"You kid, are you really going to give Ruo'er swords, guns and sticks?" My aunt was also speechless.
Su Yang slapped his head: "I brought some good horses back from the northwest and picked a beautiful one for my cousin to play with."
"That's pretty much it." The eldest aunt nodded.
Fifth cousin Su Qin said: "But, can my cousin ride a horse?"
Mingruo shook his head: "No."
"I can teach my cousin." Su Yang promised, patting his chest. "The village my grandmother gave my cousin is not far from the camp. When my cousin will go to the village, tell me in advance and I will take the horses to teach you."
"Then thank you cousin in advance." The skill of riding a horse was still very practical in ancient times and is worth learning.
The Concubine Xian went back to visit her relatives, and everyone in the mansion was given tasks, including several cousins.
The old Duke looked at Ming Ruo and smiled naively. His granddaughter is better than anything else if she is well.
"Grandpa, how is your leg disease?"
"Your plasters and heating plasters are very good. It snowed twice a year ago, so you only need to apply them once." The old man stroked his beard, "I also gave three plasters to General Hussars, and he also
We agreed. I came to the house to have a drink the day before yesterday, and I was too shy to ask for it."
"I'll send some over tomorrow." Mingruo responded.
"That's good."
Ming Ruo was chatting and joking with her grandfather and grandmother. At nearly noon, the eunuch who was playing "pioneer" arrived first and said that the concubine Xian and his wife would be arriving soon, and asked everyone in the Duke's mansion to welcome Luan Jia.
Mingruo and her eldest aunt supported the old lady and walked to the gate of the mansion. From a distance, they saw bright yellow flags fluttering in the wind, and a carriage with four horses and a treasure troupe slowly approaching. Concubine Xian got out of the car with the curtain pulled up, and everyone in the Duke's mansion needed to see it.
The etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, a high-pitched voice sang in harmony: "Be free of etiquette and stay in peace."
A crowd of people surrounded Concubine Xian as she entered the mansion, met one by one in the main hall, and then went to the dining room to have a meal. There were not many ladies in the Duke's mansion, so men and women sat down at two separate tables.
The virtuous concubine also did not need the maids to serve her meals: "It's not easy to go home. Let's all feel at ease. Otherwise, there will be no difference from being in the palace."
The old lady gave Concubine Xian a piece of crispy meat pie: "There used to be this on the table. You and your sister will definitely fight for the last piece. Try it now to see if it tastes the same."
"Okay, I'll give it a try." Concubine Xian also recalled the days before leaving the cabinet, with a slight smile on her face.
After lunch, the old lady took Concubine Xian and Mingruo back to the backyard to talk.
Mingruo took out the pulse pillow, diagnosed Concubine Xian's pulse, and performed an ultrasound examination on the child: "The fetus is firmly seated, and the child is fine."
"It's okay. I've been very anxious these days." Concubine Xian stroked her belly lovingly, "I've finished the anti-fetal pills you gave me, and I don't dare to say anything. I can't ask the imperial doctor for treatment."
"Have you not told the emperor yet?" Although it is safer to keep it a secret, the child is still young now, so as long as he wears looser clothes, he can still hide it. But in two months, the pregnancy will be revealed. By then, Dan
Emperor Xu knew that Concubine Xian deliberately concealed it, so he had to think too much about it if it was not good.
"The Emperor already knows and agrees with me keeping it a secret for now. After all... I have been at odds with the Queen Mother and Concubine Qian for a long time. If we can't keep it together, they will do something dirty." Concubine Xian sighed again, "It's just... today...
If you wear more clothes when it's cold, you won't notice anything. Once you change into a spring shirt, your belly will get bigger and bigger, and you won't be able to cover it up."
After listening to Concubine Xian's words, Mingruo fell into deep thought. After a few minutes, her eyes brightened up - the waist-length palace dress that Concubine Xian was wearing was definitely not able to cover her, but what if she changed it to a chest-length undershirt? Make it six
The rice-shaped pattern can easily hide a baby's belly for six to seven months.
