The people of the old palace of Fengtian were already waiting for them at the gate of the city, and the head of the palace had already asked someone to clean up the courtyard where Tongying originally lived. Tong Ying and Shu Ning settled down in the mansion, and the rest of the mansion came to visit.

Prince Jian's concubines left in Fengtian only had three concubines, the Fujin Li family, the Songjia family and the Guarjia family, and one concubine surnamed Wusun was already older. Among several Shu Fujin, in addition to the Guerjia clan, they can be called young, beautiful, and a little arrogant, Li Fujin and Song Jia's are both cautious and cautious people, and they don't talk much, and the former is still an old acquaintance with Shuning.

The little elder brothers were the eight-year-old Lao Shi Wuge, the six-year-old Lao Shi Zhongbao, and the newborn and unknown baby, both of whom were born to the Guarjia clan. Ge Ge Li is the oldest, Ge Ge Yuying, who is twelve or thirteen years old, but she has been frail and sickly since she was a child, and she looks like a ten-year-old girl; Another Songjia clan's three-grid Yurong is also a shy little girl, only six years old.

Except for the older Yuying and Wu Ge, who still have an impression of Tongying, the others have either forgotten or never seen him, so they are a little restrained. Shu Ning was a little distressed when she saw it, and she was very kind to them, but she couldn't change anything once and a half. Tongying is not in a hurry, after all, there is time.

He had already obtained permission from Prince Jian in advance to inquire about the affairs of the old prince's mansion, and now his younger brothers and sisters are not enough in winter, Yuying is not in good health, and he can't get enough charcoal, so he started the fire at that time. The current governor is a native of Jifujin. It was appointed by Prince Jane himself, and he was not easy to remove directly, but he also deprived the other party of financial power, handed over to a reliable old man, and fined the chief manager a sum of silver. He wrote all these things in a letter as soon as possible and handed them over to the people who returned to Beijing to report his safety.

Shuning also personally inquired about the food and clothing of her younger siblings and Shu Fujin to ensure that everyone could get enough food and clothing. Even Yuying's attending doctor was changed, and he found another well-known local doctor in the city.

The chief steward who ate the hanging, at first pushed three pushes on the grounds that the silver was not enough, and Tongying took out some of the silver taels that his brother had given before, and handed them to the second steward to take care of, and the chief steward felt regretful. Since Prince Jian entered Beijing, the use of the old prince's mansion has been greatly reduced, and they have less oil and water, and they originally thought that they would never let this second master steal the power of the house, but they did not expect to offend the God of Wealth.

This action down. The lives of several Shu Fujin and Xiao Gege have improved, and the servants are also polite to them, plus they have been together for a long time, and they are now Tongying Shuning, who are kind and easy to get along with. became increasingly dependent on his brother and sister-in-law.

Shuning hasn't had such a quiet wax moon for several years, the New Year's gift has already gone out, and someone in the palace is in charge of it, she just needs to settle herself and Tongying and the people they brought. On Chinese New Year's Eve, she discussed it with Tongying. Two tables of wine were set. Invite all the Shu Fujin, little brother and Xiao Gege. Nesting on the kang, eating and chatting, while keeping watch for the New Year, listening to the sound of fireworks outside. But it's rarely lively.

Shufu Jin Guerjia said that he wanted to take care of his youngest son, and he left with Zhongbao early, ignoring the child's eager expression. Wu Ge and Yurong hesitated, but they still played with fireworks under the leadership of their second brother Tongyingdi for a while, and shouted happily, but they were all said by their mothers. Yurong returned to the house embarrassed, but Wu Ge didn't care so much, and went to play more "fun" fireworks with his brother.

Shu Ning saw Yu Ying looking at the outside of the house with an envious expression, and felt pity, so she coerced her with more vegetables, and pulled her to gossip to make her feel better.

Although the children fell asleep before midnight that night, they all felt happier when they woke up the next day......

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shuning and Tongying were going out shopping. couldn't bear a few small grinds, and finally agreed to let Wuge, Zhongbao and Yurong go out with them. Shuning carefully sent an entourage to each of them, and in addition to the retinue carrying a small bag of broken silver, each child had a hundred dollars on him, in case he wanted to buy something he liked. When the children heard that they could buy their favorite gadgets, they cheered, and they almost couldn't wait for the brothers and sisters-in-law to leave, so they had to take the first step.

Tongying and Shuning walked down the street in thick clothes, enjoying the long-lost pleasure of shopping, watching the younger siblings watching the excitement in the nearby shops and stalls, and the mood was very happy. Unlike the capital, the women of aristocratic families often go out for walks, so they are not conspicuous.

