Early the next morning, Luo Qingyan got up early and went to court. Although the officials had received the imperial decree from Xia Huanyu to be crowned prince yesterday, because Luo Qingyan was not in the palace yesterday, the officials
He went to the palace but was stopped again. He never found a chance to congratulate Luo Qingyan in person. This morning, almost everyone arrived very early, and some surprisingly did not ask for leave.
The crown prince's position has been decided. Although I don't know whether Luo Qingyan can successfully ascend to the throne in the end, the horses that should be photographed and flattered are indispensable.
Therefore, as soon as Luo Qingyan stepped into the meeting hall, he saw that almost all the people in the hall had arrived, and they were all whispering. Luo Qingyan's ears were very good, and he easily heard the words "Crown Prince, Succession" from inside.
It seemed that someone had noticed Luo Qingyan's figure, and the hall suddenly became quiet.
Luo Qingyan walked in and took a seat under the dragon chair. The officials quickly knelt down and saluted: "His Royal Highness is a thousand years old."
Luo Qingyan looked calm and waved his hand lightly, "Get on your feet."
All the officials were looking at Luo Qingyan's expression openly and secretly. Seeing that Luo Qingyan still looked cold, they had no choice but to swallow back all the congratulatory words they had prepared.
"Is there anything you can do today?" Luo Qingyan's voice echoed in the hall coldly.
No one responded, so Luo Qingyan nodded and stood up and said: "If nothing is wrong, His Majesty's car will enter the city soon. All the ministers will come out of the palace with me to welcome it."
The officials below looked at each other in confusion. Just now, Luo Qingyan did not call himself this palace, but actually said "I". Why is this?
Baiguan secretly speculated in his heart, but did not dare to show any inappropriateness to the public, so he quickly agreed and stood quietly. After Luo Qingyan walked down, he followed Luo Qingyan.
He slowly left the meeting hall.
Walking next to Luo Qingyan were the Ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel. The two looked at each other, but it was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Lin Shangshu, who spoke first: "I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince is happy to have a son. His Highness has not come to court in the past few days.
I didn’t find the opportunity to say congratulations to His Highness. Now His Highness is blessed with double happiness. It’s really a joy and a joy to congratulate..."
Luo Qingyan paused slightly, a coldness flashed in his eyes, and after a while, he responded casually: "Master Lin is very well-informed..."
When Lin Shangshu heard this, he glared at the boss and thought to himself, why does the newly promoted Crown Prince seem a little unhappy? Could it be that he said something wrong?
Seeing Luo Qingyan's reaction, the few people behind had no choice but to swallow back the congratulations they had prepared. They just followed Luo Qingyan quietly.
When they arrived at the gate of the palace, Luo Qingyan ordered someone to bring the horse. Together with the officials, they rode along the Wenwu Avenue to the gate of Jincheng. When they arrived at the gate of the city, Xia Huanyu's carriage had not arrived yet. Go ahead.
The inquiring guard hurriedly came to report that His Majesty's chariot would arrive in about half an hour. Luo Qingyan nodded, got off the horse with a calm expression, and stood waiting at the city gate.
The sun was gradually rising, and it was getting hotter. Most of the officials were civil servants, and they were used to enjoying themselves in the house. After standing for a while, I felt that my feet were no longer my own, and there was a headache on my forehead.
Sweat gradually broke out in their eyes. Just looking at Luo Qing's unmoving expression, they didn't dare to say a word.
Although the guard reported that it was almost half an hour, Xia Huanyu kept everyone waiting for a full hour and there was still no sign of him. Some officials who were weak simply looked at him, pretending to have fainted from heat stroke, and just thought about whether they could escape.
After a disaster, Luo Qingyan just glanced at it lightly and said softly: "It seems that he is old and can't even stand for a while. How can he deal with those heavy affairs? It's better to resign directly."
Forget it, I want to go into seclusion as an official, but I also want to have some leisure time."
The official who had just fainted was so disfigured that his intestines turned blue. He quickly opened his eyes and stood up with a shudder. "The sun is too strong today. I'm just a little dizzy. It's nothing serious. It's nothing serious."
hinder."
After standing for a while, I finally saw the golden chariot gradually appearing in front of me. The chariot was surrounded by guards and imperial guards, and there were palace servants in front and behind holding five-color canopies and golden dragon fans. Everyone hurriedly
He stood up straight and watched the car getting closer and closer.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the city. Luo Qingyan quickly knelt down with all the civil and military officials to greet him: "Your Majesty."
Xia Huanyu's voice came from the carriage: "Thank you for your hard work, Crown Prince and all the ministers, please make peace." The voice was still the same as Xia Huanyu's imperial majesty but slightly cold voice, but it seemed a little more gentle.
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Everyone was still in a daze, but Liu Wen'an, who was driving away, had already said loudly: "Your Majesty drove back to the palace..."
Everyone quickly came to their senses and quickly stepped aside to let Xia Huanyu's honor guard pass by first, and then followed Luo Qingyan on horseback towards the palace.
