Everyone outside the delivery room was relieved, and Duanmu Heng entered the delivery room to see Ji Lanzhou.

After a while, Wen Po came out of the delivery room with a big red swaddling wrap.

Duanmu Xian and the sisters hurriedly surrounded him, Duanmu Xian took the swaddling clothes from Wen Po's hand, smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits, and praised repeatedly: "Beautiful!" This kid is so pretty! ”

There was a little baby wrapped in the big red swaddling clothes, his eyes were closed, his hair was thin, and his small mouth was tightly closed, like a little red monkey, where could he see the beauty and ugliness.

However, looking at the eyes of the three blood relatives, I feel that this doll is cute everywhere, with bulging cheeks, a small but straight nose, and a pink mouth that is as delicate as a petal.

The three pairs of eyes were reluctant to take away the little baby's small face.

Duanmu Xian gently hugged the swaddling clothes a little higher, and said happily: "This is the eldest brother of the Duanmu family!" ”

The more Duanmu Xian looked at the child, the happier he became, and he was about to laugh from ear to ear.

Duanmu replied, looking at the little guy stupidly, wanting to raise his hand to touch the little guy's cheek, but he was afraid of touching him.

Duanmuxian had already thought of the name of his great-grandson in the past few days, and said directly: "This kid is called Duanmuze." Moisturizing Ze. ”

"Big girl, four girls, what do you think of this name?"

There is a younger generation in the family, Duanmujun and Duanmufei can no longer be called "sister", so as not to string up the generations, Duanmuxian simply called the big girl and the four girls.

Duanmujun and Duanmufei both knew that Duanmuxian had given the little guy at least thirty or forty names before choosing this word, where would he say it badly.

The addition of a little guy to the house is like adding a wave of vitality, and the whole house is full of joy.

Duanmujun and Duanmufei ran to Ji Lanzhou every day, and watched their little nephew become more beautiful day by day, with fair skin, black eyes like black grapes, and his facial features became a little brighter, and he could see that the little guy looked a little more like Ji Lanzhou.

October 15th, which is the third baptism of the little one.

The baptism ceremony was not carried out in a big way, but simply invited some female relatives of old relatives to come to the house, and the female relatives of other rooms of the Duanmu family naturally also arrived, including Xiao He's family.

Xiao He's looked complacent at the moment, and kept talking to the ladies around him:

"Our Ze Ge'er was born so well, and his grandfather is simply carved out of the same mold!"

"A newborn baby is very good-natured and very well-behaved, just like when I was a child."

"When he grows up in the future, he will definitely have a future!"

“……”

The "grandfather" in Xiao He's mouth was of course referring to the second old man Duanmu Dynasty, and the other ladies around him also heard it, and their expressions couldn't help but show a little meaning.

Duanmu Heng has been passed on to Changfang, and it stands to reason that Xiao He is his second aunt, but Xiao He is still calling "my son", which is clearly a demonstration.

Xiao He was also demonstrating, and he straightened his back proudly.

What if it's a long house that snatches the eldest son?!

Now that Ah Heng has it, she is still the eldest grandson of the Duanmu family, and in the future, the title and industry of the Duanmu family will all belong to her children and grandchildren!

What about the long house now that he is proud for a while?! In the final analysis, it's just to make wedding clothes for their second room!

The fourth lady Ren and the fifth lady Ni glanced at each other with a wry smile, and they could guess what Xiao He was thinking.

The two of them slowly moved away, far away from Xiao He's family.

This is a conflict of interests between the long house and the second room, and they can't afford to mix it up. Anyway, they have already broken up, and they can't fight for anything no matter how much they fight.

They might as well take this opportunity to build more relationships with the distinguished guests present.

The two of them smiled and exchanged pleasantries with the other guests.

"Fourth Lady Duanmu," a wealthy woman smiled and accosted Ren, "I see that no one from the Xu family seems to have come today." ”

Without waiting for Ren to speak, another slender young woman came over and said in a low voice, "Mrs. Liu, don't you know yet? I heard that the third girl of the Xu family died of illness two days ago, and the funeral could not be rushed. "Naturally, the Xu family can't come.

When Mrs. Liu heard that there was a funeral in the Xu family, she was not very comfortable, and subconsciously looked around, for fear that people would hear that she would think that she was deliberately mentioning the funeral to block the Duanmu family.

