The Crown Princess's second child was another daughter, which made Emperor Xuanzhi and the Empress Dowager a little disappointed.
The Meng family, who had always been able to maintain their composure, also became a little anxious. “Why are they so disappointing?”
"Do you want to send another person in to help the Crown Princess?" Meng's mother asked Lord Meng.
"No, the people around the prince must be approved by His Majesty and the Queen."
Mother Meng said worriedly, "The Crown Princess has given birth to two daughters in succession. I'm afraid someone will have to move into the Crown Prince's mansion."
She allowed her concubine to have children only after she had given birth to two sons.
But the royal family would not allow concubines to take contraceptive soup, and the person who served the prince was very likely to have given birth to a child before the princess.
Lord Meng frowned and said, "There is no way to stop this. You should ask the Crown Princess to take good care of herself and get pregnant again as soon as possible."
All we can hope is that the Crown Princess can give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible.
Emperor Xuanzhi was a legitimate son, as was the crown prince. The three sons and one daughter of the emperor and empress were all legitimate. Emperor Xuanzhi even set up six palaces for the sake of the empress. This shows that the emperor and empress valued legitimate children the most.
Jiang Changning treated his second granddaughter the same way as he treated his eldest granddaughter.
Under Jiang Changning's persuasion, Emperor Xuanzhi also named his second granddaughter Helian Wan.
The second granddaughter happened to be born in the evening, with the sun setting and the afterglow of the sunset.
Jiang Changning even specially called the prince to persuade him, "Your son and daughter are both your blood, so don't look down on them."
"Don't worry, mother. I will treat Wan'er as I would Xi'er." The prince said solemnly.
"You and the Crown Princess are still young, don't worry. If you can give birth to a daughter, you can also give birth to a son. Your mother still hopes that your eldest son is born from the law." Jiang Changning said solemnly.
The prince smiled and said, "My son and I have the same idea."
He is the legitimate son and hopes that his successor will also be the legitimate son.
"Tell the Crown Princess your thoughts, so that she won't let her imagination run wild and do something wrong." Jiang Changning was worried that the Crown Princess would get pregnant with her third child again.
When the Second Prince had rested and was about to sail to the West for the second time, the Crown Princess gave birth to her and the Crown Prince's third daughter.
The Queen Mother could no longer hold back and said, "We must choose two concubines for the Crown Prince who are easy to bear and raise."
Jiang Changning has tried her best to negotiate for the Crown Princess over the past few years, but now she is powerless to do anything.
The crown prince is the heir to the throne, he needs a son, he really wants to inherit the throne!
Jiang Changning didn't care about choosing a concubine for the prince. She felt tired.
Her listless look aroused Emperor Xuanzhi's concern, "What's wrong with your body? Have you asked the imperial physician to check it out?"
Jiang Changning smiled and said, "I'm fine, I'm not sick."
"Then why do you eat so little for breakfast and lunch? What made your appetite worse?" Emperor Xuanzhi asked softly.
"I suffer from summer heat." Jiang Changning glanced at Xiulan and others who were preparing meals and gave a reason casually.
Emperor Xuanzhi laughed in silence, "Ningning, it's already autumn."
Jiang Changning was silent for a moment, "Your Majesty, I'm hungry."
There is no point in telling the truth, there is no need to say it.
"Let's eat first." Emperor Xuanzhi did not rush to ask.
One night was enough time for him to find out what was bothering his queen.
When he found out that Jiang Changning was seeking a concubine for Tai Na, he didn't know how to comfort her when she was having all sorts of wild thoughts.
The position of the crown prince is very stable, but not having a son would be a big hidden danger.
Jiang Changning said angrily: "No matter how deep the love is, it can't compare to giving birth to a son."
If you think about it carefully, if she hadn't given birth to three sons, there would probably be a lot of beauties in the harem now.
Jiang Changning turned over and said, "Nothing to say, let's go to sleep."
Emperor Xuanzhi stretched out his hand and hugged his angry wife into his arms, saying jokingly: "Those who know you know that you are the mother of the crown prince, and those who don't know you think you are the mother of the crown princess."
