104. Honor
Although it was a little more thrilling yesterday, it was quite smooth during the production, and after a good night's sleep, Chu Xue woke up, looking good, and the people around her were relieved.
Now, there are two princesses and a prince in Yufu Palace, and their masters are really the most blessed people in the entire harem.
Seeing that she was in good spirits, Song Chen mentioned yesterday's thoughts to her, and he said: "Yesterday, I saw two children and proposed names for them, do you want to hear them?" ”
She was still holding her little daughter in her arms, nodded when she heard the words, and looked at him expectantly.
I heard him say, "I named the boy 'Xuan'. ”
Xuan?
She meditated in her heart, and suddenly realized that in the names of the children in the palace, only this word is the same as Song Chen's word 'Chen', which means beautiful jade.
It seemed that he attached great importance to this child, she felt satisfied in her heart, and said to the son in the nurse's arms with a smile: "Xuan'er, you have a name, your father hopes that you are a gentleman like jade, remember to thank your father for giving you a name!" ”
Seeing that she was also satisfied, Song Chen nodded, leaned over and touched the face of the little girl in her arms, and said, "This child, let's call it 'An'." When you gave birth yesterday, I only had this one thought in my head. ”
His voice was low, but it made her heart tremble suddenly, and she whispered: "Giving birth to children is what a concubine should do, and the concubine thanks the emperor for his concern." ”
He looked at her gently, and his handsome eyes were warm.
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may have a companion, Xuan'er and An An's work and rest are very regular.
Wake up early every day, eat milk two or three times, play with my mother and sister for a while, then go to sleep again, get up in the afternoon to play for a while, sleep well at night, originally because it is twins, born thinner than a singleton child, but after more than ten days, have grown a lot of weight, not much worse than a normal full-term singleton child.
Because of the two more children at once, Chu Xue didn't plan to breastfeed anymore, she gave birth to twins, and her body was really tired, so she needed to recuperate for a while. Anyway, the most important thing in the palace now is the nursing mother, and the two little ones will not go hungry.
In mid-February, considering that she had recovered well, Chu Xue asked Song Chen to pass on the decree and take her mother to the palace for a gathering.
The sister-in-law was also going to come, but there were two nephews at home, and she was afraid that bringing them together would disturb her rest, so the sister-in-law only asked her mother to greet her, saying that she would come to see her when the palace was full of moon banquets.
Mother heard about the thrill of her childbirth, and worried about her at home for a long time, at this time she saw her with a good complexion, and finally put her mind at ease, and saw the two new little grandchildren, Mrs. Chu smiled, and hugged Xuan'er and An An into her arms one by one, kissing endlessly.
The grandparents and grandchildren in the hall are having a lively time, and it just so happens that Le'er, who went to Funing Palace to ask for peace, also came back, and the three-year-old Le'er saw her grandmother, and she was still a little strange at first, Chu Xue was a little sad, but she also understood that it was okay. They are not ordinary people in the palace, she and her relatives at home met last time when Qin Yuan got married, Ke Le Er has never been out of the palace, and she has not seen her grandmother for almost two years.
She called the little girl over and said softly: "This is the mother's mother's mother, Le'er's grandmother, her grandmother likes Le'er very much, and the belly that Le'er wore when she was young was embroidered by her grandmother's hand, Le'er came to call someone, okay?" ”
Le'er looked at her grandmother and found that her grandmother was indeed very kind, and smiled at her vigorously, so she listened to her mother's words and called "grandmother".
Mrs. Chu hurriedly nodded in response.
Chu Xue hurriedly boasted: "Le'er has really grown up a lot since she became a sister, Le'er is really a good child!" ”
Hearing her mother praise her, the little girl shook her head happily, and called her grandmother loudly, which also made her grandmother even happier. Later, he ran to his younger siblings and gave a fragrant kiss to each of them.
The adults in the hall were amused by her.
In fact, to be honest, the little girl is just a little lively and active, if the adults are good at coaxing, she is still very obedient, because there are no outsiders in the palace, her mother smiled and praised: "Le'er is very similar to you when you were a child!" ”
Chu Xue was stunned, looked at her mother, and realized what her mother meant for a long time, her mother said that Le'er was like her, she said that she was like Yue Wen, not Chu Xue. It turned out that the mother always remembered what she was like when she was a child, and the mother never used her as a stand-in for her little cousin, but as a real other daughter.
Thinking of her childhood, she was a little sad, afraid that her mother would also be sad, so she tried to hold back her tears.
Song Chen has been very busy recently, and he didn't expect him to come over at noon, Chu Xue insisted on leaving her mother for lunch, and Mrs. Chu also wanted to stay with her daughter and grandchildren for a while, so she complied with her wishes and stayed until she had lunch before leaving and returning home.
In the evening, Song Chen came over for dinner as usual, and when he heard the rumor, Le'er hurriedly rushed out to greet his father, Chu Xue and the two little ones had not yet been confined, so it was inconvenient to go out, so they only waited at the palace gate.
After a while, I saw him leading Le'er in, and when he saw the beauty standing at the door, he frowned slightly, and said, "What should I do if I stand here and suffer the wind, let's go in quickly." ”
She smiled softly and followed him into the temple.
Xuan'er and An An were still asleep on the couch, Song Chen gently went over to take a look, and then returned to the dining table to accompany the mother and daughter to eat.
Le'er won the praise of her grandmother and mother during the day, and she was more well-behaved at this time, she took a spoon to eat, and she didn't need her mother and nursing mother to feed, and after a while, the rice in the small bowl was eaten up, and she took the initiative to show her father the bowl, so she naturally got the praise of her father again.
