Blessing not only recognizes "milk", but also recognizes people. Except for Chu Yiqing, Li Huang and Abao, anyone who comes near him will cry. Chu Yiqing has no choice but to take him personally. This makes Li Huang feel a little distressed.
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"Don't spoil him anymore. You're tired. You've lost weight in the past two days!" Li Huang was saying, and stopped giving the little blessing lying in front of the two of them, waving the pink and white plump lotus root.
He yelled a few times.
Chu Yiqing laughed softly and held the little guy into Li Huang's arms. Li Huang only felt soft and tender, and a sweet "milk" fragrance came to his nostrils, and the words of complaint were gone.
He swallowed it, lowered his head, and gently rubbed the little guy's pink face.
"Dad, mother, if you have blessings, you don't want Ah Bao!" Ah Bao opened the curtain and came in. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but pouted his little mouth again. Thinking of the shock he suffered yesterday, Ah Bao
Bao stepped forward and hugged Chu Yiqing, burying his head in Chu Yiqing's arms.
"How can we forget our A Bao? The one who hurts me the most from the beginning to the end is A Bao!" Chu Yiqing was in severe pain in the house yesterday and did not hear A Bao's cry. Today he heard Yingrun and the others say
Now she was stroking Ah Bao's little head and thinking of the neglect she had given to Ah Bao these days, she felt distressed and said: "Ah Bao, I'm sorry, my mother has been alienated from you these days, don't be angry!
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A Bao quickly stood up and said: "Mother, A Bao is not a child anymore. Naturally, he knows that his brother is still young and still needs the care of his father and mother! Don't worry, mother, A Bao will take good care of himself!"
Chu Yiqing nodded, rubbed A Bao's little face lovingly, and tugged on his clothes, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.
"By the way, daddy, mommy, grandma said she wanted to see her little brother!" Abao suddenly remembered something and said.
Li Huang also nodded and said: "When I went to the palace today, my father also mentioned to me that he wanted someone to carry the child into the palace to show his father and the emperor's milk!"
Chu Yiqing thought for a while and then said: "It's natural for the elders to treat children. It's just that the blessing is still in the month of confinement, and it is less than a month old. I'm afraid of the wind. It's not appropriate to carry it to the palace.
Bar!"
Li Huang nodded and said: "That's what I said. Anyway, tomorrow is the day to wash San'er, so I just want my father and the Queen Mother to come!"
Chu Yiqing nodded, and the two of them were teasing little blessings in the room, and with Abao making jokes on the side, it was quite a lively reunion for the whole family. At this moment, there were a few people floating down outside.
It’s the first snow in the capital this winter.
Chu Yiqing was used to living in Chu Han's place. There was a rule about taking a bath there, but here in the capital, people had to take a bath. As the saying goes, when you go to the countryside, do as the Romans do. In addition, there will be people coming to the palace on this day, so
Xi San'er of the Prince's Mansion also made it particularly grand. For this matter, the Queen Mother sent the two nuns who originally came to deliver the baby to be responsible for the delivery of the grandma. In the past two days, the palace followed the instructions of the nuns.
Requirements: Prepare navel hairpins, basin cloth, millet, gold and silver hairpins, flowers, flowers, shengers, buckets, locks, scales, small mirrors, toothbrushes, and tongue scrapers.
, green cloth tips, green tea leaves, new combs, new cages, rouge powder, pig pancreas soap balls, new towels, copper tea trays, green onions, mugwort balls, baking cages, incense candles, money and food paper code, raw materials
There were a lot of things like boiled eggs, sticks, etc., and I had to boil the water of Sophora japonica and Pu mugwort, dye the Guiyuan with rouge, raw peanuts, chestnuts, etc. I was very busy.
On the day of Xi San'er, many princes and nobles naturally came and blocked the main streets outside the Prince's Mansion early in the morning. Fifteenth and Fourteenth led the people from the Prince's Mansion to clear the way. Li Huang then
Greet guests personally in the lobby.
