13, Canghai Pavilion gossip
Entering the Canghai Pavilion, Mama Kong was still immersed in her thoughts, and when she walked through the courtyard, she didn't even see Concubine You, who was standing outside the pavilion on the east side to feed the fish, and Concubine You saw that she was thinking heavily, smiled slightly, and whispered to the palace maid next to her: "Mama doesn't know what to think about so fascinating, it's really rare, you go and tease her." The palace maid next to her responded with a smile, and after curtsimming, she gently walked behind her grandmother.
"Mama!" The palace maid said loudly in surprise. Mama Kong shuddered, turned around and was about to scold, but she saw Concubine You, who was standing next to the red lotus flower stand and feeding her with fish food, looking at her with a smile, thinking that she was so engrossed that she didn't find Concubine You, she couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, turned around and walked towards her.
"Isn't Mama thinking about what to eat for lunch?" Concubine You teased her.
Mama Kong couldn't help but smile when she saw her being narrow, "I'm going to be a mother, and I'm still so naughty." ”
After thinking about it, he sighed, waved his hand to let himself and the palace people around Concubine You retreat, and helped Concubine You into the pavilion and sat down: "The queen is really an unexpected person. ”
"How?" Concubine You picked up the grapes on the table to eat.
Mama Kong looked at the few grapes left on the plate, and patted her hand gently, "Don't eat any more, the grapes are so sweet, carefully the child grows too big", she took the lotus pod and peeled the lotus seeds, and stuffed it for her, "This is only allowed to eat a few, and I will go to lunch later." ”
Concubine You pursed her lips, obediently took the green lotus seed and slowly peeled it herself.
"Although the queen is the daughter of the prime minister, her style is different from that of the daughter of the general eunuch, she is not only the queen in front of the princess, but also the mother, and has a close relationship with the two princesses. She glanced at Concubine You: "The two princesses are blesser than you." ”
Concubine You didn't care and threw the lotus seed shell into the plate, "I also have what they have, they have the queen mother, I have you, what's more, who wants to compare with the two little girls, and compare with the queen, you see that she doesn't smile every day, and she protects her son very tightly, and nine times out of ten she was no one to take care of her when she was young, which is much better than her." ”
Mama Kong couldn't cry or laugh, "What are you so strong, you have lived in two houses with your mother since you were a child, and only the old man is left with such a serious discipline grandma, and if she doesn't do well, she will be knocked on the palm, and she will hang up her mouth and cry so much that she doesn't know how pitiful it is." ”
Concubine You hung coquettishly on Mama Kong, "It hurts in the mother's heart, look at how great your old woman is now, why don't you say it when I was asleep when I was a child?" ”
"Where's the tears?! I don't know how happy I am to be able to teach you a lesson, naughty girl! Also, who is your mother? My baby daughter is Qiaoqiao, and now she is a good fourth lady by your mother's side, and your mother doesn't know how gentle she is, and she never knocks on her palm! Mama Kong said proudly.
Concubine You said angrily: "So what? Not my sister yet! When I saw your old fierce mother-in-law, I didn't shrink my head and shrink my head! Besides, my mother didn't run around for three days and two ends, and she didn't leave the garden, but she didn't kiss me at all when she was a child. She thought about it and sat up straight, "Besides, I drank your milk until I was three years old, which is much longer than Qiaoqiao's drinking my mother's milk, and I haven't been kissed by you when I was young, and now you are a fierce and vicious tigress." ”
Mama Kong smiled angrily: "Hello, hello, I see that you have a big belly and are not good for lessons, so you took the opportunity to climb over the wall and lift the tiles!" Even the things when the little milk baby was revealed have been revealed, and I want to be a mother, are I ashamed? ! ”
Concubine You was tired of falling into Mama Kong's arms again, "I'm not ashamed, I will be the same if I have a child in the future." ”
Mama Kong smiled so much that the wrinkles on her face deepened, "You still have to manage it carefully." The queen is indeed good to the princess, but she only thinks about being a princess of Taiping, and she still needs to think about the long term for the princess. ”
Concubine You stopped laughing: "Does Mama want to help them?" ”
Mama Kong is upright: "I want to help, the child is innocent, not to mention, the queen is not a wicked person, we must not do evil things." ”
The two glanced at each other, and Concubine You said calmly: "Then I'll help well, just to ask, what does Mama want to teach them?" ”
Mama Kong said: "Teach them to behave in a proper manner, but not rigid, they can be an example, teach them to understand the right and wrong of women, and strive for justice as much as possible for women in the world, and then teach them the general situation of the country, and the princess should put the people and the country in her heart in every word and deed." ”
Concubine You thought for a while: "The truth is right, but they all put the country, the people, and the woman first, and there is less consideration for the princess." It is a mother's truth that the queen hopes that the princess will have a smooth life, and I also wish my children a smooth life, instead of being an enemy of the world. In this way, the rules are taught normally, but fighting for justice for women in the world and the like are still put back. Teach more skills that ordinary women need to master, such as cooking, not only teach some delicate pastries, but also let them really enter the kitchen, starting from washing vegetables and cooking vegetables. In addition, the princess's homework can not only be learned by these women's families, but also what the prince has learned, such as the "Analects" and arithmetic, and the outside world has the opportunity to take them to see, people's livelihood is not easy, women are especially, they understand the way of the world, and they also understand the way men look at the world, and naturally they also know how to fight for justice for women in the world, as well as the truth of running a family and a country. ”
Mama Kong said curiously: "You were born in a merchant family, and you have lived with me in another garden since you were a child, you can cut and make clothes, cook, and arithmetic. And why do you read books with men? They will always marry in the future, behave dignified and magnificent, it is already good to be able to run a family for the country and set an example for women in the world, why do they need to do more of these things? ”
Concubine You shook her head: "I understand the motive of Mama to teach me and teach the princess to fight for justice for women, you have seen Bi Meiren cowardly and humble all her life, and I don't want us to repeat her mistakes, this is right, but the truth is always useless, or you have to learn, do, and see with your own eyes, know the truth of men, know how women survive, know the rules of the world, and know how to live with a solid foundation and vitality, so that you can really live transparently." ”
"I am very lucky, I did not experience the struggle between my family, I have you and my mother love me, take care of me, and live in another garden, do a lot of things that young ladies can't do, live freely and confidently, but I entered the palace, I feel that I have not learned enough, I should know more about what ordinary women and wives have to do, and I should also know more about men's principles, and I should know more about how the world works", "Mama, I am now standing on the mountain, seeing many scenery, I think it would be good if I had a broader mind." ”
Mama Kong paused, patted Concubine You's hand with some comfort and some loss: "Mama is still living in the shadow of Bi Meiren, but you have lived out of your own world, and what you think is far farther and more than Mama thinks." ”
"What you said makes sense, but I need to discuss it with the queen again, in this case, the course must be very hard, and I am worried that the queen is not willing to let the princess suffer."
Concubine You smiled and shook her head: "This is not necessarily, you can go and tell her with peace of mind, it's just that we should go to dinner, I'm hungry." ”
Mama Kong couldn't help laughing: "Let's go, let's go to dinner together." ”