princess

Chapter 17

Concubine Lu really gave birth to a son, and Emperor Xuanhe's face was a little more happy, and the Empress Dowager was even more happy to visit the little emperor's grandson in person.

The rewards were continuously moved into the palace where Concubine Lu lived, Xiao Yuzuo was full of joy, and reached out to touch the sixth prince lightly, "Father, Xi'er has a younger brother too."

"That's right." Emperor Xuanhe didn't hold a child. In fact, among all his children, he only held the empress's.

Concubine Lin Gui said softly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Lu is also a meritorious person."

Emperor Xuanhe took a look at Concubine Lin Gui, and then said, "What Concubine Gui said is that Concubine Lu gave birth to the sixth prince, who was promoted to the concubine position, granted the word Ning, and moved to Ningzhao Palace."

Xiao Yuanmin blinked his eyes, and said, "My brother is still young, it's not good to see the wind, why don't we let Concubine Ning move after my brother has passed a hundred days?"

"Xuanxuan is still careful." Emperor Xuanhe patted his daughter's head.

Concubine Lin Gui's complexion changed, she immediately covered it up again, and didn't say much.

Xiao Yuanmin blushed, "It was my mother who told Xuanxuan that Xuanxuan wanted to take her newborn brother out to play."

"Hui Yi is the most appropriate thing to do." Emperor Xuanhe heard his daughter's words, and there was a bit of nostalgia in his eyes. When Hui Yi was around, the harem didn't need him to bother.

Xiao Yuanmin took Xuanhedi's hand, "By the way, Father, Xuanxuan and Xi'er have prepared a gift for my younger brother."

"Yes." Xiao Yuzuo also smiled, "A gift."

"You also prepared a gift for my younger brother?" Emperor Xuanhe became a little more interested. You must know that when the two children knew that Concubine Ning had started giving birth, they chatted head to head about whether they were younger brothers or younger sisters, which made Xuanhe The imperial capital looked forward to this child a little more.

When it was confirmed that a son was born, the two of them smiled. If Emperor Xuanhe hadn't ordered Nanny Tang and Nanny Li to watch them sleep, they might have come to see their brother in the middle of the night.

"Jade Buddha." Xiao Yuanmin took out the pendant, "I specially asked my uncle to consecrate it."

"Nine Links." Xiao Yuzuo also took out his own gift, which is his favorite thing, the Nine Links made of red jade, not only fun but also beautiful.

Emperor Xuanhe was more satisfied with the crown prince and eldest princess, and nodded, "Then Xuanxuan put it on for my younger brother, okay?"

"Okay." Xiao Yuanmin took out the Jade Buddha, but didn't put it on the sixth prince directly. Instead, he warmed it with his hands before carefully hanging it around the sixth prince's neck. The nurse who was holding the sixth prince also looked relaxed. few.

Xiao Yuzuo looked at Jiu Lianhuan, then at the sixth prince's neck, the sixth prince's nanny looked nervous, but Emperor Xuanhe didn't say anything, he also wanted to see what his son would do.

It's just that Xuanhe Emperor didn't speak, so no one dared to speak. The nurse held the sixth prince's hand tightly, and finally didn't say a word.

However, there was one person in the room who dared to speak.

"Brother, do you want to hang this around the sixth brother's neck?" Xiao Yuanmin asked suspiciously.

Xiao Yuzuo looked at Xiao Yuanmin with strange eyes, "Sister, how can you wear this?"

"Then what are you looking at?"

"I want to see where to put the Jiulianhuan, so that my younger brother can see it every day." Xiao Yuzuo thought for a while, then smiled, "I see."

Xiao Yuzuo ran to the side of the rocking car holding Jiulianhuan Diandian, and put it next to the pillow, "That's all right."

Emperor Xuanhe burst out laughing, "The sixth prince bestowed the name Cheng Lin."

Mrs. Lu is still in confinement and cannot go out. When she heard the news of Concubine Feng, the palace maid Hong Dou was very happy, "Congratulations to the empress, congratulations to the empress."

