The vast and boundless Milky Way has severed the Magpie Bridge (Part 1)
The golden fruit is ripe.
The skin is yellow with a hint of pink, like a ripe mango. The veins on the skin are bright golden in color. When the fruit ripens, it emits a strong and sweet fragrance that is extremely pleasant to smell. Yunzhu picked one herself, washed it in the spiritual pool, and ate it whole, skin and all. The skin wasn't astringent at all, but instead had a unique texture that was both fragrant, chewy, and crunchy. The pulp was like mango flesh, sweet and fragrant... This level of ripeness is already suitable for two-year-old children to eat.
Jīn líng guǒ (Golden Spirit Fruit) doesn't have to be eaten when it's fully ripe like some other spirit fruits. In fact, as soon as the fruit is formed, it can be eaten. It's just that only fully ripe Jīn líng guǒ has the highest degree of enlightenment and the best taste. The reason for waiting so long is entirely for the consideration of the triplet babies who still have small teeth that can't chew hard objects.
Xue Tuan and Xiao Jin Xiao Yu had eaten the fruit half a month earlier, and the three of them, who originally had a bit of spiritual nature, now had their spiritual intelligence opened. Yun Zhu roughly tested it and found that they had the intelligence, acceptance ability, and learning ability of 4 or 5-year-old children, with more sensitive senses than before. Overall, it was still not to the point of defying heaven.
This is normal. Although the space is good, it can't compare to the vast expanse of spiritual energy and creatures in the Primordial Chaos. There are no saints or golden immortals to establish teachings or pass on laws, and the path of cultivating demons is endless and boundless.
Perhaps ten or twenty years later, Yunzhu will search for a few suitable cultivation methods for them when they are contemplating the changes of heaven and earth, but not now.
She picked three golden spirit fruits and stored the remaining fruits in the spatial stone, then flashed out of the space.
On winter days, triplets' bath time is usually at noon.
In a wooden barrel about half a meter high and over a meter long, warm water was filled. The triplets were stripped naked and put inside, Hejing round and plump, Hehui slender and lovely, Yongxuan also white and tender, sat in the barrel, playing with each other, looking at each other, not showing any signs of non-cooperation when they first started undressing and bathing.
Yunzhu waved her hand and said, "You can go down now."
Several ladies-in-waiting and palace maids withdrew, they were already accustomed to the unique style of Fugui, she would personally feed the children, bathe them, dress them, tell them stories, play with them... These, not to mention the noblewomen of the imperial family, even the wives of wealthy families rarely did.
Yunzhu took out three celadon bowls, each containing the pulp and juice of a golden spirit fruit, with the seeds ground into a fine powder. As the triplets played with their "water play group" toys in the water, she fed them the contents of the bowls one mouthful at a time.
"Mother, I want to eat more." Yǒng Xiǎo, who loved sweet things, saw that the delicious pulp in his bowl was gone and immediately asked. Cloud Pearl put down her bowl, took a towel to wipe their hands, and said: "One is enough, Mother will prepare some for you tomorrow." The Golden Spirit Fruit only takes effect once, eating more won't grow a second head, it's no different from ordinary fruit. Except for her own sons and grandsons, she didn't plan to give this fruit to others. When eaten as an ordinary fruit, she wouldn't be heartbroken, and the remaining seeds could be used to plant several trees, after all, one tree only bearing 49 fruits was too few.
Yong Xuan nodded, and his mother promised that she wouldn't deceive him tomorrow.
He Jing and He Hui didn't think much of it, they had eaten too many delicious fruits before, this one wasn't anything special.
Nothing unusual happened, Yunzhu observed for more than half a minute, and there was no phenomenon of washing the marrow. The bath water mixed with spiritual pool water was still clear.
"Alright, time to get up." She unfolded a clean large piece of cloth and, with a respectful smile, was the first to climb out of the wooden bucket and rush over. Yúnzhū helped her wipe herself clean, put on a small jacket, and then she herself put on slippers and ran ba-da-ba-da to the couch, sitting up straight.
Next is Yonglian, then comes He and Hui.
