Chapter 173: Raccoon Slave

On the evening of the second day of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the seventh year of Chunjia, with the last rays of the setting sun sinking into the ground, Yue Xiuyuan, who was born prematurely, almost gave birth to the eldest son of Emperor Chunjia.

The baby who was less than seven months old was almost completely blue when it landed, his eyes were closed, and his face was wrinkled. Yun Fenghuang felt that this was probably the ugliest child in the world - and he didn't say a word!

It can't be saved, let's bury it.

This idea just turned in her mind, but the imperial doctor next to her took the baby, after some slapping, there was a thin baby cry.

"Did you hear that?" Empress Dowager Yuan endured for a whole day, she couldn't bear it long ago, she heard that the eye sockets that were almost dry from crying were filled with tears again, and she asked Yuan Lianniang, who had already passed out, "The child is alive!!!"

Yuan Niangniang remained motionless.

The queen mother calmed down a bit, Yun Fenghuang knelt down on the ground, and said softly: "Congratulations to the queen mother, I am happy to have the emperor's eldest grandson!"

As soon as she took the lead, the whole delivery room was full of congratulations, the Queen Mother couldn't stop crying, crying and laughing again, the hand on the dipping willow's arms couldn't help trembling, and tremblingly said: "I didn't expect... The Ai family will have a grandson in their arms!"

Tears flowed from dipping willow, and he nodded his head vigorously, but he was speechless——Since Chunjia became the throne and got married, there are not a few concubines in this palace who are pregnant, and there are more miscarriages due to various reasons. At that time, the emperor kept a low profile, both Empress Dowager Yuan and Empress Dowager Qu locked the gates of the palace, and they were still trembling with Empress Ji, a younger generation. The temple was the temple of the regent, the Ji family, Zheng Ju, and Cui Wan; the harem was the harem of the Ji family and the Zheng family. .

Yuan Niangniang always said that these years have been really tormented, but in fact, it is not true for Queen Mother Yuan and Chunjia?

Empress Dowager Yuan even once thought that she needed to use Chun Jia to repay the momentary greed by following in the footsteps of Emperor Xiaozong.

It's just that during Xiaozong's time, the former emperor and the harem were very worried about his childlessness. It was the first emperor who was destined to be childless. The concubine gave birth to three princesses in a row, and none of them was a male heir.

Chunjia is...

Until this moment, even though the child was born prematurely, even though he might not live for too long, even though the crying seemed to stop anytime and anywhere, Empress Dowager Yuan still felt relaxed.

Her prince will not be childless.

After this child, more children will be born gradually.

Those imperial heirs will be stronger and will surely grow up smoothly, so they call her "Emperor's Grandmother" full of spirit. There is no peace inside and outside the Spring Palace, which can be quarreled by three or two, and maybe even older people will fight for favor... These things are very common or even annoying to many people, but to the Queen Mother, they have been longing for. An unattainable world of fireworks.

It took a long time for Empress Dowager Yuan to stop her tears. Seeing that Yun Fenghuang was still kneeling on the ground, she hurriedly pulled her up with her own hands, and said softly: "My good boy, today is a hard day for you."

When the Queen Mother said this, she had obviously calmed down from her excitement.

Yun Fenghuang didn't dare to be negligent, so he pursed his lips and smiled: "I don't know how many people in the palace want to see the little prince right now but they can't get it. I am honored by the empress dowager, but I saw the little prince before your majesty, so I am so happy." It’s too late to be cheap, where did the hard work come from?”

This reminded Empress Dowager Yuan, and she asked her left and right: "Where is Your Majesty? The child is too young, don't take it out to blow the air, let Your Majesty come in, just watch at the door."

As a result, a court lady went out, came back soon, and said embarrassingly: "If you go back to the empress dowager, your majesty has already left just now. Before you left, someone came in to persuade you to go back to the palace to rest for a while, and then send someone after the results come out." To inform you!"

"..." The original kindness on Empress Yuan's face froze instantly,

Zhan Liu was at the side trying to say something, but then stopped. In fact, when Chunjia left just now, she sent someone in to persuade the Queen Mother, and she was beside her, but at that moment, the Queen Mother was so focused on Yuan Niangniang that she didn't pay attention at all.

She understands Chunjia's intentions, and it's not that she just doesn't care about Yuan Niangniang, but just like everyone thought before, she thinks that the child Yuan Niangniang probably won't survive.

So I just didn't see her, and I didn't look at Yuan Niangniang's sorrow and pain at the moment. When I heard the bad news later, I didn't feel so uncomfortable.

The reason why the queen mother was persuaded to leave was because she was afraid that the queen mother would not be able to bear it.

From the standpoint of dipping willow, she supported Chunjia. After all, in her eyes, Queen Mother Yuan was more important than Yuan Niangniang.

