Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 321: A good wife helps me achieve success

The emperor announced that he would re-establish the crown prince, and the entire Daxing City became tense for a while. This was a first-class event for the entire empire.

The courtiers naturally discussed it in private, and the common people also whispered a few words.

Without anyone's guidance or prompting, everyone seemed to be discussing the same name naturally.

What the courtiers talked about in private, the noble ladies discussed in private, the girls who had not yet left the court whispered about it, the farmers in the fields mentioned it in casual chat, the craftsmen in the workshop showed off in their words when they were taking a rest, and the canal dredging workers exchanged words. All praised by the same name.

King of Jin, Yang Guang.

This is generally what everyone expects.

Ordinary people are actually very simple. Whoever can lead us to live a better life is the one.

And this day also happened to be the time when Xiao Menglan came out of confinement. She sat for the entire 45 days of confinement. Sun Simiao forced her to stay healthy, but it made her feel uncomfortable.

The door opened, and Li Tongan and Hasayaqi were already waiting outside.

Both mother and son were now fair and chubby. Xiao Menglan was much plumper than before, her skin was still smooth and tender, and her complexion was excellent.

Xiao Menglan smiled self-deprecatingly: "I'm a little fatter. I must weigh more than ten kilograms."

Yuan Tiantian comforted him and said, "Princess, you have to feed your child. You should eat more."

Unlike other noble ladies, Xiao Menglan insisted on feeding the child by herself. Although there was a wet nurse in the house, she was a backup just in case there was not enough.

Xiao Menglan planned to enter the palace to see the emperor and empress as soon as she came out.

First, the etiquette should be like this, and the emperor and empress must meet the emperor's grandson. Second, although she is in confinement, she also knows the news of such a big change as the prince. Now is a critical time, as the official of the Jin Palace. Concubine, you have to support your husband.

Xiao Menglan took Li Tongan and Hasayaqi into the palace.

The Empress, who was looking a little sad today, suddenly smiled when she heard that Xiao Menglan was coming.

Someone was specially asked to carry Xiao Menglan in the queen's sedan chair, but Xiao Menglan insisted on entering according to the original rules and could not exceed them.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Queen's Palace, Queen Dugu was already waiting.

"Daughter-in-law Meng Lan and An Yaqi paid homage to their mother."

Empress Dugu said with joy: "Come forward quickly and let the queen see the child Zhao'er."

Xiao Menglan hugged little Yang Zhao forward. Queen Dugu looked at the infant child. The white and tender skin was completely inherited from Xiao Menglan. At this time, she opened her big eyes and looked at everything curiously.

Queen Dugu smiled kindly, stretched out her fingers to play with little Yang Zhao, and said: "Normally, children who are just one month old eat and sleep, and sleep and eat. Why is this little guy so energetic, giggling with his big eyes open?" On."

"Look at this child's ears and earlobes. They are a sign of good fortune. They are exactly the same as Amo's back then. One look at them indicates that the Bodhisattva is blessing him."

After a while, little Yang Zhao started crying again. As an experienced mother, Queen Dugu would not panic because of such a small scene. The child crying could only be caused by hunger or diarrhea.

"Meng Lan, the child seems hungry."

Xiao Menglan stepped back and started to nurse the child.

This actually surprised Queen Dugu.

"Meng Lan, why are you still nursing the child by yourself? Where is the nanny in your house?"

These days, the matrons of noble families in various prefectures do not have to nurse their own children. In order to maintain their figure and not to work so hard, they all give this task to the wet nurse, which also leads to the two The affection of the nanny has increased, and the price has skyrocketed.

The Prince of Jin's Mansion can't afford to hire a wet nurse.

Xiao Menglan looked at the baby sucking milk in her arms, her face full of love.

"Mother, my son thinks that the child is still so young. If I can feed him, I can feed him by myself. Only after I became a mother did I understand the mother's mentality. She was really afraid that he would be cold, afraid of being hot, afraid that he would be hungry, and afraid that he would eat too much. When I feel full, I always feel at ease when I hold it in my hand.”

Xiao Menglan said softly, and Queen Dugu looked very satisfied in her eyes.

Li Tongan said at this time: "Being a mother is too scary. The aunt at home said that my sister has to get up several times every night to feed the child during confinement. I can't bear it."

Queen Dugu looked at Li Tongan angrily and amusedly: "You child, when you give birth to a child in the future, I will definitely tell you to feed it by yourself, and I will have to make you work hard to realize that being a mother is not easy."

Li Tongan cutely hid behind Xiao Menglan.

