After Yingbao gave birth, Wei Zhan immediately asked Song Changshi to go to Qinchuan County to announce the good news.
He then wrote a memorial himself and sent it to the capital.
Jiang Sanlang, his wife Chunniang and Yanru hurried over and brought clothes for the children for all four seasons.
When Yingbao saw her parents and second aunt coming, she was about to come down from the **.
"Bao'er, lie down quickly." Chunniang helped her daughter sit down. "You have just given birth a few days ago, so you can't get up early. You have to wait until your body recovers. The old people said that if you get tired early, you will have a serious uterine prolapse in the future."
Yingbao had no choice but to lie down and said, "Dad, Mom, Second Aunt, you've been tossing and turning all day. Go eat and rest first, and we'll talk later."
"I'm not tired. I'll take a look at my granddaughter first." Chun Niang looked at the naked little baby and asked lovingly, "Have you given her a name?"
Yingbao: "Not yet."
Chunniang smiled and said, "Give her a nickname first so that we can call her by it."
Yingbao thought for a moment and said, "Then let's call her Nuannuan."
"Nuannuan, it's a good name. It sounds warm in winter." Wei Zhan smiled so hard that his teeth were visible.
He has been so busy taking care of his wife these past two days that he forgot to name his child.
After his parents-in-law and second aunt-in-law had looked after the child, Wei Zhan led them to the side hall for dinner.
This time, he called his father, the head of the Wei family, for the first time to come and talk to the guests. Of course, his mother was also at the table.
From then on, Chunniang and her husband Jiang Sanlang lived in the princess's mansion for more than a month, and only returned home during the Kitchen God Festival.
The emperor's reward finally arrived as the New Year was approaching.
Along with the rewards came two imperial edicts, summoning Wei Fanzhi and Jiang Bao to come to the capital to serve as companions to the King of Chu.
Wei Wulang and his wife were overjoyed when they received the imperial edict, because it also said that as their parents, they could go to Beijing together and own an official residence in the capital that would be worthy of a seventh-rank official.
In other words, his children may be directly appointed as officials.
After receiving the imperial edict, Wei Wulang didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.
The head of the Wei family was also very happy. He patted his fifth son on the shoulder and said, "You should quickly accompany Fan Zhi to the capital. Dad will also give you some money. You can buy another house in the capital, and I will go there when your father is free."
This time my grandson will accompany the emperor to the capital, and he may be given an official title. As a grandfather, I must go with him to enjoy the glory.
Although the legitimate son also became a high-ranking official, his nature was like that of a son-in-law of a princess's mansion. The head of the Wei family felt that he had raised this son in vain.
When Wei Wulang heard this, he looked a little unnatural. After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke: "Dad, I don't know what the situation is in the capital yet. Let's talk about buying a house later."
The head of the Wei family glanced at his fifth son and snorted twice: "Okay, I know what you are worried about. I will ask Dalang to come back later, and you will be in charge of the three shops in the capital."
"That's not what my son meant." Wei Wulang said hurriedly, "I just think that the expenses in Beijing are quite high. For a merchant family like us to buy so many houses is not only a waste, but we also have to pay taxes. It's really unnecessary."
The head of the Wei family glared and said, "I can afford the house tax, so you don't have to worry about it!"
When Wulang's wife saw that her father-in-law was angry, she quickly pulled her husband's sleeve and told him to talk less.
So, the head of the Wei family immediately wrote a letter to his eldest son, asking him to come back, and instructing Wulang to take care of the shop in the capital.
Cao was surprised, happy and regretful.
Surprisingly, Wei Wulang was so lucky that his son was chosen by the emperor to be the companion of the King of Chu.
Everyone knows that the current emperor has only one son, the King of Chu, and the rest are daughters. Perhaps some concubines gave birth to sons, but they did not survive.
If he is sent to be a companion now, he will surely achieve great success in the future and be awarded an official position and a higher title. There is no doubt about that.
The good news is that my husband is finally coming back from the capital.
I guess he will bring his half-sister back with him. When that happens, I will make sure that little bitch is in trouble!
While Cao was thinking about how to punish her half-sister who was about to return, she was regretting why her son was not so lucky.
If my son could become the King of Chu's study companion, my husband would definitely be more careful and would not treat me like this.
Thinking of this, she said to Wulang and his wife, "Fifth brother and sister-in-law, why don't you take your nephew Shu Nan to the capital as well? He will be eight years old after the Chinese New Year and will be able to take care of his younger brother."
Wei Wulang glanced at his sister-in-law and said calmly, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, the imperial decree doesn't allow us to bring other family members."
Cao: ...
She looked at Wei Wulang and his wife turning away, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn into pieces.
Humph! What's so great about that! He's just a study partner. If he offends the King of Chu someday, he'll die without knowing how!
Princess Mansion,
Yingbao prepared things for her nephew to go to Beijing.
Pills made with Wudingzhi are indispensable, there are also some detoxifying medicines, and pills for various common diseases.
"You go to the capital first. I'll ask your parents to come to the capital as well. Brother Huzi is getting married in March, and they were supposed to go to the capital to preside over the wedding ceremony."
Jiang Bao nodded: "I know."
Ying Bao continued, "I will let Xinghua and Hexiang go with you, as well as your two servants. Let them take care of your daily life for the time being."
"Yeah." Jiang Bao turned to look at Wu Hui: "Is brother Wu Hui going?"
Wu Hui immediately shrank behind Ying Bao when he heard this, muttering, "I'm not going, I'll just study with my aunt, humph! I'm very busy, I have to take care of my sister every day, I can't go to the capital."
Jiang Bao rolled his eyes. "Does my sister need you to take care of her?"
Wu Hui nodded heavily: "Yes! I tap dance for my sister every day. She loves watching it and always grins."
"My sister is just over a month old. How can she understand..." Jiang Bao was speechless.
Wu Hui made a face at him, "Of course I understand! My sister likes me very much."
... ...
Two days later, Jiang Bao and Wei Fanzhi followed the officials who announced the imperial edict back to the capital.
After watching the carriages slowly go away, Yingbao took Wuhui back to the mansion.
She was relieved when Jiang Bao came to Beijing, because Jiang Jie, Jiang Wuhuzi and Jiang Quan were all in Beijing and could always look after this little brother.
Moreover, Wuyang grew up with him, they ate and slept together, just like real brothers, so he would definitely take care of him.
But why didn’t Wuhui’s biological parents come to pick him up
Yingbao looked down at Wuhui and sighed in her heart.
This child is the most pitiful. I don’t know what he has been through in the palace. He is so good at reading people’s expressions at such a young age and tries his best to please everyone in the palace.
She was afraid that someone would take advantage of him, so she did everything herself and didn't let the servants look down on the child.
As the saying goes, a big store bullies its customers and a big servant bullies its master. If a servant thinks that his master is easy to control, he will definitely not take him seriously. Therefore, she wants Wuhui to know that the master should have the dignity of a master and the servants must obey his orders.
Some time ago, Yingbao sent away two disrespectful servants who actually asked Wuhui to massage their feet and shoulders.
"Aunt, will I go to school in the future?" Wuhui asked with his little face raised.
Brother Jiang Bao left, and brother Wei Fanzhi also left. Now he was the only one left in the academy. He was a little scared and didn't want to face the majestic teacher alone.
Yingbao touched his head and said, "Go ahead. I will select a few children of your age to study at the academy. They will all call you Senior Brother."
Wu Hui's eyes lit up: "Great! I will be the senior brother from now on, shouldn't they all listen to me?"
"Yes." Yingbao planned to find a few smart children from the countryside and slowly train them to become her helpers.