The beauty of April in the world is gone, and the mulberry leaves are getting fat and full.
In the city of Tokyo, the emperor was visiting the little Ruan Concubine in the palace. She gave birth to the thirteenth prince. The baby weighed nine pounds and almost killed the little Ruan Concubine. From the time she had pain to the time she gave birth, it was enough
The pain lasted most of the day and in the middle of the night, and the pain didn't come until noon.
The little guy didn't cry or fuss when he was just born. The woman who delivered the baby thought that the delivery had taken too long and she was so exhausted that she was so frightened that her face turned pale. However, the concubine who accompanied the baby was experienced and calm, so she mentioned it directly
He stood on his feet and then slapped his buttocks three times before spitting out amniotic fluid and bursting into tears.
The voice was loud and not over yet.
Finally, he was cleaned, put on the monk's clothes, and put on the quilt without stopping. Finally, Zhu Yihai took it over and hugged him. Strangely enough, Zhu Yihai held it in his hand, smiled at him and talked to him, and he gradually stopped crying.
"Xiao Man, the wheat is so full that it is not yet ripe. The ears of wheat are beginning to bloom and are childish and delicate. Let your nickname be Xiao Man."
At this time, winter wheat enters the grain filling and milking stage, and spring wheat has just been planted.
There is a lot of winter wheat in the north. After the summer harvest, you can plant another season of corn. Plant in autumn and grow in winter, and in spring and summer.
At this time, the overwintering rapeseed seeds in the field are also full and entering the maturity stage.
Wheat hopes for rain in March, but is afraid of wind in April.
Although there are heavy wheat waves at this time, and the harvest season is about to arrive, we are also worried about dry and hot winds. The winter wheat entering the milk-ripening stage in April will encounter dry and hot winds, which will severely reduce the yield. After several months, it is about to be harvested.
, everyone is afraid of the April storm.
We look forward to rain in March and fear rain in May. If there is no good weather during the harvest and it rains continuously, the ripe wheat will sprout on the ears and will not dry even after being harvested. The harvested wheat will turn black and sprout buds.
Steamed wheat buns are sticky, and noodles have no chewy texture.
"The winter wheat harvest in Nanyang is the earliest every year. This year's wheat has been harvested. The new wheat sent by Chen Qianfu, Zheng Zunqian, and Liu Mu will soon arrive in Tokyo. Let's use this new wheat to clean this kid in three days.
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The siege of Yingzhou has not yet ended, but the Ming army has entered Nanyang and is approaching Nanyang City.
The winter wheat in the Nanyang Basin matured early, and the Ming army immediately began to help the Qing army trapped in the city to harvest wheat.
Ruan Lihua, who had just given birth to the thirteenth prince, was still lying on the bed in the delivery room. This was a room specially prepared for delivery, clean and bright.
The birth almost cost her half her life, but she regained some energy after drinking ginseng soup.
Seeing that she was in much better spirits, Zhu Yihai hugged the child to her, "This little guy is also awake. His little eyes are twitching around. He is probably hungry. He has a good temper and is not crying."
The little concubine then breastfed the child.
However, the little guy tried hard for a long time, but he didn't seem to be able to drink it. His face turned red from holding it in, and he started crying again in anger.
"Why don't you let the wet nurse come to feed you? Don't starve." Ruan Bin said worriedly.
Zhu Yihai is quite experienced, "The child has to eat the mother's colostrum for the first time. It is nutritious, helps with lactation, and can also help you recover after delivery. Don't rush to call the wet nurse. Let him wait for a while."
Breathe in."
Ruan Lihua looked at the fat boy, her eyes full of love.
Ruan Lizhen is also happy for her cousin.
Zhu Yihai said with a smile, "Concubine Ruan has made great achievements today and endured great hardships. She has been dead for a long time, so I canonize you as Concubine Ning and take good care of her."
Mother is more valuable than her son.
The emperor had a total of eleven sons, excluding the eldest prince and the third prince, the remaining nine princes, the queen gave birth to the ninth prince, and the other eight lucky concubines gave birth to princes, and they were all promoted to the throne as concubines.
