Chapter 354, Nursing Mothers (Part 1)
Chen Fu, the eunuch in charge of Jingshifang, took someone to send Na Changzai to the Qingyan in Jiuzhou to serve in the bed, and also specially reminded him not to pass by the gate of Bitong Academy.
The concubine of the Virtue is very kind, who dares to make her unhappy?
Of course, Chen Fu dared not.
Chief Chen ran to Qingyan, Jiuzhou twice, and the emperor finally turned over the new sign in the third time. There was no sign of Nian Guiren among these green cards. Chen Fu had prepared a speech about this. It was the Empress Ning who said Nian Guiren was unhappy and needed a few days to rest.
But unexpectedly, the emperor didn't notice it-no, it was precisely because he didn't even look at it, so he just flipped through one picture.
If Chen Fu hadn't said: "I'll go and pick me up and come to sleep here." - I'm afraid that Master Long Sui himself wouldn't know whose brand he turned on!
Chen Fu also hesitated for a moment, should he report the situation of Nian Guiren?
But Chen Fu's idea flashed a little, and he chose to leave quietly. The emperor was criticizing the memorials and didn't like the servants to talk too much. When the emperor found out that there was no sign of a noble man in his youth, it would not be too late for him to report it.
The Langyin Pavilion, which is always there, is located west of Bitong Academy. Even if it is a special way around, how could Yao Jiaxin not know?
Yao Jiaxin couldn't help laughing, why do they all seem to be very scared?
She pinched Hong Xiaoxu's little face, "Be good, stop playing with the little tiger, go to bed early."
The cute cloth tiger in Hong Xiaoxu's arms was made by Yupin himself. It was made of good velvet satin as fabric, and embroidered with colorful tiger patterns, and there was also a lot of cotton stuffed inside. Therefore, this cloth tiger is very fat and round - where is it still a tiger? It is clearly a fat cat with tiger patterns!
However, Hong Xiaoxu likes it very much, often holds it in his arms and bites the tiger's ears to play.
One ear is about to bite off.
"Uh~ Mom!" Hong Xiaoxu threw down the cloth tiger and held her arm and shook it.
Yao Jiaxin was useless and finally corrected Hong Xiaoxu's pronunciation error. He can now clearly and accurately call out "口" and "口".
Hong Xiaoxu is really well-behaved. From being in her belly, to being born and raised, she can be said to be a little angel.
The little angel Hongxu rarely cries and likes to eat all kinds of soft and sweet snacks. He likes to hold her arm and acts coquettishly. He can eat, drink, and sleep every day, and his weight increases slowly.
Fortunately, Yao Jiaxin's physique is also increasing, so she can barely hold her for a while.
She held Hong Xiaoxu in her arms and began to humming the tune to coax him to sleep.
Hong Xiaoxu fell asleep quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, he fell asleep soundly with his fingers in his mouth.
The good baby's sleeping face is also very attractive. His white and tender face, his small fan-like eyelashes are quietly hanging down, and his body exudes a milky fragrance.
If in later generations, children should be weaned after they were one year old, but in the Qing Dynasty, princes could breastfeed until they were three or four years old, and usually they could be weaned before entering school at the age of six.
The wet nurses selected into the palace were carefully selected by a special mansion, and the selection criteria were very strict.
First of all, a woman who is coated with the Three Banners must be qualified to run for a wet nurse. A woman who is in her twenties, has good health, has a good appearance, and has both husband and daughter. Well, it is not enough to be widowed.
If you choose a wet nurse for the prince, you have to choose the one who has just given birth to a daughter. If you choose a wet nurse for the princess, you have to choose the one who has just given birth to a son.
As for why, Yao Jiaxin didn't understand. She secretly guessed that maybe it was... for the sake of harmony between yin and yang??
Anyway, the wet nurses chosen by the *** Mansion for Hong Xiaoxu are the best quality of milk. Yao Jiaxin has seen the extra milk squeezed out with her own eyes, which is white and thick and has a strong milky aroma - she wants to taste it.
Women's milk is very nutritious, and eating more for a few years is good for the child's health.
Therefore, if the princess in the palace is weak, she will always enjoy milk - but the milk of the wet nurse is the best quality after three or four years of delivery. After these years, the *** mansion will be replaced with a new wet nurse.
So as long as the princess wants to drink milk, she can keep changing and drinking it like this. Until she becomes an adult, she can continue to use milk as a tonic.
Of course, if you are a little older, you will not be able to suck in the wet nurse's arms. Otherwise, that would be too dirty!
Instead, squeeze it into a bowl and take it daily.
As soon as the prince landed, he was equipped with eight wet nurses, and the wet nurses took turns to feed them, so the job was quite relaxing. At first, Yao Jiaxin thought it was a bit human, but later she realized that this was to prevent the emergence of Keshi and the likes of the Ming Dynasty.
Multiple wet nurses take turns to serve them, which can indeed prevent the prince from getting too close to a certain wet nurse. There are also eight nanny nannies who are responsible for taking care of the prince's daily life.
Once the quality of the wet nurse's milk decreases or the prince is weaned, the wet nurses will usually be given silver and sent back. Even so, when they enter the palace to be wet nurses for the elder brother, they are still defeated by countless women who are coated with them.
During the late emperor, the Cao family became prosperous because of a wet nurse's affection. This woman was Sun, the mother of Cao Yin, the wet nurse of Jiangning. Sun was originally the wet nurse of the late emperor. Because of his good service, he was not sent off and became a nanny.
Yao Jiaxin did not intend to leave anyone of the wet nurses to be a nanny for her son.
As a mother, she was unwilling to let her son have too deep love with her wet nurse. She finally gave birth to such a good baby for ten months, so she couldn't let others snatch it away.
Although the wet nurse has the word "mother", she is actually just a slave.
Although Zhang's mother and others were all very dedicated, Yao Jiaxin would be sent off in two years and would not allow anyone to be transferred to a nanny. She had already made a decision. At that time, at most, she would be rewarded with more money.
Although Yao Jiaxin, who has this thought, is not in a hurry to wean Hongxu, she will also give him some easy-to-refined foods every day, such as eggs, vegetables, fruits, and even meatballs, which have even been included in Hong Xiaoxu's recipes.
Although milk is nutritious, it cannot exercise the stomach and intestines and teeth.
"Empress, the Sixth Prince is already asleep. I will take him to the side palace to rest." Husband Zhang's mother whispered.
Yao Jiaxin hugged Hongxu for a long time, and her arms were sore. She glanced at Zhang's mother. Zhang was born fat and gratifying, and her words were extremely gentle.
Yao Jiaxin suddenly said, "It was you yesterday, why are you again today?"
Zhang's mother hurriedly reported: "Mother Qiao accidentally sprained her and was just for her tonight."
Since she crossed over, Yao Jiaxin became more and more cautious. She said lightly: "You go back and rest, just let the nannies take care of you."
Mother Zhang hurriedly said, "Empress, I'm not tired."
Yao Jiaxin snorted in her heart, "You are a wet nurse, you must rest well, otherwise how can you produce good milk? Get off!" Yao Jia's face had already become stern.
Seeing that the Empress looked unhappy, Mama Zhang didn't dare to say much, so she knelt down and retreated.
Yao Jiaxin then handed Hong Xiaoxu over to the nanny, thinking to herself, no matter what Zhang thought, everything would follow the rules.
Chapter completed!