Chapter 127, Trial Marriage (1/4)
The queen rewarded the white jade to send her son Guanyin, which was really a rare treasure.
It was carved from a whole piece of white jade with a delicate and warm texture, luster and a foot high. Guanyin looked kind and held a baby in her arms. She carved it very delicately and realistically, and even the wrinkles of her robe were revealed.
Wow, the queen is really investing a lot.
A few days ago, when Hui Li was ordered by the queen to deliver tonics, Yao Jiaxin said in person that after giving birth, this Guanyin would be returned to the queen. - She could not bear the reward of the queen without any merits.
Originally, Yao Jiaxin planned to ask Su Yu to put it away, but unexpectedly, Su Yu invited Huang Yuanju to check it out, and then specially picked up a small Buddhist temple, chose the auspicious day of the zodiac, and respectfully worshipped Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Yao Jiaxin...The ancients were superstitious.
In addition, the Yu Yu also has three pillars of fragrance and three rings every day. He wipes the Buddha's fragrance in the Buddha's niche every day so that it will not be stained with dust. The Buddha's niche is even more dedicated to serving this Guanyin Bodhisattva than serving her.
Su Yu also instructed the eunuch Xiao Liuzi, "With the care of Yuanyang and Ruixue, you are not allowed to enter the Buddhist temple, so as not to bump into the Bodhisattva."
Yao Jiaxin listened on the side, choking speechlessly.
However, both cats and dogs are quite destructive. The gift of mutton fat jade to give to Guanyin is priceless, so it is necessary to be careful.
Jingren Palace.
Queen Ulanara was also kneeling on the cushion, picking up Buddha beans.
Aunt Huili knelt near and said, "Master, the princess, the princess is satisfied with her words, but she turned around and opened the statue of Guanyin you gave to offer you a Buddhist temple to worship him."
There was a hint of sneer on the corner of the queen's mouth, "Who in the palace doesn't want to have a princess? What's the use of a princess? If you raise it, don't you have to get married?"
However, the queen couldn't help but think that Huaike was about to marry Fucha's family during her wedding date. She changed her mind, "By the way, the trial marriage princess attached has not been selected yet, right?"
Hui Li smiled and said, "This matter should be decided by you and the Queen Mother."
The queen pursed her lips, "Then I will go and invite the Queen Mother to the care of her."
It was also a coincidence that Yao Jiaxin happened to make an appointment with Guiren Geng to go to the Cining Palace to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager. After all, on the day of the enthronement ceremony, the Empress Dowager sent a message to ask her to pay tribute to her often, but Yao Jiaxin had been keeping her baby in the door and was pregnant. After she was pregnant, she was disturbed by the six palaces and now she was free.
She thought that although the Empress Dowager was quite kind, she was the winner of the battle in the harem of Kangxi Dynasty and should not be underestimated. She was afraid that she could not resist it alone, so she called Guiren Geng.
Guiren Geng wanted to get close to Yao, and was also happy to show his face in front of the Empress Dowager.
The fragrance of Buddha was filled with the Cining Palace. The Queen Mother was holding a string of good Bodhi Buddha beads. It seemed that the Queen Mother had used Bodhi for many years. There was a thick layer of patina on the Bodhi beads, which was already very well plated.
The queen mother looked kind, "Get up and sit next to Ai's house."
Immediately, the palace maids with quick hands and feet brought two chairs with outstanding official hats and chairs, and the chairs were covered with thick dark satin cushions and soft pillows. Sitting on the head, the back of the waist would be particularly comfortable. It can be seen that the Queen Mother was taking special care of the two pregnant women.
If an ordinary person comes to the Empress Dowager to pay his respects, it would be a shame to give him an embroidered pole.
"Thank you, Empress Dowager." The two of them thanked each other in unison and then sat up front.
The Empress Dowager looked like an old middle-aged woman, and she gained a little weight, making her face round and harmonious. The Empress Dowager looked at Yao Jiaxin softly, and she nodded slightly, "I have been raising these days, and she looks much better."
Yao Jiaxin smiled gently, "Thank you for your care."
In fact, the empress dowager was not disgusted with this concubine. She was gentle and polite, did not do stupid things, and did not take the initiative to cause trouble. She looked pleasing to the eye.
The queen mother glanced at Geng's belly again and said, "Guru Geng is pregnant... it seems to be four months old, right?"
Geng quickly stood up and said, "The Empress Dowager is so good at memorizing. My maid is indeed almost four months pregnant."
In fact, it was only over three months, Yao Jiaxin said silently in her heart. Guiren Geng looked at her waist and abdomen, and she gained a lot of weight, and she looked like her belly in April and May. However, Yao Jiaxin still had a slender waist, and she couldn't tell from her appearance that she was pregnant.
The queen mother nodded and said to Yao Jiaxin, "You should learn from Geng's family, and eat more nourishing things on weekdays."
Yao Jiaxin's mouth almost twitched. In fact, she was not smaller than Geng's! She hurriedly said, "I have a better appetite recently. I'm actually a little fatter than before, but it's not obvious." - This is the truth. She just claimed yesterday that she is already 85 pounds!
However, the height of 1.6 meters and weight of 85 pounds - that image is like not having enough food all day long.
The Queen Mother looked at her carefully again and then fell silent.
Obviously, the Queen Mother didn't believe that she had gained weight.
Yao Jiaxin was so heartbroken by this look that she was crying. She was telling the truth!
The Empress Dowager is not a serious person, she smiled slightly, "I heard from the emperor that your appetite has always been good."
What does "not bad" mean? Her appetite has always been great?! Her appetite has increased during pregnancy!
If you can eat and sleep, you won’t gain much weight.
Yao Jiaxin felt that she was really pregnant with a little angel and didn't make any noise at all. Apart from making her look more like her second senior brother, there were no side effects.
At this moment, Madam Rui came in and reported, "Empress Dowager, Empress asked for a visit."
Yao Jiaxin cursed in her heart, why is it so unfortunate? Finally, I didn’t have to greet you and didn’t have to meet the queen. Unexpectedly, when I came to Cining Palace, I was blocked by the queen.
She glanced at Guiren Geng, and the two of them quickly stood aside and greeted the queen respectfully.
The queen saw two shoulder carriages outside the Cining Gate, one at the level of a concubine and the other at the level of a nobleman. The queen thought they were Ningpin and Guo Guiren from Chuxiu Palace, but she didn't expect that they were Yao and Guiren Geng.
The queen hurriedly came forward to invite the Empress Dowager An, and smiled and gave up the gifts from Yao Jiaxin and Geng Guiren. She smiled and said, "It's a coincidence that you two have come together to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager."
Yao Jiaxin said respectfully, "Since the enthronement, I have neglected to pay my respects. I have had time recently, so I asked Guiren Geng to come with me to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
The queen smiled and nodded, turned to the queen mother and said, "Mother, I am not only paying my respects today, but I actually want to discuss with you the matter of Huaike's dowry princess."
The empress dowager raised her eyelids, her tone was neither happy nor angry, and she was particularly dull, "The queen is anxious." - Huaike's wedding date is more than a month.
The queen smiled as usual, "I am Huaike's legitimate mother. Of course, I have to make plans in advance for such an important matter."
The so-called trial marriage princess is a strange rule in the Qing Dynasty. Before the princess gets married, she will give her a "test marriage princess" to attach her to the quota, and she will go to the same room with her to verify that the function of the quota is normal. The Qing Dynasty princess is really sad. She has to marry a second-hand one...
Chapter completed!