Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 136

The days in the palace are long, and it is the end of October in Xijia's 24th year.

It took more than three months since Emperor Rui went out to inspect Luocheng, and then when Emperor Jia returned to Beijing from Fengyang.The queen has not returned from the palace for a long time, and Yaohua Palace is the bedroom of Mrs. Shujia, who is in charge of Fengyin, and there is a constant stream of people coming and going.

These days, following Emperor Rui's return to Luan, the concubines shifted their attention, and gradually subsided, Yaohua Palace was able to be peaceful.

The tranquility of Yaohua Palace, compared with the anxiety of other palaces, seemed abrupt.Since the Xiao family in Yongshou Palace committed suicide, the emperor was in a bad mood and never set foot in the harem.The concubines who longed to be favored by the emperor were anxious and helpless.

The emperor was busy with the government affairs of the previous dynasty, so he stayed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation at night.They still have to abide by the rule of not being allowed to enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation without an edict.

The only person who can freely enter and leave the Hall of Mental Cultivation is currently busy raising a baby, but he is unwilling to go in and out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to cause resentment or even enmity for the Du family and himself.

On this day, Shi Niang had nothing to do, and Ruomin accompanied her for a walk in the palace, and she walked to the Nanhua Pool in the corner of the inner palace without knowing it.

In the Nanhua Pond in autumn, the lotus flowers have all withered, and there is no longer the vitality of summer.Looking around, the pool is deserted.The temperature on the shore is slightly lower than other places, and a gust of wind blows, wrinkling a pool of autumn water.

Ruo Min touched Shi Niang's cold hand, looked at Si Jin, Si Jin understood, and went back to get the cloak.

Ruo Min saw that Shi Niang was staring at the lake in a daze, so she persuaded, "Master, it's cold in autumn, and the Nanhua Pond is freezing to the bone. You are still pregnant with little master. You will not feel well after staying for a long time. Let's go back."

"It's okay, the place where concubines and concubines are crowded in this summer is quite clean now." Shi Niang smiled, "My palace is not near the water, so let's walk around here. Always stay in the house , it's boring."

"The servant girl will help you to sit in the pavilion?" Ruo Min looked around and said to Shi Niang.

Not far from Nanhua Lake is Taoranting.Hearing Ruo Min's words, Huaping quietly took the little girl over there to clean up.Madam's body is important now, and there is no room for any mistakes. They are servants who need constant attention and comprehensive care.

"After walking for a while, I'm really tired. Then go to rest and call Xin Si over. I have something to tell him."

"Eunuch Xin has gone out of the palace. If you have any orders, the servants are the same." Ruo Min thought for a while and replied, "Today is thirty, the day we should go shopping in the palace."

"It's thirty, that's all?" Ten Niang tapped her head thinking of the thirty-thirty day of every month when the Ministry of Xin outside the palace reported the news, "Then when he comes back, let him come to see Ben Gong."

"Slave write it down."

Ruomin supported Shi Niang, and walked to Taoranting after a while.Waiting for Shi Niang to sit on a padded stone bench, take goat milk from the stone table and serve it to Shi Niang, "Drink it while it's hot to warm your body."

"Okay, you've been busy all the way too. They will take care of you, sit down and rest with me for a while." Shi Niang took the glass cup containing goat's milk and instructed Ruo Min.

Her birth was beyond everyone's expectations.Since the sixth prince was born, the emperor called her to sleep with her less frequently than in previous years, and he also went to her palace on a fixed day every month.Usually, the two of them usually meet each other in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The emperor took back [-]% of the Du family's power in the northwest, and the rest was in the hands of the third brother.Perhaps because of Du Zicheng's death and the heroic performance of the Du family in the Northwest Great Victory, the emperor regained his trust in her.

She has a son and a daughter by her side, but she doesn't care whether the emperor stays in Yaohua Palace or not.On weekdays, when the emperor stayed overnight, he would always give soup and medicine.It also saved her from dispensing contraceptives in private.

With two sons and two daughters, she is the only heir in the inner palace.She had no intention of giving birth to the emperor.Firstly, because of her seniority, it is not suitable for her to take the risk of giving birth; secondly, if she is a prince again, she will be hated by others.

This child came at an inappropriate time. After Northwest and relatives were selected, the emperor stayed in her palace for a long time in order to reassure her and appease the Du family, but he never gave her any decoction afterwards.She was followed by the emperor and was busy with the princess's wedding, so she forgot to take the medicine.Who would have thought that it was such a coincidence to have this child.

This child is also well-behaved, and never makes trouble in the mother's belly.At the beginning of pregnancy, I didn't have the symptoms of vomiting and inability to eat when I was pregnant with his older brothers and sisters.

