Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

Midsummer afternoon.

The leaves were curled up, as if they were about to be sucked dry by the sun.

The cicadas chirped one after another, and it felt hot to hear.

There seems to be a layer of light in the sky, making people unable to open their eyes.

In the small study room in the east courtyard, there is an ice basin, showing a hint of coolness. But it's not enough to suppress the heat in people's hearts.

The summer of the thirty-seventh year of Kaiyao was extraordinarily hot and came very early.

I haven't felt the warmth of spring, and the weather suddenly entered the barbecue mode.

Gu Jiu held her stomach for more than five months and moved very flexibly.

She was pregnant with this child, and it was very easy.

No morning sickness, no sleepless nights and normal appetite. The taste has not changed from before pregnancy.

I don't really want to eat spicy food, nor do I really want to eat sour food, it's just a normal taste.

No back pain, no back pain, and a good night's sleep.

Fetal movement is also normal.

Everything is normal, that is the biggest good news.

The weather was hot, so she ate two pieces of frozen watermelon. She wanted to eat it, but Qingmei took the watermelon away.

It is also famously said, Watermelon is cool in nature, and my wife can't eat more.

Gu Jiu was a little bit stuffed, You go and peel a cucumber, I'll eat the cucumber.

Cucumbers are also cold. If you eat watermelon today, you can't eat cucumbers anymore. Let's eat cucumbers tomorrow.

Gu Jiu was a little irritable, Then what can I eat?

Lady, let's drink soup. Drink soup to keep yourself healthy.

Don't drink!

Gu Jiu refused bluntly.

In fact, she didn't want to eat watermelon or cucumber too much. That is, there is anger in your heart, commonly known as getting angry, and you want to eat something cold to suppress the anger.

To say that the biggest impact of pregnancy on Gu Jiu was that her mood was ups and downs and unpredictable.

Shang Miao was still very happy, because Liu Zhao's words and eyes,

The next trick she might turn around.

In fact, Liu Zhao spoke normally.

She got up and walked around the house.

From the small study to the bedroom, and back from the bedroom.

She asked Qingmei, Where did Xiaocui go?

Mrs. Qi, Xiao Cui is talking to the sisters in Xi Le Tang.

Joy Hall is the courtyard of the second room.

In the first month, Ouyang Fu gave birth as scheduled, a girl weighing five pounds and six taels.

When Ouyang Fu gave birth, Gu Jiu didn't go there. I didn't see how disappointed and frightening Second Young Master's face was when he learned that he was a girl.

She still listened to what Xiao Cui said, saying that it was the mother Wen who carried the child to the second son, the second son glanced at him, gave a few words, and then left with a flick of his sleeves.

From beginning to end, I never wanted to see Ouyang Fu, nor did I ask my mother-in-law Ouyang Fu if she was doing well. It seems that Ouyang Fu doesn't care whether he lives or dies.

Xiaocui also said that when Ouyang Fu learned that she had given birth to a daughter, she had already cried before she came out of the delivery room.

All in all, the scene was embarrassing and embarrassing.

People from Ouyang's family were also present at the time, but because Ouyang Fu had given birth to a daughter, they had no confidence and did not dare to say a word, let alone support Ouyang Fu.

When the child was washing three, Gu Jiu went to visit the child.

The child grows very well, only a few days after birth, you can see that she is a beautiful little girl.

Ouyang Fu walked through the gate of hell, and she was very haggard. It looks like he hasn't had a good rest since the baby was born.

Gu Jiu wanted to ask, but Ouyang Fu didn't want to reveal her miserable side in front of others.

Gu Jiu could only give up.

The second son's dislike for his daughter can be seen by anyone with eyes.

I heard that during Ouyang Fu's confinement period, the second son only stepped into the bedroom twice, and each time he stayed for less than half an hour.

He didn't even take the child's name, and seemed to have completely forgotten about it.