"Alright, now it's time for us to sleep." We should cultivate a nap habit.
"Elder sister, tell a story." Hui Wei said beside her. Elder sister's stories were like "Crow Drinking Water" and "Little Horse Crossing the River", so interesting, those little animals were so clever, just like Xue Tuan, Xiao Jin and Xiao Yu were too lazy.
"Then let's talk about the story of 'monkey fetching water' today." Yunzhu touched He Hui's small face and said slowly: "One day, a big monkey and a little monkey went up the mountain to pick peaches. The monkey asked a passing child to borrow a basket. The child said: 'Give it to you.' The monkey used the basket to hold apples, peaches, watermelon... They liked this basket very much. One day, the big monkey asked the little monkeys to use the basket to fetch water. Seeing that they hadn't returned for a long time, he went to the riverbank to find them. The big monkey asked them why they still hadn't fetched the water. The little monkey said the basket couldn't hold water. The big monkey went to fetch the water himself, but no matter how hard he tried, he was covered in sweat and still couldn't bring back the water. Can you tell your mother why they couldn't fetch the water?"
"I know, the basket leaks." He Jing said with a bit of pride, "The monkey is clumsy."
"Snowball isn't stupid." Hui Xi's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she retorted, "It's different."
"Elder sister," Yong Xian looked at Yun Zhu, "a basket can hold fruit but not water. Big monkeys and small monkeys are also different from Snowball, right?"
Yunzhu carefully discovered that the triplets spoke and expressed themselves more fluently, and their brains turned faster. Smiling and touching Yongxian's head, she said: "You're right, not all monkeys are the same, and each thing has a different function. We need to observe carefully and use it in the right place. Like a basket, it can hold flowers, vegetables, fruits, and other things bigger than its gaps, but it can't hold water."
"It's like 'the little horse crosses the river'......" and rubbed his eyes respectfully.
"Sleep." Yun Zhu patted their little bodies gently, after all, they were only two-year-old kids.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, Yunzhu thoroughly lived a quiet and leisurely life, spending every day either raising baozi or engaging in various "farming" activities, and the days were extremely enjoyable.
The daily visits to pay respects continued, and Gao Lüwei only went to the main courtyard during these visits. The rest of the time she stayed quietly in her own Jin Feng Courtyard. Yunzhu saw that she was being so obedient and didn't make things difficult for her, but still made her copy "Admonitions for Women" and Buddhist scriptures without any reduction.
This time, Gao Bin returned to Beijing because of his contributions to the renovation of Fan Gongdi. Yongzheng formally appointed him as the Governor-General of Jiangnan River Conservancy. As for salt affairs, someone else took over. After several years of hard work in repairing and renovating the country's rivers and water conservancy, what kind of disaster could Gao Bin, the Governor-General of Rivers, use to build his achievements? The titles of Minister of Personnel, Military Machine Office Walker, and Wenyuan Pavilion Academician were also non-existent.
For this daughter, Gao Bin gave up a lot of things. Yongzheng and Hongli were very satisfied with his recognition, and Yunzhu would not give Gao Lüwei a hard time in such a situation, after all, there was still a long way to go.
"Your Lordship, Ula Nara's concubine is seriously ill and wishes to see you once." Huan Lin came in to report.
"Want to see me?" Yunzhu was somewhat surprised, shouldn't she be seeing Hongli first and then making a final confession before death? Otherwise, it would also be okay to see Gao Luwei who had fallen into the well. Why would she want to see herself, this Fu Jin who was pressing down on her head? Was she trying to frame herself again?! Wouldn't she have been stimulated too much by Xia's death?!
"When you're sick, you should take good care of yourself. Can her illness be cured just by me going to see her?" She said with a hint of sarcasm, "Go back and tell her to rest assured and quietly convalesce, don't think about things that aren't there and waste your energy." A woman being so resentful towards herself, it's really hard to know what to say.
Ling went out, Yunzhu continued to flip through the booklet, which was a summary of the New Year's gift-giving and receiving categories. However, like family members, there were always some gifts that were specifically searched for her, such as the ones Fu Yu from Macau gave her, including a set of European ancient coins and exquisite silverware from Germany, France, and England... There was also the high-quality jade material brought back by Fu Qing from Tibet... She put all the ones she liked in her space.
