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Chapter 1997 Aren’t We Elders?
Chapter 1997 Aren’t We Elders?
After a while, someone came outside the South Second Institute. It was Zhou Song.
"Our wife and the tenth wife will go to pay respects to the Crown Princess this afternoon, and sent a servant to ask if you would like to go with them..."
When Zhou Song was brought in, he reported respectfully.
The Third Lady glanced at him and said, "Are you here from Taoyuan Book House?"
"Come from the Fifth Institute. I'll be there in a moment..."
Zhou Song shook his head.
The Third Lady was satisfied and nodded, saying with some reserve, "It just so happens that I haven't gone to pay my respects to the Crown Princess yet, so let's go together."
Zhou Song responded, stepped back and went to Taoyuan Book House.
The Third Lady complained to the nanny, "Why did you send the eunuch to deliver the message? I guess they are short of staff. I don't know what the couple is thinking. They are usually lavish but they are so stingy with their employees."
The maid said, "In recent years, the people around the Ninth Lady have changed less frequently. I heard that the main courtyard of the Ninth Prince's Mansion rarely has people coming in. Every time they fill in the population, they have to check three generations."
The Third Lady shook her head and said, "Why would it have to be this far?"
The inner house of the Dutong Mansion is simple, and there is only one princess in the Jiubeile Mansion. The Third Lady thinks that the couple is so nervous and tossing around, probably because they were scared by what happened in the Second House earlier...
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Taoyuan Study, and the rear bedroom.
When the Crown Princess saw Zhou Song, she said, "Ask your wife to come over. I'm free here."
Having said that, he signaled the palace maids to give out rewards.
Zhou Song thanked for the reward and retreated.
The Crown Princess acted cautiously. When she lived here earlier, there were people who flattered her and deliberately reported news about Changchun Garden and Beihua Garden, but the Crown Princess scolded them.
Violate taboo.
In the end, what was reported here were some simple news from the West Garden Gatehouse.
For example, the news she heard this morning was that the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince moved to Haidian with their wives and children.
Even if Shushu didn't send her over, the Crown Princess would also like to go over there when she goes to the North Garden to pay respects tomorrow...
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The fifth building in the north is the main house.
Shushu also took a short nap, and when he opened his eyes again, it was almost noon.
She got up, changed her clothes, and went to the back room.
Niguzhu had already woken up and was sitting on the kang, watching the lady put away her toys.
In addition to the three little tigers, she also brought a box of animal playing cards.
This was made by Shushu specifically for the three siblings. There are one hundred pieces in a box, with a total of fifty patterns, all of which are painted with animals.
There are two pictures of the same animal, one with only a pattern, and one with both the pattern and text.
This is a matching game.
Suitable for children to play.
"I'm playing cards with Mother Uku..."
Niguzhu said to Mrs. Bo.
Mrs. Bo said, "Okay, don't be a scoundrel. If you lose, you lose."
"Uh-huh……"
Niguzhu responded, "I'm not a bad boy, I changed it a long time ago..."
She was naughty once. A few days ago, when she was playing animal cards with Hui Jie'er, she confused butterflies and moths. In the end, she was stubborn and was scolded by the lady of the baron.
She wasn't being dishonest on purpose, she just wanted to eat the jujube flower crisps. There was only one piece of jujube flower crisps left on the plate, and they had agreed that whoever won the card game would eat it...
Shushu came in and heard the old man and the child talking about this. He looked at Niguzhu and said, "No matter how much you like food, you can't eat too much. If your stomach is full, you can't live in North Garden anymore. You have to come back to take medicine..."
Niguzhu looked at his stomach with a bitter face and said, "I didn't want to eat more, it's my little stomach that wants to eat."
Children do not know whether they are hungry or full.
It was fine when she was at home, as Lady Bo watched over her and didn't let her eat too much. But at the lunch at the Empress Dowager's palace, she ate too much.
I drank half a bowl of hawthorn tea before lunch break and asked Mrs. Bo to rub my stomach, and I felt better.
Shushu didn't bother to say more and just warned her once.
However, it was impossible to release him directly like this, so she brought Hazel with her and planned to let Hazel accompany Niguzhu.
Hazelnut came from the palace and knew the palace rules. He would not commit any taboos by watching from the side.
Hazelnut has been in charge of Ning'an Hall's small kitchen in recent years, and he also knows Niguzhu's appetite and taste.
Niguzhu was also familiar with Hazelnut. He held Hazelnut's hand and said, "Don't worry, Mama, don't worry, Enie, I will take good care of Sister Hazelnut..."
Mrs. Bo couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are really good at coaxing people."
Shu Shu said: "You talk so much and your mouth is never idle. I wonder who you took after."
Mrs. Bo looked at Shushu and smiled.
Shu Shu: "..."
Did Amu remember it wrongly because of his age? !
Shushu brought Niguzhu and Hazelnut out, followed by Baiguo and Xiaosong.
After sending Niguzhu to the North Garden, the Tenth Lady also came out.
The carriage was already harnessed.
Although the distance is not far, it goes around Changchun Garden half a circle, and there are patrolmen, officials entering and leaving the garden, etc., so it is better to avoid it.
"I'm not fully alive. I miss my sister-in-law. I love playing cards with her..."
After getting on the carriage, the Tenth Lady glanced at the empty Second Chamber and said to Shushu.
Shu Shu said: "It will be here by the end of April at the latest. If it's fast, it may be here by the beginning of next month."
Knowing that they have moved in, it is estimated that the Seventh Lady will not be able to stay.
She has a lively personality and likes to be in a lively environment.
The Tenth Lady smiled and said, "When the princess comes, we'll have enough to play cards."
