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Chapter 1944 Fear
Chapter 1944 Fear
Having a daughter is a happy event.
This is the Thirteenth Prince's first child.
The Thirteenth Prince was not given a title, but no one could look down on this brother-in-law.
Everyone had a smile on their face.
For these legitimate wives, illegitimate children are still children.
For the Thirteenth Lady, having a concubine's daughter was indeed a happy event.
The Twelfth Concubine felt her scalp tingling when she saw her sisters-in-law congratulating the Thirteenth Concubine.
Her princess is due to give birth next month, and she will also be there to take part in the event.
There were so many people around that Shushu was impatient to speak and just sat with the crowd.
The delivery room of Guarjia Gege was in the backyard, and the little Gege was also placed in the backyard.
Since it was just a princess, there was naturally no need for the legitimate wives to go over and check on her in person. They all just sat in the living room in the main courtyard.
The Thirteenth Lady did not ask anyone to bring the child out. She apologized to everyone and said, "Wait until the hundredth day, then ask the eldest princess to pay respects to the aunts."
The first wife said, "That's good. There's no need to bother the child. It's still cold now."
The Third Lady carefully looked at the Thirteenth Lady and said, "Congratulations, Thirteenth Sister-in-law."
The Thirteenth Lady smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Third Sister-in-law."
Her face was like a full moon, and she didn't look haggard at all.
I can only say that the Thirteenth Lady is lucky.
There is no need to have a concubine's eldest son.
The Third Lady couldn't help but look at the Fourth Lady again.
The Fourth Lady was also lucky back then.
The two princesses were happy before her, and ended up giving birth to two illegitimate daughters.
It's hard to say what everyone's luck is...
How's your luck?
The eldest son was born, and the three concubines who were close in age to the eldest son all died...
Shushu sat below the Seventh Lady, listening to several older sisters-in-law talking about children.
Days like this seem to be repeating over and over again.
As the mistresses of the prince's mansion, their main responsibilities include giving birth to children and dealing with various social interactions.
It seems that the years are peaceful...
No one stayed at the prince's place. They sent birthday gifts, chatted for fifteen minutes, and then left the palace.
The Tenth Lady got on Shushu's carriage, hugged Shushu's arm, and said with a bit of melancholy: "If our Second Prince was fine, it would have been a hundred days old now..."
In that case, the two emperor's grandchildren in the Prince's Mansion would not seem so lonely.
Shushu changed the subject and said, "Now that the canal is open, when will this year's new goods arrive in Beijing?"
The Tenth Lady said, "It must be before the Dragon Boat Festival. Next year is the year of the beauty pageant. This year's foreign goods include a lot of Western jewelry and fabrics, and French perfume is also indispensable..."
After running a foreign goods shop for several years, the Tenth Lady had begun to gain some knowledge of business.
In the year of the selection, there were more marriages among nobles.
For the beauties who had gone through the process of being selected and kept their name tags, their families would prepare dowries for them; for those who had left their name tags and were married off by their own families, their marriage would almost always be promised that year.
Shushu thought of two people. Xiaoniangao was not one of the concubines in next year's batch, but Niuhulu and Geng were.
However, the Fourth Lady already has a second legitimate son, so even if Honghui really has some life-and-death hurdles that he cannot overcome, it will not be the Fourth Lady's turn to take the throne.
In the past few years, the theme of everyone's life has been to have children, and now it seems to be about new people and old people...
The Eighth Concubine was also in the Fourth Concubine's carriage.
"Fourth sister-in-law, have you prepared the list of birthday gifts for your family? There is no precedent this year. The Eighth Master asked for the list from the Prince of Zhi's Mansion, but it is not easy to follow their example..."
The Eighth Lady asked.
The Fourth Lady said, "It's ready. If you want to use it, just go and get it."
The Eighth Lady said gratefully, "Thank you, Fourth Sister-in-law..."
The fourth lady said: "No need for external methods..."
When they arrived at the Beiguanfang, the Eighth Lady and the Fourth Lady got off the carriage together.
Since the Fourth Prince was not at home, the Eighth Lady, his sister-in-law, could come and go more freely and entered the mansion with the Fourth Prince.
"Fujin, the second prince coughed this morning, and I called the palace doctor..."
As soon as the Fourth Lady entered the main courtyard, a nanny reported to her.
After hearing this, the Fourth Lady was worried and asked, "What did the court doctor say?"
The nanny said, "The court doctor said there is phlegm and dampness in the body. To eliminate phlegm and moisten the lungs, you can use some lily powder, but there is no more in the warehouse..."
The Fourth Lady said, "Go to the Ninth Prince's Mansion and ask if they have any. If they do, ask for two bags first. If not, send someone to the South City to buy some."
The nanny agreed and went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
The Eighth Lady was standing nearby, and she thought to herself that the Second Prince seemed to be a bastard's son.
The Fourth Lady had a worried look on her face, but it didn't seem fake.
The Eighth Lady really couldn't empathize with him, but was rather puzzled, and asked, "Fourth Sister-in-law, are you 'loving the whole house and loving the whole dog'?"
The Fourth Lady was stunned for a moment, then she understood, shook her head and said, "It's just my duty."
