Empress Pei saw that the atmosphere had cooled down, so she took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty has a happy event, let the empress listen to it."
Empress Dowager Xiao followed the pole, changed the subject, and asked curiously: "What happy event, let's talk about it quickly."
Emperor Wende laughed, his eyebrows and eyes were full of joy, "There are three concubines in the harem, and they have been diagnosed as pregnant."
"Really?" Empress Dowager Xiao was overjoyed.
You must know that Emperor Wende has not had a man and a woman for more than ten years.
There were rumors before that Emperor Wende was injured and unable to bear children. That's why it's been more than ten years, and I haven't had a single child under my knees.
But all the old people who came out of the palace knew that in the thirty-fourth year of Kaiyao, Beauty Wu of the palace was pregnant.
But soon, Wu Meiren died suddenly.
The pregnancy thing is over.
As if it never happened.
At that time, there were rumors that Wu Meiren cuckolded King Ning.
In the palace, it was vaguely spread like this.
That's why Wu Meicai died suddenly.
Whether it's a cuckold or not, Gu Jiu doesn't know. The only thing she knew was that Wu Meiren was indeed pregnant at that time.
At that time, Emperor Wende's body had already recovered.
Emperor Wende suppressed the women in the backyard and refused to conceive. What is his intention
Now that Emperor Wende has opened up the harem, and the concubines in the harem are pregnant, seeing the expression on Emperor Wende's face is really happy. It shows that he still hopes to pass on the bloodline and give birth to heirs.
But when he was in the palace, the women in the backyard were not allowed to get pregnant. This is so weird.
Gu Jiu couldn't help but secretly looked at Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao shook his head slightly, telling Gu Jiu not to pursue the inside story.
There are some things that Emperor Wende doesn't want anyone to know. Then everyone will be a bit more sensible and pretend that they don't know.
Go deeper, and be careful not to offend His Majesty.
Gu Jiu understood it in his heart.
Emperor Wende laughed, "Don't dare to lie to the empress, the pregnancy of the concubine in the harem has been diagnosed."
Empress Dowager Xiao was overjoyed, "Great! With the addition of children in the palace, the Great Zhou Dynasty will become more and more prosperous. The empress presides over the harem, so she has to arrange someone to take good care of the pregnant concubine."
Empress Pei nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, Empress Mother, all the arrangements are for proper people. The daughter-in-law also sent a message, and the concubines can choose one or two people from their mother's family to serve them closely."
"That's how it should be. This woman is pregnant and has a child, and there is no natal family around her, so she is full of emptiness in her heart." Empress Dowager Xiao agreed with Empress Pei's approach.
Princess Huyang rolled her eyes and said suddenly, "Congratulations to sister-in-law, congratulations to sister-in-law, at the age of a grandmother, how many children can be born under her knees."
Find a pump!
Empress Dowager Xiao was the first to be dissatisfied, and she gouged out Princess Huyang's eyes.
During Chinese New Year, will you speak
I just want to bring bad luck to the emperor and empress, I don't know what to say about her.
Empress Pei lowered her head and smiled with contempt in her eyes.
Princess Huyang, a dog can't change eating shit, it will always look like begging for beating.
"Sister Huyang, don't be impatient. After Chen Min and Chen Lu get married tomorrow, you can also taste what it's like to be a grandmother. Minmin's marriage should be done quickly."
Empress Pei said in a good voice, and specially named Chen Min by name.
Chen Min, who was serving in front of Empress Dowager Xiao, was tongue-tied, not knowing what to say.
Princess Huyang hurriedly said: "I don't need my sister-in-law to worry about Minmin's marriage. The queen mother will take care of the marriage for Minmin."
Empress Pei showed a perfect smile, "I wanted to worry about Minmin, but I didn't expect sister Huyang to look down on me. That's all, I won't interfere in Minmin's marriage."
Perfectly pushed this matter out. easy!
Empress Dowager Xiao gouged out Hu Yang's eyes again, making a fuss.
What's wrong with Empress Pei
Hu Yang was not convinced, Quan pretended not to see Empress Dowager Xiao's silent warning.
Emperor Wende glanced at Chen Min, "I forgot, Minmin has also reached the age of marriage. Is the marriage settled yet?"
Huyang Princess hit the snake with the stick, "Brother Huang, why not give Minmin a marriage. I see that the cousin named Su of the eldest nephew and daughter-in-law is very good."
