In September of the eleventh year of Jingrui, Concubine Xu of the Autumn Palace gave birth to the fourth daughter of the emperor, and the Son of Heaven gave the word Po Suo, and the milk name was called Ruyi Niang.

This is the fifth child of the Son of Heaven - there are three princesses and one prince in front of her, the eldest princess Miaofa and the second princess Miaoyin are from the first queen, and the eldest son of the emperor Weimo and the third princess Liuli are from Zhang Guifei. The Son of Heaven is not confused after the New Year, and there are many beauties in the harem, but only these children were born. The thinness of the heirs can be seen.

Because of her mother's favor, the fourth princess was canonized as Princess Wuyang at the New Year's Day celebration the following year just after she was out for 100 days.

Xu Si gave birth to a daughter seven months after entering the palace, and the palace was suspicious that Ruyi was not born to the Son of Heaven. But the Son of Heaven treats her better than her own life. Everyone did not dare to discuss it openly, but there was a lot of criticism and ridicule in private. Xu Si knew that he was not sick in the first month, and he did not interact with the palace people, so he only took care of Ruyi.

Maybe it's because of too much feeding, compared to when I was born, Ruyi is really a lot fatter. The little arms and legs are round and round like lotus roots, and the flesh of her face has to be pinched to sink into her small mouth - she likes to see people, and she laughs when she teases, and her face is often pinched by Xu Si, like a chick waiting to be fed, and her little mouth can't be closed, and she still laughs so that her peach blossom eyes are crooked.

Every time Xu Si looked at her, he felt that he had nothing to worry about, and his life was also delicious.

Although Ruyi was given a nursing mother in the palace, Xu Sineng still breastfed herself, and many of the clothes on Ruyi's body were sewn by herself. Take good care of your daughter.

But she knew in her heart that this child was different from the princess next to her. Even though the emperor has canonized Ruyi as a princess, she does not plan to raise her daughter as a princess, and she will not let her daughter call herself a princess in the future.

-- There is no greater calamity for man than to fail to recognize his own situation.

In the first month, the emperor allowed Xu Si's family to visit the palace.

Xu Si's eldest sister-in-law brought her three-year-old son into the palace to visit Xu Si.

The family didn't want her to give birth to Ruyi - this is also the proper meaning of the question, after all, Li Hu committed a big crime to exterminate the nine clans, and the Xu family was not implicated, it was purely the emperor's own guilt and extrajudicial kindness. Where did the Xu family dare to let Xu Si give birth to Li Hu's child again?

However, the temptation understood Xu Si's intentions, and the family knew that it was irretrievable, so they silently accepted it. Fortunately, she gave birth to a girl, and the emperor regarded it as his own, and the Xu family was finally relieved.

brought his young son into the palace, but also for Xu Si's sake - Ruyi was born like this, who knows the emperor's true heart? When Xu Si is favored, it is just that, once the color decays and loves Chi Chi or even the emperor wants to investigate Xu Si's past, Ruyi's situation will be difficult. If you marry into a family that welcomes the high and the low, or is timid and afraid of things, then the suffering will be secondary, and it is difficult to say whether you will be forced to die.

It's better to return to the Xu family, Hengzhu is his own uncle and cousin, with Xu Mao's conscience of not forgetting to enter Taicheng first to rescue his sister and then flee for his life when the rebels broke through Jianye, he will definitely not be disadvantaged.

Xu Si understood the meaning of the family, but he was disrespectful. called his little nephew Tan Lang to him and hugged Ruyi to show him.

Ruyi just finished breastfeeding, and she is still breastfeeding. A pair of peach blossom eyes, but they don't wait to look around. Although she is young, she has already shown the qualifications of a beautiful embryo. He was born with clear eyebrows, long curled eyelashes, and clean and energetic eyes. Xu Si's sister-in-law, Xi Shi, saw it, and was satisfied with it first, and then looked at her son.

What does a three-year-old child know about beauty and ugliness? Although the family had been taught in advance, he suddenly saw a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, only showing a small head and looking at him energetically, but Tan Lang was mostly afraid and curious about strange things. Ruyi stared at him with interest, and before he knew it, he leaned back. Ruyi relatives, seeing Tan Lang leaning back, she leaned forward. The baby has no sense of balance, and this tilt is about to fall to the ground. Tan Lang was startled by her, and hurriedly reached out to pick her up, lest she fall—only when he realized that Ruyi was held in Xu Si's arms and couldn't pounce, he relaxed a little.

