Poor Family

Master Fan Xiaohou had been guarding the Liaodong sea area with his parents since he was ten years old, and he hadn't returned to Beijing for many years. When he first came back, he was not very familiar with the personnel and affairs in Beijing.

Because he often entered the palace and had many opportunities to get in touch with Shi Dinghao, coupled with the fact that the two were of the same age and possessed martial arts skills, Master Fan Xiaohou gradually became familiar with Shi Dinghao.

Following this, Master Fan Xiaohou went to Shi's house more and more often.

In Shoukang Palace, Princess Yong'an is admiring the flowers with the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager pointed to several pots of brightly colored flowers and said to Princess Yong'an behind her: "You take these pots of flowers later, so that you can decorate your own bedroom. A girl who is in her prime should live a lively life." Be more cheerful."

After hearing this, Princess Yong'an's eyes flickered.

Fresh? Vigorous?

How can there be any vitality in her incomplete look?

Princess Yong'an lowered her eyes, quickly covered up her emotions, and thanked her with blessings.

The Empress Dowager looked at Princess Yong'an with guilt in her eyes.

Back then when they moved to the Regent's lineage, the Xiao family was at the forefront and contributed the most. After the death of the Regent, the Xiao family became the target of the remnants of the Regent's crazily retaliated attacks.

At the end of the Xiao family's direct lineage, there is only a trace of Ziqing's blood left.

In order to protect Ziqing, the only blood of the Xiao family, she chose Yong'an from among the princesses to be brought up in Shoukang Palace, and dressed him as Ziqing's substitute.

Before the remnants of the regent in the palace were wiped out, Yong'an blocked several assassinations for Ziqing, and was poisoned and assassinated again, his body was completely destroyed.

"Yong'an, it's spring, there are many banquets in and out of the palace, you should go out more often, if you fall in love with a young master, the Ai family will decide for you."

Princess Yong'an hurriedly said: "Yong'an will serve the Empress Dowager forever."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "The Ai family knows your filial piety, but this does not delay your marriage. Even if you are married, you can still visit the Ai family often in the palace."

Princess Yong'an was silent: "But who can look up to me who is barren?"

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager became angry immediately, and said sharply: "Yong'an, please remember that you are the princess of the royal family, even if you are weaker, no one will dislike you."

After a pause, "As for the child, Aijia has already thought about it. When the time comes, I will marry you a few more court ladies, and when they give birth to a child with the son-in-law, it's enough to take care of it by your side and raise it."

After hearing this, Princess Yong'an did not speak.

Seeing her like this, the Empress Dowager wanted to say something, but she swallowed the words again.

Seeing that the atmosphere was stagnant, Eunuch Xia smiled to smooth things over, and brought up other topics: "Didn't the Empress Dowager want to match Mrs. An Guogong's younger sister and Lord Fan Xiaohou before? This matter, this old servant is just watching."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager also regained her spirits: "What's going on?"

Eunuch Xia hurriedly said: "Master Fan and Mrs. An's younger brother, Shi Dinghao, are very close. I heard that they are often invited to Shi's house."

Princess Yong'an was originally lacking in interest, but when Ding Hao heard about it, she cheered up a bit.

Eunuch Xia continued: "As long as the Shi family is not stupid, they will know how to seize this opportunity. Although Princess Chengyang has high vision, if Xiaohou Fan really likes Miss Six, as a mother, she will not compromise. "

The Empress Dowager showed a smile on her face: "Sister Yin's younger siblings are still very good."

Eunuch Xia added: "My brother is not bad, either."

Thinking of Shi Dingxuan who was serving as the deputy chief arrester in the southern chief arresting yamen, the empress dowager nodded: "As long as Shi Dingxuan can gain a firm foothold and stabilize the situation of the southern Jianghu sect, Ziqing will have another powerful support .”

However, she also knew that even if Shi Dingxuan married Song Jiusi's daughter, it would not be easy for him to gain a firm foothold in the southern chief arresting yamen.

People from the rivers and lakes get mixed up with local officials and gentry from aristocratic families.

At this time, the maid came in to report that Xiao Ziqing and Shi Fuyin had come.

As soon as Xiao Ziqing came, the smile on the Empress Dowager's face suddenly softened: "Call in quickly."

Princess Yong'an also smiled.

She came to the Shoukang Palace back then, and she worked hard to fight for it.

