Four Lords dote on his wife daily
Chapter 43
The time to greet Fujin every day is at Chenshi, which is seven o'clock.It's not too early or too late, but it's too early for Ming Xi, who likes to sleep in late, but Fujin set the time at seven o'clock, and she can't do anything about it.
I got up at four o'clock at four o'clock (that is, six o'clock), washed up, and had breakfast, and it was almost Chenshi when I arrived at the main courtyard of Fujin.
When Ming Xi came to the main courtyard, only Geng Gege had arrived, Song Gege hadn't arrived yet.Seeing that she was not the last one to arrive, Ming Xi breathed a sigh of relief.Although it's not time to say hello yet, if she arrives last, maybe Fujin will wonder if she is playing tricks on purpose to be the last.
"Sister Geng, good morning."
Geng Gege was neither cold nor hot, and responded politely: "Sister Ming, good morning."
After greeting Geng Gege, Ming Xi sat down in her seat.
Geng Gege didn't chat with Mingxi, and sat quietly in his seat.
Yesterday, Ming Xi was punished by Fujin to kneel down, and then suffered from heat stroke, which alarmed Fourth Master.It stands to reason that Geng Gege should ask a few questions with concern, but Geng Gege's temperament is neither good nor bad, so she doesn't know anything.
Ming Xi has known Geng Gege and Song Gege's temperament for a long time, these two people just live their lives behind closed doors, whether others are good or bad has nothing to do with them.Therefore, Ming Xi didn't find it strange that Geng Gege didn't ask her what happened yesterday.
After a while, Qiaochun, the maid beside Song Gege, came over.
Seeing that she was the only one coming and not Song Gege, Ming Xi asked with concern: "Why are you here, where is Sister Song?"
"Going back to Ming Gege, my master is not feeling well, and he couldn't come to the main courtyard to pay his respects, so he sent his slaves to pay his respects to Fujin and make an apology."
Geng Gege asked: "How is Sister Song, is there nothing major?"
"Back to Geng Gege, there is nothing serious about my Gege, except that she has an upset stomach." Song Gege's body was originally relatively thin. After giving birth to both Gege and both of them died, it was a great blow to her. During that time, she did not eat or drink Drink, starve the stomach.
"Did you ask the doctor to see it?"
At this moment, Fujin appeared supporting Zhao Nanny's hand.
"My concubine pays respects to Fujin, Fujin is auspicious."
"My maidservant pays respects to Fujin, Fujin is auspicious."
"Get up."
"Xie Fujin."
"Song Gege feels sick to his stomach, have you asked the imperial doctor?" Fujin asked with concern.
"If you go back to Fujin, Ge Ge said it's an old problem, you don't need to ask the imperial doctor to see it, just rest for two days."
"Let's ask the imperial physician to take a look." Fujin turned his head and told Zhao Nanny, "Mother Zhao, you can ask the imperial physician to show Song Gege later."
"Yes, Fujin."
"The servant is thanking Fujin for Gege."
"Go back and take care of Song Gege."
"Yes, Fujin, the servants are retiring."
Fujin looked at Ming Xi, and asked with concern: "Ming Gege, are you alright?"
Ming Xi stood up and replied: "Xie Fujin is concerned, my concubine's body is fine."
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter, you all have to pay attention to your health."
"Thank you Fujin for your concern."
Fujin said a few more words about using ice.The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has issued ice regulations for each elder mansion.There are only a few women in the fourth master's mansion, and they are very divided. Fujin has always done things fairly, except for her, the rules are the same.
After Ming Xi and Geng Gege wrote Fujin, they left the main courtyard.Before leaving, Fujin said that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, so they would not be allowed to come to pay their respects frequently. From now on, it would be fine to come and pay their respects on the first and fifteenth day of each month.
It is a good thing for Ming Xi not to come to the Main Court every day to say hello.Although there are very few women in the fourth master's mansion, going to pay a visit to Fujin won't put on any drama, but every time she hears Fujin's words of "benevolence and power", she feels a bit boring in her heart, and she might as well sleep in.
Originally thought that when I came to greet her today, Fujin would say a few words about what happened yesterday, but I didn't expect Fujin to ask her if she was okay, and didn't mention anything else.
"Gege, Fujin didn't mention a single word about what happened yesterday, is it annoying you?" Aunt Zhou originally thought that Fujin would say a few words about what happened yesterday even if she was pretending, for example, she didn't know Si Ye It was because he insisted on staying in Mingxu Garden that he punished Mingxi like this.However, Fujin didn't mention a word, as if nothing happened yesterday.
"She was reprimanded by the fourth master yesterday, can she not annoy me?" Fujin didn't mention a word about what happened yesterday, probably because he couldn't embarrass himself.
"Ge Ge, Fujin is annoying you, I'm afraid in the future..." Although Aunt Zhou didn't finish her words, the meaning was obvious.
"With Li Gege here, she won't break up with me for the time being." Fujin wanted to hit her this time, not really want to deal with her.She is still of great use value to Fujin, and Fujin will not attack her until Li Gege is brought down.
"If Li Gege's child gives birth to a son, I'm afraid he will be promoted to a side Fujin. At that time..." Aunt Zhou frowned slightly, with a worried look on her face, "Gege, we have to pay attention."
Ming Xi nodded slightly: "I understand."
Back at Mingxu Garden, Ming Xi asked Lu Shui and the others to pack up their things. They were going to Zhuangzi in a few days, so they had to pack up their clothes.
"Gege, do you want to take books to Zhuangzi?" Lu Shui asked.
Ming Xi didn't know if Zhuang Zi had any books, so she asked Lu Shui to pack up a few and bring them over.
"Take a few more copybooks with you."
"Gege doesn't need to tell you, this servant will bring you some more story books to Zhuangzi." Ge Ge usually has no hobbies, but just likes to read story books. "Gege, do you want to take this book of Tang Poetry and Song Ci?"
When mentioning the book of Tang Poetry and Song Ci, some discordant images could not help appearing in Ming Xi's mind, a small fair face was stained with a blush.
"Take it with you." She struggled for a while, and finally decided to take it to Zhuangzi.If fourth master got interested and asked her to read poems, if she couldn't read them, she would have to read them from the scriptures.It is better to recite poetry than the meat in the storybook.
With Lushui and Luyi and the others packing their luggage, Mingxi doesn't have to worry about anything, just wait to go to Zhuangzi.
They are also yearning to go to Zhuangzi, Lushui and Luyi. After all, they have never been out of the house, and they are still very curious about the outside world.
Aunt Zhou also wanted to go to Zhuangzi. Although she had stayed in the palace for decades, she had never been to the royal Zhuangzi.Besides, compared to Siye's Mansion, she felt that Zhuangzi was freer and safer, especially this time Fujin and Li Gege didn't go to Zhuangzi.
If Fujin and Li Gege didn't go to Zhuangzi, there would be less trouble, and they wouldn't have to worry about Gege being tricked.
After lunch, Madam Zhao brought two young eunuchs over, one was to deliver ice cream to Mingxi, and the other was to deliver tonics to Mingxi.
"Ming Gege, seeing that you are weak, Fujin sent the old slave to give you some supplements so that you can take care of your body." Mammy Zhao just wanted to deliver supplements, but she still didn't mention a word about what happened yesterday. It seems to be simply to send supplements.
"I'm sorry to trouble Fujin, please tell Madam Zhao to tell Fujin, I thank Fujin for his concern."
"Ge Ge, the old slave will definitely bring it."
After seeing off Mother Zhao, Ming Xi's expression became half a smile, and Fujin's attitude was really interesting.Since you don't feel that you are wrong, why send someone to deliver supplements.However, Fujin did this, probably for the fourth master to see.
"Ge Ge, do you want to stew the tonic sent by Fujin?" Lu Yi asked.
"No need, take it to the warehouse and put it away." The last thing she lacked was supplements, because fourth master gave her a lot.
"Yes, Grid."
"Gege, the tonics Fujin gave you are all tributes, which are extremely nourishing." Aunt Zhou knew the goods, and she knew where the tonics sent by Fujin came from at a glance. "However, Mother Zhao didn't mention what happened yesterday when she came here just now. Isn't it meaningless to do so?" Aunt Zhou knew that Fujin sent supplements to Ming Xi for the fourth master to see, but at least she mentioned what happened yesterday. Appear more sincere?
