In the imperial kitchen, the chefs looked anxious when they looked at the meals taken down from the Great Moon Palace.
"Today's soup hasn't moved much yet?"
"That's not true. Empress eats and vomits. It is said that His Majesty has lost a lot of hair because of empress."
Fortunately, His Majesty is not a ruthless king, otherwise, these cooks would have fallen to the ground and went underground to see their ancestors. These chefs are all famous masters all over the country. They are proficient in frying, frying and cooking, but they are stumped when the mother is pregnant.
A few days ago, a cook made a plate of dim sum, and the lady used half of the plate, and was so happy that His Majesty rewarded him with dozens of taels of silver. Who knew that on the second day, the empress didn't like it anymore. Not only did His Majesty rack his brains in order to allow the Empress to use more things, but even the cooks like them could not wait to kneel in front of the Empress and ask, what do you really want to eat
His Majesty and the Empress have been married for four or five years, and they have not had any children. The ministers who are facing up have long jumped their feet, trying to persuade His Majesty to accept a concubine. Some people wanted to run to persuade the Empress to be virtuous and generous, but the Empress did not say anything and brought people directly to the Majesty, which naturally angered the Majesty again.
Those of them who are royal chefs, many of them also have one or two concubines in their families. A man like His Majesty, who is rich, powerful, and powerful, lives by a woman, and is not even better than those outside the town. The royal chefs are very puzzled. .
Well, a man, he has finally become an emperor, isn't he just to enjoy the good days when a beauty is in his arms and a hero bends his knees
It was incomprehensible, but no one in the entire harem dared to provoke the empress. It was rumored that a palace maid wanted to seduce Your Majesty the year before, and before the empress had a chance to say a word, the maid was dealt with cleanly by the eunuch supervisor, and she didn't need to worry about it.
"Eunuch Wang, why are you here? Be careful not to fall on the ground."
"It's okay, the miscellaneous family is here to run an errand for the Queen." Wang De wore a purple robe of the eunuch and held a whisk. He looked very gentle, but no one in the royal kitchen dared to dare. Offend him half a point.
In the past, Wang De was the only eunuch in charge of the current dynasty.
"Father-in-law, whatever you tell me, the servants will obey." The head of the imperial kitchen nodded and followed Wang De. Seeing a pool of water in front of him, he rushed over and wiped it off with his sleeves, "Be careful."
Wang De nodded: "Niangniang said, if you want to eat something hot and sour, you can do it."
The head of the imperial kitchen nodded yes, indicating that everyone should write down Wang De's words.
After the head of the imperial kitchen sent Wang De out, he was a little confused: "Father-in-law, the queen and the dragon child in her womb, we in the imperial kitchen are very concerned about it, but this meal..." He stuffed a purse into the room. In Wang De's hand, "I don't know what Niangniang liked to eat in the past."
"Your Majesty is very clear about your intentions, the miscellaneous family can see it," Wang De took the purse at will, with a smile on his face, "but you still need to be more dedicated, what your mother likes to eat, just think about it. However, there is one thing you must pay attention to, that is, eating food that is not good for your mother, even if you have it, you can't do it."
The head of the imperial kitchen's eyes lit up and cupped his hands: "Little understands."
"Well." Wang De nodded and turned to leave.
Your Majesty has always had no position in front of the Empress. He didn't dare say a word in front of the goddess, so he had to come to embarrass the servants. Today, his majesty was worried that the goddess had eaten something and had a bad stomach, but he didn't want to make the goddess angry, so he came here on purpose. Wake up the people in the imperial dining room.
When he returned to Da Yue Palace, he saw that His Majesty was coaxing Niangniang to eat in a soft voice, but Niangniang cooperated, but he vomited out before he ate two bites. Seeing that His Majesty's face was so pale, it seemed that he was in more pain than the Empress.
Seeing that His Majesty was not in the mood to pay attention to him, he honestly stood in the corner, waiting for His Majesty's call.
