The news of the queen's pregnancy quickly spread throughout the court and harem.
As soon as the new emperor came to the throne, the empress was pregnant with an heir. It can be seen that the heavens bless the Dayuan Dynasty, and this is a good omen.
The second day after the good news came, it was the fifth day of February, the ceremony for closing the post.
The ceremony began at the beginning of the year. Amidst the festive and solemn ritual and music, the Hongda Lubo passed through the main gate of the palace, and slowly drove towards the Taiji Palace Square along the long red lichen. On both sides of the square are civil and military officials, princes and nobles, and female relatives of the fifth rank and above in Chang'an City who have orders. Standing on the heights, it is a vast and magnificent scene.
The Yandi chariot, which can only be used by the queen, is resplendent and resplendent, with vermilion teeth painted on the wheel, and bright diyu feathers decorated on both sides of the chariot, shining brightly under the pure and bright sunlight.
The vehicle stopped, and Tao Ti, dressed in costume, got out of the vehicle with the support of two court ladies.
At the beginning of sitting in the car, she was still a little nervous. When her feet were firmly on the soft lichen, her heart calmed down inexplicably, and she was even distracted by thinking. God, this is going to be in summer, and the gorgeous phoenix robes on the third and outer floors here will definitely make her get prickly heat.
After complaining in her heart, she raised her head, and at a glance she saw a man in a vermilion dress with dragon and gold patterns on the tall white jade steps. His charming peach eyes were smiling, affectionate and focused, straight look at her.
Her heart was pounding.
Pei Yan said that the big wedding in the East Palace was not counted, and this conferring ceremony was the real wedding of the two of them.
When he said this, he was serious and solemn, staring straight into her eyes, as if he had seen the depths of her soul through this skin.
At that moment, she felt her soul burning.
The sound of rites and music continued, and the ceremonial officer held the imperial decree and recited the posthumous prose with a dangling voice.
As for what she was reading, Tao Ti didn't catch a single word. She focused on meeting Pei Yan's gaze, and stepped up the white jade steps step by step, with the skirt embroidered with the phoenix and the rising sun meandering behind her.
When she stepped onto the last step, Pei Yan stretched out his hand to her, with a warm smile on his thin lips.
Tao Ti also smiled at him, stepped forward generously, and put her hand in his palm.
He held her hand tightly and led her to face the audience.
At the same time, after the ceremony was finished, there was a neat and loud mountain call from the audience—
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, and the empress!"
Tao Ti looked at the crowd kneeling in unison in the audience. This strong sense of ceremony was shocking and unforgettable. She felt like the blood in her whole body was boiling, and her heart seemed to be in the clouds.
She glanced sideways slightly, never thinking that she would meet the man's gaze.
Different from her shock, Tao Ti was a little surprised by his handsome face.
He squeezed her hand tightly, and opened his thin lips lightly, "I'll ask them to change it later. If I live forever, you will be the same as me."
Tao Ti was taken aback, apparently not expecting him to be upset over such a trivial matter, so she couldn't help laughing, "It's just a slogan, it's no big deal."
Pei Yan insisted, with burning black eyes, and said in a deep voice, "No, we want the same."
He is long live, she is thousand years old, what kind of nonsense is that.
Without her by his side, the extra nine thousand years, to him, were just a long and difficult torment.
He naturally knew that a person's lifespan was only a hundred years, but when it came to her, he also became superstitious. Even though he knew that this was just an ordinary meeting phrase, he was still stubborn.
Tao Ti smiled lightly and squeezed his fingers as a comfort.
But when she lowered her eyes, the smile in her eyes also faded, and a faint sadness flashed across.
After everyone knelt down and worshiped, they got up and stood still, only to see the two emperors and empresses on the high platform, their fingers clasped tightly, and they were very close.
The usually indifferent and majestic emperor, in front of the empress, has gentle eyes and gentle eyes, and is completely different from the decisive and fierce-handed emperor in the court.
The ceremony was carried out in an orderly manner. Even if Pei Yan took Tao Ti's pregnancy into consideration and asked the Ministry of Rituals to streamline it again and again for fear that she would be tired, the ceremony was still cumbersome.
