Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 591 Three glasses of wine (1)
An Ge'er is Chen Yaqin's youngest son who was born later. He is not yet one year old, and he is very cute.Brother Kang is now a boy in his early ten years old.

Chen Yaqin had only one brother Kang before, and her descendants were a little thinner. Two years ago, Su Wan introduced her to an imperial doctor, and then she became pregnant again.

As soon as Su Wan mentioned her two precious sons, Chen Yaqin's smile deepened, and she raised her eyebrows and said, "As long as the empress doesn't find them bothersome, I will bring them into the palace next time."

"This is great. Tuanyuanyuan has always said that he doesn't have any playmates. If he sees Brother Kang and Brother An, he will definitely like it." Su Wan said.

The few people chatted about the housework for a while, before Su Wan frowned, and told everyone to retreat, leaving only Shancha and Caiyue, and then said to them solemnly: "Auntie, sister Qin, sister-in-law, there is something Big event, I think you should have heard about it..."

Before Su Wan could finish her sentence, the faces of several people changed.

In the end, it was Madam Lingbihou who asked: "Madam, what you said...is it true?"

The emperor made such a big noise, how could everyone not inquire about it? Although they are not sure, they have heard some rumors. It is said that there will be a severe drought this year.

But they observed for a while, but they didn't find any signs of severe drought, and the emperor didn't say anything about it, so most of them held a dubious attitude towards this matter. Now that they heard what Su Wan said, they couldn't help but look very upset. Change.

Even Mrs. Lingbihou, the oldest lady, couldn't help her heart palpitations.

In the face of natural disasters, no matter rich or poor, high or low, there is a heart of awe and fear.

What's more, they have a lot of private farms, and if there is a drought, they will suffer a lot of losses.

Another point is that once a catastrophe occurs, it is easy to cause turmoil, no wonder His Majesty began to adjust the strength of troops.

Su Wan didn't give her a clear answer, but said: "I'd rather believe it or not, you might as well make more preparations."

Now corn has been popularized, and sweet potatoes, potatoes and other things will definitely be popularized, but it will take a few months before these sweet potatoes are mature, but by then, the drought may have come, and by then Just in time, it just came in handy.

Su Wan didn't say much, but they are all good people, so they must know how to do it.

Hearing such a big event, Madam Lingbihou and the others were a little out of sorts, and after keeping them for lunch, they sent them back home.

Su Wan also thought of her mother, Zhao Shi, and her younger brother Su Wen.

Although Su Wan didn't contact them, she has been paying attention to them.

Now, Su Wen has already obtained the fame of a scholar, but he has not made a marriage proposal yet. Zhao's vision is already high, and most people look down on him. It seems that he will wait for Su Wen to be promoted or won a Jinshi before he will make a marriage proposal.

Mrs. Zhao wanted to see Su Wen Guangyao's lintel with her own eyes, and she also cared about her own body, so she was in good health.

It's just that she needs to recuperate, and the annual expenses are not a small figure. In addition, Su Wen is studying and raising servants, and she is not good at management, so the family has almost been wiped out, leaving only the Zhuangzi bought at that time. Even the shop was sold.

Fortunately, Su Wen has already passed the examination for the fame of a scholar, and he is still a granary student. He has rice grains to receive every month, but the Zhao family has long ignored the rice grains. What she values ​​is Su Wen's fame. After Wen became a scholar, the family farm did not have to pay taxes.

At the beginning, most of the money the Zhao family got from Su Wan's place and the Marquis of Changwu's Mansion was used to buy land. In the past two years, the weather has been smooth, and the land rent alone can barely support their family's expenses.As long as Su Wen passed the Zhongju Judgment, life would be much better.

Su Wen is a sensible person. Although the Zhao family puts him first in everything and is willing to spend money on him, Su Wen has always been very frugal. He sometimes writes and paints, sells them in bookstores, and copies them when he is free. Books make money, although they can't make a lot of money, but it also makes Su Wen very happy.

Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang still stayed in the Su residence to serve Mrs. Zhao.They have nowhere to go without the Zhao family.

They didn't look for trouble with Su Wen and the others. Apart from Marquis Changwu secretly taking care of them, and because of the rumor, the life of Mrs. Zhao and the others can be considered smooth.

It's just that they only rely on the land for food now. Once there is a drought, it will also deal a great blow to the Su family.

Su Wan thought about it, and decided to send someone to remind Su Wen a little bit.

Even if Mrs. Zhao reminded her, she would take a chance and never listen.

However, she listened to Su Wen more, and it was easier for Su Wen to persuade her.

After Su Wan gave the order, she no longer cared about this matter.

In a few days it will be Empress Ning's Qianqiu Festival. Empress Ning is not in good health and has not done anything for several years. This time, Empress Ning does not want to be extravagant, but she wants to talk to her majesty, concubines, and everyone. The princes and princesses had a reunion dinner, she was afraid that she would not have this chance in the future, so she begged Emperor Xian De to agree to her request.

Emperor Xian De may have seen Empress Ning's pity, or thought of the relationship between husband and wife for so many years, in short, he agreed to Empress Ning's request.

Not only did he agree, even Concubine Hu was temporarily lifted, allowing her to attend Queen Ning's birthday banquet.

Queen Ning's birthday banquet, although it will not be a big one, will still be celebrated in the Jiaotai Hall.

When the time comes, all imperial wives above the third rank will enter the palace to congratulate the queen.

The day before the queen's birthday, she summoned the second prince again.

Empress Ning's complexion looked worse than before, and her body was as thin as a stick. Some time ago, the complexion that had just recovered was instantly beaten back to its original shape. Even people who don't know medicine can tell that Empress Ning is indeed terminally ill. .

But at this moment, Empress Ning's eyes did not have the despairing mood of a dying person. Instead, they were very bright, full of excitement and hope. The eyes seemed to be burning with a pair of small flames, dispelling the lifeless look on her body. Breath, but become radiant.

"My son has seen the queen mother." After the second prince came, he saluted Queen Ning in a proper manner, but his body was trembling slightly, as if he was trying to suppress the excitement in his heart.

(End of this chapter)