The banquet is the same, but everyone especially likes to come to the Qingyang Hou Mansion to have a banquet, because the chefs in the house cook deliciously, and the Qingyang Hou is generous, and he is willing to give up any good things, so the full moon banquet in the Hou Mansion can be described as a joy for the guests and hosts.

However, I didn't expect that when the banquet was about to end, there was a fork in the end.

Today, the house was full of friends, and even some respected ministers came to admire the face of the Marquis of Qingyang, including Mr. Zhang, the teacher of the former emperor.

This Mr. Zhang now has white hair, and some clumped waist, looking no longer the style of the past, but quite energetic, after eating wine with everyone, he suddenly stood up and walked in front of the emperor and queen, put his hands together, and said while the wine was happy: "Your Majesty, in front of the queen's mother, the old minister has something to say." ”

Yu Ning's eyelids jumped, and he subconsciously glanced at Qi Yanzhi, and the two frowned at the same time, knowing that this old thing wanted to mention the matter of Concubine Na.

"Mr. Zhang," Qi Yanzhi said with a smile, "Today is the full moon of the child, and I don't talk about political affairs, nor do I talk about the emperor's family affairs, if you have anything to say, it's not too late to enter the palace another day." Someone came, helped Mr. Zhang to the guest room to rest, I saw that Mr. had drunk too much. ”

Qi Da got Qi Yanzhi's order, and quickly stepped forward to take away Mr. Zhang, but unexpectedly, the old gentleman was frightened, knelt on the ground with a pop, and arched his hand towards Qi Wanru: "For the emperor's heirs to reproduce, the old minister implores the queen mother not to stop the emperor from accepting concubines, this is a major event for thousands of generations, don't be that sinner for the ages!" ”

Qi Wanru was taken aback, "What does Mr. Zhang mean?" "Why did the sinner's hat of the ages be on her head?

Xie Ruqing couldn't help frowning, she wanted something bad in her heart, this old gentleman was favored by some people in the court, and deliberately chose today's day to mention the emperor's concubine to the queen in person, he must have wanted to force the queen to nod in public, so that the emperor would have no reason to disagree.

She immediately gave Xiaoliu a look and told them to help the queen leave immediately.

"It's like, you're tired of sitting for a long time, so let's go down and rest first." Yu Ning knew that the matter could no longer be hidden, so she had to minimize the impact of the matter first and break Qi Wanru.

"Queen Mother, will you go down with me to change your clothes?" Ruhuan and Xiaoliu left and right, wanting to help Qi Wan down, but Qi Wan suddenly realized something, she sat still, waiting for Mr. Zhang's words.

Xie Ruqing chuckled in his heart, didn't Yuning talk to Wanru after he went back last time?

Why are you so confused! She glared at Yu Ning anxiously, this is good, Mr. Zhang made it clear to the queen in public, just thinking about it, you know how embarrassed the queen is.

"Queen Mother!" Mr. Zhang's combat effectiveness was very strong, he shook off Qi Da in a daze, insisted on kneeling on the ground and said: "Please consider for the sake of the society, don't hinder the emperor's concubine, the emperor's harem has not had a concubine so far, this is really not like the queen!" ”

It's really a word for words, Qi Wan is clutching the corners of her clothes, trying to restrain her lips from shaking, she finally knows what the various abnormalities are some time ago, it's because of the concubine!

Since she was pregnant, Yu Ning has not allowed other ladies and young ladies to enter the palace on the grounds of raising a fetus, nor has she been told to leave the palace, afraid that it is just to isolate the news of the concubine from her ears?

Some time ago, after listening to Xie Ruqing's words, Yu Ning didn't say anything, but he couldn't bear to tell Qi Wanru about the public opinion outside, he just mentioned this topic as if chatting.

He asked Qi Wanru: "If one day I have to take a concubine, how will you stay?" ”

Qi Wanru was just stunned for a moment, with some restraint in her smiling expression, and after a long time, she said jokingly: "Nabei, it just so happens that there is space in the palace, you can find a few more people to accompany me." ”

These two people deceived themselves very tacitly, and they all regarded this as a joke, one did not seriously reveal his heart, and the other did not express his position seriously, and finally Yu Ning hugged Qi Wanru and said from the bottom of his heart: "No matter what, please believe me, I will never betray you." ”

Qi Wanru leaned into his arms and nodded, "I know." ”

Two people who love each other will unconditionally believe that each other will not betray at the moment, but they never thought that there would always be some difficulties that they could not cope with in the future. For example, right now, Mr. Zhang has put the queen here, everyone is waiting for the queen to express her position in public, and the emperor can protect her for a while, but in the future, the queen will definitely be infamous, and everyone will say that the queen is jealous and hinders the emperor from accepting concubines, and then word of mouth, the queen's reputation will only get worse.

A queen has been condemned by the whole world, the emperor is under a lot of pressure, and he can even crisis the emperor's throne in the future.

