Grandma Yuan's face turned pale the moment she heard those words.
With her long experience of serving in the palace, how could she not know that the Queen Mother is a pregnant woman?
But she didn't dare to say it, and even intentionally or unintentionally did not ask the Queen Mother to invite the imperial doctor, in order to let the Queen Mother react on her own and then think of a solution.
Unexpectedly, now that he has just taken over the power, His Majesty is young, and the Queen Mother's affairs are extremely heavy, so she is too busy to think about it.
But what I didn't expect was that Marquis Jianning's aunt would be so outspoken and clear up the situation with one sentence.
Concubine De was also stunned when she heard this.
In the silence, Xia Li suddenly said: "The late emperor actually had a posthumous son?"
This was not because her mind was spinning so fast, but because they did not know the previous secret. They were not like Nanny Yuan, who had to worry and guess whether the Empress Dowager had any luck after leaving the city. They just thought about the Empress Dowager's pregnancy. Well, the late emperor has only been dead for a month or two. Counting the days, isn't it normal for him to react at this time?
Aunt Yuan was struck by this bolt of lightning in her mind. She felt calm and pretended to slap her forehead, "Oh, I'm so stupid. I didn't even think about it! I just think that the queen is overworked! If that's true, , that is a great joy! Your Majesty is worthy of being a blessed person!"
Concubine De obviously heard the overwhelming reminder in Nanny Yuan's words. Then she looked at Xia Li with a blush on her face and said, "Pass on to the Imperial Physician."
"How is it? Is the empress really pregnant with the dragon seed of the late emperor?"
The imperial doctor had just put his fingers on Concubine De's wrist and was just beginning to feel her pulse when Nanny Yuan gave another just-in-time reminder.
The imperial doctor did not doubt that he was there. He looked closely and stood up with great joy, "Congratulations to the Queen Mother, it is indeed a happy pulse!"
"Congratulations to the Queen Mother for continuing the bloodline of the late emperor!"
Aunt Yuan shouted loudly, and the maids and eunuchs of Changle Palace behind her knelt on the ground, shouting in unison, "Congratulations to the Queen Mother, for continuing the bloodline of the late emperor."
The three girls of the Xia family who happened to be meeting him also followed him in confusion.
The matter was concluded at this point.
When the news came out, no one in the palace thought anything of it. After all, the Empress Dowager was the most favored queen in the harem, so it was normal for the late emperor to have a posthumous son.
What a coincidence, pregnancy is inherently mysterious and no one can say for sure.
What's more, now that the power of the government is in the hands of others, who dares to say anything else?
And when the news reached the ears of the courtiers, apart from the novelty and discussion, it didn't cause much trouble.
Without him, the current majesty is also the biological son of Concubine De. From any point of view, Concubine De has no reason to replace the current majesty.
In this case, there will be no change in the situation of the DPRK.
The situation of the court has not changed. For these courtiers who care about interests, it is just a woman giving birth to a baby. Who cares!
The news reached Dongfang Bai'er, and he hurried to Changle Palace while he was reading. After asking for the exact news, he digested it in a daze, and then left happily.
Although he is the emperor, he is only a seventeen-year-old child.
Watching Dongfang Bai's back leave, Concubine De sighed secretly in her heart.
Only she knew that the late emperor was old and had long been devoid of desire. This child could only be
She gently held her belly and gradually lost consciousness.
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"Second brother!"
As soon as the three girls of the Xia family returned to Jianninghou Mansion, they saw Xia Jingyun who had taken time to return home at noon. Xia Ningzhen happily stepped forward to greet him.
Xia Jingyun smiled slightly and said, "How was the entry into the palace today? Nothing went wrong, right?"
He seemed to be asking her, and looked at his mother and aunt inquiringly.
Xia Ningzhen said first: "The Queen Mother is very nice! She also said that she would make me the princess! But second brother, we learned a huge thing today!"
Xia Jingyun looked at Xia Ningzhen's serious look, laughed out loud, and said applaudingly: "What's such a big deal?"
"The Queen Mother is happy!"
! ! !
Xia Jingyun's steps suddenly stopped and he turned to look at Xia Ningzhen in disbelief.
Xia Ning really didn't know the reason for his second brother's shock. He was still smiling and said: "Really, we were on the spot when the imperial doctor made the diagnosis. We were all shocked at that time. We didn't expect that two months after the death of the late emperor, he actually There are also unborn bloodlines.”
