Although spring has begun, the weather in Kyoto is not visible - the silk is warm, the north wind is still howling, and the snow is falling, but Fu Tingyun's house has been burning the earth dragon since the beginning of winter last year, and it has been warm like spring because it has not been broken.

She only wore a small jacket with a big red treasure flower, her face was red, and she nestled on the clinical kang and watched the chess game.

A pot of red camellia of the Eighteen Bachelors placed on the windowsill bloomed like fire, bending the branches heavily, gorgeous and prosperous.

Feeling a little thirsty, Fu Tingyun raised his head, and Pearl Pearl, who was sitting quietly on the small track by the kang, hurriedly stood up: "Madam, what do you want?" ”

I don't know where Zhao Ling heard about it, if a pregnant woman makes a thread when she is pregnant, there will be needles and eyes in her ears after the child is born.

Fu Tingyun was suspicious, and deliberately asked Yuwei to ask her mother, but Mrs. Yu also said the same, so scared that she didn't dare to move a lineman Zhao Ling knew about it, and she was even more nervous, and finally developed all the people in the family, and was not allowed to take a needle in front of Fu Tingyun.

Because Pearl and Chloe served in front of her, the needlework for the unborn child fell on the two new women Tong and Zhou, who were newly bought a few years ago. Despite this, Pearl and Chloe were not idle, often helping with things like threading and ironing.

"Pour me a glass of water." Fu Tingyun said lazily, "Don't want tea, just warm water." ”

It's almost six months pregnant, but her body is still lazy and can't lift her spirits, so that Zhao Ling jokingly calls her "Begonia Fairy" every time she sees her, and lies lazily in bed all day long.

Pearl answered the call and quickly poured a glass of warm water and came in.

Fu Tingyun was drinking water, and Tong Shi walked in with a few small clothes.

She was a woman in her early thirties, dignified and beautiful:

According to the gold ingots who helped them buy people, this Tong was also the daughter of a good family, but her parents died early, her uncle was in charge, and married her to a broken household, and the broken household did not learn well, and borrowed money outside and could not pay, and wanted to sell Tong's to Goolan Courtyard, Tong would rather die, and after being rescued by Touhe, he asked to buy himself as a slave, and met Jin Yuan, Bao ......, another Zhou is a farmer, because the only son of the family was sick and had no money to see a doctor, she was voluntarily sold by her husband.

Zhou's appearance is very ordinary, but he has the taste of hòu, and he is very serious in doing things.

The two Fu Tingyun were very satisfied.

"This is the little clothes I made these days." Tong put the small clothes in his hand on the kang table, "Do you see if there are any changes that need to be made?" ”

Ling Tingyun picked up her clothes, with five-inch-wide shoulders and four-inch-long sleeves, she couldn't help but exclaim: "This, this is too small, right?" ”

"Not small, not small." Tong smiled, "Newborn children are only a little older. ”

Tingyun listened and looked at the clothes carefully.

It's small, like it's made for dolls, and I think it's very cute, and I can't put it down.

"Why aren't these clothes buttoned?" She asked Tong.

Tong smiled: "Wait for the child to be born before nailing the button, which means that the circle is complete." ”

There are too many things to pay attention to, Fu Tingyun is tired of coping with them, and he doesn't ask when he hears the words, but just tells Pearl to collect the things.

Kou Er picked up through the curtain: "Madam, Mrs. Wu is here!" ”

After she politely refused Mrs. Ji's invitation on September 9 last year, Mrs. Wu posted another post inviting her to her home to enjoy chrysanthemums. It's just that at that time, she had already diagnosed the happy pulse, and she just pushed it confidently. Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ji knew that she was pregnant and had come to visit her.

Fu Tingyun instructed Kou'er, "Hurry up and invite Mrs. Wu to come in." "I got off the kang and took off my shoes.

Tong squatted down sensitively to help her put on her shoes.

After putting on his shoes, Fu Tingyun reorganized his appearance, changed his clothes again, and went to the hall.

Mrs. Wu was served by pearls, and just in time to open the curtain and enter.

The two of them took a picture.

"Ouch!" Mrs. Wu grabbed Fu Tingyun's head and greeted her, "Look at your complexion, it's better." Then he stepped forward and took her hand, looked her up and down, and looked like he wanted to say something.

Fu Tingyun just didn't see her, sat down with her, and the tea on the pearl retreated, Fu Tingyun asked Mrs. Wu with a smile: "What are you doing these days?" I heard that the emperor changed the name of the year Jingde, and also carried out a grand ancestor worship ceremony. During the Lantern Festival, not only West Street, but also East Street. On Gulou Street, lantern festivals were held. It's a pity that it's inconvenient for me to go out, otherwise, I would have to go and see the excitement. ”

"I'm also working blindly these days," Mrs. Wu said with a smile, "Do you remember that last time I went to pick up Mrs. Yu, the carriages of our two families almost collided together?" I'm just accompanying Mrs. Yu these days. She said, with a somewhat proud expression on her face, "Master Yu has three rooms on his shoulders and has been married for almost two years, but Young Grandma Yu has not moved. Mrs. Yu was secretly anxious in her heart, and asked me and Mrs. Ji to accompany me to worship the Buddha and ask for children in the major Zen temples! ”

When Mrs. Wu said that Mrs. Yu sent her daughter-in-law to Kyoto to reunite with her son, Fu Tingyun vaguely guessed a few points. Otherwise, how could the old woman and the young mother-in-law follow her husband to the post of the Fan family?

