Just as the three princesses and Pingyang Hou were anxiously waiting for the imperial decree in Luoyue City, the new year was approaching day by day.
The Spring Festival is the most solemn festival of Dayu every year. The air is filled with the joy and joy of the upcoming festival, as if even the cold wind of winter has been dispelled a lot.
For Nangong Yue, the upcoming Spring Festival also has a special meaning. This will be the first New Year she and Xiao Yi spend together.
Although there are Xiao Fei and Wei Fangfei in the palace to help arrange the New Year's affairs, Nangong Yue is still much busier than usual. Greetings from Yi and Nangong Yue, this year's account books are twice as large as in previous years, including not only Nangong Yue's dowry, but also the property left by the old town Nanwang to Xiao Yi, those account books are full of a warehouse. Can't let go. Xiao Yi naturally didn't allow Nangong Yue to bother, and directly threw the account book to Shen Chengye to deal with. Shen Chengye was so busy that he had a lot of gray hair in just a few days.
There are also annual gifts from Wangdu, various prefectures in southern Xinjiang, and Nangong Mansion, which add up to a lot more than in previous years. Fortunately, Baihui, Anniang and the others have already dealt with these trivial matters. She is familiar with the road, whether it is receiving people who come to give New Year's gifts, or registering those New Year's gifts in storage, and giving New Year's gifts, etc., Nangong Yue didn't worry too much.
On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, another person came from the capital, and it was Yimei who sent someone to deliver the account book, and also specially sent gifts. After Nangong Yue asked about "Hua Yan" and Yimei's recent situation, she sent them away.
She moved her neck and supported her waist, feeling a little stiff, and was about to ask Baihui to help her out for a walk, but she heard the familiar "meow" sound coming from under her feet, with a coquettish tone. The voice of Cat Xiaobai.
Nangong Yue looked down, and sure enough, she saw the cat Xiaobai squatting at the corner of her skirt, looking up at her with a pair of clear yin and yang eyes, and then let out a "meow".
"Xiaobai..." Nangong Yue smiled slightly, and was thinking about getting Xiaobai to be picked up by Que'er, when a hysterical cry came from Que'er's mouth. Thrush and Haitang thought something was wrong, and flew in. In the next room, she saw Nangong Yue sitting on the Arhat's bed safe and sound.
Nangong Yue and Que'er were only two zhang away, following Que'er's frightened gaze, one could tell what she was afraid of.
Next to the chubby white cat is a little gray mouse that has swallowed its breath. It is not as big as a human's fist, but to the girl, it is more terrifying than any monsters and ghosts. Seeing Que'er's pale face, It is estimated that if Nangong Yue was not here, she would have run away screaming.
Xiaobai looked at Que'er, seeming a little puzzled, but immediately withdrew his gaze, then looked at Nangong Yue again, and pushed the little mouse by his paw towards Nangong Yue...
At this time, Haitang behind also saw the cat Xiaobai and the dead mouse, and couldn't help laughing and said, "Concubine Shizi, Xiaobai is giving you a New Year's gift!"
After Nangong Yue and Huamei were startled, they laughed.
But it's probably because too many people have come to give Nangong Yue gifts recently, Xiaobai has been watching it all the time, so he has learned a lot, caught a mouse and sent it to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue boldly clapped the table and said, "Give Xiaobai an extra fish tonight!"
Only Que'er looked at Mao Xiaobai with "awe" in his eyes, and said in a weak voice, "Shi Zifei, do you think Xiaobai has gained a lot of weight?"
For a moment, all eyes were on the slightly drooping abdomen of the cat Xiaobai. Xiaobai seemed to feel something, and gave a displeased "meow", then quickly jumped onto the Arhat bed, and then jumped out of the window. It's gone in the blink of an eye.
It patted its ass and left, but Que'er insisted on advancing the dust sweeping on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and swept every corner with a few little maids, so he was relieved. lively...
Different from Mao Xiaobai's "annual gift" which was hated by others, on that day, Nanliang sent a long-awaited "important gift" to Xiao Yi—hundreds of horses bred from new breeds finally arrived delivered late.
Guan Yubai immediately arranged for a team from the Xinrui Battalion and the Youqi Battalion to conduct an actual combat exercise... After a day and night of hard work, the Xinrui Battalion narrowly won by one point, so this time the Xinrui Battalion was led by the Elite Battalion. Two-thirds were divided, and the rest was left to Youqiying. Most of the young people in the barracks are full of vigor, and many soldiers secretly vowed to win the round next time!
On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the young generals of the Xinrui Camp returned to Luoyue City with a happy face. Their young faces were full of vigor, fresh clothes and angry horses. Everyone knew that the people of the Xinrui Camp had a bright future.
