CHAPTER XLIV

When the emperor heard that Yun Chi replied, Hua Yan could participate in the palace banquet, and was very happy, so he decreed that officials and family members above the fifth rank in the court could enter the palace for the banquet.

The Queen Mother was also very happy to hear that Hua Yan could enter the palace, since she went to the East Palace to visit Hua Yan last time, and never saw Hua Yan again, Yun Chi stopped her, she could only helplessly go to the East Palace every once in a while to ask about Hua Yan.

Yun Chi's three brothers have already been married and already have children under their knees, but whether it is the emperor or the queen mother, what they are most looking forward to is that Yun Chi has a son under his knees, in their hearts, that is what they really want Jin Sun, and it is the heir of the future of Southern Chu.

Therefore, after Huayan's wedding, there was a happy news of pregnancy, Huayan is not infertile, but can really give birth, so that they are energetic every day, and send people to stare at it, for fear that there will be a good one.

Many courtiers and family members have never seen the crown princess, it stands to reason that after the marriage of His Royal Highness the prince, the East Palace has a hostess, and will go back and forth with the ministers' mansions, but the princess soon spread the joy of pregnancy, and then morning sickness is terrible, in addition to the emperor and the queen mother, she only went to the Jingguo Mansion once, including the people in the Mei Mansion, but did not see the flowers.

So, everyone took this opportunity to meet the crown princess who had been raising a baby in the East Palace behind closed doors since her wedding.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, snow fell in the sky again, and when I got up in the morning, it went down to dawn, and the ground was already covered with snow.

Mama Fang led people to hold the princess's formal clothes and jewelry, and waited for the princess to change her hair. changed into a formal outfit, a little more spirit and complexion.

Yun Chi stood aside and watched, frowning, "This dress is too heavy, can you stand it?" ”

Hua Yan moved her body and said with a smile, "I can stand it, how warm it is, the huge palace, the earth dragon is not so warm, it is estimated that it will be a little cold, wear more to keep out the cold." ”

Yun Chi smiled, "There will be a stove next to you, and it won't be cold to you." ”

"This is the first time I have had the opportunity to meet people seriously after my wedding, I must be solemn, I can't embarrass you, just endure a palace banquet, why am I so squeamish and can't help it?" Hua Yan looked at him funny, and chose a jade step of a magnolia flower from the jewelry and handed it to him, "Help me plug it in." ”

Yun Chi took a look, wearing the princess's formal dress, because she was pregnant, she didn't dare to apply more fat powder, for fear that it would be inappropriate for the fetus, but she lightly applied fat powder and swept under Emei, although she was still a little thin and pale with morning sickness, but it did not damage her complexion at all.

He took the jade step of the magnolia flower and looked at her already tied bun for a moment, then chose a place and inserted the jade step firmly in her hair.

He plugged in and let go and asked, "How?" ”

Hua Yan looked in the mirror and nodded, "It's so good-looking." ”

Yun Chi chuckled, put his hands on her shoulders, and circled her from back to front, "Yubu looks good, not as good as the crown princess of this palace." ”

Hua Yan looked at the faces of the two next to each other in the mirror, and said with a smile, "The crown princess is good-looking, not as good-looking as His Royal Highness the prince." ”

Yun Chi laughed out loud and stretched out his hand to pull her up, "Let's go, my father and grandmother are estimated to have stretched their necks." ”

Hua Yan stood up, Cai Qing brought the cloak, Yun Chi reached out to take it, tied the cloak for Hua Yan, and put on the cloak himself, and went out of the Phoenix East Garden.

There was snow in the sky, Yun Chi held an umbrella, held Hua Yan's hand, and whispered to her, "Walk slowly, if the imperial grandmother sees you taking such a big step, I am afraid that she will jump out in fright." ”

Hua Yan smiled and looked out of the umbrella, "This snow is estimated to fall for another two days." ”

Yun Chi nodded, "It's snowy this year." ”

Hua Yan turned her head and asked him, "Have you been busy with snow disasters in various places for a while?" Is there enough manpower in the imperial court? ”

These days, she has severe morning sickness, and today she has the leisure to ask him about the affairs of the DPRK and China.

"Hmm." Yun Chi bowed, "A few of the new science students stayed in Beijing, and most of the rest were sent to Beijing to report on their work, and the first thing is to provide disaster relief and save the people, so as to ensure that the people rarely starve to death and freeze to death this winter, and the results are stronger than in previous years." After all, this year's heavy snowfall in many places has not caused a large number of victims, which is good. ”

Hua Yan bowed his head, "Whether it's the affairs of the DPRK or my affairs, you have been tired and thin recently." ”

Yun Chi shook his head, "I'm not tired." ”

Hua Yan asked, "It's been so long, and I haven't received the news of Sixteen, the eldest brother is in the southwest, can I find out how the king of Southern Xinjiang disappeared?" Can I write to you? My brother hasn't heard from me recently, so I don't know what progress he has made on his side? ”

Yun Chi stretched out his hand and rubbed her head, "Don't worry, if you can't hold your breath, you will lose, there will always be news, and it will always be found out." The words fell, and he said to her, "You should think less now, and don't think too much." ”

Hua Yan closed her mouth and muttered with a smile, "Okay, you want me to focus on raising the fetus and don't tell me anything, just follow you." ”

The two got into the carriage and headed to the palace.

