Spring Girl's Notes

Chapter 384

Shuntian nine years, the weather is good, it is a good year.

There are several major events in Beijing, but they have little to do with the lives of ordinary people.

Everyone is just a chat after dinner.

The first one, in April of the ninth year of Shuntian, the Gu family got rid of their clothes, and Gu Yantao returned to court.Coincidentally, just after the Gu family got rid of their uniforms, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials lost his mother and went back to Zhejiang for the funeral.The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is also known as the "Heavenly Official". How many people are envious of that position?

In order to promote the Gu family, the emperor asked Gu Yantao to concurrently serve as Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Gu Yantao has been hiding his strengths and biding his time for two and a half years, full of ambitions, so he readily accepted.

In June, the emperor appointed Concubine Tan Gui as his queen.

Not long after Empress Tan took charge of the harem, on the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, Concubine Gu, who was pregnant but deliberately concealed it, gave birth to a prince.

Except for the Tan family, everyone is happy.

Tan's newly ascended throne, in order to show his virtuousness, personally held three baptisms for the third prince.She even spoke to the emperor and named the third prince King Yong.

Yong refers to the capital.

King Yong's fief is the capital and the surrounding land, and it is the most honorable among all princes.Since ancient times, King Yong has been a direct son.From the empress's sons, one will be chosen as the prince; from the rest of the sons, the emperor will choose a son he likes, and will be named "King Yong".

This honor cannot be enjoyed by Concubine Gu De's son.

After the news spread, everyone was very surprised.

The emperor was very happy, and discussed with the elders of the cabinet: "I am about to stand up, and my children have always been weak. Now that I have added three princes, it is a great joy. The court is prosperous, which indicates the prosperity of the world. I am very pleased that the third prince is the King of Yong. However, the King of Yong has always conferred the title of his son, and the third prince is not a descendant, so I don’t know what you think?"

Xia Shoufu was silent.

The other elders were silent.

Gu Yantao hesitated for a while before saying: "Your Majesty, I secretly think it's not good. There is a folk saying that children should be raised cheaply when they are young. It is too honorable to raise blessings cheaply, and it will ruin the child's blessing. After all these years, The heirs in the palace are weak, and the third prince is born cowardly, so I think it is better to wait for the third prince to become an adult before becoming king..."

Xia Shoufu and several other elders were all astonished, and looked up at Gu Yantao.

They originally thought that Gu Yantao was very happy and tried his best to facilitate this matter.

Unexpectedly, he actually refused.

Xia Shoufu looked at Gu Yantao.With a little research.

The emperor was displeased.

The imperial concubine Gu's concubine was pregnant for the fourth month before the emperor found out.It was the queen mother who helped Concubine Gu De hide it.After the matter was known by the emperor.The queen mother explained: The child is the most delicate when he is just upper body.Folk sayings should not be widely advertised, but must be concealed so that children will be healthy.

The emperor also accepted the empress dowager's explanation, he only liked it, and did not go into the details of Concubine Gu De's concealment.

later.The Empress Dowager took great care of Concubine Gu De's pregnancy.

Concubine Gu De's body has always been good.No illness or disaster until the child landed at full term.

Is a prince.

Not to mention the emperor, the queen mother also wept with joy.

This child carried too much hope from the emperor, and it was the emperor's wish to confer the child as King Yong.He wanted the child to be safe and honorable.

The newly named empress really wanted to please the emperor, but somehow she got a glimpse of the emperor's thoughts and offered to make the third prince crowned King Yong.King Yong could only be the queen's second son, and the emperor was also worried that Mrs. Tan would not like it and would make some troubles.

The emperor didn't want Tan to cause trouble as soon as he came to power.

Now that Mrs. Tan took the initiative to mention it, half of the worries in the emperor's heart were gone, and it was just the excitement.

Only Gu Yantao poured cold water on it.Gu Yantao's cold water was poured suddenly and inexplicably, and the emperor was stunned for a while.

Some of the princes were crowned kings at birth, and some were crowned kings when they reached adulthood. The rewards were different in different situations.

Gu Yantao's request is reasonable.

The emperor looked at him, but there was a bit of thunder in his eyes: Could it be that Gu Yantao couldn't see that the emperor tried his best to promote Gu Defei and the third prince not only because he loved the third prince, but also promoted the Gu family and Gu Yantao by the way?

Why has Gu Yantao become so short-sighted in the past few years?

"The third prince is unusual after all..." the emperor said, "Besides, this is also the empress' kindness, and she proposed to confer the title of King Yong on the third prince. In my opinion, it is better to set a date and bestow the reward as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, the youngest son is not enough to receive great love. This is an eternal truth. I beg Your Majesty to love the third prince and postpone the award..." Gu Yantao said.

He insisted on not letting go.

Several pavilion elders came back to their senses and spoke for Gu Yantao one after another.

They are either students of the Tan family, or they don't like the Gu family, so naturally they don't want Concubine Gu De's son to be re-appointed.

Xia Shoufu was the last to speak, persuading the emperor not to be in a hurry to reward the third prince.

The emperor flung his sleeves away in anger.

He was full of joy, but he got angry.

But the courtiers couldn't completely ignore them.

It's a big deal to make a prince, and the emperor can't do it alone if he doesn't listen to it.

He was very upset and went back to the inner palace.

He went to the third prince first.

After the three rites, the third prince moved from Jinghe Palace to Xinde Palace.Xinde Palace is the prince's palace, and four nuns, twelve big maids, twelve junior maids, and twelve servants were sent to serve the third prince.