"Our Fujin has a very strong self-esteem, and she didn't feel that she did something wrong, so she didn't mention what happened yesterday." She had already admitted her mistake to Fourth Master, so at least she had to admit it to the end, without saying a word of apology. But at least let me mention what happened yesterday, don't talk about punishment for kneeling or anything, just talk about her heat stroke, at least mention it, and apologize a little, it will appear very sincere, and it will make her, the person involved, feel at ease.
"Fujin wants to use you to deal with Li Gege. At this time, I should apologize for what happened yesterday, so that I can win you over." Aunt Zhou said with a puzzled face, "But Fujin didn't do that." Fujin wanted to use Gege to deal with him Li Gege, at this time, there shouldn't be a quarrel with Gege.
"She is annoyed at me, and feels that apologizing to me is bowing to me, so she doesn't mention what happened yesterday." After all, Fujin is only 17 years old, no matter how prudent and experienced she is in her daily life, she is still young. He still has a bit of a temper, and it is impossible to do everything impeccably and meticulously.
"This is not like Fujin's style." Aunt Zhou has long learned from Madam Zheng what kind of person Fujin is, and also has some understanding of Fujin's city and methods, and feels that Fujin's behavior today is a bit inappropriate.
"Auntie, Fujin is only 17 years old this year."
"What's wrong with being 17?" Aunt Zhou asked puzzled.
"I mean Fujin is young." Fujin was reprimanded by the fourth master, and she was somewhat unconvinced, but because of the majesty of the fourth master, she could only admit her mistakes to the fourth master, but she didn't feel that she was wrong, so it was impossible to hurt her The culprit of her humiliation relented.
Aunt Zhou understood Mingxi's meaning in an instant, and her face was stunned: "Gege is right." Probably because Fujin is usually too mature and steady, Aunt Zhou ignored Fujin's real age, and felt that Fujin was careful in doing things and would not make such a small mistake .
Ming Xi said indifferently: "Let her go." From the very beginning, she knew that it was impossible to get along with Fujin in peace forever, and she also knew that Fujin's kindness towards her was just to use her to deal with Li Gege.
In the evening, Fourth Master just came back, and went to Ming Xi's for dinner as soon as he returned to the mansion.
Seeing that the clothes under the arms of Fourth Master were all sweaty, Ming Xi hurriedly asked someone to prepare hot water for Fourth Master to take a bath first.
Fourth master took a shower, feeling much refreshed and comfortable.
Tonight, Mingxi ordered a bitter gourd scrambled egg, a Kung Pao chicken, a fungus cold salad, a loofah egg soup, a stewed tofu with three delicacies, etc. These are some refreshing and delicious dishes with less oil.
Although these dishes were all ordinary dishes, they were very much in line with fourth master's appetite.
Seeing that Mingxi's food was delicious, fourth master's appetite improved, and he ate an extra bowl of rice than usual.
After dinner, Ming Xi still had a great appetite for dessert - pumpkin pie.Actually, she wants a cold drink.After finally getting ice cubes, she planned to serve cold drinks such as double skin milk, smoothies, jelly pudding, iced juice, etc. Unfortunately, she came to the aunt and couldn't eat iced things.Well, even if she didn't come to the big aunt, she can't eat iced things with her current physique, which is a sad thing.
"Master, are you hot?" Seeing that fourth master finished his meal, his clothes were wet with sweat again.
"A little bit." Ming Xi's room didn't put any ice cubes, it was a bit hot.
"Master, let me give you some ice." After finishing speaking, Ming Xi smiled mischievously, and stretched out her hands to touch Fourth Master's face.
The fourth master was taken aback by Mingxi's actions, then he couldn't help but laugh, and grabbed Mingxi's hand that was stroking his face, "You are not small!"
"My hands are cold, very suitable for cooling down." Ming Xi raised the corners of her mouth and smiled maliciously, "Master, are you uncomfortable being touched by me?"
Fourth master laughed and scolded: "There are no rules." However, this girl's hands were cold, and it was quite comfortable to touch.
"There are no rules, am I helping you cool down?"
Fourth Master looked at Ming Xi and saw that she was not sweating at all, so he frowned slightly: "Aren't you hot?"
"It's a bit hot, but it's not as exaggerated as the master's sweating." Ming Xi said with a smile, "The advantages of my cold body are reflected, that is, I am not afraid of heat in summer, and I don't sweat much."
Hearing what Ming Xi said, Fourth Master couldn't laugh or cry: "It's not a good thing not to sweat."
"At least it's a good thing in summer. You see, I don't even use ice." Ming Xi suddenly found that there were several small red blood cells on Si Ye's neck, which were not ambiguous marks, but seemed to be bitten by mosquitoes. "Master, are the red blood cells on your neck bitten by mosquitoes?"
Fourth Master raised his hand and touched the red blood cells on his neck. Feeling itchy, he scratched a few more times.
"En." When it was hot, he was often bitten by mosquitoes.The mosquito lamp was lit in the room, but it was still bitten.Wearing an anti-mosquito sachet on the body does not have much effect, and it will still be bitten.
"Master, don't you wear a mosquito-proof sachet with you, is it useless?"
"It's useless." Fourth Master seemed to be particularly attracted to mosquitoes. There were so many people present, but he just happened to bite him, which annoyed him a lot.
Ming Xi guessed that Fourth Master's blood might be liked by mosquitoes, but she was exactly the opposite of Fourth Master, her blood was not liked by mosquitoes, and she was rarely bitten by mosquitoes.
"Master, I'll give you a good thing in two days, I promise you wipe it, and no mosquitoes will bite you."
"What?" Fourth Master asked curiously.
Ming Xi said with a mysterious face: "I'm keeping you secret, I won't tell you for the time being." The mosquito repellent came out when she just wore it.
The fourth master smiled and said, "If it is useful, I will reward you. If it is useless, I will punish you."
Ming Xi raised her hand and patted her small chest lightly, and said with a firm face, "I promise it will be useful, and if it's not useful, it's up to you."
Seeing that Ming Xi is in Haikou, Fourth Master said that he should look forward to it a little.
"Grandpa is waiting."
"Master, do you eat cold things?" She can't eat iced desserts, but she can make them to honor Fourth Master.
"what?"
"It's a dessert made of ice cubes. It's delicious and cools down. I used to eat it at home."
"Grandpa doesn't like sweets."
"Then put less sugar." Ming Xi coaxed, "Master, it's really delicious, and it will cool you down after eating."
"Then make one and give me a taste."
"Okay, I'll write down the recipe first, and then bring it to the dining room, and let the master in the dining room make it." Ming Xi wrote down the recipe for the fruit smoothie, and asked the little pigeon to take it to the dining room.
Ma Benshan in the dining room got the prescription written by Ming Xi, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he exclaimed in his heart, let alone this thing, he had never even heard of it, Ming Gege really knows how to eat it , this is a good thing to cool down and delicious.
Knowing that it was made for the fourth master, Ma Benshan naturally knew that the fourth master didn't like to eat too sweet things, so he didn't add much sugar.
In no time, a big bowl of watermelon smoothie is ready.
Afraid that the smoothie would melt, when it was placed in the food box, I put some ice cubes to keep it cold.
The little pigeon came back with the freshly made smoothie, Mingxi took the food box in person, saw a big bowl of watermelon smoothie, her mouth watered, unfortunately she couldn't eat it, so she could only watch.
"Grandpa, this is watermelon smoothie, try it."
Fourth Master took a sip first. It was cold and sweet with a hint of sweetness. It tasted like watermelon, not too sweet.
"tasty."
"When I was at home, I often ate it in summer."
Hearing this, Fourth Master raised his eyes and glared at Ming Xi: "How can you eat ice when you are cold?"
Ming Xi sticks out her tongue playfully at Fourth Master: "I didn't know at that time." It seems that she doesn't even want to eat iced food these few years, it's really sad.
"Don't eat it in the future." The girl's body is cold and she can't eat cold food.Even in summer, you can't eat iced things.
Ming Xi nodded obediently: "Master, I know, I won't make fun of my body." Although she wanted to take it very much, but thinking of her desperately drinking the medicine, she was not in the mood to take it.Eating a bowl of smoothie, the medicine she took before was wasted, and she suffered for nothing. She would not do such a loss-making business.