"Congratulations!" Everyone entered the hall and after greeting Li Huang, they all said auspicious words. Li Huang was so happy that he led the adults to the flower hall to watch a show and have a meal.
At this moment, Chu Yiqing's room was also lively. Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Lu came with their daughters and sat around in the room, looking at the little blessings in the cradle and saying auspicious words.
Everyone praised Yiqing for her good fortune, as she gave birth to two boys in a row.
Although this boy could consolidate her status, Chu Yiqing wanted a daughter from the bottom of her heart, so she said: "Sons and daughters are actually the same. With A Bao, I like daughters because they are delicate!"
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Chu Yiqing had just finished saying this, and Little Blessing seemed to understand, and started crying loudly. The nanny hurried forward in a hurry, but Little Blessing never followed her, so Chu Yiqing had to do it by himself
He hugged her and pretended to be angry: "If you cry again, mother will be angry!"
As soon as Chu Yiqing finished speaking, Little Blessing seemed to understand, and immediately stopped crying, waving her pink little arms from time to time, as if she was saying something.
"Oh, it's amazing. This child is really smart!" Mrs. Yang said happily, and stepped forward to see the little blessing. Mrs. Lu also agreed.
Chu Yiqing remembered that A Bao also seemed to have this ability when he was a child, and he had long been used to it, but Little Blessing was more clingy than A Bao, and could not leave for a moment.
Several people were talking in the room when they heard Yingrun coming to report: "Madam, Mrs. Xu and Miss Xu are here!"
Chu Yiqing responded and asked Yingrun to invite them in.
"Your Majesty, is that Miss Xu?" Madam Lu asked hurriedly.[
Chu Yiqing nodded and said: "They are the daughter-in-law and daughter of the late Xu Guogong. Because Mr. Xu also passed away a few years ago, they are the only widowed mothers left in the family. They don't go out often. I just want to take this opportunity to get to know each other."
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Mrs. Lu nodded immediately, then looked back at Lu Ningxin, who was also sitting upright, as if facing a formidable enemy.
After a while, Yingrun opened the door curtain, and Mrs. Xu was wearing a fur waistcoat embroidered with chrysanthemums in a sunny color after the rain, and an eight-piece Hunan skirt in moon white color, with a light arm on her head.
Liuliu Zhuan'er, with only a yellow jade hairpin in her head and a little makeup on her face, walked in slowly. Behind her was Xu Yunxi, wearing a yellow full-sleeved dress with hibiscus flowers.
The coat has a white fur collar, which looks like fine rabbit fur. It has eight lotus-pink skirts, which are made of fine mulberry silk. The beads on the head are
Although the hairpin is simple, she wears a pair of jade bracelets inlaid with gold and jade, which makes her look well-groomed.
"Congratulations to Concubine Chu, congratulations to Concubine Chu!" Mrs. Xu entered the room and saluted with Xu Yunxi.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Get up quickly. Let me introduce you. This is the wife and young lady of Mr. Yang, the Minister of Rites. I think this is the wife and young lady of Mr. Lu, the Minister of Rites. They are all friends I have made in the capital these days.
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When Mrs. Xu heard this, she quickly pulled Xu Yunxi to greet Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Lu one by one.
Mrs. Lu looked up and down the outfits of Mrs. Xu and Xu Yunxi, and a confident smile appeared on her face. Seeing Mrs. Xu and Xu Yunxi saluting, she returned the gift with Lu Ningxin, and then told Lu Ningxin: "
Let us adults say something, and you children can go and play!"
Lu Ningxin naturally knew what Mrs. Lu meant, so she quickly agreed, pulling Yang Mo'er and Xu Yunxi out of the back room and going to the outside room, eating snacks and talking at the same time.
