The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 69

With a baby, life seems to speed up.

The nurses Mrs. Chu found have already entered the palace, so Xiao Le'er can be said to be the most popular person in the entire palace at the moment. Don't look at the little man who is less than a hundred days old. In addition, there are at least a dozen young eunuchs.

Every morning, Jingui's little princess first set up her car to pay her respects to the imperial grandmother, and after being pampered in Funing Palace for a while, she was carried back to Yufu Palace's mother's arms all the way.After playing with my mother for a while, my elder sister Song Ning would usually come over to see her. She likes her elder sister the most. Every time she hears her elder sister reading poems to her in a serious manner, she opens her small mouth and follows.

Every time she sees her sister clapping her hands, she waves her little hands a few times to keep up. Whenever her sister giggles, she kicks her calves happily. Although she can only lie down most of the time, the world in front of her makes her feel very interesting warmth.

And what she loves the most is being hugged by her mother.Mother will look at her gently with beautiful eyes, mother will sing to coax her with a nice voice, mother will gently kiss her with soft lips, mother's body is always fragrant, she likes it very much.

Her father, the emperor, also likes it very much.

Liangxi, the eunuch serving her, felt that since Concubine Yi was out of the full moon, the emperor ran more frequently to Yufu Palace.In the past, we left early in the morning and returned at dusk, normally twice a day, but since Concubine Yi and the little princess had confinement, the Son of Heaven would often even go there for lunch, take a break after eating, and then return to work. The government hall continued to take care of business.

Some of Liangxi's eunuchs didn't quite understand, so they asked him in private, "Eunuch, the emperor is so tired from running around every day!"

Liangxi cast a sideways glance at the little eunuch, "Your majesty knows whether you are tired or not, and you need to worry about it!"

The little eunuch laughed, Liangxi looked up at the sky, but also sighed in his heart.It's autumn these two days, the sun is not so harsh, but even though it was scorching midsummer a while ago, as long as the emperor can spare some time, he will still go to Yufu Palace diligently.In the past, there was only one beauty in Yufu Palace who made the emperor worry about it, but now there are two beauties, one big and one small, who can be regarded as the emperor's heart.

Although the Yufu Palace has been favored as always, but in the eyes of some people, it is like a long thorn, making them even more impatient.

Entering the summer heat in July, the government affairs have become a little more leisurely. Seeing that there is nothing important in the court recently, some ministers began to advise the harem about the draft.Their reason is simple. There is a queen and a noble concubine in the harem today, but there is only Concubine Rong who should have all four corners of the concubine. March draft.

Although this is a matter of the harem, it is inconvenient for the officials of the former court to intervene, but grasping the powerful reason of the dragon descendant, these nosy ministers straightened their waists, and they were even more excited when Xu Jilin, Marquis of Pingnan, led them. Nothing to worry about.

It's not that Song Chen doesn't understand Xu Jilin's plan. As a military general and marquis, he deliberately teamed up with several civil servants to invite him to be drafted. Wasn't it because the recent awards to Chu Xue and Li Jiaoyun's natal family shocked him?
Song Chen didn't like other people to take care of his own family affairs, and he knew in his heart whether he needed other women, but Xu Jilin teamed up with the officials to advise the draft, which meant a bit of persecution. As a king, as a king with his own opinions, he didn't like persecuted.

Xu Jilin was busy in the former court, and his younger sister Xu Jinhe was also busy in the harem.

The brothers and sisters thought very clearly, Chu Xue was so popular at the moment, she was promoted to imperial concubine just after giving birth to a daughter, if the next child was a boy, how would Song Chen reward her?

They watched with their own eyes how Song Chen overthrew the former crown prince who had won the throne, and they cared more about Song Chi's position as crown prince.Before Chi'er succeeded in succeeding the Great Reign, as long as they still had a breath, they would never allow changes to happen.

So the most important thing right now is to win Chu Xue's favor.

No matter how beautiful Chu Xue is, she is now a woman who has given birth to a child. If they don't believe it, there will never be another person who is more beautiful than her in the whole world. Besides, there is no man who does not love beautiful women, as long as he can go to Song Chen's side If it fits in, it is impossible for those young and beautiful girls not to be favored by Chu Xue.

So on a fine day, Xu Jinhe brought up the old matter in front of the Queen Mother.

The hot summer has passed, and with the cool breeze, the flowers of the season bloom just right, and the imperial garden is full of purples and reds.Xu Jinhe personally helped the queen mother enjoy the flowers, and chatted about trivial matters.Seeing that all the important matters in the palace have been reported recently, Xu Jinhe coughed lightly, folded off a hibiscus, handed it to the queen mother, and said with a smile: "The errands of the Siyuan Bureau have been doing well recently. Look at the garden full of flowers. It's so pleasing to the eye to compete with each other!"

The queen mother smiled and nodded, without saying too much, waiting for her next words.