Or after Ouyang Fu gave birth to confinement, she begged to go to Princess Pei and named her child Liu Nian according to her seniority.

In the line of King Ning, the girls of this generation are all of the heart character generation.

After taking a big name and going to the Shaofu to get a genealogy, the little girl finally has an identity.

Although Pei Shi regretted that Ouyang Fu could not give birth to a son, she did not scold her. Also gave a generous gift to congratulate the child on the full moon.

As for the second son, Mrs. Pei was too lazy to ask.

Because Ouyang Fu gave birth to a daughter, Concubine Shen has always had no good feelings for her.

Several times, Gu Jiu heard Concubine Shen scolding Ouyang Fu with her own ears, and the meaning inside and outside of her words was that she disliked Ouyang Fu's stomach.

Originally, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were very harmonious. Concubine Shen has been good to Ouyang Fu for many years.

Once a girl is born, everything changes.

After seeing it, Gu Jiu was really dissatisfied. Is it so disgusting to have a girl? If you don't have a girl, your son can get a wife and have offspring?

Endured forbearance, and finally managed to hold back her violent temper.

Because Ouyang Fu gave birth to a daughter, the second son had even more reason to dote on the two concubines. It seems that the hope of having a son is pinned on the concubine.

Gu Jiu had nothing to do, so she took her own pulse and did a maternity check.

The pulse is strong and everything is normal. It's just annoying.

When Liu Zhao went to the yamen as an official, Gu Jiu couldn't find anyone he wanted to beat.

Because of her pregnancy, she is not even interested in doing business to make money.

All things are handed over to the people below. Gu Jiu will only come forward when the people below are unable to decide.

The first phase of the project outside Nancheng Gate started last month.

Those tens of thousands of refugees gathered outside the city gate are not so easy to pass away.

If you want to start the construction of the first, second and third phases at the same time, you have to move people out first.

There was no other way, Gu Jiu could only first set aside a place on the periphery to build the cheapest resettlement housing first.

So that the refugees can see hope, which is conducive to the follow-up work.

After walking around for a cup of tea, Xiaocui came back under the blazing sun.

The ice basin placed in the house made Xiao Cui feel comfortable. She simply picked up an ice cube and put it in her hand, which was completely cold and cold.

Qingmei asked her, Where did you go wild again? You're sweating all over.

When I got close to Xiaocui, I could smell the sun.

Xiao Cui smiled, I went to the Xi Le Tang and then to the West Courtyard. I chatted with my sisters eating melon seeds.

Gu Jiu smiled and asked her, Have you heard any gossip?

Yes, yes. Xiaocui's eyes were round, and she was very excited.

Gu Jiu said casually, Come and listen, whose gossip?

Xiao Cui said with a smile: Second Madam is setting rules for those two concubines today.

Huh?

This is strange.

Since the second son took his concubine, Ouyang Fu's attitude has always been to not ask, why did he suddenly think of setting rules for the concubine's room?

Is there any reason?

The slaves heard from the sisters of Xi Le Tang that they spoke ill of Sister Nian behind their backs, and it even spread to the second lady's ears. So the second lady asked them to set the rules.

Second son doesn't know about this, right?

Probably don't know yet.

Gu Jiu nodded in understanding.

Qingmei was a little worried, Second Young Master won't quarrel with Second Lady.

Gu Jiu thought for a while, and finally shook his head, Probably not.

The second son Mianli hides a knife, and will not tear his face with Ouyang Fu directly for the sake of the two concubines.

And he also counted on Ouyang Fu to give birth to a direct son for him.

Yes, son-in-law.

My son is precious, but if it is not the first son, it will not be beautiful.

Qingmei said, It's fine if you don't quarrel. The second lady has been subjected to a lot of sparring in the past few months. We, as servants, see it in the eyes of the second lady, and feel worthless for the second lady.

Gu Jiu smiled and said nothing.

Xiao Cui was very direct, What if the madam is also a daughter in this child? Will the son treat the madam with a cold eye like the second son.

