The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 115 Pregnancy
At the end of the 36th year of Kangxi and the beginning of the 37th year, the whole mansion was shrouded in a cloud.

In Zhang Ying's mansion bestowed by the emperor, the first grandson lost his third daughter-in-law and was divorced. The third son, Zhang Tinglu, left on a horse before the beginning of spring. When a servant girl came in, there were a few new faces, more fresh.

After such a big incident happened, everyone in the mansion stopped thinking about it, and the second young lady's name was spread with iron fists, so that no one did anything wrong. I can't pick out the little things that are as big as sesame seeds.

Gu Huaixiu's reputation followed suit.

Everyone said that the Second Young Mistress was capable, and the rules in the house were strict, but not impersonal.

As long as you don't touch the bottom line of the second young lady, there is always a way out.

The original accountant is old, but the boy who was with the old man is still smart, and he doesn't dare to do anything with the accounts.

"Actually, it's not that he hasn't done it. It's just that I discovered it the first time he did it. After half a month of being honest, he handed me the account book at the end of the month, and I discovered the clue. It's fine once or twice. For the third time... see how I deal with him!"

Gu Huaishu threw today's account book on the table and yawned.

Spring has just started, and the snow and ice outside are starting to melt, so Gu Huaishu can relax.

Sun Lianqiao came here a while ago and said that Gu Huaishu's legs are basically fine, but he has to pay attention every winter in the future, although he may not be as good as this year, but after all, he can't treat his body badly.She was the one who had injured her leg once, so it might not be so easy to take care of her if she was injured a second time.

As for the recovery of the body, it will be fine after the Chinese New Year, so there is no need to worry.

The days are leisurely and leisurely, and she seems to understand the state of "watching the clouds roll and the clouds bloom and the flowers bloom and fall".

but……

Gu Huaishu looked back at the ledger and the pair of cards outside, and suddenly sighed.

After all, he is still a layman, and he has to be troubled by common affairs.

She still has a vulgar heart, and she doesn't know the realm of being out of the world.

Gently rubbing the center of his brows, Gu Huaishu took the tea that Qing Dai offered, took a sip, and said: "It's all last year's tea, I don't know when this year's new tea will be available..."

Qingdai also knows about Luo Xuanwen, she knows the most besides Gu Huaishu and Zhang Tingyu, but there are still many secrets between this couple, it is impossible for her to fully understand .

Like her, there is also Ade.

Everyone knows little about their affairs, even the second master and the second young lady don't necessarily know each other completely.

Gu Huaishu said, give the other party room to live and keep yourself fresh.

Qingdai is not married, and she doesn't want to marry now, so she stays with Gu Huaixiu, and Gu Huaixiu said it several times, and she also said the same thing.

Hearing her complaining about the tea now, he said, "Master Shi Fang made tea with last year's plum blossoms. The tea tastes pretty good. If you like it, I'll ask Shi Fang later for some."

Gu Huaishu said: "He's idle now, he doesn't do anything in the mansion, he just studies food."

Thinking about it, Gu Huaishu suddenly reached out and squeezed his waist.

"I've gained a lot of weight. I think it's strange that I saw him still look thin last time. Why don't you say that this cook doesn't want to eat more?"

Qing Dai smiled: "It's clear that you are greedy. As soon as the weather warms up, you will become more greedy. You will sleep when you eat, and you will eat when you sleep. I haven't seen you have a rest. Every time the second master comes back to see you, don't you They’re all eating? Yesterday’s chestnut cake, today’s peach cake, tomorrow’s almond cake... Fortunately, Shi Fang can make it, otherwise how could you feed your naughty mouth?”

"What a little maid, even I dare to arrange it!"

Gu Huaixiu directly slapped the abacus, and pulled Qing Dai over, trying to twist her.

How dare Qing Dai let Gu Huaixiu catch her, she shrank away from the bead curtain and said with a teasing smile: "Second Young Mistress, I don't dare to leave anymore, you haven't settled your debt yet!"

That's right, she hasn't settled the account yet.

The current accountant is young and unsteady, thinking about how to get a sum of money every day, Gu Huaishou has to keep an eye on him.

