<h4>Chapter 189: Regting the Family, Hai shi Delivers a Baby, He Family’s Medical Books (120.2)</h4>


    Trantor: Iris


    Minn yed the role as an onlooker. After she had seen Danju bing more and more thoughtful, she finally felt relieved. At first she had thought that Danju had been too kind to everyone andcked imposing manner. Nowe to think about it, Minn herself couldn’t even act toughly since she was only an illegal daughter of Sheng family. How could she expect Danju to be resolute and strict?


    After the regtion had been put into force for a few days, all the ones got what they deserved. Some were beaten, some were fined and the ones who had made serious mistakes were kicked out. The Houses of Auspiciousness regained its peaceful and disciplined state. Minn was also very satisfied with her organized yard. Xiaotao then ttered Minn in good time, “Madam, how effective you are! How clever you are!”


    Minn said enigmatically, “It’s not hard to punish the servants in big families like us. But the people whom those servants secretly take orders from are harder to deal with.” That was why the affairs of the prestigious families were alwaysplicated.


    As a matter of fact, Xiaotao didn’t get what Minn meant. But it didn’t stop her from keeping fawning on Minn, “How clever are you! How efficient are you, Madam!”


    Minn turned around with a straight face, saying, “Can’t you praise your madam with some new words?”


    Xiaotao, feeling a bit awkward, replied with the corner of her mouth twitched, “Madam... You know about my good intentions, that’s enough. Haven’t you told us that not everything was as it seemed?”


    Minn red at Xiaotao for a long while, then she sighed and patted her little maid, saying. “You are right.”


    After a few days, someone came to report that Hai shi had given birth to a girl.


    Minn picked two strings of dazzling coins. There were neen gold coins each of which was engraved with auspicious words as well as a round gold ingot being threaded onto each red string. Minn said proudly, “Luckily I am a girl of foresight. Eldest Sister is also about to give birth. On their babies’ Three Shower Day, I can present the strings to each of the babies.” (T/N: In ancient times, the family would shower the baby after three days the baby was born. And that day was called Three Shower Day.)


    “Isn’t the gift... a bit humble?” Danju reminded that cautiously. After all, Gu family was richer than Liang family and Wen family. “Also, madam, are you really going to present them the same gift?” Danju bit her lips. As she saw it, Hai shi had treated Minn so much better than Hun.


    Minn then lectured, “My stupid Danju, remember this, all the gifts that are given to someone in public shouldn’t be too showy. You want others to assume us as upstarts? Also, what do you want Fourth and Fifth Sister to do if we give expensive gifts? What kinds of gifts should they present? The dates of the two newborns’ birthday are so close. If my gifts to the two babies are not the same, I will only bring myself troubles. When we present gifts, we are meant to let the receivers and ourselves enjoy this procedure. I can prepare something expensive for Eldest Sister-In-Law on the feast for her one-month baby.”


    The sun shined brightly on the Three Shower Day of the baby of the Sheng’s family. After Minn told Gu Tingye where she would go, she then took a small sedan to Sheng’s mansion. Sheng Hong happened to be on a day off this day. So Minn came to visit him first. When she entered into the room, she saw Sheng Hong scolding Wang shi about something with a straight face. Meanwhile, Rn was standing beside them with a depressed look on her face.


    After Minn had given her obeisance to her parents, she stood up smilingly while saying in a tame voice, “Dad, your beard has grown longer. Hmm, almost as long as the one of Prime Minister Shen’s.”


    Sheng Hong couldn’t help curve the corner of his mouth. Then he stroked his long beard which he had put many efforts to keep and spoke affectedly, “Don’t talk nonsense! You have already got married. Stop being like a child!”


    Minn took a step forward and said with an adorable smile, “Dad, you are absolutely right. I recently got a smallb which was made by rhinoceros corn from Yunnan Area. I have kept it for you specially. I’ll ask someone to bring it to youter– Now I don’t sound childish, right?”


