Changle Palace, the Empress Dowager’s Palace, Yongshou Palace.※%,
The most powerful woman in the known world, the Empress Dowager Dou of the Han Dynasty, was lying quietly on the couch. Around her, several personal maids were gently beating her body and massaging her limbs.
Tao Liu, the princess of the Han Dynasty, knelt under the Empress Dowager Dou and cried out: "Mother, you must make the decision for my son and Gillian..."
When the emperor has a queen, it is good news for the rest of the Han Dynasty.
But it was not true for Liu whoring.
As a member of the Liu family, Liu whoring knows very well what kind of moral character the men of the Liu family are.
Her father, Emperor Taizong, and her brother, Emperor Renzong, were both famously playboys and standard bulldozers.
Although the current emperor's nephew seems to be quite well-behaved, he also respects Gillian and her aunt, and indeed loves Gillian very much.
But the emperor's love? What is it?
It's not like Liu had never seen women who were loved by Taizong and Renzong in the beginning, but then abandoned them.
Empress Dowager Dou, who was lying on the couch, casually said to Liu Piao: "Why cry? What's there to cry about? The emperor has a son and the Han family has a queen. This is a good thing..."
But Liu Prostitute was unwilling to give up. He pulled his mother's sleeve and sobbed: "Mother, you don't know that Gillian is now, let alone pregnant. The emperor has not even slept with Gillian. Now
, the emperor has a son, if he is appointed as his heir, what will Gillian do?"
Since ancient times, the tradition of the Heavenly Family has been that either the mother is valued by the son, or the son is valued by the mother.
To put it simply, the eldest son born to the queen will naturally become the prince, and the mother of the prince will definitely be the queen.
This is ethical ethics and a universal value.
Although, judging from the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for the son of the righteous lady to be established as the heir apparent.
But, what if?
What's more, a child who cries will be fed milk.
No matter what status the prince born to that righteous lady will have.
Liu Piao believed that it would always be beneficial to cry and make trouble on his own.
Empress Dowager Dou sighed. With the help of the maids, she sat up and said seriously to Liu Piao: "Guan Tao, stop making trouble. Don't think that the Ai family doesn't know your thoughts..."
"Just now, the emperor has arrived. The emperor's eldest son has been given the name Taotao. The princess is named Taotao..." Empress Dowager Dou shook her head and said: "Even the Ai family feels that the emperor has gone too far... The righteous
Madam, I feel quite aggrieved..."
When Liu Piao heard this, he was stunned and stopped crying and had no tears left.
The name Bing Ji. In today's Han Dynasty, just like Xiao Ming and Xiao Fang in later generations, it is one of the most popular names among the people.
Give a prince such a name.
Since the emperor hopes that this son can grow up in peace and health, on the other hand, doesn't it mean that the emperor does not want this son to bear too heavy responsibilities?
Although Queen Mother Dou is blind, her hearing is becoming more and more sensitive.
Listening to Guantao's voice, she sighed secretly in her heart.
This daughter really doesn’t give her any peace of mind!
"Guan Tao..." Empress Dowager Dou took Liu Piao's hand, asked her to sit down, and said earnestly: "Either the Ai family said something about you, or the emperor didn't give this name to the eldest son, you shouldn't be so reckless.
The wind, wind and fire..."
"What are you afraid of? Gillian is the queen, the master of the Changqiu Palace. She is canonized by the Ai family and recognized by all the ministers. The lady and beauty in the palace, no matter how many sons they have, no matter how good they are, can they be as good as those of the queen?
A legitimate son?"
In the fifty-nine years since the founding of the country, the Liu family has not abolished any queen or reserve.
Over the past few decades, this matter has gradually become a tradition.
The inertia is far beyond imagination!
During the time of the late emperor, the Bo family had no heirs, so the late emperor still cared about the power of this tradition and did not dare to abandon it lightly.
As for Queen Mother Dou herself, she was the beneficiary of this tradition.
At that time, in Taizong's later years, she already had problems with her eyes, and after the first year of Houyuan, she was almost blind.
At that time, the palace was filled with beauties, but she, the blind queen, still had the last laugh.
Therefore, in Empress Dowager Dou's view, the key issue is not how many children other concubines have given birth to, but whether the queen has any children.
As long as Chen Ajiao has a son and a half, she can support her direct grandson to the throne!
After all, Empress Dowager Dou felt that she was usually too pampered and indulged her daughter.
So much so that she has reached the point where she is so pampered and arrogant today!
The emperor has women, many women. Isn't this a normal thing?
