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Zijuan said with a smile: "Princess Miaoyu is going to have a baby now, the girl is pregnant again, and the fourth girl is married. I see, next year, the girl, Xueyan and the fourth girl will all have children. It won't take a few years." , the children will not be without company."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Zicuckoo, if the matter between Yuanyang and my cousin Li Xun can be settled soon after the Chinese New Year, I hope that you and Shui'an will have a happy event together. In the future, our children will be like We are now good sisters and good brothers."

Zijuan blushed and said with a smile: "Young Concubine just say so, if there are so many children together at that time, there will be no fights."

Daiyu laughed and said, "What's the matter? I remember when I first entered my grandmother's house, there were so many of us playing together, and no one would fight, right?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "That's because the young concubine and the girls are all girls, and Baoyu is the only boy. If there are more boys, it may be difficult for them not to make noise or fight, and boys will only be more mischievous."

Daiyu laughed and said, "That's why I'd rather be a daughter. Xueyan, Zijuan, tell me, is the child in Sister Miaoyu's belly a daughter or a son?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "I told you that the young concubine might not believe it. Let me tell you, Princess Miaoyu, the young concubine, and the fourth girl, your first child must be a son!"

Zijuan hurriedly asked: "Why? Xueyan, how did you guess?"

Xueyan laughed and said: "Zicuckoo, think about it, Young Prince, Concubine Feng, and Commander Liu, they all liked to dance with guns and clubs since they were young, so they must have had many sons. Have you never heard of the generals of the Yang family? Didn’t that Old General Yang have seven sons? There is also that Yue Fei who served the country loyally, who gave birth to four sons and only one daughter.”

Daiyu laughed and said, "Xueyan, what do you mean, you don't want to be a general if you want to have a daughter? Then my cousin Lei is also a martial artist, so next time you will only have a son?"

After hearing this, Xueyan blushed and said with a smile: "Then I don't know, anyway, I think the first child of the three of you must be a son. Believe it or not, you will know next year."

But in the palace, Emperor Shui Ruoyang is walking towards Fengzao Palace with Dai Quan.

Yuan Chun was already more than eight months pregnant at this time.Since she was diagnosed as pregnant, Shui Ruoyang would come here every few days to have a look.Just like when he was first favored a few years ago, everyone in the palace knew that Yuanchun had a dragon son, and the emperor valued it very much, so there were concubines who came to see Concubine Yuan every day, and even holding the piano felt that the scenery was boundless for a while.

All good hopes are at hand.

Yuan Chun often stroked his big belly, praying secretly in his heart, hoping to give birth to a prince.Because Shui Ruoyang promised that no matter whether he gave birth to a prince or a princess, he would not treat him badly, and the prospect of giving birth to a prince is even more immeasurable.

When Emperor Shui Ruoyang came to Fengzao Palace, Yuan Chun was reclined on the couch, flipping through a book in his hand.Seeing Shui Ruoyang coming in, Yuan Chun hurriedly put down the book, and wanted to get up to pay respects, Shui Ruoyang hurriedly stepped forward and pressed down, "You don't need to be polite, my concubine! I'm just here to take a look."

Yuan Chun was full of relief, and hurriedly said: "The emperor is busy with state affairs, and he still takes time to visit my concubine, and my concubine is flattered!"

Shui Ruoyang said: "My concubine can afford it now. I heard from the imperial doctor Zhou that the emperor's son will be born soon. I am still a little worried. This is the first time my concubine has given birth. Now I have to mend my body these days. Production is also smoother."

After hearing this, Yuan Chun said: "The emperor cares about my concubines, and my concubines are endlessly grateful. When it comes to making up for my body, my concubines are just wanting someone from the emperor. With her by my side, my concubines will feel more at ease."

Shui Ruoyang hurriedly asked: "I don't know who my concubine wants? As long as it's a maid in the palace, I agree!"

Yuan Chun hurriedly expressed his thanks: "Thank you, Your Majesty! In fact, the person my concubine wants is not an important person, but Li Gong'e, who is in charge of the pharmacy."

Shui Ruoyang hurriedly asked: "Aifei knows her?"

