Chapter 44: Xia Chenyu
Usually, Wang Yuxun rarely appears in places where crowds gather, especially in places where there are many women. It's like a snake and scorpion, and you can hide as far as you can.
I'm afraid this is still the sequelae of him being watched by women for so many years.
If you really can't face a lot of women, such as in the academy, Wang Yuxun often chooses to ignore it directly.
In addition, Wang Yuxun also has a serious cleanliness habit, and he can't easily let others get close. So far, the maids in his room and even the entire Hou Mansion who want to climb into his bed are like crossing the river, but before they get close to Wang Yuxun's body, they are kicked a few meters away by him.
Of course, there is an exception to this, that is, his little sister Wang Jibao.
Wang Yuxun usually likes to rub Wang Jibao's fluffy little head like his second brother Wang Yupu.
Thinking about it this way, it is really difficult for my brother-in-law to get married.
Zhang Junyan felt that it was difficult, but Wang Jibao was very optimistic about the potential stock of his third brother.
In Wang Jibao's view, such a good husband is simply difficult to find in the sky and on the ground. If anyone marries him, there is no need to worry about the bad things of three wives and four concubines, and the people themselves have their own screens~ shelters, which is so worry-free.
It's just that what makes Wang Jibao feel depressed is: How can such a good candidate for a husband be his own brother?
So, Wang Jibao secretly held back her strength, and she must find someone for her third brother who is compatible with her and has a good life.
Besides, these girls were obsessed with Xie Xuan, Wang Jibao thought about it carefully, and then wanted to understand what was going on.
It's like chasing stars in modern times. If you are a pure die-hard fan, who cares if your idol is rumored to have an affair with someone, or even whether you are married or not.
People just like this person.
Xie Xuan, as well as his third brother Wang Yuxun and others, are well-deserved idol stars in the Dayong Dynasty so far.
The days that followed became dull and regular. Wang Jibao was busy going to school while attending extracurricular sports classes taught by his father and grandfather. From time to time, I also need to take some back house management lessons taught by Jiang. In his spare time, he also prepared gifts for the 60th birthday of the Empress Dowager Jiang.
Time flies, and before I know it, it is the ninth day of October, the birthday of the Empress Dowager Jiang.
Wang Jibao and Jiang were noisy into the palace one day earlier and stayed in Yongci Palace for one night.
Early the next morning, the mother and daughter got up early, and the Jiang family cleaned up Wang Jibao and herself.
Because there is a major birthday ceremony today, Jiang and Wang Jibao are both wearing their respective grades of court clothes and crowns.
Wang Xibao's court clothes and crowns are specially made by the palace clothing bureau according to her figure. It's very delicate to wear, and there is a kind of cute rush like a little adult.
Walking into the side hall where the Empress Dowager Jiang was eating, and seeing the Empress Dowager Jiang who was already sitting on the main seat, Wang Jibao immediately stepped forward to salute and said auspicious words: "Say hello to my aunt and grandmother, and wish my aunt and grandmother a happy birthday!" Happiness and good health! Eternal youth! ”
Empress Dowager Jiang smiled and stretched out her hand to pull Wang Jibao up, and said, "Hurry up." You don't have to worship your aunt and grandmother every time you see them. Then he pulled Wang Jibao to sit down next to her, and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?" ”
"Well, if I'm going to tell a lie, it's a good night's sleep. But if I'm going to be honest, it's that I found out that I had a bad habit of getting bed. Wang Jibao said coquettishly, snuggling in the arms of the Empress Dowager Jiang as she spoke.
Wang Jibao's truth provoked the Empress Dowager Jiang to laugh more than once, patted Wang Jibao's back lovingly, and said: "It's still my sister who is real, and she doesn't pretend to be fake at all in front of her aunt and grandmother." If you want to mourn the family, what the people in the whole palace lack is this real energy. Since you didn't have a good rest last night, you can come back and squint for a while later. I'm afraid it won't end until late at night. Poor thing, you and your mother may have to stay in the palace for another night tonight, and I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep well in bed again. After speaking, he pinched Wang Jibao's cute little nose dotingly.
"Actually, it's good to stay here, at least I can see my aunt and grandmother at any time. It's not like I'm outside the palace, if I miss my aunt and grandmother, I have to hand over a sign before I am allowed to come in. How inconvenient. Wang Jibao said with regret that entering the palace is more troublesome than visiting the prison.
"That Baomei will live in the palace in the future, and she will also be a companion with her aunt and grandmother." Empress Dowager Jiang smiled and patted Wang Jibao and said.
"That's not going to work. If you enter the palace, then I think what will happen to my father, grandfather, grandmother, and brothers? After all, there is only one aunt and grandmother in the palace, which is what Baomei wants most. But there are many people outside the palace who are what Bao Mei wants the most. If I want to think about how hard it is for so many people to work every day, I still decided that I just want my aunt and grandmother alone. Wang Jibao pretended to be innocent and said.
"My grandmother knows that you are cheating my grandmother. However, my aunt and grandmother would rather think about Baomei every day, and I don't want Baomei to really enter the palace to accompany the mourning family. In the past few generations of our family, it is enough to have my aunt and grandmother in the palace alone. ”
"Auntie?" Empress Dowager Jiang's words revealed a lot of information. She clearly said that she didn't need Wang Jibao to enter the palace to live with her, and secretly meant that she didn't want Wang Jibao to marry the palace in the future.
Empress Dowager Jiang nodded slightly, and said softly: "It's good that you know." ”
Wang Jibao also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. After all, the Zhenguo Mansion and the Heshun Marquis Mansion are just such a concubine. If you need to consolidate your power in the future, you must send her to the palace. It's just a headache to see who she is married to.
