Sheng Weiqiao personally rushed to Leyi Palace to take charge. After a lot of work, Shu Zhaoyi successfully gave birth to a daughter. Mother and daughter were safe.
The young queen was so happy that she not only hugged the little princess with her own hands, but also promised on the spot to write a letter to Rong Suihe and make Shu Zhaoyi the concubine.
Originally, after Emperor Xuanjing's public death, the concubines he left behind should have been respected as concubines and concubines by the new emperor.
It's just that Rong Suihe and his wife didn't mention this matter at all. Even after Rong Suihe ascended the throne, in addition to canonizing his wife and son, he didn't even honor his father and mother, the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager, who still live in the Gaomi Palace. Be a prince and princess!
Shu Zhaoyi, Peng Bin and others are not related to Rong Suihe by blood, and they have lost power. There are not many capable people in their parents' families. People who are not related to them are not sure of the new monarch's thoughts. Secondly, they are too lazy to worry about two people with less than virtuous and virtuous reputations. In particular, Shu Zhaoyi was recognized as a traitorous concubine, but no one mentioned her status, so they continued to bear the titles of "Zhaoyi" and "Concubine" to this day.
Now Sheng Weiqiao's promise is nothing more than telling Shu Zhaoyi that the future of their mother and daughter is secure.
Lying on the delivery bed, Shu Zhaoyi, no, she will be called Concubine Shu from now on. After hearing the news, she let out a long breath: With the fall and death of Emperor Xuanjing, the legend of the once world-famous Shu sisters has finally come to an end. Completely brought to an end.
Since ancient times, beauties have had bad luck.
Looking back on the glorious past of burning oil, Shu Zhaoyi is still very satisfied with the current ending.
In the days to come, she will work hard to let go of the arrogance she developed when she was still loved by three thousand people, curb her domineering attitude, learn to be a low-key and unnoticed concubine, depend on each other for life with her daughter, and quietly watch the passage of time.
... After Sheng Weiqiao finished taking care of the matters in Leyi Palace, he returned to Wangchun Palace. Someone from the palace came up to report that it was Ge Zhongpeng who wanted to see him.
Sheng Weiqiao knew that this was the manpower left by Huan Guanlan for her husband. He had helped Rong Suihe a lot in the past few years, so he was very polite to him. He summoned him immediately and even gave him a seat.
Ge Zhongpeng knew that his master was deeply loved by Rong Suihe and was the biological mother of the prince, so his attitude was particularly humble and respectful.
After the two parties exchanged pleasantries for a while, Ge Zhongpeng revealed his purpose of coming. She was Shu Zhaoyi's so-called beloved daughter, and she had an inside story.
It was just that he had finished telling the truth, and when he was about to present the evidence, Sheng Weiqiao shook his head slightly, stopped his movement, and said softly: "Eunuch Ge, you are the confidant left by Duke Huan to His Majesty, what you said , I naturally believe it! But His Majesty has said before that it is very desolate to be lonely at the knees of the late Emperor, with no bones and blood at all!"
"When the late Emperor was still alive, he loved the late Concubine Shu the most, and the current Concubine Shu. If Concubine Shu could give birth to an heir for His Majesty, even just a little princess, the late Emperor's soul in heaven would definitely be overjoyed. You Say yes or no?"
Ge Zhongpeng heard what she meant. It didn't matter whether the child Shu Zhaoyi was his biological child or even the flesh and blood of Emperor Xuan Jing. After all, even if the child was a male heir, there was no way he could compete with Rong Suihe for the throne. .
Now she is just a little princess, raised in splendor and wealth, and when she grows up, she can find a high-ranking son-in-law to be her consort and accompany her with some dowry, that's all.
Rong Suihe and his wife didn't care about being taken advantage of.
After all, such a small price is better than the new emperor being suspected of intending to eradicate all the people related to Emperor Xuan Jing... You must know that this Daxing Emperor has already died his mother, his successor, his "legitimate son" who has not yet landed, and his cousin. , it would be extremely pitiful if even the beloved concubine, mother and son were not well together.
