In order to save their son, the Chen family came to the Gu family. The Chen family did not do it privately, so it quickly spread to the ears of people who were interested. There were rumors that when the Chen family left the Gu family, their face was very ugly, and they were right. The Gu family seemed to be dissatisfied.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Chen family's behavior is too much and somewhat boring. The communication of the aristocratic family has always been about having a relationship. The Gu family is a kind person. In the past few years, they have been unilaterally taking care of the Chen family. Now the children in the family are hurting people's lives, and the other party is still a member of the royal family. .
The two families were at a standstill, and outsiders would only scold the Chen family for being mindless, and they felt that the Gu family was too soft, so they didn't speak up because they were bullied into it. But no matter how you look at it, no one thinks there is anything wrong with the Gu family.
As a brother-in-law, you should do what you need to do, and persuade what you need to persuade. You are not a real brother, you can't beat him, you can't scold him, and you can only blame the Chen family for being too indulgent with their children.
When things got to this point, the Gu family didn't come out to say that the Chen family was not, but the Chen family was resentful and dissatisfied with the Gu family, and the people in the capital subconsciously alienated the Chen family.
"Madam, there are rumors outside that the Chen family's godson has nowhere to go and is not greedy enough." The maid put a Yuanbao bun on the Yang family, "Do you think it looks good?"
Yang shi glanced in the mirror and nodded, "Yes."
"I'll be happy to see you later." The maid served by Yang's side for several years. Knowing that Yang's valued children, she chose to say something nice.
"These children don't have to worry about any of them." Yang sighed with a smile, remembering the negative comments on the Chen family outside, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
As a housewife, there is a natural way of being a housewife to teach others a lesson.
"Mother, have you been groomed?" Gu Zhiyu said warmly outside the door, "The carriage has arrived in the palace."
"Okay." Mrs. Yang stood up and went out to look at her long-standing son, and said with a smile, "Why didn't you go to the Ministry of Housing today to work?"
"The son will send the mother to the palace first," Gu Zhiyu smiled back, "the mother doesn't think the son is too busy."
"I don't dislike having my son open the way." The smile on Yang's face was even more obvious. Before he got out of the house and got into the carriage, he looked back at his son who was rolling over on the horse, and his eyes were filled with joy.
Her son finally looked away and regained his former vitality.
The carriage of the State Duke's Mansion passed by, and the pedestrians on the road avoided it wisely. A woman saw Gu Zhiyu riding on a tall horse and couldn't help blushing. While covering half of her face with her hands, she sneaked more Take a look.
"Is that Gu Shizi? His face is like a crown of jade, and his eyes are like stars and moons," a young lady from the official family who had just entered the capital whispered to her companion, "If you can..." She slapped her face fiercely, although there was nothing left. Said, his face was as red as the dawn.
"What are you thinking," her companion gave her a funny look, "that is the uncle of the state, the future heir of the state's mansion, even if it is to marry the successor, it will not be our turn."
The lady of the official family also knew that she should not have said what was in her heart just now, she smirked at her companion, and when she looked down, the carriage of the Duke's Mansion had already gone far.
Inside the Zichen Palace, Gu Rujiu rubbed her sore and painful waist, and looked outside from time to time.
Seeing her like this, Qiu Luo laughed a little: "Niangniang, don't look at it, if Madam arrives, someone will inform you."
Just as he was talking, he saw Bai Xian walked in with a smile on his face: "Niangniang, Madam is here."
"Please, please." Gu Rujiu helped Qiu Luo to stand up, and before she reached the door, Mrs. Yang had already walked in.
Seeing the appearance of her daughter's belly, Yang hurriedly said, "Don't come out, be careful not to fall."
"Isn't my daughter in a hurry to see my mother?" Gu Rujiu took Yang's hand and smiled at Yang's, "Is everything okay at home?"
"It's fine, it's fine," Mrs Yang helped her daughter sit down and put a cushion behind Gu Rujiu's waist, "How about you?"
"My daughter is also pretty good," Gu Rujiu took Yang's hand and didn't let it go, "Does Yuanyuan look good?"
