Work overtime

Chapter 739

Li Beichen also had such doubts, because the management ability shown by Lu Jieyu was too outstanding, much like a modern professional woman. So he followed Jiang Yuebai's arrangement to favor Lu Jieyu and continued to give her the contraceptive soup set.

As a result, when facing Concubine Lu, Li Beichen could not control his racing thoughts and could not respond directly, thus saving a lot of trouble. The two of them chatted about harem affairs and various gossips on the bed.

Concubine Lu became Li Beichen's intelligence expert on the dynamics of the harem. This role made Li Beichen summon her from time to time, drinking tea and eating meals with her, and she seemed to be very fond of her. In fact, it was a pure superior-subordinate relationship.

In such a situation, there were times when things could go wrong, and Li Beichen arranged for contraceptive soup without hesitation. He would not give Lu Cairen the opportunity to expand her ambitions and take maternity leave.

His cousin, Nian Jieyu, was also promoted to Nian Ronghua. Jiang Yuebai missed sister Yi very much, and it felt great to be able to take care of her sister.

As for Concubine Su.

She had always been arrogant, but she finally couldn't hold back her temper and took the initiative to lower herself and find Jiang Yuebai. A dozen new people came in at once. If she didn't take the initiative, she would really become a piece of cake.

Jiang Yuebai considered it and accepted her kindness. He asked her to do some accounting and paperwork, and to learn about the dynamics of the harem through her, so as to form a check and balance and supervision on Concubine Lu.

Li Beichen then remembered that Concubine Su had not entered the emperor's bedchamber since her last period, so he arranged a date for her. In the end, he did not promote her, but only gave her the title Qing, Concubine Qing.

In addition, Jiang Yuebai transferred Sun Da Ying, whose father was an editor of the Hanlin Academy, from Jingren Palace to her own palace to help her take care of the children full-time.

First she was promoted to a concubine, and after serving in the emperor's bed once, she was promoted to a noble lady. Li Beichen's requirement for her was to take good care of the princes and princesses. If she did well, she would be rewarded. If she did not do well, she would dare to have bad intentions or even collude with others, and her entire family would be executed.

Under the combination of kindness and force, Concubine Sun dared not not pay attention. She took over Jiang Yuebai's work, reading "Thousand Character Classic" and "Three Hundred Tang Poems" to the children who were not even a month old every day, listening to guqin music, and recording each child's daily feeding, urination, defecation, height, weight, and various developmental conditions.

During the third day bath, everyone cried loudly except the second princess.

The third prince was especially like a bomb, crying loudly and wailing non-stop. The second prince cried in a proper manner, crying for a while and then stopped. The fourth prince cried with a sense of rhythm, crying and stopping like he was breastfeeding. The eldest princess was not bad either, crying loudly like singing. The second princess was like a kitten, crying very quietly.

It was probably because Jiang Yuebai paid close attention to her diet during her pregnancy and drank multivitamins for pregnant women. After they were born, they were vaccinated with modern vaccines. The nurse who fed them was very healthy, and apart from the jaundice that all premature babies would have, they basically had no problems.

Jiang Xian has experience in treating neonatal jaundice. In the twelfth lunar month, there are more cloudy and snowy days than sunny days, so it is difficult to get some sun. He mainly promotes circulation and defecation by giving the child a warm water bath and massaging him.

Under Jiang Xian's careful care, except for the second princess, the jaundice of the other four people subsided in almost two weeks. The second princess ate less and excreted less, so the jaundice never subsided. Jiang Yuebai was worried that it would be like what Monk Daoyan predicted, so he took the second princess with him and fed her personally.

Who would have thought that after the second princess was raised by Jiang Yuebai, her appetite and frequency of eating increased a lot, and her bowel movements became much smoother. Moreover, when the second princess was sent to the wet nurse at night, the little girl would cry loudly, refusing to eat milk or sleep, and everyone was so heartbroken that they had to take her back to Jiang Yuebai. She was simply a little elf.

