Seven hundred and fortieth chapters early birth of your son
The Zhao Guogong Mansion did not deliberately publicize the news of the Queen Mother's visit, and of course, it did not deliberately conceal it - otherwise, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Qin family, who claimed to be Zhu Tingfang's aunt, would have never escaped from Xuanji Courtyard intact just because they had collided with the Queen Mother.
Come out whole.
However, even if Mrs. Qin didn't want to publicize this matter, after all, it was embarrassing for her, but it was the icing on the cake for the already lively Duke Zhao's mansion today. However, she didn't say that there were too many concubines who had met the Queen Mother in Qing'an Hall before.
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When the servants reported the news to Zhu Jing and his son, they did not deliberately avoid the people at the same table. For a time, the news of the Queen Mother's presence was spread everywhere at the wedding banquet, and no one knew how many people were admiring it.
Zhu Jing and Zhu Tingfang, who originally planned to take the time to go in and salute the Queen Mother, learned that the Queen Mother had gone to the new house and knew that she was there to see the bride. It would be inappropriate for them to chase after her at this time. Therefore, after discussing it, they planned to wait for the Queen Mother to leave the new house.
He went back to Qingantang to say thank you. Zhu Jing was still a little worried whether his eldest daughter-in-law would be too nervous or cautious when facing the Queen Mother, but Zhu Tingfang was very calm.
Just based on what Zhang said when he left, it is clear that Zhang is smart and decent and will not make mistakes due to the nervousness of the wedding. In this case, even if the Queen Mother is picky, she will not find fault with this grandnephew.
daughter in law.
However, just as everyone was talking about the Queen Mother's arrival at the wedding banquet, another news suddenly came, but it was a gift from the palace. The person who came to give the gift on behalf of the emperor was not a person from the ceremony supervisor, but the steward of the Qianqing Palace.
Chen Yongshou. As for the gifts he brought, one was the emperor's own handwriting of "Let's grow old together", and the other was a pair of vases with rich and noble designs. The last thing was unexpected.
Because it was clearly a bag of food - facing the confused groom, Chen Yongshou repeated the emperor's words with a smile: "This bag contains red dates, longans, lotus seeds and so on. The emperor personally ordered the imperial kitchen to carefully select and give it specially."
Give it to the newlyweds. It’s said to please them.”
Everyone knew that there would be no shortage of such things in Zhao Guogong's palace, so they were all as confused as Monk Zhang Er as to what the emperor's intention was with this reward. When Zhang Shou saw Zhu Tingfang taking it solemnly, he immediately wanted to deliver it in person.
Chen Yongshou handed the bag of things to Zhu Er, who was standing next to him. He couldn't help but touch his chin thoughtfully, and then his expression became extremely strange.
Seeing everyone talking about it, he asked: "Apart from red dates, longan and lotus seeds, what else is in this bag? Are there also peanuts?"
"Uh..." Zhu Er was stunned for a moment. He reached into the small bag and took a look. Then he immediately raised his head and said, "There are really a lot of peanuts. It seems that they haven't been grown in the capital yet. The existing ones
It should have been brought back from Shandong, but it is more valuable than red dates, longan, and lotus seeds. How did you know there were peanuts? Could it be that the emperor had an agreement with you about this reward in advance?"
Zhang Shou pretended not to notice the surprised glances around him and laughed loudly: "Your Majesty, I don't need to talk to you. I just heard Eunuch Chen say that he wants to please you, and I also heard that there are red dates, longan, and lotus seeds in this bag.
I guessed what the emperor meant."
"Red dates, peanuts, longan, lotus seeds... together, doesn't it mean that you will have a baby early?"
Because peanuts, a crop in the Americas, had not yet been popularized in these days, the four things that were often sprinkled on the wedding bed in later generations to please people are not necessary for wedding beds today. But Zhang Shoudao broke through this simple homophony.
Suddenly, there was a burst of good-natured laughter from all around.
Except for the elders of the Zhu family, the only one who could tease Zhu Tingfang with rewards so unscrupulously was the emperor! For a moment, no one knew who was shouting: "In that case, hurry up and get these red dates, peanuts, longan, and lotus seeds."
Throwing it on the bed of the newlyweds is worthy of the emperor's hard work, right?"
However, this man did not wait for others to agree, but what he waited for was Zhu Er's faint voice: "Since you said that, why don't you go and throw this bag of 'birth a baby early'?"
Zhu Er said this with a sneer in his heart. Are you kidding me? Zhu Tingfang got angry because of my sarcasm. That "teaching" was something I will never forget. However, Ah Liu's words "give birth to a precious son early" were from the bottom of his heart.
Tell the truth, the emperor's reward of "having a noble son early" is a joke from the elders, other people, why don't you try saying this in front of my elder brother?
Sure enough, with Zhu Er's sarcasm, the guy who just made a fuss disappeared immediately, and the others just laughed and joked, and then dispersed. As the initiator of this revelation, Zhang Shou thought of Zhu Ying.
