Yao's body had a strong powdery smell, which was different from those tart seeds and head oil with a slight jasmine fragrance that Qin Yining was accustomed to using with rock sugar.
Qin Yining was not used to hearing it, but fortunately, her nausea and uncomfortable symptoms have eased now, so she didn't notice anything unusual.
Entering the room, Yao shi looked at the elegantly colored magpie climbing screen and said with a frown, "The color of this screen is not good, it's too plain, you are pregnant, and you need to see more festive colors. I'll call you later. Someone will give you a better one."
"Thank you old lady, I'm used to seeing this screen, but if I change it to a new one, I'm not used to it, so just leave it as it is." Qin Yining smiled.
Yao shi said dissatisfiedly: "You are young and don't understand. Now that you are pregnant, you should be festive in the house."
"Really?" Qin Yining frowned slightly in doubt, and said, "But the imperial doctor also said that the color of the room is too out of place to make people uneasy in summer. Go. Now that you say that, I don't know who to listen to."
Pang Xiao said: "My own room, just look pleasing to the eye and live comfortably. I think the screen is very good, so there is no need to change it."
Yao Shi was rejected by Qin Yining, but her son did not speak to her. She was full of anger in her heart, but it was not appropriate to express her emotions at this time.
Yao shi suppressed the words, and hugged Qin Yining's arm, went around the screen to the side hall, and pulled her to sit on the warm couch by the window.
Seeing Qin Yining holding his stomach and sitting down cautiously, Pang Xiao still stretched out his hand to protect his cubs like a hen, Yao shi couldn't help but feel sour in his heart, feeling that his son is now all about outsiders, and he has long lost his whole heart. mother.
"You are heavy now, and it is inconvenient to walk around. It will be inconvenient to come to Songhetang in the future. I will come to see you often."
Qin Yining sat sideways, lowered her eyes and said, "The old lady is always welcome, the daughter-in-law is welcome."
"Look at this sweet mouth." Yao Shi smiled and waved to Xun He and Mi He who were behind him, and said, "I asked them to prepare some chicken soup, boiled with old fire, with something good for your body in it. The oil has also been strained out of the soup. You can taste it."
Mi He and Xun He carried the food box they were carrying, took out a casserole with cotton cloth, and opened the lid of the casserole.
Qin Yining smelled the light and fragrant chicken soup, but she didn't feel any discomfort. She smiled and said, "Thank you old lady."
"Family, what are you polite?" Yao shi leaned over and stretched out his arms and patted Qin Yining's abdomen lightly, "This is the eldest grandson of our Pang family."
Qin Yining rubbed his stomach and smiled without saying a word.
This sentence made Qin Yining very uncomfortable.
Couldn't she be able to eat a bowl of soup from their family if she wasn't pregnant
Ming knew that Yao shi didn't take her as her own, but she was still very uncomfortable when she heard Yao shi so frankly expressing that she was "greeting for warmth" because of the child in her womb. It was an inexplicable feeling, Qin Yining didn't know if others would do the same, anyway, she couldn't control her emotions.
Xun He and Mi He went to get a small bowl and a spoon. Yao Shi personally served Qin Yining chicken soup.
Pang Xiao also pulled up a chair and sat aside, saying, "Mother, give me a bowl too. It smells weird and I want to eat it too."
Yao shi glared at Pang Xiao and said angrily, "How old are you, you are fighting for food with your wife and son? You are not allowed to eat, these are all prepared for Sister Yi, and there are not many in total. You want to eat, what will your wife eat?"
"What are you afraid of, sister Yi can't eat or play. I'll help her eat a little bit, so as not to waste it."
After saying that, he got up and went to get the soup bowl that Yao Shi had served.
Yao shi hurriedly dodged and hit Pang Xiao on the back of the hand with one hand, "Let's go, don't grab food with Sister Yi." Facing Qin Yining, he smiled kindly, "Don't pay attention to him, you can hurry up while it's hot. eat."
Qin Yining took the chicken soup with a smile, placed it on the square table in front of him, and said, "This is the time to take the anti-abortion pill, and it is said to be taken on an empty stomach. I took the medicine first, and just changed it with chicken soup. Change the taste in your mouth."
Pang Xiao nodded, "Alright." He turned around and instructed the people outside, "Bring the concubine's contraceptive pill."
After a while, I saw Rock Candy holding a black lacquered wooden tray, and the small white porcelain bowl above it was filled with half a bowl of black lacquer concoction, and walked slowly to the front.
"princess."
Qin Yining took the medicine bowl and drank it.
That black concoction that smelled not very good, Yao Shi felt that the taste was not good, and now it has been solved in one bite.
After all, she wasn't the daughter of a daughter who was raised in a high-profile family. She was only suffocated by the market when she was a child. People are so rough, taking a medicine is like taking a sip of wine.
Yao shi lowered her head, thinking of the ladies she had seen at Pang's house, and compared to Qin Yining, she felt that they were not pleasing to the eye.
When Qin Yining was taking the medicine, Bingtang kept observing Yao Shi's expression. Seeing Yao Shi's expression of disdain for Qin Yining, but forcing her to be gentle, she felt a burst of anger in her heart.
