amaotonovel Chapter 1116 Extra: Tang Ma's Daily Life (2)
Chapter 1116 Extra: Tang Ma's Daily Life (2)
Chi Shuang guessed several times but failed to guess it.
Ma Chuyang stopped playing tricks on me and put away his smile, becoming unusually serious. "When you have a child, I'll give him your last name. I've already picked names for him: if it's a boy, I'll call him Chi Tang, and if it's a girl, I'll name her Chi Shu Yue. What do you think?"
Chi Shuang was stunned, and after a long while she asked, "Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true," Ma Chuyang touched the top of his wife's head, "We will continue the Chi family's legacy. Whether it's for Chi Yue or for you, I'm willing to do it."
When the couple returned from their new house, Chi Shuang's eyes were red.
Qin Fangfei saw what was happening and was about to scold her son when she was stopped by her daughter-in-law.
"Mother," Chi Shuang said, "I only regret one thing: not becoming your daughter-in-law sooner."
The years have been wasted in vain... After saying this, she hurried into the house, as if shy.
Chi Shuang was afraid of death and had decided not to have children. But after getting married and staying with her husband in the army, she gradually changed her mind.
Ma Chuyang seems to be a wild and imaginative person, but in fact he is a very gentle and considerate person.
At first they were in a relationship where he chased her and she ran away, then gradually it became that he was demanding and she was reluctant to resist, and finally they became passionate and happy with each other.
Chi Shuang is now very attached to Ma Chuyang. Just thinking about being separated from her husband during the period of pregnancy is very difficult for her.
But she never expected her husband to be so thoughtful about her. The child's last name was Chi... This was something she had never dared to imagine.
She had always thought that the Chi family would be extinct. This Chi was her father's pond and her brother's pond.
Now her husband gives her hope.
Chi Shuang stroked her pregnant belly and wanted to smile with her eyes closed, but tears slowly flowed down her face.
The world is not deceiving her. The hardships she endures in her early years will turn into sweetness in the rest of her life.
On this side, Ma Chuyang said mysteriously to Qin Fangfei, "Mother, I have something to discuss with you."
The mother and son strolled in the sea of colorful flowers in the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, and talked about the child taking the mother's surname Chi.
Qin Fangfei didn't say anything, just listened to her son explain the reasons and necessity in detail.
Finally, Ma Chuyang asked cautiously, "Mother, why don't you say anything? Don't you agree?"
Qin Fangfei squeezed her son's wrist and shook her head. "I'm just... a little excited."
She was proud that the son she raised could have such a mind. However, "As a military commander, your child must take your father's surname. The Ministry of Personnel must register the succession! How can the court allow your offspring to change their surname at will?"
Northern Wing laws required officials of the fifth rank and above to report their children's names to the Ministry of Personnel for record-keeping purposes. Children were required to take their father's surname; violators were subject to severe punishment. Those who arbitrarily changed their mother's surname were considered to be instigating a family disorder, a crime tantamount to rebellion.
At that time, when Qin Fangfei shouted "Qin Chuyang" on the boat, she was just doing it for fun and never thought that she really had the ability to change her son's surname.
In this way, General Ma's defense was broken on the spot.
Now, this is a serious request to let grandchildren take the mother's surname. Will the court agree? If everyone follows suit, what will happen?
Ma Chuyang said, "Since I dared to promise Shuang'er, I must be sure. I just hope mother doesn't have other thoughts in her mind."
Qin Fangfei smiled and approached her son. "What can you do? Can you change your last name to mine?" She raised her hand and touched her son's shoulder. "I don't want such a good son of mine to be taken advantage of by the Ma family."
Ma Chuyang laughed, "In my heart, I have never been a member of the Ma family. Mother, don't worry."
With that, the matter was settled. This was because Ma Chuyang had previously agreed with Emperor Wenxuan that when the child was born, the court would directly issue an imperial decree, allowing the child to take the mother's surname, Chi.