Xia Jingyun was stunned after hearing the first half of the sentence, but finally regained some composure after listening to the second half.
He turned to look at Feng Xiuyun standing aside. Feng Xiuyun nodded slightly with a complicated expression.
He responded casually and found an excuse to go to the study.
After walking all the way to the study and sitting down, he slowly came back to his senses and calmed down. He smiled bitterly. Maybe he had a guilty conscience?
Even though no one was thinking about anything else, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Gradually, there was only one doubt left in his mind: Is it his own?
After thinking for a while, he pressed his head speechlessly. How do you know this thing? If you ask your sister, she might not know. There is no paternity test these days.
More importantly, can I ask this?
In the midst of melancholy, Feng Xiuyun opened the door and walked in. She walked to his side and gently pressed his shoulder, "Don't worry."
Apart from the two parties involved, only Feng Xiuyun knew about this matter. After listening to her words, Xia Jingyun rubbed his eyebrows. He was about to think that Feng Xiuyun should go to the palace that day to ask, when there was a knock on the door.
Chen Fugui's voice was a little anxious, "Young Master, your Majesty is here."
Xia Jingyun stood up and hurried out.
When he went out, people were kneeling on the ground in the courtyard, and Dongfang Bai was smiling gently, asking everyone to stand down without courtesy.
Seeing Xia Jingyun, Dongfang Bai smiled and said, "Uncle, I heard that you moved to a new residence, so I came here specially to take a look."
Xia Jingyun saluted and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is coming. I am unable to greet you from afar. I hope your Majesty won't be surprised."
"Okay uncle, we've already been polite. Take me to see your mansion quickly! If there's anything missing, I can make it up for you."
After saying that, Dongfang Bai stepped forward and took Xia Jingyun's hand skillfully.
Xia Jingyun smiled and led him towards the mansion.
Looking at the two people's backs, the servants and guests in the hall, including the Xia family, truly realized Xia Jingyun's overwhelming power.
"Uncle, my mother is going to give birth to a younger brother for me."
Dongfang Bai opened his mouth to talk about the biggest news of the day. After Xia Jingyun got through the initial extreme shock, his mind had calmed down a lot. He smiled and said, "How do you know whether he is a younger brother or a younger sister? What if he is a princess?"
Dongfang Bai was startled, "The queen has the constitution to give birth to a son, how could she give birth to a sister?"
Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "If this is true, then there should be only brothers and sisters in the world. Where do brothers and sisters come from?"
Dongfang Bai was stunned again, yes.
Xia Jingyun continued: "I speculate that the thing that determines whether we have a boy or a girl should be a substance in our body, one for each male. The so-called combination of yin and yang creates an heir. But the gender and appearance of the heir will vary. It depends on the situation of these two things, just like yellow plus red makes orange, and yellow plus blue makes green.”
Dongfang Bai seemed to understand, "Can it still be like this?"
Xia Jingyun nodded, "Our human body is also extremely mysterious. It is said in Taoist scriptures that the human body is like a secret treasure, a world of its own. Maybe there is really a magical world inside each of us. For example, if the body is broken and bleeding , just like when a big river bursts its banks, there are countless small people who are invisible to our naked eyes, carrying sandbags to block the gap. In our eyes, it is the wounds that stop bleeding and scab."
Dongfang Bai was dumbfounded. There were a lot of strange things in his uncle's mouth in the past, and he could barely understand them, but what he said today felt so absurd!
"Don't believe it?" Xia Jingyun turned around and smiled.
Dongfang Bai didn't hide it and nodded decisively.
"I know you don't believe it. Come on, I'll take you there to see something good."
While talking, Xia Jingyun took Dongfang Bai to a small courtyard under strict supervision.
Opening the door, Dongfang Bai couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
I saw many tools and various spare parts neatly placed in the room. Several basic rulers and sticks were prepared according to different sizes. For Dongfang Bai, who had already developed a strong interest in small physical and chemical experiments, it was simply too much. It's a toy paradise.
"Originally, we planned to build a room for His Majesty in the palace, but Yan Guan's mouth is not forgiving. If they are given such a good opportunity, even if they dare not scold His Majesty, they will definitely scold the minister to death. Therefore, I had to set up a room in the mansion so that Your Majesty can come often."
