National Beauty

After the New Year's greetings, the two brothers Chu Wang and Shou Wang led the princess away.

Empress Li stared at the entrance of Nuan Pavilion, as if the temperature of her brother still remained in her hands. The boy was very sturdy and heavy. He held it in his arms with a firm heart.

After a while, King Rui and Concubine Rui came. The second prince, King Rui, wore an ivory-white round-neck brocade robe, and was gentle and elegant, and said that the "mother queen" was more affectionate than King Chu and Brother Shou, as if he was Queen Li's own. Queen Li smiled as usual, and when she noticed Princess Rui's salute, her right hand unconsciously lifted her belly.

Empress Li moved in her heart, smiling and caring: "Does Wanrong have good news?"

Both drafts were managed by her. Queen Li knew the names of the four princesses, and they called them intimately when they met.

Princess Rui glanced nervously at the queen on the main seat. She was indeed pregnant, or the five princes were diagnosed a few days ago. The prince meant to hide it first, and wait until the last Yuan Festival. At that time, the father and the queen should feel better. Princess Rui has a lot of dissatisfaction with her prince, only this point, she and Rui Wang think of one thing. But she didn't show her arms, how did the queen see it? Will you anger her?

Although Empress Li was young, she was well-versed in the world. Seeing Princess Rui showed that she would be jealous of her being pregnant, Empress Li's bitter heart suddenly burst into ridicule. Even if she can't give birth to a child, she will never be jealous of others who can give birth. She doesn't even look at Concubine Wu, and will she mind that Concubine Wu's daughter-in-law is pregnant?

"Since I'm happy, I'll raise my baby in peace in the future, so I don't have to come to my side again to ask for peace." Empress Li smiled and said lovingly, but her eyes were faint.

Concubine Rui felt that Emperor Li was not pleasing to her as a result. She had just lost her son, but she had a child. No one would feel comfortable in her heart. After leaving the central palace, the couple continued to visit Concubine Wu for the New Year. Princess Rui couldn't help but whispered with Rui Wang: "Master, is the queen mother angry?"

"Human nature, you can raise your baby with peace of mind, and don't care about others." Rui Wang looked at her belly, suppressing displeasedness. At that time, his mother chose the princess for him because Li Wanrong’s uncle was a gentleman, and his mother praised Li Wanrong for being dignified and virtuous. King Rui didn’t see a trace of virtuousness, but felt that the princess was suspicious and jealous and intolerant. , The only thing that is desirable is to have an uncle who holds the military power.

Rui Wang did not like the princess, but the father beat him several times, in name urging him to give birth to a concubine quickly, but in fact he warned him not to spoil his concubine and destroy his wife. Therefore, Rui Wang is more hopeful than the princess to give birth to an eldest son, so that he can be born. It proves that he did not spoil his concubine and destroy his wife, and Zhang's place can also be pregnant earlier.

The couple thought about each other. In the middle palace, Queen Li felt a little tired and moved to the sleeping hall to rest. Aunt Mao, the confidant maid, knelt on the side of the bed and gently pinched her leg. Seeing the master looking up at the top of the tent, his eyes were no longer missing the pain of His Highness Five, but a faint smile. Aunt Mao thought a little bit and guessed it, and asked softly: "Your mother is thinking about the emperor's eldest grandson, right?"

That child, white and fat, is indeed rare.

Queen Li looked at the confidant she brought into the palace from her natal family.

Aunt Mao didn’t hide it, and she persuaded her in a softer voice: “Niang, Madam’s words make sense. Although the emperor spoils you, the importance of the emperor to the majesty is also the more important your majesty is. You are the time. I planned it for myself."

Queen Li's eyes drifted.

