Good morning Mr. Zhongtang

Chapter 51

The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent four nuns to give birth to Yonghe Palace, and asked them to lead everyone in Yonghe Palace to arrange the delivery room early.

Tong Wanrou followed suit for several days, and finally arranged a decent delivery room.

On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the virtuous man felt a faint abdominal pain after eating breakfast in the morning. Tong Wanrou and others nervously summoned the imperial physician into the palace. After investigation, it was indeed a sign of the opening of the palace, so they hurriedly summoned other imperial physicians to wait in the Yonghe Palace together. .

The four Nanny Wen swiftly helped the virtuous man to the delivery room, accompanied by Tong Wanrou. Tong Wanrou cooperated with the instructions of Nanny Wen, and was sweating too much. Finally, an hour later, news came from the delivery room. There was a loud, but clear cry.

This cry made everyone inside and outside the house heave a sigh of relief, and then they were looking forward to it. Nunnery Wen took the child out and said to the exhausted virtuous man:

"Congratulations nobleman, congratulations nobleman, you are a little elder brother."

The virtuous man shouted hoarsely, and raised his hand to Nanny Wen, and Nanny Wen held the unwashed child in front of her for her to see, Tong Wanrou poured the warm water, and a nun took the child, and then came over to replace the child cleaning.

Tong Wanrou has never given birth to a child before, but she thinks this child is so miraculous, her arms and legs are all pink, and her eyes have not been opened yet. After the mother washes the blood from the child, she asks Tong Wanrou to take a piece of it. Wrap the child in a clean cotton cloth, hand it to Tong Wanrou, and say to her:

"Auntie, please take the child away from the screen for the father-in-law of the House of Internal Affairs to take a look at."

Tong Wanrou was ordered in the face of danger, dragging the child with her hands stiffly, she only felt that she was holding a piece of soft meat ball in her hand, she didn't dare to use force or relax, she just froze, she carried the child outside the screen for the record eunuch who was guarding inside to watch With two glances, the eunuch lifted the curtain between the child's legs, looked at it with his head, then nodded and said to her:
"The slave saw it, it's a little elder brother."

Saying that, the four eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also kowtowed to the virtuous person who was still cleaning inside through the screen and chanted:

"Congratulations, nobleman, congratulations, nobleman."

After kowtowing, the four eunuchs opened the palace gate and went out to announce the good news to Li Dequan outside.

All the people in the room heard a loud shout: "Okay, good! Rewards, everyone has rewards!"

"..."

Tong Wanrou and Nanny Gui looked at each other. At this time, the virtuous man had already passed out from exhaustion, and he didn't seem to have heard the voice. Tong Wanrou raised her eyebrows at Nanny Gui, and Nanny Gui also clenched her fists secretly, trembling. Express your excitement.

After everything in the delivery room was cleaned up, the virtuous man was carried back to the master bedroom. The emperor walked in briskly. The virtuous man wanted to get up, but he stopped him early:
"Ming Lan, take a rest, thank you for your hard work."

The virtuous man shook his head weakly and smiled, only to hear Long Live say again: "It's an elder brother, my elder brother, the eldest son of the emperor, and my eldest son of the emperor came out like this. I am so happy, you gave birth to a prince for me, As I said, I will never treat you badly."

The weak lips of the virtuous man seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't say it because he didn't have much strength. He saw Wan Sui wave his long arm and called Li Dequan. He said in a majestic way:

"I went to the House of Internal Affairs to draw up a plan. A virtuous man, Duan Minshujia, virtuous and benevolent, gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor for me. His merits are in the community. Now he has been promoted to a rank. He is named a virtuous concubine and enjoys the noble concubine's salary."

After Li Dequan quickly received the decree, he kowtowed to the virtuous person lying on the bed to greet him:
"The servant congratulates the concubine Xian, the empress will live a thousand years."

After Li Dequan left, everyone in Yonghe Palace, led by Tong Wanrou, came to Concubine Xian's bed to greet her.

Just about to retreat, the emperor stopped Tong Wanrou and said:
"You are Fu Heng's wife?"

Tong Wanrou never expected that Lord Long Live would call her to speak, she was so frightened that she hurriedly knelt down, buried her head low, and replied in a muffled voice:

"Slave is right."

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Long Live Lord said to her: "You are very good, you know how to forbear and retreat, and take care of the palace affairs for the concubine Xian, in order, and now the elder brother is born, I want to reward the world, and you, a meritorious person, will also be rewarded , tell me, what do you want?"

Tong Wanrou was stunned on the spot, and hurriedly said: "The servants only did what they were supposed to do, and dare not ask for rewards. This is the blessing of the empress, and it is the common glory of the Yonghe Palace. The servants dare not ask for rewards."

Seeing her resignation, Long Live's expression changed a little. Concubine Xian who was lying on the bed turned her head to look at her, and gave her a look. Tong Wanrou then lowered her eyes, and after thinking for a while, said again:

"I don't dare to extravagantly ask for other rewards, but... I want to ask the emperor to allow my servant to meet my husband. Since he became the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, our husband and wife have rarely seen each other."

"..."

As soon as Tong Wanrou's words came out, the whole palace became cold.

Everyone in Yonghe Palace screamed in their hearts that the opportunity was missed, Concubine Xian also shook her head helplessly, Long Live looked at her with an uncertain expression, and only after a long time asked in confusion:
"that's it?"

Tong Wanrou nodded resolutely, and Wan Sui finally laughed: "Hmph. Fu Heng is right, he is really stupid."

