The next day, although it was not the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, Wen Xi returned to the palace to greet her as usual. Although the old lady was not young, she had taken good care of herself over the years, so she was in good spirits. "It's such a pity, I thought Xiao Shi
Liu Neng was able to get a son in one fell swoop." The old Queen Mother couldn't help but shake her head, "In the end, I only got a girl!"
Wen Xi smiled and said: "Gefuhe looks very lovely. When the full moon comes, I will bring him to show you."
The Queen Mother looked uninterested and said: "That's all, when we have a great-grandson, we can bring it to the Ai family to see!"
The Queen Mother favored boys over girls, and Wen Xi had long known that, so she was not surprised by her words and just agreed with a smile.
The Queen Mother carefully looked at her warm and rosy face, and exclaimed with envy: "The Imperial Concubine is in her forties this year? Her face shows no age at all! She is still so young!"
Wen Xi sighed slightly and said: "The Queen Mother will do her best to play with my concubines. I am already a mammy. How can I be young?"
The Queen Mother hummed, "Yes, the Niu Hulu family is also a famous family. Not only does it have you as the imperial concubine, but it also has two princes who are the direct descendants of the Jin Dynasty! It's really limitless!"
Wen Xi smiled lightly and said: "The Queen Mother is too generous. Now the Guarjia family has the crown princess and Yinlu's Fujin. Dong'e's family has Sanfujin and Jiufujin. Niu Hulu's family is not the first one. It's no big deal!"
If the elderly should be cautious, can they get over it?
The Queen Mother didn't say anything else. She just waved a pretty palace maid who was standing aside to come over and said, "The Ai family remembers that Xiao Qi doesn't have anyone in the room yet?"
Wen Xi immediately understood what the Queen Mother meant, and knew that she could not hide this matter from the Queen Mother. She could only say: "There are a few good-looking ones, but they are all maids. I guess he didn't like them!" In fact, Wen Xi committed suicide.
He was ordered not to touch the maids around him! Yinli seemed to be very obedient and didn't touch any of them for the time being. Wenxi ordered the knife, and all the love in Yinli's room who had touched his son were all sent away, so now the remaining
They should all be honest.
The Queen Mother said: "This girl's name is Ruyi. She is pretty. She can play the pipa and sing little songs. Let her go and serve Xiao Qi."
Wen Xi stood up and said, "I will thank the Queen Mother for Yin Li." What's the use of being beautiful? There are so many beautiful maids around Yin Li, and Wen Xi doesn't allow him to touch them. The same goes for this one!
Wen Xi took this girl named Ruyi back. It is true that the Queen Mother has good taste and is very smart, especially her hands, which are slender and she is born to be good at playing. Although the Queen Mother is old, she knows how to do what she likes!
The person who was gifted by the Queen Mother was so gentle that she couldn't keep it away, so she sent her brother to serve her that day.
The next day when Yinli came over to say hello, he rubbed his hands and licked his face with a flattering smile on his face: "Mother, that Xu Ruyi——"
"Maid!" Two words came out from her warm lips.
Yinli felt as if cold water had been poured on him. The colorful expression on his face instantly faded, and he responded dumbly: "My son understands."
Seeing his disappointed look, Wen Xi got angry and couldn't help but lecture: "I stress it again. Don't touch the maids around you casually! If your claws are not honest, I will scratch your skin carefully!"
Yinli hurriedly shrank his neck: "My son doesn't dare!" Thinking about Lutong's miscarriage and his brother being beaten with criss-crossing scars all over his body, Yinli would never dare to do anything to his mother-in-law.
When Yinlu was injured, it was naturally not a glorious thing. He was so proud that he refused to tell others. He left Chengqian Palace that day and went back wearing a thick cloak. He did not call the imperial doctor, but only called his own brother to secretly give him the medicine.
He applied medicine, so not many people knew about Yinlu's beating.
Yinli used his elder brother as a warning, so naturally he didn't dare to act rashly!
Wen Xi said earnestly and sincerely: "It's not that I don't let you take concubines!"
Yinlu thought to himself: Not only did you not let me take a concubine, you didn't even have someone to warm the bed and open the room! Seeing his brother hugging him from left to right, how happy he was, he could only stare with envy!
"Let's wait until you get married!" Wen Xi said. She wanted to be a good mother-in-law this time. At least she wouldn't be wronged until she got married!
Yinlu counted the wedding date with his fingers. There was still more than a year left! He felt like crying without tears.
"Especially Xu Ruyi, who was given to you by the Queen Mother! You can eat and drink her as a gift, but don't touch her!" Wen Xi emphasized, then raised her eyebrows and said, "If the Queen Mother asks, do you know how to answer?"
Yinli nodded with tears in his eyes: "I know, my son just said he didn't like it."
"Yes!" Wen Xi nodded with great satisfaction, this is a good son!
Wen Xi chose a sunny day and asked E Niang Shu Shujueluo to bring Wan Bi into the palace. As a result, E Niang and her husband also brought Hui Ning. Well, Wen Xi couldn't look down on her either.
Now that we have decided to get married, and we keep kissing each other, we must give face to E Niang and Bi'er.
But when Huining called Yinli a "cripple", Wenxi could never forget it.
Hui Ning seems to be particularly good at talking today: "My servant and E Niang have long thought about handing a sign to the palace to kowtow, but they were afraid of disturbing the imperial concubine! I didn't expect that the imperial concubine and E Niang thought of getting together!"
She reached out to avoid hitting the smiling person, not to mention that she was a younger brother and sister, and even more so her future in-laws. She smiled warmly and said, "Bi'er is becoming more and more calm. It can be seen that she has become a grown-up girl!"
