Chapter 335: No experience for the first time
Since November, the capital city has been covered with dust and sand and has been hit by biting cold winds.

Therefore, winter in the capital is the time that most people fear the most.

Doctor Tan listened to the howling northwest wind outside the carriage. The sky was always gray, and the road was always gray.

However, as soon as she got out of the car in the dust and dirt and stepped into the Ou Mansion, she felt a spring breeze surrounding her on all sides, almost making her forget all the sufferings of the cold winter outside the mansion.

Walking through the courtyard, the maid Shuyan was waiting there.

Doctor Tan remembered her, the daughter of Li Xian, the former Censor of the Ministry of Personnel.

This man was once arrogant and his children were also influenced to some extent.

She had never expected that the arrogant young lady of the past could now be so gentle and restrained and take on the backyard management work. This change really surprised her.

Walking through the quiet corridor and into the peaceful backyard, I saw Mrs. Ouyang sitting in the living room, her face full of anxiety and anticipation.

Seeing Doctor Tan walk in, she quickly stood up to greet her, her voice revealing an imperceptible joy: "Doctor Tan, my daughter Qingqing has been sleepy and listless lately, which is very similar to my condition back then. Please examine Qingqing carefully."

"Madam Ouyang, please rest assured. I will take your pulse." Doctor Tan nodded and waited in the living room for a while to dispel the coldness around her body before she walked into the bedroom under the guidance of Shuyan.

I saw Liu Qing lying quietly on the soft bed, with a peaceful face and sleeping very peacefully.

Madam Ouyang walked over and woke her up softly.

After explaining the situation to her, Liu Qing did not get angry, but nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Dr. Tan."

"The duty lies."

Doctor Tan shook her head. She bent her fingers slightly into a bow shape and pressed them flatly on Liu Qinghao's wrist. An unusual pulse came from under her fingertips.

Upon closer inspection, one can feel that his pulse is smooth and flowing, like pearls falling on a jade plate, yet still has a gentle rhythm.

Doctor Tan withdrew her hand, looked at Madam Ouyang who was nervous beside her, and said softly, "Congratulations, Madam Ou is pregnant."

"Ha, Qingqing!" Madam Ouyang looked at Liu Qing, her joy beyond words.

Liu Qing touched his abdomen blankly and didn't even react for a moment.

Doctor Tan knew that Liu Qing and Ou Zanghua had been married for almost two years before they had this child, so she must be very concerned. She took the initiative to say, "I have a pregnancy diet here. I will write it down later. Madam Ou should follow the diet first. I will come to your house every five days to check your pulse."

"Thank you, Dr. Tan!"

As Madam Ouyang spoke, she took out some small change from her bosom and stuffed it into the female doctor's hand, smiling from ear to ear: "Happy, happy."

Doctor Tan did not refuse and accepted it decisively.

Liu Qing looked at her deflated belly and said belatedly, "Mom, tell my husband this news!"

"Of course we have to tell him, but it's too early now, so just let our family know and don't tell anyone."

Madam Ouyang looked at Shuyan and Huaiwei and said, "You two too, don't tell anyone. Do you understand?"

"Yes!" Shuyan and Huaiwei responded with a smile. They were also very happy that the master's family had successors.

After seeing off Dr. Tan, Madam Ouyang came to the study again and saw Ou Zanghua practicing calligraphy. She was about to come back later when she heard him ask, "Mother, how is Qingqing?"

Madam Ouyang smiled and said, "Congratulations, you are going to be a father."

Ou Zanghua was stunned, with a flash of unbelievable surprise in his eyes. He put down the pen in his hand, and didn't care that the ink stained his sleeves. Instead, he asked helplessly: "That's great, what should I do? Should I prepare milk powder, diapers? Or something else. By the way, do you want to give it a name?"

"What milk powder and diapers!"

Madam Ouyang looked at the excited Ou Zanghua and said with a smile: "You don't have to do anything, we will take good care of Qingqing." "This... you really don't need my help?"

Ou Zanghua thought about it, with a hint of uncertainty in his tone, "For example, do I need to pay special attention to anything in my diet? Are there any foods I need to avoid?"

"Don't worry, everything has been properly arranged." Madam Ouyang said gently, "The cook will prepare the meal according to the instructions of Dr. Tan."

Ou Zanghua nodded when he heard this, but then he thought of another aspect and asked, "Then...what about clothes? Do we need to prepare some special clothes for her to wear?"

"You don't need to worry too much about these." Madam Ouyang smiled and comforted her, "I will prepare suitable clothes for Qingqing, from inside to outside, without missing a single detail."

"What about daily activities?"

"Shuyan and Huaiwei will take care of it, so you don't have to worry too much."

Ou Zanghua paused and realized that he really didn't have to do anything, which made him feel a little disappointed.

Seeing how attentive the child was, Madam Ouyang said with relief, "It's enough that you have this kind thought. Just spend more time with Qingqing and listen to her ideas."

"Yes, I understand!" Ou Zanghua quickly responded.

"Then you continue to be busy!" Before leaving, Mrs. Ouyang specifically reminded that people should not publicize this matter now, and should wait for three months until things stabilize.

Ou Zanghua nodded quickly. After Madam Ouyang left, he stood for a while, returned to his desk and wrote two letters. One letter was sent to the imperial farm of Weiyang Palace to transfer Tuotuo back.

The other letter was sent to Master Ding Xian, inviting her to come to the capital for a chat.

Ou Zanghua picked up the book and wanted to continue reading for a while.

But he found that he was in a state of unrest at the moment. The words on the pages seemed to have lost their former appeal and he could not concentrate no matter what.

He sighed softly, put down the book in his hand, and let his thoughts drift away with the wind.

He originally thought that as a special person like him, he would never have children in this lifetime.

But he didn't care. As long as he did practical things for the people and left some footprints, thousands of years later there would still be descendants who would come to worship him with the things he liked.

Just like people in later generations would bring wine to Li Bai when they went to see him.

Whenever he went to see Sun Quan, he would always bring Zhang Liao with him.

Isn't this more lasting than blood inheritance?

But he didn't expect that life would suddenly give him a surprise.

It’s just that this is the first time he has been a father in his two lifetimes combined, so it can be said that he has no experience at all.

He found a piece of rice paper that was not easy to absorb water in his study, began to grind and season it, and then wrote "Nine Heavens Supervisory Office".

The Jiu Tian Jian Sheng Si is a deity in Taoism who is specifically responsible for protecting the health and safety of women and children. Among them, the Jiu Tian Wei Fang Sheng Mu Yuanjun is also known as the Goddess of Descendants.

The Goddess of Zisun is a deity from the upper realm among the Three Realms, who is in charge of women's pregnancies and protects their safe births.

The people of the Ming Dynasty believed that as long as they were kind and did good deeds, from the empress to the common women, the Holy Mother of the Nine Heavens would command the gods in the Nine Heavens Supervisory Department to protect them. Even when it was time to give birth, as long as they prayed for the protection of the Holy Mother of the Nine Heavens, they would be protected from being harmed by other blood-sucking ghosts and give birth smoothly.

Even in later times when medicine has advanced, pregnancy is still a dangerous thing, not to mention in this era when there is no anesthesia.

Originally, Ou Zanghua kept his distance from the idea of ​​gods, always feeling that they were mysterious and unfathomable and difficult to reach.

However, now he has a hope in his heart, hoping that these legendary gods are not false, but really exist in a corner of the world, silently guarding these little lives.
(End of this chapter)