Along with the news that Concubine Shen Gui gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor spread from the capital to the entire Jiangnan region, news of Concubine Xian's death came from the capital.
However, because of the news of the emperor's eldest son, Full Moon, this matter did not cause any sensation. While it wouldn't have caused a stir, fewer people paid attention to it.
The idle king has passed away, and the princess followed him, but she didn't even have a child.
Usually at this time, His Majesty the Emperor would decide to give them a child from a side branch in order to show kindness, but Fu Yanjun did not. If the princess and the prince really cared about this, the princess would not have agreed to let her son be the eldest son of the emperor.
Shen Yuqing wondered, isn't the concubine worried that her son will be involved in the seizure of the heir apparent in the future? However, Fu Yanjun took out an imperial decree, which stated that he would pass the throne to the eldest son of the emperor.
"..." Shen Guifei was speechless.
Is this too sloppy? What if the child is not made to be an emperor
So His Majesty the Emperor slowly took out another one, which said that he wanted the eldest son of the emperor to be the rich and idle king.
Shen Yuqing understood, His Majesty the Emperor used this decree to deceive the concubine, saying that he would make her son a wealthy and idle king. In fact, the emperor made two-handed preparations.
If the child is suitable to become an emperor, pass on the throne. If it doesn't suit you, just be the idle king.
"Aren't you afraid that when he grows up, he is obviously not suitable to be an emperor, but he is ambitious to fight for the throne?"
Fu Yanjun showed an inscrutable smile: "I believe you can teach him well."
If you can't teach well, you can beat well.
Concubine Shen can scold Concubine Mi so that she suddenly realizes that she has other pursuits in life besides being a queen, why can't she beat the child to enlightenment (?) and daylight (??)
Cough, in short, I believe Concubine Shen Gui will definitely let the children understand what should be done and what will be chopped off if they do it.
"I won't let you be a noble concubine forever." Shen Yuqing snorted coldly, wishing well, and raised your son for you.
His Majesty the Emperor didn't take it seriously: "If it's really inappropriate and he's ambitious, then I'll trouble you to take him away and teach him a lesson until he's good."
"I refuse!" She didn't want to bring a light bulb by her side to disturb her and Qiushui's world of two.
His Majesty the Emperor changed the phrase: "Just take a young man who can be called at will by the side. If you think it's an eyesore, just beat him up and rush to the side, so that he doesn't have to jump out."
"..." It really wasn't his own father, the child was only one month old, and he had already planned how to torture him when he grew up.
Shen Guifei glared at him, and left with her son in her arms.
Scum dad.
His Majesty the Emperor touched his nose and put his two imperial edicts back into his sleeves.
Originally, the purpose of bringing this imperial decree was for Shen Yuqing to keep it, and Shen Yuqing would definitely not be found if she kept it. But since Concubine Shen is not happy, then he should find a place to hide it by himself, don't let people find it in advance and cause trouble.
In short, His Majesty the Emperor Jitong made two preparations and left happily.
On the other side, Concubine Shen was discussing with Manchen Manxing about the funeral of the princess.
Because it is not good to make the date of death of the princess coincide with the date of birth of the eldest son of the emperor, lest someone gossip and cause the poor baby to be criticized. So before the concubine was alive, they negotiated to postpone the death date for more than a month, at least after the child's full moon.
Fortunately, the weather is cold today, and after adding the special "preservatives" made by the royal family, the princess's body has remained as it was when she died, and it is completely impossible to tell when she died on the surface. Tomorrow is the "first seven" of the concubine. According to Dayan's custom, the first seven is the day to be buried.
There is no need to make any preparations at the imperial tomb, just bury him with Xian Wang directly. But regarding attending the funeral and funeral tomorrow, Concubine Shen intends to send a palace lady there.
She couldn't go by herself, so she could only ask the maid in the palace to go for her.
Miss Manchen and Miss Manxing can go either way, Concubine Shen called the two of them and asked them to discuss who should go.
Fortunately, the princess's funeral was arranged by the steward of the palace and the officials of the Ministry of Rituals, otherwise the royal family would have to send someone to help.
