It has been three months since the Queen Mother went to Changchun Garden at the end of February, and the greetings from the female family members have been scattered. This is the first time it has been so complete.

For Shu Shu, it has become a fixed pattern. There is nothing special, just watching a few more people.

Today, because the Queen Mother returned to the palace for the first time, not only Sanfujin and Shifujin came, but also the concubines and noble ladies who were exempted from greetings earlier.

They are all in the third trimester of pregnancy, their months are bigger, and they are all obviously pregnant.

Even with the concubines, there were already seats. But when the noble lady was here, the Queen Mother also asked people to move the stools.

Even though Wang Guiren was of low birth, he had already given birth to two princes, and there was a third one in sight. Whether he was a prince or a princess, his fertility was ranked ahead of his concubines.

Next time there is a concubine, Wang Guiren will definitely be at the front of the queue.

Now even if she doesn't have a concubine, she is still the head of the noble family.

Shu Shu and Wu Fujin stood behind Concubine Yi and couldn't help but look at the few nobles standing there.

Those with seniority, such as the mother of the third princess, were similar in age to Kangxi, but in the end they didn't even get a seat.

There is also the Nala nobleman who gave birth to two princes, but they both died, without order and support.

There are less than twenty people who are qualified to come to pay my respects, and there are still seventy or eighty people who are not qualified to come to pay my respects.

Shu Shu felt that Kangxi seemed ruthless, but he also had a sentimental side.

If you fall in love with someone, you will continue to be curious about that person, and then you will have children one after another.

Concubine Rong gave birth six times, Concubine De six times, Concubine Yi four times, Concubine Hui twice, Concubine Min three times, and Concubine Wang three times. Together, these six people accounted for half of the births in the harem.

Thinking of this, Shu Shu glanced at He Bi.

Compared with other people, the concubines seemed to have less luck. They were favored late, and Kangxi's fertility also turned from prosperity to decline.

Otherwise, judging from how favored the concubines have been in recent years, they should have been born one after another. Then the pattern of the previous dynasty will not change, but the pattern of the harem will definitely change.

Hebi was looking down at her own belly, smiling, then looked at the noble Wang opposite her, and turned around to look at Sanfujin and Shifujin under the Crown Princess.

This is because she is pregnant herself and pays special attention to other pregnant women.

Shu Shu moved her eyes away, always feeling that the concubine looked better with her pink face.

According to current theories, the child was pregnant with a daughter.

But among the Kangxi princesses, there was no such number.

Is this mourning?

She couldn't help but look at Wang Guiren again. This was the Nineteenth Prince. He was the Eighteenth Prince in this chapter in history. He was the only prince in history who was buried in the imperial mausoleum and the youngest son whom Kangxi loved.

Thinking of the little prince who died at the age of eight, Shu Shu lost interest in eating melon.

She was also pregnant in ten months, and knew that giving birth was not easy, so she was a little intolerant of the death of her child.

It's a pity that she didn't study medicine in her previous life, and she doesn't have the golden finger to save people in this life.

She didn’t know the reason for the death of the concubine’s daughter; the death of the eighteenth prince was mentioned in many novels and interpretations because it was the cause of the deposed prince. According to written records, later generations speculated that it was childhood mumps.

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Died at the age of eight...

Shu Shu's heart was heavy, not thinking about Brother Nineteen who had not landed, but thinking about Fengsheng and the others.

It seems that we still need to read more ancient books and summarize all the common diseases in children.

Children are difficult to raise.

In addition to smallpox and chickenpox, there are also deadly diseases like mumps and pneumonia.

Shu Shu decided that after returning home, she would tell Brother Jiu to restart the borrowing of books from Jingyang Palace.

The collection of books there is the most complete, and you can borrow anything about medicine.

The Queen Mother did not return to the palace for three months. In addition to caring about the health of her concubine and Wang Guiren, she also chatted a few more words with Concubine Hui.

As for Da Fu Jin behind Concubine Hui, she had already seen her in the North Garden, and now she saw that she was reserved and only smiled lovingly and did not speak with her alone.

Chen was saying hello, but before Sichu, everyone dispersed.

With two pregnant women, San Fujin and Shi Fujin, the princes and princes also slowed down.

San Fujin was no longer the first among the princes, and he felt a little sad when he saw Da Fujin.

Then he thought that he had already given birth to two sons and a daughter, but Dafu Jin had a legitimate son and daughter in front of him, so he dismissed the comparison.

