"By the way, there is one more thing. I have just issued an order to exempt Concubine De from being grounded." Ming Zhao showed a somewhat apologetic look, "I would like to raise you under the mother's knees, and we will have fun day and night. My mother has already been soft-hearted towards Concubine De. I
We can’t keep Concubine De in prison all the time.”
The eldest princess is very obedient and filial. Not only the queen mother is soft-hearted, but the emperor must also be soft-hearted.
In fact, this was expected. What's more, Concubine De just poured warm water on her head and was sentenced to nearly a year in prison, which was already a heavy punishment.
Wen Xiaotu said: "I have no objections." Now she is no longer the ninth concubine Zhaoyi, but the noble concubine who is the first of the four concubines! Although the four concubines are equal, her position is before Concubine De, and she has another pair of concubines under her knees.
Children, from now on, only Concubine De is afraid of her. She is afraid of a ball of yarn!
Ming Zhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ah Tu didn't show any resentment.
The next day was the full moon feast of porridge and rice, which was held in the Queen Mother's Yi Nian Hall.
This is the auspicious sign of the twins of dragon and phoenix. The full-moon ceremony has been carried out since the birth of the child. According to the Queen Mother's instructions, everything was done grandly and everything was of the best quality. However, Xin Ruozhi, the concubine in charge, was really exhausted.
As for Wen Xiaotu, the client only needs to show up to the banquet with porridge and rice before the auspicious time.
God was so beautiful that after several days of continuous snowfall, it was rare for the snow to clear up on the day of the full moon. However, it was still very cold. Wen Xiaotu wrapped her big woolen sweater into a ball and carried a heater in her sleeves as she walked out of Changyi Gate.
After getting on the warm sedan chair and being carried all the way to the Yi Nian Hall, even so, I still felt my feet were getting cold. On the contrary, I was eating porridge and rice only wrapped in a quilted mattress, and my little face felt warm.
Fortunately, the atmosphere in the Yinian Hall is the warmest, and many charcoal basins were deliberately added, making the whole hall feel like warm spring.
On such a day, it was extremely lively. Wen Xiaotu didn't have time to take care of things, so he led the wet nurse who was holding porridge and rice in her arms to greet the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother was dressed very festively today. She wore a bright red tapestry silk crane and deer with a spring round collar and a long coat, which made her face turn red. "Your Majesty, please lie down and sit next to Aijia!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Wen Xiaotu was really weak now. He walked in from the ceremonial gate of Yi Nian Palace, but as soon as he shot, his breath became uneven.
She stepped forward and sat on the cushioned armchair next to the Queen Mother. Only then did she realize that all the concubines present were standing around, including Xin Ruozhi, the virtuous concubine who took care of the palace affairs, and... Lin Xiuying, the concubine who had lost a lot of weight.
, not to mention Lu Chongyi, Yu Jieyu, Luo Meiren, Jiang Cairen, Lin Baolin, Cui Cainu and other concubines.
The Queen Mother patted Wen Xiaotu's hand gently with a kind face, "You are the emperor's heir and a great contributor to the royal family. You deserve the position of noble concubine."
As soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, all the concubines present hurriedly said in unison: "Congratulations to the Imperial Concubine!" - From Lu Chongyi on, they all knelt down to pay their respects and congratulate her.
Wen Xiaotu smiled quickly and nodded, and then said to the Queen Mother: "I heard that the Queen Mother personally made the arrangements for this full-moon ceremony, and Sister Xianfei also worked hard for a whole month."
The Queen Mother chuckled and said, "The Concubine Xian is very dedicated."
Wen Xiaotu looked at Xin Ruozhi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time: "Sister Xin has lost weight."
Xin Ruozhi couldn't help but touch her cheek, feeling happy in her heart: Have I really lost weight? She was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Your concubine is making fun of me!"
The whole place burst into laughter. The Queen Mother laughed and asked her wet nurse to bring a pair of grandchildren to her. Looking at the two fair and white babies in their swaddling clothes, her old face instantly turned into a smile and said, "Oh, you are sleeping soundly!"
