Ji Xiawan's life in the palace is much better than she imagined. Although the palace rules taught by the nuns are still there, it may be because the new king is also from a grassroots background, so he doesn't care much about them.
Her mother-in-law, the current queen mother is a very kind person. She likes to chant scriptures and Buddha most of the day, and she speaks softly. She treats her daughter-in-law who is pregnant before marriage, and treats her daughter-in-law very well.
The eldest princess Wei Qingniang is a gentle woman. The two like to do needlework together the most. Princess Wei Yiyi also lives in the palace with her mother. She is a very cute little girl. In just a few days, Ji Xiawan has already made her She loves her like her own daughter.
Her husband is a bit busy. After all, he has just conquered the capital, and there are still many things to be busy, but even so, he still insists on coming to the bedroom to sleep next to Ji Xiawan after a day of exhaustion. The next day And left quietly.
If the maidservant hadn't told her the next day, Ji Xiawan, who fell asleep early due to fatigue during pregnancy, wouldn't have known it at all, which is enough to show how careful Xinjun is.
Although Wei Mingyan was still young, Ji Xiawan couldn't help but worry after dealing with political affairs for such a long time. After getting along for a long time, her fear of her husband, the most noble person in this country, also decreased in her heart.
When diagnosing the Ping'an pulse, the imperial physician obviously prescribed a prescription to reduce fatigue, but when the maid brought it over, this heroic man who fought all the way to fight the world frowned and refused to drink it.
It was the queen mother who said it, and Ji Xiawan knew that he was afraid of suffering since he was a child, and never liked to drink medicine.
The sudden appearance of such a heroic man will not only make people feel disillusioned, but even make Ji Xiawan feel that he is getting closer to him.
Although she is cautious by nature, as a wife, how can she watch her husband not take his medicine properly, especially when she sees him frowning even in dreams every day, Ji Xiawan sleeps beside him, and feels even more anxious.
When she lost her cautiousness for the first time and boldly brought the medicine in person, the handsome His Majesty, who the palace servant dared not even look directly at, still frowned, obediently took it and drank it.
"Wanwan, I don't like to drink these, it's too bitter."
Ji Xiawan handed over the small snacks that she had prepared earlier, a small piece, not much sugar added, but it was more able to suppress the bitterness.
"Your Majesty, you will feel better after eating this."
Wei Mingyan frowned, looked at the little candy in front of him, looked disgusted, and said, "Only Xiaoyi likes to eat this kind of food that children like to eat."
While talking, the hand stretched out naturally and threw it in the mouth. After chewing for a few times, he frowned and quickly stretched it out. He obviously liked the taste, but he still wanted to pretend, "If it wasn't for Wanwan For the sake of face, I won't eat it."
After eating, he looked at his wife who was covering her lips and smiling lightly, "Someone will send some to Xiaoyi, this little girl likes to eat these."
From then on, the job of coaxing the emperor to take medicine fell on the empress.
Xinjun drank the medicine, which contained calming ingredients, and every time he couldn't help feeling sleepy after a while.
He simply put down his pen and ink, no longer commented, but prepared to go to bed.
Recently, Wei Mingyan was reviewing memorials in his bedroom. Now he put down his pen and went into the back room, and saw his queen sitting at the table with her white neck slightly lowered, stitching stitches in her hands. clothing.
Ever since Ji Xiawan entered the palace, Ji Xiawan's underwear has been sewn by Ji Xiawan. Although she said that her embroidery work is not as good as that of a professional embroiderer, it can be seen from her meticulousness that every thread is well hidden. Very comfortable to wear.
She was grateful to her husband and loved him, but she was too embarrassed to express her feelings, so she had to use this way to repay.
Every needle and thread contains love and respect for her husband.
In Ji Xiawan's view, her majesty is the hero in her heart.
As a king, he has clearly conquered the world, but he has not slackened in the slightest, killing corrupt officials, setting up imperial examinations, and issuing one system after another to settle the people.
As a husband, he is gentle and considerate. He can clearly have a harem of three thousand, but he keeps his promise. Since she entered the palace, he has never touched a woman other than her. He is busy with government affairs on weekdays, but he still finds time to spend time with her. Meals and nights are by her side.
Ji Xiawan never thought that she would have such a happy life. She thought that the man she married might be the best man in the world.
She didn't know how to repay him, so she could only take care of him more attentively.
