Madam Hou

Chapter 65

The emperor's mood is very complicated. On the one hand, he naturally prefers the sons of the concubine compared to the sons of the concubine, but if the sons of the concubine are not all the sons of the concubine, they must be the most beloved sons of the concubine, and the children of the beloved concubine can be adopted by the main palace To elevate his status, he is naturally willing to seek success.But on the other hand, the empress and Kang Guogong have already gathered too much power, and there is a faint tendency to suppress Concubine Shu and Ning Guogong. If there is another prince beside the empress at this time, the power of the empress and Kang Guogong will But it's even higher.The way to be a king is to check and balance the two phases. If one side is light and the other is heavy, it is a sign of instability in the court.

The emperor turned his mind twice, and after a while, he helped the queen up again, and said, "Didn't I tell you that Zitong and Zhen are husband and wife, so why should we be so polite? As for the child, I'd better ask about it first." Concubine Chen, after all, Concubine Chen is the biological mother of the child." As she spoke, she took the Queen's hand and entered the delivery room together.

At this time in the delivery room, Yanniang had just woken up from a deep sleep, her mind was still in a daze, she looked at the white bed curtains around her, she was absent-minded for a while.At this time, Cai Tao, who was waiting in the delivery room, saw that Yan Niang had woken up, and said pleasantly, "Your Majesty, you are awake!" He quickly helped Yan Niang up, put a pillow behind Yan Niang, and then told the little maid next to her : "Go and bring over the ginseng soup."

Only then did Yanniang slowly regain her sanity, and subconsciously touched her stomach, feeling that her round belly had now flattened, and she knew that her child had already fallen to the ground.So he asked Caitao, "Where is the child, is it the prince or the princess?"

Caitao happily replied: "It's a little prince, the midwife just took it to show the empress, but I'm going to ask the empress to bring it back for the empress to take a look at?"

Yan Niang shook her head lightly and said, "No need."

Cai Tao waited on Yanniang to drink the ginseng soup, and just took the bowl away when she heard the news that the emperor and empress had come in, followed by two bright yellow figures.Yanniang struggled to get up to salute the emperor and empress, the emperor quickly walked over and pressed Yanniang's body, saying: "Lie down, you haven't recovered yet, what are you doing!"

Yan Niang looked at the emperor and said with a smile: "The concubine is rude."

The emperor said indifferently: "You have just given birth, what are you doing with so much etiquette?" He held Yanniang's hand again, and said with concern: "How is it, where is there any discomfort in your body, and your stomach still hurts? "

Yan Niang smiled and replied: "It was still a little painful, but after hearing what the emperor said, there is no discomfort at all."

The queen standing behind the emperor carried the child to the nanny next to her, and said to the nanny, "Go, take the baby and show it to Concubine Chen."

The nanny bent her knees, said yes, and then carried the child in front of Yanniang. Yanniang just looked at it indifferently, and didn't pick it up with her hands, and then nodded to the nanny.After curtseying again, the nanny stood aside with the baby in her arms.

The empress was behind the emperor, her face was calm, but her eyes were looking at the emperor with burning eyes, which made the emperor feel a little uncomfortable.The emperor shook his shoulders, holding Yanniang's hand, hesitant to speak.Seeing this, Yanniang asked the emperor with a gentle expression, "Your Majesty, what do you want to say to my concubine?"

After the emperor's expression flickered a few times, he said to Yan Niang: "That's right, the Empress said that she wants to raise Xiao San'er under her knees, what do you think?"

Yanniang didn't agree too quickly, lest the emperor think she was scheming.He lowered his head, showing a hesitant look of reluctance and refusal.When the emperor saw it, he lost his heart and said to Yan Niang: "If you don't want to, that's okay. I will love you and my child as much as I put it in the palm of my hand." Subtext: You don't have to give up. The child is brought up by the queen to elevate the child's status. Even if you are by your side, I will also spoil him the most. So, hurry up and reject me.

The queen frowned, and called out as a reminder: "Your Majesty!"

The emperor turned his head and said to the empress: "Empress, you see, this kind of thing is always what you want. Since Concubine Chen is not willing, then..." Before she could say the following words, Yanniang immediately called Cut off the emperor's words: "Your Majesty, I am willing!"

The emperor turned his head and looked at Yanniang.

In the blink of an eye, Yan Niang seemed to have tears in her eyes, Yan Niang choked up and explained to the emperor: "The empress is so kind to my concubine, and this concubine is just a girl from the countryside, and there are many rules in the palace. There are shortcomings, if the empress has not been tolerant and carefully taught these days, the concubine would have died for violating the palace rules many times. Now the empress wants to raise the concubine's child, it is the concubine's blessing, the concubine How could the concubine refuse this blessing without knowing what is good or bad. What's more, the concubine comes from a small family and has no great knowledge. It is a rare blessing for the emperor to have the empress personally teach the emperor."

The main palace wants to adopt a concubine's child, the middle palace agrees, the concubine agrees, the emperor himself promised that the queen can adopt a prince under him at will, but at this time, he really can't find a word reject.In the end, he only compromised and said: "Then Xiaosan will be raised with the queen first, but the matter of registering the name is to sue the ancestors and worship the heavens. There are many things to do now, so let's talk about it later."

The queen thought that the emperor was the emperor after all, so it was not easy to push him now, and after winning the custody of the third prince, she didn't say anything more.

