1825 My New Daming

Chapter 42 Stepmother has a request
"What?" The little emperor looked at Natalie, not knowing what to say for a moment.Is this body infertile?is it possible?
Empress Dowager Zheng seemed to know what her son was thinking, so she asked calmly, "Hei Xuanfeng, do you have the medical certificate of the female doctor in the palace?"

"Yes, yes." Hei Xuanfeng took out a stack of medical certificates from his sleeve pocket, held them in front of Queen Mother Zheng.

Empress Dowager Zheng took out the medical certificates, read them carefully one by one, and then sighed and said: "The twelve female doctors in the palace all agree that Natalie is not suitable for childbearing, so it can't be wrong."

While talking, Empress Dowager Zheng said to Zhuge Weidao with a gloomy face: "Major Zhuge, you have not handled this errand carefully! You have brought back a barren Rakshasa female grand duke from thousands of miles away."

Zhuge Weidao also had a face of guilt, bowed and said: "Queen Mother, I know I was wrong."

The queen mother sighed again and said, "I can't blame you for this matter. How do you know what kind of woman can't bear children? The Grand Duchess Natalie looks so plump, and it doesn't look like she can't bear children. How about that?" , just follow the usual practice, give the money back!" She looked at Natalie apologetically, "Grand Duchess, I'm really sorry, I let you make this trip for nothing."

Natalie was a little confused when she heard the conversation between Hei Xuanfeng and Queen Mother Zheng—this is too good at talking nonsense. It is obvious that she is not a woman, so how can she become infertile?The twelve female doctors in the palace agreed. She had never seen so many female doctors!

But she still reacted quickly, and immediately made a regretful expression, and she was very reluctant to look at the handsome little emperor, and then sighed quietly: "The empress dowager, I am not blessed by myself, and I can't blame others. It's just that the road to Luocha is far away, and it's not easy to come and go. I'm quite tired after traveling a long distance, and I'm afraid it's unbearable to go back west immediately. I just hope that the Queen Mother will allow me to rest in Beijing for a while before heading back to China."

Empress Dowager Zheng nodded and said: "That's right, Aijia sees your pale face, you must be tired on the road, why don't you take care of Major Zhuge in Beijing!"

"The minister is here." Zhuge Weidao hurriedly responded.

The Queen Mother said: "You brought the Grand Duchess Natalie, you are responsible for taking care of her!"

"Yes." Zhuge Weidao agreed, while giving Empress Dowager Zheng a grateful look.

"That's right, this queen mother is one of my own!" Zhuge Weidao thought to himself: "Although she may have too many ideas, and her strength and ambition are a bit mismatched. But she really treats me well and can be honest with me." It’s a good stay, worth meeting!”

Empress Dowager Zheng said again at this time: "Hei Xuanfeng, take a few people to send Major Zhuge, Natalie, and Nalandili back home together. Remember to give a hundred catties of gold to Major Zhuge to take back with you."

One hundred catties of gold?

Zhuge Weidao took a deep breath when he heard the amount, and gave the money, but it was like this?
One catty is 16 taels, and one hundred catties is 600 taels. As far as Zhuge Weidao knows, one tael of gold is worth 22 silver dollars (one silver dollar contains less than seven qian), and 600 taels of gold is more than 5000 silver dollars!
Zhuge Weidao’s monthly salary is only 250 silver dollars, and the annual salary of 750 is only [-] silver dollars. After paying taxes, it is about [-] silver dollars.

Empress Dowager Zheng gave Zhuge Weidao (giving Natalie equal to giving Zhuge Weidao) a salary of ten years at one time!This is not my own, who is still my own?

"Thank you Queen Mother!" Natalie also showed a grateful expression, thanking her with a salute.

Although she, the Grand Duchess, had seen a lot of money, and the manor and serfs she owned in Luocha Kingdom were also valuable, but she was grateful for the gift from Queen Mother Zheng.

After all, she did something wrong to Empress Dowager Zheng and the little emperor, she didn't care about it, and returned so much money, what a kind person!

Thinking of this, she saluted the little emperor again, and then left with Zhuge Weidao.