Concubine, tell the Aijia quickly, which one is the prince? Which one is the princess?"
Newborn babies all look similar, wear the same clothes, and are wrapped in the same bright red swaddling clothes, so naturally it is impossible to tell the difference between boys and girls.
Wen Xiaotu smiled and said: "The one with the bigger forehead is the prince." - Although the twins looked very similar, Xiao Fanfan had a bulging forehead when he was born.
The Queen Mother smiled brightly: "Hey, your head is quite big! He will definitely be a smart child in the future! Come, let the Queen Mother hug you!"
The wet nurse immediately handed the little prince over obediently, and the queen mother hugged him in her arms, she was so happy that she could hardly see her teeth.
Seeing this, the concubines also came together and looked carefully at the big-headed little prince. They couldn't help but start joking. Lu Chongyi covered her lips and said, "Isn't that right? The prince's forehead is round and plump, like a birthday boy."
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The corner of Wen Xiaotu's mouth twitched, "Shou Xing Gong? No... my forehead hasn't bulged to that extent yet!"
Lin Baolin smiled sweetly: "The little prince looks like he has a long life and a long life!"
Jiang Cairen and Cui Cainv were not to be outdone, and they quickly poured out sweet compliments and compliments, saying that they had a long life, extraordinary nobility, profound blessings, and nothing new to say.
Xin Ruozhi saw the second princess in another wet nurse's arms yawning, opening her sleepy eyes, and said with a smile: "The second princess is awake, her eyes are big and bright, she is really lovely."
The other concubines all focused their attention on Fanfan, but Xin Ruozhi did not forget that there was a little princess.
At this moment, a little head with a bun in a bun came in. Wasn't it the eldest princess Jinyan? Jinyan stepped on her feet and saw clearly the little girl in the wet nurse's arms who had just woken up and was rubbing her eyes.
Baby, Jinyan couldn't help but widen her eyes, "She's so small!"
Wen Xiaotu smiled and said: "The second princess is only one month old." - Actually it is one month and one day. This full moon ceremony is actually calculated based on the day of the birth of younger brother Fanfan.
Preferring boys over girls...
Lin Baolin on the side smiled and said: "The eldest princess and the second princess of the imperial concubine seem to be in love!"
These words made Concubine Lin De on the side feel agitated. During today's full moon banquet, Concubine Lin De neither said anything nor approached the twins, but she couldn't resist the curiosity of the eldest princess and squeezed in.
The eldest princess Jinyan's eyes were full of excitement, and she reached out and grasped Congee's little fist, "My sister's hands are so small too!"
Concubine Lin De's face was a little stiff. She stepped forward and pulled the eldest princess over, saying: "Don't touch it!"
The eldest princess's chubby face looked a little embarrassed.
The Queen Mother saw this and was a little unhappy, "Jinyan wants to be close to his younger brothers and sisters. This is a natural love."
Concubine Lin De had no choice but to explain hurriedly: "I am just afraid that Jin Yan will be careless and hurt the second princess."
The eldest princess Jinyan murmured in a low voice: "I don't know how to be careless..."
The Queen Mother then waved her hand and said, "I would like to come to the Ai family to see your brother."
The eldest princess was overjoyed and immediately broke away from Concubine De and hurriedly came forward. Since the Queen Mother was sitting, the eldest princess did not need to put her feet up and could clearly see her younger brother. She looked at the slightly convex forehead and said immediately:
"My younger sister is cuter."
Wen Xiaotu covered her lips: I think so too...
The Queen Mother did not feel dissatisfied and said with a smile: "They are all cute." Then she turned to Zhu Sichang and told Zhu Sichang: "Go to Qian'an Palace to urge you. Why hasn't the emperor come yet?"
It was a coincidence that the emperor arrived before Zhu Sichang left the Yi Nian Palace.
For a time, the concubines paid homage one after another, and Wen Xiaotu was helped up by Aunt Chunxi, and she knelt down to pay her respects to the emperor.