The Lonely Family in the Red Chamber

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival again, according to the doctor's opinion, He Yu was about half a month away from giving birth, so Tu Jingnian naturally attended the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet with He Yu.

These days, there are only a few festivals that are officially celebrated. New Year’s Day (that is, New Year’s Day), Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Longevity. In addition, the emperor’s plowing ceremony and the queen’s silkworm ceremony are also big festivals, but to put it bluntly Still offering sacrifices.Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is very important. Every year, the palace holds a Mid-Autumn banquet, enjoying begonias and hosta flowers, eating moon cakes and fruits, and worshiping the moon in the harem.

The snowy mooncakes made by Tu Jingnian before are now a must-have snack for the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, the Soviet-style mooncakes and Cantonese-style mooncakes that Yushanfang was originally good at have a variety of fillings, both salty and sweet, and take care of everyone. For those who don't like to eat very much, you can also eat some of them according to the occasion.

The Mid-Autumn Banquet is a family banquet, so there is no distinction between inside and outside seats, but a table is set up on the moon-watching platform behind the Daming Palace. For convenience, a small food table is used. Two people share a table, according to the order of rank row out.

Tu Jingnian and He Yu sat next to Emperor Chengqing and the empress. Soon after the banquet, the empress suggested that the prince and princess each recite a poem about appreciating the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. .Emperor Chengqing thought about it and agreed, so he started from Tu Jingnian.

To be honest, Tu Jingnian is almost devoid of spirituality in poetry. I don’t usually see him compose poems, but if he hasn’t done it, it doesn’t mean he hasn’t read it. My minister, but my son is a bit clumsy in poetry, and today I will throw bricks to attract jade, everyone, don't laugh at me!" As he spoke, he chanted: "When every three or five days, there will be reunion, and the jade fence will be full of sunshine. In the sky It took only one round to win, everyone in the world looked up!"

This is what I saw in the Dream of the Red Chamber before. The words are very simple. Tu Jingnian doesn’t remember the chanting of burial flowers or crab poems, but he always remembers this one, and he chanted it out. As for how to deal with Jia Yucun in the future, it’s up to him It doesn't matter much, I guess Jia Yucun is still a kid at the moment, studying and waiting for the scientific examination!

Emperor Chengqing was also relatively common in poetry, but he still had a little appreciation ability, so he smiled and said: "Although the words used are a bit rough, but they are a bit bold!" After speaking, he pointed to Tu Jingping, but Tu Jingping He was a young man who read a moon-appreciating poem by Liu Yuxi in a regular manner: "The sky will wash the moon tonight, and wash the world. To change the world, it is Yujing."

However, Tu Jingrui had prepared it long ago. It is common to recite poems while admiring the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he found a gunman early on and prepared a lot of Mid-Autumn poems. Hearing this, Emperor Chengqing couldn't help laughing: "You are such a young child, why do you have so many worries? It can be seen that you are expressing your worries for the new words, but you can't help it." Not bad!"

Tu Jingqing also recited a Mid-Autumn Festival poem by Du Fu in a well-regulated manner. Over there, Tu Jingyi was eager to try, but He Yu's face changed. She covered her stomach and bent down when she was sitting upright. Before supporting him, Tu Jingnian was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?"

He Yu said with some difficulty: "I, I'm probably about to give birth!"

Emperor Chengqing frowned: "Isn't there still half a month left?" However, He Yu's belly was the first child of the third generation, and he didn't care about ordering someone to find out why he was born prematurely. , but hastily asked someone to send the imperial doctor.

As a result, a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet had to end hastily, and the empress, who wanted to let her son show her face, was so angry that her face turned blue, she clenched her fists tightly, and almost folded her nails in her palm: "It's not too early, it's not too late. At this time, is it possible that the husband and wife have discussed it?" Tu Jingyi also looked unhappy, stomped his feet, and cursed in a low voice, while the servants around him turned a deaf ear, pretending that they hadn't heard anything.A female officer bravely walked over and reminded: "My lady, the crown princess is about to give birth, and my lady is going to watch it herself?"

The queen was even more annoyed, she gritted her teeth and said, "Go, why not!" Then she ordered the palace servants to send Tu Jingyi back to Xingqing Palace, and brought a large group of people to follow Chengqing Emperor Tu Jingnian a group of people

This side is still relatively far from the East Palace. Tu Jingnian originally wanted to ask someone to prepare a chariot and send He Yu to the prepared delivery room in the East Palace, but Emperor Chengqing said directly: "Why is this troublesome? Urgent Congquan, just ask someone to find a side hall here to arrange it!"

Tu Jingnian hesitated and said, "Then isn't this disturbing Father too much?"

"What are you bothering me about? That's my grandson too!" Emperor Chengqing made a direct decision.Soon, the delivery room was set up, and He Yu was helped into the delivery room by someone. The woman Wen who had been prepared had already followed in, and the imperial doctor who was good at gynecology was already on standby outside!

There is no caesarean section these days, so you have to work hard to give birth!Tu Jingnian stood a little anxiously outside the delivery room, and when he heard the groans coming from inside from time to time, he felt distraught.

Emperor Chengqing was also very anxious. He was holding a cup of tea, but the tea in it was empty, and he put it in his mouth from time to time, not knowing what he was drinking.The queen sat on the side calmly and didn't say a word, she wished He Yu could die twice!

