In late spring, catkins were flying. Li Xian posted several posts, inviting Lin Yutong to the palace, saying that he wanted to play polo. He was afraid that the princess would be tired and could live in the palace, with the imperial doctor watching over her. Lin Yutong never went, but
He said he was heavy and too lazy to move.
Li Xian sent three more imperial doctors, five midwives, and ten wet nurses, asking Lin Yutong to choose between them.
Lin Yutong symbolically selected two and asked them to come with their children, and gave the others rewards and sent them away.
Every time an imperial physician comes to see you, the palace must summon this physician to ask about the situation. Anyway, he shows great importance to it.
This day was April 28th, the birthday of Medicine King Bodhisattva. When she got up early in the morning, Lin Yutong felt something was wrong. As soon as she touched her belly, the fourth master asked someone to prepare water, and Tongtong had to take a bath.
Then Wang sent someone to ask if there was any movement.
The fourth master helped Tongtong to take a bath. The waiter didn't know what this meant, so he told Mrs. Wang, "It's no different from the past."
Mrs. Wang hurriedly packed her things, "Looks like the day is coming soon." But today is the birthday of Medicine King Bodhisattva, so it's time to go and worship the Buddha! Now, instead of going far away, he is worshiping at the temple in the square.
Bar.
He also asked people to find Mr. Liu and Mr. Liu, but he didn’t expect Li Jingye to be at home! Now he doesn’t really believe in things like gods and Buddhas! His son and daughter-in-law were just asking people to help breed cattle and sheep.
Generally, the number of births is very accurate. If you are about to be born, you are about to be born. What can you do if you ask Bodhisattva?
He jumped on his feet and shouted to people, "You are not allowed to go out of the house. Wait at home. Ask people to guard the back door. If there is a call from the princess's house, you must be able to hear it."
Sure enough, just after he finished speaking, the person who sent him to the back door was still walking to the back door. Someone came from the princess's mansion and said that it was started.
Ouch! Amitabha! He is about to give birth.
Just as everyone in the British palace was looking forward to it, a loud cry of a baby broke the tranquility in the palace.
Give birth! Give birth!
Really! Regardless of whether the child is a boy or a girl, the cry of a baby is enough to make everyone in the mansion wet their eyes! If other people's mansions don't say they add new children every year, they only add new ones every three or two years at least.
One. But what about the Duke's Mansion? It has been more than twenty years, and there is no more crying of babies.
The house is quiet every day. This is not a sign of prosperity!
Not to mention Xiao Liu, the mother-in-law, and Wang, the great-grandmother, even Aunt Xue cried. They knew very well what it was like to feel empty at the knees and live in loneliness.
So when it was announced that the child was born, some were crying, wandering around not knowing what to do first, and some were clamoring to build a golden body for the Bodhisattva. They had everything except asking whether the child was a boy or a girl. Waiting for them to come out.
After she was gone, Ms. Liu first asked: "How is the princess? How is the child?"
Xiangju bowed in groups, her face filled with joy, "How are you, princess, and how are you, my dear husband."
Xiaolangjun?
yes!
Is it a man?
yes!
Mrs. Liu knelt down at that time and knelt down to thank the gods and Buddhas in the sky. But when she thought about it, she thought it was wrong, "Infinite Heavenly Lord, our young husband is also of your blood! You must be blessed!"
What is all this!
The fourth master went in directly. The child had already been cleaned up. Tongtong was half leaning on it, obviously not exerting much effort. The fourth master felt that his experience had reached the point where he could tell whether childbirth was laborious or not by looking at his belly.
The baby was not heavy at birth, but his skin was white and turned black. After a while, his dark eyes were open. Even though he knew that the newborn baby couldn't see anything, he still felt that the baby's eyes were really bright.
Tongtong looked at the fourth master holding the child and looking at it, then looked at Xiangju, "Go and invite all the ladies to come in..."
Ai!
After being called, Mr. Liu and others came in.
Xiao Liu's tears came down again. The child looked very healthy. Isn't this the blessing of the ancestors?
Mrs. Liu did not dare to take over and hold the child, so she only said, "Hurry up, announce the good news, worship the ancestors! Open the ancestral hall!"
Yes! While sending people to various places to announce the good news, he also opened ancestral halls, worshiped ancestors, and informed the ancestors that the bloodline would continue and there would be successors.
Li Jingye finally got it right and asked the Fourth Master, "It is easy for cattle to plow the land, there are flocks of cattle and sheep, and the livestock are prosperous. This is a great merit! The old Duke always said that he was punished by God because he killed too much.
