Chapter 399 Brother Buddha's Hand, Prince Xiangrui
Shu Jin sympathized with Fucha Shunying of Sifujin. When Hongli was prosperous, Sifujin was forced to have children one after another and almost ruined her body. After Hongli fell, Sifujin also had a hard time. Now that Hongli is dead, she and her two children
I am even more anxious all day long.
"I and the emperor will not blame you." Shu Jin was still thinking about the Fuchun Palace and had no time to chat, so he said: "Get up first and go to the side hall for a while. I have to go to Fuchun Palace first.
I’m here to visit Hui Concubine and Fifth Elder Brother.”
Fu Cha Shunying was stunned. Hui Bin seemed to be full term. It looked like she had just given birth?
Fucha Shunying did not dare to block the Queen Mother's way, so she hurriedly got up and knelt on the roadside, "Yes, I would like to send you off to the Queen Mother!"
When Shu Jin arrived at Fuchun Hall, a low pressure filled the entire hall, and the palace maids, eunuchs, and midwives all knelt on the floor.
Sitting above them were Emperor Hong Zhou and Queen Chang Li, both of whom had heavy expressions on their faces.
Seeing Shu Jin's arrival, the emperor stood up and braced himself to welcome him.
"Where's the fifth elder brother?" Shu Jin asked quickly.
Hong Zhou sighed tiredly, "I just fell asleep after eating milk."
Hong Zhou was really tired. He could forcefully change the date of delivery, but the "ominous" was clearly there, and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to. He had only been on the throne for a year, so how could he encounter this?
Such an unlucky thing?!
"I'll go take a look." Shu Jin raised her legs to go to the delivery room.
Queen Changli said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the delivery room is bloody. If you have any instructions, I would like to convey them to Concubine Hui for you."
Shu Jin said calmly: "It doesn't matter, I have been to places like the delivery room countless times."
The queen looked helpless and could only say: "Then I will accompany you in."
The delivery room is located in the west side hall of Fuchun Hall, and the windows inside are closed tightly. At this time of year, it is extremely hot and muggy, and coupled with the smell of blood, it is really a bit overwhelming.
But Shu Jin didn't care about all this, and quickly walked to the bedside, and held down Hui Bin Gao who was struggling to get up and salute.
"The Queen Mother..." Hui Concubine Gao Wanqi burst into tears. Her pale face was full of panic and her speech was a little incoherent: "I really don't know why this happened... I don't know what I did wrong.
Fifth elder brother, fifth elder brother is innocent! He has done nothing wrong!"
As she spoke, Hui Bin's thin body trembled, her eyes full of fear for the future and worry for her child.
Next to Hui Bin's pillow was a little child. The child was wrapped in a bright red Baifu swaddling clothes. The child had a round face, tender and pink, with wet black hair sticking to his head. His eyes were closed and his mouth was small.
No matter how much you look at it, he is an extremely cute child.
Shu Jin carefully opened the swaddling clothes, and the fifth elder brother's clenched little hands were revealed.
Sure enough, as Zhang Shoufa said, the fifth elder brother's right hand is deformed.
Shu Jin looked carefully for a few times, rubbed his hands twice, and then breathed a sigh of relief. It was not band syndrome, it was just that the five fingers were connected together and could not be separated. If left in the modern world, it could be restored to normal through surgery.
, but in this era there is really no cure.
Shu Jin then said softly: "Look carefully, the fifth elder brother's hand is clearly a Buddha's hand!"
As soon as the words came out, Queen Changli and Hui Concubine Gao Wanwei were both stunned.
The little hands stuck together look exactly like the Buddha's hand fruit!
Shu Jin smiled and said: "So the fifth elder brother is not an unlucky person, but an auspicious prince given by Buddha."
In this superstitious era, if you want to break one superstition, you can only use another superstition.
There were still tears hanging from the corners of Hui Bin's eyes, and her eyes were full of surprise. In addition to being surprised, she quickly looked at her son's little hand carefully, "It does look a bit like..." But the fifth elder brother was born on the Ghost Festival, so what?
Will it be auspicious??
Queen Changli also smiled: "This child can be born safely, which shows that he has the blessing of Buddha."
