Harem for a living

Chapter 197

As for what the emperor said to the Empress Dowager Ci'an, Chen Manrou didn't care at all. Anyway, now the eldest princess doesn't go to greet the Empress Dowager Ci'an in advance. Angong.

As for Zhu Lirong, Chen Manrou is not worried anymore.The emperor opened Jinkou, saying that he wanted Chen Manrou to clean up the Xisan Institute, so he would show off some of the Zhu family's little tricks at will, so that the princess would not be chilled?
The eldest princess is not really stupid, she won't take it seriously that she doesn't know the Zhu family's plan at all.It's just that they have passed away one after another. In this world, apart from the emperor and Empress Dowager Ci'an, the Zhu family is the closest to her.Back then, people from the Zhu family often came to the palace to pay their respects.The eldest princess missed her mother's feelings, so she put them all in Zhu's house.

Therefore, as long as the little tricks of the Zhu family are not too much, the eldest princess will also treat it as if she didn't see it.However, the princess also has a bottom line.

Chen Manrou gained only three benefits from this incident. One is that the queen mother has been sick for a longer time, and Chen Manrou has nearly two months without going to pay her respects.The second is that Concubine Zhu was grounded, and Tang Zhaorong was ordered to copy Buddhist scriptures.The third is that the eldest princess has come to Yongshou Palace more often, and the relationship with Xiao Si has gradually eased.

Although the eldest princess is just a princess, the eldest princess is deeply loved by the emperor, and she can marry a good person in the future, which can be regarded as a help.Of course, even if it doesn't help, just don't become a stumbling block in the future.

This year's Longevity Festival was held because Empress Dowager Ci'an was ill, so the emperor did not allow it to be held.After an uneventful winter, it was March Chunwei.The eldest princess also got the news that her future husband-in-law might be selected among this batch of candidates, so the closer she got to Chunwei, the more nervous she became.

Chen Manrou had no choice but to comfort her: "You don't have to worry too much, the eldest princess. Many children from aristocratic families look down on Chun Wei. Your father will never pick someone you don't like."

The eldest princess blushed, and turned around coquettishly: "The mother is too bad, I am not worried about those things! The daughter is thinking, it will be the birthday of the fourth brother in a month, what kind of gift will the daughter prepare for that time?" It is."

"What kind of birthday is he celebrating at his little child's house! You just need to have that kind of heart." Chen Manrou said with a smile, and asked Lichun to bring over a piece of snack, then crushed it and threw it into the pond, watching the goldfish below scrambling to swim over Grabbing some snacks, Chen Manrou couldn't help but bend the corners of her lips, there are so many porridge monks.

Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Manrou got up and said that she was going back. The eldest princess saluted and watched Chen Manrou walk out of the pavilion, then turned around and stared at the small pond in a daze.

Soon, the spring will be over.The emperor deliberately brought the list of the top two candidates for Chen Manrou to show. However, choosing a son-in-law for the eldest princess is not only about being talented and educated, at least, one must be able to support the eldest princess.

Chen Manrou didn't want to interfere in this matter, she just shirked that she was not feeling well.Lichun and the others were quick-witted, and immediately invited Doctor Li.Lichun and the others take care of Chen Manrou's personal things, so they also know that Chen Manrou's little days have not come for a month.

Sure enough, Li Yuyi took the pulse and said that Chen Manrou had been pregnant for more than a month.

The emperor was overjoyed, and immediately rewarded a bunch of things.Seeing that Chen Manrou looked a little tired, she hurriedly told Chen Manrou to pay attention to rest and not to worry too much about other things.Chen Manrou immediately declined the matter of choosing a son-in-law for the eldest princess, and the emperor didn't care, he still knew the relationship between his queen and the eldest princess very well.

If the queen suddenly becomes enthusiastic about the eldest princess's marriage right now, then there is something wrong with it.

Thus, Chen Manrou began her life of raising a baby.She specifically asked the emperor for instructions on palace affairs, and assigned them to Concubine De and the others under the emperor's orders.Concubine Hui also wanted to have a baby, so she didn't receive the task.

The draft was supposed to be held in May, but the emperor issued an imperial decree. First, the queen mother was still ill, second, the queen was unwell, and third, there was no qualified person in the palace to host, so the draft was stopped.

At the end of May, the emperor proposed marriage to the Ninth Prince, referring to a legitimate young daughter of the Wei family, a cabinet scholar.In June, he proposed marriage to the eldest princess, referring to the eldest son of the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River. The Xie family is a powerful family.

Such an identity is enough to match the eldest princess.

And the eldest princess is also very satisfied with the eldest son of the Xie family, and she is ready to marry happily.

Concubine Hui gave birth next, and Chen Manrou didn't go to sit in the town. Her pregnancy was not very good, and it was much harder than Xiaosi and Xiaowu. She almost vomited whatever she ate, and her body started to swell now. , walking is very inconvenient.

So the emperor ordered that no one should disturb the queen.Even when the Empress Dowager Ci'an recovered from her illness, the emperor said that the empress' greetings would be suspended for the time being, and only let the empress concentrate on raising the baby.Therefore, for a concubine to give birth, there is really no need to let Chen Manrou go.

Concubine Hui gave birth to a day, and gave birth to a little princess again.Because the little princess was born in July and was a girl, the reward from Ci'an was relatively thin.The emperor came according to the rules, and no one could tell whether the emperor liked or disliked the little princess.

