The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 121: The winds of change

In this era that valued men and treated women as inferior goods, no one would value the priceless emotional consideration and gentle care that a daughter provided to her parents. They would only smile and care about holding their chubby baby boy.

Ji Man was witnessing a demonstration of this bias right now. Both of the babies had been brought to Old Madame's place, but Old Madame only cared about holding Wen Wan's baby and had been playing with it for a while. She hadn't even bothered with lifting the cloth covering Liu Hanyun's daughter's face.

Ji Man sighed and went forward to hold the baby girl. Poor Liu Hanyun, she hadn't been able to give birth to a boy on her first try. Otherwise, she would have someone to rely on in the future.

Lifting the edge of her skirt as she entered the room, Dengxin whispered into Nie Sangyu's ear, "Master, Chunpi is waiting outside. She's requesting an audience with you."

Old Madame was currently in high spirits as she played with Wen Wan's son. Distant relatives had also come over to congratulate the marquis for having two children born at the same time and also for having another son.

Ji Man vaguely thought that Chunpi just wanted to talk about a domestic matter. It wouldn't be suitable to discuss something like that in front of the guests, so she said, "Tell her to wait outside for a bit. After the guests leave, she can come inside to report her news."

Dengxin made a sound of assent and went outside to pass on the message to Chunpi. Then, she came back inside and stood behind her master.

Ji Man carefully lifted part of the swaddling cloth and saw a wrinkly little face. Even though Liu Hanyun's pregnancy had lasted a full term, her daughter didn't look that much different from Muxu's son that had been born prematurely. Ji Man had only held the baby for a little bit when she started crying. Ji Man hurriedly handed the baby over to the wet nurse so that she could be fed.

While still holding the baby boy, Old Madame said to the person next to her, "This baby looks like it developed quite well. It doesn't have any signs of being a premature baby."

A thought flickered in Ji Man's mind. She went forward to look at Wen Wan's child.

Wen Wan had given birth prematurely and Liu Hanyun's pregnancy had lasted the full term. So, why did it seem like that Wen Wan's baby was bigger than Liu Hanyun's?

Remembering Dengxin's message that there was something Chunpi wanted to tell her, Ji Man hurriedly left the room and saw that Chunpi had already crouched down by the side of the building to cry.

Ji Man brought her back to Feiwan Courtyard to talk.

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"This servant thinks that my master has given birth to a son. After cutting the umbilical cords, Midwife Yang took the babies away for a bath. She didn't even look at them before saying that my master had given birth to a daughter. This servant wasn't even able to look at my master's baby before she announced their genders. Wen Wan's baby had come out later, but Midwife Yang said she gave birth to a boy. The two babies were mixed together. Couldn't a mistake have happened? This servant isn't willing to accept this ..."

Chunpi's cries were very heart-wrenching. She shook her head and continued, "My master's life shouldn't be so unlucky. She endured so much. Things were finally looking up for her."

Ji Man thought about the two babies she had seen today. She also felt there was something off. How could a baby that had been born prematurely be bigger than a baby that had been carried to full term? The only reason that no one brought up this question was because no one else had paid attention to Liu Hanyun's daughter. No one had carefully looked at both babies.