Yuanchun of the Red Chamber is not a virtuous concubine

Concubine De still understood the emperor's thoughts quite well. Sure enough, not long after, someone from Qianqing Palace came to pass the message that the emperor would come to Yonghe Palace for lunch at noon. Fortunately, Concubine De had already ordered to go down, but came suddenly. It can also please the emperor.

It turned out that Concubine De was also promoted from a court lady, and she was also a court lady who served tea in the Qianqing Palace. Occasionally, when the emperor was not going to the harem, when he stayed in the Qianqing Palace for meals, they were also served by these court ladies.

The more times you do it, the better you will be able to understand the emperor’s preference. Although the royal family pays attention to the rule of not eating more than three, they are only human. No matter how restrained you are, you will inevitably encounter your favorite dishes, and your eyes will look at that dish a few more times. of.

These personal servants don't know a little bit more or less, but even if they know it, they tacitly don't say anything, and no one would dare to reveal the emperor's preferences like this.

The people in the imperial dining room had no way of knowing. If the emperor wanted to eat this dish again, he would not be able to eat it until the year of the monkey.

Concubine De has been serving in front of the emperor since she was 13 years old, and she is also careful, how could she not notice it, naturally keep it in her heart, maybe it will be used at any time.

She was originally a court lady, so she didn't pay attention to whether she liked it or not. Since the emperor favored her, every time she eats, even if she doesn't like it, she will order one or two dishes that the emperor likes.

The emperor is also happy to come over for dinner occasionally, every time there is something he likes, although he can only taste three mouthfuls, but it is also very pleasant, so naturally he is happy to come here.

Always one dish will be boring, and it happens that Concubine De's grandfather is the chief steward of the imperial dining room, and Concubine De will not contact her natal family at other times, and only asks the people in the imperial dining room, if there is anything New dishes must be delivered to the Yonghe Palace.

The Wuya family can't help her with other things, but it's good to be able to serve a few more new dishes every time than other palaces. Although her grandfather retired later, she has already become a concubine. Such a request is not difficult, and naturally this habit has continued.

The emperor also came over at noon, and when he saw the meal on Defei's table, he smiled and said, "My concubine, please get up, today's meal is really rich, and my concubine's hobbies are really long-lasting. , Such a dish has been eaten for decades.”

Concubine De also smiled, and said, "Your Majesty knows that concubines are always nostalgic, and their preferences haven't changed much. It just so happens that it's time to eat this, and there's nothing else to eat in winter. After eating this dish, I feel a little greedy, so I asked the imperial dining room to serve this dish."

The emperor also took his seat and said, "Aifei's taste is quite good, and there is no need to change it specially. I am also happy today, so I will take a few more sips with Aifei."

There was no talking about eating or sleeping, the emperor and concubine De had finished their meal, and asked the two tables to be cleared away, and they brought each other into the inner hall, drinking tea and chatting.

The emperor also seldom talked about the court affairs in front of the women in the harem. He was probably really happy today, but he talked about the Rongguo Mansion.

"I didn't expect that Lao Jia really didn't lie to me. I thought he was too modest. How could I have thought that Lao Jia is such a shrewd person, and his sons are not as good as one, but my sons are all good. It's on vacation."

The emperor is also very complacent, and Concubine De can only flatteringly say, "It's all taught by the emperor, the princes are so outstanding, and can share the worries of the emperor."

The emperor also just smiled and said, "Speaking of which, the old fourteenth came into the palace today, why didn't I see him stay longer, this trip out of the palace is really crazy."

Concubine De also smoothed things over and said, "Because of the turmoil that still owes money, many people went to the old fourteen's mansion, and the old fourteen has a lively temperament, so he is impatient to deal with them. This is the concubine palace. After all, it’s a little uncomfortable to hide here, but I don’t know where to go to play now.”

The emperor also laughed, and said, "This kid doesn't know how to do anything practical. I didn't arrange him to go to the Ministry of War for him to play. He hasn't done anything right all day long."

Concubine De also just smiled and didn't say much, after all, Prince Zhi is in charge of the Ministry of War now, and according to his temperament, he would definitely not let other princes intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of War.It's safer to mix it up like this.

Others may only have noticed that the emperor has given certain rewards and benefits, but the emperor knows that today is the day when Jia's elder brother washes his third son. The Rongguo Mansion is able to do this. Obviously, it is not because of his fourth son that he loves you. On the contrary, it is because of the face of the little elder brother who is related to Jia's family.

