Shuning suddenly smiled, glanced at Na Danzhu and said, "Thank you brother and sister for your concern, it's just a minor cold, it's not a major illness, our master is too nervous, so that others think I'm suffering from some serious illness." Speaking of which, it is all the emperor's grace, our lord is blessed to travel with him, and now he is busy all day long. Although we have been married for more than a year, our husband and wife have actually been absent from the same place for more than half a year, and if you count it seriously, it is only half a year of marriage. But we're still young, so we don't have to worry about that. ”

Small, your husband and wife are idle all day long, have nothing to do and have children, you yourself force your husband to not dare to accept a concubine, don't talk cool here!

Na Danzhu sneered, and what she said was even more excessive: "No matter how we say it, the duty of our wives is to add heirs to our husbands, whether it is a year or half a year, and there are no ......heirs," after a pause, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, chuckled a few times, how to listen to it, how to fake, but she didn't say any more.

Shuning looked at her and felt that the Mongolian girl who was rude and willful in the past but was still a little frank was now really only rude and willful, and actually said such a thing. She was about to reply, but she heard a shout from the table: "Dog minion! Are you blind?! How dare you be presumptuous in front of me! She was stunned, and when she looked back, it was Yuan Ning scolding a little palace maid, who seemed to be the palace maid who accidentally poured a few drops on her sleeve when pouring wine.

Originally, it was just a trivial matter, but after the little palace maid kowtowed several heads, the steward, the eunuch and the palace maid repeatedly persuaded Yuan Ning to accompany the sin, and Dafujin and Sanfujin also persuaded a few words. The matter calmed down for the time being, but Yuan Ning shot a cold eye knife at this time, and the direction of the knife came in the direction of Na Danzhu's location.

Shuning suddenly remembered that Yuan Ning had been gossiped about in recent months, she gave birth to a daughter, but what Na Danzhu said just now was "no heir", which happened to scold her as well. Thinking of this, Shuning glanced at the women around her and thought: Want to watch a good show? Let's play together.

So she coughed softly. deliberately whispered to Na Danzhu in a voice that others could vaguely hear: "Brother and sister, today is the eighth elder brother, why do you say such things in front of so many Fujin, sister-in-law, and younger sisters?" You don't have a backache when you stand and talk, but if someone listens to you, they think you don't respect your elders. ”

"Why don't I respect the elder?" Na Danzhu glared at her, but in her heart, she was wondering what Fang Cai Wufujin's words and eyes meant? Don't blame others if you can't give birth to a son? Or is she going to stand up for her sisters. Thinking of this, she sneered slightly and glanced at Yuan Ning's side: "If you can't give birth to a son, you can't give birth to a son, so if you don't have the ability, don't just arrange others." Sitting next to her, a duchess from the Borzigit clan secretly tugged at the corners of her clothes. It's a pity that she didn't appreciate it and shook off the other party's hand.

Shuning glanced at everyone "embarrassed", put on a look of "why do you have to let me say it", and "whispered": "The others won't say it." Just when Sister Ling heard what you said, she didn't know how angry she should be, but fortunately, she wanted to keep filial piety and was not here. "Nadanjo's sister. Prince Kang's son, Fujin, has been married for six years. Don't talk about sons. Even if you don't have a daughter, is it also within the scope of "no heirs"?

She sighed again and said to Na Danzhu very "sincerely": "Brother and sister are blessed. But it's really not appropriate to say such things on such an occasion, what do you think when you ask someone to listen? I know that you are kind enough to remind me, I don't know, I think you are showing off, after all, not everyone has a good fortune like you. ”

Na Danzhu was so angry that her face was flushed, her face was crooked, and before she could say anything, she sat nearby and said: "Yo, this sister-in-law mocks her sister-in-law for having no children, it's really a deep sisterhood." There were also female relatives sneering at this table: "We can't compare to Yuanxiao's daughter-in-law, it's really blessed to hold three children for three years, and we can't compare." "Isn't it? Who doesn't know that Yuanxiao's nephew loves his daughter-in-law the most, and his daughter-in-law is obedient to everything, and there is no one in the house. "Of course no, there's no need, who can compare to Nadanzhu's belly."