"Your Majesty, you are right!" Ge Zhongpeng thought, smiled slightly, and never mentioned the matter. He only reported a few palace affairs to Sheng Weiqiao and then resigned.
After he returned to his place, the adopted son came up curiously and asked: "Godfather, when there was movement in Leyi Palace before, we reported it and asked if we should take action. Didn't you say that this child, Concubine Shu? The Emperor and the Empress tacitly approved it, so don’t you need to pay attention to it? Why did you run over to report it to the Empress today?"
"What do you know?" Ge Zhongpeng scolded with a smile, "First of all, the Queen never misses my family, and our family doesn't come close to the Queen all the time. Isn't this an opportunity to talk to the Queen that we shouldn't miss? Secondly, it is to tell the Empress in a tactful way that our family is not just for free in this palace! From now on, if the Empress has any errands, she will never go wrong by leaving them to our family!"
There were many people in the palace who had similar ideas to him. Ordinary palace people were not qualified. The stewards everywhere, as long as they were quick-thinking, would try their best to get in front of Sheng Weiqiao.
After a while, Sheng Weiqiao came to his senses and couldn't help but feel a bit dumbfounded. He was thinking about finding a way to stop them from doing this, but unexpectedly he felt unwell. Everyone who heard the news was awe-inspiring, so he hurriedly summoned the imperial doctor to pay his respects.
The result was a good thing: she was pregnant again!
This pregnancy is no better than the last. At that time, Sheng Weiqiao and his wife were far away in Western Xinjiang, and they had no relatives in that place.
Although the local powerful and wealthy families also congratulated him, they couldn't compare with people in Chang'an today.
What's more, Sheng Weiqiao was just the princess of the county at that time, but now she is the queen and the biological mother of the prince. Naturally, her status and weight are completely different.
For a time, the palace was bustling with people, and almost everyone who was qualified to enter the palace to pay their respects came at least once.
Sheng Lanci and his wife wanted to live in the palace and keep an eye on their daughter.
"My dear daughter is pregnant again, I'm really worried." Due to the rules, the couple had to leave before dark.
On the way back, Mrs. Feng babbled to her husband, "Ruibin is not yet one year old when we come here. This pregnancy and childbirth are the most depleting of a mother's vitality. She got pregnant again so soon, and her body's bones don't know how to bear it." Can you bear it? Secondly, she was born prematurely when she gave birth to Ruibin, which is said to be very dangerous! It has only been a few days since this happened, and the child is pregnant again... I am really afraid that she will give birth this time... "
"Don't talk nonsense!" Sheng Lanci was actually very worried. Hearing this, he quickly interrupted, "Our dear girls have always been blessed with great blessings. Our previous baby, Ruibin, was both premature and difficult to deliver, and she came through without any danger." , now that she is a queen and has the protection of the clan, what else can go wrong?"
Ms. Feng also consciously made a mistake, pursed her lips, and sighed: "In short, we must go all out for my dear girl's pregnancy and delivery this time, and there must not be any omissions!"
Sheng Lanci said: "This is natural."
After pondering for a while, he said, "As for Nanfeng County, we really can't take care of it now. I think I will ask my father-in-law for help, separate the family with the second brother and the third brother, and ask someone to take care of us. Let’s move our property to Chang’an!”
Mrs. Feng was originally from a wealthy background and cared little about money. Now that she is completely satisfied with her daughter, how can she have time to care about the stench of money? Hearing this, he nodded absently and left, but he was already thinking about going to the palace tomorrow to inquire about his daughter's meals and other trivial matters.
Although parents are busy, Sheng Weiqiao in the palace also has a headache facing the surging crowd of greeters.
Although she had stayed in Chang'an for several years before, she didn't know many people, and even fewer had good relationships with them. Nowadays, I am worried that overexertion will be bad for my health, so I refuse most of my requests and only see a few people.
Among them, Huan Yehe was both an acquaintance of hers and Gongsun Xi's fiancée, so of course he was included in the summons.