While several people were chatting happily, Dong Shi, the concubine of the King of Shu, arrived outside the door.

Queen Dugu explained to Xiao Menglan: "Dong is young and was born in a borderland. She is not very familiar with the etiquette in the capital. I heard that she visited you when you were in confinement, so I asked the King of Shu to send her to the palace." Gong Lai will learn etiquette from my side and train him well."

Li Tongan knew that his previous plan had succeeded, and hid behind Hasayaqi with a sly smile.

Queen Dugu ordered someone to open the door, and Dong Shenglan walked in.

She knew that Xiao Menglan was coming today, and as soon as she entered the door, her eyes fell on Xiao Menglan who was breastfeeding.

In her eyes, Xiao Menglan, who was breastfeeding, was much fatter than before. Although her face was rosy, she was indeed fatter, less energetic, and not as graceful and elegant as before. The behavior of breastfeeding seemed to her even a bit embarrassing.

Therefore, no matter how good-looking a woman is, she will become ugly after giving birth to a child. This is the truest thought in her heart.

She wanted to see Xiao Menglan during her confinement period. For the same purpose, the unparalleled Xiao Menglan made her feel ashamed, and a haze fell in her heart. She must be better than Xiao Menglan, and she must be more beautiful than the so-called Princess of Jin. She is the most beautiful woman in the world.

Some people have this paranoid idea that beauty is the most important thing, even more important than life, and she must be the most beautiful in the world.

Little do we know that the beauty of women all over the world is by no means uniform, and everyone is beautiful in their own way.

In Dong Shenglan's eyes, Xiao Menglan is now just like a busy village woman who just gave birth to a child, not worth mentioning.

Seeing this situation, she was satisfied, and started to greet her in a false manner: "My daughter-in-law pays homage to my mother." "I didn't expect my sister to come today."

Xiao Menglan smiled at her and said nothing else. Li Tongan was always happy, and his dislike for Dong Shenglan was almost written on his face.

Dong Shenglan entered slowly and came to Queen Dugu with a light posture: "Mother, today I learned how to walk. Grandma said that I learned quickly, so I came here to show my mother."

After saying that, she walked out in front of everyone. She was indeed very standard. Xiao Menglan said with appreciation: "My sister is so beautiful that the country is beautiful and fragrant. No wonder people say that I am the most beautiful woman in the Sui Dynasty. My fourth brother can marry you." It is truly a blessing for him to be his concubine.”

Facing Xiao Menglan's praise, Dong Shenglan bowed slightly and said, "Sister, you are so complimentary."

"Yaqi, you have to learn more from Sister Dong."

Xiao Menglan brought the topic to Hasayaqi. As a Turk, although she had lived in the Great Sui Dynasty for a long time, she still didn't like the rules of the Great Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang and Xiao Menglan did not force it. They followed her temper and knew the etiquette and respect. Enough.

Hasayaqi didn't know why Xiao Menglan suddenly talked about herself, and thought it was just casual chat.

But Li Tong'an said in a strange way: "Sister Menglan, don't blame Yaqi. His Highness also said that she doesn't need to be so upright. It's better to be happy. Mother, please be more tolerant."

"How can I blame Yaqi? It's just always good to learn more."

Hasayaqi still didn't understand, so she could only bow slightly and said, "I can spare the trouble."

At this time, Yang Zhao, who had finished drinking milk, was already lively and energetic again. Queen Dugu was very happy to see him, and Dong Shenglan also came to join in the fun.

"Mother, this child is so cute."

Queen Dugu saw Dong Shenglan reaching out to play with the child, but deliberately stopped her: "You go and learn the tea ceremony first. Tea ceremony has been booming recently and there are many rules. The King of Shu also likes to drink tea. You must learn more."

Seeing that Queen Dugu did not let her touch her, but not knowing the deeper meaning, the little girl felt a little aggrieved and showed it on her face. Although it was a slight change in expression, Queen Dugu, Xiao Menglan and others could still notice it.

After Mr. Dong left, Empress Dugu said with some dissatisfaction: "Every little girl has a pretentious temperament. She spends an unknown amount of time on her hair and clothes every day, making all kinds of fancy styles."

"You have to learn the rules in the palace. Can you really pretend that you are the royal concubine? It made the eldest son's family come to me to complain."

Empress Dugu forced the Dong family to learn the rules in the palace, not only because she had to visit Xiao Menglan during the confinement period, but also because the internal affairs of the Prince of Shu's palace were unclear, and the Changsun family, as the principal concubine, often had to suffer Angry, dignity and inferiority are confused.