And the little emperor Zhu Xijin pouted, not for Natalie, but for Nalandili who walked with Natalie—the little emperor’s first love hadn’t started yet, it was coming to an end!
When the little emperor Zhu Xijin was worrying about Nalandi Li, a charming fairy, Zhuge Weidao was also worrying about Nalandi Li. He was not worried about not getting Nalandi Li, but because of Nalandi Li Troubled by the ambiguous relationship with Natalie.

When Zhuge Weidao led Natalie and Nalandili out of Xi'an Gate and walked on the "strange" and bustling streets in Beijing, the two women naturally walked together, arm in arm , Talking and laughing, not to mention how happy I am.

"Sister Natalie, Beijing is so bustling and lively!"

"Well, there are so many people busier than Petersburg!"

"Of course, Daming has the largest population in the world, even surpassing the whole of Europe!"

"Wow, that's amazing."

"There are so many theaters here. The name of this theater is so strange. Why is it called a cinema?"

"The movie theater is not an ordinary theater, the movie is fun!"

"How fun?"

"A movie is to make many lifelike black and white pictures on a large white cloth, or it can also be called moving photos."

"Really? Isn't this a trick? Sister, I want to watch a movie."

"Okay, let's take a look when we settle down."

When the two good sisters walked into Goulan Hutong with the black eunuch leading the way, they were attracted by a movie theater that had just opened, and they planned to go see it together—without taking Zhuge as the Taoist!

Zhuge Weidao just reluctantly followed the black eunuch Hei Xuanfeng and walked behind the two good sisters. Although he was helpless, he still had to put on a smile on his face—of course he knew that the relationship between Natalie and Nalandili was not right , but in the eyes of others, this is a "blessing for all people", one big and one small, sisters love each other deeply, and they are all stunning orchids, what a wonderful thing!
After walking like this for an indeterminate amount of time, the group has reached the depths of Goulan Hutong.There are no theaters, cinemas, restaurants and teahouses in this area anymore. There are large and small courtyard houses on both sides of the street, which look neat and tidy.Considering the location, those who can live in these courtyard houses are either rich or expensive!

Zhuge Weidao's house is among these courtyard houses, and it looks like the most decent and spacious one among them!Looking at his mansion, looking at the beauties Natalie and Nalandili, and thinking of the queen mother who spent the spring night with him last night, Zhuge Weidao immediately looked forward to his new life.

He was waiting here, when he saw Yu De, Guo Xiaobao, and He Tianran came out from the gate of the mansion side by side, followed by a beautiful little maid, A Li.

Yu De, Guo Xiaobao, and He Tianran don't even have a house in Beijing's inner city—Jingshiju, it's not easy!So the three of them took their wives and children and lived together in Zhuge Weidao's mansion.When Zhuge Weidao returned home yesterday, Guo Xiaobao and He Tianran were not there.The former said that Zhuge Weidao was called by Zhuge Weidao's stepmother to the Marquis of Wuxiang, while the latter went to the office in the business district outside Chaoyang Gate in the east of Beijing to sort out the accounts and prepare to report to Zhuge Weidao who had lost his memory.

The three saluted Zhuge Weidao, Natalie and the eunuch Hei Xuanfeng together, while Zhuge Weidao introduced He Tianran and Yu De to Natalie and Nalandili with a smile, and then warmly introduced Hei Xuanfeng The whirlwind and his black eunuchs invited him into the mansion. First, he let He Tianran entertain him, and then he ordered Yu De and Ali to help settle Natalie, Nalandili, and Natalie's maid Sasha——Zhuge Wei Dao's house is quite big, although many people live in it, but there are still several empty courtyards, Zhuge asked Yu De to pick the best one for the sake of Dao, and housed the three women.

After arranging the three women, Zhuge Weidao wanted to drink tea and wine with those black eunuchs, but Guo Xiaobao came up to him and said, "Brother Daozi, my aunt invites you to go to the Marquis's Mansion tonight."

"Your aunt? My stepmother?" Zhuge Weidao didn't have any impression of this stepmother, but he still felt that this stepmother was always bad, so he frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Seeing Zhuge Weidao's attitude, Guo Xiaobao murmured in his heart, this Zhuge Weidao has a very good relationship with his aunt!Don't you think of it at all?
Thinking of this, Guo Xiaobao could only smile wryly and said: "Daozi, my aunt was very worried when she heard that you were injured, so she wanted to see you. In addition, she also knew about you and Natalie. This is the same as before. It's a little bit different!"

(End of this chapter)