Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 176

"Mother Concubine, my son was praised by cousin Xin Yin today. He also promised to teach his son how to ride a horse." The tenth prince Mu Zhong rushed into the main hall like a small cannonball, and plunged into his mother's concubine's arms.

Already four years old, he looks strong and lively.There is only one prince of the same age as him in the palace, the ninth prince, and the younger brother can play together.

Shi Niang closed the palace to keep her filial piety, but she didn't keep him in Yaohua Palace.The tenth prince often plays in the palace, and the tenth mother tends to favor this youngest son.The Tenth Prince, like the Sixth Prince, loves to cling to his elder brother King Ze, but King Ze is usually busy with affairs in the court, so the discipline of the Tenth Prince is not as strict as that of the Sixth Prince when he was a child.

Today, the two younger brothers were playing in the palace and ran all the way to the racetrack of Shanglin Garden in the Royal Inner Garden.Ordering the steward of Shanglinyuan to teach them how to ride horses, the steward naturally didn't dare to disobey the two little princes, and he didn't dare to really teach them how to ride horses.If there was a real event, they would not even be able to pay for their lives.

When he was in a difficult situation, he was seen by Mu Xinyin who went to the palace to find the emperor to report his affairs and was about to leave the palace.This big cousin, after being teased by the two little fellows, agreed to teach them how to ride a horse.

Speaking of which, apart from the sixth prince, when the children of Concubine Shujia learned to ride horses, they were all taught by Xin Yin.Naturally, it is not recommended to teach another Tenth Prince.

When the sixth prince was learning how to ride a horse, he was fighting in the south, and King Ze was with him.Naturally, the sixth prince does not have an elder brother to teach horseback riding, but the sixth prince's equestrian skills were taught by his father himself.He is the only one among the princes who has this honor, but when it comes to equestrian skills, the sixth prince's equestrian skills are indeed inferior to King Ze.

Firstly, he was young and still had to practice; secondly, the emperor's horsemanship was really not as good as that of a general who fought on the battlefield.

Xin Yin helped the two children choose a horse, ran a few laps, and made an appointment with the younger brothers for the next horse riding lesson before leaving the palace and returning home.

More than a year ago, the emperor named Mu Yunming's aunt, the black aunt next to Concubine Jia, the Princess Nanzhu and married him.The two have known each other since their early years and have dealt with each other many times over the years.When he was still with Concubine Jia, he liked this little girl quite a lot, but he regarded her more as his younger sister.

After leaving the palace, he obeyed the arrangement of his family to marry a wife and have children. When his wife gave birth to a son, he died of dystocia.He has been fighting abroad, and he couldn't say how deep his relationship with his original partner was, and because of the inconvenience, he sent the child back to his hometown.

When I saw Xiao Hei again, it was on the battlefield in the south, when he attacked Fengyang, he saved her; in several critical moments in southern Xinjiang, it was this silly girl who saved him.He could vaguely see what she meant, but he just pretended not to know.The emperor would not be happy to point out the people around Concubine Jia to himself.

Unexpectedly, by mistake, she saved the emperor's life again.Thanks to the two life-saving graces, and the planning of King Ze and Concubine Jia, she was married to him.

The two stayed in Nanluo for more than a year, and were recalled to Beijing by the emperor in August 28.Not long after returning to Beijing, he experienced the turmoil in the court, and it gradually stabilized in the spring.

It is now the end of June in 29, and his wife, who is nearly [-] years old, is pregnant, so he naturally wants to go back home to be with her as soon as possible.After coaxing the two little princes, he flashed away quickly.

The two younger brothers were naturally sent back to Yaohua Palace to show off to the imperial concubine.

"Concubine Jia, cousin Xin has also agreed to teach his son." Ninth Prince also tugged on Shi Niang's sleeve with a happy face.

She was given to his adoptive mother, Xu Wanyi, when she was very young. Xu taught him well, and she was able to play with the tenth prince and get close to the imperial concubine.