Mrs. Liu raised her voice lightly and hurriedly changed the topic: "Fourth Mrs. Duanmu, I heard that Ling Yan has recently been married, right?" ”

When it came to the matter of his daughter Duanmu Xuan's marriage, Ren's face was overjoyed. Several female dependents gathered around, and the parents gossiped briefly.

The flower hall was very lively, and there was a lot of laughter and laughter.

As he spoke, I don't know who shouted: "It's coming, it's coming!" The child is coming! ”

So, all the ladies followed the sound and looked towards the door of the flower hall, and saw a handsome nurse holding a big red swaddling clothes outside the flower hall, followed by an old lady and two maids.

Ji Lanzhou has not yet come out of confinement, so naturally he did not appear.

Xiao He saw his grandson coming, smiled, got up to greet him, and stretched out his hand to take the swaddling clothes, "Come, grandmother hug." ”

The nurse held the little baby and turned sideways slightly, avoiding Xiao He's hand, and said euphemistically: "The little master is still asleep." ”

Xiao He didn't expect that a mere nurse would dare to give herself no face in public, her face froze suddenly, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she felt that the eyes of the female guests around her were like needles piercing her face.

"Presumptuous!" Xiao He subconsciously scolded the nurse. A dared not to let herself hold her own grandson!

The female guests who were chatting around all of them suddenly quieted down, and looked at Xiao He's and the nurse with burning eyes.

The nurse carefully held the child, blessed Xiao He's family without being humble or arrogant, and said apologetically: "Second lady, forgive the slave and maid for being rude, our little master is afraid of life." ”

The little baby relied on smell to recognize people, and the nurse took care of him for three days, and she already had some understanding of the child's temperament. On weekdays, his temper is very good, and he is very good to bring, but he doesn't like to be born, and he is willing to let himself hold because he eats his own milk.

Yesterday afternoon, when the nurse went to the toilet, the little guy woke up, and the maid who took care of him had just hugged him, so he cried and cried for half a cup of tea before falling asleep, which made Duanmu Heng and Ji Lanzhou feel distressed.

Besides, the old lady has already commanded......

The nurse patted the swaddling clothes gently, and the swaddling Duanmuze closed his eyes peacefully, pursed his petal-like mouth, and slept more comfortably.

And Xiao He's face was even more ugly, the corners of his forehead were bruised, and he only felt that what the other party said "Our little young master" seemed to be thorny, as if warning that he was just an uncle and grandmother in the next room, just an outsider.

The atmosphere in the hall was slightly condensed.

Naturally, the other ladies also heard this conversation, with different expressions, some showing a clear smile, some waiting to see a good show, and some frowning.

Ren and Ni exchanged another meaningful look, their expressions faint.

Their second sister-in-law, they just can't see the situation clearly, they were so swaggering just now, but now it's okay, they were slapped in the face!

But if this scene is too ugly, and it is the face of the Duanmu family that is lost, do you have to try to stop it? Ni quietly pulled Ren's sleeve and asked with his eyes.

Ren is still a little hesitant, Xiao He is not a good person.

At this moment, there were a few more figures outside the door of the flower hall, and the maids and women in the hall were relieved, and the housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Big girl, fourth girl." ”

The two sisters, Duanmujun and Duanmufei, also arrived, and with them were Mrs. You, the wife of the Ministry of Shangshu.

The housekeeper was afraid that Xiao He's would make trouble again, so she hurriedly asked: "Big girl, the auspicious time has come, isn't it ......?"

"Let's get started." Duanmujun nodded, glanced at the flower hall, and keenly noticed that the atmosphere seemed to be a little wrong, but he didn't say much.

Xiao He didn't want to delay his grandson's auspicious time, so he first suppressed the resentment and dissatisfaction in his heart

Thus, the baptism ceremony officially began.

Everyone's attention was focused on today's protagonist Duanmu Ze, and the atmosphere became relaxed and happy again.

By the nurse and a grandmother worked together to undress and wash Duanmu Ze, being tossed like this, the little baby also woke up, he neither cried nor made trouble, curiously tossed by the nurse, he himself opened a pair of black eyes and looked curiously at the surrounding female guests, his eyes dripping and rolling.

The ladies threw pieces of gold into the basin of water.

Everyone praised the child sweetly for a sentence or two, some praised the child for being beautiful and sturdy, and some said that he looked like a Wenqu star, and he must be a person who could read like his great-grandfather; Some praise this child's extraordinary bearing, there are so many people here, and there is no stage fright......

