Harem for a living

Chapter 186

After inviting the Empress Dowager Ci'an, Chen Manrou went back to Yongshou Palace to deal with matters.She was not in the palace before, although someone was in charge of the matter, but she couldn't completely ignore it.Unless, she wanted to give up her back seat earlier.

Concubine Shu Hui and others were called, and Chen Manrou asked them about the situation while looking at the account book.After a busy morning, I finally got a general understanding. It was Qi Xiuyi's birthday before, and Concubine Shu took three bolts of feather satin from the House of Internal Affairs as a reward to Qi Xiuyi, and recorded them one by one.

Chen Manrou was very satisfied with this, and praised Concubine Shu very much.

As soon as Concubine Shu and the others were sent away, Chen Manrou saw Xiaosi come back with red eye circles.Shocked, he quickly pulled Xiao Si to his side: "What is this? But was punished by the husband? Or was it bullied?"

Xiaosi was originally just a red eye, but when asked by Chen Manrou, she burst into tears, and Chen Manrou was even more frightened to panic.You know, after Xiao Si went to school, she almost never cried again. Now that she was crying so hard, could it be that she was really being bullied?
"Who bullied you? Are you injured?" Thinking, Chen Manrou wanted to check if there were any injuries on Xiao Si's body, but Xiao Si twisted her body so as not to let anyone see: "I was not bullied, my queen, she was not injured."

Xiao Si lowered her head and spoke, but her voice was murmuring. Chen Manrou heard that something was wrong, so she stretched out her hand to pinch Xiao Si's chin to see.Xiaosi threw herself into Chen Manrou's arms and cried: "Wuuu, mother, Xiaosi's teeth have fallen out. Will Xiaosi not be able to eat in the future? Mother, I don't want to be toothless, it's so ugly."

Chen Manrou was very angry: "What's going on here? What about Su Shengshu and Qin Rong? Didn't they let them follow the fourth prince? Why didn't they say anything when the fourth prince's teeth were knocked out? People?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down." The nurse of the Fifth Princess next to her suddenly said, "The Fourth Prince has already passed his sixth birthday, and it should be normal for him to lose his teeth."

Chen Manrou was stunned, and then patted herself on the head: "Oh, look at my memory, shouldn't I lose my teeth now? Xiaosi, don't cry, it's normal for these teeth to fall out, you see You are so small now, your teeth can only grow small, look at the queen mother's teeth, are they your big ones?"

Xiaosi looked up at Chen Manrou's teeth, it seemed that they were a bit bigger than his own.

"Your teeth have fallen out, so you can grow them again." Chen Manrou coaxed Xiao Si with her arms around her, and after thinking about it, she asked, "Didn't your second brother also lose his teeth? Children will lose their teeth. When your fifth sister grows up to six years old, her teeth will fall out too."

Xiaosi thought for a while, and then nodded sobbingly. At that time, he thought that the second brother had fought with others, and he never dared to tell his father and queen, for fear that the father would punish the second brother.It turns out that children will lose their teeth.

"Come on, let the queen mother take a look at your fallen teeth." Seeing that Xiao Si stopped crying, Chen Manrou took a silk handkerchief and wiped Xiao Si's eyes, then dug out a little moisturizing cream for Xiao Si to apply around the eyes, Children's skin is tender, and after crying for a long time, if they don't wipe something, their eyes will be dry and dry after a while.However, you still have to apply a hot towel first before you finish the job.

Only then did Xiao Si let go of his clenched fist, revealing his teeth with a little bloodshot palm.Chen Manrou took a look at the teeth, asked someone to clean them, and brought a small brocade box over: "I will keep this empress for you, and you can read it when you grow up."

After finishing speaking, Chen Manrou pinched Xiao Si's chin again: "Come on, let the queen mother see if the upper teeth have fallen out or the lower teeth have fallen out."

The small white teeth that were originally neat, now have a gap in them.Chen Manrou lowered her head and looked for a long time, making sure there was no blood on it, and then asked Xiaosi if it hurts, then she let go of Xiaosi's chin and said: "In the future, you can't chew or lick with your tongue. Otherwise, the newly grown teeth will be crooked."