The post-sealing ceremony is over, and there is another palace banquet.
When the lively palace banquet is over, the bright moon is already hanging high on the branches.
On the way back, the female relatives could not help but sigh—
"Your Majesty treats the empress with the utmost pampering. At the palace banquet, she serves food for the empress, and serves water and handkerchiefs. This kindness and meticulousness is really enviable!"
"Who said it wasn't! I saw that the empress seemed to have choked on the water, and Her Majesty's face changed suddenly. Tsk tsk, that's called nervousness."
"I heard that the queen's belly is only one month old, and I don't know if it's a prince or a princess. If you get a boy, it will be a great joy."
"Whether it's a prince or a princess, this is His Majesty's first child, and it's born by a queen, so the meaning must be different."
"That's true. But having said that, there is only one empress in your majesty's harem, and now the empress is pregnant again, so she won't be able to serve your majesty for at least a year... Now, does your majesty have to be drafted?"
As soon as these words came out, the minds of the ladies with school-age daughters came alive.
The new emperor is handsome and extraordinary, with extraordinary demeanor, like a god, which makes people awe and can't help but be attracted. Moreover, such an excellent man is so considerate and loving, it's hard not to be tempted.
Now that the new emperor is on the throne, so many seats in the harem are empty, and the empress is pregnant again, isn't it a good time to fill the harem
Not only the female relatives are thinking about this matter, but also the courtiers are thinking about it.
On a spring day in March when the ice and snow melted and everything revived, the ministers all wrote a letter, requesting the emperor to draft a draft to fill the harem.
The emperor caressed the exquisite dragon pattern on the armrest, looked at the courtiers coldly, and rejected it expressionlessly.
As for the reason, it is only said that the queen is pregnant, and the new concubine's entry into the palace is disturbing and disturbing the queen's pregnancy.
He also advised the officials in turn, that a woman's pregnancy is hard work, if a husband can't be considerate, and instead takes a concubine for pleasure, wouldn't it make his wife feel cold
What he said left all the officials speechless and ashamed.
But there are still a few who don't give up, still admonishing the draft. The emperor didn't say much on the face, turned around and picked up a disturbed element, found a fault at random, and directly demoted him out of Chang'an.
This tactic of killing chickens and monkeys had a remarkable effect. Those who knew the current affairs obediently kept their mouths shut. As for those who did not know the current affairs...all rolled up their bedding and scattered in the world in despair.
Outside the palace, the noble ladies in Chang'an complained that the queen was jealous, that they could not serve His Majesty, and that they were not virtuous at all if they didn't persuade the emperor to accept his concubine. But in private, she is envious and jealous, and only thinks that the queen is really the luckiest woman in the world.
In any case, no one dared to mention the draft for a while.
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Spring goes and autumn comes, and it is August in a blink of an eye. The autumn is crisp and the osmanthus is fragrant.
On the third day of August in the first year of Yongning, an extremely grand and grand wedding was held in Chang'an City. Princess Qingping, the daughter of Duke Xie in Longxi, married Xu Guangji, the youngest son of the Hou family in Dingbei.
On that day, brocade flags were fluttering, and red makeup was everywhere.
Xie Guogong and Princess Jingyang sent the marriage in person, and Dingbei Hou and Mrs. Hou greeted him at the door. Both families treated the marriage with full sincerity.
As for how lively it was that day, Tao Ti was unable to see it with her own eyes—
Her stomach has been more than eight months old, and it is high and swollen. The imperial doctor said it was twins. Everyone in the palace was cautious. Pei Yan couldn't wait to be by her side all the time. Don't worry about her going out of the palace to join in the fun.
Although they couldn't be there in person, Tao Ti and Pei Yan prepared a generous congratulatory gift and sent it to the Dingbei Hou Mansion.
The glory of this gift from the empress is the icing on the cake for the wedding.
Early the next morning, Qinghe and Xu Guangji entered the palace together to express their gratitude.
Seeing Qinghe wearing a hibiscus-colored long dress, with her hair in a bun like a woman, her brows are affectionate, her pink face is full of spring, and she looks cozy and sweet, Tao Ti couldn't help being happy for her, "It seems that Xu Qige Treated you well."
