Princess Gaomi's face turned pale. After a while, she whispered: "But such a good child is only so big... How can I feel relieved if you send it outside?!"
Mrs. Qin sighed and said: "Our family doesn't have enough children after all. Otherwise, if there are some who are in the countryside or far away, we would send them to foster care. Our direct brothers would not have anything to worry about. But you only have two brothers, and now they are all in Gaomi." No one can get away from the work of my subordinates... In this situation, I can only leave it to my subordinates."
"Then I'll let Aunt Zhao..." Halfway through Zhao Ziye's words, Mrs. Qin shook her head and vetoed: "Aunt Zhao is your dowry. She has cooperated with you very well over the years and is familiar with the affairs of the palace. Now that you are in the palace, you also It's not good to let an old person like her leave your side rashly before you can sit back and relax. And I know you love Qing Zou, but after all, you are not just such a child, Qing Zui, Qing Zui, and Qing Fang... these three Child, you can’t just ignore it, right?”
"Qingzhi is still young now, and he still needs the protection of your mother-in-law."
"So first of all, you have to be well before he can be well."
"If you make a mistake, he is still holding you in your hands. After you are helpless, what else will happen?"
"Your position in the palace is as solid as a mountain. The people below must have lost their minds. Otherwise, who would dare to treat him poorly?"
"Even if I don't say I am afraid of you, as the emperor's nephew, it is natural for him to be crowned the county king when he grows up. Who would not cherish the opportunity to get along with the future county king day and night?"
Mrs. Qin finally gave up the idea of sending Zhao Aunt Zhao and other close servants out with Rong Qinghui.
This year Rong Qing's remuneration has not yet been completed.
After personally sending him to Zhuangzi, Zhao Ziye looked at the unknown child's black grape-like eyes, looking at him curiously, not knowing whether to say goodbye or to stay, with an indescribable sadness growing.
She suddenly thought of the Shu sisters.
This pair of sisters, who came from such humble backgrounds that they almost refreshed the concept of aristocrats in Chang'an, relied on their reputation as spoilers and spoilers, and everyone in the government and the public knew about them.
Zhao Ziye thought, if the Shu sisters gave birth to a boy on Chongwu Day, and the Empress Dowager asked them to send the child away to be raised... would the two sisters compromise
Definitely not.
Not only will it not happen, but it will most likely cause an uproar in the previous dynasty and the harem.
On the way back to the Gaomi Palace alone, Zhao Ziye had the urge to imitate the two sisters' behavior and use the power of his family to suppress Concubine Mo and the Gaomi King.
She knew that if she did this, King Gaomi would compromise.
After all, as a young man, his relationship with his veterans was not deep enough.
In particular, Huan Guanlan, who stood firmly on the side of Emperor Xuanjing, was a great scholar in the country and had peaches and plums all over the world. If it weren't for the Zhao family, a scholarly family with a hairpin for generations, who supported King Gaomi at the begging of the late emperor in person, he would have been the leader in the world. There is almost no advantage over the human scholar.
For this reason, King Gaomi could not fall out with her, a daughter of the Zhao family.
As for Mrs. Qin, she also agreed to obey Concubine Mo. As the only girl of this generation of the Zhao family, Zhao Ziye thought that if she made up her mind, Mrs. Qin would not disobey her.
But after lingering for a long time, Zhao Ziye remained silent.
There are many reasons. As Mrs. Qin said, she doesn't only have one child, Rong Qinghou. If she doesn't care about this child, she will forget about it. What about the other children
Also, although the Zhao family was forced to side with King Gaomi, now that the team has already taken sides, there are more than one child of King Gaomi who bleeds with the Zhao family's blood. How is it possible to escape from this situation
Therefore, the Zhao family can only hope that King Gaomi can achieve great things.
At this moment, he has offended both the Queen of Gaomi and his son regardless of the consequences... What about the future? What to do next
She finally returned to the palace calmly, without saying anything or making any fuss.
Even at night, when King Gaomi came to her room and carefully asked about Rong Qinghou, Zhao Ziye smiled lightly and said: "That Zhuangzi is my dowry property, and the people in it have been serving the Zhao family for several generations. When the family gives birth to a baby, the wet nurse is also reliable. I went there to see it in person. The place is big and the people inside and outside are loyal, so there will be no problems. Besides, there are so many children in the house now, and I am really a bit worried. I can't take care of it anymore, so I can go out to foster care for a few years, which will help me relax a little bit."
She clearly saw King Gaomi sighing quietly in relief, but she had to pretend that she didn't find anything and continued to make excuses with him.
At this time, recalling Mrs. Qin's regrets about cultivating her so well that she attracted the late emperor's attention, Zhao Ziye agreed with her heart.
Based on the family background of the Zhao family, if she had not married into the royal family, how would she have to suffer such injustice to herself and her own children in any other powerful family
However, the deal is already done, family, future, children... Under the many layers of ties, Zhao Ziye smiled bitterly and thought to himself, what else can he do
The year after Rong Qinghui was sent away, Zhao Ziye gave birth to a daughter again, named Huihe.
The pain of being separated from the flesh and blood of the youngest son was comforted to a certain extent by this newborn daughter.
It's just that every time the young princess sees her daughter, she will also think about how the child who should also enjoy maternal love in her arms is doing now
Her status as a concubine and her duties as a mistress made her so busy every day that she had no time to visit in person.