In his capacity, he is no longer required to keep vigil in the outer hall at night. However, how can a slave be too far away from His Majesty? If he is replaced by other brats, then Wang De has been a waste in the palace these years.
When Longzi was seven or eight months old in the womb of the goddess, the goddess could not sleep well at night. During that time, he could always hear the voice of His Majesty talking to the goddess in the house, sometimes telling folk stories to the goddess. It was time to tell the mother gossip about some ministers' families.
Poor Your Majesty, the dignified king of a country, the gentleman is romantic, and in order to make the empress happy, he has also learned the way of those long-tongued women and talked about other people's private affairs.
After the dragon had been in the mother's belly for nine months, His Majesty didn't like to listen to the minister's bickering and bickering.
If something feels uncomfortable, be sure to send someone to tell him, no matter where he is.
Since the Queen's pregnancy until now, His Majesty has found a lot of medical girls and midwives to prepare. Those with bad horoscopes, bad luck, and those who have encountered difficult labor during delivery have all been removed from the list. In this tense state, I really don't know whether it is His Majesty giving birth to a child or the mother-in-law giving birth to a child.
In May of the fourth year of Cheng'an, the capital had not rained for nearly a month. Fortunately, there was a wide river in the capital, and there was no drought. It was just that the crops were not growing well due to lack of water.
Just when His Majesty was discussing with the courtiers about diverting irrigation canals, Da Yuegong suddenly sent someone to report that the Empress was about to give birth.
Halfway through his words, His Majesty threw down the courtiers, and the whole person seemed to have had wings under his ribs, and rushed out from the dragon chair. When he looked up, he only saw an afterimage swaying by the door of the hall.
Wang De swears with his own life that he has never seen anyone run so fast in his life.
"My lords, it is the joy of a country that the Queen's empress gives birth to a dragon child. Sirs, please come back." He bowed and saluted these courtiers.
However, none of these serious-looking ministers left, and stayed on the grounds of "worrying about the queen".
It's all hilarious.
In the crowd, Wang De saw Duke Jingting and Prince Jingting who were in a hurry, and brought them to the inner palace.
Then he saw three men piled up together, like donkeys with carrots on their heads, spinning in circles in the side hall. He glanced again at the delivery room where there was no movement, and lowered his head silently.
As eunuchs, you should always develop the habit of not watching what you shouldn't see.
"Father, why didn't my sister call pain?"
"I haven't given birth before, how do I know?" Ban Huai rubbed his sweaty palms, "When your mother gave birth to you, it took a whole day and night to give birth to you. It shouldn't be so fast."
"Father-in-law," Rong Xia looked at Ban Huai with a pale face, "was mother-in-law so quiet back then?"
"That's not true," Ban Huai touched his nose. "She condoled to the ancestors of the eighteenth generation of our Ban family back then." He remembered that after Ban Heng was born, Yin Shi, who had no strength after giving birth, even gave it to him. a slap.
The slap was not heavy, but looking at the haggard woman on the bed, he made up his mind not to have any more children.
Looking at the closed door, thinking that his daughter, whom he had loved for many years, would suffer such a crime again, he saw that Rong Xia was a little unpleasant. But thinking that this is the emperor, he felt that he should control this emotion.
"Eighteen generations of ancestors..." Ban Heng turned his head and glanced at Rong Xia. His majesty wouldn't be angry if his sister waited to express condolences to the eighteenth ancestors of the Rong family
At this time, Rong Xia couldn't take into account the mood of his father-in-law and uncle and brother. Ban Hua drank half a bowl of chicken soup in the middle, and the three men breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the empty bowl brought out.
"Your Majesty," Wang De saw that His Majesty's face was so pale that he was about to faint, and he couldn't help but comforted him, "Don't worry too much, Mrs. Guogong is inside, and the Empress will be fine with her."
There were no other female relatives in the palace, and His Majesty's mother passed away early, so Mrs. Jingting often came to the palace to take care of the empress, so that His Majesty could feel more at ease.
"You're right, with my mother-in-law inside, I feel much more relieved." Rong Xia nodded, but her face still didn't look much better.