This talent is not rich in offspring. Now, we are doing good things to benefit the world and the people, and God has indeed given us blessings." Then he suggested, "Can we name the child Zesheng?"
Zesheng? Zeshengsheng?
Fourth Master smiled and nodded in agreement.
Lin Yutong just smiled when he found out. He lowered his head and looked at the child in his arms, "Ze Sheng?" How easy is it to help the common people?
Immediately afterwards, the palace sent several groups of people to visit.
After Xiangrui returned, he told Empress Wu, "The princess agreed to name her Zesheng! Our princess is decisive on the battlefield, but she has a very good temper at home! No one in the British government said that the princess was not arrogant.
Since the Tang Dynasty, there have been few princesses like Princess Protector..."
Yes! Because of her good relationship with her husband's family, who wouldn't say that although the princess is good at military affairs, she has a gentle and kind nature.
Then came the child's full-moon ceremony, the child's centenary ceremony, and a grand banquet for guests and friends at the British Duke's Mansion. All guests, male and female, were at the Duke's Mansion. Only those who were very close would come to the Princess' Mansion to see Tongtong.
.
Mrs. Pei made a special trip from the Hot Spring Palace. "His Royal Highness wanted to come in person, but I persuaded him to stop. I only said that it would be good to take the child to the mountains when he is older!" After saying that, he touched the child's fleshy little hands and said, "
She looks really good."
She didn't stay long, fearing that they would be embarrassed by the current Crown Princess, so she just sat there for a while before leaving.
After her confinement, Lin Yutong was able to send her out, so she said to her: "In a few years, my brother's health will be better, and my sister-in-law will be able to have a child."
Mr. Pei shook his head, and then said sadly, "No! I am more determined than Your Highness! This incident... my parents are also criticized in the family. They feel sorry for me and can't say anything about me, but they feel shameless to face it in the clan...
When a child comes into this world, his fate with his parents is inextricably linked! As I have already done, I have already harmed my parents. If I harm the child again, why should I bother? It’s good for me to accompany Your Highness!"
Isn't this a wise idea?
Compared to being lonely and helpless in history, it would be better to spend one's life in solitude.
After seeing Pei off, Crown Princess Fang did come. Her attitude towards Lin Yutong was no different from when she was the princess before. She abided by etiquette and spoke in a moderate manner. It only took a quarter of an hour before she left.
But peace came later, and I stay here today.
She ran out of the palace with her people, and ran rampant when she came in. She didn't see the child until she grabbed the child's hands and feet and played with it for a long time. Then she gently rocked the cradle and tried to rock the child to sleep. "I have never seen such a small child."
's children."
There is no one younger than her in the palace.
Lin Yutong leaned to the side and was tired, so he asked her, "Did you tell your mother when you came out?"
I said it! Taiping pouted, "I originally wanted to go to the Hot Spring Palace, but my mother didn't let me! Has my sister-in-law gone back?"
I'm back!
"She is too careful." Taiping sighed as he spoke, "It's not convenient for my sister to enter the palace recently. She must not know! The trend in the palace has changed so fast! I used to praise the former prince's brother for his ability, but now it has changed.
Now that Sixth Brother has become the crown prince, I wish I could praise him to the best of my ability." She pouted, with a bit of dissatisfaction, "I found a few people who were whispering behind their backs, and I asked people to drag them down and put them to death.
Fight! The tea cooled down after people left, but the tea cooled too quickly. Sixth Brother must not know these rumors, but is the Crown Princess dead? What does she do? Sixth Brother can't care about it, so she can do more
The matter of respecting the sister-in-law is enough to let people know not to disrespect the former prince's brother and sister-in-law. This matter is actually done. Humph! Who are you showing off with such a high airs?" She also has a point in her words! She is still a girl in front of her.
People like Taiping quite a bit! She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from Taiping's nose and pulled her to sit on the other side so that she could be fanned.
"The former Crown Princess was chosen by the Queen Mother according to the requirements of the Crown Princess, and Princess Lu was also specially chosen by the Queen Mother. In addition to having a suitable family, Fang also has a temperament! Her temperament is bound to never go beyond the rules.
This is the reason why the queen mother chose her. We can't blame her because she thought she was suitable at the time, but now that she has changed positions and is not suitable, she can't do it well. Since you have discovered that this is wrong, why don't you go to the prince? His temper
"Sure, if we have to go around in circles to talk to him, wouldn't he be lonely?"
