Shu Shu took Nanny Qi's hand and said, "Nanny!"
I have been away for several months, and I really think about it.
He had never left the capital since he was a child, but within a year of his marriage, he had traveled far away twice.
Aunt Qi looked at Shu Shu carefully and said with distress: "Fu Jinqing is gone."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "I have gained weight before. The day after the Dragon Boat Festival is getting hotter, and it is a bit bitter in summer. This is better. Otherwise, my waist will have to be raised two feet, so it will be better slowly."
The master and servant spoke and entered the house.
Shu Shu did not sit idle, but immediately freshened up briefly and changed into clean clothes.
Brother Jiu couldn't go to the inner court, so she, the daughter-in-law, always wanted to visit her mother-in-law who was about to give birth as soon as possible.
She told Walnut: "Let your sisters rest first. You will be more tired these days. Go to Yikun Palace first to see if it is convenient for the empress to meet people."
Walnut didn't dare to say anything, so he whispered to Hazel: "Go to the dining room and ask, we can prepare the meal when Fujin comes back..."
After that, she took Guiyuan and went to Yikun Palace first.
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In the east room, Brother Jiu and Cui Nanshan were also talking.
"How's it going, Madam? Is there any news?"
Brother Jiu asked.
Cui Nanshan said: "Since the beginning of May, Dr. Guo from the Imperial Hospital has stayed in the palace, and the Crown Princess has also visited Yikun Palace in person every three days."
Brother Ninth felt a little weird for no reason.
Although the Crown Princess is now in charge of palace affairs, it is also her job to take care of the pregnant Princess, but there is a difference in seniority.
In ordinary people's terms, it means that the legitimate daughter-in-law takes care of the father-in-law's side wife's brother-in-law and sister-in-law...
It’s really not easy.
No matter how noble the legitimate son and daughter-in-law are, this is also a royal palace.
Not to mention the concubine, even the nobleman, the concubine, and their concubine must be treated with respect.
Shu Shu came in and said: "Master, I will go to Yikun Palace first to pay my respects to the empress. Is there anything I want to send you?"
Brother Jiu said: "Let's just say that I am also thinking about my wife. Please take care of yourself first. If the child in your belly is disobedient and dares to be naughty, I will beat him later!"
Shu Shu rolled her eyes at him and turned around to go out.
That's it. It only scares the little ones.
She walked to the front, and walnuts and longan also came back.
"The empress is waiting for Fujin. She knows that the emperor will return to the palace today, so she is looking forward to it after breakfast..."
Walnut said.
Shu Shu nodded and motioned for Walnut to follow him to Yikun Palace.
Peilan, the eldest maid of Yikun Palace, was waiting outside the main hall. When she saw Shu Shu, she came over and knelt down to salute.
"The imperial doctor told me, when will it be launched?"
Shu Shu asked.
Peilan said: "The imperial doctor said it will be around the end of the month, but there are options for a ten-day advance and a ten-day delay, and the delivery room has been prepared."
Shu Shu couldn't ask too many questions.
She also never gave birth.
Even if I knew some popular knowledge in my previous life, it was mostly just empty theories.
When I entered the east room of the main hall, I felt a chill.
In the middle of the room, there was a large ceramic vat with ice cubes in it.
It's not time to supply ice yet, so this should be a special case.
There is nothing you can do about pregnant women who are afraid of heat.
Concubine Yi sat on the south Kang with a pillow behind her, looking like she had a big belly.
She was still well-groomed, with a half-pin on her hair, a loose gauze gown that was not old, and soft-soled shoes with a wishful blessing pattern embroidered on them.
But that bulging belly, buckled like a pot, looked scary.
When Shu Shu saw this, she immediately became frightened and spoke carefully: "Empress..."
When Concubine Yi called her to come closer, she was stunned and did not dare to move forward. She was three or four feet away before sitting on the edge of the kang.
Seeing this, Concubine Yi covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, saying: "It's not that evil. Come and sit in front of me!"
Shu Shu then moved forward a foot.
Seeing this, Concubine Yi shook her head and said: "It's not as courageous as Xiao Qi..."
Shu Shu told the truth: "My daughter-in-law was not afraid of this when she was a child. Every time her daughter-in-law Ani was pregnant, she never avoided it. Now that she is married and knows what pregnancy and childbirth are, she is a little scared."
Yi Fei lowered her head and glanced at her belly, lost in memories, and said: "It has always been like this. It was the same before I gave birth to your fifth brother. I was so scared when I looked at myself that I didn't even dare to breathe..."
She was actually not too young at that time, she was twenty years old, and she was already a concubine.
However, because the elder brothers in the palace were not raised well, the method of raising children also changed. The emperor was not sure that she would raise the fifth elder brother personally, so he took him to the Queen Mother to raise.
The fifth elder brother did stand still.
Concubine Yi was only grateful to Ningshou Palace.
She looked at Shu Shu, not wanting to talk about being pregnant and having a baby, and said, "How about going out this time? Lao Jiu won't get into any trouble this time, right?"
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "Master Jiu was lucky. He arrived in Suzhou two days before the Wanshou Festival, just in time to receive the silver gift during the Wanshou Festival. Then he took on an errand to run errands for the imperial grandmother and concubines, and to purchase foreign goods and local rituals. "
Concubine Yi curled her lips when she heard it, but she became more energetic when she heard it from behind and said, "Foreign goods? Yes, there is a customs in Hangzhou. What did your concubine Hui and concubine Rong buy?"
