Brother Shen and Tao Yuanyuan’s wedding is scheduled for the end of February, and it is indeed a bit stressful.
It’s not that Second Brother Shen is going to be stationed on Taining Island and can’t stay in the capital for a long time, so he set the time here.
The betrothal gifts and other things were prepared early.
Yan Bao also found the courtyard that he had asked someone to look for. He took Tao Yuanyuan to take a look. The courtyard had two entrances. It might not have looked very good in ancient times, but Yan Bao and his friends, who came from modern times, thought that this courtyard was quite acceptable.
Time was running out, so Tao Yuanyuan couldn't choose anything else. She just bought it because it looked good.
As soon as I bought it, I started to clean it a little. It was winter and there was nothing much to decorate. It was just a place to stay.
Years ago, Tao Yuanyuan moved out.
You are about to get married, how can you live together?
With the help of Yan Bao, Zi Yun, and Madam Shen, Tao Yuanyuan rearranged the yard, mainly hanging some curtains and adding some beautiful potted plants. Once the soft furnishings were added, the whole place looked different.
When moving, Tao Yuanyuan invited them to come over to warm up the house, and except for Chief Minister Shen and Brother Shen, everyone else came.
They have a bit of an idol image, but Yan Bao doesn't care.
If they don't come, we can have more fun.
Eat, drink, barbecue and make tea, do whatever makes you feel comfortable.
Yan Bao and the others also played a few rounds of mahjong. Madam Shen made a lot of money and was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. When she returned, she bought a gift for Shen Shoufu, which was an ink stick. Shen Shoufu was flattered.
Madam Shen smiled and said, "Yan Bao and the others gave me this as a gift. They deliberately let me win a lot of money when playing mahjong. I just passed by Mobaozhai and thought I hadn't bought you an ink stick in a while, so I picked one up."
Shen Shoufu was very pleased: "This ink stick is not cheap, how much did you win?"
"Twenty taels." Madam Shen was very happy. Twenty taels was not a small amount. It was the living expenses for an ordinary family for half a year.
Shen Shoufu looked at the not-cheap ink stick and frowned: “You can’t buy it for twenty taels.”
"That's right. The rest was posted by Yan Bao. Don't worry, your daughter is rich and she can spend money on her father!" After Mrs. Shen said this, Shen Shoufu was even happier.
He immediately used the ink stick to grind some ink, wrote a few words and thought it was good, so he immediately wrote a memorial.
The next day, the emperor read the memorial and went to talk to Shen Shoufu. He was surprised: "How did the emperor know that I wrote it with the ink stick bought by Yan Bao?"
emperor:"......"
Is it great to have a daughter?
The emperor summoned Yan Bao into the palace the next day, showed some concern for her, and asked her to grind ink for him. Yan Bao had tried to please her father a lot, and she was a professional at grinding ink for him.
After grinding, the emperor wrote a word to Yan Bao and asked her to take it back to Shen Shoufu to see.
Yan Bao: "Dad, how did you make the emperor unhappy? I specially wrote a word for you, I hope you like it."
When Shen Shoufu opened it, he saw a big:
Shen Shoufu: “???”
Yan Bao rubbed his wrist and said, "The Emperor called me here to grind ink, right?"
Shen Shoufu only then realized how childish this emperor was. He was already sixty years old, but still so boring.
Shen Shoufu rolled his eyes and put the words away to avoid irritating his eyes.
On New Year's Eve, Tao Yuanyuan came to the Shen family to have the New Year's Eve dinner together. Everyone gathered together to eat and drink. They also drank the wine that Yan Bao brought from Dajin, using a decanter. It was beautiful and delicious.
Tiantian took a sip and frowned: "I'd rather drink juice!"
Yan Bao and Tao Yuanyuan liked it very much, and told Mrs. Shen that drinking a little every day would beautify the skin. Mrs. Shen believed it and drank a glass every day. She became addicted to it and was afraid that the red wine was not enough.
Yan Bao patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mom, you'll be there for me."
After the New Year’s Eve dinner, Mrs. Shen prepared a lot of red envelopes, one for each person, big and small, including those who were not married.
Yan Bao also prepared red envelopes for his three nephews and nieces, who were all beaming with joy when they received them.
Tao Yuanyuan was a little embarrassed when she received the red envelope from Madam Shen. Yan Bao persuaded her to accept it: "Once you marry in, there will be no more red envelopes to receive. I can still receive them for a few more years."
She was quite proud of it.
Mrs. Shen was happy to give her a red envelope, and it would be best if she could stay at home.
Mrs. Shen knew that she was just daydreaming.
We also made dumplings at night and ate a bowl of dumplings after staying up all night. Everyone washed their feet and went to bed. When they opened their eyes, it was a new year again.
The New Year is all about eating and drinking. It’s cold in the capital, so they don’t want to go out unless it’s absolutely necessary. Yan Bao can’t stay still, so he has to go out for a walk every few days.
Also bring Tao Yuanyuan and Second Brother Shen.
Sometimes when she saw them hanging out together, she would curl her lips and let them play by themselves. She didn't want to be a third wheel, so she went to find some fun on her own.
The emperor caught a cold after the New Year and said he was feeling unwell. Yan Bao went to the palace to visit the emperor, but he was still running a fever. The imperial doctors had examined him and found that he was old and his immunity was not that good.
This illness lasted for several days, and it seemed like he had a fever and didn't look well.
Seeing the emperor's sickly appearance, Yan Bao's expression changed: [No way, the emperor can't make it this time?]
"If the emperor dies, my second brother and his wife's wedding will have to be postponed." Yan Bao didn't want his second brother to be so happy in vain. He also felt that the emperor was doing well. It would be a shame if he was killed by a minor cold.
Yan Bao couldn't bear it, so he searched in the medicine box and found medicine for treating colds. He took out a packet and said, "Your Majesty, if you trust me, you can try this medicine."
The emperor raised his eyebrows: "When did I ever doubt you?"
Without saying a word, the emperor asked Eunuch Fu to prepare boiling water and brew a packet of cold medicine. It smelled a bit like medicine, but it did not look as bitter or as medicinal as the medicine prepared by the imperial doctors.
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