Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

The imperial concubine refused to drink the medicine and couldn't survive for a few days. When everyone was happily eating Laba porridge, she left the world full of unwillingness.

At that time, the sage did not push the death of the imperial concubine to the lack of service of the slaves, and sent officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites to attend the funeral according to the system.Because the queen mother is still alive, the funeral of the noble concubine can only be handled on a lower level.

The prince brought a bunch of concubine brothers and sisters to the imperial concubine's coffin according to the instructions of the Ministry of Rites, kowtow when it was time to kowtow, and burn incense when it was time to burn incense.And because of the crown prince's status as the crown prince, there are many times when the second prince actually leads people to do it, and the prince stands aside and watches coolly.

At this time when the prince was in the original body, the imperial concubine joined the Chen family and the Zheng family, causing troubles to the East Palace a lot.The Crown Princess was not uncommon in the Palace of Compassion and Ning.Now the prince doesn't think at all that the imperial concubine passed away early, and he should feel guilty or ashamed.

And the crown princess—the sage wanted to have a baby because she was pregnant, so she didn't let the crown princess go to the spirit of the noble concubine at all.Seven days later, the imperial concubine was carried out of the Forbidden City.The second prince helped the spirit, and was buried in the cemetery of the royal concubines.

Because of the death of his concubine's younger sister, Cheng Engong was so sad that he almost confessed at the funeral.After the noble concubine came out, the sage summoned Cheng Engong and told him to point out the eldest daughter of the eldest son as the second prince's side concubine in a few years.The Chen family was appeased immediately, and Cheng Engong's mourning eased a lot, and he no longer looked like he could die at any time.

Only the second prince didn't show even the slightest bit of sadness or joy on his face when he got the news of the proposed marriage.Just following the rules, I went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation silently, kowtowed to the saint, and thanked the kindness of the marriage.

Due to the revision of the marriage age, the second prince's original plan to get married in the next year has to be postponed.It has to be postponed until the next year, when you reach the age of eighteen.This is the saint's new policy, and as the first prince of the royal family to hit this point, he has to abide by it.When to marry him, his father has the final say.

But if you don't get married for a day, you will be treated as a child for a day, and you will not be able to participate in government affairs, and you can only study in the study.The second prince felt very depressed, so he went to the Changchun Palace depressed, and told his mother and concubine the news.

After Concubine Zhen was promoted to the rank of concubine, the saint did not move her out.From the moment she learned that Concubine Zhen would not move out, Concubine Hui guessed whether her life would not last long.But she dared not show it at all.She didn't dare to tell the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, she didn't dare to tell her son, and she didn't dare to let the eldest princess find out.She just ordered the people who followed the sixth prince to take good care of the sixth prince and not let him fight with the seventh prince.

Fortunately, those who follow the sixth prince know the depth, and know that Concubine Zhen is in the limelight, so they can basically win over the sixth prince.With the second prince and eldest princess watching, Concubine Zhen didn't get the chance to complain in front of the saint.

"Mother and concubine, my son just went to father's place. Father pointed out the youngest daughter of the Chen family to be my son's side concubine." Only the mother and son, the second prince poured out all the resentment in his heart.

"The Chen family? None of the men can stand up to the trash of that family. Why did the emperor point out such a person to his son? Concubine mother."

The second prince was extremely wronged.

Ever since he was a child, his father only had eyes for the prince.The imperial concubine who was finally married the year before last, her natal family is good, can help a little.The wedding was postponed for more than two years.The only two positions of side concubines were taken by the Chen family.

"Son, you can't let others know that you complain about your father about the side concubine." Concubine Hui tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart, and patiently enlightened her son. "That's your father's mother's house. He is taking care of the Chen family. In the future, you take people into the mansion, just like your father treats the imperial concubine, just take care of them. Your father is alive, you have to take good care of them." Waiting for the Chen family. Do you understand?"

The second prince held back for a long time, and responded in a muffled voice.

Concubine Hui lovingly stroked her eldest son's back, "You have to be good, in the future your younger sister and younger brother will point at you to take care of them."

