The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 289

Concubine Xu did not ask about the details of Mrs. Wu's death in the end, but talked about An Wang's studies with Mrs. Seven. "This child has been very smart since he was a child, but now he seems to be enlightened. Instead, he doesn't like reading, but is interested in miscellaneous studies. Recently, he is clamoring to learn medicine from Quan Zhongbai. I say you should read a few sage books seriously. He even went to beg his brother, saying that his own reading is not of much use, he might as well learn medicine from Quan Zhongbai, and compile a few books such as "Materia Medica for Rescuing Famines" and "Remaining Survival Records" like the previous vassal king. ", it is considered as a meritorious deed for the world."

Qin Niangzi pursed her lips and said, "That's King Zhou Ding of the previous dynasty. At that time, he was known as the Medicine Buddha descending to earth, and he had a high reputation among the people. It seems that although King An is young, he has great ambitions."

A vassal with a background like King An, of course, will not be able to rely on the center of power all his life. If he can study medicine and be successful, it will be a lifetime career, so as not to be like other vassals doing nothing and being raised as a waste.Concubine Xu was clearly criticizing King An, but she didn't know how much she liked it. When Qin Niangzi said this, she immediately smiled, "Since you said last time that you would take him out of the palace, he doesn't know how much you miss him. I went to school, and when I come back, if I find out that you have been here, I'm afraid I will talk about it again."

Qin Niangzi hurriedly said, "There have been a lot of things at home these days, and in a few days, Sheng Luan will come in to pick up King An."

She smiled embarrassingly again, "Actually, there are too many things to forget, otherwise, I just brought King An to Tanzhe Temple to play."

The two said a few more trifles. Concubine Xu acted as if she didn't know the ups and downs of the Xu family. She just talked about King An's daily life with Qin Niangzi, "Don't look at the child's young age, he knows how to love others. A few days ago I had a cough, and he eagerly found a lot of lung-nourishing prescriptions to show me, and said, "Mother, you can choose a recipe to eat, it is very delicious, not bitter at all, look, stewed Sydney with rock sugar, This sounds so nourishing'..."

Just as she was talking, the fourth young lady came out of the inner hall, holding a plate in her hand, and she smiled and gave the crystal bead flower in her hand to Seventh Lady, "I picked one, it looks a bit like Qiangwei, listen People close to my aunt said that this register is written about the Wujin Rose of the Western Regions, and it looks quite fresh."

Qin Niangzi folded the letter paper and put it in her arms, and said with a smile, "Oh, it looks quite different from the Central Plains' craftsmanship."

She also picked one, and put away the remaining three, "Go back and send it to my sister-in-law and two younger sisters."

Concubine Xu smiled and said, "Actually, they are all worthless. They are handmade fresh. You can wear them and play with them. The Empress saw that they looked so delicate, and she has arranged for craftsmen to learn them. She will wait until the jade is carved out tomorrow. I reward you."

The Fourth Young Madam smiled, "Every time I enter the palace, I miss my aunt's good things."

The three gossiped for a while, and Seventh Lady smiled and pulled Fourth Young Madam to get up and bid farewell to Concubine Xu, "I still have to go to Jingren Palace and talk to Concubine Ning—"

Concubine Xu smiled knowingly, "It must be very lively in Jingren Palace today. When you met Concubine Ning, tell me that if you are busy today, don't come here to pay your respects, so as not to be too tired. Sit down and get sick."

Just seeing that Concubine Xu is willing to support Liu Niangzi in this way, you can know that the relationship between the two is harmonious, and Qi Niangzi nodded, seeing a trace of hesitation on the face of the fourth young lady, she hurriedly said, "Fourth sister-in-law, you also have to learn to be with the palace. The dignitaries in the palace are socializing, and they are familiar no matter what... After the fourth brother is promoted in the future, I am afraid that you will enter the palace more often."

The Fourth Young Madam thought for a while, then smiled, "Then I'm going to favor the Sixth Brother and Sister again!"

The two of them bowed to Concubine Xu, and Concubine Xu untied a bright yellow purse from her side and handed it to Madam Fourth, and said with a smile, "This is the longevity talisman I begged for Liu Lang in front of the Buddha at the beginning of the month, and I will tuck it under the pillow for the child when I go back." , even if my aunt did not love him in vain."

The Fourth Young Madam's eyes lit up, and she thanked Concubine Xu several times, then affectionately took Qin Niangzi's arm, and while biting her ear, she went out of the room, "What did Auntie say? Didn't you get mad at you? I'm in the room." While picking things, I was worried and frightened, afraid that the situation would get out of hand, and I wouldn't know what to say and..."

In her words, there was a little bit of sincere concern: In the past few months, the pressure she and Seventh Lady had received on the issue of intercourse made them feel a little bit of the same hatred.Fourth Young Madam has always been very friendly to Seventh Lady, although she can't be said to be confiding.

Seventh lady didn't know what it was like in her heart, she glanced at the fourth young lady, and said indifferently, "My aunt didn't say anything - after all, I have King An and I have been in the palace for so many years, what should I do about my natal family?" My aunt knows what to do and not to do."

These words have actually clearly pointed out Xu Taifei's possible thoughts. The fourth young lady was silent for a moment, and then said, "Adopt King An, this is your idea for aunt, right? This trick is really good!"

If King An hadn't distracted Concubine Xu's attention and allowed Concubine Xu to focus more on managing her own life, Qin Niangzi didn't know whether today's test could be passed so easily.She smiled slightly, and urged the Fourth Young Madam to quicken her pace, "Sixth Sister must have been waiting for us for a while—we can't make you wait too long."

