In the dead of night, Zhao Pan'er did not fall asleep, but stood by the window in the house.
"Madam, it's time to rest."
Aunt Zhu behind her reminded her in a low voice.
Although Aunt Zhu is nearly fifty years old, her body is still strong and strong. Ever since Zhao Paner married into the Hou family, she has been waiting by her side.
She has stayed in the Hou Mansion for thirty years. She used to serve Zhou Chen's mother. She did not leave after Zhou Chen's mother passed away. She has always stayed in the Hou Mansion. She is the longest-serving and most loyal nanny in the Hou Mansion.
Precisely because she had a strong sense of belonging to the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, she initially despised the idea of a woman of Zhao Paner's status marrying into the Hou Mansion as a eldest wife.
She had watched Marquis Zhou Chen grow up, and he was excellent in all aspects. He was already in a high position before getting married. Even a princess could be worthy of such a master, but Zhou Chen just married a businesswoman.
How can this not be regrettable?
However, after staying with Zhao Pan'er for a long time, she discovered that although this lady was from a low background, she was very outstanding in her behavior and behavior, and she was also amiable and very generous towards her servants.
If I have to say something bad, it would be that it is not majestic enough.
But Zhao Pan'er took the initiative to take a concubine for Lord Hou, which was something she didn't expect.
Now she has been impressed by Zhao Pan'er and has always been attentive to her side. Especially after Zhao Pan'er became pregnant, she was even more nervous and had to arrange everything for Zhao Pan'er for fear that something would go wrong with Zhao Pan'er.
Zhao Pan'er murmured: "Yes, it's time to rest. Lord Marquis should also be resting at this time."
Although she took the initiative to take Song Yinzhang as Zhou Chen's concubine, it was impossible to say that she didn't feel sad at all.
After all, she was really in love with Zhou Chen, and now she had one more person to share her love with. Even though this person was her sister, she still arranged it on her own initiative, and she still felt a little uncomfortable.
Aunt Zhu held her breath and said nothing. This was a matter between the Marquis and the eldest lady. As a servant, she really shouldn't talk too much.
Carefully waiting for Zhao Pan'er to go to bed to rest, Zhao Pan'er was lying on the bed with random thoughts in his mind. After a long time, he couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.
Of course, it was impossible for Zhou Chen and Song Yinzhang to fall asleep directly on their wedding night. The two met honestly, talked to each other, and lingered affectionately.
However, facing the soft and weak Song Yinzhang, Zhou Chen was cautious. Unlike Zhang Haohao, she needed Zhou Chen's guidance for everything.
Song Yinzhang's body was too weak, and Zhou Chen felt pity for her, but did not overdo it. When Song Yinzhang was weak, he hugged her and lay down together.
Yin Ping stood outside the door, her face flushed. As Song Yinzhang's maid, she did not leave, but stood outside the door. If anything happened, she could serve him immediately.
"Master Hou!" Song Yinzhang called in a low voice.
"Um."
"I'm really happy to be the Marquis's concubine. I'm not as smart and beautiful as Pan'er, but I'm willing to serve the Marquis all my life. I'll live for the Marquis from now on."
Song Yinzhang leaned in Zhou Chen's arms and hugged Zhou Chen vigorously. This moment was the scene she had dreamed of. Being able to be favored by Zhou Chen made her feel that everything was worth it.
Zhou Chen gently wiped the tears from the corners of Song Yinzhang's eyes. He felt more pity and desire for Song Yinzhang, and did not have the same feelings for Zhao Pan'er.
But Song Yinzhang now leaves everything to himself, so he will naturally be kind to Song Yinzhang, love her, and protect her.
"Yinzhang, you are my woman now and you will be from now on. As long as Pan'er and I are here, you will not be wronged."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your mercy."
No matter what pipa, what music, or how to make money, nothing is important compared to Mr. Hou, only Mr. Hou is the most important.
Early the next morning, Song Yinzhang got up early with Yin Ping's service, and then began to dress Zhou Chen and wash up. However, she was not skilled in all of this, so she finally finished it with Yin Ping's help.
Although Zhou Chen didn't say anything and even comforted her a few words, Song Yinzhang still blushed with shame and felt guilty.
As Zhou Chen's concubine, it was her fault that she couldn't serve Zhou Chen well.
"Master Hou, I will definitely study hard and serve you well in the future."
Zhou Chen touched her smiling face and said softly: "Okay, I believe you, I still want to go on duty, and you should also go see Pan'er."
Although Song Yinzhang is Zhao Pan'er's sister, she is now Zhou Chen's concubine, and Zhao Pan'er is the eldest lady, so the rules must be followed.
