The banquet prepared for lunch was called an all-ox feast. The ingredients were ordinary, but some of the dishes were new to everyone and tasted fresh.
The guests and hosts had a good time and the banquet was over before they dispersed.
Here, Shu Shu still has twelve days to go before her confinement, but she doesn't want to wait and see.
She started drawing picture books.
How can a child’s enlightenment book not include picture books?
She took the "Three Character Classic", picked out the short stories in it, and made it into a picture book.
Among them, there were some opinions that she did not agree with, such as "Fragrant nine years old, can warm the seat", "Fragrant four years old, can make pears", etc., but she did not filter them out.
Xiaosong was grinding his ink aside, looking at this simple and easy-to-understand picture book, and said: "I actually remembered it. Fujin is so amazing. I couldn't remember it no matter how I read it before."
Chunlin followed Brother Jiu's retinue, and Xiaosong came to Baylor Mansion every day.
She has already reserved a seat as a martial arts master in the inner school, and takes the children to play games every afternoon.
Normally, I would help here in the west wing.
Shu Shu glanced at Xiaosong and said, "Then read more and write down more books."
Among the four girls who had grown up with her, Xiaosong's status was similar to that of a reading companion, but Xiaosong's homework was the worst.
Now that I think about it, I probably have some dyslexia and have difficulty remembering things.
Xiaosong nodded and said: "Okay, okay, I don't want to be a fool."
Since you are married, you never know when you will get pregnant and give birth to a child.
Watching Shu Shu give birth twice, most of Komatsu's fear of childbirth disappeared...
It's February, and the days are flying by.
Shu Shu has already started asking Bai Guo to clean up the main house and will move back after confinement.
Because of the new general manager Ding Zaobao, all governments are paying close attention to this year's draft of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
By the time Shu Shu was out of confinement, this year's draft for the Ministry of Internal Affairs had also been finalized.
The result was unexpected, the Ding family girl of the right age was not on the list.
The Crown Princess made the decision and selected fifty people to enter the palace, but they all started as little palace maids who learned the rules. They were not assigned to the palace servants of the Qianqing Palace, and there were no palace servants who learned the rules under the throne.
Everyone was in a false alarm.
February 15th is the day to enter the palace to pay respects.
Shu Shu dressed up and looked at herself in the mirror with a smile on her face.
After taking supplements for more than a month, my qi and blood are plump, my lips are red and my teeth are white, my jaw is plump, and with the apricot pollen color, I look like a teenage girl.
Shu Shu touched the palms of her hands. They were warm, and the coldness of her hands and feet had gone away a lot.
She stood up, looked at Bai Guo and said, "Have you prepared the things you want to bring into the palace?"
Bai Guo nodded and said, "I asked someone to take it out and install it yesterday. I just checked it again."
The spring in Beijing is dry.
Shu Shu asked someone to prepare two sets of facial cream, mouth cream and hand cream from Rouge Shop.
This is to honor Concubine Yi and the Queen Mother.
The difference is that Yifei's lip tray is eight colors red and pink.
The empress dowager's lip tray is in ten colors: transparent, orange, and light red.
Yifei's face cream and hand cream are pear scented, while the Queen Mother's is orange scented.
When they arrived at the door of Baylor Mansion, the Eleventh Prince and his wife had already come out.
"Sister-in-law Ninth..."
The two came up to meet each other, and Shi Fujin took Shu Shu's hand and got into her carriage.
"Finally I can greet my sister-in-law together..."
Shifujin was very happy.
Shushu is in a good mood.
At first I thought it was boring to say hello once every five days, but after being locked up for half a year, I started to look forward to this.
The tenth brother watched his sisters-in-law get on the carriage, but he did not rush to get on his own carriage, but looked to the west.
At the entrance of Babeile Mansion, two carriages had just started.
If I read it correctly, the Eighth Prince was also following the carriage at the front.
The tenth prince raised his eyebrows, turned around and got into his carriage.
In Shu Shu's carriage, Shi Fujin was talking about his little brother's "rebellion".
"It's terrible to eat meat once. I have to eat meat every time. I really have no choice but to steam meatballs and cook meat porridge three times a day. I eat until my belly is full..."
In Shi Fujin's hands, he had the "Child Raising Notes" borrowed from Shu Shu, all of which were based on how Shu Shu raised triplets in his early years to raise his little brother.
Now I have two milk and three meals a day.
But considering that the little brother eats obviously more than the triplets, I feel a little worried.
Shu Shu said: "It's better to take it in moderation. If a child doesn't know when he's hungry or full, it won't be good if he accumulates food."
Shi Fujin nodded and said: "Yes, yes, I invited the imperial doctor to come over for a consultation, and the imperial doctor also said so..."
Earlier, Shu Shu didn't understand why women who got married and had children loved to talk about their children. Now that she has experienced it for herself, she finally understands.
For a woman, when she has a child, the child really comes first in life.
When the carriage arrived at Shenwumen, the two sisters got off the carriage.
There are three carriages parked in front, namely Sifujin, Bafujin and Fucha.
Upon seeing this, Shu Shu and Shi Fujin hurriedly stepped forward and performed the ceremony of stroking their temples.
Mrs. Fucha also sent greetings to them both.
What is this situation...
Shu Shu and Shi Fujin were confused, but now was not the time to ask each other.
The group of people entered the Shenwu Gate and split into two directions.
The Ten Fujins followed the Four Fujins to the east, Shu Shu followed the Eighth Fujins, and the Fucha clan went to the Sixth Palace in the West.
Wu Fujin was not here, but someone was left waiting here, saying that Wu Fujin went to Yikun Palace first.
After hearing this, Shu Shu thought of the speculation she had made with Qi Fujin before, wondering if Wu Beile Mansion was going to add someone.