Although Mrs. Xu sat down, she obviously lacked confidence in front of the two wives of high-ranking officials. Especially after seeing the jewelry box on the table, she took out the gift she brought, stood up and said with a smile: "This
This is a winter coat that Xin'er made for the young master. The stitching is rough, so Concubine Chu should not dislike it!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "How can I dislike it? I have long heard from Master Yan that the female celebrities in Yunxi are very good. I want to meet her today!"
Mrs. Xu smiled gratefully and quickly presented the clothes.
The little dress was made of fine brocade, with a bright red color, especially the dragons and phoenixes on it, which were embroidered with an extraordinarily beautiful scenery. When Chu Yiqing saw it, he was very happy and quickly asked Yingrun to put it away.
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When Mrs. Lu saw the congratulatory gift from Mrs. Xu, she knew better. She secretly winked at Mrs. Yang and raised the corners of her lips slightly, as if she was a little disdainful.
Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Lu are cousins. They grew up together, so they naturally know what she and Lu Ningxin think about Hua Qi. However, Mrs. Yang has seen the world after all. In her opinion, although the Xu family has declined,
But after all, it was a serious and honorable family before. This kind of family has nothing but integrity. In addition, the Xu family and the Hua family were engaged first. Lu Ningxin "stepped in" halfway, even though she thought she had compromised.
I'm afraid the Xu family may not buy it if they become an equal wife!
Mrs. Yang secretly winked at Mrs. Lu, asking her to calm down. She smiled and said to Mrs. Xu: "We have never seen Mrs. Xu in the capital for so many years. Mrs. Xu is not very good."
Let’s go out?”
Mrs. Xu quickly replied: "My husband passed away, our Xu family is not as good as before, and we have less contact with our wives!"
Mrs. Yang nodded, took Mrs. Lu's hand and smiled: "My sister has been recuperating in Chuhan because of poor health. She just came back recently and doesn't know anyone. In the future, Mrs. Xu can get closer to my sister."
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When Mrs. Xu heard this, she quickly said: "I wish you the best. Mrs. Lu, I am polite here!"
Mrs. Lu smiled and stepped forward to help Mrs. Xu up and said: "We are both very knowledgeable people, and our daughters are about the same age, so there should be a lot of topics to talk about!"
Mrs. Xu nodded quickly.
Mrs. Yang took the opportunity and said: "Okay, let's go out quickly. Concubine Chu has just given birth and is still tired now. Let's not disturb her any more!"
Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Xu quickly bowed and said goodbye.[
Chu Yiqing smiled and nodded, and asked Yingrun to send the three of them out.
At this moment, Lu Ningxin and Xu Yunxi were getting along harmoniously, and they always mentioned Hua Qi intentionally. Xu Yunxi had a blush on her face, but she just lowered her head and didn't say much.
"Sisters are lucky enough to find such an excellent husband!" Lu Ningxin sighed.
Xu Yunxi whispered: "Ms. Lu has a beautiful heart and is the daughter of the Minister of Rites. She will definitely find a better family in the future!"
"It would be great if the three of us could be relatives!" Lu Ningxin said suddenly.
Xu Yunxi was stunned and quickly raised his eyes to look at Lu Ningxin, not understanding what Lu Ningxin meant.
Yang Moer quickly said: "It's a pity that Prince Chu and Mr. Hua only have younger sisters and no brothers. Otherwise, they could be introduced to Xin'er!"
Only then did Xu Yunxi react and laughed: "Good sisters don't necessarily have to marry into the same family. Sometimes, the disputes in the family will affect the relationship between sisters!"
Lu Ningxin responded, but her smile was a little stiff.
Yang Moer quickly smiled and said: "Although Sister Xu is only a few months older than us, she has a thorough understanding of the world!"
Xu Yunxi smiled sheepishly and lowered his head again.
Lu Ningxin's face looked a little bad, but she still managed to smile. It wasn't until the three ladies came out together that they each followed their mother, passed by the handwriting arcade outside, and planned to go to the front hall to watch a play.
As Mrs. Lu walked, she whispered: "The Xu family's mother and daughter have no family background at first glance. Xu Guogong, this is so many years ago. In the eyes of nobles today, where are these old ministers still?"
