Harem for a living

Chapter 214

Tang Zhaorong fell out of favor. The news spread quickly in the palace as if he had grown wings. Chen Manrou estimated that the people in Yeting Palace had also heard the news by now.

Although it is said that Tang Zhaorong was not favored before, but for the sake of Empress Dowager Ci'an, the emperor will still pass one or two days a month.Now, the emperor has not set foot in Tai Chi Palace for three months.

Even if the empress dowager declared repeatedly that she was sick again, that she was out of breath, that she was about to faint, that she had a headache, and that her brain was hot, the emperor made it clear that she should call the imperial doctor.Even several times, the emperor was unwilling to go to Ci'an Palace in person.

I don't know if the Empress Dowager Ci'an is afraid, after all, the emperor is her reliance, so in the following period of time, the Empress Dowager Ci'an became very quiet.

In November, Concubine Zhu began to give birth.Chen Manrou went to sit in town early, and after waiting for a day, Concubine Zhu gave birth to a little prince, the Ninth Prince.Concubine Zhu's status can be considered relatively high, so she can naturally raise this child by herself.

When the child was full moon, the eldest princess also entered the palace.After going to greet Empress Dowager Ci'an, she didn't go to Concubine Zhu's place, but went to Chen Manrou's Yongshou Palace first.Chen Manrou looked at the eldest princess carefully, and nodded with a smile: "The eldest princess looks very good, it seems that the son-in-law treats the eldest princess very well."

"Mother's queen~" The eldest princess blushed, she gave a coquettish voice, and turned her head to look. She didn't see Xiao Wu and the others, so she asked, "Aren't the fifth younger sister and the eighth younger brother here? Last time, the fifth younger sister said, wait for me." When she entered the palace, I was asked to bring her a gift, but this time I brought a big gift."

Chen Manrou was a little surprised: "Great gift? I don't know if I have this honor, let's take a look first?"

"The queen mother wants to see, the daughter naturally has to offer it with both hands." The eldest princess smiled, and greeted the maid behind, and the maid hurriedly brought a long wooden box with a piano inside, even if Chen Manrou didn't know how to do it. Playing the piano, you can also see that the quality of this piano is very good.

"Didn't the Fifth Sister learn to play the piano with the Second Sister some time ago?" The eldest princess smiled and put the piano box on the table, looked at Chen Manrou and said, "This is the piano of the Great Sage's legacy. My daughter specially prepared it for the Fifth Sister."

Chen Manrou was stunned for a moment. She looked at the unremarkable guqin in a daze, and then looked up at the eldest princess. She didn't know what expression to put on her excited face: "You said, this is the piano of the great sage's legacy? The Great Sacred Musical Qin?"

"My queen, besides the Great Sage's Legacy Qin from the Tang Dynasty, could there be other Great Sage's Legacy Qin?" The princess smiled coquettishly, and stretched out her hand to pluck the strings twice. With a touch of antiquity, Chen Manrou could tell that the sound was different from other pianos.

"It's really useless to give such a valuable thing to Xiao Wu. I dare not accept it." Chen Manrou admired the famous historical piano, and politely refused: "What's more, Xiao Wu hasn't learned the piano for long. There are only a few pieces that can be played, and it would be a waste to use this piano for her."

"My queen, don't say that." The eldest princess quickly laughed and said, "Fifth sister's piano skills are very good. Not long ago, the fifth sister played a piece of music on Father's Longevity Festival? Although the technique is still a little rusty, But in time, Xiao Wu will be able to become a master of the generation if he becomes proficient in his techniques."

The two declined for a long time, but Chen Manrou still accepted the piano for Xiao Wu.After all, the Eldest Princess took her all the way from the gate of the palace to Ci'an Palace, and then from Ci'an Palace to Yongshou Palace. If she didn't accept it, it would not be very pleasant to spread the word.

"The eldest princess is not coming today, and I want to invite the eldest princess back to the palace." After the Qin was carried down, Chen Manrou turned her head to look at the eldest princess, and her eyes swept around her abdomen. : "Did the eldest princess ask the imperial doctor to look at it?"

The eldest princess is also a smart person. Seeing Chen Manrou's eyes, there was still something she didn't understand. Her face immediately showed a bit of bitterness. She reached out to touch her belly, lowered her eyes, and shook her head slowly after a long while. : "How else can I see it? The imperial doctor said that my body is very good, as long as the time comes, I will naturally have a child, but no one can say one, two, three at this time."

The eldest princess has been married for more than two years, and she doesn't even have a child.Last year, the eldest princess began to worry and called the imperial doctor frequently.Until this year, the eldest princess had no good news. Not only the eldest princess was anxious, but even the emperor would sigh occasionally.

Chen Manrou really wanted to say that it is normal not to get pregnant for three years, but she didn't have the guts to say so.Thinking about it, I feel that in ancient times, three years of not getting pregnant was indeed not normal. Now, what is important is holding two children for three years. It is best to have a baby within one month after entering the house. This is indeed a bit too long for the princess. up.

"I heard that the eldest princess often goes to the temple recently?" Chen Manrou asked after a pause. The eldest princess was a little embarrassed, but she nodded: "Well, I heard that the concubine in the temple outside the city Special spirit, so..."