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Second Lady and Sixth Lady had indeed been waiting for Seventh Lady and her party in Jingren Palace for a while.

One of these two young ladies is the queen's sister-in-law, who has been trusted by the nobles for many years. Many of the queen's actions in the palace have her shadow behind her.One is the favorite concubine of the harem who just gave birth to a prince, and has won the favor of the queen. In the harem, there is a faint tendency to compete with Concubine Niu Shu for the second person. Although the Xu family is powerful, after all, the concubine has withdrawn from the center of power. Niangzi and Liu Niangzi, the fourth young lady did not dare to neglect at all. Although Liu Niangzi smiled and said sweetly, she still respectfully performed the worship ceremony, and then got up to apologize, "I disturbed the reunion of my mother and sisters."

Sixth Lady's eyes turned, and she smiled sweetly, "Sister-in-law Xu, please don't say that. In fact, the two families are relatives, and it's because sister-in-law seldom goes to the palace, so she doesn't have many opportunities to meet."

Living in the air, nourishing the body, Liu Niangzi has lived above the people in the past few years, especially since she became pregnant last year, even inside and outside the palace, with thousands of pets tied to her body, gradually she has an indescribable grace Nobility, especially after giving birth, the bearing becomes more and more generous, and the delicate and childlike attitude of the past has gradually disappeared.Between this smile, there was a feeling of being the crown of beauty.

Looking at the second lady again, although she is also smiling to show people, the majesty between her brows is exposed, although it is not intimidating, but when she sees her eyes, the fourth young lady feels as if she has been seen through, and even the back of her head is red. There was a chill.

She looked at Seventh Lady again.

Seventh Lady is the most mediocre of these sisters. In terms of beauty, she is naturally inferior to Sixth Lady. In terms of majesty, she is also far away from Second Lady. Her delicate face always seems to have a absent-minded smile. It was because of contemplation that he didn't smile until he received the wink from the Fourth Young Madam, "Sister-in-law Fourth, please sit down too. The Sixth Sister is right, we are all relatives, so don't be too polite."

Although the fourth young lady is rough, there are subtleties in the roughness. She immediately noticed that although the three sisters have their own merits, the attitude of Seventh Lady's speech faintly reveals orders: It seems that although she is the youngest of the three sisters, Master the atmosphere of the scene.

It's really a dragon and a phoenix in a person... but a concubine, now the wife of the Xu family's eldest son, I don't know how many elders are in charge of her head, but she is popular wherever she goes.Whether it's the first sister or the concubine, give her face like this...

The Xu family has such an eldest son wife, even if the sixth younger brother is a dou who can't support the wall, I am afraid that the ownership of the eldest son will not change much.

Suddenly, the fourth young lady felt a desire to leave, and the idea of ​​encouraging the fourth young master to seek publicity flashed through her mind, and then disappeared because of the inconvenience of the occasion.

"I heard that this winter, the emperor intends to arrange for the concubines to return to Ning to visit their relatives one after another." The Fourth Young Madam smiled and congratulated Concubine Ning, "If this is true, it will be a great honor that has not been seen in decades. Our Xu family also wants to be part of Concubine Ning Finished."

Liu Niangzi hurriedly laughed, "Where is this? In fact, although the emperor has this idea, he is afraid that we will go back to the province. It is inevitable that the natal family will be uneasy and arrange ceremonies everywhere. This is not a small expense. Besides, the Niu family will pay for it." There are two concubines, if they are accepted one after another, I'm afraid it will cost their family's money? So I'm still hesitating."

The second lady also said, "If the Sun family wants to pick up the relatives, I'm afraid that the income of two or three years will be posted in, and the income of the next two or three years will be included. The lady said that we don't want to catch up with this false excitement, and put money into the pond. You can still hear it when you throw it, so I don’t think it will be possible in all likelihood.”

Everyone said a few words about visiting relatives, and the seventh lady talked to the second lady and the sixth lady, "Speaking of which, at home, the fourth sister-in-law and I are the closest. When the fifth sister-in-law was still there, the eldest sister-in-law was a wooden person. The four don't touch each other. That is, the fourth sister-in-law is just like me, and she is also overwhelmed by the fifth sister-in-law!"

The Fourth Young Madam hurriedly said, "Hey, it's not that Mrs. Zhang has perverted her own way, and she has wicked ideas one after another! My sixth sibling and I also feel sorry for each other!"

The topic naturally turned to the matter of the fifth young lady.Since it was the first time for Liu Niangzi to see the Xu family after the accident, she asked many questions more carefully. With her current status, even if Madam Fourth Young Master had any thoughts, she would not show them on her face. Seventh Lady added a few words that it was inconvenient for Seventh Lady to say, and the two sisters-in-law quickly told Sixth Lady about the ins and outs of Fifth Young Madam's exposure.

"Speaking of it, it's retribution. Who would have thought that when Mr. Zhong was talking, there was a careful child like Yu An standing outside! She was also thinking about her sister-in-law in her heart. After the incident, she thought about it for a long time, and wanted to know who was suspected. If not, we won’t be able to find Xiao Songhua in a short while!” Mrs. Si Shao helped Qin Niangzi explain a few words, and then smiled, “Of course, if the sixth younger brother and sister hadn’t learned a little bit about it, and their methods are so superb, can Xiao Songhua recruit her? , is another matter."

(End of this chapter)