Yuan Chun hurriedly laughed and said: "To tell you the truth, the concubine said that she knew her as acquaintance, and she could say that she did not know her. Last winter, my concubine got a cold and asked Baoqin to go to the pharmacy to get medicine. Li Gong'e was dispensing medicine. I heard that I was suffering from wind and cold, so Li Gong'e prepared a prescription for me, saying it was a secret recipe handed down from my ancestors since I was a child. The concubine took the medicine she prepared, and it really recovered quickly. A few days ago, a few days ago The concubine has a bad appetite, so the concubine asked Baoqin to invite the doctor Zhou, and happened to meet Li Gong'e again, and Li Gong'e gave the concubine a way to make porridge, convincing the concubine that such porridge can not only increase appetite and nourish the adults, but also The baby in the belly is fine. Later, the concubine asked the imperial physician Zhou, and the imperial physician also said that Li Gong'e, who is in charge of the pharmacy, is indeed a court lady who knows medical skills. I heard that she had learned medical skills from an expert before entering the palace. Many of the medical theories impress the people in the hospital.”

After hearing this, Shui Ruoyang hurriedly asked, "How many years has this Li Gong'e been in the palace?"

Yuan Chun said: "I heard that she entered the palace in the spring when she was 16 years old. She is 19 years old this year and has been in the palace for more than three years."

Shui Ruoyang said: "In this case, let this Li Gong'e live in your palace, let her take good care of you, and let her go back to the pharmacy after Aifei gives birth!"

After Shui Ruoyang finished speaking, he immediately said to Dai Quan who was beside him: "Dai Quan, you can go to the pharmacy in a while and pass on my oral order to let Li Gong'e go to Fengzao Palace to serve Xiande Concubine. As long as Fengzao Palace's Xiande Concubine can be safe Production, everyone in this palace will be rewarded!"

After hearing this, Dai Quan hurriedly agreed: "Don't worry, your majesty, the servant will go right away!"

Seeing that Shui Ruoyang cared about him so much, Yuan Chun quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, my concubines are heavy now, and my concubines like to be clean. In this palace, there are two nuns, Baoqin and Li Gong'e. You can just stay here overnight, during the day the concubines let everyone else stay in the side hall."

After hearing this, Shui Ruoyang hurriedly said: "As long as Aifei likes it, I will follow Aifei! Aifei don't worry, in a few days, I will let the midwife also live in your palace, so that Aifei no longer has to worry about the future!"

Yuan Chun said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After leaving Fengzao Palace, Shui Ruoyang still went to Chengde Palace to review the memorial, and Dai Quan went to the imperial hospital to deliver Shui Ruoyang's oral instructions.

But it was said that Shui Rong returned to the imperial city from the east city, and it was already past Shenshi.Because some problems were found in Dongcheng Grain and Grass Depot, Shui Rong went to the palace to report to Shui Ruoyang.

Just as Shui Rong walked to the Daming Palace, she remembered that the little princess Shui Yiyi had said that she wanted to visit Beijing Yu Mansion, so she wanted to tell Shui Yiyi first that Daiyu was really busy and tired, and she would pick up Shui Yiyi to play when she had a good rest.

Shui Rong had just passed Kunning Palace, but saw Prince Shuize's entourage, Eunuch Luo, hurrying ahead with several packs of medicine in his hand, Shui Rong hurriedly asked, "Eunuch Luo, is it my imperial brother or the imperial sister-in-law who is in poor health in the East Palace?"

Hearing Shui Rong's greeting, Eunuch Luo hurriedly turned his head and stopped, saluted Shui Rong and said with a smile, "Fourth prince, the prince and princess are all well now, but today the princess has been diagnosed with pregnancy again, this is the anti-fetal medicine prescribed by Mr. Zhang .”

After hearing this, Shui Rong hurriedly said happily: "It turns out that my sister-in-law has something good to do again, congratulations!"

Eunuch Luo said with a smile: "Fourth prince, the prince said that everyone is happy together. Once the fourth prince gets married, there will be a happy event in this palace. It can be seen that the young concubine of the fourth prince came here with good fortune."

Shui Rong was in a good mood listening to it.After a while, Shui Rong came to Shui Yiyi's residence, but the maid told her that Shui Yiyi had gone to Concubine Zhou's place, so Shui Rong had to ask the maid to tell her, and then turned back.

At this time, Shui Rong really wanted to go back soon after seeing Shui Ruoyang, so he quickened his pace, but saw Prince Shuize coming in from outside, saying that he would also go to see Shui Ruoyang.

Shui Ze suddenly grabbed Shui Rong and asked, "Brother Rong, do you know what I'm going to report to Father?"