When Empress Lu's granddaughter, Empress Xuanping, was given to Emperor Hui as his concubine, Emperor Hui's harem had three palaces and six courtyards. Even Emperor Hui never laid a finger on Empress Xuanping.
Did Empress Lu and Princess Lu Yuan ever do anything outrageous?
Another example is that when she was a queen, she was old and beautiful, and Emperor Taizong chased younger and more beautiful concubines.
At one time, Liang Huai Wang Liu Yi posed a huge threat to the late emperor's position as crown prince.
What has she done?
No, nothing!
She even took the initiative to lower herself and befriend those favored concubines, at least on the surface.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Dou sighed and said: "The Ai family is still alive now, Guantao, you can be so indulgent, but if one day, the Ai family is gone, what will you do? The late emperor Su Ji learned from the past, Guan Tao you
Remember it!"
Listening to these words that were obviously warning and dissatisfying, Guan Tao knelt down quickly and said: "How can the queen say these unlucky words? The queen will definitely enjoy a long life and live a long life!"
Of course Liu Piao knew that his mother could not get angry easily, but when she got angry, she would be furious.
Besides, the emperor had hinted to his mother that he would not raise the son of the righteous lady. If she didn't know how to accept it as soon as she saw it, she would be too stupid.
She rolled her eyes, immediately put on a smiling face, and said coquettishly: "What I just said is nonsense, please don't take it to heart..."
"In the future, when Gillian gives birth to the emperor's legitimate son, she will have to hold him at the mother's knees!"
Queen Mother Dou stared at Liu Piao with a pair of dull eyes. She could not clearly see Liu Piao's expression and appearance, and could only see a vague figure. Shaking her head, Queen Mother Dou sighed: "I hope...
…”
She is really disappointed with this daughter.
She said so much that she thought the other party would understand what she meant.
But who can imagine...
"I hope Gillian will be smarter than her mother in the future..." Queen Mother Dou thought to herself.
Women in this palace can have the last laugh only if they are smart enough.
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At the same time, in Weiyang Palace and Greenhouse Palace.
Empress Dowager Bo was holding the little princess, who was just over a day old, so happy that she couldn't close her mouth.
"Taotao, the lovely Taotao of the Ai family..." Empress Dowager Bo kissed and touched the little princess's face with great affection.
She has never been as happy as she is now in her life.
She once thought about having a child day and night.
However, this dream eventually proved to be just a dream.
However, it is precisely because of this that she is so excited and even happy now.
It's true that as the Queen Mother, and there is a Queen Mother above her head, Queen Mother Bo really wanted to hold the prince and the princess in her arms and be intimate with them.
"If the queen likes Taotao, I will ask Taotao to visit the queen often and say hello to the queen..." Liu Che said with a smile.
Liu Che's feelings for Empress Dowager Bo became more and more complicated, and he gradually came to regard her as his own mother.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Bo liked the little princess, Liu Che naturally opened the door for convenience.
Queen Mother Bo was extremely satisfied after hearing this.
Her biggest wish in her life was to be able to hold a child and watch him grow up. No matter male or female, beautiful, ugly or even smart or stupid.
There is no hope for the children.
But you can have a granddaughter.
"Emperor, does the princess have an imperial title?" Queen Mother Bo suddenly asked.
Liu Che was stunned. The Han Dynasty had never given a royal decree to any newly born prince or princess. Generally, they would wait until the prince or princess was eight or even ten years old before granting a pardon.
This is because the foundation of maternal and child health care in this era is too weak.
Even if one is born into a heavenly family, the mortality rate is frighteningly high.
Emperor Taizong had a dozen sons and seven or eight princesses during his lifetime, but when Taizong died, he only had two sons and one daughter to die with.
Among them, the first three sons died young.
Even Liu Yi, the king of Liang Huai who was born after he ascended the throne, fell off his horse and died in an accident. By the way, he got married to a future prime minister candidate, Jia Yi, who was regarded as a figure like Xiao He and Cao Shen.
Therefore, usually, the canonization of the royal family will not be considered until the prince or princess is at least out of danger and has a certain degree of resistance.
Otherwise, if the front leg is canonized and the back leg dies in infancy, wouldn’t it mean that the emperor’s face will be bruised?
What about the promised emperor? What about the promised emperor?
This is a very serious issue at this time.
However, seeing Empress Dowager Bo's happy expression, Liu Che couldn't disturb her, let alone voice her worries. He could only smile and say, "I'm waiting for my mother to give Taotao a life plan later!"
In the Han Dynasty, the orders of the princes and princesses were basically implemented by the East Palace. Of course, the emperor also had the decision-making power, but the final edict must be issued by the Queen Mother of the East Palace.
