As soon as he came out of the palace, the Li family was shivering from the cold, and several children were handed over to the grandmother to settle down, and the fourth master picked up the Li family horizontally and entered the side courtyard all the way. Sifujin is pregnant, and on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Siye naturally stayed in the Li family's house.

Early the next morning, the fourth master entered the palace. Li went to the main courtyard to give Fujin Ulanala? Yuechan asked for peace, and there were also Geng Gege, Wu Gege, Mangege and Song Gege in the house. Yuechan was pregnant in September, she often had fetal movements, and her body was not very comfortable, she was half-lying on the kang and said with a smile: "Fang Fujin, I asked you to serve in the palace yesterday, and I worked hard for you." Li said: "Fu Jin said that he laughed, what is hard to talk about, there is no need for me to worry about everything, so it is not hard." ”

Geng Gege's face changed first, snorted coldly, and said, "Fujin is too polite, what's the hard work?" and won't let her serve tea, pour water, wash vegetables and cook, what the master means is to let her take care of a few little masters, and be a grandmother. ”

Back then, the Li family and Geng Gege entered the mansion together, obviously Geng Gege was favored first, but now, she let the Li family be a side blessing, she had a thorn in her heart, and she had to be opposite to the Li family everywhere.

Why don't you understand? But she knew that it was not good for people to worry about it, so she laughed it off and ignored it.

Fu Jin Xianshu stroked the slightly loose bun on her sideburns, and said with a smile: "Side Fu Jin is the master of the jade spy, of course she will not be allowed to do rough work." The master asked her to take care of the little master, also because she was proper and reassuring. After listening to Fu Jin's flattering words, Li became more and more proud, got up and bent his knees, and said, "Fu Jin has praised him." ”

Coming out of the main courtyard and walking to the garden, Li stopped Geng Gege and said coldly: "You dare not give me face in front of Fujin, and there will be times when you will be embarrassed in the future." Geng Gege was furious and said, "Face? Do you still want to be faced? Don't think no one knows about all the pickled things you did last year. Li frowned and said, "Talking nonsense, one day it will hurt yourself." ”

Seeing the two quarreling, Wu Gege was happy to watch the play, and stood beside him silently.

Song Gege was cowardly, and persuaded softly: "New Year's Day, don't quarrel, save the trouble of letting the master know..." Saying it in his mouth, he was actually afraid that the fourth master would know that the fourth master didn't like women to be jealous the most, no matter who quarreled with whom, they would always be snubbed together. If the Li family and Geng Gege really got into trouble with the fourth master, the result would be nothing more than Song Gege, Brother Wu and Mangege taking advantage.

Everyone understands the truth, but when the temper comes, no one can help it.

There was a lot of noise in this room, and dozens of eunuchs poured in together, and everyone hurriedly stopped. The fourth master slowly entered, and saw several concubines standing in the garden, so he said, "It's cold, why are you blowing the wind outside?" He looked at Li again and said, "I haven't even wrapped my cloak, and I'll have a headache when I stay for a while." Li took the opportunity to squeeze around the four courtyards and said, "Today, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I went to the Fujin house to ask for peace." ”

The fourth master shook her hand and said, "It's good to be polite, but you also have to take care of your body." ”

Li smiled coquettishly and said angrily: "Got it." Geng Gege was on fire, and when he saw the love between the fourth master and the Li family, he felt even more jealous, but he just endured it. Song Gege and Wu Gege's faces didn't change much, so they asked for peace and stood quietly and silently. The youngest, only twenty-year-old Mangege, who gave birth to Hongli, asked: "Master, I heard that you want to let Hongli enter the palace to educate?" ”

It was rare for her to see the fourth master, for fear of missing the opportunity.

Only then did the fourth master notice the concubine in the corner, and said: "Fujin is about to give birth, I am afraid that she will not be able to take care of her, so I want to give it to the master of virtue to raise for a few months." Mangege mustered up a lot of courage before he said, "Can you let Hongli follow the slave?" The slave maid is his biological mother, presumably..."The fourth master's face suddenly became cloudy, and he said: "Presumptuous! ”

Mangege couldn't care about anything at this time, knelt in the slush field, and begged: "Hongli is the meat that fell from the slave's body, and the slave and maid can't bear him, since Fujin has no time to educate, why can't he be handed over to the slave and maid... The slave begs the master..."

The fourth master has always remembered Niu Colu? Xiao Man's identity, because of the shortage of medicinal materials in the Tai Hospital, Niu Co Lu's relationship with himself allowed the little sister in the family to enter the house to serve, and he has long regretted this matter. He said sharply: "Hongli is the grandson of the emperor, you are just the daughter of a merchant, what qualifications do you have to raise him?" After a pause, he softened his tone and said, "If you really think about Hongli, don't be a stumbling block for him." With that, he walked away with his hands behind his back, leaving Xiao Man, who was kneeling in the mud and snow with tears on his face and shivering.

Li knew that the fourth master was going to his house, so he hurriedly followed.

Wu Gege has always been idle and went. Geng Gege, who was always arrogant, helped Xiao Man and said with relief: "What the master said is reasonable, Hongli was raised by the master of virtue, and in the future, he will also be regarded as raising his identity among several children." He glanced at Li's back again, and said, "You are still young, four or five years younger than me and Fang Fujin, the grace of the lord, one day it will be your turn." ”

Song Gege accompanied Xiao Man to tears, and said: "As long as Hongli lives well, what does it matter who upbrings?" Thinking of his two daughters who died before they were full-term, he became more and more sad. The girl beside her persuaded: "Gege, don't cry, cry in the wind, your eyes will hurt when you get old." Song Gege couldn't help it, and his tears kept flowing.

