area51novel Chapter 2054 Zhang Mu
Chapter 2054 Zhang Mu
Chapter 2054 Zhang Mu
By noon, after eating the vegetarian assorted buns and eight-treasure tofu box, Jiugege's face was filled with smiles.
"I feel hungry easily now. I always want to eat, but I have no appetite. Thanks to my sister-in-law, I had a full meal today..."
Strangely enough, these two dishes were her favorite. Shushu had given her the recipes and she had people cook them several times at the Princess Mansion, but they were not as delicious as those here.
The assorted buns have vegetarian fillings and have a rich taste, and are better than meat buns.
The same goes for the Eight Treasure Tofu Box. The tofu is soaked in alkaline water, coated with starch, and tastes smooth and tender.
Shushu looked at her thin arms and said, "Tell people to prepare more snacks, such as walnuts, raisins, preserved fruits, and milk tofu. Also prepare dried meat and preserved meat. Before morning sickness starts, add a few pounds..."
These are suitable for pregnant women.
Jiugege is too thin, and she will suffer a lot during this entire pregnancy period.
Jiugege was a person who listened to advice, so she took careful notes.
She was tired from moving today, so after eating, she went back to the princess' residence.
A nanny who stayed behind reported: "The Fourth Lady sent someone to visit the princess and ask when it would be convenient for her to come..."
This is also why Manchu aunts are so precious. No matter whether they are married sisters-in-law or sisters-in-law who stay at home, they rank above sisters-in-law.
Otherwise, the Ninth Princess should have gone first.
The Ninth Princess had been in the household for several years and was familiar with the ways of the world. She did not put on airs as an older lady. She changed into outer clothes and said to the nanny, "Send someone to tell them that I will go to see Fourth Sister-in-law tomorrow morning and also pay my respects to the Crown Princess."
Even if she moved to Haidian, all the supplies the princess needed were provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she would inevitably have to trouble the Crown Princess.
The nanny agreed and went to the South Third House to report.
Jiugege sat down, touched her flat belly, and thought of the appearance of her little nephew she had just seen. She couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth.
Fat baby...
She felt strange. Besides the physical reasons, she also felt like she had suddenly let things go.
I feel that the prince consort is not important, the mother-in-law is not important, and the empress in the palace is not important.
But the Empress Dowager is still important, and the child in her belly is actually more important to her than she shows.
Because you value something, you will inevitably worry about gains and losses.
She thought of the legitimate princess of the Seventh Prince's Mansion and the legitimate prince of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, and decided to ask Shushu for more advice on having and raising children in the future.
She asked the maid to get a pen and paper, wrote down the snacks that Shushu had just mentioned, and asked someone to prepare them...
At Beiwusuo, Shushu saw off the guests and started to catch up on some sleep.
When she woke up from her nap, she missed the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince will return to the Prince's Mansion tonight.
According to the usual development, when the mistress is not around, those who are ambitious will come out to try their luck.
Thinking of this, Shushu did not worry about gains and losses, but instead chuckled.
So, fiction is sometimes not advisable.
Since he was not in the Prince's Mansion, the Ninth Prince should be living in the study in the front yard.
There was no maid in the study in the front yard.
The girl in the backyard had to go through several checkpoints if she wanted to run to the front yard and break into the study.
According to the rules of the palace, there are many differences in the number of women in Beile's Mansion, but the number of maids is limited.
There are only about twenty maids in the mansion now, and I really can't see any of them with ambition...
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Lifanyuan duty room.
The Ninth Prince felt his nose itchy.
He reached out and touched his forehead. It was at a normal temperature and didn't seem to have a fever.
That's probably because I've been getting up early and going to bed late these days, and I'm a little tired.
The Ninth Prince let out a sigh of relief and decided to have a good rest for two days when he returned to Haidian tomorrow.
When the Tenth Prince came to pick people up, he found that the Ninth Prince looked listless.
