The exact reason why the Zhenxi Army has not launched a counterattack has not yet been reported to Beijing. This year's summer vacation has already begun.
As in the past two years, in order to take care of Duke Qin, the Jiang family once again stayed in the capital.
"The imperial concubine is pregnant and is afraid of the bumps on the road, so she won't go to the palace for summer vacation this time." The royal family's summer vacation this year is a little different, that is, Jiang Huizhi's pregnancy requires special care.
Before leaving, the Queen specially summoned all the female members of the Jiang family who could easily go out into the palace, and warned, "You are also familiar with the palace. I hope you can help take care of the imperial concubine during the summer vacation. When I and Your Majesty become mothers, I’ll thank you when I get back!”
Of course, everyone dared not say it, and said that the queen was virtuous and the noble concubine was so lucky... After the scene was finished, the queen sent everyone else to Quezhi Palace to visit Jiang Huizhi, leaving Qiu Yilan alone to speak.
"Actually, she is currently four to five months pregnant. She has just passed the first three months and needs to be taken care of carefully. I said that when I was pregnant, didn't I go with her to escape the summer? What's the point of going together? How about that? Even if she comes back, it won't be a month when she can't move!" After everyone left, the queen no longer concealed her emotions and complained unhappily, "But she stayed in the palace and refused to leave, as if she had gone to the emperor. Zishan will be harmed by me - look at Xiao Dou's face just now, she almost asked me why I didn't let her daughter spend the summer together! "
Qiu Yilan advised: "Aren't they all going to Quezhi Palace now? The imperial concubine can't even lie to her own mother, right? Besides, you happened to be giving birth in Dizi Mountain in that month, but the imperial concubine was not like that. She ran away during pregnancy. She doesn't think it's troublesome to run around, but we all feel troubled for her! If you let this out, there will be more discerning people."
The queen said bitterly: "She just keeps trying to find trouble for me!"
"If you are looking for trouble again, isn't Your Majesty going to you and the eldest prince?" Qiu Yilan comforted, "Just raise an idler in the palace. Anyway, even if she gives birth, she won't be able to get past you and your mother!" In fact, Qiu Yilan said this to herself. They all feel hypocritical. After all, she is a noble concubine, a woman who is justly married to her husband, and now she is pregnant with her husband's child. Whether it is a boy or a girl, she is of blood... How can I look at it like a pure idler
But I can't think of anything better to say right now, so I can only say this.
The Queen simply accepted the trick and her expression softened: "Your Majesty really doesn't take her too seriously... but the thing in her belly is His Majesty's flesh and blood after all!"
"Can it still be compared with the eldest prince?" Qiu Yilan asked.
"... Let's not talk about these troublesome things!" The queen smiled, blew the wind with a silk fan, and asked, "Why didn't you bring Ying'er this time? I rarely look at her now!"
Qiu Yilan also smiled and said: "The palace official said that it was for the imperial concubine to stay in the palace. I brought her here on this serious occasion. How embarrassing would it be if she cried?"
"By the way, the eighth cousin is about to give birth, right?" The queen thought about it when the baby was crying, "I wonder if this baby will be a boy or a girl?"
"You also know that this eighth sister-in-law is not as approachable as the previous eighth sister-in-law. She has always been a little awkward with me because of her first pregnancy and miscarriage. I never ask much about things over there... How do I know?" Qiu Yilan turned the bracelet on her wrist and said, "I'm afraid we have to wait until we are born to find out! But regardless of gender, she is still young anyway, so there is nothing to worry about."
The queen tilted her head and said, "That's right... I hope she can have a daughter!"
"She doesn't have a son yet. She probably wants to have a son. I'm afraid she won't be happy when she hears what you said!" Qiu Yilan said with a smile.
The queen looked at her angrily and said, "Isn't it for your own good? Do you think that Ying'er hasn't had a title yet, so why not just wait for her eighth cousin to have a legitimate daughter so that she can be promoted to the title together?" Or, An'er, who was left behind by the first eight cousins, is raised under your knees. Logically speaking, he is the proper descendant of Zhenbei, right? But after all, the Tao family has not been officially listed yet, and now these eight cousins are gone. My sister-in-law is the daughter of the King of Huainan, and An'er is still young. What will she think about having a son? "
"In two years, An'er will be older and she will give birth to a male heir, so she will probably be honest! In this way, everyone should not have conflicts, isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Qiu Yilan couldn't help but smile slightly as she listened to the Queen's heartfelt words: "This matter is not something we can do whatever we want... And although Brother Ba is okay with the current Eighth Sister-in-law, he is not obedient to her words... It seems. I'm going to bring in another beautiful concubine next month. Even if the eighth sister-in-law gives birth to a son, I don't think it's that easy to become the grandson of Zhenbei Bo."
After all, Jiang Tianchi and his wife are still here!
Especially when Mrs. Zhuang is here - although Mrs. Zhuang doesn't have a bad attitude towards Chu Yitong, the step-daughter-in-law, she will definitely not tolerate her trying to steal the things belonging to little Tao's son! If Chu Yitong really wants to do that, then just wait for Mrs. Zhuang to teach her how to behave!