Below the imperial concubine, there are nine other concubines. The concubine Ning who was given to the little Ruan concubine is the last concubine. The concubine Huang Kang in front of her, the daughter of Huang Binqing who gave birth to the fourth prince and died in infancy, is also the only one who has a concubine title but does not have a concubine title.
The prince's.
Ruan Lizhen only gave birth to a daughter, so she was still a virtuous concubine.
It's not that Zhu Yihai favors boys over girls, that's how it is in the palace. He doesn't favor anyone in particular, nor does he dislike anyone. Nowadays, there are more and more concubines in the palace, but he can accompany him less and less.
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Now that the nine concubines and concubines have their places, only the imperial concubine is still vacant.
Ruan Lihua gave birth today, and it is extremely special that he can stay with her for a long time.
"Your Majesty has many things to do and is busy with state affairs, so please go ahead and do not delay the state affairs with me." Ruan Lihua was unexpectedly happy and very satisfied to be granted the title of Concubine Ning.
The son was not named king, and he didn't care.
In fact, since the five queens were granted the title at one time, the six subsequent kings, including the nine princes born to the queen, have not been granted the title again.
The emperor told the public that he would wait until they reached ten years old before being granted the title.
Generally, a prince is granted the title of king at the age of ten, which can be regarded as the ancestral system of the old Zhu family. Although today's princes actually don't care much about the ancestral system, there are countless things to change the ancestral system.
In the case of Emperor Shaotian today, the ninth prince is the direct descendant of the queen. In fact, there is not much controversy about the identity of the crown prince. It can be established at birth. After all, the previous princes were crowned kings when they were born. Or they were officially canonized when they were three years old.
That's okay, it's a little too late to create a crown prince at the age of ten.
Of course, the status of the Ninth Prince and Crown Prince is not so secure. After all, there is another eldest prince, King Hongjia of Qin. Although his mother is a concubine, he was adopted in the name of his wife, and later he was posthumously named the eldest son or crown prince. So it really has to be discussed.
, he is also the legitimate son and the legitimate eldest son.
Just because he was not Queen Yuan's biological child, this matter remained in suspense.
The emperor did not directly canonize the ninth son of the emperor as the prince, but had previously canonized the eldest prince as the king of Qin. In fact, it not only left some suspense but also made some preliminary arrangements.
"State affairs happen every day. I will accompany you and Lao Shisan today. Are you hungry now? What do you want to eat? How about I get you some ginseng, red sage, and black chicken soup, and a bowl of millet porridge? I will make it for you myself.
go!"
"If the emperor is willing, just stay here with me." Ruan Lihua was very excited. It was rare to see the emperor in person, let alone such gentleness.
"It's okay, you chat with the concubine, I'll do it."
Although there is an imperial dining room in the palace, and meals are provided for the emperor's concubines and other masters, in fact, it has always been a common practice that each palace also has its own private kitchen and small stove. The ingredients used in this small stove are their own money, and they want to eat it.
No matter what you order, the supply in the imperial dining room is not limited.
Zhu Yihai's cooking skills are actually quite good, and there is no shortage of ingredients.
Although he advocated economy and opposed waste, the palace still had everything it should have.
After a natural delivery, as long as you don't eat raw, cold or spicy food, it won't have much impact. Zhu Yihai chose black-bone chicken, took some pork belly to make soup, and added some ginseng and red qi, which can replenish qi and blood.
Then I cooked millet porridge in a casserole.
After cleaning it up himself, he asked the palace servants to look at the charcoal fire. After he washed his hands, he came over to talk to them again.
When I went in, I found that the boy was sucking on me again. This time I finally sucked him in. He sucked hard, but Concubine Ning and Ruan Lihua were sucked very painfully and could only endure it.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Zihe Che who gave birth to a boy has a lot of tonic to replenish qi, blood and essence. He weighs nine pounds and is very healthy. This Zihe Che must also be more tonic. I have already had people clean it up.