Since Tian Wei was removed, in the current imperial court, the Empress Dowager Liu Wan can be said to have ruled the world with one hand, while the official Zhao Zhen only acted as a puppet emperor.
It has reached the end of the first year of Qianxing, so the court is already discussing a new era name, which belongs to the new emperor Zhao Zhen.
Time flies and it’s New Year again.
The new emperor Zhao Zhen also began his own era, and his reign was named Tiansheng, and this year was the first year of Tiansheng.
Of course, all of this was the result of discussions between the Empress Dowager Liu Wan and the ministers. As for Zhao Zhen, who was only thirteen years old, he had no right to speak. Even during the court meeting, he sat on the dragon throne and became a
The emperor is quiet and there is basically no need for him to speak.
Sometimes when Zhou Chen stood below and saw Zhao Zhen trying to maintain his majesty above, he felt emotional in his heart.
After all, he is still the emperor, but now he has no say at all. The empress dowager can ride on his head, but the ministers can also ride on his head. It is really frustrating to the extreme.
However, I have to admit that Zhao Zhen can really endure it, but if the situation continues, he will have to endure it for another ten years before he can stand out.
Zhou Chen is not a kind person, and he has no loyalty to Zhao Zhen. If Zhao Zhen is an ambitious overlord, he can still loyally assist him in order to take control of the military and complete his side missions.
It's a pity that the Tiansheng Emperor has a cowardly temperament and is not a hero at all. It would be better to place our hopes on him than on Liu Wan. At least Liu Wan's current ambitions are stronger than Zhao Zhen's.
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After traveling through so many times and experiencing so many worlds, Zhou Chen rarely places his hopes on others, but rather believes in himself, especially on tasks like this.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, the heavenly family is ruthless...
Zhou Chen, who has read so many TV series and novels, has never had a good impression of the royal emperor. It is more reliable to believe in the royal emperor than to believe that a sow can climb a tree.
During the New Year, the Hou Mansion was particularly lively. Zhou Chen and Zhao Pan'er sat in the main seats, and Song Yinzhang sat beside them.
At this time, Zhao Pan'er was already more than eight months pregnant, and the day of delivery was coming soon, so everyone in the Hou family was extremely careful. Zhao Pan'er had become the most important person in the Hou family, with no less than three people around her.
On the first day of the new year, Zhou Chen stayed with Zhao Paner.
Although Song Yinzhang entered the Hou Mansion and became Zhou Chen's concubine, Zhou Chen still spent much more time with Zhao Pan'er than Song Yinzhang.
In three days, Zhou Chen accompanied Zhao Paner on two days and went to Song Yinzhang's place on one day.
Song Yinzhang's health was indeed not very good, and it was difficult for him to serve Zhou Chen well. However, as time went by, Yin Ping joined the family as the maid, and Song Yinzhang's pressure was greatly reduced in an instant.
In ancient times, there have always been maids who served as maids. The maids needed to be the closest maids, and they also needed to serve their masters, but only with the permission of the hostess.
Yinping had been serving Song Yinzhang since he was a child and was the closest person to Song Yinzhang. Therefore, Song Yinzhang could not serve Zhou Chen by himself, so he arranged for Yinping to come with him.
At the beginning we were still separated, but as time went by and we let go, we became more able to let go.
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Fuxianfang.
Zhang Haohao clung to Zhou Chen like a snake girl, with rosy cheeks, and whispered: "Master Hou, the number of times you visit me has become less recently. Is it because of sister Yin Zhang?"
She was extremely envious of Song Yinzhang's marrying into the Hou Mansion as his concubine, but she also knew that her situation was different from Song Yinzhang's.
Song Yinzhang is the sister of Zhao Pan'er, the mistress of the Hou Mansion. Now that Zhao Pan'er is pregnant, Song Yinzhang is allowed to enter the house and the sisters will serve one husband together. This is very common.
Although she also has friendship with Zhao Pan'er, she cannot compare with Song Yinzhang, not to mention that there is one thing she cannot compare with Song Yinzhang.
So although she envied Song Yinzhang, she didn't have any thoughts about it.
After living in this courtyard for a year, she has become accustomed to it and likes it here.
Here, she has no worries about eating and drinking, and can do whatever she wants. Everyone here regards her as the master and calls her mistress. Although it is not as beautiful as the Marquis Mansion and her identity is not as visible, it is worse than being free, so she still Very satisfied.
If she has to say what her biggest wish is now, there is only one.
She wants to have a child of her own.
Zhou Chen couldn't accompany her all the time, and sometimes he would come only once every few days. Freedom was freedom, but sometimes it was also very lonely, so she thought that if she had her own child, not only would she be able to relieve her loneliness, but she would also be able to support her mother.
