Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 422, General Trend

Mrs. Nanyang Hou returned to the main room. It happened that Nanyang Hou came back and didn't have time to change clothes. She also asked how Qi Shi was doing today. The husband and wife were talking when someone answered outside the door, saying that the Duke Huguo's mansion had brought supper again.

The husband and wife replied with smiles on their faces. Since Qi Shi came home, the in-law's house has been neatly prepared, and people from the Duke Hu's Mansion also come to deliver at least eight times a day.

What are the eight times: fresh vegetables, meat, etc. every day, this is one time.Snacks are added between the three meals a day, and there is supper in the evening. Yanyan eats six meals a day, which adds up to seven times.There was another time of water delivery, good spring water outside the city, brought in by car.

For the rest, there are irregular messages. Yuanxiu thinks of something to say and sends someone over, and suddenly wants to send something else and sends someone over.

Nanyang Hou and his wife fell asleep, and early the next morning, Luan Tai opened the corner door he was guarding early, waiting for the vegetable delivery cart to come.

The number of people who come is fixed, Yuan Xiugao has been married for many years, and her knowledge has skyrocketed, and people with unfamiliar faces will not be sent here, lest someone use her name to harm Yanyan.

Huang Ying was sitting alone in a car, followed by the vegetable delivery car. In her car was a big food box, which contained the breakfast of Yan Yan, Lv Zhu, He Ning and others. Luan Jing's aunt and grandmother were also here. Yanyan has servants by her side, and the Duke Protector's Mansion doesn't care about this small amount of money, so they send it over together.

Huang Ying nodded and smiled in the car: "Boss Tai, this is breakfast for you and Le Wang."

Opening the curtain of the car, Le Wang also walked out from the concierge, and took a food box from the car.

Le Wang and Luan Tai guarded the corner gate together, this corner gate was not allowed for other people to enter and exit, only those who came for Yanyan could enter, after Huang Ying and the vegetable cart entered, Luan Tai and Le Wang were both cautious, Le Wang immediately closed the corner gate , and then go back to the concierge for dinner.

Open the food box, a small pot of millet red dates and yam porridge, a small pot of seafood porridge, four side dishes, two stir-fried, a large plate of steamed buns, meat buns and pastries mixed together.

Luan Tai has been with Yanyan in the past few years, and has been recognized by Yuan Xiu. Le Wang originally came to Beijing with He Ning, Yuan Xiu doesn't care about such a little money.

Huang Ying took the vegetable cart to the second gate. The dowry mother of Mrs. Nanyang Hou was guarding the second gate. She was in charge, and since Yanyan came back, she has been working as the gatekeeper at the second gate.

Luan Tai brought the car here, and Biyun was waiting here early in the morning, seeing Biyun followed the car, Luan Tai went back to the concierge for dinner.

The breakfast was delivered, and it was a little more delicious than Lewang Luantai. My aunt said a few words of thanks to Huang Ying as usual, and asked her to bring it back to the wife of the Duke of the Protectorate, and Nanny Yanyan brought the vegetables and meat to the kitchen.

Huang Ying and the empty car came out, and Le Wang opened the door. If they had finished eating, the food box would be handed over to Huang Ying. If they hadn't finished breakfast, the food box would be handed over at noon.

In the morning, Huang Ying followed the water truck to deliver snacks, at noon it was replaced by frost grass for lunch, in the afternoon for snacks and dinner, and in the evening it was frost grass for supper.

Some people may ask, why send six meals a day when vegetables and meat are delivered.

Vegetables and meat are prepared for Yanyan to eat when she wants to eat them at any time, and the meals that Yanyan eats are made by Luo's mother, and they are delivered every meal.

Since the food was delivered, He Ning's green bamboo was also delivered, and Mama Zhang and the others also packed a few large food boxes, which was not troublesome for the large kitchen of Duke Huguo's Mansion.

At night, the night snack was delivered, and after Shuangcao replied, Yuanxiu couldn't rest either. She listened to the mother in charge's reply with her belly upright, until Yun Zhan came in.

Yun Zhan said: "After you give birth, if there is anything you can't handle, you should pay less attention to it in these few months."

"It's not a troublesome thing. In the past, at this time of the year, we set up a porridge shed to disperse grain and rice. With your gentlemen and adults in the study, those whose family members are not in Beijing, the money rewarded for the New Year should be distributed early. Those whose family members are in Beijing should send food. The rice ones were also delivered early, so as not to compete with me for giving birth. It’s an old practice, and I’ll get it right away.”

Yuan Xiu supported Yun Zhan to stay on the bed, and walked around the ground a few times.

