Shu Ning wore a blue cloth cotton robe, and walked into the inner courtyard of Prince Kang's mansion with the maid wearing a white linen dress and a white flower, and heard the woman's cry from a long distance. The snow in the courtyard is half-melted, unmelted, and muddy, which looks particularly embarrassing.

Prince Kang passed away two nights ago, and he was sick for a long time, but he still couldn't survive this winter. His family had obviously prepared for the funeral, and everything was complete. On the fifth day of the dynasty, the princes, clans, princes and ministers all went to Prince Kang's palace to pay respects.

After paying homage in the mourning shed, Tong Ying went to the small living room to comfort the sons of the deceased, and went to Shuning, and went to the backyard to visit the ladies in the house.

In the dimly lit room, there were about twenty women, some dressed in black or blue robes, but more than a dozen were covered in white linen. Some of the women in white were over fifty years old, but there were also young women who looked less than twenty years old. They either stood on their chairs and wiped their tears silently, or stood on the sidelines, choked up, or sat sluggishly, or wept loudly under the comfort of the maids. Several Mrs. Fujin from other princes' mansions were comforting a few women who were sitting and whispering persuasion.

The maid who led the way whispered softly, and a middle-aged woman in blue raised her head and beckoned to Shuning: "It's the daughter-in-law of the second son of King Jian's mansion, right?" Come here, I'm your aunt in Zhuangwangfu. Shuning knew that this must be Prince Zhuang Fujin was busy saluting, so she went with her to see the mourner.

Most of the ladies in this house are the wives and concubines of Prince Kang, only two of them are his daughter-in-law, the prince of the Fujin Borzigit clan, and now the guest who is greeting him outside, Shu Ning has already seen it, it is a woman who looks a little similar to Na Danzhu but has a more beautiful appearance, but with a little more fierce momentum.

Shuning followed others to persuade a few Fu Jin, looked left and right, and didn't see the shadow of Su Su, and was a little worried. Seeing that Prince Nazhuang Fujin was a kind elder, he whispered to her. Zhuang Wang Fujin quickly recruited someone to ask, only to know that Su Su is now recuperating in the room with a big belly, and can't come out to meet guests. In fact, there were several other female dependents who were also sick and were not in the house.

One of Prince Kang's side blessings. It is said that Baltu's biological mother heard their conversation, so she raised her head and said, "The fourth daughter-in-law is in the east courtyard, I want to go and see her, so you can come together." "It's just that she cried for a long time. The hands and feet were weak, and they were dizzy, and everyone hurriedly supported them. Shu Ning persuaded her again and again, and finally persuaded her to call a girl to lead the way, and confessed to everyone present. Coming to the side courtyard.

Shuning was startled when she saw Susu. She lowered her two headsets and tied them up above her head. It is braided into two pairs, the ends of the braid are not tied to the head, the rope hangs loosely, and there is a small flat silver square inserted horizontally on the top of the head, and the whole person looks very haggard. She lost a lot of weight, her chin was pointed, her bones and joints in her hands were a little protruding, and she was obviously almost five months pregnant. I can't see it at all under the loose cheongsam.

Shuning hurriedly asked what was wrong, but when she was sick, she shook her head and said, "It's just that in the first two months, I was more happy and had to take care of my father-in-law." That's going to happen. Now I'm not happy anymore, I've gained a lot of weight. She met Shuning. In a good mood, seeing that others didn't pay attention, he approached Shuning and whispered: "Don't tell anyone, I slept here alone for the past two nights, but I slept much better than before." Seeing Yahuan come in with tea, she immediately shrank back.

Shu Ning's heart was sour, knowing that she must be very tired to sleep better in this environment.

Su Su did not live in his own residence, but a courtyard that was cleaned up for filial piety, and there was no kang or bed in all the rooms. She slept on the floor, with a few planks folded on the floor, but several layers of soft straw mats were laid out and finely woven, except for the old mat on the surface. Shuning reached out and pinched the futon, although it was all coarse cloth, it was quite warm, and then saw that the floor in the room was very dry, and she was a little relieved.

Su Su blushed slightly and whispered: "Ye specially asked someone to clean it up for me, this is already very good, at least I live in a yard alone, and I don't have to squeeze with others." "Because she is pregnant, she enjoys special benefits, her mother-in-law and her concubines live in the other two courtyards, both of which are clustered, but here she has a courtyard to herself, which is indeed more comfortable than that. However, this courtyard is smaller and more simple than others, how can it really be comfortable in such a cold day? Shuning was worried about her body, so she said: "You can't do it like this, your body and bones are not good, you were so tired and panicked before, how can you eat in such a house, and the weather is like this?" And why do I only see one grandmother taking care of you? Didn't you have a few more people in the palace? Why don't I borrow my daughter-in-law again......"

Su Su hurriedly said: "No, no, I have enough people here, Mama has also experienced a lot, and I am not the first time to give birth to a child, if you have the heart to give me a few medicinal materials, I don't need anything else." She said that, but her eyes flickered between her words, and it was clear that she was not telling the truth.

Shuning was suspicious and wanted to ask what was going on, but Su Su bit her nerve and didn't say anything, so she had to take advantage of the fact that when her grandmother came to deliver the medicine, she gave Su Su's wedding girl Cai'er a look and went outside the house to ask clearly.

It turned out that the last time the baron's mansion sent a confinement sister-in-law to take care of everything, it was very comfortable, and I inadvertently squeezed the original grandmother aside. She had a smooth birth, but because she gave birth to a daughter, some people gossiped that the daughter-in-law sent by her mother's relatives was unlucky, and made her good brother into a little Gege. Su Su was gossiped and panicked, and this pregnancy was mentioned by her mother-in-law, and she didn't dare to ask her relatives to talk about it.