Taiping was stunned for a moment, thoughtful, then leaned forward and rested his head on his sister's lap, "It's strange, I'm the least tired when talking to my sister. My sister always thinks more about others and less about herself.
Be honest when doing things..." Actually, the princess doesn't have to do this! I'm afraid she didn't grow up in the palace since she was a child, so she doesn't have such confidence. "Sister has made great achievements in the Tang Dynasty, and now she is retreating to the palace... How is it?
Isn’t it a pity?”
"If war breaks out again, I will still go into battle! But if I am not the only one who can do it, wouldn't it be good to seek some leisure time? Everyone has their own ambitions, and there is a difference between what they can do and what they want to do!"
Taiping sighed, "I don't have the skills of my sister. If I did, I wouldn't give up like this."
They chatted for a while, and then they were sent away after dinner.
Lin Yutong was determined not to leave the house for the sake of health care. For example, when Liu Rengui defeated Silla, news of success came, and the Ministry of War came to invite him, but Lin Yutong still didn't go.
She didn't go, but at nightfall, Li Xian led a few guards and entered the princess's mansion through the side door. "Sister Huang, if you are so evasive, will you be embarrassed to see others?"
Lin Yutong took his hand and sat next to him, "It's not to avoid it, but there are some things that I haven't thought about."
Li Xian sighed, "Brother sent me a message from the mountain. Regarding the matter of garrisoning troops in the vassal country, brother said it was the imperial sister who brought it up. I think it makes sense. Since it makes sense, why not do it?"
Lin Yutong looked at him, "If you want to do this, you need to have a good talk with the queen. One of the queen's advices was to stop the army, and this is what the father agreed to! At this time, if you want to carry out this matter, you have to find a person among them.
Isn't this something we should consider if we can agree with each other. It doesn't matter whether we have to deal with the father and the queen, but we can also move things forward."
That's it! Li Xian said, "I still think of you as the emperor's sister. I am only close to my brother, but I am alienated from you! The emperor's sister has the talent of a general and fought for the Tang Dynasty to defend the enemy. I won you when the crisis was dangerous, but later forced you to do it."
Back to the inner house, if this is the case, who have I, Li Xian, become? Sister Huang, my brother sincerely invites you. You know my temperament, one is one, two is two. I came this time not only to ask the emperor to come out, but also to invite
My brother-in-law came out to help me. It is a waste of natural resources to waste great power. My brother-in-law's ability should not be lost to everyone just because he favored the princess."
But if he interferes at this time, it will only make the situation more complicated. Li Xian can agree that he can participate in politics, so why is he so taboo about Empress Wu? From Empress Wu's point of view, isn't this Li Xian's deliberate targeting of her?
But in fact, if you think about it, you will know that the courtiers are attached to the prince, which is the basis of stability. It is not that Li Xian wants to abandon Empress Wu, but that the courtiers do not want to give Empress Wu this opportunity again.
Not wanting to intensify the conflict, she said, "I have seen my mother taking care of Taiping. When I came home, Taiping couldn't even walk. Did my mother take care of her? No! She was very busy, so busy that she couldn't even take care of the child.
.This is true for Taiping, and it is probably true for each of you. Because of the emperor’s needs, the mother restrained her motherly nature and did not accompany her children... What about me? I have older brothers and younger brothers, and my father, emperor, and mother are still alive.
I just want to live a carefree life as a princess for a few days, can I do it? If there is a big event in the court, I am bound to do it. But in daily life, I am not smarter than anyone else. If you do well, the Tang Dynasty will be stable, so that I can enjoy the honor and do my best.
A Tang princess who does whatever she wants."
What he said touched Li Xian's heart.
Recently, someone has whispered something into his ear, reminding himself that he may not be born from his mother. He had already talked about this with Sister Huang back then, and he no longer struggled with this matter. Sister Huang said
, the mother has never taken care of a child, and it is actually state affairs.
It doesn’t matter whether the Queen Mother’s motives are personal gain or not. What matters is actually the Queen Mother’s merit and hard work over the years!
After the court the next day, Li Xian still went to see Empress Wu.
Empress Wu put down the book in her hand. Ming Chongyan put the bookmark on the book and put it away. Then he whispered, "Last night, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left the palace and went to the Princess Protector's Mansion. He had a private talk with the Princess in the mansion.
It took more than an hour to come out, and even the prince-in-law avoided it."
"Have you found out the source of the rumors in the palace?"
Ming Chongyan nodded, "Yes! We have some clues."
"Check! See what's hidden behind it."
yes!
Empress Wu sat up and said, "Proclaim the crown prince."