Moreover, Qiu Yilan still has some confidence in the relationship between Jiang Yadan and Jiang Yashuang. Although the eldest brother-in-law is unreliable most of the time, he is still friendly to his brothers and sisters. Jiang Jingkun is protected by Jiang Yashuang, so normally he cannot escape the throne.
Even if we really can't fight, "What's more, An'er still has you and Fourth Aunt who love him?"
The queen giggled: "I can't say anything about such a big thing as a knighthood!"
"How old is he now? When he knows he wants the title, he will count on your cousin to distract him!" Qiu Yilan joked, "You took the initiative to ask him about it today. I But he depends on you!"
"Rely on me, then rely on me. If I can really help you, how can I not go astray?" The queen made her promise readily, "But don't even think about blackmailing me. I will help you later." An'er, I don't want him to pay for the thank you, you have to pay for it!"
"Bring Ying'er to accompany you later, even if it's offset!" Qiu Yilan said seriously, "That's a serious daughter. Isn't this a big thank you?"
The queen laughed loudly and pounded the table repeatedly: "You are really... oh... Ying'er must not be like you in the future, otherwise it will be impossible to tease her because of her age!"
... After spending an entire afternoon in the Bei Que Palace, the Queen released him only in the evening.
After Qiu Yilan returned home, Mrs. Tao called her to her again and asked her what she had talked about with the queen this time when she entered the palace.
It was already dark when I got away from Mrs. Tao and returned to my yard.
"Why are you studying now?" After entering the door, she saw Jiang Yashuang holding a ruler in her hand, staring at Jiang Jingkun and Jiang Jinglang, who were tracing red lines on the short table - Qiu Yilan felt very puzzled, even if it was only based on the actual age. , Jiang Jingkun is only five years old, and Jiang Jinglang is one year younger, only four years old, and they have not yet entered school.
Jiang Yashuang had never mentioned that she would give them early enlightenment before. In the morning, these two boys were having fun all over the courtyard. Why did they start to write and write as soon as they turned around
"After writing these ten words, let's get food!" Jiang Yashuang winked at his wife, handed the ruler to Jiang Shan, the servant, to continue supervising on his behalf, walked out quickly, and pulled Qiu Yilan to the corridor. He whispered quietly in the corner, "Today it happened that Jing Mu came to ask for advice on his homework. When I was giving him instructions, these two little guys also went into the study to listen. Maybe it was their nature, but there was no quarreling in the middle, so I just let him go. They stayed in the study room. After Jing Mu left, they clamored to learn from their cousin. I wanted them to study more quietly now, so I agreed! "
Qiu Yilan looked at her husband's happy expression and felt that this was a good sign. No matter what era, children who love reading always make their parents happy. In particular, the elders of these two children include many imperial examination masters. This situation makes it difficult for people to have great expectations for them.
But she was still a little confused: "Since we haven't officially started school now, why are you still holding the ruler?"
"Either they don't want to learn, or we have to develop good habits for them!" Jiang Yashuang explained, "Otherwise, now we let them learn and play happily, and when it comes time to seriously ask them to learn something, they will be used to it. Then we can change it. It’s difficult. So we have to give them good rules from the beginning, so that they can develop a habit and become effective in the future!”
I reminded my wife, "If you are reluctant to let go, don't come over to see them when they are studying in the future! Also, no matter how you feel about it, you must never plead for them in front of them! Otherwise, they will see that there is a loophole to take advantage of." , If your mind is distorted, it will not be so easy to straighten it out - this is also a waste of children's time! "
Qiu Yilan is not someone who dotes on children - even if she was before, she has had enough seeing the playboys produced by the Jiang family over the years, but she has been praying that she would never raise a playboy who would make her angry to death. Now that Jiang Yashuang actually wants to train her strictly, she has no objection!
He immediately said: "You can do whatever you want, but as long as nothing happens, I won't stop you!"
The couple reached an agreement on the educational policy and went back to the house together with satisfaction. At this time, due to their beginners and curiosity, the two cousins who were painting pictures with great interest obviously did not know yet that the price they had to pay for this whim was drawn one stroke at a time. After writing the last word, they all excitedly presented the treasure to Jiang Yashuang.
Jiang Yashuang didn't care about the miserable images on the two pieces of paper, which were no better than ink balls. She smiled and praised them again and again. While they were in high spirits, she deliberately asked: "Are you going to learn tomorrow?"
As expected, the little brother with high fighting spirit said: "Learn!"
"Very good!" Jiang Yashuang touched their heads kindly, "An'er and Lang'er are so good, it's okay to write twenty times each tomorrow, right?"
"Yes!" The innocent little brother was thus led into the unbearable road of studying hard in the cold window - Qiu Yilan unscrupulously breathed a sigh of relief: "They shouldn't have much time to pester me anymore, um... My dear daughter, you must be a lady when you grow up, and don’t be like your two brothers who annoy me all the time!”
However, Jiang Huiying, who is not yet one year old, is now just a little baby who eats, sleeps and eats all day long and cries occasionally. It is unclear whether her parents will worry about it in the future - after this incident, she will soon It was the day to escape the summer heat, and the Emperor and the Queen Mother left the city. The huge capital suddenly became much empty and quiet.
In such quietness, the cicadas are chirping everywhere, and June is coming in full swing.
In mid-June, Chu Yitong finally gave birth safely after struggling day and night...