Sending her son away, a wave of tiredness hit, she didn't rest all morning, and she told her son a story for half a day after lunch, which was indeed a little tired for Gao Qiuniang, who was pregnant.

Suddenly, the little life in the stomach moved, and it felt like the right side of the abdomen was being propped up and bulging.

Gao Qiuniang suddenly lost her tiredness, subconsciously touched it with her hand, and tried to grasp the bulging place, but it quickly retracted, and she felt that the left side was forcefully pushed again.

She guessed that it was probably the child's little feet or hands, so she pushed left and right, and moved more than a dozen times in a row before stopping.

Gao Qiuniang thought about the idea of trying to catch the child in her belly, and she felt ridiculous.

This little life is almost eight months old, and when it's okay, Gao Qiuniang is thinking, is it a man or a woman?

already has the eldest grandson Wuji, a sister-in-law, Gao Qiuniang thinks that boys and girls are good.

She had thought about what the child looked like, what his name was, and thought a lot, but she never thought that the child in her womb would affect the future fate of the entire eldest grandson family in the future.

The husband will be back the day after tomorrow, thinking that tomorrow must be a busy day, Gao Qiuniang wants to think about some in her mind in advance, so that when she discusses with the eldest grandson Wuxian, who is in charge of the affairs of the house, she will also have a rule in her heart.

She asked Yuhan to help herself to the bed and lie down, she could sleep for a while if she could, and when she couldn't sleep, she thought about things, but she didn't expect to fall asleep as soon as she lay down.

When he woke up, it was already Shen Shi, and when the eldest Sun Wuji got out of the school and had dinner together, Gao Qiuniang accompanied him to practice calligraphy for half an hour, and then asked the nurse Huang Yu to lead the eldest Sun Wuji to sleep in the East Chamber.

Just after the unitary hour, the Dalang lady Zhen, the Erlang lady Ku, and the Sanlang lady Helan all came over to greet Gao Qiuniang.

According to the rules of etiquette, sons and daughters-in-law should greet their parents in the morning and evening every day, and the family of the family attaches the most importance to the morning and dusk provinces.

Because the eldest grandson Sheng has been away from home for a long time, and the three stepsons are older than Gao Qiuniang, it is really inconvenient to say hello in the morning and evening.

Changsun Sheng set a rule according to his own situation: when he was at home, his son and daughter-in-law would go to the upper room to say hello; When he is not at home, the daughter-in-law can go to the upper room to say hello, and the son can not go to the upper room to greet Gao Qiuniang, and go to the front hall to discuss something, or let the house slave pass through.

The affairs of the family in the outer courtyard of the eldest grandson's general mansion are in charge of the third son, the eldest grandson Wuxian.

The eldest son of the eldest son, the eldest grandson of Wunai, is a general of Yang Liang, the king of the Han Dynasty, who has served in Bingzhou for a long time, and has served as the treasury of the Han Dynasty, and the official residence is the fifth grade.

The second son, Sun Wuyi, served as a deputy general in the Hussar Mansion and was also an official of the imperial court from Liupin.

After the death of the eldest grandson Shengyuan and his wife Qi Gan, the inner courtyard was first taken over by the Zhen family, the eldest lady, and when Gao Qiuniang first married into the Changsun General's Mansion, she did not take it over from the Zhen family because she was still young.

Because the eldest grandson is a concubine and has been serving outside for a long time, the housekeeper of the Zhen family, the eldest lady, has no confidence.

The eldest grandson of the third son, Wuxian, does not seek to be motivated, although he is a son-in-law, he is in his twenties but has no achievements, drinks and has fun all day long, and his voice is lustful, which makes the house restless.

The Zhen family didn't dare to take care of the affairs of the third room, and the Helan family, the son of Sanlang, often had nothing to do, and the affairs of the inner courtyard were in a mess.

When Gao Qiuniang was sixteen years old, Changsun Sheng decided to let her take over the inner courtyard from the Zhen family.

After taking charge of Zhongfang, the chaos in the third room had to be managed, and the relationship between Gao Qiuniang and the eldest grandson Wuxian and his wife was not harmonious.

Among the three daughters-in-law, the eldest lady Zhen is virtuous and virtuous, generous, generous and decent, and Gao Qiuniang always discusses with her about anything.

Erlang Lady Kushi is straight-minded, enthusiastic, reasonable, and there are not too many twists and turns in her heart, which is very easy to get along with.

Saburo Lady Helan is a person who does not want to suffer, and wants to be superior to others in everything, but things often fail to meet people's wishes. The eldest grandson Wuxian's two cousins are both successful at a young age, while the eldest grandson Wuxian only knows how to drink and have fun all day long and has nothing to do. Helan couldn't control it, so he was always indignant in his heart.

When the three daughters-in-law came to greet them, Gao Qiuniang told them about Changsun Sheng's return to Beijing, and they had already heard about it, so the three of them were not surprised by this.

Greeting each other in the morning and in the evening, in fact, the stepmother and daughter-in-law don't have much to say when they are together.

After saying those courtesy words, Gao Qiuniang sent the Ku clan and the Helan clan back first, leaving only the Dalang lady's Zhen family to discuss the arrangements for the next two days, and by the way, asked Dalang's eldest grandson Wunai some recent news.