In fact, if the second young lady's previous temper had been followed, the accountant should have been dragged out to fight now, but Gu Huaishou saw that this kid was very clever, so he felt pity for his talents, and only hoped to correct him.

But if he is obsessed with obsession, Gu Huaishu can only deal with him.

but now……

Gu Huaishu smiled sinisterly: "I think I'd better settle the score with you first."

As she said that, she grabbed Qing Dai directly, and patted her head meaningfully: "Damn girl, let you arrange me again, and go back and peel your skin! Come here and beat Grandma's back!"

The maid outside who was holding the scissors to cut the last few red plums on the branch was startled, "Why is Second Young Mistress so scary?"

This maid is new here, so Huamei didn't say much, she just said: "In the future you will understand, that's the treatment only Miss Qingdai has."

"What is this kind of thing?" The maid frowned, "I heard that Second Young Mistress is very powerful in the past, and I don't want to punish even my own maid..."

Thrush was stunned, and suddenly held her stomach and laughed.

The little maid didn't understand what was going on, she stood aside holding the scissors and was a little at a loss.

Gu Huaishu heard it from inside, so he simply leaned against the window, stretched out a thin white hand, and greeted the two of them: "It's freezing outside as the snow melts, you two come back quickly after you finish cutting and inserting the vase."

"Yes, Second Young Mistress, I'll be fine soon."

Huamei stopped quickly, and replied coquettishly.

She greeted the little maid, cut the flower branches together, and put them in the big vase when she came back, looking beautiful.

No one in Erfang said that Thrush is good-looking, even Qingdai girl is also beautiful, no matter what, she can be a concubine, I am afraid that as long as she dresses up brightly and hangs around Erye, she will have a chance.

But neither Qingdai nor Huamei herself ever did this.

Although the Second Young Mistress doesn't think there is anything wrong with other people dressing up brightly, but if you try to seduce someone by showing signs of it, the Second Young Mistress will definitely spot it with her piercing eyes.

With that evil heart, sooner or later, the second young lady will strip the skin and bones.

Huamei just wanted to wait quietly until she was old enough to be married to an ordinary family, which would be considered a beautiful thing after all.

She was quite self-aware, she didn't think she could live under the second young mistress, so she simply gave herself a way out.

Over the past few months, Huamei has gradually become familiar with Gu Huaishu.

So she was the second master's maid, right?It is very good to have such a result now that the Xinrui who committed the crime came up, I am afraid that the second young lady will not like it.

No matter how extravagant it is, it is greedy and will be cleaned up sooner or later.

When Huamei was about to leave, Gu Huaishu called her: "Humei, how old is this year?"

Thrush froze for a moment, then stopped in her tracks: "It's eighteen."

After hearing this, Gu Huaixiu nodded and said, "You go."

This is……

Huamei already understood this meaning, the masters would not ask the age of the maids around them for no reason, if they did, it would mean that they had some intentions.

Seeing Huamei leave, Gu Huaishu laughed: "At these times, she is very dedicated, I'd better keep an eye on good people for her."

Speaking of this, she glanced at Qing Dai again, but Qing Dai didn't respond, only saying that she was kind-hearted.

"When I was disgusted, I was forgotten by you."

She lowered her head, and flicked her abacus, "Go to Mr. Zhou's house in the afternoon to eat his child's hundred days..."

Zhou Daoxin and Li Zhen'er are also quite strange. Before marriage, they wanted to see both. One thought that one was not doing his job properly, and the other thought that a young lady had a temper. The two didn't see each other well. I don't know how many times.

But Li Guangdi just liked Zhou Daoxin's eyes, and soon Zhou Daoxin became a Jinshi in the Jiaxu Division Gold List.

At this time, Li Zhen'er seemed to realize that her husband was not simple.

Anyway, the two of them went back and forth for countless times, and finally settled things again.

Now, even the children are tossing out.

In the morning, I will deal with the affairs of the mansion. It is the beginning of March, and things are piled up, but I will be busy today.

Zhang Tingyu came here before noon, and everything was packed, including the gift for Zhou Daoxin's son.