With Wu Fujin's temperament, no matter what he thinks in his heart, he will definitely be unfazed by honor and disgrace in front of others.
"Fourth sister-in-law, what's going on? Why are the two of you saying hello together?"
Ten Fu Jin stood next to Four Fu Jin and asked in a low voice.
Si Fujin also lowered his voice and said: "Fucha is a side Fujin, and he is also qualified to enter the palace to pay respects. Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Gong's Palace are the precedents..."
The Queen Mother is not only the grandmother-in-law of Prince Fujin and the mother-in-law of the palace concubines, but also the mother-in-law of Fujin of several princes.
In addition to the widowed Chun Wang Fu Jin, Fu Jin from the other two palaces also had to go to the palace to pay their respects, even if it was not a special day.
When the greetings are given, Fujin also has to follow him into the palace to pay his respects.
Now it wouldn't be wrong for the two of them to appear together.
Shi Fujin whispered: "That's too awkward..."
Fortunately, my palace only has Gege and not Fujin...
Shu Shu and Ba Fu Jin walked side by side, while Fucha was one step behind the two of them, following behind Ba Fu Jin.
Shu Shu thought about how Fucha had just given him the gift of meeting Shifu Jin.
Fortunately, the Zhijun Prince's Palace and the Chengjun Prince's Palace did not cheat on Fujin, otherwise they would have been on equal footing with him.
The Twelfth and Thirteenth Princes are now the princes, and they can still receive courtesy from the Fucha clan. When the Twelfth Prince and Thirteenth Prince are ennobled, they will also receive the same courtesy as the Fucha clan.
This is the remnant of polygamy, which raises the status of Xi Fujin too high.
It's really not very friendly to my legitimate wife.
She did not speak, and neither did Bafujin.
All the way to Yikun Gate, Shu Shu opened her mouth and said: "You go slowly, I'm going in..."
Bafujin nodded slightly, and then he replied, taking Fucha clan away.
Shu Shu looked at the backs of the two people.
Ba Fujin is still dressed in red and has a straight spine, but it is a little less sharp and looks a bit youthful and restrained.
Mr. Fucha is wearing a sky blue uniform and looks a little mature.
She turned around and entered Yikun Palace, followed by Bai Guo and Xiao Song holding the brocade box.
*
Yikun Palace, West Room.
Wufujin came first to report the sweeping situation in Dongkuaoyuan.
"Everything has been repaired and the decoration has begun..."
Concubine Yi looked calm and said: "That's good. Your Majesty will ask Qin Tian to oversee the selection of the date."
Wu Fujin felt sad and wanted to ask about the candidate, but couldn't.
No matter what family he comes from, Chou Fujin is Chou Fujin.
Concubine Yi felt unhappy when she saw her Qiqing, but she had no intention of mentioning it any more.
The emperor just doesn't like this daughter-in-law and wants to embarrass her, so she has no choice but to suffer.
Peilan heard the noise outside and went out to greet them.
When Shu Shu entered, she found that the atmosphere was a bit solemn.
On weekdays, Wu Fujin was very calm in Yikun Palace, but now he felt a bit anxious.
Shu Shu felt awe-struck.
Fortunately, after she paid her respects, Concubine Yi returned to her usual lazy and gentle mood. She curiously looked at the brocade box in Ging Guo and Xiao Song's arms and said, "What kind of filial piety did you bring?"
One is a silver-red brocade box, and the other is a brown brocade box.
Shu Shu said: "It's my daughter-in-law's rouge shop. They have a few new face creams, hand creams and mouth creams, which are suitable for spring use. My daughter-in-law brought them in, thinking that the empress and the emperor's grandmother might try them themselves, or...
Reward people."
After hearing this, Concubine Yi became interested and leaned forward and said: "Open it and let me have a look..."
Shu Shu took the silver-red brocade box, opened it herself, and placed it on the Kang table beside Yi Fei.
The brocade box was opened, revealing a seven-inch square makeup mirror, followed by several gilt silver jars and gilt silver boxes.
Yifei saw the eight-color oral lip tray and couldn't put it down. She immediately tried the cherry red one. She was very satisfied and said with a smile: "My dear, my mouth has been feeling dry these past few days..."
There are a few colors she likes that match her clothes better.
It smells sweet and is her favorite pear scent.
Shu Shu said sincerely: "This confinement period, I gave away many good things to the imperial grandmother and the empress. I tried my best to show my filial piety, but there are no good things, just some daily necessities..."
Concubine Yi smiled and said: "It's good to have this kind of heart. There is no shortage of anything in the palace, but the small things that are usually maintained on the inside may not be as exquisite and useful as the outside..."
Wu Fujin, who was standing by, felt ashamed, and felt that there was something behind Concubine Yi's words.
The tributes sent to Yikun Palace from Jiu Beile Mansion are not hidden from anyone, and tributes are also sent to Wu Beile Mansion during the four festivals of the year.
It's just that Wu Fujin is self-aware, so he leaves all the filial piety lists to his fifth elder brother.
The things this man gave me were gold and silver ornaments, fur materials and the like.
The filial piety in Jiubele Mansion is rather complicated.
Wu Fujin held the handkerchief, feeling a little dazed.
In contrast, she becomes an unfilial daughter-in-law...
*
Side hall of Ningshou Palace.
Shi Fujin was sitting under the Crown Princess, looking at the girl next to the Queen Mother, a little puzzled, and asked in a low voice: "Prince Princess, why are you in the palace today?"
This is the day for the royal family to pay their respects. Even the women from Prince Yu’s Palace and Prince Gong’s Palace have avoided today. Why is a daughter of a foreign minister in the palace today...