A Thousand Hills

Chapter 139

In the past two years, Emperor Mu Yuan bestowed a side concubine to the First Prince's Mansion, the Fifth Prince's Mansion to a side concubine, Kaichun'er East Palace also got a side concubine, and the remaining three princes and four princes did not get this reward. I can't lose my three grandsons and four grandsons.

The third concubine is very good, so she told the third prince first, "Our family's Erlang is also one year old. I think Mrs. Shen is usually considered sensible, and she is considerate in serving His Highness. A mother is more valuable than a son, and a son is more precious than a mother. For Erlang, it's not good to call Shen's status too low. If Your Highness thinks what I said is reasonable, why not ask Shen to be a side concubine."

The third prince didn't have any objections, as the third concubine said, was he looking at his son's face?The third prince agreed, and asked to seal the concubine, and Emperor Mu Yuan agreed to look at his grandson's face.On the contrary, Concubine Xie was a little dissatisfied. When the third prince entered the palace, Concubine Xie said, "Ms. Shen is only from the palace, even if it is a compliment, there is no need to ask for a side concubine right away. It is not a grievance to be a concubine first. In the future, she Alright, it won't be too late to invite the side concubine slowly."

The third prince smiled, "She's fine on weekdays."

Concubine Xie sighed, knowing that this was not her son's idea alone. After Chu Shi entered the palace, Concubine Xie talked back to Chu Shi about her interests and said, "You two sons, what are you worried about? Regardless of the side concubine and concubine Concubine, everyone respects you. It's not that I don't like Shen Shi. She gave birth to a son for the third child. After all, she is a meritorious person. Just think about it. The side concubine doesn't mention everyone's background, she is also Xiaojiabiyu, but the one in your house is from the palace. Telling people, it means that you and the third child are too flattering." Although Xie Moru said that he could not have a son, he was always planning and calculating Walking in front of people, the three side concubines who were added to the fifth prince's mansion in one go all have some backgrounds.Concubine Xu's father is Hanlin, but they don't know that Xu Hanlin, head of the Hanlin Academy, is Concubine Xu's uncle.Concubine Yu's father is the principal of Dali Temple, regardless of the fact that her rank is not high, Dali Temple is only from the fifth rank, but there is a real lack of integrity, Dali Temple is the second in command of Dali Temple, and she is in charge of the prison. The real thing is the real thing in the real thing.Concubine Su's father is a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, also a fifth grade, but the Ministry of Industry is a fat water yamen, look at the fourth prince, who has no mother in the palace, has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry for several years, and his life is going smoothly.Thinking of the fifth prince accepting such three side concubines, Concubine Xie was a little jealous.It's not that Concubine Xie Guifei has any thoughts. Now that the East Palace is established, Concubine Xie Guifei really has no other thoughts. It's just that the princes have not yet been entrusted. They have a few good relatives. At least the princes can divide into a good land in the future. .

As soon as the mother-in-law said this, Chu had no choice but to admit that Chen was not, and said, "It's also the daughter-in-law who didn't think well, and just wanted to look at Erlang, so she didn't think much about it."

Concubine Xie said in her heart, you didn't think too much, you thought too much.

Chu said, "If the mother concubine thinks which girl is good, just give it to Your Highness. I am not stingy. Seeing how lively and friendly the cousin's house is, I can only envy it."

"It's not in a hurry. Since Mrs. Shen has been promoted, there is no need to mention the matter of the side concubine. I just remind you to think more about things. You live your own life." Call Mrs. Chu Once, Concubine Xie sent her back.

The third prince had concubine Xie Guifei to plan for him, and the fourth prince's mother died early. When he entered the palace, he emphasized to his father, "The son and daughter-in-law are pregnant again, and the son does not need a concubine for the time being. Father, don't give it to me."

Emperor Mu Yuan laughed angrily, and scolded, "Don't put gold on your face." Think the side concubine is a good one?The side concubines in Emperor Mu Yuan's favor were all girls from good families.The three emperors had three grandchildren in the mansion, and the fourth prince's concubine was pregnant again. Emperor Mu Yuan had no intention of adding concubines to these two sons.

Seeing that his father had no intention of giving him money, the fourth prince finally returned home with peace of mind.

The fifth prince said to Xie Moru, "Your Majesty Jingjiang, please return to Jingjiang."

Xie Moru said, "Has Your Majesty agreed?"

"Prince Jingjiang came to Zhezi to say that his health is not good, so the emperor has no choice but to refuse. Besides, it is useless to call Jingjiang's son to be in the imperial capital. Let's just agree."