Wanbi's face turned slightly red, she hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed, and shyly called out: "Auntie!"
Wen Xi nodded with satisfaction. She had to say that Xi'er was a good girl. If she hadn't been worried about the marriage of close relatives, Bi'er was indeed a very good daughter-in-law! She asked Zhu'er to help her get up, and Wen Xi took off her clothes.
The mutton-fat white jade bracelet with two dragons and beads on her wrist is worn on Wanbi's beautiful wrist by herself.
Wanbi hurriedly retreated and said, "Auntie, this is against the rules!" If it were a jade pendant with ordinary patterns, no matter how expensive the texture was, she would not refuse it. However, the carved dragon on the mutton-fat white jade was clearly a five-clawed dragon, so she wore it.
It's against the rules on your wrist!
Wen Xi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter! After next year, you can wear it legitimately!" Only members of the royal family can enjoy the five-clawed dragon, and naturally Fujin can also use it, but there are restrictions on the number and color of the dragons used.
Second to the dragon is the python. Clothes embroidered with four-clawed dragons are called python robes, and can also be given to ministers for use.
Wanbi shyly took it, but she didn't dare to wear it. She just held it firmly in her hand, looking very precious.
Wen Xi asked E Niang and Hui Ning, "How are the preparations for the dowry going?" When Wen Xi asked, Wan Bi suddenly blushed to the bottom of her ears, her head hung down hard, and she wanted to bury it in her chest.
Shu Shujue Luo is now old, but her body is still strong. Her half-white hair is combed into a meticulous bun, and she looks very energetic. Now that her granddaughter is getting married, her face is even more rosy: "The family has a great addition."
"Zhuang, Xiu'er is going to be the direct descendant of Fujin, so she won't be bad at all! Our Duke Cheng'en is now the second direct descendant of Fujin. It's not too unfamiliar, most of them will follow the same example of the seven lucky Jins back then!"
Huining also said: "I purchased a new piece of red sandalwood a few months ago. They are all century-old red sandalwood and have been made on the bottom. There are also silk and satin clothing materials. I have kept a few pieces of gold-woven satin as a gift from the imperial concubine in the house, and then I will send them to others."
Jiangnan is purchasing some fine soft silks, poplar satin, cloud brocade, and ruffle silk. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so naturally we must use good things!"
Wen Xi looked at Huining. Her eyebrows were full of joy, and she didn't look like she disliked Yinli back then, so she decided to test her: "Bi'er is the girl we've arranged for, but...Yinli's hands are not very good, you..."
As a mother-in-law, do you feel aggrieved on behalf of your daughter?"
When Hui Ning heard this, his face turned pale. He knelt down in a hurry and said, "I don't dare to have such thoughts! The seventeenth elder brother is a noble man from Tianhuang, and his character is noble. Naturally, the beauty has reached a high level!"
Wan Bi also hurriedly knelt down with her mother; "Auntie, Wan Bi has never had such an idea!"
Wen Xi said with a smile: "Bi'er is well-behaved, so of course I can trust her."
There was sweat on Huining's forehead. The imperial concubine only said that she could trust Bi'er. She was indeed half relieved, but the imperial concubine never said that she believed in her, which made Huining feel worried again! Could it be that the imperial concubine didn't trust her?
Can't believe her?!
Shu Shujueluo had no choice but to make peace and said: "Huining was indeed a bit disgraceful in his early years, but now that my daughter is getting married, naturally it won't be the same as before!"
When E Niang said this, Wen Xi, even if she didn't give Huining face, still wanted to give E Niang face, so she said: "Get up, I was just talking casually, but you took it seriously."
Huining sweated secretly and stood up with Wanbi's help, but did not dare to sit down. He stood behind his mother-in-law, looking like a young daughter-in-law who had just entered the family, especially respectful and humble.
Wen Xi then turned to chatting with E Niang, focusing on Wan Xi's marriage. Huining stood there and didn't speak for a while, but Xi'er occasionally answered Wen Xi and Shu Shu shyly.
Jue Luo's question.
Huining's eyebrows were a little anxious, and after being quiet for most of an hour, he finally couldn't help but said: "I heard that the imperial concubine rewarded the seventeenth prince with an excellent concubine?"
There was no hint of displeasure on her warm face. She called Bi'er to her and said to her seriously: "The Queen Mother has rewarded Yin Li with a girl named Xu."
When Wan Bi heard this, her heart suddenly tightened and she bit her lip and said, "Yes, Bi'er understands."
Wen Xi smiled and stroked the bangs on her forehead, and said: "Don't worry, I secretly told Yin Li to use her as a maid!"
Wan Mei's brows lit up with joy, and then she rubbed her handkerchief and said, "Seventeenth cousin is the prince's elder brother, so he should have a concubine."
Wen Xi patted her catkin and said: "The aunt next to me can't guarantee it. The only thing I can guarantee is that there won't be any concubines in the house before you get married! When you get married, you can decide this matter."
Forget it, my aunt will never give Yinli any favors in the future!"
Wan Bi's eyes were slightly red with excitement, and she hurriedly said, "Thank you, aunt!"
Hui Ning also had tears in her eyes, and Fu Shen said, "Thank you, Imperial Concubine, for protecting me!"
After thinking about it carefully, Huining didn't do anything too outrageous, but she was a bit venomous. It's just that Wen Xi, a mother-in-law, couldn't tolerate others speaking ill of her son secretly. In fact, what Huining said at the beginning was
It's the truth! She may have some inappropriate things, but as a mother, she is still very qualified! As a mother, wanting her daughter to marry a healthy man is not an excessive request. Thinking of this, Wen Xi felt
I'm relieved, not to mention that Bi'er is a good girl! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)