So taking a concubine is a problem they have to face and solve.

The scene was embarrassing, everyone stared at the queen, it doesn't matter if the queen goes or not, unless she doesn't see anyone in the future, she always has to give an explanation.

In fact, not accepting a concubine is a matter related to two people, but in the end, it will only be counted on the queen alone, and no one will care whether the emperor himself is unwilling, only that the queen is obstructing.

Obviously, there is a scene of harmony and happiness at the moment, but it is full of sabre-rattling.

"Mr. Zhang, what do you mean by that?" Yu Ning hurriedly spoke before Wanru, "The full moon banquet of the young master of the Qingyang Hou Mansion, why do you have to talk about my family affairs?" I have already said that this matter has nothing to do with the queen, I want to accept the concubine, and if I don't want to accept it, I will not accept it, who can control me? ”

The emperor's tone can be said to be very harsh, and the implication is that I have the final say in my own affairs, and I care about your?

It's none of anyone else's business, but who called you the emperor? If you don't take a concubine for a day, these ministers won't be able to eat or sleep, as if they are going to cut off their children and grandchildren, and the typical emperor is not in a hurry to die of eunuchs.

But some courtiers teamed up to carry Mr. Zhang out today, of course, if they don't achieve their goal, they won't give up, how can they give up easily, Mr. Zhang is highly respected, he is the teacher of the first emperor, and the emperor can't do anything to him, to put it bluntly, as long as Mr. Zhang doesn't let go of this matter today, then he must give an explanation.

"Your Majesty! You're not right! Mr. Zhang was full of truth, "The royal family has no family affairs, everything about you is related to the safety of the society, how can you rely on your own temperament, have you forgotten how difficult it is to choose the position of the crown prince in the later years of the emperor?" The number of heirs of the first prince is still like this, not to mention that you only have one queen mother? ”

Qi Wanru gritted her teeth and stared at Yu Ning's face, she knew intellectually that this was inevitable, even if Yu Ning agreed to accept the concubine in public, it was understandable, but she didn't want to see Yu Ning nodding in her heart, just like waiting for a trial. ”

This old gentleman Zhang is really not good at speaking, the first crown prince is not easy to find, everyone knows that he is a useless person, isn't this scolding the emperor too?

The dwarf pulls out the general, which is probably what it means.

"Mr. Zhang, it's true that there are many heirs of the father and the emperor, but what about the fate now? I don't want my own children to kill each other in the future. Yu Ning said: "Moreover, there are not many heirs, and there are many heirs of the first emperor, but the first emperor did not cultivate them carefully, I don't ask for more, one is enough, I will give the best to my only son, and train him to become a pillar of the country, isn't this better than a group of dwarves vying to be generals?" ”

The emperor took back Mr. Zhang's words again, and he was very beautiful, in fact, it is better to give birth to a bunch of useless than to give birth to a useful one.

But these old things don't listen to this, they have their considerations, and the old Mr. Zhang continued: "The emperor's words are wrong, and he bets on the society of thousands of generations on one heir, isn't this child's play?" ”

To put it mildly, what if this child dies, what if he grows up and does not become a weapon, and then take 10,000 steps back, this only prince has grown up and become a weapon, so who can guarantee that he will be able to give birth to a prince? If the son follows his father and marries only one woman in the future, then this risk is too great, and it can be called walking on thin ice.

Of course, the probability of good and bad is half and half, but no one wants to bet on this half of the probability, so you can only magnify the probability of the other half failing

"Your Majesty, if you think so, you're joking with Sheji, Your Majesty!" Mr. Zhang was bitter, and the spit stars were about to spray the emperor's face, "The heir is important, how can you gamble!" ”

Yu Ning's brows were tightly twisted, even if he was the emperor, it was impossible for him to always use the emperor's prestige to suppress people, especially an old minister like Mr. Zhang, so he had to take a step back for the time being, and said: "Mr. Zhang, don't be alarmist first, I and the queen are still young, and the matter of the heir is still very long, if I can't give birth to a prince who can be a big responsibility, it's not too late to mention the concubine." ”

This is also the emperor's relief, and it seems disrespectful for everyone to press step by step, but this is too ambiguous to reassure the courtiers, Mr. Zhang said again: "Please give the emperor a deadline." ”

Yu Ning clenched his fists tightly, at this moment, he hated this throne like never before.

Why should he be forced to accept a concubine, their royal affairs are their, even if they are cut off, why should he bear this!

"Mr. Zhang, can the emperor not know the weight of the heir, he is afraid that he values it more than anyone else, why do you have to force the emperor in public?" Qi Da persuaded on the side, "Come on, come on, why don't we accompany you to drink two cups, today our Hou Ye is very happy, you have a good time, isn't it?" ”

As soon as this old gentleman came up, he didn't listen to persuasion at all, he pushed Qi Da away and said: "Don't make trouble, what do children know, this is a big deal for the community!" ”

Some of the ministers present persuaded and some agreed, in short, the whole world is full of heirs and heirs, Qi Wanru only felt that these words kept drilling into her ears like a spell, and she felt that the world was spinning until her eyes were blurred.

