Queen is fearless

Chapter 406 New Year's Eve
Every time it enters the twelfth lunar month, the footsteps of the new year are getting closer and closer, especially after the young year, until the [-]th day of the new year, it is just a blink of an eye.

Gu Anzhi came back on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, and in the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.

In the past few days, he has been at home, accompanied by his parents, occasionally discussing with Gu Shenzhi and talking.

Inside the palace, from Zhou Jing, Gu Jinzhi learned about the matter between the eldest brother and Wei Yi.

I also know the true thoughts of the eldest brother to give up the position of the son to the second brother.

For Gu Anzhi, Gu Jinzhi admired him a lot.

This is ancient times, it is very normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, especially the identity of the eldest brother, aside from the relationship of the Zhongyonghou Mansion, as a general himself, he has enough capital to have three wives and four concubines.

In addition, it was Wei Yi's side. The eldest brother knew that Wei Yi might not be able to have children, but he still refused to give up and was willing to be with her, even if he had no children for the rest of his life.

What the ancients said was 'There are three ways to be unfilial, and having no offspring is the greatest'. If the eldest brother marries Wei Yi and does not take concubines, he may have no heirs in his life.

In the eyes of the ancients, this is considered a very serious matter, but the eldest brother is not afraid, and still has to do it according to his own thoughts and ideas, which is worthy of admiration.

I just don't know, what will happen if this matter comes to the parents?

Because of Gu Jinzhi's relationship, Gu Fang was able to go to the palace from time to time to visit his daughter, as well as his grandson and granddaughter.

Gu Jinzhi could see that the mother loved her children very much, and she was very eager for them to get married earlier so that she could have grandchildren.

It's just that the sons have their own ideas, and she has nothing to do. After all, marriage is a major event in a lifetime, and it can't be done carelessly.

If she knew that the person her elder brother was going to marry was barren, she didn't know how she would react.

Gu Jinzhi didn't intend to tell her about this matter, even if he wanted to tell her, the eldest brother should speak up himself, not her younger sister, who should take over.

Today is New Year's Eve, and there will be a palace banquet in the evening, which will last until midnight.

Ever since Concubine Dong showed weakness, the palace has been even quieter. With the help of Jiang Zhaohua and Lian Xiuyi at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, Gu Jin has saved a lot.

Yuan Zhen and Yuan Cheng were brought to the main hall by their wet nurse, and they will also attend this year's palace banquet.

At this time last year, Gu Jinzhi also brought them to participate, but at that time, the children were still in her stomach.

Now, they can be taken to participate in relatively grand palace banquets in the palace.

However, because they are still young, how long they can last is still unknown.

"How are the two young highnesses?" Gu Jinzhi confirmed with the nurses seeing that the children were in good spirits.

"Don't worry, empress, the two young highnesses are in good condition, and they should be able to last for about two hours."

Although they are almost one year old, they are still just children. If they are sleepy, they must rest. Unlike adults, they can restrain themselves and persevere.

"Well, if they are tired and want to sleep, you can hug them and rest." The rule on New Year's Eve is to keep the year old, and the children are still young, so there are not so many rules.

No matter whether it was Gu Jinzhi, the queen mother or the emperor, no one would ask two children under one year old to watch the old age with the adults.

Even if it is the Queen Mother, it is impossible to persist until the child's hour. If she is tired, she will leave early and go back to rest.

"Yes." The two wet nurses responded quickly, this was the first time they participated in the palace banquet, and it was also the last time.

The two already knew that when the children were one year old, they would be completely weaned. At that time, they would leave the palace and reunite with their families.

To be honest, they are reluctant, the two young highnesses are easy to take care of, and they are very worry-free.

Furthermore, this is the imperial palace, a place that many people would never see. Not only did they see it, but they even lived here for several months and raised the two little highnesses personally, which is a great honor.

But they understand that even if they are reluctant, they must be willing. They are not serious nurses in the palace, but the empress found them through her natal family.

Their role is to serve the two little highnesses until weaning, at that time, they can retire and leave the palace.

Because they have raised the two young highnesses, they will be rewarded by the empress.

The rewards are enough for their whole family to enjoy forever.

According to the rules, the emperor and empress should go to Shoukang Palace together to meet the Queen Mother, and then go to Yanqing Palace together to attend the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.

It is cold today and the children are still young, if the emperor and empress went to pick up the queen mother together, the children would definitely go with them.

How could the Queen Mother be willing to torment the children so much, so she ordered people to tell Zhou Jing that even though she would go to Yanqing Palace with the Queen, she was sitting in a sedan chair and accompanied by palace people, so there was no need to worry about it.

After thinking about it, Gu Jinzhi discussed with the emperor and asked him to pick up the queen mother himself. As for her, she took the two children and went to Yanqing Palace in a soft sedan chair.

In this way, whether it is the queen mother or the child, it is safe.

"Is it almost time?" After asking a few words and getting a response, Gu Jinzhi led people out of Fengyang Palace, and headed towards Yanqing Palace in a soft sedan chair.

At the same time, the sedan chairs of the emperor and the queen mother also headed towards Yanqing Palace.

When Gu Jinzhi arrived at Yanqing Palace with his people, the emperor and the queen mother had almost arrived.

"Excuse me, it's cold outside, don't freeze the two children." Yuan Cheng and Yuan Zhen were hugging in the arms of the wet nurses, the queen mother looked at this, and looked at that, neither of which was rare.

After giving an order, a group of people walked towards Yanqing Palace.

As in previous years, the people who should arrive in the palace have already arrived. Whether it is envoys from other countries, ministers in the court, or concubines in the harem, they are all waiting for the most distinguished people in the palace to arrive.

The sound of the palace people's report and singing came from outside the hall, and everyone stood up quickly, and when they saw a group of people coming in, they quickly saluted them.

Originally, Gu Jinzhi was a little worried. The children suddenly saw so many people, and they would be a little scared in such a scene, so much so that they cried endlessly.

Unexpectedly, until Zhou Jing's voice came, everyone got up and sat down, and the children didn't cry or make trouble.

On the contrary, Yuan Zhen clapped her hands, seeming very happy about such a scene.

Seeing her younger sister like this, Yuan Zhen followed suit. The laughter and applause of the two brothers and sisters was especially clear in the relatively quiet hall.

"You two darlings, are you so happy? You are so courageous, you are worthy of being the children of the royal family!"

The queen mother was very happy that the two children were like this, and teased the children with a smile, which made Yuan Zhen and Yuan Cheng giggle.

Zhou Jing turned his eyes from the children to Gu Jinzhi, smiled at her, and then he gave orders.

Palace banquet begins...

　As for the sentence "There are three unfilial acts, no descendants are the greatest", at present, there should be no specific academic conclusion on the specific meaning. The full text is: There are three unfilial acts, and no descendants are the greatest.If Shun married without warning, he would have no offspring.The gentleman thinks it is still telling.

　　At present, there are two meanings, the first one: there are many kinds of unfilial behaviors, and having no successor is the biggest unfilial behavior.Shun married a wife without telling his parents because of the unfilial behavior of "no descendants" (that is, Shun was worried about offending "no descendants").Therefore, the gentleman thinks that he is actually the same as suing.

　　The second type: There are many kinds of unfilial behaviors, and failure to fulfill the responsibility of future generations is the most unfilial.Shun married a wife without telling his parents, which was a failure to fulfill the responsibility of future generations.The gentleman thinks it is better to tell the parents.

　　The text adopts the first interpretation. 【Explanation comes from Du Niang】

　　
　
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