He had told him that when it came to their grandchildren, the elders of the Zhu family were planning to let nature take its course, and he couldn't help but find the emperor's move quite amusing.
Perhaps, the emperor's reward was just a pure ridicule. After all, the words "give birth to a noble son early" were not written on the handwritten scroll of the reward; perhaps, the emperor was in a depressed mood because of the affairs of the eldest prince and the second prince, so even in the face of the usual trouble,
Even when the Zhu family, which they relied heavily on, was holding a happy event, they couldn't help but get a little bit excited and gloat about the misfortune.
However, the emperor's mood is understandable. It is said that a man's lifelong pursuit is to get drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman and gain the power to kill... But even if he is powerful, if his descendants are unworthy and have no successors, the night will be either miserable or lonely. After all,
, that kind of emperor who has a completely single-husband mentality and does not care about his wife, children, relatives, friends, and subordinates was only exposed during the crisis, at least it does not include the current emperor.
Sure enough, after Zhu Tingfang came back from sending Chen Yongshou away, he couldn't help but laugh and cry when he heard about the origin of the emperor's reward. However, he couldn't blame Zhang Shou for revealing this - after all, with such a simple homophony, people only need to figure out what is in the bag.
If there is something, it will be cracked in a short time. When the time comes, it will also be circulated in private.
Moreover, if word of today's reward spreads, it may change the wedding customs of the entire capital and even the entire world in the future... He doesn't know whether to feel happy or helpless.
Since the Empress Dowager came in person and the Emperor granted the gift, the wedding banquet at Zhao Guogong's mansion was naturally successful that night, and the guests returned home happily. After the guests dispersed, the servants and servants who had been busy for several days all received generous rewards.
Naturally, they were very energetic when cleaning up the rewards. Everyone felt that the Duke of Zhao's mansion was so honorable today, and they were also proud of it.
When Zhang Shou went to Qing'an Hall to pick up the Wu family, he learned that the Queen Mother had sat in the Qing'an Hall for a while after coming out of her new house. After learning that the emperor had given her the gift, the most noble woman in the world did not stay much longer.
He hurried back to the palace.
It seems that the person left the palace this time just to join in the excitement of Zhu Tingfang's wedding - after all, no one thought that the person came specifically to see the bride. As the Queen Mother, if she wants to see any important wife, she can't just say a word.
Something that can be solved?
Zhang Shou himself had been busy at the Zhu family for a long time today and was already tired. After saying goodbye to everyone in the Zhu family, he and Wu went out to board the car. He couldn't help but lean on the pillow and close his eyes to fall asleep. Even Wu said that the Queen Mother
He was not too surprised by the farce when he bumped into the Zhu family's in-law Qin's group outside the new house, and the confrontation with Zhang.
Copying books takes three hundred and sixty-five days a year and takes ten or eight years. The accumulated amount can even increase the dowry by ten to eight. It is indeed very perseverant and it shows the quality of his character.
But that was his uncle's wife, and she was also the woman he would call sister-in-law in the future. It was not his turn to judge whether she was good or not.
However, when Wu's Ci changed the subject and mentioned that Zhu Ying claimed that he didn't need him to practice calligraphy, and she was willing to help copy something if he wanted to write something in the future, Zhang Shou's sleepiness suddenly disappeared. Of course he was
He could understand and tolerate the eldest lady, and he also liked her temperament, but her passionate feelings, which she did not hide in front of others, always made him feel that she paid more.
It is the hardest thing to accept the kindness of a beautiful woman. Fortunately, in a few days, he will be able to hold her in his arms!
Just as Zhu Tingfang told his subordinates, early the next morning, he only spent half a day with his newlywed wife to pay homage to his parents, elders, and family temple, and then went to the Yamen in high spirits to take care of things. And Mrs. Zhang was ready to fight.
She summoned up her energy to serve her mother-in-law and her mother-in-law, but before she even realized what the Zhu family's rules were, she was overwhelmed by the heavy burden that fell on her head.
Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang agreed that since she, the eldest daughter-in-law, has passed the marriage, then the role of host of the Zhao Guogong Mansion will be handed over to her. In addition to a box of various keys, what was handed over to her was everything inside and outside the Zhao Guogong Mansion.
The roster of servants. As for whether to go to the accounting room next or whatever, it is all up to her.
Even though her father had told her countless times before that the Zhu family of Duke Zhao was a good family who never treated their wives harshly, Mrs. Zhang also told herself countless times that Zhu Tingfang was just a bit colder and impeccable in other aspects, but she arrived last night.
Today, I really experienced too many surprises - and if there are too many surprises, it will become a shock.
Finally, after she repeatedly stated that the burden was too heavy, Mrs. Jiang lent her mother Jiang, and Jiuniang also gave her a young girl named Yun Que. Mrs. Zhang was relieved.
She breathed a sigh of relief. But the next words the Madam said made her feel extremely stressed again.