"Why is the new tooth crooked?" Because the fallen tooth was pressed against the side of the big tooth, Xiaosi's speech was a bit leaky, and the little child knew about Aimei, so he quickly covered his mouth after speaking, with a frustrated expression on his face .

"Look at the sapling you planted. It was originally planted very straight. If you pull it sideways every day, will it grow crooked? If you stick out your tongue and lick it, the teeth will crooked to the side. If there are too many, won't it grow crooked?"

Chen Manrou said with a smile, and reached out to rub his head: "Okay, you don't have to cover your mouth all the time. It's normal to lose teeth. Even the queen mother lost teeth when she was young, and your father must have lost teeth when he was young."

"I lost my teeth when I was a child." As soon as Chen Manrou finished speaking, she heard voices coming from the door. The mother and son got up quickly, one called the father, the other said hello, and the emperor hugged Xiao Si: "Little Si lost his teeth ?”

"Well, I came back crying today." Chen Manrou couldn't help but laugh, Xiao Si was embarrassed, and lay on the emperor's shoulder with a blushing face and said nothing.The emperor laughed loudly: "What's the point of crying when you lose a tooth? Didn't Xiao Si say that he would become a hero in the future? Heroes don't like to cry."

"Xiao Si won't cry anymore." Xiao Si twisted her body and said very embarrassedly.The emperor rubbed his head, put him on the ground, hugged the screaming fifth princess, and said: "Okay, let's take your sister to the yard to play."

Xiao Si nodded and led Xiao Wu out to play.

Chen Manrou poured tea for the emperor: "Why is the emperor here now?"

"I heard that Xiao Si came back crying, so I came here to have a look." The emperor didn't hide anything, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Xiao Si is in good health, Hong Hao hasn't changed his teeth until now."

"The third prince is weak, and it's normal for him to be late. If the emperor is worried, why don't you ask Doctor Li to take a look?" Chen Manrou smiled, and the emperor shook his head: "No, the third prince also has a Ping An pulse. If there is a problem , Those imperial doctors definitely dare not hide it."

"By the way, Your Majesty, I have one more thing to tell you." Chen Manrou had just picked up a purse and was about to embroider two stitches, when she suddenly thought of something, she said hastily.The emperor turned to look at her: "What is it?"

"When Concubine Hua came to pay her respects today, the concubine said that as long as Concubine Hua gave birth to a little prince, she would raise Concubine Hua's position. And Qi Xiuyi, she is also an old man in the palace, and now she has a body The concubine wondered if she should let her raise the child by herself. After all, the fourth concubine is not very old, and concubine Hui has a daughter, which is not suitable. Also, do you think that the position of the noble concubine is also mentioned? Go up alone?"

As she said that, she was a little embarrassed: "Qi Xiuyi has always been very caring for my concubine, and has always been responsible. I want to give her a favor."

Chen Manrou asked with a smile, since she was asking for a reward for Qi Xiuyi, it would not be good to just leave Concubine Hua alone.

The emperor frowned, and shook his head after a while: "The position of noble concubine will not be released for the time being. Now among the four concubines, only Concubine Hui has a child, and she is just a princess. She has no pregnancy and no merit. The status will be discussed after the child is born."

Chen Manrou nodded indifferently, she had reported this matter anyway.

After having lunch and sending the emperor out of the Yongshou Palace, Chen Manrou began to study how to enlighten Xiao Wu. Seeing that she is more than one year old, she still can't speak or just skip a few words, so she needs to start training in advance.Her ultimate goal is to raise a perfect princess.

In the Qianqing Palace, the little eunuch in the respect room came up with a tray. Liu Cheng took advantage of the emperor putting down a booklet and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to turn over the book?"

The emperor pondered for a moment, he came back yesterday and stayed directly at Yongshou Palace.Today, why don't you go to Yongshou Palace to see, Concubine Hua is pregnant, so she has to give her face.

