Zhu Biao walked back and forth at the door several times, like a donkey in trouble. All of these were his own unconscious actions. His mind was in a mess. Thousands of strange and unreasonable thoughts kept pouring out. When he thought about it carefully, he couldn't find anything. No.
From time to time, palace maid Wen Po came in and out of the Chengqian Palace, but no screams came from inside. Zhu Biao's face turned red, and he suddenly grabbed a palace maid carrying a basin and asked, "How is the Crown Princess?"
The little palace maid was also extremely nervous. She was suddenly pulled and almost cried: "Slave... I don't know."
Zhu Biao swallowed and let go of her. He felt that his consciousness was very clear, but he seemed to be dreaming. He found a step and sat down helplessly. A group of eunuchs surrounded him but he did not dare to speak to comfort her.
After a while, Chang Luohua's screams suddenly started coming from inside, but Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably. It had been too quiet. He thought his wife and children were dead. Those eunuchs and wives were afraid, so they colluded to pretend. Lie to him.
At this time, he even thought about how to torture them. When he heard his wife's cry during childbirth, he finally felt relieved. All the strange and cruel thoughts receded like a tide, but his heart began to beat up and down again.
At this moment, a panting figure walked over quickly, with a group of eunuchs hanging far behind him. Zhu Yuanzhang's chest was rising and falling continuously, and the dragon on his chest seemed to be alive, with teeth and claws dancing.
Although he was very tired, Lao Zhu had no intention of sitting down. Instead, he glanced at the palace door and then at his son. He kept turning around with his hands behind his back, suddenly stopped and ordered the eunuch who came over: "Immediately Let the Ministry of Rites offer sacrifices to the Xian Palace!"
"By the way, we can't hold back the Emperor Fengyang Mausoleum either. Send people over immediately to offer sacrifices without any delay!"
After seeing his father, Zhu Biao finally calmed down and regained his previous calmness. He stood up and comforted his father, but Lao Zhu was not in the mood to listen to his nagging at this time.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao smiled helplessly, pulled a palace maid to the side and whispered: "Go and tell Granny Zhang that if necessary, you must sacrifice your little one to protect your big one. There is no need to come out to ask for instructions. If you dare to act smart, you will be responsible for the consequences!"
The palace maid stared at Zhu Biao in a daze, as if stars were twinkling in her eyes. Then she nodded firmly and bowed before walking towards the delivery room.
In this era, women are just tools for giving birth. Even being as noble as a princess cannot change this essence. If we really encounter that moment soon, Lao Zhu will definitely order the elder to be given up and the younger to be preserved. Even the Wang Chang family of Kaiping will not have any objections. With them The birth of a grandson of Chang family blood is enough.
But for Zhu Biao, children are very important, but his wife who has been with him for several years is even more important. If Chang Luohua leaves like this, Zhu Biao will find it difficult to accept it.
Queen Ma arrived soon after. She didn't even look at the father and son who were milling around. She paused silently at the door for a while, and then walked into the delivery room. Queen Ma was leading the women and children in the rear, while the men were fighting at the front. , she always goes to the delivery room for every woman who gives birth, and she has rich experience.
The sound inside was up and down, and the concubines and princes and princesses from the harem also came over. Seeing that the couple were a little upset, they wanted to say a few nice words. As a result, Lao Zhu found their chirping annoying and told them to get out with a glare. , don’t cause trouble here.
Immediately, the concubines turned pale and ran away, covering their faces. The three brothers, who had just finished their work and were disgraced, still wanted to stay with their eldest brother and wait to see their eldest nephew. However, they were forcibly dragged away by their mother and concubine.
The eldest princess Zhu Jingjing, who was leading the younger brothers and sisters, cast a comforting look at her brother, and then coaxed a few little carrots who wanted to join in the fun to leave. They didn't know that their sister saved their butts.
According to Lao Zhu's character and traditional superstition, it is not impossible to suddenly drag a few princes to spank them and make them cry, so as to add some children's cries to the East Palace to denounce good luck...
After struggling for half an hour, Princess Lan of Kaiping finally arrived in a hurry. After a hasty salute, she stood outside the delivery room and comforted her daughter. She came in a hurry and was carrying a cold wind, so she did not dare to enter the delivery room directly.
Without anyone's instructions, the lights in the palace were as bright as day, the sacrifices in Fengxian Hall had already begun, and all the civil and military officials outside the palace had also received the news. Most people earnestly hoped that the Crown Princess would give birth to the imperial grandson smoothly. .
In particular, the Xungui Group, the royalists, and the officials affiliated with the East Palace, their wealth, life, ancestors, and glory are all closely linked to the Tianjia orthodoxy. It can be said that they are both prosperous and disadvantaged.
More and more officials gathered in front of the Chengtian Gate, talking in low voices to wish the emperor's grandson a smooth birth and continue the inheritance of the Tian family ancestral temple.
There were some officials who were wearing court uniforms and some who were wearing ordinary clothes. The higher the rank, the more of them were wearing court uniforms. They all looked serious. Many low-ranking officials saw this and sneaked home to change clothes.
There were also some officials who were not good enough but secretly sneered, thinking that it was already night, and even if the grandson was born smoothly, the emperor would not let them into the palace for a banquet. They were just here to watch the fun, so why bother to pretend like this.