"Your Majesty has just been on the expedition, and the Empress has given out the news of pregnancy. This is generally considered a good omen." Huan Yehe saw it and asked, "But I see that the Empress frowns, but she doesn't look happy?" I don’t know what’s bothering you, maybe you can tell me about it?”
Sheng Weiqiao sighed after hearing this and said: "I'm not unhappy, but it was the same last time: I was pregnant not long ago, and we separated from your majesty! So much so that when we met again, Ruibin was already on the ground. I didn't know this time either , where will the father be when this child lands?"
"So that's it." Huan Yehe comforted him after hearing this, "Your Majesty is a wise master with great talents and strategies. Now that the imperial commander is going to fight in person, he will definitely be able to capture him! After all, please think about it: when your Majesty was still the county king, Ruru is now That khan suffered at his hands again and again! What’s more, His Majesty has ascended the throne now and is using the power of Damu and his country to conquer Ruru in the north?"
"That's what I said." Sheng Weiqiao still frowned and said, "However, as the saying goes, a trapped beast still fights, especially if Ruru Country Lisu is not as good as my Damu, it is still a country after all. Jilai always harasses my Damu border, okay He said he has never been at peace!"
"These two countries are at war, and the stakes are high. Anything can happen!"
"But His Majesty is determined." Huan Ye said calmly, "He will never give Ruru any chance to breathe... And Ruru, if you don't say anything else, do you think their food and grass supplies can last for a year and a half? Of?!”
Ruru is a nomadic people, and all the people are soldiers.
But precisely for this reason, if they keep fighting, they will not be able to spare enough manpower to take care of their livelihood.
How can you afford it
On the contrary, Damu, due to the good weather in recent years, although Emperor Xuan Jing did not care about things, he was not too prodigal, and the treasury was very full. If you work hard, you won't be afraid of Ruru.
"I can't blame my parents for always asking me to learn from you." Sheng Weiqiao thought about it and couldn't help but smile and said to her, "You are so good at educating people!"
Huan Yehe smiled and said, "Empress, what you said is ridiculous."
After the two of them chatted for a while, Sheng Weiqiao remembered something and asked her in a low voice: "By the way, you said before that you asked Ah Xi to marry you before going to war, but you said that in order to prevent him from being distracted, you were willing to wait until he returns from victory. To officially get married...is this a sincere idea, or is it?"
"Don't worry, I have no intention of regretting the marriage." Huan Yehe smiled and said, "After all, I fought for this marriage myself. I'm not the kind of person who has eighteen ideas a day!"
"The reason why I said I won't get married right away is that the wedding must be very rushed. Although I don't care about marrying a husband who doesn't love me so much, I still hope to get married in a good way."
"Secondly, it's to nip it in the bud: Ah Xi agreed to this marriage for some reason, just to save your face and His Majesty's!"
"If Guo Guo is in a hurry to get married now, I'm afraid that he will be disgusted and think that I am using you and Your Majesty to pressure him."
"So why not let him go to the grassland for a trip and think carefully about whether he wants to marry me when he comes back?"
"Although I am very satisfied with him, if he is dissatisfied with me... I have no intention of trying to make others look down upon him."
Sheng Weiqiao smiled and nodded in agreement when he heard this, but in his heart he suspected that Huan Yehe knew about Queen Meng and Gongsun Xi. He was either resentful, or he knew that Queen Meng had just killed two people, and was afraid that he would be with Gongsun Xi now. Getting married will make Gongsun Xi silently keep the mother and son in his heart.
In short, the marriage was postponed.
Fortunately, Huan Yehe was very important in the family, and she was the one who made the decisions on many important matters.
So now she is eighteen, and she said she would wait a few more years for her fiancé, but Uncle Yongyi didn't mean to go crazy, and actually let her do it herself.
The two exchanged a few words, and then Huan Yehe stood up and left.
Sheng Weiqiao personally walked her to the door and was about to say goodbye when Huan Yehe thought of something and stopped and said, "I shouldn't have interrupted this at first, but I've often heard some comments recently, so I just wanted to ask you. If you think I have gone too far, please just pretend that I didn’t say anything... It’s just the family from the Gaomi Palace, does Your Majesty mean to just leave it alone?"