Fourth Master looked at Mingxi suspiciously, this girl likes to eat and often can't control her mouth.
Seeing that Fourth Master didn't believe her, Ming Xi quickly raised her hand and swore: "I promise not to eat it!"
"I believe you for now." The big bowl of smoothie was quickly finished by the fourth master, who felt very cool. "This stuff is nice."
"Master, you can't eat it often, or your stomach will not be able to bear it." Ming Xi is afraid that fourth master will become addicted to eating, if he eats it every day, it will be bad.
"It's not that you can't control your mouth."
Ming Xi glared at Fourth Master, and said with a puffy face, "It looks like I'm delicious."
Fourth Master cast a sidelong glance at Ming Xi: "Isn't it?"
"Of course not, I'm just..." Mingxi thought for a while, and found a good modifier for herself, "I just have a better appetite." In ancient times, there were no entertainment methods, except for reading scripts, she only had to study and eat. something.
"This can be regarded as one of your strengths." This girl eats delicious food, and eating with her will improve her appetite.
Ming Xi cheekily accepted Fourth Master's compliment, with a small face full of complacency: "That is."
Fourth master couldn't help laughing when he saw Mingxi's humble appearance, and raised his hand to gently pinch Mingxi's face.
"You really are not ashamed."
"My Lord praised me, why should I be embarrassed?"
"I still have something to do, I'll see you again in two days."
"Grandpa, it's hot, pay attention to your body, don't suffer from heat stroke."
"kindness."
After sending fourth master away, Ming Xi prepared to bring out the toilet water.A must-have artifact in summer, toilet water must not be missing.
Of course, the toilet water she made is a simplified version and cannot be compared with the toilet water in her previous life.
The simple version is very simple, prepare a bottle of white wine, and then soak the mosquito repellent flowers and plants in the white wine.Soak it for a period of time and wait until the color turns green, which is close to the color of medicinal wine, and then it can be used.
There are many kinds of flowers and plants that repel mosquitoes, such as wormwood, evening primrose, lavender, mint and so on.
Like lavender, there is no such thing in this era.You can soak it with wormwood, tuberose, or mint grass. If you think it smells bad, you can put some petals to soak it together, so that there will be a faint fragrance.
Ming Xi put a little mint grass and orchid petals in the toilet water that Si Ye made, which can not only repel mosquitoes and relieve itching, but also refresh oneself.
Two days later, when the fourth master came, the toilet water made by Mingxi was just usable.
Ming Xi filled a simple and elegant white porcelain bottle with toilet water, and handed it to fourth master: "Master, this is the toilet water I made. It can not only repel mosquitoes and relieve itching, but also refresh your mind. Use it."
Fourth Master looked surprised: "Color dew?" This is the first time I've heard of this word.
"I got the name." Ming Xi poured a little toilet water into the palm of his hand, "Master, let me wipe it for you." After speaking, she applied the toilet water in her palm to the red envelope on Fourth Master's neck.
Fourth master felt a tingling pain, and then felt a coolness, and the itchy red envelope suddenly stopped itching.
"Because it is soaked in white wine, it will hurt a little." The white wine Ming Xi uses is fruit wine, not the very strong white wine. "Grandpa, don't you feel itchy anymore?"
Fourth Master nodded slightly: "Well, it doesn't itch anymore."
"The toilet water is made of white wine and mosquito repellent, it's not harmful to the body." Ming Xi said with a smile, "Master, when you take a bath, pour some into the warm water, it will also prevent mosquito bites."
Fourth master lowered his head and smelled it, and smelled a faint fragrance, without any pungent smell.
"Orchid fragrance?"
"Grandpa, your nose is really good. Don't you like orchids, so I put some orchid petals." Ming Xi said proudly, "How about it, am I very smart?"
Fourth Master saw Mingxi's expression begging for praise, and a doting smile appeared in his eyes, and praised: "Good job."
"My master said before that if I do well, I will be rewarded." Ming Xi looked at fourth master with bright eyes, "What do you want to reward me?"
"What do you want?" This is the first time this girl made something for him with heart, and it is so useful, it is to reward her.
Ming Xi was stopped by Fourth Master's question, she didn't need anything now, but suddenly asked her what she wanted, she really didn't know what she wanted.
"Grandpa, just watch and reward."
"it is good."
Since fourth master had the toilet water made by Mingxi, he was rarely bitten by mosquitoes.
Once when I went to court, I heard that Kangxi couldn't sleep well at night because he was bitten by mosquitoes and couldn't sleep well.
With an idea, the fourth master dedicated the toilet water made by Mingxi to Kangxi.
After Kangxi used it, the effect is very good, and I can sleep well at night.Dragon's heart was overjoyed, and Kangxi praised the fourth master fiercely, saying that the fourth master was filial, and even rewarded the fourth master with a lot of things.
Si Ye took this opportunity to hand over the prescription made by toilet water to Kangxi.
Kangxi felt that toilet water was a good thing, so he handed over the recipes to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and asked the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a large number of them, and then rewarded them to his sons, ministers in the court, and concubines in the harem.
For a time, toilet water was popular throughout the Forbidden City and was very popular.
"Master, it's a big loss." Ming Xi regretted in her heart, she missed an opportunity to make a fortune for nothing.
"How did you lose?" Fourth Master felt that he had made a profit, because of the toilet water, he has been appreciated by Huang Ama and the prince recently.
"We can make a lot of it ourselves, and then sell it." Ming Xi heard that many merchants in the capital pirated her toilet water, and they sold very well and made a lot of money. "Such a good opportunity to make a fortune just disappeared." She felt that she had missed hundreds of millions.
Toilet water is easy to make, and the cost is very low, and the selling price is very low, basically every household in the capital can afford it.Now toilet water is popular throughout the capital, and is deeply loved by the people in the capital.
Fourth Master was amused by Ming Xi's distressed look, raised his hand and lightly tapped her on the head: "Master, why did you lose your money?"
"That's different, we can obviously make a fortune with toilet water." Why is she so stupid, why didn't she think of selling it for money, so that their family would have already made a fortune.It was the first time she agreed with fourth master's point of view, she was really stupid.
"I'm not short of money, and I can't collect people's benefits." Fourth master naturally knew the value of toilet water, but he didn't do it.The main reason is that he is an elder brother, and he cannot do business to earn people's benefits. If he does so, he will be impeached by the minister and reprimanded by Huang Ama.Rather than selling toilet water to make money, it is better to dedicate it to Huang Ama.
"I knew I would have sold it myself." Ming Xi regretted that his intestines were turning green.
"Little money fan."
"I almost became a rich man." Ming Xi's heart was bleeding when she thought of such a good business opportunity being missed by herself.
"You are also a rich man now." Fourth Master generously gave half of what Kangxi rewarded to Fourth Master to Ming Xi.You must know that the things that Kangxi rewarded are all good things, and they are very valuable when sold.
"Forget it, although I didn't make me rich, but it's worth it if I get the reward from the Long Live Lord." Because of the toilet water, the fourth master took the limelight this time, not only Kangxi praised the fourth master in various ways, Even the court ministers praised Si Ye in various ways, let alone the common people in the capital.
Although toilet water is not a valuable thing, it can solve the problem of mosquito bites.This is a good thing, both the emperor and the common people like it.Anyone who uses it will praise fourth master.
Hearing this, fourth master bowed his head and kissed Mingxi forcefully, and said with a smile, "You are really my lucky star." Because of the toilet water, fourth master was not only praised by Kangxi, but also arranged by Kangxi to work in the Ministry of Rites.Although the Ministry of Rites is not as good as the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, it is not too bad.For a bald brother like fourth master, it's not bad.
Ming Xi said proudly: "So, Lord, you will love me more in the future." Lao Kang was a little stingy, why didn't he just reward Fourth Master with a Baylor, you must know that Fourth Master is still a bald elder brother, and any title is No.
"When will Grandpa not love you?"
Seeing that Fourth Master was in a good mood these few days, Ming Xi was in high spirits, and his mood couldn't help getting better, so he no longer regretted that he missed the opportunity to make a fortune.