Seeing her cough lightly, she said: "My daughter-in-law has something to ask my mother. The emperor has been on the throne for nearly a year. Now the world is stable and the people are rich. It is a blessing for the world that the emperor is devoted to government affairs. But as a queen, my daughter-in-law You should think about the emperor... Last New Year's Eve, the minister's daughter-in-law mentioned to the emperor about selecting a concubine. You probably remember that the emperor said that he was busy with government affairs and had no time to take care of him. But now that the government is on the right track, the emperor should really think about it gone."

She stopped, with a sincere expression, and looked at her mother-in-law seriously, "My daughter-in-law understands that the emperor values ​​Concubine Yi, but the matter of heirs is also a big plan. You also know that my sister-in-law, Concubine Rong, is no longer the emperor. Blue eyes, although Concubine Ke Yi is young and beautiful, how can she bear the responsibility of being the emperor's heir? Besides, in this grand palace, there is only Concubine Rong and sister Concubine Rong on the throne. Really, really deserted gone."

At the end of the sentence, she smiled wryly, "I'm not afraid of my mother's jokes. With the weight of my concubine in the emperor's heart, the emperor may not listen to these words, and I may be bored. But my daughter-in-law really thinks of the emperor wholeheartedly, so I can only come to bother the empress, and I hope that you, the empress, can help persuade the emperor."

This plaintive confession sounded like a sensible and virtuous woman at first glance, but after staying in the deep palace for so long, how could the Queen Mother fail to understand her true intentions?After all, she and her elder brother worked so hard because they were afraid of Chu Xue's favor and worried about their own position.

But the Queen Mother also has her own considerations. Song Chen dotes on Chu Xue alone, which may not be considered a good thing for the royal family. She has personally experienced the seizure of the heir, and she has seen the end of the three sons of the late emperor. As a mother and grandmother, she is absolutely unwilling. This happened again to Song Chen.As for Song Chi, he has held the position of the eldest son since he was a child, and he has received the best education. The name of the prince on him, the queen mother does not want to change it.

What's more, as a grandmother, she would like to see more newcomers and more grandchildren for her.

The queen mother took Xu Jinhe's hand, and said kindly: "Having a virtuous queen like you is a blessing to the emperor and the world. Your family understands your heart, and in the future, the family will also mention it to the emperor."

This matter is beneficial and harmless to the Queen Mother, Xu Jinhe knew that the Queen Mother was also moved, and immediately smiled gently: "Thank you, Queen Mother."

Not long after agreeing to Xu Jinhe in the Royal Garden, the Empress Dowager found an opportunity to invite Song Chen to Funing Palace.

After so many years, the queen mother still remembers her own preferences. As soon as Song Chen stepped into the palace door, he saw a few snacks on the couch table, all of which were his favorites in the past. He was in a good mood, so he started Squeeze your favorite chestnut pancakes into your mouth.

Although he was already a king, he turned into a child when he came back to himself. The queen mother smiled lovingly and greeted the palace people to serve tea.

After drinking a few more sips of hot tea, Song Chen said, "The queen mother called her son here, just for these snacks?"

The queen mother smiled, "You! I miss my son for my mother, why don't you call me over to meet you?"

Song Chen nodded and smiled, and after the smile, he looked at his mother asking for help.

The Empress Dowager also cut to the chase, and said frankly: "I heard that recently someone has submitted an excerpt and asked for a draft?"

Song Chen suppressed his smile and nodded slightly.

The Empress Dowager then directly stated, "According to Ai's family, this matter can be considered. You have been on the throne for nearly a year, but there are still only three female relatives in this harem. Counting Le'er, there are only five children. Among the emperors, you are considered young at this age. The last time Ai's family asked you, you said that you would wait until Concubine Yi gave birth to a child, and now that the mother and daughter are safe, and she has been promoted to Concubine, you shouldn't have to worry about it, right?"

Seeing that he was noncommittal, the queen mother continued to persuade: "The Ai family knows that your thoughts are not on this, but now there is only Concubine Rong in the harem concubine. What do you think, what should Concubine Rong think? What should people outside think? Now Qier Ningning and Ningning are still young and don't understand these things, what will they think when they grow up? No matter what, the four concubines should be completed first to conform to the ancestral system of etiquette and law."

In fact, Song Chen really didn't care much about the talent show. As the queen mother said, his mind was not on it. Besides, since he had Xue'er, he seemed to have never been interested in other women, but etiquette and ancestral system were taken seriously. It's annoying, and those ministers who write papers all day long really annoy him...

He thought for a while and said: "What the queen mother said is reasonable, but my son thinks that the talent show is not worth doing, so why not ask the queen mother to make the decision and find a few people in Beijing, everything will be simple."

Isn't it just filling the harem, who chooses not to choose?Call the mother to choose later, at least choose a few mild-tempered and non-provoking ones, so that the harem can be calm.

Although she was asked to choose someone, the queen mother knew that he let go, which was already the biggest concession. This child, his ideas are too righteous, and his temperament is too much like his father.

The queen mother nodded, "Okay, then Aijia will handle this matter for you!"

There was nothing else to do after seeing his mother, he nodded, got up and went to Yufu Palace.

When people are sent in, at least they can stop the mouths of those annoying civil servants. As for whether they touch them or not, they don't care.

(End of this chapter)