Thinking of her mother
As time passed, Jiang Xuesui's pregnancy began to show. But her four-month belly was as large as other women's six-month bellies. Her appetite was voracious—she ate at least six meals a day, with no aversion to chicken, duck, fish, or shrimp, and consumed two or three bowls of fragrant rice each meal. She slept early and woke early, and couldn't sit still when idle, either wandering around the garden or taking carriage rides to visit friends. She had no back or waist pain, no dizziness or vomiting, her complexion was rosy, and she had even grown a bit taller.
Even Old Madam Wen, Lady Zhu, and Lady Yu were astonished, because Xie Nongyu, who had been diagnosed as pregnant around the same time, was the complete opposite. After Xie Nongyu became pregnant, she was extremely picky about food, eating only vegetables and tofu. Even a little lard in her dishes would make her vomit bile. Her back and waist grew stiffer, her feet swelled terribly, she couldn't sleep or eat well, and she looked haggard, with half her hair turning white.
The Grand Princess of Chu, distressed for her daughter, summoned many famous physicians, but their prescriptions were largely ineffective.
Jiang Xuesui wanted to visit Xie Nongyu, but upon entering, she first met the Grand Princess of Chu. Fearing her daughter might be distressed by Jiang Xuesui's good complexion, the Grand Princess politely hinted that Jiang Xuesui should leave. Jiang Xuesui understood the Grand Princess's good intentions and instructed her maids to set down the gifts she had prepared for Xie Nongyu before taking her leave.
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