Although Aunt Zhao and other confidants would go there every now and then to beat him up and down, lest they think that the palace had forgotten about Rong Qinghui and was not treating this noble-born child badly. However, as the biological mother, Zhao Ziye does not show up, and only relies on Aunt Zhao and others. Will it be enough to deter the people in Zhuangzi
And Rong Qinghui, who was still young, didn't remember his mother at all and spent a long time with the wet nurse's servants. Even if mother and son reunited in the future, would he still remember him
All kinds of problems were accumulating in her mind. Taking advantage of the rare moment of leisure, she finally couldn't bear it and left everything behind and ran to Zhuangzi.
To her surprise, when Rong Qinghou saw her, not only did he not act alienated, but after the wet nurse introduced Zhao Ziye's identity, he jumped up to her in surprise and softly called "mother concubine".
... Many years later, Zhao Ziye couldn't help but burst into tears when he recalled his rare willfulness in the years before the drastic change.
After a brief reunion, the young child couldn't bear to be separated, so he grabbed the hem of her skirt and ran all the way from the inner courtyard to the door. Watching her cry after ruthlessly taking away the skirt and getting into the carriage, it made her cry countless times in the middle of the night. A startling nightmare.
At that time, she could comfort herself that this separation would not last long. According to rumors, children born in Chongwu could be reunited with their parents if they were raised to the age of fifteen.
More than ten years, although a long time, is still a hope.
But what Zhao Ziye didn't expect was that after the new year, he would receive a notice at the door, saying that the wet nurse responsible for taking care of Rong Qinghou wanted to see him.
After hearing the news, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, fearing that something might have happened to her child.
But he didn't expect that the wet nurse was here to report the good news: "The prince is a little old too. I have the courage to teach him some words and found that the prince has a photographic memory and is extremely talented... I dare not hide it, so I am here to report it!"
"Really?" Zhao Ziye was surprised and happy. He couldn't help but think of several generals and ministers who were born on the fifth day of the year in historical records. They were all affected by their birth dates when they were young and were disliked by others. But as adults, , but they all have achievements that will leave their mark in history... Could it be that Qingwen...
Then he thought that now that Xuan Jing had registered and the Meng family was gradually becoming successful, the Gaomi Wang faction looked at it, not to mention that the future was already bleak, but they were not optimistic either.
At this time, the performance of the eldest son Rong Qingzui was too mediocre and not enough to give the people below him confidence.
Although King Gaomi didn't say anything publicly because of her as the royal concubine, he had already scolded Rong Qingzui several times in private.
For Zhao Ziye, the most disgusting thing is that the children of Concubine Mo are eager to seize this opportunity to please King Gaomi.
Although those concubines were not particularly talented, under the guidance of Concubine Mo, they were either gentle and petty, or they tried to please Rong Qingzui in every possible way, or they seized on one of Rong Qingzui's shortcomings and showed them off... In short, they were average in talent and talent. The kind-hearted Rong Qingzui couldn't suppress these ambitious concubine brothers at all.
Although Zhao Ziye could help her son or use back-house tactics to calm these bastards, if she really did so, it would only further prove Rong Qingzui's incompetence.
How could a prince who couldn't even conquer his own brothers not disappoint his father
"We must cultivate and repay him well!" Thinking of this, Zhao Ziye subconsciously sat up straight and squinted his eyes slightly, "Although he is not the eldest son, he and Qingzhi are both my children, so it is not easy to give birth to an auxiliary sibling. Brother?"
It's just that considering that the child is being fostered outside, he will not return to the palace until at least his hair is tied.
It's hard to say whether there will be any estrangement from the palace by then.
Zhao Ziye then made a move that she would regret for the rest of her life.
She asked people to call Rong Qingzui and Rong Qingzui to her, told them about Rong Qinghou's talent, and earnestly warned them: "When you have time in the future, go to Zhuangzi often to see Qinghou! You are full brothers. It’s time to be affectionate! What’s more, Qingzhi is extremely talented and will surely achieve success in the future. When the time comes, he can assist you in your achievements!”
Rong Qingzui was always filial, and he meekly agreed upon hearing this.
However, the bored and dismissive attitude of the second son Rong Qingzui made Zhao Ziye feel upset, "Qingzui, what is your expression?"
Rong Qingzui could hear the displeasure in his mother's voice, so he sat up straight and said, "Mother, the child is just a little uncomfortable."
"Are you feeling unwell?" Zhao Ziye refused to be fooled and said with a cold face, "The imperial doctor just came to the house yesterday to ask for Ping'an pulse, and he didn't say anything about you at that time. Besides, now that I see your complexion, It’s totally fine! What’s wrong with you? You just think I’m verbose, don’t you?!”
Thinking about it, I feel like I hate iron. "I have only five of you children now. Your sister and sister are all girls, and they have the title of princess. They will never marry into an ordinary family in the future! Your eldest brother is the heir apparent, and in the future there will be I can rely on my title! Your brother is very talented, and he will definitely be able to excel in his studies in the future!"
"You are the second son, you have no title to inherit, and you don't have the qualifications of your brother. You said that you still have to be idle all day long and not do your job properly. What are you going to do in the future?!"
She thought she was speaking from the bottom of her heart and was full of long-term plans for her children, but she didn't know what kind of ridicule and disdain she heard in Rong Qingzui's ears.