"Let's go as a servant." Man Xing said immediately after hearing this.
If Manchen leaves, she will take over the trivial matters that Manchen manages. Two-phase trade-offs, fools know which one to choose.
Man Chen gave her a meaningful look, but he didn't disagree with her, and accepted the assignment gladly.
Concubine Shen took a sip of her tea: "Okay, Man Xing, after you attend the funeral, go to another courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing for me, I have something to give to the person inside."
Man Xing immediately: "..."
After going to the other village after attending the funeral, she might not be able to make it back before the key is released in the palace after the whole set up. It would be nice to be outside for a while longer, but then you wouldn't be able to see the adults and the little sables.
The star girl who has been obsessed with cat mink recently refuses in her heart.
But instead of working for Manchen, she still chose to go out of the palace.
Shen Yuqing didn't pay attention to her small thoughts, took a small plain sachet, didn't know what was in it, and handed it to Man Xing.
Man Xing took it suspiciously, some were curious about what the sachet was for, and some were also curious about who the people in Biezhuang were. But she didn't ask, anyway, she would know tomorrow.
On the second day, the sky was gloomy, as if heaven and earth were mourning for the princess.
On the bright side, the princess has no children, so there is no one to help her spirit, so she finds the niece and nephew of the princess's natal family to have a walk. Man Xing stood quietly among the crowd, watching the coffin enter the imperial tomb.
Later, they can't follow in.
The funeral is not over until the coffin is buried and the nephews have come out. There were still people around who wanted to come up and talk to Miss Man Xing, but Man Xing smiled and dealt with it.
After getting rid of the guys who were trying to cling to the imperial concubine, the girl Man Xing hurriedly stepped on the carriage and rushed towards the villa.
In the evening, Man Xing came to Shen's villa.
There is generally no Shen family living in this villa, mainly because there is a large piece of land around it that belongs to the Shen family, and the farmer lives in the village and is responsible for farming the land for the Shen family. At the end of the year, reporting the harvest is considered an income for the Shen family.
No one could imagine that such an unattractive small village actually hides important people.
Man Xing asked Guan Guan to go in first to report, and then walked slowly towards the inside. The servant led Man Xing into the small flower hall, and after a while, the one from the village came slowly.
Miss Manxing was drinking tea, and when she looked up, she didn't choke herself to death.
"Mi Concubine?!!!" Man Xing looked confused, didn't it mean that Mi Concubine has already left, why is she still in the capital
Concubine Mi glanced at her, seeing that it was just a man of stars, not Shen Yuqing herself, she suddenly lost interest. She might even turn on fan girl mode when facing Shen Yuqing, but she would naturally maintain her former aloofness and arrogance when facing Man Xing.
"Why are you here?" She frowned.
Man Xing: "..." What the hell is this disdainful look in your eyes, empress, do you understand that you are living under someone else's fence right now
The maid named Ayi has been closely guarding behind Concubine Mi, guarding everything around her without feeling tired.
"My mother asked me to bring you something." Man Xing took out the sachet.
To be honest, seeing Concubine Mi's arrogant appearance, she really didn't want to give it up. But no, if I don't give it, my mother will beat her when I go back.
Concubine Mi's eyes lit up, and she quickly took it. I just wanted to open it to have a look, looked at Man Xing, and carefully put it back in my arms.
"The princess knows, what else?" Concubine Mi urged, didn't Shen Yuqing ask Man Xing to say something to her
Man Xing was at a loss: "It's gone, my mother asked me to give you this."
Concubine Mi was a little disappointed, and said without interest: "Oh, then you can go."
"..." To be reasonable, do you understand that you will be kicked out like this, Madam
Concubine Mi didn't understand, nor did she want to understand.
Man Xing rolled his eyes helplessly: "The gate of the city is about to be closed at this moment, so I can't go back. Even if I can enter the city, the key has been released in the palace, and the servants will not be able to enter."
The implication is that she can only stay in Biezhuang for one night.
