Lu Yu Rong knelt as she listened to the Ministry of Rites official recite the Imperial Decree. Then she respectfully kowtowed with her family. She watched as her father took the Imperial Decree from the hands of the Ministry of Rites official. The expression on her face was emotionless and people couldn't see what she thought about this marriage.
After the official of the Ministry of Rites left, Lu furen looked worriedly at the Imperial Decree: "Lao ye, what do we do now? Rui Jun Wang's personality … …" Who in Jing didn't know what Rui Jun Wang's personality was like. Her daughter marrying this kind of person, what good days would there be?
Even more, the Emperor wasn't close to Rui Jun Wang. Shu gui taifei was at odds with the two Empress Dowagers and had even done something as foolish as framing the Empress. If the Lu Family was involved with Rui Jun Wang, wouldn't it be great trouble?
"Don't worry. Since this marriage was bestowed by the Emperor, then it means that he trusts our Lu Family," Lu Jing Hong sighed. It wasn't clear if he was comforting Lu furen or himself, "Even more, Rui Jun Wang doesn't have any real power right now. What is there for the Emperor to suspect?"
Lu furen also knew that the matter was settled and there was no use in saying more. She only felt heartache for her daughter marrying a member of the Imperial Family that had lost power.
"Mother doesn't have to worry about me," Lu Yu Rong squeezed out a smile, "Rui Jun Wang is a jun wang. He doesn't have any children in his fu. Daughter might be marrying over as his second wife, but the previous one was divorced. There's not much difference between me and the original wife. Even more, marrying someone else might not be better than Rui Jun Wang. "
Lu Jing Hong's di son, Lu Zhan, heard his meimei say such things and gritted his teeth: "Meimei, don't worry. There's ge ge for everything. If Rui Jun Wang dares to mistreat you, ge will bring you back even if he has to report to the Imperial Court."
"It's not so scary," The smile on Lu Yu Rong's face became more evident. She looked at the Imperial Decree in Lu Jing Hong's hands, "Living like that."
Once the words came out, the Lu Family became silent. But no matter what, they felt that they owed their daughter.
When the peach blossoms were in full bloom, He Heng, under the repeated requests of the officials, finally changed his reign to Jia You. He also told the ancestral temple that the year would start with the first year of Jia You. Therefore, the people started to call He Heng Jia You Emperor.
In the fourth month of the first year of Jia You, it had been drizzling for a few days. But what He Heng felt irritated wasn't the drizzle, but Qu Qing Ju who was about to give birth. The closer the day was, the more restless he was. This woman giving birth was like stepping on the door of life and stepping on the door of death. The more he thought about these terrible things, the more he couldn't calm down and the more restless he became.
Even though it was the end of the fourth month, but because it had rained for three consecutive days, the weather was slightly cold. He Heng finished flipping through the memorials in his hand and was preparing to stand to go to the rear hall when he saw Ming He hurriedly walk in. His bow wasn't as standard as usual.
"Your Majesty, the Empress is about to give birth."
"What?!" His expression changed slightly. He stood up and strode outside, not even bothering to change out of his robe that was stained with a drop of ink.
The procession came to the rear hall of Tian Qi Palace. The door to the delivery room was already closed. He Heng still didn't know that his pale face had frightened the palace attendants into silence. He looked at the tightly closed door to the delivery room and asked in a deep voice: "When did the Empress act up?"
"This morning, the Empress felt her stomach hurt. She had nubi help her bathe and eat. She even walked around the room for a while before entering the delivery room," Jin Zhan bowed as she replied, "Emperor, please don't worry. The midwife mama said that zhuzi's foetus is very good so it will definitely be successful."
He Heng's mind was a mess. He unconsciously raised the teacup to take a sip, "Why didn't you tell zhen earlier?"
"Niangniang said that Emperor was busy with politics and waited for her to enter the delivery room before letting nubi report to you," Jin Zhan heard the anger in the Emperor's words and knelt in fright in front of him, "Please forgive me, Emperor."
Waving his hand for the palace maid to stand up, he wasn't in a good mood but he could still recognize that this palace maid was Qu Qing Ju's personal attendant so he didn't want to make it difficult for her. He continued to pour tea into his mouth to suppress the uneasiness in his heart.
When Empress Dowager Wei and Muhou Empress Dowager arrived, they saw the Emperor's black face. The room was deathly silent. Even the delivery room didn't make much noise. Their hearts froze and assumed that the Empress wasn't well. They asked urgently, "How is the Empress?"
"Empress Dowager, just now, a midwife mama came out to say that the Empress is fine. Just now, she had a bowl of ginseng soup porridge." Jin Zhan carefully answered, "But His Highness might have to wait a while before giving birth."
