[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Xing Xiuyan herself also found it strange that her stomach could support three children, and they were three children who were not too young.Coupled with the amniotic fluid, how did she spend her pregnancy days!When she was pregnant, she worked a little more than ordinary pregnant women, and Xing Xiuyan also found the reason: the difficulty is directly proportional to the work.

Mrs. Xing and Li carefully looked at the row of children who were very happy, and suddenly said: "I look at the two princes, one of them has eyebrows and eyes like you, and the other looks like a saint."

Xing Xiuyan looked at her row of "little piggies" - needless to say, lying down in a row looks just like it.

Xing Xiuyan said: "The eldest one seems to be more like a saint, and the second one is more like me."

Mrs. Xing Li smiled and said: "My lady has worked hard this time, but she gave birth to three children at once, and her position is stable."

Xing Xiuyan said angrily: "I have worked so hard to give birth to a child, if he dares to have a different heart, see if I don't forgive him."

Xing Li said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you should follow the saint more. The saint is a caring person. It is difficult for the people to find someone who loves his wife like this."

Xing Xiuyan smiled slightly, Xing Li asked: "Have you given milk yet?"

Xing Xiuyan nodded, now her breasts will be bloated and uncomfortable, and Tu Yuanyi sucked them out for her last night.

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The child was born in June, but Xing Xiuyan also suffers because she will be confined to confinement and cannot take a bath.No matter how beautiful a beauty is, she can't stand the torment of confinement, not to mention having to face the emperor every day, and the sour smell of her oily head is also very embarrassing.Although this Lingbo Palace is still considered a cool palace in summer, it does not have air conditioning.

Only half a month later, under Xing Xiuyan's frenzied insistence, she asked the lower head to boil water and brought it to the boil. After it cooled down, Tu Yuanyi also put down some spiritual springs, and then she wiped her body and relieved the pain on her body. The smell is sour, but the oily hair does not dare to wash.

And the three little piglets are also very picky eaters, all vying to drink breast milk, but Xing Xiuyan is not a cow, only one person, so he can only serve a bowl of water. Then she feeds.

After she was confinement, she moved back to Tai Chi Palace, because it is bigger here.

Another grand full moon banquet was held in the palace, but the honorable civil and military ministers of the imperial clan in Beijing and their orders were all present.

At this time, the husbands of Su Fuer, Yingchun, and Xiangyun, who were out of confinement one step earlier, had titles, and they brought their children with them. Together with the children of Tu Yuanyi's younger brothers, the Ganlu Hall became a children's paradise.

Princess Fu also just gave birth to her second child. She gave birth to a son before, and this time she gave birth to a little princess. She was so happy.

Princess Fu was hugging the little princess and said: "Our prince really has everything he needs to do with a daughter. I have never seen him love my son so much when he was born before."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "Our sages seem to love my little sister a little bit, saying that giving birth to a son is the task of the ancestors, and daughters are their own treasures."

The little princess of Prince Ying’s family can already walk and call people. She is carved with jade, and Princess Ying said: “Our prince is already preparing for his daughter’s boudoir, and we just got a good batch of wood from the south last month. It’s for my daughter’s dowry.”

Xiang Yun said with a smile: "Prince Ying, don't be reluctant to marry the little Princess."

Yingchun gave birth to a daughter, so she felt that her mother-in-law Fang was a little talkative, but now she thought that her husband still loved her eldest daughter, and she felt more at ease.

Su Fuer was hugging the little princess, and said with a smile: "Look at the mouth and eyebrows, they look like your mother, and they will definitely be a great beauty in the future."

Everyone went over to look at it one after another, boasting every sentence.

Xing Xiuyan looked at the Ganlu Temple, which had become a children's paradise, and sighed: I obviously wanted to take an idol drama script to be romantic, but it turned into a family drama.

At the age of 17, she has not yet lived the life of a girl in the rainy season, but she has become the mother of three children, and she shed tears of bitterness.

