Feng Ziying is also puzzled by this situation.
For this purpose, his mother and aunt specifically asked him about his sexual relationship with Eryou during the time he went to Yongping Mansion, and asked him whether he had favored one over the other. This also made Feng Ziying laugh and cry.
I only have two women in Yongping Mansion, Eryou, at most Jin Chuaner and Xiangling. But both Jinchuaner and Xiangling knew that Eryou was obsessed with getting pregnant, so they wisely staggered the time. It's a contraceptive, so it's normal not to be pregnant, but Eryou has no taboos and chooses the best time to have sex, but there's still no reaction, which is incomprehensible.
Generally speaking, after the mistress is pregnant, the concubines can choose the opportunity to get pregnant, but Eryou, the only favorite, failed to conceive, which can't help but make the Duan family worried, but Shen Yixiu got pregnant so quickly. That's why the eldest and younger Duans wondered whether their son was deliberately causing trouble.
"Who knows? Sister You is very anxious. Maybe she has to wait until you give birth to the child before she feels at ease?" Feng Ziying said with a smile: "There is no rush, the days are long."
Shen Yixiu smiled. In fact, she was also under pressure. It would be fine if she gave birth to a son, but if it was a daughter, the Xue sisters would marry into the Feng family. However, there is only one husband and only one in-laws. Whoever can give birth to a legitimate son earlier will definitely make his parents-in-law more happy.
If the child he gives birth to is a daughter, then if Eryou gives birth to a son, he will be the eldest son of a concubine. Although Shen Yixiu believes that it will not affect his status, this distinction has always been an incomprehensible contradiction in the big family. If you are not careful, it will affect family harmony.
Of course Shen Yixiu also hopes that he can give birth to a son. With the eldest son, the eldest son will basically have no troubles in the family lineage, but he cannot control this.
In his heart, Feng Ziying didn't care too much about the distinction between concubines and concubines, but he also knew that it was not something he could decide whether he cared about or not. The distinction between concubines and concubines was extremely important in this era and would not change because of his own attitude, that is, father and mother They will also take this matter very seriously.
“My husband said this, but he pushed me onto the stove. If I give birth to a daughter,...” Shen Yixiu said calmly.
"Hey, if I think about it from my own heart, I would rather Wanjun give birth to a daughter. They say that a daughter is most like a father, and loves him the most, and is obedient. If Wanjun gives birth to a daughter this time, she will be our family's daughter. The eldest princess..."
Before Feng Ziying finished speaking, Shen Yixiu was startled, "Ms. sir, how can you say such things?"
Seeing Shen Yixiu's change of expression, Feng Ziying smiled and waved her hands: "Okay, okay, don't say it. I'm just making an analogy, how can it be so exaggerated?"
“It’s not enough to use an analogy. My husband is an official in the court. You must be careful in such situations. Misfortunes will come from your mouth...” Shen Yixiu said angrily.
"I understand, good wife, well, it's good to have a daughter anyway, and it won't be too late to have a son next time..." Feng Ziying also relieves Shen Yixiu's pressure. Her mother and aunt are watching her all day long, fearing that Shen Yixiu It’s also very stressful.
Shen Yixiu could also understand Feng Ziying's good intentions and was moved in his heart, "My husband, you don't have to worry about me. Since I can give birth to one child, I can naturally give birth to a second one. I will eventually give birth to a legitimate son for my husband."
Feng Ziying didn’t expect Shen Yixiu’s attitude to be so resolute. She was stunned for a moment and then laughed, “That’s a good thing, my mother and aunt must both be applauding with joy.”
“Well, so my husband doesn’t need to be too persistent. If there is a chance, Qingwen and Yun Shang can do the same..."
Shen Yixiu glanced at Qingwen and Yun Shang beside him, and the two girls' faces immediately turned red. Grandma had said this several times, but this was the first time she said it in front of the uncle. No matter what, grandma could Saying this is a favor to the two girls.
Qingwen and Yun Shang both stood up quickly and said, "Grandma, please don't say this. How dare you slaves to overstep like this..."
Shen Yixiu waved his hands indifferently, "You two followed me, and you are both from a woman's family. How can I still treat my own people badly? If you can spread the branches of the Feng family, you will all be my children in the future, which is of course a good thing. Could it be that you two still can’t trust me?”
These words were spoken in a dignified and dignified manner. Yun Shang was so moved that she choked with tears and knelt down to kowtow. Even Qingwen, who had such a rebellious temperament, also knelt down with her eyes red.
Everyone is a woman, and who doesn’t want to be a mother? Who doesn’t know that if a man and a woman come together, their status in the house will be different in the future? But if you meet a harsh and mean mistress, you can be a concubine, or you can be a concubine. No matter the house girl, she is always the one who gets angry. Even if she gives birth to a child, she may also encounter various disasters.
But Shen Yixiu's character and attitude are enough to make Qingwen and Yun Shang feel grateful and loyal.