Her days counted out, just around the new year.

Hundreds of thousands or even millions of money have been given out as rewards and donations to people over the years. As usual, Yanyan's people get a share, and this couple doesn't care.

In the early morning of the next day, Huang Ying sent vegetables again, and Nanny Yanyan had breakfast, and as in the past few days, she gave the unique dishes, such as tribute dishes, and ducks from the south, to Nanyang Hou and his wife separately. one serving.

Under such a situation, it would be strange if the Feng family could still gain the upper hand like Yanyan did when she got married.

One day in November, after Chunhong made inquiries, Second Mistress did come home to live, and Mrs. Hou's aunt's aunt accompanied her every day.Chunhong's curiosity is like a hundred thousand cats scratching in her heart, and she ran to the east garden to see what happened.

This is amazing.

The gate to the east garden was simply sealed. The garden gate was tightly closed and there were people guarding it. As soon as she entered, someone waved her hand: "Your Majesty has an order. No one will enter the garden now."

Chunhong said, "I'll pay my respects to Second Mistress."

The gatekeeper neither admitted nor denied, but said, "Go, don't come near."

Chunhong turned her head angrily and took a few steps, she was still stuck in Qi's idea of ​​coming from the people, and she came out unconvinced.

Wandering along, wondering how to go in and take a look, Chunhong still remembered that the second grandma had a good fragrance in her hand, but she couldn't get it that summer when she wanted to eat it.

Thinking of such a good dew, the Second Mistress might not be willing to finish it, she must have kept it for this winter, and it would be good if she asked for some to use next summer.

A car came in front and passed Chunhong, Chunhong stopped to look, this direction can only go east to Huayuanzi.I saw the gate of the garden opened wide, and these cars were put in.

It turned out that Huang Ying came to deliver the water.

After a while, Huang Ying came out again, Chunhong ran to argue with the gardener, and was scolded by the gardener: "You are a slave, it's up to you!"

Chunhong's anger was no small matter, and she ran back to Feng's courtyard, thinking about how to provoke her.

After entering the room, the housekeeper's mother came behind, closed the door of Chunhong's room, and talked for about a quarter of an hour, implying that if Chunhong ran around again, if anything happened to the second grandmother's delivery, it was all Chunhong's fault.

Suddenly something happened in this family, and Chunhong saw her again after all these years, let alone her going to pay her respects is not a big deal, is it?

Chunhong sat in the room for a long time, and she didn't have a good lunch. She lost power in this room, and no one cared about her. After the meal, Chunhong went back to the room and continued to sit until she heard the noise in the courtyard.

Usually this courtyard is lively, either Luan Jing comes back, or Feng Shi is at home, Chun Hong looks forward to Luan Jing every day, but she still looks forward to it every day, she stretches her head to look, and sees Feng Shi coming back with Guisheng.

It's cold, and her complexion can't be pretty. Chunhong looked at Feng's pale face, and felt that she was worried about Qi.

Qi's identity is just a civilian girl.

Uncle, what's the use of Zhongju?If you are not in Beijing, you can't take care of it.

These are Chunhong's insights.

The housekeeper's mother only told Chunhong not to run around, so as not to bump into the second grandma, but she didn't tell Chunhong to shut up completely. Besides, if Feng's troubles, it has nothing to do with Chunhong.

These are also Chunhong's insights.

Chunhong went up to the room and opened the door curtain to deliver hot water for a while. She didn't go out when the girls went out. Feng's mood was really bad, so bad that she couldn't have the power to break out. Chunhong hugged her son and said: " Just talk about something."

"Back to grandma, I dare not not tell you this. You said that the second grandma handled this matter, and there is no one in her eyes." Chunhong said.

Feng's breathless: "When did you see her?"

Chunhong took a step forward, and said in a nervous voice rather than being mysterious: "The garden on the east side is sealed off, and Second Mistress is there alone, no one is allowed to enter. I kindly went to see her, but it turned out to be tight. Let me in, but there are people outside driving a cart in. Look, grandma, the second grandma came out of a small family, and she doesn't understand the rules of our family at all."

Feng's complexion became more and more pale, and she knew it before she returned to the room.

This year, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreled as usual over the New Year's frugality. Feng still asked the whole family to be frugal, but he still asked for a golden lock with jewels on it for the New Year. Feng spared no effort to praise the status of the noble, and Yanyan was about to give birth Mrs. Nanyang Hou told Feng Shi unceremoniously.

"If you want to fight at home, you have to use two golden locks."