After confinement, she also had to recuperate to restore her figure, especially the marks on her stomach. Being young also has its advantages. After two months, her bucket waist and stretch marks have faded a lot.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Daiyu actually gave birth to a six-pound daughter who was only half a year younger than Daiyu's half-brother. Everyone said that this girl would choose her day and time, and I'm afraid it was the fairy Chang'e who came down to earth. .

Xing Xiuyan thought about the appearance of Daiyu and his wife, ninety-nine percent of them will be peerless talents in the future, so he thought about getting her to be a child bride, but she has two sons, who should get the daughter-in-law!

She actually thought about this question for three days, and she didn't even think about eating or drinking.Because the emperor was happy with the third child, the Enke Qiuwei will be opened this year, and the Chunyu will be opened next year. Tu Yuanyi personally asked about this matter, and also canceled the rule of judging people by their appearance. People with good looks can be used by the country.Those who are in favor of this matter are slightly smaller than those who are against. After all, in the Qianyuan Dynasty, it was difficult for the pedantic and lacking talents to reach the position of real power.

After dealing with political affairs, he returned to the "Children's Paradise" in Ganlu Hall.

He saw the queen was dumbfounded, Xing Xiuyan only talked about her embarrassment when he asked about it, Tu Yuanyi was dumbfounded, this must be three years of a pregnancy.

Tu Yuanyi then coaxed her and said, "What's so difficult about this, Tie Zhu will be the prince in the future, and Da Zhu will have a beauty! A bowl of water is flat."

It was only then that Xing Xiuyan realized that it was fair and perfect. Tu Yuanyi was secretly amused, and took her to take a bath together, and unscrupulously handed over the three cubs to the nanny to take care of.

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Time flies, and the early winter is approaching. Aunt Zhao begged Jia Huan to intercede in front of Jia Zheng, and then went to the Muni Court to offer incense and visit Tanchun by the way.

Tanchun spent half a year studying in the Muni Academy, she is no different than when she was in Jia's house, especially she doesn't have money like Miaoyu.

But seeing that she was so thin that she couldn't bear clothes, Aunt Zhao felt very distressed.

The mother and daughter cried for a while, Tan Chunyin asked: "Brother Huan still won't come to see me?"

Aunt Zhao said: "He is also busy with official duties. This year he just took a rotation in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and he is very satisfied with the superiors. I heard that the saint also appreciated some of the methods he proposed to detect treasonous spies. Last month, he was directly promoted to be the head of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs. Grade six."

Originally, Jia Huan was still an editor of the Imperial Academy, and his real job was only from the sixth grade. Now he has not stayed for three years, and he was awarded a real job in only one year. It took three years for Shu Jishi to be awarded a real job.

But he said that Jia Zheng was only an eighth-rank official, father and son were in the same dynasty, and his son's official position was so much higher than his. Originally, his son was not considered a real official in the Imperial Academy, but he could handle it, but now he can't hold it.The Ministry of Officials agreed without saying anything, anyway, he didn't go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry for a few days.

Tears welled up in Tanchun's eyes. She was born in such an embarrassing situation, but God also gave her a chance.One step to heaven and one step to hell, why should I be tempted by my ancestors and Yuan Chun in the first place.

They drew her a big poisonous cake, and smelling the dreamy sweetness, she took one bite and broke the original agreement with Brother Huan.

Aunt Zhao said: "Third Miss, don't cry, think about it, Mrs. Su also studied in the Muni Academy, and she can still marry a Jinshi at the age of 20. Third Miss is still young and still has a chance."

Tanchun said: "How can I compare with Mrs. Su? She has the support of the Queen and Duke Cheng'en's mansion. But I, the Holy Majesty himself said that I don't cultivate female virtues. At this time, everyone in the mansion has heard it. what kind."

Aunt Zhao said: "Now there are some people under Huan'er, and there will always be some young people who can be used. As long as you know that you are actually a good person, you won't be like a big girl."

