After Nangong Yue lay on the bed for several days, looking forward to the stars and the moon, she finally received Lin Jingchen's words "It's all right".
Xiao Yi finally agreed to let her get out of bed.
Nangong Yue was relieved, jumping like a bird that was finally released from the cage, and the maids couldn't help but laugh when they saw it.
The time has come to August fourteenth.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, and there is a strong fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus in the air, as if announcing that the festival of appreciating the moon and osmanthus is coming.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, the reunion festival, is definitely an important festival in Dayu. In addition to enjoying the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet with the family, there are also some ritual gifts between the prefectures, and some exquisite families even set up cases to worship the moon.
Fortunately, before Nangong Yue returned to Luoyue City, Wei Shi was already arranging the mid-autumn chores. Later, because Nangong Yue wanted to have a rest, Xiao Yi simply asked Baihui to throw all those annoying cards and account books back to Wei. Shi, don't let her care anymore.
As of today, the Wei family has roughly arranged for the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year the palace does not plan to hold a banquet, so it will send some moon cakes and sweet-scented osmanthus wine to each of the palaces as usual, and add four clothes to each of the girls and princes in the palace. , and the servants will each add a suit, in addition, there are some rewards for the Mid-Autumn Festival...
The mistress of Zhennan Prince's Mansion is Nangong Yue, and Wei has always known how to handle it, so it's no problem to let her take care of it, but in the end, Nangong Yue has to look it over, so she took the account book to Bixiaotang, and roughly arranged the Mid-Autumn Festival. I reported it.
Nangong Yue sat on the arhat bed in the east room, smiled slightly at Wei Shi, and said, "Wei side concubine, there are old rules to follow, so you just follow the old rules." Don't dare to worry too much.
While the two of them were talking, Que'er came in and said, Xiao Fei was here.
Upon hearing Xiao Fei's arrival, Mrs. Wei thought in her heart that she would leave after a meeting with Xiao Fei, but who would be surprised by Xiao Fei's posture as soon as she entered the room—Xiao Fei didn't just come by herself , and brought a group of maids and women, each of whom held a few rolls of material in their hands, and the mighty momentum filled the Dongji room to the brim.
Xiao Fei's chin was still wrapped in circles of white cloth strips, obviously the wound hadn't healed yet, but it didn't affect her good mood at all.
She greeted both Nangong Yue and Wei Shi first, and then said excitedly: "Sister-in-law, I specially picked some materials for our daughter-in-law. I think they are all good, so I will show them to you, so that I can give them to our daughter-in-law as soon as possible." Get ready..."
Ever since her sister-in-law entrusted her with the job of making spring clothes for her little niece, Xiao Fei has been thinking about it. Two days ago, she first drew a few small clothes, and today she plans to choose materials, but in her private warehouse After looking around, she thought that any material was good, so she simply moved to Bixiaotang to choose with Nangong Yue...
Wei's family has been in the palace for so many years, so naturally he has a bit of discernment. With a casual glance, he knows that the materials that the eldest girl brought out are not simple. The blue makeup satin should come from Nanjinzhuang, the largest cloth shop in southern Xinjiang... The high-end materials produced by these famous cloth shops are not only expensive, but also very small in quantity. In many cases, they can be bought without money. .
Xiao Fei took out all these materials, so there is no need to talk about her heart, but...
Wei Shi secretly scanned the materials again, and then looked at Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei who were talking together, their eyes were a little subtle, didn't anyone think there was something wrong
"Sister-in-law," Xiao Fei pointed to a roll of pink Shu brocade, and said, "I think this color is as delicate as peach blossoms, and it will look great as a swaddle for my daughter in spring. And this roll..." She pointed to the blue brocade again. Yun Jin said, "This color is refreshing, like a pool..."
"A pool of clear water hides the spirit of spring."
Nangong Yue said with a smile, the voices of the sister-in-law and sister-in-law overlapped, and they couldn't help but smile at each other, Xiao Fei's eyes were shining, as if she was saying that the sister-in-law really understands me.
The two of them decided on the material of the swaddle in a few words, and followed Xiao Fei and said: "Sister-in-law, I heard from Nanny Luo that the material of diapers must be soft and absorb water. I happen to have a roll of Xiaying gauze with me. Look," she said. Pulling Nangong Yue to a roll of silver-red gauze, "This Xiaying gauze is thin and soft, it must be very comfortable for making diapers."
As Xiao Fei spoke, her eyes sparkled and she seemed to be very interested, but Wei Shi who was at the side didn't know what to say, so her brows twitched.