But for Empress Dowager Yuan, even though Chunjia was raised by her as her own son, such behavior made her feel a little cold-hearted.

"Could it be that something happened in the previous dynasty?" Not to mention the Queen Mother Yuan, even Yun Fenghuang, who hated Yuan Niangniang who survived the catastrophe and gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, couldn't stand it anymore, coughed dryly, and said something Round Field, "Empress Dowager, perhaps His Majesty has to leave, but he is afraid that there will be too many people..."

Empress Dowager Yuan's muscles twitched for a while, and after a while, she said calmly: "That's right. But the Ai family doesn't inquire about political affairs, so they don't inquire about it. Turn around, and let people go to report the good news to the emperor."

She turned her head to look at the little prince who was still being hugged by the imperial physician, with a look of sadness on her brows, and said, "The baby name of the little prince is... Li slave."

A group of people were silent for a while before saying: "Yes."

At this time, the heirs of the royal family will not be in a hurry to get a name when they landed.

One is to ask the Qin Tianjian to calculate according to the horoscope of the birth date, delineate the scope, and then ask the emperor to make an appointment; the other is to fear that it will not be able to keep it.

Empress Dowager Yuan didn't mention this matter at all just now, but she suddenly gave the little prince a baby name. She obviously felt that with Chunjia being so indifferent, she probably wouldn't bother with this child, let alone a name--chosen a name, It is necessary to pay attention to it. After that, if the child cannot be kept, it will be sad.

Chunjia wouldn't even wait for the result outside the delivery room, let alone other things?

Of course, the Empress Dowager used "raccoon slave" as the baby name of the little prince, probably because she hoped that the child would grow up robustly and survive in peace like the civet cats that can be seen everywhere in the palace.

"It's not too early, the Ai family should go back." After giving the child who is both the eldest grandson and the nephew a baby name, the queen mother lost her interest, and whispered to Yuan Zhu and others to take good care of Yuan Niang and her mother, and then got up. Turning around, "If you have anything to do, just send someone to the Spring Palace."

"Empress Dowager." Yun Fenghuang hurriedly said, "You must be tired after you have been busy for a long time. The concubine here will take care of you. If there is anything else, let them go to Xuanqing Palace! Let the concubine stay Light on, no matter day or night, it will work!"

She was quite bitter when she said these words, she didn't want to worry so much!

But there is no way, what the Queen Mother Yuan said is basically for her to hear. If she wants to continue to act as the queen, she has to do things well.

After all, if the empress hadn't complained of illness, it would have been the empress's duty to take care of Yuan Niang's mother and child.

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager smiled slightly when she heard the words, and nodded: "The real concubine has always been filial, no matter what, the Ai family will follow you."

Yun Fenghuang heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that it was the empress dowager who still supported her to preside over the harem and made the empress "sick", so she hurriedly left Qingdu to take care of her, and then asked Dane to go back to Xuanqing Palace and transferred Xie Hengyu to come over to sit in charge, while she led the Qing Dynasty. The man took the Empress Dowager's arm and walked out: "I will send you back."

"...Actually, when Niang Niang was sent to Ai's family back then, Ai's family didn't like her." Empress Dowager Yuan acquiesced to her request, and when the group left the main hall and boarded the chariot, they suddenly invited Yun Fenghuang to join them.

Although Yun Fenghuang was puzzled, he still obeyed and accompanied the queen mother to the phoenix chariot.

She thought about what the Queen Mother had to say to herself, but her side remained silent until the guard of honor left the Huzhu Palace, and the Queen Mother Yuan suddenly said, "If it weren't for the fact that the Ai family was not easy to turn against the Yuan family at that time, I really wanted to send him back. Get them another one."

Yun Fenghuang: "..."

She was still analyzing why the Queen Mother said that, why she told her, and why she said it at this time, but the Queen Mother continued: "The first is that she was born too ordinary, even worse than the Ai family... how can she be worthy of a young child?" The emperor's son who was dressed in pink makeup and jade?"

Although it is said that marrying a wife and marrying virtue, for Queen Mother Yuan, she herself has no children, and the concubine she adopted is the only child, and she treats her as her own child-with a mother's love for her son, of course she feels that her son is suitable. She deserves the best girl in the world.

In particular, Chunjia was not only born in the clan, but also had a very good appearance. She was also intelligent, filial, considerate and well-behaved.

Empress Dowager Yuan felt that her son was good everywhere, he was simply the best child in the world!

An ordinary lady with both talent and beauty, of course, is not worthy of him.

As a result, Yuan Niangniang's appearance could be compared with any maid of higher rank in the palace.

It's not just dissatisfaction with this niece's appearance, "the second is that she is impatient, Aijia talks to her parents, and asks Huang'er to take her down to play. In just a short time, she wants Huang'er's things. Huang'er was unwilling to give it, and bit Huang'er!"

