Chapter 389 Happy Again
Cheng Zhirou found thirty-seven pig-raising experts from the south. Together with their families, a total of more than 140 people, all came to the capital in October.

Ou Zanghua divided them into two groups. Chen Mengji led seventeen people into the Qingning Palace Imperial Farm to assist Bu Erwa.

The remaining twenty people were taken to Renshou Palace Imperial Farm under the charge of Gu Jing, who was also responsible for the breeding industry.

In addition to raising pigs, Ou Zanghua also gave advice to the women in the two imperial farms, asking them to raise chickens and ducks at home, and the Honglu Temple would collect the eggs on time.

All the collected chicken and duck eggs would be bought up by the kitchen of the Beijing Camp on the same day and used to improve the food of the soldiers in the Beijing Camp.

As for the Ministry of Rites, it has been preparing for next year's imperial examination.

In his capacity as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Ou Zanghua wrote a note to the Honglu Temple and borrowed 12,000 taels of silver from it. He then ordered the reconstruction of the Imperial Examination Hall and expanded the original quarters.

Of course, the project was contracted to the First Construction Bureau of the Ming Dynasty.

After arranging all matters, Ou Zanghua returned to the Ou Mansion in a shaky carriage.

As soon as he entered the door, Hua An came running over and said with some joy: "Master, there is good news!"

Ou Zanghua opened his arms and let the two maids help him take off his court robes. He asked, "Let's put aside the wedding. I saw that the second wife was a little unwell this morning. Has Master Dingxian come to see her?"

"Look here, the happy event I want to tell you is related to the Second Madam." Hua An smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Master. The Second Madam is pregnant. We are going to have a new baby in our house!"

"Oh?" Ou Zanghua paused, looking a little surprised.

You have to know that he and Liu Qing worked hard for two years before they had Ou Qing, and it took less than half a year with Yue Lingshan before she got pregnant.

You are truly worthy of being a disciple of Huashan!

But he changed his mind and asked again, "Does Madam know?"

"Master Dingxian told Madam after she felt her pulse," Hua An came forward and whispered, "I paid close attention for a while. Madam was very happy and stayed by Second Madam's side, chatting with her."

"Okay, I'll go take a look." Ou Zanghua breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

But before he could leave, Xiang Danian came to the outside of the study and said, "Big Brother, there is a pigeon message from Gansu."

Ou Zanghua paused, took the bamboo tube from Xiang Danian, took out the note inside and started reading. It turned out to be a letter from An Guo.

In the letter, An Guo first expressed his gratitude to Ou Zanghua for his appreciation, and then said that he had arrived in Suzhou, met with Chen Jiuchou, the deputy envoy of Suzhou's military preparations, and the plans of the three guards of Suzhou.

Ou Zanghua pondered for a moment, made up his mind, and decided to meet Emperor Zhengde early tomorrow morning to discuss with him the northwest strategy.

As for now.
He walked briskly to Taihuayuan where Yue Lingshan lived in the backyard, and saw Liu Qing still there, pulling Yue Lingshan aside to explain something.

Yue Lingshan was listening and taking notes at the same time, looking as serious as she could be.

"What are you talking about?" Ou Zanghua walked over and asked with a smile.

"Husband, you are here!"

Liu Qing looked up at Ou Zanghua and said with a smile: "I will pass on some experience to Lingshan so that she can have a more comfortable pregnancy."

Yue Lingshan also looked over, her eyes as deep as the night sky, twinkling with stars, gentle and bright.

Ou Zanghua walked over with a smile, squeezed in between the two women, then took the notebook from Yue Lingshan and said leisurely: "Let me see what Lingshan has recorded."

First, you should rest at appropriate times to nourish your spirit.

The second is to nourish the body through diet to strengthen the body’s vitality.

Article 3: Do not use medicine or bait without permission to prevent unexpected events.

The fourth is to avoid laborious work to maintain health and peace. The fifth is to relax and enjoy one's emotions to maintain harmony with nature.

