The correct way to open the first favorite concubine of Ming Dynasty

On the morning of the second day of October, I went to Qingning Palace to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, who then asked about Jiaxing.

Although I just asked yesterday, I still replied patiently: "Mother, Jiaxing is doing well."

The queen mother said: "You said 'yes' without thinking, you are perfunctory to me."

I smiled and said: "Mother, it's really good." In case she won't believe me, my name is Jin Ying: "Send someone to the eldest princess's mansion to ask, and send a letter back to make the empress dowager feel at ease."

Jin Ying agreed and left in a hurry.

Jiaxing has always been favored, and the Princess Mansion is not far from the imperial city. Not long after, Jin Ying came in to take his order, and said beamingly, "Return to the Empress Dowager and Empress Empress, the Eldest Princess is well. I will give birth in a few days, and the son-in-law will rest for a while. I don’t go out to accompany the princess. When the officials came to the mansion, the son-in-law was accompanying the princess to enjoy the chrysanthemum in the backyard. The princess said that she missed the empress dowager, the emperor, and the empress, so she picked some beautiful flowers and sent them to the palace to enjoy."

The little eunuch behind Jinying brought a red brocade tray, which contained a branch of Yaotai Yufeng, a branch of cinnabar red frost, a branch of yellow pear, a branch of dragon spit beads, and a branch of green snow.

The queen mother saw the flowers and liked them so much that she quickly asked someone to put the porcelain vase up for a confession, and then said to me: "When she gives birth and confinement, you can accompany me to her house to have a look."

I smiled and agreed.

In the afternoon, Qi Yu and I met with the minister at Xijiaomen, and the military report came from the frontier, saying that Wuliangha had recently changed.

Ever since I survived the hurdle of Heidan's illness, I have devoted most of my energy to keeping an eye on the military situation in the North.Hearing that there was a change, he was very nervous.Hei Dan couldn't ask Heidan for advice on this matter, but instead kept it from him, for fear that he would rush to the battlefield if he was not well.

During a break in the discussion, Jin Yinglai reported that the princess's mansion and Tai Hospital sent people to report that the princess gave birth.

My original plan was to go to the Princess Mansion to accompany her in person as the eldest sister-in-law, but the military situation was urgent and we couldn’t leave him alone, so I had to tell Jin Ying: “You take Qinqian and a few experienced medical girls there personally, what is the Princess Mansion missing? They are all paid from the palace for the use of the princess. You can adapt to the situation there, and you can act later when you encounter problems, and you don’t have to come back to ask for instructions and waste time.”

Back then, the Empress Dowager gave birth four times in a row, and her daughter followed her mother, so there should be no serious problems.Besides, Jiaxing's body is not weak.After I comforted myself, I continued to immerse myself in the military.

I didn't return to the palace till evening, and saw Yuzi sitting at the small table by the bed, peeling melon seeds and kernels for his father to eat, peeling half of a glazed bowl, just in time for me to come back and see, raised my hand and poured it into the palm of my hand, stuffed it all in. In his own mouth, he chewed and chewed.

"Mom~!" Youzi said coquettishly, "It's for Daddy!"

I smiled and said: "Your father's is mine." Then I smiled and said to Heidan: "Baby is her father, don't you think so?"

Heitan smiled and said, "Yes."

Yuzi lamented her misfortune and angered her, she stamped her feet and said, "Daddy, you should be more confident!"

Heidan and I were so happy to laugh.

Yuzu is already fourteen years old and has grown into a slim little girl.Heidan looked at her and said with a smile: "The little ones have grown up one by one. The pomelo has grown so tall, Jiaxing is going to be a mother."

I said, "Yes. When I entered the palace, Jiaxing was still a baby. How time flies."

The two read about Jiaxing's childhood anecdotes for a while, and Yuzi listened with gusto.

Before going to bed, I called Fan Hong: "Send someone to the Princess Mansion to ask how the situation is going."