This Xiaying gauze is actually a soft smoke yarn. There are only four colors of the soft smoke yarn, Yuguo sky blue, autumn fragrance color, pine green and silver red. Among them, the silver red soft smoke yarn is also called Xiaying yarn. Only ten pieces of yarn are produced a year, and only two cloth factories in the south of the Yangtze River can produce soft cigarettes. It is not an exaggeration to say that an inch of yarn is worth an inch of gold. Using such precious materials to make diapers is only the case with big girls. Only a noble person can figure it out...
Not enough, since the eldest girl is willing, Wei Shi won't meddle in other people's business, just drinking tea silently.
Nangong Yue touched the soft and smooth Xiaying gauze, of course she knew how precious Xiaying gauze was, especially this color was used to make Xiao Fei's spring clothes, which would be just right to wear after the filial piety, but it would be a waste to make diapers.
However, Xiao Fei was in a hurry, and Nangong Yue didn't want to hurt her, so she put down Xia Yingsha and changed the subject: "Sister Fei, there is no rush for diapers, you can take your time, let's make clothes first."
"Sister-in-law is right, we should make clothes first." Xiao Fei nodded seriously. It would definitely take a long time for her maid to make a piece of clothing, so it's better to make the clothes first, so that if it's too late for diapers, she can still ask the maids and sewing room to do it.
As Xiao Fei said, she had already started to pick up materials, but the more she picked, the more dissatisfied she became. These materials, no matter the patterns or colors, were out of fashion, and they looked really ordinary, so how could they be worthy of her little niece! So he said: "Sister-in-law, I think these materials are not good for making clothes, why don't I send someone to call the people from the cloth shop, and let's choose carefully."
Seeing Xiao Fei's expression as if it was wind or rain, Nangong Yue's smile grew stronger, and she said nonchalantly: "Sister Fei, I also have some materials here, let's pick and choose... Concubine Wei, I remember you coming up The first time you told me that cotton is the best choice for a baby's clothes?"
"Yes." Wei quickly put down the teacup and replied with a smile, "Babies' skin is as delicate as petals, it's better to wear muslin cloth, it's close-fitting, breathable, and sweat-absorbent, and it won't be easy to get up in summer Miliaria."
Nangong Yue then ordered the servant girl, "Que'er, Huamei, go open the warehouse and pick out some fine cotton cloth."
"Yes, Concubine Shizi." Speaking of choosing materials, the maids were also energetic and went to work quickly... After a while, all kinds of high-quality cotton materials were piled up in the middle of the day.
Xiao Fei thought that what Wei Shi said just now was very logical, so she simply called Wei Shi to help pick it together.
While watching Wei Shi choose the materials, she asked Wei Shi carefully about the details that he should pay attention to. Her cautious look was like learning. Wei Shi couldn't help laughing when she saw it, the atmosphere in the room was very light , From time to time, light laughter sounded...
Xiao Fei and Nangong Yue picked and chose, and finally chose three rolls of material, one pink, one emerald and one purple.
Seeing the satisfied expressions of the two, Wei Shi, who endured and endured, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said: "Concubine Shizi, I think these materials are more suitable for female dolls, do you want to choose some other materials?" Color', right?" If the baby is a boy, he can't wear these pink colors, right
Hearing this, Nangong Yue froze instantly, dumbfounded.
She really forgot about this question.
Ever since Xiao Yi kept saying "姜娘" in her ear all day long, she was subtly misled by him, thinking that she must be a daughter in her womb. The little clothes she made during this time, the name she thought of, and the little toys she prepared were all for her daughter. Even under the influence of Xiao Yi, she thought about starting to prepare a dowry for her daughter...
If a son is born, the little guy may not even have any clothes.
Nangong Yue couldn't help imagining that scene in her heart, and silently said sorry to the child in her belly. As for the thrush and magpie beside her, they couldn't help but looked at each other. They had actually thought about this problem a long time ago. The Crown Princess looked so excited, she really didn't know whether to remind them or not.
Huamei and Que'er even started to think about secretly preparing some clothes for their grandson.
This time, it was really thanks to Concubine Wei. The two maids thought to themselves.
The atmosphere was delicate, and Xiao Yi came back.
He strode in, seeing the brightly colored materials in the room, he immediately guessed what they were doing, and couldn't help showing their faces.
Mrs. Wei got up hastily, and after paying respects to Xiao Yi, she said goodbye tactfully.
It was rare for Xiao Yi not to show Xiao Fei's face, and said with a smile: "Are these picked out for Nangong?" He glanced at the rolls of materials placed beside Nangong Yue, and imagined his daughter wearing various clothes. He looked very happy, and said again, "Ah Yue, are these materials enough?"