"Brother Jiu is worried about Sister Jiu and the children?"
The Tenth Prince felt speechless.
As for it?
We were apart for two months during the southern tour, but we didn't see each other much...
The Tenth Prince couldn’t quite understand.
Even if the couple has a good relationship, they don't have to be so clingy, right?
The Ninth Prince waved his hands and said, "Not only because of that, but also because I found that I have been too diligent recently..."
This isn't like him at all.
It's difficult to ask for leave to welcome and see off the emperor, so why didn't you ask for leave during the court meeting?
Yesterday, I got up stupidly in the middle of the night and stood in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the whole morning...
"That's stupid. If there's another big meeting, it'll be very stressful in the middle of the night. Let's take a leave in advance..."
The Ninth and Tenth Princes said, "One more of us won't make much difference, and one less of us won't make much difference, so why should we suffer that?"
After hearing this, the Tenth Prince became even more worried. He looked at the Ninth Prince carefully and asked, "Were you tired yesterday, Ninth Prince?"
The Ninth Prince nodded, lowered his head and pointed at his legs, saying: "It is a bit uncomfortable, and it is still sore now..."
As the two brothers were talking, they came out of the duty room and saw Yiduli coming hurriedly with red eyes.
"Master Jiu, I need to ask for leave. My elder brother just sent someone to find me and said... I'm afraid my father is not well..."
He spoke with a tremor in his voice.
The Ninth Prince was quite surprised.
Yisan'a is old and has been bedridden since last year.
However, after getting through the New Year, I thought this year would be fine, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't get through it.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "I understand. Go to your house and see what the imperial physician says. If he needs medicine, send someone to the Prince's Mansion."
"Thank you, Master Jiu, for your grace..."
Yiduli thanked him with tears in his eyes and left in a hurry.
The Ninth Prince exhaled and whispered to the Tenth Prince, "He's not even seventy yet. Wang Xi, who's ten years older than him, is still alive. He's dying, but being paralyzed is suffering too..."
That was another Grand Secretary, who was older than Yisan'a and still in the court.
The Tenth Prince glanced at the Ninth Prince and said, "Wang Xi took sick leave after the court session yesterday..."
The Ninth Prince said, "He must be tired. He is almost eighty years old and has been standing for two hours."
This is not surprising.
After every grand court session, some elderly officials would report being sick.
The tenth prince said, "Khan Ama sent the imperial physician over."
Brother Ninth: "..."
Royal doctor? !
That's not something you can do lightly.
Has it come to this?
He couldn't help but look up at the sky.
Clear skies.
"Is it because the weather is not right this year? That's why the old man can't stand it?"
Brother Ninth said.
The Tenth Prince nodded and said, "It is indeed hotter than in previous years, and there is no rain yet. I am afraid that Zhili will suffer a severe drought this year..."
The Ninth Prince was a little worried and said, "I wonder if that will affect Xianghe's harvest..."
This matter of the official cooking pot has also been full of twists and turns.
Forty years ago, when the Ninth Prince had this plan, the capital was hit by a flood and Xianghe County had a poor harvest.
Although the Ninth Prince told Yiduli that he needed medicinal materials to come to the Beile Mansion, after the Ninth Prince arrived at the Beile Mansion, he still instructed Cao Shundao: "Go to the pharmacy and get two boxes of ginseng and send them to Yiduli."
Cao Shun agreed and went down to spend the money.
The Tenth Prince did not return to the Prince's Mansion, but came here directly.
Seeing this, he said to Ninth Prince: "Ninth Brother, do you want to 'help someone in need'?"
The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "Not really. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Scholar's Mansion doesn't need these two boxes of ginseng. I just thought that Yidu Li and his wife are the ones in charge. There is an age difference, and they are brothers from the same mother. Their maternal family has also fallen into decline. Don't let them be bullied."
The Tenth Prince said, "Ninth Brother has a kind heart."