Don't talk if you can't speak. Qingmei was furious. Xiao Cui just didn't open the door.

She was very worried that Gu Jiu would think too much after hearing this.

Gu Jiu laughed, Don't worry, the second son is the second son, the son is different from him. As long as it is born by me, the son will like it.

Gu Jiu is so confident.

Qingmei laughed, Young master has nothing to say to his wife, he loves Wu Jiwu, and naturally he is very rare for the little baby in his belly.

Gu Jiu leaned on the soft couch and planned to squint for a while.

The servants reported that Deng Cunli asked to see him.

Gu Jiu opened her eyes, Call him in.

Deng Cunli came here at this time, something must have happened.

Deng Cunli washed off the stinky perspiration from his body, changed into a light long gown, and walked into the icy little study.

So comfortable!

He bowed and saluted, Old slave greet Madam.

No courtesy! Sit and talk.

Thank you ma'am.

Deng Cunli sat down on the bench, and without waiting for Gu Jiu to ask, he took the lead in saying, This old servant is here today, because there is something for the lady to decide.

you say!

Jin'er Shaofu sent someone to ask, do you still need the rest of the loan? I wonder what Madam's plan is?

When it comes to money, Gu Jiu has a toothache.

Not because of less money, but because of more money.

In the spring, the royal family order sent her 100,000 taels of silver, saying that it was something that King Ning explained when he left the capital.

Of the 100,000 taels, 50,000 went to the public account, and the remaining 50,000 was King Ning's private money. Pei didn't even know that King Ning still had so much private money on hand.

The royal family decree also specifically instructed Gu Jiu not to make any noise and not to let Mrs Pei know of the existence of 50,000 taels of private money. When making an account, make another one as well.

Gu Jiu was reluctant to accept the money.

In addition, the money from the sisters was sent one after another, and before the construction started, Gu Jiu already had nearly 200,000 taels of start-up capital on hand.

When she was about to ask the Shaofu to loan the remaining 800,000 taels, Chen Dachang sent someone to send the money.

As the name suggests, the emperor is optimistic about her project, so he needs to invest some money and earn some pocket money to spend.

One shot is one million taels.

Gu Jiu was almost scared to death.

Not scared to death by money, but scared to death by the emperor.

Originally a plate of one million taels, when the emperor shot it, it was one million, what does it mean?

Is this trying to steal the project midway?

Another one, the project outside Nancheng Gate is really not as profitable as expected.

Her positioning from the beginning was a small profit project.

Therefore, Gu Jiu simply rejected the emperor's one million yuan, saying, I can't bear it.

Because of this, the Son of Heaven ordered her to enter the palace.

When we arrived at Xingqing Palace, we went back and forth again, all kinds of bargaining.

In the end, Gu Jiu reluctantly accepted the emperor's investment of 300,000 taels.

God is depressed.

Pointing at Gu Jiu, he said, A hundred times more treacherous than Liu Zhao.

The corners of Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, and she really wanted to go back. The most treacherous person in the world is you, Your Majesty.

Gu Jiu didn't borrow from Shaofu, and she already had 600,000-700,000 to 700,000 start-up funds on hand, so she simply postponed the loan time.

The first phase of the project does not cost much, and the start-up capital on hand is sufficient to work.

She said to Deng Cunli: You tell the Shaofu, I will definitely take a loan. But because the relocation of the refugees outside the Nancheng Gate is slower than the original plan, the money needed is not much for the time being, so I told them to wait.

Deng Cunli bowed slightly, The young mansion has also considered this issue. When will they wait?

Gu Jiu asked him in turn, How long do you think it will take?

Deng Cunli said: According to the plan, someone will take the initiative to relocate in half a month.

Will it go well? Although Gu Jiu didn't worry much about the projects outside Nancheng Gate because of her pregnancy, she had a good idea.

Relocation is a big project, and any accident can happen.