Mrs. Xu is an old man who has been in the palace for many years. When Concubine Jia entered the palace, she lived in Yaohua Palace.I have also been friends with Concubine Jia for many years.The most rare thing was that she could see the situation clearly and knew that her adopted son was raised by the imperial concubine.It is natural to do things with a sense of proportion.Ten Niang saw her duty, so she was naturally willing to reciprocate. Anyone who is promoted in the palace will least miss her.

Although Concubine Jia does not leave the palace these days, there is still no one in the palace who dares to neglect the Tenth Prince.Just like that, Xu was still worried that the tenth prince would be deliberately bullied, and asked the ninth prince to follow him all the time.

"Okay, you two debt collectors, let go of the concubine mother." Shi Niang raised her hand and touched the forehead and back of the two children. After playing for a long time, she was sweating a lot, "follow Sijin Changing clothes, in the side hall, the mother concubine asked someone to make your favorite snacks waiting for you to eat."

"My son wants to eat plum blossom crisps and sour plum soup." This is Mu Zhong, a snack foodie who prefers sweets.

"My son wants to eat chestnut cake, and I want clear tea." This is the Ninth Prince who doesn't like sweets.

After sending off the two princes to change clothes and eat snacks, Ruo Min leaned into her ear and whispered, "Your Highness said that General Xin has entered the palace from time to time, and they were summoned by the Emperor. Your Majesty's body..."

The emperor's body became weaker and weaker, and he didn't come to the harem very much in the past, but he always loved Yu Chongyi very much.There is also a fixed three-day bedside service every month, and the young people in the harem often have the opportunity to serve the bedside for one or two days.

Speaking of five-day callings per month, that’s not too much.But for a person whose lifespan is short and the imperial physician suggested less intercourse and more rest, it is indeed too much.

Ever since Mu Xinyin returned to the capital and served as the minister of the guards, responsible for the command and dispatch of the emperor's personal guards, the news around the emperor became more and more difficult to inquire about.Fortunately, Mu Yao still has some secret guards in his hands, who can find sporadic news.

"It's probably because he called that person to help him diagnose his pulse. Your Majesty is guarding against the imperial hospital and my palace." Shi Niang sneered, "This palace has closed its gates, and the entire Du family has Ding You. I still don't believe it." I, our emperor, are really suspicious."

"The emperor trusts King Ze and the sixth prince, your good days are yet to come." Ruo Min didn't answer the master's complaint.

There are some things that the imperial concubine can say, but she dare not answer them as a slave.

"Yao'er is more low-key than this palace. Last time we brought down the Liu family and Nalan's family, the emperor reprimanded that child?" Ten Niang scolded, "It's also fortunate that Yao'er was given up by his father long ago. If it were someone else, Hmph, is there still a way out?"

The emperor almost pointed at the third son's nose and scolded him for being unfilial. It's rare that Mu Yaohun didn't care what the emperor thought of him, and still went his own way.

But to do his job, there is also the capital that doesn't care about the emperor's accusations.Even the hidden guards in the central army held good cards, so they naturally didn't worry about the emperor making a foolish move.

If the emperor wanted to worry about Mu Jing, and wanted Mu Jing to succeed safely, he couldn't punish Mu Yao.Not only that, but the two brothers had to continue to get close.

"Princess Ze has heard the news that the empress is in the palace, and the situation is really not good." Ruo Min talked about Princess Ze who was serving the queen in the palace in Luocheng.

The queen would go to the Los Angeles palace every spring to recuperate, and the past two years have resumed the previous routine.In the past few years, there have been wars and turmoil in the south. The emperor is worried about the queen, so the queen has been staying at the Ganye Temple.One is to pray for the royal family, and the other is to take care of the body.

In the second year after Nan Ming was defeated, the Queen went to the Los Angeles Palace to recuperate.If he didn't go back to Yujing easily, the emperor himself was not in good health, so he naturally saw the queen a lot.