This kind of behavior can be said to be a bit stupid. It is not an act of offending the king of Yongjun blatantly. Presumably his fourth son also knew the reason why the Rongguo Mansion did this, but also because those families who followed suit and paid back the money they owed. It's not a small amount of money, anyway, it's because of his own son, and the fourth master didn't plan to trouble the Rongguo Mansion. The main thing that makes him happy is not that the Rongguo Mansion finally has a conscience to pay back the money, it's mainly because of If I can make such progress in my work, even if I hand over this mess to others tomorrow, Fourth Master won't have too many regrets.

The emperor was naturally happy. The superiors wanted subordinates not those who were smart and capable, but those who were loyal, capable, and not so smart made them trust them even more.

Everyone in Rongguo Mansion is a little clever, but they didn't set their eyes on the outside, but they all stared at the family property of Rongguo Mansion. They couldn't separate the family if there was an old lady around, so they naturally wanted to keep an eye on the property.

Although the family property has not shrunk much now, there is not much money left that can be embezzled, and there is only 3 taels of silver in the account for the total food and clothing for next year.

It's just that these can only maintain the face of the Rongguo Mansion. Even if the income next year comes in, they have to take out 1 taels of silver to continue to pay the rest of the owed money, and they can't spend it as they like before.

Mrs. Wang is also in a bit of a dilemma. The housekeeping power is still a bit hot. Whether it is managed well or not depends on all aspects. Fortunately, Feng girl will marry in next year, and she can let go of these messes.

Mrs. Wang thought that Yuan Chun would also recover her body. Although there was not much money in the mansion, there were quite a lot of medicinal materials accumulated over the years. Mrs. Wang, who loved her daughter, sent Yuan Chun there in her own name.

The old lady also turned one eye and closed one eye, indulged, even if Mrs. Xing wanted to care about it, there was nothing she could do about it. Who told Mrs. Wang not only to be generous to her daughter, but also to Jia Min who was far away in Yangzhou? So generous up.

Mrs. Xing also complained to Jia She, "Master, you don't care about it, the second wife is going to evacuate the storeroom, and the second wife is taking things from the business to fulfill her good reputation. ah."

It's not that Jia Amnesty didn't know, but he just looked at Mrs. Xing with resentment, and said, "You still have the nerve to say, why are you so stupid? People will please others, but you won't? In the end, you still can't bear to bear it." That's all, it's no wonder the old lady won't let you take care of the house, just like you, don't lose the style of Rongguo Mansion at that time, just leave this matter alone, and keep an eye on the preparations for Lian'er's marriage, and wait for the daughter-in-law to enter the door , it will be fine."

After all, this title is on the head of their first wife. After Lian'er gets married, the old lady will give the housekeeping power to Feng girl. At that time, if the second wife has any ideas, she will be embarrassed to argue with her niece.

After all, it's really not good for an aunt in the next room to overtake the big house's daughter-in-law to take charge of the house. It's really unreasonable. .

Although Mrs. Xing was somewhat dissatisfied with what Jia She accused her of, she wanted to please her, but she didn't have the key to the warehouse, and she didn't have the housekeeping power. It's not easy to refute Jia She, because she didn't have a child, so she didn't dare to provoke Jia She, and if she didn't, she would be divorced and go back to her mother's house.

Mrs. Xing could only follow Jia She's words, and said, "Master is still smart, and I will keep an eye on those people."

"It's good that you know, just rest if you have nothing to do, don't worry about it anymore, master, I'm going back to the study."

Mrs. Xing had no choice but to watch Jia She go away.

Yuan Chun also drank the soup for a few days, and his complexion improved. Since Mammy hadn't received the order from Fujin and Fourth Master to recall her back, she naturally calmed down and started planning for Yuan Chun wholeheartedly.

"I think the master's complexion has recovered a little bit, and the lochia discharge is almost the same. You might as well ask the servant to rub the master's stomach vigorously, and he can recover quickly. Don't worry, the master. The slave has also made a plan. Guaranteed that the master will return to the same shape as before after confinement, not to mention really like an unmarried girl, but it must be slender and fit, so that the master will like it."

Only then did Yuan Chun receive the things from her natal family, and ordered Shi Zhu and Shi Xiu to register and store them in the warehouse, select suitable medicinal materials and prepare them for supplementation. She knew that giving birth to a child would definitely make her body weaker, so she didn't intend to do that anymore. Soon to have a baby.

But I was shocked when I heard Mammy's words. It's only been a few days since Xisan, so I have to let her take it easy, "Don't worry, Mammy, it's still early for confinement, and you What's more, my body has been sweating all the time these days, I'm afraid it's a loss, let's make up my body first."

"Master, it's only twenty years before confinement. It's just a day, master, don't worry, the tonic soup must be made together every day, but the recovery of the body cannot be neglected. Don't worry, this slave has been doing this for decades. Can't go wrong."