"My son will, mother and concubine don't worry."

"Next year, your uncle will be back. If it is convenient for you to go out of the palace, go to your uncle's house more often. Let your uncle help you choose another side concubine."

"Yeah. Son understands."

"And your sister, who grows up day by day, needs your uncle to help her choose her marriage."

"Yeah. My son will tell my uncle." The concubine mother was grounded in the Changchun Palace, and she couldn't summon her aunt, so everything was inconvenient.

"Good son. Take good care of your younger brother and don't let him provoke Lao Qi."

"Mother and concubine don't worry, the son understands."

"Okay. You go and rest. The funeral is overwhelming. The concubine mother is also tired." Concubine Hui sent her son back to rest. She guessed what the saint was thinking, and she might not want his son to stay in Changchun Palace for a long time.

"Mother, would you like to ask the imperial physician to have a look?"

"No. Ping'an pulse is invited as usual, it's nothing more than some clichés about Qi and blood deficiency. In winter, people tend to lose energy. When spring comes, it will be fine."

What Concubine Hui couldn't say in her heart was that if she dared to claim that she was sick, if she wanted to drink medicine, it would really mean that the birthday star hanged herself and died too long.Now it's my son who came to Changchun Palace, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to speak if I lost my voice.People around, who knows who is a saint.I have to be energetic all day long, with the appearance of being able to fight tigers when I go up the mountain.I hope that the saint will not let himself die suddenly for the sake of his two sons and one daughter.

Although there was no imperial concubine in the palace, it was as if there had never been this person in the palace when preparing for the New Year.Concubine De and Concubine Xian will handle the New Year's affairs together as in previous years.I didn't feel any discomfort because of the loss of a person who presided over the palace affairs.I even feel that the slaves who work below are more comfortable to use.

For the saint, the noble concubine is nothing more than a decent symbol of the mother's family in the palace.Without the noble concubine, after he pointed out the youngest daughter of Chen's family to be the second prince's side concubine, the saint felt very balanced in his heart.Then what to do and what to do.As for not considering pointing it out to the prince, that is the sage's little thought.

——What I want to give you is grace.

I don't want to, the more you make trouble, the more you do nothing.

The prince was sent to the Ministry of Rites by the sage, asking him to be familiar with the rules and etiquette of offering sacrifices to heaven in the New Year.This matter was not difficult for the prince who used Lin Hai's body to serve as Minister of Rites for decades in his previous life.

He carefully read the ritual ordinance sent by Qi Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and after checking that there were no mistakes, he reported it like a saint, and continued to work on his pilot project - the maternity hospital.

The house was tidied up quickly, and those who came to help were poor men with strength and no extra wealth.As soon as I heard that these maternity homes were prepared by the sages for the poor, they would "relief with work" if they had no money, help clean up before and after childbirth, and serve the mothers who had just given birth. Wen Po's midwifery fee; and the man who repaired it early and opened it early, and the man who came to help repair it for free, almost broke the yard.

The prince asked the maids of the East Palace to sew some small monk clothes with the softest muslin, but they were only the size of an adult's palm.With good sewing and quick hands, many sets can be sewn in an hour.The crown prince required very particular attention to these clothes, and the stitches must be left outside.After sewing, it should be boiled in boiling water and ironed dry.Pack it with a small comforter and two cotton diapers.At the beginning, the princess thought that it was prepared for the child in her womb and the one in Li Liangyuan's womb, and advised the prince not to use so much.

"Qingqing, these are not for the children of the East Palace, but for the children born in the maternity hospital. There are two pieces for each person, and they should be able to wear them until the full moon. These close-fitting clothes are better. And a small quilt for each person, and the rest What kind of bag does the child use at home, and he is not afraid of grinding the child.”

The Shi family knew very well about the crown prince's preparations for the monastery.But sewing these things, the amount is small, it's okay.If there are too many, people like Donggong are really not capable of doing it.

