Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 668: Madam Xiao: Your Majesty, Sister Yunxi will also be here

August 16th, morning.

Outside the Prince of Wei's mansion, there were several carriages loaded with family members and maids. The women living in Tongque Garden also came to the outside of the mansion in carriages under the protection of the personal guard camp.

Inside the mansion, Yi Shiyan was telling her father that when they went to the capital, the Wei Palace in Xiangyang would be taken care of by the Yi family.

"Xiaolu, are you ready? It's getting late." Han Anniang came over to urge.

"Here I am. Dad, when you have nothing to do, you can also bring mom to the capital to play." After Yi Shiyan finished speaking, he left the palace and got on the carriage.

In the motorcade, Wu Mi sat in Chen Mo's carriage. As a king of a different surname, Chen Mo's carriage was pulled by six horses. The carriage was quite spacious. Wu Mi, Han Anniang, Xiao Lu and their two children were in the carriage, and it was quite noisy with the chattering of the people.

The sisters Xia Zhiqing and Xia Zhining were in the same carriage. Xia Zhiqing was a typical daughter of an official and a famous talented woman in Qingzhou. However, after giving birth to children for Chen Mo, she spent all her time with the children. At this time, she was sewing clothes and shoes for the two children.

Xia Zhining was taking care of the twin boy and girl. The two children were babbling and calling "Auntie" with laughter.

Xiao Yunxi and Xiao Ya were in the same carriage. Both girls were from wealthy families, but they were not very good at needlework. After all, they were born to be served. However, they also knew that the journey was long, so in order to pass the time, they were playing chess.

Song Min and Nangong Ru. Song Min is actually very close to Han Anniang and Xiaolu, but Chen Mo's carriage is already full, and there are children there.

Ning Wan and Liang Xue were there to accompany each other.

Nalan Yiren was alone in the carriage.

Behind these carriages came the carriages from Tongque Garden.

Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Xiao were in the same carriage.

Xu Ying, Chu Ran and Chu Juan were in the same carriage.

Originally, Chu Juan was going to be in the same carriage with Yang Qingqing, but Yang Qingqing didn't want to ride. She wore military uniform, rode a white tiger, and walked in front of the convoy.

Chu Juan was not familiar with Xu Ying and Chu Ran, and had never met them before, but they were related to each other.

Needless to say, Chu Ran was a princess of the royal family and was once the daughter-in-law of the Xu family.

Xu Ying, the former queen, also has a royal status and is the daughter of the Xu family.

Chu Juan, daughter of a vassal king.

If we really want to discuss it, Chu Juan has to call Chu Ran aunt.

Originally, Chu Ran and Xu Ying could have a good chat along the way, but Chu Juan's arrival made the atmosphere a little awkward.

……

Chen Mo was not in the convoy at the moment. Early in the morning, Chen Mo asked Sun Meng to take several teams of armored soldiers from the personal guard camp to gather the scholars who had passed the palace examination and go to the capital together.

He went to the military weapons workshop and asked Bai Quanmin, the chief engineer of compound bows, to take several experienced masters to the capital. Chen Mo planned to build a compound bow factory in the capital to expand production.

It would be time-consuming and laborious to go to the capital to find someone else.

In the end, the two teams and the royal palace's convoy formed a long convoy and left Xiangyang City.

……

Linzhou is not like Qingzhou. Qingzhou was affected by the Tianshi Army and then suffered the looting of King Huai. It is difficult to restore to the glory of the peaceful period in a short period of development.

It is also not like Yuzhou, which is mountainous. Not to mention the invasion of Jinxia, ​​the inconvenient transportation alone is enough to make it difficult to develop.

But Linzhou was different. It had few mountains and flat land, and it had both land and water routes. It was close to the south of the Yangtze River. In addition, the Prince of Wei's palace was in Linzhou, making Linzhou one of the safest places in the Song Dynasty, with extremely developed commerce and a large population.

The previous Linzhou prefect Zuo Lianglun and the current Wei Linchun were both very capable people. They governed Linzhou in an orderly manner. The official roads were flat, and there was a post station every fifty miles, with yamen runners on duty.

Since the caravan left Xiangyang City, all the post stations received the news, and each county sent out yamen runners to maintain the smooth flow of official roads.

Therefore, in less than five days, the convoy arrived at Xunwang City, an important town on the south bank of Linzhou.

The fleet has already docked at the pier and you can board at any time.

By the time we moved the things onto the boat, it was already late.

Chen Mo decided to set off again tomorrow morning.

Xiaolu is lively and active, and can't sit still. The palace is so big, he can go around everywhere, but he has been bored in the carriage for the past few days. Naturally, he has no interest in going back to the ship directly, so he invites Wu Mi and Han Anniang to Xunwang City to go shopping and relax.