Finally, by the third week, the second princess' jaundice had subsided. She would still smile, caress, play and suckle. Li Beichen said that this was definitely a scheming baby, who had shown weakness since birth and tried to grab more of her mother's love. But she was definitely not a good child who loved her mother. After all, her mother was in confinement and she didn't let her mother rest well.

There were many things going on in the twelfth lunar month, and Li Beichen had four concubines in total. One was Concubine Lu, one was Concubine Qing, one was Concubine Sun, and one was Concubine Ye. Apart from Concubine Ye, the others were people who worked for Jiang Yuebai.

Li Beichen asked Jiang Yuebai for a bottle of Birth Pill for a Girl. Those who were not good at feeding the contraceptive soup were fed with Birth Pill for a Girl. Before he favored Concubine Ye, he had asked Liang Xiaobao to give it to Concubine Ye in the name of a tonic. Concubine Ye just thought it was a medicine and ate it happily.

There are benefits to working, so naturally many people want to work for Jiang Yuebai. Jiang Yuebai is not stupid, and he ordered Lu Jieyu to assign tasks to everyone according to their strengths to keep everyone busy.

Concubine Lu was also someone who knew how to get things done. When she heard Xia Wanyi say that the Queen had a collection of poems bestowed by the Emperor, she asked everyone in the palace to organize their own people to recite the Emperor's poems. At the end of the year, they would be evaluated and the best ones would receive rewards.

The activity of copying and chanting sutras was also held. Everyone was asked to copy sutras to pray for the Ming Dynasty, the emperor, the empress, and the heirs, as well as for themselves and their families. The copied sutras would be regularly sent to Guangfu Temple, the most spiritual temple in the capital, for worship. It could protect one's own safety, make one's wishes come true, and perhaps even lead to pregnancy and the birth of an heir.

Seeing this amazing operation, Li Beichen and Jiang Yuebai were stunned. They were afraid that this person had traveled through the XXX system. They used the least reward to accomplish the most, mobilized the power of the masses, and did a good job in studying the leadership's thoughts.

However, the spies they had placed around Concubine Lu did not find anything strange about her. What she said in private was very normal, and she did not bring out anything strange.

Li Beichen and Jiang Yuebai analyzed the situation over and over again, and concluded that this woman was either a high-level time traveler, or she was an outstanding young woman who was well brought up by her parents and was simply delayed by the feudal system.

And there is a serious suspicion that she is a time traveler. Lu Jieyu is one of the four people who passed the first level after the Heavenly Sacrifice. She can actually make chrysanthemums bloom. Although it is a one percent probability problem, it is too much of a coincidence.

Jiang Yuebai asked Li Beichen to investigate Lu Jieyu's father and mother. After all, such great management skills cannot be learned without family influence, and there might be surprises.

Li Beichen secretly investigated and found that it was true. As the wife of the eldest son, Lu Jieyu's mother was very good at housekeeping and managed the affairs of the entire family in an orderly manner. Lu Jieyu's father, Lu Zhaohou, was a direct descendant of the Fanyang Lu family. He was indeed well-educated, well-read, and thoughtful in his work. It was a bit of a waste of his talent to be a member of the Ministry of Rites.

Li Beichen thought about it for a long time, and finally, based on his original intention of not burying talents, he transferred Lu Zhaohou from the fifth-rank Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Rites to the position of Shuntian Prefecture Chancellor, the second-in-command of the capital's administrative department, with a fourth-rank official status.

Before we knew it, it was New Year’s Eve.

Because so many people died in the palace that year, the Imperial Observatory, the Ministry of Rites, and the Imperial Academy of Rites jointly wrote to the emperor, saying that the state banquet on New Year's Eve this year should be lively and auspicious to drive away the bad luck of the year and welcome the good fortune of the new year. So it was very lively that year.

Jiang Yuebai was still in confinement after giving birth. Concubine Lu, Concubine Nian, and Concubine Qing held meetings and reports every day to arrange everything in an orderly manner. Both the state banquet and the family banquet were very lively and economical.

At the state banquet held at noon, ministers, royal relatives, and high-ranking concubines gathered together and had a great time.

