Harem for a living

Chapter 126

"At the beginning of human beings, nature is kind." Chen Manrou sat on the couch with Xiao Si in her arms, pointed to the sentences in the book, and taught him to read word by word.

"Niang Niang, it's almost noon, you and the fourth prince have a rest?" Li Xia brought in the ice basin, and while removing the original basin, he turned his head to talk to Chen Manrou.Years ago, the three court ladies, Drinking and Wei Le, had already left the palace to get married.So now after adjustments, the big maids next to Chen Manrou in Zhongcui Palace are the six palace maids, namely Qingyue Jinhuan, Lichun, Lixia, Liqiu, Lidong.

As for Xiao Si, there were always the two remaining palace maids from the beginning, and there was no replacement.It's just that Xiao Si has grown up after all, and it's time to add people around him now.In two more years, Xiao Si will be studying at the Chongwen Museum. It is best to come over with two big eunuchs first, take care of it earlier, and train it, so as to save you from being in a hurry, and someone took the opportunity to stuff nails in. .

While Chen Manrou was thinking about this matter, she responded casually: "Li Xia, bring over the bowl of soup from the fourth prince, let him drink the soup first, and then have lunch in half an hour."

Li Xia responded, and lifted the curtain again to go out.Sitting in Chen Manrou's arms, Xiaosi raised her head: "Mom, I don't want to drink that soup, why don't you change it for me."

"No, this stuff is for your body. Who made you sick a few days ago? You don't need to drink it if you're not sick." Chen Manrou pinched his little nose and said with a smile. Unhappy: "Then I'm all well now, mother, your words don't count."

"Why don't my words count?" Chen Manrou pinched his cheek, with a little threat on her face: "If you don't give me an answer that satisfies my concubine, I will drink that soup for another month!"

Xiaosi suddenly became nervous, carefully looked at Chen Manrou's face, and made sure that his mother and concubine were not joking, her face immediately became depressed, and she frowned and thought for a long time before accusing her face: "Mother, you said you don't need to be sick if you recover." I drank it, but I'm already cured."

"How does that mother remember that I said that the illness was completely cured?" Chen Manrou looked at him jokingly: "Last night, which little guy was coughing in the middle of the night? Could it be that Zhong Cuigong raised a child?" Coughing kitten?"

"It's not a kitten!" Xiao Si's face was flushed, and he threw his head into Chen Manrou's arms and twisted hard: "Mother Concubine is bad! Mother Concubine, I don't want to drink that soup, can you promise Xiao Si? If Mother Concubine won't let Xiao Si If you drink that soup, Xiao Si will give the snacks that Xiao Si hid yesterday to Concubine Mu."

Chen Manrou laughed out loud at Xiaosi's childlike words, and even Xiangyue who came in with a tray couldn't help smiling: "Fourth prince, didn't Madam Chen say that you can't eat that snack? Otherwise, worms will grow in the teeth."

"It's bad for Sister Yue!" Xiaosi was ashamed and angry, hiding in Chen Manrou's arms and couldn't come out. Chen Manrou smiled and pulled him: "Okay, okay, I promise you, this soup is the last time today, and it will be gone after drinking it. You don’t need to drink it tomorrow, and you don’t need to drink it if you don’t get sick in the future, is that okay?”

"Thank you, mother." Xiao Si was immediately happy, and leaned over to Chen Manrou's face and kissed her hard. Chen Manrou turned around and picked up the bowl on the tray, and took a spoon to feed Xiao Si the soup. Xiao Si's eyebrows were twisted together I really don't want to drink this soup mixed with medicinal materials, but seeing my mother and concubine's firm face, I can only sigh a little and drink the soup with my head down. The appearance of the little adult is even more cute.

After drinking the soup, Xiaosi covered his stomach: "Hey, life is really hard, my stomach is full of soup, what should I do for lunch."

Chen Manrou couldn't bear it any longer, burst out laughing, took the handkerchief, wiped Xiaosi's mouth, and said with a smile: "You are a ghost, and you know that if there is too much soup in your stomach, you can't eat. But, you think too much, no matter how much soup there is, it will be gone after a while. There is still half an hour left for lunch, so don’t worry.”

Xiao Si glanced at Chen Manrou sadly, stretched out his hands to rub his belly, Chen Manrou held back a smile and hugged him up: "Okay, mother is not going to laugh at you, come on, read this passage again, and then let's go for a walk in the yard."

Only then did Xiaosi feel happy, and started reading with Chen Manrou again.

When it was time for lunch, the mother and son were about to order someone to set the meal, when they saw bright yellow clothes appearing at the gate of the courtyard, Xiao Si's eyes lit up, and he rushed up immediately: "Royal Father! Xiao Si misses you so much!"

"Haha, Father misses Xiao Si too, come, let Father see if Xiao Si has gained weight." Feng Mingzhao bent down to pick up Xiao Si, and bumped his arms, Xiao Si was quite dissatisfied: "Father, we haven't seen each other for three days. The concubine mother said that you won't gain weight in three days."

Chen Manrou came over to salute the emperor: "My concubine pays my respects to the emperor. Why is the emperor here now? Is lunch available? I just planned to use it here. The emperor will use some from my concubine's place."

"Yeah." The emperor nodded, and walked inside with Xiaosi in his arms, Chen Manrou quickly followed.Entering the room, I saw Xiao Si showing off to the emperor the toy he just got yesterday: "This little carriage can run by itself, look, father, I tug here, and it moves by itself."

