The midwife came out with a smile, holding the child wrapped in a bright yellow dragon-patterned swaddling cloth, and loudly congratulated Emperor Longqing: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Concubine Shu has given you a little prince!"
Little prince!
Although he doesn't have many sons, he has had three sons in recent years!
After losing the fourth prince, he had another son. Emperor Longqing could not help but express his joy: "Good! Good! Good! Pass the order down, give everyone in the Shufei Palace an extra half-year salary, and give generous rewards to the six palaces!"
Concubine Peng De finally understood how Empress Fang felt when she heard that Emperor Longqing was going to reward the six concubines when she gave birth.
Everything about them depended on the likes and dislikes of Emperor Longqing, so there was no way for them not to care about his mood. It was obvious that he loved Concubine Lin Shu's children so much that he loved her as well as her children.
Concubine Peng De was in a state of confusion, but she still smiled and walked forward to congratulate Emperor Longqing together with Princess Zheng and others.
Emperor Longqing waved his hand and asked them all to get up. Instead of going to rest until now, he went inside to check on Concubine Lin Shufei.
Concubine Lin Shu was too tired. After all, she was not very young, and childbirth was not smooth. When the child was born, she only had time to take a look at him before falling into a deep sleep.
The delivery room had been cleaned up and sandalwood was lit to cover up the smell of blood. Emperor Longqing sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Concubine Lin Shu with a serious look for a long time.
The older he gets, the more afraid he is of death. He has been taking pills more frequently recently.
But with Concubine Lin Shufei, he never felt old.
Concubine Lin Shu was always gentle and kind. She never asked him for anything, nor was she spoiled like Concubine Peng De. The longer they were together, the more he liked her.
The midwife brought the child in. He took the child and held him. Seeing that the child's eyes were not fully open yet, only one eye was open, and he was looking at the world curiously, he reached out to tease him.
The child licked his hand with his tongue, and Emperor Longqing laughed.
Concubine Lin Shu was awakened. She looked at the child in Emperor Longqing's arms blankly for a moment, then gently called "Your Majesty".
Emperor Longqing turned around and looked at her: "Did I wake you up?"
Concubine Lin Shu shook her head, and Emperor Longqing handed the child to her: "I was so happy, I shouldn't have woken you up." He leaned over to see if the little prince was moving: "The child looks like me."
His facial features seemed to have been carved out of his mold.
Emperor Longqing loved it very much.
Concubine Lin Shu lowered her head and stroked the top of the child's head. She hugged the child and smiled, "Yes, he looks exactly like Your Majesty."
Emperor Longqing was happy to have a son. After settling Concubine Lin Shu, he came out and told Concubine Peng De: "If Concubine Shu wants anything in the palace, just satisfy her."
Concubine Peng De knew that he was in high spirits and dared not show his emotions, so she responded respectfully.
Emperor Longqing went ahead.
He did not sleep all night, but did not delay the cabinet's work.
Jiang Zining and Qian Shiyun took their seats one after the other. Xue Ziming, the Minister of Revenue, then handed a memorial to Emperor Longqing: "Your Majesty, Young Master Lin and his companions had a smooth trip. If nothing unexpected happens, they will be able to return to Beijing at the end of the month."
It was already late autumn and early winter, the flood in Jiujiang had not yet been completely resolved, and the war in Zhejiang was in urgent need of money. If there was no more silver, there would be famine.
Now that the salt inspection is progressing smoothly, the court can at least breathe a sigh of relief, and this year will not be so difficult.
Emperor Longqing took the memorial and read it through. He saw that the author was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and said that although there were some twists and turns, they were finally overcome safely. He felt that the birth of the Sixth Prince was a good omen sent by God.
He thought about it in his heart, but didn't show it on his face. He just hummed and said calmly: "Finally, the urgent problem has been solved. It also lets me know that this world is still mine."
These words were very meaningful. Jiang Zining remained calm, knowing that Emperor Longqing was talking about the attack on Shen Chen in Dongchang.
The other people also knew what was going on and lowered their heads to listen carefully to what Emperor Longqing said.
Sure enough, after saying that, Emperor Longqing asked, "Dongchang Prefecture, what do you mean?"
Jiang Zining never expresses his opinion.
Xu Anying thought for a moment and said, "He Liang and Huang Wenjie have already been executed on the spot. As for the other relevant people, we will have to wait until Qin Dong has tried them before making a decision."
There is also the Governor of Shandong, who will be sent to the capital for trial.
Emperor Longqing raised his eyebrows: "What about the Governor of Shandong? How will his case be tried?"
If the Shandong Governor is to be investigated, Liu Biping will definitely be dragged in. Once he is involved, given Liu Biping's current situation, he will definitely collude with the Japanese pirates.
The southeast will be in danger then.
But if you don't get involved...
Qian Shiyun coughed, and seeing that everyone was looking at him, he said softly, "He neglected his duties, causing the imperial envoy to be killed in the country, so he deserves to be investigated. What's more... ..."
He paused, then said, "Besides, when He Liang and Huang Wenjie confessed, they also revealed a lot of their interests. If the court does not want to implicate Liu Biping, they can use the crime of corruption."
As for Liu Biping, Qian Shiyun said honestly: "We can only rely on the Marquis."
Emperor Longqing hummed, and after a moment he said, "Then let's do it this way."
After saying this, he invited them to have dinner in the palace.
Everyone was a little confused.
Jiang Zining and Qian Shiyun were the first to react. They were both on night duty in the palace yesterday and knew something was going on. They knelt down at the same time to congratulate Emperor Longqing.
Xu Anying and several others also knelt down hurriedly.
Emperor Longqing laughed heartily, obviously in a very good mood. He asked them to get up, and then went to burn incense and sit in meditation with the Three Pure Ones.
Xu Anying stood there, feeling a little worried.
Emperor Longqing has already appointed the fifth prince as the crown prince, but now he has ordered the Guanglu Temple and Taichang Temple to make a big fuss about the sixth prince's third-day bath and full-month celebration...
What is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality. Such favoritism can easily lead to problems.
Isn’t the previous earthquake in the imperial tomb the best example
He looked at his teacher Jiang Zining worriedly and expressed his concerns in a low voice.
Jiang Zining was more open-minded than him. He stroked his beard, shook his head and sighed: "The emperor is just like this..."
From Concubine Feng during the time of Empress Ming, to Concubine Peng De during the time of Empress Fang, and to Concubine Lin Shu during the time of Concubine Peng De now, they are all exactly the same.
He was always unable to balance the relationship between his wives and concubines.
But the hidden dangers left by this are really huge.
Although he knew, who dared to interfere in the emperor's family affairs? He warned Xu Anying: "Shut up. These are not for you and me to discuss. The emperor knows his limits."
Xu Anying wanted to say something else, but when she saw the teacher shaking his head, she had to suppress the words that were already on the tip of her tongue, and replied with a deep “yes” before lowering her head.