While Li Xian was waiting for a cup of tea, a female official of thirteen or fourteen years old came out to greet him, "Your Highness, the Queen has invited you."
Um!
After entering, Li Xian frowned at Ming Chongyan who was standing by the desk. He first greeted his mother and then explained to Chongyan, "Is there something wrong with Mingxian?"
Ming Chongyan hurriedly lowered his head, "Yes! I saw something unusual in the southwest star last night, so I came here to inform the Queen of Heaven."
Li Xian looked at Empress Wu. Empress Wu was a little displeased at being looked at like this. Should a son have to control who does what? Is this the attitude a son should have towards his mother?
Both of them were unhappy, but they both held back.
Ming Chong walked away neatly. After going out, he frowned and looked back, with a slight disdain on his face. Before he could look back, he saw Shangguan Wan'er, a young female officer looking at him through the bead curtain.
He smiled slightly, and Shangguan Wan'er withdrew her gaze expressionlessly and looked inside.
The prince was brave and upright. He stood opposite the Queen of Heaven. He sat down when the Queen of Heaven asked him to sit down.
She heard the prince say, "...I went to see the emperor's sister last night to invite her to the Ministry of War to discuss matters!"
Empress Wu's face relaxed a little, and she said 'hmm', and then asked, "What happened again?"
"That's not true!" Li Xian said, "It was the emperor's brother who sent a letter back and proposed the garrison! I think what the emperor's brother and sister said are reasonable! Therefore, I came here to follow
The queen mother discussed whether there should be some changes in the matter of stopping the troops."
Empress Wu then laughed and said to Gao Yanfu who was standing on the side, "What are you doing when you are serving tea to the prince? He wants hot tea. He has a weak spleen and stomach."
yes!
The tea came, and Li Xian picked it up. It was not the temperature he liked, but it was the taste he liked. He took a sip of tea and put down his guard at this moment.
Empress Wu smiled and then stood up. She no longer sat behind the desk. She just stood up and leaned on the couch. "When foreign ministers are here, I have to stand up like this! My waist has been bad in the past two years. If it weren't for
Your imperial sister gave me acupuncture, which was even more difficult."
Li Xian hurriedly asked, "Should we invite the imperial sister to the palace? Or which imperial physician should I announce?"
"It's much better now! Just one acupuncture every three months will be fine." Empress Wu said and sighed, "You have done very well during this period, and I feel relieved. Your imperial brother, your imperial sister, and even
You, what you said all makes sense. But there is something very complicated here, and that is the reform of the military system. It’s not that your imperial sister has no idea in her heart, but she knows that now you have firmly established yourself as the crown prince, even if the government
Support from top to bottom... But if you offend too many interests, this is definitely not a good thing for you. This matter can be discussed in the long term and needs to be taken slowly. However, what the British Lord mentioned before is that weapons can be provided
, but it is feasible for the time being. How about setting up a separate yamen to deal with this matter?"
Li Xian nodded, "It's not a bad idea." He said, "It would be better not to bother the two masters at all..."
Empress Wu waved her hand, "Your sister just gave birth to a child. She must be expecting your brother-in-law to take care of her at home."
Li Xian: "..." It's a bit too much to bully your brother-in-law like this.
Empress Wu said, "I always hope that you are all satisfied! Don't disturb them." Then she said, "Your imperial sister also suggested that we should take the internal examination! The officials have been preparing for this matter. I think it is better to take the examination."
How about we get up and promote one or two officials to take charge of this matter as appropriate?"
It’s a good starting point! Li Xian stood up and said, “Let’s get started now.”
good!
As soon as the prince left, Taiping stuck his head out and asked, "Why is Sixth Brother so talkative today?"
Empress Wu did not move, only smiled and said: "This is something he wants to do, but the courtiers are pushing back."
"I see." Empress Wu said, looking at Shangguan Wan'er who was standing, "What do you think?"
Shangguan Wan'er pondered for a moment and then said, "The prince is a good prince!"
Empress Wu's eyes were far-reaching and silent! Xian'er was courageous and could move forward without hesitation even if the courtiers objected. He would never look back when he made up his mind and would never give up until he achieved his goal.
However, you have to give it a try! This is how it is between kings and ministers. If he cannot convince the courtiers, then the courtiers will convince him. No matter what it is, it is good for the prince and himself.
She said to Shangguan Wan'er, "Call Ming Chongyan."
yes!
When Ming Chongyan came back, he was given a list by Empress Wu, "The imperial court is going to take an internal examination. I want to see these people in the examination room."
