Chapter 296 The princess gives birth
In a blink of an eye, the Chinese New Year is over, winter is coming, and spring is coming, and March is coming again. Shangsi Festival is sunny and the wind is bright. The people all walked out of their homes and went out for a walk. The water flowed, and men and women held orchids in their hands to drive away the ominous omen.
On the street where people were coming and going, three old men stopped the sedan chair of the censor passing through the street. They sued Duke Pei's second son neglected his duties in the army, causing the death of three military households. This matter should have been handled two years ago, but the miserables of the three families insisted that when the case was judged, the prefect of Jindu Prefecture favored Duke Pei's second son and demanded a retrial.
The Censorate was very leisurely recently. This happened suddenly and immediately presented the paper to the emperor and impeached Duke Pei and the prefect of Jindu Prefecture. The emperor didn't know what he thought, and handed over the case to Dali Temple for handling. The minister of Dali Temple admired Shen Bomi. If Shen Bomi had not married, he would have wanted to recruit Shen Bomi as his son-in-law, so the case was handed over to him again.
Because it was involved in the army, the Minister of War accompanied the investigation, and the Censorate also sent a righteous censor to supervise. After several routine questions, they each had their own opinions. In addition, two years have passed, many details have not been remembered clearly, the preface is inconsistent, and the bull's head is not right, which makes Shen Baimi feel anxious.
Shen Bomi had no connections in the army, so he took the time to visit his brother-in-law Xu Lang this day. The two hid in the study and didn't know what to talk about. They chatted for most of the day. Xu Lang even hit someone in and told Shen Danxia that he and Shen Bomi had supper in the outer yard and didn't have to wait for him.
Shen Danxia didn't care about the two of them. She was too lazy to join the party and didn't want to join the party. She took the children to have dinner and took them for a walk in the garden. The three little ones clamored and asked her to tell stories.
"Today we will tell the story of three little pigs." Shen Danxia smiled with a fat face pinching the dumplings.
"The elder brother told this story, my mother told a new story." Jiaozi rubbed her cheeks and said.
"That's it." Shen Dan thought for a while, "Then let's talk about six dolls and seven pits."
"Okay, okay, just tell this story." The three little guys agreed, the three big ones had no objection.
"In summer, the weather is hot, and the seven children go to the river to play. If there is no adult, can they go to the river to play?" Shen Danxia integrates education.
"No." The three little guys shook their heads together, "It's too dangerous, and the water and fire are ruthless."
Shen Danxia smiled and nodded, and continued to talk, "The seven children were playing on the beach, playing in the sand and playing in the water. They had a lot of fun. After playing for a long time, Xiao Ke, the leader, began to count his friends, and there were only six. They also counted seven children, but there were only six. They panicked and searched everywhere, took branches and fished in the river, and slashed into the river, and finally caught a broken straw sandal. They were so anxious that they cried and screamed. At this time, the old man who was fishing by the river heard their crying and walked over and let them all get ashore. They asked each of them to dig a pit on the beach, and let them count pits, seven, not too much, and not too much. In this way, the six children dug seven pits. Why?"
"I know, I know." Mantou raised his hand.
"Mantou answer." Shen Danxia pointed at him.
"They are so stupid. They have forgotten to count themselves." Mantou smiled.
"Mantou's answer is correct, it's a sweet thing." Shen Danxia bent down and kissed Manantou's face.
"Mom, I want it too." Baozi and dumplings compete for favor.
Chen Danxia kissed her for a while, and then kissed Qing'er and Pangpang. Zhuangzhuang thought she had grown up and ran away to prevent Chen Danxia from having sex. Chen Danxia had a bitter face and pretended to cry, "Zhuangzhuang disliked her mother."
"I didn't dislike my mother." Zhuangzhuang quickly denied.
"Why don't you let your mother?" Chen Danxia asked with a pout.
Zhuangzhuang sighed and used this trick again. There was no way to deal with her. She had to walk by and let her kiss her. After taking a walk, Pang Pang Zhuang took her three younger brothers away, and Qing'er also returned to her small yard.
After a month of unraveling and Xu Lang's secret help, Shen Bomi found out the old case; the prefect of Jindu was not biased at that time, and the second son of Duke Pei was dealt with by law and military discipline. In addition, Duke Pei's mansion also compensated the three families with a large amount of compensation in accordance with the trial.
Why did these three companies suddenly come out to overturn the case two years later?
Shen Bomi also found out that someone was making trouble behind the scenes, but unfortunately he was slower. When they found that person, he had been destroyed and could not find the real person behind the scenes. But after analyzing it, you will know that there may be no one else who attacked Duke Pei's mansion except Empress Zhao.
