"Your Majesty, you are back!"
Two quarters of an hour later, Luan Jia arrived outside the Meridian Gate. He had been waiting for a long time. When Wang Chengen saw him, he immediately went up to him, knelt down on the ground, and shouted in surprise.
"Um!"
A soft cry and a simple response, but it contains too many emotions.
"Your Majesty, the bathing bath has been prepared. The Queen and other ladies are waiting for you in Kunning Palace. I would like to congratulate Your Majesty on your victory in the North!"
"knew!"
After returning to Qianqing Palace, lying in the oversized bathtub, Chongzhen groaned: "It feels so comfortable!"
Although the conditions are not bad when we are on an expedition, we are not as comfortable as at home.
After soaking for about an hour, Chongzhen stood up and changed into regular clothes, feeling refreshed.
"Show off in Kunning Palace!"
"I respectfully welcome your Majesty, and congratulate your Majesty on your great victory in the Northern Campaign and the destruction of Jiannu!"
"Everyone get up!"
As soon as they arrived at Kunning Palace, Queen Zhou led the concubines in the harem to salute and congratulate her, all of them with smiles on their faces.
When the emperor ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles, and they were prepared to live in poverty and even subjugation. Unexpectedly, the emperor turned things around, destroyed Jiannu, and Mongolia surrendered.
From now on, he will be prosperous, wealthy, and well-dressed for decades.
While the concubines were happy, Queen Zhang on the side was sobbing softly, with tears rolling down like beads.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you? Tell me, I will make the decision for you!"
"No, I am happy to be your Majesty!"
Empress Zhang wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "Uncle, you have solved the unsolved problems that your grandfather, father, and brother all had headaches for. Ming Dynasty has finally ushered in a moment of peace!
Your imperial brother’s spirit in heaven can be regarded as resting in peace! I want to leave the palace and go to Deling to see your imperial brother and tell him the good news. Please allow me to do so! "
"Emperor's sister-in-law...Emperor's sister-in-law only needs to tell the queen if she wants to go in the future!"
"I'm resigning!"
After Zhang Yan saluted, she slowly exited Kunning Palace.
Looking at his back, Chongzhen waved to the Fang family: "Go and tell Cao Bianjiao to dispatch a team of warrior battalions to accompany you! Bring a few more palace maids to accompany you!"
He let out a long sigh. He didn't think anything wrong about Zhang Yan, but was just grateful.
"The emperor's sister-in-law is also a pitiful person!"
If they were from an ordinary family, they might be able to remarry.
But as the empress of Emperor Tianqi, she can only be trapped in this palace for the rest of her life and grow old slowly.
The cruelest thing is that she doesn't even have a child.
If there was a son and a half daughter around, it wouldn't be so miserable.
But if there is a son, then the throne will not be his turn. Maybe the Ming Dynasty...
"Why……"
Chongzhen shook his head gently, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Even though he, as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had achieved such great achievements and had great power, he did not dare to touch matters of etiquette and give the emperor's wife her freedom.
Queen Zhou on the side saw that Chongzhen was in a low mood, so she waved to the side, took a tiger-headed little boy from the nanny's hand, and said softly: "Xun'er, call me father!"
Chongzhen was awakened by Queen Zhou's voice and turned to look at Queen Zhou. He saw Zhu Cixiang holding Queen Zhou's neck with both hands and staring at Chongzhen for a long time.
He seemed to be identifying who the man in front of him was. After a while, he timidly said: "Father!"
Without waiting for Chongzhen to respond, Zhu Cixiang stretched out his white and tender little hands towards Chongzhen: "Hug!"
"Haha...Okay, father, give me a hug!"
Listening to Zhu Cixiang's crisp voice, Chongzhen laughed loudly, and the helplessness in his heart disappeared.
He reached out to take Zhu Cixiang, stretched out his head and gently touched Zhu Cixiang's forehead, shook it, and then kissed him on the face.
The little guy giggled, making Chongzhen's heart itch and his eyes full of joy.
When he went on the expedition, Zhu Cixiang was only one year old and two months old, and he still shouted awkwardly, but now he can shout very clearly.
"Hong'er, call me father again!"
"Father!"
"Hey...scream again!"
"Father!"
"Hey...speak louder!"
"Father!"
"Father, ride the horse..."
"OK!"
Chongzhen held Zhu Cixiang around his neck and walked around the Kunning Palace.
This move frightened Queen Zhou and others into disgrace, and they quickly admonished them.
He is a great person, how can he let his children ride on his head?
However, Chongzhen lost himself in the sound of his father's voice.
At this moment, the cold-blooded emperor who killed more than 400,000 slave-building coalition forces on the battlefield only had endless fatherly love.
Zhu Cixiang is now one and a half years old. Just three days after he was born, he personally conquered the grasslands, and then toured the south and north of the Yangtze River to seek slaves, which took nearly a year.
The remaining half of the year is spent dealing with government affairs, and there is really not much time to accompany Zhu Cixiang.
Perhaps this is the helplessness of the emperor's family!
"Hong'er, when my father goes out this time, he will wipe out the slaves who have been causing harm to the Ming Dynasty for decades, and the Eastern Mongolia who have been harassing the Ming Dynasty have also surrendered.
Once your father cripples that small country in the east, your life will be much better in the future! "
Listening to the emperor's words, Concubine Yuan, Concubine Tian, and Concubine Shen on the side had dark eyes unconsciously, and then they gently caressed their stomachs.
Judging from the current attitude of the emperor, it is very likely that he wants to establish virtuous people, which means that the eldest son of King Wu Zhu Cixiang may not succeed to the throne.
As long as their children are good enough, there is still a chance.
But they also secretly warned themselves not to fight among themselves or play some shameful tricks, let alone teach their children to fight for power and gain, and to be open-minded, otherwise the emperor would really depose them.
This scene was naturally seen by Empress Zhou, who pulled Chongzhen and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, according to the speculation of the imperial doctor in the imperial pharmacy,
Sister Yuan gave birth between the 25th and 30th of September, Sister Tian was about the same, and Sister Shen gave birth between the second and eighth day of October.
At present, the three sisters are in good health and are waiting for delivery!
Based on many years of experience, several stable women said that they are all boys. I would like to congratulate your majesty in advance on the birth of several more dragon sons! "
"Hahaha, boy or girl doesn't matter, just be safe!"
Chongzhen laughed loudly, his face full of joy, and looked at Queen Zhou: "I am still busy during this period, and I may not have time to take care of the harem. Please keep an eye on it."
Then he looked at Concubine Tian and others: "If you need anything, just tell the queen!"
"I will thank you, Your Majesty!"
"You are about to give birth, so you don't need to be polite when you see me from now on!"
…
The weather in mid-August was just right, neither cold nor hot. Chongzhen held Zhu Cixiang in his arms and took several concubines to play slowly in Meishan, eating mooncakes with different flavors from different places made by the concubines themselves, which was quite comfortable.
At this time, a young eunuch who came in a hurry looked anxious. After whispering a few words to Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen's expression changed drastically.
Then he looked up at the emperor who was playing with Zhu Cixiang, his face full of confusion.
But after pausing for a few breaths, Wang Chengen's expression returned to calm. He walked slowly to Chongzhen's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Fu is asking for an audience at the foot of the mountain!"