Prepared by a royal doctor.”
Zhu Yihai waved his hand directly.
Ziheche is Tipan. There are many prescriptions made from this in traditional Chinese medicine. It can cure many diseases and has a recuperative effect. It is said that the effect is very good.
Even later generations of Western medicine have detected that it contains many very valuable hormones.
However, Zhu Yihai still found it difficult to accept it.
It is said that if a woman does not have enough breast milk, she can simmer it over low heat and grind it into powder. Taking a little bit after meals every day will also have a very good effect, but Zhu Yihai always feels that there is some discomfort.
He refused again and again.
"Does your Majesty dislike my concubine?"
Zhu Yihai was speechless.
All I can say is, "I am in good health and this is not suitable for random supplements."
He quickly changed the subject, "The season is pretty good now, neither too cold nor too hot. It's a great time to have confinement. Both adults and children will suffer less."
"I will ask someone to get some mugwort for Concubine Ning. You can use mugwort to wash your body once every three to five days. During the confinement period, although you need to wash less, you can't skip washing. Just pay attention to blowing as little as possible."
Concubine Ning was deeply touched by a few words of concern.
Even Ruan Lizhen, the concubine of De, was a little moved. She has experienced everything, but she also lamented that such a ninety-five-year-old emperor could still be so attentive and caring.
What woman can be so moved that she is determined to die?
After reading this, she couldn't help but want to have a son with the emperor right away.
It's rare to leave the court affairs behind and spend time with them here, chatting about family affairs.
Although the Ruan sisters are world-famous talented women, famous dramatists and poets, they still talk about their family and family affairs and gossip.
The atmosphere was unusually relaxed.
The boy ate and slept, and when he woke up he ate again without being disturbed.
Pork belly, black chicken, ginseng, and red sage soup that had been simmered for several hours, served with millet porridge, and the rich aroma made Ruan Lihua actually feel hungry.
Zhu Yihai also specially added two vegetables, fried carrots and lotus roots, stir-fried with camellia oil.
"Eat a little of each, and eat them together. It's nutritious."
Zhu Yihai and Ruan Lizhen were also eating together. Anyway, he made a lot of food and packed two separate portions.
Ruan Lizhen actually felt a little jealous while eating this dish.
Empress Zhang, Concubine Chen, and Concubine Li Li were originally going to visit her when they heard about the birth, but Zhu Yihai asked them not to come yet and wait until after confinement.
When he asked the chamberlain to deliver the message, Ruan Lihua was obviously relieved.
Although Zhu Yihai's harem seems to be relatively harmonious, he also knows that there is actually no struggle. Ruan has just given birth to a child and is still a prince, so he is also worried about accidents. He also understands his eagerness to protect the child.
Not allowing them to be disturbed for the time being not only allows them to rest in peace, but also cares and protects their mother and child. Even the gates of ordinary large houses are filled with all kinds of house fights, let alone palace fights in the palace.
There must be all kinds of palace scheming, so it would be better for him to come forward.
"I will have to trouble you from now on, Debin. You have to work so hard to take care of me during this confinement period. The food will be prepared directly on the small stove here. If you need anything, I will let Liu Chao take care of it."
Lihua was so moved that she shed tears. Although she didn't get much love in normal times, but today she gave birth to a child, and he compensated her a hundred times what she usually lacked. She felt extremely happy and satisfied.
"You must sit well during the confinement period, and sit for forty-two days. If you need anything, just ask. I will come to accompany you when I have time."
"I have also prepared two more wet nurses, ten dairy goats and ten cows. In addition, I have also summoned two royal doctor wives. They are also experts in Xinglin, especially in obstetrics, gynecology and pediatrics. They know how to
I will stay with you here for two months, and we will work in shifts day and night."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
"You don't have to be polite to me. You are my woman and you have just given me a son. These are all things I should do. If there are any shortcomings, just tell me directly.
When you are out of confinement, I will officially hold the canonization ceremony for Concubine Ning and give you a silver certificate on the 100th anniversary of your birth."
