The Gaomi Palace, which had been prominent for decades and competed with the Meng family to control the government, was thus quietly lost in the years of Chang'an.
However, a year later, when Sheng Weiqiao gave birth to her and Rong Suihe's second son, Rong Yu, at the palace banquet to celebrate, the palace was full of nobles and nobles chatting among each other, and almost no one thought of the Gaomi Palace.
Of course, Sheng Weiqiao didn't remember much about Gaomi Palace at this time.
She was melancholy writing a letter to Rong Suihe. Although Sheng Lanci and his wife repeatedly asked her to be sensible, at least in the letter, Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but complain a few words about the difficulty of pregnancy and the pain of childbirth. Pain and danger.
… I don’t know why, but when I was pregnant with Rongjuan, I had a premature and difficult delivery. It could be said that the problem was caused by that fall.
But this time, the entire pregnancy process was obviously under the attention of a group of elders headed by Sheng Lanci and his wife, and surrounded by the best imperial doctors and Wen Po in the country. It can be said that the environment could not be better, and it actually caught up again. Dystocia!
Probably because it was her second child, this time's dystocia was not as serious as the last time, but it was still very difficult for Sheng Weiqiao.
Not only her, Sheng Lanci and Feng Shi rushed to the palace after receiving the news that their daughter was about to give birth. Feng Shi even went into the delivery room to accompany her daughter. Then the couple cried in distress, one in the delivery room and the other outside. Became a tearful person.
When Sheng Weiqiao finally gave birth to Rong Yu, she passed out from exhaustion and relief. When she woke up again, Feng who was standing in front of her said, "Good girl, how about we not have any more children in the future?" "
Sheng Weiqiao actually thought the same way when she gave birth to Rong Yu. At that time, she also thought that if the baby was a girl and both children were born, then people would always be prepared to avoid the baby soup in the future, and she would never suffer this sin again!
Although I was still feeling unwell at the moment, I felt somewhat regretful when I thought of my two children, none of them girls, and I just pondered.
Seeing this, Mrs. Feng thought she refused, or was afraid that Rong Suihe would be unhappy. She immediately became anxious, pulled her and said earnestly: "My dear girl, listen to what mother said: you and your majesty already have two children." The male heirs, one is the eldest son and the other is the second son! If Your Majesty has always had a conscience, he will not treat you poorly when it comes to these two children!"
"If he is not so conscientious, then it will be useless no matter how many children you give him!"
"After all, he is young and talented, and he is still a man of ninety-five years. Does he still lack people to give him children?!"
"As the saying goes, if you don't have a mother, you have nothing to rely on!"
"You have given birth to His Majesty twice so far, but both times were difficult to give birth to!"
"I've narrowly escaped death twice, so here's something unlucky for my mother: Who can guarantee that it won't be like this the third time? Who can guarantee that you can survive the third time without any risk?!"
"Once you have something good or bad, what do you think Ruibin and Yu'er will do in the future?!"
"Not many stepmothers are good!"
"Your step-grandmother is already a kind and sensible person. But you see, she is usually affectionate and affectionate, but when something important comes up, when does she not favor her own flesh and blood?!"
"The Sheng family only has a few things, and fighting over them is nothing more than that!"
"But the royal heir, or the royal heir who has already been crowned prince, what will happen if someone manipulates his brain? Do you need to say more for your mother? The little prince who was killed by the Shu sisters back then is a clear example. example!"
"So whether it's for yourself or for the sake of your children... you can't take such risks anymore!!!"
Sheng Weiqiao heard this and said thoughtfully: "However, both of them are male heirs. Do I want a girl?"
"You can adopt an adopted daughter. There are so many little girls who want to be your daughters!" Ms. Feng said immediately, "And if you give birth to your own child, no matter what happens, you must accept it. If you adopt an adopted daughter, you You can also choose someone's appearance and temperament according to your heart, and you don't need to go to the delivery room to earn your life... What do you think is wrong with this?"
As for Rong Suihe's attitude, "If you can't make up your mind about this matter, you might as well explain your majesty's birth process in detail and see what your majesty means! To tell the truth for my mother: if your majesty knows that you It was difficult to give birth twice, and I almost didn’t survive both times, but if I still hope to have more children with you... you must be more thoughtful!"
Sheng Weiqiao struggled for a long time, and finally nodded: "He and Na Fu are really fighting now. Don't bother him with such trivial matters for the time being. After all, he is not in the palace at the moment, and I can't get pregnant again by myself."
Mrs. Feng saw her intention and then smiled: "That's OK! But dear girl, you must always remember that nothing is more important than yourself!"
At this time, someone brought food. Mrs. Feng served her daughter personally. Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao looked tired, she let her sleep.
Seeing her daughter fall asleep, Ms. Feng walked out of the door quietly, but she saw Yishan frowning at the door. She couldn't help but look into the door, raised her eyebrows slightly, gestured to her and walked away. After a while, she arrived at the quiet room. At the same time, Ms. Feng asked: "What happened? My dear girl has just fallen asleep. It's not appropriate to disturb her."
"Madam, this matter... How should I put it? In fact, it's not a big deal. I just started confinement because I was afraid of my empress. I'm angry."
Feng asked in surprise: "What is it?"
"There are just a few ministers who are ignorant and deliberately looking for trouble. They just submitted a petition. Mr. Leyang was very angry after seeing it and reprimanded them. However, they refused to listen. Instead, they got worse and simply sent the petition directly. We're here at Wangchun Palace!" Yishan sighed, "When my slave saw it just now, she thought that the palace maid had gone to the wrong place or heard the wrong words. After checking carefully with the palace, she realized that she wanted to come here specifically. Forcing the queen to express her position!"