Five or six young generals came to Bixiaotang to return to Xiao Yi. Among them, Yu Xiufan and Xu Che were also familiar with Nangong Yue, so they licked their faces and called "Sister-in-law", and dragged Chang Huaixi and Yan Xijun to call her together. sister-in-law.
Chang Huaixi and Yan Xijun's temperaments are different from Yu Xiufan's who love to fight, so they couldn't help showing embarrassment, and their demeanor was inevitably a little cramped, which actually made Nangong Yue laugh.
The young people didn't stay for long, and were soon dismissed by Xiao Yi, who asked them to go back to their homes for the Spring Festival.
After they left, the study suddenly became a little deserted.
Xiao Yi suddenly said with a smile: "Ah Yue, don't you want to choose a son-in-law for Xiao Fei? I think Xiao Fanzi and the others are both good. Why don't you let Xiao Fei choose one next time?"
These few words of Xiao Yi couldn't be more serious, he has already made up his wishful thinking in his heart, instead of letting his family Ah Yue work so hard to show Xiao Fei, tired Ah Yue, and hurting himself, it is better for him to make a quick knife Xiao Fei's marriage was resolved in a messy manner.
Although Nangong Yue was a little surprised by Xiao Yi's proposal, after thinking about it carefully, Nangong Yue felt that Xiao Yi's words were not unreasonable.
Xiao Yi's vision of seeing people has always been unique. He thinks that good people will not be so bad.
Nangong Yue nodded and said, "There's no rush... Let her see for herself after Sister Fei's filial piety next summer." Xiao Fei always has to pick someone who is pleasing to her eyes when it comes to marriage, but...
Thinking that Xiao Fei had told her about her requirements for her future husband-in-law, Nangong Yue was really not sure.
Xiao Yi felt as if he had solved a big problem, he smiled happily, secretly thinking that he had to send a letter to Yu Xiufan and his family first, and let them hurry up when the time came.
Today is the new year, and every household has to sacrifice the stove to sweep the dust, eat candied melon sticks, and set off firecrackers.
On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, Baihui came to report that three nurses had already been selected, and they all taught the rules of Wangfu and Bixiaotang.
Nangong Yue asked Baihui to bring him over for her to have a look.
The wet nurses selected by Baihui are naturally not bad, all of them are fair and obedient, and abide by etiquette.
Nangong Yue looked at them with satisfaction, and asked some questions, such as who was in the family, what they did before, what kind of child is this now, and how long have they been pregnant...
It's all commonplace.
Those women had never talked to a noble person like Shi Zifei before, and they were a little trembling at first, but seeing that Nangong Yue was very kind, asking about some daily things, they relaxed and answered them one by one.
Nangong Yue was quite satisfied with the three of them, so she kept them all for the time being. First, she wanted to be prepared, and second, she was not sure which one her daughter would like. It is always right to be cautious.
After Nangong Yue rewarded the three wet nurses, she sent them away, and went to the inner room by herself, where Que'er and Haitang served her to rest...
Que'er was always busy with his mouth, and while serving Nangong Yue to undress, he smiled and gossiped: "Concubine Shizi, I heard an 'interesting story' this morning." Que'er's smile was obviously gloating , You can tell at a glance that it will not be a "good thing".
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows and signaled Que'er to speak.
Que'er then smiled and continued, "I heard, servant girl, that Young Master Yan's fiancée, a girl from the Qiu family, has just been diagnosed as pregnant."
Of course, Nangong Yue knew about this girl from the Qiu family. She was the wife that Mrs. Yan had seen for Yan Xijun before. She heard that her reputation was a bit inappropriate. After Nangong Yue knew about it, she told Xiao Yi about it. Xiao Yi's behavior has always made Nangong Yue feel so helpless, since Mrs. Yan said that Miss Qiu is good, he simply put pressure on General Yan and promised Miss Qiu to Mrs. Yan's son, the fourth son of Yan.
No, Miss Qiu was pregnant before she got married, this Mrs. Yan really has a "good eye"!
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows even higher, and while sitting down with Baihui's support, she asked casually, "Does the Yan family know?"
Que'er covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Madam Yan almost fainted when she heard it, and now she is crying and making trouble and hanged herself to ask General Yan to withdraw her engagement! As the saying goes, too much talk is bound to fail, it is really good, Mrs. Yan accidentally let her know that Miss Qiu had an affair with her cousin. General Yan was so angry that he almost divorced his wife..."