After speaking, he did not wait for Dongfang Bai's thanks, but picked up a wooden box on the table, slowly opened it, took out a small object and handed it to Dongfang Bai, "Your Majesty, take a look at this."
Dongfang Bai subconsciously reached out and took it, "What is this?"
"The name of this object is a magnifying glass. It was only after I looked at it with this object that I came up with all the strange ideas I just had. Your Majesty, you might as well give it a try."
After saying that, Xia Jingyun took out another piece of paper and put it on the table, and asked Dongfang Bai to sit on the chair and look at it with a magnifying glass.
Dongfang Bai cast his eyes suspiciously, and almost threw him away in fright.
The small characters, which were originally as thin as mosquitoes and flies, became as big as a child's palm under the mirror!
After he calmed down his panic, collected his mind, and slowly looked at it, he finally realized the wonder of this mirror.
"Your Majesty, you might as well take another look at this."
As Xia Jingyun handed over a leaf of an evergreen shrub, Dongfang Bai took a closer look and saw that there were many clear and dense lines on the leaves that were usually ignored, and underneath the lines, there seemed to be small grids. But when he tried to see more clearly, no matter how hard he opened his eyes, it was all in vain.
"This mirror can only magnify so much."
Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "I have informed Mr. Zhang who will be the supervisor of the specific production method. When he makes a better one, I will definitely present it to Your Majesty as soon as possible."
Dongfang Bai nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of expectation.
Xia Jingyun said slowly: "Whether it is flowers, leaves, or sand and gravel, even though they are tiny, there may be something inside them, just like the Buddhist saying: one flower, one world."
Dongfang Bai sighed repeatedly, "There is something magical between heaven and earth."
"But Your Majesty, I dare to say something more. In the eyes of ordinary scholars, these things are all grotesque tricks and are not the right way. Although I do not agree with it, I am willing to study the principles of heaven and earth deeply, but as the emperor, Your Majesty, We should give top priority to governing the country and nurturing the people, and we must not indulge in it and neglect state affairs. Otherwise, I will die without atoning for my sins, and I will be sorry for the benevolent people who worked hard and even sacrificed their lives for Your Majesty to ascend the throne."
Looking at Xia Jingyun's stern expression, Dongfang Bai also smiled and said, "For me to ascend the throne, aren't my uncle and my mother the ones who have put in the most effort?"
He stood up. Although his body was small, he already had a bit of an imperial bearing. "Don't worry, uncle, I know how hard it is to get this position, and I will definitely not let it go to waste. The three teachers will be coming to Beijing soon," he said. I will study hard as usual."
Xia Jingyun subconsciously stretched out his hand, then realized it and quickly retracted it.
Unexpectedly, he was caught by Dongfang Bai, pulled over and pressed on his head, grinning at him.
Xia Jingyun's face showed relief and he rubbed it gently.
"Uncle, I will also have a gift for you today."
"Oh? What?"
"Don't worry, you'll find out in the afternoon."
Dongfang Bai gave up and showed a proud smile.
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In the afternoon, Mr. Su, who had just returned home to take a nap, was called into the palace gate again.
He was confused, but after seeing the old Patriarch Qin who also entered the palace, he suddenly understood.
"Both the two princes are outstanding men. There is no need to explain why the Ai family invited each other, right?"
Concubine De, who was sitting across the bead curtain, threw the problem to the two old men with a light word.
Aren't you two smart, so let you two fight on your own first.
Old Xianggong Su was there and didn't speak.
Patriarch Qin lowered his eyebrows and looked down, as if he was in trance.
Concubine De was not angry either. The three of them just seemed to be meditating on a mantra. There was silence in the palace, only the long breathing coming and going.
"I dare you, old minister. May I ask the Queen Mother, do you want all the legitimate daughters of our family to marry your brother?"
In the end, it was Mr. Su, the courtier, who seemed to be "concerning the overall situation" and spoke first.
And this opening also shows the wisdom of this old man who has read everything in the world.
Both the Su and Qin families are a rare helper. Under the current situation, unless Concubine De has become an emperor and begins to be wary of Xia Jingyun's future, and intentionally restricts her, their relationship will never allow Xia Jingyun to give up on anyone. .
Moreover, if you want to persuade one party to withdraw, you should not invite both parties at the same time.