It's not easy either.

Ba Fujin followed Si Fujin, still wearing a big red flag outfit, with his chin raised, but he didn't speak as much as he could.

Everyone knows what she is doing now, no one gets close to her, but there is no alienation on her face.

Here in Wufujin, she still looks good-tempered. Nowadays, there are more and more sisters-in-law here. She can be regarded as an older sister-in-law, and she looks increasingly stable.

Qi Fujin held Shu Shu's arm and said, "There is less rain this year, so the cantaloupe is especially sweet."

This is Shu Shu's regular customer. I buy things from Shu Shu all year round, including fruits in summer and Dongzi vegetables in winter.

Shu Shu said: "There is a lot of sandy land in Daxing. If your mansion also has land in Daxing, it can be turned into a melon orchard."

Qi Fujin shook his head and said: "There is no land in Daxing, otherwise I would have changed it long ago. There is a garden in Fangshan. I also asked people to plant melons and fruits this year, and the first crop of melons came out, but it is not as sweet as the melons here in Daxing."

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Shu Shu said: "In recent years, more and more people are planting watermelons in Daxing."

Her village was sold for money the year before last, and people started to follow suit last year, and even more this year.

After hearing this, Qi Fujin frowned and said, "If there are more people planting it, the price of watermelons will drop, and you will lose money."

Shu Shu shook his head and said: "It's okay, I didn't expect to make any money from this."

The sisters-in-law talked and dispersed after leaving Di'anmen.

*

In the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the imperial dynasty was dismissed. When the ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother came back, they received uninvited guests.

Brother Fourteen is here.

Brother Jiu saw this and said in surprise: "You're coming out now?"

He originally thought that the fourteenth brother would postpone the time of confinement until the end of the year or early next year.

The Fourteenth Brother didn't look proud, and said honestly: "Khan Ama told me to take me on a northern tour. I heard that the Thirteenth Brother ordered a new carriage, and I want to order one too..."

The day for the holy driver's patrol has been decided, it is May 30th, and the direction is the direction of the Eight Banners of Chahar Mongolia.

Brother Jiu said: "That carriage is better for use in the city. It can hold ice to cool down. If you go to Mongolia, it can't hold ice. It's just that it's more spacious inside than an ordinary carriage."

Brother Fourteen said: "It's good if it's spacious. When the time comes when you don't want to ride a horse, just stay in the carriage."

"This carriage is not included in the special case. You have to pay for it yourself, and ours is no exception. The construction department has to account for it..."

Brother Ninth said.

Brother Fourteen nodded and said, "Yes, I know. I asked someone to bring the money."

Brother Ninth nodded, called a letter, and asked him to take the eunuch of Brother Fourteen to the Construction Department.

We only have five or six days to spare, so there is no need to delay.

After Brother Fourteen said this, his buttocks felt heavy and he didn't want to move.

Brother Jiu saw that he was much quieter and not as chattering as before, so he knew that he was scared and had a long memory.

Thinking of how close the fourteenth elder brother was to him, his heart softened and he said: "One, two, no three, Khan Ama is not someone who just spoils children."

The fourteenth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother, nodded, and said: "I understand, and I will never act recklessly again..."

As he said that, he hesitated and said: "Thirteen... Brother, aren't you coming to the Ministry of Internal Affairs now?"

Brother Jiu asked back: "Isn't he walking in the Ministry of Household Affairs? What is he doing in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Fourteenth Brother: "..."

His feeling was not wrong. When he was in the study, even though he was the first to come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for dinner, the thirteenth elder brother did not refuse.

He could tell that the thirteenth elder brother was very close to the ninth elder brother.

He thought it was a friendship left over from the northern and eastern patrols the year before last.

In less than half a year, has there been any change that he doesn't know about?

Not only is the Thirteenth Brother alienated from me, but he is no longer close to the Ninth Brother?

Is it the fourth brother who has gathered people?

Or does it mean the prince?

The Thirteenth Brother became the prince's helper. The Prince didn't like the Ninth Brother and himself, so he even distanced himself from the Thirteenth Brother?

The fourteenth elder brother said: "Earlier, I saw that the thirteenth elder brother and you were quite close. Now that we are out of the study room, we can act freely and have a lot of time. Don't we think we are even closer?"

Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said, "It's not like we're playing house. We have to be together when we're on errands, so we have no time off. The Ministry of Revenue is a yamen that's busy all year round. What do we do together when we have nothing to do?"
To be continued...