At the end of May, news came from the palace that the queen's old illness had relapsed, which was very dangerous.The emperor ordered Princess Ze to go to Luocheng to attend to the illness in person.

The emperor sent his daughter-in-law to take care of his wife, but he was worried that there would be no one around his son to take care of him. With a swipe of his pen, he pointed out two concubines to King Ze.

But before he could enter the door, he was called away by the big maid next to Concubine Jia in the palace.The noble concubine is also not feeling well, since she is a member of His Highness Ze Wang, she should go to Yaohua Palace to serve her sick.

The two beautifully dressed court ladies were brought back to the palace.The emperor was annoyed that the imperial concubine had meddled in his decision, and the imperial concubine was annoyed that the emperor had meddled in his son's affairs, and the two were even more deadlocked.

The imperial concubine usually sends people to care about the emperor's situation, but now she just doesn't save face.

The two emperor's people and the restless red sweet potato next to Princess Ze who was kept by the noble concubine, the three of them pinched each other fiercely.The imperial concubine made trouble with them, and if she didn't like it, she punished her.In this way, the three of them are honest and dare not mess around anymore.

"Does the emperor know?" Shi Niang asked, out of emotion and reason, the empress was seriously ill, so the emperor had to know.

"Wangfei doesn't dare to make up her own mind. Is it appropriate for this servant to ask you and tell the emperor?" Ruo Min told Shi Niang what Princess Ze wanted.

Concubine Ze knows the seriousness, the emperor's body can't stand the toss, and she thinks that Prince Ze has revealed some news to her.She also knew in her heart that she didn't dare to be self-determined in major matters, and she always asked her mother-in-law to make up her mind.

"What did the imperial physician over there say?" Ten Niang was also a little uncertain about what the emperor would do when he found out, so she asked a few more questions about the queen.

"Doctor Li is feeling the pulse himself. The queen's pulse is not good, and she is suffering now. There is not much time left, just one or two months."

"The emperor kept it a secret for now. He knew but was in a hurry. He ordered Li Taiyi to take care of his errands. My palace is about to be filial piety. I want to visit the queen."

"Going out of the palace?" Ruo Min disagreed, "The emperor will let you go so far away?"

"After all, the empress has comforted me for many years, and I have learned about it in the past few years. If it weren't for her, I would have died countless times. It is only human nature to send her off for the last time." Shi Niang waved her hand, expressing this topic I don't want to say more.

"Tell Yao'er to keep this news under wraps." After thinking for a while, he said, "Come tomorrow and ask Xiao Hei to come into the palace with a sign."

She is a filial piety, and it is not bad to ignore the hustle and bustle of the harem, but the emperor does not restrict the wives of her family to enter the palace to accompany her.She may still have to thank the emperor for not completely isolating herself from the inner circle of political power.

"She is pregnant, and in the first three months, Lord Mu will not let her enter the palace. If you have orders, why don't you come out of the palace." Ruo Min smiled and said, "She is a lucky one."

"Forget it, it's not urgent. I just want to go back to the palace and say hello to Xin Yin." Shi Niang also sighed, "Who would have thought that he would do both? Yao'er said that , I still don't believe it. It can be regarded as the fate of the two of them."

The master and servant spoke a few more words, and Sijin came in to report that the sixth prince came to pay his respects.

Mu Jing is already eight years old, and his body is pumped up a lot.With the majesty of a prince on his body, he has good manners at a young age.Bowing and saluting, a set of movements can be performed smoothly.The little dumpling who was attached to his mother, concubine, brother, and wife had grown so big in the blink of an eye.

These years, the emperor brought him by his side to raise him personally, and rarely let him get close to Concubine Jia.

Or after he entered school at the age of six, he learned the etiquette of filial piety and brotherhood, and asked the emperor, who asked him to calm down every morning and evening.The mother and son did not meet each other for a long time, and the emperor's people were with them.I can't say anything close. In the past two years, the relationship between mother and child has naturally weakened a lot.