Where can I find so much love?
If the Fourth Prince was in Beijing, it would be fine, then the Second Prince would be sick so what; but if the Fourth Prince was not around, then any problem with the Second Prince would be the responsibility of the Fourth Lady.
When the Eighth Concubine listened, she thought of the Thirteenth Concubine who was being congratulated by everyone today.
It is also one's duty to face the joy of having a daughter with a smile.
How can a woman not be jealous?
I used to be unable to sleep or eat because of jealousy.
But among so many sisters-in-law, I seem to be the only one like this...
How stupid...
*
Hangzhou, the capital city.
When the emperor and his entourage arrived in Hangzhou, they did not stay at the Hangzhou Weaving House, but instead stayed at the temporary palace in Hangzhou city.
The Ninth Prince said to Cao Shun: "Isn't your father-in-law too conservative? He has been in Hangzhou for two years and has made little progress..."
Both Cao Yin and Li Xu renovated the weaving house in preparation for welcoming the emperor.
When it came to Sun Wencheng, there was also some action. He dredged the Imperial River in Hangzhou city.
Without the provision of staying in the weaving factory, Sun Yat-sen seemed to be mediocre in the emperor's favor.
Cao Shun said: "The three major weaving factories, in addition to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' purchases, are also mainly responsible for the local weather reports. Hangzhou has a lot of manpower, and my father-in-law is new here, so he is naturally not as respected as my uncle and Lord Li."
The Ninth Prince asked, then left the matter aside and said to Cao Shun, "Other things are fine, buy more lotus root powder and silk, and hand them over directly to the Ji family's shop later."
Cao shun complied.
"Brother Ninth..."
There was a noise at the door. It was the Thirteenth Prince who arrived: "Ninth Brother, it's time to go to the training ground..."
The Ninth Prince changed his clothes reluctantly and said, "Even if we travel by water, this is inevitable..."
The Thirteenth Prince said, "There are eight banners stationed in Hangzhou, so we have to practice archery, and we have to watch the local officers and soldiers practice archery."
Then, there will be rewards.
The Ninth Prince glanced at the eunuch behind the Thirteenth Prince and said, "I remember that you were able to use a bow with ten powers two years ago. How come you have changed to seven powers now?"
The young eunuch held a bow bag and quiver in his arms.
The Thirteenth Prince said, "It's just a practice shooting, the Seven Power Bow is enough."
The Ninth Prince said, "Anyway, no matter how hard it is, you are the only one who is suffering. It won't work out for me and the Fourth Brother, and the Crown Prince won't end up like this either."
Thirteenth Prince said, "It's just a formality. Half an hour will be enough. Ninth Brother, please bear with it."
The Ninth Prince said, "By the way, assign me a hundred men tomorrow morning. I want to go to the Jingci Temple to fulfill my vow..."
After hearing this, the Thirteenth Prince recalled what he had heard in the Thirty-Eighth Year, and asked, "Is it the family that has the praying tree?"
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Yes, I went there with the Fifth Prince and the Tenth Prince, exactly..."
Their family threw up three red strips of cloth, and they had triplets the following year.
The Fifth and Tenth Concubines each got a red cloth strip, and they each had a son later.
"It's working, so this time when I go to fulfill my vow, I'll also give Fifth Brother and Old Ten a share. They asked me to bring some gold back..."
The Thirteenth Prince agreed.
The two brothers arrived at the training ground while talking.
The emperor has not arrived yet, but the officials stationed in the Eight Banners have already arrived.
"Where's fourth brother?"
The Ninth Prince looked around but did not see the Fourth Prince.
"In front of the emperor..." said the Thirteenth Prince.
A little while later, Kangxi came over, followed by the Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince and several university secretaries.
On the parade ground, everyone knelt down to welcome the emperor.
The Ninth Prince also knelt down following the crowd.
As always, Kangxi demonstrated archery with the imperial bow, followed by the Thirteenth Prince, then ten guards, and finally the officers and soldiers stationed in the Eight Banners.
It was performed one round after another.
There were all kinds of cheers on the parade ground.
The Ninth Prince stood beside the Fourth Prince and looked at the only chair on the field.
Why is there only one chair?!
My legs are sore from standing.
The Fourth Prince saw that the Ninth Prince was not standing properly, so he reminded him quietly, "Stand properly, what are you doing standing crookedly?"
The Ninth Prince also lowered his voice and said, "My waist hurts..."
The Fourth Prince frowned upon hearing this, thinking that he had stayed on the imperial boat for the previous two days and it had been raining heavily in spring. Did he catch a cold?
"Has the imperial physician been summoned? What did he say?" asked the Fourth Prince.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "I felt so stuffy in the cabin last night that I opened the window and forgot to close it, so I caught a cold."
Fourth elder brother: "..."
There is really no rest for a single day...
The prince stood on the left hand of the imperial chair, thinking about the scene this morning when the emperor got off the imperial boat and all the officials, gentry and common people in the county knelt down to welcome him at the dock.
"Welcome to His Majesty, long live the emperor..."
"Welcome to the Crown Prince. May the Crown Prince live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years..."
Thinking about it now, the prince still feels a chill on his back...