"Queen!" It was Ruhuan who first discovered that something was wrong with the queen, she screamed, but Qi Wanru did not react, she realized that something was wrong, and immediately shouted: "Come on, come on, the queen fainted!" ”

"It's like!" Yu Ning was dumbfounded, his heart was like a knife, he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Qi Wanru, and said anxiously: "Imperial Doctor!" Hurry up and ask me for a doctor! ”

had a good full moon banquet, and was so stunned that the chickens and dogs jumped, and some ministers who didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement talked about it: "Oh, it seems that the queen's health is not very good, this is not a good phenomenon." ”

"Yes, yes, this is the first child, I heard that it seems that the fetus is not good, and I am afraid that it will not be easy to give birth in the future."

"Oh, isn't the emperor bent on going his own way, this must be a concubine."

“……”

Xie Ruqing handed over the child to Mama Liu, and hurriedly ran to Qi Wanru's resting room, she knew the danger of pregnancy best, and there was no mistake.

"Go and get the tocolytic pills I drank during pregnancy!" She instructed Ruhuan to get the medicine, this medicine was still left by Wang Chong, saying that it was a foolproof prescription, if Xie Ruqing had a child in the future, there was no need to rush to find Wang Chong, as long as he took this medicine, he would be fine. If it weren't for this medicine, Qi Yanzhi would probably have to tie Wang Chong up in the mansion for the rest of his life.

"Okay, I'll go now, but miss, what if this medicine is not suitable for the queen's mother?" Ruhuan worried.

"You bring it first." Xie Ruqing said.

This medicine Wang Chong didn't say that she could only eat alone, there should be no problem, but it is best not to use it, no one expects the queen to have something to do with this child, otherwise it will be even more difficult for Yu Ning.

Several doctors who were too entourage urgently gathered in the room to check the queen's pulse, and the emperor was in a hurry in the outhouse, ordering that the queen should not be okay no matter what.

"These damn old things!" Yu Ning slapped the table and scolded, "If something seems to happen, I can't spare them!" ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry about it first, wait for the imperial doctor to come out." Qi Yanzhi said soothingly.

The imperial doctor soon came out, saying that the dragon fetus was fine, but the queen was a little stimulated, and there was no major problem.

"But the emperor," the imperial doctor said again, "I waited for the queen's pulse to be checked repeatedly, and found that the queen's fetus seems to be twins. ”

"What?" Yu Ning hadn't recovered from a series of yet, and when he heard this, he thought he had heard it wrong. "You said the queen is pregnant with twins?"

Xie Ruqing was also shocked, Qi Wanru had been pregnant for several months, and she was actually diagnosed with twins? Is there something wrong with it, or is the doctor too cautious to say it?

Pregnant with twins sounds like a happy event, but it also increases the risk of production, Xie Ruqing, who has just experienced it, has a deep understanding that it is so difficult to give birth to a child, and it must be even more difficult for twins to the end.

In case of bad luck and difficult birth, it is a fatal event.

"Back to the emperor, the ministers have repeatedly confirmed that they are twins, and the reason why they were not diagnosed before is that the fetal image is not so obvious, and we are not sure." The Imperial Physician added, "Twins may cause the queen to have a hard time, so you should pay more attention in the next few months just in case." ”

These words made Yu Ning's heart sink, today's matter has not passed, as if he must have thought too much before he was stimulated to faint, he really didn't know how to tell her about it.

"You tell me the truth, but how dangerous is it?" Yu Ning asked in a deep voice.

The doctor said truthfully: "If the maintenance is done properly, the fetal position is correct, and the birth is smooth, there will be no problems, and the twins are most afraid of dystocia." ”

Yu Ning's brows tightened even tighter, and he waved his hand for a while, "A few hard work." ”

Gonggong Li led the imperial doctors down to receive the reward, Yu Ning sat on the chair and rubbed his brows, and sighed: "Sir, I regret not listening to you." ”

Qi Yanzhi was neither surprised nor blamed, it seemed that he had long expected Yu Ning to be like this, he only said: "Everything depends on the destiny of heaven, and there will be some in the destiny after all." ”

Yu Ning glanced at him, nodded and didn't speak.

Qi Wanru woke up later, in order to prevent her from getting too excited, Yu Ning was not in front of her, but Xie Ruqing was guarding in front of the bed.

"Like, how do you feel?" Xie Ruqing took a handkerchief to help her wipe the sweat on her forehead.

Qi Wanru's face was not very good, and she looked at Xie Ruqing without saying anything, with a little sadness in her eyes.