(The time in the previous chapter was wrong and has been corrected.)
Two days later, it was New Year's Eve, the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month. According to the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang, this day was the day for the clan gathering. All clan members in Beijing, regardless of gender, had to enter the palace to participate in the banquet.
However, this banquet has become somewhat formalized after Zhu Yuanzhang's death. Yunxi is not Zhu Yuanzhang. Even he is very affectionate towards his children and grandchildren. He has a good relationship with most of his uncles and brothers. It is impossible for him to have a pair of children and grandchildren for his uncles and brothers.
Feelings.
But no matter how formal it is, Yunxi still has to hold it, firstly to show that he does not violate tradition, and secondly to talk to every adult clan member, especially those with whom he has almost no contact on weekdays, to enhance understanding.
Moreover, this year Zhu Bai came to Beijing to pay tribute, and there was even a royal family banquet to be held.
But Yunxi wanted to prevent a person from participating in the clan banquet.
"Xiyao, you have a big belly. You may give birth at any time in the next two days. Why go to the party again? Just let Xiyi host it for you." Yunxi said.
"Your Majesty, I haven't given birth yet! I'm just going to show my face, say a few words to the aunts, and then come back." Xiyao said with a smile. It is the queen's duty to host the family banquet. Although Xiyao has already
Although I have such a big belly, I still want to show my face and let everyone who can attend the banquet know clearly: I am the queen.
"Well, okay, you show up, but don't eat or drink anything, just say a few words and come back." Yunxi said. He couldn't stand up to Xiyao, so he could only agree, but he gave these two instructions.
Of course Xiyao agreed with a smile. Yunxi was still not at ease, so he called two imperial doctors and waited in a side hall of Jiaotai Hall.
Of course, the clan gathering was as noisy as ever. Even when Yunxi came, everyone just saluted him and continued to talk noisily after that.
It wasn't until Yunxi announced the start of the banquet that everyone stopped talking and stood up together to toast Yunxi; Yunxi also raised his glass of rice wine in response.
Under the influence of Yunxi, the distilled liquor that once flourished during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, that is, the liquor of later generations, fell silent again and no one cared about it, and everyone started drinking fermented liquor again.
Yunxi personally dislikes drinking distilled liquor. For him, whether it is liquor with a higher alcohol content (including one or two thousand Maotai) that he drank in his previous life, or liquor that is low-distilled and low-alcohol that he drank in this life,
He didn't even think it tasted good, and couldn't appreciate any other taste except spicy. So he gave up drinking in his previous life, and in this life he always drank rice wine or fruit wine.
After toasting three glasses of wine, Yunxi said a few words, which roughly meant "everyone has a good meal and a good drink", and then found someone to chat one-on-one.
According to the close relationship, the person here who has the closest relationship with Yunxi is undoubtedly Yunxi, but Yunxi has only turned ten and eleven years old, and he is just a little kid. Yunxi fooled him with just a few words, and then ordered Zhu to be taken care of.
Ying called forward.
Zhu Ying is the oldest of the princes who are still stranded in Beijing. He will be nineteen after the Chinese New Year. There were rumors that Yunxi and Zhu Ying had a bad relationship, so they did not grant him a fief. Later, Zhu Ying said that it was him.
He only wanted to stay in the capital and refused to be sealed, so he clarified this matter. Some people despised him, but some people agreed with his idea.
Yunxi looked at Zhu Ying and said to him: "Uncle Twenty-two, have you changed your mind now?"
Of course Zhu Ying knew what he was talking about and said, "I haven't changed my mind."
Yunxi sighed. He actually didn't want to let his uncles stay in the capital. Zhu Ying had no memory of Yunxi's previous life, and he didn't know what his descendants were like, but according to the general rules of things, he had good clothes, good food, and no need to work.
There should be a lot of uneducated and unskilled disciples, and he wants to send them overseas out of sight and out of mind.
But Zhu Ying insisted on staying in the capital, so Yunxi had no choice but to let him stay. 'It would be great if your personality and Yunwen's were reversed.' Yunxi thought. The only prince he wanted to stay in the capital was Yunwen.
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Afterwards, the uncle and nephew started chatting.
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On the other side, Xiyao was talking to Wu, the wife of Zhu Bai, King of Xiang. Wu was the daughter of Wu Zhen, Marquis of Jinghai, niece of Jiang Guogong Wu Liang, and cousin of Wu Gao, the current Marquis of Huaiyin. In the 23rd year of Hongwu, Wu Jianzhui sat down
Hu Weiyong remained in the party, and his son Wu Zhong was expelled from his title, but Wu Gao survived, so she still has a natal family with some energy.
Wu Zhong wanted to marry his youngest daughter to Xue Xiyang, but Xue Xian and his wife could not decide, so they sent someone to tell Xiyao about the matter and let her decide; Wu Gao also knew that the final decision on major affairs of the Xue family rested with Xiyao, and
It happened that the King of Xiang came to Beijing to pay tribute, so he told his sister about the matter and asked her to help negotiate peace in front of the queen.
Wu was naturally willing, so she said earnestly at this time: "Mother, I have seen this little niece since I was a child. I met again a few days ago. She is very smart. She is fifteen years old this year and is married to Xue Qianhu (Xue Xiyang's hereditary Qianhu)
) is also quite..."
