Holding the Piano in the Red Chamber

With the death of the Empress Dowager, respectable families in Beijing will not be able to get married for at least a year, including the Liang family.

Liang Dafu is said to be the group of people who have been guarding for at least three months. Their family has registered in front of the emperor. How many pairs of eyes are staring at them, so it can only be postponed until next year. Shulan also means the same thing. Anyway, everyone is Older youth, don't dislike anyone, they are all the same.

Not to mention Liang Shubao, his name was given by the emperor, and the one who will marry into the family is the concubine's daughter of the prince, and the granddaughter of the empress dowager. It is necessary for the woman to keep her filial piety for a year.

Baoqin's expected date of delivery was at the end of April or early May, and in March she began to send eunuchs home to make arrangements.First of all, it's the marriage, which is according to the rules, and it's just in case something happens to her during childbirth.But the messenger went back and told her twice that she herself was a little annoyed. My brother is an honest man, and my brother has a lot of thoughts. Even without her, I can still live well.

Cough, quietly wait for the baby.

The emperor's son was given a name when he was one year old, and then it was recorded in the family tree, so if the child unfortunately died before the first year of age, and he didn't even have a name, he would completely become a lonely ghost.

This year the emperor has two sons who are one year old, one is the son of Liu Guiren, who is ranked third if nothing else happens; the other is the son of Chang Concubine, who is ranked fourth.

There are two things in April, one is that the second prince Chong is two years old, and then Liu Guiren's son will be one year old, but he is still in the empress dowager's filial piety period, there are no ceremonies, just a meal.

But there is also a difference in eating, the second prince is now raised in Dong Concubine's palace, Dong Concubine is not favored, Liu Guiren has not been in the emperor's eyes, so Ruicheng didn't go to the second prince's birthday.

The above are the thoughts of the palace people and the few concubines. Of course, Ruicheng didn't think so. Since he has already planned to go out as an adoptive child, it doesn't matter if he sees it or not. He is reluctant to save time; besides, the second prince is only two years old. , I couldn't say a word, and I was so tired.

From the emperor's thoughts, it can be seen that he still has some reluctance for the second prince, and he has found so many reasons.

The meal for the two-year-old was placed in the Chuxiu Palace. Except for the emperor, all the remaining concubines including the empress arrived.But these five people were divided into three groups.

Baoqin arrived with Shulan with her belly out. The baby in her belly was almost full-term, and she could no longer see her feet and couldn't wear shoes. Of course, she didn't put on shoes by herself earlier.

Behind the two of them was the nanny, holding the third prince in her arms, and Liu Guiren followed.After Liu Gui gave birth to his son, he has matured a lot. He is no longer as impulsive as usual, and the smile on his face has also changed from innocent and cute to maternal compassion.

Chang Concubine and Ling Changzai went their separate ways.Especially Concubine Chang, because she was carrying a child, so a lot of nuns followed behind her, separating her from Ling Changzai a bit.

Ling Changzai's current status is a bit embarrassing, although she also has a feeling in her heart that she got too close to Concubine Wu's group to become what she is now, but there is nothing she can do about it.She always thought that the machine was still young, and the emperor might think of her again.

No food, no sleep, no words, and the absence of the emperor, this meal was a bit dull.When the tea for rinsing came up, Shulan wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and made a concluding speech, "The second prince looks very energetic, not bad."

Dong Bin smiled and said: "Thank you for your compliment, the second prince was taught very well by the Empress Dowager earlier, and he didn't cry or make trouble." Liu Guiren stood aside and laughed even more exaggeratedly than Dong Bin, and this boast was her son.

Ling Changzai hurried forward and said, "Let me see it too, so I can feel happy."

The scene was a bit cold, the emperor didn't like her, so naturally no one would show her a good face.

Seeing that her mother and guardian were not very happy, Shulan didn't want to cause trouble, she coughed and said, "It's almost time, and my concubine is still full, let's go back to rest. Concubine Chang and Liu Guiren also both Go back, be careful not to let the child blow the wind."

The Queen has spoken.Ling Changzai didn't have the child in her arms, and she was the only one in the palace now, with the lowest status and no right to speak at all.

After two days, it will be the first birthday banquet of Liu Guiren's third prince. After the first birthday banquet, it is legitimate to call him the third prince.However, when Concubine Dong and Guiren Liu came together, they looked a little unhappy.