Nangong Yue knew that Xiao Yi was the one who didn't know what to do. If he was to make a move, the Bixiao Hall would be filled with fabrics. She was thinking of bringing up this topic lightly when she heard Xiao Fei rushing ahead of her. Said: "It is indeed not enough."
Xiao Fei frowned slightly, stood up, walked to the roll of Xia Yingsha, and said, "Especially this soft smoke, it's nice and soft, I think it's good for making diapers, but this roll is still not enough. It's a bit..." As she spoke, she was a little embarrassed, she had tried all the materials in the warehouse, and none of them were as soft and smooth as soft smoke, so she couldn't wrong her little niece to use second-class materials, right
When Xiao Yi heard that the material was good, he didn't care about the price at all, and immediately nodded and said: "My daughter-in-law naturally wants to use the best, anyway, there is still time, so I'll send someone to Jiangnan to buy a dozen or so."
Seeing his rich and powerful appearance, Nangong Yue couldn't help but feel a little headache, but Xiao Fei showed approval, and said: "But this silver-red soft smoke is too gorgeous, brother, remember to let people choose some Other colors." In case of a young nephew, silvery red is not suitable.
"That's natural." Xiao Yi agreed very much, his daughter can't just use one color of diapers.
There are also small clothes to be made quickly! Xiao Yi didn't bother to count whether there was enough material in the warehouse, so he told Baihui directly: "Go and tell Zhu Xing, let him send someone to the south of the Yangtze River, and buy hundreds of horses of all kinds of materials."
Xiao Fei agreed: "It is true that we should get ready earlier."
Nangong Yue didn't know what to say for a moment.
These two brothers and sisters usually don't talk speculatively, but occasionally on very delicate topics, the two can "harmoniously" reach an agreement.
But hundreds of pieces of material...
The corners of Nangong Yue's eyes twitched, did they think it was about opening a cloth shop
Nangong Yue quickly winked at Baihui, telling her to pretend she didn't hear.
If he didn't pay attention for a while, he heard the two brothers and sisters arguing again. First, Xiao Yi disliked that Xiao Fei's color was too plain, which was not good enough for his precious daughter. Furthermore, Xiao Fei felt that Xiao Fei had no discernment, and what she was looking for was either big red or big purple, so tacky.
Seeing that the two of them refused to accept each other, Nangong Yue almost had a headache. How come these two brothers and sisters can't get better than a cup of tea every time!
Xiao Yi was too lazy to talk nonsense with Xiao Fei, and said with disgust: "Xiao Fei, you should go back."
His precious girl, he can dress up however he likes!
Xiao Fei couldn't see the disgust in her elder brother's eyes, she didn't care at all, anyway, the clothes she made for her little nephew and niece would definitely be beautiful! Thinking of this, she couldn't go back to start the work in time, so she turned to Nangong Yue and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go back first. You should have a good rest and don't get tired."
She pondered in her heart, originally thought that she only needed to make clothes for her little niece, but now that she added her little nephew, she had to work harder.
Xiao Fei left, and the maids got busy, some were busy putting the ingredients into the storeroom one by one, some were busy serving tea and snacks to the two masters, and then quietly retreated.
Xiao Yi sat beside Nangong Yue, let her lazily lean in his arms, and fed the plums to her mouth.
Seeing her squinting her eyes from eating, Xiao Yi couldn't help kissing her on the temple, and said, "Ah Yue, I just received a letter from Feige from Wangdu."
Nangong Yue's eyes lit up, she moved her body, put one hand on Xiao Yi's front, raised her eyes to look at him and said, "Is it true that brother has arrived in the capital?" Her tone was earnest.
Xiao Yi nodded and said: "The fifth prince will sacrifice to heaven on behalf of the emperor in a few days, and Axin will go to Mount Tai together. I sent two secret guards to follow quietly. You don't have to worry. In addition, the resignation letter handed over by the uncle, The emperor has also promised that the father-in-law and the others should leave the capital and return to Jiangnan around September. By the way, there is also King Gong and your cousin of the Bai family... "
Xiao Yi showed a mysterious smile as he spoke, his eyes seemed to be urging, you ask me quickly.
Nangong Yue smiled, and asked cooperatively, "What's wrong with them?"
"Nowadays, the king's capital is spreading rumors that King Gong spoils his concubine and destroys his wife..."
Xiao Yi began to talk endlessly, his eyebrows beaming as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes, saying that King Gong did not hesitate to kill his wife for the sake of his side concubine Bai Muxiao. They were all startled. The emperor ordered Jin Yiwei to conduct a secret investigation, and found that the rumors came from the family of a good doctor in the palace, but the good doctor had already died, and there was no proof... Cui Wei kept claiming that his daughter Cui Yanyan died of a sudden illness He said that those who spread rumors are really hateful, and they are trying to stir up the friendship between his Cui family and Prince Gong's mansion.