"What Your Highness said is true." Xie Moru pondered for a moment, and said, "Why don't Your Highness suggest to Your Majesty to order Jingjiang's son to sacrifice to the ancestor and empress before leaving the imperial capital?"

The Fifth Prince asked, "Is it too much grace?"

"There is nothing wrong with having grace, not to mention that this grace does not involve money, grain and land, it is just a false grace. Because of this grace, everyone in the world can see that the court is gracious to the Jingjiang Palace. Take some."

The fifth prince felt that his one daughter-in-law was worth eight staff members.

The son of Jingjiang returned to Jingjiang, and Emperor Mu Yuan finally found a husband's family for the third princess. The third princess was named Shouyang, and married Tang Yu, the son of Hussar general Tang Yu.

This year, Li Xuan moved to Yubayashi Wei Zhonglang.

Xie Moru said to the Fifth Prince, "The Marquis of Yong'an started out as a general. When he was young, he listened to Li Shizi's words and he had the intention of galloping on the battlefield. Now that he is in charge of military affairs again, he can show his ambition."

The Fifth Prince also said, "Habayashi Wei needs someone like Cousin Li to rest assured."

The two were talking, and they discussed the gift list for Princess Changtai's house. Xie Moru ordered Wisteria to bring the three sons to have dinner together. This is also Xie Moru's rule. When the prince returned to the mansion, Xie Moru sent someone to bring the children over to tease the children with the fifth prince, and then had dinner together, so as not to be unfamiliar.

As for the others, when Xie Moru was inconvenient every month, he sent the fifth prince to rest with the three side concubines, and the rest of the time was still spent by the two of them.Xie Moru also said to the fifth prince, "I think our son is better than other people's. In the past, Brother Xu also liked it very much. Now that we have our own son, I still think my own son is better."

The fifth prince almost spat, and said with a smile, "That's right, didn't you listen to what the peasants outside said, the fields belong to others, and the children belong to oneself."

This is the time when children are being hurt by others. They are soft and soft. Although they can't speak yet, they are learning to recognize people.Xie Moru often talked about the child with Concubine Su when he entered the palace, "Dalang spits bubbles when he speaks. His Highness said that Dalang might have been a goldfish in his previous life. Erlang has the best temper. This child seldom cries. Smiling. Sanlang is the strongest, he is the youngest, he must be hugged first every time, otherwise he will be unhappy." Xie Moru smiled, "I'm too young now, I dare not hug them out, After the first year of life, when they are stronger, I will carry them into the palace to pay my respects to the concubine mother."

To be a prince and concubine, in fact, a large part of the content is all kinds of favors.In the past, Xie Moru used to give other people's children three baptisms, a full moon gift, a birthday gift, etc., but this year he earned it all at once.

Looking forward to another year, Xie Moru summoned the imperial physician to feel the pulse of the side concubine in the mansion, and asked about the situation of the side concubine, whether it is suitable for another pregnancy.The imperial doctor said rightly, "The three ladies are all in excellent health."

After dismissing the imperial physician, Xie Moru told several of their side concubines, "While you are young, it is better to have more descendants for His Highness."

The three of them are indistinguishable in terms of love and affection, they are equally thin, they went to the mansion earlier to get pregnant like lightning, but after getting pregnant they can't serve them.After giving birth to a child and confinement, Xie Moru only got their turn for a few days when he was inappropriate, and not everyone got his turn.What's even more frustrating is that other people's families say that they treat the bastards equally, but it's just that they are generous if they don't treat poorly in terms of salary.Xie Moru didn't treat them badly, but if he had time during the day, he would ask someone to take the child to Wutong Courtyard, and also take him to eat with him for dinner at night. Of course, they dare not say they don't want to.It's just that I always feel weird in my heart, now that the children are more than one year old, Xie Moru wants them to have another child, they, of course they dare not say they don't want to.

They, they are very willing, at least they can get closer to His Highness one or two more.

This year is also the year of spring, the fifth prince has been busy from years ago until the beginning of spring, and it will come to an end after the spring. Xie Moru has been taking care of the fifth prince, and said to the fifth prince, "Now there are only three sons. , you see how interesting Dalang Erlang Saburo is, and there are not many more. Besides, it is a good thing to have both children. I also like girls." Ask the fifth prince to give her a few little girls .

The fifth prince also felt that her daughter-in-law was a god, and within two or three months, his family had a concubine.

Xie Moru had taken care of a pregnant woman earlier, and this time he was even more familiar with it. He took care of food and clothing in a thoughtful and appropriate manner. The fifth prince is a person who has something to say, let alone Xie Moru, who always has something to say. The fifth prince said, "They are really fast." Why did they have it again so quickly.