Let’s not mention the officials in the DPRK, but the lower-level officials in the capital are gearing up. Since last month, the governor of the capital has ordered the officials to secretly prepare many red and purple silk ribbons, which will be hung all over the country when the grandson is born. The city is auspicious, Bo Sheng, His Highness, smiles.
If something goes wrong and something unbearable happens, then just pretend that nothing happened, the red silk ribbons will be destroyed on the spot, and weddings will be banned in the city for the next few days, waiting for the court's order.
Time passed little by little, and the originally lively scene became more and more silent. Everyone knew that a woman had to go through hell when giving birth, not to mention that this time it was twins.
It is false to say how sad and depressed they are. After all, they are not their heirs. Besides, the fact that the Crown Princess is pregnant means that there is nothing wrong with His Highness. The Crown Prince is in good health. The birth of the Emperor's grandson is just a matter of sooner or later. It does not matter. It will affect the overall situation, let alone shake the foundation of the country.
But it is true that they are in a bad mood. His Majesty loves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Ai Wu and Wu Xia must also cherish the grandson of the Eastern Palace. If there is any chance, then His Majesty may take out his temper on them in grief...
The sky is pitiful, their life is already very difficult, but they can no longer withstand the torment of the Holy One, so they still bless the Crown Princess to give birth to a grandson safely, so that the joy of family relationship can resolve the panic of the Holy One.
Pots of bloody water were moved out from the East Palace, and screams were heard one after another. The eyes of the two men turned black. There were mountains of corpses and seas of blood. There were millions of dead souls under a military order, but what happened It's not so easy to calm down when it comes to your own blood.
Zhu Biao was preparing to be a father, and it was the first time for a eldest daughter to get on the sedan chair. Zhu Yuanzhang had no experience. Even though he had many children, it was just like when Zhu Biao was born, he led an army to besiege Jiqing. When the first few children were born, he They are all fighting abroad.
By the time the country was founded and proclaimed emperor, there was no need to go out to fight, and there were already a large group of sons and daughters, so the new ones were naturally not too rare. Empress Ma was basically asked to go and see them, and she could do whatever she wanted.
This is the first time that I have come all the way to wait outside the main hall like this. The only thing I am thinking about is my grandson, and not just my grandson, he is probably the future prince, future emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the future successor of Zhu Ming Dynasty. .
"Wow~wow~wow~"
Finally, a cry that belonged to a baby suddenly sounded in the East Palace. Zhu Biao shivered uncontrollably, while Zhu Yuanzhang on the side raised his head and laughed.
After a while, a palace maid walked out briskly and kowtowed to the father and son happily: "My slaves congratulate Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Princess has given birth to the Emperor's eldest grandson for me, Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he waved his hand to distribute rewards widely, and then he was going to go to Fengxian Hall to kowtow to his ancestors in person and tell the good news to his ancestors. Our family's legacy will definitely be passed down.
Zhu Biao hurriedly asked: "How is the princess' health? Is there another one?"
The palace maid replied: "The Crown Princess is well. The Queen is personally feeding the Crown Princess ginseng soup to replenish her strength. Granny Zhang said that the other little Highness's fetal position is also correct and she will give birth soon."
"Okay, we get it, you go back and serve us right away. We'll be rewarded a lot later. We'll be rewarded a lot, hahaha!"
"Biao'er, you are going to be a father, and we are going to be the emperor's grandfather. We are so happy. I will go to my ancestors with my father later to thank our ancestors and express our thanks to the spirits of our ancestors in heaven for blessing us, the descendants of the Zhu family, to continue the ancestral temple."
Zhu Biao also breathed a sigh of relief, and then he had to face the reality. He had a son, but there was another one who was not sure whether it was a boy or a girl. It would be great if it was a daughter. Suddenly, he would have both a son and a daughter. If he was still a child, It's very difficult to handle.
Zhu Yuanzhang reacted after he was happy. The two men looked at each other in confusion. Lao Zhu had always been a staunch defender of the eldest son inheritance system, but if these two grandsons were born at almost the same time...
At this moment, another baby cry started to sound, and the one that had just stopped was also stimulated to cry, one after another in an orderly manner.
Both of them wanted to know whether this person was a boy or a girl, but they were too hesitant to ask. They could only wait eagerly for someone to come out to inform them, but it took a while for Queen Ma to come out.
She was not holding the baby. After all, it was a late autumn night and a newborn child couldn't bear the cold wind. Queen Ma's face was also a little strange, with a mix of joy and confusion. Lao Zhu understood it as soon as he saw his wife's face, and she couldn't laugh or cry.
Empress Ma said: "Luo Hua strives for his best and adds two emperor grandsons to my Zhu family in one breath. This is a great thing, isn't it Chongba?"
"Yes, it's a great thing, we have to let our ancestors have fun too!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally happy. It was better to have grandchildren than no grandchildren, not to mention two grandchildren, double the happiness.
Since the reality is like this, there is no need to worry about it. Both of them are strong-willed people. They have never seen any big storms, not to mention the two childish people, which really don't mean anything.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang himself was in his prime, and the crown prince Zhu Biao was not as good as the weak crown. It was not an urgent matter to appoint him as the emperor's grandson. There was plenty of time to think carefully.
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