Tanchun was even more sad. She was a dignified granddaughter, and she was even afraid that her younger brother's subordinates would dislike her.

Tanchun suddenly asked again: "Sister Lin must have given birth?"

Aunt Zhao said: "I gave birth to a daughter. The day before yesterday, your eldest aunt and Lian's second sister-in-law all went to see her. The old lady was also very concerned about her, but she didn't go because of her lack of energy. It’s terrible, the Hou Mansion has donated porridge and medicine for this daughter for another half a month.”

The relationship between Aunt Zhao and Wang Xifeng was originally bad, but Jia Huan wanted to build a good relationship with them, and even her aunt could do nothing about it.

Tanchun said: "In short, everyone has a good place to go, but I am the only one who is so miserable. The old lady doesn't care about me now."

Naturally, Aunt Zhao couldn't comfort her, but she took out some clothes and said, "The weather is getting colder, the third girl should also pay attention and take care of her body."

The mother and daughter talked for a while, and Aunt Zhao left. At this time, Tanchun finally realized that among so many elders, only this mother-in-law, whom she looked down on before, really cared about her.Regardless of whether it is Jia Mu, Jia Zheng, or Mrs. Wang, after sending her to the Muni Court, they don't care.They are really cold-hearted people. When they were able to watch the eldest girl die, they naturally treated her as well.

And those sisters who used to be in the mansion together, now they are giving birth to children one by one, and they can't take care of her, or they have forgotten her.Maybe he just remembered her, because of the relationship between the emperor and the queen, he didn't want to continue the old relationship and give her a hand.

The entire seventh year of Qianyuan was a peak period for giving birth and bringing up babies, and time passed without a trace in the busyness of the locks between the fingers.

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It's another spring, but the three red-skinned monkeys have become Yuxue's cute fat baby. As a mother, Xing Xiuyan feels that life is really a miracle.

Xing Xiuyan is living in Beiyuan at this time, mainly because there is Yutang hot spring here, and soaking in hot spring is good for maintenance.At this time, her figure has basically recovered, but it is a little plumper than before.

Xing Xiuyan is practicing a set of swordsmanship, exercise can keep fit and lose weight.And the three dolls laughed in the nurse's arms, thinking that their mother's queen playing swords was very fun.

Xing Xiuyan finished his work, and walked over slowly, suddenly a little chubby stumbled over, looking very pleasing, he hugged Xing Xiuyan's thigh, and said inarticulately: "Sister~~hug~~"

This little guy is Yu Nu, he is already eighteen months old, the child can walk a few steps before he is one year old, and he can call people.

This man is a little sycophant, he loves his disciples Yuanyi and Xing Xiuyan very much, he often stays in the palace for a while, and he won't cry because of homesickness.Therefore, Tu Yuanyi let him live in the palace for a while, and he was with the three buns.

As soon as Xing Xiuyan picked up Yu Nu, he kissed her on the face, but the little buns looked at them, although they couldn't speak, they looked aggrieved.

There are three of us!The scheming of fighting for favor is already very fierce, and my little uncle, who is an elder, has the nerve to compete with us!Isn't grandma yours alone?

Yu Nu begged for Xing Xiuyan's sword, Xing Xiuyan said: "Yu Nu is still young, let the emperor teach you when you grow up, okay?"

Yu Nu patted the chubby hand and said: "The emperor teaches Yu Nu! The emperor teaches Yu Nu!"

Seeing the unscrupulous uncle always attracting the attention of the queen mother, the three buns became more and more wronged. Suddenly, the younger sister took the lead, followed by Tie Zhu and Da Zhu, and the three buns cried together.

It was too late for the nanny to coax her, so Xing Xiuyan put down Yu Nu and went to hug the youngest daughter and Da Zhu, but Tie Zhu realized that he was the last echelon of the three babies, and cried even louder.

Xing Xiuyan could only make funny faces for the eldest son to tease him, what could she do, and she didn't have three hands.