"Let's just go to Zhongcui Palace." Without even raising his head, the emperor ordered lightly.Liu Cheng waved his hand, and the little eunuch immediately went down with the tray again.

By the time the last booklet was approved, it was already time. The emperor looked at the sky and felt that it was a bit late. It is estimated that the keys of the palaces have also been released at this moment.Just about to tell Liu Cheng not to go to Zhongcui Palace, Liu Cheng suddenly came over with a food box: "Your Majesty, Zhongcui Palace sent someone to deliver it."

"Oh, what is it?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, Liu Cheng opened the food box, revealing the soup Gu inside: "It's black-bone chicken and chestnut soup."

"Well, let it go, let's drive to Zhongcui Palace." Since the soup was brought over at this moment, Concubine Hua should still be waiting.After thinking for a while, the emperor stood up and said, Liu Cheng hurried over with the cloak, waited for the emperor to put on the cloak, and then followed behind out of the Qianqing Palace.

As for the chicken soup, according to the unwritten rules of the Qianqing Palace, if the emperor does not need to eat, the little eunuchs on duty that day will be lucky enough to share some.If there are too few things, such as only a cup of tea, then it can only be a cheap little eunuch who waits on him.

When the group arrived at Zhongcui Palace, they saw red lanterns hanging at the entrance of Zhongcui Palace. Immediately a surprised smile appeared.

"My concubine pays her respects to the emperor." Concubine Hua went out quickly, and saluted the emperor lightly. The emperor frowned slightly and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Get up, you are pregnant, and these complicated etiquettes will be saved for the time being."

"Yes, my concubine thanks the emperor for his grace." Concubine Hua replied with a smile, and followed the emperor into the room.Concubine Hua is pregnant, so the emperor can't do anything, just sit on the couch and talk to Concubine Hua.

After talking for a while, Concubine Hua suddenly said: "Your Majesty, today the empress said that if the concubine gives birth to a little prince, she will raise the position of concubine. I am a little worried. If the concubine is not pregnant with the little prince, wouldn't it be that I have failed the queen?" Your kindness?"

"You are not very old, there will always be a little prince." The emperor said with a sip of tea, thinking that when he went to Yongshou Palace on weekdays, the queen would always ask himself if he was hungry, and if he wanted to eat, and then compare himself As soon as she sat down, Concubine Hua, who had been pulling her to talk, felt a little unhappy in her heart.I just finished approving paperwork, I am also very hungry, okay?

What, you mean that chicken soup?The palace gates are all locked, and I drink chicken soup again, when will it be?Shouldn't a pregnant woman go to bed earlier?

"The concubine is just worried. Now that the positions of the four concubines are full, how can the empress improve the position of the concubine? Sister Xian and the others must not be happy to see the concubine give birth to a little prince. In case..." Concubine Hua said, I looked at the emperor very worriedly.

The emperor's eyes were dark, and he stared at Concubine Hua for a while. Is this putting eye drops on the queen?Alluding to the queen's promotion of status to get the fourth concubine to do something to her, and then make her unable to give birth to a child?

"If you have this leisurely mind, why not think about whether you will be born a prince." The emperor got up, glanced at Concubine Hua and said, "Since you have a body, you should take a good rest. I just came to see it. Just go."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Concubine Hua's reaction, she directly said to Liu Cheng: "Show Yongshou Palace!"

Concubine Hua came to her senses and hurriedly chased out, only to see the figure of the emperor disappearing at the gate of Zhongcui Palace.With a grim expression on her face, Concubine Hua angrily smashed the teacup in her hand against the opposite wall: "Bitch!"

"Empress, be careful that the wall has ears." Her eldest maid hurriedly persuaded, Concubine Hua took a few deep breaths, put away the hostility on her face, and said angrily in a low voice: "I still underestimated her. Not as important as her!"

The palace maid didn't dare to speak, and Concubine Hua got angry for a while, so she could only get up and go to the inner room. As for whether she would be able to sleep at night, it was not certain.

(End of this chapter)