Domineering Daming

Although they are all a family, Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't let this kind of talk continue, she said with a smile: "Toffee Concubine, don't talk about frustration when you are so happy, let's start the banquet quickly."

The old concubine nodded with a smile, and said: "That's right. Let's start the banquet. By the way, is Ci Ye here?"

Li Jieyu hurriedly said: "Back to the concubine, Ciye has a cough today, so I didn't bring it here, Shuxian is here."

The old concubine frowned immediately, and said: "Ci Ye must take good care of her, and she must not leave her for a moment, and the Tai Hospital must also keep an eye on it..."

It is quite normal for children to die at this time, but it is very good to survive three out of ten.

Li Jieyu has always been cautious. The medical departments of the Taiyuan Hospital and the Royal Political Academy have been researching to improve the survival rate of babies. If they find something, they will come to Zhu Ciye for examination immediately, so as to be prepared.

But so far, there is not much progress, and we can only take care of it with extreme caution, depending on God's will.

Zhu Ciye is currently Zhu Xu's only male heir, and everyone in the Ming Dynasty is staring at him. If something goes wrong, it will be a big deal.Li Jieyu didn't dare to be careless, he got up and said: "Yes, the concubine has been taking care of her carefully, and she dare not be careless at all."

The old concubine was barely satisfied with Li Jieyu, she didn't say much, and she smiled and said to Empress Dowager Zhang when serving the dishes: "It's the end of the year, some wives, dignitaries and family members can be called into the palace. Say a few words. The emperor has such great ambitions, our harem can't help us a lot, but we can't be idle if we can..."

Zhu Xu and Empress Dowager Zhang looked at each other. The old concubine was a little emotional today, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Empress Dowager Zhang turned her head to look at the old concubine, changed the subject and said loudly: "Concubine, I didn't want to trouble you. It will be my father's birthday in a few days, and I want to hold a banquet for him outside the palace. Concubine is free ?”

The old concubine's face was flushed, and she opened her eyes wide when she looked at Empress Dowager Zhang and said, "No trouble, I'm free, just in time, please invite more people... By the way, Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, the old lady will tell you. Let's see what else they can do to my old woman..."

Empress Dowager Zhang frowned slightly, and wanted to change the subject, but the old concubine came back again.

Zhu Xu coughed, looked at the old concubine and said with a smile: "Taufei, your long life is the greatest help to me. Today's incident is a bit sudden, and I still need to make plans. Don't worry, old concubine. It's probably already busy over there, let's all be patient and see if there is any special change, I still have to deal with it..."

The old concubine slapped the back of Zhu Xu's hand again, and said with a smile: "I listen to the emperor, we are all waiting..."

Empress Dowager Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. If the old concubine was overly excited, something would happen.

Zhu Xu comforted the old concubine, took the opportunity to withdraw his hand calmly, looked at Empress Dowager Zhang again and said, "Sister-in-law, has the date been set yet?"

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at the similar meals that had already been served, and said, "Let's eat first, the road is not easy to walk now, and we may have to wait for a few more days."

Zhu Xu nodded. Now that there is heavy snow in the south and the waterways are blocked, it may not be as simple as "waiting for a few more days".

"Eat, eat, Your Majesty, eat more..." The old concubine picked up the chopsticks and picked up vegetables for Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu responded with a smile, and understood how influential the things he said today were. It was like this in the palace, but it was even more serious outside the palace.

Xiao Yongning bit his chopsticks, looked at Zhu Xu, blinked, and said crisply: "Uncle Huang, I want to study."

Zhu Xuzheng took the fish soup that Li Jieyu handed over, looked at her and said, "Aren't you already reading it?"

The little girl glanced at Queen Mother Zhang, and suddenly said loudly: "Uncle, most of what you said today, people don't understand, I want to read books that I can understand, and be the new princess of Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Xu and Empress Dowager Zhang laughed immediately, especially the old concubine who laughed the loudest. Looking at Yongning, she said, "Oh, my little Yongning is going to be the new princess. Tell grandma how the new princess does it?"

The little girl is not even ten years old, she doesn't know too much, she opened her eyes wide, and said firmly for a while: "Even if the emperor said it's new, people want to be new!"