When my mother visited the palace, she did say this and persuaded her to take Brother Sheng into the palace. Although the emperor has not established a prince, she knows who she has in mind. She was young, two years younger than King Chu, and when her fate was good, she might live a few years longer than King Chu. Whom did King Chu go to sit on the dragon chair? Naturally, his eldest son Sheng Brother, she raised Brother Sheng by her side early, and the love between grandparents and grandchildren was raised. The King of Chu was enthroned because his son respected her, and Brother Sheng missed her even more.

Moreover, she raised her brother, which was also good for the King of Chu. Everyone knows that the emperor likes the king of Chu, but after all, she is not the crown prince. She is the most favored queen of the palace. Since she has raised brother Sheng, she will naturally speak for the king of Chu. This way, the crown of the king of Chu is stabilized. , No matter what Wu Guifei and Hui Fei, Xiao thinks about.

Empress Li understands this principle, but she can't bear it. Feng Zheng will be promoted to a brother now. She is definitely reluctant to bear it, so let's wait.

~

On the first day of the lunar new year, and the second day of the year, he returned to his natal family. Since Song Jianing was allowed to return, Zhao Heng followed.

He really didn't want to come to Guo's house, and Guo Boyan really didn't want to entertain this noble stammering son-in-law. He couldn't say anything, and he couldn't play chess as he pleased, but it had to be another two hours. To be honest, Guo Boyan would rather fight the strongest enemy on the battlefield than play chess with his son-in-law.

In order to avoid facing the son-in-law alone, Guo Boyan detained Brother Mao. He was really suffocated and teased his son. He just said a few words if he wanted to. The son likes to chat, so don't worry about being bored.

"Daddy, I want to find my sister." Brother Mao didn't like watching people play chess. He honestly stood in front of the chessboard for a while, he secretly glanced at the prince and brother-in-law, and whispered to his father. My sister hasn't been home for a long time, he missed my sister.

Guo Boyan faced the chessboard and said, "You are a man, stay in the front yard." He said, he deliberately presented a flaw to his son-in-law.

Zhao Heng just didn't see it, put Bai Zi elsewhere, ended too early, and had to pick up the chess again, it is better to "make a move" with Guo Boyan.

When Guo Boyan saw him, he didn't know whether he should suspect that his son-in-law was really stupid or whether he was playing with him.

"Brother-in-law, let it go here!" It's Zhao Heng's turn again. Guo Boyan's flaw is still there. Brother Mao, who had to be trapped here, looked at the chessboard, and suddenly discovered his father's failure. The boy was too happy and excited. He pointed it to his brother-in-law, and forgot his mother's instructions to be called the prince.

Guo Boyan's eyebrows moved slightly, and he looked at King Shou inquiringly. Does this prince mind the name of the youngest son?

Zhao Heng was also quite surprised. He was surprised by what Brother Mao called him, and unexpectedly a child who was just five years old could play chess. Seeing the boy staring at him expectantly, Zhao Heng bowed his head, took a look at the chess game, and then placed Bai Zi where Brother Mao pointed. Brother Mao chuckled, and Guo Boyan took the opportunity to lose.

The name "Brother Mao" occupies three characters. Zhao Heng did not speak, touched Brother Mao's head approvingly, and said, "Reward."

Father Fu immediately bent forward, took out the little goldfish that had been prepared long ago from his cuff, and handed it to Brother Mao. Brother Mao had already got one from his brother-in-law during the New Year's greetings, and now I have one again. Brother Mao was very happy, collected the little goldfish, and said to Zhao Heng in a decent way: "Thank you brother-in-law."

Zhao Heng nodded.

Guo Boyan coughed and corrected his son: "How many times have you taught you, and you must be called the king."

A trace of doubt appeared in Brother Mao's big eyes, but he changed his mouth obediently.

Zhao Heng still nodded, and then said: "You accompany me."

Brother Mao was stunned, and Guo Boyan couldn't ask for it. He was humble and not humble. He changed his son to sit in the position he had just now. He sat behind him with a tea bowl, contented. Brother Mao is young, although smart, but with limited chess skills, he is still not as good as his sister. However, the boy is nervous when he is ready for the game, afraid that his opponent will notice it, and he will be happy if he wins and he will be happy if he loses. The small expression is exactly the same as Song Jianing.