Shu Ning carefully looked at Fengtian City, which had been absent for more than ten years, which was both familiar to her and a little strange. There are many more houses in the city, new streets, some shops that used to be frequented have changed owners and livelihoods, and some street corners have become private houses. Along the way, she now houses the poor and homeless, and there are more empty houses for the poor, and there are free porridge shacks in every block, because she also gave each person two pieces of fat meat for the Chinese New Year. It is said that it was the governor of Shengjing and the Yin of Fengtianfu who restored the old practice of helping the poor in towns and other places in autumn and winter, so that fewer people died of starvation and freezing over the years than in previous years.

However, the buses and horse-drawn buses and the bus and horse stations outside the city have not been restored, but more errand officers have been added to the congested streets to maintain order, somewhat like traffic police. But when Shuning saw someone driving her own carriage along a fixed route to solicit customers, she couldn't help but wonder: Is this an illegal passenger minibus operated by a private person or a taxi that can take multiple guests?

Walking on the streets of Mukden again, she involuntarily recalled the familiar Mukden in the past, and pulled Tongying to introduce them one by one. The ravioli sold at the small noodle stall was delicious, and she had been there with her friends before; The owner of the stationery store on that corner was very kind, and when she bought pen and paper when she was a child, he also gave her a noodle person; The proprietress of the Shandong restaurant in an alley somewhere once helped cook duck blood in the Zhou family, and the duck blood vermicelli is a must...... Tong Ying kept smiling and listening to her say that he often interjected halfway through, saying that the potato cakes in the Shandong restaurant used to be his favorite, but the leek box in the restaurant opposite was also rare and delicious; The wonton Liu on the small noodle stall married a Huizi wife. Well done twist; The things in the stationery store are not the best, and he knows that a small southern paper shop sells good scholars from Jiangnan......

Little by little, they recalled the past they didn't know each other, and when they talked about it, they didn't realize that their brothers and sisters had gathered around and listened for a long time, and they were itching to try the snacks mentioned by the brothers and sisters-in-law. By the time they saw that several of their children had already bought something to eat, they couldn't help but be glad that these were all reliable restaurants. Things are fairly clean.

It turned out that no one had stomach problems, only Tadaho was starved twice by his mother because he was too hungry to eat, and he was not allowed to touch the food outside.

Yu Ying was very envious of her younger siblings being able to go out to play, but she also knew that it was impossible to get permission with her physical condition. Shuning specially bought her noodles and toys, and when she saw that she was still a little depressed, she ignored the reminders of her grandmothers. He promised to let her go out when the weather warmed up and she wasn't sick. Yuying was so happy that she hurriedly promised to eat well. Obediently take medicine to raise yourself strong.

In the New Year, Tongying and Shuning are quite leisurely, although there are also a few mansions to visit the New Year, and many people come to visit. But compared to the busy socialization in Beijing. It's really nothing. Tongying also met several small ones. I also went to meet with a few elders of the clan. Shuning felt a little relieved when she walked with him, because most of these people were straightforward. The ladies of the family do not have the twists and turns of the ladies in Beijing, and they don't need to spend too much energy to guess their intentions. ^Xiao^Said^Net, although they heard about Tongying, they were more willing to believe in their friends who grew up together since childhood than the rumors, which also made Shuning feel more good about them.

If there is any surprise, it is probably that when I met Tongying, I met Amena, my childhood playmate, when I was young, and she happened to be married to this friend of Tongying. Shu Ning talked to her about the incident after the separation, and she was very sorry when she talked about the misfortune of Miss Su, but when she was in Beijing before, she heard that Zhou Yinlan gave birth to a son, and she was also happy for her. Amenna also mentioned that Riqi and Wang Meixian were both married in Mukden, the former's husband happened to be one of the military attaches in charge of Huitun military training, and Shuning contacted this friend, and also made a future collaborator for Tongying.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, there was a lamp market in the city, and Tongying, in the name of Prince Jane's Mansion, chartered two large elegant rooms on the second floor of the teahouse near the lamp market, and asked her younger siblings and mothers to go to see the lanterns together, and invited a few new and old friends by the way.

This lantern market does not refer to flower lanterns, but ice lanterns. It is said that since that year, after taking over the ice lantern in that year, Fengtian gradually formed the custom of making ice lanterns during the Lantern Festival, not only the dignitaries and ordinary people, but also the poor families who received the help could get a lamp to suit the occasion. In Prince Jian's mansion, Tong Ying Shuning also placed a few lamps in the small courtyard where he lived. This practice can not only save expenses, but also enjoy the common pleasure of the government and the people, which is advocated by the current chief officials in Fengtian City.

However, Shuning's mind was a little entangled: she moved the Ice Lantern Festival in Harbin to Shenyang with a butterfly fan, and she didn't know what would happen to Harbin in the future?