As for the reason why those ministers came to the court, it has something to do with Rong Yu who had just landed: according to the custom copied from the previous dynasty, after the death of a close relative, the son-in-law must observe filial piety for three years.
Of course, the emperor is an exception. He only needs to replace the sun with the moon and keep it for twenty-seven days.
But Queen Sheng Weiqiao was also among those who kept filial piety, but Rong Qingzui's family had already asked for orders to go to the imperial mausoleum to guard it.
Firstly, the queen had Rong Ruibin to take care of her. Secondly, she did not explain why the queen left the palace and went to the imperial mausoleum to pay filial piety to her father-in-law and mother-in-law. Thirdly, she was still pregnant at the time, so even the vigil was just a show, let alone The mausoleum is guarded.
At this moment, some courtiers quoted the "Da Mu Rules" and said that as a queen, Sheng Weiqiao should be a role model for all people and a model for women in the world. As a result, my biological father-in-law and mother-in-law passed away. Not keeping vigil all night or going to the mausoleum was already arrogant. It was really against the rules to give birth to an heir during the period of filial piety!
… Let’s talk about the so-called rules here, which are actually the five observances of filial piety.
Among the various versions of the rites of beheading and mourning passed down from ancient times, regarding the observance of filial piety during the filial piety period, they all have one thing in common, that is, before Daxiang, that is, after two full years, you can return to sleep. Roommates.
As for giving birth to a child during the filial piety period, there are two views. One is to count the time when the couple has sex. If it is before the filial piety period and the auspicious period, it is not allowed and will be punished; the other is to take care of the child. The time of birth, as long as you are not born during the filial piety period, it doesn't matter if you are conceived at any time.
For example, this time when Sheng Weiqiao was pregnant with Rong Yu, it was found out that she was pregnant first, and then both her father-in-law and mother-in-law died of illness.
These courtiers who were looking for trouble invoked Article 2 and asked Sheng Weiqiao to follow the example of the previous royal family and adopt Rong Yu out.
After Yishan finished speaking angrily, Feng's eyes suddenly widened and she said in disbelief: "My little girl is so easy to bully in the eyes of the world?!"
It's not that Sheng Weiqiao doesn't have a very good reputation outside, or that she's squeamish and willful, or that she's arrogant and domineering. Anyway, no one sincerely thinks that she is virtuous? !
How come there are still ministers who dare to write such a petition and let this young queen, who has just given birth to her second son, record the child in someone else's name? !
Feng's mood was very complicated, and she asked herself: Could it be that she had always wrongly blamed her daughter? In fact, in the eyes of the world, my daughter is particularly gentle, virtuous, and submissive...? !
"... Do you think those people are too crazy to think about?" Yishan smiled bitterly, "Didn't you see their petitions? It swore that they did this all for the good of Your Majesty and the Queen. !”
"Your Majesty and the Queen are the role models for the people in the world, so how can they take the lead in breaking the rules? It still involves the rules of filial piety!"
"The talk there is alarmist, as if the empress does not adopt the second prince, and never takes a look at him in this life, it would be an unforgivable act of treason!"
"This slave simply doesn't know what to say!"
Feng sneered and said: "There is nothing to say to this kind of person! Just kill him!!!"
She wasn't saying something angrily, she immediately asked who they were, "Your Majesty is not in Chang'an now, and my dear girl has to be confined! It's better not to let the couple worry about such trivial matters, I will take care of the aftermath!"
Just by looking at her murderous expression right now, I know what kind of aftermath she means by "remediating the aftermath"!
Yi Shan quickly comforted her: "Don't be angry! There are civil and military officials in the entire court! There are just a few confused people, why do you need to take action personally? I just sent a message to Mr. Leyang and Marquis Ning Wei, I think it must be passed In a while, both of you will come up with a charter to deal with this matter! Let's just wait and see!"
After some hard talking, the furious Feng was calmed down. After a while, news came from the previous court. Le Yangwen and Xu Zijing found out some mistakes made by those ministers and imprisoned them in prison.
The current person in charge of the imperial edict is a direct descendant of Rong Suihe, the person who used to be in charge of punishment in Wuyiying. Although he was an official and a member of the imperial court, he actually didn't take Le Yangwen and Xu Zijing seriously due to his seniority.
On the other hand, Sheng Weiqiao's mother and son were treated as mistress and young master, and they did not dare to neglect them.
I heard that these people came in because they offended the Queen and her son, so what else can I say? I was immediately ready to practice!
Sheng Lanci and his wife turned around and found out that the fate of those people was not ordinary miserable. Some even talked nonsense under severe punishment and dragged their family members into the water. Only then did they feel angry!
... Sheng Weiqiao didn't know this, otherwise he would definitely be angry if he found out.
She is more comfortable this month than the last one. After all, the conditions in Chang'an, especially in the palace, are much better than those in Northern Xinjiang.
Moreover, Sheng Lanci and his wife now also have the Nan family taking turns to come to the palace to visit and take care of them. In the past, it was not just the Xuan Yu Feng family who was busy with everything, so it was inevitable that there would be many omissions.
When I was out of confinement, I had recovered full of energy and looked very good.
This day was also Rong Yu's full moon banquet. Because Rong Suihe was not in Chang'an, the scale of the banquet was very small, and almost only a few people close to him were invited.
After three drinks, when everyone was in high spirits, Yu Xi happened to come.