The third prince also looks like the emperor.

The princess and prince born to Concubine De are like emperors.

The prince's generation is the generation of "Yan", so the third prince was named Yanshan.

The emperor looked at it for a while, seeing the child's red and tender sleeping face, and suddenly felt that Gu Yantao's words were right.The child is too delicate, the hands and feet are so small, it is unreal.Such a child cannot afford the title of "King Yong", which is so controversial.

Compared with the glory and wealth, the emperor hoped that Yanshan could live a healthy life.

Don't be like the second prince...

Thinking of the second prince's death, the emperor felt a wave of pain in his heart. He took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions.

He got up and went to Renshou Palace, and told the queen mother of his decision first, he would wait for a while, and wait for the third prince Yanshan to grow up before conferring the title of prince.He wanted to ask the Queen Mother if it was right for him to do so, and if he treated Yan Shan lightly.

In the capital city at the end of July, the scorching heat has disappeared, and the sound of cicadas in the shadows of the branches adds a touch of depression.Summer is finally coming to an end.The green and smoky grass is everywhere, and the rich green moistens the dying land baked by the midsummer sun.Autumn seems far away.

From Xinde Palace to Renshou Palace, the emperor did not take a jade chariot.

Sometimes, he would rather take a few steps in the palace to see his courtyard.

When I arrived at Renshou Palace, I heard the Queen Mother's joyful laughter.

The emperor couldn't help but feel happy.

He came in, saluted the queen mother, and then asked the queen mother: "Why is the queen mother so happy?"

The queen mother handed the express letter from Luzhou to the emperor and said: "On the fifth day of the seventh month, the eldest son was born in Zhongjun's house, and he weighed about two pounds..." Then, the queen mother sighed slightly, "It's not a full month, but it landed in seven months. At the beginning, Xiaoqi was pregnant and refused to say anything, just wanted to go to Luzhou with Zhongjun. I heard that it has not been smooth..."

Gu Jinzhi was pregnant in the first month.

She didn't want to stay in the capital alone, but wanted to go to Luzhou with Zhu Zhongjun, so she deliberately didn't say anything.If she shows a little wind, neither the Queen Mother nor Song Pan'er will let her go.And Zhu Zhongjun had to leave, this was the ancestral system, Gu Jinzhi didn't want to stay in Beijing alone.

Neither can she.

Not only was she not sure, but Zhu Zhongjun was also worried for her, restless day and night.It's better to follow the past.

She felt her own pulse and felt that she could bear it.At that time, she thought of her tenth and eleventh brothers, who were also conceived by her mother on the way north.With this, she felt that there was no need to make a fuss.

How did she know that after arriving in Luzhou, she began to lose redness intermittently, and she dared not take medicine.At that time, she was also frightened to the point of disorientation, and specially asked someone to quickly invite Lin Yi from Fujiazhuang to Luzhou.

Lin Yi had a little friendship with Gu Jinzhi, so he went.

He has superb medical skills and used acupuncture to save Gu Jinzhi's child.

Both Zhu Zhongjun and Gu Jinzhi kept this matter from the Queen Mother.

Because the fetal gas moved at the beginning of pregnancy, Gu Jin's condition continued during the pregnancy.

In the end, the baby fell to the ground at only seven months old.

It was Lin Yi who took good care of her to be able to grow to a size of two pounds.

There must be a reason for a child to fall to the ground before full term.Zhu Zhongjun felt that the Empress Dowager must get to the bottom of it. Concealment might have lost the Empress Dowager's trust in their husband and wife, so he sent Si Jian, the most powerful steward around him, to Beijing in person to announce the good news and tell the Empress Dowager the truth: Gu Jinzhi and the children are fine. , although less than a month old, is very healthy and can live a long life.

The Empress Dowager was shocked at first, and then delighted.

Both children and adults are safe, no matter what happened in the past, it was all a false alarm, and the Queen Mother is not going to blame too much.

The emperor read the letter, saw Si Jian standing beside him, and asked him with a smile, "Who does your son look like?"

"Like a prince..." Si Jian quickly knelt down and replied.

In fact, the child is very similar to Gu Jinzhi.

But Si Jian knew what to say when he met someone, so he deliberately said that he looked like Zhu Zhongjun.When he saw the emperor for the first time, he thought his legs would be weak.Unexpectedly, the emperor looked a bit like the prince, and was fairer and gentler than the prince. Si Jian actually felt a little kind, so he was not afraid.

After he finished his answer, the emperor told him to get up, so he got up and stood aside.

The Empress Dowager waited for the emperor to finish her questioning, and said with a smile: "Zhongjun asked the emperor to give the child a name. This child is blessed, and he is five days earlier than our Yanshan. If he is full-term, he will be Yanshan's younger brother. Now it is elder brother."

The Queen Mother was very happy.

Having two more grandchildren made the queen mother very emotional.When she was happy, she chatted and laughed with the emperor.

The emperor also laughed, but something came to his mind, which caused his eyes to flicker.Then, he pondered slightly, and said, "Is it Yan Zhuo?"

The Empress Dowager thought the word "Zhuo" was very good, she nodded and smiled and said, "Yan Zhuo is good. He is outstanding. In the future, this child will stand up to Zhong Jun's family." She asked Aunt Cheng to bring paper and ink for the emperor to write down.

The emperor bestowed the word "Yan Zhuo" on Zhu Zhongjun and Gu Jinzhi's eldest son.

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