Emperor Chengqing didn't bother to talk to her. Regarding He Yu's sudden premature birth, even if the imperial doctor said that half a month premature birth is not a rare thing, he couldn't possibly think that this is really the case, and there may be some conspiracy in it.

Tu Jingnian didn't think so much, he was just worried about He Yu's safety.He Yu is not very old, and this is her first child, so giving birth is very difficult.Seeing that it was already midnight, although Tu Jingnian was anxious, he still said to Emperor Chengqing: "Father, it's getting late, you should go back and rest first, you can't be thrown away for the sake of an unborn child." Tired!"

"What is an unborn child? That's my grandson!" Emperor Chengqing blew his beard and stared, "How can you let me sleep if I can't see my grandson?"

Emperor Chengqing just said something here, when Tu Jingnian saw the empress yawn cryptically, he pretended he didn't see it, and continued to persuade with a smile: "Yes, it's your grandson, but if your grandson knows You feel sorry for waiting for him to be tired! My son is waiting here, and I will tell you as soon as I have news, okay?"

Emperor Chengqing was getting older, and he really couldn't stand it any longer. After hesitating for a while, he still said, "Well, I'll take a nap in the Nuan Pavilion over there for a while. The grandson is born, so I must bring him over to show me first!"

Not long after Emperor Chengqing left, the Empress also slowly opened her mouth: "Prince, I'm not too young now, I've been busy with the Mid-Autumn Festival recently, and I'm very tired, and I can't sit still right now, Bengong Let’s go back to Huayang Palace first, if we have news, just ask someone to spread the word!”

Tu Jingnian nodded: "Then the empress is going slowly, and I won't see you off. Please forgive me!" He didn't bother to perfunctory with the empress, and he was relieved when he saw that the empress was about to leave.

The birth of this baby was really difficult. He Yu was hungry halfway, endured the pain, got up and ate a bowl of chicken noodle soup, and then continued to struggle for another two or three hours. Finally, there was a loud cry from the delivery room. Tu Jingnian's legs almost went limp, he rubbed his sore eyes, and when he looked up, he saw the brilliant clouds in the sky because the sun was about to rise.Several eunuchs exclaimed: "The purple air is coming from the east, this is a good omen!"

Just in time, Mrs. Wen hugged and scrubbed hurriedly, and the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes came out, her face was full of joy: "His Royal Highness, the Crown Princess has given birth to a little grandson!"

"Hurry up and announce the good news to your father, queen and mother!" Tu Jingnian generously rewarded the imperial doctor Wen Po and the maids and eunuchs who were present, and carried the baby over in a strange way, because he had held his daughter before, and he quickly entered the state , changed the baby to a comfortable position, and carefully looked at the small ball in his arms, because it was just born, the baby was still red and wrinkled, with a thin layer of lanugo on the head, because premature Because of this, the nails on the hands and feet were not fully grown, and the eyes were still closed. Such a small ball almost melted Tu Jingnian's heart!Fortunately, he is still reasonable, and he knows how to ask He Yu's situation: "How is the princess?"

"Your Majesty gave birth to the emperor's grandson, she felt a little tired, and fell asleep now!" The Wen woman was also full of joy, she delivered the emperor's eldest grandson, and the mother and child were safe, and the reward was not a small sum.After hearing this, Tu Jingnian felt relieved, and looked down at his son again.

Tu Jingnian hugged his son and refused to let go. Emperor Chengqing also came over now. Judging by his appearance, he didn't wash up well at all, and his hair was a little messy. He probably just wiped his face with a towel. Running over, Cao Anping trotted up with his boots in his arms, and was thinking of serving Emperor Chengqing to put on his shoes, but Emperor Chengqing had already said to Tu Jingnian with a straight face, "Didn't I tell you to send the child to me quickly? Is it? Why did I hug him here!" Then, he stretched out his hand carefully, and hugged the child himself, with a smile on his face: "Oh, hey, it really is my grandson, look at this Eyebrows, this nose, this small mouth, they really look like me!"

Tu Jingnian rolled his eyes secretly, and a little eunuch next to him joked, "My lord, before the little emperor's grandson was born, there was purple energy coming from the east. It can be seen that the little emperor's grandson must have an extraordinary background, and there will be a great fortune in the future." !"

Emperor Chengqing smiled when he heard this: "My eldest grandson is naturally of extraordinary origin and great fortune!" He said it was a big deal, and he directly rewarded everyone present, 20 taels of silver per person, double the amount of money for the imperial doctor Wen Po, and then He also ordered people to reward the crown princess according to the specifications of the queen's son, which shows how much he valued this grandson.

Soon, everyone in the harem heard the news of the Crown Princess giving birth, and those who tended to the East Palace were naturally chanting Buddha's name and saying Buddha's blessing, but the empress and concubine De's faces were not very good-looking. The empress sneered: "Emperor's grandson, The purple air coming from the east? Good omen? Such a young child, I don’t know if I can bear such a blessing!” The people below looked at their noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, and hearts, and they didn’t dare to say much, but there was resentment in their hearts. Queen, can you say such things in front of us slaves?You have a status and a son, so you don’t have to worry about the emperor’s reckoning. As for us, if we pursue it, a hundred deaths are not enough!