If the people in the mansion knew that she was pregnant in advance, they might do something on that day, so she had to be careful no matter what.
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On New Year's Eve, Wen Mianmian got up very early and put on her concubine's clothes. Fortunately, the clothes were loose and covered her slightly protruding belly.
Kneeling was inevitable when entering the palace, so Wen Mianmian specially wore the knee pads made for her by Nanny Song.
There is a lot of cotton sewn on it, so your knees won’t feel any pain even if you kneel on the ground.
"This is warm and comfortable to wear. Nanny Song is really thoughtful." Wen Mianmian likes this knee pad very much. It is indeed very warm to wear.
"Master, you have to pay attention to every aspect of your pregnancy. Your knees are most afraid of getting cold. This will not only protect you from the cold but also keep you from suffering."
"I have also made some for the Second Lady and the two princes. Let them wear them later." Nanny Song was happy to see that her master liked them.
"Well, Shancha will take theirs and ask them to put them on later, so that they won't fall down because of mischief." Even if they fall down while wearing these, they won't get hurt too much.
"Yes, I'll take it over and put it on the young master." Shancha took a few children's knee pads and went to the children's room.
Nanny Song and Shannai Shanzhi began to help Wen Mianmian put on her jewelry.
"This thing is quite heavy." After putting on these jewelries, Wen Mianmian felt that her head was several pounds heavier.
"Master, just be patient. It will be fine after today." Nanny Song said after putting the last red hairpin on her.
Wen Mianmian's makeup today is similar to her usual look, but it is more gorgeous than usual.
"Master looks so beautiful today." Shannai and Shanzhi were amazed when they saw their master in the mirror.
Although the master is very beautiful on weekdays, she dresses simply and elegantly, and when she is not going out, she casually wears her hair to one side.
Now after a little dressing up, the master looks completely different.
"Master should dress up more often. It will look so beautiful." Shanzhi also said.
Wen Mianmian is quite satisfied with herself now, but dressing like this often is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also tiring.
After everyone had packed up, Wen Mianmian brought her three children, and Fu Jin brought her eldest prince and eldest princess to the gate of the mansion.
The vehicles at the door are already waiting outside.
Everyone waited outside for a while, and then the Fourth Master strode out.
After everyone exchanged greetings, the Fourth Master asked them to get on the carriage while he rode his horse in front.
After they got on the carriage, it began to sway as it moved. The three children were still sleepy, so they fell into a deep sleep as soon as they got on the carriage. By the time they were about to reach the palace gate, it was already dawn.
Wen Mianmian hugged Tiantian, touched her little face and said softly: "Tiantian, we should get up."
Then he called Xuanxuan and Chenchen who were leaning against him.
"Mom, are we there yet?" Xuanxuan opened his eyes dazedly, rubbed them with his hands, and spoke.
"We're here. We're getting off the bus soon. Hurry up and get up."
"Mom, I'm so sleepy. I want to sleep." Tiantian lay in Wen Mianmian's arms like a little sloth, not wanting to move, without even opening her eyes.
Wen Mianmian touched her little face and said, "Tiantian, be good. You can rest when you get to Mama Palace. Tiantian, please bear with it for a while."
After coaxing Tiantian for a long time, the little girl opened her eyes reluctantly.
Wen Mianmian put on their little cloaks. It was snowing outside and they couldn't let them get cold.
After helping them put on their small cloaks, Wen Mianmian took them out of the car.
The wife of the concubine had already come down with the eldest princess and the eldest prince, and was now talking to the fourth master about something.
Wen Mianmian walked forward holding the three children.
The Fourth Master looked at them and said, "Take the children and go to Mother's Palace to rest for a while. I will pick you up for the family dinner in the evening."
"Yes, I understand." Fu Jin responded with a smile.
The Fourth Master walked over to Wen Mianmian again and whispered, "Be careful. I'll come find you when I'm done."
"Yeah~" Wen Mianmian nodded.
The Fourth Master gave the children a few more words of advice and then went into the palace first.
After the Fourth Master left, Wen Mianmian brought the child to Fu Jin.
"Let's go." Fu Jin glanced at her and walked inside first.
Wen Mianmian followed closely with her child.
On the way, Wen Mianmian and others happened to meet the Eighth Concubine.
"Greetings to Fourth Sister-in-law." The Eighth Lady twisted her waist and walked forward with a smile to pay her respects, ignoring Wen Mianmian beside her.
Wen Mianmian didn't take it seriously. She bowed and stood aside holding the child's hand.
"Eighth brother's wife." Fu Jin smiled and nodded.
"Fourth sister-in-law, do you mind walking together for a while?" The Eighth Lady was going to pay her respects to Concubine Yi, so they could walk together for a while.
"Of course I don't mind." The Fourth Lady never refused these things.
"This must be the eldest prince. He's really handsome." The Eighth Lady cast her eyes on the eldest prince.
The Fourth Lady was naturally happy to hear someone praising her son.
When the eldest prince heard him mentioned, he politely bowed to the Eighth Lady and said, "Greetings, Eighth Aunt."
"Haha, good, big brother is really sensible."
The group continued to move forward slowly. The Eighth Lady and the Fourth Lady chatted and began to belittle the Wen family in a sarcastic way.
"Fourth sister-in-law, the concubines in this courtyard must be kept under control. Even the concubine is just a low-ranking concubine. If you don't keep her under control, she will take advantage of her favor and start to act tyrannically in the mansion. Those who don't know her will think she is the concubine..."
When the Eighth Lady spoke, her eyes fell on Wen Mianmian intentionally or unintentionally.
The Fourth Lady didn't say anything, just smiled and glanced at Wen Mianmian behind her.
Wen Mianmian saw it, but pretended not to see it. The other person didn't mention anyone by name, so there was no need for her to cause herself trouble over this.
Even a fool could tell that what the Eighth Lady said was directed at her.
But Wen Mianmian didn't care at all, as if she didn't understand what the Eighth Lady said at all. She still had a faint smile on her face and slowly followed behind with the children holding her hands.
The Eighth Lady continued, "You don't know, but the concubines in my house are all under my control. If they don't obey, I'll just drag them away and give them dozens of lashes. I'll frighten them and I won't believe they'll dare to act like trouble again... I have to establish my authority first..."
Xuanxuan frowned slightly when he heard what his eighth aunt said from behind.
This eighth aunt is so strange. She just talks, but why does she always look at her mother?
Not only Xuanxuan, but also Tiantian and Chenchen discovered it.
They especially disliked the way the eighth aunt looked at their mother, and it didn't feel good at all.
And Eighth Aunt is just like the witch in the story that Mother told them before, so scary.
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