66. Gifts
Because of the bloody mother, although Song Chen wanted to accompany Chu Xue more, due to the rules of the ancestral system, he still went back to the Qinzheng Palace to sleep. Before leaving, he carefully folded the quilt for her, and put a kiss on her forehead, and then reluctantly walked out of the palace.
Although there was no one to accompany her tonight, thinking of her newborn daughter and thinking of him who was considerate of herself, Chu Xue felt very fulfilled in her heart.
Childbirth is an extremely tiring thing, although she has just woken up, but after filling her stomach to see her daughter, she took advantage of the deep night, closed her eyes, and fell asleep again.
This night, she dreamed of someone she hadn't seen in a long time.
She dreamed that she was back to when she was a child.
She went out to play, and when she was about to return, she saw a brilliant apricot blossom tree on the mountain, and she thought it was so beautiful that she wanted to pick one for her mother, so she rolled up her sleeves and began to climb up the tree. The trunk was a little thick, and she felt that it was so difficult for her to hold it, and she climbed carefully, but she almost fell several times. Fortunately, after a lot of effort, she finally reached a flower, she broke it hard, and ran home excitedly after landing on the ground.
When she stepped into the door, her mother was sitting at the table to seal her clothes, the clothes were as gorgeous as fire, she could not distinguish the embroidered pattern, only felt that it was dazzling, and when she saw her come in, she stopped to look at her, and she remembered that she reached out and handed the apricot blossom to her mother.
Odd! She clearly remembered that this apricot blossom was a delicate plum red, why did it emit a dazzling golden light when she handed it out? She was stunned, but her mother laughed, and her mother broke one flower, first pinned it to her hair, and then broke off a few and sewed it on the clothes in her hand......
The mother in the dream never spoke to her, just smiled warmly, and at the end of the dream, the mother sewed the clothes in her hand, stood up and put them on for her personally, she just wanted to marvel at the beauty of the clothes, but the dream woke up.
It was already dawn, and she could hear the chirping birds in the yard, and she raised her hand to wipe away the tears that were about to slip on the pillow, and smiled slightly.
Mother, my daughter is very good, and my daughter is also a mother.
My daughter will live well.
was about to summon someone in, but he heard the man's deep voice, it was Song Chen.
I only heard him ask, "Is Cher awake?" ”
Yanling replied softly: "Back to the emperor, the master is still sleeping." ”
Then I heard him hum and push the door in.
In the dormitory of Nuoda, he came to the couch in a few steps, opened the gauze tent, and saw the smiling beauty. Since she was pregnant, she has been more gentle, and she has been softer when facing her.
"Awake?" He asked.
"Hmm." She nodded, "Why did the emperor come over?" ”
"Today, the front court is more relaxed, and after I am busy with the things at hand, I want to come over and see you two quickly." He smiled warmly, like the sun outside the window.
Hearing him mention the child, her eyes widened, and she hurriedly asked, "How is Le'er?" Has the emperor seen it? ”
The new name that was only given last night was suddenly called by her, he was stunned for a moment, but he also answered truthfully, "Not yet, I heard that she was breastfeeding when I came over, so I came to see you first, why don't you ask them to hug you now?" ”
She was about to nod, but after thinking for a while, she said, "Let's wait until she's full before hugging her." ”
"Okay." He should go down and command out of the door.
When he turned his head to look at her again, he frowned slightly, and wondered, "Have you ever cried?" ”
She was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied with a smile: "The concubine dreamed of her mother last night, and she became a mother, so she realized that it was not easy for her mother, so she was a little emotional." ”
He was relieved and stroked her face, "Miss your mother?" Then I ordered someone to invite Mrs. Chu into the palace. ”
She shook her head, "Wait two more days, the concubine is like this now, and the mother can't talk well when she comes, wait for the concubine to recover a little, and then ask for the emperor's grace." ”
Still thoughtful, he nodded, "Okay." ”
After saying intimate words for a while, the daughter who had just eaten was hugged in, and I heard that the little guy didn't cry or make trouble and slept all night, and now he was in good spirits, and he was looking at the father and mother in front of him with round eyes. The little guy's black eyes are crystal bright, and he purses his mouth from time to time, exuding the fragrance of milk, which makes the hearts of a pair of parents melt.
Chu Xue stretched out her fingers and gently touched her smooth face, while Song Chen touched her little hands, the little fingers were thin and delicate, clenching her fists tightly, Song Chen leaned down and kissed gently.