Xiao Man got up and looked at Song Gege's weak appearance, as if it was gone as soon as the wind blew, so he persuaded in turn: "Sister Song, I like you, and there will definitely be many children in the future." ”

The three women snuggled up to each other in the wind, and made an appointment to play cards together at night.

Niu Co Lu? Xiao Man returned to his room, cold, although he burned the earth dragon, there was not much temperature. The minions who do things in the house are all virtuous, and they see the wind and make the rudder. When she first entered the house, she also had a beautiful scene, and the house was warm from morning to night, like summer. But once it falls out of favor, even the choking black charcoal will be deducted.

She had to nest on the kang as soon as she entered the house, and two boiling water hyacinths were placed in the brocade quilt to warm her hands and feet. The girl brought the brazier to the edge of the kang and said, "When it is all burned out, there will be no smoke, Gege, you bear with it." ”

Xiao Man nodded and served tea on the kang table.

Since marrying into the Fourth Master's Mansion, Niu Colu? Xiao Man has suffered a lot, and he is no longer the clever and noble fourth lady in the boudoir, and his expression is a little more deep and patient.

The fourth master entered the house, and the Li family was busy serving him to change clothes, drink tea and eat snacks. After filling his stomach, Li gave the fourth master wide clothes and served him to rest. The fourth master's schedule is very regular, he gets up at three or four o'clock to enter the palace, and sometimes he eats a few steamed buns for breakfast, and sometimes eats at Brother's house. Under normal circumstances, I will go back to the house at noon, take a lunch break for dinner, still enter the palace in the afternoon, and come back at 90 o'clock in the evening, or later. Because it was the first day of the new year, there were few things in the palace, and he returned early, so Li estimated that he was going to sleep and then get up for dinner.

Li leaned on the side of the kang to embroider a purse, and sometimes gave the fourth master an armpit armpit quilt.

After sitting for half an hour, the fourth master woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Li sitting next to him embroidering, so he looked at it in a daze for a while before moving. When Li heard the sound, he hurriedly put aside the work in his hand and said with a smile: "Master, you are awake." ”

The fourth master sat up, glanced at the Western clock, and said, "It's time to eat." ”

The subordinate brought the clothes, and the Li family dressed them for the fourth master, knelt on the pedal to put on his shoes, and said, "It's already ready." The fourth master snorted, picked up Li's unfinished purse, saw that it was embroidered with gold thread and five-colored clouds, knew that it was made for himself, his heart softened, and said: "It's dark, you always do needlework, and you carefully damage your eyes." ”

Li Shi smiled and said, "You are asleep, I didn't dare to light the lamp." ”

After finishing the meal, the fourth master still entered the palace, obviously there was nothing wrong, but he just couldn't tolerate himself slacking off in his heart. Left and right checked the accounts of the Ministry of Household and Industry, and returned home at seven or eight o'clock. I went to see Fu Jin first, and then went straight to Li's house. When I arrived at the gate of the side courtyard, I suddenly saw Hongli standing in the courtyard with a lantern, and occasionally coughed a few times.

The fourth master asked in a loud voice, "Who is there?" ”

Hongli hurriedly turned around, hugged his fists and said, "Ama auspicious." The fourth master looked at the direction that Hongli was facing, it was Mangege's house, and he knew it in his heart, remembering that he was raised by Empress Xiaoyiren back then, and every time he passed by the gate of Yonghe Palace, he had to stand stupidly for a while.

The fourth master didn't ask much, but said, "It's late, go back." ”

Hongli said obediently: "Yes." Then he led the servants to retreat.

At the age of only four or five years old, he acts like an adult.

Su Peisheng asked cautiously: "Master, Fang Fujin sent a message, saying that she fell asleep and didn't wait for the master." ”

The fourth master snorted, but was not angry, and walked towards the Mangege house. Su Peisheng guessed a little, gestured to the people below, and someone walked quickly to pass the word. When the fourth master arrived at the door, Xiao Man walked out wearing a cloak, she didn't have time to dress, she was swept by the cold wind, and her whole body trembled. The fourth master felt pity and led her into the house, and found that there was no warmth in the house, so he couldn't help but get angry, and said, "Why didn't you burn charcoal?" The girl was quick and said, "Master Qi, half a catty of black charcoal a day, where is it enough?" ”

Xiao Man glanced at his eyes and said, "You have a lot of words." ”

The fourth master said: "Su Peisheng! Su Peisheng bowed forward and said, "The slave has already ordered someone to get the silver charcoal, and the fire dragon should also be hotter." The fourth master raised his hand, and Su Peisheng hurriedly led everyone to retreat. The house was cramped, and there was no stool to put on the ground, so the fourth master could only sit on the kang. Xiao Man got out of the quilt, wearing only a bedgown, wrapped in a cloak outside, and stood in front of the kang shivering coldly.

The fourth master looked up and down and said, "Come here." ”

Xiao Man was a little nervous, although she had given birth to a child for the fourth master, but from pregnancy to now, for so long, the two have never had a good time, and the fourth master seemed to forget her, thrown in the side courtyard, ignoring it. She approached step by step, the man's breath became heavier and heavier, her chest hung down her face, and her body revealed an indescribable heat.

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