Today, Ulanara is wearing a silk brocade flag dress with inconspicuous peony patterns embroidered with thin silver thread. She is sitting high in the hall, with her hands folded on her knees, waiting for the female relatives in the backyard to come to pay their respects. .
Hu Ge, Shu Gege, Feng Shi and Duan Shi arrived early, and Nian Shilan arrived not too late, but compared to the others, they seemed less active.
"I would like to send my regards to Fujin, and may I wish you peace and prosperity. I thought it was not too late today, but I didn't expect that I would be lagging behind you all."
Nian Shilan smiled and looked at Ulanara who was sitting in the seat.
With a smile on his face, Ulanara stretched out his right hand, making a gesture of asking him to sit down.
"Sister Nian, please get up, it doesn't matter."
Nian Shilan turned around and sat down, smiling at Uranala.
"Thank you very much, Fujin. Fujin was feeling unwell the past few days, but is he feeling better now?"
Uranala smiled, sat upright, and said.
"I asked my sister to take care of me. It's great. It's just cold, so it doesn't matter. My master said that there's nothing important going on these days, so I'll take this opportunity to rest. It's been a hard day for my sister these days."
Nian Shilan smiled unintentionally.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'm not working hard, but my life is hard."
Then, as if suddenly awakening, he covered his mouth and widened his eyes.
"Forgive me, Fujin. I'm used to being a talker, but I blurted out the words I joked with my slaves. Oh, I'm sorry. I beg Fujin to forgive me."
Ulanara's expression didn't change at all, but he looked even happier.
"Sister Nian loves to joke, and I also like you to joke. Sisters in a family should be lively."
Nian Shilan put down the hand covering his mouth, pulled the silk handkerchief in his hand, and smiled.
"Fu Jin is generous, I feel relieved now. Fujin has been ill these past few days, but I have been exhausted. Now that I am well, Fujin is safe, I can relax, and I will still give the gift back to Fujin. After all, I am a concubine, and there is no reason to be in charge of the middle minister. In this mansion, you, the mistress, need to be in control, so that the concubines can feel at ease."
Nian Shilan gestured to Songzhi.
"Songzhi, please quickly return the key to the card to Fujin, and present the account transactions of the past few days to Fujin."
Songzhi respectfully raised the tray in his hand and knelt in front of Ulanara.
Qiu Mei took the tray, and Ulanara glanced at the key in Qiu Mei's hand, then reached out and flipped through the account at random, even if it was accepted.
Nian Shilan took a sip of tea and smiled.
"Fu Jin, don't you take a closer look at the accounts? I'm out of this house, but I won't admit it."
Ulanara smiled and looked at the other people.
"Look at Xi Fujin, he is really naughty. It's just the accounts for the past few days, what can be wrong? I entrusted you to take care of my lieutenant during my illness, so naturally I trust you. You are my master's confidant. My wife is the daughter-in-law of the royal family who has entered the royal family, how can she not think about the palace wholeheartedly?"
Hu Gege raised his head and glanced at his superior. He originally wanted to say something, but when his eyes caught sight of Nian Shilan's face, he remembered that he had just been released from the ground at Fujin's begging, so he swallowed back what he said and only agreed. He smiled at Uranala's words.
Shugege no longer has that quail-like temperament, but she is still very low-key. It is said that the master rewarded her with several pieces of fine clothing and two pairs of ready-made clothes, but she still wore her usual clothes that were not old and not old. He brought the tea and drank it silently.
Duan is five months pregnant, her belly is not very big, her waist looks very thick, and her clothes are tight on her body.
When Ulanara saw her sitting, the pleats on her waist were layered, and Duan couldn't sit up straight, which made her look very hard.
"Ms. Duan, my master is merciful and has lifted your confinement. From now on, you can raise your child with peace of mind."
Duan wanted to stand up, but couldn't stand firm and almost fell down on the chair. She was so frightened that Qiang Wu came from behind to support her waist with both hands, barely able to support her.
Ulanara leaned forward and said in a loud voice.
"Sit down quickly! You have the inconvenience of being pregnant, so you don't have to stand up all the time."
Duan smiled awkwardly and was helped by Qiang Wu to sit back in his seat.
"I would like to thank you, Master Fujin. I always feel heavy when I appear. I was unstable just now, which shocked Master Fujin."
Ulanara patted his chest.
"Ms. Duan, you are too careless about yourself. You are pregnant and the most valuable, so you don't need to care about these red tapes. From tomorrow on, if you want to go out for a walk, just go for a walk. If you don't want to move, you don't even have to come to say hello. I I won’t blame you. But it’s absolutely impossible to do what Shicai did!”
Duan said gratefully to Ulanara.
"I, I am so virtuous and capable, and I have met such a good mistress as Master Fujin. When I give birth and the moon comes out, I will burn incense and pray every day, and wish Master Fujin good health and success, and give birth to my legitimate son as soon as possible!"
Uranala sat up again and smiled lightly.
"You should take care of yourself first. As long as the children in this house are born safely, I will treat them as my legitimate children."
Duan was still moved there, and Nian Shilan secretly laughed in her heart.
You idiot, he doesn't even know how to flatter you, but he always slaps the sick horse's hooves.
Ulanara was originally a concubine, and he hated others talking about his concubines the most in his life. She originally thought that after entering the royal palace and giving birth to a baby, she would be promoted to Fujin to free her child from the status of a concubine. Unexpectedly, she got entangled with a sister-in-law along the way and snatched the original position of the Uranala clan.
In the last life, Nian Shilan was frivolous and relied on the emperor's favor. As long as he wanted to step on Ulanara's painful feet, he would use his concubines to talk about things. He hit the target accurately every time, but he never hurt or itched, and he took advantage of it. .
In this life, when Nian Shilan was not completely sure of knocking down the Ulanara clan with one blow, she would only wander on the edge of the Ulanara clan's painful feet, but she would never hold on to the legitimate concubine now.
Thinking of this, Nian Shilan said.
"Fu Jin is so generous. Mrs. Duan, just take care of the pregnancy and see how kind Fuji is to you."
Duan was very obedient this time and obeyed Nian Shilan's words.
"Yes, I have remembered it."
Ulanara glanced at Nian Shilan, a little surprised that she would smooth things over.
"I see that Sister Duan is heavy now, and these clothes are always a little too small. Qiu Mei has ordered the embroidery room to make a few more loose clothes, and Sister Duan can change them."
Mrs. Duan was overjoyed and thanked her again.
After saying hello, everyone went back to their respective courtyards.
Nian Shilan walked slowly through the garden, Songzhi carefully supported her.
"Master, when I was in Nian Mansion, I saw that the eldest young lady and the second young lady were not so bulky when they were pregnant. I remember that the two young ladies were not in such a figure even when they were about to give birth. Why does this girl eat so much..."
Songzhi thought for a long time, trying to choose a word to describe Mr. Duan.
Nian Shilan chuckled.
"You can just say it, it tastes so plump."
Songzhi smiled sheepishly.
"My slave, I really don't know what to say. Master, you always say that you can't discuss the masters in private. That girl can be considered half a master."
Nian Shilan nodded Songzhi's forehead.
"You have been with me for so many years, but you are still stubborn. I want you not to discuss it in front of others, so as not to spread the word. Even if the master beats you to death, I can't stop you."
Songzhi stuck out her tongue and snickered.
"My slave, please remember. Not in front of others, but in front of you, my master, I will tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything you want to say."
Nian Shilan looked ahead and smiled lightly.
"With Duan's body shape, it may be difficult for her to give birth safely."
