My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row
Chapter 686 Extra 11
Before Doubao's wedding, a travelogue called "Orange Travel Diary" became popular among the ladies in the capital.
The language is fresh and humorous, the text is warm and full of vitality.
She used the tone of a little girl, as if she was telling her close friend what she saw and heard on the road.
The love, hate and entanglement between a group of infatuated men and women, a short-sighted daughter and a son-in-law who has wiped out his family is simply too eye-opening.
It was first read by Lan's daughter, who then recommended it to her best friend.
I would like to recommend this to my sisters, relatives and friends.
It soon became popular among the ladies' circle.
When the adults in the family heard that it was a travelogue and not some shameless book, they naturally agreed.
For a time, this book "Orange Travel Diary" was widely acclaimed.
Even the Empress Dowager and the Empress in the palace heard about it.
When someone buys it and looks at the name, they will have some doubts.
After opening the travel notes and reading a few entries, a sense of familiarity came over me.
These places look so familiar, aren’t they all places Orange has been to?
And isn't this narration style the same as the tone Chengzi used when she told them what she saw and heard on the road after returning to the palace?
I can't say they are very similar, I can only say they are exactly the same.
Looking back at the name, who wouldn’t understand?
The Queen Mother immediately sent for Lu Zhenzhen and Chengzi, mother and daughter, to enter the palace.
As soon as she entered the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager barked at her, "How could you hide such a major event from me? Are you treating me like an outsider?"
Lu Zhenzhen and Chengzi, mother and daughter, looked at each other in bewilderment.
It was Orange who had sharp eyes and noticed the familiar travelogue placed next to the Queen Mother.
She immediately rubbed against the Queen Mother, feeling embarrassed, and took her hand: "It's not that Chengzi is afraid of being laughed at. This is my first time publishing a book, and I'm not sure about it. I originally thought that if the reputation is good and people read it, I will go to the palace and tell the Queen Mother."
Lu Zhenzhen also understood and explained with a smile: "Little girls are shy. I have been worried for many days at home. Today I am worried that no one will look after me, and tomorrow I am worried that I will be scolded. I haven't slept well for several days."
"But since the Empress Dowager has this book, I imagine it has a good reputation."
The Empress Dowager was just pretending to be angry.
After hearing what the mother and daughter said, I had already softened my heart.
Pulling Chengzi, he glared at Lu Zhenzhen and said, "Such a great thing! Our Chengzi is so capable and amazing! You parents are the same. Why are you hiding something as important as your child publishing a book?"
"What is our status as Oranges? Can we compare with ordinary people? You are so stubborn that you don't even know how to go to the palace and ask the emperor to write a preface? If that doesn't work, let those cabinet ministers write one. With them as guarantors, what's the worry about the book?"
"Don't let Orange, a little kid, worry about us at home!"
While hugging Chengzi, he asked, "Let me see. Oh, your little face is not as moisturized as before you entered the palace. It's obvious that you are really scared! Poor thing, quickly, bring the golden blood bird's nest soup that you stewed this morning so that Chengzi can replenish her body."
Lu Zhenzhen smiled bitterly. The Queen Mother was now quite free and did whatever she wanted.
She didn't care about the important affairs of the court, and she didn't interfere easily in the harem. Even her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, if she liked them, she would kiss them more often, but if she didn't like them, she would rarely summon them.
Among so many younger generations, apart from the two princes born to the Queen and the two sons of Princess Changle, the most beloved ones are the three Doubao siblings.
Especially Orange, she is the only girl, and in front of the Queen Mother, she is more respectable than the princess.
That's really infinite pampering.
In the jealous words of Princess Changle, the Empress Dowager only cares about her grandchildren now, and the two of them have fallen out of favor.
Chengzi hurriedly hugged the Empress Dowager's arm and acted coquettishly, "Your Majesty's pen is used to review military and national affairs. This travelogue of mine is just a pastime for girls and boys in the boudoir. How could it possibly alarm Your Majesty and the Grand Secretaries in the court?"
"And if the prefaces by Your Majesty and the Grand Secretary were too well-written and formal, it would be inconsistent with the lighthearted atmosphere of this travelogue. Their style reminds me of the teachers who taught me. They were all too serious, and I can't imitate them."
"I just want to write some lighthearted travelogues for girls. What's the fun in writing like those grown-ups out there? Your Majesty, don't you agree? You certainly don't like reading those serious books, do you?"
As he said this, he winked at the Empress Dowager.
Don't forget, you once chased after the storybook written by my mother, and asked me to bring you a lot of miscellaneous notes from outside, but they were not serious books.
The Empress Dowager was scolded.
The two of them smiled in tacit understanding, and the topic was over.
Upon hearing the news, the Queen rushed over and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, how about asking the Empress Dowager to write the preface for Chengzi's next travelogue? Back then, the Empress Dowager was also a famous and talented woman in her boudoir."
