Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chuanhai, Chaoping County.

In the mansion where Chen Mo's concubines lived.

In the backyard, it was late at night and the maids and nannies had all gone to bed.

The lights in the room were turned off. Han Anniang and Yi Shiyan lay on the pillows with their backs leaning against each other, silently.

The reason why Han Anniang and Yi Shiyan slept in the same room was that the girls were really bored when Chen Mo was not around. July was the hottest time of the year, the nights were long, and the nights were hard to bear. So Yi Shiyan came to Han Anniang's room to talk to her. While chatting, Yi Shiyan fell asleep.

Han Anniang did not wake up Yi Shiyan and ask her to go back. After all, the two of them often served Chen Mo together, so she didn't think it was a big deal even if Yi Shiyan slept in her place.

It is said that a few days ago, a dozen people from a certain village went out to sea to fish, and encountered a storm that was rare in ten years. The boat was overturned, and everyone was caught in the storm and died. They were found on the beach two days later when the tide was high.

At first, Han Anniang didn't care and muttered to herself, "Since all the people are dead, how did you know they encountered a big storm?"

But later on, I heard that a large group of people were actually discussing how dangerous the storm was. Some people were even boasting about their own experiences of encountering a storm and successfully coming back alive.

Maybe because too many people were discussing it, the story was initially exaggerated, but later on, the storm was made to sound incredible, saying that the storm was caused by a sea monster, and that even a top-grade warrior would not survive if caught in the storm.

At this time, the news that a fleet of the Maritime Customs was completely wiped out overseas also reached Chaoping County. The common people did not know that the fleet had been attacked by the Nangong family navy. After all, this was top secret and would only be reported to the court. Therefore, the people attributed the cause to a storm at sea.

This undoubtedly increases the danger at sea.

Han Anniang was immediately worried about Chen Mo, fearing that he would also encounter the same storm.

Although Chen Mo is no longer the young man he used to be, in Han Anniang's heart, Chen Mo is always the second son of the Chen family, his man, and the man who allows her to take care of household affairs.

Because she had experienced the panic of possibly losing Chen Mo.

That year in Fuze Village, Chen Mo was still a weak scholar. In his attempt to protect her, he was kicked by Wang Mazi and was severely injured and fell into coma.

That night, no matter how she called Chen Mo, he didn't wake up.

That night, she cried out to the sky and the earth, but no one answered her.

I was afraid that the last male in the Chen family would be killed by her.

I am afraid that the last support in this life will be gone.

So ever since Chen Mo woke up, Han Anniang's heart has been on him.

She would worry if he was away from home for too long.

She was worried that Wang Mazi was causing trouble for him.

Even though Chen Mo broke Lu San's leg, she was still worried that the Lu family would report him to the police and the government would arrest Chen Mo. So she tried her best to stop him, not wanting Chen Mo to have a conflict with others, and would rather her own family suffer a loss.

Later, Chen Mo became an official and had his own army. She was still worried that Chen Mo would be killed by the enemy.

He attacked Yuzhou.

Attack Linzhou.

Later, he attacked Huaizhou and Chongzhou, marched into the capital, and then after he proclaimed himself emperor, he attacked Jinxia.

Although Chen Mo returned safely every time, Han Anniang always lived in fear.

I thought that after conquering Jinxia, ​​the world would be at peace, but...

The chaotic emotions in Han Anniang's mind made her unable to sleep.

Just then, there was a slight flip beside her and a leg was draped over her.

She glanced away and saw that Yi Shiyan's behavior was unconscious after falling asleep, so she ignored it.

But who would have thought that at this moment, Yi Shiyan hugged her tightly, murmuring "husband".

Han Anniang's heart skipped a beat, realizing that Xiaolu was talking in her sleep. She sighed, and saw that she was calling Erlang even in her sleep. A hint of tenderness flashed across her eyes.

Just when Han Anniang was still unmoved, Xiaolu's two jade hands began to caress her clothes, and she was still mumbling to herself: "Husband, when did your chest become soft? It feels so comfortable."

Han Anniang was startled, then her face turned red, and she felt ashamed and angry: "This little deer is not so honest when sleeping. I have never seen her like this before."

"Husband, the little deer wants a kiss, a kiss."

Xiaolu hugged Han Anniang tightly like a child, and kissed her neck with his little mouth. His calves, which were resting on Han Anniang's body, rubbed gently on Han Anniang's legs.

Han Anniang was startled, turned over, raised her hand and slapped Yi Shiyan on the buttocks.