"The appetite has improved a lot in the past few days. It takes two wet nurses to feed him," Yang shi smiled and glanced at Gu Rujiu, "The last time you had people bring so many things back, some of them were useless, and now they don't fit well. ."
"Babies grow fast, it's better if they don't fit." Gu Rujiu smiled and talked to Mrs Yang, because she had one in her stomach, and she had to change clothes from time to time. Mrs. Yang saw the palace attendant calling and surrounding her daughter. Appearance, can not help but smile.
After a while, Gu Rujiu came back, and she said to the Yang family: "Mother, I arranged your residence in the Luanhe Palace Palace, which is close to here and the environment is good. You should not be unaccustomed to living there. ."
"Anywhere is fine," Mr. Yang said. "I asked someone to bring fermented bean curd. It's just that this thing doesn't eat much. You can eat it to satisfy your cravings."
"I knew that my mother was the best to me," Gu Rujiu shook Yang's arm, and suddenly said, "Is Chen Kong's execution day today?"
"Don't worry about these things," Mrs Yang looked at Gu Rujiu's belly, "Don't scare the child in the belly." The child is still in the belly, what to do with such unfortunate things, this girl really doesn't mind when she talks .
When her mother said that, Gu Rujiu shrank her neck and snickered.
Seeing her like this, Mrs Yang said helplessly, "It seems that the emperor has spoiled you."
"He doesn't spoil me, who?" Gu Rujiu smiled cheekily, when Yang heard this, it was hard to say what he wanted to say, so he had no choice but to smile.
Before noon, Jin Yang returned to the Zichen Hall, and when he saw that the Yang family had arrived, he gave a junior salute to the Yang family.
How dare Mr. Yang accept this salute, so he got up and avoided the salute, and then said: "Since His Majesty is back, the court lady will go to the palace of Luanhe Palace to see, lest the people who are serving do not know how to clean up my salute."
Jin Yang knew that she was making an excuse to leave. This was the Zichen Palace, where the emperor lived. It was not appropriate for her to stay here.
"Mother-in-law rarely enters the palace once, so it's the same after having lunch before going there to pack up the ceremony," Jin Yang knew that Jiu Jiu had an excellent relationship with the elders in his family, so how could he be willing to make Jiujiu embarrassed, and preemptively said, "I and Jiujiu are the only two living here. , mother-in-law doesn't have to worry too much."
Jin Yang's words came to this point, and Yang Shi could not mention the matter of leaving, so he responded with a smile.
During lunch, one dish after another was presented, and Mrs. Yang found that most of the dishes on the table were what Jiu Jiu liked to eat, and the expressions of these palace attendants seemed to have been taken for granted.
Although she pays attention to food, Yang Shi found that the emperor gave Jiujiu food from time to time, but he didn't even use the hands of the eunuch, and her daughter...
Her daughter let the emperor serve her vegetables with a lazy face.
Yang felt that she couldn't stand it anymore. Before this child got married, it seemed that she was not so lazy. How could it be like this now
Gu Rujiu's appetite has become so strong recently that he wants to eat sweet, sometimes sour, and sometimes salty. In recent months, the people in the imperial kitchen have often prepared a few dishes of every taste in order to satisfy the empress.
Jin Yang tasted the sweet and sour fish with chopsticks and felt that the sauce of the sweet and sour fish was very fresh and tender. He couldn't help but put a chopstick to Gu Rujiu's mouth, because he was worried that the sauce would drip and stain Gu Rujiu's clothes, so he used his other hand to catch it.
After Gu Rujiu ate it, he asked with his eyes, how does it taste? Recently, I haven't liked fish for a long time, and I always feel that it tastes fishy, so he can only coax her to eat some.
Seeing Jin Yang's look of anticipation, Gu Rujiu smiled and nodded.
Jin Yang suddenly became happy, and after feeding Gu Rujiu two more mouthfuls, he put down his chopsticks.
Looking at the interaction between the young couple, Mr. Yang didn't know what he had eaten after finishing the meal. In all fairness, her daughter is now a big belly, her face is a little swollen, and she is definitely not as good-looking as she used to be. But the emperor looked at his daughter as if he was looking at a rare treasure.