Without waiting for her to continue to entangle, Tongying pulled her to visit the light market. Looking at the colorful streamers around him, as well as the sound of fireworks and laughter, Shuning looked up at Tongying, who happened to be opposite to him, and smiled slightly, only to feel that his hands were exceptionally warm and reassuring.

After the first month, the weather is still cold, but as the people from Beijing are ready to go north, Tongying will also start to prepare for a new errand. At this time, he first thought about the future housing problem.

Since returning to Fengtian, they have been living in the original small courtyard of Tongying, but in fact, there is not much space in the old prince's mansion, and with the increase in the number of wives and concubines and children of Prince Jian, the house has been a little tight. Although many people have entered Beijing now, their houses are not free to use. Tongying has been away for many years and opened a mansion in Beijing, and half of the original courtyard has actually returned to the aging Wu Ge, if it were not for him and his wife to go north, the governor would not have moved Wu Ge, who had been living alone for more than a year, back to his biological mother's residence. After discussing with Shuning, Tongying decided to find another place to live.

In fact, not long after they returned, Tongying's mother's former servant quietly came to the door and handed him a deed, but it was the title deed of the farm he had bought. It turned out that this document had always been kept by Yuan Fujin's nurse, and the steward sent to Zhuangzi by the palace could not be found anyway, so he could only take over the affairs in the name of helping to take care of it, but because there was no land deed, he could not do anything to the people who raised pearls by the small lake. The nurse was later taken by her daughter to live at Lilac Tun's house. When he heard that Tongying was back, he asked someone to quietly return the contract to him.

After accepting the contract, Tongying ordered the governor of the palace to withdraw the steward assigned to the grange, and the original residents were still responsible for it. He didn't pay attention to the shop that was occupied before, but just asked the people who used it back and handed over another shop for him to take care of. Although the governor of the palace was unwilling. But the letter from the prince of Beijing made him have to scruple about it.

After thinking about it, Tongying decided not to move too far from the palace, but to find a convenient place to come and go, lest the manager have any tricks, and she would not have time to help her younger siblings.

Shuning sent someone to investigate carefully, and finally bought a three-entry courtyard in the back of the house across an alley, although it was a little old. You can move in after a little tidying up. It is very convenient to open a small door on the courtyard wall and communicate with the back door of the palace. As for the guards of chariots and horses. Just borrow the place of the royal mansion directly.

This courtyard is very typical of the northern quadrangle, sitting in the south and facing north, the front seat room is upside down, the servant's backyard is the back cover room, the east and west are placed, and the main room is very spacious. It's warm and bright. The west wing made a study. The east chamber is a typical full-man pocket room, with a three-sided ondol, which is a good place to do work and chat. Furthermore. The kitchen and toilet are fully equipped. The east side of the yard is planted with peach and willow trees, the west side is planted with elm trees, and the south side is planted with date trees. It is said that the original owner of this house was a feng shui person, but in the eyes of Tongying and Shuning, they just felt that these trees were comfortable to look at, and there were fruits to eat.

Not long after moving in, Shuning wanted to kill one because she felt that there were too many kangs in the east chamber, but it didn't work. The reason is that she is now pregnant, and where there is a pregnant woman, the ground should not be broken.

In fact, she became suspicious when she felt that she had not had a period for a month and a half, and she began to feel a little nauseous. After Zhou Chang's family confirmed, he invited a doctor to take a look, and finally confirmed that she had been pregnant for more than a month, and it seemed that it was a matter before and after the Lantern Festival.

The news of his wife's pregnancy made Tongying happy, and she was also more cautious, and she had to ask about her diet in person. Since he only brought one confinement lady with him when he went north, he chose two experienced and calm and kind grandmothers from the palace, and handed over all the housekeeping to Sandalwood, so that his wife would have less to worry about.

Qiu Yi took the opportunity to ask for a few errands, showing extraordinary abilities, and faintly barking at Sandalwood. When Shuning noticed it, she was secretly vigilant and turned to let her take care of the affairs with the palace, so that a certain balance was formed between the two maids. That's all she can do, because after she was two months pregnant, she was so happy that she vomited something, and she lost weight, so anxious that Tongying could only find some good pickles, so that his wife could eat a bowl and a half bowl of rice porridge every day.

However, all this changed after the second sister-in-law took the Lu family north at the end of April. The second sister-in-law took over all the affairs inside and outside the house, governed all the girls and servants obediently, and personally took charge of the spoon, and made a lot of favorite food for Shuning. As the symptoms of the joy subsided, Shuning gradually regained her appetite, and Tong Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

In the days when the second sister-in-law sat in the array, Shuning lived comfortably and didn't have to worry about anything. Sandalwood and Juxiang are both very obedient, as for Qiu Yi, although she is unwilling, she can't think about it. In the end, it was Shuning who transferred her to the palace in order not to waste her talents. Soon I heard that she stepped on several daughters-in-law and won a position of steward, and the steward in charge of a large grange in the name of the palace wanted to marry her.