As the Princess of Wei, Wu Mi had learned about the situation in various parts of Linzhou before she set off. She said, "Xunwang City has a curfew. It's getting late now. The vendors in the city are probably all gone. There's nothing to see."

Hearing this, the little deer had no choice but to return to the boat obediently.

Although Chen Mo had many women, it was far from the point where he needed two ships to accommodate them. Therefore, the women of Tongque Garden and the family members of the mansion were all on the same boat.

Inside the ship, the maids were busy cleaning up and preparing everything.

In the room at the back of the first floor of the ship, Mrs. Gan, who was exhausted from the journey, saw her maid tidy up the room. Just as she was about to lie down on the bed, Mrs. Xiao came over and invited Mrs. Gan to pay her respects to Wu Mi.

"Is this okay?" Mrs. Gan was a little surprised. After all, they were just concubines, and they should stay away from the main wife. How could they take the initiative to pay their respects?

"It's not about whether it's good or not, it's a question of attitude. We didn't live together in Xiangyang, but now we are on the same boat. We will bump into each other every day. We can't just hide forever. Besides, last time Xu Ying and Princess Zhaoqing came to our house, but the Princess of Wei didn't say anything. Now we take the initiative to pay our respects. Can the Princess of Wei still blame us?" said Mrs. Xiao.

Seeing that what Mrs. Xiao said made sense, Mrs. Gan nodded.

On the terrace at the back of the ship, Wu Mi sat dignifiedly on a sandalwood chair. Beside her, in addition to the girls from the mansion, Xu Ying and Chu Ran were also there, but they were all standing without exception.

Feel the river breeze in your face and look at the sunset in the sky.

Xiao and Gan, who were originally a little nervous, relaxed a little when they saw Xu Ying and Chu Ran.

"My slave Xiao Qiang."

"My slave Ganqin."

"Meet Princess Wei."

Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Gan, who were a generation older than Wu Mi, bowed to Wu Mi with a humble and polite attitude.

"No need to be polite." Wu Mi smiled and raised his hand, then said, "Come on, bring the tea."

After saying that, he ignored them and started chatting with Han Anniang and the others.

After all, she was just a concubine, so Wu Mi was not overly enthusiastic.

At this time, Yang Qingqing, who was bringing Dabai to play with four children, also came over with her children. When she saw Mrs. Xiao Gan, Xu Ying and Chu Ran, she immediately cast a puzzled look at them, and then looked at Yang Qingqing.

Because of Dabai, Yang Qingqing, who was originally not popular in the family, became quite popular among the four children.

Yang Qingqing was startled and turned her gaze to Wu Mi.

When Wu Mi saw this scene, she was also troubled. As the saying goes, teaching by example, she had always taught her children to be polite to family members and guests, and not to be rude.

Gradually, the children would take the initiative to call Xiaolu and Xia Zhining aunt.

But Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Gan didn't come in yet, so what should they do?

Wu Mi thought about it for a while and said, "Call me aunt."

"Aunt" has two meanings in Jiangdong. It can refer to the aunt of parents or the mother's sister.

The child is still young now. If he grows up and Madam Xiao and others have not yet entered the family, then he will be considered Wu Mi's elder, and this title will not be wrong.

If you get in, just go with the flow.

"Aunt." The four children called Mrs. Xiao Gan, Mrs. Xu Ying and Mrs. Chu Ran in turn in their baby voices.

Xiao, Madam Gan, and Chu Ran were all stunned. Xu Ying was very good at coaxing children. She walked to Chen Jia, squatted down, and touched the heads of the four children in turn, smiling and said, "You are so good, but this aunt calls me old, so call me sister from now on."

She is not afraid of losing her generation.

Girls: "..."

The four children did not act on their own, but looked at their mother first.

"Aunt is just joking with you." Wu Mi said softly.

The four children didn't understand, but they knew that after saying hello, they could continue playing with the big cat.

The white tiger Dabai was very annoyed with the four little two-legged beasts, but he didn't dare to yell at them and could only let them bully him.

For a moment, Dabai felt that tiger life had no meaning.

After the four children continued to play, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Gan were suddenly neglected.

Xu Ying and Chu Ran are fine, they both have a relationship with Xiao Yunxi and can take the initiative to talk to Xiao Yunxi.

In fact, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Gan can also do it.

After all, before Chen Mo, they and Xiao Yunxi were like sisters.

But as soon as the two ladies smiled at them, Xiao Yunxi seemed not to see it and ignored them.

Xiao Yunxi still remembers the revenge the two women had done to her.

For a moment, the two ladies felt ashamed and began to make small talk. The people being talked about just responded casually.

