Harem for a living

Chapter 145

"Your Majesty, I have something I want to discuss with the Emperor." Chen Manrou looked at the emperor pointing out Xiaosi's big characters, and said with a smile on the side, the emperor nodded: "Tell me, what is it."

"The eldest princess is already thirteen this year. When the empress was still there, she had already started to give advice on the affairs of the eldest princess's housekeeper. Now, do you think I will find another nanny for the eldest princess who can do this?"

Chen Manrou said softly, she received the order a few days ago, saying that the affairs of the harem should be put in charge of the Empress Dowager Ci'an first, with concubines Wei and Concubine Fu assisting.As for the Phoenix seal, it was placed in his hands.

At first, Chen Manrou didn't quite understand what the emperor meant. After all, she couldn't take care of things, and it would be inconvenient for her to have the phoenix seal here.But then he remembered what Ci'an had done because of the struggle for power in the palace. The emperor's actions were not limited to the concubines.

Moreover, even if the emperor is unwilling to guard against the Empress Dowager Ci'an, it is absolutely impossible for the Phoenix Seal to be handed over to Ci'an.

It's just that when Ci'an greeted Chen Manrou in the next few days, he didn't have much good looks.Concubine De and Chen Manrou have always been at odds, not to mention Concubine Fu, there is a transparent Concubine Wei who keeps her neck down and pretends not to exist every day. This situation is really not good for Chen Manrou.

She is not afraid of Concubine De's attack, what she is afraid of is Concubine De and others indulging others to do so.

She has not forgotten that Chang Meiren and Cui Wanyi are not stupid.Instead of letting the situation go beyond his control, it is better to let someone who will not favor anyone go up, after thinking about it, the eldest princess is more suitable.

Moreover, relying on the Queen's friendship, the Eldest Princess is in power, which is actually beneficial to her.

The emperor pondered for a moment: "Find a nanny? This method probably won't work. Yi'an is the eldest princess. Those nanny can only help Yi'an manage things, but they can't take the name of teaching." It's even more impossible to give it to the concubine.

"Your majesty, why have you forgotten the most suitable person?" Chen Manrou said angrily, the emperor was a little puzzled, Chen Manrou stretched out her hand and squeezed his shoulders: "The Empress Dowager Ci'an is the eldest princess's grandmother, and she has always loved her. Princess, if you ask the Empress Dowager Ci'an to give the Eldest Princess some advice, and by the way let the Eldest Princess follow the experience when the Empress Dowager Ci'an handles things, then you won't have to worry about it in the future, and this housekeeper's skill can be enjoyed forever."

"That's fine, I'm afraid the queen mother can't take it anymore." The emperor said after a moment of thought, but Chen Manrou didn't urge her, she just reached out to bring the tea to the emperor, the emperor took a few sips, looked at Xiao Si, and changed the subject: "Little Si still looks a little thin recently, you should give him more body on weekdays."

"Don't worry, your majesty, the concubine will pay attention to it. A few days ago, even the eldest princess gave Xiao Si a tonic soup. The eldest princess said that the emperor dealt with state affairs so hard every day that she was too busy to take care of food. She had to learn by herself. Let’s make some, and then make up for the emperor.”

Chen Manrou said with a smile, anyway, she and the eldest princess can now form an alliance, and she is not stingy if she can sell the eldest princess.

The emperor smiled and nodded: "This girl, I also gave me a bowl a few days ago. Although it is not as good as the one made by the imperial chef, it is not bad. However, she is the eldest princess of my Daqing Dynasty. These things are still left to you." The people below are better."

"This is also the filial piety of the eldest princess." Chen Manrou said with a smile, reached out and took the wool beside her, and continued to knit.The emperor didn't speak, just hugged Xiaosi and instructed him to continue practicing calligraphy.

"Your majesty..." Suddenly, Chen Manrou felt a pain in her stomach, and her lower abdomen felt like it was falling. She had given birth once, and she knew what it was like.Counting the days, it was almost too soon, so I cried out in pain.

The emperor and Xiaosi turned their heads at the same time, and Xiaosi rushed over suddenly: "What's wrong with you, concubine mother? Are you sick? Xiaosi will call you an imperial doctor, father, woo, concubine mother is sick, I don't want concubine mother Get ill……"

Chen Manrou quickly stretched out her hand to rub Xiaosi's head: "It's not that the concubine is sick, it's your sister who is coming out. You and the father will wait outside first, okay? Wait a few more hours, and then you can see your sister."

The emperor immediately called someone to come in, and immediately helped Chen Manrou to the east side hall for Yueyue and Jinhuan. The Wen Po and the midwife were all prepared in advance, and they were also on standby in Zhongcui Palace for the past few days. Immediately followed into the delivery room.

Not long after, Concubine De and the others rushed over after receiving the news.In the end, even Ci'an came over, and asked as soon as he entered the door: "What's the matter? What did the midwife say?"

"It wasn't long after I entered. Queen Mother, you are not in good health. Why did you come here?" The emperor helped the Empress Dowager Ci'an to sit down beside her. , Aijia has to wait here."

What's more, so many things happened in the palace last year, until now, the palace still feels a little withered, and it is too quiet on weekdays. Now there is finally a good thing, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an has to watch it The venue, so as not to make any mistakes halfway.