Tongying started to return to Tun to train the army, and only needed to go to the Mao practice for two hours every day, and then deal with some paperwork to go home with his wife. When I was free, I practiced calligraphy and painting and carved some small things. He was afraid that his wife would be bored with the fetus, so he took her out for a walk, in addition to shopping, there were also times when he went to the horse farm, but he still remembered the instructions of the grandmothers, and he did not let his wife enter the stable, nor did he let her lead the horse.

These little taboos made Shuning feel interesting and a little helpless. It is precisely because of various taboos that even if she inquires about the recent situation of Yahuan Xiaotao, she can't go to see her or let her come to see herself, because Xiaotao is pregnant with her seventh child, and pregnant women and pregnant women are not allowed to meet.

Although the grandmothers also asked her not to laugh with people casually, when she was bored at home, she could only rely on chatting with people to save time. wanted to do some needlework but was stopped by the second sister-in-law and sandalwood; If you want to read some books, you will be taken away within two quarters of an hour, and you will be told not to hurt your mind; Playing chess is forbidden, and playing the piano is no problem, but Shuning has been playing for two days and feels bored. It's okay to practice calligraphy and drawing, but as your belly gets bigger day by day, your waist and legs are easy to get sore, and it's very inconvenient to sit and write. If it weren't for Tongying often accompanying her, she would be afraid that she would have to lose her temper.

Fortunately, Li Song's two concubines, Fujin and her younger siblings often visited, which reduced her dullness. Song Jiashi also persuaded her to go back to the palace to give birth, but Shu Ning refused. After living in this small courtyard for a long time, the more I feel that although it is not as magnificent as the mansion in Beijing, it makes people feel more intimate, sometimes the garden and the mansion are secondary, and the most important thing is that the sweetheart can always be by his side.

The Songjia clan and the Li clan are very regretful, since the Guerjia clan got the permission of the prince to take their two sons into Beijing in June, they have nothing to do except take care of their children and take care of some housekeeping, and they really hope to find something to do to save time. Besides, Prince Jane also brought a letter when he came over to reward things, asking them to take care of their second daughter-in-law.

In this case, Shuning remembered the checkers he had gotten when he was in Guangzhou. There is no need to send someone back to Beijing to get her, so she asked someone to find a carpenter to draw the drawings, play a few pairs, and play with her younger siblings and Shu Fujin. The rules of this game are simple and not too annoying, but it is a good way to beat the time, and it didn't take long for it to spread through Amena and others who came to visit.

Shuning was very happy at first with a winning streak, but it didn't take long for Tongying who could win her to appear, and then the most powerful master appeared, and it was actually Yuying!

Yuying's health gradually improved, and she was able to go out for a walk occasionally, but she was already weak, and she remained in the house most of the time, so she had a lot of time to ponder checkers. She has improved very quickly, and after a month, no one has been able to defeat her, and she is occasionally a victorious general under the other princes. This made a lot of friends for her, and her temperament gradually became cheerful.

Tongying and Shuning were both happy for her change, and while her birthday was approaching, Shuning also gave her a set of accessories as a gift. Yu Ying was very pleasantly surprised, although she was a prince, Gege, but her mother's low status was not favored, although some ornaments were all piecemeal, there was no such a complete set. On her birthday, she specially dressed up to attend the banquet held by her brother and sister-in-law, and her smile was particularly beautiful, and she had a faint girlish demeanor. Seeing this, Li Fujin was relieved for his daughter, and at the same time added sorrow and worried about her life.

The days passed like flowing water, and the summer of Mukden was short-lived, and a cold wind blew again.

Shuning's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she has been eight months old, because she has to take care of the child's sleeping position when she sleeps, and she often can't sleep steadily, and her mood gradually becomes irritable. Tongying was very worried, so she simply hugged her to sleep every night, and as a result, Shuning felt better, but the lack of sleep became Tongying. Although he can catch up on sleep during the day, Shuning can't help but feel guilty when she sees the dark circles under his eyes.

Tong Ying lowered her head and listened to the movement in her stomach and said softly: "This is also my child suffering some sins for him, what's wrong?" Don't you know that your children are creditors of their parents in their past lives? ”

Shuning smiled bitterly, stretched out her fingers to caress the dark circles under his eyes, but he held them with one hand and put them on her stomach together, feeling the faint fetal movement under his palm. She looked at her husband in front of her softly, felt the little life in her womb, and felt that there was nothing happier in the world than this.

(It seems to be very fluid...... Cough...... Second, it will be very late, and those who want to go to bed early will not have to wait...... ）