Keeping yourself healthy

After Aunt Bai left, Zhang Anchu took a look at the plan he had written and almost made it again.

Then she lay down on the bed. The nanny An came in to take a look and saw that she was lying down, so she left with peace of mind.

In fact, no matter what, Zhang Anchu would lie down and sleep on time at this hour, so he should be relieved. He just felt that one look at him would make him feel completely at ease.

"Nanny." Zhang Anchu stopped her and refused to let her leave.

"What's wrong? Miss Third," the wet nurse hurried to the bed and asked.

"I have something I want to ask the nanny."

Ever since Aunt Bai said those words, she felt a little depressed for some reason.

"Miss Third, if you have anything to say, just ask." The wet nurse smiled kindly, and after so many years, there were several wrinkles on her face.

"Nanny, what do you think of Mrs. Hou's personality?" Zhang Anchu was under the quilt, with only his head peeking out, and his eyes were very bright.

"Why is Third Miss asking this? As a slave, I have signed a contract of sale. How can I say that I am not the master?" The nanny said. She wanted Zhang Anchu to understand that Mrs. Hou was not what outsiders saw.

That's good.

I can't say he's a bad person, but I definitely can't say he's a good person either.

When she was invited here, in addition to Zhang Anchu, she also wanted to report everything to Mrs. Hou.

At the beginning, Zhang Anchu was still in the same courtyard as Aunt Bai, and he also had the intention of monitoring Aunt Bai.

Mrs. Hou's control over the backyard can be said to be comprehensive.

Things have gotten better over the years, but I only asked about Zhang Anchu's dancing lessons and about food, but I didn't ask much about anything else.

It is probably because Aunt Bai and Zhang Anchu are not in the same courtyard.

Zhang Anchu fell into silence. She did understand the meaning of the nanny's words, but she still didn't understand the details.

"Third Miss, no matter what, you should eat more every day. Although you are learning to dance and keep a slim figure, over time, it will be bad for your health. There is a saying in the nanny's hometown that if a person is too thin, his body will be damaged.

It’s not easy to keep a child pregnant.”

The nanny thought of Zhang Anchu's appetite and couldn't help but give her another advice.

In the past, Mrs. Hou asked Zhang Anchu how much food she ate. Once she ate too much, Mrs. Hou told her that if she ate too much, she would not feel light when learning to dance.

She always felt that Mrs. Hou always asked about food and specifically said such a sentence, with ulterior motives. When she thought of what the older generation in her hometown said, she thought of her children and felt a little worried.

That's why I wanted Zhang Anchu to eat more to avoid falling into Mrs. Hou's trap.

Zhang Anchu nodded and did not refuse the nanny's kindness. However, Shen Jiaoxi would always supervise the body shape. If he ate too much and his stomach bulged, he would lecture her.

In order for Teacher Shen to lecture less to himself, he had to eat less and try to keep his stomach as flat as possible.

If she eats less, she will still eat less, but she also listens to what the nanny said.

If this continues for a long time, it will be a great tragedy if you become pregnant in the future but cannot keep the child.

"Nanny, do you know how to eat less and not feel weak?" Zhang Anchu asked.

The wet nurse frowned and thought carefully about it. She had not been idle over the years. She had learned a few words and read several medical books. She remembered that the book said that goat milk is sweet and warm in nature, and enters the stomach, heart, and kidney meridians.

It has the functions of nourishing yin and nourishing the stomach, tonifying the kidneys, moistening the intestines and laxative, and detoxifying. It can be used for diseases such as consumptive consumption, thinness, thirst, nausea, hiccups, aphthous ulcers, and paint sores.

This may be the best way.

"That must be goat's milk. Drink more goat's milk and your health will naturally improve." The nanny replied.

"Nanny, from now on, you can use my monthly money to buy some goat milk. If I drink more, it shouldn't have any impact on the heir." Zhang Anchu said, no matter what, the heir is a big deal.

If you join the royal family in the future, your heirs will be very important.

There is also a rule in the harem. Only those who have heirs can be promoted, or they have made great achievements.

The status of promotion is very important. Zhang Anchu does not want to be unknown, and the status should at least be above that of concubine.

Only people above the concubine rank will not be buried alive.

Yes, that's right, the royal family has a custom of burial. Regardless of whether they have any heirs or not, as long as they are low-ranking concubines, they must be buried, but they must also obtain the consent of the concubine's father's family.

It is a pity that only a few people will disagree, because if a low-status concubine is buried, her family can be promoted and make a fortune, which is considered compensation.

It is difficult to get promoted. Some people remain as petty officials throughout their lives. How many people would not be willing to be promoted if given the opportunity?

Even if they are not buried, they will still go to guard the mausoleum anyway. The married daughter will throw water away. Many people think that it is better to exchange their daughters for a chance to get promoted.

Another possibility is to designate certain high-ranking concubines to be buried as sacrifices. There was an example in the previous dynasty.

Concubine Gongxian of the previous dynasty was said to be a talented woman, good at strategy, had a son, and was extremely intelligent. However, the emperor was old and wanted to make the prince born to Concubine Gongxian the crown prince and become the next emperor.

It was a pity that the prince was young and worried that the imperial concubine would have exclusive power after his death, so he ordered the concubine Gongxian to be buried.

According to unofficial history, the imperial concubine Gongxian was still young, and the old emperor was afraid that the imperial concubine would not be able to bear the loneliness after his death, so she was buried as a sacrifice.

This is just an example. No matter what, Zhang Anchu felt that he could not be buried alive no matter what.

When that time comes, she believes that the Hou Mansion will not fish her out.

The Marquis of Peking would rather die as a daughter in exchange for promotion and wealth.

In order to prevent future tragedies, we must lay a solid foundation now.

"Third Miss, don't worry. Tomorrow the nanny will go to the street to see if she can receive goat's milk. If not, she will raise a goat." The nanny was pleased that Zhang Anchu listened to her words and heard that she was willing to drink some goat's milk.

Naturally, she patted her chest to assure herself.

"It's too late. Miss Third, please go to bed early. The wet nurse has gone out."

Zhang Anchu nodded. At this time, his eyelids began to be a little unable to open. When the time came, he felt sleepy and couldn't stop himself.

On the second day, Zhang Anchu acted according to the plan, first paying his respects to Madam Hou.

As before, Zhang Anchu was the first among the children of the Hou family to arrive. After going in to greet Mrs. Hou, he sat down next to Aunt Bai.

Not long after, the eldest son's wife also came with her infant daughter in her arms.

Speaking of which, Zhang Anchu always wanted to thank his elder brother for his teachings over the years and thought of making something to give to him.

Seeing my sister-in-law coming with her daughter in her arms, I had an idea in my mind.

After a while, Zhang Anxian and Zhang Anyi also arrived.

In the past, Zhang Anyi would definitely sit next to Madam Hou, but now that Zhang Anxian is back, the seat next to Madam Hou belongs to her.
Chapter completed!