"Well, my master has always been very kind to me." I didn't expect that a little toilet water could help fourth master, so why don't she come up with something else to help fourth master earn a Belle back.
"Master is a bit busy these days. Do you go to Zhuangzi first by yourself, or do you go together after master is busy?" Fourth master was busy with work just now, so he didn't have time to visit Zhuangzi for the time being.
Ming Xi tilted her head and thought for a while: "I'll go first, and when you're done with your work, you can go directly to Zhuangzi to find me." Everyone in the mansion knows that the toilet water is made by her, and she is ruthless in the mansion. She was in the limelight once, and now the people in the mansion are all kinds of envious and jealous towards her.To be on the safe side, she still went out to Zhuangzi to avoid the limelight.
The fourth master also planned this way: "In two days, you will go to Zhuangzi first, and then go to Zhuangzi to accompany you when the master is busy." When the fourth master presented Kangxi with a prescription for flower dew, Kangxi asked him where the prescription came from, and the fourth master The master didn't hide it, and directly said that Ge Ge in his mansion thought it up.When Kangxi heard about a prescription that Little Gege thought up because he felt sorry for Si Ye being bitten by mosquitoes, he was happy for his son, so he gave Si Ye the credit for this.
Why didn't fourth master hide it and just say what he thought of it?If you say that, you are deceiving the emperor, and you can find out after a little investigation, so fourth master will tell the truth.
"Then you have to come quickly, don't make me wait too long." Ming Xi rubbed fourth master's face coquettishly.
Fourth Master's heart was softened by Mingxi's rubbing, kissed Mingxi's lips, and said softly: "I'll go to Zhuangzi to accompany you when I'm not busy. You should stay in Zhuangzi well, don't make me worry."
"I've always been very good, how can I make my father worry."
"It is."
"Master, I'm going to live in Zhuangzi, do you want me to tell Fujin?" It's no small matter for her to live in Zhuangzi, and she must report to Fujin.
"I told her."
Mingxi thinks it's better for Si Ye to tell Fujin than she tells Fujin.
The next day, Fourth Master told Fujin about Mingxi going to live in Zhuangzi.
Naturally, Fujin didn't want Mingxi to dominate the fourth master in the Zhuangzi, so he proposed to the fourth master: "Song Gege's health is not very good, let her go to Zhuangzi to live for a while to relax. And Geng Gege, let her go to Zhuangzi too Serve you." Qi Jiashi has really been showing off the past few days, making Fourth Master dote on her more and more. This is not a good sign, and Qi Jiashi cannot be allowed to continue like this.
The fourth master felt that it was not safe for Mingxi to live alone in Zhuangzi temporarily, and he was afraid that she would be bored by herself, so he agreed to Fujin's proposal.
"Let them go if they want to."
Seeing that the fourth master agreed, Fujin was very happy: "The concubine will send someone to notify them later." If it wasn't for the fact that Li Gege was about to give birth, and the house needed her to preside over it, she also wanted to live in Zhuangzi for a while, and keep an eye on Qi Jiashi.
When Li Gege learned that Mingxi was going to live in Zhuangzi for a while, he was naturally jealous.These few days Ming Xi has been in the limelight, making Fourth Master dote on her even more, which makes Li Gege hate Ming Xi even more.If it wasn't for the imminent birth, she would have to find a way to get rid of Ming Xi.
"Gege, didn't you go to live in Zhuangzi every year before? There's no need to be angry about this." Liu Yue was afraid that Li Gege would be too angry and affect the child in her stomach, so she quickly comforted her, "Besides, the master doesn't live in Zhuangzi. , Ming Gege will be separated from the master if he goes to live in Zhuangzi, this is a good thing."
Hearing Liu Yue's words, Li Gege's mood immediately improved: "You're right."
"Gege, wait until you give birth to a child, and then find a way to make Mingege live in Zhuangzi forever and never come back."
Hearing what Liu Yue said, Li Gege's eyes lit up immediately, and he said excitedly: "Yes, yes, yes, that bitch Mingxi will live in Zhuangzi forever and never come back."
Seeing that Li Gege was no longer angry, Liu Yue let out a long sigh of relief.Grid is about to give birth, it's better not to be angry.
On the other side, Song Gege and Geng Gege received a message asking them to live in Zhuangzi for a while.
Normally, Song Gege and Geng Gege didn't want to live in Zhuangzi, after all, they haven't lived in Zhuangzi in recent years.However, Li Gege is about to give birth, and what might happen at that time, they thought about it and lived in Zhuangzi for a while.
Fujin was very satisfied when he learned that both Song Gege and Geng Gege were willing to live in Zhuangzi.Although Song Gege and Geng Gege were not favored too much, but if they went, Qi Jiashi would not be favored alone.
"Fu Jin, Song Gege has long been out of favor. If she goes to Zhuangzi, the master will not dote on her." Mother Zhao said, "And Geng Gege, she has a temperament that doesn't fight for anything, and it's useless to go there." .”
Fujin naturally knew this, but there was nothing he could do, there were not many women in the fourth master's mansion, and Song Gege and Geng Gege were the only ones who could serve fourth master at present.
"There are only them in the mansion, if you don't ask them to go, call someone." For the first time, Fujin felt that there were too few women in the mansion, which was not a good thing.
Zhao Nanny thought of a crooked idea: "Why don't you send two beautiful maids to the Zhuangzi to serve the master?"
Fujin also thought of this method before, but it was quickly rejected by her.
"Mommy, you forgot that fourth master hates maids climbing into his bed the most." A few years ago, there was a maid in the front yard who wanted to climb into fourth master's bed, but was kicked out of the mansion by fourth master. The maid was replaced by an older one with ordinary looks.
"When the master goes to Zhuangzi, Mingege will be more and more favored." Mingege has faint signs of monopoly now.
"Just wait." Fujin said with a half-smile, "When Mrs. Li gives birth to a child, Mrs. Qi Jia will be the first person who will not let her go." The more Mrs. Qi is favored by the fourth master, the more Mrs. Li will be Will be jealous of Qi Jiashi.
Hearing this, Mother Zhao felt more at ease, and said nothing more.
"However, Fujin, there are still too few women in the mansion. The next time you enter the palace, please mention it to Empress Defei, so that she can arrange a few more newcomers to enter the mansion during the next draft."
Fujin nodded thoughtfully: "We need to arrange for a few more young and beautiful newcomers to enter the mansion." If there are more women in the mansion, there will be no monopoly phenomenon.However, it should not be too much, otherwise it will be difficult to manage.
Ming Xi didn't know that because of her, Fujin wanted to add some newcomers to the mansion.At this time, she heard that Song Gege and Geng Gege were also going to Zhuangzi, and she was a little surprised in her heart.She thought Song Gege and Geng Gege were unwilling to go to Zhuangzi because of their temperament, but it was good for them to go, otherwise she would go to Zhuangzi alone, which would be a bit deserted.
At the beginning of July, Mingxi, Song Gege, and Geng Gege went to a Zhuangzi in Siye's mansion on the outskirts of the capital.
After walking three squares in Si Ye's mansion, it suddenly became empty and the whole mansion became very quiet.
Fourth master couldn't go to Zhuangzi temporarily because he was busy with errands.Fourth Master just came back from his errands, washed up and was ready to go to Mingxu Garden.
Su Peisheng originally thought that the fourth master was going to the main courtyard, but seeing that the fourth master was going in the wrong direction, it was the direction to Mingxu Garden.
"Master, are you going to Mingxu Garden?"
Fourth Master gave Su Peisheng a cold look, meaning that he was talking nonsense.
"Master, Mingege went to Zhuangzi this morning."
Hearing this, fourth master suddenly stopped in his tracks, couldn't help but startled, then remembered, then abruptly turned around and returned to the front yard.
Su Peisheng sighed in his heart, it was the first time he saw such a master.
Fourth Master returned to the front yard and ate dinner alone. He didn't have much appetite, so he didn't eat after a few mouthfuls.
Su Peisheng saw that the dishes served by the dining room to the fourth master were all big fish and meat, which were so greasy that people didn't seem to have much appetite, so he scolded the people in the dining room in his heart.He decided in his heart to go to the dining room later, and let the people in the dining room arrange meals for fourth master according to Ming Gege's taste.