Before going to bed that day, Wei Mingyan put his ears on his wife's abdomen as usual, with a smile on his handsome face, "He moved."
"Wanwan, do you feel it? Our baby is moving."
Ji Xiawan looked at him tenderly, nodded with a smile, "It's moving, the queen mother said, after a while, he will move more frequently."
Wei Mingyan stopped listening, but raised his head, held his wife's hand, and looked at her seriously, "Wanwan, thank you for your hard work."
"I've been busy for the past few days, so I can spare some time to be with you."
Ji Xiawan looked at him, feeling warm in her heart.
This was her husband, and when she thought he was fine, he was always better.
She leaned against Wei Mingyan's arms, feeling the gentle heartbeat in his chest, her eyes were full of happiness.
***
When Ji Xiawan gave birth, Ji Xiawan had been placed in the delivery room long ago, and the palace people around her walked around in an orderly manner.
She broke out in cold sweat from the pain, and felt that the pain was about to split her, but on the contrary, she didn't panic at all.
Because she knew that her husband was outside.
Ji Xiawan's life was not smooth. She was imprisoned in a small courtyard when she was first pregnant. After learning of the existence of this child, she was too frightened and became weak. But because of pregnancy, I dare not eat more.
With the handkerchief in her mouth, she was in a trance of pain, and finally, after an unknown amount of time, she finally couldn't help crying out in pain.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, if you try harder, it will be fine soon, Your Majesty..."
Ji Xiawan's face was covered with tears and sweat, and she tightly clutched the bed sheet with her hands, feeling that her strength was losing little by little.
She knew that when giving birth, she was most afraid of losing strength, and the child would suffocate to death in the mother's womb.
But his husband loves this child so much.
He would always put his head on her abdomen before going to bed, carefully listening to the movement inside, and sometimes he would hold a book and tell her, hoping that the child in his stomach could hear it too.
He has said more than once that this is the little prince or princess of the two of them, and also his first child, he must teach and love him well.
When he said this, his husband's face was full of love for the child.
Ji Xiawan desperately opened her eyes, exerting force in pain.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is still in labor, this place is filthy, Your Majesty..."
Someone called Your Majesty in her ear, and then, her cold hands were tightly wrapped by a pair of big hands.
The magnetic voice said, "How is the queen?"
Someone was replying, "Your Majesty has lost all strength, if this continues, the little prince may be in danger..."
"I ask your queen!"
"Yes, yes... Madam, if this continues, I'm afraid..."
What did that person say again, Ji Xiawan was in a trance and couldn't hear clearly, and only Wei Mingyan's resolute voice fell into his ears.
"Everything is about the queen."
Ji Xiawan's eyes turned hot, and she clenched the man's warm hand, as if a warm current flowed down her body from that hand, she exerted force subconsciously, and immediately, a baby cried.
The whole person seemed to relax.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the empress has given birth to a little prince..."
There was the sound of the palace people announcing the good news, everyone was beaming, only Wei Mingyan focused his eyes on his pale-faced wife on the bed, his eyes were full of distress, he took out a handkerchief and gently wiped Ji Xiawan's sweat.
"Wanwan, thank you for your hard work..."
Ji Xiawan smiled with difficulty, she was obviously tired, but she still looked at him with bright eyes,
"Your Majesty, our child..."
Only then did Wei Mingyan quickly ask the palace servants to bring the child over and put it beside Ji Xiawan.
He stretched out his slender fingertips and tapped the baby's little fist, his eyes full of love.
"Little prince, you need to grow up quickly."
***
Children always grow very fast, but within a month, the little prince who was still blushing when he landed showed his original tenderness. Ji Xiawan quickly recovered his figure after giving birth, but he was still white and fat, lying on the ground. Just kicking the calves there can make all the elders can't help laughing.
The little prince should be the first prince of the Jin Kingdom to be crowned prince as soon as he landed. When Wei Mingyan announced, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs did not express any surprises. After all, this majesty has already pushed the draft before and stated that there is only the queen in the palace. .
It's not that there are no objections from stubborn officials, but since the new king came to power, he has reduced taxes, opened imperial examinations, opened government schools, recruited poor children from all over the world, and sent envoys overseas to bring back foreign grains that can liven thousands of people. , such a conscientious and conscientious king who has never been a good king who is not good for the people since he ascended the throne. He just wants to stay with the queen for life, and he is not robbing the daughters of the people. Their objections are not loud at all.
