[Red Mansion] The occupation of Huangsang!

In the winter of the third year of Baotai, it snowed heavily.

It is said that auspicious snow heralds a good year, and I think the coming year will be another harvest season.

Due to the cold and humid weather, people would rather hide at home with their wives and children on the kang than go out in the wind and snow. Therefore, although the Spring Festival is approaching, the inside and outside of the capital are not very lively and prosperous.

In the past, there were occasional officials asking for an interview. At this time, the Yugan Palace Yangxin Palace still looked deserted. Although a lot of silver charcoal was burned, the cold wind blowing against the face still made people feel cold.

Sitting in front of the sandalwood desk with only a layer of varnish on it, Shui Lan was concentrating on correcting the memorial. When the palace people who tidied up the palace saw them, they deliberately slowed down their pace of walking among each other, lest they disturb Shui Lan who was too focused. beautiful.

As time passed, after finally reading a lot of memorials and writing comments, Shui Lan called Wu Dequan's name, asked the time, and realized that it was still early for lunch, so she went to the bookshelf placed on the wall. Take out the next book and read it carefully.

After a while, Wu Dequan came in lightly and said something. "The empress just sent the palace people to ask if the emperor will move to Kunning Palace for dinner, or go to Chengqian Palace to Jia Zhaoyi..."

"Let's go to Kunning Palace, the snow is too lazy to move." Saying that, Shui Lan closed the half-read book and put it back in place.

Shui Lan didn't stay in the Hall of Mental Cultivation for a long time, about a quarter of an hour later, Shui Lan changed into bright yellow quilted clothes, and drove to Kunning Palace in a dragon that could cover up the wind and snow.

When they entered Kunning Palace, there happened to be two-year-old dragon and phoenix twins who were chatting with Wu Tingfang for some reason.When the two twins saw Shui Lan coming in, they first held hands and greeted each other with smiles. After Shui Lan smiled happily, she tilted her head and asked in a very cute child's voice.

"Father, why did you come here? Mother and queen are bad, don't want Xiaoyingzi and elder brother to go out."

"Your mother did the right thing. How can you go out in such a heavy snowstorm." Shui Lan hugged her eldest daughter and sat down beside Wu Tingfang. "Besides, what is a kid over two years old doing when he goes out?"

"I want to go out to see my uncle's newborn brother this year, and I want to go to my aunt's house to see Sister Yuan and Brother Hu who are like fans..." Shui Ying counted with her fingers, and then Puckering his lips, he said in displeasure. "Little Yingzi is very busy, how can father scold other people's brats..."

"Well, Father is wrong, your younger brother is the brat." Shui Lan apologized to her eldest daughter in a good manner, and after dumping a blame on her silent eldest son, Shui Lan turned her head to gossip with Wu Tingfang homely.

The uncle that Shuiying was talking about was naturally Wu Ge who was now appointed as the Prince Shaobao by General Mingwei.And the wife he married was naturally the same Fu Jiaren who fell in love with Wu Ge at first sight and had the courage to sell her teammates for true love.

When he came back from the south of the Yangtze River, not long after, Wuge married Fu Jiaren, who was promoted to the township monarch due to his meritorious service.Because Fu Jiaren grew up in the mountains and countryside since she was a child, and compared to the ladies who were raised and raised, she doesn't know how much better her body is.It is normal to hold two in three years.

But I don't know what's going on. In the past ten years since the two got married, Wu Ge and Fu Jiaren, who wanted a daughter, together with the newly born, had five sons in a row, married the daughter of the Xing family. Wu Lin gave birth to a daughter named Wu Mei in the second year of Baotai.

When she first heard the name, Shui Lan laughed a lot. First, she laughed at Wu Mei for being too vulgar. Second, she also made fun of Wu Lin who planned to name Wu Tang when she had a son in the future. She didn't think carefully about the two The names add up to become a refreshing soup - ebony soup.

In this regard, Wu Lin was not ashamed but proud, and said plausibly. "Your Majesty, it's better for me to choose this name than the names of Dalang and Erlang in the eldest brother's family."

Shui Lan thought of the four unlucky children named Wu Dalang, Wu Erlang, Wu Sanlang, and Wu Silang, and laughed again. After laughing, Shui Lan made a wicked suggestion.

"Why don't you name it something like a hero rushing forward, a wealthy wolf, tigers and leopards flying all over the sky?"

"The emperor's proposal is not bad. When the elders have children in the future, they can name them in order." Wu Ge, who didn't know what was wrong, felt that Shui Lan's proposal was very good, and made a decision in his heart. After the elders came out, he must name the grandchildren according to the doggerel that Shui Lan read.Therefore, it is foreseeable that after Wu Dalang and these sons are disastrous, their offspring will inevitably be disastrous. As Cheng Engong's successor and the head of the Wu family, Wuge has the right to suppress All objections, of course his sons dare not object...

Closer to home, let's continue talking about Shui Lan and Wu Tingfang's relationship.The two gossiped for a while, and after lunch, Wu Tingfang asked the palace servants to carry the drowsy twins down to rest, then changed the subject and talked about some personnel affairs in the palace in a vague way.

