548 The way of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arrives
"Did they consummate the marriage?" Lan Qi stared blankly at Huan Chun and the messy bed next to her. Finally, she woke up with a jolt and nervously asked Huan Chun, "Did they consummate the marriage?"
It is unusual for the marriage to be consummated more than half a month after the wedding. The third elder brother and San Fujin had already consummated their marriage on their wedding night. However, in the fourth elder brother's house, it seemed that because of Fujin's frail body, the matter never happened, even though the etiquette was in place.
They are not allowed to be like this because they are young and no one is in a hurry for them to have children. Since Concubine De does not care, others have no right to point fingers.
Lan Qi didn't know whether she should be happy or not. She understood the changes that would happen to the body after tasting the forbidden fruit for the first time. The minds and bodies of her son and daughter-in-law would grow again. It was natural for men and women to enjoy each other, but Yuxi was weak and Yin
If Zhenruo can't be considerate, he's afraid of damaging her body.
When the emperor was his son's age, Concubine Rong had already given birth to his first child. The eldest brother also had children one after another after his marriage. As their son and brother, Lan Qi didn't know what would happen to Yinzhen. She didn't want to interfere.
Regarding the private life of her son and daughter-in-law, Luo Shi came to tell her that Yu Xi was not in good health so sadly, which inevitably made her worried that her daughter-in-law would not live long.
Thinking about these things in her mind, her face showed some emotions. When Huan Chun was combing her hair, she asked: "Master seems unhappy?"
Lan Qi didn't want to say these words, so she kept them in her heart. She smiled slightly and said, "I was thinking about whether to prepare red envelopes for my children, but I also felt that doing so would seem to be keeping an eye on them. It's better to do less than to do more.
I don’t want to be an annoying mother-in-law. When Yuxi comes to say hello later, let’s just pretend that we don’t know anything.”
The master and servant agreed, and soon Sifujin came to pay his respects. The child he had just met yesterday, I don't know whether it was Lan Qi who saw people differently, or whether Yuxi was really more radiant. She always felt that the child was getting more and more beautiful.
The shy look on his face is very endearing, and his words and smiles are full of the vitality that young people should have. Lan Qi finally understands why the Empress Dowager always said that she was happy when she saw her. Sure enough, the child with a festive spirit is so charming to look at.
It's so comfortable that I can't help but want to care for her and love her.
When the fourth elder brother came to pay his respects in the evening, the mother felt that her son had grown up overnight. She was so happy to see the young couple flirting with each other, and she felt a sweet and sour feeling in her heart. She couldn't help but miss the old days when she and Xuan Ye were together in Taihuang.
When the Queen Mother was quarreling with her, she was hiding under the wings of Cining Palace and didn't have to worry about anything. But now she has to spread her wings to protect her daughter-in-law.
The days went on calmly, and when the twelfth lunar month was approaching, the palace continued to repeat the same etiquette once a year. From time to time, Lan Qi took Yu Xi to teach her a thing or two, teaching her the etiquette and rules of the royal family. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were like biological mothers.
The intimacy of a woman is very enviable. On the other hand, the other two in the palace, Concubine Hui, are the only ones who don’t see Dafujin a few times a year. However, Concubine Rong and Sanfujin don’t have a good relationship, and they don’t seem to be close or distant.
, there were even rumors in the palace that San Fujin looked down on his mother-in-law.
On this day, a new Fu Jin was about to enter the Yuqing Palace on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month. San Fujin asked Yu Xi to come with him to send congratulatory gifts. The two sisters-in-law sat with the fat Fu Jin and talked about each other.
Refusing to go to the palace because he was feeling unwell, he did not come to watch the ceremony on the seventh day of the lunar month, and did not come to celebrate the festival on the eighth day of the lunar month. San Fujin sweetly coaxed Xi Fujin and said, "Among the brothers of the third elder brother, you are still the most eldest sister-in-law. Why don't you go to the harem?"
Regarding other things, please ask my second sister-in-law to give us some advice on how to be younger siblings."
Hearing the word "Second Sister-in-law", Xiang Fujin had a smile on his face. The brothers and sisters either called her "sister-in-law" or called her directly "Second Sister-in-law" because she was not the crown princess or the second elder brother's wife. Everyone seemed to deliberately avoid that title, and almost no one
She was called Second Sister-in-law, and San Fujin was so sweet, which naturally made her very happy.
But before she could finish her words, someone close to Si Fujin came to send a message saying that Empress Dowager De was summoning her to Yonghe Palace. Yuxi said goodbye to her two sisters-in-law and left Yuqing Palace in advance. As soon as she left, San Fujin's face changed.
He showed a look of disgust and said to Fu Jin: "Second sister-in-law, please be careful of our fourth Fujin. She is smart, cunning and versatile. Now she has coaxed all the ladies in the palace to say good things about her. This is the first time that the Queen Mother has done so. With that,
I have been in the palace since I was a child, and I am the royal daughter-in-law chosen by Queen Xiaoyi. I always regard myself as superior to others and do not take us seriously, but the Ulanala family is not that great."
In order to have a baby, and because his cousin Youyuan was marrying into the Yuqing Palace, he had not paid much attention to his two siblings. However, when they gathered together in Ningshou Palace a few times, it was obvious that San Fujin was a flamboyant person.
Listening to her say these words now, I can see more clearly her character, and know that San Fujin is not someone who can be deeply friends with, but it is often best to take advantage of such people.