Ming Jun's grab of Zhou Li is almost here, thinking in her heart, she casually took a look at the gift list she had sent back to her mother's house before.
They're all fruits, or else brocade leather, clothes, accessories, medicinal materials and exquisite decorations... This time, exchange for something else. During this period of practice, the elixir pills, medicine powder, and ointments that have been refined can be sent back home. Also, since there are already jade stones in the space, it's not difficult to make some jade cards for self-defense and protection using one's grasp of arrays and seals. Make a few of those too. Triplets should each get one, after all, when someone's strength is insufficient, having more chances to save their life is always good.
"Uh, there are still some New Year's oranges that haven't been picked yet. Ming Yi and Ming Rui like to eat them, so I'll send half of them over. And then there's the dried beef that Hui and her family sent over, which Ming Ren and Ming Liang love to eat... Ah, no wonder they always send food over, there are a lot of kids in this household!"
Ever since she had successively grown lychee, longan, rambutan, breadfruit, mountain pitaya and dragon fruit shrubs, people around her had gotten used to sending her rare seedlings. As a result, whenever new fruits were grown, she couldn't bear to enjoy them alone, so everyone benefited.
Actually, Yunzhu also understood that the reason why these fruit trees, which are strictly particular about geography and climate, can thrive in the gardens of Beijing is because of her increasingly powerful spiritual cultivation after refining her spirit. She used her spiritual power to connect with space, giving them water from the spatial spirit pool. If she stopped watering them with spatial water, these fruit trees would at most survive for two or three years.
"Master, Xuan Yan is kneeling outside the door of Wu La Na Lai's Fu Jin...". Han Lin went back inside, looking very displeased.
"How shameless!" Ming Xin was adding silver silk carbon to the warmer and handed the tongs in her hand to a little palace maid beside her, "She's blackmailing Master."
"She should have been tied up and gagged from the start." Su Wen asked as she brought in some refreshments.
Yunzhu put down the booklet in her hand, "Forget it, go and see what she has to say." It's settled, this Ula Nara must be thinking of borrowing from her to make some kind of conspiracy again. If she hadn't wasted her time watching palace struggles in her previous life, Hongli would have appeared at the corner by now.
Si Qi brought a white fox fur coat for Yunzhu to wear, and Ming Xin also brought a white jade hand warmer. "No need for this, just bring a hand warmer." Si Qi then brought a white fox skin hand warmer and put it on her.
A group of people arrived at the Flowing Fragrance Courtyard, compared to a year ago when the place was full of carved beams and painted rafters, with flowers blooming everywhere. Now it seemed much more desolate. The snow in front of the courtyard had not been swept clean, and the dead branches and leaves had not been trimmed properly. Yunzhu frowned slightly, looking at the kneeling servant and said: "Who is responsible for sweeping and trimming here? Go find Madame Guo to receive punishment."
Liuxiangyuan has three main rooms, one bright and two dark, with four wing-rooms on either side. Behind the main room is a corridor and a row of flat houses. Upon entering the main hall, you will find a guest hall with soft couches, low tables, chessboards, flowers, famous calligraphy and paintings, as well as rosewood chairs and tables at the bottom, all arranged in a very elegant and noble manner. To the left of the main room is the bedroom of Wu Larnara Niyimai, with partitions made of carved camellia wood and circular doors hung with light red bead curtains.
Xuan spoke, lifting the beaded curtain, and Yunzhu slightly paused. Only then did Si Gui step forward to help her remove her cloak, retreating to one side afterwards. Yunzhu led Mingxin inside, while Shang Yuyan hesitated for a moment before following Si Gui's example and waiting in the main room.
Wulana. Her whole person had become thinner, her complexion pale, without makeup, the astonishing radiance faded, beauty still remained, only changed from a rose in the scorching sun to a lotus under the moonlight.
Ming Xin moved a chair and cushion over, placing them three steps away from the bed. Yunzhu sat down calmly and smiled at Wu Lala who had been staring at her: "Why did you want to see me?"