At this moment, he understood the details of Ruyi, and felt that he was not much different from himself, so he was not afraid of her much. Looking up and seeing his aunt and aunt looking at him with a smile, he read the meaning of encouragement, so he stepped forward and tentatively flicked Ruyi's little hand that he had earned from his swaddling clothes. Ruyi subconsciously grabbed it, and as soon as Tan Lang pulled out his hand, he pulled out a small arm like a tender lotus, and was so frightened that he hurriedly stuffed it back. looked at A-Niang and Aunt with a weak heart.

Xu Si barely burst into tears. Xi Shi also smiled, "What are you afraid of, can my sister still eat you?" ”

Tan Lang looked at Ruyi innocently-Ruyi was able to stretch her arms easily, and she was about to be put into swaddling clothes by her mother, and she was fighting very unjustly and powerlessly--Tan Lang couldn't help laughing and said, "She has a lot of strength." ”

Xu Si smiled and said, "Will you take it back to your house?" ”

Tan Lang was very generous, and immediately nodded, "Okay." ”

Xu Si smiled, "You're not afraid that she will rob you of something to eat?" ”

Probably Ruyi left him the impression that he would indeed snatch things, Tan Lang hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'll eat less and give it to her, she doesn't have to grab it." ”

Xu Si touched his head with a smile and said, "Auntie is teasing you." ”

Xi Shi smiled and thought coldly, "Fortunately, you were born in an official eunuch's family, and those who don't know think that your family is hungry for you." As soon as he opened his mouth, he told his nephew to grab something to eat. ”

Xu Si smiled and said nothing-this age child, even if she asked about moral knowledge, Tan Lang couldn't understand it. But when it comes to eating, the child's true nature is revealed.

Tanlang is very good.

After teasing the child, Xu Si asked the nurse to hug Ruyi, and ordered the palace people to lead Tan Lang to play by himself.

She knew that her family must have something to tell her, and she couldn't help but listen to it.

Sure enough, her sister-in-law Xi said, "Now that the child has been born, His Majesty loves it so much, and she has made a princess so young." It's almost time for you to settle down and think about the future. ”

Xu Si smiled bitterly, "What future can the women in the palace have?" It's nothing more than competing for the favor of the Son of Heaven and giving birth to the prince as soon as possible. ”

She said so frankly, which surprised Xi's - but when she thought about her sister-in-law's experience, she couldn't help but feel pity in her heart. Xu Si has seen through the human feelings. Xi's voice couldn't help but soften, "...... Your family also remembers you. If there is anything lacking, just send someone back and tell me that the family will be able to help you out. ”

Xu Si nodded, "I can't think of what I need for a while...... His Majesty treats me well, and you don't need to worry. ”

Being a mother is strong, and now that she has Ruyi, Xu Si has gradually understood - not stupid, not deaf, not a family. What about being a woman? No matter how much she feels about the encounter and hurts herself, what can she do? Now that you have understood the nature of human beings, it is enough to know what you should grasp. The days go on, and she needs to plan for the future.

Xi Shi said again, "Now that the middle palace is vacant-the Son of Heaven loves you again, do you have any ideas?" ”

Xu Si's background is not bad - although the Xu family in the East China Sea is not as good as Wang Xie's first-class wealthy family with fire cooking oil and flowers, it is also full of books and hairpins for several generations. Once the world is in turmoil, it will cut off a wealthy family, and many of the rich and noble branches of the Wang Xie family have been slaughtered in the troubled times, but the Xu family has been preserved and prosperous because it is not prominent enough. Today, it is a prestigious family.

Xu Si's grandfather, father, and brother all have talents. Brother Xu Mao is especially famous. Eight years old belongs to the text, twelve years old through the old village. The poems are gorgeous and beautiful, and they are known as woven by five-colored clouds. Xu Si's reputation of "talent and appearance" cannot be said to be false, but it has also been stained with the light of his brother to some extent, and his seven-point talent has been passed down to ten. Xu Changqing's sons and daughters, outsiders say that they are reincarnated by the golden unicorn and the colorful phoenix in the sky.

Now that Xu Si is favored, and Xu Mao is also reused by the Son of Heaven, it is not surprising that some ideas will arise at home.

But Xu Si knew that although the Son of Heaven liked her, he loved Jiangshan Sheji even more. Mo said that she has no heirs, even if she gives birth to a son in the future, the Son of Heaven will not set up another queen and bury the disaster of the second son taking the heir. And she is married three times, and Ruyi is not born to the Son of Heaven, once she becomes a target and is attacked by others, there is no possibility of retreating.