Concubine Mi frowned, she didn't really want to entertain Man Xing. But thinking that this is the other village of Shen Yuqing's family, it doesn't seem to be under her control, so she had to reluctantly call in the manager to arrange a place for Man Xing.
After Man Xing left, Concubine Mi took Ayi back to the room in a hurry, opened the sachet to see what it was.
There were only two things wrapped in oil paper in the sachet, one with Ruanjinsan written on it, and the other with antidote written on it. Obviously, it was the self-defense powder that Shen Yuqing gave her. Ruanjinsan lowered his head and wrote a line of small characters, saying that a little inhalation of this medicinal powder can bring down a big man, so let her take it easy.
Concubine Mi was very moved.
Although she has Ayi, Ayi's martial arts are enough to deal with most martial arts people, let alone bandits and vicious people. But there are always accidents in the world, and if she and Ayi get separated, it is better to have a little self-defense powder by her side than to catch her with nothing.
Concubine Mi put away the medicine powder properly, with this, she and Ayi can leave Shen Yuqing's shelter with peace of mind.
Originally, Concubine Mi planned to leave immediately after leaving the palace, but Shen Yuqing sent her to the other villa and told her to wait a bit and not leave in a hurry.
Concubine Mi didn't understand why at first, she offended the emperor, of course, the sooner the better, the better, so as not to be settled by the emperor. But Shen Yuqing told her that now that she had run away, the emperor might send someone behind Shen Yuqing's back to take revenge on Concubine Mi when she was angry. Rather than doing this, it would be better for Concubine Mi to stay under the protection of Shen Yuqing, and it would be safe to go on the road after the emperor's anger subsided.
A few days ago, Concubine Mi guessed that the emperor would stop fussing with her when she had a son, so she asked Shen Yuqing to leave in five days, that is, tomorrow. It happened to be in time for the funeral of the princess, so Shen Yuqing asked Man Xing to come out today to give something to Concubine Mi, otherwise she would probably go there by herself.
Early the next morning, Concubine Mi and Ayi packed up and got ready to go on the road.
Originally there were many treasures in the private treasury of Concubine Mi's palace, but Shen Yuqing used them to bribe the emperor, at least to dispel the emperor's anger. Therefore, Shen Yuqing had to pay for Concubine Mi's travel expenses by herself.
Fortunately, Concubine Shen Gui has a lot of money and is very generous in giving money. She purposely exchanged some banknotes from various places with Mrs. Shen, not necessarily all from the capital city, and gave them to Concubine Mi as "retirement fee", and also gave Concubine Mi a carriage. The carriage looked ugly, like the kind used by ordinary small businessmen, but inside it was comfortable and well-furnished.
There are quite a few such carriages in the Shen family, and they are all used by the stewards outside the Shen family. They are convenient for traveling and are not eye-catching.
Miss Manxing woke up early in the morning and heard that Concubine Mi was leaving, so she hurried to see her off.
Although she personally didn't like this high-ranking Princess Loulan very much, but she is Her Royal Highness, so she is naturally entitled to be arrogant. A maid like her is not qualified to complain that the princess looks down on others. The imperial concubine is not here today, as a personal maid, of course she wants to come over to see off Concubine Mi on her behalf.
—Miss Man Xing didn't want to admit it, she actually wanted to find out what was in the sachet her mother-in-law gave Concubine Mi.
Concubine Mi was about to get into the carriage, when she turned her head and saw Man Xing rushing over, she couldn't help raising her brows.
"What? Remember what your mother-in-law wanted to bring me?"
Man Xing was speechless, why is this empress so obsessed with what her empress said
"Your Majesty has nothing to say to you." Man Xing said weakly, "This servant is here to practice for you, my Majesty, I hope you have a safe journey."
Concubine Mi snorted, got on the carriage noblely and coldly, and didn't want to talk.
Man Xing resisted the desire to complain.
After a while, the carriage still didn't leave. Miss Ayi sat on the driver's seat, holding the reins and motionless. Man Xing was wondering, when he suddenly heard a voice from inside the car: "Thank you to your mother, I heard that she gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, congratulate her for me."