Zhen said that Lang Jun commanded the guards of the Han Palace, and he couldn't relax during the Chinese New Year, so he couldn't go home for a reunion.

Gao Qiuniang saw that her expression was a little gloomy, so she said some words of relief, and saw if the time was too early for Zhen's return.

The next day was the twelfth day of the lunar month, and at three o'clock in the morning, Gao Qiuniang came to the front hall on time with the help of Shuxiang and Yuhan. The servants who were in charge of the affairs of the inner court were already waiting there, and when the lady was seated on the couch, they bowed to her with their hands crossed and bowed their knees.

After the servants finished greeting, Gao Qiuniang said that Lord Lang was going back to the house, and arranged the kitchen, purchasing, and warehouse preparations one by one.

In the morning, the outer court sent a servant to report: "Lord Lang sent the entourage of the front station to report to the house, he and his entourage of fifty people stayed in Tangzhou last night, today the fast horse will spend the night in Yongzhou, tomorrow morning at midnight, you can return to the house before noon." ”

Gao Qiuniang asked, "What is San Langjun busy with?" Go and ask him to come, and I will consult with him. ”

The servant went away as promised.

After a while, the eldest grandson Wuxian came to the front hall of the inner courtyard and asked, "What does my mother command?" ”

Gao Qiuniang said: "San Lang, sit down." ”

The eldest grandson Wuxian replied: "Thank you mother for the seat." Then he sat down respectfully on the couch on the right.

Gao Qiuniang asked, "Just now, the maid came to report that your father's accurate itinerary has been decided." Saburo must have made all the preparations in place. ”

The eldest grandson Wuxian said: "San Lang is ashamed, I dare not say that everything has been arranged, yesterday I have sent someone to report to my uncle, uncle and uncle that I know the news of my father's return to Beijing, and the second brother, eldest sister, and second sister have also informed them one by one. The three elders will come over tomorrow, and my aunt will also come with my uncle to visit my mother. The eldest sister, the second sister, and the two sisters-in-law will come to the house tomorrow morning. ”

Gao Qiuniang smiled: "San Lang has worked hard, who have you agreed to go out of the city to greet you tomorrow morning?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuxian then replied: "Tomorrow morning, I, my second brother and my two sisters-in-law will take twenty cangtou and ride out of the city to meet them outside the Tonghua Gate. The fourth brother was young and was afraid that he would not be able to stand the cold outside, so he and his mother waited for his father in the upper room. After returning home, he first let his father bathe and change clothes, and the entourage rested in the outer hall. After lunch, wait for my father to rest for a while, and then talk to a few elders. The dinner is arranged in the hall of the outer courtyard, and the banquet is held at the time of the unitary. If there is something missing, please ask your mother for advice. ”

Gao Qiuniang smiled: "Did San Lang forget something?" Your uncle and third uncle are fine, they all live in Yongxingli like us, your uncle lives in Chongrenli, and the two sisters live in Xinghuali and Yongning respectively, I am afraid that it will be inconvenient to go home, and they need to arrange accommodation for them. ”

The capital of the Sui Dynasty was built in the southeast of the original Chang'an in the second year of the Sui Kaihuang Emperor, the new city is 20 miles long and wide, it is composed of three parts of the outer Guo City, the palace city and the imperial city, the imperial city and the palace city are completed in the third year of the emperor's reign, Emperor Wen of Sui moved the capital to the new city from the old Chang'an City, and was named Daxing City at that time.

The new city is in the north, the outside of the palace city is the imperial city, and outside the imperial city is the outer Guo city, and the outer Guo city is built with one hundred and nine squares, and each square has two or four square gates.

At that time, there was a strict "night curfew" system in the capital. Every night at the first watch, soldiers rode horses and shouted along the streets, warning the people to start the night ban.

After the night curfew, it is forbidden for people to move outside the street without reason.

The night ban is from the outside in, first closing the city gate, and then closing the fang gate. After the gate is closed, residents can move freely in the house.

Every morning at five watches and three times (Mao time), soldiers rode horses and shouted along the street, and when the night ban ended, the gate of the fang was opened first, and then the city gate was opened.

Hearing Gao Qiuniang mention the matter of the night ban, the eldest grandson Wuxian's face was embarrassed, and the two hands that had been put on his knees were raised to his abdomen and twisted together and said: "Mother didn't remind me, I almost forgot about it, San Lang confessed to my mother." ”

Gao Qiuniang hurriedly said: "San Lang is serious, things are complicated, it is inevitable that there will be a hundred secrets, and it is normal for people to have inconsiderate places." I think so, let your uncle and aunt live in Hanmo Zhai, the eldest mother and they live in Xiushui Pavilion, and the second mother and they live in Yayin Academy. I'll arrange for the servants to clean up later. What do you think? ”

The eldest grandson Wuxian said, "Let my mother work again, San Lang is really ashamed." So he sat up straight and bowed his head with his hands crossed as a sign of appropriation.

Gao Qiuniang nodded and returned the salute: "San Lang is polite, if there is no objection, let's arrange it like this." You can go and get busy, and if there are other things, let's discuss them later. ”

The eldest grandson Wuxian stood up from the couch and said, "San Lang retires." ”