Concubine Xian's affairs and Lin Song's affairs came together, making the Lin family busy for a while.
Fame was very important in this dynasty. Although Lin Song only won the imperial examination, he was quite rare among his relatives. When everyone came, they brought their children and grandchildren with them, ready to feel happy.
The people who came brought a lot of things as gifts, including some money and more pens, ink, and paper. This would be enough for Lin Song to use for many years.
Even Lin Jiangwan, who has a high level of ambition, gave her a gift in a serious way. Maybe it's because she is in a good mood recently!
The family was busy and Fang Qunqun wanted to go out. Yuan made excuses not to arrange a carriage, so the An family sent a carriage.
In fact, the An family has been quite busy recently. The car was given to Lin Zhixiu, and An Ning rented another car. He was worried about renting a carriage to drive Lin Zhixiu.
Taking advantage of the old lady's inability to care, Fang Qunqun and Lin Zhixiu slipped out smoothly, sent Lin Zhixiu to An's house, and then went directly back to her parents' home.
An Ning had been waiting at home to see Lin Zhixiu, and when she saw her face full of smiles, "Xiu'er, come and see what uncle has prepared!"
The two of them walked around the house and yard for a long time. Lin Zhixiu had experience as a housekeeper and pointed out the problem when he saw it. An Ning quickly wrote it down and asked someone to correct it.
After working hard for a long time, the two of them sat down to drink tea.
An Ning said, "Uncle sent over a congratulatory gift for Lin Song, two hundred taels of silver, two sets of clothes, shoes and hats, a lambskin cloak, and a set of four treasures of the study. As you said last time, I searched for articles about several champions.
, according to them, Lin Song’s eyes lit up when he saw this article..."
Lin Zhixiu said, "Well, uncle is very well prepared! That's enough! Grandpa is contributing money this time. Life at cousin Song's family will be easier. If he wins the Jinshi again next year, the life of the second wife will be really good."
An Ning said, "Mr. Lin, you also told me that he wanted me to buy a course of Ginseng Po Chai Pills... and you didn't even let me tell others!"
Lin Zhixiu laughed and said, "He is prepared with both hands! Old fox!"
An Ning said, "These days, there are always a lot of icings on the cake, but not a lot of help in times of need!"
Lin Zhixiu said, "It's human nature. If you think about it, there's nothing to complain about! Just now I saw that the furniture in my uncle's main house is all our own."
An Ning "Well, your aunt's dowry was made a few years ago and has been kept in the warehouse. Some places need to be repaired. My uncle told the Ren family that the furniture in our house is brand new and unused. Come to the Ren family.
After reading this, just use this first. Your aunt's method, slowly cultivate it." He looked happy.
Lin Zhixiu said, "I wonder if my uncle has heard that Zhao Chang was my aunt's former fiancé... His stepmother and wife were killed during the last autumn hunting."
An Ning was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and it took him a while to realize, "Ah?! Is there such a thing? Are they all dead?" He has been busy with the wedding at home recently, and has not even been to Prince Qing much, so there is no news.
Lin Zhixiu hummed, "Just listen, this is none of your and your aunt's business. I just say, if people are too bad, they will always be punished!"
An Ning said, "He, he won't still want to..."
Lin Zhixiu smiled and said, "What do you care what he thinks? With my aunt's character and the family style of the Ren family, do you still need to think too much?"
An Ning said anxiously, "Xiu'er, it's not... You have to know that my uncle is not worthy of your aunt. If she is unhappy with him, he would rather..."
Lin Zhixiu said, "You're here again?! Could it be that my aunt wants to marry you, but you don't want to marry me anymore? Are you going to hurt your aunt again?"
"No, no, no, that's not the case! I'm just afraid that your aunt will be unhappy for the rest of her life!"
Lin Zhixiu rolled her eyes, "How could you be unhappy?! Uncle, Xiu'er was about to tell you about this. If a man is not confident, always humble, sensitive, and worried about gains and losses, which woman would value him?"
An Ning still felt unsettled, trying hard to calm down, but it seemed she still couldn't.
Lin Zhixiu said, "Xiu'er has now reached the age of getting engaged, and as you know, Xiu'er is good-looking and has a rich dowry. If a man first thinks of bad things when encountering things, and always feels that he is not worthy of me, then
Will you trust me and hand me over to him?"
After hearing this, An Ning's expression slowly calmed down.
Lin Zhixiu said, "For so many years, you have done a great job in doing things, making money, and interacting with people! You can also talk confidently in front of the prince. How come you are so petty and petty when you encounter your aunt?"
An Ning blushed.
Lin Zhixiu said, "My aunt has brought the dowry home. If you tell your aunt at this time that she can go find someone she likes more at any time, what will you make your aunt think? This is too underestimated of your aunt's character!"
Moreover, if Ren Baihui is really such a person, Xiuer will never let her enter the An family!"
When Lin Zhixiu said these words, he was extremely serious, which was rare in so many years.
An Ning understood at once, "It's my uncle who's in trouble! Xiu'er, don't worry, my uncle understands. When your aunt comes in, your uncle will treat her well!"
