area51novel Chapter 2010 Returning a Favor (Seeking a Monthly Ticket)
Chapter 2010 Returning a Favor (Seeking a Monthly Ticket)
Chapter 2010 Returning a Favor (Seeking a Monthly Ticket)
There are so many reasons, just for the sake of eating meat.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The Queen Mother laughed heartily and said, "Yes, yes, you still have to accompany Mother Wuku for a walk. You can eat meat. Mother Wuku also likes to eat meat..."
Niguzhu's eyes widened, he reached out and touched the empress dowager's belly, and said: "Then...if your belly is uncomfortable later, I will help rub it."
"it is good……"
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded.
Niguzhu also laughed, took the Queen Mother's hand, and said, "In addition to stuffing persimmons tonight, let's steam some hot noodles and dumplings. The dumplings here at Wuku Mama are better than those at our house."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Okay, then add steamed dumplings."
As she spoke, she looked at Aunt Bai and said, "Our eldest princess knows how to eat it. Is that tribute noodles from Shanxi?"
Nanny Bai nodded and said, "Yes, they say the white flour there is better and chewier than the flour from Zhili. The eldest princess must have tasted it."
The Queen Mother said, "I remember Shanxi also offered dragon beard noodles as tribute. Ask someone to prepare that as well and serve it to the eldest princess tomorrow."
Nanny Bai responded and went downstairs to pass on the message.
Niguzhu said, "Mother Wuku, did you say something wrong?"
"Oh?"
The Queen Mother looked down at her, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "What did Mother Wuku say wrong?"
Niguzhu pointed to the west and said, "You are talking about the West Mountain, right? It is the West Mountain with springs, pheasants and rabbits. Uncle Shi said that he will take us to catch chickens and rabbits tomorrow."
The Queen Mother explained: "West Mountain is West Mountain, it is in Haidian; West Mountain is far away, hundreds of miles away from here."
"Those are two different lands..."
Niguzhu nodded and said, "Then I will tell my father that I will grow flour for you in Xishan. If Shanxi stops paying tribute to you, you can eat the flour from Xishan."
These are all children's talk.
Once the tribute from each province was determined, it became a precedent. Unless the emperor gave the order, who would dare not pay tribute?
But it was rare to be so thoughtful, the Queen Mother nodded and said, "Okay, then Mother Wuku will wait."
My great-granddaughter knows how to be compassionate to me, so can't I also be compassionate to her?
When Nanny Bai came back, the Queen Mother ordered: "It's getting hotter and hotter every day. Go get two boxes of lily powder and two boxes of poria powder and send them to the Ninth Lady. Also pack two boxes of steamed buns for the little princes..."
At this point, she looked at Niguzhu and said, "Would it be better if the eldest princess took the nanny with her? Otherwise, the nanny would not know the way."
"Okay! I'll take Mammy with me!"
Niguzhu puffed out her chest and said excitedly.
The Queen Mother looked at Nanny Bai and said, "Go back with the eldest princess and sit for a while. There's no need to rush back."
Aunt Bai agreed.
Niguzhu said, "Mother Wuku, did you forget Aunt Ten? Do I need to take Mammy to see Aunt Ten?"
The Queen Mother nodded: "Fortunately, the eldest princess reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten..."
Then he said to Nanny Bai, "Send some fried rice and milk skin to the Tenth Lady."
Nanny Bai agreed and went downstairs to ask people to prepare.
After a while, when everything was ready, she came back to reply.
The Queen Mother looked at Niguzhu lovingly and said, "Take your nanny over there. If you want to stay with your brothers, you can come back tomorrow. They are next to each other anyway."
Niguzhu nodded and was led to the door by Aunt Bai.
The little guy slowed down his pace, turned his head, and saw the Queen Mother leaning on the pillow, looking at him.
It was a huge house, and with palace maids and eunuchs standing around, it still felt deserted.
“Dengdengdengdeng…”
Upon seeing this, Niguzhu turned around, trotted back, and threw himself onto the Queen Mother's lap.
The Queen Mother supported her back and looked down at her.
Niguzhu raised his head from the Queen Mother's knees and stretched out his hands to hug her waist, but his little arms were too weak, so he hugged her arms instead and said, "I don't want to leave Mother Wuku alone. If we live next door, then Mother Wuku should go too. It's a good opportunity to take a walk and help digestion."
This is an emotional child. Although the Empress Dowager also raised the Ninth Princess, the aunt and niece have completely different personalities.
Looking at the enthusiastic and filial Niguzhu, the Queen Mother couldn't help but reflect.
Could it be that she didn't know how to teach her children, so Jiugege grew up to be a quiet and introverted person?
A royal princess should be as cheerful and lively as Niguzhu. What's more rare is that she is so filial and sensible.
The Queen Mother also wanted to go out.
She wanted to see Shushu's youngest son, and also wanted to see Dorogege, who raised Shushu and Niguzhu.
She said to Nanny Bai, "Prepare a collar and a ruyi, and I will go out for a stroll with our eldest princess."
Nanny Bai was also delighted when she heard this and said, "I'll go and prepare it right away."
"Giggle cluck..."
Niguzhu held the Queen Mother's hand and smiled, saying, "You can't stay in the house all the time. Get more sun exposure so that your bones can grow stronger."
After the grandparents and grandchildren spent a day and a night together, the empress dowager also realized that the little girl talked a lot, but a lot of what she said was learned from adults and she actually only understood a little bit of what she said.
Just like the current sentence, it is obviously the words of an adult.
"Why do bones become hard after being exposed to the sun?"
