Concubine Biography

Chapter 2

"Daddy hasn't come back yet?" Chen Xi'er, who was only eight years old, was still very pure in her mind, and all she wanted was to give her sister a birthday present. In his arms, touch the purse.

Mrs. Zhu glanced at Nanny Guan, and Nanny Guan understood, and walked out of the room quickly.

Mrs. Zhu lovingly touched the red faces of the two daughters who were roasted by the ground dragon in the house, "Today we celebrate Fu'er's birthday, shall we have hot pot later? At noon, your eldest brother brought back a handful of vegetables, saying it was Fu'er's birthday." It's birthday, Lord Rong heard that the reward was given to your father, it's rare to see a handful of vegetables in this weather, let's scald them in a hot pan, then add mutton, how about a delicious meal?"

Chen Fu'er's eyes lit up, green vegetables...but I haven't eaten them for a long time.

"How does Prince Rong know about my sister's birthday?" Chen Xi'er looked confused.

Mrs. Zhu put her arms around her daughter and said lovingly, "Your father cured the queen mother's cold. It happened that the prince Rong was paying his respects to the queen mother. When he came out, he happened to meet your elder brother and asked your father what gift to buy for your sister. When Prince Rong heard this, he ordered someone to reward you with green vegetables and a box of lucky snacks, saying it was for your sister to celebrate her birthday."

Chen Fu'er was already drooling from the seduction of the green vegetables, and now she couldn't help but began to look at the door frequently, "When will Daddy come back?"

Mrs. Zhu knew what her daughter was thinking with just one glance, helplessly tapped her forehead, and sighed, "You girl..."

Chen Lu'er looked at the scene in front of her, and her jealousy hurt everywhere. She was only half a year younger than Chen Fu'er, but the treatment was very different. I don't know if my father can give her a handful of vegetables when she celebrates her birthday. ...

But Chen Lu'er forgot that it's Dongyue now, and it will be April when she celebrates her birthday, and her son's green vegetables are no longer a rare thing...

"Master, Eldest Young Master, and Second Young Master are back!"

Nanny Guan came back happily and raised the curtain with her own hands.

The curtain was lifted, bringing in a gust of cold wind, and Chen Zheng and his two sons strode in.

Chen Zheng is 37 or [-] years old this year. His face is slightly round, his eyes are not big, the corners of his mouth are naturally slightly raised, and his beard is also raised when he moves a little. He looks like a face that often smiles.Chen Shun looks very much like his father, especially the corners of his mouth, which are also naturally raised, but his eyes follow his mother's, which is more beautiful than his father's.Chen Qichang's face was slightly tilted towards his mother, his chin was slightly pointed, and although his eyes were not big, they were very energetic.The father and son walked in together, and Mrs. Zhu was very happy to see it.

Chen Zheng was still wearing court clothes, nodded to the women saluting to him in the room, walked straight to Chen Fu'er, and said with a smile, "My Fu'er is one year older, Daddy bought you a new one." Bracelet, look, isn't it pretty?"

As she said that, she took out a brocade box, opened the lid, and inside was a transparent white jade bracelet. Chen Fu'er's eyes were bright, and she quickly bent her knees, "Thank you, Daddy."

Seeing that his daughter liked it, Chen Zheng patted her head with a smile.Chen Shun hurriedly took out a pair of exquisite eight-color colored glaze earrings from his pocket, "Sister, do you look beautiful? I found this after searching for a long time, but it took me a lot of effort."

Chen Fu'er took the earrings, feeling a little dazed, "Brother, aren't these earrings cheap?"

Chen Shun chuckled, but didn't speak.Chen Qi glanced at him and tore down his desk, "Brother bought it with the money he earned after helping to stand in Xinglin Hall for two months after school every day."

Chen Shun glared at his younger brother, and hurriedly comforted Chen Fu'er, who was showing a guilty expression, "Sister, don't think too much, brother is going to learn his skills. Now that he has money, he will be happy to buy things for his sister."

Chen Fu'er's eyes were a little red when he was moved, Chen Qi saw it, snorted, took out a box of snacks, and said angrily, "Second brother didn't make any money, so I can only buy this for you."

Chen Fu'er took the box and looked at it, and immediately exclaimed, "Fu Yunlai's new candied date cake!"

This Fuyunlai is the best dim sum shop in the capital. Recently, a new kind of candied date cake has been released. When it first came out of the oven, it was very fragrant, but it only sells ten boxes a day. Knowing that she loves sweets, the Zhu family sent people several times I can't even buy it when I go to buy it. The pastries are not very expensive, but they are not easy to buy.Chen Qi was going to school again, and he wanted to buy this candied date cake, so he didn't know what time he got up in the morning.

Chen Fu'er held the candied date cake that was slightly steaming. She always knew that Chen Qi was careful. The box for the dim sum had a sandwich, and there was a warm charcoal fire in the sandwich to ensure that the food would not be too cold. Chen Fu'er called out "Second Brother" , I just felt that my heart was so soft that water could drip out, and I was speechless.

Chen Xi'er hurriedly took out the purse she had prepared for a long time, and stuffed it into Chen Fu'er's arms, not to be outdone, "Sister, sister, I embroidered this!"

Holding the purse, Chen Fu'er squatted down slightly, and hugged Chen Xi'er's soft body, "Thank you, Xi'er."

Mrs. Zhu also took out a brocade box, which contained a string of pearl necklaces. The pearls were all the same size and glowed with a touch of fluorescent powder. Mrs. Zhu put the necklace on Chen Fu'er's neck herself, and replaced Chen Fu'er with the bracelet given by Chen Zheng. Putting it on her wrist, she looked at the pearl earrings that Chen Fu'er was originally wearing, and put away the eight-color glazed earrings.