At the end of October, the two pregnant women were about to give birth, and Tang and Ma returned home from the military camp to accompany them in the birthing.
Chi Shuang has a stomachache, so she starts moving first.
Ma Chuyang chased after Madam Meng and asked, "How is my wife? Why has there been no movement for so long? Is there anything wrong? Do I need to prepare anything?"
What else needs to be prepared? Several old ginsengs have been taken from the treasury of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. Lady Meng smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, General Ma. Your wife is in good health, and the fetus is in the right position. There's nothing to worry about."
It's okay, but he never came out after entering... An hour passed, half a day passed, and there was no screaming from inside.
Madam Meng came out and said that we had to wait a little longer.
Ma Chuyang looked like he was crying. He pulled Tang Xinghe aside and asked, "Brother, is Shuang'er okay?"
Tang Xinghe had no idea of this. Veins on the back of his hands bulged and he felt extremely nervous.
It was Hong Que who came over to comfort her with her big belly, "Don't worry, Sister Shuang'er is fine. Madam Meng has always said that our fetuses are in the right position, so don't worry."
Ma Chuyang wandered around for a long time, and finally saw Madam Meng come out again. He pulled her aside and said, "No matter what, please protect the master. Protect the master first. My wife must not be in any harm!"
Madam Meng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "If we can't get to that point, why would I protect the adults? I'll protect both the adults and the children for you!"
Madam Meng went into the house and told Chi Shuang about this, "General Ma is so kind. Madam, you are so lucky."
Chi Shuang smiled gently, "Well, he's very good."
It was at this moment that she truly developed a persistent desire to be with Ma Chuyang forever.
When the sun was about to set, Chi Shuang suddenly howled at the top of her lungs.
But just as he was about to stop howling, the room fell into a dead silence for a moment, and then he heard the child cry out "Wow", his voice so loud that it could shake the dust off the beams.
Madam Meng was so happy that she kept shouting, "The golden voice reaches the sky! It beats the gongs and drums of the top scholar! He shoulders the responsibilities of both the civil and military stars!"
It was a boy, named Pond.
Everyone congratulated each other.
Qin Fangfei was so happy that she gave out all the red envelopes she had prepared.
Every maid and old woman who delivered the baby got a share, and the one stuffed into Madam Meng's hands was the thickest, bulging the red silk bag.
Zheng Qiaoer also prepared red envelopes, which were all given away, and everyone was happy.
As soon as Chi Shuang gave birth, Hong Que's stomach started to hurt, and she was rushed to the delivery room next door.
The red envelope in Mrs. Meng's arms had not yet warmed up when she turned around to look after Hongque again.
Hong Que's birth was smoother than Chi Shuang's. After just three applications of hot towels, the baby slipped into the cradle.
Madam Meng lifted the baby up and said with a smile, "A pearl in my palm descended into the magnificent corridor, with jade-like bones and skin as beautiful as the crabapple tree. May you live a hundred years without illness or disaster, and may you enjoy a long and blessed life!"
It's a daughter! Her name is Tang Ci!
A pond, a piece of Tang porcelain, how could such a name not lead to a child marriage? The two families immediately agreed, and everyone was happy.
The imperial court immediately issued a special decree: "In consideration of the brilliant military achievements of Zhaowu School Lieutenant Chi Yue, whose ancestral temple has no heir, we hereby permit his nephew to inherit the Chi surname and continue the incense offerings at the Loyal Martyrs' Temple."
Old Ma was overjoyed to learn that his youngest daughter-in-law had given birth to a grandson. But then he heard that the imperial court had issued a special decree giving the grandson the surname Chi... He felt as if the sky had fallen.
That night, he set out from the farm and rushed to Bixia Pass to complain to his eldest son, Ma Chuyi. "Your brother is such a scoundrel! Why should the descendants of our Ma family have another family name? Go tell him, I don't agree! I don't agree!"