Then her eyes fell on the soup bowl on the table.
The strong fragrance of chicken soup and the fragrance of chopped green onion seemed to carry some familiar, slightly labored flavors.
what is it then
Bingtang smiled and said, "Old Madam has a heart, all the good things are in this chicken soup, right?"
Yao shi never thought that a little girl would dare to speak to her face to face, she is not a serious lady, and even the servants will not discipline her.
Yao's heart was sullen, so he didn't bother to take care of the rock candy.
Bingtang is neither angry nor guilty. He just smiled and said to Qin Yining: "Princess, you need to rest quietly for half an hour after taking the medicine, it's best not to eat anything, lest the chicken soup with medicinal herbs collide with your anti-abortion pill. "
When Qin Yining heard Bingtang say what she needed now, she secretly praised Bingtang's cleverness, and said with some embarrassment on her face: "The chicken soup specially sent by the old lady is still hot. It would be a pity if I didn't eat it."
"Yeah." Yao Shi was a little anxious, but also had some vigilance in his heart, "That medicine is very bitter, anyway, you can eat a bowl of chicken soup and change the taste of your mouth."
Bingtang sneered in her heart and said with a smile on her face: "It's better not to eat it. After an hour, I provoke the chicken soup for the princess, and I didn't disappoint the old lady's good intentions, but it's really medicinal to eat at this moment. Clash."
"You, be presumptuous!" Yao Shi was repeatedly rejected, and the dissatisfaction in the letter had reached its limit.
Pang Xiao, who was on the side, saw that Bingtang was trying to stop Qin Yining from eating chicken soup, and he was alarmed, so he smiled and said, "Forget it, mother, don't be angry, sister Yi has a good appetite now, so it's the same for chicken soup to be warmed up later. Yes, I'm sure I won't let down your kindness. Don't bother with the little girl if it's a big deal."
He turned to Bingtang and waved his hand, "Don't go down yet."
Bingtang immediately bowed his knees smartly, and also moved the chicken soup casserole and the small bowl it contained onto the tray, and walked away with a swift stride, making Yao shi unable to stop it.
Yao shi was dissatisfied and wanted to scold her, but Yao shi found that Pang Xiao's eyes were not right when he looked at her. If she was talking too much, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.
Yao Shi stiffly twitched the corners of his mouth and squeezed out a smile, "Forget it, then take a break before eating. In the future, if you want to eat, come and tell me, and tell me what you want. You are the hero and treasure of our family now, but don't treat yourself with shame."
"Thank you old lady." Qin Yining listened to her pretending to be concerned, and his heart was not fluctuating.
Yao Shi said a few more words to Qin Yining, and seeing that no matter what she said, the other party was indifferent, so she also felt dull, got up and left first.
As soon as Yao Shi left, Pang Xiao immediately called Bingtang.
"What happened in this soup just now?"
At first, he wanted to eat it, but Yao shi stopped it. Later, after seeing the rock candy, he said several times that the medicinal properties clashed, and he took the soup away boldly and disrespectfully. Bingtang is not an unreasonable person, and he is proficient in medicine, so there must be something wrong with chicken soup.
Bingtang looked at Qin Yining, hesitated for a while, and then said with a determination: "My lord, the chicken soup contains medicinal herbs and Codonopsis, which was originally very good, but maybe the kitchen people were careless and put the chicken soup into the soup. It was mixed with safflower, and the servant felt that something was wrong when he smelled it, so he just took it down and tasted it carefully, and was sure that there was indeed safflower in it.
"You also know that safflower has the effect of promoting blood circulation, dispelling blood stasis and relieving pain. If ordinary people use it, there is no problem, but if pregnant women use it, once the blood is activated, the consequences will be disastrous."
Speaking of this, Bingtang saw that Pang Xiao's face was so cold that he could freeze to death, and he knelt down as soon as his legs softened.
"Your Majesty, calm down. The slaves shouldn't say more, but if this matter is not resolved, it will be the princess who will suffer in the future. The slaves are walking in the mansion these days, and I often hear people in Songhetang talking about the old lady who was locked up in confinement. Some people say that the reason why Mrs. Tai was so angry that she shut up the old lady and moved away from Songhetang was because..."
Having said this, Bingtang suddenly regretted it. She really shouldn't have said this in front of Qin Yining to make her sad. How hard it is to have a dual ecology, but the people in this family are not happy, and they also doubt her chastity.
Pang Xiao already understood and knew that Bingtang was worried about Qin Yining's mood, so he stopped talking and sighed: "I see. You go down first."
"Yes." Bingtang stood up, gave Qin Yining a worried look, and stepped back.
Qin Yining sighed when she saw Bingtang's appearance, "Let's just forget about it. I didn't eat the soup. Besides, the old lady didn't make it. Maybe the servants made a mistake."
In fact, if an outsider wanted to harm her child, Qin Yining would have been with him forever.
But now Qin Yining can't do anything.
Because Pang Xiao's eyes were all red. If she was stimulated again, she didn't know what impulsive things Pang Xiao would do. She really didn't want Pang Xiao to tear her face off with her family because of her. After all, they have to live under the same roof.