The Crown Princess didn't say anything against it, she just selected a few needleworkers who were good at sewing and fast, to do it full-time.Then when I was young, I took advantage of my natal sister-in-law to enter the palace and gave her the harvest from the dowry village, and told my natal sister-in-law about it.

"Sister-in-law, it's not like you can stop doing this after half a day. Our family alone can't afford it. Why don't you say hello to your relatives and friends, and when the new year begins, we can discuss a charter with me. come out."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all those who have enough rank will go to the Forbidden City to have an audience with the Empress Dowager and the Crown Princess.Some of the people who were in close contact with the Shi family asked the princess about the maternity hospital and the little clothes.

The princess smiled dignifiedly and spoke tactfully.

"The maternity hospital, I heard from His Royal Highness. It is a saint. Because in the capital, there are some mothers who are from poor families and cannot afford a stable wife. They all give birth at home by themselves. After giving birth, newborns often die due to improper care. Qirifeng and so on. In order to help these poor mothers, the sage opened a free maternity hospital. His Royal Highness wanted to add to the icing on the cake, giving each of the little babies born in the maternity hospital two monk clothes, two diapers, and a It’s just that the East Palace has a small number of people, so it’s too busy to do it.”

Such a good deed, who would not want to buy a good one in front of the Queen Mother and the Crown Princess without throwing it away, and immediately someone enthusiastically expressed that they could also help some.

The princess smiled and said: "There are people in the maternity hospital who keep accounts. At the beginning of each month, at the beginning of each month, the donors, the money donated, or the clothes of the previous month will be copied on red paper, and posted outside the wall of the maternity hospital." Yes. Whoever receives the donated items will also have to press their fingerprints on the account book, and it will be copied and posted.”

This method is good, much better than going to the temple to donate incense and silver.A group of people discussed in the Empress Dowager's Compassion Palace.In previous years, when giving banquets on the first day of the lunar new year, everyone put on airs and put on chopsticks, and then coaxed the Queen Mother to say flattering words.This year there are more concubines, the original plan was just to say a few more words of flattery, because of the matter of the maternity hospital and the newborn's small clothes, the female relatives are chatting lively.

In the end, it was the crown princess who pushed the queen mother to take the lead and made a big name out of this matter.

When the prince returned to the East Palace at night, the princess smiled and sent a ledger to the prince.

On the ledger is written the Royal Charity Society.The writing of this character is really not very good, but the prince knows that it comes from the queen mother.

"Ming Yun, the queen mother took the lead and donated 200 taels of silver. Others will reduce it gradually, and the least is ten taels of silver. As for the donations of small clothes and other infants from each family, they will be sent directly to the maternity hospital for accounting .”

The prince looked through the ledger and recorded the silver taels received. The donated silver far exceeded his expectations.

"Qingqing, you have helped Gu a lot. This money can be used to give sick children under one year old from poor families in the future."

The monthly salaries of the steady lady and the medical girl are paid by the imperial hospital, and the house is a pharmacy, and the sage also allocated a sum of money to pay for the first-aid medicine for the puerpera.

Now that the Shi family has set up such a charity event, the money can cover children under one year old.

"Ming Yun, don't be in a hurry. If there is not so much money next year. This year the child is sick, there will be free medical treatment. If there is no next year, won't it attract the resentment of the people?"

"Successor money, I have to find a way alone. With the name of the Queen Mother, the Royal Charity Association, you don't have to be shy in doing things. It's just that there are more than a few people looking at the account, lest someone hide the donated money, it's better not to do it."

The prince thought over and over again, and circled the people in charge: the household department, the East Palace, and the pharmacy outside the house.

"Qingqing, the person who looks after the accounts in the East Palace, you can see who is the right one to order your wife. It can be one person, or several people can form a team to check the accounts once a month. This person is selected once a year."

"Good idea." Shi Shi quickly formed a plan in his mind.

"Mingyun, do you think this is good?" Shi tapped the imperial lady on the account book with her finger, "One from the clan, one from the noble, one from the general, and two from the Qingliu. The princess and princess are all assigned to the clan." As for where the silver is placed, have you asked the sage?"