Concubine De was lying on the couch, and her eldest maid was telling her about the congratulatory gifts that everyone had sent one after another. Even the beauty Jieyu in the palace also sent gifts.
Concubine De was not as good as Concubine Li in terms of family background and appearance, and inferior to Concubine Shu in terms of talent. She caught the attention of the superiors because of her caution and obedience and became the chief concubine. This is the first time in these years that she has been so famous and attracted so much attention. She now enjoys
For imperial concubines, there is even a small kitchen.
She caressed her belly, with a loving smile on her face - although the eldest prince would definitely not treat these concubines harshly if he came to the throne in the future, there is still a difference whether he has his own child or not. Her child has not been born yet.
, she had already experienced the benefits, which made her feel a little elated.
She ordered: "Bring the pieces of satin given by the Queen to cut me some new clothes. I can't live up to the kindness of the Queen. I think the ruby given by Princess Wei is of excellent color, so I sent it to make a set of hair and face."
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At this time, her maid came in with joy on her face and said, "Master, Concubine Xie has sent you a white jade Guanyin."
Concubine De raised her eyebrows. She originally thought that Concubine Xie had sent her the most scriptures she had copied.
"Bring me that Guanyin to see."
The maids carefully held up the Guanyin. Concubine De's eyes fell on the delicate and gentle Guanyin, with a bit of shock on her face - the jade was of excellent quality, and it looked like the finest mutton-fat white jade. She certainly
There is also such white jade, but it is only used to make jade pendants. How could it be used to make such a Guanyin.
Concubine Xie, this gift is not unimportant.
She said: "As expected of the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, she is generous in her actions."
Concubine Xie seemed to have surrendered to her by sending such a generous gift. She felt like she had drank grape juice in the dog days of summer, and her whole body felt extremely comfortable from beginning to end.
The more she looked at this Guanyin, the more she couldn't put it down. "I will place this Guanyin in the small Buddhist hall. I hope that Lady Guanyin will bless me and give birth to a healthy and intelligent prince."
Her maid said: "There will definitely be no problem with this pregnancy."
Concubine De thought for a while. The queen was several years older than her at that time, and the eldest prince she gave birth to was so healthy, so she should be fine.
Another palace maid came in and saluted her, "Master, the original agarwood has been used up."
Concubine De believed in Buddhism and would devoutly light a stick of incense and read a book of scriptures in the small Buddhist hall every day.
"Go to the Internal Affairs Office to get some incense."
The palace maid nodded. Her master was a virtuous concubine, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs never dared to treat her harshly. Now that she was pregnant with a dragon descendant, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was eager to get the best things. Soon, the palace maid came back briskly.
Already.
"Master, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent three kinds of agarwood for you to choose from this time, including Canaan incense."
Concubine De's heart was beating fast. Canaan incense is the best among the best fragrant woods. Even if it is not lit, it has a clear, sweet and pleasant smell.
"Didn't all the Canaan incense used to be supplied to the Queen Mother?"
The palace maid said: "The Queen Mother doesn't like to use incense these days, and instead uses flowers and plants in the house."
Concubine De understood that the Empress Dowager did not need it, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha. In the past, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not have thought of her.
She felt more clearly the changes in treatment this child had brought to her.
There was a pleasant smile on her lips, "As for me, it's fine. I just use it casually. But this time I wanted to pray for the dragon in my belly, so I naturally had to use better ones. I took some Canaan incense.
come over."
The people around Concubine De have become very popular in the palace in the past few days. It can be said that they have experienced what it means to be hot. With Concubine De in front of her who has become high-profile, Xie Yunzi entered the palace.
Xie Yunzi was taken over lightly. Except for greeting the queen every fifteen days, Xie Yunzi spent the rest of the time behind closed doors, either tending flowers and plants, or copying scriptures. Although she was not warm to others, she was more concerned about her status than herself.
The low-ranking concubine was not domineering, and would even secretly lend a helping hand, which gradually gained her some popularity in the palace.
With the addition of a pregnant woman in the palace, Su Yueling's visits to the palace became less frequent. However, she would definitely have to go to Rong Zhao's birthday.
Rong Zhao will be five years old after his birthday, and the emperor has already selected an enlightened scholar for him.
Su Yueling was very sympathetic. At the age of five, he had to start learning the serious Four Books and Five Classics. When Rong Zhao was three years old, the empress taught him the Thousand-Character Classic, and he also had some basic skills.
Perhaps it was because the child came because of her, and because Rong Zhao was particularly close to her, Su Yueling naturally liked him more. Over the years, she had been giving him small stoves to drink Lingquan liquid, so Rong Zhao really didn't like it.
Too sick, skin is really comforting.
In the past few years, Su Yueling has been selling good products in the store one after another, including various vaccines. She has used everything she can, such as smallpox, hepatitis B, chickenpox vaccines... She has used them all for those close to her.
. Especially smallpox, which was still quite scary in this era.
Su Yueling vaguely remembered that smallpox could be inoculated with variola and cowpox, but she didn't know the specific steps. Wait until the mall comes out with this thing, and then take it out. As for the gift prepared for Rong Zhao this year, Su Yueling had someone polish it.
telescope.
This telescope can see scenes one thousand meters away, which is quite impressive in this era.
Of course, if the people in the glass factory study it carefully and fully grasp the principles, they will definitely be able to see further.
Su Yueling put this thing into a box, and added it with a few copybooks written by Yuan Suijun himself, and the gifts for their princess mansion were ready.
Rong Zhao's birthday ceremonies after his first birthday were all held in a low-key manner, just inviting relatives to have a meal. Previously, some ministers wanted to please the eldest son of the emperor and prepared generous gifts, but the gifts were returned by the emperor. The emperor was obviously unwilling to let the ministers
They have wasted their time and money because of comparisons, and it would be bad if the debt would be counted on their sons by then.
Su Yueling brought Su Youning over as usual when she entered the palace. Su Youning was learning to walk now and was very interested in walking, so she would go down and walk a few steps by herself from time to time along the way. Yuan Suijun was also used to her, so it was a blessing to follow her.
They set off early, otherwise they might be late at the speed they were stopping from time to time.
When they arrived at the Queen Mother's side, Su Yueling changed into a set of clothes, and Su Youning also changed into a set of clothes. Both of them had the same style and color, and they looked like mother-daughter outfits.
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up after seeing it and she praised the dress for how beautiful it was.
Su Yueling suspected that even if she and Ning Ning were wearing sacks, the Queen Mother would be able to praise them with her eyes closed.
The gifts for her and Suijun were sent to them first by Granny Shi, while Yuan Suijun sat down and told the Queen Mother some Zen stories that she had heard. The Queen Mother listened with great interest and almost forgot the time.
It was Grandma Shi who reminded me that the family dinner was going to start soon.
When they arrived at the venue, Su Yueling saw Emperor Rong Ji holding a telescope in his hand and looking at the lake not far away.
Rong Zhao pursed his lips and looked a little aggrieved. When he saw the Queen Mother, he complained, "Grandma Huang, my father stole the gift my sister gave me."
Rong Ji, who was having fun playing with the telescope, stiffened and said nonchalantly: "This telescope is too big for you. I will help you keep it first and return it to you when you grow up."
The corners of Su Yueling's mouth twitched - she had heard too many lies like this since she was a child!