Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 2085 - 2093: Dong Wan’er Has Given Birth (3)

In ancient times, people often valued sons over daughters because, in their perspective, a son belonged to the family, capable of continuing the bloodline and ensuring the family’s eternal prosperity; whereas a daughter was someone else’s, becoming another’s person once married, which led to sayings like "a daughter married is like water spilled," indicating they didn’t value daughters much at all.

With Mu Zhongqing’s promise, Prince Consort Dong had not the slightest complaint against the Mu Family, nodding and bowing in thanks to Mu Zhongqing, ensuring that Dong Wan’er would leave as soon as her confinement month ended.

Mu Zhongqing’s family didn’t stay long at the manor before leaving with the child. In the carriage, Lady Du held the little bundle lovingly and said, "This poor little thing, how did he become so thin, tsk tsk..."

Chong Wu glanced at the child and said heavily, "Mother, if we take this child back, would it be too unfair to Lihua? She is pregnant now, I’m afraid she’ll feel wronged."

Mu Zhongqing glanced at the swaddling clothes and then looked away, saying, "Any woman would feel wronged. She was rightfully married and brought in, yet you let another woman give birth to the eldest son. How can you expect her and her unborn child to find their footing in the future?"

Chong Wu said, "I think it’s better not to take this child back to the mansion. Find an outer house to raise him discreetly, with many people to care for him. Lihua is pregnant now; if this child agitates her and affects her pregnancy, it would be a problem."

Initially, Lady Du disagreed with Chong Wu, but hearing that the daughter-in-law could be affected by this child and agitated during pregnancy, she hesitated for a time. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The child was born prematurely, already hard to raise. If left outside, wouldn’t it be even more worrying? But Chong Wu was right too; if the child was taken back to the mansion and Lady Zhang saw him, she would be heartbroken. She is carrying the legitimate son of the Mu Family; any misstep would be her fault, wouldn’t it?

As she hesitated, Mu Zhongqing said, "Let’s raise him outside, and wait until Lady Zhang gives birth to decide further."

Hence, the matter was settled this way. Lady Du arranged for the child to be placed in a house outside the Mu Mansion, with her trusted Auntie Liu, along with three or four reliable maids, seven or eight maids, and more than a dozen boys and protectors, to quietly care for him at the outer house.

Dong Wan’er, tormented greatly by childbirth, didn’t wake until evening. Upon waking, finding her child had been taken away and herself completely abandoned, she couldn’t help but cry out loud.

Princess Zhao Qing comforted her, saying, "Why cry? The Mu Family has agreed to restore your mother’s status as Princess, and promised to grant your brother a Fifth Rank official post. Our family’s situation is now much stronger; once back in Tongzhou, your mother will help find a good marriage, a monogamous life is far better than being a concubine and watching others’ faces!"

Dong Wan’er cried, "But, Mother, I am unwilling! He clearly fell for me, and yet he slipped away. I’ve been overshadowed by that slut Dong Lian’er; I can’t stand it..."

After crying for a while, she continued, "My child is one I bore laboriously over ten months. He’s my flesh and blood, yet I’ve not even seen a glance before being taken away. How could I not be heartbroken?"

Her nanny seized the opportunity to say, "Miss, since you’re worried about the child, why not send this old servant to take care of our little master? That way, you can feel at ease, can’t you?"

Without a doubt, caring for one’s own grandson is indeed most assuring, although the Mu Family wouldn’t allow Dong Family members to care for their ’grandson’. However, as long as there’s a will, there’s a way to arrange care for her grandson.

Zhao Qing said, "Alright, if you go, Wan’er can be a little assured. However, the Mu Family won’t agree to our family entering theirs. You cannot use your current identity; you’ll need a different one, and even then, you may not gain great importance there. Make sure you’re prepared, alright!"