"Mother-in-law, my son-in-law still has something to deal with, so I'm sorry." After dinner, Jin Yang accompanied Mr. Yang for a while, then got up and said, "I also ask my mother-in-law to watch over for a long time."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the court lady will take good care of the Empress." Mrs Yang got up, watched Jin Yang leave, looked back at Gu Rujiu, who was still sitting, and said after a long time, "You and Your Majesty... have you always been like this?"
"Ah?" Gu Rujiu looked at Yang Shi blankly.
Seeing her daughter's ignorant appearance, Mrs. Yang sighed, "Forget it." She walked to Gu Rujiu's side and touched her temples, "The emperor said that you would take naps and naps at this time in the past?"
"Well," Gu Rujiu nodded, "but today my mother is here, I can't bear to sleep."
"Silly boy, I have already entered the palace to accompany you. It's the same when you talk. You go to sleep first," Yang said with a smile. "After you sleep, I will go to see the queen mother."
When you enter the palace, you can't justify it if you don't go and salute the queen mother.
Gu Rujiu was persuaded by Yang to go to sleep, but she couldn't lie down, she could only lie on her back. Yang Shi waited for her to fall asleep before getting up and leaving the Zichen Palace.
"Madam, the queen mother is afraid that she is resting at the moment. Why don't the servants take you to see your residence. If there is any inappropriate place, the servants can also let the people below change it." Bai Xian followed behind Yang. , said with a big smile, "Although Niangniang doesn't live in Luanhe Palace, but there are people cleaning it every day, and there are ready-made people to serve."
"Eunuch Bai will lead the way." Mrs. Yang knew Bai Xian and knew that he was the close eunuch in front of the emperor, but looking at today's situation, it seemed that he had become the person serving his daughter again.
Although she didn't quite understand it in her heart, she didn't show any signs on her face, but what Bai Xian said made her a little concerned.
My daughter doesn't live in Luanhe Palace, but she is there every day, and even the palace attendants of Luanhe Palace are arranged according to the rules. Same as today's saints.
Walking into the Luanhe Palace, Yang was even more surprised. The plants and trees in this palace are all arranged according to Jiujiu's hobbies. The furnishings in the house are even more like the shadow of Jiujiu's boudoir, but the furnishings are more delicate and more delicate than those of the Gu family. Pay attention to, everywhere reveals a good and auspicious meaning.
How much energy did the saint spend in this palace today
Yang looked around, and after a while, he said with emotion, "The emperor has a heart."
Bai Xian lowered his head and said, "Madam, the emperor treats the empress like pearls and jade, so you don't have to worry."
Hearing the words "like pearls and jade", Mrs Yang was stunned for a moment, then left the main hall and came to the side hall, and found that although the place was still exquisite, its intentions were not as good as one-tenth of the main hall, but it was beautiful and auspicious. The meaning is not much.
"It's very good here, there's nothing wrong with it," Mr. Yang said with a smile when he saw the fresh flower branches in the vase, which had just been put in it, "It's everyone's hard work." The personal maid sent a thank you gift to the big and small stewards of Luan Hegong.
Yang was the Queen's biological mother, and the stewards of Luanhe Palace dared to accept these gifts.
Bai Xian looked at Yang's behavior, and felt a little emotional in his heart. As expected of the lady of the country who educated two sons and two daughters, she did not miss the slightest bit of words and actions, which made people feel particularly amiable. No wonder Gu Guogong has loved her for nearly 30 years. .
However, the empress's character is not the same as that of the lady of the country. I think she is more of the prince of the country
With Yang's company, the mother is careful with her daughter, so Gu Rujiu's mood is getting better and better recently. On the morning of the entrance exam, Jin Yang was getting up and putting on his clothes lightly, but Gu Rujiu woke up.
"Have I disturbed you?" Seeing that she woke up, Jin Yang was half dressed in his court clothes, then turned around and walked in front of her, "Is there any discomfort?"
"No," Gu Rujiu shook her head, "I just can't sleep well."