Unexpectedly, when the news from the Princess Mansion was heard in the middle of the night, it would already be an obituary.

The news came too suddenly, Heidan and I looked at each other and were both stunned.

When the third child left, I stood by his side and saw him off with my own hands. Although it was sad, it was not abrupt.

And Jiaxing, like a firecracker, "bang", only heard the faint sentence "The eldest princess has passed away", and then disappeared.Mingming and early in the morning, I also received flowers folded by her.Mingming was still talking about her childhood in the evening.

I came back to my senses before Heidan, stepped forward and hugged him and said, "Don't be too sad, if you hurt yourself, I..." I was obviously persuading him, as I was talking, my tears rushed out first Down.

"Ruowei, Ruowei, we are all in mourning, huh? Sadness, Ruowei..." Heitan hugged me and cried together with me.

Our proud and lovely little princess, the little sister held in the palm of the family.

When the mood of the two of them stabilized a bit, I asked Fan Hong to arrange a car to drive, and immediately left the palace to go to the princess mansion.

Although there is Jin Ying in charge of the mansion, there will be no chaos, but I am still worried.Besides, I also want to know the situation of Jiaxing before leaving.Difficult childbirth and blood loss, it must be very painful... I dare not think about it, I just stare at the dark sky outside the car window.

The Princess Mansion is brightly lit.Hearing the Queen's arrival, Jin Ying, the imperial doctor, medical girl, and servants all knelt on the ground.The grandmother, holding the child, also came out to meet him.The source of the well is not seen.

I ordered someone to help the grandmother flatten her body and take the child.

A small child with a flushed face, a few wispy wisps of fetal hair sticking to her scalp, and wrinkled facial features that can't tell the beauty or ugliness, but I vaguely saw Jiaxing's face through her.

According to the ancestral system, the daughter of a princess does not have a title, but I made an exception and declared her the "Princess of Nanhu".

Return the child to the grandmother: "Take good care of the princess, and the princess will grow up well, and the palace will reward me a lot." And her two sons were sealed as Jinyiwei Hundred Households.The grandma thanked her and retreated with the little princess in her arms.

Jin Ying stepped forward and whispered back: "Your Majesty, the son-in-law is still guarding the princess and refuses to leave."

I nodded.

After entering the room, there was still a strong smell of blood in the room, and the mottled blood stains on the lichen were half dry.There are also large chrysanthemums in the blue vase on the table.

The flower was dazzling, I just glanced at it, then turned my face away, and couldn't bear to look at it again.

There was a person lying beside Jiaxing's bed, still chattering.

I stopped in my tracks for a moment, not wanting to bother me.

These are their last words.

I backed out the door, held back my tears, and asked Jin Ying, "What's going on? Why did you suddenly..." As I spoke, I couldn't help wiping my tears with a handkerchief.

Jin Yingdao: "Returning to your mother, the imperial doctor said that the princess' wind disease happened just before she was about to give birth...the adult and the child can only take care of one, the son-in-law said he wanted to take care of the adult, but the princess insisted on taking care of the child..."

I scolded angrily: "What's the use of giving you the right to make temporary changes! Why don't you persuade them, children can still be born again, adults are gone..." I was choked by tears, and I couldn't speak. Make a sound.

Jin Ying plopped down on her knees, and cried: "The original intention of the slaves is to protect the princess, but the princess is forced to die... The princess is determined to protect the child, slaves, there is nothing you can do..."

"That's all..." I raised my head, closed my eyes forcefully, and asked him, "Did the princess say anything before she died?"

Jin Yingdao: "The princess told the son-in-law that God punished her for being self-willed and asked her to let go when she was the happiest. She also said that the son-in-law had to remarry after the funeral..."

"anything else……"

"The princess ordered the maidservant to bring a message to the empress. The princess said that she has no regrets at all."

"Nothing else?"

"Only this sentence."

Don't regret anything... What exactly does she mean by "everything"...