Qinghe's pink face blushed, she lowered her head and said, "Well, he...he's fine."
After all, she looked at Tao Ti's round belly with curiosity and envy in her eyes, "Cousin-in-law, are you going to give birth soon?"
Tao Ti rubbed her stomach and said with a smile, "Yes, Your Majesty and I are now wringing our fingers and waiting for the unloading."
"I heard that the emperor's elder brother runs to you every day as soon as he goes to court, and even the memorials are put in your palace for approval."
"The bigger my stomach is, the more nervous he is." Tao Ti laughed. She sometimes worried whether Pei Yan had prenatal anxiety.
"You and the emperor's elder brother are both so good-looking, and your little dolls must be very beautiful. When they are born, I will give them a pair of pure gold bracelets."
"Then I will thank you, aunt, for them first."
The two chatted happily all morning, and then Qinghe left the palace with Xu Guangji.
A few days later, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th.
A palace banquet was held in the palace, and Tao Ti also met the well-known Xie Guogong.
Mr. Xie Guosheng was tall and big, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. In terms of appearance alone, Qing He and Mr. Xie were more like Princess Jingyang. But from the point of view of personality, Xie Xiaogong is like Xie Guogong.
I heard that Princess Jingyang was not willing to marry Xie Guogong when she was young. Now seeing the couple respecting each other as guests, and loving each other, we can see the importance of a good marriage.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed, and on the evening of the first day of October, Tao Ti was eating fish with spicy pickled cabbage, and Pei Yan was beside her carefully picking out the fishbone for her.
Suddenly, Tao Ti stopped her chopsticks and let out an "ouch".
Pei Yan frowned, "What's wrong?"
Tao Ti frowned, "My stomach hurts, it's the kind of shrinking pain... Your Majesty, is this about to give birth?"
Ever since Tao Ti became pregnant, Pei Yan had read the book about women's childbirth several times in Zangshuge. Now that she heard her description, she immediately cheered up and supported her, "It should be. Don't worry about it." Nervous, I will arrange everything."
After all, he calmly directed the servants of Weiyang Palace.
The four midwives lived in the back hall of Weiyang Palace early on. Now when they heard the news of the queen's mobilization, they left their jobs and hurried to the front hall. Linglong also sent a young eunuch to the imperial hospital to ask for an imperial doctor. For a while, those who boiled water boiled water, those who prepared ginseng soup prepared ginseng soup, everything was orderly and orderly while busy.
Pei Yan stood by the bed, tightly holding Tao Ti's hand, and comforted him softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here with you."
Tao Ti bit her lip, pressed her stomach with one hand, frowned and said, "It hurts."
Hearing this, Pei Yan frowned even more, and put his hand to her mouth, "Don't bite your lip if it hurts, bite me."
Tao Ti shook her head, "That can't just make you hurt."
The midwife carefully checked Tao Ti, and boldly persuaded, "Your Majesty, the mother is about to give birth here, you, why don't you go out and wait?"
How can a woman give birth to a man, and the man stays by the side, not to mention that he is a ninety-five-year-old, so these things should be avoided.
Pei Yan said in a low voice, "If you deliver your baby, I will accompany her and it will not hinder her."
The midwife choked, and turned to look at Tao Ti expectantly, "Empress, what do you see?"
Tao Ti looked at Pei Yan, "Your Majesty, you go out. When you have a baby, it doesn't look good..."
Pei Yan wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief, and said softly, "You look good no matter what."
"Well, I don't want you to see me like this. Your Majesty, you go out. It's the same with me outside?"
Seeing her insistence, Pei Yan was afraid of disturbing her, so he had to give up, "Then I'll be outside the hall, if you're afraid, call me, and I'll come to accompany you right away."
Tao Ti nodded, "Okay."
Pei Yan got up and went out, and the midwife also breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Tao Ti with a smile, "Your Majesty attaches so much importance to your mother, God bless you, your mother will give birth smoothly."
Tao Ti struggled to squeeze out a smile, touched her stomach with her hands, and said in her heart: Baby, baby, be good, come out quickly, so that your mother will feel less pain.