Even Feng Ziying had to admire Shen Yixiu's magnanimity. These words were enough to make Qingwen and Yun Shang fall into despair.
This is also the case these days. Whether a concubine gives birth to a child or a daughter-in-law gives birth to a child, the nominal mother is the aunt, and the other biological mothers can only be called aunt. Of course, Feng Ziying doesn't think it is so harsh. But this is the way the patriarchal etiquette of this era is.
Seeing Shen Yixiu greeting the two girls, Feng Ziying felt that she was really lucky to have a wife like Shen Yixiu in her backyard. Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin were going to get married in two months, and she didn't know what the future of the two families would be like. Baochai's temperament is not bad, but Baoqin's temperament is quite strong. I don't know whether Baochai and Baochai can get along harmoniously in the future, but considering that they are two sisters, and Baochai took the initiative to ask Baoqin to marry together You should have some confidence, right?
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Prince Yoshitaka paced back and forth in the hall a little impatiently. Now that the matter had come to a point, he needed to make a decision.
The news coming back from all parties was both good and bad, leaving him at a loss as to what to do. The various contradictory information even made him feel as if his head was about to collapse.
"Your Majesty, please be patient. The more urgent the matter, the more cautious we need to act. We cannot afford such a failure." Chu Qi felt uneasy when he saw his boss's impatience.
“Mr. Chu, you should know that an opportunity must never come back again. If you miss this opportunity...”
Prince Yi Zhong's words were interrupted by Chu Qi in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if we miss it, we can still rely on Nanbian'er, but if this is a trap, or it is not as optimistic as we imagined, it will kill us. No burial place!”
“Wealth and honor are found in danger,...” Prince Yizhong said through gritted teeth.
"Your Majesty, now we feel that everything we can control is actually based on the wishes of others. Chen Jixian keeps saying that he will obey your orders, but looking at his letters to you, they are all filled with vague language. When What's the use of patting my chest in front of you? If something happens in the future, will he admit it? Without this, he can watch the situation and turn around at any time. Maybe when he swears allegiance to you, he will tell the emperor all this! "
Chu Qi's words made Prince Yi Zhong's attitude immediately drop. He muttered: "Jixian will not let Gu down. If Gu didn't strongly recommend him to his father, how would he have been able to sit on the position of General of the Fifth Army Camp? "
“But what he wanted was the position of Jiedushi in the capital, but you failed to give it to him!” Chu Qi said solemnly.
"No one can give him this position! From Prince Teng to Niu Jizong, the fourth child has tolerated Niu Jizong for two years, which is the maximum limit. Unless the governor of the Beijing camp is the most trusted person of the fourth child, no one else can even think about it. It’s the same if my father comes forward! It’s the best if I can make him the general of the fifth military camp. Chen Jixian is just an excuse!”
Prince Yoshitaka couldn't help roaring.
"If this is an excuse, it only means that he is more suspicious and less trustworthy!" Chu Qi said unceremoniously: "Maybe it is a trap to invite you to the urn. The emperor is saying that he can't find any reason to attack you, the prince. You are like this
If you act rashly, don't you give someone a handle?"
Being speechless by his number one think tank, Prince Yoshitaka was so angry that his chest heaved rapidly, but he could not find a suitable reason to argue.
"Qiu Shi was following Lao Si wholeheartedly, but not a single soldier from his Shenshu Battalion was transferred out. Why is this? Do you think Lao Si could not expect this?" Prince Yi Zhong gritted his teeth and said: "Of course I know.
There are dangers here, but if we miss this opportunity, we may regret it for the rest of our lives."
"It is better to regret it for the rest of your life than to be imprisoned and have your neck cut off." Chu Qi was not polite, "I very much doubt You Shigong, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen. Although his transfer had to go through the Ministry of War and Feng Tang, who knows whether he had direct contact with
The emperor is on the hook? If so, everything we do now may be controlled by him, and he is even planning how to deal with it."
Frightened by Chu Qi's stern words, Prince Yi Zhong suddenly turned around and said, "Are you saying that the Chahar people are acting alone, and that Lin Dan Batur and Lao Si are playing a double act?"
"That's not the case. If the emperor dares to play with the fate of millions of people in Shuntian Prefecture, he will put the scholars and civil servants on the opposite side." Chu Qi shook his head, "But the Chahar people are not without their weaknesses.
The Outer Khalkha people did not completely surrender to them, and over at Caojiazhai, Li Ruzhang's tribe was always defeated, which prevented the Chahar people from going all out. Didn't Yongping Prefecture say that there was a support army sent out to reinforce the fortress?
Is it true? Is it just a verbal statement to boost morale, or is it true? No one can tell. Maybe only Feng Ziying, the emperor and the two people from the Ministry of War know about it, and even the cabinet members may not know it."
"But as long as Niu Jizong dares to make up his mind, even if Chen Jixian doesn't listen to Gu, Gu can still make people open the city gate!" Prince Yi Zhong gritted his teeth and said: "As long as the Xuanfu army enters the city, everything will not be a problem!"