It was only when Tu Yuanyi got down and came over that Xing Xiuyan relaxed and let him hold the baby and play with Baozi.

In fact, Tu Yuanyi's daily routine was to write memorials, hold one in his hand, and lay two on the couch. If one cried, he had to coax him again and change it to a bun.

Super Dad is like this, happy and in pain.

The family was basking in the sun in a peach grove in Beiyuan. Princess Hede came with several Shang Palaces and chief eunuchs to report palace affairs to the queen.

Xing Xiuyan asked: "Have you distributed all the clothes for this spring?"

Princess Hede smiled and said, "It's all been sent out just now, Li Shanggong said, in fact, the materials sent by the inner government this year are even better than the old ones."

Xing Xiuyan smiled slightly, Xing Zhong is now fully taking over the affairs of clothing and fabrics.

Xing Xiuyan asked again: "Li Shanggong, is there still enough staff in the Shangyi Bureau?"

Li Shanggong said: "Nowadays there are not many masters in the palace, and there are enough people. It's just that some embroiderers are getting older, but their eyesight is not very good."

Xing Xiuyan thought for a while, and said: "Then the work they do by themselves should be appropriately reduced. You should make a list, and I will take a look at it."

Li Shangguan said: "These embroiderers have depended on this for a lifetime, and the empress has sent them away. It is hard for them to survive."

Xing Xiuyan smiled slightly: "Li Shanggong really has the heart of a benevolent man, and I am also from a embroidered mother, so I know it well."

I also asked about the Shangshan Supervisor. The procurement of the fashion supervisor is also transparent. After the budget and the basic standards of agricultural products are prepared, bids are invited in various farms and vegetable markets in the suburbs of Beijing, and the evaluation system of service quality is constantly improved. .Merchants in various farms and vegetable markets also want to seize this opportunity and maintain this relationship with the royal family. Besides, it is obviously profitable.

For seasonal vegetables, livestock and poultry eggs, the budget is planned every month, the surplus and deficiency are summarized every month, and the confidants outside the palace are invited to verify the prices, which greatly reduces the room for corruption.However, due to saving expenses, the rewards for the bright side of the staff have increased.

After asking these questions, he waved away the palace and the chief eunuchs, leaving Princess Hede alone, and said with a smile: "With my younger sister helping to manage the palace affairs, my sister-in-law is much more relaxed. My sister is so capable, my sister-in-law is not willing to let you go to someone else's house. "

Princess Hede's pretty face flushed, but she was so embarrassed that she didn't know how to respond to these words.

Xing Xiuyan talked to her privately about her daughter again, asking about the type of man she likes, Princess Hede grew up in the deep palace, where has she met a man, let alone what kind of man is good.She really wanted a loving man like the emperor's brother, but it was hard to find in the world.

The princess had no choice but to tactfully express her trust in Xing Xiuyan's vision. In fact, Xing Xiuyan himself was in trouble. It is really difficult to marry a princess in this dynasty.

Scholars are seldom unmarried, they are teenagers in high school. People with big ambitions don't like to marry a princess. Marrying a princess means that they will not be able to join the cabinet in the future.

She went to discuss with Tu Yuanyi again, implying that he should find a husband for his sister, and remind him that Enke, which was newly opened this year, is about to be released. Is there anyone who can marry the princess.

Tu Yuanyi teased his daughter in his arms, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Xiuxiu thinks I'm a matchmaker, but you should go find an official matchmaker!"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Whose sister is it? You don't care who cares?"

Tu Yuanyi said: "This is the queen's business, where did I push it to me in the end."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Aren't I in charge? It's just for your reference, don't choose someone like Chen Shimei."

Tu Yuanyi hehe, said: "How easy is it to find someone who is not greedy for wealth?"

It was only then that Xing Xiuyan discovered that it was really difficult to find a man who was not just for climbing the dragon and becoming a phoenix, but also had some talent and was not addicted to sex.

