Chapter 468: We Just Want to Take a Look

Chapter 468: We Just Want to Take a Look

As she looked at the adorable baby sleeping in her arms, Old Lady Mo felt her heart melting.

After so many years, the Mo Family had finally welcomed new life again, and this time, it was a blessing in twos.

She was afraid that her daughters-in-law might disturb her precious granddaughter’s rest, so she sternly said, “You all need to take care of Ninth Daughter-in-law and the older baby too. Don’t crowd around here…”

After all, Ninth Daughter-in-law and the older baby were equally important. Her main reason for doing this was to bring the little granddaughter back to let Mo Qing see her.

He would be overjoyed to see that they now had such a lovely little granddaughter; he might even laugh in his sleep.

Thinking back to when Mo Hanyue was born, Mo Qing had stayed up for almost a day and night, taking care of his precious daughter. If it weren’t for official business in the court, he would have stayed by his daughter’s side the whole time.

As the eldest daughter-in-law, Eldest Sister-in-law always took the lead among her sisters-in-law. Even though she wanted to hold the little niece, she had to think about the bigger picture at this moment.

Especially since Ninth Daughter-in-law had just given birth, they needed to prepare some nutritious food for her. She had to lead the others to prepare it.

After a final glance at the sleeping baby, Eldest Sister-in-law led her sisters-in-law away.

Seeing that no one was fighting over her granddaughter anymore, Old Lady Mo also stood up, planning to take the baby back to her own courtyard.

As soon as she stepped out of the room, she bumped into Midwife Zhao.

As a midwife, to earn additional silver, she could easily come up with auspicious words.

Moreover, the twins born in the Mo Family were indeed auspicious and joyful. She didn’t even need to embellish much to have a series of auspicious phrases ready.

“Oh my… congratulations! Your daughter-in-law gave birth to a son and a daughter in one go. It’s clear that you are a blessed person. In the future, no one will be able to compare to the days when you have grandchildren around you…”

On any other day, Old Lady Mo wouldn’t have liked to hear such flattering words, but today was different. The more she listened to Midwife Zhao, the happier she felt.

At the same time, she remembered that she hadn’t given the midwife her reward for her hard work.

The reward had been prepared by Old Lady Mo long ago and was in her pocket the whole time. If it weren’t for being utterly enchanted by her granddaughter, she would have given it to her earlier.

Hearing Midwife Zhao say so many auspicious words, she not only gave her the prepared reward but also the extra silver in her pocket.

“You’ve worked hard too. Please take this silver.”

When Midwife Zhao received the silver and saw that it totaled several taels, she was astonished.

It was the first time she had received so much reward, and it seemed surreal to her.

In the past, even when someone gave birth to a big, healthy boy, they might give extra reward, but compared to what the Mo Family gave, it was nothing.

Midwife Zhao’s smile was so wide that her wrinkles could have trapped a mosquito.

“Thank you, Lady Mo, thank you… hehehe…” Originally, she used to call Old Lady Mo “big sister,” but now she directly called her “Lady.”

With so much silver, it would last her for a while. She had thought that since the wife of the ninth son was pregnant with twins, a smooth delivery was highly unlikely. Frankly, it wouldn’t have been strange if both mother and babies had lost their lives.

Unexpectedly, not only did they have a smooth delivery with both mother and babies safe, but they also gave birth to such beautiful little siblings.

Thinking about this, Midwife Zhao felt proud. If people outside were to talk about this, it would be a great chance for her to gain recognition.

Watching Midwife Zhao leave, Old Lady Mo hurried towards her own courtyard with her granddaughter in her arms.

As soon as she stepped out of the main gate, she saw her sons gathered around her.

"Mom, we heard that Ninth Brother's wife gave birth to a nephew and a niece for us. Let us see."

Lady Mo saw the eager expressions on her sons' faces and quickly stepped back, frightened.

"Keep your voices down, don't scare your little niece."

Mo Junrui rubbed his hands together sheepishly.

"Mom, we just want to see, we promise not to make any noise."

As they spoke, the brothers slowed their movements but still inched forward.

Seeing this, Lady Mo had no choice but to reluctantly lift a corner of the baby's blanket, still warning them, "Be careful, if you scare my precious granddaughter, I'll make you kneel."

Kneeling was a common punishment when they were children. Whenever they misbehaved, their mother would order them to kneel in the ancestral hall and skip meals.

Since they had grown up, their mother hadn't punished them like that anymore. Hearing her mention it again showed how much she feared startling her granddaughter.

Even the threat of kneeling didn't stop them from wanting to see the baby.

The moment Lady Mo lifted the blanket, the Mo brothers felt their hearts melt.

The baby's delicate, pink face, with her little mouth moving slightly, made these uncles want to scoop her up for some affectionate cuddles.

"Mom, is this our nephew or niece?" asked Mo Zhongyuan softly.

Lady Mo was also gazing at her granddaughter, finding her more and more adorable by the second.

"She's so beautiful, of course, she's your niece."

"No wonder she's so beautiful, even prettier than Han Yue was as a baby," said Mo Jiacheng, unable to resist reaching out a finger to touch the baby's soft cheek. But Lady Mo quickly swatted his hand away.

"Get away, your rough hands might hurt my granddaughter."

Scolded by his mother, Mo Jiacheng hurriedly pulled his hand back.

Still not giving up, Mo Jiacheng, who had been married for many years without children of his own, longed to spoil any child that brought new life to the Mo clan.

The ninth brother and his wife had done well, giving birth to two babies at once, yet Mother still wouldn't let him touch the baby.

But she only said not to touch, not that he couldn't hold the baby.

Taking advantage of Lady Mo's distraction while she adjusted the baby's blanket, Mo Jiacheng unexpectedly took the baby from her arms.

"Mom, you're getting old and don't have the strength, let me hold her."

The other brothers had the same idea but held back, fearing they might upset their mother.

With Mo Jiacheng holding the baby, the brothers could no longer contain their excitement.

"Second Brother, let us hold her for a bit."

"Yeah, let's take turns holding our niece."

"Don't forget about me."

Seeing her sons like this, Lady Mo was both amused and exasperated.

It was good that so many people loved her granddaughter, but she hadn't had enough time to dote on the baby herself!

"Jiacheng, give the baby back to me quickly. You're clumsy; what if you hurt her?"

Before she even finished speaking, she had already pushed past her sons and snatched the baby back from Mo Jiacheng's arms.

Having successfully retrieved her granddaughter, Lady Mo didn't dare to pause, quickly walking back to her own courtyard.