Xiyao thought for a moment and felt that Wu Zhong's family was not prominent and he was related to King Xiang, so he would not violate Yunxi's taboo, so he decided to list this little girl as one of the candidates.
Just when she was about to tell Mrs. Wu that she would bring this little girl to the palace for me to see her in two days, she felt something was wrong with her stomach.
She had already given birth to two children, and she immediately realized that she was about to give birth!
She stopped talking to Mrs. Wu and said to Zhiyi: "Quickly, help me back to Qianqing Palace." Zhiyi was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was saying to Princess Wu of Hunan: "I'm sorry." and helped me up.
Xiyao walked out.
Wu was stunned for a moment, then noticed Xiyao's unwavering expression, coupled with her swollen belly, and realized that she was about to give birth. She immediately stood up and got out of the way and said: "Call the doctor quickly!"
Everyone who was talking to each other was shocked by her voice, and then they saw Xiyao slowly walking out from behind, being served by the palace maid. Everyone immediately knew that the queen was about to give birth, and started chattering after Xiyao walked out of the room.
"Do you think the Queen will give birth to a prince or a princess in this pregnancy?"
"I think the queen's belly is round, she is probably a princess..."
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Yunxi had stopped chatting with Zhu Ying at this time, and was just thinking about whether to have a break with Zhu Bai first, when he saw Yun Zhi running over in a hurry, and before Yunxi could open his mouth to reprimand, he said: "Brother, the emperor's sister-in-law"
It’s time to give birth.”
"What!" Yunxi yelled, and then became entangled: the banquet had just started for a quarter of an hour, and we couldn't announce it was over now; in later generations, no one would blame him for leaving the banquet when he heard that his wife was going to give birth to a child, but in this era, it is likely that
Everyone was talking a lot, and Xiyao's reputation was not good. It was impossible for her to give birth to the eldest son.
Although Yunzhi's voice was not loud, several people in front of Yunxi heard it. They also immediately noticed Yunxi's tangled look, and secretly wondered how Yunxi and Xiyao had such a good relationship.
Zhu Bai also had a good relationship with his wife. When he saw that even though Yun Xi was an emperor and had countless concubines, he was so affectionate and loyal to the queen. He was immediately moved and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, you can pretend to be respectful.
If the woman gives birth naturally, it won't take long, your Majesty will come back later."
After hearing Zhu Bai's words, Yunxi immediately knew that this was a reason to fool him. He gave Zhu Bai a grateful look, stood up, smiled and told the other brothers that he needed to go to the toilet, and then left Jiaotai.
The main hall.
As soon as Yunxi left the Jiaotai Hall, he ran to the side hall. After a while, he ran into the side hall and saw dozens of palace ladies gathered here. Some of the palace ladies kept coming in and out with something in their hands.
Yunxi saw the secretary at the door, grabbed her arm and asked: "How is Xiyao now?"
The servant was in pain from being caught by him, but his face remained unchanged as he said: "The midwife has come over and is giving birth to the Queen. In the room next to her, there are three imperial doctors from the imperial hospital preparing."
"Where is the blood transfusion? Are you ready?" Yunxi asked.
"As far as your majesty is concerned, there are eight people in total who are staying in another room, ready to donate blood," the servant said.
Yunxi asked a dozen questions with a straight face, and the servant answered them one by one without any panic.
Yunxi also calmed down, released his hold on the servant's hand, and sat aside to wait. After a while, the three Yunlan sisters, Min'er, Wenyuan, and Wenqi also came to accompany Yunxi, and Xiyi replaced Xiyao.
Hosting a banquet with the princess and the princesses, they were not allowed to leave without coming.
Because Xiyao had already given birth to two children, and the first two children were both delivered naturally and it didn't take long, so he thought it would be the same this time, but the time became longer and longer and the palace maids kept coming and going.
Everyone told him that the situation this time was not good.
Yunxi became nervous again, but he was not an obstetrician and gynecologist, so he couldn't help at this time, so he could only worry.
Before the clan banquet was about to end, Yunxi returned to the main hall of Jiaotai Hall and said a few words, drank a few glasses of wine with them, announced that the banquet was over, and then hurried back to the side hall.
At this time Siqi also came over. Since Siqi could not attend the clan banquet, he simply took advantage of this time to take a nap this year. When he woke up, he learned that the queen was about to give birth and hurried over.
After a while, Xiyi also rushed over to accompany Yunxi.
I don't know how long it took, but the child's loud cry came from the house, and the midwife came out with a happy face and said: "The common people congratulate Your Majesty, mother and child are safe."
Yunxi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and fell backwards as he stood unsteadily. Fortunately, the eunuch next to him had quick eyesight and quickly hugged him, preventing him from falling to the ground.
Yunxi patted his chest and said: "It's considered a birth." Then he regained his consciousness as an emperor and said: "Each midwife will be rewarded with ten taels of gold, the palace maid's salary will be increased by five hundred yuan, and the female officer will be promoted by one level." He asked again.
Huang Fu took out a gold bracelet and said to the midwife who reported the news: "I will reward you alone."
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty." the midwife knelt down and said.
Yunxi asked the imperial doctor to take a look at Xiyao's condition. He forced himself to go in and take a look at his seventh child. He couldn't hold on anymore and went to sleep.
