The Queen Mother of the Red Chamber

In the end, the emperor complied with the courtiers' remonstrance and ordered to clear the city.General Zhenwei Li Mou was in charge of Qingcheng.

After the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs took the stage to worship the fairy spirits, Li Mou held the imperial decree and led the brigade to Yangzhou.

Since that day, Xiao Rong has been depressed, and he heard that the decree has been made, and he couldn't stand the blow, so he fell ill on the bed.

The emperor and empress got the news and hurried to Changle Palace, but Xiao Rong refused to let them in.

"The queen and I are just here to take a look, and we won't bother her old man."

Nanny Cui wondered: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager only sees the Empress Dowager."

The queen heard the words and looked at the emperor, bitterness flashed in the emperor's eyes, "Your majesty..."

"Zitong go in and take good care of the queen mother."

"Well, the concubine will."

Although Xiao Rong warned himself not to blame the emperor, but he couldn't control his heart, it turned out that he still blamed him.

Now dreaming back in the middle of the night, I always see so many bloody and bloody people surrounding me and demanding their lives.And Yu'er, if she hadn't thought about changing her fate back then, she would have lived a few more years, and even if she died, she wouldn't have died so miserably.All of this is because of myself, and what I have done has changed the fate of everyone.

"God, what am I capable of, let me take on such a heavy responsibility." Xiao Rong closed his eyes tightly, and tears followed the corners of his eyes to the pillow.

"Mother." It was the queen's voice.

Xiao Rong opened his bloodshot eyes, "You're here." Her voice was hoarse.

"Mother, your face..." The queen looked at the old Xiao Rong who was sitting on the phoenix couch in disbelief. After leaving a deep imprint, even the temples have added a lot of silver.

Seeing Xiao Rong in front of her eyes, the queen threw herself on the side of the bed, took Xiao Rong's hand, and couldn't help crying, "Mother, woo woo woo..."

Xiao Rong stretched out his hand to caress the top of the Queen's hair, and said with a smile: "Why are you crying, you are a mother, don't make fun of your grandson. Ai's family is already old, so this fits the image of an old woman."

The queen raised her head, her eyes were red with tears, "My queen, these are God's wills, you don't want to hurt yourself and blame yourself for these things anymore, my daughter-in-law looks like a knife in her heart. "

Xiao Rong made a movement to get up, and the Queen and Zi Shu rushed to support her.After finally sitting on the pillow, he sighed, "It's none of your business, it's Aijia who can't think about it. Empress, do you know that if there is no Aijia, this world will be much simpler. The emperor will follow his The plan to accomplish those political goals, the abolished prince party will eventually disappear in this dynasty. Yu'er will also live happily in the Grand View Garden. But since Aijia came into being, all this is different. It is Aijia who thinks it is , God has finally punished him.”

"Why did the queen mother say this? Since there is a queen mother in this world, it is naturally predestined by heaven, so how can there be a sin?" After finishing speaking, he wiped his eyes and said with a serious face: "Queen mother, don't worry, my daughter-in-law has been let Chen Moyang of the three places went to Yangzhou first with his people. He brought the lime and the prescription that his mother mentioned before. As long as the plague in Yangzhou can be stabilized before the large team arrives in Yangzhou, then we can change to the retraction order in a fair manner. .”

"Queen, is this true?"

The queen nodded, "The third brother has been gone for several days."

Hearing this news, Xiao Rong saw a glimmer of hope again in a desperate situation. He was surprised and happy, shed tears of joy, and then thought of the relationship between the Queen and Chen Moyang, and looked at the Queen sadly, "That is also your brother, You must be extremely reluctant, but..."

The queen lowered her head and secretly wiped away her tears. When she raised her head, there was already a dignified smile on her face, "He is the king's salary, and it is his blessing to be able to serve the court and the people."

"Where is your mother..."

"Mother, she..." Thinking of how her always strong mother shed tears when she saw her off that day, the queen couldn't help but feel sad, "She also understands."

Xiao Rong nodded with tears in his eyes, "If the emperor finds out, the Ai family will support you. The left and right are just our mother and son going to the cold palace as companions. The emperor also stayed there for a few years."

The empress smiled through tears, "Don't worry, empress mother, although I can't say it clearly, the emperor must know about this matter, and he also has difficulties..."

"Aijia doesn't know..."

Mother and child are connected, each has its own suffering.

Seeing that Xiao Rong's complexion was not very good, the queen did not dare to mention these things again, so she enlightened and talked about the daily affairs of the concubines in the harem.With the news brought by the Queen, Xiao Rong's depression has dissipated a lot. Although he is haggard, he is much more energetic.With the queen's hand, a bowl of white rice porridge was used.

Waiting for Xiao Rong to clean his face and wash his hands, the queen just sat down and continued to chat with Xiao Rong about the family.

The palace maid next to the queen walked in with small steps, her expression cautious.

"Servant Yonghong pays respects to the Empress Dowager, and pays respects to the Empress Dowager."