Seeing His Majesty like this, Wang De no longer persuaded him, and it was useless to say anything, because he really couldn't see how relieved His Majesty was.
Half an hour later, Ban Heng couldn't help but ask again, "Father, why haven't you come out yet?"
"What are you in a hurry, early..."
The cry of the baby came from the house, the sound was so loud and loud that even the roof shook.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Hexi, Your Majesty, the Empress has a son."
Born, born? Ban Heng rushed to the door stupidly, and was stopped by the palace maid guarding the door: "Sir, you can't go in."
Ban Heng hurriedly stopped, he was so happy that he was really not suitable to go in at this time.
"How's your maiden?"
"Miss everything is fine."
Ban Heng saw that Rong Xia squeezed in from the door, it was useless to persuade anyone, and a smile appeared on his face. Looking back at my father, who knew that my father was squatting at the door to wipe his tears, "Father, what's the matter with you?"
"I'm happy." Ban Huai wiped his eyes and pointed outside, "It's raining."
Ban Heng followed Ban Huai's hand and looked over, and it was actually raining.
As the saying goes, when the dragon travels, there is rain. The little prince was born with a shower of sweet rain. In the eyes of many people, this is the symbol of the dragon child, and the upwards is full of congratulations.
Everyone could see how much His Majesty attached great importance to the little prince. Not only did he hang the bow with his own hands, but he also took care of the prince himself, and visited the queen who was in confinement every day. This was something that many men could not do.
For children who are not full moons, apart from crying and sleeping, many men just go to take a look at them on weekdays, and don't care about other things. Although it is not common for His Majesty to do it himself, he can praise his father's heart.
There are many foods that need to be avoided during the confinement period. Ban Hua's appetite is not very good. When she sees the soup, she has a headache, but Rong Xia always thinks of a way to make her drink it. overturned.
In fact, she didn't even know why she had a bad temper after giving birth to a child.
"Hua," Rong Xia grabbed her hand, "Is it hot?"
Seeing the concerned look on his face, Ban Hua rubbed his forehead, "I'm fine."
"If you don't like it, we won't eat it, don't get mad at your body," Rongxia patted her back lightly, "I did it wrong, you don't like it, you shouldn't be forced to eat it."
"Sorry, I… "
"Silly," Rong Xia smiled and reached out and hooked her nose, "you're just too tired, I'll take care of the child, don't worry. Everything is about your body. If you damage your body, I'm sorry."
Ban Hua touched her face, "Other people say that women will become ugly after giving birth. Am I ugly?"
"Good-looking, you've always been good-looking," Rong Xia pinched her tender cheeks, "If you go out, people who don't know you will think you're a double-eight girl, it's not like you've ever given birth to a child."
Ban Hua smiled and twisted his waist, "Say something nice again."
"When did I lie to you?" Rong Xia looked at Ban Hua with a look of grievance, "My lady is prettier than all the women in the world, am I wrong?"
Ban Hua blinked: "They are right, because my husband is also prettier than all men in the world."
Rong Xia's heart warmed, and she kissed Ban Hua's cheek lightly. After she fell asleep, she got up and left the apse.
"Your Majesty, Master Shi just asked to see you."
Rong Xia nodded, changed a set of clothes and went to the imperial study.
Shi Jin, who was waiting outside the imperial study, saw Rong Xia appear, and hurriedly gave him a salute.
"Shi Qing doesn't need to be too polite," Rong Xia took the letter in his hand. After reading it, he nodded with a smile, "Yes, Shi Qing has done a good job."
"Wei Chen is ashamed to be worthy."
Seeing that Shi Jin seemed to have something to ask for, Rong Xia raised an eyebrow: "I don't know what else Master Shi has to do?"