The little man was very proud, hehe laughed for a while, and then the nurse coaxed him to the bedside to see his younger brothers and sisters, leaving the father and mother to continue eating.
Song Chen looked at her, saw that her face was ruddy, and nodded: "It seems that the people in the hospital are doing a good job, and the people in your palace are also serving well, but now look, it is no different from usual." ”
She smiled, suddenly thought of the vacant seat in the Tai Hospital, thought about it for a while, and said: "The concubine also thinks that Cheng Zisong's contribution this time is not small, and she is still thinking about how to reward him!" lost his children last year, but fortunately he did his best to take care of them, otherwise the concubine would not have had these two children so soon. ”
After cooking for him for a while, she said again: "Also, this time the concubine was able to give birth smoothly, thanks to his careful cooking on weekdays, I didn't expect that although he was born in cloth clothes and was young, he was such a talent, and sure enough, the hero didn't ask where he came from." ”
This sentence won Song Chen's heart, and he nodded in agreement: "This person is indeed good, if there are more such people in the hospital, there should be many fewer patients in the harem." ”
She smiled and nodded, as if unintentionally asked, "And when he was happy last time, if he hadn't discovered the poisoning in the well in time, the concubine might not have seen the emperor a long time ago." For such a life-saving grace, the concubine really doesn't know how to thank her! ”
Song Chen was stunned, Chu Xue said this, he also remembered this matter, and now that he thinks about it, Xue'er's mother and son have been safe so far, and Cheng Zisong has really contributed a lot...... Thinking of Zhang Yutian, who was with Xu Jinhe to harm people, the king suddenly became angry, compared to the two of them are simply worlds apart, Song Chen said: "You don't have to worry about this matter, I remember that the hospital still lacks a deputy envoy, and he is also worthy, Ming'er asked the officials to draw up a decree and promote him." ”
Chu Xue was sure in her heart, and said with a smile: "In this way, the concubine will thank him first." ”
Song Chen nodded.
The apricot blossoms in the courtyard were blooming just right, and a faint fragrance of flowers wafted into the hall, Song Chen drank a glass of fruit wine, and asked her with a smile, "I asked for favor for others, don't you want to order anything?" ”
She poured wine for him with her own hands, and said with a light smile: "The concubine now has children and daughters, and the emperor treats her sincerely, which is a great happiness." The concubine is not greedy, she just wants the people she cares about to last forever, and there is nothing else to ask for. ”
Yu Yu looked at him gently.
The wine glass was put down, he squeezed her plain hand, and said, "I will be able to take care of my body for a long time, and let the Shangyi supervisor come over in a few days, and it is time to re-cut some clothes." ”
She was stunned for a moment, looked down at herself, and pouted, "Is the concubine so fat?" Do you have to re-cut your clothes again? ”
He raised his eyebrows, looked at her for a while, and said, "I gave birth to a child and became stupid again?" ”
This was clearly a joke, she bit her lip and said angrily: "The emperor dislikes his concubines? ”
Laughing and sighing, he finally told the truth, "I went down to do it today, and when the moon is full, you will be promoted to the imperial concubine." ”
The silver chopsticks fell to the ground and made two crisp sounds, she was shocked by Song Chen's words and looked at him in a daze.
Imperial Concubine?
This is a title second only to the queen, and even above the noble concubine.
You must know that this title only appeared when the Great Qi was founded, Song Chen's grandfather Emperor Xuande once named a concubine with a very high status as the imperial concubine, but during the reign of the first emperor Jianhe Emperor, no one has ever received this honor, even her mother-in-law, the current queen mother, only won the title of concubine when she was the most favored.
After all, the title of "Imperial Concubine" has not appeared in the harem for decades.
But now it's going to fall on her?
Of course, this title represents favor and power, but now Xu Jinhe has been banned in that Fengyi Palace, and he has long lost the power in his hands, and the owner of the harem is actually himself, Song Chen is doing this, is it just for reward?
This is actually ...... It's a bit of a redundancy.
But Song Chen doesn't think so, her injury from the loss of her son last year has not been appeased, and now she has suffered to give birth to a pair of children for him, although she can't say it, but she still has to express her gratitude, he is the emperor, and what he can give is these real positions.
Seeing her so surprised at this time, a smile flowed in his handsome eyes, but when he saw his beauty, he looked frightened, and excused himself: "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks she is ......"
Knowing that she wanted to shirk it again, he interrupted: "I have already made a will, there is no room for withdrawal, just prepare well." ”
She lowered her eyes, curved the corners of her lips slightly, thought about it and then raised her eyebrows and asked: "The emperor is such a gift, of course the concubines are grateful, but I don't know if those courtiers in the Ministry of Rites have any objections?" ”
Objection?
Song Chen chuckled. Mo said that now Xue'er has given birth to two daughters and a son, and the Ministry of Rites has no objections, even if there is none, how can the matter he decided be prevented by a few old ministers' objections?
The power is already firmly in his hands, if someone has to get by, just replace it!
"I don't believe in your husband so much?" He raised his eyebrows to look at her again, wanting to blame but couldn't bear it.
All she had to do was give him a light smile. The heart is naturally satisfied, his position is higher, so as to give the children a better future, especially Xuan'er, he is a prince, and when he grows up in the future, his mother's strength will be his strength.
The palace maid who served the meal had put chopsticks on the table for her, she was actually full, and she wanted to accompany him again, but suddenly heard a cry, such a loud voice must be Xuan'er's, it was expected that as soon as Xuan'er woke up, An An would have to wake up with her, she had no heart to eat, and said: "The concubine wants to go to see the child." ”
He had already eaten, and was thinking about the little ones at the moment, so he got up, took her hand, and said, "Let's go together." ”
The two got up and went to the children's side together.