The nurse washes the baby three times, and from time to time she says auspicious words.

The flower hall was so lively, the atmosphere was harmonious, only Xiao He's had a calm face, and he kept pursing his mouth and didn't speak.

After the three baptisms, the nurse wrapped the baby in swaddling clothes again, and was about to carry him down, but she heard a proud female voice sound Shi Shiran: "Wait." ”

Xiao He stroked his sleeves, moved his gaze to Duanmujun, and said in a condescending attitude: "Ah Jun, it's not my aunt's overstepping, since you are in charge of the house, you should take good care of your subordinates, don't be unruly, let outsiders see the joke." ”

Xiao He deliberately said this in public, naturally with a little provocation, and deliberately made Duanmu lose face in front of the guests.

Although Duanmujun came a step late, he was only washed at three o'clock, and he also heard the maid talk about the discord between Xiaohe's family and the nurse, and felt that Duanmuze's nurse was good.

Duanmu Jun smiled calmly and said to Xiao He's family: "Second aunt, Master Jueyuan of Huangjue Temple gave Ze Ge'er a life, saying that the child's life is precious. ”

Duanmujun's voice was slow and reasonable, today was a good day, she didn't want to mess with Xiao He's family.

Master Jueyuan did come to Fuzhong, but Duanmu Xian personally invited him.

Duanmuze's child had a very difficult time.

Ji Lanzhou has hardly gotten out of bed since he almost gave birth in February, and he has been raising it, and when the child was born, Wen Po found that the child's fetal position was a little wrong, and she thought of a lot of ways to correct the fetal position.

Master Jueyuan showed the child's face, and after calculating the eight characters, he said, this child's life is expensive, if the person with the eight characters is too close, it will damage the child, and you have to pay attention to it before the age of one.

Some things would rather be believed than not, not to be said, this child really does not like to be hugged, he cries when he hugs, and the total number of people he is willing to get close to is only six or seven.

Duanmuxian is particularly cautious about his great-grandson's affairs. Thinking that it was impossible to find out who was heavy and who was light among the guests who came to add a pot today, he simply cut it all, and told the nurse early on that no one would be allowed to hold it today, anyway, the excuse was that the child was afraid of life. The baby is delicate, and others generally just look at it and will not hold it strongly.

Duanmujun was telling the truth, but to Xiao He's ears, this was a pretext.

is not only an excuse, but also deliberately satirizing himself and the He family.

Xiao He's whole body was tense, and his face was so gloomy that he almost dripped water.

Yes, "a child's life is precious", his father was deprived of the title of Duke of Xinguo, so their He family is cheap, and even she is also "cheap", and even her own grandson can't touch it?!

He felt as if he had been called for a bucket of hot oil, and his anger rushed straight to his head.

"Yo!" Xiao He's yin and yang smiled weirdly and sighed, "It turns out that the life of the long house is so expensive!" ”

She looked Duanmujun up and down with contemptuous eyes, "It's a pity, this woman has a noble husband and wife all her life, and she is married to a good person, and her children and daughters will be virtuous and filial in the future, and her children and grandchildren will be full, and she will be blessed in her old age." ”

"You are so old, you are not married yet, and you have no lover to support you, how expensive can life be for this widowed eldest daughter!"

Xiao He's words were extremely ugly, and the hall was silent.

The expressions of the female guests were complicated, and they stared at the two aunts and nephews with bated breath.

Some people secretly sigh that there is a difficult scripture to read, some people sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, some people seem to laugh, some people show a little disapproving laughter, and secretly sigh that this cold door is a cold door, and it is still difficult for the people of this Duanmu family to enter the elegant hall, and some things are closed to how to make trouble is their own business, so that outsiders see the joke, that is, they have no rules and no tutor in the Duanmu family.

Xiao He was already mad and didn't care what other people thought.

If you make trouble, you will make trouble, since Changfang is not afraid of losing face, what is she afraid of!

Xiao He's gaze shifted from Duanmujun to Duanmufei again, and a mocking and disdainful smile appeared on his face.

"As for this little one, it's harder."

"It's just that both of my parents died, and my future husband's family also died of both parents, hey, how hard this life is, it's a blood relative! It's just two Heavenly Evil Lone Stars getting together for a while! ”

"Hey! I don't know if I will be a child in the future! ”

Xiao He was carried away by anger, talking and venting regardless of himself, only caring about his own pleasure for a while.