Feng Shi smiled: "Mother, Qi Shi seems to be giving birth outside. It's cold today, and I'm living a life. She's only here for a few days. She didn't come back last month, and she didn't come back last month. She's about to give birth. There is no need to drink the cold wind, let her stay where she is, and bring her back after the full moon. I have prepared dozens of taels of silver. I will give her 60 taels for the birth of a son, and 20 taels for the birth of a daughter. Outside You can't compare with Gui Sheng."

Mrs. Nanyang Hou also laughed: "Why doesn't the eldest grandma know that the second grandma came home last month."

Feng Shi was taken aback.

Mrs. Nanyang Hou was pleased. Although she didn't send anyone to tell Feng Shi, she didn't deliberately hide it from Feng Shi. Feng Shi didn't know about it until now, only the people around her didn't tell.

Mrs. Nanyang Hou admired her daughter-in-law's embarrassment, and said slowly but emphatically: "From now on, this family will be the two heads of Jing'er's room. Let me tell you the truth, Mrs. Qi knows the difficulties of the family, and she didn't ask me for a golden lock." If you want the jade on the top of the hat, you don’t have it this year. In the future, the Qi family doesn’t want these messy things, and you don’t have it in your house.”

Feng Shi felt as if he had been sapped, but he was still speechless.

Mrs. Nanyang Hou said: "Guisheng is my grandson, I will not not love him, but the truth has to be said. Regardless of whether the Qi family has a boy or a girl, they are all my grandsons, that is, Guisheng's younger siblings. This brother Guisheng has to learn Be more generous. Brothers are respectful and brothers are inferior, that's true. But if you don't take care of others, where is the respect, who will respect you?"

When Madam Hou of Nanyang faced Feng Shi, she suddenly became clear about right and wrong.

Compared with Yanyan, Feng's elders are more respected, this is true.But being long and respecting is not only based on entering the door first, Feng Shi refuses to take care of Yanyan, Yanyan doesn't buy her at all, Feng Shi can't come if he is happy, Feng Shi can't give birth, under such circumstances, Feng Shi, Would it be interesting for me to hold myself as the elder and the respecter?
For elders and respect, it is established in a family with clear rules.

If there is a senior in front of Feng's, how dare her dowry be cut off in the bridal chamber?

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked to each other, and the Feng family lost another battle, and when they left, Mrs. Nanyanghou asked her not to spend a lot of money in the house for the New Year, because: "The family has been able to get by in the past few years, because I borrowed money from outside, and this year I saved a few. One hundred taels, you have to return it.”

Chunhong was not mistaken, Feng's complexion was not good when she came back, it was because she was in a really bad mood.

Not only worried about Qi's return home, but even more worrying because she thought that the grandma's status in the family was respected, but in fact, including her dowry and the girl in the house were also disobedient.

It's impossible for Qi's family to go home without rumors about such a big event, but she insisted she didn't know about it.

Even if Feng wanted to do something, she had to have helpers. Right now, she had no one to help, so she took Guisheng by her side and dared not trust anyone easily.

After Chunhong finished speaking, Feng didn't get angry and go to the east garden to provoke her. She lowered her eyes, and there was a thick blue color under her eyelids: "I see, you go back to the room." When she got up, Chunhong went back to her room and scolded Feng Shi, scolding her for being incompetent and only suppressing herself.

The Feng family called the dowry here, as well as the girls and mothers she considered confidantes, there were also about twenty people in Wu Yaya.

Feng's tone was calm: "Tell me, what happened at home recently, what are you hiding from me?"

Everyone looked at each other, and a dowry said: "Second Grandma came home last month, Mrs. Hou didn't send someone to say, I think she is always on guard against us, so let's not say anything."

Feng's tone was still calm: "Why don't I tell her, so I can't congratulate her?"

"Don't go there. The iron barrels guarded by the Duke's Mansion are like iron. The daily food and food are brought by the car with two girls from the Duke's Mansion. One is Huang Ying and the other is Shuangcao. They are the sons of the Lord Protector. Madam’s dowry. When the second mistress left the house, two ladies came, one was Mrs. He and the other was Mrs. Shu. Mrs. He and her husband are now living at home, and Mrs. Hou’s aunt’s old lady is also living at home. Why should we seek suspicion? .”

Feng's family was cold and calm: "Duke Huguo's Mansion? It's his house again!"

"Yes, the wife of the Duke of the Huguo's Mansion has been taking care of the second grandma. According to Chai Zhi, in the past few years, the Duke of the Huguo's mansion invited relatives, and the second grandmother and Mrs. He went to drink together. The crutch in Zhang's mother's hand , is rewarded by the princess, so it can be seen that the second mistress can sit in front of the princess. Why should we ask for suspicion, anyway, after the birth, we can congratulate him sooner rather than later."