Jiugege temporarily cancelled her trip to Haidian and always gave an excuse to the public, saying that she was unwell.
Shushu and the Tenth Lady both sent people over to deliver tonic medicine yesterday.
This is also out of consideration for the patients. They go to visit the patients in person instead of having to bother others to entertain them.
The Tenth Lady didn't think anything else and just thought it was because she caught a cold due to the change of seasons.
Shushu originally thought so, but when she met the Queen Mother in the morning and saw that she did not look worried, she realized there was another reason.
This inconvenience in movement is most likely to occur in the early stages of pregnancy.
Pregnant women have hot bodies, and the summer in Beijing is unbearable. When Jiugege is three months pregnant and her pregnancy is stable, she will probably move here.
Shushu nodded and said, "Yes, wait for the princess to come over, and then we'll play cards..."
As the sisters-in-law were talking, the carriage arrived at South Second Station.
The Third Lady also changed her clothes. She originally wanted to be a good sister-in-law, but when she saw her two sisters-in-law coming in hand in hand, looking so close, she found it annoying.
She remained seated and asked, "Why didn't you bring the children here? Is it because I am not an elder, or is it because the Crown Princess is not an elder?"
The Tenth Lady was surprised, but didn't speak immediately. She just looked at Shushu's reaction.
Shu Shu glanced at the Third Lady and said, "It's not a festival, why are you bringing the kids here? I even asked the Third Lady to prepare a purse for them, but I haven't seen the Third Lady bringing the kids to visit."
The Third Lady snorted and said, "You are always right..."
Shu Shu was too lazy to argue with her and said, "We are going there. If Third Sister-in-law doesn't want to go, we can go another day."
After saying that, she stopped and prepared to turn around.
The Third Lady then stood up and said, "Your temper has gotten worse over the years. If I say something that doesn't please you, you'll get angry at me."
Shu Shu said calmly: "If Third Sister-in-law has liver and spleen problems, remember to call the imperial physician."
Sanfujin: "..."
She looked at the Tenth Lady and complained, "Look at how powerful your Ninth Sister-in-law is. I don't know if she is the elder sister or I am the elder sister..."
Before the Prince of Zhi's second wife came into the family, the third wife had been the eldest sister-in-law in front of the sisters-in-law for several years. She was also aloof to the younger sisters-in-law and was not very close to them.
The Tenth Lady didn't know how to answer for a moment.
She didn't think it was right, but she still sided with Shushu, so she said, "It's all my sister..."
Sanfujin: "..."
Several sisters-in-law left the South Second Institute.
This place is next to the West Garden, so the sisters-in-law did not take a car but strolled to the entrance of the West Garden.
The Crown Princess had already sent a nanny to wait here.
Seeing a few people coming, he led them over.
The Tenth Lady was not familiar with this place. Looking at the spring scenery, she said to Shushu, "It is a garden after all. Apart from the lake, there are only flowers and plants, but not many houses."
Shu Shu said: "The houses are concentrated in the north. In the early years, before the north garden was built, the royal grandmother lived in the palace in the north."
The Tenth Lady nodded and said, "I remember this. During the Lantern Festival, my father-in-law brought me here to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, but we didn't go through this door."
This was about the Lantern Festival in the 38th year, when Buyin was living in the inner palace of the Lifanyuan waiting to get married.
The Third Lady was standing nearby, looking at Shushu and said, "Xiao Liu lives here, do you want to say hello to the Crown Princess?"
Shu Shu shook her head and said, "No, the tutoring center has its own rules, just follow the crowd."
Xiaoliu has been a tutor for four and a half years. The Crown Princess has already taken care of everything she could. There is no need for her to greet him now.
Speaking of study companions, San Fu Jin said, "Eighteenth Prince will move to the palace next year and will also need to choose a study companion. Why don't you ask for a future for Xiao Qi in front of Consort Mother?"
Shu Shu shook her head and said, "The prince's study companions are all appointed by the emperor, so it's not easy for the queen to say anything."
Our family already has a son who is an imperial disciple, and if the emperor nods to us, it would be a favor from the emperor, but we cannot ask for it actively.
There are so many nobles from the three upper banners waiting.
Everyone knows that being the prince's tutor is a promising future, but being too greedy in this regard will only make people hate you.
In addition, there is the Fifth Lady in front, and her family also has nephews and younger brothers of the same age.
It also seemed impolite for her to ask the prince to study with her instead of asking the Fifth Lady to do so.
The Third Lady was somewhat moved after listening to this.
However, she was self-aware and knew that she had nothing to do with Concubine Yi, so she was not thinking about the position of the Eighteenth Prince's study companion, but the Nineteenth Prince and the Twentieth Prince.
The son of a duke is a companion to the prince, so his status is high enough.
The Nineteenth Prince is two years younger than the Eighteenth Prince and is already three years old this year.
The 20th prince is still in Zhaoxiang Palace, but his biological mother will be moved to Zhongcui Palace.
The 20th Prince will be raised in Zhongcui Palace, and they are also qualified to serve as the 20th Prince's study companions.
This is for her elder brother’s son who is longevity...
When the group arrived at the back hall of Taoyuan Book House, the Crown Princess was already standing at the door to greet them.
Seeing this, Sanfujin hurriedly quickened her pace and said, "Oh, why did I disturb you to come out..."
As she spoke, she came up to him and was about to curtsey.
The Crown Princess held on, and the sisters-in-law changed to holding hands.
At this moment, Shushu and the Tenth Lady also arrived.
The Crown Princess let go of the Third Lady and greeted her two younger sisters-in-law in turn.
After the sisters-in-law exchanged greetings, they returned to the house, the host and the guests took their seats, tea was served and they talked...