Sparks erupted in the air, and only Xiao He's voice echoed around.

The faces of the other guests around him were also a little ugly.

This little He just didn't point at Duanmu Fei's nose and scolded people, and he couldn't get on the stage.

Originally, Xiao He's scolded her niece, she was so bold that she even scolded the regent in it, she really ate the bear's heart and leopard's gall!

Some of the guests who originally watched the show also lost their heart, and they just wished they could disappear out of thin air.

This excitement can be seen, but when it comes to this, if it reaches the ears of the regent, will even these bystanders be angry?!

"......" Duanmu pursed his lips and looked at Xiao He without blinking.

Originally, in terms of Duanmu Heng and Duanmu Ze's face, Duanmu Jun didn't want Xiao He's to be too faceless, but Xiao He's was inevitably too much, talking nonsense, and he had to involve his sister and Mu Yan.

"Second aunt."

Duanmujun's voice interrupted Xiao He's coldly, and just as he was about to speak, a little girl in Tsing Yi outside the flower hall ran in panting: "Big girl, fourth girl, the old lady asked the slave maid to come over and report the good news to the fourth girl." ”

The little girl's excited voice broke the tense atmosphere in the hall and diverted everyone's attention.

The little maid was excited, her eyes were bright, she was unaware of the strangeness in the hall, and continued to say: "There is news from the palace just now, saying that the emperor has just issued a holy decree, and the emperor is going to abdicate, and it is rumored that he is the regent!" The regent will ascend the throne on the first day of the first month of next year!! ”

It was like a dry thunder on the ground, which made the hall quieter, and everyone including Xiao He was dumbfounded, and only Duanmuze in the swaddling clothes closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully.

All the guests didn't come back to their senses for a while.

For a while, the needle drop in the hall could be heard.

Although most of the people knew that Mu Yan would ascend to the throne sooner or later, they did not expect that this day would be so soon.

Today's body is weak, like an old man in his twilight years, and I'm afraid he won't last long.

Mu Yan has not moved since returning to Beijing from Huaizhou, and most people think that Mu Yan will not succeed to the throne until he dies today. For Mu Yan, he can still get a good name in this way, so as not to be questioned about his improper position in the future.

It's just that in this way, as long as Mu Yan does not ascend the throne for a day, it means that this matter may still be variable.

Therefore, most people are not mentally prepared yet.

Everyone's eyes looked at Duanmu Fei together.

No one expected that the emperor would suddenly abdicate, counting the days, Mu Yan would be on the throne in two months.

Mu Yan and Duanmufei's marriage has been scheduled for April of the following year, which means that Duanmufei will be the queen soon.

The atmosphere in the flower hall suddenly underwent a subtle change, as if it had skipped the cold winter from the cold autumn and suddenly entered the spring of March.

The eyes of everyone looking at Duanmu Scarlet also changed, respect, envy, emotion, yearning, and shock.

The girl in front of her is the mother of a country, the most noble woman in Dasheng!

At this moment, thinking of Xiao He's call that humiliated Duanmu Fei just now, everyone looked at Xiao He's eyes with a little pity and a little mockery.

Duanmu Fei's life is hard? Her life is not expensive?

Then what woman's life is precious in this world!!

The ladies exchanged glances in twos and threes.

"......" Xiao He was also stunned.

For Duanmu Fei, Xiao He's mentality has always been very complicated, on the one hand, she can't see this girl suppressing herself as a queen in the future, and on the other hand, she wants to use the queen's status as a maiden family to let her eldest son get the title of a super duke.

At this moment, the embarrassment trumped the rest.

Xiao He felt as if he had been slapped in public, and his face was so hot that it hurt.

There were also shrewd people among the guests present, and Mrs. You immediately took two steps forward and took the lead in saying hello to Duanmu: "Fourth girl Duanmu, congratulations, this is a great joy." ”

Duanmu Fei smiled slightly, not arrogant or impatient, the clouds were light and light.

The other lady was not far behind, and directly confronted Xiao He's: "Second Mrs. Duanmu, you are also a 'uncle and grandmother', this person who is an elder should have the demeanor of an elder when he speaks and acts." Relying on the identity of an elder and talking nonsense, isn't this a joke?! ”

"That's it." The third lady also came over, and said in a strange manner, "There is anyone in this Dasheng Dynasty whose life is more expensive than that of a niece." ”

The other ladies nodded their heads in agreement.

