Before going to bed, Cheng Yujin always felt that everything was like a dream. She fell asleep quickly. The dreamland was dark, and the East Palace with red walls and blue tiles gradually appeared behind. The palace was quiet and there was no one.
When the dream came here, Cheng Yujin suddenly woke up. When she first opened her eyes, she couldn't tell which was reality and which was dream. The person beside her handed her a glass of water, Cheng Yujin turned back, Li Chengjing looked at her and smiled and said, "Are you awake? Are you confused in your dreams?"
Cheng Yujin's heart that had been floating all night suddenly settled down, and she stood up with support: "You're back! I'm not dreaming?"
"Of course." Li Chengjing agreed with a smile, and carefully helped Cheng Yujin up, "Be careful, your stomach is so big. I heard from the maid, you sometimes get cramps when you sleep at night, and you can't turn over?"
Cheng Yujin said softly, "pregnancy is like this, which mother is relaxed? I don't have severe morning sickness, and I feel better than many people."
Li Chengjing sighed and said sincerely, "It's hard for you. You've worked so hard to conceive a child, and I'm still away from the palace for several months. I'm sorry for you."
Cheng Yujin shook her head and said, "Your Highness's words are bad. Everyone has their own responsibilities. It's a good thing for you to complete your responsibilities. How could I forcefully tie you up because of pregnancy?"
Li Chengjing sighed, knowing that there is no such thing as the best of both worlds, so he didn't do this kind of war of words, and instead said: "Fortunately, it will be all right. From now until you are about to give birth, I can be by your side."
Cheng Yujin heard something wrong, and she asked softly, "Your Highness, Jiangnan's affairs... have been transferred to someone else?"
Li Chengjing returned to the palace to resume his life, but the subsequent reconstruction of the disaster area and the resettlement of refugees will not be completed in a short time. Li Chengjing said that he could stay in the palace for the next few months, that is to say... Someone else took over the aftermath of the disaster area.
Cheng Yujin's mood is a bit complicated. The distribution of rice grains and the placement of the suffering people is simply the best time to gain fame and gain the hearts of the people. It will also add a glittering touch to her resume in the future. Li Chengjing finished the most difficult and dangerous part, but was replaced by someone else in the finishing stage.
This is tantamount to handing over the existing credit to others.
Cheng Yujin was unacceptable to hear it, and Li Chengjing, as a client, had gone through so many hardships, but was cut off at the last step, how should he feel? Cheng Yujin looked concerned, but was afraid of putting pressure on Li Chengjing and did not dare to comfort him. Li Chengjing put the pillow back, and when he looked back and saw Cheng Yujin's eyes, he couldn't help laughing.
"Why are you looking at me like this? Before I returned to Beijing, I knew what was going to happen next. If I really wanted these achievements, I would not have personally returned to Beijing to report the progress in the first place. Since I am back, what does it mean? It's all arranged."
Cheng Yujin's heart moved: "Your Highness, did you hear something that made you anxious to return to the palace?"
"No. Don't think about it." Li Chengjing helped her sit up and said lightly, "I originally wanted to come back. A courtier needs a resume and a reputation. What am I worried about? A small official with no wealth or background will be replaced by someone. Credit, I am the crown prince, can anyone else dare to take my credit?"
Cheng Yujin thought about it too. The whole world knew that when the plague broke out in Jiangnan, the prince personally asked to go there. Regardless of whether the power of governance is actually done by Li Chengjing, in the end the people of the world will only remember Li Chengjing. Even if Yang Fucheng rushed to send his own people to harvest people's hearts and win the fruits of victory, but an ordinary courtier, how could he be as famous as the crown prince. On the contrary, Li Chengjing retired when he succeeded, not greedy for merit or robbing, and still left a good impression of not greed for power in front of the emperor and civil and military officials.
However, having said this, Cheng Yujin knew that doing so was just not that big of a loss, not that there was no loss. Without her, Li Chengjing would not be in a hurry to come back. As long as he was in Jiangnan for one day, Yang Shoufu sent someone over, and no one dared to grab power with the prince. Li Chengjing can arrange everything properly, and after the crown prince's reputation of caring about the common people and having both talent and virtue, he can return to Beijing slowly.
Li Chengjing took it lightly, and didn't want to put pressure on Cheng Yujin. Cheng Yujin understood in his heart, and after sighing slightly, he didn't mention it again.
Cheng Yujin wanted to comfort Li Chengjing just now, but was afraid that rashly mentioning the pain point would embarrass Li Chengjing. Not all comfort is just right, and not everyone is willing to accept the comfort of others. The self-righteous kindness can only be touched by himself sometimes.