I asked again: "The son-in-law is here, kneeling all the time?"

Jin Yingdao: "Yes. Ever since the princess got married and asked the son-in-law to enter the house to talk, the son-in-law has been kneeling here for nearly an hour. Just now, the servants informed me, and he also..."

I waved my hand lightly.How can I demand him with etiquette at this moment.

He is the most miserable person right now.If it was said that Jiaxing had always been indifferent to him, if he went, maybe he would go.But it happened that Jiaxing had already empathized with him, and when the two were about to fall in love, they let go.The people who were still hugging the flowers in their arms in the morning will be gone if they say no.who can bear...

I entered the room, stepped forward, and lightly pressed my hand on Jing Yuan's shoulder, but I also saw Jiaxing's remains.

Very peaceful.It's not painful.The round face is the plump beauty of a pregnant woman.

"Silly sister..." I called her secretly in my heart, tears pierced my eyes sorely, but I didn't dare to cry anymore.Kneeling in front of me was a man who had already shed tears and looked dazed.

I said a few words of condolence, and then said: "I have made her the daughter of the princess, and I will take her into the palace temporarily and raise her until she is four or five years old. Then I will make a decision later. What do you want?" The child cannot be without a mother since childhood. Take care, only one grandma is not enough after all.I know that my words sound unreasonable, but I dare not mention Jiaxing to him, and only mention the child, trying to divert the conversation further away.I was also holding back my tears. If the words "Jiaxing" and "Princess" were mentioned, I'm afraid I'd cry too.I can find a place in the palace where there is no one to cry as much as I want, if I cry again in front of a sad person, it will be like adding salt to the wound.I need to be the one who is strong, even if I am strong by pretending to be strong.

Jing Yuan kowtowed to thank him.

I ordered someone to help him to rest, but he was still reluctant to leave.I said, "You are already a father, so if you don't cherish yourself, you should also cherish the child she gave her life to give birth to you."

Jing Yuan was trembling all over, kowtowed respectfully and bid farewell.

After all, "she" is the only way to persuade him.

He had already walked out of the room, turned back, knelt down and begged: "I beg your mother for a favor."

"You said."

"After a hundred years, I beg your mother to give me a burial with the princess."

According to the ancestral system, the princess is of royal blood and cannot be buried with her son-in-law.

Jiaxing should know this.But Jiaxing did not say anything in his last words.

I was very embarrassed, so I had to say: "The princess lost her mother at a young age, it is pitiful, you are not allowed to say the word 'death', and you are not allowed to think about what you will have in the future. You need to work hard to live. Do you understand what I say? "It can be regarded as temporarily suppressing him.

"The minister obeys the order."

That night, I brought my grandma and the little princess into the palace.Jin Ying was left to take care of the Princess Mansion, and the Ministry of Etiquette ordered the Ministry of Etiquette to make arrangements for the funeral.

Back to the palace, seeing that Heidan was still awake, she brought the child to show him.

Heidan took a look at the swaddling clothes, and let out a long breath: "Oh, this looks like it was carved out of the same mold as when Jiaxing was born."

He sighed, drew my tears again, wiped the corners of my eyes with his sleeve, and said: "I made her the princess of Nanhu, and brought her into the palace. We will raise her until she is four or five years old, and then we will see how well Jingyuan is." How to plan."

"Yeah. You handled it right." He sighed: "Mother, I don't know if there is a feeling. At that time, in the middle of the night, someone was sent to ask..."

Both of them were silent, he hugged me and wept silently together.

Seven years ago, Qin Qian and I took Heidan back from the god of death, and the price was that he would live with me for a long time, watching one dear one after another go away.

I said: "I was thinking, how about moving Xiao Wu's fief closer to the capital? Or simply call him back to live in Beijing. At least, this time, he will be called to live in Beijing temporarily for the sake of Jiaxing, mother." I'm getting older, and I miss him so much."