Mrs. Yan had sons and daughters, and gave her parents-in-law a final filial piety. Naturally, it would not be so easy for General Yan to divorce his wife, but this time, Mrs. Yan suffered a lot. First of all, she might never try to manipulate Yan Xijun's marriage again!
As a bedtime story, this thing is really refreshing. The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth raised slightly, and the maid supported her to rest, and she slept for a full hour.
After waking up in the afternoon, she went to Tingyu Pavilion to visit Mrs. Fang. Although her body was getting heavier and heavier, Nangong Yue still went to greet Mrs. Fang every day.
Xiao Yi has already told Mrs. Fang all the secrets that Kui Lang confessed to. The heartache of Mrs. Fang can be imagined. Inject new vitality…
Today's Tingyu Pavilion was unexpectedly lively, Mr. Zhao and his wife brought their son and daughter-in-law to pay their respects to Mrs. Fang.
The Zhao family has been the steward of the Fang family for generations, and the chief steward Zhao has been with Mrs. Fang since he was a teenager, and has always been loyal. Nangong Yue has also seen it before. The old couple.
After exchanging pleasantries, Mrs. Zhao's wife, Youshi, took her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, and Nangong Yue to the outside yard for a walk. The topic was basically around the child in Nangong Yue's womb, talking about the need to move around frequently before giving birth; Talking about women giving birth is like going to the gate of hell; talking about women, wet nurses, and calling a doctor just in case before giving birth; talking about baby clothes...
Nangong Yue listened carefully, and vaguely understood in her heart that there were no female relatives here in Tingyu Pavilion, so it was probably for this reason that Youshi made a special trip to Luoyue City at such an old age.
You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were secretly relieved to see Nangong Yue's cautious expression, and were happy to say more.
Hearing that Nangong Yue said that the wet nurse was ready, You Shi talked about the wet nurse: "... the wet nurse must be healthy, if the wet nurse is infected with cold, the baby will be weak, and it is easy to get sick during contact." Second, the nurse's milk will also carry sickness, children are the most precious, and they are easy to die, so we must be more careful."
Mrs. Zhang added with a smile: "Also, Shi Zifei, this wet nurse also needs to pay attention to her daily diet. What the wet nurse eats is equal to what the child eats... I once heard that there was a wet nurse in the mansion who was greedy." , I ate a lot of lychees, and even the children got angry, and there was a blister in the mouth, which made the mother feel so distressed... "
Nangong Yue echoed her voice from time to time, a thoughtful light flashed in her eyes, while Baihui and Huamei beside her were also attentive, carefully writing down the essentials that Youshi's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said.
The concubine's birth is the first child of the two masters, and it is more likely to be the future grandson, so no mistakes are allowed!
On this day, Nangong Yue stayed in Tingyu Pavilion until the sun went down before leaving.
After returning to Bixiao Hall, the first thing Nangong Yue asked Baihui to call the three wet nurses again, although Baihui didn't know why, she immediately brought the three women back.
The three women were also in a state of surprise, and their faces inevitably showed apprehension.
Nangong Yue said directly to the first woman in blue: "Your name is He Niang, right? Come here and let me have a look."
The woman named He Niang was about twenty-five or six years old, she was fair and clean, a little plump, and there was a bit of cleverness in her eyebrows and eyes. She took a look at Baihui and saw Baihui nodding slightly to her, so she boldly stepped forward a few steps and walked up to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue sized her up and saw that her eyes were dark and her lips were dry, so she asked, "He Niang, haven't you had a good rest these days?"
He Niang was born in a family, so of course she knew that the big family had many taboos, let alone the palace, she explained with some embarrassment: "Concubine Shizi, my servant probably drank too much tea last night and kept getting up at night... He is always in good health and rarely gets sick."
Nangong Yue smiled slightly and said, "He Niang, don't be nervous, just stretch out your right hand, and I'll check your pulse."
He Niang responded, and stretched her wrist forward awkwardly. Nangong Yue stretched out three fingers to touch her wrist, pondered for a moment, then let go, and said with a smile: "You have a good foundation. Later I'll ask Baihui to prescribe you a calming soup, and you drink it for three nights first."
Hearing Shi Zifei's tone, she seemed to be fine, He Niang breathed a sigh of relief, and the other two wet nurses also watched from behind, also relieved.
Nangong Yue immediately took the pulse of the other two women named Yu Niang and Hui Niang, and sent them away again.
After the nanny left, Nangong Yue's face suddenly sank, Baihui and Huamei immediately sensed something was wrong, looked at each other, and heard Nangong Yue slowly say: "What a poisonous scheme!"
As Nangong Yue said, she subconsciously grabbed the skirt of the skirt.