    Sheng Hong couldn’t wear that long face anymore. He thenughed and scolded, “Give it to your own husband!” Minn shook her head and said, “It’s not necessary. He is a military officer. I have never heard anymander who wore a long beard gain a battle except for Guan Yu. The beard would only be a burden for him when he rides on the horse. Dad, your son-inw is still not capable of what Guan Yu can do!” (T/N: Guan Yu was a famous general in Three Kingdom Period.)


    Sheng Hong couldn’t help butugh out loud while pointing to Minn with his head shaking.


    After that, Minn turned around to look at Wang shi and said with a smile, “It has been so many days I haven’t seen you, madam. You look even younger than before. Well, they all say that daughters only make their mother worry. Now that your four daughters have all got married, you must be so relieved.”


    After Wang shi had heard that, her mouth which had been tied up closely was finally eased. Suddenly, Rn saw the curtain of the inner room being lifted. Behind the curtain, Liu Kun’s wife was winking at her like crazy. Rn observed the look on Sheng Hong’s face and then approached to Minn, saying, “Of course, you are thest one who gives our mother a headache.”


    Minn turned her head and sized Rn up and down. Then she pretended to be enlightened and said, “I suddenly remembered that madam has been totally rxed after Fifth Sister got married!”


    Rnughed and tried to pinch Minn, “Wicked girl! You are teasing me again!”


    The tension in the room was eased right away. Liu Kun’s wife admired Minn secretly and thought, “Sixth Lady really is so good at dealing with people. She never gets nervous when facing Sheng Hong and Wang shi. Every time she is in the same room with her parents, she always brings happyughter and behaves herself well.”


    Especially to Sheng Hong, Minn never showed a sign of grudge toward him or estranged herself from him because he had given her the cold shoulder. Instead, she behaved as if he really had been a good father. She was joyful every time she met him and always knew which words would cheer Sheng Hong up. Over these years, Sheng Hong had adored her more than before. Whenever he got precious things, he never forgot to save a piece for Minn.


    After they had spoken for a short while, Wang shi led them to Hai shi’s room. On the way there, Wang shi was still wearing a gloomy face. The maids and elder servants escorted her in the front while Minn and Rn walked behind them with their arms locked together and whispered to each other.


    “What happened to you? You have juste back, why was father angry at you?” Having nced at Wang shi who was in the front, Minn asked while slowing down her steps on purpose.


    Rn sighed and said, “The life in the Imperial Academy is hard. Lately I heard that one of the officials there might be sent to the local office in Sichuan Area. But that is a wealthy ce. I was afraid that...” Minn understood right away. Then she held Rn’s hand and walked even more slowly while asking, “So you have asked dad and brother for help?”


    “No, I onlyined a few words to mother. I never realized mother would mention that to father. And after that, I was also criticized by father.” Rn put on a sullen look on her face and seemed to beining about Wang shi’s unnecessary move.


    Having looked at Wang shi who was tightening her two shoulders, Minn couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, thinking, ‘This woman really is a...’


    Rn, as annoyed as she was, dragged Minn’s sleeves and said, “Tell me, why couldn’t dad help us? Even if he couldn’t, he didn’t have to scold me!” Since Minn knew everything about her including her private meeting with Wen Yanjing at night, Rn always talked straightly to her.


    Minn approached to Rn’s ear and asked, “Has Fifth Brother-In-Law said he wanted dad and brother to help him?”


    “No.”


    “Has he implied something to you on purpose? Like groaning or showing an annoyed look in front of you?”


    “Neither.” Rn shook her head and replied, “My husband never hides anything from me. That day he only told me about this thing breezily after work. He evenughed and said he didn’t know which colleague of him would get that job with the help of the social connections.”


    “So, Fifth Sister, you have done it wrong.” Minn nodded and continued, “First, my Fifth Brother-In-Law might not intend to let you lend a hand. Second, you have asked our father for help before you and Fifth Brother-In-Law agree on this. Perhaps your husband might be displeased about that because he may have his own ways. Third, if father and brother find that position very promising, they would give Fifth Brother-In-Law a pull on their own. If they don’t and you still ask for help from them, they would only consider Fifth Brother-In-Law a useless man who could only rely on his wife.”


    The three reasons which had been told by Minn really had shocked Rn. Thetter muttered, “Your words... seem to make sense.”