"Get up." Xiao Rong smiled at the queen again: "Ai's health has improved a lot, queen, go and do your work."

The queen got up and bowed her body, "No, the daughter-in-law will take her leave first and come back later."

"No need, you are busy with a lot of things, the Ai family has Xin Xin and the palace people taking care of them."

"No, the daughter-in-law will go first."

"Go." Xiao Rong waved his hands, leaning on the pillow and squinting his eyes.

The queen led the accompanying palace people back out, and after leaving the Changle Palace, she turned around and asked Yonghong who was at the side, "What happened just now, so flustered."

Yong Hong knelt on the ground with a thud, "Your Majesty, just now someone from Lancui Palace sent a report saying that Concubine Feng has become popular."

The queen was shocked when she heard the words, "Why didn't you say it earlier?!"

Yonghong wondered: "Since what happened to Concubine Wu last time, you will not let these things disturb the Empress Dowager, and the servants will not dare to say it."

"That's all, you go and pass on the order of the palace, and let the regular doctors of the Imperial Hospital wait outside the Lancui Palace."

"No, this servant will go right away." After speaking, he hurried to the Tai Hospital.

When the Queen arrived at Lancui Palace, Concubine Feng's mournful cry came from the delivery room, a fat midwife ran out of the delivery room, saw the Queen, and hurriedly saluted.

"No, how is Concubine Feng's situation?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is Concubine Feng's first child, and there were some difficulties during delivery. Fortunately, Your Majesty has a good foundation and the fetal position is correct, so the delivery will definitely be smooth."

"Okay," the queen finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the words, "Go in quickly, and if there is anything, you must come out and report it immediately."

"No." The midwife hurriedly ran in again.

Although there was a guarantee from the nanny, the queen still couldn't relax, thinking that if something went wrong, how would the queen mother be able to bear the blow.

Shouts came from inside, and the queen outside also fidgeted.

Fortunately, the nanny was telling the truth, and after half an hour, she heard a loud and clear cry from inside.

"Wow wow wow..."

The queen stood up in shock, and saw the midwife holding a baby wrapped in bright yellow satin.

"I would like to report to the empress, the concubine Feng is very lucky this time, the mother and daughter are safe, and the emperor concubine is happy."

"Okay," the empress looked happy, took the child from the nanny's hands, and said with a smile: "Yonghong, go to the House of Internal Affairs to pass on the order of the palace, everyone in Lancui Palace and the midwives will reward you with a three-month red rule. "

When everyone heard the words, they knelt on the ground one after another, "Thank you, Empress, for the reward."

After all, Feng Baoyi was born in a family of military generals, and his body was well-trained since childhood, but it was much smoother than the previous Concubine Jia and Concubine Wu gave birth.This child is full-term again, and when he was born, he was much rounder than the second prince Yuan Qi.

After giving birth, Concubine Feng fell into a coma from exhaustion, the queen hurriedly asked the imperial physician for consultation, and she was relieved only after she was sure that she had fallen asleep from fatigue.

Qianqing Palace

The empress hugged the newborn child, and said to the emperor on the case, "It's an empress."

Hearing this, the emperor put down the booklet in his hand, got up and walked to the empress, looking at the baby who was looking at him with narrowed eyes.

"What name does the emperor plan to give her?"

The emperor looked at the little boy with wrinkled face and timid eyes, and his heart softened, "She was born in this turbulent time, and I hope she can bring blessings and peace to the world, so I named her——Yu Ning, titled Princess Ningguo."

"Yu Ning, I think Concubine Feng will like it."

The emperor bent his lips, and stretched out his hand to caress the soft face of the child, "Have you ever shown it to the empress mother? She often talks about wanting a granddaughter."

"Not yet. Concubine Feng didn't tell her mother about the birth, and just sent people to Changle Palace. The palace people said that the mother had just fallen asleep. The concubine thought that she had not slept well recently, so she didn't bother her."

"Well, it's okay, I'll hug her when my mother wakes up tomorrow, so as to make her old man happy."

"Yes." The Queen replied with a gentle smile.Looking at the child in his arms, he raised his head and asked, "May the emperor go to see Concubine Feng?"

"No." The emperor rubbed his temples, his face full of exhaustion. "I announced that six ministers will come to discuss Jiangnan affairs later, let's go tomorrow."

Seeing the obvious bloodshot eyes in the emperor's eyes, the empress felt a pain in her heart, and persuaded: "Even though the great affairs of the country are serious, the emperor must take care of himself."

"Zitong, I don't have the great talents and general plans of my father and ancestors. Only by being more diligent than them can I guard this country."

The queen stretched out her slender hand, gently held the emperor's palm, and said softly, "The concubine will always be with the emperor." There was firmness and distress in her bright eyes.

The emperor looked at the queen in front of him, as if he had seen the two vowed to each other when they got married, but he didn't expect it to be so many years now.He stretched out his hand to hug his wife and daughter into his arms, "Zitong is the only one who understands me."