Xie Moru sighed, "Before we got married, I was always silent. You thought I was not in a hurry. I also inquired about many folk remedies in private, but it didn't work for me, but it worked for them once they tried it."

Speaking of his daughter-in-law's sadness, the fifth prince stopped talking, and quickly changed the subject to comfort his daughter-in-law, "Once the fate arrives, he will give birth to ten or eight children."

"Okay, we have sons too. I think the children are all well, but we are short of daughters." Xie Moru smiled, "If it is warm today and your errands are not busy, let's take the children to greet the mother and concubine tomorrow." how?"

The fifth prince agreed immediately.

The fifth prince is used to going to bed early and getting up early, and he waited for the children after breakfast. After waiting for a while, the fifth prince became impatient and said, "I haven't woken up yet."

Xie Moru scolded him, "What is a child? It's the age of snoozing and growing up. I specially ordered them not to wake up the children in the morning. When they wake up is what time. The mother concubine is not an outsider." , it’s okay to be late.”

The fifth prince had no choice but to continue to wait until the sun was high, and Erlang, who liked to sleep the most, woke up. The two of them had already packed up and went out with their well-dressed children. It was noon when they arrived in the palace. Concubine Su looked Seeing the three children was very happy, and ordered the cook to go down to add more vegetables.Xie Moru said to Wisteria, "You go with me and tell the chef to make some custard."

Concubine Su nodded secretly.

The children were already able to speak, and the family had taught them how to behave. They wobbled and stood in a row to greet Concubine Su, which made Concubine Su laugh so hard.

Xie Moru hugged Sanlang, Concubine Su hugged Dalang, the fifth prince doesn't like to hug children, Xie Moru said, "Erlang has a good temper, you can't bully honest people, you should hug him instead."

The fifth prince put Erlang on his lap, with one arm around Erlang's waist, Erlang didn't make a fuss, but gave the fifth prince some urine for the boy, and the fifth prince held Erlang in his arms and yelled, "Ai yo, ai yo, Look at him!"

Concubine Su Xie Moru laughed together, Concubine Su smiled, "You are not allowed to carry children like this."

Erlang's mother-in-law has already stepped forward to pick up Erlang, the child went out, and brought two changes of clothes with her, the mother-in-law carried Erlang down to change clothes, Xie Moru looked at the wet hem of the fifth prince, and said, "Oh, I really didn't expect this, I only brought the clothes of Sanlang and the others, what's the matter with your Highness?"

Concubine Su sent the people from the palace, "Go to Your Majesty's and borrow your ordinary clothes."

The fifth prince even complained, "If you want me to hold you, look, he will urinate as soon as you hold him, this kid is rotten."

Xie Moru directed the palace servants to wipe the fifth prince's body, and said, "Children's family, it's inevitable, where is there a child who doesn't pee? Don't talk about peeing, even La has some on his body. Look at you, this is also It’s worth mentioning that more hugs would be good. Boy urine is still medicine.”

The Fifth Prince was determined not to embrace Erlang.

Erlang changed his clothes and came out, the Fifth Prince poked Erlang's tender face, Erlang giggled.The fifth prince also laughed, and called his son, "Piss, piss, piss."

Concubine Su smiled, "The child's father is still a child."

Xie Moru smiled, "His Highness is much better now, when the children were young, he didn't dare to hug them."

The fifth prince sighed, "It was so small and soft at that time, how could I dare to hug it. I'm afraid that if I push too hard, it will hurt the child." He waved his hand, "You women are better at this job."

Xie Moru stared at him with a smile, and said to Concubine Su, "There is another happy event I want to tell Concubine Mother, they are getting pregnant again in the mansion, at the beginning of next year, Concubine Mother will be a grandmother again."

Concubine Su smiled and asked, "When did it happen? Why didn't I hear you when I entered the palace first." Xie Moru often entered the palace.

The Fifth Prince interjected, "She is careful, she said that the first three months are shallow, she can't say it, and she doesn't ask me to say it."

Concubine Su nodded, "There are such rules among the people. Pregnancy is a big deal, so it's okay to be careful."

Xie Moru smiled, "This time I'm just looking forward to someone who can give me a little girl, concubine mother, you're strange to say, when I don't have a son, I look forward to a son, and when I have a son, I look forward to a girl."

Concubine Su smiled, "It's not strange, everyone is like this."

All of a sudden, the people from the palace took Mu Yuandi's jade green uniform and passed on the oral order of Mu Yuandi, "Your Majesty said, let the empress and the children go to the Palace of Mercy to say hello to the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty in a while. Your Highness."

Concubine Su said, "Understood."