Chen Manrou's rewards are also well-behaved, and there is nothing special about them.When the reward giver left, Chen Manrou sneered. Concubine Hui was probably very disappointed this time, right?

I said earlier that there was no one in the imperial concubine's position for a long time. At that time, Concubine Hui's eyes were very bright.It's a pity that the sky failed to fulfill people's wishes. After waiting for so long, another little princess was born.

"Niang Niang, the Fourth Highness has come to greet you." Li Chun opened the door curtain and came in, and replied with a smile, Chen Manrou hurriedly signaled Li Chun to bring him in.Xiao Si turned eight years old last year, and according to the rules, has moved to live in the Qinlan Hall of the South Three Institute.

Xiaosi entered the door, saluted first, and then looked at Chen Manrou's belly: "Mother, is my brother still doing well today? Did he make trouble with you?"

"No, why did you finish class so early today?" Chen Manrou handed Xiao Si a snack, and then asked suspiciously, Xiao Si bit half of the snack and swallowed it before answering: "Mr. I'm done talking."

Just as I was talking, I heard Xiao Wu's voice from outside: "Mother, mother, brother is here? I want to go out to play with my brother!"

Chen Manrou turned to look at Xiao Si, Xiao Si got up with a smile, and kept Xiao Wu who rushed into the door. It was just a nine-year-old child holding a four-year-old child, no matter how dangerous it looked, the nuns and maids around were all Nervously guarding Xiao Si Xiao Wu.

"Brother, you said yesterday that you took me out to play, let's go quickly." Xiao Wu looked at Xiao Si with bright eyes, and said with his arms around Xiao Si's neck. Put it down: "Have you completed your task today?"

Xiao Wu immediately pinched her fingers and said nothing, and Xiao Si nodded her forehead: "If you don't complete the task, my brother won't like you in the future."

"Who said that!" Xiao Wu immediately became upset, twisted his body and pulled out a book from under the kang table: "I won't fail to complete the task, brother, wait, I'll go out to play after I finish reading."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to touch Chen Manrou's stomach: "Brother, are you awake now? Hurry up, my sister is going to read to you."

With that little look, serious and serious, Chen Manrou couldn't help but laugh.I don't know what Xiao Wu found out, anyway, after a while, Xiao Wu nodded seriously: "Well, since you have woken up, then listen to my sister's reading carefully, so that you will be very smart after you are born, and you will be very smart when you are born. You are as smart as your brother, you know?"

Xiao Si couldn't help laughing, seeing Xiao Wu turn to look at him, Xiao Si quickly nodded: "Well, that's right, the younger brother should listen to the elder sister."

Only then was Xiao Wu happy, and he took the book and began to read word by word.She doesn't know a lot of characters, and when she meets someone she doesn't know, she turns to ask Xiaosi. Xiaosi not only teaches her how to read, but also explains the meaning to her. The two brothers and sisters talk happily when you come and go.

Later, seeing Chen Manrou's tired face, Xiao Si hurriedly took Xiao Wu out to play.Chen Manrou asked people to follow the two of them, while she went back to the inner room to rest.

As a result, after sleeping for half an hour, he was woken up by Lichun, and the expressions of the people around Lichun and Lixia were not very good.Chen Manrou was surprised, and while being served to get dressed, she asked, "What's the matter? But what happened?"

"Your Majesty, Fourth Highness and Fifth Princess..." Li Chun was a little hesitant. When Chen Manrou heard that it was related to Little Four and Little Five, she immediately became anxious: "What's going on? But Little Four and Little Five bumped into each other?"

"No, no, ma'am, don't worry, the Fourth Highness and the Fifth Princess are waiting in the main hall right now, and they are not injured." Li Chun hurriedly said, seeing that Chen Manrou's face calmed down, he continued: "Just now the Fourth Highness took The fifth princess went to play in the imperial garden, and happened to meet Tang Zhaorong."

"And then?" Chen Manrou frowned, Tang Zhaorong disliked Xiaosi Xiaowu very much, Chen Manrou knew this very well.However, Xiaosi is the son of the legitimate son, and Xiaowu is the daughter of the legitimate wife. Tang Zhaorong is only a third-rank Zhaorong now, and he needs to salute when seeing Xiaosi Xiaowu. Chen Manrou naturally doesn't care whether she likes Xiaosi Xiaowu or not.

"Tang Zhaorong raised a kitten some time ago, and that kitten was white. Today Tang Zhaorong brought the kitten out, and the kitten was lying beside the white marble pillar. The fifth princess didn't see it for a while, and was playing with the fourth prince. , ran a few steps, and unintentionally stepped on the cat's tail."

Li Chun continued, and Chen Manrou became nervous again: "The cat caught Xiao Wu? Did the skin break? Did you call the imperial doctor?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the fifth princess is not injured." Li Chun quickly comforted him, and finished the rest of the matter in a few words: "At that time Tang Zhaorong was leaning on a railing, when he heard a cat meowing, he turned his head and saw that it was the fifth princess. Immediately rushed over to block it, the cat caught the back of Tang Zhaorong's hand, the Fifth Princess was not injured, and the Fourth Highness was also fine."

"You said, Tang Zhaorong rushed over to block Xiao Wu, and then the cat grabbed Tang Zhaorong's hand?" Chen Manrou asked again, Lichun nodded.

As long as Xiao Wu is not injured, Chen Manrou is relieved.So he asked Lidong to continue to serve her in dressing and dressing up unhurriedly.After tidying up, he went out to the main hall.

(End of this chapter)