After dinner, Fourth Master was reading in the study. After reading for a while, he didn't read a single word. He kept thinking about what Ming Xi was doing now?
I got up at four o'clock at four o'clock (that is, six o'clock), washed up, and had breakfast, and it was almost Chenshi when I arrived at the main courtyard of Fujin.
When Ming Xi came to the main courtyard, only Geng Gege had arrived, Song Gege hadn't arrived yet.Seeing that she was not the last one to arrive, Ming Xi breathed a sigh of relief.Although it's not time to say hello yet, if she arrives last, maybe Fujin will wonder if she is playing tricks on purpose to be the last.
"Sister Geng, good morning."
Geng Gege was neither cold nor hot, and responded politely: "Sister Ming, good morning."
After greeting Geng Gege, Ming Xi sat down in her seat.
Geng Gege didn't chat with Mingxi, and sat quietly in his seat.
Yesterday, Ming Xi was punished by Fujin to kneel down, and then suffered from heat stroke, which alarmed Fourth Master.It stands to reason that Geng Gege should ask a few questions with concern, but Geng Gege's temperament is neither good nor bad, so she doesn't know anything.
Ming Xi has known Geng Gege and Song Gege's temperament for a long time, these two people just live their lives behind closed doors, whether others are good or bad has nothing to do with them.Therefore, Ming Xi didn't find it strange that Geng Gege didn't ask her what happened yesterday.
After a while, Qiaochun, the maid beside Song Gege, came over.
Seeing that she was the only one coming and not Song Gege, Ming Xi asked with concern: "Why are you here, where is Sister Song?"
"Going back to Ming Gege, my master is not feeling well, and he couldn't come to the main courtyard to pay his respects, so he sent his slaves to pay his respects to Fujin and make an apology."
Geng Gege asked: "How is Sister Song, is there nothing major?"
"Back to Geng Gege, there is nothing serious about my Gege, except that she has an upset stomach." Song Gege's body was originally relatively thin. After giving birth to both Gege and both of them died, it was a great blow to her. During that time, she did not eat or drink Drink, starve the stomach.
"Did you ask the doctor to see it?"
At this moment, Fujin appeared supporting Zhao Nanny's hand.
"My concubine pays respects to Fujin, Fujin is auspicious."
"My maidservant pays respects to Fujin, Fujin is auspicious."
"Get up."
"Xie Fujin."
"Song Gege feels sick to his stomach, have you asked the imperial doctor?" Fujin asked with concern.
"If you go back to Fujin, Ge Ge said it's an old problem, you don't need to ask the imperial doctor to see it, just rest for two days."
"Let's ask the imperial physician to take a look." Fujin turned his head and told Zhao Nanny, "Mother Zhao, you can ask the imperial physician to show Song Gege later."
"Yes, Fujin."
"The servant is thanking Fujin for Gege."
"Go back and take care of Song Gege."
"Yes, Fujin, the servants are retiring."
Fujin looked at Ming Xi, and asked with concern: "Ming Gege, are you alright?"
Ming Xi stood up and replied: "Xie Fujin is concerned, my concubine's body is fine."
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter, you all have to pay attention to your health."
"Thank you Fujin for your concern."
Fujin said a few more words about using ice.The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has issued ice regulations for each elder mansion.There are only a few women in the fourth master's mansion, and they are very divided. Fujin has always done things fairly, except for her, the rules are the same.
After Ming Xi and Geng Gege wrote Fujin, they left the main courtyard.Before leaving, Fujin said that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, so they would not be allowed to come to pay their respects frequently. From now on, it would be fine to come and pay their respects on the first and fifteenth day of each month.
It is a good thing for Ming Xi not to come to the Main Court every day to say hello.Although there are very few women in the fourth master's mansion, going to pay a visit to Fujin won't put on any drama, but every time she hears Fujin's words of "benevolence and power", she feels a bit boring in her heart, and she might as well sleep in.
Originally thought that when I came to greet her today, Fujin would say a few words about what happened yesterday, but I didn't expect Fujin to ask her if she was okay, and didn't mention anything else.
"Gege, Fujin didn't mention a single word about what happened yesterday, is it annoying you?" Aunt Zhou originally thought that Fujin would say a few words about what happened yesterday even if she was pretending, for example, she didn't know Si Ye It was because he insisted on staying in Mingxu Garden that he punished Mingxi like this.However, Fujin didn't mention a word, as if nothing happened yesterday.
"She was reprimanded by the fourth master yesterday, can she not annoy me?" Fujin didn't mention a word about what happened yesterday, probably because he couldn't embarrass himself.
"Ge Ge, Fujin is annoying you, I'm afraid in the future..." Although Aunt Zhou didn't finish her words, the meaning was obvious.
"With Li Gege here, she won't break up with me for the time being." Fujin wanted to hit her this time, not really want to deal with her.She is still of great use value to Fujin, and Fujin will not attack her until Li Gege is brought down.
"If Li Gege's child gives birth to a son, I'm afraid he will be promoted to a side Fujin. At that time..." Aunt Zhou frowned slightly, with a worried look on her face, "Gege, we have to pay attention."
Ming Xi nodded slightly: "I understand."
Back at Mingxu Garden, Ming Xi asked Lu Shui and the others to pack up their things. They were going to Zhuangzi in a few days, so they had to pack up their clothes.
"Gege, do you want to take books to Zhuangzi?" Lu Shui asked.
Ming Xi didn't know if Zhuang Zi had any books, so she asked Lu Shui to pack up a few and bring them over.
"Take a few more copybooks with you."
"Gege doesn't need to tell you, this servant will bring you some more story books to Zhuangzi." Ge Ge usually has no hobbies, but just likes to read story books. "Gege, do you want to take this book of Tang Poetry and Song Ci?"
When mentioning the book of Tang Poetry and Song Ci, some discordant images could not help appearing in Ming Xi's mind, a small fair face was stained with a blush.
"Take it with you." She struggled for a while, and finally decided to take it to Zhuangzi.If fourth master got interested and asked her to read poems, if she couldn't read them, she would have to read them from the scriptures.It is better to recite poetry than the meat in the storybook.
With Lushui and Luyi and the others packing their luggage, Mingxi doesn't have to worry about anything, just wait to go to Zhuangzi.
They are also yearning to go to Zhuangzi, Lushui and Luyi. After all, they have never been out of the house, and they are still very curious about the outside world.
Aunt Zhou also wanted to go to Zhuangzi. Although she had stayed in the palace for decades, she had never been to the royal Zhuangzi.Besides, compared to Siye's Mansion, she felt that Zhuangzi was freer and safer, especially this time Fujin and Li Gege didn't go to Zhuangzi.
If Fujin and Li Gege didn't go to Zhuangzi, there would be less trouble, and they wouldn't have to worry about Gege being tricked.
After lunch, Madam Zhao brought two young eunuchs over, one was to deliver ice cream to Mingxi, and the other was to deliver tonics to Mingxi.
"Ming Gege, seeing that you are weak, Fujin sent the old slave to give you some supplements so that you can take care of your body." Mammy Zhao just wanted to deliver supplements, but she still didn't mention a word about what happened yesterday. It seems to be simply to send supplements.
"I'm sorry to trouble Fujin, please tell Madam Zhao to tell Fujin, I thank Fujin for his concern."
"Ge Ge, the old slave will definitely bring it."
After seeing off Mother Zhao, Ming Xi's expression became half a smile, and Fujin's attitude was really interesting.Since you don't feel that you are wrong, why send someone to deliver supplements.However, Fujin did this, probably for the fourth master to see.
"Ge Ge, do you want to stew the tonic sent by Fujin?" Lu Yi asked.
"No need, take it to the warehouse and put it away." The last thing she lacked was supplements, because fourth master gave her a lot.
"Yes, Grid."
"Gege, the tonics Fujin gave you are all tributes, which are extremely nourishing." Aunt Zhou knew the goods, and she knew where the tonics sent by Fujin came from at a glance. "However, Mother Zhao didn't mention what happened yesterday when she came here just now. Isn't it meaningless to do so?" Aunt Zhou knew that Fujin sent supplements to Ming Xi for the fourth master to see, but at least she mentioned what happened yesterday. Appear more sincere?