The most important thing is that she also threatened Chunjia not to tell Queen Mother Yuan, but Chunjia really didn't dare to say.

Afterwards, the people who were still serving Chunjia found out that they were afraid of taking responsibility, so they reported it to the Empress Dowager Yuan.

Empress Dowager Yuan felt distressed and angry at the same time, suppressing her anger, she pulled the young Chunjia to ask the reason slowly, at that time Chunjia said in a milky voice: "The cousin said that the child can become the son of the world, and the concubine can be the future Being a concubine is thanks to Yuan Shi, if the child makes her unhappy..."

There is no need to listen to the following words.

Empress Dowager Yuan was so angry that she trembled all over, she tried her best to comfort him and sent him away, then closed the door and cried with Zhan Liu for a long time.

After wiping away her tears, she saw Yuan Lianniang again, and restrained all her scrutiny, tenderness, love, indulgence and generosity, and was more motherly than her own mother—the Empress Dowager Yuan closed her eyes, and said slowly: "At that time, the Ai family treated her naturally. He was uneasy and well-intentioned, thinking that it would be best to have a son-in-law anyway, and if he couldn't, he just settled the score and asked Yuan to return the capital with interest. It can be considered that the Ai family and the emperor's son have not suffered all those years of grievances in vain! "

Yun Fenghuang lowered his eyebrows and dared not make a sound, thinking: My mother only said that you indulged Yuan Niangniang to become more self-willed, I am afraid that you have bad intentions for Yuan Niangniang, but I don't want you to plan on Yuan Shiniang.

If it wasn't for Chunjia's accidental ascension to the throne, which required Yuan's support, it is estimated that the Empress Dowager Yuan would have questioned Yuan's fault of "not strict goddaughter".

It's no wonder that Yuan Yuniang, who is also a niece and seems more sensible, is not as good as the rebellious Yuan Yiniang, and is favored by the Queen Mother Yuan.

The co-author, Empress Dowager Yuan, had long been dissatisfied with the Yuan family.

"It's a pity that the Ai family overestimated herself." The Queen Mother Yuan didn't care about her thoughts, sighed, and said quietly, "In the past twenty years, even a dog and a cat would be reluctant. The Ai family It's not as ruthless as I thought, even though Aijia has been thinking about it all these years, when the time comes, throw this disobedient and troublesome niece out for some benefits... But as she said, when the time comes... At the end of the day, Aijia couldn't bear it..."

She opened her eyes, didn't look at Yun Fenghuang, just smiled bleakly, "You really are my own niece, you think you are so cruel, but at the last moment, you get cold feet."

Seeing Yun Fenghuang lowering her head and looking terrified, Empress Dowager Yuan raised the corners of her lips and said comfortingly, "There is no other meaning in telling you this. Today... Niang Niang is not at peace, and Aijia's heart... It was also overwhelming. At this moment, I really want to find someone to talk about these things. I should have told the emperor, but he happened to be away, so I can only pull you to listen. Don't dislike the old family, just I love long-winded words!"

"Your Majesty is taking my concubine as one of my own." Yun Fenghuang hurriedly said, "My concubine is only happy, why would she dislike her?"

Empress Dowager Yuan said softly: "You are very lucky. Although you are not from a high family background, at least you have no worries about food and clothing. The most important thing is that you have a good mother who taught you very well. She is so good that even if you rush into battle, give the queen Sharing your worries, you're doing just fine... If you have Ji Lingzi's background, you must be much better than her."

"There is no need to spread the words tonight, and don't think too much about it: Niang Niang has been deliberately taught badly by Ai's family from the beginning, let alone a concubine, she can't even be a feudal princess."

"I hope that after today...she can wake up as you said, and lead a good life with the child in the future."

While speaking, Feng Nian had already arrived at Chunwan Palace.

Yun Fenghuang hurriedly helped Empress Dowager Yuan go down.

Empress Dowager Yuan did not enter the palace immediately after landing, but she still took Yun Fenghuang's hand and said in a low voice, "The Huzhu Palace is entrusted to you to take care of, the Ai family is very relieved."

"I will live up to my mother's trust!" Yun Fenghuang took a deep breath and said respectfully, "Also, my mother, I want to... um... the birth of the eldest son of the emperor, such a happy news, I want to find a coincidence. Go to congratulate His Majesty, can you?"

Empress Dowager Yuan took a deep look at her, with a hint of satisfaction in her eyes: "Go."

She knew that what Yun Fenghuang meant was to go personally to persuade Chunjia to treat the mother and child in Huzhu Palace better.

At least pretend to be better.

This can be regarded as the submissiveness of the Empress Dowager Yuan on behalf of Yuan Niangniang—in the future, she will be an honest concubine and take care of her children, and will not target Yun Fenghuang again—and her euphemistic promise of support: she is better than Ji Lingzi.

The reciprocity carried out.