The meal was finished sweetly. Yulan called the servants to come in and clean up, and Ye Yichen took her hand into the bedroom. Seeing that Yulan was in very bad spirits, he said: "You can sleep a little longer!"

With that said, he helped Yulan get on the bed.

Yulan said, "It's broad daylight, how can I sleep at this hour? Besides, I have to take care of housework with my aunt..."

Ye Yichen laughed: "You are the head of this family. If I don't blame you, who else will dare to blame you! You can sleep now, and the servants can rest assured. Who dares to go out and say something nonsense?

No matter if you beat him to death!"

Yulan really didn't sleep well last night, so she lay down peacefully. Ye Yichen tucked her in the quilt and said: "You have a good rest. If you have anything to do, wait until you feel better to do it. I have to go to Wuhan."

Military Governor's Mansion!" Yu Lan did not expect that Ye Yichen would go to the Yamen on business on the fourth day of his wedding. In modern times, there is still a seventeen-day honeymoon holiday.

It's not that she couldn't understand that the three major battalions were broken up and reorganized into the 12th regiment battalion. Ye Yichen had told her yesterday that there were more than 200,000 soldiers in the three major battalions. Ben Xiang also knew about this.

It was very difficult. As the chief officer, Ye Yichen must be very busy. Yulan took his hand and just asked: "Then, will you come back for lunch?"

Ye Yichen said: "I'm afraid I can't!" The newlywed Yan'er was about to go out on business, and Ye Yichen also felt a little guilty. "Whatever you want to eat, just ask the kitchen to come in. I'll come back to have dinner with you in the evening!" Ye Yichen said

again

Thinking of something, he said: "If someone from outside wants to come into the house to visit you, if you want to meet, then meet him first. If you don't want to meet, then push it away! If they ask about the reform of the military system, you just say you don't know, what?

Just don’t agree to it.”

Yulan nodded: "I'll listen to you!"

After Ye Yichen left the house, Yulan asked Qian's mother to go and tell the aunt in person that she was indeed feeling a little unwell today, so she would not go to Jiaqing Hall for the time being.

Taking over government affairs is not an urgent matter, and the eldest grandmother will naturally not object.

Yulan caught up on his sleep in bed, but only slept for an hour. After all, the quality of sleep during the day was not as good as at night. Although he felt a little better when he woke up, he was still drowsy. He couldn't fall asleep again.

The girls took care of her, washed her briefly, and put on some clothes. It was still early for dinner, so Yulan asked Xiaoyue to take yesterday's account book and continue reading.

Without a second glance, the concierge brought in a lot of greeting cards, all of which wanted to see Yulan. Yulan remembered Ye Yichen's instructions before leaving, and thought that the prince was really good at predicting the coming of someone.

I visited her, and she came as expected. It was said that she was only on the fourth day of her wedding, and she wanted to come to pay homage to the mountain gate. It was a bit early at this time.

She casually flipped through the posts. The top stack was either a duchess, a marquise, or at least a countess. They were all top-notch figures in the circle of ladies in the capital. Many Yulan had never heard of them.

The tone of the posts I've seen are all extremely humble. Although Yulan married Ye Yichen, the imperial edict for canonizing the princess has not yet been issued, so the postures of these ladies are very low.

Yulan couldn't help but feel a little strange. Seeing them in such a hurry, they seemed to be asking for help from the prince. If they looked so ugly, the benefits must be very huge. Otherwise, they would not have lost the dignity of the prince's wife for this matter. It must be

Related to the reform of the military system,

But Yulan couldn't guess what the specific relationship was. She kept this matter in mind and waited for the prince to come back to ask him. It was not to interfere with his previous affairs, but to understand the situation clearly so that she could talk to him.

Ladies take the initiative when communicating.

She didn't want to see any of these people, but even though she had a high status, she couldn't offend all the ladies in the capital at once. So she took the post to the inner study and placed a dozen or so people on the top.

The noble lady with the highest status replied to the posts one by one. The reasons were all ready-made, saying that she was not feeling well and was really not suitable to meet guests. I apologize for that.

The remaining unimportant things were asked to be returned to the porter, who then wrote a reply and sent it to each house. Yulan was thinking again that she should have two maids who are proficient in writing and calligraphy waiting in the study. She just didn't know.