"The things your elder brother gave you are very good, but it's not easy to match them today, so it's the same if you keep them for tomorrow."

Chen Fu'er agreed with a smile, and took off her original purse, and put on the purse embroidered by Chen Xier, making Chen Xier laugh out loud.

Chen Lu'er's eyes were almost green, every time it happened!Chen Shou'er didn't seem to notice anything when she was still there before. Since Chen Shou'er got married, it became more and more obvious every year that she was both a daughter. She just failed to be born into Zhu's belly. The difference is that big!Last year for her birthday, her father only gave her a hairpin. Although the hairpin is also very beautiful, it can't compare to the white jade bracelet...

She was thinking wildly, when someone pinched her waist, Chen Lu'er turned her head resentfully, Aunt Fu did not expect to see her daughter's eyes like this, her heart trembled slightly, and she saw Chen Lu'er's eyes returned to normal.

"Second sister's birthday this year is really good. Not only did the prince send Fuyunlai dim sum, but the second elder brother also sent Fuyunlai dim sum. It turns out that everyone knows that second sister likes to eat dim sum. No wonder my sister gave birth to it like this. ...Pearl round and smooth. My younger sister didn't know about it earlier, if she knew, she would also buy a piece of dim sum from Fu Yunlai and give it to the second sister. Now I only prepared this purse, and please the second sister don't blame the younger sister." Chen Luer Angrily, he took out a purse and handed it to Chen Fu'er.

Chen Fu'er has a relatively round figure, everyone knows that she likes to eat sweets, and she often troubles herself. When Chen Lu'er said this, Chen Fu'er felt a little sad.

Zhu's complexion changed slightly, Aunt Fu said badly, and was about to speak out when she heard Chen Zheng say, "Your sister looks like me, and father Xiao is a good fortune." He glanced at Aunt Fu, and Aunt Fu was caught. He was terrified at that glance, and Chen Lu'er looked annoyed, but seeing Chen Zheng's expression, he had no choice but to hold back quietly.

Chen Zheng stroked the top of Chen Fu'er's head, "My family's Fu'er is the most blessed, round ones look good."

After speaking, he looked at his two sons again, "Let's go and change our clothes." Chen Shun and Chen Qi agreed, and followed the maids back to change their clothes.

As soon as the father and son left, Zhu's face completely sank, "If Aunt Fu can't take care of the third girl, then let Guan Nanny go to the third girl's courtyard to live for a while. Seeing that the third girl is so thin , and it’s time to make up for it.”

Aunt Fu's complexion changed drastically, and before she could say what she wanted to stop, Nanny Guan had already responded with a smile, "Yes, ma'am, this servant will take good care of the third girl."

Glancing at Chen Lu'er who was still unconvinced, Nanny Guan smiled coldly, it seems that the wife has treated Aunt Fu's mother and daughter too well these past few years, a concubine dared to run on the second girl with words!
Aunt Qian glanced at Aunt Fu, who was ashen-faced, and smiled secretly in her heart, she still can't learn to be good after so many years, her daughter has been brought up like this, and the days of suffering are still to come!

When Chen Zheng, father and son came back after changing their clothes, Mrs. Zhu hurriedly ordered his servants to put on the pot, and put sliced ​​meat, radish, cabbage and so on for food.The handful of green vegetables sent by Prince Rong was washed clean, and Chen Fu'er couldn't move his eyes as soon as he brought it up.

Mrs. Zhu looked at Chen Fu'er amusedly, and first scalded a chopstick of vegetables for Chen Zheng, and then for Chen Shun. Chen Shun looked at the vegetables in the bowl, then looked at Chen Fu'er's pitiful expression, and held back his smile. , and gave Chen Fu'er the vegetables with the chopsticks.

"Second sister's eyeballs almost fell into the plate, eat quickly."

Chen Fu'er blinked her eyes, she had been at war for a long time, but she still endured the temptation of Qing Cai, and gave Chen Xi'er the green vegetable with the chopsticks.

"Xi'er, eat it, this green vegetable is delicious."

Chen Xier happily looked at the green vegetables in the bowl, first said, "Thank you, second sister," and then smiled sweetly at Chen Shun, "Thank you, big brother."

Chen Zheng smiled and narrowed his eyes, and gave Chen Fu'er the vegetables in his bowl, "Fu'er has grown up and knows how to take care of his sister. Daddy is very happy, eat quickly."

Green vegetables are the rarest thing to come by in winter, even in the palace, they may not be able to eat them a few times. In previous years, their family could not eat them. The handful of green vegetables rewarded by Prince Rong is actually only a handful, two or three chopsticks After clamping it, it shrunk even a little bit when it was heated in the pot.

Mrs. Zhu was still boiling the vegetables, Chen Qi quickly said, "Mother, for the two younger sisters, I hate eating vegetables the most."

Mrs. Zhu smiled slightly, and distributed the vegetables to Chen Fu'er and Chen Xi'er according to her son's wishes.Seeing that there were only two or three green vegetables left on the plate, Chen Lu'er was very greedy, but she also knew that she didn't dare to annoy Zhu Shi any more, so she could only sneak a few glances, and bit the radish in her mouth sullenly.

Mrs. Zhu glanced at Chen Lu'er, then turned to Aunt Fu who was waiting behind her and said, "Blanch the vegetables for the third girl. This is a rare thing. Let the girls eat it."

Aunt Fu looked at the sparse green vegetables on the plate, bit her lip, and agreed in a low voice.

Chen Lu'er looked at the few green vegetables in the bowl, and then looked at the green vegetables in the bowls of Chen Fu'er and Chen Xi'er, her heart was sour, she almost shed tears, the word "di and concubine" means the world and the world.

(End of this chapter)