Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 187 Birthday Ceremony

Qingji now has five concubines, Queen Ji Kou, wife Sun Li, wife Zhu Ji, Shifu Rumeng, Shifu Xiaohu, and Shifu Xiaoli.

Whether it is a wife or a world wife, they are collectively referred to as "Madam".

The third wife of the Wu State Harem, Qingji also left a place, which was given to me by Princess Ji Mi of the State of Chu.

After all, she is the younger sister of the King of Chu, and Chu Mi, who has already made a marriage contract with Qingji, has a low status.

At this moment, when Ji Kou, Sun Li and other concubines saw that Qingji had made Rumeng a worldly wife, they were very upset.

The most important thing is that Rumeng actually agreed!
Explain what?

Rumeng really coveted the position of King Wu.

As the saying goes, mothers are more valuable than their sons, and sons are more valuable than their mothers.

In the royal family, mother and child complement each other.

If the mother does not get the favor of the father, the son will most likely be left out.

Similarly, if the son's ability is not outstanding and his father does not appreciate him, his mother will not be favored either, and his old age will be unknown...

At the family banquet, after drinking and eating, Mrs. Zhu Ji looked at Qingji with her big eyes full of tenderness and sweetness, and said softly, "Your Majesty, my concubine has a merciless request."

"But it doesn't matter."

"My lord, Hong'er is over one year old, and Xi'er is about to turn one year old, but they haven't held a birthday ceremony yet. Why don't Your Majesty take advantage of this family reunion to hold a birthday ceremony for the second son?"

Hearing this, Qingji couldn't help nodding his head slightly.

One-year-old ceremony, also known as "drawing lots".

Just like the modern full moon wine and full year wine, it has extraordinary significance.

In ancient times, due to poor medical and sanitation conditions, the infant mortality rate was extremely high, not to mention ordinary people, even the children of the emperor's family, may die at a certain age...

It's not that they haven't been properly cared for, but some congenital problems, or bad luck, or a minor disaster or illness, can cause the child to die young.

Therefore, the first birthday ceremony is to pray that their children can grow up safely and not suffer any unreasonable disasters.

Before Qingji was either busy fighting or traveling around, so he was negligent and did not hold a birthday ceremony for Wu Hong.

Now it seems that Qingji can just take this opportunity to hold a birthday ceremony for his two sons.

"it is good."

Following Qingji's nod, all the Gong'e eunuchs went down to prepare.

First of all, a brocade cloth filled with kapok was spread on the floor to prevent the two young masters from bumping into each other.

Then, put on the cotton-padded jackets for the two young masters. It was freezing cold, for fear that they would be frozen.

In the end, they put jade seals, wooden swords, bamboo slips, gold, brushes and other things on the huge cotton cloth, and let Wu Hong and Wu Xi choose the items by themselves.

The symbolic meaning of each item is different.

Bamboo slips and brushes symbolize strategy, and this child may become a pillar of talent and a resourceful person in the future.

Wooden swords and gold symbolize appearance and appearance, and this child may become a nobleman who will be awarded a gold title in the future.

Needless to say, the jade seal symbolizes power, and the future of this child is limitless.

As for things like jade pendants and flutes, which symbolize good qualities, this child may become a gentleman with high morals in the future...

There are too many to mention.

Depends on how the child grabs it!

"Which of the two children will come first?"

Qingji asked.

"Hong'er is older, so Hong'er will come first."

Zhu Ji seemed quite polite.

It is indeed such a truth that the elders come first.

Although Wu Hong is only a few months older than Wu Xi, he is still the elder brother.

At this time, under Qing Ji's instruction, Ru Meng hugged Wu Hong and put him on the cotton cloth, letting him crawl towards the objects placed on it.

Wu Hong just opened his ignorant and ignorant eyes, looked left and right, after all, he bent down and stretched out his little hand towards it unhurriedly.

What exactly will he grab?
I saw that his white and tender little hand had already touched the jade pendant, but then he put it down again, looked away, and grabbed the wooden sword with one hand, holding it in his bosom!
Mrs. Zhu Ji, who was watching from the side, couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling: "Sister Rumeng, it seems that Hong'er may become the great Sima of our Wu Kingdom in the future. It's no problem to be a general and a minister, bestowing gold and titles. !"

"Borrow my sister auspicious words."

Rumeng chuckled lightly.

There is no need for her Hong'er to be involved in the fight for the throne, as her life is in danger.

Therefore, it is a good choice to become the great Sima and become a pillar of the Wu Kingdom!

Because although Wu Hong is Qingji's eldest son, he is only the eldest son of a concubine. According to the patriarchal system of the Wu Kingdom since ancient times, if Qingji has a legitimate son, Wu Hong is not eligible to inherit the throne.

Unexpectedly, the little Wu Hong with the wooden sword in his arms seemed not satisfied, and crawled all the way over, kicking that exquisite jade seal into his arms.

At this moment, the palace was completely silent!

Ji Kou, Zhu Ji and the concubines were too shocked to speak.

Yuxi and wooden sword?
What combination is this?
What is God foretelling?
"Hong'er, quickly put down that jade seal!"

Rumeng suddenly sternly shouted.

However, Wu Hong didn't know the meaning of Rumeng's words at all, so he crawled towards Qingji with his jade seal and wooden sword in his pocket.

"Good boy! Has a future!"

Taking advantage of the situation, Qingji hugged Wu Hong in his arms, and asked people to put the jade seal and wooden sword back.

What can a baby who is over one year old understand?
Qingji doesn't think that there is God's will in the dark!
Seeing this, Mrs. Zhu Ji couldn't help frowning her eyebrows, and immediately, under Qingji's signal, she put Wu Xi in her arms on the cotton cloth and let him crawl over by himself.

Wu Xi, who was not yet one year old, had a look of ignorance on his face.

However, under the guidance of his mother Zhu Ji, little Wu Xi was able to crawl all the way towards the items placed on the cotton cloth.

What exactly will Wu Xi grab?
Amidst the surprised and uncertain gazes of the crowd, little Wu Xi pouted, twisted and struggled to the side of the items, stretched out her little hand, and hugged a piece of crystal clear jade pendant...

lay down!

put it down!
Zhu Ji shouted wildly in her heart, appearing extremely anxious.

Sun Li then covered her mouth with a chuckle, and said, "Sister Zhu Ji, it seems that Xi'er may become a modest gentleman like Ji Zi in the future, a pillar of the country!"

There is no lack of bitter irony in Sun Li's words.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with the wording.

As the saying goes, a modest gentleman is as gentle as jade!

This seems to indicate that Wu Xi's conduct will be correct in the future, and he will become a minister of the country!

But how could Zhu Ji be reconciled?

It's a pity that little Wu Xi just held on to the jade pendant and started playing with it.

"Playthings lose their ambitions!"

Zhu Ji had a feeling of hating iron but not steel.

Qingji waved his hands indifferently and said: "Xie'er is still a baby, ignorant and ignorant, how can I understand that? In the future, I just need to be persuasive, and I believe that Xi'er will be like my uncle (Ji Zha) and become a minister of my Wu Kingdom , a great sage who is famous all over the world!"

(End of this chapter)