Changsun, the principal concubine of the King of Shu, was born into a noble family. Counting up the great-grandfathers was Changsun Zhi, who was also the great-grandfather of Changsun Sheng. Changsun, the principal concubine of the King of Shu, was the cousin of Changsun Sheng.

The Changsun family has been a member of a famous family for eight generations. Although the population is not particularly prosperous, it is still a famous family. It is reasonable for her to be the royal concubine of the King of Shu.

Before the appearance of the Dong family, the relationship between the King of Shu and the Changsun family had always been good. The Changsun family was two years older and accompanied the King of Shu all the way to the vassal. Until the appearance of the Dong family, the Changsun family lost a lot of favor.

Because Dong was also a girl from a wealthy family, Queen Dugu thought she was a good match at first. However, Dong was too favored, which caused complaints in the Prince of Shu's palace.

Fortunately, although Mrs. Dong is a doting person, she is not a disgusting person and would not do anything vicious. She just sticks to Yang Xiu and makes him neglect the Changsun family.

Doting on concubines and destroying wives seems to have become a tradition of the Yang family. The eldest son Yang Yong is like this, the third son Yang Jun is even more excessive, arrogant and licentious, and even goes to the palace to play with prostitutes. The fourth son Yang Xiu is similar now.

Only Yang Guang and the fifth son Yang Liang have not been shown yet. Yang Liang is because of his young age. Even if he is full of ambition but not strong enough, Yang Guang is the son she is most satisfied with.

In her opinion, if a man can't even take care of his own backyard and causes several women to attack each other, he's probably not doing well.

With Yang Guang like this, Xiao Menglan firmly takes the throne. The other concubines have been favored, but they dare not overstep. Of course, there is a reason why Xiao Menglan is a virtuous person who knows how to deal with things, but the bigger reason must be Yang Guang himself. If Yang Guang prefers Li Tongan, will Li Tongan also be proud of his favor?
So in the final analysis, the biggest contradiction in this matter lies with men.

Xiao Menglan comforted Empress Dugu: "Mother, Dong is young and doesn't understand many rules. Empress, please take her to the palace and teach her personally. I believe she will be effective soon."

Queen Dugu turned to play with her little grandson.

After a while, the eunuch's voice came from outside the door.

"Your Majesty is here."

Everyone greeted him respectfully.

Yang Jian walked in with a smile: "I just said that I heard the Queen's laughter from a distance. She doesn't laugh often. It turns out that the grandson has arrived. Come, let Grandpa Huang have a look."

The emperor took Yang Zhao from Queen Dugu's hand.

"This kid looks like Amo, but his skin is white and he looks like Meng Lan."

Empress Dugu took advantage of the situation and said, "Your Majesty, Meng Lan has given birth to a son, and we haven't given her anything yet. Please see if you should give her something."

Yang Jian nodded and asked Xiao Menglan: "Menglan, you are not short of gold and silver. But you have brought more silks and satins to the palace now. Take a look, what do you think I should reward you with?"

Faced with the emperor's question, Xiao Menglan did not refuse this time, but answered directly: "Father, my daughter-in-law really hopes to be rewarded by my father for something."

"What do you think."

"Father, since my daughter-in-law married into the Prince of Jin's palace, His Highness the Prince of Jin has fought in the north and south, fighting the Turks in the north and Goguryeo in the northeast. My daughter-in-law heard that the war with Goguryeo has reached the stage of peace talks, so she must Father, after returning to the capital this time, please ask His Highness Prince Jin to stay in the capital for a while to accompany the child."

Hearing these words, Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo felt warm in their hearts. They did not ask for any substantial rewards, but only applied for vacation for their husbands.

The emperor asked: "What if there is a war and Amo still has to go?"

"The state affairs are bigger, so I have to go. My daughter-in-law will take care of the house as before, so that His Highness will have no worries."

Yang Jian was very satisfied with Xiao Menglan's answer. In his opinion, Yang Guang really had no worries. Xiao Menglan had previously had a difficult delivery, and Xiao Menglan deliberately concealed it to avoid Yang Guang's worry.

He deeply understands what it means to a man to have a good wife to help him at home. After all, Queen Dugu has indeed helped him a lot along the way. Not only does he have no worries, but he is also more helpful.

He is very capable, knows how to fight when he wants, and knows how to govern when he wants. He has direct heirs and a good wife to help him. He is also the eldest prince besides Yang Yong.

Yang Jian himself lamented that it seemed that he didn't have to worry about it, as the position of prince was prepared for Yang Guang.

(End of this chapter)