After the autumn, the capital is getting cooler and cooler day by day, and the people on the streets are dressed thicker and thicker day by day.
Early in the morning, the sun was rising, with a slight hint of coolness.
Li Shu, clad in a big red cloak, followed by Qin’er and other maids, went to Marquis Linhuai’s old madam’s courtyard to greet her.
“Giggle, I’m not the protected animal that brother Zhu talks about, look at how nervous you all are.”Shu lifted her skirt and crossed the sandalwood threshold, and when she saw Qin’er and the other maids panicking and carefully guarding the left and right, she couldn’t help but giggle.
“Miss, you’re carrying twin babies, so of course you should be doubly careful. What’s more, before Master Aunt left, he explained to us several times, asking us to take good care of Miss with all our heart, we are also listening to Master Aunt’s words.”
Qin’er smiled back.
“These two little naughty bags tossed me around last night, really like brother Zhu when he was a child, a foodie, in the middle of the night still have to add a midnight snack for them, otherwise they won’t relent to make trouble you ……”Li Shu said while reaching out and gently touching her stomach, her face gentle like water.
“Eunuch Zhang said that a good appetite is a good thing, and the little young master grows strong.”Qin’er said with a smile.
“Hmph, Uncle Zhang is also old and dim-eyed, he didn’t diagnose it as a double birth until yesterday. If Brother Zhu had diagnosed it before he left for Jingnan, Brother Zhu would have been able to have more fun and happiness.”As soon as Li Shu thought of her joy of being pregnant with a twin child and not being able to share it with Zhu Pingan right away, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Eunuch Zhang in her heart.
“That’s right, yesterday, Eunuch Zhang even stroked his moustache and boasted that apart from him, no one else could diagnose a double pregnancy at this time.”Qin’er nodded along, whispering along with the young lady about how Elder Doctor Zhang wasn’t.
While talking, she entered Old Lady Linhuai Marquis’ courtyard.
“Wannabe good day, Fifth Miss.”The maids in the old madam’s courtyard saw Li Shu and her party walk into the courtyard and greeted Li Shu in unison.
The eldest maid in the old madam’s house, Zi Cuckoo, heard the sound and came out early to open the curtain, inviting Li Shu in.
The old madam’s house was very lively, the old madam was sitting in the middle of the house, holding the bear child Ruiguo’er in her arms, the eldest aunt was sitting on the side, holding the little loli Niu Niu, the third miss, the fourth miss, the sixth miss and so on clustered around the old madam and the eldest aunt, dressed in various colours of clothes and dresses, such as pink, yellow, eggplant, etc, a ball of beautiful purples and reds.
“Giggle, fifth sister is really a rare visitor, my sister thought that fifth sister would not come to greet the old ancestor today either.”
The fifth young lady was the most displeased with Li Shu, at this moment, seeing Li Shu come over to greet the old ancestor, she couldn’t help but smile and taunt, sarcastically saying that Li Shu was ungrateful, and hadn’t come over to greet the old ancestor for a long time.
“Sister has long wanted to come and greet the old ancestor, but it’s all because of Imperial Doctor Zhang, who insisted on making me stay in bed and recuperate. This is not the case, yesterday, Eunuch Zhang diagnosed my pulse and said that my body is already sturdy and I can walk around a little bit, so Sister came to greet the Old Ancestor today.”Li Shu spat in her heart and smiled back on her face.
“Giggle, elder sister has long wanted to come to greet the old ancestor, today is the grand finale ……”
Sixth young lady’s slender hand pinched the embroidered handkerchief, covered her mouth and giggled, said to Li Shu unforgivingly.
“It’s these two little troublemakers, when I was preparing to go out this morning, it made me dry-heave twice, and I had to change my clothes before going out.”Li Shu touched her stomach that was not yet pregnant, and pouted brightly.
Two little troublemaker bags ……
Isn’t it just a bad double pregnancy, what are you complacent about!
Sixth Miss couldn’t help but bite her teeth, the handkerchief in her hand was almost crushed, a face of envy and jealousy. Hmph, the heavens are really blind, stinking old five is acerbic and snake hearted, how is she blessed to carry a double pregnancy.
“Quickly, bring a chair for Shu’er. Other than Old Ancestor, Shu’er is the most valuable here.”
Great Auntie smiled gently and commanded the maid to move the chair.
“Long live the old ancestor.”Li Shu first went forward to give the old madam a greeting before smiling and thanking the great aunt.
Not long after Li Shu sat down and followed everyone to chat for not more than a few sentences, the sixth young miss couldn’t stand the anger of the party, like a small strong that couldn’t be beaten, came to find the scene again, said in a tone of pity for Li Shu, “Aiya, fifth sister is really a pity ……”
“Fifth sister what pity?”Third Miss asked with a curious look.
“Third sister doesn’t know, I also heard from Lady Wei Guo Gong that the palace has sent word that the ladies are going to hold a Fang Fei Banquet in the palace, inviting the enjoined wives above the fifth rank in the capital to enter the palace to participate in the banquet.”Sixth Miss said with a face of pity, “Fifth sister was originally a fifth grade Yi Ren enjoined wife, can be invited to the palace to participate in the Fang Fei Banquet, but unfortunately, the fifth brother-in-law was relegated to the governor, fifth sister also from the fifth grade Yi Ren enjoined, down to the seventh grade Anren, can not participate in the imperial banquet, you say fifth sister pity not ……”
Sixth Miss said pity, but the expression of pity on her face, how to look how to look like happy, the arc of her mouth can’t even be pulled.
“Is it? Oh, giggle giggle, also, the sixth sister’s future mother-in-law, there is a cousin in the palace, the news is the most informed, Mrs Wei Guo Gong said, then certainly can not be wrong. How many years have passed since the Empress Mother invited the ennobled lady to the palace for a banquet? This year, the Empress is finally going to invite the fifth grade or higher enjoined wife to the palace to participate in the Fangfei Banquet, this opportunity is too rare. In that case, fifth sister is indeed quite unfortunate.”
Third Miss giggled, first teasing Sixth Miss, then nodded and said to Li Shu.
“Hate it, what future mother-in-law, what is Third Sister saying.”Sixth Miss pouted on her mouth, but her red little face was glowing, as if it was honey, pouting words were dainty and sweet.
“Giggle, sixth sister shy it.”Third Miss giggled, “I heard that Xu Xiao Gongshi in the Ministry of household appraisal got a good, very much valued by the head of the Ministry of household, wait until Xu Xiao Gongshi high, husband and wife glory, six younger sister sooner or later can also get the fifth grade Yi Ren enjoined wife, by then will be able to go to the palace to participate in the banquet of the Queen’s ladies.”
“Hate, the more third sister talks, the less she is talking, I’m talking about business. People are pitying for fifth sister.”
The sixth young miss said nasty on her lips, but in her heart, she liked it so much that she was bubbling with smugness.
Darn it.
Listening to the Sixth Misses and their conspiratorial talk about Brother Zhu being relegated and their own enjoined wife being demoted, it would be a lie for Li Shu to say she wasn’t angry, but she still had to keep a smile on her face, “I’m carrying a big tummy, it’s good that I don’t go to the palace, lest these two little trouble makers are dishonest, and then cause me to dry-heave and bump into the nobles.”
“Where’s the big belly, fifth sister has only just been three months, not yet showing her pregnancy.”Sixth Miss blinked her eyes, innocent and cute.
Li Shu kept a smile on her face, but in her heart, she was about to send this “cute” sister to the court.