How can people be perfect in this life, according to them, Duanmu Fei is bitter first and then sweet, she did lose her father and mother first, but people also have to look at the long run, Duanmu Fei is not an orphan girl who has no support, she is the girl of the Shoufu Mansion, and in the boudoir, there is Cen Yin's righteous brother to support her; As soon as she gets married in the coming year, she will be a dignified queen, and she will be the mother of the world!

In terms of expensive, it is extremely expensive.

Mrs. You took a few steps closer to the nurse holding Duanmu Ze, looked at the baby in swaddling clothes and said, "This child has such a good face, it is a life of Fu Lu Shou Sanquan!" What Master Jueyuan said is really right, there is a concubine and aunt of the queen, this child is really very expensive," said Mrs. You and looked at Xiao He with a smile, "Of course, you can't let people hug it casually, so as not to collide." ”

"......" Xiao He's face was blue, white, and purple, and the colors changed wonderfully, and he was embarrassed and angry by these women, but he couldn't say anything to refute.

For a while, Duanmu Scarlet was surrounded in the center like a star arching moon, and she seemed to replace Duanmu Ze as the protagonist of this three banquets.

The little girl is smiling from beginning to end, calm and relaxed, and her demeanor is generous and elegant and calm.

Some ladies, including Mrs. You, have been paying close attention to Duanmu Fei's words and deeds, and they can't help but secretly praise in their hearts: Duanmu Fourth Girl is indeed very human, she is still not arrogant or impatient after receiving such good news, she is not humble or arrogant, and she has a bit of calmness that Mount Tai collapsed in front of her and her face did not change, she really has the style of the mother of the country!

Other female dependents are still echoing:

"The newborn child is expensive, so you should be careful."

"But those who are interested and reasonable, this should also be avoided."

"That's it."

“……”

Every word you say to me, this sentence is directed at Xiao He's family.

"You...... You ......" Xiao He looked at Duanmu Fei, and then looked at the other female relatives around him, only to feel that he had become the target of the public, and hated in his heart: these people, doesn't she know yet?! All of them are high and low!

Xiao He's still couldn't stay anymore after all, Huo Di stood up, gritted his teeth, and said indignantly with a little anger: "Yes, my life is light, I can't enter the door of Duanmu's house, I'll just go!" ”

Xiao He flicked his sleeves heavily, shook the handkerchief and walked away in a huff. The maid she brought hurriedly shrank and chased after her.

No one left Xiao He, and no one paid attention to her.

For the ladies present, Xiao He's was insignificant at all.

The Ren family and the Ni family in the crowd quietly exchanged glances with each other, and they both felt in their hearts that Xiao He's was really self-inflicted and begging for a beating.

For their second sister-in-law, the two of them have been dissatisfied for a long time.

Before they were separated, they all lived together in Duanmu Mansion, and they didn't see anyone looking down when they looked up, Xiao He's had He's support in the past, and he fed it in the palm of his hand, so it was not an exaggeration to say that they walked sideways in the house, and they never put their brothers-in-law in their eyes. They have always endured her, held her, and avoided her.

However, this time and that time.

In the past few years, Xiao He's family has plummeted, and the same thing she once relied on is gone.

Now she is not what she used to be, she is just the wife of a four-grade petty official, without the Duanmu family to support her, in this capital where there are many royal relatives like dogs and nobles everywhere, she is nothing at all.

However, Xiao He's has no self-awareness, and thinks that she is high up and wants someone to coax her!

It's ridiculous!

Ren stroked his sleeves casually and gave Ni a look quietly. The two of them joined hands and surrounded Duanmufei, congratulating Duanmufei.

The flower hall is more lively, full of laughter and joy.

Everyone had long forgotten about Xiao He's family, as if the previous turmoil did not exist at all.

Duanmu Mansion is lively and lively, and even the people are proud and walk with the wind.

At the same time, the edict of abdicating the throne and making way for Xian has been posted on the emperor's list.

Edict Cloud: Now I know that I am guilty of a lot of sin, and I decided to abdicate, and in the future, I will ask the ancestors and ancestors for their sins day and night in the Taimiao. He was succeeded by the regent, who ascended the throne on the first day of the first month of the following year and succeeded to the throne.

On the same day, this edict was transmitted to all states and counties across the country for 800 miles, and it was announced to the world.

Today is not the right title party.

(End of chapter)