The expressions of the maids in the room also became serious, and Baihui asked seriously: "Concubine Shizi, what's wrong with the three wet nurses?"
More than wrong! Nangong Yue's eyes were sharp, "Someone secretly drugged the wet nurse..."
This medicine is not an ordinary medicine. For an adult like a wet nurse, this kind of herb is not harmful, and even has the effect of beautifying the skin. It is extremely small, and if it accumulates over time, the child will grow up like a dwarf!
This plan is really vicious!
When Nangong Yue found out just now, she was about to lose her composure, but she still held back, because she was not sure who drugged the wet nurse, and whether the wet nurse knew about it...
She felt a little scared when she thought about it. No wonder the saying goes: "Only a thousand days can be a thief, but there is no one who can prevent a thousand days from being a thief." Unexpectedly, if I try to feel the pulse of those wet nurses, if I don't have enough milk in the future, I will ask the wet nurses to help feed me, the consequences will be really unimaginable!
The sky outside is gloomy and gloomy. It seems that a heavy rain is coming. The same is true for the capital thousands of miles away. Layers of dark clouds are piled up in the sky, making people feel breathless just looking at it. gas…
"Sister Bai!"
In the Prince Gong's Mansion in the royal capital, he hurriedly walked into Bai Muxiao's Xinghui Courtyard, his beautiful face couldn't hide the expression of worry.
Bai Muxiao, who had a big belly, was leaning against the window, and it was the first time she saw her clothes like this, her brows twitched.
Putting on his clothes, he didn't care about the ceremony, and said directly: "Sister Bai, do you know that His Royal Highness Kui Lang is missing?"
Hearing this, even Bai Muxiao couldn't help shrinking her pupils, showing surprise, and blurted out, "Why did this happen?"
Putting on his clothes, he frowned and said, "His Royal Highness Kui Lang, the Third Princess and Marquis Ping Yang encountered bandits in southern Xinjiang. His Royal Highness Kui Lang was taken away, his whereabouts are unknown, and the imperial decree was lost. The people who were sent by Marquis Ping Yang to deliver the papers are almost here. It's all over..."
Bai Muxiao couldn't help clenching her fists subconsciously, and asked in a trembling voice, "Are you sure about this news?" If Kui Lang really had any chances, then...
Bai Muxiao hardly dared to think about it.
"It can't be wrong. This is the message that A Dachi sent to me just now." Baiyi said irritably.
The blood on Bai Muxiao's face faded instantly, her cherry lips trembled slightly, she bit her lower lip and said, "It must be Zhennan Prince's Mansion! Besides Zhennan Prince and his son, who would want to harm His Highness Kui Lang!"
But even if she knew who did it, so what? !
The Zhennan Prince's Mansion is thousands of miles away, and there is nothing she can do.
Not to mention, if the Zhennan Palace wants to occupy the land and become king, it will definitely not let Kui Lang live, so what is the value of his own sacrifice? !
All my planning was in vain...
Thinking that he and Han Lingfu are at odds with each other now, they are incompatible, when Han Lingfu knows...
Bai Muxiao almost couldn't catch her breath, but in the next instant, she felt cramps in her stomach.
"It hurts..." Bai Muxiao moaned while clutching her stomach, "My stomach hurts so much!"
Her complexion was pale, cold sweat dripped down her body, and her body collapsed even weaker. Beside her, Bihen nervously supported her and cried out in surprise: "The side concubine..."
Seeing that Bai Muxiao's body was wet, Bihen yelled, "Quickly ask Mrs. Wen and the imperial physician, Concubine Bai Fang gave birth prematurely!"
Bai Muxiao's birth has already been eight months old. As the saying goes: "Seven lives and eight don't live." Bai Muxiao's premature birth caused commotion in the entire county palace. This baby is the eldest son of Prince Gong. , if there is a mistake, no one can afford it, and the servants in the mansion naturally dare not neglect, and they are all busy...
After a while, Mrs. Wen came.
After a while, the imperial physician also came.
Then, pots of bloody water were carried out of the house, and when there was a loud cry from the house, Han Lingfu arrived just in time.
Hearing the child's angry cry, Han Lingfu was slightly relieved.
"Congratulations, my lord!" Wen Po hurriedly hugged the baby's swaddle to announce the good news, "He is a healthy grandson!"
Very good! Han Lingfu's heart was completely relieved for an instant, and he looked down at the baby boy in Granny Wen's arms.
The whole face of the newborn baby is red and wrinkled, like a monkey's buttocks, with a little thin hair growing on the top of the head...
etc!
Han Lingfu's eyes widened suddenly. The child's hair seemed to be brown...