Shui Rong hurriedly asked: "What's the matter? Brother Prince?"

Shui Ze said: "Brother Rong, do you know that the last time the emperor asked me to investigate the affairs of Jia's mansion secretly, I asked someone to investigate, and indeed there are many things in Jia's mansion."

Shui Rong asked in surprise: "So what the old man said in the paper is true?"

Mizusawa nodded and said: "Yes. But I wonder why the old man is so bold, he dared to stop our brothers at the gate of the palace to cry for grievances, so someone asked him to come."

Shui Rong said: "That person didn't come by himself, but let that old man show up, so it must be the enemy of the Jia family, right?"

Shui Ze said: "I'm also a little puzzled about this matter. Brother Rong, do you know who the person who made that old man stop us from complaining? It turned out to be Wang Ren, the adopted son of Wang Ziteng."

Shui Rong was surprised and asked, "Wang Ziteng's adopted son? He hates the Jia family so much, why?"

Shui Ze said: "I heard that Wang Ren's own sister was the grandma in charge of the Rongguo Mansion, and she was suddenly divorced by the Jia Mansion a few months ago, so Wang Ren feels very sorry for her sister."

Shui Rong said: "But I heard that the mother of Concubine Xiande is Wang Ren's own aunt, also Wang Ziteng's sister, if something happens to Jia's house, wouldn't it be embarrassing for my aunt? Wang Ren can ignore his own aunt for the sake of his sister? "

Shui Ze said: "I don't know about that. But the old man's daughter Yan Hong was indeed forcibly married as a concubine by Jia She, the hereditary first-class general of the Rongguo Mansion, so that on the night Yan Hong was carried away by the sedan chair, the poor mother hanged herself. Suicide. This Yan Hong was tortured so badly by Jia She that she was forced to jump into the lotus pond in the Grand View Garden to die."

Shui Rong said: "So how many murders did Jia She really have?"

Shui Ze said: "Not only that, Jia Amnesty didn't want to go to the Western Expedition during the Western Expedition, so he fell off his horse and was injured on purpose. He also used excuses to visit old people along the way, bragging everywhere that he was the uncle of the Concubine Xiande. The old family asked for a lot of money, and there are already many appeals in the official department. I think the father has seen it. Now this Jia She has already taken a leave of absence at home, and his son-in-law, Sun Shaozu, also sued Jia She for fraudulent marriage, saying that Jia She When She returned from the Western Expedition, he asked his parents in Datong for 5000 taels of silver. Now Jia She’s daughter married to the Sun family’s daughter and her whereabouts are unknown.”

After hearing this, Shui Rong thought for a while and said, "Brother Prince, don't worry, although my concubine has lived in Jia's mansion for several years, I told you that I don't like Jia's mansion. She doesn't think it will embarrass us. Brother Huang wants to report something to his father, don't worry about me and my concubine."

Shui Ze said: "Now that Concubine Xiande is very heavy, Emperor Father thinks highly of this child. He has said several times that he will wait for Concubine Xiande to give birth before discussing the affairs of the Jia family. If the Jia family knows how to restrain themselves and Concubine Xiande gives birth to the child safely, Emperor Father may be It won't be too serious to worry about. If there are a few more major events, then the Jia family may be in great trouble."

Shui Rong said: "If that's the case, I can't blame anyone but the Jia family's own children for not living up to expectations. The emperor has already treated them with benevolence and righteousness. Brother Prince, let's not talk about the unpleasant things of the Jia family. I saw you just now. Eunuch Luo of the Eastern Palace said that the imperial concubine is happy again, congratulations, imperial brother!"

Mizusawa smiled and said, "Brother Tuo Rong Jiyan, I only hope that your sister-in-law can give birth to a son this time, I am satisfied with everything. You don't know, the father said that the elder brother went to the fief, and it is impossible to return to the capital. Now the capital None of our brothers have grandchildren yet, so my father is in a hurry."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "If you want me to tell you, prince and brother, the emperor's sister-in-law will definitely give birth to a son this time, just wait and invite me to a wedding wine."

Shui Ze smiled and said: "Brother Rong has been married for more than two months, maybe the younger siblings will have children too, and if your sister-in-law and your young concubine have a baby together, I don't know how happy the father will be!"

