The next day is the big day of the 15th.
Nian Shilan went to pay his respects to Uranala at the end of the Mao period. Hugege, Shugege and Duanshi Feng had been drinking tea for a long time, and the teacups had been changed three times.
"I send my regards to Fujin, may I wish him peace and prosperity."
Nian Shilan squatted down half-crouched, and Uranala shouted with his usual smile and offered him a seat.
"My sister is feeling unwell today? Look at her being lazy and unwilling to move."
Nian Shilan didn't reply immediately. She took a sip of the excellent Phoenix Dancong tea and then looked at Uranala with a smile.
"I'd like to thank Fujin for asking me. I'm fine. It's just that I was a little late looking at Zhuangzi's account book last night. I slept a little too much today and almost missed the big event of paying my respects to Fujin. Fortunately, Fujin was generous and didn't blame me. body."
Ulanara smiled.
"My sister is too diligent. I read the account books late at night, so be careful of candlelight hurting your eyes."
Nian Shilan put the tea cup back on the tea table next to him and replied casually.
"Thank you Fujin for your concern. I am not good at this chore, so I thought that the stupid bird would fly first. I didn't expect that the account book was a mess, but I was very tired. Fortunately, the master loves me so much that I will invite someone into the house today to help me. Accounts settled.”
Ulanara's heart tightened, but his face remained calm.
"Oh? My sister is really lucky. This is the first time I am handling affairs, and my master has given me great guidance. Sister, I am not as lucky as my sister. I remember back then, when I just took over the affairs of the palace, my master took the order and went out on errands. I went there, but I was left to figure it out by myself. It was such a headache."
Both Hugege and Duan were still in confinement, but today was the fifteenth day, so Ulanara allowed them to come out while they were paying their respects. Now Duan's figure is becoming more and more round, she touched her almost five-month pregnant belly and said.
"Fujin, you are the mistress of this mansion. You are naturally very capable and able to deal with all kinds of affairs, so you don't need anyone's help."
Nian Shilan listened to Duan's blatant taunting, and felt very tired of such fools.
He had repeatedly stopped her from living in this courtyard, out of pity for the innocent fetus in her belly, but she still firmly sided with the Uranala clan. I really don’t know how she survived to enter this palace with her brains.
Could it be that, as the concubines in the previous life had privately discussed, one pregnancy makes one stupid for three years? So when Duanshi opens his mouth now, he is making such obvious and unreasonable remarks?
Nian Shilan looked at Duan and said with a faint smile.
"Which new sister do I think I am? I am still wondering why my master has such a sophisticated taste now. He secretly brought his concubine into the house without letting anyone know about it. I just listened to my sister's words and took a closer look. , only then did I realize it was Sister Duan. Wow, my sister is only five months pregnant, and I couldn’t tell it was you, and I almost mistakenly recognized someone else. I heard that Fujin had arranged the kitchen, and served three meals a day as my sister likes. I don’t know what kind of good food my sister has eaten. The wrinkles on her chin are almost as good as the pugs in my parents’ house. I advise my sister to eat less. I can even embroider these clothes. The hospital is busy."
Duan was extremely angry, stood up, held her pregnant belly and said.
"My concubine is greedy, and that's what Xi Fujin taught me. It's just that the child in my belly is my master's direct biological child. When Xi Fujin compared my body to your mother's lap dog, doesn't it mean that the child in my belly is also the child in my belly?" Likened to a bitch?! Fujin is disrespectful to his master."
Nian Shilan covered her mouth and laughed, as if she heard some funny joke. She stopped for a while, looked at Ulanara and said.
"Sister Duan is so presumptuous, is Fujin going to sit idly by? She said that she has the master's direct child in her belly, so where does that leave you, Fujin? Huh? Let me see, Sister Duan wants to take advantage of this Mother is more valuable than child. If I remember correctly, Sister Duan is still grounded. Fujin was generous and let her go out to walk around, but... Fujin really makes people worry about you if you have such a person by your side. If you give food to some people three times a day, you might as well feed it to the dogs outside the house. If the dog eats your food, it won't care about your status."