"I heard from Gong'e, who is in charge of distributing the monthly regulations, that nobleman Zhen of Yanxi Palace hasn't received a menstrual belt for two months. My concubine guesses that Zhen Xiaoyi probably has one."

Hearing that Shui Lan, who had half closed her eyes, suddenly opened them, "I haven't received it for two months... Didn't the imperial doctor find out?"

Wu Tingfang nodded and said nothing more.Paying attention to Wu Tingfang's hidden meaning, Shui Lan's complexion changed, hehe sneered. "Look at the Zhen family, whether they are biological or adopted, they are not cheap!"

The former is born with a sick brain, likes to be healthy, and sheds tears in the wind, while the latter adopts Sanhuayan, who speaks nonsense when he sees people and talks nonsense when he sees people. He is a standard villain. After a few face-to-face meetings, she got a clear understanding of her true nature. She was able to sit on the position of nobleman only because Zhen Wan'er died of illness and the Supreme Emperor still had some affection for the Zhen family.

"When you pay your respects tomorrow, you will send the imperial physician to check the pulse one by one. I will see who else has the courage to hide the pregnancy except Mrs. Zhen Gui."

Shui Lan's voice was gentle but exuding a murderous air, seeing that the goal was achieved, Wu Tingfang smiled gently, but said. "Yesterday, Liu Baolin sent the palace servants to say that the imperial doctor's pulse diagnosis revealed that she was one month pregnant. The concubine saw the blizzard and snow, so she didn't have to ask for peace. The concubine thought about it, and now that it's snowing in the sky, it's better not to follow her. Mr. Zhen is well-informed, and he also exempted from paying his respects, because after all, dragon heirs are important."

In fact, when Liu Baolin sent someone to say hello, Wu Tingfang also avoided other people's greetings. After all, this cold weather and heavy snow have accumulated a thick layer. Who would like to go out early, just to give Greetings from the empress, Wu Tingfang, who has become more casual since marrying Shui Lan, couldn't bear to listen to those low-ranking concubines nagging in her ears.Therefore, why is Wu Tingfang unwilling to do this kind of thing that can reflect her virtue.

Wu Tingfang brought up Zhen Yu'er's case today, just to remind Shui Lan to suspect the collusion between the harem concubine and the imperial physician.Now seeing that Shui Lan clearly understood what she meant, Wu Tingfang didn't say anything more about this matter, but changed another topic and chatted casually with Shui Lan.

What Wu Tingfang said was nothing more than family gossip and some ordinary trivial matters in the palace. Generally speaking, men with manly ideas would not like to hear this, except for Shui Lan.After all, in Shui Lan's eyes, his queen focuses on the backyard, and the people who come and go are nothing more than girls in the backyard. Now Wu Tingfang, who is deeply trapped in the backyard and helps him take care of the chores in the backyard, doesn't talk to him about these things, and can What to talk about.Talking about poetry and songs, talking about romance... Oh, I'm sorry, in ancient times this was what concubines should do, and Shui Lan didn't feel like she had anything in common with those people. A woman who is willing to be a concubine for a better life.

Therefore, Shui Lan didn't show a trace of impatience when Wu Tingfang often chatted with her about trifles.Every time, Shui Lan listened attentively, and at the end, she would put forward some unreliable opinions. Every time Wu Tingfang felt ridiculous, she was also moved by his intentions, and this time was no exception.When Wu Tingfang mentioned that he planned to buy a pair of new cotton coats for the palace people with a part of his share, Shui Lan suggested with a smile.

"How about picking out a part of Ting Fang's share, how about this, the share of all concubines in the harem will be halved."

Except for two or three concubines with slightly higher ranks, the rest of the concubines in the harem are low-ranking concubines. The number of concubines is already small, and it would be difficult to live without half of them.

Wu Tingfang was silent, and finally said quietly when Shui Lan thought she had thought of a good idea and was complacent. "Your majesty, if you do this, you will be called stingy by the officials, and the group of officials will also write a letter saying that the emperor and the empress abused the concubines in the harem..."

Shui Lan chuckled, and changed her words resolutely under Wu Tingfang's beautiful eyes. "That's good, just pick out a part of my daily records."

To this, Wu Tingfang agreed very much. "With the addition of part of the emperor's statute, it is even more generous."

"The queen is kind."

Shui Lan praised Wu Ting, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she couldn't help saying with a smile. "Queen, why don't you find some courtiers to collect the fluff from chickens, ducks and geese to make some quilts. I heard that those things are much warmer than cotton quilts when covered."

"Where did your majesty hear it? How come the concubine has never heard of it." Wu Tingfang looked at Shui Lan suspiciously for a while, seeing what Shui Lan said with certainty, she decided that Huang Sang might have convulsions again Fang didn't have the heart to persuade Shui Lan, but instead smiled in her heart.Just do it, anyway, it's just the fluff of chickens, ducks and geese, at most it's a waste of manpower and fabrics.As the king of a country, he still has the right to waste and be willful.