After careful calculation, there is really no suitable candidate, which is the main reason why Wang Jibao has not been very worried. After all, there are not many princes in the Holy Saint today, except for a few adults, only the fifth prince Xia Liyan is close to Wang Jibao's age. Xia Liyan is still not optimistic.
Now that Empress Dowager Jiang said this, it was nothing more than a reassuring pill for Jiang and Wang Jibao. The two governments did not have to sacrifice Wang Jibao's marriage in order to support any prince. In doing so, the two governments were also removed from the future succession in disguise.
Later, Jiang and Wang Jibao accompanied the Empress Dowager Jiang to breakfast.
In the main hall of Yongci Palace, Empress Qin and all the concubines, princes, and princesses were already waiting there, waiting to pay homage to Empress Dowager Jiang.
Seeing that the hour was almost up, the Jiang family stepped forward to support the Empress Dowager Jiang, who was holding Wang Jibao in her hand, and the three of them were followed by Mama Wu, Gui Xi and other palace people. A group of hulala came to the main hall.
When they arrived at the stone steps leading to the high seats in the main hall, Jiang consciously gave up the position of support to Mama Wu, and then pulled Wang Jibao, and the mother and daughter walked silently to the back of the main hall.
Empress Dowager Jiang, with the support of Mama Wu, slowly walked to the high platform step by step and sat down on the left side.
Everyone stood in the center of the main hall and bowed: "Greetings to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old!" Chichitose! ”
"Let's all be flat." Empress Dowager Jiang made a gesture of false support in her seat.
"Empress Dowager Xie!"
After everyone got up, they each found their corresponding seats and sat down.
In front of these real nobles, even if some concubines are not as high as Wang Jibao, they are kings after all, and Wang Jibao and Jiang are just ministers. As a result, the mother and daughter had to sit in the back seat.
Not long after, Wang Jibao's head came over.
Wang Jibao looked up at the man, and the man's gaze was also right. The two looked at each other and smiled.
When the man sat down, he whispered to Wang Jibao: "Why did Sister Bao come so early today?" ”
Wang Jibao said with a smile: "Brother Yujun Wang is wrong, it's not that I came early today, but that I entered the palace last night. ”
After hearing this, Xia Chenyu complained: "Then after you entered the palace yesterday, why didn't you go to sit with me and take a look at me by the way?" ”
Wang Jibao's accusation against Xia Chenyu was quite innocent: "As soon as I entered the palace yesterday, I was arranged to live in Yongci Palace. It's impossible to go out and walk around in the middle of the night. ”
Xia Chenyu nodded his head and invited: "Then if you have time later, go to my place to play for a while." I've got a lot of gifts for you. ”
Wang Jibao happily responded: "Okay." ”
There are gifts to take, and anyone who hears them will be happy.
Xia Chenyu heard her promise so cheerfully, the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose slightly, and the whole person became vivid.
Next is the link where Empress Qin takes the lead in sending congratulatory gifts and blessings. The two of them shut their mouths and said nothing more.
When she is idle and bored, Wang Jibao will observe Xia Chenyu with a sideways face.
Xia Chenyu has a handsome face and elegant manners, although he is only twelve years old this year, he has begun to have the standard of a beautiful teenager.
It's a pity that his body is thin and pale, and the whole person does not show the vitality that a teenager should have, but an unhealthy sense of disobedience.
And as long as you stay with him a little longer, you can hear him occasionally let out a few muffled light coughs.
When coughing, he will clench his right hand into a fist and bring it to his mouth. It seems to have become a habitual action for him.
The jade-like boy treats everyone politely and gently. It is a person who can easily make people feel distressed and liked.
But he has an embarrassing background.
Xia Chenyu's background is really embarrassing.
He was born in the East Palace, and his biological mother was the concubine Liu of the abolished prince, who was the youngest son of the abolished prince.
Liu is also a woman with a hard life, and after entering the East Palace for many years, she finally conceived a male fetus, but died of a blood collapse after giving birth. The abolished prince raised Xia Chenyu in front of the abolished princess.
Although the abolished crown princess herself also had sons, they were all adults at that time. Therefore, he can also take good care of this concubine who will not pose a threat to his son in the future.
Later, the deposed prince was demoted to a concubine because of the witch Gu case, and the whole family was exiled to the remote Yucheng. On the way to exile, the female dependents in the backyard of the abolished prince died and fled, and there were only a few people left who could really reach Yucheng safely. Among them, the concubine of the Marquis of Heshun Mansion also died of illness on the way to exile.
The waste prince died of illness because of the depression in his chest, and finally died of illness after a few years. The year after the death of the abolished prince, the abolished princess also died.
In this way, Xia Chenyu became an orphan with no father and mother and no one to take care of him at a young age.
Fortunately, Xia Chenyu's biological mother Liu's aunt, Concubine Liu, is still alive. She was not implicated in the witchcraft case of the abolished prince back then, and now the saint has been named a concubine after ascending the throne.
Concubine Liu herself has not given birth in her life. After hearing about Xia Chenyu, she begged the Empress Dowager Jiang and the current saint to let her take Xia Chenyu into the palace and adopt her.
This is a good opportunity to demonstrate the benevolence of today's saints, so Yongsheng Emperor Xia Mingqian sent someone to take Xia Chenyu from Yucheng into the palace and handed him over to Concubine Liu to take care of. And posthumously sealed the abolished prince as the king of Su, and the abolished princess as the princess of Su.
Xia Chenyu, who was brought back to the palace, was canonized as the king of Yujun.