Chapter 11: Growing Up
Zhang waved her hands and said, "Well, it doesn't matter! A girl is a girl. From now on, the Sixth and Seventh Misses will be raised together. Anyway, the Sixth Miss is still a baby, a blank slate, and knows nothing. She will learn whatever we teach her.
With the Seventh Girl's influence around, even boys will be influenced to behave like girls. ”
Madam Liu held the Seventh Miss and said, "Madam, you are right. And Madam, I have something good for you to see."
Zhang asked in confusion: "Madam Liu, if you have anything good, bring it up! Don't keep us in suspense."
Matron Liu waved her hand, and Xiaomei came in with a tray. On the tray was a small celadon bowl with some white powder in it.
Zhang looked at the white powder and asked in confusion, "What does this mean?"
Madam Liu gently placed the Seventh Miss in a rocking cradle, walked up to Zhang and said, "Madam, as the Sixth Miss grows up, her masculine features will surely become more and more obvious, and it will be easy to be exposed.
Madam, this is a cooling medicine. For women, it is a good medicine for nourishing the body, but for men, it is a good medicine for suppressing male body appearance.
If you give Liu Niang some every day, her frame will be smaller and her Adam's apple will not be so obvious. The body will also be more like a girl's. In addition, with our constant education and influence, the "Sixth Girl" will no longer be like a girl, but will be better than a girl. ”
Zhang's hands tightly grasped the quilt. After hearing what Madam Liu said, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "Madam Zhou is really thoughtful. How do I take this cold medicine? When should I start taking it?"
Aunt Liu explained, "Madam, wait until the sixth girl is five or six years old, and do it at the same time as foot binding. Just add the powdered cold medicine to the food, and no one will notice."
Zhang smiled and said, "It's so perfect, the plan is perfect. Thanks to you, Madam Liu, I can rest assured. Thanks to your help, my four children were born safely."
Madam Liu said immediately: "Madam, these are what I should do. We all need your care and support, so how can I not do my best?"
Zhang asked again: "Madam Liu, how is your wife?"
Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Thanks to Madam's care, Chen Gui is now working under Steward Yin and has made great progress."
Zhang nodded and said, "That's good. I heard that your new wife gave birth to a granddaughter for your family?"
Madam Liu said, "Yes, Madam, he is only three months old now."
Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Well, when the child grows up, let her stay with the Sixth Miss! She is about the same age as the Sixth Miss and will be a good playmate in the future."
Madam Liu was stunned for a moment and said, "Everything will be arranged by Madam. It is a blessing for that girl to be able to serve the Sixth Miss."
Zhang continued, "Madame Zhou, I heard that your family also has a granddaughter who is now one year old. When the time comes, ask Madame Zhou to send her over to accompany Miss Seven."
Madam Zhou replied happily: "Yes, Madam, it is a blessing for that girl to be able to serve Miss Seven."
Zhang looked at Madam Zhou and Madam Liu and said, "You are both my capable assistants. Your granddaughter is with the Sixth and Seventh Misses. The master is now promoted step by step. Your granddaughter will definitely be promised to repay her in the future."
Madam Zhou and Madam Liu bowed and said gratefully, "Thank you, Madam."
More than a month passed before Yin Xu returned to Shangjing from the Yellow River area. Yin Xu did not even enter his home before going to the palace to meet the emperor. Let Yin Jingyi go back to Yin Mansion first.
I saw Zhang, Aunt Feng, Aunt Li, Aunt Wang... and the whole family standing at the door. They were all dressed up carefully and stood at the gate of Yin's mansion very anxiously and excitedly, waiting for Yin Xu. I waited and waited, but there was no sign of anyone.
Aunt Li stretched her neck, dressed up in fancy clothes, with two locks of hair hanging down, and muttered: "Why hasn't Master come back yet? I am so worried."
Zhang, who was holding her handkerchief anxiously, saw Li's expression and could not help but scold her: "Madam Li, you have given birth to a child now, and the Sixth Miss is watching you! Can't you be more calm?
Now that you are the master's concubine, and no longer a prostitute in a brothel, can't you be more stable and comb those two locks of hair up to look more stable and less frivolous? ”
Aunt Li knew she was wrong, so she quickly said: "Yes, madam, I know I was wrong. I will change it in the future." After saying that, she couldn't help but stretched her head to look at the Sixth Girl in Nanny Zhou's hands.
Of course, Nanny Zhou would not let Aunt Li see the child, and Aunt Li herself knew it. After Aunt Li recovered, every time she went to Yimeyuan to pay her respects to the lady, Aunt Zhou would carry the Sixth Girl into the compartment in the inner room. Don't let Aunt Li see the child.
Aunt Feng, who was standing by, looked at Aunt Li and thought with disdain, "She says she will change, but in fact she won't change at all. Otherwise, how can she please the master?"
Yin Fengyu, who was still an infant at the side, heard everything that Zhang and Aunt Li said. In fact, Yin Fengyu felt that Aunt Li did nothing wrong. There was nothing wrong for a woman to long for her husband to come back. As for letting two locks of hair down, there was nothing wrong with that in modern times.
But in the prosperous feudal dynasty, it was an unforgivable crime...
Yin Fengyu was just thinking when he heard the sound of horse hooves, interrupting his thoughts. He saw a boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in royal blue clothes, riding a horse and running towards him from a distance.