However, Xi Fujin has no time to care about the conflicts between her sisters-in-law right now. Her cousin will enter the palace on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month. Normally, those palace maids who want to climb up the ladder can let her override her, but after her cousin enters the palace, she will have to fight with them.
She is an equal and in the same side room, so she cannot manipulate others casually. She is also a person who is not familiar with his temperament. If he is the same as San Fujin, or as introverted and smart as Si Fujin, it will be difficult for her. In her heart, she just
Hanhen decided that no one could stop her from taking the position of Crown Princess.
In the blink of an eye, on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Yuqing Palace ushered in a new blessing. The prince was about to become a father, and he had another concubine. They were even more happy. They all looked forward to the continued prosperity of the prince's palace.
Imperial heir.
However, on the wedding night between the prince and Xin Fujin, the pregnant woman with a big belly suddenly complained that she was about to give birth, ruining the couple's wedding night. The prince and Xin Fujin stayed together all night, but Fujin did not give birth either.
As a result, there was so much commotion on Laba day that Ningshou Palace could not celebrate the festival in peace, and everyone was staring at the child in Fujin's belly.
But no matter how much the imperial doctor Wen Po tried, there was no sign that Fu Jin was pregnant. This commotion lasted until the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, when the pregnant woman was finally about to give birth. There were many women with experience in childbirth in the palace, and then
Some of the complaints from the imperial physician Wen Po came out, and everyone knew that Xi Fujin had deliberately disturbed the newcomer's good fortune.
But no one cared about Xi Fujin's little thought at the moment. On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, until dusk, there were finally cries in the Yuqing Palace. The good news quickly spread throughout the Sixth Palace. After the eldest brother gave birth to three daughters in succession,
The prince finally gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson.
The arrival of the emperor's eldest grandson means that Xuan Ye's bloodline has been passed down for another generation. There are successors to the Qing royal family, which is also the foundation for the stability of the country. This is a huge happy event. The little tricks that Xi Fujin had before have long been washed away.
As a result, the increasingly tense marital relationship between her and the prince has been eased.
The joy brought by the new baby made it unnecessary for the new couple to enter the palace. Afterwards, they washed the emperor's eldest grandson and other etiquette. Five or six days later, the newlyweds were left aside and no one cared about them.
That day, Lan Qi led Yu Xi out from Ningshou Palace to greet him. He saw a warm sedan parked in front of the door, the curtains were raised, and a pretty and luxurious young woman walked out of the sedan. Suddenly she saw Lan Qi and the others.
Her face was at a loss, and she didn't recognize where the empress was. She only waited for the elderly palace maid next to her to tell her, and then she hurried forward to salute Lan Qi.
"Sister-in-law, good luck." Yu Xi saluted equally politely and followed Lan Qi in a polite manner. She secretly glanced at the newcomer in Yuqing Palace. She was indeed more beautiful than the other one.
"I have been busy with my little grandson these days, so I have neglected to say congratulations to you. Come and sit down at Yonghe Palace in a few days." Lan Qi said politely. Although she is an elder, people from Yuqing Palace will always be there.
Unlike other places, she doesn't have to be too close, but she can't be less polite.
The newlyweds were timid at that time. Like San Fujin, he was familiar with everyone everywhere and did not dare to speak much in front of Empress De Fei. Seeing her like this, Lan Qi took Yu Xi away first and let her go in by herself.
Greetings, Queen Mother.
After saying goodbye to each other, Lan Qi led Yu Xi on foot back to Yonghe Palace. On the way, she said to her: "It's right for you and your sisters-in-law to have more contact with each other, but in the future you will move out, and the contact with Yuqing Palace will be more intense."
We come less and less, and we don’t have any lively contact with anyone now. If we start talking about right and wrong in the palace, and if we no longer interact with each other after you leave the Forbidden City, people will inevitably gossip. These are all superfluous things."
Yuxi agreed: "My son listens to my mother-in-law. It's just that occasionally Sanfu Jinfei drags my son to visit her. It's hard for her to deal with her. If she doesn't go, she'll be nagging her for a long time. I don't care about her, but she makes trouble for my third brother."
It would be very embarrassing to ask Fourth Brother."
"They will move away in a few months." Lan Qi held Yu Xi's hand and whispered to her, "Don't tell anyone else, E Niang is afraid that you will be wronged. After all, there are still a few months. Now
If you tell them, it's like we're driving them away."
Yu Xi smiled sweetly, and felt relieved when she thought that the troublesome third sister-in-law was leaving. She said to Lan Qi affectionately: "But we don't want to leave yet. E Niang, please let me and my fourth brother stay for two more years."
How is it?"
Lan Qi smiled leisurely and said: "It's true that I've been staying there forever. You should leave after settling down in the house outside. The same goes for Third Brother and the others. Things in the palace should still be done according to the rules. I just love you more."
It’s just a matter of turning a blind eye to some things.”
Yu Xi hurriedly said nervously: "Eniang, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that, it's just..."
"Silly girl." Lan Qi looked into her daughter-in-law's eyes gently, and she suddenly understood in her heart, just like she did to the Empress Dowager, Yu Xi had obviously been taught how to get along with her mother-in-law, and she always exercised discretion.
They seem to be as close as mother and daughter, but in fact there is still some distance between them, but the distance is just right, not too far but not too close, so that their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can feel comfortable with each other.
She smiled faintly: "Mother, I won't misunderstand you. You are much more sensible than Yinzhen."