"This woman suffering giving birth," Empress Dowager worriedly looked around the room and sat down on a chair. She even forgot to invite Muhou Empress Dowager to sit with her. She furrowed her brow as she ordered Jin Zhan, "Tell the servants to be careful. If the midwife mama asks for something, you have to immediately send it in, understand?"
"Nubi will remember," Jin Zhan turned and left the hall, passing on the Empress Dowager's decree to the servants below.
Muhou Empress Dowager sat down next to Empress Dowager Wei. She rarely saw Empress Dowager Wei so panicked. She could only comfort: "Meimei, don't worry. These days, the taiyi and the pregnancy mama have said that the Empress's foetus is very good. You will have a big grandson very soon."
Empress Dowager Wei forced a smile, her gaze still on the door of the delivery room. She didn't even see He Heng bow to her.
When He Heng saw the two Empress Dowagers, his mood didn't calm down much. With a belly full of tea, he couldn't resist standing and pacing around the room. After just a few minutes, his forehead was covered in sweat. He didn't know if it was from nervousness or the heat.
The palace servants in the room were so scared they didn't dare to breathe. Seeing the Emperor becoming more and more irritated, they wanted to bury their heads lower and lower so the Emperor couldn't see them.
"Ah!"
Qu Qing Ju's cry of pain finally came from inside the room. He Heng hurriedly walked a few steps towards the door of the delivery room. In the end, he couldn't hear any sound. He couldn't resist asking: "Why is there still no news?"
Ming He looked at the hourglass at the corner of his eyes. It had only been half an hour. Even though he was a taijian, he knew that it wasn't so easy for most women to have their first child.
"Why isn't there any sound from the Empress?" He Heng pointed at a palace maid, "Go in and see."
"The Empress is giving birth, why would someone who has nothing to do go in," Empress Dowager Wei stood and walked next to He Heng, barely suppressing the panic inside, "What time is it now? When aijia gave birth to you, it took an entire night. Don't panic. No one has come out from inside, that means that the Empress is fine. If you are so panicked, wouldn't the people inside also panic?"
He Heng carelessly wiped away the sweat on his forehead. He paced twice where he stood. If it wasn't for the broken rules of the Imperial Family, and the worry of others gossiping about Qing Ju, he would have charged in already. He wouldn't have needed to stand outside the door in panic.
The quiet environment made him feel especially unbearable. After an unknown amount of time, he seemed to hear the midwife mama say something inside the room. He couldn't resist sticking to the door of the delivery room, wanting to see the situation inside through the crack in the door. It was a pity that in order to prevent the wind from blowing in, the curtains were all tightly drawn. Other than a patch of darkness, he couldn't see anything else. In the end, he could only helplessly pull back his head, and continue to rub his hands as he paced.
He didn't know how much time had passed. He Heng felt it had been several hours but in reality, only an hour had passed. Just as he was about to charge in, the loud cries of a baby suddenly came from the delivery room. The cries were so loud they could flip the roof off.
He Heng let out a long breath. He finally felt his entire body soften. The tea in his stomach made him uncomfortable.
"Congratulations Empress Dowager, Your Majesty," A midwife mama opened the door with a joyful expression and walked out. Behind her was another midwife mama holding swaddling clothes. She knelt in front of the three noble people, "The Empress has given birth to a healthy imperial son!"
"Reward, heavily reward," Empress Dowager Wei walked to the door and took the swaddling clothes from the hands of the midwife mama. She smiled as she looked at the chubby imperial son, "Such a heavy boy, good, good … … these eyebrows and ears are like the Emperor. Emperor, come look … …" Empress Dowager Wei looked in the direction He Heng was standing and then looked around the room. Where was He Heng's figure?
She looked at the half-open delivery room door and paused. Then she smiled and shook her head. She and Muhou Empress Dowager started to laugh as they looked at their chubby grandson.
After giving birth, Qu Qing Ju felt that all the energy in her life had been used up. She gave a sleepy yawn and dazedly watched as He Heng pushed aside the two midwife mamas who were going to stop him. He strode to the bedside, his face covered in sweat and extremely disheveled. She couldn't help but suspect that the person who had given birth was the other and not her.
"Emperor, the blood in the delivery room is heavy, you can't come in … …" A midwife mama still wanted to persuade him but was frightened by He Heng's icy gaze.
"Zhen is in a good mood today, don't make zhen angry. All of you, leave," He sat down on the edge of the bed without hesitation. After ordering the midwife mama to leave, he lovingly grasped Qu Qing Ju's hand, "It's been hard on you. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? Do you want to call the taiyi? Are you thirsty? Hungry?"
"Just tired, want to sleep," Qu Qing Ju gave a yawn, "I feel that all the energy in my body has been used up."