Although it is dangerous to be Ziqing's substitute, her life is much better than being raised by the princess. At least she won't be hungry, won't wake up from the cold, and no maid and eunuch will dare to beat her.

Brother Ziqing is very protective of her, no matter it is delicious or fun, he will share it with her. Because of him, she felt the warmth of being cared about.

Therefore, she has never regretted protecting Brother Ziqing.

Xiao Ziqing and Shi Fuyin entered the hall.

In the past, Xiao Ziqing would pay extra attention to etiquette when he was outside, and he would not be too close to his wife. But this time, even though Shi Fuyin repeatedly said no, he still carefully supported her.

The Empress Dowager and Princess Yong'an undoubtedly knew Xiao Ziqing well. Seeing how cautious he was and the awkward smile on Shi Fuyin's face, both of them guessed something.

"Grandpa Xia, hurry up and get Sister Yin's pulse."

Mr. Xia has a little understanding of medical theory, and he can't solve difficult and miscellaneous diseases, but he still has no problem with the basic pulse.

When Shi Fuyin wanted to greet the Empress Dowager, she was stopped, and she was directly supported by Princess Yong'an to sit down.

Eunuch Xia came to Shi Fuyin with a smile: "Madam Yin, this old slave has offended you."

Shi Fuyin stretched out her hand, and Princess Yong'an immediately covered Shi Fuyin's wrist with her handkerchief. At this moment, Eunuch Xia began to check the pulse.

Under the expectant gaze of the Empress Dowager, Eunuch Xia withdrew his hand with a smile: "Congratulations to the Empress Dowager, Mrs. Yin has been pregnant for more than a month."

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, the Empress Dowager stood up excitedly, walked up to Shi Fuyin in person, held her hand, and said several good words in succession.

Princess Yong'an was also very happy, sincerely happy for Xiao Ziqing and Shi Fuyin.

After the excitement, the Empress Dowager happily told Shi Fuyin about the precautions during pregnancy, and gave the four nuns to go down on the spot.

Originally, she wanted Shi Fuyin to supervise the relationship between the Shi family and Master Fan Xiaohou, but now she has no such intentions.

The sky is big and the earth is big, nothing is as important as the Xiao family's heirs.

Because she was less than three months pregnant, Xiao Ziqing didn't make a big announcement, except for Shoukang Palace, she only talked to Jin Yue'e. It wasn't until the Dragon Boat Festival in May that everyone knew that Shi Fuyin was pregnant.

For this reason, both the emperor and the empress rewarded Shi Fuyin with a lot of things.

Shi Fuxin went to An Guogong's mansion to see her sister, and brought over the Dragon Boat Festival gifts prepared by the mansion.

Seeing Xiao Ziqing busy around her sister, Shi Fuxin asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law, do you like your son or your daughter?"

Xiao Ziqing paused, then smiled and said, "I like both my son and my daughter."

Shi Fuxin asked again: "Then what if my sister gave birth to a daughter and the Empress Dowager is not happy?"

When Xiao Ziqing didn't want Fuyin to be under too much pressure, he lightly touched his wife's already pregnant belly: "I'm watching the Empress Dowager, don't think too much about it."

Shi Fuyin was really not that nervous.

When she was first pregnant, she was indeed a little worried, worried that she would be reincarnated as a daughter, and worried about accidents in the birth, but her younger sister often came to accompany her, which relieved her anxiety.

Once relaxed, people become more rosy and shiny.

At this moment, a nanny bestowed by the Empress Dowager walked in, looked at Shi Fuxin with a smile: "Miss Six, Madam is definitely pregnant with a son, you, please say more auspicious words."

Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "Brother-in-law, then you have to resist, my sister is pregnant with twins this time, if she has a daughter, she will have two at once."

"ah?!"

"What?"

Shi Fuyin and Xiao Ziqing both exclaimed.

"Sister Xin, you said that I am pregnant with twins, is it true or not?" Shi Fuyin looked at her sister nervously.

Shi Fuxin looked at her: "Can I joke about this kind of thing?"

Xiao Ziqing said ecstatically, "Yes, a few days ago I heard some nuns say that sister Yin, your belly is bigger than others, it must be because you are pregnant with twins."

Shi Fuxin looked at the ecstatic Xiao Ziqing: "Brother-in-law, don't just be happy, being pregnant with twins is very tiring, you have to take good care of my sister."

Xiao Ziqing nodded hurriedly: "I definitely will." Then he stood up, "I'll go to the kitchen to see if the stewed blood swallow is ready, you should eat more, you can't be hungry, there are three of you."

