Tang Dynasty, my wife Wu Zetian

Chapter 96 Madam Yang Enters the Palace

The names that Emperor Gaozong of Tang gave to his sons were quite interesting. His eldest son was named Li Zhong, his second son was named Li Xiao, his third son was named Li Yong (with the courtesy name Shangjin), and his fourth son was named Li Lian.

The sum of them is "loyalty, filial piety, courage and integrity".

One of the reasons why Wu Meiniang was favored by Emperor Gaozong of Tang was that she was fertile. She gave birth to four sons.

In the harem, a mother's honor lies in her son, and she is the queen, so naturally she is honored beyond words.

Wu Meiniang had given birth to two sons, and the third son was Li Xian in history.

Of course, Li Zhi had different sexual habits from Emperor Gaozong of Tang, so this Li Xian might not be the original Li Xian.

Meng Shen had taken Wu Meiniang's pulse and found that she was nearly two months pregnant.

In other words, the little life in the belly should be born between late January and early February.

The palace eunuchs recorded every sexual intercourse between the emperor, empress and concubines.

During this half-month period, Li Zhi visited Wu Meiniang four times, and everything matched, so there was no possibility that the emperor was cuckolded.

Wu Meiniang leaned lazily on the couch, one hand on her belly which was no different from that of a normal person, and looked at Li Zhi beside her with a smile.

"Your Majesty, if you can't figure it out, don't worry. The baby won't be born for another six months. You can take your time."

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "There's nothing else to do. It would be better to give him a name as soon as possible."

He originally wanted to give Li Xian a better-sounding name, but the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't make up his mind.

The fear of making choices hidden in his body seemed to have come back again.

"Queen, why don't you think of one?" Li Zhi suggested.

Wu Meiniang hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why not call him Li Zhe?"

Li Zhi said nothing.

Li Xian's original name was Li Zhe, and he changed his name when he was named crown prince.

Wu Meiniang saw that he didn't like it and said, "How about the character 'Yu'?"

Li Zhi asked, "Why?"

Wu Meiniang smiled slightly and said, "Yu means abundance and abundance. In Xunzi's "Fuguo," there's a saying about enriching the people and enriching the country. I hope that with the birth of this child, the people of the world will be prosperous and healthy."

Li Zhi nodded and was about to agree when the image of a timid "crown prince" emerged in his mind, as if he was still shouting: "Lord, save me!"

Li Zhi took a deep breath and made up his mind.

"Let's call him Li Xian," he said.

Keeping the original name can keep me alert and pay attention to Li Xian's education problems.

Just like Li Hong, whenever Li Zhi thought of Li Hong, he would think that the child would not live long, so he always paid attention to his physical exercise.

Wu Meiniang nodded and smiled, "Thank you all for the name."

In ancient times, fetuses were prone to fractures, and this was also true for the royal family.

In order to ensure the physical and mental health of pregnant women, the emperor would issue a special decree to allow pregnant concubines and mothers to enter the palace to take care of them.

As the queen, Wu Meiniang was naturally even more so. Not only did Madam Yang enter the palace, but Wu Shun also went there every few days.

In addition to talking to Wu Meiniang, Mrs. Yang also had an important job, which was prenatal education.

When Tai Ren gave birth to King Wen of Zhou, she strictly carried out prenatal education, not allowing her eyes to look at evil things, not allowing her ears to listen to obscene sounds, and not allowing her mouth to speak arrogant words. She taught her son through prenatal education and gave birth to King Wen.

Therefore, Madam Yang always reminded Wu Meiniang to be careful with her words and actions. Wu Meiniang could no longer serve in the emperor's bedchamber and wore a gold ring on her hand.

In the Tang Dynasty, rings were called finger rings. Wearing a finger ring meant that one must abstain from sex. During pregnancy, one must never serve the king.

On the afternoon of the third day of Wu Meiniang's pregnancy, Wu Shun entered the palace again with a very unhappy look on his face.

"Shun'er, if you are in a bad mood, don't go into the palace and make the Queen upset." Madam Yang, who was talking to Wu Meiniang, scolded.

Wu Shun held his mother's hand and said, "Mother, you should know that for my own affairs, I can endure it if I can, but this is related to Minzhi, so I can't help but tell you."

Wu Meiniang frowned, waved her hand and dismissed the servants.

Madam Yang's favorite person was Helan Minzhi, whom she considered the apple of her eye. She hurriedly asked, "What happened to Minzhi?"

Wu Shun said, "Mother, you know it's hard to find a tutor for Minzhi. Now we finally found Master Feng, and he has made great progress in his studies recently."

