Chapter 89 Gathering at the Shou'an Hall at the end of the year
At the end of the year, Shou'an Hall.
The emperor took the daughters of the harem and his children to pay his respects to Queen Mother Wan.
Nowadays, no ministers advise the emperor to have concubines, because the emperor's descendants are prosperous and he has thirteen sons, and the mortality rate is unexpectedly low. This makes many ministers feel very happy, and even think that the emperor has been blessed by God.
Throughout the past dynasties, the emperor's heirs have been a big problem that cannot be ignored, and the death of an heir is an issue that cannot be concealed. Today, there are also children of emperors who have died in infancy, but they are really very few.
Moreover, the rate of premature death of a prince who grows up is very low.
Today, the emperor’s heirs are as follows;
The eldest son of the emperor, Li Chengjing, was born to the concubine Yin. The second son of the emperor, Li Chengyan, was born to the concubine Shu. The third son, Li Chenglie, was born to the concubine Wei Gui. The fourth son of the emperor, Li Chengzhao, was born to the empress Yang. The fifth son of the emperor, Li Chengjing, Zhao
Yi Yang Mudan was born. The sixth son of the emperor, Li Chengying, was born to the concubine Pei. The seventh son of the emperor, Li Chengxuan, was born to the empress Yang. The eighth son of the emperor, Li Chengjing, was born to the concubine Yin. The ninth son of the emperor, Li Chengming, was born to the concubine Wei Gui.
.The emperor's tenth son Li Chengxi was born to Xiuyi Wei Nizi. The emperor's eleventh son Li Chengyu was born to Zhaorong Xiao Yuexian. The emperor's twelfth son Li Chengjiang was born to Zhaoyuan Wei Minghua. The emperor's thirteenth son Li Chengshuo was born to Xiurong Cui Shanggui.
In addition, there are three princesses, namely Princess Yongning, Princess Jinyang, and Princess Yunyang.
After the emperor and his concubines paid their respects, Li Chengjing, the eldest son of the emperor, took his younger brothers and sisters to kowtow to Queen Mother Wan.
"Okay, get up quickly, get up quickly." Queen Mother Wan looked at her grandchildren, feeling extremely happy and quickly asked the children to get up.
Then, she waved to the fourth prince Li Chengzhao, "Zhao'er, come here quickly and come to the Ai family."
Li Chengzhao walked over and stayed at the knees of Empress Dowager Wan.
Everyone in the palace knew that Empress Dowager Wan was particularly fond of the emperor's legitimate son Li Chengzhao and the emperor's legitimate daughter Princess Jinyang.
Most people think that Empress Dowager Wan is interested because Li Chengzhao is the emperor's legitimate son. A few people think that Empress Dowager Wan wants to show her respect for the queen. Only some old people who serve Empress Dowager Wan know the real reason, that is, Li Chengzhao and the emperor
They looked very similar when they were young.
Li Chengzhao, who is now eleven years old, is gradually opening up, and is simply a replica of Emperor Li Zhiyun when he was a boy. If there is a difference, it is that Li Chengzhao's facial lines are slightly softer, inheriting the gentleness of Empress Yang. In addition, Li Chengzhao's eyebrows
His forehead and forehead are very similar to those of the emperor.
Especially Li Chengzhao's eyes were exactly the same as those of the emperor.
Li Zhiyun's women felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts when they saw the emperor's legitimate son being doted on by the Queen Mother, but no one dared to say anything.
Li Zhiyun looked at his son's face and then touched his own face, feeling a little melancholy in his heart. In fact, the sons who grew up were all somewhat similar to him, but Cheng Zhao was obviously the one who looked the most like him.
Some time ago, he heard from a teacher at school that Cheng Zhao was getting smarter and smarter. What he learned could often be used to draw inferences from one instance to another, and he was very spiritual. He didn't believe it at first, until he inspected Cheng Zhao's knowledge.
I know what the teachers say is true.
However, Cheng Zhao was very thin, which made Li Zhiyun a little worried. He clearly remembered that Cheng Zhao was actually very strong when he was born, but how could he become leaner and leaner as he grew older?
"Zhao'er."
As the emperor spoke, the palace suddenly became quiet.
"Father." Li Chengzhao stood up, left Queen Mother Wan, and walked to the emperor.
Li Zhiyun looked at his son who was a little taller and asked: "Recently, I asked you to practice martial arts with Yue Gong Wu Gong, have you obeyed?"
Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong are now teachers in the school, specializing in teaching students the martial arts of riding and archery. As for Li Chengzhao's martial arts training, the emperor personally gave instructions for it, so Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong naturally taught him martial arts seriously.
"Yes." Li Chengzhao replied angrily, and then said: "When it comes to hand binding, Ha'er is no match for the second and third brothers, but when it comes to riding and shooting, Ha'er is number one!"
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun waved to the second son Chengyan and the third son Chenglie.
Li Chengyan and Li Chenglie are of the same age, both are twelve years old this year, and Chengyan is only a few months older than Chenglie.
When the two little guys saw the imperial father waving, they quickly came over and stood next to Li Chengzhao.
"Father."
"Well, what your fourth brother just said is true?"
Li Chengyan nodded carelessly, "It's true, but I'm not bad at riding and shooting. I can shoot no arrows within thirty steps."
Li Chenglie said dullly: "Children are number one in hand binding, riding and shooting..." He didn't really want to talk about riding and shooting.
Li Zhiyun patted the three little guys and said, "Okay, you must practice martial arts seriously."
"yes."
After chatting for a while, the banquet officially started.
While eating, drinking and laughing, the emperor looked at his three daughters and sighed to the queen: "My princesses have grown up. I still remember that when Jinyang was young, she liked to ride on my neck, and she was very noisy.
I cry a lot every night."
"No." Jinyang pouted and retorted to his old father.
"Hahaha." Li Zhiyun laughed and said, "Why, you don't want me to tell you embarrassing things."
Jin Yang hummed: "As we grow up, we still keep talking about the past."
"Grow up?" Li Zhiyun said with a smile: "In my eyes, you will always be a little girl."
After hearing this, