Chapter 339: One month of pregnancy.
"Ah, if Jiu'er knew she could see the Empress, she would be so happy. I went to the Fourth Prince's Mansion a while ago, and she was still worried about the Empress's health."
Concubine De nodded in satisfaction. "Yes, that child has been sending me food non-stop, and it's all delicious. From what Fourteenth said, His Majesty actually likes wine very much. He praised her dishes highly and even gave her that set of thousand-thread kitchen knives as a reward. She's really smart."
Aunt Wen smiled so hard that she couldn't even close her mouth: "Your Majesty, you have taught me well. Jiu'er has been with you since he was little, and he has naturally learned some of your wisdom."
Concubine De patted Aunt Wen lightly and said, "You are always so talkative."
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The Fourth Master came back from washing up and saw Wenjiu still lying on the table from afar. He felt a little distressed: "It's getting late. If he keeps writing like this, his eyes will be damaged." As he spoke, he walked over quickly.
When I got there, I realized that the pen used to warm the wine had not been moved for a long time. Looking closely, I saw that the little girl was supporting her head with steady breathing, and she had fallen asleep.
The Fourth Master didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I really underestimated you."
He said, how could this girl who always loved to be lazy be so serious about copying the family precepts while lying on the table?
Normally, the girl who always writes with a flawless handwriting would probably find Zhu Xi's family precepts difficult to understand. Asking her to copy them would be too much for her.
Gently taking the pen from Wenjiu's hand, the Fourth Master picked her up, put her on the bed, and covered her with a quilt. Then he returned to the place where Wenjiu had just sat and picked up the pen.
In the blink of an eye, Su Peisheng saw that the girl lying on the table had turned into his master. He was a little confused for a moment and glanced at the sky: "Master, it's getting late today, and we have to attend the court tomorrow..."
The Fourth Master waved his hand: "It's okay, go down."
The next morning, Wen Jiu suddenly sat up from his bed, glanced at the sky, and said, "It's over! It's really over! I haven't even finished writing my family motto yet!"
He immediately opened the bed curtains and ran to the table without even bothering to put on his shoes.
When he got there and saw a thick stack of papers, he was completely stunned.
She pinched her cheeks: "Hey? Did I write so much yesterday?"
Outside the screen, Su Peisheng was helping the Fourth Master wash up not far away. When he heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.
Among the female masters in the backyard, the one with the lowest status is the girl.
But the one who lived the most comfortable life was the girl.
Looking around, who would have the guts to make the prince stay up all night to help her copy Zhu Xi's Family Instructions?
Unfortunately, our girl was very careless and thought she had copied it herself yesterday.
I remember correctly, the girl didn’t even finish writing it the second time yesterday!
Soon, the girl came out from behind the screen and brought her to her master.
Su Peisheng stepped back very sensibly and gave the handkerchief in his hand to Wenjiu.
Wen Jiu wiped the Fourth Master's hands with a handkerchief, then frowned. "Master, why are your dark circles so big? Did you have insomnia last night?"
Fourth Master: “…”
Su Peisheng: “…”
Looking at it this way, the girl's rosy cheeks and the master's dark eye sockets formed a sharp contrast.
It is really hard to imagine that in the past, when the Emperor punished his master to copy books, the master would just throw them aside and ignore them, or at least he would never stay up late to write them.
Now, for the girl, he even stayed up all night.
"Nonsense." The Fourth Master frowned suddenly, stretched out his hand and picked up Wenjiu horizontally: "If you dare to go down barefoot again, I will teach you a lesson." As he said that, he picked her up and threw her back onto the bed.
"Just stay still, I don't need you to serve me."
As the Fourth Master spoke, he casually straightened his clothes and picked up the thick stack of family precepts. He then instructed Wen Jiu, "I've assigned a few servants to you. Please take some time to meet them. If there's anything else you need, please send someone to tell Su Peisheng."
Also, don’t open the door for anyone else except me.
I will be back late tonight, so you don’t have to wait for me to eat.”
"Oh, Jiu'er understands." Wenjiu responded, and then saw the Fourth Master hurried out the door.
Su Peisheng had become accustomed to this. The usually taciturn master, when in front of the girl, was like a completely different person. He kept giving instructions on every detail, was he treating the girl like a child? Where was his usual frugality with words?
Wenjiu watched the Fourth Master leave the door, and then he remembered another important thing.
"So, do I still need to copy Zhu Zi's family precepts?"
After much hesitation, I decided to write it. After all, it was the emperor's order, so I might as well treat it as practicing calligraphy.
March is a good time of year, the weather is getting warmer, and I kept drinking warm wine for more than ten days. After much deliberation, I finally copied Zhu Xi's Family Instructions a hundred times.
"Huh, it's finally done."
To be honest, these days were the most leisurely days she had ever had since she came to ancient times.
The Fourth Prince is busy testing the other princes on their studies. Ninth Prince, Tenth Prince, Thirteenth Prince, and Fourteenth Prince haven't been seen in recent days. I heard they're all practicing extra. Tomorrow is the day for the test.
In fact, it is similar to the monthly exam, but it was given more attention in ancient times.
Although it is said that there are exams every month, Emperor Kangxi was actually often busy, so it was considered good if he could take the exam once every few months.
Just like this time, there had been no major exams for four months, counting the time between the New Year and the New Year. It was said that Emperor Kangxi attached great importance to this major exam and even invited many princes, nobles, and the emperor's sons to take the exam together.
"Girl, look at these two sets of clothes. Which one is more suitable to wear tomorrow?" Two little girls followed behind Shanzha, each holding a tray in her hands.
Wen Jiu took a look and said, "Let's go with the scarlet one in Peanut's hand."
"Okay, I think the one Peanut has is pretty good. I'll keep it then." Shanzha said with a smile, "Guiyuan, you can put this one away."
"Yes," the two little girls responded immediately.
The peanuts and longans were sent over by the Fourth Master some time ago, along with two young eunuchs, small chopsticks and a small plate.
These names were all given by Wenjiu, mainly because she has little education, so she had to use simple and easy-to-understand names.
"Miss, Miss, I have invited the doctor from the Liu Mansion." Wen Jiu was picking out jewelry from her jewelry box when she suddenly heard the sound of a large spoon outside the door.
After hearing this, she stood up and came out to greet him.
"Doctor Liu, are you here? Please come in."
Doctor Liu also had a kind smile on his face: "Miss, are you okay?" Then he asked with concern: "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"
Wen Jiu smiled and waved his hand: "There's nothing wrong, I just want you to take my pulse and help me take a look."
Calculating by the wine, she should be pregnant for a full month now.
Logically speaking, the ancient imperial physician should be able to tell the patient's pulse.
Finally, I can have a good talk with the Fourth Master, so that he won't pounce on food like a hungry tiger whenever he has free time at home.
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