Xiaosi had been standing by the side holding the emperor's leg and waiting. The Empress Dowager Ci'an saw the panic on his little face, and immediately frowned and scolded: "Where's the nanny? Where's the big maid next to Xiaosi? Are they all dead?" ? Why don't you take the fourth prince away?"

Grandma Chen, Grandma Zhao and others came over and knelt down on the floor.

"I won't go, I want to see my little sister." Xiaosi raised her head and said, occasionally Chen Manrou shouted twice in the delivery room, and Xiaosi's complexion would turn pale again.The Empress Dowager Ci'an hugged him and said, "Go to your elder sister's place to have some snacks, and when you come back after eating the snacks, you can bring some back to my little sister. She will come out as soon as she is happy."

"Really?" Xiaosi hesitated for a while and asked, Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded: "Of course it is true, the imperial grandmother never lied, so go quickly."

"Okay, then I'll be back in a while." Xiaosi said firmly, came out of the arms of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, turned around and went straight to the palace of the eldest princess, followed by several nuns, maids and eunuchs, rushing over in a hurry , for fear that Xiaosi would fall.

Because of her experience and Chen Manrou's good health, the delivery was relatively fast this time, and the delivery was over in just one afternoon.The midwife said it was a little princess, and she carried it out for the emperor and Empress Dowager Ci'an to take a look at.

"Not bad, good reward!" The emperor said with a smile, reached out and touched the little princess's swaddling clothes, but he didn't dare to look at it, and was carried back to the room.Although the Empress Dowager Ci'an felt that she was a little princess, she was a little disappointed, but then she felt that it was a happy event, regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, so she smiled and asked the midwife and the others to reward her.

After all the noisy people in Zhongcui Palace had left, Xiao Si was brought back.The eldest princess wanted to come and have a look, but she was stopped by her own nanny before she was married.

"Mother, I went to see my little sister just now, she is really ugly." Xiaosi shouted from outside the door, Chen Manrou just woke up not long ago, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she said through the screen and the door: " That's because my sister is still young, when you were first born, you were much uglier than your sister."

Little Four was startled: "Really? Am I ugly too?"

"Yeah, when my mother gave birth to you, it took me a day. You are much more mischievous than my sister." Chen Manrou smiled and coaxed her son: "From now on, you will be an older brother. You have to look like an older brother and take care of your little one." Sister, whoever wants to bully my sister, you can bully her back."

"Don't worry, mother, I will definitely protect my sister. I will practice martial arts and study hard in the future. After I learn the skills, I will be able to protect my mother and sister." Chen Manrou can imagine Xiao Si clenching his fist and talking outside I couldn't help but feel hot in my heart, and couldn't help being funny.

Someone took Xiaosi down to rest. Chen Manrou looked down at her newly born daughter. She looked like a monkey that lost its hair, but it was only temporary. When she grew up, she would definitely look better. .

I am not ugly, and the emperor is not ugly, so I will definitely not be able to give birth to an ugly girl.However, Chen Manrou was still worried. She recalled the looks of her own mother, father, grandparents, and grandparents, and then recalled the looks of Empress Dowager Ci'an and the first emperor, so she felt more at ease.

The next day, all the concubines, headed by Concubine De, brought gifts, but Chen Manrou didn't let them go to the east side hall, and sent them directly to the warehouse.In the past few years, Dui Yue and Jin Huan have been teaching Li Chun and the others how to do things, and this time they also took the opportunity to teach them about the accounts.

Mrs. Chen said at the beginning of the year that Chen Dingbang and Mrs. Chen might come back this year, but unexpectedly, she gave Chen Manrou a surprise at this time.Mrs. Chen was ordered by the emperor to enter the palace at any time to look after Chen Manrou who was in confinement.

"Your elder brother came home and said that recently there have been quite a few applicants asking for a queen, saying that the mother of a country can't lack anything. What do you think the emperor means?" Mrs. Chen asked in a low voice as she watched Xiangyue and the others guarding the door. road.

"The emperor didn't make a statement, mother, you have to tell me, our family can't get involved, if someone else asks for a queen, you don't know, anyway, father is a general, these things have nothing to do with him. As for the elder brother, Focus on other things more. By the way, my brother was promoted a few days ago?"

"Well, I became a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang." The Chen family's second child's imperial examination results were not as good as the elder's, so his rank was relatively low at the beginning, but he could work hard to reach the official position of the fifth rank in a few years, which is considered very good.

"I heard that it's been raining in Shaanxi this year?" Chen Manrou asked after thinking for a while, Madam Chen nodded, "Well, your father said a few days ago that if it keeps raining, there might be waterlogging after a while. "

"Mother, let me tell you something. You go back and ask my little brother to find someone to do it." Chen Manrou's heart moved slightly, and she immediately thought of something. If it is used well, then building dams, building roads and so on will be a great achievement .

She didn't say anything in the harem, as long as her father and brother made great contributions in the previous court, she could have more confidence in the latter position.

After lying in Mrs. Chen's ear, Chen Manrou instructed in a low voice: "It must be researched secretly, and it must be made to look like it has been studied for many years. Try to get it out before there is a flood. This thing has a good coagulation property. If it is used Alright, my little brother is estimated to be able to advance to three levels in a row."

The emperor will definitely not be stingy about things related to the country.Even if you don't have a triple jump, you can do a double jump.

(End of this chapter)