area51novel Chapter 2026 White Mulberry (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)
Chapter 2026 White Mulberry (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)
Chapter 2026 White Mulberry (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)
Although the Eighth Prince worked in the Hanlin Academy, he did not resign from his duties in the Imperial Household Department.
It was also his responsibility to submit a memorial requesting the construction of a garden for the prince.
"This is not an easy task. I have to deal with the neighboring royal palaces. There will be even more departments under the Ministry of Internal Affairs that need to be mobilized..."
The Ninth Prince said with a wicked smile, "If it is done well, even if it offends people, it can accumulate merits. Between accumulating merits and offending people, what will he choose?"
The answer is obvious.
When the Eighth Prince was in his prime, he naturally would not choose to offend anyone.
Now his reputation is mostly ruined, and his so-called good popularity is almost gone. Not only can he not compare with his elder brothers in the imperial court, he is even surpassed by his younger brothers. Now is the time when he needs to make achievements.
Moreover, power and money are involved.
For someone as ambitious as the Eighth Prince, it would be strange if he could resist not accepting the offer.
"Don't worry, I'll discuss this with Old Ten later and see how to get the message across..."
The Ninth Prince said to Shushu.
Don't appear anxious, and it's best to have nothing to do with the matter.
Otherwise, if their actions were exposed, it would seem that they were in desperate need of the garden, and in that case, the Eighth Prince would have been doing a favor in vain.
Shu Shu said, "I'm not in a hurry. I'm just thinking that the emperor's stay in Haidian is getting longer and longer every year. Unless I don't move in with him, it's not good to stay in the prince's residence forever."
Historically, enclosure would have taken place around 45 years at the latest, but now it is happening two or three years ahead of schedule.
This place is outside Changchun Garden, but it is also under the jurisdiction of the Changchun Garden garrison. It is quiet, but there are also some inconveniences.
Everything is happening under the eyes of others. If you listen to what others are talking about, you may become the topic of conversation if you are not careful.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "I'll think about it later. It would be great if it could be connected to our fish garden. Then we can expand it."
Shushu thought about the distance and said, "It's about ten miles from here, so it shouldn't be that far."
The Ninth Prince said: "It would be best if we take it outside, so that it will be convenient to exchange it with others later..."
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The second south building is the main house.
The Third Lady sent the maid who had gone out to deliver the things back.
"The Fourth Lady gave me a purse and said she would come to pay her respects to you after she was settled. The Eighth Lady also gave me a reward and said she would come to talk to you later..."
The Third Lady nodded and sent the nanny away.
She was never stupid.
With Shushu's excellent example before us, we will still want to emulate her.
Besides, it’s not a big deal, just a few more instructions to the kitchen.
This way you can do a favor for someone, so why not do it?
Isn't it right that the Fourth Lady should be treated the same as the Eighth Lady?
No matter what the relationship is like in private, we must treat everyone equally in public.
The eldest wife hasn't moved in yet, so she is the sister-in-law and can still take care of the younger sisters-in-law.
The last time Shushu came with the Tenth Lady, the three sisters-in-law went to pay their respects to the Crown Princess.
This time when the Fourth and Eighth Concubines arrived, they had to go to Taoyuan Book House as well.
As for the greetings from the Queen Mother, the Crown Princess had asked about it before.
The younger generations all lived in Haidian, so it was not right not to allow them all to pay their respects. They had to pay their respects like they did in the palace, but the Empress Dowager found it too troublesome, so she changed it to paying her respects every tenth day. This was only applicable to the princes and their wives in Haidian, and those living in the capital were exempted from paying their respects.
The old lady was kind and was afraid that if she didn't give more instructions, it would cause trouble for the prince's wife who had not moved in yet.
Everyone moved here one after another, all after March 20th, and they haven't all gone to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager together yet. The Fourth and Eighth Concubines will just follow the crowd the day after tomorrow.
After a while, the Fourth Lady sent someone over.
After the maid greeted the Third Lady, she said, "Our Lady would like to send someone to ask if it is convenient for the Crown Princess to pay respects. She would like to pay respects to the Crown Princess in half an hour. Would you like to come with her?"
The Third Lady shook her head and said, "I went there a few days ago, so I won't go this time."
The nanny went back to report.
The Third Lady got up and went to the wardrobe. She opened it and saw several new clothes hanging inside. They were all clothes that had been prepared for the changing of seasons.
It seemed okay earlier, but now she is not satisfied.
If you look bad, no matter what color clothes you wear, they will not look good on you.
The day after tomorrow, when we pay our respects to the emperor, a dozen sisters-in-law will gather together, and she will be outshined in an instant.
She was already much older and her appearance was no longer good, so the Third Lady wanted to move back to the city.
"Call the imperial physician over. I want to change the prescription..."
Thinking that she had not had a good rest in the past few days because she was angry with the Third Prince, the Third Lady planned to take some tranquilizers.
I won’t endure it anymore…
That's what she said, but when it was evening, seeing the Third Prince coming back yawning, the Third Lady couldn't help but frown.
She is the master's wife, and among the Third Prince's attendants and guards, there are naturally some smart ones.
After a while, the maid of the Third Lady found out that the Third Master had returned to the palace yesterday and stayed in the courtyard of the new princess, and asked for water three times.
The Third Lady felt extremely humiliated when she thought about how the Third Prince had slept next to her for the past two nights, with the quilt separating them by a foot.
At night, the medicine soup was cooked and the maid brought it.
