Chapter 169: Growth

On the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, the fifth prince moved to Huangye Mountain outside the city for a temporary stay, and the prince's ceremonial guards were set up along the way. On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the fifth prince was given the posthumous title of Prince Mourning Min. The wives of officials and officials also completed the mourning ceremony.

During this period, the second lady met the Queen again.

The Queen was noncommittal and did not say a word about this matter.

The second lady couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

This silly boy. Madam wiped the corners of her eyes.

Xu Lingyi was silent for a long time.

Just follow the queen's wishes

The second lady hesitated to speak, and finally said: In this case, please make plans in advance.

Xu Lingyi nodded and began to frequently meet with his staff in Banyuepan.

Eleven Niang wrote about the valley breeze in the Book of Songs. It was one foot wide and two feet long, and was embroidered into a screen with silk yarn.

This was inspired by the eldest wife's embroidery screen for the wife's birthday. She planned to use this to get Sister Hui interested in embroidery. Unexpectedly, Sister Zhen also liked it very much after seeing it, and kept asking: "Is this the fairy?"

Is Lingge famous for its double-sided embroidery?

Eleven Niang nodded and said: Please help me divide the lines.

Sister Zhen happily agreed. When she went to have dinner with the wife, she mentioned this matter: The thread must be divided very finely, like hair. The holly beside her mother is very good at doing this.

The madam smiled and nodded: With such a good master by your side, you must remember to steal from him.

Everyone laughed.

The second lady also said: It's okay for me to make shoes and socks, but embroidery is mediocre. Sister Zhen, please study hard with your mother.

Seeing that everyone encouraged her to learn embroidery from Eleven Niang, Sister Zhen no longer had any worries and laughed happily all night. So much so that Brother Chen said after seeing it: I want to help my sister divide the threads.

What is the difference? The second lady chuckled and said, I will find you a husband after the Chinese New Year, and you and your brothers will go to the outer courtyard to study together.

Everyone talks about Mr.

When Eleven Niang thought about Mr. Zhao, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It would have been nice if the teacher in the house was one of her own.

I see that you took the time to write a letter to Mr. Deng, asking him to recommend a gentleman. Mrs. Tai muttered, although Mr. Deng is currently serving as an official at home, he has been in the Hanlin Academy for more than thirty years and was once the emperor's teacher.

It's better than blind people like us trying to figure out the elephant.

Xu Lingyi said: I wrote to Mr. Deng last month. Mr. Deng wrote back and said that nowadays there are many people who deceive the world and steal their reputation, and those who are devoted to learning rarely listen to that accent. There is no suitable candidate.

Mr. Deng became the emperor's master, and his majesty was growing. The second lady listened and said calmly, "I think all the scholars in the world are just mediocre."

Xu's mother and son couldn't help but remain silent.

After returning home, Eleven Niang served Xu Lingyi to have a rest and made another bedding herself.

What's wrong

We have been sleeping under the same quilt for the past few days, so why are we sleeping separately again?

Xu Lingyi was puzzled.

I haven't crossed that distance yet.

Eleven Niang's face turned slightly red: I, my voice is so low that it smells like blood so that you won't feel uncomfortable.

Xu Lingyi couldn't help but rub her head: "Idiot." He put her into his quilt and covered her abdomen. "Does it hurt?"

It took Eleven Niang a moment to react.

Xu Lingyi was asking her if she had dysmenorrhea.

She was very uncomfortable: I'm fine. I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere.

Why are the days so bad? Xu Lingyi whispered.

I don’t know. It was normal for me to be unfaithful when I was young. Later, Dongqing told Xu’s mother, and Xu’s mother said, wait for two years before deciding. But within two years, she married someone from the Xu family and asked the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital to see a doctor.

, or asking for the emperor's favor, or asking a familiar imperial doctor to visit privately, which is very troublesome every time. How could she have the nerve to mobilize for this matter when she first came to the country?

I asked the imperial doctor to come and see me tomorrow, and sure enough, I asked for the imperial doctor to come.

Eleven Niang muttered: Tomorrow is Laba Festival, and there is Laba porridge in the palace, which I want to offer as an offering. I also invited Mother Du to pierce Sister Zhen’s ears.

What's so important? Xu Lingyi said, it's more important to put it all away and let the imperial doctor come and take a look.

I'm afraid it's unlucky to take medicine during the first lunar month. The Eleventh Mother is afraid that Mrs. Tai will be taboo about this, not to mention it's still Laba tomorrow. It's better to wait until the first lunar month is over.

Third brother is leaving in the spring, and you will only be busier. Xu Lingyi insisted, so it was decided.

Eleven Niang could no longer refuse and agreed in a low voice. Xu Lingyi leaned over and blew out the lamp, and the two of them stopped talking.

Early the next morning, after seeing off Xu Lingyi, Sister Zhen came over to say hello to Eleven Niang. As soon as she sat down, three aunts came. After everyone said a few words, Eleven Niang took Sister Zhen to the Taiyi Palace.