The disappearance of the empress, travel arrangements for the emperor's palace, the political struggle in the Yujing family, the reshuffle of the inner palace forces, and the forced death of the empress dowager, all these major events made her work hard.But the child didn't let her suffer once, and still grew up in her stomach safely.

It was almost five months pregnant, and after this period of time settled down, he began to turn over occasionally in his stomach, and she could feel his fetal movement.The feeling of being connected by blood can deeply move her every time.

When Si Jin came in with the cloak, she saw Madam gently supporting her stomach, in a daze.After lightly handing the cloak to Aunt Ruomin, she stepped aside.

Ruomin wraps a peacock feather cloak around Shi Niang, interrupting the movements of Shi Niang's men.

"You're careful, why did I get the cold?" Shi Niang pointed at Si Jin and scolded, "I let her run back in a hurry. It's hard for her, but I found this peacock feather."

"This peacock plume has never been worn by my mother before. This cloak is my favorite, so I don't want to wear it?" Huaping saw that Ruo Min and Si Jin were silent, and answered with a smile.

"Speaking of which, when I entered the palace, this peacock plume was one of the few clothes I brought in. It was given to me by my grandmother, and the clothes at home are always cherished. Later, I wore them for a stroll in the Imperial Garden , accidentally scratched a big hole by a tree branch, don't mention how distressed I am."

"So the empress just put it away and was reluctant to wear it?" Huaping asked, "But the maidservant didn't see the traces of mending on the cloak."

"Of course not, silly girl. This peacock feather is not the one I brought into the palace at all." Ten Niang tightened the cloak on her body,
"This is a reward from the emperor to this palace."

"The emperor rewarded you with exactly the same one?" Huaping asked with a smile, "The emperor is so kind to you."

"Yes, that's great. The emperor saw me wanting to cry under the pear tree in the imperial garden, so he rewarded me with an identical peacock feather. That old peacock feather..."

"What happened to the old one?"

"The old one was also sewed by the embroiderer in the palace so that no traces can be seen." Shi Niang put down the glass cup and wiped the traces on her mouth with a handkerchief.

"Didn't the empress have two peacock feathers, why didn't the empress wear them? How can the empress tell which one is new and which one is old?" Huaping asked curiously.

"Huaping!" Ruomin interrupted Huaping, "Master's decision is something you can say?"

"Ruomin, it's okay." Shi Niang said to Huaping, "You have to change your temperament, too much curiosity is not a good thing. You will be out of the palace and married tomorrow, and you will suffer if you do this."

"Slave, I won't marry you, I will always serve you." After hearing Shi Niang's words, Huaping was stunned for a moment, then knelt on the ground, "You don't want me to ask more questions, I don't want you to talk too much. Please don't dare me to leave, The servant wants to stay by your side."

"You girl, do you want to stay with Bengong or in the palace?" Shi Niang smiled and looked at the trembling screen after hearing her words.

"Get up, this palace is just a joke. There are still some days before you leave the palace, even if this palace sympathizes with you, I can't let you go out of the palace to reunite with your family in advance."

"Thank you, ma'am, the servant will never dare again."

"The two pieces of peacock feathers are not indistinguishable. The old one was taken to Kunsang by your aunt in painting a few days ago. She said that she is no longer with Ben Gong. I will keep it in mind. As for why Ben Gong If you don't wear it, look at the number of Ben Gong's cloaks, can you wear them?"

"The third prince is filial. He gives you new cloaks every year." Si Jin praised, "My servant just sent someone to dry those cloaks before. When they were put away, the little girl below collected them and put them out of order." The servant just came over in a hurry, so he took this one. It makes you sad."

"It doesn't matter, your aunt into the painting follows Xiaoqi, and the two of you take care of each other, so I feel at ease." Shi Niang waved her hand at Si Jin,
"It's you, you've been out for a while, did you spend so much time finding the cloak?"

"When I was going out, I ran into Mr. Lu." Si Jin looked at Shi Niang's face, and dared not speak any more.

"But the emperor wants to summon concubines to sleep, do you need the palace's seal?" Ten Niang suddenly thought of the reason for Xiaoluzi's visit. Since it wasn't Wang Chaosheng who came here, it was the emperor who wanted to call high-ranking concubines.She holds the phoenix seal, and she must be informed of her feelings and reasons.

"Eunuch Lu said that the emperor received Fengyang's Zhezi in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the second prince recovered a county that Nanluo lost. .”

