Chapter 376: Luming
The young prince followed the Queen Mother at first, but was forced to be given to the Emperor by the Queen Mother.
The emperor had not yet held him firmly, and was thinking about the queen who was about to give birth, so he handed the little prince to Eunuch Cheng.
Before Eunuch Cheng could let go of the little prince, the emperor entered the delivery room. However, when the little prince saw that his grandmother and father had gone in to accompany his mother, he was still outside and started crying anxiously.
Eunuch Cheng was so upset that he lost his temper, and he was afraid that the little prince's crying would disturb the queen who was about to give birth inside, so he could only carefully coax the little prince and carry him out of the Jiaofang Palace.
Now when Mrs. Gongsun asked, Taohong who was guarding the door hurriedly leaned over and saluted: "The little prince was carried by Eunuch Cheng to play with Princess Anle."
"Oh, it would be great if you, Eunuch Cheng, take charge."
When Mrs. Gongsun heard that the little prince was taken away by Eunuch Cheng, she nodded and said nothing.
Although this harem is said to be clean, the queen is not the only woman around the emperor.
That Lu Zhaoyi is the adopted sister of Princess Changle.
If she had any evil thoughts, the best opportunity would be when the Queen was giving birth.
Mrs. Gongsun would not be at ease if someone else was accompanying the young prince. When she heard that it was Eunuch Cheng, her heart felt safe in her stomach.
Because the queen gave birth, lunch in the imperial kitchen was postponed for half an hour.
When the sun was at its peak, a loud baby cry was heard, and everyone inside and outside the house breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Gongsun got up hurriedly and went to the door, waiting quietly.
The queen gave birth successfully, but the smell of blood in the room was heavy. The maids and nuns were busy cleaning up. The queen mother and the emperor were not able to stay, so they walked out one after another.
When the Queen Mother saw Mrs. Gongsun, she hurriedly raised her hand to hold her, and said with a smile: "She is a little princess. This child seems to be well-behaved at first glance. Wanying did not suffer much hardship. It was even smoother than the birth of Xing'er."
"It's the little princess!"
Mrs. Gongsun couldn't tell whether she was disappointed or happy. She was thinking about her daughter and just looked inside.
The Emperor, who followed the Queen Mother, saw what Mrs. Gongsun was thinking and answered: "The Queen is fine, but a little tired. Mrs. Rongan will ask the nuns to clean up later, and then you can go see Wanying."
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Mrs. Rongan is the title of Mrs. Gongsun.
Hearing this, Mrs. Gongsun could only retract her gaze, sit down with the Queen Mother, and talk quietly.
The emperor was not in the Tai Chi Hall, and the lunch delivered from the imperial kitchen was more than half an hour later than usual.
When Lu Xiangge came in with a food box from the small cabinet, he had already combed his hair and put on makeup. He looked like a thin but alert little eunuch.
"Brother Shun, news just came from the Jiaofang Palace that the Queen has given birth to a little princess safely. Your Majesty gave her a name on the spot. It will be a blockbuster."
Ming.
Chen Luming!
This is the name that the second brother had long ago given to the child in his sister-in-law's womb, Chen Luming. No matter whether the child is a boy or a girl, his sister-in-law will always call him this name.
Lu Sheige was not surprised, but when he heard that it was a little niece, he couldn't help but feel a little soft in his heart.
Who doesn’t like cute and soft little girls?
"The Queen Mother and the Emperor had lunch at Jiaofang Hall, and Mrs. Rongan from the Gongsun Mansion was also there, but I heard that the young prince was taken to Renshou Palace by Eunuch Cheng to find Princess Anle."
Xiaoqiang is the youngest of the four eunuchs. He usually talks a lot. Today, it is rare that his father-in-law is not around. No one cares about him. When he opens his mouth, he talks endlessly.
As he spoke, he opened the food box he brought.
Vegetarian dry roast, beggar's chicken, stir-fried shrimps with wheat beans, three fresh mushroom soup, and a small bowl of white rice. The dishes are all ordinary dishes, but they are also Lu Shege's favorite.
Seeing Lu Sheige coming over to prepare for the meal with his hands clean, the small cabinet hurriedly opened the bottom box and took out four steamed crabs.
"Look, this is your favorite steamed crab. I specially asked the imperial kitchen to make it for you."
Lu Hebei couldn't eat crabs. The imperial kitchen got a basket of fat crabs some time ago, so the cook made spicy crabs for his own use.
It happened that Xiao Kezi went to serve the meal in the imperial dining room, and the crab cook gave eight chopped and cooked crabs, saying that they were given to Mr. Ke and the other gentlemen to try.
That day, Lu Xiangge happened to be wearing the uniform of a young eunuch and accompanying Lu Hebei to dinner.
I don't know why she caught the smell, so I had to take out the eight crabs from the cabinet and put them on the food table.
One of the eight king crabs was useless. Lu Sheige gnawed two and a half in one breath. After finishing the meal, he said with regret that such plump crabs should be steamed with shredded ginger and dipped in vinegar to taste better.
The little cabinet will remember this.
Eunuch Cheng knew the identity of Lu Xiange and also knew that Princess Changle pretended to be the emperor. When the emperor ascended the throne, his master would be Princess Changle.
The little table and cabinet and the others did not know that the little eunuch in the palace who was favored by the emperor and respected even by Eunuch Cheng was Princess Changle.
Among the four of them, the three who were smart enough to sit on the small table, stool, and chair vaguely knew that the little eunuch named Pingshun might be Princess Changle, who pretended to be the emperor and went to court on his behalf.
But if Eunuch Cheng didn't say anything, they just pretended not to know.
There was only a small cabinet. He was young and had a lively temper, so he didn't want to understand this level.
Eunuch Cheng had warned the four of them to act carefully and keep their mouths shut. Xiao Guizi knew in his heart that this little eunuch named Pingshun was no ordinary person.
However, there is one thing that I can't figure out. Is Pingshun a real eunuch? Why does Pingshun accompany the emperor in Taiji Palace during the day, but goes to Yuehua Palace to accompany Lu Zhaoyi at night?
Xiaoguizi was full of curiosity. He couldn't figure out Pingshun's identity, nor could he figure out the relationship between Pingshun and Lu Zhaoyi.
But Xiaogui also knows that if you want to survive in this palace, you must first be strict with your words and be clear about what you should and shouldn't say. Secondly, you must not be curious. The less you know, the less likely things will happen.
Hearing that the queen gave birth to a little princess safely, Lu Xiangge felt hungry in his belly.
After eating a bowl of white rice, some vegetables, and half a bowl of soup, Lu Shege put down his chopsticks and slowly peeled the crabs and ate them.
The crabs in September are just plump. When you open the crab shell, you can see the crab roe inside.
Lu Sheige ate two crabs and couldn't eat any more. He could only wash his hands with regret and let the small cabinet put away the food.
"Brother Shun, have some tea."
The little cabinet handed the packed food box to the little eunuch below to send to the royal kitchen, and then came in with the hot water that had just been boiled.
Lu Sheige looked at the mist rising from the tea as it fell into the tea bowl, and said calmly: "Is there something wrong, Mr. Cabinet?"
"Forehead!"
Xiaogui didn't expect that his thoughts would be seen by Pingshun, so he could only lower his head and stammered, "Yes, it's a little trivial. I want to ask Brother Shun for help."
Brother Shun was what Eunuch Cheng called him. Xiao Zhuo and others followed Eunuch Cheng and called him Brother Shun.
Chapter completed!