Gu Jiu spat out a mouthful of old blood.
What hatred, what resentment.
Why did Huyang cheat her.
A few months ago, Hu Yang strongly rejected Hu Yang's marriage proposal in the letter. Why bring up old things again at this time.
Gu Jiu was very upset.
"Which one is Cousin Su?" Empress Pei was surprised.
Emperor Wende also looked at Gu Jiu curiously, "Boss, come here, and tell everyone, what's going on with your cousin Su?"
Gu Jiu secretly stared at Hu Yang.
The owner of Huyang County still looked proud.
Look at how resourceful she is in coming up with a perfect match.
Gu Jiu bowed slightly, and said: "Brother Su is the eldest son of my daughter-in-law's uncle's family. He passed the Jinshi examination and studied and copied in the Imperial Academy."
It's just that he has not been assigned a specific position, and he is still an idle person supported by the court.
However, having a Jinshi name is a lot of extra points.
Emperor Wende suddenly realized, "I just remembered, your maternal ancestor's family is the Su family in Jiangling Mansion?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "My daughter-in-law's ancestral home is the Su family in Jiangling Prefecture."
"The Su family in Jiangling has a scholarly reputation for generations. The son of the Su family has a long history of education. It is not uncommon to be a Jinshi. But I remember that twenty years ago, the Su family was demoted and returned to their ancestral home from Beijing. Why did you come to the capital again? "
Emperor Wende has a good memory, and he still remembers the relegation of the Su family twenty years ago.
Gu Jiu said: "Back then, the Su family was only reprimanded, but not banned from the imperial examination."
Emperor Wende looked at Gu Jiu with a half-smile, "So, the Su family has started to prosper again."
Gu Jiu didn't dare to be careless, she said cautiously: "It's not considered prosperous, it's just enough for the family to feed and clothe and support the children to study."
"Your cousin Su, what's your name?"
"Report to Your Majesty, Su Zheng."
Su Zheng!
Emperor Wende thought about the name for a while, but didn't remember it.
Obviously, Su Zheng hadn't entered the court yet.
Emperor Wende asked Hu Yang, "Why did you fall in love with Su Zheng?"
"He is so nice! He is also the cousin of the eldest nephew's wife, so his character must be fine."
The master of Huyang County said as a matter of course.
Gu Jiu was in a very irritable mood.
Huyang is obviously adding to the chaos.
Emperor Wende laughed, "I'll see this man tomorrow, isn't it really as good as I said?"
Princess Huyang smiled happily, while Gu Jiu was filled with heartache.
Hu Yang even winked at Gu Jiu triumphantly, his heart was full of joy.
She made up her mind to marry Gu Jiu. Marrying Chen Min to Su Zheng is considered a marriage.
Gu Jiu was thinking about whether the eldest uncle and the eldest aunt showed the marriage to Su Zhengxiang and whether there was any result. It's best to have a good relationship, and hurry up to get engaged.
As long as the marriage is settled, Huyang has nothing to do.
When Chen Min was in the palace, he met Su Zheng once from afar. In my impression, he was a tall, thin, extremely gentle scholar.
Want to marry him
Chen Min secretly looked at Gu Jiu, feeling hopeful in his heart.
It would be great if she could marry Su Zheng.
But looking at Gu Jiu's appearance, it seems that he is not happy about this marriage.
Chen Min was a little worried about gains and losses.
For a while, I thought about what to do if the marriage could be done.
For a while, I thought about what to do if the marriage would not work out.
She was lost in her thoughts, so she didn't pay attention to the chat content in the hall.
It wasn't until Liu Hua secretly pulled her sleeve that she came back to her senses.
At the beginning of the year, Liu Wei had already married Huang Qubing, and successfully opened the house.
She and Chen Min grew up together, so their relationship is naturally unusual.
She secretly comforted Chen Min, "Don't worry, the marriage will be resolved sooner or later."
Chen Min hummed, "How is Huang Concubine treating you?"
Liu Wei snickered, "Excellent." The corners of her brows and eyes were filled with the joy of a happy marriage.
Chen Min envied her very much.
But he also knew that he was no match for Liu Hua.
Empress Dowager Xiao was pointing to the third prince and his wife.
"The boss, the second child, and the fourth child all have legitimate sons. You two should hurry up and add a grandson to Ai's family as soon as possible."
Cui's face was shy and her cheeks were blushing.
The third prince responded loudly, "Grandson will work hard."