On April 20, the Imperial Doctor came to ask the Masters of the Yan Palace for the Masters and diagnosed the happy meridian. Princess Yan Yang Lingzhi had been recuperating for several years and finally got pregnant again. The whole mansion was happy. Xu Xu and Zhao Guangzhi were also pregnant. The Yan Palace did not add children for three years, and now he had to add three children. The Yan Palace was very happy. In recent years, there has been no good news in the mansion, and he was under great pressure. When the various mansions heard the good news, they all sent gifts to the Yan Palace.
Empress Zhao was almost angry and questioned the old lady, "Why did she still get pregnant if she didn't ask them to take the elixir tea?"
The old lady couldn't answer, and she didn't know where the business was going.
"Empress, it's easy to get pregnant, but it's not certain whether it's possible to get pregnant or not." A middle-aged nanny said with a fierce look on her face.
When Empress Zhao heard this, the anger on her face faded.
Xu Xu knew that Yang Lingzhi was pregnant, and breathed a sigh of relief. He let down most of the burden in his heart. He ordered the maid to find someone to get a long life safety lock and send the gifts after the princess gave birth. As for now, she would just live in the yard to raise her baby. She would never go to the main courtyard to get in the eyes of the princess, and would never sway around, causing jealousy from other women.
The other women in the backyard of the royal palace learned that the princess and two concubines were pregnant, and they were mixed with all kinds of feelings. In order to mix up the waters of the royal palace, Empress Zhao took the opportunity to send women to the royal palace again. The King of Yan refused, "My son just arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, and the trivial matters are heavy. Now the princess and concubines are pregnant again. The sons are too lazy to be a clone. If the sons are obsessed with the beauty, they will be disappointed in the father's expectations for the sons, and they will ask the mother to accept the order. The sons think that the mothers can reward these beauties to the second and third brothers. They are not young anymore, and it is time to know about men and women."
The emperor felt that this statement was reasonable and agreed. Empress Zhao had to give these four beauties to the second prince and the third prince respectively. The second prince and the third prince's choice of concubines was also put on the agenda. Empress Zhao held several flower-watching banquets and invited many noble ladies to the palace.
Not everyone is willing to marry the royal family, such as the Wang family. On this day, Chen Wanwan came to visit the Tao family. Their sister-in-law and sister-in-law have always had a good relationship. They have been in contact in recent years. Today, Chen Wanwan came here for Yu Rong's marriage. "Three sister-in-law, the wife of Wen's family came a few days ago and told Brother Rong about the marriage."
"Which girl is it?" Tao asked with a smile.
"It's also my third sister-in-law's in-laws, and sister Wei of the Wang family and the second grandmother of the Cheng family." Chen Wanwan had no relationship with the Cheng family. I don't know what kind of personality of the second grandmother of Cheng, Wang, actually she just wanted Tao to help ask the girl to ask about the girl's character and gossip about the Wang family's affairs. The marriage between the two families is to get married, not to make enemies. Not only does it depend on whether the girl is good, but also on whether the other party's family is good, especially if the mother-in-law is a messenger, the house will be difficult to be peaceful. Wang Zuocheng's second granddaughter married into Changping Bo Mansion, and as soon as he entered, he competed with his mother-in-law for the right to give in, which caused a lot of controversy. Mrs. Wang also helped her daughter to mess around, which was a joke in Jindu.
"When you were walking between relatives, you saw her twice. It looked like a sensible child, and Mrs. Wang was not a troublesome person." Tao smiled and took a sip of tea, "Since you told me about this, I have to go and ask for information for you. In a few days, I will give you news."
"Then I'll have to do my third sister-in-law." Chen Wanwan smiled.
The sister-in-law and sister-in-law chatted for a while. Tao wanted to keep Chen Wanwan for dinner. Chen Wanwan said frankly that there was something else at home and said goodbye. Tao went to the opposite side to find Miao and told her about this. Miao smiled and stroking her hands, "This is a good marriage."
When the Cheng family wanted to marry the Wang family, Miao had inquired carefully. At this time, he told the Tao family that the marriage was good, but it came a bit abruptly. So Tao people asked someone to inquire about it again and knew that the Wang family was unwilling to marry Wang Mingwei into the royal family, so they would rather choose to marry Yu Rong, a scholar who could not tell whether he had a future.
Tao passed on all the things she heard from Miao and asked Chen Wanwan, and she decided whether to get married by herself. After discussing with Yu Zhi, Chen Wanwan invited the official media to go to the Wang family to propose marriage.
The marriage between the two families was discussed quickly, and Nacai, asked for names, Najib, Nazheng, and asked for appointments, which could be said to be completed in one go.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather was hot every day. Xu Kui, who had been peaceful for several months, started to make trouble and did not want to stay at home and wanted to go to the village. Xu Lang and Shen Danxia both knew that he thought the family was hot and could not use ice, so he wanted to go to the village to escape the summer heat.
Although Xu Lang was angry, he could not stop him. He could only watch Xu Kui and his men go away in a carriage. Chen Danxia dragged him back to Lingxiyuan and poured him a cup of warm tea. Xu Lang took the cup, drank the tea in one go, smashed the empty cup heavily on the kang, and cursed: "Beast, he is a beast."