Xin'er, it would be too unfair for you to marry a playboy with her and just be an equal wife!"
Lu Ningxin said displeased: "Mom, don't talk about people like that. It doesn't matter whether you are poor or rich. What matters is that the person likes you!"
Madam Lu was startled, and followed Lu Ningxin's gaze and saw that Hua Qi had arrived at some unknown time. She was whispering this to Xu Yunxi. Xu Yunxi kept his head lowered, showing off his white hair.
” The white and tender neck of the rabbit’s fur appeared, with a shy smile on his face, which was quite heartwarming to see.
Mrs. Lu snorted coldly in her heart. Suddenly she saw Mrs. Xu walking in front. Her eyes darkened and she gave the old woman beside her a look. The old woman immediately stretched out a foot and stepped on it.
Mrs. Xu's heel, Mrs. Xu staggered a little, and Mrs. Lu quickly stepped forward and pulled her sleeve hard. There was a sharp sound, and a piece of Mrs. Xu's sleeve was pulled off.
Mrs. Lu deliberately pretended to be panicked, and raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu was covering her tattered sleeves, which were even bigger. She raised her eyes and looked around, and saw that all the ladies around were covering their mouths and laughing vaguely.
The words "There are bargains" floated over, and Mrs. Xu bit her lip, her face full of shame and anger.
"Mrs. Xu, I'm really sorry. I saw you were about to fall and wanted to help you, but who knew..." Mrs. Lu hurriedly stepped forward, looked at the material again and said, "Where did you buy this brocade silk? It's too
You have cut corners. Each inch of this brocade silk originally had three hundred threads, but this one would be good if it had one hundred threads. Mrs. Xu, you must have been tricked!"
Mrs. Xu's face was even more embarrassed. She murmured: "Mrs. Lu laughed..."
Xu Yunxi also noticed something strange behind her at this moment. She quickly looked back and saw her mother standing aside in the corridor, covering her torn sleeves, with a red face. Everyone was gathered around, lowering their heads.
What are they talking about.
"Mother, what's wrong?" Xu Yunxi ignored Hua Qi and hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
Hua Qi also followed.
"I was not careful. I saw Mrs. Xu slipping. I didn't expect..." Mrs. Lu took the opportunity to say when she saw Hua Qi coming.
Mrs. Xu's eyes were red now. It didn't matter that she was embarrassed, but now everyone in the capital knew about the marriage between Xu Yunxi and Hua Qi, and now she had lost such a big person in her in-laws' home...
"Yingrun, quickly take the old lady to the back room to change clothes!" Hua Qi ordered coldly.
Yingrun quickly agreed and returned to the inner hall with Mrs. Xu and her daughter.
"Mom, why are you so careless?" Lu Ningxin's heart was already in her throat at this moment. Mrs. Lu is her mother, so she naturally knew that what happened just now was definitely not just careless! She bit her lip and looked secretly.
When I glanced at Hua Qi and saw Hua Qi's cold face, I felt even more uneasy.
"It's okay, let's go to the flower hall. The play over there is about to begin!" Hua Qi said quietly, saluted, and followed him to the back room with his personal servant.
"Is that the Xu family who is engaged to the Hua family? Tsk tsk, it is said that they are the descendants of Xu Guogong. I look at it, and it is in decline now!" Someone started discussing in a low voice.
"You still have to pretend to be rich when you are in decline. After all, Xu Guogong is also the founding father of the country. But now that all the men in the family are gone, there are only orphans and widowed mothers. It is difficult to maintain the previous style!"
"As a person, you can't just live a decent life. Wear a hat as big as your head. It's not enough to make your face look fat. Look, it's embarrassing now, isn't it?"
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Mrs. Lu listened to those words quietly, with a complicated smile on her face. She turned around and was about to show off to Mrs. Yang, but she saw Mrs. Yang's face darkened and said: "Sister, you did something very stupid today.
matter!"