"Understood, I will summon Tongshi when I return to the palace, and record it truthfully." Ten Niang looked at the cautious people in the palace, and smiled, "You all, and those who don't know think that the master is punishing you. The emperor fell in love with you." You can go to any palace, I can say that. Don't embarrass me, cheer up, why did you go there?"

"Master, is the meeting still going on?" Ruo Min asked after seeing Shi Niang's calm look.

I couldn't help but blame the emperor a little bit.The wife was still pregnant with his child, running around for him during pregnancy, helping him to undo the power of the family.Fortunately, he just ignored his wife because she insisted on finding out the real culprit of the third prince's fall from the horse and forced him to kill the queen mother.

Ruo Min complained that Shi Niang didn't know about it, Shi Niang naturally stroked her lower abdomen again, and said in her heart, baby, Mommy loves you.

"Go back, it's been a while since I came out. Xiao Liu can't find me, so it's time to make trouble." Shi Niang stretched out her hand, let Ruo Min stand up with support, and walked out of the pavilion.

Looking at the water of Nanhua Pool again, a poem was inadvertently recited, "In the evening, the autumn water floats by, the emerald pavilions and green shadows are facing the clouds, and there is no trace of thousands of sails, and the clouds surround the pool and fog, I wish you a healthy life."

After all, whoever leaves can't survive?
When I went back, because I was thinking about the sixth prince, I was naturally much faster.

After Shi Niang returned to the palace, she did not see the sixth prince, so she sent someone to look for him.Go into the inner hall to change clothes by yourself.

After changing into a light attire and removing all the hair ornaments, Si Jin helped her to the main hall.At this time, it is time for the third prince to come down to pay his respects, and the eighth prince will come to see the concubine mother at this time.

Before Shi Niang stepped into the main hall, she heard a large and a small voice, and her mouth couldn't help but smile.

The sixth prince, Mu Jing, was pestering his brother again, and the voice of the third prince coaxing his brother helplessly came to his ears.

"Brother, what is 'Jade can't be cut, can't be used'? What is 'People don't learn, don't know righteousness'?" The sixth prince asked his brother about the "Three Character Classic" in an immature voice.

"This sentence means that if jade is not polished and carved, it will not become an exquisite utensil; if a person does not learn, he will not understand etiquette and cannot become a talent. Just like Jinger, if you don't learn the rules, your eighth sister and I will give up. When the mother concubine greets you, you can only watch, and others will say that you don't understand etiquette, that the concubine mother doesn't know how to teach the son."

After Mu Yao explained the meaning of the sentences in the Three Character Classic, he gave another example to make his brother understand better.However, he overestimated his brother's intelligence.The next moment, when he heard his younger brother's question, he wished he hadn't said anything just now.

"I know, I know, that is to say, if I don't study hard, it's my father's fault if I don't raise it, but the book clearly says it's my father's fault, shouldn't it be my father's fault? Why would others say it was the concubine's fault?"

"Eh, what's the matter, the emperor is busy, so... it's the fault of the concubine mother." Mu Yao's voice faltered unnaturally, and the younger brother's question was too difficult to answer.

The father is the emperor, how could the emperor be wrong.The emperor was wrong, and it was because others did not remind him that he made mistakes.What's more, before the prince was enlightened, it was his mother and concubine who taught him.It's just these words, tell my younger brother, but my younger brother doesn't understand either.

"You bastard, continue with the choreography, your brother is such a small person, take it seriously, I see how you end up?" A voice with a hint of ridicule came, which surprised Shi Niang.

Shouldn't he be in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, accompanied by Concubine De to review the papers?

Before he had time to think, he heard his voice continue to drill into his ears.

"Jing'er, come to my father's side. Your brother is bluffing you. 'If you don't cut jade, you can't make it; if you don't learn, you don't know righteousness' means that a person's road to success is like carving jade. There is no difference between stones, and the same is true for people. Only through hard training can one become a useful person. Jinger can only help his father and elder brother share their worries by studying and knowing the etiquette."

"Jing'er studies hard, Jing'er helps father and elder brother." Mu Jing repeated the emperor's words like a little adult.

"'If you don't teach, it's the father's fault; if the teaching is not strict, it's the teacher's fault' means: Strict teachers produce high-quality students, and strict education is the only way to become a talent. Although the strict requirements for you are the responsibility of your parents and teachers. Duty, but children should also understand our painstaking efforts, so that we can consciously and strictly demand ourselves."

"The father's fault here is not only referring to the father, but also the mother concubine. If the father is not here, but the mother concubine is here, others will of course say that the mother concubine did not teach me well. My son understands. Thank you father."

"Jing'er is awesome. Go, bring your concubine mother in. She couldn't bear to disturb you to ask questions outside the palace. She stood there for a long time."

(End of this chapter)