"Wei Chen wants to ask His Majesty for a favor, please forgive my sister's guilt, and allow Wei Chen to take her back to Beijing." Shi Jin privately found a file for distribution to Xizhou, but due to the change of dynasties, many prisoners in the previous Dynasty The information has not been recorded in the capital. If you want to find your sister, you must help local officials in Xizhou. But in this way, as long as he is involved with officials in Xizhou, His Majesty will definitely find out that he is worried that His Majesty will misunderstand that he is colluding with local officials, so he has to ask Rong Xia for grace.
"Shi Qing's younger sister?" Rong Xia pondered for a moment, "Is it Shi Feixian who sent someone to assassinate my father-in-law?"
"Yes..." Shi Jin cupped his hands and said, "I have investigated over the past two years and found the real murderer behind the assassination of Duke Jingting. There may be someone else, please let Your Majesty know."
"Shi Qing may have forgotten one thing," Rong Xia's expression was a little slack, "Back then, this case was reviewed by me and several other adults, and Lingmei also pleaded guilty, just because you think It's impossible, so she'll be excused from her guilt, wouldn't it make me wrong the queen and father-in-law?"
Only then did Shi Jin remember that Rong Xia was also one of the people in charge of this case back then. He knelt in front of Rong Xia with a pale face, "Please, Your Majesty."
"Whether there is any doubt in the case back then, only Emperor Yunqing knows, because all the evidence I have collected is related to Lingmei," Rong Xia's voice softened a little, and seemed to soften, "If you feel sorry for your sister, You can ask someone to take care of her more."
Suddenly, his brows moved slightly: "I remember that Xie Qilin had some friendship with Lingmei, and he happened to be the prefect of Xizhou. You can let him take more care of it, that's all."
"When Wei Chen entered the palace, I met Lord Xie." Shi Jin felt relieved, as long as His Majesty was willing to let him take care of his sister in private.
"Yeah." Rong Xia nodded, "You step back."
"Wei Chen retire."
Five years into Cheng'an, the emperor's eldest son had a birthday gift. After being called "Tuantuan" for a year, he finally had a serious name, Rong Sheng.
As the only hostess in the harem, the biological mother of the eldest son of the emperor, Ban Hua's words and deeds have attracted much attention. Which female family gets her a smile and a compliment from her are all the talking points of the female family members.
The first birthday ceremony of the eldest son of the emperor was very solemn, and all the things in the Zhou ceremony were carefully selected, and there would be nothing that should not appear.
Ban Hua sat on the chair and looked at his son lying on the blanket with the meatballs, looking around, and whispered to Rong Xia: "Your Majesty, what did you catch when you were young?"
"The blood jade pendant, the peony pictures of celebrities from the previous dynasty, and a pen," Rong Xia smiled lightly, "all of them are boring things."
The husband and wife were talking when they saw the group move. He climbed into the middle of the carpet and sat down, grabbing the closest thing to him.
A jade bow.
The ceremonial officer praised for a while, and nice words came out of his mouth. Someone from the palace stepped forward to fetch the jade bow in Rong Sheng's hand, but he didn't know that he was holding it tightly and would not let go at all. The palace servants did not dare to take it forcibly, so they had no choice but to look at the emperor and the queen.
Ban Hua got up and walked in front of Rong Sheng, and stretched out his hand: "Huang'er, give the bow to mother and grab it again."
Seeing that it was his mother who was talking to him, Rong Sheng was finally willing to let go and stretched out his arms for Ban Hua to hug.
"After picking things up, hug them," said the one-year-old child, who still didn't understand much, but barely understood what he meant to his mother. Seeing that Ban Hua pointed to the ground, Rong Sheng turned over and grabbed two things, then got up from the ground tremblingly, and continued to open his arms.
It means: I got everything, now it's time for you to hug me.
He is holding a jade pen in his left hand, and a jade dragon ornament in his left hand, which is very small and looks very cute. Ban Hua remembered that this was a good piece of jade that Ban Heng had picked out in the Ban's warehouse for a long time, and asked a craftsman to carve it specially.
The pen is the text, the bow is the martial arts, and the dragon is the power.