The ladies began to talk in a big way, and although there was a smile on their faces, most of them had no smile in their eyes. Originally, it was her own business that Na Danzhu couldn't get along with Shuning, they just watched the show, but she should never say such things as "can't give birth to a son" and "has no ability". Most of the people present here have wives and concubines in their families, and many of them are not favored by their husbands, and less than half of them have been able to conceive in the first two years of marriage, and so far they have only given birth to daughters.

Not to mention the topic of the topic in recent months, among the wives of the prince of Wufu Jin, in addition to Da Fu Jin and Sanfu Jin, they were born earlier, and Sifu Jin and Qifu Jin were all pregnant after a year of marriage, and the crown princess was also canonized for three years before giving birth to a daughter. Among the older generation, there is also a childless and daughterless Prince Zhuang Fujin. If you count the queen mother and some of the concubines in the harem further, they can also be regarded as people who "can't give birth to sons", isn't Na Danzhu "disrespectful and respectful"?

Maybe some people won't take it seriously when they hear this, but where will the more thoughtful one easily forgive her? Nadanzhu's husband was already an idler, and now he is even less likely to be reused.

Na Danzhu also came back to her senses, but she was now the target of public criticism, and she didn't know how to remedy it, and even the lady next to her gave up helping, and secretly moved away. Shuning looked at her restlessly from the side, listened to everyone's discussions, and the corners of her eyes curled up, and she ate wine and food by herself.

In the end, it was Da Fu Jin and Zhuang Wang Fu Jin who fought a round, but there were a few nobles sitting on it, including the crown princess, who glanced at Na Danzhu several times.

Although Shuning had the upper hand in this confrontation, she was still very depressed afterwards. This ancient woman paid attention to the fact that in the first year of marriage, it is best to get pregnant in the first year, and someone will urge her to be urged after a year, if the husband has no concubine at this time, she will be gossiped about. Although she felt at her age. Giving birth a little early, but never getting pregnant, is indeed easy to be blamed.

But where is it so easy to get pregnant? Not to mention that Tongying and herself are separated for at least half of the time after marriage, even when they live together, Tongying also goes out early and returns late for business, and the couple only has a few days to breathe a sigh of relief except for the newly married months......

Therefore, this feudal society is annoying. It's normal to have no children in the first two years of marriage, so why do those who have nothing to do with it be nosy?

As for letting her husband take a concubine...... She's not the kind of good wife who will never give in!

But...... Will Tongying have an idea? Although he had said that he would not take a concubine, would he change his mind if she had never had children? Shuning was a little nervous, and wanted to ask Tongying, but she couldn't pull her face to speak, did she want her to ask, "Will you take a concubine?" Tongying might be angry. Blame her for not trusting herself.

She looked at Tongying carefully a few times, and hesitated in secret, not knowing whether she should open her mouth or not, and Tongying also felt it after a few times. When I asked her what was wrong, she hesitated to know whether to ask or not.

Seeing this, Tong Ying frowned and said, "Could it be that those women are embarrassing you again?" Why are they so gossipy? Shuning shook her head: "That's not the case...... Some people say that we have been married for more than a year. I don't have children yet. So ......"

"So you feel uncomfortable?" Tong Ying smiled. "What's this? We're still young, and it's not too late to regenerate in two years. I'm busy all day now, even if I have kids. I don't have time to watch him grow up, that's a pity. When others say that, you just have to be in your ears, don't take it to heart. ”

Shuning smiled and held his hand, thought about it and asked, "What if...... I mean, if I don't have a baby all the time, you'...... Will you marry a child? With that, he shrank his head, afraid that Tongying would blame himself.