Cheng Yujin is accustomed to thinking about others, and so is Li Chengjing. Cheng Yujin didn't rashly show his thoughtfulness, and Li Chengjing also suppressed the sacrifice he made for Cheng Yujin. In the end, there was only a light "It's not a big deal."
The same is true for both of them. Both of them respect each other's emotions. Only then can they never bicker, get along more and more harmoniously, and become more and more intimate. People's hearts are all fleshy, and Cheng Yujin didn't say anything about what Li Chengjing did for her, but he kept it in his heart. In the future, she will reciprocate and treat Li Chengjing more attentively.
Cheng Yujin understood Du Ruo's words at this time. Du Ruo said that with Cheng Yujin's character, no matter who she married, she could live well, but only when she married Li Chengjing would she be able to live comfortably and happily.
She originally thought it was a compliment from a maid, but now she suddenly felt emotional. That's right, if nothing happened at first, and she married Huo Chang Yuan according to the original trajectory, she would be able to deal with the macho Huo Chang Yuan and the jealous Huo Xue clan. Cheng Yujin can live well, but not necessarily happy.
Replaced by Li Chengjing, probably the same reason.
Seeing that Cheng Yujin didn't speak for a long time, Li Chengjing's eyes were slightly empty, as if he was thinking about something. Li Chengjing raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "What are you thinking, so fascinated?"
Cheng Yujin shook her head, naturally refusing to tell Li Chengjing these words. She changed the subject and said, "Your Highness, who will take care of the disaster relief?"
"Of course it's Yang Shoufu's proud student." Li Chengjing noticed that she deliberately changed the subject and did not pursue it. Instead, he talked about the situation outside. "Today is just a fight between the cabinets. When the court comes tomorrow, there will be more quarrels."
Sure enough, on the second day, the disaster relief in the south of the Yangtze River caused an uproar in the court.
The disaster relief coach made a change on the spot, and he also replaced Yang Shoufu's cronies. The courtiers quarreled endlessly because of this, and in the quarrel, it was also involved in the fact that Xu Wen had deducted the wages, used shoddy goods, and was very happy, so as to induce the plague. One faction in the court shouted to liquidate the guilty ministers, while the other faction accused Yang Shoufu of forming a party for personal gain. Obviously, it was the negligence caused by the people of the Yang faction at the beginning, but now, he has sent his own disciples to finish the process.
This is probably the first time Yang Fucheng has encountered such a large-scale impeachment since he became the first assistant.
The outbreak of public anger is like a mountain torrent. Usually, the green mountains and green waters are quiet as usual. When that flashpoint is reached, all the old and new grudges will erupt together. With the beginning of the first person, other officials also followed suit, from Xu Wen's affair to Yang Shoufu's abuse of power, and from abuse of power to the harem's involvement in government affairs. In the end, even the only grandson of the Yang family, Yang Xiaoyu, bullied men and women, and the servants of the Yang family took advantage of their power to bully others. turned out.
I don't know who started first, but in short, the impeachment trend is like a flood bursting a dyke, and it is out of control.
This great impeachment lasted for a month. Every day, the emperor's desk was piled with snowflakes of impeachment papers. The civil servants gave full play to their literary talents during the examination of the imperial examination. Yang Shoufu wrote ten pages. I didn't enjoy writing a letter, and the next day I saw that the emperor didn't deal with it, so I continued to write a memorial and scolding.
Yang Shoufu has dealt with many officials who were impeached and resigned, but he never thought that one day, the protagonist would become himself. Moreover, such a large-scale impeachment is unprecedented. In the end, everyone is almost insane, regardless of the facts or the truth, just scolding for the sake of scolding.
Yang Fucheng got angry and dealt with several of the leaders resolutely. However, the founding emperor left Zu Xun and did not kill the officials. Yang Fucheng couldn't kill him, he could only blame him. However, for Yanguan, it is an honor to be scolded by the stick for remonstrance, and speaking out is the reputation of an honest official and a martyr. So Yang Shoufu fights more fiercely. As long as Yan Guan is not killed, he will be supported and scolded the next day.
Yang Shoufu forcefully suppressed all the opposing voices, and still sent his disciples to take the place of the prince. He thought that this was just a common impeachment, and it would be good to suppress the voices that jumped the highest. However, the intensity and duration of this impeachment far exceeded Yang Fucheng's expectations.
In the end, even the Queen Mother Yang in the harem was alarmed. Even if Empress Dowager Yang and Yang Fucheng got into trouble, they were brothers and sisters after all, and Empress Dowager Yang would of course face her own family in front of outsiders. Empress Dowager Yang was forced to be ill, and finally the emperor ordered that all the officials who took the lead in impeaching Yang Shoufu be demoted, Yang Shilong was promoted to the official position, and Yang Shoufu was sent silver and precious medicinal materials. The meaning of comfort is very obvious.