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The golden fruit is ripe.
The skin is yellow with a hint of pink, like a ripe mango. The veins on the skin are bright golden in color. Once the fruit is ripe, it emits a strong and sweet fragrance that is extremely pleasant to smell. Yunzhu picked one herself, washed it in the spiritual pool, and ate it whole, skin and all. The skin wasn't astringent at all, but instead had a unique texture that was both fragrant, chewy, and crunchy. The pulp was like mango flesh, sweet and fragrant... This level of ripeness is already suitable for a two-year-old child to eat.
The golden spirit fruit doesn't have to be eaten when it's fully ripe like some other spiritual fruits, in fact, as long as the fruit is formed, it can be eaten. Only the fully ripe golden spirit fruit has the highest degree of enlightenment and the best taste. The reason for waiting so long is entirely for the consideration of the triplet babies who are still too small to bite hard objects with their tiny teeth.
Xue Tuan and Xiao Jin Xiao Yu had eaten the fruit half a month earlier, and the three of them, who originally had a bit of spiritual nature, now had their spiritual intelligence opened. Yun Zhu roughly tested it and found that they had the intelligence of a 4 or 5 year old child, with stronger acceptance and learning abilities than before, and more sensitive senses. Overall, it was still not to the point of being against heaven.
This is normal. Although the space is good, it can't compare to the vast expanse of spiritual energy and creatures in the Primordial Chaos. Moreover, there are no saints or golden immortals to establish teachings or pass on laws, and the path of cultivating demons is endless and boundless.
Perhaps ten or twenty years later, Yunzhu will search for a few suitable cultivation methods for them when they are contemplating the changes of heaven and earth, but not now.
She picked three golden spirit fruits and stored the remaining fruits in the spatial stone, then flashed out of the space.
On winter days, triplets' bath time is usually at noon.
In a wooden barrel about half a meter high and over a meter long, warm water was filled. The triplets were stripped naked and put inside, Hejing round and plump, Hehui slender and lovely, Yongxuan also white and tender, sat in the barrel, playing with each other, looking at each other, not showing any signs of non-cooperation when they first started undressing and bathing.
Yunzhu waved her hand and said, "You can go down now."
Several ladies-in-waiting and palace maids withdrew, they were already accustomed to the unique style of Fugui, she would personally feed the children, bathe them, dress them, tell them stories, play with them... These, not to mention the noblewomen, even the wives of wealthy families rarely did.
Yunzhu took out three celadon bowls, each containing the pulp of a golden spirit fruit and the ground kernel powder, and fed them to the triplets one by one as they played with the "water play group" toys in the water.
"Mother, I want to eat more." Yǒng Yuēn, who loved sweet things, saw that the delicious pulp in her bowl was gone and immediately asked. Yún Zhū put down the bowl, took a towel to wipe their hands, and said: "One is enough, Mother will prepare some for you tomorrow if you like it." The Golden Spirit Fruit only takes effect once, eating more won't grow a second head, it's no different from ordinary fruit. Except for her own sons and grandsons, she didn't plan to give this fruit to others. When eaten as an ordinary fruit, she wouldn't be heartbroken, and the remaining cores could be used to plant several trees, after all, one tree only bearing forty-nine fruits was too few.
Yong Xuan nodded, and his mother promised that she wouldn't lie to him tomorrow.
He Jing and He Hui didn't feel anything special, they had eaten too many delicious fruits before, this one wasn't that rare.
Nothing unusual happened, Yunzhu observed for more than half a minute, and there was no phenomenon of washing the marrow. The bath water mixed with spiritual pool water was still clear.
"Alright, time to get up." She unfolded a clean large piece of cloth and, with a respectful smile, was the first to climb out of the wooden bucket. Yunzhu helped her wipe herself clean, put on a small jacket, and she herself slipped on slippers and ran to the couch, sitting obediently.
Next is Yonglian, then comes He and Hui.
"Alright, now it's time for us to sleep." We should cultivate the habit of taking a nap.