After holding on for a while, the two ladies couldn't bear it anymore and left on their own initiative.

Back in the room, the two ladies couldn't help but complain.

In other words, they are experienced people with a lot of things. If they were young girls, they would probably be so aggrieved that they would burst into tears at this moment.

"What's with that expression? If she didn't have a good family background, she would be the same as us." Mrs. Gan said resentfully.

Madam Xiao knew she was talking about Xiao Yunxi, so she sighed and said, "When she was in the Huai Palace, she gave us the cold shoulder a lot. Now that she's in the Wei Palace, she's still giving us the cold shoulder. She hasn't changed at all."

Even though they complained, they knew they couldn't do anything about Xiao Yunxi.

After all, they have no one to back them up.

As for the family, we have to rely on them.

After a long silence, Madam Gan said, "No, I must give birth to a child for the King of Wei. Only a child can support us."

Madam Xiao nodded in agreement. After a moment, she touched her belly and sighed. They had slept with the King of Wei only rarely, so it would be even more difficult for them to get pregnant.

But no matter how difficult it was, she still had to find a way. After thinking carefully, she said, "Sister, come here. I'll teach you something."

……

After Chen Mo arranged the scholars who passed the palace examination to board the ship and stayed on the "scholars' ship" for a while, he returned to the palace's ship.

In the corridor, Chen Mo went to Wu Mi's room and met Mrs. Xiao coming towards him.

"My servant greets His Majesty." Madam Xiao bowed.

Chen Mo nodded: "You've been traveling for a few days and you're tired. You should rest early."

Having said that, he passed by.

But Madam Xiao stopped him and said, "Your Highness, you haven't had dinner yet. My sister has prepared wine and food in the room. Your Highness, please come as well."

"no need"

Chen Mo was still talking when Madam Xiao said, "Your Majesty, Sister Yunxi will be here too."

Hearing this, Chen Mo's body couldn't help but tremble.

He had never experienced this kind of scene before.

Seeing that Chen Mo didn't say anything for a while, Madam Xiao couldn't help but snort "man" in her heart, and then smiled charmingly: "My Lord, it's settled. Sister Yunxi, Sister Gan and I will wait for you in the house."

After saying that, Mrs. Xiao left.

……

"came back."

In the room, Wu Mi was about to take off her makeup when she saw Chen Mo push the door open. She quickly stood up to greet him, helped Chen Mo undress, and then said, "Hurry up and wash your hands. It's time to eat."

Chen Mo nodded, looked at Chen Jia who was sleeping on the couch, and said, "Jia'er is asleep."

"Well, he hasn't stopped since he got on the boat. He must be tired from playing. Don't worry about him. When he wakes up, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare something to feed him." Wu Mi put away her clothes and turned around to see Chen Mo had washed his hands. He came over and handed him a handkerchief.

Chen Mo took the handkerchief and wiped his hands: "Don't bother, sit down and eat together."

"Ah."

After eating and drinking, Chen Mo held Wu Mi's hand, raised it to his cheek, and said with a smile: "Mi'er, let's hurry up and have a second child."

Wu Mi blushed slightly, glanced at the child on the bed, and whispered, "I'm having my period, please let Sister Anniang accompany you, and Jia'er is still here."

Chen Mo showed a disappointed look, then he touched the flat belly of the beauty and said softly: "Well, after this matter is over, your husband will accompany you well."

"Uh-huh."

Wu Mi buried his head in Chen Mo's arms.

After being so affectionate for a while, Chen Mo held up Wu Mi's delicate face and kissed her.

……

the other side.

In Mrs. Gan's room.

Xiao Yunxi walked in with a frown.

Madams Xiao and Gan saw Xiao Yunxi coming and hurriedly stood up to greet her: "Sister is here, please sit down, please sit down."

"Don't give me that crap. Tell me what you want from me?" Xiao Yunxi had only been with them for more than a day or two and didn't have a good impression of them.

Madam Xiao came over and tried to hug Xiao Yunxi's arm, but the latter dodged. Madam Xiao was not annoyed and said, "I know that my sister is still angry with us. I invited you here this time to apologize to my sister."

Xiao Yunxi narrowed her eyes and sneered, "You must beg me for something."

"To be honest, we are both the prince's women now. Although we are not as good as my sister, we also have the opportunity to bear children for the prince. Maybe we can become good sisters in the future. Why should we treat each other coldly? It is better to have a drink and shake hands tonight to make peace." Mrs. Xiao said.

Xiao Yunxi snorted coldly and was about to walk away.

Outside the house, Chen Mo walked in.

"Your Highness, you are here." Madam Xiao immediately ignored Xiao Yunxi and came forward.

Xiao Yunxi: "..."

(End of this chapter)