"Many Zen temples in Kyoto are very effective." She smiled and entertained Mrs. Wu, "Presumably, there will be news from the young grandmother of the Yu family in a few days." ”

"I am also so relieved Mrs. Yu," Mrs. Wu said, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and then let out a slightly exaggerated exclamation, "This is the Tieguanyin that was launched last fall, and the taste is really mellow." ”

The tea was brought by Mrs. Wang, accompanied by two handkerchiefs embroidered by the two ladies of the Wang family, a gift of fifty taels of silver and a reply:

"Madame drank out." Fu Tingyun said with a smile, "It was sent by an elder who was far away in Fujian." ”

"You still have relatives in Fujian!" Mrs. Wu was surprised, suddenly lowered her voice, and said, "I heard that Lord Zhao has traveled a lot, and in those years in Shaanxi, he bought some family business. Don't know if there's such a thing? ”

Fu Tingyun saw that she was chattering, and she didn't want anyone to know that Zhao Ling had sold illicit salt, so she was a little unhappy in her heart.

She didn't hide her emotions, her expression turned cold, and said, "I only got married in August, and it's the first time I've heard of what you said." ”

Mrs. Wu could naturally feel the changes in Fu Tingyun, a trace of surprise flashed in the slave's eyes, and she hurriedly said: "Please don't misunderstand Mrs. Zhao, I don't mean anything else when I say this." It's because I have something to ask Lord Zhao for help, so I asked this question. ”

Finally got to the point.

Fu Tingyun took a sip of tea unhurriedly and said, "Although they are both third-grade officials, your Lord Wu is a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and our Lord Zhao is just a guard. I don't know if I can help. ”

The meaning of the prevarication is already obvious.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Mrs. Wu's eyes, but she quickly perked up and said with a smile: "What if our family Master Wu is a waiter of the Ministry of Rites?" Speaking of mining, this matter is really only possible for your Lord Zhao. ”

Fu Tingyun was very skeptical.

Mrs. Wu said: "Mrs. Zhao, I have a relative who has been in the silk and tea business. I heard that people who do business outside the customs have made a lot of money in recent years, and I also have this heart. It's just that the road is far away, and from Yongjing to Jiayuguan is under the jurisdiction of the Xingdu Division, and we don't know anyone, so we want to ask Lord Zhao for help and guidance. He added, "Mrs. Zhao can also join me and earn some fat gouache money every time." ”

Blatantly bribed!

Fu Tingyun looked down on this Mrs. Wu even more.

"I remember that Mrs. Wu is from Jiangnan, and since she is a relative of Mrs. Wu, she must also be from Jiangnan, right? Jiangnan has Ning, Bo, and the city of the port division in the east, and the Guangdong city of the port division in the west, I think that instead of working so hard to form a caravan out of the customs, it is better to do shipping business and make the same money. ”

I didn't expect Fu Tingyun to have such insight, Mrs. Wu's expression was slightly condensed, and she said, "Naning, Bo." The City Ship Division and the Guangdong City Ship Division are both run by eunuchs, and Ning, Bo, the City Ship Division and the Guangdong City Ship Division are already the emperor's private money bags, and it is completely impossible to meddle in them.

Of course, we also thought about going to sea privately, but we couldn't talk to those inspection divisions...... ”

Iron-hearted, let Zhao Ling help say hello.

If it weren't for Mrs. Wu's so-called fat powder money just now, she could have helped to pass on a message to Zhao Ling, but now, she didn't want to be like this Mrs. Wu no matter what.

"Mrs. didn't ask for the Bodhisattva, but asked for the blessing of the temple father." Fu Tingyun pursed his lips and smiled, "Since you know Mrs. Yu, why don't you let the Fuguo Mansion come forward to say something for you?" That's more effective than saying ten or a hundred sentences. ”

Mrs. Wu showed a strange expression and said softly: "Mrs. Zhao doesn't know, I heard that the Marquis of Yingchuan is about to be transferred back to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to serve ......, but I am afraid that if I invite Lord Yu to appear, the Fuguo Mansion may not be willing to help with this!" ”

It's still transferred back!

Fu Tingyun was in a trance.

After that, he and Mrs. Wu mined the soil to cover up, and in the future, no matter what Mrs. Wu said, she just didn't agree to help Mrs. Wu pass the word to Zhao Ling.

Mrs. Wu was annoyed and angry, endured the unhappiness in her heart, said a few words on the scene, and got up to say goodbye.

Yuwei asked Fu Tingyun with some concern: "What if she wears small shoes for the ninth master......." ”

Before he could speak, he heard a light voice and laughed: "Who are you afraid of wearing small shoes?" ”

As soon as the curtain was lifted, Zhao Ling walked in and went straight to Fu Tingyun.

Fu Tingyun's eyes immediately brightened a little, and said, "Why did you come back so early today?" When she got off the kang and was about to go to her shoes, Zhao Ling had already held her down: "Things are going well these days, and there are a lot fewer things." As he spoke, he squatted in front of Fu Tingyun as usual, gently stroking her belly, and talking softly to the child in her belly: "Are you well-behaved today?" Did you quarrel with your mother? Daddy came back early today, and your mother is very entertaining..."

This is what Zhao Ling has to do every day when he comes back.

Fu Tingyun said with some taste: "I can dress up seventeen or eighteen, and I can't dress up and dress up the child when I was in confinement - a child like you can't understand." ”

"It doesn't matter if he understands it or not." Zhao Ling kissed her belly, "I just know." "The joy is palpable.

Fu Tingyun was speechless for a long time.

(To be continued)