After all, the emperor was a little unhappy. After talking casually to Yan Niang, he left on the grounds that he still had to be busy with political affairs.

After the emperor left, the room suddenly fell silent.The queen and Yanniang raised their eyes, and they met each other. They looked at each other for a while, and finally the queen broke the silence and said: "You take good care of it first. If there is something missing, please tell me if someone is missing. Bring it."

Yan Niang respectfully said: "Yes."

The queen nodded and continued: "I'll go back to Fengyi Palace first, and Xiao San'er will go back with me." Then she led the nanny who was holding the prince out of the door.

After the queen went back, she sent a lot of nourishing medicinal materials, as well as various silks and satins and various precious jewelry.Yan Niang casually flipped through the precious jewelry in the hands of the maid, her expression was a little dull, and she didn't show the joy that should appear after giving birth to a prince.

When Caitao saw her, she couldn't help asking Yanniang, "Your Majesty, why aren't you happy now that you have given birth to a little prince?"

Yan Niang withdrew her hand touching the jewellery, sighed and said: "So what if I gave birth to a prince, although it came out of my belly, it was just a child born for someone else. It was always because we didn't cultivate enough karma between mother and child in the past life, so we can get married." Let him not grow up by my side." She was also too greedy, before the child was born, she thought that she must give birth to a prince, and when the child was born, she wanted to keep the child by her side forever.

Cai Tao thought that the little prince was going to be raised by the empress, and Concubine Chen wanted to get close to the little prince, and she also had to take care of the empress, it was impossible to get close like an ordinary mother and child, so she couldn't help feeling a little sad.I also thought that when the nanny hugged the little prince for Chen Concubine just now, Chen Concubine didn't take the opportunity to take a good look at and hug the little prince, so she couldn't help saying: "Madam, you really should have hugged the little prince just now." I am afraid that there are not many opportunities to hug the little prince.

Yan Niang stroked her forehead and said: "Why bother, hugging me more will only make me feel sad. Forget it, go and bring the little princess here. I haven't seen her for a long time. I miss her so much. It is." Only this child is completely hers.

Cai Tao yelled with a bit of resentment: "Niang Niang!" Could it be that if you don't hug him, you won't be reluctant, and if you miss such an opportunity for nothing, you may not have regrets when you get there.

No matter how the conversation between Yanniang and Painted Tao's master and servant ended, and no matter what the previous court's attitude was towards the two matters of Chen Cong's birth and empress' adoption of the third prince, in the harem, everyone's behavior towards these two matters was still unsatisfactory. the same.Most of the newcomers to the palace are envious and jealous. After the envy and hatred are over, they continue to study clothes, jewelry and incense that can attract the emperor.

Concubine Shu, on the other hand, listened to Qin Kangpin yelling, "That little bitch is really capable, I don't know if it is the reincarnation of a vixen, I am afraid that the little prince also has a tail!" He picked up an extra branch in the bonsai, then held up the scissors and looked at the tip of the knife, and said in a calm voice: "Even if you adopt it, so what, if you can't grow it, you can't grow it. I don't believe it. My Ningguo Mansion can't beat your Kang Guogong Mansion. I, Xue Xueying, can't beat you, Jiang Yihe, and I don't know who will win."

In Lihe Palace, Bai Guifei stood in the room and walked back and forth, walking a few steps and looking at the door from time to time.When Hong'er came in from the door, Bai Guifei went up to meet her, and asked anxiously: "How is it, did you find out clearly?" After Hong'er saluted Bai Guifei, she said: "A prince has been born, and the queen has already Take the child back to Fengyi Palace."

After hearing this, Bai Guifei sat down on the chair decadently, and asked feebly, "Where is the emperor, what does the emperor say?"

"The emperor agreed to give the third prince to the empress to raise, but it will not be recorded in the empress's name for the time being."

Bai Guifei's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she muttered to herself: "So, the emperor is not very satisfied with the queen's adoption of the third prince. Our prince still has a chance."

Hong'er was not as optimistic as Bai Guifei, and persuaded Bai Guifei lightheartedly: "Although it has not been recorded in the name, it will be a matter of iron and steel sooner or later. Madam, why should we fight for that position? It’s still a mess, you’re not a human being inside and out. You should educate the second prince well, and when the second prince grows up, he will be entrusted to you, and then you will be taken to the palace, and you will enjoy the same happiness.”

"What do you know?" Bai Guizhen scolded: "In terms of birth mother status, I am the daughter of the county magistrate, Chen Concubine is just the daughter of the county magistrate, and now she is the daughter of a criminal minister. In terms of age, my emperor's son The head is the head, the third prince is the youngest, why should my child be inferior to hers? If I can really win that position in the future, my child will be suppressed by hers even more, why?" Hong'er sighed Dao, if the crown prince can really be determined by the birth mother's status and seniority, don't even think about the second and third princes, who can compare to the eldest prince.But Bai Guifei's eyes are blinded now, she can't see anything except that position, and she doesn't want to listen to others.

Besides, we haven't seen Wanmei for a long time. After listening to the report from the confidant lady in the room, she put down the half-embroidered needle and thread in her hand, touched her belly, sighed deeply, and said: "Concubine Chen What a blessing." One day, if Concubine Shu is willing to let her have a child, even if it is not a prince, or a princess, she will feel it is worth it.

(End of this chapter)