About three and a half months after the marriage between Eighth Prince and Nian Siyan, Wubeile Mansion also ushered in a happy event.
Ma Gege gave birth to a daughter on November 25th. However, in this era when children are more valued than their mothers, Ma Gege is very precious to the daughter she gave birth to. She likes her no matter how much she looks at her. She wishes she could see her all the time.
She would hold her in my arms anytime and anywhere and never let go. Even the wet nurse nursed her in front of Ma Gege.
It was rare for Wubeile Mansion to encounter such a happy event this year. Wanyue decided to hold a full moon party when the child was one month old, and invited several female relatives of the prince's family to come and get together.
Yinqi was also happy and relaxed about this kind of thing, leaving all the power to Wanyue to handle it.
When the post about the banquet was sent to Babeile Mansion, Bafujin despised it and secretly argued in his heart: If you want to go back to meet Nian Siyan, just say so. Why use a concubine's daughter as an excuse and what about the full moon?
Wine! Is there any family in the capital that would host a banquet for the daughter of a concubine? You won’t be afraid of being laughed at if you tell me.
Bafu Jincai didn't want to take Nian Siyan, the concubine, to Wubeile Mansion. She was very sarcastic about the banquet that Wanyue was going to organize in her heart, and she wished she could tell everyone about it in front of everyone.
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However, on December 25th, Bafujin finally brought Nian Siyan.
The banquet was arranged in the flower hall in the front yard. The venue was large and not crowded. The royal family members could enjoy playing cards or chatting with people they knew well.
Bafujin looked around and didn't find Wanyue, so he felt a little frustrated. Nian Siyan was also frustrated. She had been married to Babeile Mansion for more than three months, and she could count the number of times Bafujin had made things difficult for her.
But come on, today I won’t say that she doesn’t know etiquette and ask her to learn the rules again. Tomorrow I will say that she is not sincere when worshiping Buddha and ask her to copy Buddhist scriptures.
Nian Siyan never knew that he could think of so many tricks when someone was in trouble. If you compare the Five Fortunes and the Eighth Fortunes, they would be many times better.
Although Wufujin is not yet in the future, the servants in the mansion are not slacking off at all, and all of them appear to be very dedicated.
In the west wing room, Ma Gege had finally finished her confinement and was dressing up with all her heart. It was hard for Fujin to think of holding a special full-moon ceremony for her Siyue. The wet nurse who took care of Siyue also smiled and said festive words:
"Wu Fujin is really the most kind-hearted person I have ever seen. I have been a wet nurse for several years, but I have never seen any mistress organize a full-moon banquet for a concubine. Gege, you and the young master are really lucky."
Ma Gege nodded while dressing up by himself: "Fu Jin is indeed a very good person. Maybe Fujin was also influenced by Lord Baylor, who is also a kind-hearted person."
The wet nurse continued to cater: "Who says it's not the case? Wubeile and Wufujin are very generous to servants like us, and they often reward us. The servants outside who want to enter Wubeile's house have their heads sharpened.
Only then did I have the opportunity to come in.”
Speaking of giving a reward, Ma Gege picked up a jade hairpin on the dressing table, turned around and put it in the wet nurse's hand, "Just accept this jade hairpin, Siyue, I want you to take more careful care of it."
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The wet nurse was overjoyed and immediately knelt down on the ground and said thanks: "Thank you Magge, I will serve the little master with all my heart, and I will make the little master grow white and fat."
As soon as she finished speaking, Siyue's cry could be heard from inside. The wet nurse quickly got up and rushed in to pick up Siyue and comfort her.
Ma Gege watched with satisfaction. At this time, Wanyue and Yudan walked in, "Sister, it's time to take Siyue to the flower hall in the front yard for them to have a look."
Ma Gege immediately responded: "Okay sister, I'll just ask Nanny and take Siyue over."
After a while, Wanyue and Ma Gege walked in the front, Yudan and the wet nurse walked behind, and everyone present turned their heads when they heard the child's loud cry.
The princes and concubines who were lower in rank than Wanyue all saluted and said hello to Wanyue. Wanyue also greeted them politely, and everyone presented the gifts prepared for Siyue.
Ma Gege has never seen so many congratulatory gifts, which are even richer than those given to Wu Beile on her birthday. She looked at Wanyue with a look of admiration: It seems that Fujin has more face than Lord Beile, and Fujin is thinking of Siyue.
Holding a full-moon banquet would attract so many gifts. This was something she had never thought of before.
You must know that she gave birth to a concubine. Normally, brothers born from a prince's family may not be treated like this. Siyue was able to receive blessings from so many people. Ma Gege was extremely pleased and decided to follow Fu Jin's lead in the future.