Tong Ying frowned when she heard this: "Who made you have these messy thoughts?" I'm almost dispelled. Have you forgotten what I said? When I say that if I don't take a concubine, I don't just say it. ”

Seeing Shuning pursing her lips and bowing her head without speaking, he sighed, pulled her into the room and sat down, and said softly, "Shu'er, do you know? When my mother was still there, I was very sad about the matter of Amarna's concubine. She was not in good health, and after giving birth to my eldest brother and me, she was sick in bed for half of the year, and every time she heard that there was a new person entering the house, she cried silently alone. My eldest brother and I peeked outside the door, and it was really distressing. ”

Although Shuning had heard some things about this mother-in-law, she didn't know the specific situation, so she cheered up and listened carefully.

"At that time, my eldest brother had to study and practice martial arts with my master, and I often accompanied my mother when I was young. She always told me that if I married a wife in the future, I couldn't let her be wronged no matter what, and I couldn't like the new and hate the old and make her sad. I've always remembered it very well. At that time, Ama had a side fortune, Jin was very favored, and he was high, and he relied on Amma to favor her, so she intentionally or unintentionally provoked my mother, and also blackmailed our brother......"

"Side Fujin? Is it Guo Fujin or Gao Fujin? But I see that your attitude doesn't seem to have much hatred for them, at most you don't like to pay attention to them. ”

Tong Ying shook his head and said: "It's not them, the side Fujin surnamed Yehenara is now gone, and he was removed from the genealogy along with his son who died young." She did too much, leaving no room for the result, but was charged with dishonor, and ended up miserable. Don't mention her in front of anyone else, especially Amma, she's a taboo. ”

Shuning hurriedly nodded and listened to him continue: "When she was alive, she fought so hard in the mansion that I almost died. Originally, I always felt that Eniang was sad and sad, and it was all Amma's fault, but since then I have known that even if she is not a woman who is willing to be a concubine, once she is in that position, she will inevitably fight, and once she has the heart to fight, no matter how kind a woman is, she will change. This is especially true if you have children. My mother...... So kind and weak, for me and my eldest brother will also use means. And Guo Fujin, who was originally very kind, can also make ......"

He paused and smiled wryly: "I don't want you to be sad, I don't want others to have the opportunity to hurt you, and I don't want my future children to suffer, I have suffered from the earth, so I won't take concubines, even if we really don't have children in the future, it doesn't matter, there are many people in the clan who have no heirs, and there are a lot of people in our branch alone." So. You don't have to worry about that. ”

Shu Jingjing listened to his words quietly, took his hand and said, "Although I have heard about it for a long time, I didn't know that you had encountered so many things when you were a child. I won't be thinking much anymore, I trust you. ”

Tong Young touched her cheek, and she fell into his arms, quietly listening to his heartbeat, and the two were speechless.

After this incident. She was at ease for the time being, but in order not to hear the gossip of the ladies again, she reduced her social interaction and concentrated on housework. At this time, the wax moon was approaching, and all the prefectures were preparing for the New Year's ceremony, but it did not arouse the suspicion of others.

The New Year's gifts she is going to give out this year, except for the palace, the capital, and Fengtian, the three copies of Prince Jane's Mansion are heavy, and the others are just ordinary, and they no longer pay attention to decency and benefits as in the past. As for the share sent to my mother's family. She is from the income of the Juma River Village, but it is enough to be beautiful.

However, she has another thing to deal with besides the New Year's gift. She hadn't paid much attention to her illness before. It was Manager Luo who came to ask for advice, and she learned that there were four or five other people in the house who had the same disease, but they had no money to seek medical treatment. Manager Luo thought that his leg wind was only improved because of the help of the hostess, so he thought about interceding for those people, so he reminded Shuning.