Entering Jincheng, the people all knelt on both sides of Wenwu Avenue to greet them in fear. Halfway through, Xia Huanyu's voice suddenly came from the crowd of cars: "Stop."
The honor guard stopped, Luo Qingyan hurriedly stepped forward, Xia Huanyu had already opened the curtain and looked over, "On the way, I heard that the Crown Princess gave birth to the heir apparent safely. Now that she is back, your mother wants to take a look at the child.
Let’s go to your house first.”
There was a rare smile on Xia Huanyu's face, which made Luo Qingyan stunned. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. His mother? She must be Queen Hua. Luo Qingyan lowered his head and pondered for a moment,
Then he replied: "Yes."
After saying that, he ordered the honor guard and the civil and military officials to return to the palace first. He took Xia Huanyu, under the protection of the Imperial Guard and the Royal Forest Army, to go to Prince Rui's Mansion, which should be the Prince's Mansion now. When Xia Huanyu lowered the curtain,
, Luo Qingyan stepped back a little more, and ordered the attendants beside him to go to the house to report first. After thinking for a while, he said: "I don't want the princess to come out to greet you personally. I just ask the housekeeper to bring a few servants at the door of the house."
Just waiting."
When they arrived at the Prince's Mansion, Xia Huanyu got out of the car first, then turned around and stretched his hand into the car. After a moment, a hand touched Xia Huanyu's and he slowly got out of the car.
It is Queen Hua.
Empress Hua didn't seem to have changed much. Even during such a grand return ceremony, she simply wore a crescent-white dress with a few begonia flowers embroidered on it.
She only wore a pony top bun and two silver begonias, which made her look very elegant.
Empress Hua raised her eyes and looked at the plaque "Prince's Mansion" in front of the mansion, pursed her lips and smiled, and then walked in with Xia Huanyu.
Xia Huanyu supported Empress Hua all the way, which made Luo Qingyan look at her a few more times. Xia Huanyu was an emperor after all, and even if he was a queen, walking side by side like this was a bit disrespectful.
But Luo Qingyan didn't remind him aloud.
"Everyone heard that the Crown Princess was trapped in an ice cellar, causing the fetus to be born prematurely. Is the child healthy? How is the Crown Princess?" Xia Huanyu turned to look at Luo Qingyan with a smile.
Luo Qingyan lowered his head, his expression unchanged, and said softly: "Except for being a little smaller, there is nothing serious. The doctor said that it is normal for premature babies to be smaller. They can make up for it in the future."
Everything is fine with the baby. It’s just that the birth was a bit hard and I feel tired easily these days.”
"That's good." Xia Huanyu said with a smile, his expression seemed very happy.
Instead, Empress Hua spoke softly: "You have just given birth to a baby and it's like this during the confinement period. It's good for your health to lie down more, but don't work too hard. Don't use your eyes too much. You should read less books. And
Don't let the wind blow during the confinement period, otherwise you will cry in the wind later. You must also pay attention to what you eat. You can drink more soup. Chicken soup, fish soup, pig trotters and pork bones, stew some in different ways, but don't add salt.
"
Xia Huanyu didn't know that there were so many taboos. He lowered his head and looked at Queen Hua with a rare smile: "If you don't add salt, doesn't it mean it has no taste? How can you eat it?"
Empress Hua glanced at Xia Huanyu and did not answer. Xia Huanyu didn't seem to care much, "It's hard to have a child. You can't do this or that."
When they arrived at Nanyuan, Yun Shang had already gone downstairs, and Qin Yi and the nanny also stood aside with Bao'er in their arms. When they saw Xia Huanyu and Queen Hua coming in, they quickly saluted: "Greetings to Your Majesty."
Xia Huanyu waved his hand casually and said, "As for us, why are we being so polite?"
After saying that, he looked at the child in the wet nurse's arms and said with a smile: "Is this your child? Bring it over and show it to me?"
Yun Shang quickly picked up the child and walked to Xia Huanyu. Xia Huanyu stretched out his hand to take the child. Yun Shang saw that he was holding the child a little unskilled, and his face seemed a little surprised. After a while, he said: "It's really a little small. It's a little small."
one of."
Empress Hua looked on and frowned. After enduring it for a long time, she finally couldn't bear it anymore, so she reached out and hugged Bao'er: "How can you hold a child like you? The child will be very uncomfortable."
Xia Huanyu didn't look angry at all after being scolded. He smiled and stretched out his hand to tease Bao'er in Queen Hua's arms.
Yun Shang looked a little surprised, but she just lowered her head and quickly concealed the surprise in her eyes.
"This child looks more like his father." Empress Hua said softly. After a while, she asked again: "Have you given a name yet?"
Yun Shang quickly raised her head and replied: "Not yet, I just gave it a nickname, Bao'er."
Xia Huanyu quickly responded from the side: "Da Ming and others will go back and think about it carefully to choose a better name."
Yun Shang lowered her head again and thanked her, but thinking in her heart, looking at Xia Huanyu and Queen Hua, it seemed that Xia Huanyu was obeying Queen Hua's words, which was a good sign. (To be continued)