"Our Fujin has a very strong self-esteem, and she didn't feel that she did something wrong, so she didn't mention what happened yesterday." She had already admitted her mistake to Fourth Master, so at least she had to admit it to the end, without saying a word of apology. But at least let me mention what happened yesterday, don't talk about punishment for kneeling or anything, just talk about her heat stroke, at least mention it, and apologize a little, it will appear very sincere, and it will make her, the person involved, feel at ease.
"Fujin wants to use you to deal with Li Gege. At this time, I should apologize for what happened yesterday, so that I can win you over." Aunt Zhou said with a puzzled face, "But Fujin didn't do that." Fujin wanted to use Gege to deal with him Li Gege, at this time, there shouldn't be a quarrel with Gege.
"She is annoyed at me, and feels that apologizing to me is bowing to me, so she doesn't mention what happened yesterday." After all, Fujin is only 17 years old, no matter how prudent and experienced she is in her daily life, she is still young. He still has a bit of a temper, and it is impossible to do everything impeccably and meticulously.
"This is not like Fujin's style." Aunt Zhou has long learned from Madam Zheng what kind of person Fujin is, and also has some understanding of Fujin's city and methods, and feels that Fujin's behavior today is a bit inappropriate.
"Auntie, Fujin is only 17 years old this year."
"What's wrong with being 17?" Aunt Zhou asked puzzled.
"I mean Fujin is young." Fujin was reprimanded by the fourth master, and she was somewhat unconvinced, but because of the majesty of the fourth master, she could only admit her mistakes to the fourth master, but she didn't feel that she was wrong, so it was impossible to hurt her The culprit of her humiliation relented.
Aunt Zhou understood Mingxi's meaning in an instant, and her face was stunned: "Gege is right." Probably because Fujin is usually too mature and steady, Aunt Zhou ignored Fujin's real age, and felt that Fujin was careful in doing things and would not make such a small mistake .
Ming Xi said indifferently: "Let her go." From the very beginning, she knew that it was impossible to get along with Fujin in peace forever, and she also knew that Fujin's kindness towards her was just to use her to deal with Li Gege.
In the evening, Fourth Master just came back, and went to Ming Xi's for dinner as soon as he returned to the mansion.
Seeing that the clothes under the arms of Fourth Master were all sweaty, Ming Xi hurriedly asked someone to prepare hot water for Fourth Master to take a bath first.
Fourth master took a shower, feeling much refreshed and comfortable.
Tonight, Mingxi ordered a bitter gourd scrambled egg, a Kung Pao chicken, a fungus cold salad, a loofah egg soup, a stewed tofu with three delicacies, etc. These are some refreshing and delicious dishes with less oil.
Although these dishes were all ordinary dishes, they were very much in line with fourth master's appetite.
Seeing that Mingxi's food was delicious, fourth master's appetite improved, and he ate an extra bowl of rice than usual.
After dinner, Ming Xi still had a great appetite for dessert - pumpkin pie.Actually, she wants a cold drink.After finally getting ice cubes, she planned to serve cold drinks such as double skin milk, smoothies, jelly pudding, iced juice, etc. Unfortunately, she came to the aunt and couldn't eat iced things.Well, even if she didn't come to the big aunt, she can't eat iced things with her current physique, which is a sad thing.
"Master, are you hot?" Seeing that fourth master finished his meal, his clothes were wet with sweat again.
"A little bit." Ming Xi's room didn't put any ice cubes, it was a bit hot.
"Master, let me give you some ice." After finishing speaking, Ming Xi smiled mischievously, and stretched out her hands to touch Fourth Master's face.
The fourth master was taken aback by Mingxi's actions, then he couldn't help but laugh, and grabbed Mingxi's hand that was stroking his face, "You are not small!"
"My hands are cold, very suitable for cooling down." Ming Xi raised the corners of her mouth and smiled maliciously, "Master, are you uncomfortable being touched by me?"
Fourth master laughed and scolded: "There are no rules." However, this girl's hands were cold, and it was quite comfortable to touch.
"There are no rules, am I helping you cool down?"
Fourth Master looked at Ming Xi and saw that she was not sweating at all, so he frowned slightly: "Aren't you hot?"
"It's a bit hot, but it's not as exaggerated as the master's sweating." Ming Xi said with a smile, "The advantages of my cold body are reflected, that is, I am not afraid of heat in summer, and I don't sweat much."
Hearing what Ming Xi said, Fourth Master couldn't laugh or cry: "It's not a good thing not to sweat."
"At least it's a good thing in summer. You see, I don't even use ice." Ming Xi suddenly found that there were several small red blood cells on Si Ye's neck, which were not ambiguous marks, but seemed to be bitten by mosquitoes. "Master, are the red blood cells on your neck bitten by mosquitoes?"
Fourth Master raised his hand and touched the red blood cells on his neck. Feeling itchy, he scratched a few more times.
"En." When it was hot, he was often bitten by mosquitoes.The mosquito lamp was lit in the room, but it was still bitten.Wearing an anti-mosquito sachet on the body does not have much effect, and it will still be bitten.
"Master, don't you wear a mosquito-proof sachet with you, is it useless?"
"It's useless." Fourth Master seemed to be particularly attracted to mosquitoes. There were so many people present, but he just happened to bite him, which annoyed him a lot.
Ming Xi guessed that Fourth Master's blood might be liked by mosquitoes, but she was exactly the opposite of Fourth Master, her blood was not liked by mosquitoes, and she was rarely bitten by mosquitoes.
"Master, I'll give you a good thing in two days, I promise you wipe it, and no mosquitoes will bite you."
"What?" Fourth Master asked curiously.
Ming Xi said with a mysterious face: "I'm keeping you secret, I won't tell you for the time being." The mosquito repellent came out when she just wore it.
The fourth master smiled and said, "If it is useful, I will reward you. If it is useless, I will punish you."
Ming Xi raised her hand and patted her small chest lightly, and said with a firm face, "I promise it will be useful, and if it's not useful, it's up to you."
Seeing that Ming Xi is in Haikou, Fourth Master said that he should look forward to it a little.
"Grandpa is waiting."
"Master, do you eat cold things?" She can't eat iced desserts, but she can make them to honor Fourth Master.
"what?"
"It's a dessert made of ice cubes. It's delicious and cools down. I used to eat it at home."
"Grandpa doesn't like sweets."
"Then put less sugar." Ming Xi coaxed, "Master, it's really delicious, and it will cool you down after eating."
"Then make one and give me a taste."
"Okay, I'll write down the recipe first, and then bring it to the dining room, and let the master in the dining room make it." Ming Xi wrote down the recipe for the fruit smoothie, and asked the little pigeon to take it to the dining room.
Ma Benshan in the dining room got the prescription written by Ming Xi, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he exclaimed in his heart, let alone this thing, he had never even heard of it, Ming Gege really knows how to eat it , this is a good thing to cool down and delicious.
Knowing that it was made for the fourth master, Ma Benshan naturally knew that the fourth master didn't like to eat too sweet things, so he didn't add much sugar.
In no time, a big bowl of watermelon smoothie is ready.
Afraid that the smoothie would melt, when it was placed in the food box, I put some ice cubes to keep it cold.
The little pigeon came back with the freshly made smoothie, Mingxi took the food box in person, saw a big bowl of watermelon smoothie, her mouth watered, unfortunately she couldn't eat it, so she could only watch.
"Grandpa, this is watermelon smoothie, try it."
Fourth Master took a sip first. It was cold and sweet with a hint of sweetness. It tasted like watermelon, not too sweet.
"tasty."
"When I was at home, I often ate it in summer."
Hearing this, Fourth Master raised his eyes and glared at Ming Xi: "How can you eat ice when you are cold?"
Ming Xi sticks out her tongue playfully at Fourth Master: "I didn't know at that time." It seems that she doesn't even want to eat iced food these few years, it's really sad.
"Don't eat it in the future." The girl's body is cold and she can't eat cold food.Even in summer, you can't eat iced things.
Ming Xi nodded obediently: "Master, I know, I won't make fun of my body." Although she wanted to take it very much, but thinking of her desperately drinking the medicine, she was not in the mood to take it.Eating a bowl of smoothie, the medicine she took before was wasted, and she suffered for nothing. She would not do such a loss-making business.
