The servants moved a small bench for the third princess. The third princess sat next to Ji Ling. Ji Ling filled a small bowl of porridge and handed it to the third princess. There were also a few slices of radish and mustard greens in it.
The third princess held the bowl and held the spoon with her chubby little hands, and took a few big mouthfuls of the porridge.
Ji Ling touched her little head, with a motherly smile on her face, and asked her: "Is it delicious?"
The third princess nodded, then took a spoonful of porridge with a spoon, raised her hand high, and brought it to Ji Ling, saying in a sweet voice: "Eniang...eat porridge!"
Ji Ling's eyes narrowed with laughter.
She stretched her head over, took a sip of the porridge, and then said: "The porridge that Xi'er gave E Niang to drink is the most delicious porridge!"
The third princess looked at her happily and took back the spoon with shining eyes. She heard the sixth brother crying in the next room.
Ji Ling was worried, so she put down the spoon and stood up and walked over. The third princess swung her short legs and wanted to stand up with her.
Ji Ling turned around and said, "Xi'er, sit down and don't move. E Niang will come as soon as you go."
When she arrived at the side room, she saw the wet nurse and the nanny changing the diaper of the sixth brother together, with Evian watching from the side.
There was a large wet spot on the wet nurse's body, and it was still dripping to the ground. Without asking, she knew that Brother Six had peed just now.
While Mammy was hugging Brother Six and coaxing her, she raised her head and unexpectedly saw Ji Ling coming in. She quickly said, "I would like to pay my respects to Concubine Chen. May Concubine Chen be blessed with peace of mind!"
Ji Ling walked over and saw the rosy face of Brother Six, and felt relieved.
The wet nurse was about to salute Ji Ling, but Ji Ling raised her hand to stop it and said: "Don't be distracted. Just remember to keep an eye on brother at all times and take good care of brother six."
The wet nurse got up and moved very skillfully. She quickly changed the diaper for the sixth elder brother, unbuttoned her clothes, exposed her chest skin, and fed the sixth elder brother.
Ji Ling saw it, turned her face slightly, and gave a few more instructions. Next to her, she saw that Sixth Brother's small bed had been spread out, with bedding and pillows. She went up and felt the thickness of the bedding with her own hands.
Only then did he successfully return to the dining table in the main room.
In just a short time, the third princess had finished the entire bowl of porridge.
When Ji Ling came out, he was watching his daughter with her neck raised, her little face almost buried in the bowl, and she drank the porridge.
Ji Lingxin said: Even though she is a princess, her appearance is very much my style. Alas...
The third princess licked her lips with satisfaction and asked Ji Ling: "Mom, why is my brother crying?"
Ji Ling reached out and took the handkerchief Qixi sent her, carefully wiped the corners of the third princess's mouth twice, and then said: "It's nothing, my brother is hungry."
The third princess stood up after cleaning the floor and shouted happily: "Brother, have some porridge!" She pointed to the porridge on the table and motioned to the slaves to help her fill another bowl.
Ji Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she quickly grabbed her.
This little chubby girl, don’t think that feeding Brother Six is like playing house!
If this habit is really developed in her, there is no guarantee that one day the wet nurse and the nuns will not watch, and the sixth brother will be fed the wrong thing and risk suffocation.
She held the third princess's little hand tightly, stared at her solemnly, and said solemnly: "Xi'er can't feed my brother, I have to ask my mother first."
The third princess reached out and scratched her head, and asked her in confusion: "Huh?"
Ji Ling knelt down, looked straight into her daughter's eyes, and said softly: "Xi'er first promise E Niang, okay?"
The third princess hesitated for a moment and nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
Ji Ling smiled, reached out and rubbed the top of her head: "Thank you."
The Shengjing Palace had a system similar to that in the Forbidden City. The Linzhi Palace originally arranged for the eunuchs in charge of the first palace to wait for the Concubine Chen, depending on the Queen's needs, to see if she wanted to stay.
This time, Ji Ling accompanied the emperor on his eastward tour. Except for a few handy eunuchs and second-class maids, all the other servants were with him. Therefore, he also sent back the eunuch in charge of Linzhi Palace, and Xiao Fenzi was still in charge.
Xiao Fenzi had been wandering around Linzhi Palace - looking everywhere to see if there was anything wrong.
Turning around at this moment, he saw Concubine Chen's master's dinner plate being pulled out one after another, and he knew that the master had already eaten the dinner.
Xiao Fenzi walked in neatly, paid greetings to Ji Ling, and reported the arrangements for the people outside - the four palace maids and four eunuchs sent by the Shengjing Internal Affairs Office, totaling eight people in total, were used for miscellaneous tasks.
It's more than enough for rough service.
When Ji Ling came in just now, they had already knelt down to say hello. Ji Ling was too tired to ask any more questions.
Now that she had eaten and drank enough, she felt energetic, so she ordered Xiao Fenzi to call a few people in.
Eight people walked in in a neat formation, divided into two rows, kowtowed to Ji Ling, and said in unison respectfully: "Minions, please send your regards to Concubine Chen. May Concubine Chen be blessed!"
Ji Ling said warmly: "Everyone, get up."
The few people stood up after hearing this. Ji Ling glanced at them and said, "Everyone, raise your heads."
Several palace maids and eunuchs immediately raised their heads, but they still did not dare to look directly at Concubine Chen, and their eyelashes were all downward.
Ji Ling looked around and said to Xiao Fenzi: "They all look quite handsome, but the palace does not require the Forbidden City. After all, it is just a temporary rest, so it may not require so many people."
Xiao Fenzi thought that this was not necessarily the case, and he didn’t know when the emperor would leave for the Forbidden City. How could he be sure that the time would not last long?
However, he heard the hidden meaning of his master's words - she probably didn't want to use too many slaves whose origins were unknown, so he smiled and said: "What the master said is that it is better for the master to pick a few that are eye-catching, and leave the rest
If you are not lucky enough to serve your master, I will inform the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and take them back."
Ji Ling calculated in his mind that two of each of the maids and eunuchs would be enough, so he raised his hand and said to Xiao Fenzi: "It would be more appropriate to have four, but you have always been appropriate, so you are the one
Come and see what happens."
Xiao Fenzi knelt down and agreed.
After he led the people to retreat, Ji Ling entered the back room. Linzhi Palace has a layout of one light and two dark. The bedroom is about the same size as the study room in the back hall of Qian Palace. The furnishings are different from the luxurious ones outside. They are elegant.
The quaint route is so refreshing to watch.
Ji Ling didn't pay attention just now, but now he noticed that Boss had hung a brocade cushion on the east wall. On it was a fully embroidered picture of Shengjing customs, and on the bottom was a bright yellow ribbon, with Manchu and Mongolian written on the side.
There is a lyre hanging on the west wall, and the green gauze curtain on the carved window is gently swaying in the wind. Looking out through the hazy window screen, one can see the moonlight outside like a dream, hazy on the courtyard floor.
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In the palace in Shengjing, Qingning Palace is the middle palace. At this time, Queen Uranala took off her hairpin ring and flag attire during the day, her long hair was spread over her shoulders, and her whole body relaxed.
Rong promised to massage her head and said softly: "Queen, I heard that Concubine Chen is arranged to live in Linzhi Palace."
Ulanala turned her eyes with a half-smile, glanced at Rong Yao, and said: "Really? That would be a waste of her title of Concubine Chen. I thought she would live in the same house as the 'Concubine Chen'."
