Yao Wanyi, who had not been seen for a long time that day, entered the palace.
She was no more than four or five months pregnant, but she was already pregnant, as if she was in labor.
The queen granted her permission to ride in a sedan chair in the harem, naturally to take care of her status as a pregnant woman.
Yao Wanyi got off the sedan chair, supported by two maids on the left and right, and walked in at a leisurely pace.
Today she was wearing a bright red dress with flowers, like a big urn surrounded by red cloth.
Because of my pregnancy, I had large butterfly spots on my cheekbones on both sides.
And because he was too greedy and sleepy, he was two times fatter than before, and his whole body became more and more unsightly.
But she didn't care, and looked pleased with herself.
Just because many people said that these signs indicated that she was pregnant with a boy.
The queen was happy to see her coming, and asked her to sit down, while asking her about food and daily life.
"I asked my aunt to worry about it a few days ago, and everything is fine now." Yao Wanyi said with a smile, "When the weather is nice, I can go out for a walk from time to time, unlike in the winter when I am stuck in the house all day long and feel depressed."
The queen was still a little worried and warned her: "It is a big deal for a woman to get pregnant and give birth to a child. This is your first child, so you have to be careful.
If the first child goes well, the rest will most likely be easy. After all, you have to have more children so that you will have someone to rely on when you get old. "
Having said that, Concubine Xian also came over.
He said with a bright smile: "I heard that Wan Yi has come to the palace, so I hurriedly handed over the tasks at hand.
How are you these days? Did you sleep peacefully? "
"Mom, don't worry, the baby is fine." Yao Wanyi was very satisfied with this mother-in-law. "A few days ago, my second aunt came to talk to me in person, and gave me a lot of my favorite food."
"Your second aunt is the most attentive, and she will always remember her personal temperament and hobbies as long as she hears about them.
When you entered the palace last year, you asked me what you like to eat, and I told her one by one. I had many inconveniences in the palace, but she took care of them for me outside. "Concubine Xian has two elder brothers and two younger brothers. Now the eldest brother and the second brother have returned to Beijing.
"Everyone in your family is capable," the queen said to Concubine Xian with a smile, "Those who are not showy or show off are reliable."
"The Empress is so honored. How can she compare with the two uncles' families." Concubine Xian quickly said modestly, "Even your children and nephews are all extraordinary."
"We are all one family, so we are all happy." The queen smiled, "When Gan'er and Wanyi's child is born, we will have a real celebration."
"This is all thanks to your blessing," Xian Fei said. "Your blessings are as great as the sea. All of us, without exception, have received your grace."
"Speaking of which, when I came in just now, I saw many people carrying several brocade screens to the back. One of them seemed to be embroidered with the story of Liu Ruan entering the rooftop. It was so exquisite. I don't know where it was put. ?" Yao Wanyi asked after finishing a piece of snack.
"I think it was sent as tribute from Suzhou, and it was just put in the warehouse of the imperial palace. When it is needed, it can be taken out and displayed." The queen said, "You only saw one side, the other side must be That’s another story.”
"Aunt, why don't you give that one to your niece! I'll put it in the house so I can look at it every day, so as not to get bored." Yao Wanyi asked for it without any politeness, "Anyway, there are a lot of things like the Queen's Prison."
"Give it to you if you like it!" The queen almost always responded to Yao Wanyi's request. Not to mention it was just a small screen, even a treasure more expensive than this would not show any distress.
"This is really my aunt's love for my niece. It really hurts." Concubine Xian said with a smile.
"But I'm afraid it won't work today. This thing must be sent to the imperial prison first and included in the book before it can be rewarded." The queen said, "I will send someone to deliver it to you tomorrow."
Of course Yao Wanyi didn't have any objections. She wasn't so anxious that she couldn't wait for a whole day.
At this time, Xue Hengzhao and Youzhu were in the imperial prison, watching the eunuchs collect the tribute items one by one and put them away properly.
"Be careful with the doorframe, don't knock your teeth." Youzhu said, "Protect it with the back of your hand, and be careful with the threshold."
After finally placing them properly, the eunuch in charge said: "That's all for the first half of the day. If there are any more, they will have to be brought in for the second half of the day. You two girls have worked hard, go back and have a rest."
Xue Hengzhao and Youzhu watched them lock the door of the warehouse and confirm who was on duty outside, and then walked back.
"These tribute screens are all sandalwood screens. The smallest one requires seven or eight embroiderers to work for three or four months." Youzhu shook his head and sighed, and said to Xue Hengzhao, "Did you see that? The smallest one on top. The characters are only as big as the belly of a hand, but even the strands of hair are clearly visible."
"Such a screen cannot pass through the hands of so many people." Xue Hengzhao said, "At most, two embroiderers can embroider facing each other.
The more capable the embroiderer is, the sooner she will grow old and die sooner. "
The two of them arrived at Furong Palace while chatting. Youzhu hugged his belly and said, "Good girl, I'm in a hurry to go to the toilet. You can go and talk to the empress alone."
"I told you not to eat cakes in the cold wind, but you didn't listen." Xue Hengzhao said, "Just go back to your room and drink a bowl of ginger syrup later, and let Chi Su give you a pound of it."
Xue Hengzhao went to Concubine Fu and replied, Concubine Fu said: "The Empress just sent someone to say that the Liu Lang rooftop screen that was put into storage today was given to the sixth prince's concubine.
Remember, tomorrow we will ask Fu Yun, the imperial eunuch's handprint eunuch, to approve the note and mark the entry and exit in the book, and nothing will happen to us. "
"Now that Yao Wanyi is delicate and expensive, we should be more careful." Xue Hengzhao reminded Concubine Fu.
"What, are you afraid of something happening here?" Concubine Fu couldn't help but sit up straight.
"It depends on whether anyone will take advantage of this matter." Xue Hengzhao said, "The queen will not, because she is reluctant to hurt Yao Wanyi. But others may not..."
"But like you said, we can't guard against it! We can neither ask the queen to reward Yao Wanyi for this screen, nor can we say anything in advance, otherwise there will be three hundred taels of silver left here.
What's more, even if we check it carefully when it leaves the warehouse, we can't stop it from being tampered with after it leaves the palace. Concubine Fu shook her head when she thought of this, "I have known for a long time that this job is a hot potato. As the saying goes, if you do more, you will be wrong, but if you don't do it, it will be good.
Since you are in charge of things, you will avoid causing trouble. After all, it is better to be free from trouble. "
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. I just have to find a way to prevent this matter from getting bigger." Xue Hengzhao said, "Of course, it would be best if no one plays tricks on this."
On the next day, Concubine Fu personally went over to watch people fill out all the procedures and then send the screen out of the palace.
