Han Palace, Kunning Hall. A loud singing broke the winter tranquility of the palace. Immediately afterwards, the figure of Emperor Liu appeared in the corridor under the palace verandah. His yellow and black winter clothes were equally conspicuous.
It is late winter, and the weather is obviously a bit more severe. However, today, it is rare to see a burst of warm sunshine. The sunshine shines on the palace, making it even more bright. If the biting cold wind can stop, it will definitely be a trip.
Good days.
In the Kunning Hall, it was the ladies who gathered together, and they started talking around Empress Fu. However, the arrival of Emperor Liu naturally attracted all the attention.
"Welcome to the official family!" The woman stood up and bowed down, showing off her beautiful face and beautiful figure, giving her a sense of beauty.
"Everyone is exempt from the gift!" Emperor Liu seemed to have a heart as solid as stone and had seen through the world of mortals. He was not confused by these red and pink skulls at all. He was very calm and gently raised his hand to signal.
He glanced around at the ladies and found that there were indeed quite a few of them. Concubine Xian, Concubine Hui, Concubine Yi and Concubine Wei were all present, as well as several other princesses. What surprised Emperor Liu was that they were the two concubines of the crown prince.
Also there.
The little prince Liu Yan hung obediently next to Concubine Fu Hui, holding his mother's calf with both hands, looking at Emperor Liu curiously with bright eyes.
Concubine Hui leaned over and whispered something in Liu Han's ear. A little timidity and hesitation flashed across Liu Han's face. Under her mother's encouraging eyes, she still mustered up her courage, opened her hands, and stepped forward with her short legs.
He rushed towards Emperor Liu, shouting "Daddy".
Liu Yan was not yet three years old, and was Emperor Liu's youngest son. Emperor Liu was not exempt from customs towards his younger son, and was always less strict and more affectionate than his elder brothers.
Facing Liu Yan who was running towards him, Emperor Liu picked him up, held him in his arms, kissed his chubby face, left some saliva on his face in a playful way, and laughed and said: "Long time no see, my little one"
Fifteen is a little heavier again, do you miss your dad?"
Although it was a little uncomfortable to be pricked by Emperor Liu's beard, Liu Yan couldn't help but giggle and sweetly responded: "I think!"
The smile and laughter of the youngest son are always contagious. That kind of innocence and purity always makes people feel happy and cherished. Emperor Liu's cold shell can't help but come into contact temporarily, and a warm smile blooms on his face.
, with a kind look, touched Liu Yan's head and said, "Dad will take you out to play next year!"
"Why don't you thank me, dad!" Fu Huifei saw her from the side, her beautiful eyes almost curved into crescent moons, and a smile as bright as spring bloomed in her jade face.
"Thank you, daddy!" Liu Yan was obviously very obedient.
Without letting go of Liu Yan, he just held him in his arms, sat down at the main seat, asked everyone to sit down, looked around, looked at the Queen of Fu, and asked with a smile: "I heard the laughter and laughter in the palace outside the palace, did you send someone
Come to invite me, but I didn’t delay at all, so I came over, what’s the happy event?”
Hearing this, Empress Fu also showed a clear smile. Emperor Liu rarely saw her look so cheerful. Fu pointed at the Crown Prince's concubine Zhao who was sitting nearby, and said somewhat cheerfully: "I just found out that Concubine Zhao is pregnant!
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"Huh?" Emperor Liu was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what he was doing and shifted his gaze to Zhao.
Emperor Liu's eyes were so oppressive that Zhao didn't dare to look at him at all, and subconsciously lowered his head. Although he was a little shy, there was clearly a smile of joy on his lips.
Next to Concubine Zhao is the Crown Princess Murong, who maintains a dignified sitting posture, looking dignified and generous. There is also a slight smile on her face, but it is a bit forced to smile. She lowers her head slightly, so... A hint of loneliness and sadness.
Emperor Liu's attention was of course on Concubine Zhao. Seeing her reaction, he understood. His face showed a rare expression of emotion and asked, "How long has it been?"
"It's been almost two months!" Queen Fu said.