Jin Yang immediately kissed her on the forehead in distress. The fetus was nine months old, and the fetus moved very much on weekdays, so she often woke up in her sleep for a long time.
"Today is the day of the palace exam?" Gu Rujiu asked Jin Yang to help him get up, and then slowly helped him to put the court clothes on him, and then supported the crown on his head, "I wish Your Majesty to find a worthy minister and help His Majesty. With one hand, let us have a good weather and good weather, and all countries will come to the DPRK."
"Okay." Jin Yang fixedly looked at Gu Rujiu, "I will not disappoint Jiujiu."
Gu Rujiu smiled and touched his cheek: "The hour is almost here, your majesty, go down."
Jin Yang hugged her carefully before turning around and leaving the Zichen Palace.
After Jin Yang left, Gu Rujiu supported Qiu Luo and said, "Go and ask someone to arrange it, Ben Gong is going to give birth."
"Crack," Bai Xian's whisk fell to the ground, and then he hurriedly bent over to pick it up, "Niangniang, this is the arrangement, the emperor's place..."
"No one is allowed to tell His Majesty before the end of the palace examination!" Gu Rujiu said with a sullen face, "If anyone resists the order, they will be expelled from the Zichen Palace." This is the first imperial examination after Jin Yang took charge. Clearly, if Jin Yang knew that she was about to give birth, he would definitely not go to the hall to invigilate the examination.
It was the first imperial examination after taking office, and the current emperor does not show up. If it spreads out, it will only make the literati think that he does not value talents or literati. How could she allow such a thing to happen
She Gu Rujiu's man must be the eternal wise man who stands in the sky and is praised by everyone!
"Yes!" What Gu Rujiu said at the moment, Bai Xian would only answer first, then turn around and arrange.
People and things in production have been prepared for a long time, so there is no need to worry about it. When Mrs. Yang and Queen Mother Zhou arrived, Gu Rujiu had already entered the delivery room.
There was still no movement in the house. Mrs. Yang walked around twice outside, and then said to the Queen Mother Zhou: "The Queen Mother, it's the first time for the mother to give birth. The minister's wife is really worried, and the minister's wife goes in to accompany her."
Empress Dowager Zhou was also worried. Hearing what Yang said, there would be no objection, so she nodded and agreed. If it wasn't for her identity here, she might not be able to resist rushing in right now.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the students who participated in the palace exam entered the hall in a neat queue, and gave a big salute to the man on the throne, although they could not see what the emperor looked like at all from where they stood.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites finished reading the rules of the exam, and then saluted Jin Yang: "Please show your majesty."
Jin Yang nodded.
After bowing to Jin Yang, the officials of the Ministry of Rites turned to face the students below: "Start answering the questions."
Jin Yang looked at the candidates who were answering the questions with their heads bowed down. He didn't go down to see how they answered, but just carefully observed their spirits.
On the candidate roster, each candidate's surname is written in detail, where does he live, who is in his family, and who is the person who recommended it in the first place.
Jin Yang didn't find it annoying, and actually read them one by one. After watching more than a dozen times, his heart suddenly jumped for no reason, as if he couldn't catch his breath.
"Your Majesty?" Seeing that Jin Yang's face was not quite right, He Ming asked cautiously.
Jin Yang shook his head, took a sip of the tea cup handed over by He Ming, and managed to suppress the palpitations.
"It's been almost an hour, why hasn't there been any movement yet." Empress Dowager Zhou was anxiously circling the room. If Aunt Liu hadn't stopped her, she would have already rushed into the delivery room. She didn't seem to spend so much money when she gave birth. How much time.
"Niangniang, don't worry," Aunt Liu brought tea, "Niangniang is a blessed person whom Izumo Daoist praised, she must be a lucky star, and everything will be fine."
"Yes, yes," Queen Mother Zhou took the tea and took two big sips. When she heard a long, depressed cry of pain, she hurriedly put the teacup back in Aunt Liu's hand, and circled the room again. The house was silent again.
"Have you sent someone to report to the emperor?" Empress Dowager Zhou took a deep breath and glanced at the sky outside. I'm afraid that the palace exam is not over yet.