The young man was seen wearing a royal blue robe with silver thread and dark cloud patterns and floral patterns, a leather belt around his waist, and an exquisite jade pendant on the belt. The long robe had narrow sleeves and was slim-fitting, making the young man look energetic.
Because he was young and hadn't tied his hair yet, the boy tied his hair up high with a headband. Although he was only thirteen years old, he was nearly 170cm tall and had a very slender figure.
Yin Fengyu took one look and thought that the boy was very handsome, with a sunny and unrestrained personality, and was somewhat similar to Zhang. I just feel that he is a little precocious. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he seems to know a lot. He can actually ride a horse so well.
Yin Fengyu suddenly remembered herself when she was fourteen years old. She should have been in junior high school at that time. Every day she was either studying or on the way to interest classes. It was very boring.
As he thought about it, Yin Fengyu couldn't help but laugh. Nanny Zhou glanced at Yin Fengyu and teased the Sixth Miss, saying, "Sixth Miss, are you happy to see your brother come back?"
When Yin Fengyu heard the three words "Sixth Miss", she immediately stopped smiling, curled her lips, and had no expression at all.
Zhang, who was standing by, was also very happy to hear this, and Aunt Li stretched her neck eagerly, wanting to take a look at the Sixth Miss.
Zhang watched her son getting closer and closer to her, and took a few steps forward happily and excitedly.
The young man rode his horse and stopped not far away. He dismounted and quickly ran to his mother. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "My son greets you, mother. I have been away from home for many days and have caused you to worry."
Zhang quickly helped Yin Jingyi up from the ground, and said with tears in her eyes: "My child has grown up and can work with his father. Mother is very happy. Jingyi, where is your father? Why can't I see him?"
Yin Jingyi stood up, nodded slightly to the aunts, and said respectfully: "Greetings, aunts."
Several concubines were afraid to accept it, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Sir, we dare not accept your gift."
In fact, Yin Jingyi was the eldest son and didn't need to greet the concubines, but out of politeness, Yin Jingyi still greeted them.
After greeting, Yin Jingyi explained: "Father has gone to the palace to see the emperor, and it will take a long time for him to come back. Don't worry, mother."
Yin Jingyi looked at the family at the door again and said quickly: "Mom, let's go in! Don't stand here."
Zhang nodded, took Yin Jingyi's hand and walked towards the Yimeyuan in the backyard of Yin's mansion. As soon as I entered the backyard, I heard Zhang say to the concubines behind me: "Go back to your own courtyard! When the master comes back, I will send a maid to inform you."
The three concubines bowed and said, "Yes, ma'am." Then they left with the people in their own courtyards.
After Zhang returned to Yimeyuan, she asked the maids and servants to help Yin Jingyi bathe, change clothes, burn incense and eat.
Yin Jingyi ate with gusto. After the meal, Yin Jingyi walked up to Zhang and said, "The food in my mother's room is still delicious. After several months, I finally get to eat the food made by my mother again."
Zhang said: "Yier, you have worked hard. As long as Yier is happy to eat, mother will go to the small kitchen to cook for Yier every day."
After saying that, Zhang took the seventh girl from Liu Ma's arms and said, "Yier, come and look, mother has given birth to another daughter. This is your seventh sister." Yin Jingyi teased his sister.
Zhang then said to Nanny Zhou, "Nanny Zhou, bring the Sixth Miss over here for Jingyi to see."
Nanny Zhou brought the Sixth Young Lady to Yin Jingyi and said, "Brother Yi, this is the Sixth Young Lady, born to Aunt Li. She is now over two months old."
Yin Fengyu looked at Yin Jingyi in front of her, and knew that the handsome young man in front of her was the eldest son, so she smiled at Yin Jingyi in a flattering manner.
Yin Fengyu felt like her face was going to cramp from laughing, and Yin Jingyi finally said, "Mother, she smiled at me."
Zhang said: "He is a cheerful child, he doesn't cry or make a fuss, sometimes he even smiles at people, it's worth it that I took him from Aunt Li to raise him..."
About an hour later, Yin Xu and his servants returned home from the palace. After returning home, Yin Xu immediately felt much more relaxed. Zhang personally helped Yin Xu bathe, change clothes, and have meals.
Seeing Yin Xu relieved, Zhang asked, "Master, did you manage the flood smoothly this time? Is the position of the second assistant in the cabinet yours?"
Yin Xu took a sip of hot tea and said, "I resign as the cabinet's deputy minister."
Zhang stood up immediately upon hearing this and said excitedly: "What? Master, why did you quit?"
Yin Xu said: "Now I am in the limelight. I have become the second assistant minister of the cabinet at such a young age. It is really a case of a tree attracting wind! This time I went to the Yellow River to control the flood, but many people secretly made trouble for me.
Perhaps, there is a memorial impeaching me on the emperor's jade desk now, saying that I control the former dynasty and the harem and form a clique for personal gain. The emperor may not believe it, but he will believe it after hearing it many times.
Only if I act cautiously and low-key can I leave a glimmer of hope for the virtuous concubine in the palace. Now the virtuous concubine has given birth to the third prince. We should be more low-key and take a more steady approach. Only in this way can we preserve the prosperity of our entire Yin family.
Ouch! Why am I telling you all this, a woman like you? Anyway, I have my own plans. The cabinet's deputy minister will always be mine. It's just a matter of time..."
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Yin Fengyu has been in the Dasheng Dynasty for five years. A lot has happened in these five years.
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