The family of three was warm, and suddenly heard the rumor that the Queen Mother sent someone over.
It was the female official Ning Yuan who came in, and Ning Yuan saw that Song Chen was also there, so she first saluted properly, and then said steadily: "The slave maid was ordered by the Queen Mother to come to reward Concubine Yi and the little princess, Concubine Yi gave birth to a princess for the emperor, and the Queen Mother was very pleased, and gave Concubine Yi a pair of jade Ruyi, and gave the little princess a long-life golden lock, bracelet anklet, and a set of golden unicorns." After the palace maids presented them one by one, Ning Yuan said again: "Niangniang, these things are just a meeting gift for you and the little princess, when you and the princess are full moon, the queen mother has another reward, the queen mother said, please don't be grateful, be sure to recuperate." ”
The same objects on the tray in the hands of the palace maids are exquisite, and the jade Ruyi is transparent in color, and it is the top grade in the jade at a glance; The gold longevity lock and bracelet anklet bracelet are exquisite, the carving techniques on it are delicate, the golden unicorn is even more exquisite, although it is placed on the tray, but Chu Xue who is still on the bed can see it at a glance, and the pen and cloud lines on the body are all in full view, lifelike.
Hearing Ning Yuan's words again, anyone can see that the Queen Mother is very fond of this little granddaughter.
Chu Xue said with a smile: "Thank you for the Queen Mother's concern, and let the princess go to Funing Palace to ask for thanks." ”
Song Chen also said: "If you have a mother to worry about, thank you for me!" ”
"Yes." Ning Yuan led the palace maids behind him to curtsied, and after handing over the gift to Yufu Palace, he retired.
"Not only do I like this child, but the Queen Mother also loves it, so don't you feel at ease?"
Song Chen laughed and teased her.
She didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded.
Ruyue stepped forward and bowed and spoke, "Niangniang, you haven't eaten yet, so let's use a little now." ”
Song Chen then remembered that she had been talking to him since she woke up, and it had been two quarters of an hour now, and she hadn't even drunk her saliva, so he hurriedly said: "I just cared about talking to you, I forgot about it, and quickly bring the breakfast." ”
"Yes."
Ruyue was just about to go to the small kitchen, but was stopped by Chu Xue, "Go get water first, I want to wash my face." ”
From yesterday to now, especially when she gave birth, she sweated one after another, although she changed her clothes, but the imperial doctor did not allow her to bathe, she has been smelling until now, she can't take care of it when she falls asleep, but now that she is awake, she will never allow herself to be so sloppy again, and there is Song Chen by her side, she doesn't want him to smell the sweat on her body.
Seeing Ruyue's hesitation, she added, "Warm water, you help me wipe it." Ruyue smiled and went out to work.
About half an hour later, Chu Xue cleaned her face and combed her hair, and had breakfast, it seemed that there was really nothing important today, and Song Chen had been with her mother. Not long after, I suddenly heard a rumor outside the hall that Li Jiaoyun came to see her.
Aunt Xiao Song Ning must come here, besides, I heard my mother say that my aunt gave birth to a younger sister, she was even happier, and she had been clamoring to come to see her sister for a long time.
Seeing that Song Chen was there, the mother and daughter both saluted, Song Chen's face was gentle, and he raised his hand to beckon Song Ning to come over to see his sister.
Song Ning trotted over, crooked beside his father, and carefully stared at the little sister in the crook of his father's arm, Li Jiaoyun also stepped forward and leaned in to look.
Xiao Le'er's spirit was fine, seeing that there were more fresh faces in front of her, she was very excited, looking at them with big black eyes, Song Ning was very happy, she wanted to clap her hands and giggle, and remembered her mother's instructions, so she had to change it to cover her mouth with her little hands, and laugh. The little girl was cute and cute, and the adults were amused by her.
"Does Ning Ning like her sister?" Song Chen asked her.
"I like it." The little girl nodded vigorously.
"Then who does Ning Ning think her sister looks like?" Li Jiaoyun teased her.
The little girl thought seriously for a while, straightened her chest and said, "Like me." ”
Everyone was stunned, Chu Xue thought for a while, and asked her semi-explained, "Ning Ning looks like her father, and her sister is also like her father, so her sister is like Ning Ning, right?" ”
"Hmm." The little girl nodded again.
Because of the two children, the temple was warm.
Who knew that it was not long after the warmth, and there was a rumor outside, and Queen Xu Jinhe also came.