After speaking, Ayi flicked his whip, and the horse started to run slowly. The speed was getting faster and faster, and it disappeared in front of Man Xing in a short time.
"..." Man Xing opened his mouth, and suddenly remembered that she hadn't asked what was in the sachet.
The person has already left, and he can't come back after chasing him. Miss Man Xing turned around dejectedly, and was going to eat something first, and then return to the palace after breakfast.
At noon, Man Xing finally returned to Jian Jia Palace.
"Have the things been delivered?" Concubine Shen Gui asked casually, teasing the baby.
"Yes." Man Xing nodded, and stood in the same place tangled, not knowing whether he should ask what was in the sachet.
Shen Guifei glanced at her: "Want to know what's in the sachet? Why didn't you ask Concubine Mi?"
Man Xing was embarrassed to say that he forgot to ask.
"Could it be that she refuses to tell you?" Shen Yuqing asked after thinking about it.
"...No." Man Xing was a good girl, and she didn't intend to let the innocent Concubine Mi take the blame.
Shen Yuqing understood: "Actually, it's nothing, just some soft tendon powder, for her self-defense."
Man Xing: "..." What? That's it
It's just loose tendons, Concubine Mi needs such a precious thing! He still refused to open it in front of her, as if there was some secret treasure inside.
Man Xing couldn't complain, rubbed his face, and went back to play with Xiao Diao.
Last time Concubine Shen Guifei caught the little sable that was originally intended to be raised by the empress, but the empress was busy with things, so she threw it to the Jianjia Palace for Concubine Shen take care of. So it gradually became Man Xing and Man Chen taking care of each other, but Xiao Diao liked Man Chen better, even though Man Chen had a coffin face.
Man Xing refuses to admit that it was because he kept tossing the little guy that he got him close to Man Chen, insisting that Man Chen used improper means to win Xiao Diao's favor.
In this regard, Man Chen said: "If you are free, come and help me with things."
"I refuse!" Man Xing immediately stuffed Xiao Diao, who was clinging to Man Chen's skirt, into his arms, hugged and ran away, as if stealing a child.
Man Chen: = =!
Concubine Shen poked the baby's tender face. After having a son, the imperial concubine changed a lot of bad habits, such as eating too much and eating hazelnuts. I also changed some other small aspects, such as cutting the nails.
The reason for not eating nonsense is to set a good example, so my son will follow suit.
Although Concubine Shen felt that there was nothing wrong with this way of eating, she thought that her son might be the future emperor, and if she ate like this, she might lose face in front of the ministers, so she decided to change it.
And the nails are purely for playing, coughing, and caressing the baby, so as not to scratch his tender and tender face.
The baby loves to laugh, and has not cried much since birth. There are several experienced nuns around, and there is no need for the baby to cry to protest, telling the silly mother whether he is thirsty, hungry or peeing.
Counting it, it has been more than a month, and the only time he was born was that he was slapped on the bottom by Mrs. Wen, and howled for a while, barely counted as crying. Then he wailed loudly when his mother died, and never shed Jindoudou again.
Concubine Shen was extremely rare and teased him every day, he was very face-saving and smiled cheerfully at Concubine Mu.
For example, now, when the imperial concubine poked his little face, he didn't feel uncomfortable, and he even opened his mouth and smiled happily. Once the imperial concubine got interested, she couldn't stop poking.
Fortunately, she controlled the strength of her hand and didn't poke the baby's face red. It is said to be poking, but it is actually a very light touch, feeling the softness of the fingertips.
Every time the nanny saw it, she would stare at Concubine Shen with disapproval, but the concubine was unmoved and still poked it with great enjoyment.
The baby would often wake up at night, and Concubine Shen Gui didn't know how to take care of the baby, so several nuns took turns taking the baby to rest. Concubine Shen Gui then had time to sneak away to Fengyi Palace to meet her daughter-in-law, she had to accompany her son during the day and couldn't leave.
"I haven't decided on the baby's name yet." The empress said suddenly while lying half on the bed, looking at Shen Yuqing who came in through the window.