The Third Prince also saw it, glanced at the Third Lady, and said, "To replenish your blood? You need to replenish it well. Your face is pale and looks scary."
The Third Lady glanced at the Third Prince and said, "I've been worried about you these past few days and have been unable to sleep at night."
Third Prince: “…”
This makes people feel a little embarrassed to hear.
He coughed lightly and said, "Don't worry about me. I'm fine. I've already asked the Imperial Observatory. I'm not afraid of 'An Jiu'. Just avoid him."
The Third Lady asked curiously, "How can we avoid this? Do you want to go to the temple and light some lamps for me?"
The Third Prince waved his hand and said, "Don't be so wasteful. Offering lamps requires incense oil, which will turn into smoke after lighting. I don't know if the Buddha can enjoy it. Let's help the orphans and widows first, and do real good deeds."
The Third Lady looked at the Third Prince with some surprise.
I thought it was just talk, but it turned out that they were really willing to spend money.
The Third Prince looked at her expression and snorted, saying, "I am not a fool. I know the importance of this matter. There are hundreds of people in this palace, and they all rely on me as the pillar. How could I take risks?"
The Third Lady nodded, lowered her eyes, and said, "Yes, Master is the pillar of the family..."
The Third Lady gave up the idea of getting up in the middle of the night. The Third Prince's behavior could not be concealed from the Emperor.
If she continues to do something tricky and is found out later, she will suffer the consequences.
She drank the medicine in two or three gulps and slept well all night.
The next morning, when the Third Lady woke up, she saw the Third Prince looking in the mirror.
The Third Lady was a little dazed and looked down at her fingers.
His fingers were clean and there was no stain under his pillow.
The Third Prince looked left and right and felt that the color seemed to have become lighter.
He blinked, unable to believe it worked so quickly.
Just the other day he had instructed the Chief Secretary to compile a count of the widows, widowers, orphans and orphans among the lieutenants, but today the count seemed to have faded a bit.
"Fujin, look at my forehead. Is it lighter than yesterday?"
The Third Prince turned around and asked the Third Lady with great interest.
The Third Lady pretended to take a look and nodded, "It has faded. Is it because the room is dark? I see that it is a lot lighter than yesterday..."
“Hahahaha…it’s just a little bland…”
The third prince felt relieved.
Doing good intentionally is good, even if you don’t see good results.
It really works!
The Third Lady glanced at the kang out of the corner of her eye and hadn't yet called the maid to come in and fold the quilt.
The Third Prince's quilt was just placed there randomly.
The Third Prince was raised outside the palace when he was young, and he lacked some discipline. Unlike the children who grew up in the palace, he did not sleep on his side obediently, but liked to cover his head when he slept.
It must be because I was timid when I was a child.
The Third Lady remained calm.
After the Third Prince had his breakfast and went into the city, she told the maid, "It's getting hot, put away the thick quilt and change to a thin one."
Now I am still covered with a thick winter quilt that weighs six kilograms.
Now you can change to a quilt weighing three kilograms.
The maid agreed, went to find a thin quilt and put the thick quilt away.
The sheets and the like need to be taken down and washed...
There was some movement outside. The Prince of Zhi's mansion had moved in.
The Third Lady hesitated for a moment and asked someone to send the lunch box over.
After a while, the third princess from the Prince of Zhi's mansion brought the fourth princess over.
"Greetings to Auntie San..."
The third princess is thirteen years old, tall and graceful like a young girl.
The fourth princess is twelve years old. She is a round-faced girl with childish eyes and eyebrows.
Both sisters have grown their hair long and look very graceful.
"There are two white mulberries on the farm, and the fruits are sweet. Enie brought some here and asked us sisters to give some to Aunt San to try..."
The third lady took one of them by each hand, helped them up, and looked at them carefully.
"He doesn't come out on weekdays. He didn't even leave his head when I saw him last time..."
The four princesses in the Prince of Zhi's Mansion are all legitimate daughters of the late first wife. The eldest and second princesses have already reached marriage age and seldom go out.
The two younger ones haven't been to Haidian for several years.
The Third Princess said cheerfully, "Third Aunt is still the same as in previous years."
"Your little mouth is so sweet..."
The Third Lady knew that this was just a polite remark, but she still liked to hear it.
She looked at the fourth princess again.
The fourth princess pursed her lips and smiled.
She looks most like the late wife, but her personality is different and she is even a little childish.
When the Third Lady saw this, she sighed in her heart.
This is the benefit of sisters supporting each other. Although she lost her mother at a young age, she was not lonely because she had several sisters to take care of her.
Seeing that the Third Lady was distracted, the Third Lady glanced at her sister and said, "We still have to go to the other aunts' houses to pay our respects. Come back tomorrow to talk to the Third Aunt."
The Third Lady also knew that they were of the younger generation, and since they were delivering something, they would probably have to do it all the way around, so she said, "The North Sixth Residence is far away. If we go there, we'll have to ask the servants to prepare a carriage. Not only will it be tiring to walk there, but we'll also be easily bumped into."
The third princess replied: "Thank you for your advice, Auntie. I have also asked someone to prepare a carriage..."
The two sisters came out of South 2nd Institute and headed to South 3rd Institute.
The Third Princess whispered to the Fourth Princess, "Fourth Aunt married into the palace earlier than Third Aunt, and lived with Ene for a longer time. When Ene passed away, she and Ninth Aunt helped with Ene's burial..."
The fourth princess nodded and said, "I remember that in the past few years, it was also the fourth aunt and the ninth aunt who sent us birthday gifts..."