"Niangniang said that before the end of the palace examination, no one will tell the emperor," Aunt Liu said, "this is the first imperial examination after His Majesty took office. This..."
The Queen Mother Zhou sighed when she heard the words: "I understand, let's do it according to the empress's wishes." After speaking, she looked inside the house and couldn't help begging God to worship the immortals.
In the delivery room, Gu Rujiu felt that her stomach was about to burst with the child's legs, and she felt distended pain from time to time, which made her want to faint immediately.
Suddenly she felt a heat in her lower body, as if something was flowing out.
"Break of amniotic fluid!" she heard a midwife say.
Oh, it turned out that the amniotic fluid was broken, she thought dizzily, but her hand unconsciously grabbed onto Yang's sleeve.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mother is with you." Yang's eyes blushed early. She wouldn't feel so bad when she gave birth to a child by herself, but seeing her daughter like this, she felt very distressed.
"Niang Niang, try not to scream in a while, you save your physical strength to give birth to a child."
"Remember, when the labor pains start, you will use your strength, and when the labor pains are gone, you will stop. This will save your energy."
Gu Rujiu was dizzy, but halfway through the birth, she felt that she was exhausted and left, as if she had no strength at all.
"Niang Niang, you have to work hard!"
Someone fed her a few sips of the bitter soup, and she licked her lips, as if it had a taste of ginseng. She felt that she was a little hungry and thirsty, so she opened her eyes and looked at Yang's, and said a little aggrieved, "I'm hungry."
"Hurry up, bring something to eat." Seeing her daughter's aggrieved expression, Mrs. Yang almost didn't cry, so someone brought the cooked meat porridge to Gu Rujiu.
Before Gu Rujiu could swallow a mouthful of porridge, the labor pains came again, she groaned in pain, and then continued to eat a few mouthfuls of porridge, feeling that she had strength again, and then continued the very important part of human inheritance, giving birth!
After answering the question, Jin Yang selected a few more students who ranked higher in the exam to answer the question. Seeing that most of these people had something to say, he nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, when He Ming saw Bai Xian standing at the side door waving at him, he seemed anxious.
Although He Ming usually doesn't deal with Bai Xian very well, but he also knows the importance, so he hurriedly walked to the side door of the main hall and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
"The queen had a seizure in the morning, and it's been two hours since she entered the delivery room," Bai Xian said anxiously. "It's just that the child has not yet landed, and the empress dowager was anxious, so she asked the servants to report."
"Why didn't you say something so important earlier!" He Ming scolded, looked back at His Majesty, and Xiao ran back to Jin Yang.
At this time, Jin Yang had just finished asking a question from a student, and He Ming hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, it has been two hours since the maiden entered the delivery room, and the prince has not yet landed. "
Jin Yang's face changed greatly when he heard the words. If there were still students present, he would have thrown down the roster in his hand and went straight to the Zichen Hall.
"All of you are talented people, I am very relieved." Jin Yang put down the roster, encouraged a few words, then handed the matter over to Zhang Zhonghan and the Minister of Rites, got up and left.
The students sent Jin Yang away gratefully. In their opinion, the emperor actually sat with them for so long and asked them questions kindly, which was really touching.
I have long heard about the various behaviors of the previous emperor, which makes him so valuable today.
It is a blessing in their life to meet His Majesty today.
But the officials present were a little surprised, what happened to the emperor
"I seem to have vaguely seen something from the eunuch of the harem coming over," the Minister of the Ministry thought for a while, and couldn't help but look at his most important subordinate, "Could it be that the prince was born?"
Gu Zhiyu's face changed slightly. He also saw Bai Xian, who was waiting beside his sister, appear just now, but the other party's face was not joy, but anxiety.
Is it your sister's fault
Jin Yang stepped off the imperial carriage and strode to the apse of Zichen Hall, where the delivery room was located.
As soon as he entered the door, he heard a long-lasting pain in the house, and even if he wanted to rush into the house, he was stopped by several palace maids and eunuchs at the same time.
"Your Majesty! It is absolutely impossible, Your Majesty!"