Aunt Lin finished cutting the fabric and drew the pattern again, and her hand gently stroked her lower abdomen.

As long as Shun lì gives birth to a child, Hou Ye favors her so much, and he will definitely not bear to treat her harshly in front of the child. Just like when she gave birth to a long time, but she said, "The prince is still young, and he still has to raise the eldest lady, where does the lady have time to take care of the fourth girl?"

The eldest lady Huirong is a girl born to Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu was originally Mrs. 's dowry maid, and she gave the child to Mrs. to raise when she was born.

She is not so ruthless, how can the flesh on her own body be handed over to her lady to raise? On the surface, her grandmother will not treat her children harshly, but who knows what she can do behind her back? Not to mention that the Wang family is still such a shrewd and capable person, how can her four girls rest assured that they will be handed over to her? Aunt Liu is also a very stupid person, even if the eldest girl is recorded in the name of the lady, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that with the word "Shu", she will never become the eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion.

What's more, having a child by his side can still pull Hou Ye to his yard.

If you're lucky enough to have a boy, that's even better. There is only one male heir in the long house now, and there are only three girls, so there are some children who are not rich.

Aunt Liu is really stupid, she only knows that she is next to Mrs., and she has not seen Hou Ye to see her a few times for so many years. Where is like her, when the year is not divided into yards to live, she often sends some paintings and embroidered handkerchiefs to Hou Ye, and Hou Ye will always come over to see the four girls.

And then it was a natural thing to rest in her room. Such a simple trick has been tried and tested time and again.

Aunt Lin sneered at Aunt Liu, while instructing the maid to serve her ginseng tea, and looked at her stomach with a smug expression.

As long as she spreads the news, once the third girl enters the palace, the nobles will arrange for the Shen family to find someone to protect her sister and marry a good family.

It's just a matter of handing over a few words, which can be exchanged for a good future for the four girls, counting on Mrs., how can you tell the year a good family matter?

The eldest girl, Hui Rong, in the name of her daughter-in-law, didn't she just marry the third son of Uncle Jingzhong's family? The youngest son can't inherit the title, and there are two elder brothers on top of her, what can she do? What's more, Hui Rong married from the Hou Mansion in the past, and she is such an embarrassing young son and daughter-in-law, thinking about it, life is probably not much better.

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After having breakfast with her mother, Hui Zhi sat in Jiamutang, in front of which there was a double-sided embroidered screen with six doors that was only produced in Hangzhou, embroidered with a picture of a peony blooming peony, the blooming Wei Ziyao was yellow and rich, the flowers were blooming and half of the double delicate buds were shy, the thin stamens between the flowers, and the veins of the green leaves under the flowers were all embroidered, just like being in the peony garden in Luoyang.

Uncle Xiuping sent it when he gave the New Year's gift, and it was replaced by the wax moon, and the room was warm against the backdrop, as if it was really spring.

Hui Zhi didn't have much to think about the stunning color of the embroidered screen.

She tried her best to sit on the ground and lean forward, the tea in her hand was almost cold, but she kept listening to the replies of the stewards on the other side of the embroidery screen and the sound of her mother arranging various matters.

The housekeeper mother of the big kitchen is asking where the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is good this year, and the housekeeper of the outer courtyard is also asking if she wants to invite the opera team to sing.

After thinking about it, the mother said that there was no need to invite the drama team, and then ordered: "The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner on the 23rd of this year will be placed in Qingshi Xiaosing, and the drama team has not produced any amazing roles this year, and no one has written beautiful new plays." Didn't the second uncle support the money in the public and raise a few servants, why don't you ask them to come out to sing and dance. Finally, the family got together lively, and they all had endless words, so they won't call the troupe to come over and make noise this year. ”

Then he thought about it and said to the steward in the outer courtyard: "But it is the practice of inviting the troupe in previous years, you first inquire if there is a good troupe in the capital? ”

Then the steward stepped back, and the mother then said to the mother of the kitchen steward: "This year's dishes should be especially according to the taste of Mrs. Tai and the second room." ”

Mother is probably hinting that the kitchen should cook more meals that the third sister likes, Hui Zhi thought silently in her heart. Since the third sister's days at home are numbered, then after listening to the stewards at her mother's place in the future, she will go to the third sister with more embroidery samples.

