Chapter 259: Son of Heaven
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Hou Xuanyan didn't have time to eat, so he hurriedly put on his official uniform and went to the Forbidden City, the imperial palace.
When I came to the palace gate, I saw Wang Xiangnian guarding the palace gate from a distance, looking at it on tiptoe.
The moment he saw Hou Xuan's performance, Wang Xiangnian sighed and greeted him: "Grandpa Guo, you can come." ”
Hou Xuanyan calmed the panic in his heart and asked softly, "Don't worry, something happened, say it slowly." ”
Wang Xiangnian's forehead was sweaty, his left hand was holding his right hand, his guttural voice was a little impatient like a male duck's voice, and he said loudly: "Concubine Chen's mother suddenly felt unwell this morning, and she exhaled pain every once in a while, and she also saw red. The mother-in-law in the palace said that this is going to be born! ”
Hou Xuanyan breathed a sigh of relief, and there was no complaint in his heart, it is normal to give birth to a child half a month prematurely. I thought something was wrong.
How did he know the worries of the two highnesses and Wang Xiangnian, in this era, there are many children who die in childbirth, and Concubine Chen's premature birth is likely to lead to the early death of the prince. So since Concubine Chen began to have prenatal reactions, the queen and Wang Xiangnian panicked.
Originally, they were afraid of giving birth to a princess and not being able to inherit the throne smoothly, but now the queen and Wang Xiangnian are worried about whether they can leave a trace of blood for the emperor, even if it is a princess, it is better than a difficult birth.
They panicked, was there any way, all they could think of was their own backbone. So he sent someone to the regent government to call Hou Xuanyan over.
What is the Regency government? The hundred officials are gone, and they have to go there to report something, and the panic and shouting of the little attendants in the palace have long been listened to by the officials passing by.
The officials of Nanjing City, big and small, who got the news, all came to the palace gate.
Hou Xuanyan came to Kunning Palace, Empress Zeng was standing anxiously at the door, Hou Xuanyan stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, how is it?" ”
Empress Zeng's anxious speech trembled, trembling and unable to speak clearly, Hou Xuanyan, who listened to it, was upset for a while, and turned his head to ask the palace maid next to him: "How is Her Royal Highness Concubine Chen?" ”
The little palace maid bent down and said: "Returning to China, Your Highness, she is about to give birth, and she has already found the midwife in the palace to come over, and she is delivering in the mother's dormitory." ”
Hou Xuanyan touched his chin and muttered: "Your Highness, this matter is not trivial, Your Highness sits in the palace, I will go outside the palace to gather the ministers and come to wait for the birth of the new emperor." ”
"Huh? Are you leaving, Guogong... Can you send someone else? ”
Hou Xuanyan said sharply: "Your Highness, don't panic, this is the great joy of the country, you just need to wait for good news in the palace." What's the use of keeping me here, even if someone wants to harm us, it's from outside the palace. Wouldn't it be a hundred times better for me to go out and preside over the overall situation than here? ”
Queen Zeng had no master, Mu Ran nodded, and watched Hou Xuanyan turn around and leave with tears in her eyes.
"The girl's family is doing things, and there are no more numbers." Hou Xuanyan complained while walking outside the palace gate, and when he came to the palace gate, he was stunned to see that hundreds of officials had already gathered here.
Seeing Hou Xuanyan walking outside the palace gate, the chaotic officials suddenly quieted down.
Hou Xuanyan understood after thinking about it for a while, Xiao Nei must have leaked the news in the mansion a long time ago, and this matter is not a secret, Hou Xuanyan did not expect that Concubine Chen would have such a premature birth, and she was indeed a little busy for a while.
Zhang Huangyan took a step forward and asked, "Guogong, has His Royal Highness given birth to the Son of Heaven?" ”
Hou Xuanyan coughed lightly and said in a loud voice: "You came just in time, the sky has eyes, and I can't bear to see that I have no owner of the Ming Dynasty, so I descended auspicious, and the saint came early, hurry up and follow me to Wenxin Pavilion and wait for the birth of the Son of Heaven." ”
When the officials heard this, they shook their spirits, and followed Hou Xuanyan to Wenxin Pavilion with their hearts.
Hou Xuanyan took the lead, surrounded by two pro-soldiers, and then the first bachelor of the hundred officials. Hou Xuanyan looked straight ahead, his eyes were blazing, and he said in a low voice: "I will go outside the city in a while, take my order, and transfer the garrison of Dashengguan into the city." Guard all the gates of Jinling, and when the gates of Jinling are closed today, not a single bird can fly out. ”
Hu Bawan secretly remembered in his heart, and after coming to Wenxin Pavilion, Hou Xuanyan led the crowd to wait in the palace. Hu Bawan withdrew and left, and hurried to the regents.
In the harem, groups of palace attendants hurriedly went in and out.
There are constantly small chamberlains, who come to report the news, except for one Hou Xuanyan, who sits firmly on the Diaoyutai and closes his eyes to recuperate. Everyone else paced around like ants on a hot pot, each with their own thoughts.
Soon, the officials at the various yamen came one after another, and the Wenxin Pavilion was overcrowded.
Some officials who are not of sufficient rank can only wait outside the temple, braving the sun.
Outside Jinling City, a team of people and horses rushed to the city like a storm. The soldiers defending the city checked their orders, and then opened the gates and let the group into the city.
The gate of Jinling City was slowly closed, and none of the people were allowed to go out again, and the imperial city was even more surrounded by heavy soldiers.
With a loud cry, the only bloodline of Emperor Longwu's posthumous son was finally born.
Empress Zeng was the first to squeeze to the door of the palace, and behind her was Wang Xiangnian, and asked anxiously, "How is my sister?" Is the emperor male or female? ”
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Outside Wenxin Pavilion, a small chamberlain hurried over and fell into the hall.
Zhang Huangyan and Ma Shiying had sharp eyes, stepped forward first, helped him up from left to right, and asked, "Is it a man or a woman?" ”
Hou Xuanyan's eyes opened in vain, his ears moved slightly, and his hands were clenched.
The little chamberlain stretched out his arms and shouted, "It's a boy, the Son of Heaven is a boy." ”
Hou Xuanyan released his fists, a smile in the corners of his eyes, and a tense look on his face, finally relaxed.
The ministers in the palace congratulated each other, and everyone had joy on their faces.
After the little chamberlain finished speaking, the two scholars who were supporting him spread their hands together, and he who had just been lifted lost his support and threw himself on the ground again. The aggrieved little chamberlain struggled to stand up and said, "Duke Yue, Your Highness is invited." ”
Hou Xuanyan laughed, stood up, and said, "God bless me Daming!" Emperor Taizu Gao blessed, and the emperor was blessed by the spirit of the sky. The Son of Heaven was born, and you and I should work together to support the community. Colleagues, I will first go to Kunning Palace to meet the Queen Mother, and then I will discuss with you the important matter of His Majesty's accession to the throne. ”
Concubine Chen was so competitive and gave birth to a boy, which simply helped her a lot. The Ming court finally united somewhat, if it really gave birth to a girl, it would be too much trouble.
Hou Xuanyan walked briskly, came to Kunning Palace, and walked into the hall, only to see Queen Zeng holding a swaddling cloth in her hand, and a baby crying.
"Hahahaha, congratulations to Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother!"
After Hou Xuanyan finished speaking, he didn't get a response, and the inexplicable Hou Xuanyan looked up.
Empress Zeng held the baby in her hand, motionless, and looked slightly flustered.
An ominous premonition quietly crept into Hou Xuanyan's heart....
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