Is there such a girl in the room?

Xiaoyue Xiaoyu knew a few words, but she really couldn't get the handwriting right. Writing requires long-term practice, and the two of them were busy taking care of Yulan, so they couldn't find time to practice calligraphy.

After writing more than a dozen replies, it was noon time. Yulan rubbed her sore wrists and thought to herself that she had wanted to have a good rest for a day, but who knew she was so busy. Being the mistress of a house is really not easy.

Just as he was thinking about it, Qian's mother came in and asked, "Madam, it's getting late. Should we serve the food now or later?"

Yulan touched his belly. After working for a long time, he was not very hungry. Could it be that the spinach and pork liver porridge Ye Yichen ordered had an effect? ​​Thinking about it, a smile appeared at the corner of Yulan's mouth.

Although she wasn't very hungry, she still asked Qian's mother to set out the meal. There was no point in eating by herself, so Yulan reluctantly drank a bowl of porridge and then spread the food around for the girls and mommies to eat.

After lunch, Yu Lan took a nap for half an hour. When she woke up and had just finished packing, the little maid came in and said, "I beg your concubine and the eldest young master to see me."

Yulan was slightly startled, and Xiaoyu explained in a low voice from the side: "Concubine Qi came here once in the morning. Madam was resting at the time and was blocked by Qian's mother. She said she heard that you were feeling unwell and came here to say hello.

!" In the morning, Yulan felt uncomfortable and impatient to deal with her, so she called a woman and told Qi that she didn't need to come over to say hello.

Even if the concubine is a concubine, she is also Yulan's slave in the palace. Yulan is the only mistress of the palace. When the master is sick, the slave comes to say hello. There is nothing wrong with this etiquette. It is the mistress's right to see her or not.

Whether you come or not depends on your concubine's attitude.

Yu Lan thought for a moment and said, "Please invite them in."

The little maid went outside to deliver the message, Xiaoyue stepped forward and opened the curtain, and Qi Shi came in with Ye Minwen. I wonder if it was because of the secret loss she suffered at Yulan yesterday, but today Qi Shi looked well-behaved and dressed.

There is nothing out of line in his behavior.

Ye Minwen still seemed very reserved.

Yulan asked someone to move a chair for the two of them to sit, and asked the little girl to bring snacks for Ye Minwen to eat. Qi said: "I heard that Madam's little day is coming, so I specially asked someone to stew tonic, and also invited

Madam, accept it." Mrs. Qi wants to raise Ye Minwen, and there is a special kitchen in her room. The palace is not short of such expenses.

Qi's personal maid came up with a small exquisite earthen pot, with charcoal burning under it, and the soup inside was still boiling. It was prepared very carefully.

Yulan smiled and asked Xiaoyue to take it: "Tell my sister to worry about it. I'm just a little uncomfortable, not enough to drink supplements!" Although he took her supplements, he didn't take a bite.

Qi didn't urge her, but just said: "Although this kind of thing is not a big deal, you still have to be careful and take good care of it. Don't take it lightly, because when the weather is hot, you will be greedy for cold. Eat something raw or cold, just in case

If you have a woman's disease, it won't be good."

Yulan felt something move in her heart. She didn't say anything about her arrival. Except for a few girls who could enter the room to wait on her, it was not easy for others to know. How did she know?

Of course, this matter can still be inferred from clues. It can be seen that she is also paying attention to the main courtyard at all times, and the girl in her courtyard is afraid that someone is willing to tip her off.

The main courtyard must be reorganized as soon as possible!

Yulan's mind was full of thoughts, but her face was still smiling and there was no abnormality at all. After chatting for a few more words, Qi took the opportunity to leave with Ye Minwen.

Xiaoyu saw that she and Xiaoyue were the only ones left in the room, so she approached Yulan and said, "How did Concubine Qi know that Madam's little day is coming..." Yulan saw her alertness and glanced at her approvingly.

: "I can't take care of everything in the room. Please help Qian and mother take another look."

Xiaoyu whispered: "Do you want me to check it out?"

Yulan nodded: "Quietly, don't alarm anyone."

Xiaoyu went out.

Xiaoyue asked: "What should I do with the supplements sent by Concubine Qi?"