Because the emperor came forward to forcefully suppress it, the impeachment was not over. The person who succeeded the disaster relief was still a disciple of Yang Fucheng. So many people risked their lives to seek justice. In the end, the Yang family stood still in the wind and rain. Instead, it was the first few people who were impeached, who were dismissed from office and demoted.
Even the prince, who really made great contributions to the plague and disaster relief, now lives in the East Palace and rarely shows up. In the impeachment turmoil, there are many people who are indignant to ask the prince to get justice. Li Chengjing all said that the Holy Order has its own reason.
In the end, everything was really suppressed, the emperor gave Yang Shoufu enough face, and Yang Shoufu was still the dominant family. Seeing that the dust had settled, the people in the DPRK were so angry that they were helpless, and they all felt worthless for the prince.
During this crazy month, Li Chengjing seldom went out, and went back to the palace to accompany Cheng Yujin to raise a baby. The couple in the East Palace were more lively than each other, and they stayed in the Ciqing Palace for a whole day.
In the past ten months, the impeachment turmoil that involved almost all the people in the capital was also suppressed by the emperor himself.
Entering November, Yang Shoufu was unscathed. And Cheng Yujin's belly was also very big, and the Ping An pulse became one pulse a day, and everyone in Ciqing Palace tensed unconsciously.
Cheng Yujin was about to give birth, and when the Marquis of Yichun came to visit Cheng Yujin, Mrs. Cheng saw Cheng Yujin's belly and hesitated, but in the end she could only swallow it all.
Mrs. Cheng could only change her way to remind Cheng Yujin: "Prince Concubine, although pregnant women need to rest, proper exercise is beneficial and harmless. Although your belly is inconvenient now, you can't relax every day when you walk around, let your maid support you, sooner or later. Anyway, walk three or four laps. Now that you are more active, you will suffer less when you are about to give birth.”
Cheng Yujin nodded: "I know that since the fetal image was stabilized, I have never relaxed my daily routine. Even if I can't go out, I will walk three times in the East Palace Garden."
Mrs. Cheng nodded, at least relieved. Now that the entire wealth of the Houfu of Yichun is tied to Cheng Yujin, there is no one who hopes that Cheng Yujin's mother and child will be safe and healthy than Mrs. Cheng. Even if it is unpleasant to say, even if the child can't keep it, the adult must not be in trouble.
If Mrs. Cheng had to choose, she would definitely choose "Bao Da" without hesitation.
Although the palace did not admit it, many ladies in the circle secretly guessed that the Crown Princess's child might not be twins. Especially Mrs. Cheng, who had seen Ruan's pregnancy in the past, and now that she saw Cheng Yujin's pregnancy, she was already 80% sure.
This topic is heavy, neither Mrs. Cheng nor Cheng Yujin took the initiative to mention it. But when Mrs. Cheng returned to the mansion, she couldn't help sighing when she looked at the swaying flower spikes. Ordinary people hope that their eldest daughter-in-law will have a son. However, it has become taboo in the royal family.
As a result, everyone is looking forward to it now that the Crown Princess must give birth to a pair of girls. This made other people who had been begging for a child for a long time to no avail, and didn't know what to think in their hearts.
In November, many people were worried about the news of the East Palace, and no one could sleep well at night. Often there is a slight disturbance, and many palace lamps in the palace are lit. Empress Dowager Yang and Empress Yang were both counting their days, and even the emperor couldn't help asking, how long would it take for the Crown Princess to give birth
Amidst the tension, the East Palace, the center of the conversation, was very quiet. Granny Wen and the nanny had already prepared, Li Chengjing did not let people show nervousness, for fear of affecting Cheng Yujin's mental state, but he himself could not sleep at all times, and was awakened by the slightest movement.
Cheng Yujin himself eats and sleeps well, but Li Chengjing has lost a lot of weight. Cheng Yujin saw that she was embarrassed herself: "Your Highness, in fact, you don't need to be so nervous. Children are fate, and when the time comes, they will come out naturally."
"I know." Li Chengjing rubbed his eyebrows and said calmly, "I'm not nervous."
Cheng Yujin looked at him silently and did not speak.
Everyone was worried for a month, but until the end of November, Cheng Yujin showed no sign of giving birth. After a long time of tension, it will gradually become paralyzed. Everyone thought that it might not be possible in the past two days. Unexpectedly, on the last day of November, Cheng Yujin suddenly started in the middle of the night.