Now the queen has a son in one fell swoop, and the establishment of a prince is a good thing that can stabilize the people's hearts. What reason do they have to oppose it.
If you have to say that the Queen has something to criticize, it is probably her natal family. Ji Wu is a dignified official, and he is an upright official on the surface, but he has done some dirty things behind the scenes, but he has not been impeached at all. Opportunity is paralyzed on the 'active'.
The emperor expressed his grief, and stripped Ji Wu of his position so that the queen's father could recover from his illness with peace of mind. In order to express his respect for the queen, the imperial doctor sent him to Ji's family like a stream of good medicine.
If nothing unexpected, with the blessing of such good medicine and medicine, Ji Wu should be able to live without moving, and be hanged for more than 20 years if he is conscious.
The emperor who loved the queen thoughtfully brought back the new wife who was left far away in the countryside by Ji Wu so that she could continue to take care of her husband.
The new wife seemed to be seriously ill after the queen got married. It is said that she had taken a deadly poison by mistake. Although she was rescued by the imperial doctor in the palace, her voice became hoarse overnight, and then she seemed to be scalded during an argument with her husband. With his face turned, the whole person looks like a ghost, which also attracted inquiries from the emperor in the palace.
The new wife who was supposed to "die voluntarily" with Ji Wu's wish saved her life. Ji Wu didn't dare to do anything, and simply sent her to the countryside. She was just like Ji Xiawan back then, struggling in the countryside. alive.
But her daughter was luckier. When she realized that Ji Wu was going to kill someone, she escaped from the mansion overnight. Ji Wu simply announced that Ji Xiating had died of illness. From then on, she could no longer live with this name.
Not to mention how the hoarse and disfigured new wife 'takes good care' of her husband who is paralyzed in bed, a paralyzed head of state, even if he is a corrupt official, he can't exert much advantage, and seeing that the emperor loves him so much, no one will do it again Mention this matter.
The crown prince was established smoothly, and the infant baby became the crown prince.
When the little prince was babbling at the age of one, the state of Jin had already been cleaned up. The king set up assistant officials to assist every official who was sent out. Every year, he would send an imperial envoy to check. Who is the imperial envoy and when will he visit? It is up to the emperor to make a temporary decision on where to visit, and no one can get any gossip in advance.
Without the oppression from above, the common people can support themselves as long as they work. The originally barren streets gradually become lively, and almost everyone has a smile on their faces.
Children running on the street with toys made by adults at home laughing, peddlers, and students wearing uniforms issued by the government and schools are talking together. Two old people are trembling, supporting each other and smiling, sitting in front of the stall and ordering bowls. For meals, government servants in mighty official uniforms patrolled around with knives in their arms. When a stall owner saw him, he greeted him with a smile and asked if he wanted a bowl of fragrant chaos.
Everyone's face is full of hope for the future life, not at all like the numbness and indifference in Ji Xiawan's memory.
"What? Wanwan wants to go down and play?"
Wei Mingyan, who was also dressed in casual clothes, asked her with a smile, "We'll take a stroll as a family when we get back later."
"Yeah... um..."
The white and chubby little prince lowered the curtain after seeing his mother, and immediately became anxious, and was hugged and kicked by his father, kicking his calves and groaning in protest.
He was born in the palace since he was a child, and this was the first time he went out of the palace with his parents. Just now Ji Xiawan lifted the curtain to look, most likely because this little guy was making a fuss and insisted on looking at the people outside.
"Okay, okay, Miao'er, be good, just watch for a while."
Ji Xiawan didn't recruit her son, this child was just like Wei Mingyan in appearance, every time he saw her, she couldn't help but soften in her heart.
The little prince was satisfied at this point, and then suffered a mild brain collapse on his head, next to his ear was his father's smiling voice, "Little clever ghost, if you do this again, I won't bring you out next time."
"babble!"
The little prince was beaten, and turned angrily to look at his father, protesting with humming.
"Call Father, call Father, and Father will lift the curtain for you."
Wei Mingyan looked at the white and fat son in his arms, his eyes were full of love, this little thing is a fast learner, obviously he can shout at others, but he is too lazy to speak, always babbling words that no one can learn, making trouble People have to guess.