Ming Chongyan understood that this was a good time to arrange for his own people! If the Queen of Heaven did not take any action or spoke in the court, the hearts of the people below would be dispersed. After he accepted the order, he immediately left the palace to handle the matter.
That night, an inconspicuous person entered the side door of the British Palace.
"My lord, please go back to the Duke's Mansion."
This is Qiushi’s voice!
Tongtong glanced outside and asked Fourth Master with his eyes: What's wrong?
This must not have been caused by the elders over there. They were afraid of disturbing the children by walking around outside at night.
Fourth Master whispered, "Zhang Huai is here."
Zhang Huai? That bad guy?
Fourth Master nodded, "Go to sleep!"
Oh! Tongtong didn't move and watched the fourth master go out. Since the child turned 100 years old, relatives and friends have come to congratulate him. People who can come have come, and gifts and letters that can't come have also arrived. The fourth master suddenly
Getting busy.
He was weaving a web, and it was not easy to do so quietly.
It's summer, the sound of crickets and the chirping of cicadas and frogs are all resounding.
Zhang Huai stood in the yard waiting for the Duke. When he saw someone coming, he knelt down. The Fourth Master pulled him up and stood up. "Don't be like this anymore. Let's go! Let's talk inside."
When he got inside, Zhang Huai didn't dare to sit down, so he just kept talking, "...the Mingxian went to the Changqiu Temple after leaving the palace. The temple came in and out every day, and there were a lot of people. But there were dozens of people, and their whereabouts were quite interesting.
Mysterious. I didn't dare to alarm. I only followed a few people from a distance. I found that they did not do anything evil. They seemed to be staring at some mansions. I didn't dare to follow them anymore. But today, Mingxian grew up.
The palace did not go directly to Changqiu Palace, but went to visit a few small officials from poor families. I had never seen them in contact before..." After saying that, he took out a piece of paper and said, "This is Ming Dynasty.
Immortal Chief’s whereabouts today.”
The fourth master took it, glanced at it, and then praised the other party, "Well done! Go and be an errand. Your mother, your sister has been taken out and placed in the princess's manor in the suburbs of Beijing."
Yes! Dare you fail to do your best?!
"Stay in the house and rest. We'll leave tomorrow."
yes!
The fourth master asked Song Kui to help him arrange the arrangements, and then stood up to play.
Zhang Huai suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly: "Master, there is something I'm not sure about..."
Huh? You say.
"Ming Xianzhang seems to have a very close relationship with the Wu family brothers. Someone from the Wu family went to Cizhou two months ago. I only got the news today."
Cizhou?
"Li Shangjin is in Cizhou." Lin Yutong frowned, "I still want to eradicate the weeds!"
The fourth master nodded, "Li Shangjin's biological mother is just a palace servant. He is honest and honest and has never done anything in his life."
Lin Yutong sighed, "Are you trying to trap someone again?"
Well! Whenever you want to get rid of someone, you have never been short of trapping them.
But this is wrong! Lin Yutong frowned, what can he do now? Run to the palace and tell Empress Wu, I know you sent someone to Cizhou secretly?
This is stupid!
So, I can only wait. Wait for the discount to come up, and then think about what to do.
She asked Fourth Master: "What happened to this one?"
First, he was falsely accused of a crime, and then he was stripped of his title. Later, during the Zhou Wu period, the Wu brothers framed him for rebellion and was forced to hang himself. Six of his seven sons died in the exile, and only one survived, and finally inherited the throne.
, it disappeared within a few years and was buried with Qianling.
Lin Yutong sighed in his heart, if there was someone with a little talent, why would he be like this! They died like meat on the chopping board, so why did they have to die?
It had only been three days since the conversation between the couple, and as expected, there was a leak from Cizhou, accusing Li Shangjin of using things beyond the control limit and showing disobedience.
Lin Yutong stood up slowly and looked in the direction of Daming Palace in silence for a long time.
She got up at midnight the next day. After dressing up in the mirror, she looked back at Xiangju and said, "Bring me the court clothes."
court dress?
The fourth master told Liu De, who was stunned, "Go and hand over the sign. Today is the princess's court..."
The court clothes were brought and put on one by one. Tongtong stood in the mirror and looked at himself rather solemnly, then turned to look at the Fourth Master.
The Fourth Master looked up and down, then nodded, "Go! Don't be afraid!"
I'm not afraid! There's nothing to be afraid of! But I have to make them afraid!
They must know that whenever I put on my clothes, I will see blood!
