The five-center house courtyard has divided the obvious inner courtyard and outer courtyard.

Yuanbao is already thirteen years old and his residence is arranged in the east wing of the outer courtyard.

The main courtyard is Rong'an Hall, where parents-in-law live.

Wenwan and Song Wei took Jinbao to live in Qingtengju next to them.

At that moment, Wen Wan, Yang, Xie Tao’s wife and others were sitting in Song Jiao’s Tingsong Pavilion.

The little girl occupied a yard alone. The courtyard was elegant and unique. She planted several crabapples and banana trees. The green leaves rustled when the wind blew.

Xie Tao's wife looked around and said, "Your third uncle and aunt really raised you as your biological daughter. You live alone in such a big place. How big is it!" Thinking of something, she continued, "I heard that you refused to come at the beginning and almost had a miscarriage. Why? Now you are living in a big house as a lady who serves tea and water. I feel the smell?"

Knowing that this cousin was speaking straightforwardly, Song Jiao didn't argue with her and whispered: "I was ungrateful at the beginning."

Seeing that she admitted her mistake on her own initiative, Xie Tao's wife was happy, "What about now, do you still want to go back to get married?"

Song Jiao shook his head gently.

"If I were you, I wouldn't go back." Xie Tao's wife couldn't stop talking as soon as she opened her mouth. "In our place, no matter how decent you marry, you can't escape the life of being a mud-legged person. If a man is successful, he might have a comfortable life for decades. If a man is not successful, you can only accept his fate. Be good as a girl, she will become a mother-in-law, worry about her son changing her grandson after she has finished changing her son. She didn't take any benefits, and she just put her legs in the coffin. You think about it, are you willing to live such a life?"

No matter how stupid Song Jiao was, he could hear something in his cousin's words, and he just lowered his head and didn't respond.

Wen Wan and Yang took a look.

Wen Wan said: "The kitchen should have been prepared almost the same. Let's go for a meal. We have been working all morning and I think everyone is hungry."

After saying that, he took the lead in walking out of Tingsong Pavilion.

Song Jiao closed the door and followed closely behind.

Yang stayed behind. She knew that Xie Tao’s wife had some meaning and said in a gentle voice: “Before coming, I had already discussed with my mother and aunt. My third cousin and the others moved here, and then they would put down the next yard and open the middle to form a four-enterprise into the courtyard. Then, they would choose wherever the second brother and sister liked it.”

Xie Tao's wife paused and asked her, "How much does it cost to buy such a big house?"

Yang said: "The money is counted on our big house."

"About your family?"

There was a faint sarcasm in his tone.

With Yang's current situation, he had to be low and small in front of her, "Yes."

Song Wei originally planned to give the house to Xie Zheng, but Xie Zheng said that if he gave it for free, he would rather buy something from another family.

He insisted on spending money to buy it. As an aunt, Mrs. Song had to stand up and say something, so that he would not be in a hurry to give money. When he made a fortune in the future, he would give it slowly. They were all a family, so there was no need to divide it so clearly.

...

"Okay, since your family wants to make favors, I'm not polite." Xie Tao's wife was too lazy to ask where the money came from.

"It's right." Yang whispered in a low voice, "The big house has been taken care of by you over the years."

After hearing this, Xie Tao's wife did not deny it.

...

The two mothers had already put all the food on the table and followed them to inform the masters scattered in various yards.

A quarter of an hour later, the two families gathered in the front hall.

At the dinner table, the issue of adding to the servants was discussed. When she learned that Song Wei not only wanted to buy maids, mothers, servants and gardeners, but also bought another carriage, Aunt Xie was so scared that she swallowed her saliva, "Is this too... too generous?"

Song Wei smiled and said that the people who were going to add were people who had to be used, and such a big house could not be left without a care.

After Xie's family left, Wen Wan discussed with him, "Why don't we buy some land first? Then rent it out and you will have some imports every year, so your family won't be in vain."

Upon hearing this, Song Wei took out a few pieces of Tianqi from somewhere and handed them to her.

Wen Wan took it over and looked at it, and after a moment, she exclaimed, "Thousands of acres are actually still fertile land? What did you do, my husband?"

Song Wei said: "Imperial gift."

"With it, with the house?"

"Um."

Wen Wan wondered, "In the case of bandit suppression, my husband just went to be a minister of assistance, and most of the credit was the Duke of Su. Why did you get so much reward?"

Song Wei smiled and replied, "Maybe the emperor thinks I am too poor and it is embarrassing him to go out to handle the case, so he rewarded him a little more."

Wenwan: “…”

——

Not long after Empress Su arrived at Fahua Temple, she received news that Concubine Duan had returned to the palace.

Not only did he return to the palace, he also had a dragon seed in his belly.

According to the calculations in the month, Concubine Duan was pregnant before leaving the palace.

Queen Su is not a brainless person. She immediately realized that Concubine Duan was diagnosed with a serious illness, just to cover up the excuse of getting pregnant.

He even realized that Emperor Guangxi suddenly asked her to come to Fahua Temple to pray for a hundred days.