Orange's eyes lit up and he looked at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother waved her hands quickly: "Oh my god, it's been so many years since I last picked up a pen—"
Chengzi shook the Queen Mother's hand and said, "Your Highness, I don't care. When my second travelogue comes out, you have to write a preface for me. Then you, a talented woman from the past, and I, a new talent who relies on travelogues to gain fame as a talented woman, will be together. One will write the preface, and the other will write the book. That will be a perfect match, unparalleled in the world."
With just a few words, the queen mother was somewhat shaken.
The Queen and Lu Zhenzhen looked at each other, and then they encouraged each other on the side, which made the Queen Mother finally relent.
This is Orange's second travelogue, with a preface written by him personally.
Not only that, the Queen Mother and the Empress also gave away a lot of good things to celebrate the good reputation and sales of Orange's travel notes.
Two people were left for dinner.
Since the Empress Dowager and the Queen personally said that this Orange Travel Diary was good, not only the girls in the boudoir bought it to read, but even the ladies in charge of the house hurried to buy a few copies to take home and read them. Otherwise, if they mentioned this book in front of the Empress Dowager and the Queen in the future, wouldn’t they have nothing to say if they hadn’t read it?
In a short time, the first edition of Orange Travel Diary was sold out.
The people in charge of proofreading and printing were naturally the group of people led by the late emperor. This was their young master's first book, and they had made many contributions to it.
How can I teach others to print?
You have to do it yourself!
Now that Orange's book is selling well, they are working hard to print a second edition.
The trend of officials' wives reading Orange Travel Diary has become increasingly serious and has even spread from person to person.
With the capital as the center, it radiates to all parts of the country in all directions.
This is all a story for later.
Orange no longer has this thought because Doubao’s wedding is just around the corner.
There are many complicated matters at home. Lu Zhenzhen, Nanny Ye, a few older maids, and Dingxiang and other housekeepers are all busy every day.
God knows there are so many rules and preparations required for the Duke's son's marriage.
Everyone was very busy, so Orange naturally had no time to rest and was drafted into the army.
Every day he was either taken to see the newly fired porcelain used in wedding banquets, or to see the decoration of the new house, or to accompany Lu Zhenzhen to taste each dish and determine the menu for the wedding banquet.
Lu Zhenzhen also had to keep him by her side and teach him some tips on how to arrange seats among the guests.
Lu Zhenzhen and Chengzi saw their dark circles getting worse day by day.
Until, I saw Doubao and Tangyuan, one going to the East Palace every day, and the other going to the Dali Temple every day. Just like before, they were the two with the least time in the whole mansion.
Lu Zhenzhen exploded, pulled the two people over, threw a list to each of them, and asked one to taste the food while the other to arrange seating for the guests.
The two brothers made bitter faces and were about to refuse.
Lu Zhenzhen sneered: "You don't even worry about your own marriage? Otherwise, why don't you let your mother, your sister, and I marry your wife for you?"
Fu Zhiyi already felt sorry for his wife and daughter, who had both lost a lot of weight for their wedding.
I have wanted to ask my wife to let someone else do the job, but I was afraid of being scolded by her, so I have been holding back until now.
At this moment, the daughter-in-law finally couldn't help but burst out, and immediately agreed: "You are responsible for your own marriage. You are all adults, don't point your finger at your mother for everything."
With Lu Zhenzhen getting angry in front and their father Fu Zhiyi agreeing behind, Doubao and Tangyuan felt embarrassed when they saw their mother and sister looking haggard.
I honestly took over the two most troublesome things.
That night, Fu Zhiyi hugged Lu Zhenzhen, who had rarely felt more relaxed, and said tentatively, "My dear, after Tangyuan gets married, let's split up the family! Send those two brats away, and you and I will take Chengzi and my parents back to the Princess's Mansion to live, so we won't be upset when we see them."
Lu Zhenzhen was already drowsy, but when she heard this, she was startled and suddenly woke up.
"Have you figured it out?"
Fu Zhiyi nodded. "Ever since I arranged the marriage for Doubao and Tangyuan, I've been thinking about this. The Duke of Dingguo's Mansion will belong to Doubao, and the Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion will belong to Tangyuan. Chengzi can't treat her badly either. This Princess' Mansion must be left to her."
Lu Zhenzhen opened her mouth and said, "I'm afraid that after I die, the Imperial Household Department will take back the Princess's Mansion."
"Pfft, pfft, pfft—" Fu Zhiyi quickly covered Lu Zhenzhen's mouth: "The best days are still ahead, don't say such things."
"I have already told His Majesty that this Princess Mansion will be left to Chengzi, and His Majesty agreed. Even if he doesn't agree, it doesn't matter. I'm not old yet. If I earn more merits, can't I get this Princess Mansion in return?" Fu Zhiyi has the confidence.
