The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Jing Shu's illness gradually improved under the treatment of the divine doctor.On the day of the new year, Li Ling personally took his wife back to the palace.

Jing Shu got off the luan car, looked up at the familiar majestic palace, and sighed: "It's good to go home."

Li Ling was in a good mood when his wife recovered from her illness. He looked at his wife and said with a smile, "Now you consider this place your home? Didn't you always say you missed the mansion?"

Jing Shu smiled: "Actually, think about it, it doesn't matter where you are, as long as you and the children are there, it is home."

"Because of an illness, your mood is different." Li Ling said with a smile, and took his wife's hand and walked to Jiaofang Hall.

As soon as he walked halfway, he saw Princess Bao rushing towards her with Ji'er. Ji'er threw herself into Jing Shu's arms and said with a smile, "Mother, you are finally back. Ji'er can finally be with her mother every day again."

Jing Shu comforted the youngest son, then turned to her daughter and said: "At this hour, you should be studying in the study room, are you playing truant again?"

Princess Bao replied aggrievedly: "I miss my mother, and when I learned of her return, I took a leave of absence with the Taifu, and specially came to welcome my mother."

Jing Shu scolded her daughter: "It's important to study."

Li Ling said: "Study is of course important, but my daughter is also filial. Don't blame her."

Jing Shu turned to Li Ling angrily: "You're spoiling her again."

Li Ling shrugged imperceptibly, with a stern face on purpose, and said to his daughter: "Send the queen mother back to the Jiaofang Hall, and go back to the study immediately to study."

Princess Bao stuck out her tongue, and simply said: "Obey."

Jingshu woke up from her afternoon nap, and Prince Xuan came over.

He greeted Jingshu respectfully, and said: "My mother is recovering, and my minister is not very pleased. When I learned that my mother is back in the palace, I was in a hurry to greet her. It's just that today's Hanlin is playing, and my minister is not easy to get away."

Li Ling has already trained his son to participate in and discuss state affairs, and has experienced brother Xuan's handling of government affairs.

Jing Shu beckoned the eldest son to sit beside him, and said gently: "As a prince, you should be steadfast in your words and deeds. Your filial piety is known to the queen mother, but in the current political affairs, you should put the state affairs first, so that the courtiers can trust you."

Brother Xuan has always been stable and prudent, and Jing Shu is very reassured about the eldest son, but he is still a young man after all, and as the heir, Jing Shu has to raise some points for the eldest son.

Brother Xuan said: "My mother's teachings, I will always remember."

Jing Shu was relieved, and said again: "After the New Year, I was going to arrange bedtime for you. This is a state matter, and the Ministry of Rites has already played it. Regarding this, what are your plans?"

Ordinary rich and powerful families, most of the children have a room before they get married, the purpose is to enlighten the children, but as the heir, the bedtime before marriage is not just for this.

The crown prince is the crown prince of a country. In the future, he will rule the rise and fall of a country. Naturally, there must be no defects in all aspects, especially in the body.

The crown prince must have bedtime at the prescribed age. One is to prosper the offspring, but more importantly, it is to verify whether the crown prince’s fertility is intact. If there is a defect, then for the sake of long-term planning, the royal family and courtiers have to plan to choose another candidate for the crown prince to train. After all, cultivating a crown prince does not happen overnight. Naturally, the sooner the better.

This is also the reason why Emperor Wu loved the eldest daughter, Princess Fuxi so much. The original Emperor Wu was in the period of the crown prince, and his wives and concubines were unable to give birth to heirs, which shook his position as the crown prince.

Therefore, Brother Xuan, who is the crown prince, naturally has to abide by this rule. This is a state matter, and Jing Shu must worry about her son, and the choice of the bed servant must also be controlled by the Queen Jing Shu.

Brother Xuan was silent for a while when he heard the words, and then said: "Father and Emperor showed me the excerpts played by the Ministry of Rites. I know that this is a state matter, not my personal matter. It's just that my mother has just recovered from illness. My son is taking care of me at this time. After all, I feel very sorry."

"My son thinks, wait for a while."

These are just perfunctory words, but Jing Shu naturally knows what her son is thinking.

He and Li Ling have the same temperament, if he wants a woman, he must fall in love with him.

Letting his son be with a woman he doesn't like at all is really wronging him.

But he is the crown prince, and there are some things that cannot be done as casually as ordinary people. As the saying goes, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight. If a son can enjoy the honor above ten thousand people, he must give up the freedom that ordinary people can have.

Jing Shu said distressedly: "That's okay, the queen mother asked your father to reject the petition. The queen mother's condition has just improved, and the ministers should understand."

Brother Xuan got up and bowed deeply to his mother; "My son, thank you, Queen Mother."

The mother and son were talking here, Ziyun walked in slowly, and said to Jingshu: "Mother, Dongqing, a girl from the Liu family, is asking for an audience."

Dongqing has been by Jingshu's side for many years, and Jingshu has always loved her very much. When she heard that Dongqing was here, Jingshu smiled and said, "After the new year, she will get married." Then, he looked at his son and said, "The marriage between Dongqing and your elder brother Li Kun is almost over, and the government will marry Dongqing in the next year."

Brother Xuan said: "Elder brother is of great character. Dong Qing and elder brother are really good couples."

Jing Shu smiled and said: "If you can marry a beautiful woman like your elder brother in the future, the queen mother will be very pleased."

Brother Xuan pursed his lips and remained silent, Jingshu said to Ziyun: "Dongqing is about to get married, she must be here to say goodbye to my girlfriend, please invite her in."

Brother Ling heard that someone came to see his mother, and said goodbye: "The queen mother wants to see someone, and the minister there will leave first. The queen mother's phoenix body is just right, so take care of yourself."

Brother Ling came out of the Jiaofang Hall, just in time to meet Liu Dongqing who was led in by the female officer.

Dong Qing raised her eyes to look at the glowing young man standing on the steps, she suddenly felt as if she was in a spring day, the sun was shining brightly and the grass was luxuriant.

Hua'er is not extravagant, elegant but not vulgar.

Guanghua surpasses the sun and the moon.

The crown prince stood on the high steps, looked at Dong Qing and said, "Dong Qing, are you here to pay respects to the Queen Mother?"

Only then did Dong Qing come back to her senses, and hurriedly saluted, "I have seen Your Highness."

The prince said: "In two months, I will call your sister-in-law. We are all a family, so don't be too polite."

His voice was clear and his tone was gentle, but like an ice hammer, it suddenly broke Dong Qing's fiery heart.

She lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, "My daughter is terrified."

The prince said: "The queen mother is waiting for you in the hall. The queen mother is very happy to hear that you have come, so go in quickly."

After finishing speaking, without further words, the prince walked down the steps, his dignified and tall figure disappeared at the end of the corridor after a while.

Dong Qing stared at the disappearing figure, turned her head and sighed imperceptibly, waited for her to calm down, then slightly lifted the skirt, and followed the female officer into the Jiaofang Hall.