Fourth Master looked at Mingxi suspiciously, this girl likes to eat and often can't control her mouth.
Seeing that Fourth Master didn't believe her, Ming Xi quickly raised her hand and swore: "I promise not to eat it!"
"I believe you for now." The big bowl of smoothie was quickly finished by the fourth master, who felt very cool. "This stuff is nice."
"Master, you can't eat it often, or your stomach will not be able to bear it." Ming Xi is afraid that fourth master will become addicted to eating, if he eats it every day, it will be bad.
"It's not that you can't control your mouth."
Ming Xi glared at Fourth Master, and said with a puffy face, "It looks like I'm delicious."
Fourth Master cast a sidelong glance at Ming Xi: "Isn't it?"
"Of course not, I'm just..." Mingxi thought for a while, and found a good modifier for herself, "I just have a better appetite." In ancient times, there were no entertainment methods, except for reading scripts, she only had to study and eat. something.
"This can be regarded as one of your strengths." This girl eats delicious food, and eating with her will improve her appetite.
Ming Xi cheekily accepted Fourth Master's compliment, with a small face full of complacency: "That is."
Fourth master couldn't help laughing when he saw Mingxi's humble appearance, and raised his hand to gently pinch Mingxi's face.
"You really are not ashamed."
"My Lord praised me, why should I be embarrassed?"
"I still have something to do, I'll see you again in two days."
"Grandpa, it's hot, pay attention to your body, don't suffer from heat stroke."
"kindness."
After sending fourth master away, Ming Xi prepared to bring out the toilet water.A must-have artifact in summer, toilet water must not be missing.
Of course, the toilet water she made is a simplified version and cannot be compared with the toilet water in her previous life.
The simple version is very simple, prepare a bottle of white wine, and then soak the mosquito repellent flowers and plants in the white wine.Soak it for a period of time and wait until the color turns green, which is close to the color of medicinal wine, and then it can be used.
There are many kinds of flowers and plants that repel mosquitoes, such as wormwood, evening primrose, lavender, mint and so on.
Like lavender, there is no such thing in this era.You can soak it with wormwood, tuberose, or mint grass. If you think it smells bad, you can put some petals to soak it together, so that there will be a faint fragrance.
Ming Xi put a little mint grass and orchid petals in the toilet water that Si Ye made, which can not only repel mosquitoes and relieve itching, but also refresh oneself.
Two days later, when the fourth master came, the toilet water made by Mingxi was just usable.
Ming Xi filled a simple and elegant white porcelain bottle with toilet water, and handed it to fourth master: "Master, this is the toilet water I made. It can not only repel mosquitoes and relieve itching, but also refresh your mind. Use it."
Fourth Master looked surprised: "Color dew?" This is the first time I've heard of this word.
"I got the name." Ming Xi poured a little toilet water into the palm of his hand, "Master, let me wipe it for you." After speaking, she applied the toilet water in her palm to the red envelope on Fourth Master's neck.
Fourth master felt a tingling pain, and then felt a coolness, and the itchy red envelope suddenly stopped itching.
"Because it is soaked in white wine, it will hurt a little." The white wine Ming Xi uses is fruit wine, not the very strong white wine. "Grandpa, don't you feel itchy anymore?"
Fourth Master nodded slightly: "Well, it doesn't itch anymore."
"The toilet water is made of white wine and mosquito repellent, it's not harmful to the body." Ming Xi said with a smile, "Master, when you take a bath, pour some into the warm water, it will also prevent mosquito bites."
Fourth master lowered his head and smelled it, and smelled a faint fragrance, without any pungent smell.
"Orchid fragrance?"
"Grandpa, your nose is really good. Don't you like orchids, so I put some orchid petals." Ming Xi said proudly, "How about it, am I very smart?"
Fourth Master saw Mingxi's expression begging for praise, and a doting smile appeared in his eyes, and praised: "Good job."
"My master said before that if I do well, I will be rewarded." Ming Xi looked at fourth master with bright eyes, "What do you want to reward me?"
"What do you want?" This is the first time this girl made something for him with heart, and it is so useful, it is to reward her.
Ming Xi was stopped by Fourth Master's question, she didn't need anything now, but suddenly asked her what she wanted, she really didn't know what she wanted.
"Grandpa, just watch and reward."
"it is good."
Since fourth master had the toilet water made by Mingxi, he was rarely bitten by mosquitoes.
Once when I went to court, I heard that Kangxi couldn't sleep well at night because he was bitten by mosquitoes and couldn't sleep well.
With an idea, the fourth master dedicated the toilet water made by Mingxi to Kangxi.
After Kangxi used it, the effect is very good, and I can sleep well at night.Dragon's heart was overjoyed, and Kangxi praised the fourth master fiercely, saying that the fourth master was filial, and even rewarded the fourth master with a lot of things.
Si Ye took this opportunity to hand over the prescription made by toilet water to Kangxi.
Kangxi felt that toilet water was a good thing, so he handed over the recipes to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and asked the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a large number of them, and then rewarded them to his sons, ministers in the court, and concubines in the harem.
For a time, toilet water was popular throughout the Forbidden City and was very popular.
"Master, it's a big loss." Ming Xi regretted in her heart, she missed an opportunity to make a fortune for nothing.
"How did you lose?" Fourth Master felt that he had made a profit, because of the toilet water, he has been appreciated by Huang Ama and the prince recently.
"We can make a lot of it ourselves, and then sell it." Ming Xi heard that many merchants in the capital pirated her toilet water, and they sold very well and made a lot of money. "Such a good opportunity to make a fortune just disappeared." She felt that she had missed hundreds of millions.
Toilet water is easy to make, and the cost is very low, and the selling price is very low, basically every household in the capital can afford it.Now toilet water is popular throughout the capital, and is deeply loved by the people in the capital.
Fourth Master was amused by Ming Xi's distressed look, raised his hand and lightly tapped her on the head: "Master, why did you lose your money?"
"That's different, we can obviously make a fortune with toilet water." Why is she so stupid, why didn't she think of selling it for money, so that their family would have already made a fortune.It was the first time she agreed with fourth master's point of view, she was really stupid.
"I'm not short of money, and I can't collect people's benefits." Fourth master naturally knew the value of toilet water, but he didn't do it.The main reason is that he is an elder brother, and he cannot do business to earn people's benefits. If he does so, he will be impeached by the minister and reprimanded by Huang Ama.Rather than selling toilet water to make money, it is better to dedicate it to Huang Ama.
"I knew I would have sold it myself." Ming Xi regretted that his intestines were turning green.
"Little money fan."
"I almost became a rich man." Ming Xi's heart was bleeding when she thought of such a good business opportunity being missed by herself.
"You are also a rich man now." Fourth Master generously gave half of what Kangxi rewarded to Fourth Master to Ming Xi.You must know that the things that Kangxi rewarded are all good things, and they are very valuable when sold.
"Forget it, although I didn't make me rich, but it's worth it if I get the reward from the Long Live Lord." Because of the toilet water, the fourth master took the limelight this time, not only Kangxi praised the fourth master in various ways, Even the court ministers praised Si Ye in various ways, let alone the common people in the capital.
Although toilet water is not a valuable thing, it can solve the problem of mosquito bites.This is a good thing, both the emperor and the common people like it.Anyone who uses it will praise fourth master.
Hearing this, fourth master bowed his head and kissed Mingxi forcefully, and said with a smile, "You are really my lucky star." Because of the toilet water, fourth master was not only praised by Kangxi, but also arranged by Kangxi to work in the Ministry of Rites.Although the Ministry of Rites is not as good as the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, it is not too bad.For a bald brother like fourth master, it's not bad.
Ming Xi said proudly: "So, Lord, you will love me more in the future." Lao Kang was a little stingy, why didn't he just reward Fourth Master with a Baylor, you must know that Fourth Master is still a bald elder brother, and any title is No.
"When will Grandpa not love you?"
Seeing that Fourth Master was in a good mood these few days, Ming Xi was in high spirits, and his mood couldn't help getting better, so he no longer regretted that he missed the opportunity to make a fortune.
"Well, my master has always been very kind to me." I didn't expect that a little toilet water could help fourth master, so why don't she come up with something else to help fourth master earn a Belle back.