Before today, Zhao Heng did not like Brother Mao very much, because the male baby looks more like Guo Boyan and Guo Xiao. Now he finds the similarities between Brother Mao and his princess. Zhao Heng's attitude has finally eased a bit. Carefully, win one game and lose two games. If he wins, there will be a little goldfish. Brother Mao was coaxed and excited. Guo Boyan watched from the side, his chest was a little blocked. He always felt that Shouwang was playing chess with him just now with this kind of coaxing attitude.

When Brother Mao personally hosted her brother-in-law, Song Jianing was talking to her mother in the backyard.

"Years ago, your eldest sister wrote and gave birth to you a big fat niece, five catties and six taels." Lin took her daughter's soft little hand, and specifically picked up new things in the past two months and said, "Believe The Shang also said that when your eldest brother gets married, the two of them will return to Beijing to live for a few months, and then return to Xiongzhou if they have enough."

Song Jianing was happy and surprised, and whispered: "Big brother is getting married?" Princess Duanhui is only fourteen. The emperor must be reluctant to let her daughter marry so early. Is there someone else in Guo Xiao's marriage?

Lin laughed: "It hasn't been decided yet, but your father has already begun to choose a suitable family. In the second half of the year, your elder brother will come back and let him pick one by himself. The wedding will be done by the beginning of the spring next year at the latest."

Song Jianing nodded, anyway, she is already married, and it has nothing to do with her marrying Guo Xiao. He smiled and asked Ting Fang's daughter what was her daughter. Before the emperor's elder brother Sun Sheng called her third aunt, Song Jianing still didn't think so. Now that she became an aunt quietly, Song Jianing finally felt that she was really an elder.

She smiled and inquired about other people’s children. Lin glanced at her daughter’s belly inadvertently, but she couldn’t feel as relaxed as her daughter. She hoped that her daughter would conceive her son soon, so she would have a firm foothold in the palace, and the shortcomings of not giving people gossip, such as The person in the Royal Palace of Rui also worried that his daughter was pregnant too early and it was difficult to give birth.

In short, her daughter is married, and her mother still has to worry about countless things.

~

It was the fifteenth of the first lunar month in a blink of an eye. There was no palace banquet on New Year's Eve. Emperor Xuande made it up on the fifteenth and called all the relatives and relatives of the emperor into the palace.

Before the opening of the feast, Emperor Xuande brought his four sons, the emperor King Qin, and his nephew Wu'an Junwang to the Chongzheng Hall. Several princesses of Song Jianing accompany Queen Li and all the concubines in the central palace. In just half a month, Empress Li's complexion improved a lot, and she could no longer see reluctance when she joked with others, and revived her prestige.

Princess Rui sat under her mother-in-law Wu Guifei, Song Jianing and Feng Zheng had no mother-in-law, and the two men and women sat together, smiling as Queen Li teased her brother.

"Sit down first, I'll go out." Feng Zheng suddenly covered his chest, calmed down for a moment, and whispered to Song Jianing.

Song Jianing saw that her complexion was wrong, and she worried and asked: "Sister-in-law is unwell?"

Feng Zheng made a shush gesture, his cheeks flushed, "I'll tell you later."

Song Jianing watched her and the maid leave in confusion, recalling Feng Zheng's gesture of covering her chest, her eyes lit up, could it be that her sister-in-law had it again?

The author has something to say: Guo Xiaolang: Brother Mao, have you forgotten your eldest brother by the Xiongzhou River?

Brother Mao: I didn't forget! Brother, come back soon!

Guo Xiaolang: Come on, is there anything good in the capital?

Brother Mao: Brother-in-law gave me a lot of little goldfish!

When Guo Xiaolang heard the words, he spouted a mouthful of old blood...