Soon it was the end of the year. On the first day of the first lunar month, Princess Guihe and Wang Hanyu went to the palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother and the Empress.
Zheng Xiu had an imperial decree, so
she should have gone with them. But she was just pregnant, the fetus was unstable, and her body was still weak, so Princess Guihe asked her not to go.
So Zheng Xiu asked for leave and rested in the mansion.
Early in the morning on the first day of the first lunar month, Xue Zhi, Xue Qin, Princess Guihe and Wang Hanyu all went to the palace. Although they left together, Xue Zhi and Xue Qin went first, while Wang Hanyu accompanied Princess Guihe to the harem.
Zheng Xiu was sleepy at the moment, and when she woke up, it was already bright.
Everyone in Haoye Hall knew that she was ignorant, so they didn't even set off firecrackers. It was so quiet outside that it didn't feel like the New Year.
Zheng Xiu had just sat up and got out of bed when Minghui, Fen Ge and others came in with hot water.
While washing up, Zheng Xiu said, "It's getting late. Let's have people set off the firecrackers outside."
Ming Hui said, "Second Master is afraid that the firecrackers will disturb your rest, so he has asked people to take away all the firecrackers and set them off outside."
Zheng Xiu nodded and asked, "What about the children? Are they all up?"
"Second Master got up early in the morning, and Third Master also came. They had breakfast and played together."
Ming Hui had just finished reporting when Bai Zhu hurried in and said, "Madam, the old master and the young master are here."
This was the first year that Zheng Ren and Zheng Yu spent in the capital. When they came to visit Zheng Xiu before, they agreed to come to the Duke of Qing's mansion to celebrate the New Year together on the first day of the new year.
Zheng Xiu asked Bai Zhu to welcome them to the outer room for tea first.
After she got pregnant, she stopped wearing makeup. She applied hot water to her face and only put on facial cream. Fen Ge had already combed her hair into a Japanese bun.
As soon as she finished combing her hair, Zheng Yu ran into the inner room with a smile and said, "Happy New Year, sister!"
Zheng Xiu also replied, "Happy New Year, Shao as well. You must grow up quickly next year." Then she asked Minghui to hand him the purse filled with gold ingots that she had prepared earlier. Zheng
Yu smiled and took the New Year's money, walked up to Zheng Xiu's hand, "Sister, hurry up. Dad and I have been waiting for you for a while."
Zheng Xiu couldn't help laughing, "When will you change your exaggerated way of talking? You just got here, why are you talking about waiting for a while?" As she spoke, she led him out of the inner room.
Zheng Yu said, "Really? My father and I got up early in the morning. I wanted to come right away, but my father said you must be up late, so we waited for you at home for a long time before you came." He then asked, "Sis, when did you become so lazy? You are still sleeping on the first day of the New Year." As
they talked, they walked out.
Zheng Ren was sitting at the table drinking tea. When he heard what Zheng Yu said, he looked at Zheng Yu and said, "Ah Yu, how do you talk to your sister?"
Zheng Yu stuck out his tongue and stopped talking.
Zheng Xiu pulled her brother to sit at the table, and Bai Zhu served new tea and some cakes.
"Dad, have you had breakfast yet?"
Zheng Ren nodded. Before he could speak, Zheng Yu interrupted him and said, "We have, but the two mothers who help at home have gone home for the New Year. Breakfast is noodles that Dad made, and I, I can't eat it..."
Zheng Ren couldn't help but frown again.
Zheng Xiu smiled and said, "Dad, don't look at A Yu like that. It's New Year's Day, we should have a full meal." Then he told Bai Zhu to go to the kitchen to bring some more breakfast.
"Sister, where is A Shao? Why didn't I see him when I came?"
Zheng Xiu turned around and asked Ming Hui. Ming Hui said, "The Second Young Master and the Third Young Master went out together. They should be in the front yard."
Zheng Yu said, "Then I'll go over there too. Sister, have someone send breakfast over. I'll eat in front, okay?" It
was New Year's Day, so Zheng Xiu naturally agreed to her will. Zheng Yu didn't have a maid with him. She was worried about her brother going alone, so she asked Fen Ge to go with him to serve him.
After Zheng Yu left, Zheng Ren said, "Don't be too indulgent with A Yu. He is getting older and older every year, and he just plays all day long."
A few months after Zheng Yu came to the capital, Xue Zhi used his connections to send him to a very famous scholar in the city as a student. He only had a holiday before the Chinese New Year. Zheng Xiu smiled and advised, "Dad, you don't have to force him to study and write every day. At his age, how many years can he have to play? In my opinion, he is already restrained enough in front of the teacher every day. It's rare for him to relax at home. Just let him be."
Seeing that her complexion had improved a lot compared to a few days ago, and she smiled when she spoke, Zheng Ren couldn't help but relax his expression and said with a smile: "How have you been these days?"
Zheng Xiu nodded, "Good, I can eat and sleep well."
Zheng Ren said: "You are pregnant for the first time, so you will suffer a lot. Is Azhi treating you well?"
Zheng Xiu smiled even more brilliantly, "He is so nervous. If I turn over in the middle of the night, he will sit up and ask what's wrong. If I get up to go to the toilet, he will follow me closely." In fact, what she didn't say was that Xue Zhi not only accompanied her to the toilet, but also stood beside her and forced her to hold him, fearing that she couldn't sit steadily on the toilet. After she urinated, Xue Zhi insisted on helping her wipe... making her blush in the middle of the night.
Zheng Xiu nodded and said, "That's good." He had always seen how Xue Zhi treated Zheng Xiu, and naturally knew that Xue Zhi would be more accommodating to Zheng Xiu at this time. But after all, he was worried that Xue Zhi had no experience in taking care of pregnant women. When his wife was pregnant with Zheng Xiu for the first time, he was also in a mess and at a loss. Hearing what Zheng Xiu said, Xue Zhi was quite careful, much better than when he first became a father. However, Zheng Ren changed his mind and thought that Xue Zhi had already had Xue Shao before him, so he marked the places where he did well as he should.
The two talked for a while, and Xue Zhi also came back from the palace.
Seeing Zheng Ren was there, Xue Zhi first said good luck, and then sat down with them to talk.
Zheng Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Why are you back so early? Didn't you come back after lunch last year?"
There was no one else in the room, so Xue Zhi said, "I heard that the Queen Mother was unwell, so the Emperor went to greet her and only asked the Crown Prince to entertain the court officials. I was worried about you, so I told the Crown Prince and came back early."
Zheng Xiu's ears blushed and she looked at him reproachfully, "I was only gone for half the morning. I was fine at home. Why should you worry about me?"
Xue Zhi smiled and said, "I'm worried that you didn't sleep well or eat well. I'm worried about you."
As she was talking, Minghui came in quickly and whispered in Zheng Xiu's ear, "Madam, I heard that the prince's wife also came back from the palace, and she came back crying. After coming back, she didn't go back to Xiya Garden, but was called to Changfeng Garden by the princess."
Zheng Xiu couldn't help but frown. It was a good New Year, but the queen mother was not feeling well, and Wang Hanyu came back crying. It was too coincidental.
Xue Zhi was sitting next to Zheng Xiu, so he naturally heard it.
Zheng Xiu stood up and said, "Azhi, you stay with Dad and talk for a while. I'm going to Changfeng Garden to see Hanyu."
Xue Zhi was worried and said, "Why don't you go? You can ask her when the family has dinner together in the evening."
Zheng Xiu shook her head and said, "I'd better go and see her."
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