Hui Bin secretly thought to herself, if there was really a blessing from the Buddha, how could the fifth elder brother be born on the Hungry Ghost Festival? In an instant, Hui Bin understood the good intentions of the Queen Mother and the Empress, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty...will you believe it?"
Others don't know, but the emperor knows very well that the fifth elder brother was born in the middle of the night.
Shu Jin knew his son best. Although Hongli's death was well-deserved, it would eventually cast a shadow on Hongzhou's reputation. At this time, if another ominous son with a congenital defect - Hongzhou was born, no matter what
Neither is acceptable.
Now that this son can be whitewashed as "Brother Buddha's Hand" and "Prince Auspicious", why wouldn't Hong Zhou do it?
Shu Jin smiled and said, "Don't worry, the emperor is a loving father."
Hui concubine couldn't help but think that the emperor had kept silent about it. Unless it was said that the fifth elder brother was born on the 16th of July... it could be seen that he was protecting the fifth elder brother. Thinking of this, Hui concubine breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother."
After telling Concubine Hui to have a good life and take care of her, Shu Jin and the Queen returned to the main hall of Fuchun Palace.
Queen Changli said vividly: "The midwife was mistaken earlier. The fifth elder brother's hand looks like a Buddha's hand, which is obviously an auspicious sign!"
Hong Zhou was stunned. After a few seconds, Hong Zhou held up his hands and laughed: "That's right, that's right, concubine Hui gave birth to a Buddha-hand brother for me!"
Then he immediately ordered Dou Huaizhong: "Go and deliver the edict and tell the Sixth Palace that Concubine Hui has done a great job in giving birth to Prince Xiangrui, and she will be promoted to Concubine Hui!"
Shu Jin: Damn, your scenes are quite full!
Anyway, Concubine Hui... ah no, Concubine Hui is now in trouble.
Queen Changli was also happy to build momentum for Concubine Hui and her son. The fifth elder brother had a mutilated right hand and was destined to be unable to ride and shoot. He could only write with his left hand. Obviously, he would not be able to inherit the throne.
It was close to noon when Shu Jin returned to Wanfang Anhe, and she was already feeling a little hungry, but she still cheered up and met the Fucha family of Sifujin first.
In Wanfang Anhe, Fu Cha Shunying was politely entertained by Aunt Lu Xue. In the side hall, not only was she provided with good tea, but also exquisite snacks and fruits. Each of her children also received a bowl of sweet honey red bean milk tea.
This made Fucha Shunying finally feel a little more at ease, and she was finally willing to believe that the emperor and the queen mother were not angry with their three mothers.
"I asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to give you a thousand taels of silver for your funeral. Go back and take care of the funeral properly." Shu Jin said with a kind face.
Fu Cha Shunying, who was dressed in plain clothes, quickly agreed and said "yes". No matter what, he was the biological father of Yong Lin and Jing Shu.
Shu Jin looked at Si Fujin's two children. Yong Lin was a handsome half-grown boy with elegant features and well-behaved eyes. He didn't miss his father at all. As for the girl——
"What's this child's name?" Shu Jin couldn't help but ask when he saw that little Princess was so handsome and adorable.
"To return to the Queen Mother, my name is Jing Shu." The pink and jade-carved little princess said with a blessed body and a milky voice.
Shu Jin couldn't help but praise: "You have raised a pair of good children."
Fucha Shunying said quickly: "I don't dare to praise the Queen Mother like this. I only hope that my brother and sister are safe and sound."
Shu Jin smiled and said: "The emperor said that after the funeral, Yonglin will be rewarded with the title of Gushanbeizi." Otherwise, it would be a bit unfair to continue to receive expenses from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Hearing these words, Fucha Shunying could hardly believe it. Although she knew that there was Sister Shunhua in the palace to put in good words for her, she also understood that Sister Shunhua did not have the ability to control the title and reward of the Holy Lord. Therefore, this was a matter between the Emperor and the Emperor.
The mercy of the Queen Mother!
Fucha Shunying quickly led his children to kneel down to express gratitude and kowtow repeatedly.
After comforting Sifu Jin for a few words, Shu Jin was really very hungry, so he asked them to kneel down.