It was just Siyue's cry that brought her back to reality. The wet nurse had been comforting Siyue. She looked like she was a little hungry. It was really inappropriate to bring her here at this moment.
"The young master is probably hungry. I will take him down to feed you. When the young master is full, I will pick him up again." The wet nurse glanced at Wanyue and Ma Gege and asked in a low voice.
Wanyue nodded slightly, and Ma Gege felt even more grateful to her.
Not long after, Siyue stopped crying.
After about two moments, Siyue seemed to be full. As soon as the wet nurse carried her to everyone, Siyue had already fallen asleep in her swaddling clothes.
Everyone gathered around to take a look at Siyue in the wet nurse's hand. After looking at it, they looked up at Magige again.
"This child looks so much like her mother!"
"This child is as beautiful as my sister."
"Yes, especially the eyebrows and eyebrows, they look very similar!"
Ma Gege was a little embarrassed to be told, "This child loves to cry, unlike Sifeng, whom my sister raised, who is very lively and loves to laugh."
Wanyue smiled naturally and joked: "When Siyue reaches Si Feng's age, she may be so lively and cute, and my sister may not be able to like her."
After saying that, everyone laughed.
Wanyue followed the laughter of the crowd and glanced casually, but seemed not to see Qian Gege, so she asked Yudan behind her: "Why didn't you see Qian Gege?"
Speaking of Qian Gege, Ma Gege couldn't help but feel a little speechless. After she gave birth to Siyue, Qian Gege glanced at her in the future. After all, they also participated in the draft together and were sent to Wubeile Mansion together. She thought they got along.
They look more different than the other sisters.
As a result, only her concubine and concubine Fujin came to see her, and Qian Gege's house was only two rooms and a few steps away from hers.
Thinking of this, Ma Gege felt a little disappointed.
"Qian Gege has a withdrawn personality. She said she didn't want to attend such a gathering." Yu Dan said this without confidence. She was the one who personally told Qian Gege that Fujin was going to organize a full-moon banquet for Siyue that day, but Qian Gege didn't want to attend it at all.
Talk to her.
"Since she won't come, forget it." Wanyue said immediately, and Ma Gege decided to go to Qian Gege's house to take a look in person after the full moon wine.
As soon as Wanyue finished speaking, Bafujin led Nian Siyan to walk to Wanyue. The two of them saluted Wanyue together, "Fifth sister-in-law."
Wanyue unconsciously helped the two of them up, her eyes alert, "No need to be polite."
The next moment, Ba Fujin began to scold Qi Nian Siyan, "Fifth sister-in-law, you said that this Siyan came out of your house after all, so why doesn't she know the rules? Didn't Fifth sister-in-law have someone teach her?"
Wanyue listened silently. If it had been in the past, she would definitely have gone back to Bafujin. But today, all the princes, wives and concubines were here, so she had to be more generous.
Seeing that she was silent, Bafujin continued, "People who don't know would think that Lord Beile has brought back a folk girl."
While Wanyue listened, she squinted her eyes slightly and looked a little sleepy. Others were talking behind her back that Ba Fujin's move was impolite.
Listening to everyone's divergent words, Bafujin finally couldn't speak anymore. Her face couldn't help but stiffen. She wanted to arrange a few words for the fifth sister-in-law in front of these sisters-in-law, but she didn't expect that the other sisters-in-law seemed to be ignoring her.
She, she was a little unhappy for a moment.
"What the eighth brother and sister said is too much. The person that the eighth brother likes, as a sister-in-law, can she still forcefully say no?" Qi Fujin finally couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but apologize for Wanyue's injustice. No one could
Knowing that the eighth brother and sister are very jealous, who knows if what she said today was intentional to disgust the fifth sister-in-law. The fifth brother and Qi Beile have always been close to each other, and Qi Fujin has no intention of letting Ba Fujin continue to talk nonsense like this.
Bafujin couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief in his hand. After all, his grandfather was now a popular person in front of Huang Ama. They would dare to look down on him like this in the future. Bafujin tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart and try his best to be the best he could be.
As required: treat others with humility and courtesy, and don’t lose even half of your magnanimity.
When she returned, although Ba Fujin looked friendly, she clearly kept distance from the other sisters-in-law. Originally, she was not far away from Jiu Fujin and Qi Fujin, but she directly surpassed these two people and walked side by side with Si Fujin.
Go, under Si Fujin's surprised eyes, he pulled the timid Nian Siyan into the carriage together.
At the full moon banquet, the Eighth Fortune Jin made such a fuss. Wanyue didn't say a word to Tong Nian Siyan, and she couldn't help but feel a little regretful: If the Eighth Fortune Jin doesn't change his character, he will suffer a loss sooner or later.