Lin Zhixiu said, "I want to give birth to more nieces and nephews to carry on the An family legacy!"
An Ning nodded sheepishly and agreed.
Over there, Fang Qunqun returned home, only to see that the house was in full swing, with large and small bags placed in the yard. Fang Yu was not at home, and the four sisters of the Fang family, together with Fang Xu, had almost tidied up the house.
Fang Qunqun quickly asked Xiao Tao'er to follow him to do the work. He went into the house and asked his mother, "Mom, where is dad?"
Mrs. Fang said softly, "Qunqun, your father has already joined the job. He will go today!"
"Ah?! So fast?"
"Yes. The house over there has been scouted, and your father is very happy! He asked us to pack our things when we got back. He said that we only need to pack a few things, and we don't need anything at all!"
Fang Qunqun felt relieved, "It looks good! Then when and where to move!"
Mrs. Fang said, "I'll pack it up today and move it tomorrow. I'll keep the yard, so there's no rush. If it doesn't work, I'll come back to get it. Your father won't let the house have a fire to cook. He said that he would ask the restaurant to deliver food in the evening."
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Fang Qunqun couldn't help but want to laugh, his father is really a master of flowers.
Mrs. Fang said, "Qun'er, your father is very happy. All this is thanks to you. The family is doing well now. You should think more about yourself!"
Fang Qunqun said, "Mom, my daughter is fine! Don't worry! When your family's life is better, you have to be good. When you move here, I will buy two people to take care of you, and you will also wear some good clothes. You have worked hard all your life and enjoy the blessings!"
Mrs. Fang said, "Everything is fine, Mom...just..." I'm worried about you.
Fang Qunqun said, "Mom, you know best what my father is like. He wants you to live a good life, so you have to obey him."
Mrs. Fang was accustomed to listening to her husband and daughter, and nodded gently, "Hey, I understand." She has been so lucky in her life that it is unreal. She is afraid...
——Concubine Yan Xian in the palace, the process of becoming a concubine has been completed.
The dress is very laborious, and the emperor's decision was so sudden that it would definitely be too late to make it.
Fortunately, everything else related to Concubine Xian's identity was sent to her palace one after another.
The rights she got were something that Concubine De had coveted for a long time, so she tried to get in the way and tried to use her status to suppress her.
However, Concubine De did not expect that Concubine Xian was neither anxious nor annoyed, remained immobile, followed all the rules, and stood firm in the palace without losing any face.
She was polite and well-behaved towards the Queen, and did not inquire too much or be curious. This made her have a good impression on the Queen's female officers.
Li Fei came back from autumn hunting and fell ill, but she was unable to trouble her.
Everything is going well! There is only one thing...the emperor is coming that day.
She bathed in fragrant water and changed into the most beautiful underwear. She prepared wine and food, as well as the soup she had simmered in the palace.
She put on makeup and combed her hair. She looked at herself in the mirror, she looked so young and beautiful.
Although luck came late, it finally came.
There were freshly bloomed daffodils in the room. A copper kettle was placed on the charcoal stove to bring water vapor into the room, and there was also incense...
Everything is perfect.
Said in front of the palace, "The Emperor has arrived!"
She quickly stood up, but felt a surge of heat underneath her body.
"..."
what happened?
Her face turned pale in an instant.
Menstruation is coming? It shouldn’t be?! How could it be like this?
The palace maid behind her hurriedly urged, "Your Majesty, Long live the Lord has arrived at the palace gate."
She didn't have time to tidy up and hurriedly welcomed her out.
The emperor was sitting on the chariot and saw a beauty in palace clothes coming out to pick her up. He smiled inwardly. On weekdays, he basically had the same view of the harem. Sometimes he forgot that this girl from the Yan family was also quite beautiful.
The newly born virtuous concubine takes the emperor in.
The emperor asked "Where is the princess?"
"Back to Lord Long Live, the princess is happy today. She played for a long time in the afternoon. She may be tired now. So she didn't ask her to come over... Otherwise, how about calling the princess?"
The emperor's interest was quite high: "Let's do it next time. Let's talk to my beloved concubine today!"
"Yes!" She had something on her mind and was a little uneasy.
The two sat down and started eating. She felt her feelings and just wanted to check later.
So he didn't talk much and didn't take good care of the emperor.
As soon as she finished eating, she found an opportunity, ran to the back bedroom, took off her dress and took a look, it turned out to be menstruation...
She was very puzzled, there was no way she could come now, how could I be so unlucky!
This time, my mood was bad.
If someone gives her some advice, she must calm down and talk to the emperor, play chess, or even talk about palace affairs. This can best show her smart, capable, stable and generous side.
It's just that her mentality is bad and she's lost her mind...
In the end, the emperor felt strange.
When asked about it, she had no choice but to tell him about her menstrual period, "I can't serve the emperor today."
She didn't dare to lie, because at this time, menstruation was still quite taboo for men, and they were generally considered unclean.
The emperor laughed after hearing this, "It doesn't matter, even if I owe you once, I will make up for it next time!"
After seeing the emperor off, she threw herself on the bed and cried. For so many years, no matter how difficult it was, she never shed a tear!