways at Princess Jiacheng.

The real purpose is revealed, right?

And you still say you're not looking for trouble?

Princess Jiacheng just smiled indifferently, and then glanced at Wang Ruofu opposite her. She was teasing her grandson and her expression did not show any abnormality.

chuckled:
"It seems that not only Madam Chen doesn't know, Madam Sheng also seems to be unaware."

When Mrs. Chen heard Lady Jiacheng mention Wang Ruofu, her brows couldn't help but frown.

Something happened at the Sheng family again?
Moreover, Wang Ruofu, the eldest lady of the Sheng family, didn't know it earlier than the outsider, Princess Jiacheng?
However, when Mrs. Chen thought about how Wang Ruofu usually seemed carefree and had no plans in mind, she no longer found it strange.

"The county lady should stop keeping us in suspense."

Hearing this, Jiacheng County Lady chuckled and said without any intention of hiding anything:
"Mrs. Chen, you don't know that what is being spread outside is related to the Sheng family. His family..."

Princess Jiacheng looked at Molan again, covered her mouth and chuckled:

"I heard that his fourth daughter fell down in Yuqing Temple a few days ago, and the sixth son of the Earl of Yongchang helped her up. The two of them were hugging each other."

Mrs. Chen's face suddenly turned dark.

And this thing?

If this is true, it would be a scandal that would damage the reputation of the daughter of the Sheng family!
It also has an impact on his niece-in-law Hualan!
"I heard this from others."

Princess Jiacheng continued:

"But now most of the families in Bianjing City probably already know about it. I saw that Madam Chen and Madam Sheng seemed to be unaware, so I kindly reminded them."

Princess Jiacheng said she would help, but her current look clearly showed that she wanted to watch the show.

Although her intention was not good, Princess Jiacheng did help by telling her about this matter, so Madam Chen replied in a low voice with apology:
"It was I who was reckless and misunderstood the county lady earlier."

"It doesn't matter."

Princess Jiacheng still looked calm and composed.

There were no twists and turns after that.

But Mrs. Chen's mood was ruined.

It's such a great wedding day, but I have to listen to other people's awful things, and it even happens to implicate my own niece-in-law.

Would you say it's annoying? !

Madam Chen did not doubt the truthfulness of what Princess Jiacheng said.

First, as the Princess of Jiacheng County, there is no need to tell lies.

Secondly, since everyone knows it as Princess Jiacheng said, I can find out by just asking around.

Seeing Wang Ruofu's happy face and the look of being immersed in a wonderful atmosphere, Mrs. Chen also concluded that she didn't know.

Thinking in her heart, Mrs. Chen looked back again.

"Hua'er is in the period of recuperation, so I won't tell her about this. I'll just find a chance later to remind Madam Wang."

Although it involves her own family, it is ultimately someone else's family affair, and Wang Ruofu has to take action.

After figuring out what to do next, Mrs. Chen felt a little relaxed, but the look in her eyes when she looked at Molan began to become less happy.

All the noble ladies could not stand Molan's brothel style, but before, because she was a girl from the Sheng family and Hualan's sister, and she had never done anything to damage the girl's reputation, she did not judge people by their appearance.

But when she heard the rumors, she just thought that he matched her appearance.

If it wasn't a happy occasion, she would have kicked Molan out!

After lunch.

The baby-christening ceremony officially begins.

This ceremony is usually performed by the midwife.

Yang Wenyuan and others did not need to do anything else but to throw silver bills and auspicious fruits into the "adding basin" according to the order of seniority.

To celebrate the occasion, everyone took turns using fruits and silver.

But when it was Gu Tingye's turn, he made a stunning move and threw a big silver ingot directly in!

This made the midwife overjoyed - the money here would all be hers later!
(End of this chapter)