Seeing Xiao Ziqing leave quickly, Shi Fuyin was a little amused, touched her belly, looked at her sister: "Are they really twins?"

Shi Fuxin nodded: "Jiulang and I are twins, our family has this genetic gene. The Empress Dowager knows it, so I can't pick on you anymore."

Shi Fuyin touched her belly: "I don't know if it's a man or a woman?"

Shi Fuxin smiled, and looked at her sister: "Sister, whether it's a man or a woman, you have added two children to the Xiao family at once, and they are also great contributors."

Shi Fuyin also laughed: "I like it even if it's a daughter, daughter, it's more caring."

Shi Fuxin didn't discuss the issue of men and women with her sister too much, but talked about other things.

Shi Fuyin looked at her younger sister: "Sister Xin, Master Fan Xiaohou often visits our house, how does he treat you?"

Shi Fuxin said unwillingly: "Sister, you should ask, how do I treat him?"

Shi Fuyin smiled: "Yes, yes, what does our sister Xin think of Young Master Fan?"

Shi Fuxin thought for a while: "It's not bad."

Shi Fuyin looked at her sister with a smile: "It's just okay? I heard that Master Fan Xiaohou knows that you like to eat dim sum from Manji Shop, so he often borrows Jiulang's hand to give it to you."

Hearing her sister's ridicule, Shi Fuxin didn't feel embarrassed: "I am very happy to receive the dim sum, but this happiness is a bit tasteless."

Shi Fuyin was puzzled: "How can it be tasteless, I don't understand?"

Shi Fuxin stood up and walked: "I can't tell. Little Marquis Fan gave me some gadgets from time to time. It was indeed a bit of a surprise, but I didn't have that thumping feeling at all."

Shi Fuyin: "Is it because you are too demanding? I think Master Fan has put a lot of thought into you."

Shi Fuxin shrugged her shoulders and said with a smile: "I don't know, anyway, it's too early to say anything, let's take it easy."

Shi Fuyin couldn't help laughing: "Master Fan Xiaohou is very popular, you should use some dim sum."

Shi Fuxin frowned: "I admit that Fan Mingyu's qualifications are indeed outstanding, and he is also an excellent person, but these are only part of what he shows."

"Get married and live a life, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, it still depends on what he looks like inside."

"These days, there are more people who are glamorous on the outside, and the inside is sloppy. Some people look good to everyone, but they may not be able to live."

Shi Fuyin: "As for you, the truth has always been a big push, you should think it through yourself, and don't regret it in the future."

Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "Sister, don't worry, I will keep my eyes open to choose a husband-in-law."

After returning from An Guogong's mansion, when Shi Fuxin arrived at Yiguiyuan, she saw her mother happily choosing clothes and jewelry.

"Mom, are you going out?"

Jin Yuee looked at her little daughter with a smile, pulled her in front of her, and picked up a purple sura and gestured on her body: "Dragon Boat Festival, isn't there a dragon boat race at the Yongding River Wharf? Your grandmother said that our family will go there that day." .”

Shi Fuxin remembered it, and said with a smile: "This year, the emperor will also go to watch the dragon boat race. He said it is to have fun with the people. Jiulang is also participating in the dragon boat team organized by the palace."

The reason why Jin Yuee was so happy was because her youngest son was going to show up in front of everyone on the Dragon Boat Festival: "I heard that Xiaohou Fan also signed up for the dragon boat team?"

After speaking, he looked at his daughter's expression.

During this period of time, she also noticed that Master Fan Xiaohou was really kind to his daughter.

She was both happy and worried about this.

Princess Chengyang is famous for her high eyesight. She is really afraid that her daughter will not be in the princess' eyes.

Shi Fuxin gave an 'hmm' and said with a smile: "He and Jiulang are still on the same team, so I don't know if they can win the prize?"

Jin Yue'e looked at the smile on her daughter's face, thought for a while, and picked up a few pieces of fabric to make gestures on her body.

"Mom, I still have a dress to wear."

"No, you have to dress up well, so you can't be compared with other girls."

Shi Fuxin smiled: "Mom, you are too lacking in confidence. Your daughter is definitely a standout among others."

Jin Yue'e looked at Shi Fuxin for a while, was a little worried, hesitated for a while and said: "Sister Xin, mother will discuss with you, can we eat less in the future?"

Shi Fuxin: "."