Xing Xiuyan looked at the daddy of a certain kid, and sighed sincerely: "Qilang is really a wishful gentleman!"

Tu Yuanyi narrowed his eyes and said, "Xiuxiu is definitely not just complimenting."

Xing Xiuyan hehe, Tu Yuanyi called the nannies to take away the buns, then rushed over to hug his daughter-in-law, and said with a smile: "Xiuxiu is even more attractive after giving birth."

Xing Xiuyan said angrily: "It's broad daylight, I'm discussing serious matters with you!"

Tu Yuanyi bit her neck and said, "There is nothing more serious between husband and wife."

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Not only Princess Hede was worried about marrying, but Princess Hexiao was also worried about marrying. On this day, Empress Dowager Liu even lowered her figure and came to Beiyuan in person in the name of visiting the prince and princess.

Empress Dowager Liu mentioned that several of the children were grown up, and that the prince of Xining County had done several errands for the emperor this year.

Xing Xiuyan also understood, and couldn't help being horrified, Empress Dowager Liu's appetite was a little bit bigger, she was the prince of the county, Shuofang was an important border defense town, Jin Haozhuan would probably wait for the queen mother to become the prince in the future.

Xing Xiuyan sighed: "Yes, the son is already grown up, and I don't know if the county king has engaged him. I heard that he is both talented and beautiful. If there is no accident, the son will take over the post of Shuofang Jiedushi in the future."

It's just that there is no precedent in this dynasty for an important minister in charge of military power in the inner vassal, and Xing Xiuyan's mention of "Shuofang Jiedushi" is a hint.

Empress Dowager Liu still had a kind smile on her face, but she stopped talking, which is something a smart person can't say directly.

After Tu Yuanyi knew about Empress Dowager Liu's plans, he couldn't help saying coldly: "It's just nonsense! How dare she break the ancestral system?"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Actually, the ancestral system was originally intended to be broken, and this is not the most important thing." Sometimes the ancestral system is really just a decoration, just like how many systems Zhu Yuanzhang established in the previous Ming Dynasty, in the end even his direct descendants didn't feel comfortable with it. Be realistic and avoid it.

But in this dynasty, I am afraid that only the son-in-law will not enter the cabinet, because those Jinshi scholars are a very weird and stubborn circle, and the competition is already fierce. Position threatens their power.

Tu Yuanyi gave her a blank look, and said: "Even if you don't follow the ancestral system, it's not suitable for filial piety. She is not likable. It's not that the princess married to win the hearts of the people, but it will make the ministers centrifugal."

"Is there anyone who dislikes her sister so much?" Xing Xiuyan muttered.

Tu Yuanyi couldn't say clearly that before Zhou Mu and Princess Xiao forced their marriage to Xiao Jingyun, the reconciliation ended in the end, and the Xiao family also faded out of the court and retired to the world.

Tu Yuanyi summoned Prince Fu in the imperial study to ask about building a school, and Jin Haochang is now assisting him in his work.Tu Yuanyi casually mentioned the matter of Jin Hao's unmarried age, implying that Empress Dowager Liu wanted him to be the lord, but he didn't know if he was engaged.

The "three auspicious treasures of the royal family" can be regarded as being reused by Tu Yuanyi.The three of them love each other and check and balance each other. They are a rare example of the royal family, and they are all very loyal to Tu Yuanyi.Because if any one of them has the heart of disobedience, he will definitely not be able to convince the others to follow the rebellion. If they really rebel, who will be the emperor among the three?For the other two, what is the difference between being in power and Tu Yuanyi?It has to be said that Tu Yuanyi played very well in this brother's triangular check and balance.

Prince Fu is also a smart person, he thought to himself that if the elder brother wanted to mess up the mandarin ducks, he would not tell him so, so he went straight to the Xining County Palace after leaving the palace.

Jin Haochang is still at the construction site and has not come back. They are also very enthusiastic about the construction of the Royal Academy, and they often go to the front line to investigate.

