The Imperial Palace of Wu State.
Qingxin Palace.
Back garden, Xingyun Pavilion.
Emperor Wu did not hold the 60th birthday banquet in a certain hall, but in the Xingyun Pavilion.
The so-called pavilion refers to a pavilion.
It certainly does not have the grandeur of a palace, of which it is usually an integral part.
It is a place for the owner to overlook, relax, collect books, and worship Buddha.
Emperor Wu did not pay homage to Buddha.
There is a study room in Xingyun Pavilion, but there is no collection of books.
This place was mostly used as a resting place for Emperor Wu after he returned to the palace after handling state affairs.
It was his favorite place to relax and relax.
So it’s particularly clean here.
But today this place is more lively than ever.
At the beginning of Shen Shi, many people came to Xingyun Pavilion.
Most of them are people from the harem.
For example, Empress Qi, Concubine Shu, Concubine Yan, Gu Zhaoyi and Xue Zhaoyi.
There are not many, and it is completely different from the emperor's harem in the play, which has three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines.
Emperor Wu ascended the throne at the age of twenty-one. After marrying Queen Qi, he abandoned the fourteen-year-old Queen and took Xia Mochou to fight with Nanchu!
This fight lasted three years!
Nanchu is a small country, but the Chu people are extremely tenacious. It took Emperor Wu two years to attack Yingcheng, the capital of Nanchu!
As a result, he was outflanked from behind by the famous Southern Chu general Xue Manzi, who almost captured Emperor Wu alive!
In that battle, Xia Mochou single-handedly killed several people in and out, and rescued Emperor Wu back to the rear camp.
Xue Manzi came two days later with a girl, but it was not to fight Emperor Wu.
He actually brought the peace negotiation document from the Emperor of Southern Chu!
The content of the document is very official, but in layman’s terms it goes something like this:
I didn't provoke you, Nanchu, why did you hit me?
If you dare to attack Nanchu again, I will send people to unite with Ningguo or Yueguo!
Let’s not fight. We, Nanchu, are so poor. Even if you destroy Nanchu, you won’t get much benefit.
You go back to your country of Wu and be your emperor. If you want to fight, go and fight Ning and Yue!
What sense of accomplishment can you get from beating me, Nanchu?
But I think you are also a man, so giving you a woman is my greatest sincerity!
That woman is Xue Manzi's daughter Xue Susu!
Xue Manzi was born tall and thick and had a full face of beard, but his daughter Xue Susu had an appearance that would conquer a country!
Emperor Wu was in his prime, a time when his vitality was at its peak.
He fell in love with Xue Susu as soon as he saw her, and that night, he consummated their marriage with Xue Susu even though he was injured!
The next day, he took the remnant of his troops back to the Kingdom of Wu and worked hard all the way!
After all this trouble, when he returned to Dongxu City, the capital of Wu State, the queen was still in perfect condition, and Xue Susu's belly was even bigger.
After all, she is pregnant with dragon seed!
Emperor Wu's mother, the Empress Dowager at the time, saw that she had to give birth to him.
Besides, this Xue Susu can be regarded as his son's contribution to the conquest of Southern Chu, and it is a sign of victory in this battle!
But Xue Susu was from Chu, so he only granted the title to one talented person.
It was not until she gave birth to the eldest prince, Prince Ping Wu Hui, that she was promoted to Zhaoyi by Emperor Wu.
Queen Qi Yun was born in the Qi family, a powerful family in Wu State, and grew up in a wealthy family. Of course she was not a light-saving lamp!
In the harem, Queen Qi really hated Xue Cairen so much that she gave Xue Susu endless pairs of shoes.
But Xue Susu was very patient. No matter how sarcastic and sarcastic Empress Qi was, she always greeted him with a smile.
Of course, there were many overt and covert attacks. She even entered the cold palace three times!
But the amazing thing is that Xue Susu was not killed by Queen Qi!
She survived tenaciously!
Not only did she survive, she seemed to be alive and well——
She is two years older than Queen Qi, but she looks even better than Queen Qi.