Madam Yang nodded repeatedly, "Mr. Feng is a man of great learning, of course I know that." Wu Shun said angrily, "But those Jinwu Guards are too overbearing. They arrested Mr. Feng and said they would keep him in custody for half a month. Wouldn't that delay Minzhi's studies for half a month?"

Turning to Wu Meiniang, he said, "Sister, you always wanted me to teach Minzhi well. Now that I have finally found a learned teacher, you must rescue him."

Wu Meiniang asked, "Why did the Jinwu Guards arrest him for no reason?"

Wu Shun muttered, "They're saying Master Feng violated curfew. Master Feng clearly has my mother's name card on him, and yet they're still being so rude!"

Wu Meiniang raised her hand and said, "Wait a minute, Master Feng violated curfew?"

Wu Shun said, "I hosted him for a banquet at my residence out of gratitude, so he was delayed for a while. How can that be considered a violation of curfew?"

Wu Meiniang's face darkened. "Walking on the main street after the evening drum has stopped is a violation of curfew. Why don't you let him stay in one of the guest rooms in your mansion?"

Wu Shun stamped his foot and said, "There have been similar situations before, and the Jinwu Guards always let us go. Who knew the rules would suddenly change?"

Wu Meiniang glanced at her.

"Your Majesty recently issued an edict appointing Yuchi Gong as the Grand General of the Left Jinwu Guard and Cheng Zhijie as the Grand General of the Right Jinwu Guard. Didn't you know?"

Wu Shun saw her staring at him and panicked slightly. He lowered his head and said, "I heard about it, but I didn't expect them to enforce the curfew so strictly."

Wu Meiniang snorted and said nothing.

Madam Yang hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Mei'er, Minzhi's studies are the most important thing. Please issue an order to release Master Feng."

Wu Meiniang said angrily, "Mother, can you just issue an order like that?"

Madam Yang was shocked and said hurriedly, "Child, please don't be angry. Don't scare the fetus. I won't tell you anything."

Wu Meiniang sighed and said, "Mother, you have been staying in the harem for a long time and are not familiar with the situation. Chang'an City has not been peaceful recently."

Madam Yang was, after all, from the royal family of the previous dynasty. Her expression grew more serious when she heard what she said. She asked, "Is it related to Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Gong?"

Wu Meiniang glanced at Wu Shun and said, "Sister, you often hang out with ladies of high rank, so you must have heard some news, right?"

Wu Shun poked his chin with his finger and said, "Now that you mention it, I remember that they were all saying that Chang'an City has been unstable recently."

Madam Yang asked, "Why is that?"

Wu Shun said, "I heard it's related to Changsun Wuji. Since Changsun Wuji retired, a lot of things have happened."

Madam Yang was slightly taken aback and asked, "Could it be that Zhangsun Wuji is secretly stirring up trouble to put pressure on His Majesty?"

Wu Shun was surprised and said, "No way."

Wu Meiniang nodded secretly: "Mother is indeed much more knowledgeable than my sister."

She said, "Zhangsun Wuji doesn't have the guts to do that. It's because those noble families, seeing that Zhangsun Wuji has retired, are afraid that Your Majesty will use them as a target, that they've started to stir up trouble."

Madam Yang clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, this is called seeking trouble for yourself."

Wu Meiniang said, "Your Majesty appointed Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Gong as generals to intimidate the nobles. You are asking me to issue an order now, just to challenge Your Majesty."

Madam Yang said hurriedly, "Mother has been inconsiderate. Mei'er, please don't be angry with me."

Wu Shun said, "Since your majesty's target is the aristocratic family, it has nothing to do with Master Feng. It would be fine to send someone to release him."

Madam Yang said in a deep voice, "Shun'er, shut up!"

Wu Shun said aggrievedly: "Mother?"

Madam Yang said, "To intimidate the nobles, you must be fair and just. You are treating Mei'er differently at this time, which is a disservice to His Majesty. How can His Majesty not blame your sister?"

Wu Shun said, "What about Minzhi's schoolwork?"

Wu Meiniang said, "I will issue an order to select a tutor from the Imperial College to teach Minzhi for half a month."

Madam Yang smiled and said, "That would be best."

Wu Meiniang thought for a moment and then ordered, "Sister, go back to the mansion and warn the two brothers Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang to behave themselves and not violate the curfew!"

Wu Shun was stunned and said, "Why bother to care whether they live or die?"

Madam Yang scolded, "Why are you saying stupid things again? To outsiders, they represent your sister. Why don't you go now!"

Wu Shun said "Oh" and quickly left the Lizheng Hall.

(End of this chapter)