You have to know that this is the royal Liulichang. It is a great blessing to allow wealthy businessmen to participate.
If they do well, not only can they make money, but they may also be able to move their status in the business world to a higher level.
"Hahaha, your idea is good. Then I'll leave this matter to you. Try to choose some people with good character to cooperate with you... If this matter is successful, I will give you 10% of the profits of Liulichang in the future." Emperor Kangxi said generously.
When the Fourth Master heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he thanked him joyfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely see to it."
In the following days, the Fourth Master was busy with the affairs of Liulichang. Because he came back late, he spent most of his time resting in the front yard and rarely went to Wen Mianmian's yard.
This made the women in the backyard think that Wen was going to fall out of favor, and they were secretly delighted.
Ma Jia also took the opportunity to get close to the Fourth Master under the pretext of delivering soup to his master, but before she even got to see his face, she was invited out by the servants in the front yard, feeling extremely upset.
I also tried to meet the Fourth Master by chance on the path he was coming back from, and I dressed up nicely, but I was blown in the cold wind for a long time and didn't even see the Fourth Master's figure.
Later, I found out from someone that the Fourth Master would not be returning tonight because it was getting late and it was snowing.
She had been outside in the cold wind for most of the night for nothing. After returning home, she caught a cold and had a high fever. She was almost delirious.
In the end, it was the servants around her who asked the wife to call the court physician, who worked for a long time before the high fever was brought down.
However, because he was exposed to the cold wind for so long, it was somewhat harmful to his body. The court doctor said that he had to take good care of himself in the future and must not catch a cold again.
By the time the Fourth Master had everything settled, it was almost the New Year.
Wen Mianmian's pregnancy reactions became more and more severe. She would vomit as soon as she ate. Because of this, Wen Mianmian used the excuse of feeling unwell to avoid paying her respects to the concubine, so as to avoid people noticing anything.
But now it has been three months and the fetus is stable.
And she is already a little pregnant, but it is winter and she is wearing more clothes, so it is not very noticeable.
However, Wen Mianmian had a feeling. She thought that this might be a multiple pregnancy, because it was very similar to when she was pregnant with Tiantian and the other three, and now her belly was beginning to show.
Wen Mianmian thought about asking the Fourth Master to ask the imperial physician to come and take a look in the next two days. Although Nanny Song said that the fetus was fine, she also wanted to know if the baby in her belly was the same as the first one.
Although Nanny Song knows medical skills, she cannot tell how many babies are in her belly. She needs to ask a professional doctor to come and take a look.
What Wen Mianmian is thinking about now is whether or not to announce her pregnancy during the Chinese New Year.
Although the pregnancy is now stable, the Chinese New Year is just a few days away. I must go to the palace on New Year's Day. By then, there will definitely be a lot of things to do and I will be very tired.
A normal person would feel tired, let alone a pregnant woman.
Wen Mianmian was sitting on the warm couch listening to the children reading the Three Character Classic when the Fourth Master strode in, lifting the curtain.
After coming in, he took off his cloak and warmed himself at the door before walking over to Wen Mianmian and the children.
"Ama, you're back." The three children were filled with joy when they saw Ama.
Wen Mianmian's eyes also shone softly. She looked at the Fourth Master and said softly, "Master, why are you here now? Everything is done."
"Now that you're done, what are you doing?" The Fourth Master sat down next to Wen Mianmian and looked at the three children on the warm couch opposite. They were surrounded by books, placed in a mess.
Xiaobai was sleeping soundly at Xuanxuan's feet.
"Father, we are reciting the Three Character Classic." Xuanxuan said while holding a book.
"Oh, how are you doing with your recitation?" The Fourth Master asked curiously.
Because he has been very busy recently, he rarely comes to the backyard. Mianmian is also afraid of disturbing his rest, so he always rests in the front yard after finishing his work.
"Father, my brother is more capable. He can already recite some of it." Chenchen pointed at Xuanxuan next to him and said.
"Yes, my brother is amazing. Not only can he read all of them, he has even started to memorize them."
"What about you?" The Fourth Master looked at the two of them.
Tiantian and Chenchen both lowered their heads guiltily.
"They are both lazy. Even now they don't recognize some words even when reading from the book." Wen Mianmian laughed and exposed her.
Tiantian put on a cute smile and looked at the Fourth Master coquettishly, "Father, I have tried my best. It is my brother who is so amazing."
Chenchen also nodded in agreement with her sister, "Sister is right, brother is really amazing."
"Then let father see how well you two read." The Fourth Master took the Three Character Classic from the table.
When Tiantian and Chenchen heard that Ama was going to check, they swallowed their saliva, felt a little nervous, lowered their heads, and neither of them dared to be the first to go up.
Although Grandma is very good to them, he is still very strict about these things. If they don't study well, Grandma will punish them by making them run, stand in the corner, or do horse stance.
Squatting in horse stance is the most tiring. Before, because Chenchen did something wrong, the three of them were collectively punished by their father to squat in horse stance for a cup of tea.
At that time, they felt that their legs were not their own.
So when they encounter these things now, Tiantian and Chenchen become timid at first.
It was Xuanxuan who spoke again: "Ama, I can do it. I'll go first."
The Fourth Master nodded, and then Xuanxuan closed the book and began to recite it word for word.
Soon, Xuanxuan recited the first half of the Three Character Classic clearly without making any mistakes, which showed that Xuanxuan had put in a lot of effort.
"Well, very good, Xuanxuan recited it well." The Fourth Master praised.
It's great that he can carry it like this at such a young age.
Xuanxuan was very happy to receive the praise from his father, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "Thank you, father."
When Wen Mianmian saw Xuanxuan recite it word for word, she felt proud and thought Xuanxuan was amazing.
The Fourth Master once again turned his gaze to Tiantian and Chenchen.
Tiantian quickly pushed Chenchen and whispered, "Brother, you go first."
Chenchen shook his little head quickly, "Sister, you should go first."
The brother and sister were pushing each other back and forth, and the Fourth Master's face immediately darkened when he saw this.
"You two come together and read from the book."
After hearing what Ama said, Tiantian and Chenchen no longer dared to push each other away. They picked up the book and looked up at Ama, only to see that Ama was staring at them blankly.
The two of them quickly lowered their heads, picked up the book, and began to read haltingly.
I read fine at the beginning, but got slower and slower as I went on. I skipped over some words I didn't recognize, and by the end I couldn't read any of them.
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