"Elder sister, tell a story." Hu Die said beside her. Elder sister's stories were like "Crow Drinking Water" and "Little Horse Crossing the River", so interesting, those little animals were so clever, just like Xue Tuan, Xiao Jin and Xiao Yu were too lazy.
"Then let's talk about the story of 'monkey fetching water' today." Yunzhu touched and stroked Hei's small face, saying slowly: "One day, a big monkey and a little monkey went up the mountain to pick peaches. The monkey asked a passing child to borrow a basket. The child said: 'Give it to you.' The monkey used the basket to hold apples, peaches, watermelon... They liked this basket very much. One day, the big monkey asked the little monkeys to use the basket to fetch water. Seeing that they hadn't returned for a long time, he went to the riverbank to find them. The big monkey asked why they still hadn't fetched the water. The little monkey said the basket couldn't hold water. The big monkey went himself, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't fetch the water back. Can you tell Mother why they couldn't fetch the water?"
"I know, the basket leaks." He Jing said with a bit of pride, "The monkey is clumsy."
"Snowball isn't stupid." Hui Xi's eyebrows furrowed slightly in retort, "It's different."
"Elder sister," Yong Xian looked at Yun Zhu, "a basket can hold fruit but not water. Big monkeys and small monkeys are also different from Snowball, right?"
Yunzhu carefully discovered that the triplets spoke and expressed themselves more fluently, and their brains turned faster. Smiling and touching Yongxian's head, she said: "You're right, not all monkeys are the same, and each thing has a different function. We need to observe carefully and use it in the right place. Like a basket, it can hold flowers, vegetables, fruits, and other things bigger than its gaps, but it can't hold water."
"It's like 'the little horse crosses the river'......" and rubbed his eyes respectfully.
"Sleep." Yun Zhu patted their little bodies gently, after all, they were only two-year-old kids.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, Yunzhu thoroughly lived a quiet and leisurely life, spending every day either raising baozi or engaging in various "farming" activities, and the days were extremely enjoyable.
The daily visits to pay respects continued, and Gao Lüwei only went to the main courtyard during these visits. The rest of the time she stayed quietly in her own Jin Feng Courtyard. Yunzhu saw that she was being so obedient and didn't make things difficult for her, but still had her copy the "Admonitions for Women" and Buddhist scriptures without any reduction.
This time, Gao Bin returned to Beijing because of his contributions to the renovation of Fan Gongdi. Yongzheng formally appointed him as the Governor-General of Jiangnan River Conservancy. As for salt affairs, someone else was assigned to take over. After several years of vigorous repair and maintenance of national river conservancy, what kind of disaster could allow Gao Bin, this river conservancy governor-general, to make achievements? The titles of Minister of Personnel, Military Machine Office Walker, and Wenyuan Pavilion Academician were also non-existent.
For this daughter, Gao Bin gave up a lot of things. Yongzheng and Hongli were very satisfied with his recognition, and Yunzhu would not give Gao Lüwei a hard time in such a situation, after all, there was still a long way to go.
"Your Lordship, Madame Ula Nara is seriously ill and wishes to see you once." Huan Lin came in to report.
"Want to see me?" Yunzhu was somewhat surprised, shouldn't she be seeing Hongli first and then making a final confession before death? Otherwise, it would also be okay to see Gao Luwei who had fallen into the well. Why would she want to see herself, this Fu Jin who was pressing down on her head? Was she trying to frame herself again?! Wouldn't she have been stimulated too much by Xia's death?!
"When you're sick, you should take good care of yourself. Can her illness be cured just by me going to see her?" She said with a hint of sarcasm, "Go back and tell her to rest assured and quietly convalesce, don't think about unnecessary things that will affect her luck." A woman has so much resentment towards herself, it's really hard to know what to say.
Ling went out, and Yunzhu continued to flip through the booklet. This was a summary of the New Year's gift-giving categories for entering and exiting the warehouse. However, like family members, there were always some gifts that were specifically searched for her, such as the ones Fu Yu from Macau gave her, which included a set of European ancient coins and exquisite silverware from Germany, France, and England... There was also the high-quality jade material brought back by Fu Qing from Tibet... She put all the ones she liked in her space.