The implication is indeed very good. The ministers are boasting all over the place, but Rong Sheng has happily arched back and forth in the arms of his father and mother, holding his father's hand for a while, kissing his mother's face for a while, and occasionally looking at the women's relatives. Beautiful jewelry, other people can't get into his eyes.
"Your Highness is so good-looking, and I don't know how many daughters' families will be fascinated by him in the future," a female family member whispered to her companion, "If you look at him, you can't wait to snatch him home and take him by yourself."
"Niangniang is the number one beauty who has won big, your majesty is the number one beautiful man, their children..." The companion secretly glanced at the family of three, and couldn't help but patted his heart beating rapidly, "Everyone looks like a They're all like gods."
"Isn't it an immortal?" A woman in a rosy palace uniform nodded, "If you could watch it every day, it would make people willing to die."
"Miss Yao, you are going to be the concubine's younger brother and sister in a few months. Are you worried that you won't be able to see the empress?" Zhou Changxiao's wife heard this and whispered, "Wake up and wake up, you are all stupid. ."
"You don't understand," Yao Ling shook her head slowly, "some women will be wiped out by life after they get married. Empress is different. If she was a beautiful night pearl before she got married, then she is the world now. The rare pearls are so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off them. I will never get tired of seeing such people and painting them for the rest of my life."
Grandma Zhou hurriedly covered her mouth and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense, let others hear you, and thought you were marrying Prince Jingting for the sake of the Queen."
"How come, Ban Shizi has the same spiritual energy as the empress," Yao Ling smiled, "I think, living with such a person will definitely make you very happy."
Before young grandma Zhou got married, she had a good relationship with Yao Ling, and Zhou Changxiao and Ban Heng were close friends, so the friendship between the two had always been so close. Outsiders say that Zhou Changxiao is a dandy, but Mrs. Zhou thinks that the life after marriage is very happy, there is no need to pay attention to the rules everywhere, and there are no messy concubines in the room. As expected.
The prince of Ban is on good terms with her husband, and he is the younger brother of Empress Ban, so he is not a bad person.
"I don't know if the aura is aura or not," Youngmaiden Zhou said with a smile, "I only know that your good things are coming."
Yao Ling's cheeks were slightly red, "Then you didn't prepare the big gift earlier."
Ban Hua and Rong Xia teased the child for a while, and when they saw the child fell asleep, they asked the nurse to carry the child down. It was a banquet with nothing new as usual. After the banquet was over, Ban Hua deliberately kept Yin Shi and Ban Heng.
"Mother, Brother Heng is getting married next month. I have prepared some things here for Brother Heng to use as a betrothal gift, which can be regarded as a face for Yao's parents," Ban Hua glanced at Ban Heng who was blushing, "Why, finally Are you sorry?"
"Sister, there are so many things at home, what are you doing with these?" Ban Heng touched his face and said with a dry smile, "As a queen, what can you do if you don't have some good things in your private library?"
"Your Majesty's private treasury is under my control, can I still be missing something?" Ban Hua couldn't help but put the list to Ban Heng, "If you marry into our family, you have to treat people well, others have raised daughters for more than ten years. Marrying you is to make you hurt, to live with you, don't learn those messy things, or I will break your legs myself."
"Sister, am I that kind of person?" Ban Heng said, "I have your elder sister, how can I not know what to do with my wife. Although the Yao family girl's appearance is not as good as yours, it is quite interesting. Don't worry, I will definitely will treat him well."
"You," Ban Hua laughed, stretched out his hand to straighten the front of his shirt, and said softly, "You're already twenty in the blink of an eye."
It seemed that the younger brother was still that pink toot the day before, and the little boy who was following behind her grew bigger in an instant.
"Sister..." Ban Heng is already half a head taller than Ban Hua, but he still bends his legs to make it easier for his sister to tidy up his clothes.
"Okay," Ban Hua released her hand and said with a smile, "My brother, he has finally grown up."
Ban Heng touched the front of the clothes that Ban Hua had arranged, and laughed stupidly...
Yinshi looked at her pair of children and smiled with red eyes.