All of the above was a commotion in the capital, and everyone knew it.
As for the secrets of the royal family that are not known to outsiders, for example, in order to suppress the scandal of the royal family, the emperor wanted his concubine to kill the "concubine" in his wife. At this time, it was found that she was pregnant, and it was still three months old.
Mere Bai Muxiao is nothing, but the child in her womb is of royal blood, not to mention, Han Lingfu has no children yet.
Hearing that Bai Muxiao was pregnant again, the corners of Nangong Yue's mouth twitched into a half-smile.
I didn't realize it until I was three months pregnant, and the timing was really a coincidence.
A thought flashed across his mind, and he heard Xiao Yi casually say, "Kui Lang is probably coming to Southern Xinjiang soon."
Nangong Yue couldn't help showing a look of astonishment, and looked up at Xiao Yi again, but met Xiao Yi's eyes full of smiles, and he blinked at her, with a hint of fox-like cunning in his eyes.
Nangong Yue suddenly understood, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Ah Yi, did you arrange it?"
Xiao Yi raised his chin, his handsome face was full of complacency.
Since he ordered Tian Detao to pass such a good news to the emperor, he naturally has a backup, he just wants to lure Kui Lang to southern Xinjiang!
A look of anticipation flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes, a look of ruthlessness, and he said with a smile: "The old saying is really good, it's such a pleasure to have guests come from afar!"
He has been impatiently waiting for Kui Lang to "throw himself into the net". Poor Kui Lang only thinks about the throne of Baiyue at his fingertips, but forgets that Southern Border is his territory of Xiao Yi!
Kuilang's debt to Nanjiang should also be settled.
"No." Nangong Yue shook her head seriously, and then, under Xiao Yi's puzzled eyes, she joked, "It's not that I won't report, the time has not yet come."
Isn't it? People are doing it, and the sky is watching. After all, people have to pay the price for the sins they commit, no matter ordinary people or the favored ones of heaven.
Xiao Yi laughed loudly, put his arms around Nangong Yue and kissed her on the corner of her lips, and then said: "Ah Yue, I picked two new guards for you, one will act as a coachman, and the other will be a maid. You keep it for your orders. Tomorrow, Zhu Xing will bring it to you to have a look, if you don’t like it, tell him to change it.”
In fact, Xiao An and Xiao Ying are enough, anyway, she doesn't go out often. However, Nangong Yue knew that Xiao Yi had been frightened by this incident, so she obediently complied.
"Ayi, can you arrange a female secret guard for Sister Fei?" Anyway, if you want to pick a secret guard, you might as well choose another one.
Xiao Fei again? ! The corner of Xiao Yi's mouth twitched undisguisedly, and he pouted in disgust, but he still reluctantly agreed: "I'll let Zhu Xing do it in a while."
"Ah Yi, you are so kind!" Nangong Yue raised her small face and gave a bright smile, but Xiao Yi's face turned darker. He didn't want Ah Yue to praise him for Xiao Fei's matter!
However, as long as the stinky girl is happy!
Xiao Yi lightly touched Nangong Yue's lower abdomen, and impatiently greeted his daughter-in-law: "Is your daughter-in-law still obedient today?"
It's good that Xiao Yi didn't mention it, this question, Nangong Yue couldn't help remembering how she was led astray by him, and couldn't help but stare at him, but unfortunately, this stare was really lacking in momentum, and in the end it turned into a lazy Yawning, Xiao Yi felt a little nervous when he saw it, he frowned and asked, "Ah Yue, you didn't have a good rest today, are you busy with those trifles again?"
"How could it be?" Nangong Yue hurriedly apologized with a smile, "Today, Sister Fei and I just picked out...some materials for the baby, and didn't do anything else."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of curtains being raised, and Baihui walked in holding a stack of red postcards.
Nangong Yue's expression froze for a moment, she hurriedly winked at Baihui, and said, "Baihui, I'm hungry, bring me the bird's nest."
She tried to send Baihui away, but it was too late, Xiao Yi was not blind, of course he saw the post in Baihui's hand, and lazily said: "Bring me to see!"
Baihui gave Nangong Yue a helpless look, and handed the stack of posts in her hand to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi flipped through those posts casually, and they were basically greeting posts sent by various prefectures.
The corner of Xiao Yi's mouth curled up, and he naturally understood what was going on in his heart.
On the surface, these people are in the name of visiting, but most of them have ulterior motives, either they want to ask Ah Yue for news, or they want to intercede...
According to him, it doesn't matter what their reason for coming is, just ignore it!