Shen Yuqing paused: "Let his father get up."
As a person who is not very good at naming names, Shen Yuqing still decided not to get involved. It would be bad if she gave her son a shameful name.
Fu Qiushui knew that she was going to say this: "You name it, he is your son now."
Shen Guifei thought about it too.
She can't just play with the baby every day without doing anything, so she should have a nickname.
Concubine Shen Gui climbed onto the bed, put her arms around her daughter-in-law and thought hard for a while, then said, "What do you think of Qiuqiu?"
"..." The empress asked her with her eyes, are you serious
Shen Guifei is very serious.
Fu Qiushui was speechless, and suddenly felt sorry for the emperor's eldest son having such a mother. This is the child's nickname? I'm afraid it's not the pet's nickname, right
"Let's call it Qiuqiu." Concubine Shen made a final decision, "That's a good name."
Empress Fu closed her eyes silently, turned around, and turned her back to Concubine Shen. She needs to be quiet.
Concubine Shen Gui was still immersed in her own world, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this nickname was good. The little baby is white and fat, like a ball, and it is called Qiuqiu just right. In the future, when you grow up and draw a stick, you can call your name logically.
The nickname Qiuqiu was just right when I was chubby when I was a child.
Thus, the nickname of His Royal Highness the eldest son of Emperor Dayan was settled in this way.
The next day when the nuns heard Concubine Shen calling His Royal Highness the eldest son "Qiaoqiu", their expressions cracked. However, it was of no use, because Concubine Shen did not listen to other people's advice at all, and decided on this nickname arbitrarily.
Xiao Qiuqiu, who still doesn't know anything, listens to his mother and concubine calling him so every day, and interacts with her concubine happily. This action simply fueled the arrogance of the imperial concubine, making the imperial concubine firmly believe that the baby likes this name very much, so no matter how others resist, she will suppress it with righteous words.
The saddest thing is that His Royal Highness Qiuqiu accepted the name in a short time, knowing that Shen Guifei was calling him when she called "Qiuqiu", and would turn her head to look in the direction of the voice. Seeing this, everyone was filled with grief and indignation, knowing that there was no room for change in the matter, so they had no choice but to give up their resistance.
His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, who were slow to hear the news: "..."
His Majesty the Emperor almost broke the imperial brush.
The reason why it is said to be almost, is because his hands are not strong enough, and the newly replaced imperial brush is a real jade brush, so he can't hold it. So not only did it not break, but it hurt my hand.
He rubbed his temples that were still throbbing, and squeezed out a few words between his teeth: "Tell the concubine, don't call me that in front of outsiders."
It seems that the matter of naming her son is imminent, lest Concubine Shen would not know what to call her baby in front of outsiders, so she just called it Qiuqiu.
Miss Jinli blinked her eyes, and went down slowly to deliver the letter.
His Majesty the Emperor took out the paper that had been scribbled and altered, with more than a dozen names written on it, but he couldn't decide which one to use. He saw that this headache was getting worse, but he couldn't delay any longer, so he had to bite the bullet and pick a satisfactory one, and decide on the name as soon as possible.
The empress dowager on the other side was easy to talk to, and after being stunned for a while, she laughed: "This nickname is very interesting, Qiuqiu will definitely like it when he grows up."
"..."
What else can Madam Fu do? Once the Empress Dowager's bad taste came up, she could only follow what the Empress Dowager said, expressing her agreement.
Although, she felt that His Highness would probably be ashamed and angry, and argue with his mother and concubine about changing his nickname.
No one believed that Concubine Shen Gui really thought the name was very good, and she didn't deliberately torment her son. After all, who is the imperial concubine with all kinds of bad deeds
The author has something to say: I couldn't think of a suitable nickname, so I searched Mingjiao's pet names, and it is said that one of them is called Qiuqiu...
Well, perfect.
Thanks to Landmines: Liu Yao, Filling Holes in Dreams
Thanks for the nutrient solution: Seven+1, Cccccc+10, Good Dreams+2, Floating Life and Leisure n+1, Praying for the Moon+2