Ming Jun's grab of Zhou Li is almost here, thinking in her heart, she casually took a look at the gift list she had sent back to her mother's house before.
They're all fruits, or else brocade leather, clothes, accessories, medicinal materials and exquisite decorations... This time, exchange for something else. During this period of practice, the elixir pills, medicine powder, and ointments that have been refined can be sent back home. Also, since there are already jade stones in the space, it's not difficult to make some jade cards for self-defense and protection using one's grasp of arrays and seals. Make a few of those too. Triplets should each get one, after all, when someone's strength is insufficient, having more chances to save their life is always good.
"Uh, there are still some New Year's oranges that haven't been picked yet. Ming Yi and Ming Rui like to eat them, so I'll send half of them over. And then there's the dried beef that Hui and her family sent over, which Ming Ren and Ming Liang love to eat... Ah, no wonder they always send food over, there are a lot of kids in this household!"
Ever since she had successively grown lychee, longan, rambutan, breadfruit, mountain pitaya and dragon fruit shrubs, people around her had gotten used to sending her whatever rare seedlings they could find. As a result, whenever new fruits were produced, she couldn't bear to enjoy them alone, so everyone benefited.
Actually, Yunzhu also understood that the reason why these fruit trees, which are strictly particular about geography and climate, can thrive in the gardens of Beijing is because of her increasingly powerful spiritual cultivation after refining her spirit. She used her spiritual power to connect with space, giving them water from the spatial spirit pool. If she stopped watering them with spatial water, these fruit trees would at most survive for two or three years.
"Master, Xuan Yan is kneeling outside beside the side room of Madame Wu La Na Ra...". Han Lin went back inside, looking very displeased.
"How shameless!" Ming Xin was adding silver carbon to the warmer and handed the tongs in her hand to a little palace maid beside her, "She's blackmailing Master."
"She should have been tied up and gagged from the start." Su Wen asked as she brought in some refreshments.
Yunzhu put down the booklet in her hand, "Forget it, go and see what she has to say." It's settled, this Ula Nara must be thinking of borrowing from her to make some kind of conspiracy again. If she hadn't wasted her time watching palace struggles in her previous life, Hongli would have appeared at the corner by now.
Si Qi brought a white fox fur coat for Yunzhu to wear, and Ming Xin also brought a white jade hand warmer. "No need for this, just bring a hand warmer." Si Qi then brought a white fox skin hand warmer and put it on her.
A group of people arrived at the Flowing Fragrance Courtyard, compared to a year ago when the place was full of carved beams and painted rafters, with flowers blooming everywhere. Now it seemed much more desolate. The snow in front of the courtyard had not been swept clean, and the dead branches and leaves had not been trimmed properly. Yunzhu frowned slightly, looking at the kneeling servant and said: "Who is responsible for sweeping and trimming here? Go find Madame Guo to receive punishment."
Liuxiangyuan has three main rooms, one bright and two dark, with four wing-rooms on either side. Behind the main room is a corridor and a row of flat houses. Upon entering the main hall, you will find a guest hall with soft couches, low tables, chessboards, flowers, famous calligraphy and paintings, as well as rosewood chairs and tables at the bottom, all arranged in a very elegant and noble manner. To the left of the main room is the bedroom of Wu Larnara Niyimai, with partitions made of carved camellia wood and circular doors separated by light red bead curtains.
Xuan spoke, lifting the beaded curtain, and Yunzhu slightly paused. Only then did Si Gui step forward to help her remove her cloak, retreating to one side afterwards. Yunzhu led Mingxin inside, while Shang Yuyan hesitated for a moment before following Si Gui's example and waiting in the main room.
Wulana. Her whole person had become thinner, her complexion pale, without makeup, the stunning beauty had faded but still existed, only changed from a rose in the scorching sun to a lotus in the moonlight.
Ming Xin moved a chair and cushion over, placing them three steps away from the bed. Yunzhu sat down calmly and smiled at Wu Lala who had been staring at her: "Why did you want to see me?"