In the main hall, everyone laughed in unison, with good intentions.
I just don't know how much kindness I still have in my heart.
Concubine Shen Xian teased the third prince, "The third child is also promising now. Look at him married a new wife, he is different, he is much more energetic than before."
Concubine Luo echoed Concubine Shen Xian's words, "Everyone is refreshed on happy occasions, and the youngest looks more and more energetic. Sure enough, the bad luck has gone, and the whole person has recovered."
This unlucky sound inevitably made people think of the Cai family who was demoted to the prince Baolin.
Everyone looked at the new daughter-in-law Cui curiously, wanting to see her reaction.
The Cui family was born in a top family in Hedong, very dignified. There is a smile on the corner of the mouth, and the angle has not changed.
Ok!
She is worthy of being a noble daughter of a family, but she can hold her breath.
Emperor Wende also looked at the third prince with approval.
This year, the third prince Liu Yan has indeed worked very hard, and his level of hard work has exceeded everyone's imagination.
It seems that they want to catch up with all the delays in the past few years.
For the hardworking prince, Emperor Wende would not be stingy with verbal praise.
"The third child is indeed doing well this year and has made progress."
A simple sentence of progress made the third prince Liu Yan tremble with excitement. The other princes were all red-eyed.
"The son will continue to work hard and live up to his father's expectations."
The third prince Liu Yan took Cui Shi and knelt on the ground together, very solemnly.
The other princes either frowned or had a serious face.
No one is really happy for the third child.
Empress Pei chuckled, "The youngest is really promising."
Emperor Wende laughed, "Get up."
Empress Pei took the opportunity to beat the fourth son and his wife, "Fourth son, learn more from your third brother. It is also an errand, the third son did a good job, you are still not as good as you are. Fourth daughter-in-law, you should also be with you Third sister-in-law learns from everyone's tolerance."
The fourth prince Liu Yi responded with a grin, "When I was studying, the master praised the third brother for being smart. The third brother is better than me, and my son is convinced."
Xiao Qin'er followed suit and said: "Sister-in-law San is the most capable. As soon as I entered the door, the courtyard of Sanfang was neatly tidied up. Tomorrow, I will go to sister-in-law San to learn scriptures."
Cui pursed her lips and smiled, "Fourth sibling is polite, I am looking forward to drinking tea with fourth sibling. I am afraid that everyone will dislike me for being ignorant."
"Sister-in-law San can really talk." Xiao Qin'er giggled.
Gu Jiu secretly whispered to Liu Zhao, "Tonight's limelight will be snatched by the young couple."
Liu Zhao casually smiled and said, "No problem!"
Just because Liu Zhao doesn't care about being in the limelight doesn't mean that other people don't care either.
The second prince Liu Ping was very concerned.
At this time, he was suffering from heartburn.
But in front of his father, no matter how uncomfortable he was, he could only endure it.
Concubine Shen Xian wanted to stand up for him, but she stopped her with a look.
I would rather not be in the limelight than offend my father.
The father publicly praised the third child for his progress.
If he sang against the stage, wouldn't he be slapping his father in the face. He is not tired of life.
He lowered his head, thinking about other things.
Since the third child married the Cui family, she has been a bit high-profile.
Now that he has been praised by his father again, it's even more incredible, I want to go to heaven.
He was looking forward to this meeting, the more arrogant and indulgent the third child, the better. The proud soldier must be defeated, this is not wrong.
After convincing himself in this way, the second prince finally felt better.
Empress Dowager Xiao did not forget the fourth prince Liu Yi and his wife.
One is her favorite grandson, and the other is her natal niece, how can I forget.
Empress Dowager Xiao took one with each hand, praising and praising each other.
He secretly reminded Emperor Wende that if he praised the third child, he should also praise the fourth child.
Empress Pei didn't see it.
She appreciates Empress Dowager Xiao's kindness, but the method is too low-level and makes people laugh.
Emperor Wende was cheerful and didn't care at all, "The fourth child has also improved this year, not bad."
Fourth Prince Liu Yi couldn't hide his excitement, and kowtowed again.
Emperor Wende encouraged him a few words, and praised the second prince Liu Ping.
The fifth and the sixth have no share, so it would be nice not to punish the two brothers.
Only the boss Liu Zhao was missed.
Ever since, the eyes of everyone looking at Liu Zhao were a bit intriguing.
Is the eldest prince Liu Zhao about to fall out of favor