Wu was somewhat curious about the sofa, but she could tell that it was for sitting.
She sat down to try it out; it was very soft, much softer than a wooden couch, and it even had a headrest, making it a very pleasant thing.
Madam Wu liked it quite a bit, and then instructed someone to arrange the sofa properly.
Someone from Li's courtyard also sent gifts, but when she heard that it was from the Fujin (principal wife) and that it was something she had never heard of before, she figured it must be something bad, so she had it thrown into the storeroom without even glancing at it.
When Song saw the sofa, she tried it out and felt that sitting on it was more comfortable than sitting on a chair, and lying on it was more comfortable than lying on a wooden couch. However, when she thought that it was sent by the Fujin (the wife of the emperor), she felt uncomfortable.
So they left it aside, not intending to use it.
"Do you think we should send a set of this sofa to the Empress Dowager in the palace? If we do, then the Emperor Father, the Empress Dowager, and all the ladies in the palace will surely need to receive a set as well."
Yinzhen smiled and said, "I didn't expect you could think of these things."
It wasn't that she had thought of these things; the main thing was that she wanted to send some things to her parents' family. Her husband's family was prestigious, but her parents' family was still the closest to her. However, if her parents' family had something that her husband's family didn't, they would inevitably be criticized.
That's why she was thinking about whether to send some to everyone in the palace first.
So, what do you think? Should we send it or not?
Yinzhen: "I can send it, but wait a little longer."
Tong Cheng'er asked, puzzled, "Wait for what?"
Yinzhen smiled slightly and then said, "Of course, I'm waiting for you to have a chance to earn money. I heard that you spent money to have a sofa made, and the workmanship of the sofa also costs money. I can't let you lose money!"
Tong Cheng'er wanted to say that this amount of silver was nothing, after all, he had given her too much, and it was better to spend the silver than leave it lying around.
However, since he said he wanted to make money, she naturally wouldn't refuse.
She used to disbelieve in the idea of free lunches, but after being blessed with good fortune by Yinzhen several times, she's starting to believe in such things more and more.
Especially the windfall that Yinzhen "smashed" down.
This pie is fragrant and delicious.
...
Just then, the First Consort gave birth.
This was the fourth child of the First Consort, and it was another daughter.
The eldest prince often made veiled criticisms about the crown princess's inability to bear children, and the crown prince, not one to be trifled with, directly retorted that the first princess could not produce a son.
After all, the First Consort had already given birth to three daughters before becoming pregnant with this child.
The Crown Prince's wife gave birth to another daughter, and he was so happy that he ate an extra bowl of rice that very night.
As for the eldest prince's reaction, it was absolutely amazing; he actually burst into tears on the spot.
She was truly crying; she cried right outside the delivery room, in front of all the servants, without any restraint.
At the time, he really didn't think much about it. He had been longing for a legitimate eldest son, and this was his wife's fourth child. He really didn't expect it to be another daughter.
It's true, he really couldn't control those tears.
However, he managed to keep the news under control and prevent it from getting out, but Emperor Kangxi did find out about it.
He was taken aback upon hearing this, and then fell silent. He knew about his eldest son's inner conflict, but he hadn't expected that his eldest son's wife would have another daughter this time.
He didn't know what to say.
As for Consort Hui in the inner palace, she almost fainted when she heard the news.
You see, ever since the First Princess Consort became pregnant with her fourth child, she has been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist prayers every day, fearing that Yinzhen's wife would give birth to another daughter. Now, what she feared has come true; she has gained another legitimate granddaughter, and she is not happy at all.
Some people were happy, some were delighted, but after all, she was the legitimate daughter of a prince, so the proper rites still had to be done.
Tong Cheng'er has been married to Yinzhen for several months now. She occasionally attends birthday banquets of old wives of members of the imperial clan, but she has not yet attended any of the wedding banquets of Yinzhen's brothers.
"I heard this is my sister-in-law's fourth pregnancy. One pregnancy a year isn't good for her health!"
Especially since she was only fourteen or fifteen when she was pregnant with her first child, Tong Cheng'er knew, even if she wasn't a medical student, that this would be extremely harmful to a woman's body.
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen nodded: "It is indeed not good for the body."
Yinzhen remembered that in his dream he saw his sister-in-law's health begin to deteriorate after giving birth to her fifth child, and she passed away before the child was even fully grown.
Tong Cheng'er asked him, "Having a child at such a young age is extremely risky for a woman. I... I don't want to have a child right now?"
As she finished speaking, Tong Cheng'er's voice trailed off.
She knew that Yinzhen had had a miraculous encounter, but he was, after all, a man born and raised in the Qing Dynasty. Now, he only had her as his woman, which was the most basic thing for her, but extremely rare in this era.
Now she says she wants to postpone having children, because she's afraid he'll feel resentful.
After hearing this, Yinzhen fell silent. He did want a child, but having one too early would harm his wife's health. He had no objection to having a child a few years later.
There was only one concubine, and the children were placed at the back.
Yinzhen nodded: "Then let's postpone having children for a few years."
Tong Cheng'er looked at him with surprise and delight.
Yinzhen smiled and said, "What? You don't believe me?"
Tong Cheng'er shook her head: "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I didn't expect you to agree so easily."
Yinzhen thought to himself that he hadn't expected to agree so easily.
If someone had told him before he dreamed that his future wife didn't want to have children too early, he would have thought that person was crazy.
People's bottom line is meant to be lowered continuously.
Yinzhen said, "I'll ask the imperial physician later, and we'll have a baby when he says you're ready to have one."
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