After realizing it, Empress Su felt a little cold and it was fine if she had cut off the Prime Minister's authority. Now she still tried every means to isolate her into the temple. The purpose was to protect his beloved woman and keep his seeds.

The nanny asked, "Empress, do you want to think of a solution as you used to?"

Under the dim lights, Queen Su's face became pale. She was silent for a while before shook her head, "Now the emperor is too suspicious and defensive about this palace, so he should not act rashly. Otherwise, if there is a problem with the seed in Duanfei's belly, I will not only stay in Fahua Temple for a hundred days."

The nanny understood what she meant and bowed and stepped back.

That night, Queen Su tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

In the past, she had a family as a backer, so she often acted recklessly without any taboos, because she knew that Emperor Guangxi was afraid of relatives and knew that Emperor Guangxi had no choice but to do anything to her.

But now, the prime minister is gone, and only a duke with a false reputation is left. The Su family's backstage is half collapsed, and she has no children. Once Concubine Duan gives birth to a prince, you can imagine how sad her life will be in the future.

——

After a hundred days, Empress Su returned to the palace. As soon as she stepped into the gate of Kunning Palace, the eunuch in charge hurriedly came to report, "Empress, the place where Yonghe Palace was born."

Queen Su tried her best to maintain her calmness, "Is it a prince or a princess?"

"Prince, Concubine Duan gave birth to the prince, and the emperor personally gave a single name to a promise."

Zhao Nuo.

This is to carve all the love between him and Concubine Duan on his son's name.

After Queen Su felt cold, a brighter and softer smile appeared on her face: "I should go and congratulate such a big happy event myself."

After saying that, he walked into the inner hall and asked someone to prepare water, bathe and change clothes.

Half an hour later, Empress Su appeared in Yonghe Palace.

Concubine Duan had just finished giving birth, and she was quite weak and was lying in the inner hall to rest.

Emperor Guangxi sat in the outer hall with his newborn second prince in his arms.

On the surface, it is hard to hide the joy of having a child in old age.

The sunlight outside the hall was dazzling, and Empress Su stood at the door and saw the expression on Emperor Guangxi's face.

When he noticed someone, Emperor Guangxi raised his eyes, as if he had just recalled something, and said lightly: "Have the Queen returned to the palace?"

Queen Su smiled and walked slowly in, "It seems that the emperor's heart has been hooked away by our newborn second prince. Otherwise, how could he forget that it was you who personally sent someone to Fahua Temple to pick him up."

Emperor Guangxi said perfunctorily, and his eyes fell on the little baby in his arms, "Sit down!"

Empress Su sat down as he said, and glanced at the cradle in his hand, "Have the emperor given the second prince a name?"

"I've given it, I'll name it one Nuo, Zhao Nuo."

"Oh?" Queen Su showed doubts, "How about you say?"

Emperor Guangxi rarely showed his patience to explain to her, "Whether it is for the king, the minister, or the people, one should not leave the word "Signorant".

If I hadn't known that the emperor had a different relationship with Concubine Duan, Empress Su would have almost believed it. She curled her lips and deepened her smile, "I'm here to learn."

She didn't want to waste her eyes on Zhao Nuo anymore, so she stood up, "Concubine Duan just finished giving birth, and I think the emperor is not convenient to visit the delivery room, so why not let me do it on my behalf?"

Emperor Guangxi gave a light whisper, which was considered an agreement.

Empress Su walked into the inner hall. Concubine Duan had already woken up and sat up with her weak body to salute.

Queen Su held her, "I'm weak now. Sister, don't move around, lie down quickly!"

When Duan Fei heard this, she lay down and said, "The Empress came to visit me as soon as she returned to Beijing, which really made me flattered."

Empress Su smiled slightly, "It is a great achievement for my sister to give birth to a dragon son for the emperor. As the lord of the six palaces, I should come to congratulate you."

"Shame to say."

Before Empress Su could speak, Concubine Duan had already mentioned, "Last year, I was found pregnant. At that time, the imperial physician reminded me that the fetal position was very unstable and needed to rest. I was afraid that I would be in trouble and I could not tell any more details, so I had no choice but to lie and asked the emperor to send me to the Rehe Palace."

Empress Su looked at Concubine Duan, and her heart was disgusted, and her smile even more. "After all, my sister couldn't believe me. I remember that Concubine Qi was pregnant back then, but she was resting in Kunning Palace in my palace and was waiting for delivery. In the end, she successfully gave birth to the eldest prince Zhao Xi.

If my sister had said earlier, I would not have been suffering from the fact that I would have taken you to Kunning Palace as far as Rehe Palace.”

"The emperor is also sympathetic to the great lady's hard work in charge of the six palaces. If it is not good, please trouble the lady." Concubine Duan said.

The implication is that it is not my own idea to go to the Rehe Palace. The emperor insists on doing this. If you don’t accept it, go to the emperor.

Queen Su's eyes flashed with hatred, "Sister, please rest, I will go out to see the second prince."
Chapter completed!