After the fifth prince changed his clothes, he got his lunch. The whole family enjoyed their lunch happily. Concubine Su was careful and asked, "Do the children want to take a nap?"

Xie Moru smiled, "I used to sleep, but now I have teeth, and I started to let them eat some egg custard, fruit paste, etc., and let them sleep after a while after lunch. Whether it is going to the Charity Palace, or this Let's go later."

Concubine Su went inside again to change into big clothes, so the family went to the Palace of Mercy in a sedan chair.

As soon as she arrived at the Palace of Mercy, Empress Dowager Hu complained, "I brought my great-grandson into the palace, and I didn't even ask Ai's family to come and have a look."

Xie Moru didn't speak at all, the fifth prince smiled, "The children are still too young, they are afraid of crying and disturbing the emperor's grandmother." He asked the sons to pay their respects.

"Nonsense..." Empress Dowager Hu just wanted to say a few more words, seeing the three chubby babies hugging chubby hands and greeting with a milky voice, she was immediately happy. Empress Dowager Hu laughed, "I will greet you at such a young age Hurry up and show your great-grandmother." He picked them up one by one.Concubine Xie picked up Erlang who was left behind, and said to Emperor Mu Yuan, "It's really likable."

Emperor Mu Yuan picked up Erlang, and the posture of holding the child was a thousand times more proficient than that of the second prince. Emperor Mu Yuan turned around twice and smiled, "Well, it's not bad."

The Fifth Prince was proud, "That's natural."

Emperor Mu Yuan smiled, "I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the emperor's grandson."

"A son is the emperor's grandson and his father. Like a father, like a son. It's the same." The fifth prince has become more relaxed recently. He was not favored in the palace before, and he was afraid that people would look down on him, so he had to pretend to be majestic. To bluff people.Now that he has been on duty for several years, he has always been well received by the court, his father treats him well, and his family's life is going smoothly, there are many happy things, and the fifth prince is more easy-going.He is easy-going, but he already has accumulated prestige in the court, so no one dares to underestimate him.

Empress Dowager Mu Yuandi looked at the young emperor and grandson proudly, and Concubine Xie smiled, "The fifth daughter-in-law taught the children to be very sensible, so virtuous, that's very good.

Concubine Zhao didn't answer the words, and Concubine Su didn't need Concubine Zhao to answer Concubine Xie's words, Concubine Su answered it herself and smiled, "Yeah, I'm not boasting, my daughter-in-law is more caring than my son, she didn't tell me to fuck you Have a little heart. I must have burned high incense in my previous life to have such a good wife."

Empress Dowager Hu didn't like it, and said, "Three sons are still a little less."

The fifth prince smiled, "I came to the palace this time to announce the good news to the emperor's grandmother, father, and concubine mother. The side concubine in our mansion is pregnant again. Counting the days under the year, when the time comes, it will be three, full moon, One year old, the imperial grandmother can reward her grandson a lot."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xie and the others congratulated Concubine Su one after another, Concubine Su was also full of joy, her pale cheeks became a little more rosy, she smiled, "Sisters have auspicious words, this time, I am looking forward to my granddaughter. "

Emperor Mu Yuan rewarded Xie Moru with a pair of jade and two dendrobium pearls and eighteen bolts of fashionable palace satin, which was regarded as a reward to Xie Moru.Even Emperor Mu Yuan felt that the children of the old five family were well raised, and the good care of the children was naturally the credit of the aunt.Therefore, Xie Moru was rewarded.

Concubine Zhao was smiling, but on the other hand she was really heartbroken. All the sons in the other prince's mansions had legitimate sons, but the eldest prince's mansion and the fifth prince's mansion didn't have any sons. If she can give birth, she only gave birth to two girls in a row. In the past few years, she didn't even give birth to a girl.On the contrary, the concubine concubine in the mansion gave birth to two concubine sons, but the concubine concubine's background was too low to compare with the concubine concubine bestowed by the emperor among the five princes, and she was also the daughter of an official's family.In her son's house, there was also a side concubine from an official's family, but she was never pregnant.Seeing that Her Majesty the Empress Dowager loves the children of the Fifth Prince's Mansion so much, Concubine Zhao Guifei has always been a top-notch person, but she was born as a dwarf here, how can she not be jealous.

Looking back at the children in the Mercy Palace, because the children are really likable, Empress Dowager Hu did not find a chance to find Mo Ru, it is not easy to find them.When the children's eyes were full, Xie Moru said, "It's time for a nap."

It was rare for Empress Dowager Hu not to refute Mo Ru's words, she nodded and said, "That's right, children's age is the time when they feel too much."

The fifth prince left the palace with his wife and sons.

(End of this chapter)