The current Concubine Ning of the Lu family slowly drank the chicken soup before saying, "At night, I will send a first-class letter to everyone who serves in the palace."

"Yes." Hongdou took the empty bowl and put it aside, "I didn't expect Concubine Lin Gui to speak for your empress."

Concubine Ning lay back on the bed, sighed and said, "Do you think she is speaking for me?"

"Isn't it?" Hong Dou helped Concubine Ning tuck the quilt, "Your Majesty has been in the palace for so many years, and she finally came out... Her father is a spirit in the sky, and will definitely protect her."

"Stupid child." Concubine Ning sighed, closed her eyes and stopped talking, Hongdou didn't say anything when she saw her, she drew the curtain and retreated outside.

Is Concubine Lin Gui helping her?I'm afraid it's showing my virtuousness. My father was the prime minister before he was alive, and even died in office. Xuanhe Dite gave his mother the imperial order. She will be a concubine when she enters the palace. As long as she has a child, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, she can be a concubine. Yes, especially now that Emperor Xuanhe only has Concubine Shu in the harem.

Emperor Xuanhe will not let one side dominate. At the beginning, he brought Concubine Lin Gui out to fight for power with the Empress Dowager. Now... Thinking of her son, Concubine Ning has a little smile on her face. Concubine Mother will protect your baby, Concubine Mother will also I will protect myself, after all, there are no mother's children in this harem... It's very pitiful.

No matter what Concubine Ning thinks now, it is good that Emperor Xuanhe can spare time to visit his youngest son. He is already busy with other things, so it is impossible to stay here for too long, but just when he was about to leave, the Empress Dowager came over. With a kind face and obvious joy, he took the sixth prince from the nurse's arms, "Did the emperor choose a name?"

"Yes, call Chenglin." Emperor Xuanhe replied with a smile, "I named Lu as Concubine Ning."

The empress dowager's face remained unchanged after hearing this, "Good name, the Ai family will call him Lin'er."

After Emperor Xuanhe heard this, he frowned. Empress Huiyi's baby name was Lin'er. Although it was not the same word, the homonym was not good. "Lin'er is a bit feminine, so it's better to be called Cheng Lin."

The empress dowager would not argue with the emperor on such matters, she nodded, "That's fine."

"Grand Concubine, how is Concubine Ning?" The Empress Dowager only hugged the child for a while, then handed the child back to the nanny.

Concubine Lin Gui smiled and said, "My sister is in good health, Cheng Lin is also sensible, and she didn't suffer any crimes. It will be fine after confinement."

"That's good." The Empress Dowager said, "You are a noble concubine. Now that Ai's family is getting older, most of the things in the palace are entrusted to you, and Concubine Ning is also under your care. The little prince is the most troublesome now. When the rain can't beat, you have to be more careful."

"Yes, my concubine will definitely be careful." Concubine Lin Gui bowed, her head was slightly lowered, revealing a section of her snow-white neck, her voice contained no trace of grievance, as if she didn't know that the empress dowager was beating herself.

Emperor Xuanhe glanced at it, and felt that Concubine Lin Gui was a little more pitiful. The Empress Dowager didn't want to be with her very much. Thinking about it this way, the displeasure just now disappeared a lot.

"Lin's experience is very simple, and the mother needs more education." Emperor Xuanhe said with a smile, "I'm afraid the mother didn't sleep well all night, why don't the sons send the mother back to the palace to rest?"

"Okay." The empress dowager showed a smile on her face, and she was very happy with her son's thoughtfulness. "The emperor should pay more attention to his body and take a good rest."

"Yes."

"Xuanxuan, Xi'er and Father Huang will go see Grandma Huang together, okay?" Emperor Xuanhe said softly.

"Okay." Xiao Yuanmin and Xiao Yuzuo replied in unison.

Concubine Lin took concubine Shu and others to send a few people out, Emperor Xuanhe looked back at Concubine Lin, Concubine Lin showed a grateful smile on her face.

Emperor Xuanhe withdrew his gaze, chatted and laughed with the empress dowager all the way, and sent her back.