The life and death, rise and fall of male and female servants, and marriage and children. There are old precedents to follow. But when I am sick, I never grab the medicine by myself. It is to ask for the favor of the master to invite the doctor to come and see the land. Shuning recalled the modern practice, made some adjustments, and announced that from that month. Ten taels of silver were taken out of the account every month to establish a "medical fund" for the servants in the palace to treat diseases and take medicine. At the same time, he found a doctor with good medical skills nearby, gave him some silver every year, and asked him to go to the palace once every ten years to consult the servants.

This only costs two or three hundred taels of silver a year, but it is very effective in increasing the centripetal force and loyalty of the servants in the palace.

Shuning thought about it carefully, wrote it down carefully, and was checking whether there were any omissions, and Yahuan came to report that it was the prince of Fujin.

As soon as the Guerjia clan entered the door, he said loudly: "Why don't your younger brother and sister go to my place to play recently?" I heard that I don't even get out of the door? Is it because of the gossip you heard at the table last time? ”

Shuning politely gave up her seat and asked someone to pour tea: "How come?" I forgot that I was just busy preparing for the New Year's gift. ”

Guerjia waved his hand: "Just ask the housekeeper to do these things." I think you probably still have a thorn in your heart, right? In fact, we women are like this, and when we are pregnant later, some people will make irresponsible remarks. In fact, as long as you have someone in the house, no one else will say anything. ”

Shuning Mimi's eyes didn't speak.

Guerjia took a sip of tea and said, "Don't think I'm harming you, I'm just adding someone, can she be with the second brother, it's not your words?" As long as there is such a person, there is no reason for others to say anything about you, so you can't care about the affairs in your room, right? She sighed and said, "I've figured out now that everything is fake, and the most important thing is that the son is fake." ”

Shuning smiled, maybe doing this will really make others gossip less about herself, but she won't agree, not only will she be sorry for Tongying, but she will also hurt another woman, not to mention whether the other party is trustworthy is also unknown, she will not naively think that everyone is Xiao Liu, and besides, my mother was not completely trusting Xiao Liu at the beginning.

She didn't want to continue the topic, so she asked, "How are Delong and Little Brother okay recently?" When Guerjia heard this, he smiled: "Okay, Xiao Yongqian is getting stronger and stronger, and Delong is much more well-behaved than before, and he even took the initiative to ask his fifth uncle to teach him to read and write." After talking about the recent situation of her sons, she changed her black face again: "It's a pity that the little cub of the fox spirit is getting better and better, and the prince is so spoiled that he really reported to the Zongren Mansion and let that fox be a side blessing!" ”

Shuning had already heard about it, and it was not easy to persuade her, so she just unconsciously fiddled with the paper and pen on the table. When Guerjia saw this, he asked what it was, and when he learned that it was a benefit for the servants, he sneered, "Can you use it?" There are more minions, but if there are few, just make up for it, spend so much money, who knows if you have raised a white-eyed wolf?! ”

Shu Ning knew that when she gave birth before, there were many servants who stood on Ilgenjue's side of the Luo clan, which made her very hateful, and many people had been killed and resold for a few months, and after thinking about it, she persuaded her: "Sister-in-law, don't do things too much, the reputation is not good, and the world is afraid that there will be ideas." ”

Guerjia waved his hand indifferently: "I know, I know, do you bother to say this every time?" Shuning sighed and said no more.

But the Guerjia clan took the initiative to say another thing: "Today, I went to the Yongwang Mansion to visit Sifujin and tell me one thing, do you know what your younger brother and sister are?" ”

Shu Ning blinked, didn't you hear anything when she met Yumin outside before?

I only heard that the Guerjia clan lowered his voice and said: "Several palaces have reported to the candidate of the side Fujin, and the Yongjun royal mansion reported that Li Fujin heard that she gave birth to a son. I remembered that you had a cousin who was his concubine, so I rushed to report to you. Do you have any ideas? ”

(Can't think of the name of the chapter...... ）