This year's birthday banquet is much better than the second prince's birthday banquet two days ago.

"Sigh." Ling Changzai could still hear a bit of gloating in his sigh, "Although the birthday party is supposed to be more formal, but..."

People in the harem are best at half-speaking, as long as they push a little, people who hear it will naturally think two or three steps down.Especially children, or about boys, boys who may inherit the throne in the future, think more.

Concubine Dong was younger, and after hearing this, her face became a little uneasy. On the main seat, Concubine and Concubine sat next to the Queen, and now Liu Guiren played the role of holding the child, standing next to the two of them. Ling Changzai is two levels lower than her, so it is impossible to play wild on her head.

Before Concubine Dong could say anything, Guiren Liu tugged on her sleeve, "Ma'am, we should be seated." After speaking, he turned and left without looking at Ling Changzai.

Concubine Dong followed her closely, and they sat down separately. Liu Guiren said, "Is Your Majesty still angry? She is just a regular presence, so even if there is a quarrel at the Third Prince's birthday banquet, there is nothing to lose. Your Majesty has already It's my concubine, and I can't make a mistake at this time."

Before Dong Bin nodded, he heard the little eunuch at the door say: "Your Majesty is here!"

Fortunately, she was not mentioned just now, Dong Bin was relieved, but the face of Liu Guiren beside her was gone again.Thinking about it, she can not care about the ridicule of the low-level concubine who has no children, but because the child's father doesn't pay attention, it is really a knife in people's hearts.

Baoqin was still struggling to stand up with Shulan's help, and Liu Guiren had already greeted her with the child in her arms.Ruicheng looked at the child in Liu Guiren's arms, and said: "The little face is round, but why is it so red, maybe it's due to wearing too much."

Liu Guiren didn't speak, but turned to look at Baoqin.

Shulan answered, "It was a mess just now, the nanny gave me new clothes, the child refused to die, and put on the clothes when he was bored enough." Shulan laughed herself as she said this, and recalled: " It's really loud."

Baoqin echoed with a smile: "It's really not a worry."

Ruicheng didn't care too much, and said as he walked, "Why is your belly so big? Stop standing there."

Baoqin replied with a smile: "No, it's about to give birth. If you still have a small belly, Your Majesty should worry again."

As Ruicheng said, he was going to play the qin, but before he could put his hands on the sleeves of the qin, Shulan stopped her and said: "Your Majesty, be gentle, the qin is in a delicate body now, but it cannot withstand your pulling."

Ruicheng smiled and said, "It's hard to be so hard. Take it easy, let your empress help you to sit down."

The three of them were having a good time, and the rest of them wished they could take the place of Baoqin.Because it was a family banquet, everyone sat in a circle around the round table.Ruicheng is the most in the middle, Shulan said: "Come and sit on my head with the qin, today is the third prince's first birthday banquet, Liu Guiren sits in front of the emperor."

This is a great grace, Liu Guiren looked at the queen with an unbelievable expression, but the queen was not thinking about her, and was calling the servants to move a small bench under the foot of Baoqin, so as to save her feet from being sore for a while.The palace maid came over to move the small bench, and the third prince was taken away by the nanny, and the banquet officially began.

"You are more careful than a father like me." Ruicheng said.

"That's what I said, the child is not mine after birth." Shulan laughed.

"I have to call you Queen Mother."

Hearing this, Baoqin's expression remained the same, but the expressions of Concubine Dong and Guiren Liu changed again and again.The two looked at each other, wishing to find a place where no one was around to discuss it immediately, but the emperor was sitting opposite, and the two could only shake hands again, letting the nails pierce the palms again and again, Good time to stay awake.

The cold dishes on the table had already been set, and a maid behind each of them served the dishes. The maid Rong Xi, who was holding the piano, saw that Ruicheng had raised her wine glass, so she ordered the little eunuch to pass on the hot dishes.

Except for the hot tea in Baoqin cups sitting, the rest of the cups were full of wine. Ruicheng felt very happy today, and drank three cups in a row. Except for the queen who dared to accompany only one cup, the rest They all drank three cups without even taking two sips of food. Ling Changzai, who was sitting opposite Ruicheng, was already a little bit drunk, his eyes were red, and he just looked at the emperor and smiled.

If the purpose is not to seduce the emperor, I just hope that her wine taste will be better.

But Shulan didn't have to worry so much, she said directly: "Ling Chang is drunk looking at her, two people looked at her in the past."