"My husband is annoying, please be gentle."

Yi Shiyan's cheeks were flushed as she fell asleep, and her beautiful legs were unconsciously rubbing against each other under her cyan skirt.

Han Anniang: “…”

After finally waking up Yi Shiyan, she was annoyed and said, "Sister An Niang, what are you doing? My husband was about to favor me, but you interrupted him."

"Who told you to touch me?" Han Anniang told Yi Shiyan what happened with a look of shame and anger on her face.

Yi Shiyan didn't take it seriously and said softly: "I thought it was nothing, Sister An Niang, I'm not a stranger, what's wrong with touching you, at worst I'll let Sister An Niang..."

Before she finished speaking, Han Anniang quickly covered Yi Shiyan's mouth with her hand. Her face was so hot that she could fry an egg on it. She pushed Yi Shiyan and said, "Xiaolu, what nonsense are you talking about? Now that you're awake, go back to your room and sleep."

"No, I'm too sleepy." The little deer rubbed his buttocks and fell asleep again.

It's just dawn.

“Oh no, oh no.”

After waking up, I looked at the deer-like sky outside the window, and immediately started to shout in a hurry, and quickly got out of bed to put on my shoes.

Han Anniang was woken up by Yi Shiyan. She had only started to feel sleepy in the second half of the night, and she hadn't slept for long. She was the most sleepy at this time. After being woken up, she was quite annoyed and said, "Xiaolu, why are you yelling so early in the morning?"

"I was so sleepy that I almost fell asleep. Nian Mo must be awake at this time. If she doesn't see me, she will cry." After putting on her embroidered shoes, the little deer turned around and said this, then ran out of the house in a hurry.

"Who told you not to go home last night?" Han Anniang couldn't help but say with gloating. But Xiaolu was no longer in the house. It seemed that she was really anxious.

Sure enough, when Xiaolu returned to the children's room, Chen Nianmo was sitting in the cradle and crying loudly.

The nanny who was taking care of her couldn't coax her no matter how hard she tried. Just as she unbuttoned her clothes to feed her, Yi Shiyan pushed the door open and walked in.

"Empress, you are finally here. After waking up, the prince kept shouting for his mother and crying non-stop. No matter how we comforted her, it was useless." The nanny breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Yi Shiyan coming.

"Nianmo, mom is here, don't cry, don't cry." Yi Shiyan came over and picked up Chen Nianmo. It was too late for Nanny to remind her. She also quickly found something wrong and glanced at the cradle: "Did you wet the bed again?"

The nanny nodded with a wry smile: "My lady, I haven't had time to clean up yet."

"Have you fed yet?"

Yi Shiyan skillfully took off Chen Nianmo's pants, went to the closet, took out a dry towel, and temporarily wrapped it around her.

"Not yet." The nanny hesitated to speak, but after considering Yi Shiyan's temperament, she said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but at your age, it's time to wean your baby."

Chen Nianmo is almost three years old, but she has not been weaned yet, and she has had several wet nurses.

Yi Shiyan was startled, then asked, "If you don't feed Nian Mo, what will he eat?"

Yi Shiyan still lacks knowledge about raising children.

Mammy began to speak slowly.

Compared to Yi Shiyan.

Xia Zhiqing and Xia Zhining's side was in chaos.

The two sisters lived in the same yard, with their rooms next to each other.

As soon as day broke, several children started making a noise in the yard.

The two sisters gave birth to twins, and Xia Zhiqing's two children, Chen Nuo and Chen You, are already over five years old, almost six years old, which is the age when dogs are disgusted with people.

When I arrived in Chuanhai, the management was not as strict as in the capital. In addition, Chen Mo left, so I felt a little wild.

Playing hide-and-seek in the yard with my two younger sisters.

Xia Zhiqing was still sleeping. One of them crawled into her quilt, one crawled under the bed, and another hid in the closet.

The ping-pong sounds made Xia Zhiqing feel overwhelmed.

Xia Zhining wasn't much better either.

After hiding in Xia Zhiqing's room, these little guys went to hide in Xia Zhining's room.

Soon, the two sisters who were lying in bed couldn't bear it anymore and let out angry roars.

"Chen Nuo!"

"Chen You!"

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"Chen Li."

“Pah!”

"Wow wow wow"

"Cry, I let you cry, crying also counts the time, so why are you still making a fuss?"

…

This is Wu Mi's side.

Chen Jia got up early, washed up, and came to Wu Mi's room.

