Persimmon's clothes were delivered first, so she hurriedly made two pieces, one bright red and one royal blue, both with brocade ribbons and tiger-head hats, and were very exquisite.

The two little eunuchs who served Shizi were given names by Shen Jiang, one called Zhaocai and the other called Jinbao. They didn't have to take care of anything else but Shizi's defecation and urination, and thus they were given the title of "shit shoveler".

That afternoon, Shen Jiang was playing with Persimmon when Manju came to report: "Geng Gege is here to pay respects to Concubine Fujin."

Shen Jiang had been married for several days, and this was her first visitor, so she said, "Please come in!"

Geng was quite pretty, although not as pretty as Li, but much better than Niuhulu.

"Your servant wishes you good health, Concubine. May you live long and healthy." Geng bowed politely.

Shen Jiang smiled kindly: "Hurry up and sit down."

Geng sat down leaning against the edge of the kang, and Shi Liu brought her tea and snacks.

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "Try this rose tea. I brought it from my mother's home."

Geng hurriedly smiled and said, "No wonder it smells so good. The concubine must have brought something good from her parents' home."

"That's not necessarily true. No matter how good it is, it can't surpass the palace."

Geng hid her handkerchief and smiled, saying, "Yes, the things in the palace are naturally good, but good things may not be useful to everyone."

Shen Jiang looked her up and down and asked, "Are you saying something else?"

Geng smiled and said, "You are joking. A concubine is favored, so what good things does she not have? For example, Concubine Li was also very favored in the past, and most of the decorations in her place were gifts from the master."

Shen Jiang blinked: "Does she have a puppy as a dowry?"

Geng was stunned: "Huh?"

Shen Jiang smiled: "I have! Grandpa also painted a dog cage and a dog house for my puppy as a dowry, and also made two new clothes for me."

Gunn: “What?”

Shen Jiang just looked at her with a smile, and Geng's face turned red unconsciously, as if her little thoughts were exposed and seen through.

Geng blushed and whispered, "Actually, I have no other intentions. I just want to tell Concubine something."

Shen Jiang raised his chin: "You say."

Geng said respectfully, "That day, Concubine Li went to pay her respects to the princess, and Concubine Li seemed to want to get close to you, but I think it's better for you not to get too close to Concubine Li."

Shen Jiang pretended not to understand and asked, "Oh? Why?"

Geng said hurriedly, "Concubine Li and the princess have always been at odds. She followed the master before the princess and was very favored. Later, she gave birth to sons one after another, but unfortunately, except for Hongshi, the others all died. And the princess's eldest son also... I don't know what the relationship is. In short, the princess and Concubine Li are like water and fire, Concubine Li, you should not get involved."

Shen Jiang nodded slightly: "I see, thank you for your kind reminder, actually I don't like to join in the fun."

Geng felt relieved and said with a smile, "Then I will take my leave first."

After Geng left, Grape stepped forward and said, "Master, what does this Geng mean?"

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "Who cares what she means! Even if she didn't come to remind me, I wouldn't get involved in this muddy water in the backyard of the palace."

Regardless of how much truth there was in what Geng said, the fact that she attributed the deaths of several children to the disputes between wives and concubines showed that she had bad intentions.

Shen Jiang picked up a small comb and combed Persimmon's hair. As she combed, she said, "Our Persimmon is the best. She is simple and innocent."

Persimmon: "Go out and play, go out and play!"

"You just know how to play. Now that you have new clothes, you are no longer afraid of the cold, right?"

A man and a dog walked around the Yongwang Palace. This is the Yonghe Palace of later generations. This place is very mysterious. I don't know if Yongzheng was particularly hardworking, so that people who come to Yonghe Palace to worship are very busy with work.

But now it is not that mysterious. Yongzheng is the only one who works hard. The others, especially the women in the backyard, are quite idle.

In the small garden, two big-headed kids were digging for earthworms.

Their respective maids stood by, looking helpless.

Persimmon walked over happily and nudged one of the children's butt.

Hong Zhou lowered his head and looked behind him, and saw an upside-down dog's head.

"Huh? Where did this puppy come from!" He stretched out his dirty little hands and was about to grab the persimmon.

Persimmon nimbly dodged and gave him a look of disgust.

Hongli stopped him and said, "I heard that the new concubine in the mansion has a puppy like this. Look, the clothes it wears were made by my father himself."

At this time, Shen Jiang trotted over. This body is really not good! He was out of breath after just a few steps.

She called Persimmon: "You disappeared in the blink of an eye!"

Persimmon ran up to her and nodded his head back.

This dog has become a spirit.

Shen Jiang saw the two children. Hongli was very smart and took the lead to salute: "Hongli greets Mrs. Nian."

It turns out this is Zha Zha Long when he was a child. He was quite smart.

She smiled and asked him to excuse himself, and asked, "How do you know who I am?"

Hongli pointed at the persimmon and expressed his guess.

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "What a smart kid, what are you doing?"

This time it was Hong Zhou who spoke first. He sniffed and said, "We are digging for earthworms!"

Shen Jiang: "Did you find it?"

"no!"

"It's only the beginning of February, the soil hasn't thawed yet, so we definitely can't dig it up."

Hong Zhou muttered quietly: "Don't they say that on the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head? It's time for the earth dragon to raise its head too!"

Earthworms are also called earth dragons, so that’s what they thought.

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "On February 2, the dragon raises its head, which refers to the eastern blue dragon, not the earth dragon. Look at your hands, they are so dirty, and your nanny doesn't know how to control you."

The maids knelt down and apologized. Shen Jiang waved her hands and said, "Forget it, forget it. Take the brothers to wash their hands! If you eat with dirty hands, you will get a stomachache."

Hongli and Hongzhou bowed and left. After walking a distance, Hongzhou asked, "Fourth brother, what is the Eastern Blue Dragon that Concubine Nian mentioned?"

Hongli didn't know either, so Hongzhou asked again: "Will eating with dirty hands really cause stomach upset?"

Hongli guessed: "Probably!"

Hong Zhou muttered again: "This Nian Concubine speaks in a set way. But she is really beautiful, prettier than my mother and your mother."

After thinking for a while, he added: "She is prettier than Concubine Li!"

He used to think that Concubine Li was the most beautiful in the whole mansion, but now there is Concubine Nian, who is even more beautiful!

Hong Zhou was a chatterbox. Seeing that Hong Li did not respond, he seemed to have gotten used to it and continued to chatter: "Do you think Concubine Nian will give us a little brother or sister? I hope she gives birth to a little brother, so that I will not be the youngest. It would be great if someone calls me brother!"

Hongli remained silent, but his thoughts became complicated.

Hongshi was the eldest son and his wife was a concubine, so he would inevitably become the crown prince in the future.

But now there is a concubine named Nian. If my father always dotes on her, she will definitely give birth to more princes. It will be hard to say who will be the crown prince then.

Hongli suddenly became happy and hoped that Concubine Nian would give birth to a little brother as soon as possible.

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