Having no other choice, Granny Wei could only plan for the long term. She calculated the days and realized that Madam Nian's twentieth birthday was just over a month away. According to Doctor Su, the treatment should be somewhat effective by then.
Why not find some excuse to hold a banquet? Fortunately, Geng Gege and Guo Gege are living together now, so it's convenient to invite them. If everyone is there, Qian Shengyan won't be able to refuse.
Once you step outside, things become much easier.
Furthermore, some external force is needed to remind Yinzhen that if the prince could come to celebrate Lady Nian's birthday on that day, it would be wonderful. Perhaps he could even stay overnight, and then give Lady Nian that fertility-enhancing medicine, perhaps...
If all goes well, her wish may come true overnight.
Despite Wei Mama's clever scheme, Nian Shi's temper worsened, and she even developed a feverish condition.
May in Rehe is not too hot, and the Lion Garden is shaded by green trees, so no one feels hot. However, Nian Shi seems to want to stay in his clothes, and after sitting for a while, he gets up and paces around restlessly.
After consulting with Doctor Su and confirming that the detoxification process was uncontrollable, Granny Wei had no choice but to try to get some ice to cool down Nian Shi.
Watching truckloads of ice being transported from Beijing to Rehe at great expense of manpower and resources, Qingxue couldn't help but gasp in astonishment: "The Nian family is so wealthy!"
"Maybe." Qian Shengyan wasn't paying much attention; she was currently wearing homemade gloves and weeding and catching insects for the potato seedlings.
These potatoes have really done her a favor; they're growing very well. Two of them, planted a little shallower, already have their skins slightly protruding.
As for the chicken manure, it was currently piled up on a hillside in the distance, and every day, eunuchs would spray water on it to keep it moist, as instructed. Qian Shengyan thought it would be somewhat successful...
This thriving rural scene made Qian Shengyan want to raise sheep and cattle again...
It's good that the children can drink milk too. Although Hongli is quite tall, it's not wrong for him to drink some milk.
A few days later, another area was set aside next to the chicken coop, where two sheep and two cows were raised.
On the day the cattle and sheep arrived, both Hongli and Foerguochun came to watch. Foerguochun's eyes widened in amazement, and when the sheep bleated, he couldn't help but raise his little neck and imitate the "baa" sound.
Then... for some reason, Yinzhen had someone specially send Baifu and Zaofeng to the capital.
Good heavens, Qian Shengyan was surrounded by two dogs running around happily behind her. She was feeding chickens, milking cows, and planting potatoes all at the same time. If she hadn't suddenly received an invitation to the Nian family's birthday banquet, Qian Shengyan would have forgotten her true identity.
Oh, she's not a peasant woman, she's a concubine of Prince Yong, and she'll probably enter the palace as a concubine and then become the Empress Dowager's woman.
...I just wonder if she was the first empress dowager in Qing Dynasty history to ferment chicken manure...
"What is Consort Nian's birthday? What day is it?" Qian Shengyan asked curiously.
The person Qingxue received naturally knew the answer: "The second day of the sixth month is said to be the twentieth birthday of the concubine."
"Oh, it's a birthday celebration." Qian Shengyan washed her hands and pondered as she walked.
Since her arrival, no woman in the inner courtyard has held a grand birthday celebration. Even the birthday of the Fujin was kept quiet, with only some gifts given by Yinzhen.
Even on Yinzhen's birthday, at his own request, there were hardly any celebrations. Although gifts would be sent from the inner court, most of the time they would not even eat together.
Qian Shengyan didn't know if this was a habit of the Aisin Gioro family or if they were becoming more low-key due to the succession struggle, but as an outsider and a newcomer to the family, she naturally did what others said.
As for her personally...
Her original birthday was in the eleventh lunar month, but she didn't know when this body was born. As time went on, Qian Shengyan stopped caring too much.
It suddenly seems rather strange that the Nian family is now taking the initiative to celebrate their birthday.
Was it to invite Yinzhen over? Or what?
Or perhaps, her body was truly healed by that miracle doctor, and she was ready to get pregnant?
Qian Shengyan was lost in thought. Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a while, Qingxue whispered, "Master, I'm afraid we have to go this time."
"Hmm?" Qian Shengyan looked at her in confusion. Qingxue continued, "Gege Geng and Gege Guo live with Consort Nian. If Consort Nian invites them, it would be difficult for them not to go. But if they go, it would be a bit unreasonable for you not to go, Master."
"Okay, let's go then." Qian Shengyan didn't mind. "Prepare a gift, and we'll go on time."
Qingxue agreed, and Qian Shengyan didn't take it too seriously. But on the day of the banquet, Qian Shengyan realized that what Nian had prepared was actually lunch.
If they really wanted to keep Yinzhen around, shouldn't they have done it at dinner?
Or perhaps Lady Nian intends to keep Yinzhen for half a day?
But recently, Yinzhen has been quite busy. He doesn't come home for dinner every few days, and in the morning, Qian Shengyan can't find him when she gets up. For the past two weeks, the two have been living in the same bed, but they rarely see each other.
If Lady Nian could actually keep Yinzhen for half a day under such circumstances, then Qian Shengyan would admire her methods.
Upon arriving at Leshan Academy, the banquet hosted by the Nian family was not held in the pavilion outside, but instead arranged in the courtyard between the front and back halls of Leshan Academy.
Qian Shengyan didn't think much of it. When she arrived on time, she found that no one had come yet. Now that she was a concubine and had children, she no longer needed to pay her respects to Lady Nian. So Qian Shengyan sat down in the courtyard and waited for Lady Nian, Lady Geng, and Lady Guo to come out.
Qingxue asked with some confusion, "Master, we didn't arrive early, so why haven't Guo Gege and Geng Gege arrived yet?"
Consort Nian is the birthday girl today, so it's understandable that she came out last, but why haven't the other two princesses arrived yet?
"Perhaps she went to the palace of Consort Nian and is waiting to come over together," Qian Shengyan said.
Qingxue thought about it and agreed. The Nian family lived in the largest room in the center of the back hall, while the Guo and Geng families lived on either side. It was normal for them to go and pay their respects together.
Unexpectedly, a moment later, a woman screamed from the direction of the rear hall, followed by a child crying.
Qian Shengyan subconsciously stood up, and Qingxue also looked in that direction with some concern: "Why does it sound like Guo Gege's voice?"
"Princess Guo and the Fifth Prince?" Qian Shengyan was also somewhat surprised. She frowned and took Qingxue's hand. "Let's go take a look."
"Yes." Qingxue helped Qian Shengyan walk towards the back hall. The two originally thought of going to see the old lady's place, but the sound of a child crying rang out again, this time in the Guo family's hall on the left.
"Gege Guo is with the Fifth Prince?" Qian Shengyan asked in surprise, then frowned. "What about Gege Geng?"
Qingxue instinctively helped Qian Shengyan turn a corner and headed towards the left side of the hall.
Having received anti-fraud education from later generations, Qian Shengyan sensed something was amiss as she walked. Just as she stopped, a window in the side hall suddenly opened, and a man's hand reached out and grabbed her shoulder.
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