When she gave birth to the child yesterday, it was already the middle of the night, except for the queen mother, the rest of the people were just waiting to visit today, and now there are only three female dependents in the palace, Xu Jinhe is the master of the harem, and he can't think about it. However, since last night, when she heard that Chu Xuesheng was really her daughter, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, and her position as the crown prince was finally stable.
Xu Jinhe stepped into the palace gate, and when he saluted Song Chen, Li Jiaoyun and Song Ning also saluted her in a regular manner, Chu Xue was half lying on the bed, so she only lowered her head and said, "Welcome to the queen." ”
Xu Jinhe was extremely enthusiastic, and said busily: "Sister, don't be polite, you are weak now, you have to rest well." ”
Song Chen's expression, which had been slightly cold since she entered the door, finally eased a little.
As soon as she came, Li Jiaoyun became solemn, Song Ning also smiled, stood up straighter, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed, Xu herself was also aware of it, and took the initiative to smile: "I heard last night that my sister gave birth to a princess for the emperor, but it was too late to come and disturb, I only came here now, I hope my sister will not blame." ”
Although she was extremely disgusted in her heart, the smile on Chu Xue's face was not inferior to her, and she bowed her head and said gently: "Niangniang's words are serious, there is Lao Niangniang who came in her busy schedule, and the concubine is very frightened. ”
Xu Jinhe smiled again, "Where my sister said, that is, the emperor's child, of course I like it as a mother, I must come over and take a good look." Child, can you show me? ”
"Of course." Chu Xue should get down and look at Song Chen, who was holding the child. Xu Jinhe didn't dare to work Song Chen raised his hand, lowered himself, and reached out to pick up the child.
However, the moment she picked up the child, Chu Xue's heart was suddenly pinched, she was afraid that this woman would do something to her child, maybe she would use her hand to slip and throw the child to the ground, maybe she would use some force in her hand to hurt her child again......
Although in front of Song Chen, Xu Jinhe would not do such a thing anyway, but Chu Xue was extremely worried in her heart, because the woman in front of her was as ruthless as Yan Luo, but what was held in her hands was the most precious child in her life.
It's only a short time, but for her, it's like a year.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Le'er, who was still quietly watching people, just arrived in Xu Jinhe's hands not long ago, but she cried loudly, and the loud cry surprised everyone in the hall, and caught Xu Jinhe off guard.
Chu Xue's heart tightened, and her eyebrows also frowned, and Li Jiaoyun hurriedly said for her: "The child is sleepy?" When the concubine came in just now, she had been playing for a long time, so it was better to let the nurse take her down and breastfeed. ”
Chu Xue nodded to the waiting nurse, and the nurse hurriedly walked over, took Xiao Le'er from Xu Jinhe's hand, and hugged her to breastfeed.
The child who was still good cried as soon as he got into his hands, Xu Jinhe was a little embarrassed, he solved the siege by himself, and changed the topic, "I patronized and talked just now, I almost forgot, the first time I saw the little princess, I prepared some small gifts as a mother, and I hope my sister will not dislike it." ”
As soon as the child left Xu Jinhe's body, Chu Xue immediately relaxed a lot, and said with a polite smile: "The concubine will accept it for the little princess first, and when she grows up, she will definitely let her thank you." ”
Song Chen finally spoke, and said slowly: "Queen Lao is bothered." ”
"This is what a concubine should do." Seeing that her husband finally spoke to herself, Xu Jinhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After the child was taken away, there was only a little Song Ning and a room of adults left in the hall, Xiao Song Ning was a little afraid of Xu Jinhe, and he didn't dare to speak, the atmosphere was a little stiff, Li Jiaoyun saluted Song Chen and said: "The concubine came out for a short time, and I was afraid of disturbing my sister's rest, so I retired first." ”
As soon as the mother and daughter left, Xu Jinhe's pestle was even more embarrassed here, and she also saluted: "The concubine won't disturb my sister's rest, so she will retire first." Then he went out of the temple gate.
Finally there were two left, Song Chen hugged her, kissed the beauty's forehead, and said, "I was tired of a day yesterday, and I worked hard." ”
She snuggled into the man's arms and shook her head with a smile, but her mind was recalling the frightened scene just now.
The child was born, although it is a daughter, she still has to guard against the vicious woman, although the current nursing mother is chosen by the queen mother, but for the sake of insurance, she must arrange a few of her own people around the child, so as to rest assured.