Madam.

The third lady was talking to the dowager about the Laba Festival, while the second lady brought hot tea and sat aside to listen.

When the lady saw the two people coming in, she invited them to sit down and said, "You all also want to listen."

Eleven Niang responded respectfully, but Sister Zhen's face turned slightly red.

After seeing the ceremony with the third lady, everyone sat down according to their rank. The third lady glanced at Eleven Niang, and then continued what she had just interrupted: Wanxiang is in charge. She started to stay up last night. As usual, she will wait until the reward from the palace comes.

After it was enshrined in the Buddhist hall, it was then enshrined in Tingshujingzao. As for the Laba porridge sent to the houses of Weibeihou and other people in Zhongqinbofu and Yongchanghoufu, according to the practice of previous years, preserved fruits, lychees, cinnamon, meat, peach kernels and pine nuts were placed in the porridge box to form an auspicious arrangement.

The pattern was delivered before Chenchu. I was also ready to make Laba cabbage with garlic. I just waited for the Laba porridge to be eaten.

The lady nodded slightly and ordered: Don't forget to send people to the South China Sea to get ice.

The third lady smiled and said: Don't worry, I won't forget it. Otherwise, if there is no iced sour plum soup in the house next summer, I won't be talked about until there is no place to stand. After saying that, he looked at the second lady with a smile.

The madam looked at the second madam and sighed slightly: If you really don’t stay, the New Year will be over soon.

On the 11th, the second lady will return to Xishan after the fifth prince's first sacrifice ceremony. On that day, everyone will go to the altar to read the memorial text, drink wine and pay homage.

She smiled and said: In two days' time when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, I'll invite you to come to my place for an outing. She politely declined the dowager's offer to stay.

Mrs. Tai's eyes darkened, and she told the third lady: "If you have some at home, prepare a copy over at Xishan."

The third wife seemed to have expected this, and said with a smile: I have already prepared it. The second sister-in-law will definitely be indispensable when the time comes.

The second lady smiled slightly at the third lady: Thank you, my third brother and sister, for worrying.

What the second sister-in-law said is my responsibility.

The two of them were chatting, and a boy came in and said: Dr. Liu from Tai Hospital is here.

Everyone was startled.

Xu Lingyi said that wind is like rain, so he invited the imperial doctor to come early in the morning.

Eleven Niang was caught off guard, so she had no choice but to stand up and said, "I'm feeling a little uncomfortable."

After hearing this, the madam hurriedly said: Why don't you say anything if you feel uncomfortable? You have been running around in front of me for the past two days.

Eleven Niang's face was red and she didn't know how to answer.

The third lady let out an ahhhhh, and said with surprise on her face: Did the fourth brother and sister have a baby?

No, no. Eleven Niang hurriedly explained, I'm just a little uncomfortable.

She knew that Mrs. Tai wanted the family to be lively, but she was afraid that the Third Madam had misled Mrs. Tai. The greater her hopes, the greater her disappointment. She was afraid that Mrs. Tai would be sad.

Even so, a look of disappointment still flashed across Mrs. Tai's face.

Doctor Liu was checking Eleven Niang's pulse through a handkerchief, and Mrs. Tai asked nervously: "How is it?"

He is still young and his body and bones are a little weak. Doctor Liu smiled and said, it will only take a year or two to adjust.

The madam breathed a sigh of relief: That's good, that's good.

I personally accompanied Dr. Liu, who was over sixty years old, to write a prescription, and asked Mama Du to hand the prescription into the hands of Manager Bai: "Follow this prescription and take the medicine, and come back and show it to me before you boil it."

Mother Du left in response.

Eleven Niang was very embarrassed to make Mrs. Tai uneasy, so she personally asked about it.

Mrs. Tai thought that Eleven Niang had arranged her own days before and after her childhood, and thought she was unhappy, so she comforted her: It's okay, it's okay. Our family is not one of those poor families who can't afford ginseng and bird's nest.

Eleven Niang was very grateful that Mrs. Tai could comfort her in this situation and hurriedly said: I will take the medicine well.

The madam smiled and nodded: This is the right thing to do.

Just as he was talking, the Laba porridge that was rewarded by the palace arrived.

Everyone received the porridge, rewarded the people who came from the palace, and served the porridge as usual. The whole family gathered around to eat the porridge. Eleven Niang's medicine came.

Mrs. Tai carefully examined the medicine for a while before giving it to Mrs. Du: she went to my hospital to drink it, and served the fourth lady to drink when she came to my place to say hello every day.

Mother Du smiled and took it, and Eleven Niang hurriedly stepped forward to thank Mrs. Tai.

You just need to take good care of your body and bones. The madam said, don’t worry about anything else. Then the second madam will accompany you to take a nap.

Eleven Niang invited Mama Du to her own place and used a thimble and string to pierce Sister Zhen's ears.
To be continued...