"..." Tong Wanrou knelt on the ground, not knowing whether to get up or not, she knelt there for a long time before seeing Lord Long Live waved her hand and said:
"Yes! Get up."

After speaking, he told her to take everyone out.

The elder brother is named Yong Lian, and he will not enter the elder brother's house for the time being. He will be raised by his own mother, concubine Xian. To be able to raise her own child by her side is the greatest gift for the concubine of the harem.

In the same year, both Wang Jieyu and Fucha Jieyu were enshrined as nobles and lived together in Shuyu Palace.

Today, Tong Wanrou was hugging her elder brother who was belching milk. Concubine Xian came out fully dressed from inside. Seeing Tong Wanrou's gentle and skillful movements, she couldn't help laughing, and said:
"Seeing you like this, I'm not worried about you and Heng'er having a child in the future."

Tong Wanrou was so embarrassed that she blushed and said nothing, Concubine Xian asked her to pick up the child and show her, after Tong Wanrou did so, Concubine Xian took the child, held it in her hands, and said:

"Fu Heng was born to be an official. When he came here before Wanzai, he told me that he hadn't seen such a brave and resourceful young man for many years. He seemed to admire him quite a lot, and he will not be promoted in the future. Impossible."

Tong Wanrou stood at the bottom, not knowing what Concubine Xian meant when she spoke to her like this, Concubine Xian couldn't help saying again when she saw her motionless:

"If the emperor releases Heng'er from the palace, what will you do?"

"Eh?" Tong Wanrou didn't expect Concubine Xian to ask this question, she was stunned for a while, if Xianggong was released from the palace, then she...

"Do you want to leave the palace?" Concubine Xian simply asked the question clearly.

Tong Wanrou bit her lip, and after careful consideration, she replied:

"Slaves... naturally want to be with my husband, but I am also worried about my empress and elder brother. If I want to come out of the palace... it's not impossible..."

Concubine Xian saw her saying this, but there was always a resentment between her brows that couldn't be tactfully tactfully. Knowing the true meaning in her heart, she stopped going around in circles with her, and said directly:
"But I don't want to." Concubine Xian handed the child over to Tong Wanrou, and continued: "You say I am selfish or ungrateful, but now my child is born and my status has been promoted. Are you here? It's not that important anymore."

After hearing this, Tong Wanrou hurriedly knelt down, and said to Concubine Xian: "Your Majesty, did this servant do something wrong?"

Concubine Xian hurriedly helped her up, and said: "No, you have done a good job. However, you are always Heng'er's wife. I called you into the palace not to serve me, but to have a family. People are by my side to accompany me through the most difficult period, you are not a court lady, not a slave, I hope you can live a good life with Fu Heng, no need to serve anyone anymore."

Looking at Concubine Xian's sincere gaze, Tong Wanrou was so moved, she couldn't help asking: "What did you hear, Madam? Has Xianggong stopped being the Minister of Internal Affairs in the palace? What does the Emperor want him to leave the palace for?"

Concubine Xian shook her head gently: "I'm not sure yet, but the emperor just mentioned it to me casually. The vacancy of governor of Shanxi seems to be vacant, but there is no one in the court who is suitable to fill the vacancy. The emperor seems to intend to send Fu Heng to Shanxi, but this It’s also my guess, so I’ll just support you first.”

Tong Wanrou just felt a little confused: "Shanxi? Where is that?"

"It's a place close to Mongolia. To the Manchus, it's no less than an imperial city. Prince Ping'an has [-] troops there. I don't know if it's rich or not, but it's conceivable that the emperor really wants to reuse it." Fu Heng's."

"..."

After hearing Concubine Xian's words, Tong Wanrou didn't speak for a long time. Seeing her like this, Concubine Xian couldn't help but patted her on the shoulder and comforted her:

"I'm just guessing. Everything is still unknown. If Fu Heng stays in the capital, then I will keep you by my side with a shy face. After all, I am spoiled by you now, and others may not be able to complement me. Xinyi, but if Fu Heng leaves the capital, then I will not break up your husband and wife forcibly, and I will also let you out of the palace."

"But in the palace..."

Tong Wanrou knew that if Concubine Xian would tell her these things today, it must be Lord Long Live who had revealed something to her, otherwise she would not have said it casually, but if Fu Heng really wanted to leave Beijing and asked her to follow her, she would naturally have no hesitation, but , the current situation in the palace is getting more and more complicated, and I am afraid that Concubine Xian will not be able to handle it alone in the palace.

"What are you afraid of in the palace?" Concubine Xian raised her eyebrows at her: "In the past, I have been patient and never had disputes with others, just because my position is not qualified, but now the three former concubines have been defeated by me. One, and I myself climbed to the concubine position, and my child was born safely. Even if they want to trouble me, they have to weigh their own abilities. I used to be tolerant, not afraid, so don't worry about me. "

"..."

Concubine Xian continued: "It's you, after you go back, it's true that you will be more considerate for my mother. Now my grandfather has also been left in Beijing as an official by the Holy Majesty, and he has been named a second-rank official. Mother's status in the mansion It must be that a rising tide lifts all boats, she is hard-spoken and soft-hearted, I am afraid that she will be deceived and used by others."

After saying this, Tong Wanrou calmed down and left the palace.

Originally thought that he would stay with Concubine Xian all the time in the palace, but Concubine Xian has her plans. I have to say that she and Fu Heng are lucky to have such a big sister.

(End of this chapter)