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "Concubine Hui bought pocket watches and small mirrors in Suzhou, and she bought mostly materials and jewelry in Hangzhou and Jiangning; Concubine Rong bought French perfume, makeup mirrors, and other things in Suzhou. There is not much to add to the two places..."
Concubine Yi sighed and said, "Concubine Hui, your mother-in-law, is always tough-talking. She always says, 'One generation will take care of another'. But how can we let go? I still don't trust those granddaughters..."
After saying that, she said about Concubine Rong: "She has always loved this. What's strange is that she is willing to pay for it herself..."
They are both elders. Yi Fei can joke a little, but Shu Shu is difficult to talk to.
Otherwise, it will become her shortcomings.
After Yifei said something, she changed the subject and said: "Why are all foreign goods bought in Suzhou? Isn't it said that Hangzhou has a customs? The Hangzhou Weaving Mansion is also responsible for the purchase of foreign goods in the palace..."
Shu Shu mentioned the "rich Jiangnan" Ji family and the Ji family's "Wanbao Pavilion".
"My daughter-in-law also ruined her family and bought a lot of things, hoping to keep them as favors in the future."
Then, she talked about a few things in detail, Korean ginseng, which everyone can eat and use on daily basis; Gurkha knife, which can be given to brothers and nephews by the ninth elder brother in the future; and large and small makeup mirrors, which can be given to Female volume.
"The luggage hasn't been unpacked yet. I'll pack it up later. I'll send a copy over to the queen to keep. It's also cheap for the queen to reward people..."
Shu Shu said.
Yi Fei said: "Forget about the rest. I'll take two more boxes of Korean ginseng. I'll have to replenish my energy when the little one comes out of my belly."
She doesn't want to obey the old man, nor does she want to mention the old name.
But she also knew in her heart that she was no longer young.
She is six years younger than the emperor, born in the 17th year of Shunzhi, and turns 40 this year.
"Hey, if I stab Concubine Rong again from now on, I won't let my age matter..."
Yi Fei touched her face with sadness.
Shu Shu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, she looks young. After the birth is over, she will be able to make up for the losses from the previous births. She will definitely look like she is in her twenties by then..."
Concubine Yi couldn't help but laugh and said: "You can't go back no matter how much you talk like a child."
Speaking of this, there was a little more hesitation between her brows and eyes, and she clenched the handkerchief tightly.
It looked like he wanted to ask something, but it was hard to say.
Shu Shu thought for a while. What Yi Fei is concerned about should be the fifth elder brother and his wife, right?
She treated it as gossip and said, "My daughter-in-law and fifth sister-in-law were both on the Queen Mother's boat when I went there. When I came back, they both had their own boat."
Yifei nodded, still looking a little bit unsure.
Shu Shu was puzzled.
I guessed wrong.
So besides Wufujin and his wife, what else does Concubine Yi want to ask?
She really couldn't think of it for a moment.
Concubine Yi smiled cheerfully, and without the hesitation she had just now, she asked directly: "Has the Emperor brought the girl back from Jiangnan this time?"
Shu Shu listened without nodding or shaking his head.
Concubine Yi raised her eyebrows and said, "What's there to hesitate about? The Holy Master has already arrived in the palace, and we can't hide him when we bring him back!"
Shu Shu said: "Our father has never told us about the situation at Dragon Boat, and our daughter-in-law doesn't know about it either. But when we were in Jiangning, the emperor gave Cao Zhizao a favor and appointed his eldest daughter to accompany him as a reading companion for Fifteen Gege. This Let’s go north together.”
Concubine Yi's eyebrows became relaxed again, and she complained to Shu Shu: "If there is another Zhang Guiren or Li Guiren, the palace will be lively from now on. Where is there any room now..."
This is what happened among the older generation.
Shu Shu smiled politely and just picked up Brother Jiu's words and said: "Master Jiu was thinking about the mother-in-law's delivery and offered many lamps along the way. People who never believed this started to believe it at first glance. When Sister-in-law Seven gave birth, When the news about his daughter spread, he couldn't even sleep or eat well. He was thinking about his mother-in-law. Today he is also staring at his daughter-in-law. As soon as he arrived at the second house, he was urging her to come and pay her respects..."
Concubine Yi shook her head and said, "Worrying about nothing is just giving birth to a child. I have already given birth to a few before. This one will just wait until it matures. What is there to worry about?"
Speaking of this, she remembered that she hadn't asked Shu Shu yet, and said: "I suddenly remembered that your pregnancy was still before the Qifu Jin. Isn't it time to give birth? Did I give you a younger brother or a younger sister?"
She is a palace concubine, and her two sons have followed the Holy Emperor on his southern tour. Her parents' family has also disappeared in the past six months, so the news is a bit limited.
Shu Shu said: "It's a younger brother, born on the seventh day of April. It's already a full moon..."
Concubine Yi's eyes were filled with brilliance.
My daughter-in-law had five siblings before, and now this is the sixth.
My biological mother can really give birth.
If Shu Shu also follows his mother in the future, will he still be short of grandchildren?
She smiled and said, "It's so rude. I'll wait a hundred days and I'll make up for it."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Then wait until my daughter-in-law's little brother can run and jump, and let him kowtow to the empress..."
When Concubine Yi heard this, her heart moved.
Dong E's family has a good family tradition.
If I gave birth to Princess this time, I would definitely be reluctant to caress Meng.
At that time, you can consider choosing a son-in-law from Dong E's family.
The little one that my biological mother just gave birth to is the right age...
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The last two sentences in the previous chapter are based on the Queen Mother's watery words, but they have been changed back.