"Master is a bit busy these days. Do you go to Zhuangzi first by yourself, or do you go together after master is busy?" Fourth master was busy with work just now, so he didn't have time to visit Zhuangzi for the time being.
Ming Xi tilted her head and thought for a while: "I'll go first, and when you're done with your work, you can go directly to Zhuangzi to find me." Everyone in the mansion knows that the toilet water is made by her, and she is ruthless in the mansion. She was in the limelight once, and now the people in the mansion are all kinds of envious and jealous towards her.To be on the safe side, she still went out to Zhuangzi to avoid the limelight.
The fourth master also planned this way: "In two days, you will go to Zhuangzi first, and then go to Zhuangzi to accompany you when the master is busy." When the fourth master presented Kangxi with a prescription for flower dew, Kangxi asked him where the prescription came from, and the fourth master The master didn't hide it, and directly said that Ge Ge in his mansion thought it up.When Kangxi heard about a prescription that Little Gege thought up because he felt sorry for Si Ye being bitten by mosquitoes, he was happy for his son, so he gave Si Ye the credit for this.
Why didn't fourth master hide it and just say what he thought of it?If you say that, you are deceiving the emperor, and you can find out after a little investigation, so fourth master will tell the truth.
"Then you have to come quickly, don't make me wait too long." Ming Xi rubbed fourth master's face coquettishly.
Fourth Master's heart was softened by Mingxi's rubbing, kissed Mingxi's lips, and said softly: "I'll go to Zhuangzi to accompany you when I'm not busy. You should stay in Zhuangzi well, don't make me worry."
"I've always been very good, how can I make my father worry."
"It is."
"Master, I'm going to live in Zhuangzi, do you want me to tell Fujin?" It's no small matter for her to live in Zhuangzi, and she must report to Fujin.
"I told her."
Mingxi thinks it's better for Si Ye to tell Fujin than she tells Fujin.
The next day, Fourth Master told Fujin about Mingxi going to live in Zhuangzi.
Naturally, Fujin didn't want Mingxi to dominate the fourth master in the Zhuangzi, so he proposed to the fourth master: "Song Gege's health is not very good, let her go to Zhuangzi to live for a while to relax. And Geng Gege, let her go to Zhuangzi too Serve you." Qi Jiashi has really been showing off the past few days, making Fourth Master dote on her more and more. This is not a good sign, and Qi Jiashi cannot be allowed to continue like this.
The fourth master felt that it was not safe for Mingxi to live alone in Zhuangzi temporarily, and he was afraid that she would be bored by herself, so he agreed to Fujin's proposal.
"Let them go if they want to."
Seeing that the fourth master agreed, Fujin was very happy: "The concubine will send someone to notify them later." If it wasn't for the fact that Li Gege was about to give birth, and the house needed her to preside over it, she also wanted to live in Zhuangzi for a while, and keep an eye on Qi Jiashi.
When Li Gege learned that Mingxi was going to live in Zhuangzi for a while, he was naturally jealous.These few days Ming Xi has been in the limelight, making Fourth Master dote on her even more, which makes Li Gege hate Ming Xi even more.If it wasn't for the imminent birth, she would have to find a way to get rid of Ming Xi.
"Gege, didn't you go to live in Zhuangzi every year before? There's no need to be angry about this." Liu Yue was afraid that Li Gege would be too angry and affect the child in her stomach, so she quickly comforted her, "Besides, the master doesn't live in Zhuangzi. , Ming Gege will be separated from the master if he goes to live in Zhuangzi, this is a good thing."
Hearing Liu Yue's words, Li Gege's mood immediately improved: "You're right."
"Gege, wait until you give birth to a child, and then find a way to make Mingege live in Zhuangzi forever and never come back."
Hearing what Liu Yue said, Li Gege's eyes lit up immediately, and he said excitedly: "Yes, yes, yes, that bitch Mingxi will live in Zhuangzi forever and never come back."
Seeing that Li Gege was no longer angry, Liu Yue let out a long sigh of relief.Grid is about to give birth, it's better not to be angry.
On the other side, Song Gege and Geng Gege received a message asking them to live in Zhuangzi for a while.
Normally, Song Gege and Geng Gege didn't want to live in Zhuangzi, after all, they haven't lived in Zhuangzi in recent years.However, Li Gege is about to give birth, and what might happen at that time, they thought about it and lived in Zhuangzi for a while.
Fujin was very satisfied when he learned that both Song Gege and Geng Gege were willing to live in Zhuangzi.Although Song Gege and Geng Gege were not favored too much, but if they went, Qi Jiashi would not be favored alone.
"Fu Jin, Song Gege has long been out of favor. If she goes to Zhuangzi, the master will not dote on her." Mother Zhao said, "And Geng Gege, she has a temperament that doesn't fight for anything, and it's useless to go there." .”
Fujin naturally knew this, but there was nothing he could do, there were not many women in the fourth master's mansion, and Song Gege and Geng Gege were the only ones who could serve fourth master at present.
"There are only them in the mansion, if you don't ask them to go, call someone." For the first time, Fujin felt that there were too few women in the mansion, which was not a good thing.
Zhao Nanny thought of a crooked idea: "Why don't you send two beautiful maids to the Zhuangzi to serve the master?"
Fujin also thought of this method before, but it was quickly rejected by her.
"Mommy, you forgot that fourth master hates maids climbing into his bed the most." A few years ago, there was a maid in the front yard who wanted to climb into fourth master's bed, but was kicked out of the mansion by fourth master. The maid was replaced by an older one with ordinary looks.
"When the master goes to Zhuangzi, Mingege will be more and more favored." Mingege has faint signs of monopoly now.
"Just wait." Fujin said with a half-smile, "When Mrs. Li gives birth to a child, Mrs. Qi Jia will be the first person who will not let her go." The more Mrs. Qi is favored by the fourth master, the more Mrs. Li will be Will be jealous of Qi Jiashi.
Hearing this, Mother Zhao felt more at ease, and said nothing more.
"However, Fujin, there are still too few women in the mansion. The next time you enter the palace, please mention it to Empress Defei, so that she can arrange a few more newcomers to enter the mansion during the next draft."
Fujin nodded thoughtfully: "We need to arrange for a few more young and beautiful newcomers to enter the mansion." If there are more women in the mansion, there will be no monopoly phenomenon.However, it should not be too much, otherwise it will be difficult to manage.
Ming Xi didn't know that because of her, Fujin wanted to add some newcomers to the mansion.At this time, she heard that Song Gege and Geng Gege were also going to Zhuangzi, and she was a little surprised in her heart.She thought Song Gege and Geng Gege were unwilling to go to Zhuangzi because of their temperament, but it was good for them to go, otherwise she would go to Zhuangzi alone, which would be a bit deserted.
At the beginning of July, Mingxi, Song Gege, and Geng Gege went to a Zhuangzi in Siye's mansion on the outskirts of the capital.
After walking three squares in Si Ye's mansion, it suddenly became empty and the whole mansion became very quiet.
Fourth master couldn't go to Zhuangzi temporarily because he was busy with errands.Fourth Master just came back from his errands, washed up and was ready to go to Mingxu Garden.
Su Peisheng originally thought that the fourth master was going to the main courtyard, but seeing that the fourth master was going in the wrong direction, it was the direction to Mingxu Garden.
"Master, are you going to Mingxu Garden?"
Fourth Master gave Su Peisheng a cold look, meaning that he was talking nonsense.
"Master, Mingege went to Zhuangzi this morning."
Hearing this, fourth master suddenly stopped in his tracks, couldn't help but startled, then remembered, then abruptly turned around and returned to the front yard.
Su Peisheng sighed in his heart, it was the first time he saw such a master.
Fourth Master returned to the front yard and ate dinner alone. He didn't have much appetite, so he didn't eat after a few mouthfuls.
Su Peisheng saw that the dishes served by the dining room to the fourth master were all big fish and meat, which were so greasy that people didn't seem to have much appetite, so he scolded the people in the dining room in his heart.He decided in his heart to go to the dining room later, and let the people in the dining room arrange meals for fourth master according to Ming Gege's taste.
After dinner, Fourth Master was reading in the study. After reading for a while, he didn't read a single word. He kept thinking about what Ming Xi was doing now?
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