The Queen Mother was really curious.
According to the doctor, like cures like, drinking more bone soup can strengthen muscles and bones.
There are three or five kinds of bone soups on the menu of Ningshou Palace, including oxtail soup, dragon bone soup, and lamb rib soup.
"Um……"
Niguzhu is stuck.
She said, "Let's ask my aunt later. She said that my father was afraid that I would get tanned and didn't want me to go out to play. My aunt said so and also said that my father should get more sun..."
The Queen Mother thought about Shushu's fair little face and said, "Then why didn't your father say anything about it? Why didn't she bask in the sun?"
Niguzhu said: "My father asked, and my mother said that she sunbathes, but not on her face, but on her back during the dog days of summer every year."
At this point, she also helped explain: "It's the back of the spine, not the quilt..."
At this time, Nanny Bai had prepared Ruyi and the necklace, and sent someone to the fifth institute to pass on the message.
Although the Queen Mother wanted to stroll over, Nanny Bai still called for a sedan chair.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother scolded, "It's only half a mile, how can you say I'm tired?"
If that’s not enough trouble, the Prince’s Residence is just across the main entrance to the North Garden.
Nanny Bai said, "It's not that I'm overthinking. I think the eldest princess is young and her bones haven't grown strong yet. If she gets tired from walking, you'll feel bad for her."
In fact, the Queen Mother had tinea pedis, which recurred in the spring. She is now taking medicine and can walk, but she is not comfortable.
The Queen Mother looked at Niguzhu and felt sorry for her when she thought about how she usually had to be carried by others when she went out. She gave up walking and took Niguzhu with her on the sedan chair.
When the sedan chair arrived at the gate of the North Garden, Shushu and the Tenth Lady were seen waiting at the door.
The Queen Mother said embarrassedly: "I just did what I wanted to do, but it really bothered you little sisters-in-law."
Shu Shu said, "Why are you making such a fuss? I wish the Royal Grandmother would come a few more times so that we can also enjoy her blessings."
The Tenth Lady looked at the lunch box in the eunuch's hand and the brocade box in the maid's hand and said, "I am looking forward to the reward from the Empress Dowager. Whether it is food or toys, they are better than those outside."
The two sisters-in-law followed, and the group headed towards Beiwusuo.
The Queen Mother also noticed that the gates to the front yard were open, and asked Shushu, "Are they all moving in?"
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Fifth uncle and Seventh uncle have sent people over to move in tomorrow. Thirteenth uncle and Fourteenth uncle haven't sent anyone over yet, so it will probably take two days."
After half a day's work, she and the Tenth Lady also learned that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes would live in the third and fourth residences.
The Queen Mother liked people with lively personalities. She had a good impression of the Seventh Concubine and also liked the Thirteenth Concubine very much.
She smiled and said, "You little sisters-in-law have a companion now. It will be convenient for you to talk and play cards in the future."
Shu Shu said, "We all want to earn some pocket money from the Royal Grandmother. Prepare some change, and we'll take turns to fight three against one."
The grandparents and grandchildren chatted and laughed as they carried the sedan chair to the gate of the fifth school.
The Tenth Lady took Niguzhu from the Empress Dowager's arms, and Shushu helped the Empress Dowager get off the sedan chair.
Mrs. Bo was already waiting at the door of the fifth institute.
"Hello, Madam..."
Mrs. Bo squatted down.
The Queen Mother helped Lady Bo up and said, "Good child, there is no need for external words."
Lady Bo is the great-granddaughter of Prince Lilie and the granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, and is of the same generation as the princes.
However, because she raised Shushu and is now helping to raise Niguzhu, the Queen Mother does not treat her as an ordinary granddaughter.
Niguzhu was in the arms of the Tenth Lady, watching the elders talking, a little confused, and leaned close to the Tenth Lady's ear and whispered, "Aunt Ten, is Mother Wuku's eyesight not good? Mama is so old, why does Mother Wuku still call her 'child'?"
The Tenth Lady whispered, "The county lady is young, she is the empress dowager's granddaughter, in the eyes of the empress dowager she is just a child."
Niguzhu was even more confused and said, "Then Mama also calls Wuku's mother 'Mama', isn't that the same as Ama and Ene?"
The Tenth Lady nodded and said, "It's the same. From your father's side, the county lady is your father's sister; from your mother's side, the county lady is your mother's aunt."
Niguzhu felt that his brain was not enough, so he hugged the Tenth Lady and said, "Aunt Ten, I don't count. Mama is Mama..."
The Tenth Lady nodded and said, "Then it doesn't count."
She realized that there were only so many noble families in the Eight Banners, and it was customary for nobles to marry members of the royal family. So there were no outsiders.
At this moment, the group had arrived at the main courtyard and entered the main room.
Shushu presented the empress dowager with chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea.
The Queen Mother thought about the quietness along the way and asked, "Where are the children?"
Shu Shu said, "They are all having classes in the back yard. I brought my nephew over to listen in as well."
The Queen Mother remembered what Niguzhu said and said, "It's just teaching six words every day. Isn't it too early for this child to start learning?"
Even a smart kid like Niguzhu has lost interest in studying.
Shu Shu said: "It's called class, but actually it's just learning a few words. The rest of the time we talk about history, and most of the time we just play with him."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "That's good. Otherwise, the lessons would be too difficult and the children wouldn't be able to concentrate on learning. They would lose interest in studying."
This was because of the failure example of the Fifth Prince. At that time, the homework in the study room was too difficult, so the children were asked to recite it right away.
As a result, the good kids have become confused after reading too many books...
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