"Alright," He Heng looked around the delivery room and called for a palace maid to bring a clean blanket. He wrapped Qu Qing Ju's head and feet in the blanket and bent down to carry her up with the blanket, "The blood in here is heavy. I'll take you back to the room to sleep."
The room full of people gaped as they watched the Emperor carry the Empress away. They paused before reacting and hurriedly followed.
The midwife mama looked at the bloody blanket on the delivery bed and couldn't help but sigh. She had helped many furen give birth but she had never seen a husband as attentive as the Emperor. Who said that the Imperial Family was heartless? The Emperor treated the Empress much more humanely than the young masters of the noble families.
Qu Qing Ju's room had already been tidied up. After He Heng put her on the clean bed, he took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on her forehead. He said gently: "Our child, muhou sent someone to feed him. Sleep first. When you wake up, I'll get someone to bring him over for you to see."
"Alright," Qu Qing Ju knew that the two Empress Dowagers wouldn't neglect her son and didn't have anything to worry about. Seeing the sweat still on his forehead, she smiled and advised, "Emperor, go change your clothes. Your forehead is covered in sweat, don't get sick."
Who knew that when she finished, she saw He Heng's expression change as though he was holding back something.
"What is it?" Qu Qing Ju asked in puzzlement.
"Zhen drank too much tea just now," He Heng stood and hurriedly said: "Zhen will be back soon." Finishing, he walked in the direction of the side room where the urinal was placed.
Qu Qing Ju first stilled and then gave a muffled laugh. Her mood was unspeakably good.
Mu Jin and the others who were serving Qu Qing Ju in the room saw the Empress laugh like this. They didn't know what the Emperor had said to her and also laughed. No matter what, as long as the Empress was well, they were well.
He Heng hurriedly took care of the urinal problem and returned to the room. Seeing Qu Qing Ju had already fallen asleep, he silently sat by the bed. Looking at her sleeping face, he helped her twist the corner of the blanket and couldn't help but give a warm smile.
At this moment, he felt very satisfied. Even though he was in a sorry state, the other hadn't put on any makeup, her hair a mess.
Empress Dowager Wei stood at the doorway, the foot that had been raised towards the inside of the room put down. A beat later, she turned and retreated. Looking at the sky that had become clear at an unknown time, she sighed: "This is also good."
"Empress Dowager, the sun has come out," Ding mama at her side exclaimed in shock, "Not even an hour after Little Highness was born, the sky is clear for miles. This is really auspicious."
Empress Dowager Wei narrowed her eyes at the sun peeking out of the clouds. She smiled and said: "Aijia's grandson, naturally will have an auspicious life."
Ding mama nodded: "Nubi sees that His Highness the Imperial Son's earlobes are large and fleshy, the glabella bright, the hair black and thick. This is the sign of good fortune."
Empress Dowager Wei smiled, clearly very satisfied with Ding mama's words.
"The Empress gave birth to an imperial son?" After Jiang Yong Yu heard Ai Lu's words, she gave a faint smile, "Then the clothes I made can finally be put to use."
The Emperor hadn't come to her place for a long time. Luckily, the Empress treated her well. For her, as long as the Empress' position was stable, she would have good days. For example, her position. If there wasn't the Empress, what qualifications did she have to be conferred the title of fei?
"Nubi heard that the Empress was personally carried by the Emperor to the delivery room," Ai Lu sighed in a small voice, "The Emperor treats the Empress so well."
"This is very good," Jiang Yong Yu put away the needle on the little dudou in her hand. On it was embroidered a chubby baby holding a large red carp. The size was perfect for a baby a few months old, "If the Empress is good, then we are good."
The news that the Empress had given birth to the Eldest Imperial Son quickly spread to the ears of the officials and prestigious families. It caused the upper circles of Jing to become chaotic again. There were those who wrote congratulatory memorials, those who prepared gifts. Of course, there were many women who felt envious. The Empress had already been the Emperor's only favour. Now that she had a son, this was a fortune that others couldn't even envy.
In Rui Jun Wang Fu, He Yuan was slightly drunk. When he heard He Fu Er's report, he first paused and then ordered: "Send the gifts ben wang prepared a few days ago to Tian Qi Palace."
He Fu Er stilled and hesitated for a beat before asking: "But wang ye, shouldn't we wait until after the three rites are washed before sending … …"
"If I want you to send it, then send it. Don't waste your breath," He Yuan raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp, "Ben wang doesn't lack for these things."
He Fu Er helplessly agreed. Inside, he sighed. Wang ye naturally didn't lack for these things, but if they were sent into the palace, he didn't know if the Emperor would misunderstand. If he thought that wang ye wanted to use these gifts to return to court, then it would be troublesome.
Alas, he couldn't understand the prince's thoughts at all.
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