The two brothers came to Chengde Hall talking and laughing, Shui Ruoyang was reading the memorial, saw Shui Rong Shui Ze coming in together, and hurriedly said: "Ze'er, you can take a look at the memorial sent by the official department over there first, and talk about it later if you have something to do. Rong'er, you and your father went to Dongcheng today, how is the situation at the grain and grass depot where you went?"

Shui Rong hurriedly said: "Father, the grain and grass depot that my son went to, although there is enough grain and grass for winter preparation, and the guards are also very dedicated. However, the two inspectors Ma Shang and Xie Kun who are in charge of there, unexpectedly came to the storehouse when my son arrived. After a while, they woke up."

After hearing this, Shui Ruoyang was shocked and said, "There is such a thing?"

Shui Rong said: "Yes. After Erchen arrived there, only a few school captains came out and led us around several storerooms before Ma Shang and Xie Kun came in a hurry. It could be seen that they just got up .”

Shui Ruoyang lowered his face and hurriedly asked: "Rong'er, how did the two of them explain themselves?"

Shui Rong said: "Ma Shang and Xie Kun said that they checked the account books of the grain depot the night before, so they slept very late and woke up later."

Shui Ruoyang said: "If that's the case, it's understandable. I remember that Ma Shang is the grandson of the ruling male Ma Kui, and he is the same mother and brother as the hereditary third-rank Weiyuan General Ma De. Ma De has been in Xuzhou for several years and has a high reputation Very good, he shouldn't be bad, right? Xie Kun is the grandson of the Marquis of Dingcheng, and also a hereditary second-class male. He also served as a guerrilla in the Beijing camp for several years, so he shouldn't be the kind of person who dereliction of duty."

Shui Rong hurriedly said: "The person chosen by the emperor is certainly good. Ma Shang, I worked with him when I was in the Jingxi military camp. He is good at martial arts and straightforward. I think he is not lying."

Shui Ruoyang said: "If that's the case, I don't worry. But if the two of them lie, I will never let them off easily. The hereditary glory of the ancestors should be carried forward by them. If it is unbearable, it is better not to use it. Rong Son, there is nothing else, you go back first, here I have something to discuss with your brother!"

After hearing this, Shui Rong had no choice but to say goodbye.

When Shui Rong returned to Beijing Palace, it was already sunset.As soon as I entered the courtyard of Qingzhu Garden, I saw Xueyan and Zijuan talking outside under the eaves.Xueyan and Zijuan hurriedly got up to salute when they saw the water melting back.

Shui Rong hurriedly asked: "Young Princess is still sleeping?"

Zijuan hurriedly nodded and said: "Yes, the doctor said to let the young concubine rest more, she hasn't woken up yet."

After hearing this, Shui Rong hurriedly asked: "What? Is the young concubine sick, please ask the doctor to come and see her?"

Only then did Zijuan come back to her senses, because Shui Rong didn't even know that Daiyu was pregnant, so she hurriedly replied with a smile: "My lord, after you went out in the morning, the young concubine vomited badly, I asked the doctor to see her, and said that the young concubine is happy." Yes, the princess has invited a doctor to look at it, and said that she may be very sick these days, so the young concubine should rest more!"

After hearing this, Shui Rong couldn't help but asked, "Zijuan, Xueyan, are you really happy with the young concubine?"

Xueyan hurriedly said: "Of course it is true. The doctor said that it has been more than two months. Maybe the young princess is busy during this time, so she didn't pay attention."

After hearing this, Shui Rong approached the room full of joy, took off his cloak, and saw that Daiyu was still sleeping soundly in the back room.So she came out quietly and said to Zijuan: "Zijuan, let the young concubine rest well, I will go see my concubine mother."

Shui Rong came to Princess Beijing's place, and saw the girl in the yard boiling medicine, and Princess Beijing was talking to the mother under the eaves.Seeing Shui Rong coming in, the princess smiled and said, "Rong'er, did you just come back?"

Shui Rong said: "Yes, concubine mother, I went to the Dongcheng grain depot today, and when I came back, I went to the palace to meet my father. The prince went to the military camp in Dongcheng today and said that he might come back later. Concubine mother, sister Daiyu, right? Severely ill today? Thank you, mother and concubine."

Princess Beijing smiled and said: "Rong'er, Zijuan Xueyan must have told you that Yu'er has been pregnant for more than two months, why don't you two know at all? If it wasn't for Yu'er vomiting badly this morning, the mother concubine I still don't know."