As she said that, the eldest princess's head dropped even lower. It would be embarrassing to tell the story of going to the temple to burn incense for a child. If it were someone else, she would definitely throw the questioner out!
Chen Manrou was a little hesitant, took a sip of the spring, and said in a low voice: "The temple, was someone introduced to the princess?"

The eldest princess was stunned, and nodded: "My cousin said that her natal sister-in-law had inquired about it, and her natal sister-in-law had already given birth to a son." The eldest son-in-law is the eldest son of the Xie family, just referring to the direct branch.

There is also a concubine branch of the Xie family, who is from the generation of the eldest son-in-law's grandfather, who has been in turn for three generations, and the one from the first son-in-law's generation, who is three years older than the son-in-law, is not the eldest son.

"Did the eldest princess send someone to inquire about that temple?" Chen Manrou continued to ask. The eldest princess's face was flushed, and she didn't dare to look up at Chen Manrou. It’s Wang Sheng, the people who ask for the talisman have already been scheduled for next year, I concealed my identity, and the Taoist nun in the temple said that I won’t be able to give me the talisman paper until March next year.”

The dignified eldest princess went to burn incense and worship Buddha in order to give birth to a child, and word spread that she would die.She is not a fool, she really dares to surround the temple and ask for a talisman.

"According to what I mean, the eldest princess still needs to take care of her body and relax. There is no rush to get pregnant. Sometimes the more anxious you are, the harder it is to conceive. If you don't worry, it will be easier to conceive " Chen Manrou intended to persuade the princess not to be superstitious, but when she thought that if she said it, it might backfire, so Chen Manrou simply stopped talking.

"My palace has sent Imperial Physician Song to the Eldest Princess Mansion to let him take care of the Eldest Princess' body every day, which will add a little chance." Chen Manrou said with a smile, and the Eldest Princess nodded shyly. Yijiao: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern."

Then there was silence, Chen Manrou drank half a cup of tea, seeing that the eldest princess was still shy, she could only break the silence by herself, and said with a smile: "It's getting late now, the eldest princess is going to Jingren Palace to sit first , or do you want to wait for the emperor here?"

The Ninth Prince is full moon, and the emperor is going to go there too.Normally, the emperor would come to Yongshou Palace first, and then go there with the empress.

The eldest princess hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I'll just wait here for my father, aunt...Concubine Zhu should be busy today, so I won't bother you."

Chen Manrou narrowed her eyes. It seemed that the eldest princess did not intend to immediately stand by Concubine Zhu's side.

Concubine Zhu was not a problem at first, but now that a prince is born, the Zhu family probably has to reconsider standing in line, and the attitude of the eldest princess is also more important. If the princess is also on the side of Concubine Zhu, although I am not afraid, but After all, there are some troubles.

So before, I had to care about the eldest princess.As long as the eldest princess doesn't get mixed up with Concubine Zhu and others in the future, as a stepmother, she is actually very willing to fulfill her mother's responsibility.

"Eighth brother started enlightenment recently?" The eldest princess had nothing to say, Chen Manrou smiled and nodded while holding a teacup: "Well, on weekdays, Xiao Wu has nothing to do, so he would grab Xiao Ba to enlighten him, and now Xiao Ba can also enlighten him. I know a few words."

"The eighth brother has always been smart, and I think he will be able to handle it with ease when he goes to the Chongwen Museum in the future." The eldest princess laughed, and Chen Manrou also laughed: "I don't ask him to have high talents, as long as he doesn't cause trouble for me on weekdays." , I will be able to recite the Buddha's name happily."

Although Xiao Ba is young, his destructive power is the highest among the three children. Either he threw Chen Manrou's favorite pillow into the pond today, or tomorrow he used Xiao Wu's favorite clothes to wipe the floor, or It just broke Xiaosi's inkstone.

A girl like Xiao Wu who aspires to be a lady can't help but want to beat Xiao Ba violently.Xiao Si's punishment every time is simple, draw red, do one wrong thing and paint ten pieces of paper with red, for a child like Xiao Ba who is very energetic, this kind of punishment is really painful.

In order to cultivate the relationship between the children, Chen Manrou never cared much about these things, and the emperor didn't care too much.After a long time, Xiao Si became the person Xiao Ba was most afraid of, perfectly interpreting the four words of elder brother like father.

The eldest princess has also heard of Xiao Ba's naughty name. Hearing what Chen Manrou said, she probably thought of Xiao Ba's great achievements. , when the eighth brother is two years older, he must be sensible. What's more, the fourth brother has always been smart and sensible, and loves the eighth brother very much, so he will definitely not wrong the eighth brother."

These words had a deeper meaning, Chen Manrou turned her head to look at the eldest princess, who only smiled.Chen Manrou sighed, she is indeed a married woman, her IQ has improved accordingly.

"Mother!" Chen Manrou was about to speak, when a shout came from outside the door, and then Xiao Ba rushed in like a small cannonball, Chen Manrou quickly bent down and stretched her arms, hugged the child directly in her arms, and then frowned: "What do you look like in a panic? How does the queen mother teach you? What about the nuns? Did you just let you run in like this?"

The eldest princess next to her was about to persuade her, when she suddenly heard Xiaoba's wow, she raised her face and began to cry: "The queen mother doesn't love me anymore, woohoo, the queen mother doesn't love me..."

(End of this chapter)