Duan said anxiously.
"Master Fujin Mingjian, I am loyal to you."
Nian Shilan said disdainfully.
"Loyal? You can't show your heart to Fujin. How can you prove your loyalty? In my opinion, your loyalty is very fake."
What else did Duan want to say.
Uranala stopped him.
"That's enough. Sisters, please stop saying a few words. You came here to say hello politely, but why did you start a quarrel? Madam Duan, you are a concubine. You shouldn't talk back to Xi Fujin. After saying hello in a while, just Go back to your house and rest, and try to come out as little as possible if you have nothing to do."
After saying that, he turned to Nian Shilan.
"Sister Nian, don't be angry. You are a member of the Fujin family, and you are also in charge of the position of co-president. In this house, you have a distinguished position. Why bother with a little concubine? After a while, I have a new arrival. I have some of the best mandarin oranges, and I’ll let you pick some and send them over. I think your yard is still short of a first-class personal maid, so why don’t you pick out which slave in my yard you like.”
Nian Shilan looked at Ulanara with a smile on his face.
"I would like to thank Fujin for your words. Just tangerines. I'll just ask your servants in the courtyard to bring them to you later. But this personal maid, I am used to Songzhi's service, so I won't take away the servants who love Fujin. In the future, If necessary, I will choose slaves and report them to Ming Fujin."
Ulanara nodded. Laughter.
"That's good. My sister is now the assistant manager of the Central Commission. If you have any slaves you like, you can use them as you please."
Ulanara turned to look at Shugege and said.
"Sister Shu, you have been serving the master for a few months, and it is time to add a child to the master at the right time. You see, Sister Duan is so lucky. She has it overnight. You have to work harder. .”
Shu Gege said shyly.
"Thank you very much, Master Fujin, for your concern. I am not as blessed as Sister Duan. Even if I am summoned by my master twice, it is just because my master pities me. As for the issue of the heir, I can just let it happen."
Ulanara smiled and said to Feng again.
"Ms. Feng, Zi Fujin proposed to the master that all the sisters in the backyard should serve the master according to the day. I remember that you also served the master twice. I wonder, what is missing in Liufang Pavilion? But Xi Fujin , I added it as usual, so don’t wrong yourself."
Feng was sitting blankly, and suddenly she saw Ulanara talking to her, and she quickly stood up.
"Thank you, Master Fujin. I don't need anything."
Ulanara said distressedly.
"Ms. Feng, you have never fought or grabbed anything since you entered the house. You are a good person. However, I also feel sorry for you. If you are missing something and have wronged yourself, I will just serve your servants and look at you. It is very boring. "
Feng smiled obediently and replied.
"I am grateful to Master Fujin for his care. Liufang Pavilion lacks everything, but I live alone and feel a little lonely."
Nian Shilan looked at Feng and said.
"Then Sister Feng will move to Cheng'en Garden and live with me. I will live alone. As a rule, two princesses have to live together in the courtyard. But now there are few people in the mansion. Although you are a concubine, you can come and live with me. It’s not over the line, and you can still keep me company.”
Feng was surprised and said, "Huh?" She said she was lonely just now, and it was just a polite comment. She lived alone, but she felt comfortable.
But all of a sudden she really didn't know how to get back to Nian Shilan. She was anxious, Ulanara said with a smile.
"Sister Nian, it's rare for you to invite people to live with you. However, Sister Feng has a low status, so I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to live with you."
Nian Shilan stroked his hair and looked at Ulanara with a smile.
"Fu Jin is overly worried. There is nothing inconvenient. After I surrender to the master today, Sister Feng can move to my place. The Liufang Pavilion will also be freed up and renovated. It is too crude now."
Ulanara took a deep look at Nian Shilan and smiled.
"Now that my sister has made up her mind, I have nothing to say. Sister Feng, you will be lucky to follow sister Nian."
Feng had no choice but to stand up and thank Uranala and Nian Shilan. Then after the greetings were over, she returned to Liufang Pavilion to put away her things and move to Chengen Garden on another day.