Shi Niang knew the meaning of this son's existence from the moment he hit him.The requirements for him have always been very strict. Compared with Mu Yao and the emperor's connivance when he was young, she is stricter than Mu Jing, so Mu Jing was more afraid of him.

After all, it was because of his own mother, Mu Jing was afraid that she would also be willing to get close to her.But Mu Jing knew that his father didn't want their mother and son to get close, so every time he went to Yaohua Palace, he kept a serious face and didn't dare to say anything close.

"Are you serious about your studies today?" Ten Niang asked routinely. As the second son grew up, he became more prone to facial paralysis. With a cold face, he answered what he asked.

"The master taught "The Analects of Confucius" today, and my son has studied hard."

"Who is calling for this course these days?"

"Teacher Mu personally taught his son how to archery."

"Haosheng learned from General Mu. Your third brother was taught riding and shooting by General Mu back then."

"My son will study hard."

"It's not too early, I won't keep you. Go back and have dinner with your father."

"Mother and concubine, prepare to eat too. My son will come back tomorrow to greet you."

The Sixth Prince stayed for less than a quarter of an hour before leaving Yaohua Palace, Ten Niang watched his leaving back, shook her head and sighed.The emperor really disregarded any affection, and taught his son to be in the direction of alienation from her.Forget it, their mother and son will still have a lot of time in the future, but he has only been in these two years.

In July of the 29th year of Xijia, the imperial concubine Shujia came out of filial piety, and restored the concubine's greetings on the [-]th day of the first day of the palace.Yu Chongyi bumped into the noble concubine when she was paying her respects, and was severely punished by the noble concubine Jia.Since entering the palace, Yu Chongyi, who was arrogant in the palace because of being favored, was punished by the imperial concubine to kneel down. Chongyi, who was kneeling outside the Yaohua Palace, was exhausted and fainted due to heat stroke.

Imperial Concubine Jia announced her diagnosis and treatment, Imperial Physician Qian found out the slippery pulse, and Yu Chongyi was happy for March.

After hearing the news, the emperor who rushed to Yaohua Palace, after hearing what the imperial doctor said, his face was so dark that he could pinch water.When the concubines thought that Concubine Jia would be punished, the emperor instead punished Yu Chongyi's servants and ordered Yu Chongyi to close the palace to raise her baby.

Empress Chongyi, who originally expected the emperor to support her and pretend to be dizzy, was really dizzy now.Seeing the mockery and disdain in Concubine Jia's eyes before fainting, she became completely scared.

Yu Chongyi closed the palace to raise her fetus, and she had a miscarriage before other people did her harm.A well-formed male fetus was beaten down, and Yu Chongyi suffered a massive hemorrhage after giving birth, and lost half of her life, so she could only lie on the bed to recuperate.

At the beginning of August, news came from the Los Angeles Palace that the Queen's condition had worsened, and she was afraid she would die.The emperor ordered Concubine Jia and Mrs. Duanxian to serve in the palace, and dispatched troops from the Xiaoqi camp to escort them.

On August [-]th, the queen passed away due to illness. Before leaving, she left a message, explaining that the emperor should not spend a lot of money on her funeral, and left a letter to the emperor as a thought.

On August 23, the coffin of the empress returned to Beijing, and the emperor came to mourn in person. He stopped court for nine days and wore plain clothes for thirteen days. Four poems were made to mourn her.The queen was buried in the underground palace of the imperial mausoleum, following a precedent, and within 27 days, when a major event occurred in the suburban temple, she was offered sacrifices in plain clothes, and there was no music.The emperor issued an imperial decree, starting from the day of the provincial capital, no marriages, princes and officials for a hundred days, soldiers and civilians for one month.Stop music, princes and officials for a year, soldiers and civilians for a hundred days.

(End of this chapter)