"I've even thought about how to divide the family fortune. Divide everything in the house into four parts: you, me, and Mom and Dad share one share, and Cheng gets one share each for the two brothers. It's fair and impartial. They're all our own flesh and blood, so we'll treat them all equally."
Listening to Fu Zhiyi's arrangement, it turned out that he had considered it for a long time.
He even thought about how to divide the family property.
Lu Zhenzhen thought about it and came up with a more comprehensive plan: "It's okay to divide the family, but I guess we can't do it so early. Bringing two daughters-in-law into the family and handing over the finances of both houses to them all at once would be too difficult for them."
"Why don't I take them with me so they can get familiar with the job as quickly as possible, and then we can discuss the separation."
"I'm just worried that Doubao and Tangyuan won't be happy."
Fu Zhiyi sneered, "Even if you don't like it, be happy! We've been tormented by them for so many years, and we finally waited until they got married. Why don't you take the opportunity to separate us and wait for them to give us their grandchildren?"
"I've thought it through. As soon as my two sons get married, I'll retire. Then we can travel around with Chengzi. Isn't that wonderful?"
"I can play with her, and I can also supervise her, to prevent her from being snatched away by those greedy pups outside—"
Lu Zhenzhen's eyes lit up. "Smell! It smells so good!"
She immediately put aside the reluctance she had felt.
Well, family love is precious, but children are more precious. If it’s for freedom, everything can be thrown away!
She felt that she was still young and could spend a few more years wandering around.
She really has no interest in playing with her grandchildren.
After all, in this day and age, you can become a grandmother in your thirties, and if you live long enough, you can enjoy playing with your grandchildren for decades.
It's terrible. In modern society, people in their thirties are still young and in good shape, and it's time to work hard.
It's a good opportunity for me to enjoy the world of two, uh, three, with Fu Zhiyi.
Just think of it as making up for the honeymoon.
The more Lu Zhenzhen thought about it, the more beautiful it became. She wished she could marry off both of her sons tomorrow. No, marry them both off.
Embracing Fu Zhiyi, he showered him with compliments, "Fourth Master, you're absolutely right! Let's do this! Fourth Master, you said we all have the same brains, so why are you so exceptionally smart? And so decisive! And so good at taking precautions?"
"Without you, Fourth Master, what will I do with my future? I didn't think about that! It's still you who loves me! The thing I'm most proud of, the thing I'm most proud of, the thing worth talking about in my life is marrying you, Fourth Master!"
"If I tell this to anyone, I'm afraid all the women in the capital will envy me to death! Alas, it's a pity that I can't tell anyone, otherwise I'm afraid someone will snatch you, the Fourth Master, from me! Such a good Fourth Master belongs only to me! I love you, muah~~"
Fu Zhiyi has been fooled by Lu Zhenzhen for so many years, grinning and almost coaxed into becoming an embryo.
She hugged him tighter, and reached down without any manners: "Your husband has even greater benefits——"
As he said that, he turned over and pressed on...
The brothers Doubao and Tangyuan, who loved to sit opposite each other in the study, scratching their heads and pondering the wedding menu and guest relationship map under the lamp, couldn't help but sneeze.
The two men didn't think much about it, and both felt very self-indulgently that maybe their future wives were also thinking about them at this moment.
Instead, I became more motivated.
What does this little hardship matter in order to get married?
Just do it!
The wedding day was extremely lively.
All the prominent people in the capital came to congratulate him.
After all, everyone knows that Duke Dingguo is the person the current emperor relies on and trusts the most. If he doesn't make friends with him now, when will he make friends with him?
Even the old rivals in the court put aside their previous conflicts and came to the wedding with gifts and smiles.
Although the emperor did not attend in person, he sent his deputy general manager to deliver a gift, a plaque inscribed with the words "Match Made in Heaven" written by the emperor.
There are also dozens of rewards such as Ruyi that symbolize auspiciousness.
The Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the concubines in the harem also received rewards.
The Crown Prince brought other princes to personally visit and congratulate, which gave the Duke Dingguo's Mansion enough face.
For a time, everyone knew that the Duke Dingguo's family enjoyed great favor from the emperor.
After the marriage, when the eldest daughter-in-law Jiang returned home after three days, Lu Zhenzhen couldn't wait to bring her with her, so that Jiang could take over the household affairs of the Duke's Mansion as quickly, best and smoothly as possible.
Jiang initially refused to accept the offer. After all, she was still a new daughter-in-law and was too eager to accept it. She was afraid that her mother-in-law would misunderstand that she was trying to seize power.
Fortunately, with the help of Chengzi, the middleman, Jiang finally realized that her mother-in-law Lu Zhenzhen really wanted to hand over the household finances.
Only then did he agree.
In the letter to her parents' home, she praised her mother-in-law Lu Zhenzhen and her sister-in-law Chengzi to the skies.
Just as they sorted out the personnel relationships in the mansion with some bumps and bruises, Tangyuan's wedding was prepared.
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