The nobler the son, the more stable the status.
Zhou Chen gently stroked Zhang Haohao's cheek and said softly: "I've been a little busy lately."
Zhang Haohao just asked casually. Of course she didn't dare to blame Zhou Chen.
"Master Marquis, I have been with you for a year and have not been able to give you a son and a half. It is my fault."
Zhou Chen's eyes flashed and he comforted: "It doesn't matter, this kind of thing depends on fate. Maybe we can have a child soon."
Zhang Haohao has been with him for a year and is still not pregnant. It is not Zhang Haohao's health problem, but Zhou Chen's problem, but it is not a physical problem.
He deliberately prevented Zhang Hao from getting pregnant, and the reason was naturally very simple.
After all, Zhang Haohao was just his concubine. Although he wasn't afraid if Zhao Pan'er took the lead and gave birth to his eldest son, he didn't want to cause trouble.
That's why when he and Zhang Haohao were together, he would deliberately restrain himself and not let Zhang Haohao get pregnant.
"Then let's start now." Zhang Haohao regained his strength and wrapped his arms around Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen naturally would not back down and immediately turned his back on the guest.
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Outside the delivery room, Zhou Chen paced back and forth anxiously, while Zhao Paner's cry of pain could be heard from inside.
Today is the day Zhao Pan'er gave birth. It has been almost two hours since she went in, and she still hasn't been born. Even he is in a hurry.
Song Yinzhang was just as anxious as Zhou Chen. She was even more anxious than Zhou Chen. Only with the help of Yin Ping could she stand firm.
Sudden!
"Wow……"
A baby cried, and then the door to the delivery room was pushed open, and Nanny Zhu rushed out with a face full of joy.
"Congratulations, Lord Marquis. Congratulations, Lord Marquis. It's a young master. The mistress has given birth to a young master."
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Zhou Chen shouted happily and rushed into the delivery room.
"Master Marquis, Master Marquis, you can't go in. You have a distinguished status and cannot enter a place like this."
Aunt Zhu wanted to pull, but she couldn't. She could only watch Zhou Chen rush into the delivery room.
Zhou Chen came to Zhao Pan'er's bed and startled the midwife and maids, but Zhou Chen didn't look at them and just stared at Zhao Pan'er on the bed.
Zhao Pan'er may have fallen asleep because she was too tired at this time. Seeing that she was fine, Zhou Chen touched her cheek distressedly.
"Master Hou!"
Zhou Chen raised his hand to stop them from talking, then walked to Aunt Park and took the child from Aunt Park's arms.
This child looks good, better-looking than ordinary newborn children, probably because he was raised well.
After hugging him for a while, Zhou Chen placed the child next to Zhao Pan'er.
Forty-five days passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhao Pan'er was also out of confinement. She looked at her son every day and couldn't bear to leave.
The birth of her son made Zhao Paner's heart completely relaxed. This was Zhou Chen's eldest son and legitimate son. With this child, her status in the Hou Mansion would be stable.
This child is Zhou Chen's first child in this world. Zhou Chen named him Ye, Zhou Ye.
When the child was one month old, Zhou Chen also entertained guests and organized a grand full moon banquet.
Shortly after Zhou Ye was born, Song Yinzhang also became pregnant.
Because he had his eldest son, Zhou Chen no longer had any worries when he went to Zhang Haohao's place. Within a few months, Zhang Haohao became pregnant.
However, although Zhang Haohao was pregnant, she had her own arrangements when Zhou Chen came. She asked the two maids she carefully selected to serve Zhou Chen and please him. In this regard, she was more liberal than Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang.
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Another night passed, and as soon as Zhou Chen left Fushanfang, Zhang Haohao asked his personal maid to serve the medicine soup to the two maids.
Although the two maids who served Zhou Chen looked different, they did not dare to disobey. They drank the medicinal soup obediently, and Zhang Haohao left with satisfaction.
She asked her maid to serve Zhou Chen in order to keep Zhou Chen's heart and heart, but naturally she would not let these two maids threaten her status, so every time Zhou Chen left, she would give the maid something to drink
Prescribe medicinal decoction to ensure they don't get pregnant.
In this courtyard, only she, Zhang Haohao, is the mistress. Only she is qualified to give birth to children for Zhou Chen. No one else has this qualification.
Zhang Haohao carefully stroked her bulging belly, her eyes filled with joy. She was extremely eager to give birth to a son for Zhou Chen. She had been with Zhou Chen for more than a year. She knew that Zhou Chen was a man of his word. As long as he could do it for Zhou Chen,
If Chen gives birth to a son, her position in Zhou Chen's heart will definitely be greatly improved.
"My child, you have to be well, my mother can't wait to see you."