The Ninth Prince said, "Yidul is a capable man with a lot of talent, but he is just unlucky. If Suo Etu were still in the court, he might have been a new Jinshi this year and entered the Hanlin Academy, and he would have been a potential Grand Secretary."
The Tenth Prince said, "Suo Etu was so arrogant when he was alive, and he made many friends. Even if he didn't fall in the past few years, he will fall one day. Yidu Li is his grandson, so he will inevitably be implicated. It's not a bad thing that he has calmed down now..."
The Ninth Prince said, "My time in the Lifanyuan will not last long. I thought that if I could do a good job as an official, I could help Yidu Li. But I will miss it this time..."
But there is nothing we can do about it.
Birth, aging, sickness and death are beyond human control.
By the time dinner was served, Cao Shun had also returned.
"Master, the Bachelor's Mansion is in vain..."
Although there is a custom of expressing condolences upon hearing of a funeral, there is no personal interaction between the Ninth Prince's Mansion and the Bachelor's Mansion.
The Ninth Prince had no intention of going there in person, so he told Cao Shun, "Prepare a white envelope and send it over on my behalf!"
Cao Shun agreed, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he said, "Master, how do we prepare this white bag? There is no precedent..."
Before the Beile Mansion, the other bachelor's families that had used favors were the Ma Qi family and the Zhang Ying family. There were precedents of red envelopes, but no precedents of white envelopes.
Even if there are precedents, it is not good to follow the examples of these two families, as they have personal connections with each other.
The Ninth Prince thought for a moment and said, "Just look at what has been prepared for the Gao family. It will be fine if it's about right."
Although the two families are very different in status, to the Ninth Prince, the Gao family is slightly more closely related, and his salary should be reduced by three points according to the Gao family's example.
It was only because of their respect for Yisan'a, the Grand Secretary, who had made great contributions to the country that they were able to be on par with the Gao family.
Cao Shun agreed and went down to prepare.
The Ninth Prince has no personal connections with the Bachelor's Mansion, but the Thirteenth Prince is a relative by marriage.
Upon hearing the news, the Thirteenth Prince went back to his residence, changed into plain clothes, and rode to the Bachelor's Residence to pay his respects.
In the huge scholar's mansion, there were only a few carriages coming to pay their respects.
The Thirteenth Prince looked at this desolate scene and realized that this was the fickleness of the world.
Except for the whitewashed gate, the rest of the mourning shed had not been set up, and everyone was like a directionless fly.
Upon hearing that the Thirteenth Prince had arrived, Yisan'a's eldest son Yidushan hurriedly brought his brothers and nephews to greet him.
The Thirteenth Prince called out and said to Yidushan, "You guys go and do your work first, and let my brother-in-law accompany me."
As he said this, he looked at the crowd of people, but he didn't see any familiar figures. He frowned and asked, "Where's my brother-in-law?"
After hearing this, Yidushan said stiffly, "Third brother... Third brother is filial and will stay in front of the spirit..."
When the Thirteenth Prince saw this, he knew what was going on.
My brother-in-law was excluded.
The smile disappeared from his face, and he said calmly, "Then I will go and burn some incense for the Grand Secretary..."
At this moment, Cao Shun came back and brought a note from the Ninth Prince to express his condolences.
Seeing the Thirteenth Prince was there, Cao Shun hurried forward to pay his respects.
The Thirteenth Prince called out, "Did the Ninth Brother also get the news?"
Cao Shun told the truth that Yidu Li had asked for leave and that he had been ordered to deliver ginseng.
The Thirteenth Prince knew that whether the Ninth Prince sent someone over or came here in person, it was the same as if the Ninth Prince came here in person, both of which were to promote Yidu Li.
The Thirteenth Prince looked at Yidushan.
Yidushan's forehead was covered with sweat, and he hurriedly whispered to his son, "Please ask your uncle to come out..."