Jin Haozhuan hurried back after receiving the news, it was already dark, and Prince Fu, Jin Shiyue and his son were still drinking and listening to music.

Prince Fu didn't beat around the bush, and told him directly, Jin Haoren laughed loudly: "Prince Fu is so anxious, I thought it was a bad thing, so it turns out that my brother is lucky."

Only then did Jin Shiyue remember that his elder brother Jin Shichao asked the couple to find him a good marriage in Beijing, and now he actually put the matter aside.

Jin Hao advocated: "What kind of luck, if you want to marry the princess, you marry it!"

Prince Fu said: "It's my imperial sister anyway, it's too much for Hao to advocate you to say that."

Jin Haochang hurriedly said no, and then thanked him.Prince Fu didn't want to delay any longer, so he said goodbye and left.

Jin Haochang was very anxious, Jin Shiyue said: "If you want to avoid the royal marriage, the best thing is to marry another family right away."

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Jin Shiyue still took the responsibility, and wanted to find a lady for his eldest nephew, and by the way, also make a picture for his son.So he went to Dingzhonghou's mansion, that guy Xiao Kai was enjoying the family happiness, and the family enjoyed flowers and feasted in the garden to amuse their granddaughter.

Seeing Xiao Kai, he said that he had something to discuss, so Xiao Kai invited him to the flower hall, and when he heard that it was a matchmaking job, Xiao Kai yelled and said, "I don't have such skills!"

Jin Shiyue said: "You usually go all out with braggadocio, but when you are serious, you can't do it? Didn't you find a good wife for your son? If you find someone like this, my elder brother will have nothing to say."

Xiao Kai jumped: "Do you think there is something to choose? My daughter-in-law is both talented and beautiful, her family background is noble, and her father's official residence is a girl who really can't find a lantern!"

Jin Shiyue also knew that Lin Daiyu's conditions were really hard to find, so he said helplessly: "You ask, and you don't ask for your daughter-in-law's standards. Your wife's daughter-in-law has a wider circle of aristocrats in Beijing than my wife."

Xiao Kai said: "You released the news that the son is going to choose a concubine, there must be many people coming together."

Jin Shiyue said: "If this matter can be disclosed to the public, how could I come to you?" As soon as it was said that the crown prince wanted to choose a concubine, then Empress Dowager Liu probably took the opportunity to mention it to the sage or the old sage immediately. Agreed, then he will marry the princess.

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Xiao Kai had to do his best for his friend, but in the end it was Mrs. Nie who discussed with Daiyu. Daiyu hugged her daughter and said with a smile: "I really don't know a girl with both talent and beauty, and a noble family background." ...Well, sister Xichun was talented and beautiful, but... her natal family was somewhat hindered. Back then, sister Tanchun was very outstanding, and cousin Huan was a 14-year-old prodigy. It was... a wrong step."

Although Jia Zheng is a hypocrite and Mrs. Wang is greedy, but with Jia Huan as his younger brother, he is much better than Xichun's elder brother Jia Zhen.

If Tanchun knew that if she hadn't listened to Jia Mu and Jia Yuanchun, at this opportunity, with Jia Huan's fight and Lin Daiyu's recommendation, she might still be able to become the princess of the Prince of Xining County. I don't know if she would vomit blood.

Madam Nie shook her head: "Of course it's not possible."

Daiyu said with a smile, "then I don't know any more. Sister Qiao is only ten years old!" Sister Jia Qiao looks like the daughter of the Jia family, and she must produce high-quality goods, but the prince of Xining County is almost twenty years old this year. The age difference is too big.Moreover, he has always been friends with Jia Lian in the same generation, and he absolutely cannot change his style of painting to respect him as his father-in-law.

What Daiyu said was true, except for Xichun and Tanchun, her daughters of the same generation all had good homes and even had children.Those who are much younger than her have different social batches, so they don't understand deeply.