"Don't worry, aunt, I have a way." Mingruo smiled lightly.
"What method?" Concubine Xian looked surprised.
"I will send you some spring shirts in a few days, and my aunt will know about it." Mingruo's mind was racing at this moment. The Flower Festival will be coming soon, and the chest-length underskirt launched this time is named after the Twelve Flowers Letter.
for the series.
In order to let everyone accept this new style of dress as soon as possible, Mingruo decided to make plum blossoms, lotus flowers, peonies and hibiscus into limited editions and give them to Yunzhuang’s diamond members for trial use.
"Then I can wait with peace of mind." Concubine Xian asked again, "What else should I eat to keep my body healthy?"
"Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and you can also eat bird's nest every day." Mingruo ordered someone to get a pen and paper, "I will write down some medicinal soups for you that you can eat regularly."
"Okay." Concubine Xian nodded repeatedly.
After treating Concubine Xian, the old lady chatted a few words with Concubine Xian. Then the eunuch came to urge her, saying that it was time to prepare to drive back to the palace. Ju Xin and Ju Yun hurriedly went to the side room to prepare to change clothes and touch up makeup.
Concubine Xian pulled Mingruo into the inner room and whispered: "When the Emperor was in my palace yesterday, he received a report saying that the eighth princess of Nanrong was coming to Donghuan for marriage..."
"Why are you here again?" Mingruo suspected that his cheap father was not a fool. They had already sent one of his daughters to be 'buried', and they wanted to send another one.
"Actually, this matter has something to do with you. The emperor originally promised you to be the princess with Prince Yun, and then he was buried..."
Concubine Xian carefully looked at Mingruo's expression and found that she didn't have much reaction before continuing, "Nanrong will definitely be difficult to explain, so the emperor promised that the betrothal gift to Nanrong will include an iron mine.
Moreover... the princess in this marriage can choose her favorite husband from among the princes, and then the emperor will grant the marriage.
Although, both you and Prince Yun were fine later. But the letter written by the Emperor to Emperor Nanrong had long been brought back by the officials who sent him off to Nanrong, and it is written in black and white and cannot be changed."
"Ha." Mingruo sneered. It seems that his cheap father is not stupid. In this era, all kinds of metal veins are scarce resources. Copper ore and iron ore that can be used to forge weapons are not inferior to gold and silver ore.
And this Emperor Danxu was like a chicken flying egg, and he really followed the saying that the plan could not keep up with the changes. At that time, he thought that Si Haochen was completely out of date, and he was willing to give Nanrong an iron mine for free. But he never thought that Si Haochen
Not only was she alive and kicking now, Nanrong gave away the princess again in exchange for the mine.
"How is your relationship with that eighth princess?" Concubine Xian felt that although Mingruo was fine, these benefits were obtained by Mingruo with her life. It would be fine if they were sisters who had a good relationship. If they were not on good terms with each other on weekdays, it would really make them sick.
Of the dead.
"Not so much." The original owner lived in Qingyun Temple with his mother and concubine all year round. That is to say, during the Chinese New Year and the emperor's birthday, he returned to the palace to stay for a few days. Except for the fifth prince who was raised by his mother and concubine, he was not related to other brothers and sisters.
familiar.
But there is really a grudge against the eighth princess. Because when the eighth princess's biological mother gave birth to a daughter, she was afraid that the original owner's mother-in-law would give birth to a prince and overwhelm her, so she poisoned Concubine Qing. There are several detoxifying herbs.
Concubine Qing did not allow the imperial doctor to give strong medicine as it would hurt the fetus in her belly. The poison caused Concubine Qing to give birth prematurely, and there was still residual poison in the body that was difficult to remove, so Concubine Qing's body deteriorated and she needed to rely on the medicinal spring of Qingyun Temple to survive.