As soon as these words were uttered, Ling Changzai immediately became sober after watching, and if he was dizzy again, he might be sent back to the palace before the meal was over.

When eating with the emperor, you always have to pay attention to your appearance, especially Liu Guiren who is sitting next to Ruicheng. Say a few words to the emperor, "Your Majesty, try this, it's very crisp."

There is still the queen sitting next to her, Baoqin glanced at it, girl, you have made the wrong idea.The emperor has been a vegetarian for three months, and there is a row of small characters on his head: I want to eat meat~ You will also introduce him to cold cucumbers, vegetarian fried bean sprouts, and vinegared cabbage.

I am full of wine and food, although I am not very satisfied, but at least my stomach is full.Ruicheng stretched out his hand, and the eunuch Xiao Hongzi who came along with him invited out the imperial decree, which was actually a folded piece of paper.

Liu Guiren was startled, the main event was coming, it was time to give her son a name.

So the foreword and foreshadowing were removed, and the third prince was called Chongying. Besides this, the imperial decree also rewarded his biological mother Liu Guiren, as well as the lord and concubines in the palace with many good things.

Shulan saw that Baoqin was stretching her neck to look at it, so after Xiao Hongzi finished reading, she reached out to take the imperial decree, turned the front side to hold Qin, and said slowly: "Rongxi put it away first, wait for Chongying Let him take care of it when he moves to the North Fifth School at the age of six."

This was enough for Baoqin to see how those two words were written, haha, she laughed twice in her heart, and finally recognized it!

But this excitement was a bit bad, Baoqin felt his stomach convulse, and then a surge of heat came out, breaking his water.She gritted her teeth, and heard Ruicheng say: "The third prince looks quite strong, so hug me and have a look." No, I couldn't help it anymore, she grabbed Shulan's hand and clenched her gums tightly, " I'm going to give birth!"

Shulan stood up suddenly, with such strength that the chair behind her fell down. "Hurry up, Huiyan go to the imperial physician, Rongxi to call the nanny, An Jie, Wen Jing, you two Fuhe concubines go to the delivery room!"

Now Ruicheng didn't care about the third prince anymore, he also hurriedly stood up, a little helpless and asked: "Does your stomach hurt?"

Baoqin laughed a little and said, "It doesn't hurt, it's just a little weird."

An Jiewen and Jing walked in with the piano in their arms, and Shulan followed in a hurry. Ruicheng looked at the concubines who were still sitting around the table, and said, "They're all gone."

Concubine Chang went out first, followed by Concubine Dong and Guiren Liu.Liu Guiren watched the third prince come over, but found that the clean and at a loss nanny made a fuss. The two waited for a while, and seeing that the emperor had no intention of calling the third prince over, they went They resigned together, and Ling Chang followed them. When they went out, they said, "What a coincidence, it's the same birthday as the fourth prince." Liu Guiren paused, and Ling Chang passed her by. Then I added another sentence, "Isn't it intentional?"

Everyone heard it. Shulan had just walked to the door, and seeing that it took a long time to lift her foot and step over the door frame, she was already anxious. When she heard Ling Changzai's words, she turned her head and shouted angrily: " Ling Chang is under confinement for three months!"

Ling Chang was stunned for a moment, turned to look at the queen who had already entered the delivery room, knelt down to the emperor, "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant..."

It is true that Ruicheng has never given birth to a child, but he also knows that having a child does not count, such as the ninth brother who was born on the night when the crown prince was forced into the palace, or Chong Yi who was born at the canonization ceremony.He gave Ling Changzai a cold look, and said, "Half a year's salary!"

To make matters worse.

"I didn't do it on purpose." Even after Baoqin was carried into the delivery room, she still held Shulan's hand tightly, "Trust me!"

Shulan was anxious and angry, "You still say these things at this time!" Panting twice, "What's the matter even if it was intentional? I will support you, and the emperor will support you! You can go to have a child with peace of mind, and I will guard you." Outside!"

"Don't! Listen to my explanation." Baoqin still held Shulan's hand and did not let go.

"Say it! Say it!" Shulan said angrily.

"I know the third prince's name!"

your sister!

With this interruption, Shulan was not so nervous anymore, she came out and saw Ruicheng sitting in the main hall, and comforted her with a bit of resentment in her tone: "She is energetic and strong enough, she will definitely make you a big fat boy later!"