Gu Huaishu just piled up the ledgers, got up, stretched, yawned, saw Zhang Tingyu coming, and said, "Leave now?"

"Just go there in time for noon."

Zhang Tingyu looked indifferent, remembering Zhou Daoxin's face, he frowned: "You don't need to be polite to him."

Zhang Tingyu and Zhou Daoxin are bad friends, often you lose and I lose, just look at what Zhou Daoxin did in the year Zhang Tingyu failed the ranking.

That year, Zhou Daoxin traveled thousands of miles to ask someone to send a jar of Zhuangyuan Hong, and Gu Huaishu was furious at that time.

Fortunately, Zhang Tingyu knew that Zhou Daoxin was such a virtuous person, that he was very open-minded. He really opened the wine jar and toasted to the north, saying that he would drink with him again in two years.

Even if they only go to the people this time and don't go to the ceremony, Zhou Daoxin doesn't dare to drive them out.

Why not go later?

All in all, all in all, Zhang Tingyu was not in a hurry, and Gu Huaishu was also slow.

Seeing that it was almost noon, the husband and wife arrived at the door in a carriage and handed over invitations.

It was none other than Zhou Daoxin who stood at the door to receive the post.

When he saw Zhang Tingyu helping Gu Huaixiu down, he cursed at him, "You two really have great faces! One of you started to show off before high school, and the other took up the airs of a wife before you became a wife! I, Zhou Daoxin, am now an official of the imperial court anyway. According to the practice of our literati in the Qing Dynasty, I became a Jinshi before you. What's wrong with you, Zhang Hengchen, you should also salute me first? You two came late and didn't say anything. Wouldn't it be a shame to ask me to wait for you here on purpose?!"

The string of curses that came out of his mouth was smooth, and Gu Huaixiu was supported by Zhang Tingyu, and the two of them became more and more godlike as they climbed the steps on the ground, neither too fast nor too slow...

Zhou Daoxin was almost dizzy, and pointed at Zhang Tingyu: "You——"

Zhang Tingyu arched his hands, Gu Huai sleeves folded his lap and bowed, and then Zhang Tingyu said leisurely: "Brother Zhou's kindness in the first place, Tingyu will never forget it for a long time. Today, I am here to congratulate, a small gift, If it’s not a respect, I hope Brother Zhou will accept it with a smile.”

The presents were all prepared by Zhang Tingyu. Gu Huaishu said he would prepare them at the time, but Zhang Tingyu stopped him, saying that he had his own ideas.

Usually, on such occasions, some auspicious things are given, Gu Huaishu never thought of anything too much, but how could he think of...

Unexpectedly, Zhang Tingyu took out a piece of rotten wood when he took it out of his sleeve, and threw it to Zhou Daoxin: "Take it."

Accept... huh?

what is this? !!

Zhou Daoxin began to growl in his heart, looked left, right, up, down, except for his hand, it was a piece of rotten wood!

Rotten wood!
"Zhang Hengchen, you and I really want to cut off my son's robe on the day of my son's hundred days?!"

Zhou Daoxin finally couldn't hold back, and pointed at Zhang Tingyu, wanting someone to throw this shameless person out of the house, far away!
All the family servants of the Zhou Mansion wiped off their cold sweats, tremblingly looking at Zhang Tingyu who didn't change his expression when facing the roar of the master. This master is also a ruthless person, and he can actually make his master so angry!
To be able to say something like cutting off righteousness, really...

Unexpectedly, Zhang Tingyu clasped his hands in front of him, in a particularly neither humble nor overbearing yet contented gesture, with only two words in his mouth: "You cut."

"I...I!" Zhou Daoxin was holding the rotten wood, his hands were shaking violently, and he glared at Zhang Tingyu, "I'll cut off your head! You won't spend money on my son for a hundred days, you stingy person, beware of being hacked into pieces in the future! "

Zhang Tingyu sighed: "Okay, the time is coming, I'm here too, and the gifts are also delivered, my second young lady can't stand for a long time, if you don't let us in..."

"How are you doing?" Zhou Daoxin raised his eyebrows.

Zhang Tingyu smiled: "I'll go in by myself."