Mrs. Lu was startled and asked in a low voice: "What does sister mean by saying this?"
"Although Concubine Chu and the Crown Prince like Ning Xin, and they vaguely intend to let Ning Xin and Xu Yunxi marry into the Hua family together, don't forget that Concubine Chu is not the kind of woman who dislikes poverty and loves wealth. She intends to let Ning Xin marry into the Hua family.
Xin'er is an equal wife because of Xin'er's illness and your family's family background. In addition, Xin'er and Hua Gongzi are also destined, but you are so smart, you will only ruin this matter!" Mrs. Yang said in a deep voice.
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Upon hearing what Mrs. Yang said, Mrs. Lu immediately panicked and said quickly: "What should I do? I... I just want Mrs. Xu to make a fool of herself and let them know that based on their family background, they are not worthy of flowers."
Young Master, I really have no other intention of asking them to safely accept Xin'er as their equal wife!"
"Are you the only one who knows what your character is like when we grow up together? Do you think that Mrs. Xu and Miss Xu's family is poor, and you want them to make a fool of themselves in front of today's noble ladies?
They are ashamed of themselves, so it would be best to withdraw from this marriage voluntarily, right?" Mrs. Yang said coldly.
Mrs. Lu was speechless.
"Mom, what are you doing, you!" Lu Ningxin shouted in a low voice, stamping her feet, her face full of eagerness.
"Xin'er, do you even blame mother? Didn't mother do it for you? Now, mother is still hiding this matter from your father. You..." Mrs. Lu was exposed by Mrs. Yang, and she felt anxious and confused.
She was ashamed and angry, and with Lu Ningxin's complaints, she felt even more uncomfortable.
"You did this yourself, you can figure it out on your own! I still advise you, at Xin'er's age, there is no need to be an equal wife, not to mention that you also know your brother-in-law's temperament.
There's not even a grain of sand in it, are you sure you can convince him?" Mrs. Yang sighed. At this moment, a lady in front called her, but she didn't care about Mrs. Lu and left in a hurry.
Mrs. Lu and Lu Ningxin stood there, and neither of them said a word for a long time.
"Xin'er..." Finally, Mrs. Lu spoke first.
"Mother, I like Hua Qi, I really do. Mother also said that her biggest regret in her life is losing her sister. Does she also want to watch the loss of her daughter?" Lu Ningxin cried.
road.
Mrs. Lu was startled, her face flushed with anger, but thinking of her deceased daughter, she was speechless.
When Chu Yiqing heard about what happened outside, he got off the bed and went to the outside room, asking Yingrun to find some clothes for herself and put them on for Mrs. Xu.
"I've never worn these clothes once, Mrs. Xu, don't dislike it!" Chu Yiqing smiled and put the clothes on Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu hurriedly said: "Mother Chu, why are you down? Come and lie down on the bed! You are really ruining my body by doing this!"
Chu Yiqing said guiltily: "I am the one who feels sorry for my in-laws..."
"What did Concubine Chu say? It's me who has embarrassed Concubine Chu, and I didn't hide it from Concubine Chu. Since the death of the master, the Xu Mansion has become worse day by day. The clothes I wear when I go out are also...
There are only two bodies..."
Chu Yiqing said: "It's not easy for a woman like you to raise Yunxi and train her to be so outstanding! Mrs. Xu must not blame herself too much!"
Mrs. Xu changed out of her torn clothes and sighed quietly. In fact, since Chu Yiqing became the crown prince's concubine, she knew that her family's marriage was a bit high-end. If it weren't for Yun Xi's love for Hua Qi, she would have
If the roots were deep, she would have canceled the marriage long ago!
At this moment, outside the door, Xu Yunxi's face was also full of embarrassment, with tears filling her eyes.
"Okay, stop crying, it was all an accident!" Hua Qi whispered, but didn't know how to comfort her.