Especially the strong force shown by Wu Hui after he grew up, which made Emperor Wu, who was originally good at martial arts, feel a little happy about his eldest son.
Wu Hui studied under the great master Chu Tianji!
He perfectly inherited the brute strength of his grandfather Xue Manzi. By the time he was seventeen, his martial arts was already at the upper level of the second level!
After that, Emperor Wu canonized him as Prince Ping, and at the same time issued an imperial edict to Duke Xia's mansion, betrothing Xia Wanyi, Duke Xia's only daughter, to Wu Hui and making him Princess Ping!
Xue Zhaoyi now has a strong backer——
After all, they are in-laws!
Duke Xia's power in the court was still extremely strong, so Empress Qi restrained herself and even took the initiative to shake hands with Xue Zhaoyi and make peace!
Because her son is the prince!
Before the prince ascends the throne as emperor, anything can happen.
The prince likes Xia Hua, the granddaughter of Xia Guogong!
The prince also needs help from Duke Xia's mansion!
In short, Xue Zhaoyi finally gained a foothold in the harem.
Beauty ages easily, Emperor Wu is sixty years old, and except for Concubine Shu, they are all in their forties or fifties. I don't know what they are thinking in their hearts, but at least they all appear to be extremely harmonious in appearance.
Concubine Shu is still very young in comparison, she is only thirty-six years old.
She was the only one who did not give birth to a son, but only gave birth to a daughter named Wu Qin, who was only thirteen years old.
The mother of the second prince Wu Huan is Concubine Yan.
The mother of the Fourth Prince Jade Prince Wu Chang is Gu Zhaoyi.
Counting it all, every woman in Emperor Wu gave birth to only one child, which is relatively rare.
Regarding this matter, Xia Mochou asked Emperor Wu privately when he accompanied Emperor Wu on a tour of Jianshan Mountain, what could Emperor Wu say?
It was very hard for him, but what else could he do if those concubines couldn't conceive him?
This is why when Wu Qian visited Xia Mochou at Xia Guogong's mansion a few days ago, Xia Mochou said that the old minister and the emperor were standing on the top of Sword Mountain and could pee three feet in the wind.
Not bragging.
it is true!
In recent years, Emperor Wu gradually handed over state affairs to the prince. He rarely left the palace and mostly stayed alone in Xingyun Pavilion. That's why Xia Mochou asked: Can the emperor still urinate?
Wu Qian didn't know if his father could still pee three feet.
He was very busy at this time.
After all, as the prince, he personally hosted this birthday banquet.
Standing outside the door of Xingyun Pavilion, he bowed to his mother and said, "Father is still in the imperial study and said he would come back later."
"Father said that although some ministers are coming, it can still be regarded as a family banquet... If the queen mother and ladies feel that it is not appropriate, please go to Linglong Pavilion."
"My son is thinking, it would be better to go to Linglong Pavilion. After all..."
Queen Qi smiled slightly: "What the prince said is absolutely true!"
"The emperor is a nostalgic person. When these ministers come tonight, he will have a drink and chat with them. Firstly, it is inappropriate for us women to stay here. Secondly, we cannot understand what they are talking about... It’s also boring.”
"Let's go to Linglong Pavilion. It's rare to get together on weekdays. Let's have a drink tonight and talk about what's on our mind!"
The little princess Wu Qin was not happy when she heard this. She looked up at her mother, Concubine Shu.
Concubine Shu held her hand and raised her eyes to look at the prince, "Listen to the prince's brother!"
"Then, can my daughter stay with the prince's brother and accompany her father?"
Concubine Shu glared at Wu Qin, "No! Let's go, it's a man's business, as a woman..."
Before she finished speaking, a loud voice came:
"Let Qin'er stay and you go to Linglong Pavilion!"
It was Emperor Wu who came.
The first person following Emperor Wu was Xia Mochou, the Duke of Xia!
Behind Xia Mochou are the old Prime Minister Hong Chenfan and three old Confucian scholars.
Then there are six ministers!
Finally...it's Prince An Wu Huan.
Wu Qin stayed happily. Emperor Wu walked over and took the little daughter's hand, and the group walked into Xingyun Pavilion.
