PFC Chapter 2071 Marriage
Chapter 2071 Marriage
Chapter 2071 Marriage
Shushu was silent after hearing this.
Do we still need people to do mischief?
Just looking at the dignity of the four concubines in the harem, it is almost the same, not to mention the glory brought to the entire family.
Being of the same bondservant family background, how could other families who had opportunities not develop ambitions?
It doesn’t mean that every family wants to become a royal family. As long as their grandson becomes the heir to the royal palace, they will be rich and prosperous for generations.
Who would be willing to give up this opportunity that is within reach?
The highest rank of officials in the palace was the third rank, and the highest rank of guards was the third rank. They did not worry about the vacancies outside, and as long as their children and grandchildren filled the vacancies in the palace, they would suddenly become a middle-level official family.
After the Ninth Prince finished speaking, he also felt it was ridiculous and said, "If someone did something bad, they would do it in Yuqing Palace and the eldest brother's family. As for the Third Brother, he must be a lecher. The Fifth Brother and the Seventh Brother have their own reasons for the trouble."
It is understandable that the "Prince Party" and the "Thousand-Year-Old Party" attack each other, but it is unlikely that they would interfere in the affairs of every prince's backyard.
Not worth it.
Shushu looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "Apart from conspiracy, can it be anything else? Those favored princesses are basically the first concubines in each courtyard. What about the relationship?"
Human beings are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless?
Especially when you are fifteen or sixteen years old and experiencing love for the first time.
Brother Ninth: "..."
He thought of Wang Gege, and couldn't help but twitch his lips, saying: "A Gege, I only met her once after I came down, how can there be any affection or indifference?"
Shushu raised her eyebrows and looked at the Ninth Prince with a smile.
Talking about the old days, Shushu was really grateful to Concubine Yi.
If Concubine Yi chooses princesses for the Ninth Prince in the same way as she did for the previous princes, only those with good looks, then it is possible that the Second Prince will also have a favorite concubine.
The Ninth Prince snorted and said, "I think I am the Fifth Brother. The Fifth Brother is soft-hearted, but I am hard-hearted!"
The couple joked for a while, then Shushu changed into going-out clothes, asked Baiguo to carry the basket, and went to the princess's place.
The Ninth Princess was bored and was reading a book on the couch with her neck tilted. When she heard that Shushu had arrived, she quickly got up to greet him.
Shushu had already reached the main room door, and when he saw her coming out, he smiled and said, "I'm here as a messenger!"
Hearing this, Jiugege laughed, pulled her hand, and her eyes fell on the basket in Baiguo's hand, which was filled with purple mulberries and red cherries.
Jiu Gege's eyes sparkled, and she said, "There are cherries at this time? Aren't they only available around the Dragon Boat Festival?"
Shu Shu said, "They were transplanted to a sunny slope and carefully tended. They are ten days earlier than the cherries outside, but not many are red. Only two baskets were delivered yesterday, and I left a plate for the princess."
Jiugege felt her mouth watering, and as soon as the two men entered the house, she couldn't wait to ask someone to wash the food and bring it to her.
The cherry is the size of a thumb and only half red.
Seeing Jiugege eating with relish, Shushu couldn't help but pick one up, but it tasted more sour than sweet, and a little astringent.
Shu Shu said, "It will probably get better after a few days."
Jiu Gege was eating just right and said, "I feel sick after rinsing my mouth early in the morning. I don't have much appetite. This is perfect for me."
After eating six or seven cherries in one go, Jiu Gege stopped and said with a smile, "My mouth feels refreshed."
Shu Shu said, "Every three days I send people to the farm to get vegetables. Since you like to eat them, you can have as many cherries as you want before you finish working in the garden..."
"Thank you, Sister Nine..."
The Ninth Princess didn't bother to be polite with her and said, "Whether it's a little prince or a little princess, her nickname will be Guozi."
Shushu couldn't help laughing after hearing this and said, "Are you going to let the child know from a young age that I'm a glutton?"
Jiugege also laughed, covering her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Yesterday I told the Imperial Grandmother that after living for twenty-one years, I realized that I was a greedy girl. Now every day when I read a book, my mind is full of food, and I can't concentrate on reading any book."
Shushu said, "Raising a child is like this. Think about it, this flesh and blood wasn't born for nothing. A little thing that was not even the size of a grain of rice before has grown into a fat boy or girl weighing five or six kilograms. Isn't it time for your mother to eat them bite by bite?"
Jiugege nodded and said, "Yes, so I have become thick-skinned. I will have to talk to Jiusao sometime in the future."
Shu Shu said: "You don't have to be polite. Brothers and sisters have each started their own families and have all moved to Haidian with their elders. One reason is to show filial piety, and the other is to be close to each other..."
While the aunt and sister-in-law were chatting, Shushu did not forget the main business and said, "By the way, I sent you food today as a by-product. The main purpose was to help your ninth brother pass on a message. He will go to Baiwang Mountain with his fifth uncle to accompany the Empress Dowager the next day, so he will not take you with him this time."
The Ninth Princess ran into the Fifth Prince in the North Garden yesterday afternoon and had already heard it once.
She also knew the importance of the matter and said, "Let's go next year. I will definitely follow you and pick cherries myself then."
Shushu nodded and said, "Well, if we go there in June or July, we can still pick apricots. There are also a few silver apricot trees planted over there. They are very sweet..."
When talking about apricots, Jiugege thinks of the apricot forest in the West Garden.
"I think the light-colored ones are prettier than peach blossoms, but the Empress Dowager thinks that light-colored ones are ugly, so when she was planting flowers and trees in the North Garden, she didn't ask people to plant apricot trees..."