Nowadays, this power belongs to the Empress Dowager Dou, but as the Queen Mother, Bo can still decide the fate of a princess, and the Empress Dowager will not embarrass her daughter-in-law on the issue of a princess.
Empress Dowager Bo had no political agenda. After listening to Liu Che's words, she nodded happily, then hugged the little princess and walked slowly, thinking.
After a while, Empress Dowager Bo smiled and said: "The Ai family remembers that during the reign of Emperor Taizong, Ye County paid tribute to jade bis, gold beads and other items. The Ai family was favored by Emperor Taizong and was given a pair of gold beads. I heard that
Ye County is a good place, with beautiful mountains and rivers, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Is this the case for the emperor?"
Liu Che nodded.
Ye County is indeed a good place!
Historically, Cao Cao once ordered the princes from the emperor Yexia, although the background at that time was that the two capitals were dilapidated and neither of them was under Cao Cao's control.
But it also somewhat illustrates the wealth of Ye County.
Even now, Ye County is not a small place.
More than a hundred years ago, it was the capital of Wei State!
"Then let's call her Princess Yeyi!" Empress Dowager Bo said with a smile.
Liu Che was slightly startled, Princess Yeyi?
The title of princess of the old Liu family is not a nominal title like that of later generations in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, but a real private territory belonging to the princess.
There are even some powerful princesses who can decide the stay and choice of the fiefdom magistrate.
Like the current Princess Guantao, her bathing and bathing place in Guantao is her own private playground.
Otherwise, King Hui of Qi Liu Fei offered Chengyang County to Princess Lu Yuan as a place for bathing and bathing, and he would not have been so appreciated by Empress Lu, and even escaped death.
As for Ye County, the current permanent population is nearly 10,000 to 20,000 households, which is stronger than Guantao County.
After giving such a large county to Taotao, Liu Che was worried that when this little girl grew up, she might become a nightmare for the kings of the Han Dynasty!
The princess of the old Liu family, let alone other people, was even afraid of Liu Che himself!
In the past, there was Lu Yuan, who could decide the life and death of princes and kings. Now there is Guantao, who is known as the "Minister of the Underground Organization Department". Behind him, there is the eldest princess of Eyi, who can compete with Huo Guang.
And why are these princesses so powerful?
Of course, it is inseparable from the queen mothers or emperors behind them.
But the rich human and financial resources of their fiefdoms are also their strength.
The bastards and bastards under his command all cost money to support!
However, Liu Che looked at Empress Dowager Bo's happy expression and couldn't bear to hurt her. He could only hold his nose and said: "Since the mother is so eloquent, my son will wait until Ye Yi and Yi Ji thank the mother for her kindness!"
Isn’t she just a princess from Yeyi?
Anyway, the old Liu family has always had a tradition of raising their eldest daughter in wealth.
At that time, Princess Lu Yuan's land of Tangmu had as many as one county and three counties, which was much larger than the average vassal state, and there was no one there.
For the courtiers and people in the palace, the title and status of the prince are fundamental!
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The affairs of Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace have rarely been hidden from the gossip party in Chang'an City.
It didn't take long for the news to spread all over the world.
Although outsiders have no way of knowing the details of the prince and princess, including their names.
But the princess was named the Princess of Yeyi, and Princess Guantao went to see the Empress Dowager of the East Palace. There was no way to hide these things, and she couldn't hide them.
Soon, everyone knew.
Of course, some people know more and some people know less.
But no matter how many details they know, some people still start to measure and plan based on what they know.
"The emperor's eldest son was given the name 'Biji'. It seems that His Majesty is not willing to establish an elder son, but rather wants to establish a direct descendant..." Some people are thinking that there is no small matter in the Tian family, and if there is any disturbance, everyone wants to find some signs or signs from it.
It's a metaphor, and the metaphor hidden in the name of the emperor's eldest son is so straightforward that even a fool knows what it means.
but.
Does the emperor mean positive or negative?
It depends on everyone's understanding.
What if the emperor wanted to protect the eldest son?
Who knows?
Furthermore, if one day the emperor suddenly becomes famous like the late emperor, under the current situation, the emperor's eldest son is the inevitable successor.
Moreover, even if none of this happens, it doesn't matter. A lady who has just given birth to a prince or a princess must be the most favored and favored at this time. At this time, she will fawn over or even kneel down to lick her. As long as she hugs her on the lap, it is golden.
thigh!
As a result, many speculators began to act impatiently. (To be continued...)
