After a night of heavy snow, the wintersweets in Chunhua Garden no longer have the same subtle fragrance as before. Instead, the snow has stimulated bursts of strange fragrance, which is so refreshing and even overbearing.
A few birds were playing on the snow on the plum branches. The falling snowflakes were dancing in the sky with the breeze, making Chunhua Garden look like a fairyland at this moment.
Shen Yuyao woke up.
The first thing I saw when I woke up was the little fairy baby in the cradle. The little baby was squinting his eyes, looking very comfortable.
The charcoal fire in the house was burning brightly and it was warm.
"This golden charcoal is indeed better than the black charcoal from the past." Shen Yuyao thought to herself: "Now that we have the little fairy treasure, it's time to change the rules of the Ning Wang Mansion."
Zi Su saw Shen Yuyao wake up, and hurriedly stepped forward and said:
"Tomorrow is Princess Xiaoxian's third day of bathing. The head nanny from Jinxiu Garden has come to ask for your instructions."
It's called a request, but I'm afraid it's just a notification.
In the past, Shen Yuyao hadn't paid much attention to the palace's internal affairs. While she was nominally the mistress of the palace, Xu, who was supposed to be assisting in the affairs, had taken over the affairs unknowingly, relying on the prince's favor. Gradually, everyone in the palace came to realize that she, the principal wife, was a weak and easily manipulated woman.
"Let me breastfeed the little fairy first, then we can discuss it." Shen Yuyao felt sorry for the little fairy and was afraid that the discussion would take too long and she would starve.
[Hmm... As expected, I am the most important person in my mother's heart...]
Wait, a three-day baptism? The original text records that the scumbag father, despite the recent death of his mother, still held a grand banquet for relatives and friends to baptize Xu's two children. The Duke was indignant and even directly protested to the court: The emperor indulged the prince in humiliating meritorious officials, and the emperor took the opportunity to seize military power.
It was during this baby baptism ceremony that Xu won the favor of the Empress Dowager and was even granted a red robe and a jade dragon child by the Emperor. Because of her son, Xu was canonized as the principal wife of Prince Ning.
[I hate that I have so few immortal spirits! I can only drink more breast milk to accumulate spiritual power so that I can protect my mother in the future!]
When Shen Yuyao heard this, the expression on her face suddenly changed.
She was pleased with Xiao Xianbao's admiration for her, but also worried about what he said. Her guilt towards her family deepened.
Fortunately, Shen Yuyao survived the difficult childbirth, and the fate of everyone involved in this matter would change as a result. However, how exactly it would change, I'm afraid even Xiao Xianbao didn't know.
She and Xiao Xianbao are in the open, while the villain is in the dark, so she can only be cautious and careful and take every step carefully.
In the present Great Xia Dynasty, the country is strong and the people are prosperous. From the princes in the palace to the common people, every newborn has the custom of "washing the baby on the third day".
There were even court officials in this dynasty who, despite the ban on killing, still took the risk of disobeying the order and slaughtering sheep to entertain guests, which was enough to prove the importance the entire Great Xia Dynasty attached to the "Three-Day Ceremony".
It can make Xu family rise to the top... then...
"Miss, the second wife of the Duke's Mansion is here." Zi Su lifted the curtain and came in.
"Please come in!" Shen Yuyao handed the baby who had just eaten and fallen asleep to Bai Zhi.
She slightly straightened her hair, adjusted her headband, and sat up straight.
At this time, a woman with a graceful and elegant demeanor walked in through the curtain. She was Shen Yuyao's second sister-in-law, Liang Ruolan.
"Yaoyao, I'm here to see you! I heard that you had a difficult delivery yesterday, and the whole mansion was worried. The master also said that he hadn't received any news from you, so it's inconvenient to visit privately. Mother let me see you."
Liang Ruolan and Shen Yuyao had been close friends since childhood, and now they were sister-in-law, so they were naturally closer than others. She called Shen Yuyao by her maiden name, with worry on her face.
Shen Yuyao was about to cry when she heard the word "Yaoyao". Fearing that she would be too worried, she forced herself to hold back her tears and smiled: "Lan'er, I'm fine." Then she asked: "How are your parents at home?"
"Father and mother are both fine. When they heard your codeword, they knew you were in trouble, so they asked me to come and see you."
Zi Su handed over a soft stool, and Liang Ruolan sat down after thanking her.
"Look, early this morning, without informing the prince, he brought Wang Ma directly to the mansion."
It turned out that on the day of Shen Yuyao's wedding, the Duke's wife had told her that if the palace encountered any difficulties, she should send a message with some old servants to assist. The nanny brought to the palace this time was the Duke's wife's maidservant, a true elder of the palace, worthy of 100% trust.
"Yaoyao, is this the Little Fairy Princess?" Liang Ruolan sat down and saw that there was a cradle beside the bed. A pink and tender newborn baby was lying in it, with its black eyes rolling around but not crying.
[Ah... How come this second aunt-in-law is so beautiful?]
"Yes, my little fairy baby, she's so clever." Shen Yuyao only realized after hearing Xia Xiaoxian's inner voice that her little fairy baby had woken up. "I just fed her and she fell asleep. When you came, Lan'er, she woke up again."
"The baby, who was just two days old, is growing up so well. He is so round and plump, and looks like he is over a month old." Liang Ruolan said with a smile.
How come my scumbag dad says I'm fat, and my pretty aunt says I don't look like a newborn? Am I really that fat?
[My beautiful aunt-in-law looks so kind, but it's a pity that she has such a tragic fate... Alas...]
Xia Xiaoxian felt that her brain was no longer working and she fell asleep in an instant.
A beauty with a tragic fate? Could Ruolan be in danger? Could it be related to the Duke's Mansion?
"Lan'er, when you return home today, please tell your father to be careful with your words in the court these days!"
"Yaoyao, why do you say that?"
"Lan'er, I haven't figured it out yet. I'll tell you later, and you must tell Daddy!"
Liang Ruolan responded yes.
Shen Yuyao's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she hurriedly called Zisu: "Zisu, go to the kitchen and get the daily recipes I've been eating since I became pregnant."
Zi Su responded yes, bowed, took a few steps back, then turned around and left.
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