Not long after the decree of Princess Heshuo Duanrou was carried out, the rewards that Yinzhen gave to the concubines of Chengqian Palace were brought in. People from the construction office personally supervised the delivery of them - there were many houses in the construction office, and they came
The utensils include glassworks, carved bases, gilding, enamel, flowers, sachets, spectacles, bells, etc., all of which were carefully crafted for the concubines in the "inner court style".
Ji Ling had not yet given birth, so she could only thank her in the Nuan Pavilion. Looking at the dazzling array of gadgets in front of her, she thought to herself: Xi'er will definitely like it.
She looked around at the self-ringing clock for a long time - a gilded bronze chiming flower self-ringing birdcage clock. It was more than three feet high. There was a Western child holding a time card. When the time came, he would tell the time and drilled in and out.
Yes, it's very fun.
Ji Ling asked Qixi to replace the Western clock that was in the house.
And the glasses maker - why did Fourth Master ask someone to send glasses?
In ancient times, the name of glasses was "叆叇". Originally, the word referred to the appearance of thick clouds and described thick clouds covering the sun. Later, it came to mean glasses - glasses were given to China by Hu merchants from the Western Regions during the Ming Dynasty as tribute.
The items used by the emperor were not affordable to ordinary people in the Qing Dynasty. They were considered fashionable luxury goods.
Ji Ling knew that although Fourth Master had never deliberately pursued luxury in life, he had very elegant tastes, a workaholic personality, and a strong desire to control. Everything he used ranged from the Dragon Case in the Old Summer Palace to as small as a
As for the pen holder, I wish I could design it myself. If anything was not satisfactory, I would have to change it again and again.
Ji Ling looked at the glasses in her hand. The lenses were made of dark crystal, the frames were made of ivory and tortoise shell, and the temples were made of plain copper, simple and unadorned. She turned them over in her hands, put them on again and asked Qixi to get the mirror.
When I took a look, I saw that the woman in the mirror was wearing a palace dress, but she had sunglasses on her face. Her image was particularly funny.
Ji Ling took off the glasses and looked at them again, and suddenly understood - the fourth master did not let her use them, but put them in her Chengqian Palace so that he could take them and use them when he came over in the future.
Ji Ling asked Qixi to put away everything, including the flowers and the two large boxes of flowers sent to her from the sachets. Ji Ling took a look at the bruises on Qixi’s arms and picked up her favorite one each.
Let Qixi, Bixue and the other little palace maids divide the rest among themselves - the girl's family must like these flowers and grasses.
Huaer Zuo specializes in making all kinds of damask, silk, silk, paper, Tongcao, Mijia and other flowers for banquets and accessories. Needless to say, the exquisiteness of the things they make.
Bi Xue happily held the flowers in her palms, looked at them carefully for a long time, and then put them away - the palace maids were required to have a simple appearance, and were not allowed to apply rouge or lipstick. They were not allowed to dress up except for special festivals.
She had to wait until a certain date before she could wear these flowers.
Ji Ling leaned on the bedside and watched with a smile as Bi Xue put away the flowers. The wet nurse was holding the third princess next to her. The third princess was waving her little hands and sucking milk vigorously.
Originally, two wet nurses were rotated, which was probably not enough, but Ji Ling felt that the situation was complicated and would not be good for the child, so she appointed the wet nurse named Tong - saying that as long as the milk supply was not insufficient, she would try her best.
She feeds them all, don't take turns.
Fortunately, the nurse's milk supply was abundant. Even if the third princess opened her belly and tried her best to eat, it would still be enough.
In the Nuan Pavilion, although it is summer, the floor is covered with soft cushions, which are changed every two days. This is so that when the third princess learns to walk, she can crawl around on the ground. If she falls, she will fall on the soft cushions.
Safety.
In addition, all the furniture in the Nuan Pavilion, as long as it had sharp angles, was wrapped in soft cloth by Ji Ling's order. In addition, there was a cradle - a cradle is a cradle, but the term is different.
The third princess was so small that every time she was put into the cradle, Jilin felt like she was immediately swallowed up by the quilt.
But sometimes the third princess cried so hard that as soon as she was put in the cradle and rocked for a while, she became extremely happy. Not only did she stop crying, she also grinned and waved her hands, urging the wet nurse to rock the cradle even harder.
Some of them made a whole room of servants look stupid.
Ji Ling was thinking: When her daughter grows up, should she design a pirate ship?
But she didn't let the third princess lie in the cradle for too long. She took her out in half an hour at most every time, because the bones of newborns are relatively soft, especially the lumbar vertebrae and spine. In addition, the cradle is soft and has no support, which is not good for the bones.
development.
This principle is similar to: the worse the waist is, the less likely it is that a person can sleep on a soft bed and needs some support.
In Dongnuan Pavilion, basically most of the area next to Ji Ling's bed has become a baby area, and various small toys are also placed here for the third princess. Ji Ling asked the slaves to cook and disinfect them every day.
Let the three princesses play in turn.
In the Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Yinzhen was sitting behind the dragon case, looking at a letter from the Old Summer Palace in front of him: Musen, the inner-manager, was ordered by Prince Yi to move the red furnace and other items from the gun-making place in Jingshan to the White Tiger Palace within two days.
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The White Tiger Palace is a palace in the workshop area of the Qing Palace Building Office in the Forbidden City. This is also an idea that Yinzhen had long ago.
As early as the New Year, he conveyed the relevant meaning to Prince Yi: The Qing Palace Manufacturing Office was established more than 20 years ago during the reign of Kangxi. The workshops were imperfect, the level of each work was uneven, and the inner court was scattered.
Yinzhen wanted to carry out drastic reforms.
He wanted to take over power from the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office and gather resources, especially sensitive workshops like the "Guns and Guns Department".
Jingshan Gun Manufacturing Office belonged to the Ministry of Industry, and the manufacturing location was originally in Jingshan. After Yinzhen ordered the adjustment, the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office had a heavy burden - in addition to being responsible for the production of cold weapons for the Qing court, it was also responsible for hot weapons.
of production.
Yinzhen closed the post in a deep voice, put his hand on it, and opened it again.
As for General Weiyuan's iron cannon, he still had to call in his thirteenth brother, he thought.
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Unknowingly, more than twenty days had passed, and Ji Ling felt like a spicy cabbage - her whole body was full of sourness.
This was during the confinement period, and the nanny refused to wash her hair, saying that as soon as she washed her hair, she would suffer from confinement syndrome. So Ji Ling could only wipe her body with a hot hand towel, even after taking a bath.
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What's the use of a hot towel? At most, it's just a psychological comfort. In order to keep her hair as tidy as possible, Ji Ling ended up combing her hair in a braid in the house - anyway, she didn't go out and didn't see anyone, so she just kept her hair honest.
Confinement.
On the day of confinement, Ji Ling was as happy and excited as anyone who has been released from prison.
The first thing I did was to be served by the slaves. I quickly washed my head and took a bath. I changed a dozen buckets of hot water and sprinkled three baskets full of dried flower petals, which was almost six of the daily baths.
Seven times the amount, the inventory of petals in Chengqian Palace is almost exhausted.
When Yinzhen came over in the evening, he saw her smiling like a flower and smelling like a flower, fragrant.
