King Jin handed the green pouch to Xiao Shunzi, and got into the car.
Chun'er was also in the car, but when she saw King Jin, she hurried down. This carriage for a wealthy family is very thoughtful. Not only can people sit on the front shaft, but there is also a row of shafts at the back of the carriage for people to sit on. Chun'er and another young eunuch went to sit in the back.
The carriage moved on, not going fast.
In the car, King Jin sat beside Xiaobao.
"Why did your mother let you come?" Compared to Yaoniang, Jin Wang can't talk to children in a funny way, so the way he talks to Xiaobao is more like a sensible child.
In fact, King Jin still learned this from Yaoniang, but Yaoniang talked to Xiaobao in a serious way, and didn't point out that Xiaobao could answer him. The same is true for King Jin, but he saw that Xiaobao was much smarter than children of the same age, and felt that this way of speaking made his son precocious.
Sometimes Xiaobao can also ask and answer with him. The answers were weird, but it could be seen that Xiaobao's order was gradually forming, which made King Jin even more happy with it. But usually in the mansion, Yaoniang has finished talking, and he seems to be relatively quiet.
"Mother said, it's the first time Dad is on duty."
King Jin nodded.
"Mother also said that when Dad saw Xiaobao, he lost his temper."
anger? Where did she see that she was angry
Xiao Bao took a look at King Jin's face that couldn't see through the depths, and said again: "Mother said that father worked hard, that the emperor's grandfather was bad, and deliberately bullied father."
Yaoniang did say the first sentence, but Xiaobao made up the rest.
King Jin laughed a little. This girl has become more and more courageous recently, and dared to say that the Holy Spirit is bad. It was like what she would say. That time when he saw her half-talking and praising Fu Huang, he praised him a little insincerely.
As for deliberately bullying him? It can't be called it, but it's just trying to suppress his sharp-edged sons who are unwilling to submit to others. But the problem is that many things cannot be suppressed, and I hope his father will not be disappointed when the time comes.
"In the future, the emperor's grandfather is bad, don't say it casually. If someone hears it—" King Jin found a way that is relatively easy for children to understand, "I won't give Xiaobao a cake."
Xiaobao had the urge to bang his face against the wall, although he usually acted like a baby with his mother, he could do whatever he wanted, but he felt awkward when he met his father. Especially when his father said such naive and childish things to him with a serious face, he felt it was extremely unacceptable.
The key question is, in order to pretend to be tender, he still has to answer.
"Eat cakes, Xiaobao won't talk about it."
Normally, under such circumstances, Yaoniang would encourage Xiaobao to give a little compliment. King Jin, who thought he only wanted to love Yaoniang, and didn't even want to favor his son, decided to switch to another method that Yaoniang usually used. He glanced at the pouch next to him, and remembered that there were still two pastries in it, so he opened the bag and took out a small box from it.
The box was specially made, half a foot long and four inches wide, black lacquered and painted gold, very delicate, and well sealed. He opened the box, and there was still a piece of water chestnut cake and a piece of lotus root flour cake inside. King Jin didn't like to eat sweets, so Yaoniang only packed one piece, and there were some salty pastries, which were all eaten by King Jin.
He hadn't had enough for lunch, so he ate some pastries to fill himself up.
King Jin put the box in front of Xiaobao, and Xiaobao felt a little ashamed. He misunderstood that King Jin had misheard his words and thought he was begging for cake.
Seeing his son not moving, King Jin said considerately: "Your mother pretended this in the morning."
In the past, when Yaoniang was mentioned, Xiaobao always ate very deliciously. Xiao Bao also reached out to take it, but it wasn't because of his mother, but because he figured it out, he was just a baby boy, and he didn't care about shame.
It was already close, so Xiaobao arrived home as soon as he finished eating a piece of pastry.
The father and son got out of the car, King Jin's legs were too long, and Xiaobao's legs were too short, and the sun was shining right now, King Jin simply picked him up and strode towards Rongxi Courtyard.
Yes, the courtyard where Yaoniang lives is still called Rongxi Courtyard. Originally, because the palace was built as a decoration, it was only used occasionally when returning to Beijing, so many courtyards were not named. A few days ago, Yuchan mentioned this matter, saying that the courtyard has no name, and it is inconvenient to call it. Yaoniang didn't want to bother thinking about it, so she called it Rongxiyuan.
In the Rongxi Courtyard, Yaoniang was looking forward to it, and when she saw King Jin and Xiaobao came back, she went up to welcome them.
Although it is July, it is still very hot. There is an ice kettle in the corner of the house with ice cubes in it. The sash windows are half open, and a gentle breeze blows in, making the room cool. The pillows and armrests on the big kang by the window have been cleaned up long ago, and the tooth mat is spread on it.
At this moment, Er Bao was lying on it, with a piece of cotton cloth under his body, looking here curiously.
The second baby has already reached the full moon, and now it is important for the baby in the swaddling baby to accumulate blessings, so it is only three and one year old, and the full moon is not a big deal. So on the day of Erbao's full moon, King Jin, Yaoniang, and Xiaobao had a meal together.
Er Bao and Xiao Bao resembled each other when they were young, they were both white and tender, with delicate facial features and slender eye contours. But this is Yaoniang's self-feeling, because she was the only one who saw Xiaobao here when she was born.