Xiao Yuanmin and Xiao Yuzuo stayed with the Empress Dowager, while Emperor Xuanhe went to attend to political affairs, because King Daxi was going to visit in the next few days, and Emperor Xuanhe was very busy.

Because the empress dowager is not young anymore, her taste is sweet and glutinous. Although Emperor Xuanhe is not used to it, it is still very suitable for Xiao Yuanmin and Xiao Yuzuo. It was sent to the empress dowager first, so the two siblings liked it very much.

It's just that before I had even eaten two bites of pastries, I heard someone report that Concubine Zhu came to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.

Xiao Yuanmin lowered his eyes slightly, swallowed the pastry in his mouth, and said, "We will have dinner later, brother is not allowed to eat this piece."

"Okay." Xiao Yuzuo looked at him with some reluctance, "Xi'er is good."

"Looking at these two little people who are so painful." The empress dowager was full of joy, "With my grandchildren accompanying me, I can eat an extra bowl of rice."

"Grandma Huang is not old at all." Xiao Yuanmin said with a smile, "Granddaughter sees Grandma Huang getting younger and younger."

"What the eldest princess said is that the empress dowager doesn't look old at all." The nurse next to the empress dowager joked.

When Concubine Zhu came in, the inside was full of joy. She first greeted the Empress Dowager, and then wished Xiao Yuzuo and Xiao Yuanmin all blessings. Xiao Yuzuo sat on the chair and nodded in return.

Xiao Yuanmin turned sideways slightly, and only received half of the ceremony from Concubine Zhu. In fact, according to her rank, Xiao Yuanmin could receive the full ceremony, but after all, Concubine Zhu is the Empress Dowager's niece, so Xiao Yuanmin was doing this to give Empress Dowager face.

When the Empress Dowager saw her, she looked at Xiao Yuanmin with a softer look, and she smiled and cursed at Concubine Zhu, "Could it be that you're here to eat and drink again?"

Concubine Zhu smiled brightly, "Who in this palace doesn't know that the emperor is the most filial, and all good things are sent to the queen mother, and the queen mother loves the prince and the eldest princess the most. The piles were piled up, and the concubine came over brazenly."

"You can say it." The empress dowager listened to her heart, "I'm not afraid that the two juniors will hear a joke."

"As long as the queen mother is happy, the concubine will be happy even if she is laughed at." Concubine Zhu said with a smile.

Xiao Yuanmin answered, "Granddaughter won't do it. Granddaughter wishes everyone knows that Grandma Huang loves her granddaughter and younger brother the most."

Last time because of sending Xiao Yuanmin handkerchief, Emperor Xuanhe instead asked her to copy the scriptures and pray for the Queen Mother. Although those words sounded nice, they were punished after all.

This year, Emperor Xuanhe treated her indifferently, and Concubine Zhu knew it was because of the empress dowager's face, she wanted to wait, but now Concubine Lu has been named a concubine, and there are four concubines in the palace , now occupying two positions, two positions of concubine, and one position, the position of imperial concubine and empress... If anyone in the harem has no idea, it is all false.

Concubine Zhu would not be satisfied with a concubine, especially when she thought of Concubine Lu, who was always flattering in front of her at the beginning, now that she had become a concubine, and she still had to salute when she saw her in the future, she couldn't suppress the grievance and anger in her heart.

It's just that she couldn't live up to her stomach, so she touched the veil with her fingers, and said with a smile, "I got a box of jade carvings a few days ago. Although it is not a good jade, the horse carvings inside are really good. They are all palm-sized and have different shapes. .”

The Empress Dowager understood Zhu Bin's thoughts as soon as she heard it. After all, she was her niece, so she said, "I hear your tone, but I like it very much. Now if you say it, are you afraid of being taken away?"

"The concubine is not a stingy person, besides how old the concubine is, this thing is naturally given to the crown prince and the eldest princess to play with." Concubine Zhu laughed.

"I will remember, if you don't send it, you won't be allowed to come here to mess around in the future."

(End of this chapter)