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and shook her head, looked at the old concubine and said, "Let's eat, don't listen to her nonsense."

The little girl pouted, looked around the crowd at the table, poked the bowl with her chopsticks, and muttered: "Everyone bullies me, they are going to find my aunt..."

Empress Dowager Zhang knew this girl best, so she knocked on her with a chopstick and said, "Be more honest during this time, remember!"

"Yes." The little girl immediately sat up straight, picked up the chopsticks, and began to eat in a serious manner.

Looking at the little girl's expression, Zhu Xu suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, so he couldn't help but give her a warning look.

But the little girl didn't seem to notice, and she served the old concubine graciously.

"Good, good, good..." The old concubine seemed to like Xiao Yongning's cuteness very much, and she kept praising her.

Zhu Xu ate a few mouthfuls, approached Li Jieyu and said in a low voice, "Take care of this girl these few days, don't let her cause trouble."

After all, Li Jieyu is just a talented person. In addition, there are only her and Hai Lanzhu in Zhu Xu's harem, and the Queen Mother Zhang is helping to cook outside. She doesn't need to spend much energy at ordinary times. She spends most of her time taking care of her two children. Therefore, she has no ability to control the harem at all, and it is really difficult for her to see Princess Yongning who lives in the harem like a little devil.

But Li Jieyu never said "no" to Zhu Xu, looked at Yongning, and said in a low voice: "Yes, I understand."

Zhu Xu nodded calmly, and glanced at Hai Lanzhu again. She has been pregnant for more than six months, and the due date is March next year. .”

Li Jieyu smiled and said: "Yes, in a few days, my concubine plans to move Sister Hai to Yuzao Palace, which will be more convenient."

Zhu Xu frowned, did not express any opinion, turned to greet the old concubine, Empress Dowager Zhang.

The sensational effect caused by the speeches made by Zhu Xu and a group of important officials at the Chengtian Gate is still expanding. When the capital is gradually becoming full of excitement, there are voices of discussion everywhere.

A restaurant was overcrowded and noisy, and I don't know how many people were eagerly rushing to talk, it was so chaotic that it was difficult to distinguish clearly.

In the box on the second floor, a group of six or seven people was clean and orderly.

One of them said: "As you all know, the imperial court has issued an edict to abolish lowly status. This is not a big deal. At least a few hundred thousand people have been 'pardoned'..."

"Yeah, if it wasn't for today, I wouldn't even know that I, Daming, still have so many lowly backgrounds..."

"I reckon it's more than that. This lowly status is also passed down from time to time, and there will only be more or less. If there is more than a million, I don't doubt it..."

"It's really possible. There are also criminal slaves among them. In addition to the bad times, the number is increasing every year. The entire Ming Dynasty has a million low-ranking people, which is not too many..."

"With this pardon, I'm afraid how many people will be loyal to the court and the emperor..."

"This is inevitable. If it were me, I would definitely swear allegiance to the death. What a kindness this is..."

"I heard that all the memorial tablets in the capital are sold out, almost all belong to the emperor, and the incense sticks are also empty in the whole city!"

"It's all about setting up the longevity position..."

Several people were talking, with expressions on their faces, and they were talking, when suddenly there was a noise outside the window.

"Look, it's Old Bi Ge, and King Lu. That's the director of the Supreme Hospital?"

"That seems to be the vice-president of the Royal Political Council, Song Changgeng? He is also following Old Bi Ge."

"This elder Bi Ge rarely shows up, we are really lucky today..."

"What kind of luck is that? The elders of the cabinet have all left the palace, and the six ministries, nine temples, twelve supervisors and eight bureaus are all very busy now..."

This is near Chang'an Avenue, Chongjiaofang, which is also bustling with noise.

"Is this old Sun Ge? I heard that he took over all the yamen directly under the cabinet. Is this going to the Imperial College?"

"Don't you know? Those are the heads of the Epidemic Prevention Bureau, Relief Bureau, Immigration Bureau, International Trade Bureau, Foreign Affairs Bureau, etc. I'm afraid there are other things."

"These are newly changed names, I don't know what Sun Ge is going to do, why am I a little uneasy?"

"This must be a big move. Didn't you read the newspaper? Today is free. Don't you think about it. When will the court be generous?"