Deng Cunli said: The old slave estimates that, at a minimum, the land for the second phase of the project can be released. If it goes well, at least 10,000 or 20,000 people can be relocated.

It looks like the first houses are about to be built.

Exactly.

Gu Jiu became interested, I will go to the scene to see it another day.

When Qingmei heard this, she became anxious.

Madam is pregnant, so she can't go to that kind of place. What if there is an accident if someone bumps into her.

Deng Cunli nodded frequently, Madam is still going to take risks easily. Although no wicked people have been found among the refugees, the place is still unsafe. Where Madam appears, I am afraid that a large number of people will be watching and accidents will occur.

Forget it, I'm not going.

Gu Jiu was as good as a stream. In fact, she is also a coward, not thinking about herself but also thinking about her children.

There are tens of thousands of acres of land outside Nancheng Gate, and this year alone, it will definitely not be completed.

It's not too late to go after she gives birth to a child and takes care of her body.

After Deng Cunli got the letter of approval, he got up and left.

There are still many things waiting for him to decide on the construction site, and he cannot leave for a long time.

...

early morning.

Just after the spit in the east, the shacks of refugees outside the South City Gate were already full of people. It was as lively as a market.

Looking around, the thatched shacks are low and narrow. Except for children, adults must bend over to get in and out.

The inside of the shack was pitch black, and no light could penetrate it.

Not only that, but it also exudes a weird smell that can turn people over.

Human and animal excrement piled up in the alley outside the shack. The flies have already started work in the morning, buzzing and lingering.

It is dark, dirty, and poor here.

In the past, everyone's face was numb, and life was day by day.

No one cares about how dirty the environment is.

No one can survive, and who cares if others are pulling shit on the street.

But in recent months, the faces of these refugees, especially the young ones, have gradually turned bloody.

There was light in their numb eyes again.

People who didn't even have a shack in the past had the spare energy to build a shack for themselves.

A 17- or 18-year-old teenager walked out of a low shack not far from the garbage and excrement.

He was thin, with a bare upper body, and his ribs were clearly visible.

root……

Immediately after, a short black and thin woman came out of the shack with a wowtou in her hand.

Wowotou hey hey, hard.

The woman gave him the wowotou, Take it and eat it.

Wang Jiangen waved his hand, I don't need it, I will eat it at the construction site.

The construction site only includes lunch and dinner. You don't eat in the morning, and you have to work so hard. Can you bear it? Take it!

Wang Jiangen grinned, I can stand it. There is bitter buckwheat tea at the construction site, and you can drink enough tea. Mother, give your brothers and sisters the wowotou.

At the door of the shack, a few pairs of bright black eyes appeared. All stared at the wowtou in the woman's hand.

The woman looked back at the children, and suddenly wiped away her tears, If your dead ghost father is still alive, our family doesn't need to be supported by you alone. You don't have to...

Mother, don't talk about it. Now I have a wowtou to eat every day, and I still get paid. It's great.

The woman Wang Lian nodded again and again, You are right. It's a pity that your younger brothers are too young, and they are not needed on the construction site.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three gongs and drums sounded.

The entire shack area heard these three noises and fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, the entire shack area boiled.

Because it's a sign of hiring.

The shack area was full of excitement, as if a drop of oil had been added, and people all ran towards the big locust tree. For fear of being late, the work will be robbed.

The woman Wang Lian looked in the direction of the big locust tree, I don't know what kind of people are recruited this time, I'll go take a look too.

Mother, you're not in good health yet, so don't go. Wang Jiangen stopped him.

Wang Lian waved his hand, I'm fine, the medicinal soup you brought back is very good, I don't have a cough after drinking it. Hurry up, Wowotou, don't be late. I'll go over there first, in case it's an easy job. , can also relieve you a little.

Wang Lian, with a few half-old children, rushed to the big locust tree.

There are already three inner floors, and the outer three floors are enclosed.

Everyone looked eagerly at the people on the soil platform.