She shook her head and said, "No." He lowered his eyes and advised, "It's better not to have one at home—otherwise Ruyi and I will really die without a place to bury." ”

Xi Shi was shocked. She stared at Xu Si, and when she was about to ask, she had already understood. Regarding the heart of the Son of Heaven, could she be better than Xu Si? Then he swallowed the words and said, "The family listens to the girl." ”

Xu Si said again, "Brother has always been an official beside the Son of Heaven, although he is noble, he can also advance steadily. But if you don't get through general affairs and foreign affairs, it's not the right way in the end. Now that Li Hu is in ambush, it is almost time for Brother Hu to ask for a foreign appointment - going out to be a few other assassins is more beneficial than being in Beijing. ”

Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "...... The Son of Heaven intends to put your brother in charge of the secretary province. ”

The secretary is in charge of historical records and confidential documents, and he is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he is the most noble. Those who have always served as secretaries and supervisors, as long as they have qualifications, will inevitably be the choice of the prime minister. Xi's reluctance, and it is also a matter of course. Xu Si was not reluctant, but said, "Sister-in-law go back and discuss with my brother, I'm just talking." ”

When the Son of Heaven came to leave the Autumn Palace, Xu Sizheng was teasing Ruyi and playing. Ruyi was learning to turn over, and when the hall warmed up in the afternoon, Xu Si changed Ruyi into a cotton jacket and pants and let her play in bed. Ruyi is curious, and although he can't crawl around, his eyes are looking around for a moment. When I was tired of watching, I stretched out my little arms and legs, turned over with a bang, and straightened my neck like a □□ to change the angle and continue to watch.

Sometimes Xu Siwei watched her turn over, and he fiddled with her arms and legs, and she also turned them over - the most interesting. Xu Sineng played like this for an afternoon.

The Son of Heaven entered the house and saw that she was flirting with Ruyi again, so he smiled and said, "Such a big person, and he still bullies children." ”

Xu Si got up with a smile and said, "It's fun." Then he stepped forward to serve the emperor to change his clothes.

The nurse is very good at looking at the eyes and hugging Ruyi down. Ruyi is not sensible, she only knows how to be close to her mother, and when she passed by Xu Si's side, she reached out and wanted her to hug her. Xu Si shook his head at the nurse. If the opinion is getting farther and farther away from the mother, the eyes are at a loss. Xu Si ruthlessly didn't look at her - fortunately, Ruyi didn't cry.

When the Son of Heaven saw Xu Si's appearance of lowering his head and frowning, he knew that she was still thinking about Ruyi in her heart. Raised his hand to pick up her jaw and said with a smile, "It's just a matter of being separated for a while, you can't bear it?" ”

Xu Si smiled and waved his hand away, "You also said that I bullied children, so you won't bully people." ”

The Son of Heaven grabbed her wrist, leaned down to kiss her, pecked her earlobe, and said, "I want to bully you, how can I bully you......

There was a tent in the dormitory, and the two did not come out until night. The palace people carried the little ones into the inner room and lit the lamps again. The Son of Heaven fed Xu Si on the bed and took the dinner.

Ruyi couldn't get used to eating the milk of his nursing mother, so he refused to drink it again after a few sips. babbled to find Xu Si, because he couldn't get his wish, he still cried in the end. The nurses tried their best to coax her, but to no avail. Until she was tired of crying herself, and fell asleep with tears. When I was on the shift, I woke up hungry and cried again. After two or three times, I finally obediently drank the milk of the nursing mother. When he was full, he slept again.

Xu Si woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep again. In the past three or four months, she has been used to feeding Ruyi in the middle of the night, and she doesn't need to feed her at the moment, and her heart is empty. He kept his eyes open and looked at the tent where the candles lit.

At some point, the Son of Heaven pressed his right hip against her, reached out and took her into his arms, and kissed her neck and collarbone.

Xu Sicai came back to his senses, pushed it gently, and said in a low voice, "You're not tired." The Son of Heaven said lazily, "Hmm." ”

But he was not young anymore, and he only kissed him. After a while, he said in a low voice, "I haven't thought about you all these years. ”

Xu Si didn't move—she only felt tired from the bottom of her heart.

The Son of Heaven waited for a long time, but Xu Si didn't respond. He laughed to himself, leaned down to kiss her, and said, "Now you are mine after all." Bear me a son," he tempted her in her ear, "I pass the throne to him." ”

Xu Si had some response, she said, "You're drunk." ”

The Son of Heaven did not respond for a long time, and when Xu Si looked over carefully, he found that he had fallen asleep. That sentence seems to be really drunk nonsense.