Although there is snow today, because it is Chinese New Year's Eve, the streets are still covered in red and hung with colors, and the shouting is endless.

Hua Yan couldn't help but reach out and open the curtain, looked out, looked out for a while, and smiled at Yun Chi, "Lin'an is much more lively than the capital every year on Chinese New Year's Eve. There are also more tricks to play than in the capital. ”

"Oh?" Yun Chi smiled and asked, "What are the flowers?" ”

Hua Yan snapped her fingers and said, "Horse racing, boat racing, opera racing, juggling, lion dance, etc., there are many." ”

"That's a lot of fun." Yun Chi said, "The New Year in the capital is not as good as Lin'an, and only the lantern festival on the night of the Lantern Festival will be more lively." ”

Hua Yan lowered the curtain, held his hand and said, "Wait for the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, will you accompany me out to see the lanterns?" ”

"Okay." Yun Chi smiled and nodded, although there were many people in the Lantern Festival, he should be fine if he protected it.

The two talked all the way to the palace.

Countless carriages have been parked at the gate of the palace, and some vehicles have arrived one after another, and when they saw the carriage of the East Palace, they all avoided it one after another, letting the prince's carriage go first.

Yun Chi's carriage entered the palace gate directly, first went to the emperor's main hall to see the emperor, and then went to Ninghe Palace to see the queen mother.

In the emperor's main hall, there were several important ministers of the court, Zhao Zaifu, King Anyang, Wu Weihou, Jingguo Gong, etc., Xiao Li Zi told His Royal Highness the prince that he was coming with the princess, and the emperor hurriedly ordered, "Let them come in quickly." ”

Yun Chi took Hua Yan's hand and entered the emperor's main hall, and saw the emperor and several important ministers in the court, Yun Chi and Hua Yan gave the emperor a salute, and everyone gave a salute to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.

The emperor looked at Huayan, she was dressed in a formal suit, dignified and gorgeous, the emperor couldn't stop nodding and ordered to give a seat.

Hua Yan sat down next to Yun Chi, and saw that the emperor was in excellent spirits, with a brand-new dragon robe, and a festive face, and Zhao Zaifu, King Anyang, Wu Weihou, Jing Guogong and others also looked kind and festive. Wu Weihou couldn't see that he was saddened by Liu Fuxiang's death, and he also had a smile on his face.

The emperor said, "Yan girl, you have been pregnant for nearly two months, right?" Half a pound of meat didn't even look long. ”

Hua Yan smiled, "It's a little longer, and the heavy clothes I wore today are not obvious." ”

The emperor obviously didn't believe it, and looked at Yun Chi, "You say." ”

Yun Chi nodded, "It's a little heavier than before." ”

"Hey, this can't be done, it only takes two months to grow a pound and two taels, so after ten months, how much can you grow?" The emperor frowned, "Is it that the cooking cooked by the chef in the East Palace is not appetizing?" How many of the cooks from the palace will go to the East Palace? ”

Hua Yan immediately waved her hand, "Zi sent two cooks, plus the original cook of the East Palace, and my brother sent two more cooks from Lin'an." Now the East Palace cooks are overcrowded. Father or keep it for himself, it's not a chef's business, because of my physique, it's normal to say that morning sickness is normal. ”

The emperor stopped, "You are too tossed, what do you want to eat, just mention it, don't grieve yourself." ”

Hua Yan smiled and nodded, "Father, don't worry, I don't wronged myself." ”

"I told you two days ago that I set up a post station to transport fruits and vegetables from the south quickly, have you started this matter? The Queen Mother said that eating more fruits and vegetables is good for the fetus, and you don't take it seriously because you are busy with court affairs. The emperor looked at Yun Chi again.

Yun Chi said with a smile, "What my father explained, my sons naturally did it, and now that the year is closed, it will be opened up after the year." ”

The Emperor was satisfied, "Well, it's good for you to remember this." The words fell, and said to Hua Yan, "The Queen Mother heard that you can enter the palace today, so I am waiting to see you in the morning, go to Ninghe Palace." ”

Hua Yan nodded and stood up.

Yun Chi also stood up, shook Hua Yan's hand, and walked out of the emperor's main hall.

After the two stepped out of the emperor's main hall, King Anyang said, "The emperor is about to hug his grandson, which is really gratifying." ”

The emperor was happy, "Yes, I will wait." ”

Wu Weihou sighed, "The minister is really envious of the emperor, the minister's son, the minister was confused for a while and did something wrong, and now the minister ...... I'm really afraid that he will never marry. ”

The emperor smiled and said, "Marriage is all in life, and there are no people, so don't blame yourself, look at it." Su Zi is smart, and sooner or later he will see it. It's a long life, how can you not marry for life? ”

Wu Weihou nodded, "I hope it is as the emperor said." ”

Yun Chi and Hua Yan didn't go far, both of them were deaf and clear-sighted, and after Hua Yan's perception was stronger, she heard these two sentences clearly, she held Yun Chi's arm and whispered, "That's not bad, it's a long life, and I'll always see it." ”

Yun Chi let out an "um".