Seemingly curious about what the group of people in front of him were doing, Er Bao babbled and said words that others could not understand, moving his little hands and feet. He can't turn over yet, so he can only tilt his head to look at it. This kid is also impatient, and when he sees no one paying attention to him, his movements and voices become louder.
Xiaobao asked Hongsi to wipe off his hands and face with a wet towel, and hurried over. He first stretched out his hand and caressed Erbao's little head in a pretentious manner, then asked Hongfei to take off his shoes and climbed onto the kang.
Er Bao followed his elder brother with his dark eyes. The two brothers were playing with a rattle, and Xiao Bao was shaking it vigorously. Er Bao was also happy to see it, laughing excitedly from time to time.
Yaoniang wanted to help King Jin to change clothes, but King Jin refused to let the maids prepare water, and went to the bathroom by herself.
After a while, he came out again and changed into a loose and comfortable suit, which has the romantic temperament of a celebrity in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Wide-sleeved gown, long hair loosely tied behind, no socks on feet, just pulled on a pair of shoes and came out.
"Are you hungry? Can you have a meal at noon? How about the food?" As she said, Yaoniang was about to order the girl to prepare some meals. She was always afraid that King Jin would not be able to eat the public kitchen in the yamen's office because she was starving. It took a day to come back.
King Jin held her back: "No, it's lunch time."
"How is the food in the government office?"
Anyway, Yaoniang's concerns cannot be understood by a man like King Jin. But he told the truth, Yao Niang really sighed, saying that these dishes are not very tasty. Not only was it not very appetizing, but it was obviously plain food. She planned to prepare some dishes for King Jin to take to the government office tomorrow, or ordered someone to deliver the food at some point
Just as he was thinking about it, Er Bao suddenly started whimpering in a low voice. He could tell from the sound that he was either hungry or sleepy. But Er Bao hadn't eaten for a long time, so he should be sleepy. Yaoniang held him in her arms, patted him gently for a while, and Erbao fell asleep.
It's only Shen time, and it's still early for dinner. Because King Jin was on duty today, Yao Niang remembered for a whole day, and she and Xiao Bao didn't take a nap after dinner, both mother and son were a little sleepy at the moment. Xiao Bao lay beside Er Bao, watching his mother pat his younger brother, and closed his eyes unconsciously.
And Yao Niang looked at the two cute little faces so closely, she became more and more sleepy, and soon couldn't hold on and fell asleep.
King Jin sat on the other side of the kang, looking at the documents brought back from the Ministry of Industry. Looking up, I saw the mother and child three asleep, and the movements of turning the pages of the book were unavoidably lighter.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines in through the truss window, lighting up the room in a quiet and peaceful environment.
Yaoniang still couldn't help telling King Jin the story of the rich man Mao.
Afraid that he would think too much, she made a lot of preparations in advance, and talked about it as gossip in the tone of gossip. As for whether Jin Wang can understand it, it is not within the reach of Yaoniang, but she hopes that he can understand it.
Because of what happened the day before, King Jin has recently registered with his brothers.
In their eyes, the fifth child is just pretending to be a sensationalist.
Some of them thought, why didn't they think of this method at the beginning, some dismissed it, and some of them had the mentality of watching a joke, and wanted to see how long King Jin could last.
It's not that no one wants to imitate, but these princes all regard their face as high as the sky. If they really imitate King Jin, they will be a joke in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
They can't afford to lose this face.
Therefore, Wang An and others still went to duty in sedan chairs every day, while King Jin still walked his own way on foot. However, King Lu didn't take the carriage any more, instead he rode a horse instead.
King Jin has become famous on Qipan Street recently. According to word of mouth among Beijing officials, as long as one sees a tall, thin man in a blue official robe, with a heron's patch in front of him, holding a pouch in his hand. bag, it must be His Royal Highness King Jin.
If you accidentally run into His Royal Highness King Jin, you don't have to wait for him to pass by, just go your own way in peace, and King Jin won't blame you.
As for how this conclusion of not being blamed came to be, no one knows. Anyway, even if there are those blind people blocking the way of King Jin, he has not seen any indication, but is quietly waiting for the front. Everyone is gone, let's do it by ourselves.
People are always good at describing everything they are unfamiliar with. Just like King Jin, he has always shown others with a cold face, very few people can see him smile. Such a person, with such an identity, did not lose his temper at all because of the offense of the people below, and people inevitably began to think of everything about him for the better.
Thinking back seriously, King Jin didn't seem to have any bad comments except his face turned a little cold.
Even if it was rumored for a while that he was not close to women, suspected of cutting off his sleeves, violent and murderous, it seemed to be just gossip. King Jin has a concubine and two sons, which are enough to repel the rumors of broken sleeves. As for being violent and easy to kill, are you sure it's not about King Lu
Especially since the king of Jin appeared in this posture in everyone's eyes every day, in the ordinary blue official robe, strolling leisurely in the courtyard. Especially the pouch that King Jin always carries in his hands has aroused countless people's speculation.
For this reason, some people discussed in private what was in the pouch so that King Jin could carry it every day. Some said it was equipped with the Four Treasures of the Study, but it really doesn't look like it from the appearance. Some people also speculated whether it was official robes or other sundries, anyway, they guessed everything.
Until one morning, someone saw King Jin taking out a bun from his pouch while walking.
Only then did everyone know that the bag was filled with food.
However, no matter what the outside world guessed, King Jin was assigned the first job after reading the documents for more than ten days in the Ministry of Industry - to supervise the repair of King Hui's Mansion.