"Now that Dalang has you, we are all relieved, but there are still two marriages to be done at home. One is the marriage between Yingying and Ah Shou, which will happen in the next few days. Although it is to marry our daughter
It’s not about marrying a wife, but you know, this is more important than Da Lang’s marriage. Secondly, it’s Er Lang’s marriage next year. He’s not as worry-free as Da Lang. You, sister-in-law, might as well give him a little mention.”
Even at home, she often takes care of the house, but as soon as she got married, she had to help organize the two marriages of her sister-in-law and her brother-in-law, and was also given the power of housekeeping. Mrs. Zhang only expected the first half, but not the second half, because it was trust and pressure...
...Therefore, after agreeing to go back to the room, she naturally left Mother Jiang to start tinkering with the Zhu family's personnel and various practices.
When she learned that Zhu Ying's monthly salary was said to be the same as that of the Tai Madam, which was 20 yuan a month, but in fact, there was no upper limit at all. No matter what Miss Zhu wanted, the Tai Madam would pay for it.
There were generous rewards during every year and festival in the palace, and Zhu Jing had always been extremely generous to his daughter, but she couldn't help but smack her lips.
In contrast, until last year, the second young master Zhu Tingjie's monthly money was only two pitiful pocket money and two pennies for books and ink... She was so pampered and pampered, but Zhu Ying was just more arrogant and willful, and she was not raised crookedly.
It’s not easy!
While looking through the old rules and asking questions, Mrs. Zhang finally understood the rules of the Zhu family, and she couldn't help but ask Zhu Ying how she was preparing her wedding dress at this time. Mother Jiang was naturally very happy to answer such a question.
"The eldest lady's wedding dress was tailor-made by the best tailor in the capital. The material was prepared by Mrs. Tai." When she said this, Mother Jiang knew that Mrs. Tai would definitely be leaked.
A clear trend, after all, Zhu Jing had just come back to formally finalize the marriage contract, but the wife here had even prepared the materials for the wedding dress, but it didn't matter now.
"The eldest lady has not been very interested in female celebrities since she was a child, and Madam Wu has long said that she does not care about these customs, so there is no need for the eldest lady to worry about the wedding dress. Honor your uncle and give it to Mr. Longevity.
The clothes, shoes and socks are all made by the eldest lady herself. If the eldest mistress wants to give the eldest lady something to add to the box, it will be fine as long as it is not embroidery."
Mrs. Zhang immediately nodded gratefully to Mother Jiang. Her prostitute skills were not particularly outstanding, especially the embroidery needle. It took a lot of effort to embroider a pattern... Fortunately, she was still competent at sewing clothes.
, so she was very attentive to the clothes and shoes she gave to her great-grandmother and mother-in-law, but now it seems that she doesn’t care whether they made them with her own hands...
Of course, it's hard to say whether it would be one kind of requirement for Zhu Ying, but another kind of requirement for her eldest daughter-in-law.
This understanding and popularization of family affairs lasted until almost dusk. Just when Ms. Zhang was about to ask where the dinner was, whether she wanted to serve her mother-in-law or grandma, or wait for Zhu Tingfang to come back and have dinner together, Mrs. Jiang asked
Then he kindly reminded her: "The master and the eldest son are busy with official duties and often cannot come home for dinner, so most of the family dinners are at Qing'an Hall."
"The madam and the second young master usually go to accompany the madam, and the eldest young lady can also go there together. There are not so many rules during dinner, and the madam doesn't like the whole family to stand and sit. Although most of them don't talk during the meal.
, to avoid choking or accumulating food, but occasionally the eldest lady or the second young master will tell a joke, that is also common."
"Oh, by the way, the eldest lady is often busy outside these days, and sometimes she doesn't even bother to come back for dinner, so the wife often tells the madam that she hopes that you and the future second young lady will come in early, so as not to worry about them.
Being left at home is really boring."
Mrs. Zhang keenly heard the implication of Jiang’s mother’s words. Zhu Ying was not in the house during the day, but often went out to be “busy”. This was normal. After all, she also heard that Zhu Ying was actually more busy with her daughter than Princess Yongping.
Many people have been invited to study the matter, and some of them even participated in the concubine selection and passed the second round. However, Zhu Ying didn't even have time to come back for dinner, so the meaning was different.
If you don’t go home for dinner, where will you have dinner?
Judging from Zhu Ying's tone in front of the Queen Mother today, there is probably only one answer - she is a well-known sister-in-law in the capital and is known to have her own way of doing things. She really likes Zhang Shou's fiancé to the core. Because Zhang Shou is really fond of her during the day.
She was too busy, that is, she had some free time when she returned from school in the evening. Zhu Ying must have gone to Zhangyuan to meet her husband.
She couldn't help but chuckled: "I wonder if my sister will be back tonight?"
Mother Jiang couldn't help but sigh: "The eldest lady went to the palace today. If she doesn't come back now, she probably won't come back for dinner either."