Xuzhou Province, Lady Dong ignored the shouting outside, silently drank the rice porridge in the bowl, took another look at her son who wasn't scared, and then laid back down and closed her eyes.
The maid carefully carried the tray out, and upon leaving, saw the women being stopped by the older servant, sneering to herself.
Lady Dong wasn't sleeping, she was just resting with her eyes closed. The premature birth went smoothly but still damaged her health. She not only had to complete a two-month confinement but would also need to dedicate the next few years to properly recuperating.
Lady Dong pulled up the corners of her mouth. She really shouldn't have been polite to her sister-in-law from her natal family. Thinking of the herbal soup her second sister-in-law had given her, claiming it was fetus-preserving medicine, if it hadn't been for Granny Song being by her side, it wouldn't have been just a rush to give birth prematurely—her son might have died in her womb.