Although Jiang Yuebai still had two days left of confinement, as the queen, she had to attend such occasions.

After letting everyone take a look at the five miraculously born Fuwa from a distance, everyone had a great time talking, but they had to order the nannies to take the babies away.

It’s not that Jiang Yuebai wants to leave, but he has to leave.

The third prince was definitely a standout, the most annoying of the five. He cried loudly at the banquet, and when he started crying, he would lead his other brothers and sisters to cry together, making the whole banquet very awkward.

I only heard people saying, "Dangdang, stop crying."

The wet nurse said so, the emperor said so, the queen said so. It was useless. He just cried and cried, like a crying baby.

But she stopped crying after leaving the banquet, and her peach blossom eyes were still smiling at people. It was like the five lucky dolls making a scene at the New Year's Eve banquet.

The state banquet programs at noon were all performed by special people. The concubines in the palace only sent one representative, Wu Mengyao, who played a solo piece on the guzheng, which was very outstanding.

Concubine Lu was a very traditional and classical woman. Unlike the late Empress Xie Kewei who asked Chen to perform dance every year, she thought it was inappropriate for concubines to dance in public. It was also inappropriate for a vernacular play to be performed in such a solemn occasion. But the guzheng, with its crisp and cheerful tone, was very suitable.

A family dinner was held in the evening, and all the concubines attended. Before the dinner started, Li Beichen also selected a few exquisite dishes to reward the old ministers who had retired when his father was emperor, as well as the ministers who had done a good job this year.

Jiang Yuebai and Li Beichen only sat for a while and then left hand in hand and returned to Fengyi Palace. Before leaving, Jiang Yuebai told Concubine Lu:
"We won't have much to do when we go back, Concubine Lu, you can have fun with everyone and do something on your own. I have to go back to take care of the children. I wish you all good luck and happiness in the new year, and may all your wishes come true. It's not easy for the three of you to arrange such a New Year's Eve banquet, I will give you red envelopes later."

Lu Jieyu and her two companions were so moved that they shed tears.

After hearing that the emperor and empress left, Concubine Lu led everyone to continue playing music and dancing. It was strange that Concubine Jinde, who had always been unsociable, did not run away in advance and went home to take care of the baby.

They ate and drank happily together without restraint. Everyone sang songs, played the piano, danced, talked about their hometowns and relatives, and raised their glasses frequently. Concubine Lu had a good alcohol tolerance and got many people drunk.
Even Concubine Jinde went crazy. I heard that she was a big eater at a young age, especially spicy food. She got drunk after drinking some rice wine, and played the song "Ten Sides of Ambush" on the pipa, which was so scary.

Concubine Lu saw that Concubine Yuan seemed unhappy and didn't eat much. As a result, Concubine Yuan's maid said that Concubine Yuan had been nauseous and vomiting for the past few days. Concubine Lu, who was very politically sensitive, immediately summoned the imperial physician to take a look.

This was a shocking sight. Concubine Yuan Donni was almost a month pregnant, so she immediately reported the good news to the emperor.

Li Beichen and Jiang Yuebai stayed up all night with their five children in Fengyi Palace.

He teased this one, then that one, and laughed like a child.

Li Beichen was delighted to hear that Concubine Yuan was pregnant during the New Year. He gave her the title of "Nian" (Concubine Nian) in accordance with the rules. He also asked Liang Xiaobao to get some rewards from the warehouse and arranged for a reliable nanny to serve her.

Jiang Yuebai felt a little uncomfortable listening to this, but it was okay.

Now I can understand why those queens who are not favored and have no royal heirs but are only queens become abortion captains and indulge in palace fighting all day long. They are suffering in their hearts and have power in their hands, so why should they let others have an easy life?

After the reward was given, the topic of the two people focused on Lu Jieyu. They all thought that Lu Jieyu must be in the system. She was so good at organizing annual meetings, drinking so much, and writing novels so well. She must be in the system.

Although there is a certain possibility that it is from the company's public relations department or even the senior management, but the senior management of the company is definitely not as good as those who write historical novels.