Shushu also thinks that apricot blossoms are not very ornamental. In terms of simplicity and elegance, they cannot compare with pear blossoms, nor in terms of splendor, they cannot compare with peach blossoms.
She said, "You have lived in the West Garden for many years and have seen the apricot blossoms there. I have lived there twice, but the season was not right, so I did not see them. Today, Ni Guzhu is going to pick green apricots and bring them back. Then I will tell you two new ways to eat them."
After hearing this, Princess Jiu couldn't wait to ask, "How do you want to eat it? Sister Jiu, tell me now. I still have some green apricots here."
Shushu also knew that pregnant women are greedy, so she told Baiguo, "Go home and find your sister Xiaotang and ask for a packet of chili powder and a packet of plum powder."
Baiguo responded and went out.
Jiu Gege was stunned and asked, "Dip this? What does it taste like? Sour and spicy, sour on top of sour?"
She has been eating green apricots these past two days, either eating them directly or dipping them in frosting sugar or honey.
Shushu smiled and said, "You will know after you try it..."
A quarter of an hour later, Baiguo came back, bringing with him a packet of sesame salt, a packet of cumin powder, and half a bowl of mixed soy sauce in addition to the two items mentioned by Shushu.
"Sister Xiaotang said that this dipping sauce is moister than dry ingredients..."
Baiguo placed the things on the kang table.
The green apricots were also washed and served.
The aunt and sister-in-law started their food tasting journey.
The soy sauce is a light soy sauce with water added, and garlic slices and green pepper rings are added.
Sure enough, when combined with the sour green apricots, the taste is salty and fragrant, like a side dish.
After trying it once, Jiugege fell in love with chili powder.
"The other flavors are too mixed, this tastes simple and refreshing..."
*
West Garden, Xinglin.
Several little princesses came over with palm-sized bamboo baskets to pick green apricots.
Niguzhu was the youngest, so the host's third princess and the oldest third princess from the Prince of Zhi's Mansion followed her around and took care of her.
The remaining two younger cousins were taken care of by the Fourth Princess of the Prince of Zhi's Mansion and the Second Princess of the Fourth Prince's Mansion respectively.
The apricot trees here have been pruned, and the fruits are not high from the ground, but they are also not within the reach of children who are only three feet tall.
However, they all have their own nannies or wet nurses who can hold the babies.
Here, the people following Zhiniguzhu were young. One of them was a woman with a hairpin who also had a young face. Another was a maid without a hairpin.
Seeing how round Niguzhu was, everyone looked at Xiaosong and Hazelnut and became a little worried, fearing that they couldn't hold it steadily.
The oldest lady from Prince Zhi's mansion, the third princess, was hesitating whether to ask the maidservant beside her to go and pick up Niguzhu.
Xiaosong had easily picked the person up and let her sit on his shoulders, making her the tallest person in the room.
Niguzhu's eyes were glued to the apricot tree branch, and he said, "Sister Xiaosong, to the left, to the left, the apricot tree over there is big..."
Xiaosong followed her instructions and moved two steps to the left.
“Haha, I picked it…”
Niguzhu stretched out his chubby little hand and picked a big green apricot.
Everyone knew what it was when they heard Niguzhu's name.
This martial arts master who can be the emperor's grandson and the emperor's princess is very skilled, so there is no need to worry.
Everyone found their own direction and started picking green apricots.
However, because there were plants and ponds all around, it started to get a bit stuffy as the sun got stronger.
Niguzhu's forehead was sweaty and his arms were tired from lifting. He lost interest in picking apricots and wanted to take them home to eat.
She is the one who loves to play the most, and this is the case for her, not to mention the other little girls who rarely go outdoors.
Everyone finished picking and went back to Taoyuan Bookstore.
Because of the Crown Princess's reminder, the Crown Prince had already given orders to his subordinates to avoid the emperor's grandchildren and princesses when they saw them, and not to bump into them.
Seeing the group of people coming back, everyone in Taoyuan Book House became quiet, leaving only the guards outside.
The prince stood at the window of the front hall, looking outside.
One step behind him stood a man in his thirties, similar in stature to the prince. It was the prince's uncle, Chang Hai, who came today to pay his respects to the prince.
This man is the Empress Yuan's half-brother, one year younger than the Crown Prince. He was once a candidate for the Crown Prince's companion, but was later removed due to illness.
Later, due to his poor health, he did not get any job after he grew up, and was only a fourth-rank lieutenant.
"That's the eldest princess of the Fourth Prince's Mansion..."
Looking at the little princesses passing by, Chang Hai asked.
When the nieces came over in the morning, they came to pay their respects to the prince.
The prince also had a general impression of his nieces and nodded, "Yes, she is the eldest daughter of the Fourth Prince."
The uncle and nephew left the window.
The prince sat on the kang.
When he asked for a seat, Chang Hai also sat on the stool and whispered, "The Emperor arranged for Your Highness to be close to Concubine Rong in his early years, intending to give the Third Prince to Your Highness as his right-hand man. However, I have seen that the Third Prince has gained momentum in recent years, and I am afraid that he is not willing to assist Your Highness!"
"It's a joke that a little boy born in Baoyi dares to daydream!"
The prince was filled with disgust and spoke with contempt.
Chang Hai said: "Your Highness knows what is going on, so I won't go on and on. The Prince of Zhi has the Eighth Prince as his arm, but Your Highness only has the Thirteenth Prince, and I'm afraid there are many deficiencies. The Thirteenth Prince has no title, and even if he wants to move out of the palace, he has no assistants to serve him..."