After finishing speaking, he took Gu Huaishu's hand and walked directly to the threshold.

The butler wiped off his cold sweat, and looked at his grandfather in embarrassment.

Zhou Daoxin threw the wood in his hand: "Remember it!"

The boy in charge of recording the gift list looked at Mu Mu and became embarrassed, "Master, how do you remember this?"

"Just remember that Zhang Tingyu and his wife gave you a piece of rotten wood this year, this day, at this moment. If you don't remember agarwood, just remember it as rotten wood!"

Before entering the mansion, Zhou Daoxin pointed at the boy's nose, "You dare to remember the truth, turn around carefully and I'll take your skin off!"

The boy couldn't laugh or cry, who are these people?
People say that things of a kind flock together and people are divided into groups, agarwood is agarwood, remember what rotten wood?

But when he thought about it, he remembered it as "Zhang Gongtingyu sent a piece of rotten wood at 37:[-] on the first day of March in the [-]th year of Kangxi".

Zhang Tingyu, who came in after giving Zhou Daoxin a piece of "rotten wood", was swaggering. Gu Huaishu was led by the maid to see Li Zhener's mother and son. As soon as Zhang Tingyu sat down in front of him, he found that there were many familiar faces at the table.

Brothers Nian Xiyao, Nian Gengyao, Long Kedo, Gu Hanchuan...

Most of them were Jinshi in the imperial examination in the same year as Zhou Daoxin, and later became colleagues, and some of them won the Juren together at the beginning, but they have not yet won, and some are friends who met only recently.

For example, Nian Gengyao.

Zhang Tingyu remembered that Nian Gengyao followed Nian Xiyao at that time, he looked like a very young child, now he is only nineteen, young, but he is a good-looking person with a good looks, but he looks more imposing than his brother.

A group of people waited for their recognition before sitting down.

After Zhou Daoxin finished his work, he sat down at their table without restraint, "Mr. Zhou has a weird temper. It is a blessing in his life to know a few people. I invite you to drink up this cup. Zhou Daoxin respects you all!"

Everyone raised their glasses and wished Zhou Daoxin a fat son. After drinking a glass of wine, he slowly let go.

There was a lot to say during the dinner, but not many important things.

When Zhang Tingyu came back last year, he re-integrated into the circle of the princes and literati in the capital, very quickly, and even skillfully.

The current Zhang Tingyu is no longer Zhang Tingzan, who is not well-known among so many people, led by Zhang Tingzan, but the well-known "Zhang Tingyu".

When Lord Kangxi was in the last dynasty, he divided up the princes. The eldest elder brother Yinyi was the king of Zhijun, the third elder brother Yinzhi was the king of Chengjun, and the fourth elder brother Yinzhen, fifth elder brother Yinqi, and seventh elder brother Yinyou all For Baylor, divide the government and go out.

Now that the princes are older, the position of the prince is starting to become a little unstable.

No one knew what the emperor thought, and it was even more difficult to say whether there was any deeper meaning in choosing to entrust the rest of his sons in such a matter.

When Gengyao drank at the banquet that year, he looked as if he was not drunk after a thousand cups, but it was a pity that he was repeatedly reprimanded by Nian Xiyao. He was drunk and almost had a quarrel with Nian Xiyao.

Everyone went up to persuade, only saying that this kid has a big temper.

Seeing that Nian Gengyao is going to marry Nalan Xingde's orphaned daughter this year, and he is still so unrestrained outside, I don't know what Master Mingzhu thinks.

Nian Gengyao was also going to take the provincial and general examinations. He heard that he had good knowledge. If nothing else, he should be in the same general examination as Zhang Tingyu.

A lot of news was put into Zhang Tingyu's mind.

When the banquet was over, it would be dark, Zhang Tingyu and Gu Huaishu met at the door, and saw Nian Xiyao scolding Nian Gengyao all the way out.

As soon as Gu Huaishu turned his eyes, he had already seen this person, and he was not happy.

Nian Gengyao shot the parrot to death with an arrow, piercing the parrot's eyes. Gu Huaishu still remembers this scene.

She got into the car with Zhang Tingyu, and then left.

