When Tian was seven months pregnant, the Crown Princess brought the good news that she was pregnant again.
Jiang Changning gave rewards and sent people as usual, and the empress dowager did the same, with rewards three times more generous than those given to Tian.
Tian had always been worried that after she gave birth, the child would be taken away by the Crown Princess. Now that the Crown Princess is pregnant, she probably won't take her child away.
"Son, you can grow up by your side." She touched her belly and spoke to herself tenderly.
She was in a very stable state of mind, but Sun tried to stimulate her, "From being highly anticipated to being ignored, how does it feel?"
Tian didn't respond, but gently stroked her belly.
"You, who have taken the eldest son, will be an eyesore to the Crown Princess. I'm kindly advising you to be careful." Sun said.
Tian looked up at her, "The Crown Princess would not do such a thing, and the Crown Prince would not allow it."
"Should I say you are naive or stupid?" Sun said disdainfully.
Tian chuckled and said, "Whether I am naive or stupid, it has nothing to do with you. I am not worthy of your kindness. Madam Sun, I am tired. Please go back."
Sun snorted coldly and walked away.
When the crown prince's eldest son was one month old, the second prince returned from overseas and brought back a girl.
It was a girl who grew up by the sea. Her name was He Dandan. She had a lively personality but was not very polite. She called the Queen Mother, "Grandma."
When the Queen Mother heard this shout, her face turned completely cold.
Upon seeing this, the Second Prince quickly tried to smooth things over for He Dandan, "Grandmother, Dandan must have felt a sense of familiarity with the Buddha she worshipped because she saw you smile, so she called you over directly like those common people outside. Please don't be offended, Grandmother."
"I look like Buddha. I am so lucky." The Queen Mother stared at He Dandan with a sharp gaze. "Do you really think I look like Buddha?"
He Dandan looked at the Buddhist beads in the Queen Mother's hand, "The Queen Mother is as kind as the Buddha."
The Queen Mother snorted and said nothing.
When Jiang Changning heard the second prince say, "Mother, I want to marry Dandan," she was not surprised at all. She had expected it.
Jiang Changning looked at him without saying anything.
The Second Prince felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her. He lowered his head and looked at himself. He didn't find anything wrong. "Mother, why are you looking at me like that?"
Jiang Changning slowly asked, "Xiaobai, He Dandan grew up among the common people. When you first met her, you thought she was fresh and interesting. However, time has passed so long. Are you sure you can treat her consistently?"
"I can." The second prince answered without hesitation.
"Her family background is too ordinary. Your royal grandmother will never agree to let her be your legal wife. Are you sure you want to fight for her?"
"I will convince the Empress Dowager." The second prince was confident.
Jiang Changning sighed, "Since you want to marry her, why are you so careless?"
"What does mother mean?" The second prince didn't quite understand.
"She was engaged as your wife and ran away as your concubine. She followed you all the way to Beijing, which is detrimental to her reputation. In your and her eyes, this is her love for you, but in the eyes of the elders, she is not decent." Jiang Changning said bluntly.
The second prince's expression froze, "I, I didn't think so much."
Jiang Changning rubbed his forehead. "And He Dandan is a girl from an ordinary family. She can't play the piano, chess, calligraphy or painting. She is out of place in the capital. Are you sure she can get used to life in the capital?"
"Mother, I will take her out to sea with me." The second prince wanted to play around and had no plans to stay in the capital for a long time.
"A magpie with a long tail forgets his mother after marrying a wife." Jiang Changning stretched out his hand and twisted the second prince's ear. "You haven't even married a wife yet, but you don't want your mother anymore, right?"
"Mother, I don't abandon you. Don't be angry. It's my fault for not considering things carefully. I will think about it carefully and come up with a win-win solution." The second prince begged for mercy immediately.
"I understand, son." The second prince said obediently.
Although Jiang Changning arranged for someone to teach He Dandan etiquette and rules, he did not restrict her too much. After all, the Second Prince liked her nature.
If He Dandan became like those rule-abiding and rigid girls in Beijing, I'm afraid the Second Prince would not like her.
Jiang Changning was quite satisfied to learn that He Dandan was seriously studying etiquette and rules. "She is willing to work hard, that's good."
That day, Emperor Xuanzhi suddenly said to Jiang Changning, "The second and third sons are old enough, it's time to make them kings and let them move out of the palace."
As he spoke, he handed the memorial in his hand to Jiang Changning, "Pick two titles for them."
Jiang Changning took the memorial, flipped it open and looked at it. "Sea? Sea King?"
"The second son likes to float on the sea, so he deserves the title of Sea King."
Jiang Changning remembered what the modern sea king meant, and quickly said, "This title is not good."
"What's wrong with it?" asked Emperor Xuanzhi.
Jiang Changning didn't explain, but smiled and said, "He is floating on the sea, on a boat, you might as well make him the king of ships."
"Shipping King?" Emperor Xuanzhi thought for a moment, "That's fine."
The title of the second prince was hastily decided, and as for the title of the third prince, Emperor Xuanzhi said, "The third prince runs a good newspaper, so let him be the Newspaper King."
The newspaper king and the shipping king are really similar in nature.
Jiang Changning agreed maliciously, "That's it."
The next day, Emperor Xuanzhi issued an edict, conferring upon his second son Helian Yubai the title of King of Shipping and upon his third son Helian Yuqian the title of King of Reporting, and ordered the Ministry of Works to select a site and build palaces for the two princes.
On the same day, Jiang Changning issued an imperial decree to promote the prince's wife, Tian, to the rank of concubine.
Although the Crown Princess was pregnant, she still arranged for a celebratory banquet to be held for Tian.
Even though Sun was unwilling, she had to come and congratulate Tian at this moment, "I congratulate the Concubine."
When they entered the palace at the same time, she thought she was more beautiful than Tian, more intellectual and interesting than Tian, and had a better family background than Tian, but the prince still did not like her.
Not only did Tian serve the prince before her, but she also gave birth to a son, and her career rose step by step.
"Madam Sun, you're so polite." Tian accepted Sun's gift.
"The Crown Prince really has deep feelings for the Concubine. I heard that the Crown Prince personally went to ask the Queen for permission to promote her to the position of Concubine."
Tian smiled, "Does Madam Sun think the prince treats you badly?"
"The prince treats me very well." How could Sun dare to say anything bad
"I will be promoted because I have given birth to a child for the prince. Madam Sun, don't worry. When you give birth to a child for the prince, the prince will also promote you based on your merits."
Sun bowed her head and said, "Please support me, Concubine. I will never forget it."
"Madam Sun, what you said is true. Arranging concubines to serve the prince is the Crown Princess's job. I don't have the ability to support Madam Sun." Tian stood up, "The eldest son is looking for me."
Having said that, she left Sun behind and went out.
Sun looked at the shaking door curtain and felt so angry that her teeth were itching.