"I, your son, come to pay my respects to your mother!"

"Come in."

After greeting everyone, Chen Jia gave yesterday's homework to Wu Mi for review.

During this time, Wu Mi would pick out some things that had been learned yesterday and ask Chen Jia to recite them.

Hearing that his son hadn't made any mistakes, Wu Mi showed a satisfied smile on his face: "Jia'er, are you tired?"

"I am not tired."

"Then you sit here first. Mother will personally prepare breakfast for you today."

"Thank you, mother."

This is Yang Qingqing.

Chen Zhong brought Chen Jin, accompanied by the maid, to Yang Qingqing's room.

"Empress Zhao, are you awake?"

The two children spoke in childish voices.

There was a lazy turning sound in the room, and then a voice came out: "Dabai is in the next room, you can take it out to play."

The two children looked delighted, and Chen Zhong smiled and said, "Thank you, Empress Zhao. Dabai, we are here."

The big white tiger who was resting next door was scratching the ground with its claws, looking hopeless.

After the morning, almost all the women in the back house woke up.

The concubines who had children would quickly ask the maids around them to find out about their children's whereabouts, and then ask them to call the children back for breakfast.

After breakfast, children of appropriate age were urged by their mothers to go to school.

Take Xia Zhiqing for example.

Chen Nuo and Chen Yougang left crying.

Nangong Ru came over and said, "Sister Zhiqing, we are short of one person, are you coming?"

"Come."

The four girls played mahjong and finished the game at lunch time.

After lunch, they either continue in the afternoon or form groups of three or four to go shopping or to the beach.

This is the daily routine of the girls.

Chen Mo came back in early August.

In a viewing attic in the mansion.

Xia Zhiqing sat behind her desk, playing the zither. She raised her bright eyes and looked at Wu Mi and Nalan Yiren who were talking in front of her.

Nalan Yiren has been pregnant for more than three months. Her belly is beginning to show. She is wearing a loose skirt, and her eyebrows and eyes reveal a bit of the charm of a married woman.

Wu Mi asked Nalan Yiren if her body could withstand the bumps.

"Queen sister, what's wrong?" When Nalan Yiren heard her ask this, she knew there must be something wrong.

"Your Majesty has been away from the court for too long, and the court has been urging you to come back. But now your Majesty has gone overseas and has no date for his return. If this continues, I am worried that there will be chaos in the court, so I want to take the prince back first. With the prince and I in charge of the court, even if your Majesty cannot come back for a while, there will be no chaos." Wu Mi first explained the reason, and then said: "However, Chuanhai is thousands of miles away from the capital, so I would like to ask Sister Yiren to accompany me and escort me."

Nalan Yiren thought about it and felt that it was okay.

Although she had sent a letter back to the capital about her pregnancy, she still wanted to tell the Great Elder in person to fulfill his wish.

"Since we are going back, let's all go back. Before his majesty left, he asked me to protect you. If only the queen and I go back, wouldn't we be letting his majesty down?" Nalan Yiren said.

"What if His Majesty comes back?" Wu Mi was still thinking of letting them stay and wait for His Majesty.

"We just need to inform the governor of Chuanhai. When His Majesty comes back, he will know that we have returned to the capital." The piano music stopped, and Xia Zhiqing said.

"Okay." Wu Mi thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let's tell everyone to pack their bags today and return to Beijing tomorrow."

"Yes." Xia Zhiqing and Nalan Yiren responded by drinking.

Just as they finished speaking, light footsteps were heard from the attic. Wu Mi's personal maid bowed behind the screen and said with joy, "Empress, His Majesty has returned and has disembarked at the port."

The three girls were delighted when they heard this, and Wu Mi said, "Quick, prepare the car."

"Your Majesty, the car is ready."

"Go and call the prince, and go with me to greet him."

"promise."

In the carriage on the way to the port.

Xia Zhining said to her sister, "Sister, do you think he will bring us another sister when he comes back this time?"

"That shouldn't be the case." Hearing this, Xia Zhiqing became a little worried.

After all, there are many lessons from the past.

"Sister, just wait and see, maybe this sister might be blonde and blue-eyed." Xia Zhining said coldly.

Xia Zhiqing's mouth twitched slightly.

Waiting to the port.

Xia Zhining was surprised for a moment when she saw that there were only Chen Mo and Yue Ruyan. Then, under the gaze of everyone, she walked towards the boat docked on the shore, got on board and started looking for it.