Feng frowned: "Which princess?"

She didn't give up asking, and the answer would not change.

"Is there any other princess, grandma, think about it. There are more than a dozen princesses in Beijing, young and old. The only princess who is really powerful is Princess Dayi."

Feng's hands trembled, his body trembled, his complexion twisted, he threw a teacup violently, and shouted hysterically: "I have been in this room for several years, and I am not as good as others!"

These are all important words, she has heard of them in a daze before, but it is not clear until today.

As for her, she couldn't lose her temper even if she wanted to. When Guisheng cried, Feng could only hold back her anger and coax her son.

As soon as the words started, the dowry was completely wiped out.

"The son of the world sleeps in the courtyard of the second grandma every night. The two dowries of the second grandma, you have seen the eldest grandma, but we came late, but we have not seen each other. One is called Nongyun and the other is called Chongyang. They are all good. , now serving the son of the world. Master Hou comes back every night, if you have time, you can go there with Mrs. Hou to see. Mrs. Hou goes every day. The old lady is there."

Hearing again that the mother-in-law's family and relatives were guarding Qi's family, Feng's only felt dizzy, but Chunhong, who was not worried, ran in at once and shouted: "Hurry up, big grandma, many people are here to visit second grandma, they all sit down." In carriages, all with attendants, but there are quite a few."

Once Chunhong's curiosity is aroused, she will either run into a wall or succeed, otherwise she will not stop.Generally speaking, she hits a wall more.She first scolded Mrs. Feng in the room, but she was not satisfied in private, so she went to Madam Nanyang Hou's room to inquire, and saw Madam Nanyang Hou welcome the guests with her own eyes.

"Duh, get out!"

Feng's girl drives Chunhong away.

Chunhong was also not happy: "There are guests at home, and the eldest grandma is the eldest grandma anyway, so it's right to come forward."

Feng Shi felt that it was reasonable, calmed down, asked Guisheng to change into a big clothes, and said: "Go and see, what kind of guests I dare not meet! Even if Mrs. Hu Guogong Shizi is here, I dare to meet!"

Cautious reminder for dowry: "Mrs. Shizi will not come, Mrs. Shizi also has one. In the first half of the year, the emperor issued a decree to reward it. If there is no year or festival, fireworks will be set off in Beijing for three days."

Feng's angry: "I know, you said this in time."

She also wanted to dress up decently, change into a visitor's clothes again, and bring Guisheng to the mother-in-law's room. On the way, she heard that the guests were in the main hall, and Feng Shi was awe-inspiring, so she understood that the guests who came were unusual.

The main hall is wide open, and only distinguished guests can be greeted.

Feng began to panic, guessing randomly who it was.

Madam Protector?
Could it be Princess Dayi?

This kind of thinking is ridiculous, how could the princess come, but the confused person has nothing to say, Feng came to the main hall with a messy mood.

Looking at it this way, it became more and more difficult.

If it was really the princess who came, Feng Shi was just afraid, and after seeing the guests, he would be more and more embarrassing from time to time.

Who is it?

That year when Yanyan left the mansion, two stable women came, one was the Xi family in the palace, and the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital gave birth to their mansions. It was an honor to invite Xi's family, and Feng's family also invited her to give birth. At that time, there were still several companies producing, and Mrs. Nanyang Hou was not too concerned, so she didn't invite them.

The Xi family is a gynecologist who is passed down from daughter-in-law to relatives to daughters. Xi's cousin Fan is a well-known stable woman outside the palace.

That year the cousins ​​both came and confirmed that Yanyan was a daughter of Huang Hua, and today the cousins ​​both came, it can only be because Yanyan is about to give birth.

Feng Shi went forward to salute and was still able to stabilize, but in his heart the general situation was gone, just because of the arrival of these two famous stable women, Qi Shi was better than her.

At this time, Yuan Xiu was confessing to his sister in Duke Huguo's mansion: "Sister Hui, you were not allowed to see Yanyan a while ago, but you went on behalf of my sister."

Yuan Hui said: "I already understand that if I go too early, some people will be alarmed. If I attack Sister Yanyan, it will be bad."

Yuan Xiu smiled and said, "You can go today, I just sent two mothers Xi and Fan over there, and you go to give Yanyan a boost."

Yuan Hui said yes, and walked out of the room, Sister Ting, Yong Yi, Jing An, and Tang Jin in Jing An's arms cheered together: "Can we go?"

That's why Yuanxiu didn't let Yuanhui go to see Yanyan early. Sister Hui had already gone out in Beijing with great momentum.

(End of this chapter)