It’s not that Jiang Changning isn’t curious, nor does he not want to know what Jiang Nan wants to tell Prince Jin, but since Jiang Nan chose to tell Prince Jin first, it shows that this matter involves the imperial court.
It was not easy for her to interfere in the affairs of the court. Instead of asking questions fruitlessly, it would be better to wait until they were done and let the King of Jin decide whether she could know about this matter.
A few days later, Jiang Changning was playing with his son on the carpet when Prince Jin came in through the curtain, muttering, "Steel is forged through repeated tempering; good steel is used on the blade."
"Why did your Highness return home so early today?" Jiang Changning patted his son's butt. "Your father is back, call him daddy."
Xiao Ming was playing with the little turtle. He was too busy to pay attention to anyone. He shouted without turning his head, "Dad."
"You little rascal, who are you calling daddy?" King Jin picked up his son.
Xiao Ming was like the little turtle he was pulling, hanging in the air and dancing with his hands.
"Hey, what are you doing? Let go, you're strangling his neck." Jiang Changning anxiously patted Prince Jin's arm.
King Jin put his son back on the ground and patted his little butt, "Go play, little brat."
Xiao Ming continued to be happy, pulling the little turtle and crawling around on the carpet.
Prince Jin hugged Jiang Changning and said, "Ningning, I am lucky to marry you."
"You have been married for several years, why is Your Highness suddenly expressing this emotion? Did something happen?" Jiang Changning asked.
"Uncle Nan, on your orders, bought several barren mountains in the Nanman area. In one of the mountains, we found an iron mine." King Jin said simply.
Private mining is not allowed in the Qin Dynasty's gold, silver, iron and copper mines.
Even though the King of Jin holds a high position of power, he cannot openly violate this law.
He privately owned a small iron mine, but the mine was not very good. The ore mined contained many impurities, and one cart of ore could only forge a few swords.
The blade was not in good condition and would become blunt after a few cuts, which troubled King Jin a lot.
When he saw the iron ore Jiang Nan presented this time, he found it was much better than the ore of that small iron mine.
Moreover, Jiang Nan also asked the craftsmen to add diamonds during forging.
The knife made can cut iron like mud.
Prince Jin knew very well that if he had not married Jiang Changning, Jiang Nan would never have donated the iron mine, nor would he have told him the method of forging a fine steel knife.
"This is really a pleasant surprise. I asked him to buy the barren mountain so that I could plant fruit trees." Jiang Changning would never admit that the late emperor's coveting of her made her want to rebel.
It can also be seen that the King of Jin also has a rebellious heart, so he is willing to lend a helping hand.
Prince Jin laughed, "That's why I said my princess is not only a lucky star, but also a lucky charm for her husband."
"My prince is not only handsome, but also sweet-spoken." Jiang Changning said with a sweet smile.
Just as King Jin was about to say something, he was hit on the calf by the little turtle thrown by Xiao Ming.
"Hey, little brat, what are you doing?" King Jin asked, bending down.
"Ahh!" Xiao Ming didn't know what to say.
Jiang Changning took a closer look and said, "The wheel is tangled in the wire and won't move, right? Come on, mother, let me help you untie it."
As she said this, she sat down, held her son in her arms, picked up the little turtle, and went to untie the line that was tangled around the wooden wheel.
Prince Jin lifted the hem of his robe and sat down beside her. As he looked at his dainty wife and beloved son, the corners of his lips never fell.
Jiang Changning did not care much about the iron mine. On January 30th, he went to the Gu family to attend the full moon banquet of Gu Laoer and Chen Dingding's daughter.
Chen Dingding did not give birth to a boy as she wished, but gave birth to a fat girl weighing 7.5 jin.
Jiang Changning went to the Gu family with gifts.
Mrs. Gu welcomed her in, "Princess, you are so polite to come here in person."
The baby was a daughter, and Chen Dingding didn't like it. She didn't even hold a third-day-birth banquet, and didn't want to hold a full-month banquet either. It was still Jiang Changning who sent someone to tell her that he would come in person to congratulate her on the full-month day.
The Gu family then held a full-month banquet for the little girl, whom they named Meng Xiong.
Dreaming of a bear means giving birth to a boy. Bears and bears in the mountains are auspicious symbols of yang, so it means giving birth to a boy. This name has the same meaning as Zhaodi, Pandi and so on.
But there is a little girl named Mengxiong. This name is really not nice!
Putting aside other things, just from the name, Jiang Changning knew what kind of situation this little girl was in.
After becoming a mother, Jiang Changning's heart became much softer than before. She felt pity for the little girl, which led to the trip she made today.
Mrs. Gu brought Jiang Changning into Chen Dingding's room. Chen Dingding was not in the room. A wet nurse was standing by the cradle.
"Princess, Mengxiong is a very well-behaved girl. She stopped crying and making a fuss after drinking enough milk." Mrs. Gu said with a smile.
Jiang Changning walked to the cradle and looked down at the little girl lying in the cradle.
The one-month-old baby girl has lost the red color she had when she was born, and is now white and tender.
Her eyes are like Chen Dingding's, a pair of willow-leaf eyes with thick and long eyelashes. She is a pretty little girl.
Just as Jiang Changning was teasing the little girl, Chen Dingding walked in, "The princess is here."
Jiang Changning raised his head and called politely, "Second cousin."
Chen Dingding's gaze fell on her face and her eyes flashed. Wasn't it said that she was disfigured, so why was there no scar on her face
"Just now Meng Xiong peed and soiled my skirt, so I went inside to change. I was so negligent." Chen Dingding explained.
"It's okay. I've given birth before and I know that children can't control their urgency." Jiang Changning smiled and said without too much concern.
As they were talking, Gu's mother and Mrs. Gu San led Chen's mother and Chen Dingding's sister in. After some polite exchanges, they went to the front carrying the little Meng bear.
Mother Gu took Xiao Mengxiong out of the cradle and said, "Mother-in-law, please take the child out."
"Okay." Mother Chen was about to reach out to take the child.
Chen Dingding said, "I see that the princess likes my Meng Xiong very much. Why don't you take my Meng Xiong out with you?"
Both the Gu and Chen families looked at Chen Dingding in surprise, obviously not expecting her to be so rude.
Jiang Changning felt somewhat happy when he heard her say that.
After all, she is her biological child and her mother still loves her. She wants to take advantage of her power.
She came to the Gu family and attended the full moon banquet just to support the little girl. Jiang Changning smiled and said, "Come, Mengxiong, let your aunt hold you."
She absolutely could not have imagined at this moment that Chen Dingding wanted more than just her support.
Jiang Changning took the little bear from Gu's mother and carried the child into the living room.
The Gu family invited close relatives and friends to the full-month banquet. When they saw Jiang Changning coming out with the baby girl in her arms, they exchanged glances.
Several female relatives came over and praised Little Meng Xiong, "Your little face is so adorable."
"Look at her eyelashes, they are thick and long, like a little brush, so beautiful."
The barber came to shave the little Mengxiong's hair, "Hang up the silver curtain with the golden hook, and invite the pretty girl to sit in the hall."
"Hold the razor in your right hand and stroke the top of your head with your left hand. One shave is for gold, two shaves are for silver, three shaves are for prosperity, four shaves are for peace and good fortune, and ten shaves are for perfection."
My teeth have fallen out and the roots of my teeth hurt every day. I can only take painkillers.
(End of this chapter)