Yulan thought for a while: "Let's dump it somewhere where no one is." Since the Qi family sent the supplements so blatantly, it was expected that there would be no "seasonings" added to them, but be careful if you sail a ten thousand year ship, even if

Even if there is even a slight possibility, Yu Lan is not willing to bet on it.

On the other hand, Qi Shi was in a very good mood. When she returned to the courtyard, she took a hot bath first, and then ordered the kitchen to stew a small pot of rock sugar and snow pear water. The prince was the most miserable in summer, so Qi Shi always tried his best to make it every summer.

These ice drinks please the prince. The prince does not like those precious drinks, but he has a special liking for rock sugar and snow pear water.

Qi Shi has already planned to break into the study room tonight to deliver rock sugar and snow pear water to the prince. Da Chu believes that menstruation is a dirty thing. When a woman comes to have a small time, men generally will not rest in a woman's room. Even if Ye Yichen doesn't

If you are willing to come to Qi's courtyard, you will definitely go to the outer study to rest.

After Yulan finished dealing with Qi, someone came in and said, "Miss Hongxiu is here. She said that according to your instructions, she has brought all the gift lists from the Chinese New Year to the Dragon Boat Festival this year."

Lan has been waiting for Hongxiu.

Yesterday she asked Hong Xiu to take a look at the gift list today, but she waited until now. As a servant, she should have sent the gift list long ago after being ordered by her master!

That's right, he didn't set a time limit yesterday, so she took advantage of it. If she hadn't delivered it, Yulan could have punished her, but since she delivered it today, Yulan had no excuse.

Yulan couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous. Call her smart, she is really a little clever. Call her stupid, she is really stupid. A married woman dares to go against the mistress of the house. Does she really think that she is the prince's side?

Man, as a concubine, I don’t dare to offend her?

Yulan asked Xiaoyue to take the order and sent her back directly without even seeing her. It was just a common roommate and could not cause any big trouble. Yulan was too lazy to argue with her. If she dared to offend him again in the future, then

Let's deal with her together, now she has more important things to do.

Today's posts reminded her that she should take a longer view and not just focus on trivial matters in the house. Not to mention that she and Ye Yichen could be completely in sync, at least she couldn't hold him back.

He must not relax in his interactions with the noble ladies of the clan and wealthy families.

Xiaoyue served a bowl of milk, and while Yulan drank it, she flipped through the thick gift book. These two days really made her feel a little like the sales director back then. Although she was not working at that time

Crazy, but I did my duty and worked overtime.

Time flew by so fast when she started working. In a blink of an eye, it was Youshi, and the maids came in to hold lamps, and Yulan put down the gift list. Looking over this afternoon, she found that the gifts from the palace were a bit chaotic. They were obviously from the same official position.

The relationship between the person and the prince is about the same, but the importance of the gift is quite different.

Giving gifts is a science, and there are many rules and regulations in it. Sometimes gifts are not given well, and it is easy to offend people.

There is no mistress in charge of the palace, so this ceremony is a bit unorganized. No matter how experienced the eldest grandmother is, her knowledge of government affairs is limited, and Hongxiu's knowledge is certainly even less. As for the prince, he must be too lazy to care about such trivial matters.

Yes, of course with his current status, these gifts were wrong and no one dared to show it to his face, but even if he hated him in his heart, it was not a good thing after all.

Yulan sat there all afternoon. Xiaoyue and Xiaoyu helped her walk a few steps in the yard to relax. Yulan walked for a while and saw that it was getting later and later, and she became a little anxious: "Has the prince come back?"

The maids and women were coming in and out of the yard, but the prince was not around, so she just felt like something was missing and was very uncomfortable.

She knew it herself, and it was useless to ask. If the prince came back and the maids came in one after another, she would have known about it. As expected, Xiaoyue said: "If the prince comes back, we will definitely know about it early on."

After waiting for another full hour, Ye Yichen arrived late. Although he had been on business for a whole day, the prince was still in high spirits: "I was blocked by a group of Qiu Ba in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. I almost couldn't come back!"

Yu Lan welcomed him into the main room with a happy face, and was about to step forward to help him undress when Ye Yichen said, "There are so many people in this room, do we still need you?"
To be continued...