Jiang Changning didn't respond and pretended to be asleep.
The name of the prince's third daughter was still chosen by Emperor Xuanzhi, Helian Xiao.
After giving birth to three daughters in a row, Jiang Changning was afraid that the Crown Princess would become unbalanced and abuse her daughters, so he assigned Xiaochun to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
The third child was still a daughter. The Crown Princess was indeed disappointed, but she was a kind person after all and did not neglect to take care of her daughter.
Jiang Changning was relieved to learn that the Crown Princess did not vent her anger on her three daughters. "It's good that she can keep calm."
As long as the Crown Princess does not make any serious mistakes, it is no big deal even if she does not give birth to a son. Any sons born to the Crown Prince's concubines can be considered her sons.
Of course, parent-child relationships are better.
The Queen Mother has already selected the person and asked Jiang Changning to review him.
Jiang Changning didn't want to go on this trip. "I'm not feeling well, so I won't go. I believe in the Queen Mother's judgment."
When the Queen Mother saw that she did not come, she was not angry. She selected two people from among them and appointed a nanny and two palace maids to accompany them home.
When an auspicious day is chosen, the Prince's Mansion will send a sedan chair to pick them up.
The Queen Mother originally wanted to make these two women concubines of the Crown Prince, but Emperor Xuanzhi persuaded her to stop, "Whoever gives birth to a son will be made the concubine."
The empress dowager thought about it and agreed. After being a concubine and giving birth to a son, there would be no room for promotion. It would be better for her to be a lady first, and then be promoted to concubine after she gave birth to a son. So she agreed.
Upon learning that the Crown Prince had married a wife and not a concubine, the Crown Princess felt a mixture of sadness and joy.
On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, two courtyards in the Prince's Mansion were decorated with lights and colors, as the Prince was going to take in a new bride today.
When the prince takes a concubine, he will not go to welcome her in person. The ritual officer will do it instead.
Those who came to the Prince's Mansion to watch the ceremony were not the wives of the household.
The prince even finished his official duties at the Ministry of Personnel and returned to the prince's residence before the auspicious time.
Seeing that the Crown Prince was not keen on taking a concubine, the Crown Princess was secretly happy.
At this time, a eunuch came in to report: "Your Highnesses, the Sun family's bridal sedan has arrived outside the palace gate."
"The Sun family's bridal sedan has arrived?" The Crown Princess was a little surprised. The Sun family was farther away from the Crown Prince's Mansion than the Tian family, so how come the Sun family's bridal sedan arrived first
"Let her wait outside the mansion until the Tian family's sedan chair arrives, and then come in together." The prince did not give the Sun family any face at all.
The prince was displeased with the Sun family's move to enter the palace before the Tian family's daughter in order to suppress the Tian family's daughter.
The prince is not greedy for women. If the crown princess has not failed to give birth to a son for him, he would not be willing to take a concubine. He would rather live with his wife like his father, the emperor and his mother, the queen.
In the bridal sedan outside the mansion, Sun learned that she had to wait for Tian to arrive before they could enter the mansion together. She called the maid who came with her as a dowry over and said, "Go and ask who wanted this?"
The maidservant who came with the dowry spent a purse to buy the news and reported back: "Miss, it was the prince's order."
A hint of uneasiness flashed across Sun's eyes, and she clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
After waiting for about an incense stick of time, the sedan chair that went to Tian's house to pick up Tian finally arrived.
The people of the Tian family noticed the sedan chair parked at the gate of the mansion and were a little surprised. They told him that "the prince ordered two sedan chairs to enter the mansion together."
In the sedan chair, Tian slightly raised the corners of her lips. Sun's wish was not fulfilled, and it was given by the prince. She must be very uncomfortable.
The gate of the Prince's Mansion was wide enough that two sedan chairs could enter at the same time without feeling crowded.
The bridal sedan entered the palace, got off the sedan, and, led by the ceremonial officer, went into the palace to pay respects to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.