"I know my mother has embarrassed you today, but I can't say I'm sorry to you. If it wasn't for me, she wouldn't have come here and suffered the insults from those ladies... Since my father left, my family has been unable to make ends meet.
Fortunately, Grandpa Yan has always been taking care of me. My mother saved all her money for me and asked me to wear good materials, but she could only wear the cheap and cheap stuff... Playboy, do you look down on my family now?" Xu Yunxi said lowly.
He said in a loud voice, desperately trying to show the veil in front of him, "If you want to cancel the engagement, I..."
She liked this man, but she still didn't have the courage to say those words.
Li Huang and Chu Yiqing's thoughts were revealed to him to some extent before. In fact, for Lu Ningxin, because of the fate of Lu Cheng, he also had ignorant feelings for her, so he acquiesced at the beginning.
, but today, he changed his mind.
"Don't worry, I won't break off the engagement. I believe that Aunt Chu is not the kind of person who dislikes poverty and loves wealth! What happened today was really just an accident. Don't take it to heart!" Hua Qi said firmly.
Xu Yunxi raised her head, her beautiful face was full of pear blossoms, which was very heart-warming.
Hua Qi raised her hand, wiped her tears gently, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't cry. When we watch the show later, I will arrange a VIP seat for you and your aunt alone, so that you don't have to listen to the gossip of the common people.
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Xu Yunxi nodded gratefully.
When Mrs. Xu came out and saw that Xu Yunxi had turned from tears to laughter, she felt relieved. She stepped forward and said a few words, and Hua Qi took them to the front hall.
After making arrangements for the Xu family's mother and daughter, Hua Qi walked out of the flower hall and bumped into Lu Ningxin.
"Young Master Hua, my mother really didn't mean it. Don't be angry!" Lu Ningxin whispered, biting her lips tightly, looking pitiful.
Hua Qi looked at the people around him and said, "There are some things we should make clear!"
Lu Ningxin paused. She didn't know why, but she suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart. She quickly said: "Today is not the time. How about tomorrow? Tomorrow I will wait for you in the chrysanthemum garden in the suburbs. It is also there that I will recognize you."
Come out!"
Hua Qi shook his head with an expression on his face and said: "I have to go to school tomorrow and I don't have time. In fact, it's just a few words. Just explain it clearly here!"
Lu Ningxin stood there, nervously tightening the handkerchief in her hand. She could see that Hua Qi was angry. Is it true that as Aunt Yang said, her relationship with Hua Qi was hopeless?
"I'm sorry. I know what my mother did today was a bit excessive, but she really didn't mean it. She..." Lu Ningxin hurriedly explained again.
"Regardless of your mother's affairs, it's my fault. We are obviously engaged to Yunxi, but we are acting inconsistently. I admit that Aunt Chu and I both like you very much, and I heard that you have that disease... But Miss Lu,
I can no longer hurt Yunxi, Yunxi is a good woman, and I will grow old with her!" Hua Qi said very firmly,
Lu Ningxin's body swayed a few times, and she quickly held on to the pillar on the side. She whispered: "I don't ask for much, I just ask to be an equal wife. Isn't this enough?"
Hua Qi shook his head, "You really don't have to wrong yourself so much for me, you deserve a better man!" After Hua Qi finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave.
"Young Master Hua..." Lu Ningxin wanted to hold Hua Qi, but she didn't, and watched helplessly as Hua Qi walked further and further away.
"Cousin, the play has started, why don't you go in? The show is "The Legend of White Snake". I have only heard of it before but never seen it... Cousin, are you crying?" Yang Mo'er shouted in shock.
Lu Ningxin quickly wiped her eyes and said, "It's okay, sand got into her eyes... Let's go in, otherwise my mother and aunt will be in a hurry!"
Yang Mo'er nodded and took Lu Ningxin's hand in.
As Lu Ningxin walked, she looked at Xu Yunxi who was fascinated by the show in the VIP seat over there. She sighed quietly and shed two lines of tears again.
Why didn't she catch Hua Qi when she was in Lucheng?