Dongmei thought she was in trouble, so she looked at Chunyu next to her.
Neither the young master nor the young lady in the Zhenguo General's Mansion has a wet nurse. The children of wealthy families will hire a wet nurse in order to help the mother recover as soon as possible so that she can become pregnant again as soon as possible. However, General Zhao was away from home all year round and had many noble heirs. When the prince was born, the borders were tight and he could die at any time. Mrs. Zhao was reluctant to let her children eat other people's food, so she kept them by her side and fed them herself. After this, she fed all the children by herself.
This way, the children are naturally lighter, but it also has the disadvantage of missing an old woman who can give advice.
The third lady takes medicine all year round, and Chun Yu is in charge of medicine. She has no idea: "Let's wait for Qiu Ye to come back."
Qiuye specializes in running errands and delivering messages, and is quite familiar with the palaces of officials and nobles in the capital.
After a while, Qiuye came back. First he answered, brought the words, and brought the drawings.
Dongmei took it and spread it out to show the third lady.
Xining only glanced at it and saw that the pattern was just average. In fact, let alone her, Aunt Xu had probably forgotten the pattern of the handkerchief she held during the winter solstice.
"Put it away. Anyone who wants it can take it." She yawned lazily.
"Prince Duan's palace has sent a post. Please read it." Chunyu handed the post to Qiuye.
After Qiuye read it carefully, he thought for a while and said: "Prince Duan has four sons, two legitimate concubines, and five daughters, two legitimate concubines and three concubines. The eldest daughter, Princess Jialin, posted the post. Princess Jialin has already been married. , gave birth to a son and a daughter. The children are still young and have not yet reached the age of marriage. But I heard that Prince Duan and the third prince are very close, so I will go to the third prince to inquire and see if the third prince is also there. Got the post.”
As soon as Qiu Ye left, Xia He became excited: "Does it mean that Princess Jialin is choosing the concubine for the third prince?"
"Why are you happy? The Tian family has strict rules, and those who marry into it will inevitably have a lot of right and wrong." Chunyu rolled her eyes: "Even the second young lady has been invited, and she will probably have to choose a concubine."
As soon as you enter, you have to compete with the concubines for favor, and only those who want to cling to the powerful think this is a good marriage.
At this time, he was tired. Xining squinted his eyes and fell asleep. Seeing that she was asleep, Dongmei gently tucked the quilt away. No one in the room dared to speak anymore, not even to let out any more air.
When she woke up, Qiuye, who had been back for a while, replied, saying that only the unmarried girls in the capital had received the post, and all the legitimate daughters and concubines had received it.
Qiuye said: "There are at least thirty or forty people this time, so it must be lively. But the post says it is the Red Plum Poetry Society. If the lady doesn't go, it can also be said that she is unwell."
The purpose of poetry gatherings is to gather friends through poetry, and it is inevitable to compose poems, play the piano, pick up calligraphy, and paint. It is said that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent, but there is really no woman who marries into the Heavenly Family who is illiterate. Even if you are an ordinary official family, if you don't have this talent, you won't be able to be the head of the family.
The master of the body can write and read, but compared to those noble girls, he is not only mediocre, but should be called very poor. So it would be better not to go, and it would not be embarrassing.
I just fell into the water, and I usually get sick every now and then. This reason is also valid.
This body is indeed not very good, but she should go. Of course, it's not to get married with the Tian family, but she also needs a network of connections. Even if she can't have a network of connections, she still knows what's going on in Beijing.
When the body owner was alive, apart from being sick, he was just messing around and didn't do anything serious. The only thing he accomplished was to fall into the water with the crown prince Rong Guo in his arms, and then marry Zhao Chengzong. However, this matter was also set up by someone else, and it was someone else's plan that came true.
Xining said calmly: "Dongmei Qiuye, come with me then."
"Yes, miss!" Dongmei and Qiuye responded.
At this time, the second young master sent someone to bring something over. The third young master did not come this time, but he also brought gifts. There are various specialties and gadgets from the north, especially a piece of firefox skin inside, which is said to have been hunted by the Third Young Master accidentally.
General Zhao has three legitimate sons, the eldest son Zhao Yinglei, the second son Zhao Yingyue, and the third son Zhao Yingfeng. Except for the eldest son who valued martial arts, the second and third sons were all capable of both literary and martial arts. The third son, with his archery skills, brought the skins and dried meat of the hunted animals every year.
Yan Hong, who was already in charge of clothes and jewelry, said happily: "It's just in time. If it is made into a scarf and paired with a white fox cloak, it will not only stand out, but it will also become the name of the Red Plum Poetry Club."
Xining thought for a while and said: "Three brother, all the valuable things are sent to me. Wrap this fox skin and send it to my mother, saying that the third brother is going to get married soon. This fox skin is so red and festive." , let her put it away."
This is passed on to the third brother through the hands of Mrs. Zhao.
Although Dongmei was reluctant to part with it, she could only wrap it up as instructed and let Qiuye take it to Mrs. Zhao.
After Qiuye left, Dongmei still kept thinking: "This fire fox is rare. If you don't have time to ask the madam to borrow it, it shouldn't be a big deal if you borrow it once."
Xining smiled: "Yes, it is indeed rare. Maybe there are not many in the palace."
"Yes, I have seen a lot of good things in the general's mansion. There are dozens if not hundreds of fox skins. I have never seen anything so red..." At this point, Dongmei stopped.
There were not many leathers in the palace, but the young lady wore them to show off to Prince Duanqin's house. Even if it's not transgression, it's still too eye-catching.
Obviously, the third young lady does not want to marry the third prince. As a princess, how can she have such a comfortable home?
General Zhao went to Mrs. Zhao's place to salute, and then returned to Mrs. Zhao's place. Before he could sit down, he saw the red fox fur on the table.
"Didn't Sanlang give this leather to Li'er?" General Zhao took off his cloak and asked strangely.
"Li'er asked someone to send it to me. She said the fox fur was so red that it was festive, and Yingyue was about to kiss her, so she asked me to keep it." Mrs. Zhao waved her hand and asked someone to take it away. The goal has been achieved, and naturally the things can be put into storage.
"Oh~" General Zhao sat down and took a sip of the tea that was brought to him. This cup was from the set that was crushed just now, and he continued to use it as expected.
After thinking for a while: "Sanlang is already seventeen without knowing it. It is indeed time to say goodbye."
"You will be eighteen after the Chinese New Year. How many children in the capital have not yet said goodbye to each other at the age of eighteen? When Ying Lei was eighteen, they all had children." Mrs. Zhao looked at General Zhao reproachfully: "Even in the army, Men get married late, but they don’t become fathers like this. This time I don’t bring Sanlang back, but I bring Erlang back, and I plan to delay it for another year.”
"It was my negligence!" General Zhao thought for a while and said, "I will ask Erlang to go back and replace Sanlang. Before I go back, I will make a marriage arrangement."
"Anyway, whomever San Lang likes, go to the palace and ask the officials to marry you. If the marriage is arranged as soon as possible, you can feel at ease as soon as possible." Mrs. Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and turned to another matter: "By the way, Prince Duan's The eldest daughter, County Jialin, is organizing a red plum poetry festival and has invited all the unmarried ladies from the capital, including concubines. Are you planning to pick a princess?"