Of course the little prince would not compromise so easily, he turned his head, looked pitifully at his mother for help, and shouted inarticulately: "Mother, mother..."
Ji Xiawan nodded his little head, "I don't know who to learn from, but I know how to ask someone to intercede at such an age."
"Who else can I talk to? It must be Xia Ying. That kid can't do anything else. He seems to be born with the ability to adapt to the wind. He even brought delicious food for this little thing two days ago."
Wei Mingyan shook his fat son, "Hurry up, father won't wait for you, we will be there soon, you don't even have to look if you want to."
There was no other way, the little prince could only look at his father pitifully, and yelled, "Father's room..."
As soon as he finished speaking, his saliva fell, and he quickly stretched out his small hand to lift up the handkerchief pinned to his neck to wipe it. The fat lotus root moved back and forth, and it took him a long time to wipe it clean.
During the time the little prince was busy, his unscrupulous parents just watched and laughed, showing no intention of coming up to help.
Fortunately, after he finished wiping, Ji Xiawan had already lifted the curtain, and the bustling crowd outside could be seen again, and the little prince became happy again, happily being hugged by his father and going outside.
"looks great!"
He clapped his hands to express his thoughts.
Wei Mingyan touched his little head, "Look at it more if it looks good. Later, you want to make this place even more beautiful, okay?"
The little prince nodded excitedly, not knowing if he understood, clapped his hands and agreed, "Okay!"
The car continued to move forward, the little prince looked all the way, and when he was carried out of the car, he was extremely obedient, and obediently was hugged by his father and looked around.
He saw a small house. From the eyes of the little prince who had lived in big palaces everywhere since he was a child, the house was indeed small, but when he entered it, it didn't seem too small, and there was a small yard.
Wei Mingyan hugged his son and led Ji Xiawan all the way into the courtyard. A birthday banquet was being held here, and the host of the banquet was an old lady who was about to enter the earth.
She had only one son in her life, because the son who died for the country was brought into the capital and raised well.
The old lady lost her son, so she took her son who had lost her parents as an apprentice to her family to raise her as a grandson. The child was only fourteen years old, but he had already passed the examination for a scholar. He was supposed to continue the examination, but he insisted on being a filial piety for his master. , did not participate in ENCO.
Because it was the emperor's decree to confer the canonization, quite a few people came to the old lady's birthday banquet, and the fourteen-year-old boy shuttled through the crowd orderly ordering.
Wei Mingyan was a little strange when he came, but after seeing that most of those people put down their gifts and left, he knew that this was to make a good relationship.
Seeing that almost everyone had come in, Chi Lingzhi summoned his servants to ask, "How is grandma? Have you been disturbed?"
"The old lady went to the ancestral hall..."
Hearing these words, Chi Lingzhi felt a pain in his heart. He knew that his grandmother must have gone to visit Master.
At the beginning, the grandmother believed the rumors from the outside world, thinking that the master was really helping the tyrant, drove him out of the house, and even severed the relationship between mother and child. After killing so many innocent people, the grandmother's body was bad.
Chi Lingzhi knew how much she regretted how she treated her master back then.
Thinking of the master in his memory who was strict but really regarded him as a disciple, Chi Lingzhi swallowed the warmth in his eyes and continued to cheer up to greet the guests, but he didn't realize that there was a group of people going to the backyard.
"Hey! Sister!! Sister!!"
As soon as Ji Xiaying entered the door, she saw her sister, and immediately strode over excitedly. As soon as she stood firm, she saw Wei Mingyan turned around and looked at him.
The boy who was still full of excitement just now had his legs weak, and he almost knelt down, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"You don't have to do this outside, just call me brother-in-law."
Wei Mingyan looked his brother-in-law up and down, "Have you finished your homework? It seems that now is not the time for government schools to dismiss classes."
"Chi Lingzhi is a good friend of mine. I specially asked for leave for his grandmother's birthday." Ji Xiaying replied honestly. After speaking, she was afraid that her brother-in-law who cared more about his studies than her sister would force him to go back to class, so she hurriedly added He said, "I didn't come alone, my husband also came with me, brother-in-law, look..."
The boy turned his head as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and then, his face became puzzled, "Huh? Where is Mr.? He was still with me just now."
"Okay, I'm already this old, and I'm still acting so frizzy, my back is straight."