Yue Lingshan carefully recorded more than ten items in total, which shows that she cares very much about this matter.

Ou Zanghua returned the record book to Yue Lingshan and said gently, "Fortunately, Senior Sister Ding Xian hasn't left yet. I'll go and say a few nice words to her and ask her to stay a little longer and take care of Lingshan."

"Yes, my husband is right. I can't forget this." Liu Qing nodded, then looked at Yue Lingshan's flat belly and said softly, "That's great. The Ou family is finally thriving."

The three of them sat together and chatted. After dinner, Ou Zanghua first sent Liu Qing back to the backyard.

Two maids were holding lanterns in front to illuminate the way for the two of them. Liu Qing held Ou Zanghua's hand and walked slowly on the gravel path.

"Qingqing," Ou Zanghua looked at the brightly lit Furong Garden not far away, stopped and said softly, "Lingshan is newly pregnant. I want to spend more time with her these few days. I will apologize to Qingqing after Lingshan is stable."

"What did my husband say?"

Liu Qing heard this and knew that Ou Zanghua was worried about her, so she said with some amusement: "I'm not unhappy. My husband should spend more time with Lingshan at this time. I remember that my husband was concerned about everything at that time."

At this point, Liu Qing couldn't help but turn around and hug her husband, saying tenderly: "Husband, don't worry about me, I have Qingji to accompany me!"

"Thank you, Qingqing."

When we walked from Furong Garden to Taihua Garden, it was already four quarters past ten.

When Yue Lingshan saw Ou Zanghua coming in, she was stunned for a moment, then she quickly walked up to him and asked happily, "Why are you back, Senior Brother?"

"I'm back to accompany you!" Ou Zanghua smiled, took Yue Lingshan to the desk and took her pulse.

Yue Lingshan looked at Ou Zanghua with a serious expression, her heart and eyes filled with him.

She remembered what Dongfang Bubai said that night in the Medicine King Temple: There must be someone in this world who can make people so fascinated and unable to control their feelings.

The person in Dongfang Bubai's heart is Yang Lianting, while the person in Yue Lingshan's heart is Ou Zanghua.

Whenever I see a picturesque scene or something I love, I will think of Ou Zanghua and imagine traveling with you to enjoy the prosperity and tranquility together.

"The pulse is normal, no need to worry."

Ou Zanghua held Yue Lingshan's hand instead and said gently, "I have already told Hua An to prepare for you in the same way that Qingqing was treated some time ago. I have discussed this with Qingqing and she agreed."

Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan nodded slightly and then asked, "Brother, can you inform my parents about this?"

"Don't worry," Ou Zanghua explained calmly, "It's already October. Even if they send a pigeon message, it will be November before they can come. Why not wait until spring when the flowers bloom and then invite them over? The road will be easier to travel by then."

Yue Lingshan thought about it and felt that this made sense, so she said, "Brother, you are very thoughtful."

Then, Ou Zanghua played Go with Yue Lingshan for a while. When he saw her yawning, he put away the chessboard and asked the maid to bring hot water. After they washed up, they fell asleep together.

On the next morning, before Ou Zanghua went out, he specially found Hua An and asked him to collect some specialties from Huashan or Xi'an in the capital and send them to the second wife.

He went to the Ministry of Rites first, arranged today's work, and was about to rush to the Leopard House, but was stopped by Mingzan from the Honglu Temple: "Sir, the steward Liu from the Weiyang Palace is here."

When Ou Zanghua heard that it was Lao Liu who came, he panicked for an unknown reason and pretended to be calm and asked, "I know, but do you know what this is about?"

Ming Zan answered honestly, "Weiyang Palace Huangzhuang has designed autumn and winter clothing, a total of 16 sets. Manager Liu came here to ask you to see if there are any shortcomings that need to be refined."

"So that's why." Ou Zanghua laughed awkwardly and said, "Okay, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)