Chen Danxia hugged him and comforted him, "What is the heart that keeps filial piety. He has no intention of keeping filial piety. What's the point of staying at home? Let him go. When my grandmother left, she will give the home to you and me. We can just keep this home well, it's the same with him or not."
Xu Lang hugged her back, buried her head on her shoulder, and said, "You are right."
Time passed slowly. In October, Cheng Jue and Cheng Jue's mourning period ended and returned to the court to become an official. With the guidance of King Yan and others, the positions of the two brothers were quickly implemented. Cheng Jue went to the Ministry of Works and served as the doctor of the fifth-rank Dushuiqingsi; Cheng Jue entered the Censorate and became an official in the sixth-rank Censorate.
"Brother Cheng is the censor?" Chen Danxia widened his eyes in surprise. She could not imagine the gentle and elegant Cheng Jue, who would be the censor who impeached civil servants today and impeached military generals tomorrow, causing trouble for the wind and rain, and even without any trouble.
Xu Lang said calmly: "After entering the Censorate, even if Lord Cheng is as gentle as jade, he will become a sharp blade that is unsheathed."
Chen Danxia whispered, expressing his disbelief, but she was a woman from the inner house and had no chance to go to court. She could not see the style of Cheng Jue in court. He was not fierce, but could hit the nail on the head and cooperate with several colleagues. She could directly make the impeached court officials so angry that they were smoky and doubt their lives.
After confronting others, Cheng Jue can immediately return to a gentleman, smiling like a spring breeze, pure and harmless.
In early November, the second prince's concubine and the third prince's concubine were both chosen. The second prince's concubine was the daughter of Xi Jingbo, and the third prince's concubine was the daughter of Chengzhong Bo. Xi Jingbo's Mansion and Chengzhong Bo's Mansion were already in decline because their descendants were not successful. Now they are just second- and third-rate mansions. It is a good thing for both families to be able to marry into the royal family, and they can keep their family rich for two to three generations.
At the end of November, Xu Lang and Shen Danxia came to the mourning period for Mrs. Xu. After taking off their mourning clothes and drinking Chehu wine, Xu Lang gave them to the emperor to pay tribute. Ding You, the military officer of the Great Feng Dynasty, returned to the court, and under normal circumstances, he could return to his original position. Xu Lang was no exception, and he was still the chief envoy of the Imperial Guard.
After Laba Festival, the atmosphere of the New Year became stronger and stronger. On the 26th, Yu Rong married Wang Mingwei to join the family. Although Chen Danxia had filial piety, he did not go to drink the wedding banquet. He just asked Tao to bring a heavy gift and asked Tao to help her avenge Chen Wanwan.
In the first month of the year, good news came from the Prince of Yan's mansion. On the 16th, Princess Yan Yang Lingzhi gave birth to the eldest son, on the 19th, concubine Zhao Guizhi gave birth to the second son of the concubine, and on the 27th, concubine Xu Xi gave birth to the third son of the concubine. The King of Yan suddenly had three sons, and now he has three sons and two daughters.
The emperor was happy and gave the eldest grandson the name Ying, Gao Ying and two concubines, and asked Gao Ju to name himself. Empress Zhao was angry and changed the East Palace of Qiyuan Palace to another new furnishings.
In the blink of an eye, it was late spring again. On the 26th day, Xu Lang asked someone to send his five sons and an adopted daughter to the Shen family. The name was to ask them to accompany their grandmother. In fact, he wanted to monopolize his wife and asked for leave to accompany Chen Danxia to buy jewelry.
"Okay, why do you think of buying me a jewelry?" Chen Danxia asked.
"I saw that you always wear those decorations, so I wanted to buy you a few items." Xu Lang said with a smile.
Chen Danxia laughed, "I like these decorations, so I wear them often. Actually, I have many decorations. I change them every day. If I can wear them for a month, I don't have to buy them anymore. Let's go back."
"All out are out, go and have a look." Xu Lang insisted.
Chen Danxia's eyes fluttered, "Is it a birthday gift for me?"
Xu Lang smiled and nodded.
When he arrived at the store, Xu Lang carefully selected the decoration for her. Finally, he chose a red gold flower twisted silk hairpin and handed it to Chen Danxia. Chen Danxia took the hairpin and took a closer look. The hairpin was finely crafted and woven peony flowers with fine gold silk as thin as the head. The petals were dotted with fine rubies, and the leaves woven from the golden silk were emerald green jade.
The materials are expensive and the methods are unique. Chen Dan was very happy to see them and praised him with a smile: "There is a good vision."
At this time, a slender hand suddenly stretched out from the slant, trying to take away the hairpin; Chen Danxia shrank, and that hand grabbed the hollow. Chen Danxia Dingqing saw that it was a girl in fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing colorful clothes.
Chapter completed!