Zhang Tingyu asked her if she met any interesting things later, Gu Huaishu only said: "His son is really well-behaved, he looks much more comfortable than Zhou Daoxin."

Zhang Tingyu laughed out loud after hearing this.

"If he had heard it earlier, he would have thrown you out."

"Zhou Jiru, this name is too rigid." Gu Huaishu muttered a few words, remembering what he saw at the banquet before, and then suddenly said, "If we have children, what name should we choose?"

"According to the seniority of the family, Ruo... Ruo... Lin? Ji? Shuang? Xue..."

Zhang Tingyu counted carefully, but he didn't think much of it.

Gu Huaishu suddenly said: "It's not easy to raise a child too early. If you have a child, don't name it for now. If you have a nickname, you can take it when you grow up..."

Seeing how relaxed she was speaking, Zhang Tingyu couldn't help pinching her earlobe with his hands, and whispered in her ear, "That also requires us to have a child... Husband is willing to work hard for Madam's wishes."

She only hated this man for being thick-skinned, and kicked him with a sneer: "You are really hardworking."

work hard or something...

Zhang Tingyu is very happy.

He put his hands behind his head for a while, but suddenly said: "Recently, is there nothing wrong at home?"

"nothing."

The Wu family is not making a fuss anymore, so where can there be troubles?

Zhang Tingyu tapped the back of his head lightly with his fingers, squinting his eyes, "It's okay... this is not fun..."

"Why do I think you're trying to plot something?" Gu Huaishu thought to himself, if it's okay, wouldn't it be great?If Mrs. Wu doesn't bother, the mansion will be fine.She was busy looking for other girls for Zhang Tingzhen, and she didn't come to provoke the second room.

In recent months, Mrs. Wu seems to have aged a lot.

Gu Huaixiu thought about it, and suddenly frowned: "Didn't you promise your elder brother to endure it again? I really don't believe you said you didn't plan."

Zhang Tingyu pinched her face, "Fat."

"You're just getting fat!"

She got angry and rushed over to scratch him. Zhang Tingyu held her hand easily, and with the other hand came to pinch her waist, which made half of her body limp.

"It's good to be fatter and comfortable to hold."

Gu Huaishu quarreled with him for a while, but hugged him again, and asked the same question as before: "What are you planning?"

"Thinking about..."

What are you thinking about?

Zhang Tingyu said: "If she makes a fuss, you don't have to be polite, I have already promised elder brother, I will bear it again."

Zhang Tingyu was really afraid that he might not be able to bear it sometimes.

Fortunately, after the incident between Zhang Tinglu and Brother Ting, Mrs. Wu completely calmed down, and she didn't feel anything was wrong.

In Gu Huaishu's place, he suddenly thought of Wang Fushun's family.

Forget it, don't think about it too much, these two days have become more and more lazy, it is not easy to live a peaceful life.

Halfway through the car, Ade suddenly knocked on the door frame, "Second Master, someone is looking for you below."

Zhang Tingyu wondered, "Who is it?"

"It's said to be the guy from shopkeeper Liao, but the little one looks like the guy who used to be Yihuchun."

Ade also went out with Zhang Tingyu a few times and recognized a few people, so this time he recognized them with sharp eyes.

Zhang Tingyu frowned, with a bad feeling.

He asked Gu Huaishu to go first, while he went to meet people.

It's not an easy thing to do, otherwise I wouldn't have sent someone here.

Thinking about it here, Gu Huaixiu also told the coachman to leave first.

But when passing the first street ahead, it was suddenly blocked.

A group of ordinary people in front were crowded on the road, looting something on the ground, the car stopped and couldn't move.

"What's going on outside?"

Gu Huaixiu asked.

Ade said: "I don't know for now, I'll go down and find out."

At this time, Gu Huaishu also raised the curtain of the car a little, only to see that there is a big stone lion red lacquered door here, which looks magnificent, but I don't know which family it belongs to.

When Ade came back, he heard the news: "Long Live Lord asked someone to mark the place down a while ago. All the elder brothers in the palace came out to build the mansion. Today, someone is spreading the word with copper coins."

Gu Huaixiu's complexion changed slightly, and he said: "Then let's go another way."

