Chapter Thirty-Six, The Unexpected Pregnancy at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet
Shu Jin said that he had never seen the prince since he came out of the pavilion. Although the prince came back a few times, he only visited his parents and did not interact with her concubine.
The chrysanthemum viewing banquet will be held in the afternoon at the octagonal glazed pavilion in the back garden of Prince Yong's Mansion.
Shu Jin didn't dress up too grandly, she just changed into new autumn clothes - an orange-red chrysanthemum-patterned flag suit, a turquoise green Hangluo cloak, her usual simple two-piece hairpin, and a pair of Ruyi hairpins
Just add a green hairpin, two velvet flowers, and a pair of red gold chrysanthemum earrings.
It suits the occasion without being eye-catching.
Finally, you must bring Tianshen Fatty with you.
There's nothing I can do about it, this is a family dinner, and Tianshen is not the third elder brother Hongshi, so he can still refuse on the pretext of studying.
By the way, it has been more than a year since she traveled back in time, but she has never met this legendary Hongshi who was miserably deceived by Master Ba.
However, I did meet my fourth brother Yuan Shou, who I had not seen for a long time - the future Emperor Qianlong! The last time I met him was on his first birthday, but at that time he was just carried out and grabbed a book - it seemed to be a collection of poems
Woolen cloth.
However, the fourth master did not show up that day, so the arrest of Zhou Li ended hastily.
The Liuli Pavilion is very lively, except for the colorful chrysanthemums - ah, yes, they are bright red and purple, and they look colorful. Looking at them from a distance, I thought they were peonies and peonies blooming. Instead, they are white chrysanthemums.
There are only a few pots of yellow chrysanthemums.
The female relatives are all dressed up in bright colors. After all, it is rare to hold a family banquet. The prince is also in the palace now, and they all seem to be looking forward to the old man's appearance.
Shu Jin personally carried Tian Shen into the pavilion and knelt down to pay his respects to his descendant Fuji.
His descendant Fujin was also dressed gorgeously today. Needless to say, he was wearing the common red flag uniform, and it was rare to see tapestry silk flowers. The flag bun was also golden and dazzling with pearls.
"Oh, Tianshen is so fat." Fujin seemed to be in a good mood today.
Shu Jin hurriedly took a look at the fair-skinned child wearing bright red clothes with blessings and longevity patterns in the arms of the nanny next to his descendant Fujin, and also hurriedly complimented: "Brother Yuanshou has also gained some weight, and he looks more energetic.
." - He is also a fair and fat child. He looks somewhat similar to Tian Shen, and he really looks like a biological brother.
Tian Shen, on the other hand, had just been woken up from his nap and was rubbing his eyes and yawning.
The direct descendant Fujin smiled proudly, picked up the chrysanthemum wine and took a sip.
Tables and chairs were arranged in the pavilion, as well as fruits, drinks, snacks and drinks. This chrysanthemum feast should actually be regarded as afternoon tea.
When Shu Jin saw Li Xiuyin from the side of Fujin, leading the county prince, Li Gege, and followed by a group of maids and eunuchs, he quickly retreated.
I'm afraid there will be more excitement to watch.
Although the prince married into a poor family, his dress was more noble than when he was in the boudoir. He had a fine satin flag dress and a head full of pearls, but... his face looked a bit thinner after all.
Li Fujin led him forward to greet his direct descendant Fujin. As expected, his direct descendant Fujin also turned his attention to the county monarch, "Why does Shu Yierha look thinner, but I have neglected you? If you have been wronged,
But don't hold it back, your Amma and I will support you."
I don't know what she said, but I thought she was a loving mother.
Shu Yierha looked a little unnatural, she squeezed out a smile and said: "Thank you for your concern, my mother-in-law. I am very respectful to me, and the Gu family has never neglected me. It's just that this summer is sultry, and it is inevitable that I will have a bad appetite, so I will naturally lose weight.
A little more."
Li Gegelian on the side said softly: "Yes, it's hot, and I didn't have a good appetite before."
Li Gege is indeed getting weaker and weaker than Liu Fufeng.
Fujin glanced at Li Gege's waist with a somewhat disdainful expression, "Okay, everyone, take your seats. Today's chrysanthemum wine tastes very good."
Shu Jin didn't know how to drink, and had not done so for his whole life, but these fruit snacks looked pretty good, especially the plate of fried sugar cakes, which were crispy on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside. There were only six on the plate, so Shu Jin ate them all in one go.
He picked up the chrysanthemum tea and took a sip.
At this time, Niu Hulu suddenly said: "Why does Li Gege neither drink chrysanthemum wine nor chrysanthemum tea?" It is common for a woman not to drink alcohol, but it is a bit strange not to even take a sip of tea.
Li Gege's expression tightened and he smiled hurriedly: "Although the chrysanthemums are beautiful, I don't really like the smell."
Indeed, Shu Jin also felt that chrysanthemum tea was not very delicious. But there was no other tea, so he had to make do with it.
This chrysanthemum appreciation banquet was prepared by Fu Jin. There were only two drinks, chrysanthemum wine and chrysanthemum tea, but Li Gege didn't like them. Fu Jin couldn't help but look a little unhappy.
Niu Hulu chuckled and nodded: "It's inevitable that everyone will disagree. However, the snacks Fujin prepared today are extremely exquisite."
Li Gege glanced at the plates of snacks, including the exquisite chrysanthemum cakes and crabapple cakes, but these cakes were all made with lard... Then came the fried sugar cakes - a breeze blew, and the cakes were filled with chrysanthemums.
The special aroma is mixed with the greasy sweetness of fried sugar cakes.
Finally, Li Gege couldn't contain himself at all, so he covered his mouth and ran out of the pavilion, and then there was a violent sound of vomiting among the flowers.
There was silence in the pavilion.
Li Fujin was stunned for a moment and blurted out: "She really has a bad appetite..."
For a moment, many pairs of eyes looked at Li Fujin, speechless and choked.
It's already the end of September.
It's just that you have an upset appetite in summer. If it's not gone at this time, it's obviously not normal.
At this moment, all the female relatives thought of a possibility, but only Li Zefujin did not think of it.
Fujin's face turned stiff for a few times, but he still forced out a smile and said, "Go and call Doctor Sun over."
After a while, Li Gege stared at a pale little face, returned to the pavilion tremblingly, and apologized to his direct descendant Fujin face to face: "I was rude, and I ask Fujin to forgive me."
His descendant Fujin asked calmly: "Has this month's monthly letter arrived?"
Li Gege hurriedly lowered his head: "My menstruation is not allowed to begin with..."
His first wife, Fujin, already had some clarity in his mind, "That means he's not here. That's all, we'll find out when the doctor comes. Please sit down first."
Speaking of which, no matter how stupid Li Xiuyin was, she knew what was going on. She looked at Li Gege with wide eyes: "You have it?!"
Li Gege buried his head deep in thought, "I'm not very lucky, so I don't dare to think that way."
There was an unnatural look on Li Fujin's face for a moment, and she said to herself: "It's true that we can't guarantee everything."
The pavilion immediately became quiet. Shu Jin glanced at the heartless fat boy Tianshen, who actually fell asleep again in the arms of his nanny.
Shu Jin secretly glanced at the slender and frail Li Gege and thought to herself, could it be because of morning sickness that he was so thin?
However, in the Yongzheng Dynasty, except for Qi Concubine Li, no other concubine named Li had given birth to a child! Could it be that Li Gege was destined not to give birth to a child???