The snow fell late this year, but it was exceptionally heavy.
Especially on New Year’s Eve, it is like goose feathers.
But fortunately, this year we really had auspicious snow, and everything was safe and sound without any more snow disasters.
At the end of the year, two more concubines in the palace became pregnant, and Ning Chen was in a very good mood.
When the banquet started, the eldest princess took the lead and several princes and princesses came together to wish everyone a happy new year.
The emperor, empress and the queen mother all smiled and gave many gifts.
The atmosphere became lively.
Taking advantage of the excitement, Ning Chen announced the news of Ye Jun's promotion.
At the Double Ninth Festival banquet not long ago, other people had just been promoted, so this time Ye Jun was the only one who stood out.
Being pregnant, favored and having a good family background, Ye Jun, the Ye family and even the Chu family all became popular.
"Now that Ming Xiuyuan and Fang Jieyu are both pregnant, they naturally cannot serve you. Your Majesty should also visit other concubines more often. The previous emperor did not have many children, so the emperor should have more children."
The Queen Mother spoke earnestly.
Ning Chen nodded obediently, "Mother is right, I will remember it."
Anyway, you have agreed to it verbally, but whether to do it or not is another matter.
"Speaking of which, the second and third princes haven't been named yet, and the third prince is almost one year old. Your Majesty must think carefully about this."
The queen spoke with a smile, showing the kindness and gentleness of a legitimate mother.
It was as if he really treated these princes as his own children.
"The Queen has reminded me. I thought about it carefully for a long time some time ago. Let's take them all today."
Ning Chen looked at his two younger sons in a good mood and spoke.
"Let's call the second prince Yuchun, and the third prince Yuhan."
After receiving their names, the two princes were immediately held by their wet nurse and thanked her.
Only with a name could they be recorded in the Jade Records. These two princes were officially recorded in the history books.
Since ancient times, it has been difficult to raise children of the royal family because the mortality rate is too high, so it is assumed that they will be properly ranked after they are one year old. If they die too early, they will not be ranked at all.
In fact, Ning Chen was not the real third prince. There were two princes before him who were not even one year old.
He just died early and was not ranked, so Ning Chen was counted as the third son of the late emperor in the jade plate.
Just as everyone was celebrating for the two princes, they heard crying sounds coming from the banquet.
"I want to eat, I want to eat! Woo woo woo..."
"Yurong, what's going on? Come to the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother frowned and waved to the people seated below.
The eldest prince, led by his wet nurse, walked to the Queen Mother with some difficulty.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying? Okay, okay, tell the Imperial Grandmother what you want."
It can be seen that the Queen Mother really loves the eldest prince.
She held the child in her arms and took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears.
"I want to eat that." The eldest prince pouted and pointed somewhere with grievance.
Everyone looked in the direction where she pointed and saw a plate of food on the table of the eldest princess who was sitting next to him.
This is a sugar painting of the word "Fu" made in the kitchen. It is very beautiful.
Everyone eats it for a sweet taste and a little luck, but it is not the staple food.
"Empress Dowager, the eldest prince has already eaten a piece. The imperial physician said that the eldest prince is weak and cannot eat too much sugar." The wet nurse said with embarrassment.
But as soon as she finished speaking, the eldest prince burst into tears.
He rested his head on the Empress Dowager's shoulder, twitching all the time, looking extremely pitiful.
The Queen Mother was in great distress.
On the one hand, he felt sorry for his grandson, but on the other hand, the imperial physician had warned him not to eat too much.
In the end, the love for his grandson prevailed.
"One more piece is not too much. Go get him another piece. He's crying so hard that he can't breathe."
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, the eldest prince slowly stopped crying and stared at his wet nurse with sobs.
But before the wet nurse went to get it, Ning Chen could no longer sit still.
"Yurong, come to Father."
The eldest prince looked up, saw that he had a serious expression, and shrank back in fear.
"Emperor, the child is still young..."
The Queen Mother was interrupted by Ning Chen before she could finish her words.
"come over."
Seeing his determined expression, the Queen Mother didn't know what to say and had to ask the wet nurse to take the child over.
The eldest prince was timid and leaned back, being brought here very unwillingly.
Ning Chen knew he was afraid, so he tried his best to look gentler.
He raised his hand and touched the child's head.
"Yurong, the imperial physician said that you can't eat too much candy. You've already eaten one piece today, so you can't eat any more. Otherwise, you'll get sick and feel uncomfortable for a long time. Do you understand?"
The eldest prince pouted and looked like he was about to cry.
Ning Chen frowned and put his arm around his shoulder.
"You are a boy, my eldest son. How can you cry for a piece of candy? It's not that your father won't give you some, but you can't eat any more today. If you want to eat more, you have to wait until tomorrow. You must learn to control yourself and not be willful."
No one had ever said such words to the eldest prince. He was a little stunned and a little scared.
After thinking about it, he agreed with a sniff.
Ning Chen took his little hand again and squeezed it, revealing a slight smile, before letting the wet nurse take him back.
However, the eldest prince was feeling listless because he didn't get to eat the candy.
He was already in poor health, and after crying so hard, he soon began to feel sleepy.
The Queen Mother took the initiative to suggest taking the eldest prince back to rest first.
As soon as the grandparents left, Ye Jun also wanted to go out for some fresh air.
It was snowing and cold today, and the charcoal fire in the hall was burning especially brightly. She had worn a lot of clothes when she came, so she felt a little stuffy now.
He said hello to the Queen and went out.
Who knew that when he came out, he heard the eldest prince, who had not walked far, crying and asking the Queen Mother for candy.
"Ah, the emperor is the same. Yurong is young and not in good health. Why do you have to make him cry? Go to the kitchen and ask the cook to make a smaller piece for him. It won't hurt if he eats less."
The Queen Mother sat in the sedan chair, and the eldest prince sat next to her.
The wet nurse sighed, but there was nothing she could do, so she had to do as she was told.
After the Empress Dowager's phoenix sedan had gone far away, Ye Jun came out from behind the red pillar outside the hall and took a look over there.
I couldn't help but shook my head.
If this continues, the eldest prince will probably be led astray by the Queen Mother.
Not to mention the future, the signs are already there now.
It's a sin to say the least.
When I was a mother, I didn't pay much attention to my son. Now that I'm old, the relationship between mother and son is not good, and they lack love and affection.
The Chen family took up the family affection, while the love was all focused on the eldest prince.
I don’t know what the relationship between mother and son will be like in the future.
But she could only sigh and at most remind Ning Chen from the side. After all, she was just a concubine and had no right to care about anything in front of the empress dowager.
"Go in. It's not good to be away from the table for too long." Ye Jun collected his thoughts.
Huiyue nodded and helped her back to the hall.
But when he came back, he found that everyone in the hall was busy with something.
As soon as I came in, I heard Yi Shunrong speaking next to me.
"Oh, I was just talking about it, and Ming Xiuyuan is back."