Shu Ning sneered in her heart, this eighty percent is the gossip of those grandmothers and mothers-in-law who were replaced because they were not capable enough and had less opportunity to earn face and beg for rewards. Poor Susu is a coward, married into such a big mansion, and her parents are both out of town, so she has to be rubbed by others. Fortunately, her husband is considerate, otherwise I don't know what would have happened. However, Su Su is such a character, and I want her to be tough, but I'm afraid it's difficult.

I was about to go back to the house to accompany Su Su, but I saw someone come in and reply to Su Su, saying that it was the wife of the third master, Zartu, who wanted to borrow a big black tweed cloak and wear it for two days. Su Xu very happily asked people to hand over the key to the person who came, and then told the woman to take some cotton clothes. Shu Ning's heart sank when she saw the woman's shape.

When she entered the house, she said something with Susu, and brought Susu's daughter over. The child is a little thin, but the little face is fat. Indescribably cute. Her nickname is Binbin, and it is said that Baltu is very fond of this daughter, and when the daughter accidentally fell ill, he was not tired of accompanying him all night to take care of it.

Shuning hugged Xiao Binbin, who was full of milky fragrance for a while, but unfortunately the child struggled hard. Su Su pursed her lips and said: "She must be hungry, she will struggle non-stop when she is hungry, but she won't cry, it's really funny." ”

Shuning hurriedly handed over the child to **, only to see Yahuan Xiu'er take a small crystal bowl. There was half a bowl of white paste in it, and I don't know what it was made of. Cai'er brought a silver spoon and fed it to Binbin.

This bowl of spoons is a little expensive, and Shu Ning remembered that the tableware in her Beizi Mansion was much stronger than when she was in her mother's house before. But it hasn't reached this point yet, almost all of them are porcelain, probably because Tongying's living habits are relatively simple. Because in Prince Jane's house. The things used are also so extravagant.

When she saw the bowl, she frowned: "Why do you use this again?" Didn't I say you just need a regular spoon? Now in mourning, let people see it, but there is something to say. ”

Xiu'er hurriedly said: "It was Master Pei Ziye who instructed Xiao Gege to use everything to be good." This is also plain, and it should be fine. Su Su said: "The previous is not as good as before." This time, I put these away when I turned around, and all the cutlery was made of coarse porcelain. After that, he turned back to Shu Ning and said, "Sister, don't be surprised, you have to be careful in everything now." ”

Shuning said: "What are you polite to me?" Just have to be so careful? They just did what your father wanted. Su Su shook his head: "I am used to good things, and I will use the worse ones." will not be used to. Now I live in the palace and can still use these. Where can I afford to use it when I move out? Our lord is not the same as yours, and he doesn't have that much ability......"

Shuning heard that something was wrong, but seeing that Su Su quickly changed the topic, it was not good to continue to ask.

When she returned home, she told Tongying about it, and Tongying sighed: "I know this, Prince Kang has passed away, once the prince takes the throne, it will be difficult for these older brothers who have become a family to continue to live in the palace, at least they will live next to the wall." Most of Baltuti's lives have to move out, but I don't know when. He smiled self-deprecatingly: "Our palace is the same, but now I have moved out in advance." ”

Shuning thought about it and asked: "Baltubeyzi is equal to your title, why does my cousin say that they don't seem to be very rich in money?" ”

Tong Ying only knows a rough idea of this: "Maybe it has something to do with their family's rules." It's a family matter, so you should not ask. ”

Shu Ning nodded, and mentioned to him that Prince Kang would be funeral in a few days, and most of the people in the palace would go, and only a few sick women and Susu would stay, so he wanted to stay with Susu for two days.

Tong Ying thought for a while and said: "It's not impossible, it just so happened that Baltu mentioned that there was no one in the mansion to take care of it that day, and I wanted to ask my wife's maiden family to send someone to take care of it, it would be good if you were willing to go, but I just had to ask the Zongren Mansion and the elders." After all, we should also attend the funeral. ”

Things went well, and a duchess offered to take care of the sick daughters in Prince Kang's mansion in the days of the funeral, and she was a cousin with one of Prince Kang's side Fujin. Shuning's application was quickly granted.

She and the duchess of the country went down together in a small courtyard, each living in a room, although there was no hot kang, but there were still beds. The two get along quite well. The other party is over 50 years old, a widow, a master who eats fasting and recites Buddha, and is highly respected among the ladies of the clan. Shuning made an appointment with her to take care of Su Su for half a day, and then take care of the other two female dependents for half a day, because she was young, and all the tiring work was left to herself.

Shuning came this time with Zhou Chang's family, Holly, and Sandalwood, and specially left the former by Susu's side to take care of it. I was relieved to confirm that she was just weaker and fine, but for now, she couldn't take it lightly.

It's not the first time she's taken care of pregnant women and patients, so she's quite handy. In the evening, seeing that it was not early, she took sandalwood and went to the residence of an old lady with a little maid ring, wanting to replace the Duchess of the country.

When she passed by a courtyard, she vaguely saw a woman standing under a big tree in front of her, looking a little familiar. It's just that the other party is dressed in black, but his complexion is extremely white, and he looks a little weird. The little girl who led the way took a few deep breaths, stopped, and asked cautiously, "Who is in front?" ”

The woman looked back and gave a blank look. Shuning was stunned for a moment. A maid suddenly appeared out of nowhere and hurriedly dragged the woman back into the courtyard. Shuning hurriedly took two steps and asked, "But is Sister Su?" ”

(No, I took the medicine, my head was groggy, forgive me, and I'll stick it back and forth tomorrow...... ）