The third sister Hua Derong is good at everything, and her embroidery and tailoring skills are particularly likable.

The third sister once made her a jacquard satin armor embroidered with birds, not only the neckline and cuffs are very suitable, but even the dark jacquard on the satin is sewn in the middle of the seam.

With such a craft, even many embroidery tailors can't do it tightly, just like a piece of cloth that has not been cut.

After another half an hour, the mother finished dealing with the affairs in the hall, and the stewards took the right cards and went back to the places to be busy, and arranged for Linglong to go to Mrs. Tai and her father to ask if they meant to entertain the servants during the banquet.

Hui Zhi stepped out from behind the screen.

Wang asked people to bring lamb soup and refreshments, and beckoned to Hui Zhi: "After listening to it for a long time, are you tired?" I thought that after the New Year, I would slowly teach you to give you a feed, but I didn't expect your father to say that there are many and detailed things in the New Year, so let you learn to be healthy first?"

Father probably knew about the matter of Aunt Lin sent someone to Cha Lin, right? If there was a matter of Aunt Lin's collusion with other houses at home, he would definitely not sit idly by, and his own people also went out to find out the news, and his father must have known about it, and wanted his mother to teach her to preside over the matter of the middle feed in advance.

She waved her hand and said with a smile: "I'm not tired, I'm just listening, and I don't have to deal with everything like my mother, how can I be tired? I'm much better, Mrs. Jiang is very well conditioned, can I ask her to condition my mother's body when I go back?" Hui Zhi got up and stood behind Wang and gently rubbed her shoulder.

"It's hard for your heart, and you're still worried about my body. Wang took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, patted the hand on his shoulder, and said: "A few days ago, the palace has already handed out a word, at the latest in March, the draft girl will enter the palace, your brother will marry in April, there will be many things next spring, you learn these now, and you can also help your mother take care of the housework at that time, otherwise only me and your second aunt will be busy, and I and your father can rest assured when we get married." ”

Hui Zhi naturally blushed when she heard this, stopped her hand, sat down, lowered her head to drink tea, and asked after a while: "When will my brother come back?" I haven't seen the eldest lady of the Xia family yet, what kind of person is she?"

Last year, my brother made a marriage with Xia Xuan, the eldest daughter of Xia Jian's family, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and it was even closer. It's a pity that she was not very sensible at that time, and she did not follow her mother to the temple to offer incense.

Later, she learned that her mother went to the temple to offer incense to see the eldest lady of the Xia family, no wonder she asked her brother to accompany her and send her up the mountain that time.

"Your brother will be here the day after tomorrow. Miss Xia has a very good temperament, I like it very much, I am planning to ask Mrs. Xia to go to Lingyin Temple to incense after the New Year, why don't you go with me, meet in advance, and get along well in the future. ”

Hui Zhi nodded hurriedly and agreed, listened to her mother talk about the things in the house for a while, and then went back to the Yuhua Pavilion, and sent Green Sleeves to the third sister to spread the word, and after a while, she went to find the third sister to embroider.

Then he scattered his hair and listened to the news that Fang inquired about.

"Aunt Lin is responsible for raising the baby in her own house, making clothes, embroidering purses, and the mother-in-law who guards the door said that she cut a lot of fabrics for purses, most of which seem to be given to aunts, and the embroidery is very delicate. ”

Yesterday, the doctor came to check her pulse again, and Aunt Lin was really pregnant.

Now as long as you continue to stare at Aunt Lin and see what she does in the future, you can know a rough idea. It's just that Aunt Lin is pregnant now, and if there is anything in the future, it is always a little inconvenient to deal with this child. Hui Zhi told Xianfang to continue to stare at the news of Cong Qingyuan, not only Aunt Lin, but also Biyu should pay more attention. He also instructed Aman to talk to her mother Li's mother, and in recent years, she has closed up a lot of time to go around the big kitchen, staring at the girl named Nuo'er.

When she got up from a nap, Hui Zhi only combed her homely bun and went to find Suihua with two pieces of painted materials.

Suihua was embroidering a purse, and when he saw her coming, he hurriedly asked the little girl to have tea, and got up with a smile and beckoned her to sit down.