"Haha!" Emperor Liu's laughter was a little loud, echoing in the palace, with a touch of excitement in his tone: "It is indeed a happy event! A good thing!"
Those present here, even if they are just some palace ladies, cannot fully understand, but they also understand what it means that Concubine Zhao is pregnant. This means that the last shortcoming of Prince Liu Yang may be made up, and the last one will make people happy. The loopholes in lack of practicality can be made up for.
Having a prince without an heir has always been an extremely serious problem. In the past few years, it was not so prominent, but after being married for more than five years and still having nothing to do, this has to make people worry.
Liu Yang has been the crown prince for more than ten years. After all these years, both Emperor Liu and the ministers who work with him are very satisfied with his ability, his quality, and his accomplishments. They also praised me more.
His mother is the queen and his mother's clan is the Fu family. Under normal circumstances, Liu Yang's position is absolutely unbreakable. This has always been the case. No one can challenge or shake him.
However, as time went by, the problem of having no heirs gradually became a problem for everyone, including Empress Fu, the Crown Prince, and the entire power group behind him.
Especially after several other brothers gave birth to sons and grandsons one after another, you must know that even Zhao Wang Liu Fang and the newly married Qi Duke Liu Yun were pregnant at home.
With these as a comparison, the prince's family affairs were magnified even more, attracting extraordinary attention from both the government and the public. The same was true for Emperor Liu. As for the prince Liu Yang who was involved, the pressure was naturally greater, even if he wanted to protect Liu Yang. In order to show his majesty and dignity, Emperor Liu strictly prohibited nonsense inside and outside the court, and dealt with some talkative people with extremely harsh methods. However, Liu Yang himself felt depressed from time to time.
After so many years, it was not that she had not been treated, and she did not even dote on Crown Princess Murong, but all the beauties from the East Palace who were lucky enough to see her did not make any move. It seemed that the problem still seemed to lie with the Crown Prince.
For this reason, Empress Fu was worried and worried, and Emperor Liu himself felt a little unhappy. Of course, this situation did not shake Liu Yang's position in his heart. In fact, in order to make up for this loophole, he had already done everything possible. The prince eventually has no heirs, so he prepares to choose one of his grandchildren to adopt him.
However, this idea is not practical at all. This is only a final solution, and it is full of hidden dangers, and it is likely to stir up a succession crisis.
In recent years, every time the royal family is about to have a baby, it brings joy, but it also means adding salt to Liu Yang's wounds. The bitterness is probably only understood by Liu Yang himself.
Now, when he suddenly learned that Concubine Zhao was pregnant, Emperor Liu felt unusually excited. He felt as refreshed as if he had eaten a fruit. He looked at Concubine Zhao and showed his most amiable expression.
He waved his hands vigorously: "Very good, I made the right choice for you as my wife! Next, I will give you a task, which is to recuperate and try to give birth to Lin'er!"
"Yes!" Concubine Zhao subconsciously touched her abdomen and said in awe and earnestly.
Emperor Liu's interest did not diminish, he looked at Dafu again and said: "You should also show more care and attention!"
"This is natural!" Da Fu rolled his eyes at Emperor Liu and said with a smile: "How can I not care about my grandson?"
Emperor Liu chuckled, came to his senses, and turned to ask Yantuo: "Where is the prince? Where is he? Such a big thing happened in the palace, and he is not here!"
Upon hearing this, Yantuo reminded some carefully: "Guanjia, His Highness left the palace the day before yesterday to inspect the construction of the river defense. I'm afraid he is on the embankment now!"
"Oh, that's what happened. I'm confused!" Emperor Liu couldn't help stroking his forehead and immediately instructed: "You haven't sent someone to inform him yet. Leave the river defense matters to his staff and ask him to return to the capital as soon as possible!"
"Yes!" Yantuo also looked happy, looking even happier than Emperor Liu, and went to make arrangements without hesitation.
In Kunning Hall, all the topics turned to Concubine Zhao again, and everyone was enjoying themselves. The only person who was embarrassed was probably the Crown Princess.