The handlebars turned the carriage around and walked on a secluded road. Unexpectedly, a handful of copper coins hit the carriage, and the driver was so frightened that he stopped immediately.

Yinzhen stood with Xiao Shengzi at the gate, holding a handful of copper coins, and hummed: "Where did these strange rules come from? They didn't come up with the big brother and the third brother... Tongzier said , don't take away the luck of the master..."

He threw out a handful of copper coins in his hand, and the other elder brothers were bustling with activity, but Sibaile's place was deserted.

In fact, Yinzhen is already used to it.

Good luck.

Throw a handful of copper coins.

As soon as a handful of big coins flew out, a carriage came by, and it was a coincidence that it was thrown.

Yinzhen was so angry that he frowned once his face became solemn: "Whose car is so unlucky to the Lord?"

Xiao Shengzi also became angry, and hurriedly drank the little eunuchs on both sides to go up and stop the car: "What are you doing? You can only let people go, even a beast dares to beat us in front of Baylor's house, you want your head or not! "

Ade and the others were frightened, Gu Huaishu's scalp went numb when he heard Xiao Shengzi's voice outside.

This is offending Master Xie Xing.

She gritted her teeth, really wanted to play dead in the car, but she glimpsed the stern fourth elder brother outside from the crack, after all, she still felt sorry for her head, if she played dead at this time, she might really die soon.

Called Qingdai to help, Gu Huaishu still came down from the side, took small steps to the front of the steps, bowed respectfully and in a low voice to Si elder brother: "My wife pays respects to Si Bei Le."

Court wife?

That's right, Zhang Tingyu is a Juren now.

Jurenjuren is also called the master of Juren, and is regarded as an official.

Unexpectedly, she actually picked a good man to marry.

The fourth elder brother thought to himself, he couldn't bear to come out to build a mansion, and today the brothers came out to spread the word together, he didn't have much money left in his hand, and he was thinking that he would not give the good luck to others, so she came here just in case.

"Why are you an unlucky troublemaker again?"

The fourth elder brother had a sullen face, and simply threw a handful of money at her feet, with his hands behind his back, and did not move: "How dare I give you the courage to share the master's good luck?"

Gu Huaishu lowered his head and hesitated to speak.

Yinzhen shook his head, very displeased, and said: "Get lost."

"Thank you Sibei Le for your good luck, and my wife is retiring."

After finishing speaking, he took two steps back, Gu Huaishu got into the car and left again.

It's just that I can't help but mutter in my heart, you evil star, what good luck can you bring to others?
It was a long time after she went back that Zhang Tingyu came back, and only said that something happened to Luo Xuanwen, and now he is gone, and it is said that he has encountered a serious illness.

It's not clear what happened.

At present, Luo Xuanwen and Shen Yang are both developing their forces towards the Salt Gang, and they will run into each other sooner or later.

But it's too early to meet now.

I don't know if Shen Qi was aware of the fact that Luo Xuanwen was still alive, anyway, I heard from the people at Liao Fengyuan's side that Shen Qi has been very ruthless in recent days.

It's all about Jiangnan's nonsense, Gu Huaixiu is too lazy to listen, it's good to get money, even if Luo Xuanwen is useless, the money will not be exhausted.

Sun Lianqiao came the next day.

She has been busy recently and has no time to walk around, so she hasn't come for more than half a month.

It was such an ordinary day, the second day of March,?The weather is better.

The servant girls welcomed Sun Lianqiao in, she took a sip of tea, and then felt Gu Huaishu's pulse. At that time, Gu Huaishu had just picked up a piece of sugar cake and bit it, "I'm going to be great, and I'll be able to do it in three or five months later." Go out for an outing, go out to appreciate lotus in June and July, and watch chrysanthemums and red leaves in Xiangshan in September and October..."

"I'm afraid, your red leaves and golden chrysanthemums will never be seen."

Sun Lianqiao's finger pressing Gu Huaixiu's veins twitched slightly. Under Gu Huaixiu's puzzled gaze, she suddenly laughed and added: "It's more than two months old, congratulations to Second Young Mistress."

(End of this chapter)