As soon as Wei Mingyan finished speaking, Ji Xiaying straightened her back reflexively. At first glance, she looked like a handsome gentleman, but her face was as bitter as it could be.
Sure enough, the next moment, the king in front of him said, "Let's go, put down the gift, and let your sister test your homework."
"Also, how did I hear that you didn't try riding and shooting last time? You are so manly, you can't even do riding and shooting. When you enter the palace tomorrow, I will teach you personally."
Ji Xiaying felt bitter in her heart, outsiders all knew that his emperor's brother-in-law valued him, taught him personally, even recruited him into the palace several times, but how did he know that every time he entered the palace to study, he was scolded like a grandson.
Several times, looking at the eyes of the emperor's brother-in-law who hates iron and steel, Ji Xiaying felt that her brother-in-law raised him as a son, literary talent, martial arts, riding and shooting formations, all of these are enough for Ji Xiaying to learn. But brother-in-law meant that he should learn everything.
Bitter, too bitter.
Ji Xiawan was smart since she was a child, and she didn't put down her book even when she entered the palace. She quickly found out that Ji Xiaying hadn't studied hard recently. The young man immediately experienced criticism from the queen, sister, emperor, and brother-in-law in turn, interspersed with the crown prince and nephew clapping their hands Lively is not a big deal.
When he was finally let go and ordered to go to the palace tomorrow to practice riding and archery with Wei Mingyan, the stiff smile on Ji Xiaying's face was almost unbearable.
Seeing her sister and brother-in-law getting into the carriage with her nephew in their arms, Ji Xiaying breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to relax when her husband with red eyes came out of the door.
"Sir, where have you been, do you know who I just met, I..."
Ji Xiaying was about to complain, so that her husband would give him less homework, when she saw Mr. Jin's red eyes, she was stunned, "Sir, are you... crying?"
"Three big characters, I will check them tomorrow." Mr. Jin still looked the same, and left with a wave of his sleeves after finishing the arrangement.
"Huh? I, no, why, sir..."
Ji Xiaying hadn't complained yet, but the pain in his heart was added. He was in a daze when his friend suddenly chased him out of the door and hurriedly dragged him to complain, "Ling Zhi, let me tell you..."
"Xia Ying."
The young Pianpian Lang also had red eyes, and hugged his friend, his voice even choked up, "Thank you."
Ji Xiaying: "Huh?"
Why does it always feel like everyone knows something but he doesn't.
on the carriage
Wei Mingyan said, "I remember that the child raised by Mrs. Jin probably has a younger sister at home."
Ji Xiawan thought for a while and said, "Yeah, he is being raised by his grandmother, but I see that his grandmother is also a little bit bad."
"Let the Jin family take the child back. Anyway, if you raise your elder brother, you won't miss your younger sister."
Wei Mingyan hugged the little prince and smiled, "Xia Ying is a smart kid, but he just doesn't want to work hard, so we have to find a way to motivate him."
Ji Xiawan became curious, "What is the solution? Xia Ying is very stubborn."
"You'll know when the time comes."
After the news of Ji Xiaying's riding and archery practice in the palace spread, a large group of young men envied her. Suddenly, riding and archery became popular again in the capital.
And in such peace, envoys from neighboring countries entered Beijing.
The former Jin Dynasty they had fought was in ruins, and they have always maintained a haughty attitude towards the new monarch.
In this trip to Beijing, in addition to expressing the hope of doing business with Jin, he also made a request that he thought was very compromised.
Ask to marry the eldest princess as the third concubine of their king.
Wei Mingyan refused on the spot, and the envoy's expression was not good. After saying a few words, he was kicked out of Jin Kingdom directly.
Neighboring countries have gone to war. This is their usual method. They make demands first and go to war after being rejected. If it was the previous dynasty, it must have already fulfilled its wish.
Unfortunately, what they met was Wei Mingyan, the emperor.
When Chi Lingzhi's younger sister, Chi Qingqing, came to Beijing after her grandmother passed away, the state of Jin had completely suppressed its neighbors.
When she reached Jiji, her neighbors had already disappeared.
Two years later, when the little prince was able to handle political affairs, the uncle of the country, Ji Xiaying, happily married his good friend's younger sister, Chi Qingqing.
There is a queen sister who is proficient in all aspects of literature and martial arts, and is full of black ink taught by the emperor's brother-in-law. In his life, he can finally protect his wife.