But Mr. Su seemed to have not understood this level and asked a very simple question seemingly stupidly.
And the title is also very subtle, not Marquis Jianning, not Xia Jingyun, but your younger brother.
Concubine De naturally understood and said with a smile: "My Majesty is able to ascend the throne, and I owe the most to him. He is upright and upright by nature, and he loves the people. The Ai family believes that he will be a good minister, and they will not be suspicious of him." He is in love with the two noble ladies of the prince's family. If this is the case, what reason does the Ai family have for not helping him fulfill his wish, and how shameful is it for him to give up anyone he loves?"
Speaking of this, she sighed silently in her heart, and unconsciously covered her lower abdomen with her hand.
After getting the information he wanted, Mr. Su asked again: "Is there any precedent for this matter?"
The Su family and the Qin family are both top-notch families. Although Xia Jingyun is now very powerful, they still don't want to bear the reputation of clinging to powerful people and selling their daughters for glory.
Concubine De smiled and picked up the two brochures at hand and asked Nanny Yuan to hand them to them respectively.
"This is what Han Xueming, the Minister of Rites, has been looking for in ancient books."
Old Xianggong Su took it and took a look. He couldn't help but curse in his heart. This piece of shit Han Xueming was obviously half copied and half made up.
But then I thought about it, I guess only a well-read person like him can spot the errors and omissions in it. As for others, how many people can understand it!
And he really liked the atmosphere of this discussion. There was no coercion or consideration of power behind it, but only true feelings.
Because anyone with a discerning eye can actually see that both Su Yanyan and Qin Li are already in love with Xia Jingyun. From a practical point of view, no one else would dare to marry Xia Jingyun without marrying him. The Queen Mother can completely manipulate them in turn.
But the Queen Mother did not, not only did not, she also did not ask them to hand over part of their real power while agreeing to the marriage, in order to weaken the power of this marriage group. Instead, she negotiated amicably with a hint of pleading.
This means that the Queen Mother truly regards them as her own family.
Just convey the meaning among your family members.
Just because he's proficient in power doesn't mean he doesn't have human feelings.
So he stopped talking, and the old Patriarch Qin took over the conversation and said slowly: "Although we are married together, there are always differences. Otherwise, if we have two families, how will the family house be safe, and how will the heirs inherit it?"
In front of the Queen Mother, he restrained his words and did not say anything about his concubine.
Mr. Su also calmly waited for Concubine De's reply. This was indeed the top priority.
Concubine De smiled and said: "Since they are both wives, it is natural that they are all legitimate sons. As for the back house of the mansion, the Su family is engaged in politics and the Qin family is in business. The Su family's Dongting Pearl has always been able to make decisions, and the Qin family's Jingqionghua manages Mingyu Tower. We all agree that one person is in charge of the affairs of the family, and the other is in charge of the financial rights of the family. Each has its own strengths, each has its own comfort, and each has its own reliance. Isn't it a perfect match? As for inheritance, it depends on each person's belly. Can the left and right be adopted back to their natal family? If you inherit the family business, you can have a good future."
She has been thinking about this matter these days, thinking about it for a long time, and finally figured out a self-conscious and sound truth.
Old Xianggong Su and old Patriarch Qin were silent.
Concubine De smiled and said: "If the two princes agree, your majesty will personally decree the marriage. The Ai family has invited the three masters of Tushan to contribute to the wedding. The etiquette department will handle it so that the two noble ladies will not be insulted." "
As soon as these words came out, especially the reputation of the Three Masters of Tushan, the two old men could no longer pretend.
"Old minister, I am willing to follow your Majesty's orders."
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In the afternoon of that day, two pieces of news spread throughout Zhongjing City one after another.
First, the Queen Mother found out she was pregnant and had the late Emperor's posthumous son.
Then His Majesty personally granted the marriage, and the Ministry of Ceremonies selected a good time and auspicious day to hold the wedding.
Coupled with tomorrow's celebration ceremony, the entire city of Zhongjing is completely ignited by these three blessings.
Following a night of celebration, in the early winter of the 24th year of Chongning in the Great Xia, a celebration ceremony was held to announce the complete establishment of a new power and structure in the court.
coming!
This huge turmoil that caused drastic changes in the entire Xia Dynasty and the change of throne will soon come to an end after this ceremony. (End of chapter)