"Really? It's really fun, not bad." The emperor nodded approvingly, and Xiaosi was very frightened: "Father, this is given to me by my little uncle, and he also gave me a pony that can run, father Wait a minute, I'll show you."

"Did Chen Aiqing bring something for Xiao Si?" Seeing Xiao Si was surrounded by the maids and ran into the inner room, the emperor turned his head and asked Chen Manrou, and Chen Manrou said with a little embarrassment: "Well, the emperor forgives the sin, concubine My nephew is about the same age as Xiao Si, so when my concubine’s younger brother buys toys, he always buys two copies, and he just returned from Suzhou a few days ago, so he sent someone to give them away.”

"He also loves his nephew, so why would I blame him?" The emperor chuckled lightly, and reached out to pat Chen Manrou's hand: "Didn't you say that Xiao Si should have someone around me a few days ago? Come here, pick a few for Xiaosi."

"Yes, I know." Chen Manrou smiled and stopped the emperor's hand that was about to bring the teacup: "Your Majesty, it's time for lunch. Drinking tea now is not good for your spleen and stomach. I will ask someone to bring you a bowl." Soup?"

"No need, I'm not very thirsty." The emperor smiled, put down the teacup, and turned to look at Chen Manrou. Today, Chen Manrou didn't put on any makeup, her hair was loose and loose, and she only hung it with jade hairpins. Living.There are water drop earrings hanging from her ears, making her complexion as white as jade.

Chen Manrou's appearance is very good, with curved eyebrows and almond eyes, beautiful nose and cherry lips, her eyelashes are like a small brush, trembling twice, and when she raises her eyes, there will be some flowing water waves, looking at it makes people feel calm and full of ease and comfort .

She was wearing a moon-white chest-length skirt, with two pink and white ribbons hanging down, revealing a small piece of fair skin under her neck, and a beautiful collarbone could be vaguely seen from the side.The emperor knew that Chen Manrou's figure had always been very good.

When she entered the palace, she was young and not too conspicuous, which only made people feel young, but after so many years, Xiaosi was already four years old, Chen Manrou's body was already fully opened, and with Xiaosi , adding a maternal softness to her body, even when she was sitting still, Chen Manrou could be regarded as a painting.

"Father, father, look quickly." The emperor was looking at Chen Manrou attentively, and Xiao Si had already come out holding his baby toy, excitedly placed the little wooden horse on the ground, and pulled the emperor's trouser leg to make him look down: " Look at my little wooden horse, does Emperor Father look good?"

"It looks good." The emperor lowered his head, reached out and rubbed Xiaosi's head, and Xiaosi happily showed the emperor how to make his little wooden horse move.After playing for a while, I looked up at the emperor: "Father, the second brother said yesterday that he likes my little wooden horse very much. I will give the little wooden horse to the second brother tomorrow. If the father wants to play, he must hurry up today." .”

The old-fashioned look on the white and tender face made the emperor very happy: "Then why didn't Xiaosi think of giving this to the emperor?"

"Ah?" Xiaosi looked at the emperor stupidly, and after a while, his face was all wrinkled: "Does the father like it too? But I agreed to the second brother first. Well, the father is so busy, should I Don’t have time to play with toys? The mother and concubine said that the father is not the father of Xiaosi alone, but the father of the people in the world. If the mother and concubine are too busy taking care of Xiaosi alone, then the father must be very busy. Very busy, very busy, right?"

The emperor was stunned, and turned to look at Chen Manrou: "He has always been like this?"

Chen Manrou also couldn't help laughing: "This kid is a fast learner, and he can remember everything others say very well. Last night when I asked my concubine why the emperor didn't come, I just explained a few words. Unexpectedly, he remembered it." It's in my heart."

"My little Si is smart." The emperor hugged Xiao Si with a smile, and pinched his little nose: "He is also a brother who knows how to love brothers. The imperial concubine taught him very well."

"Where is the concubine teaching him? The concubine only teaches him to read and read books on weekdays. On weekdays, it is the eldest prince who teaches him." Chen Manrou said with a smile, and Xiaosi sat on the emperor's lap and nodded earnestly: "Well, the emperor Brother said, Changdi's Hua, E is not Weiwei. All people today are better than brothers. The prestige of death and mourning, brother Kong Huai. The original Xie is gone, the brother is begging. The ridge order is in the original, the brother is in distress. That is to say, In the world, um, apart from parents, the relationship between brothers is the closest, um, on weekdays, only brothers are good to each other, um, you have to cherish and love brothers."

Xiaosi is not very old, he speaks intermittently, forgets words from time to time, and some words do not convey the meaning, but this poem is quite complete, and it is obvious that hard work has been put into it.

Although Xiaosi was stumbling, the emperor and Chen Manrou didn't interrupt, and waited for Xiaosi to finish speaking, and Chen Manrou happily touched Xiaosi's head to praise: "Little Si's memorization is very good, your elder brother is Fei I have put all my energy into teaching you, next time you see your elder brother, you should thank him more."

The emperor also knows that Xiaosi and the eldest prince are the closest. Seeing that the eldest prince is also teaching Xiaosi the poetry of brotherhood, the more satisfied he is with the eldest prince, the more he loves and comforts Xiaosi. By the way, Chen Manrou felt more at ease and satisfied.

When others are happy, at most they laugh for a while, but when the emperor is happy, there are other benefits.Not only Xiaosi and Chen Manrou got rewards, but also the eldest prince and empress, the emperor also waved his hand and made people send more generous rewards.

(End of this chapter)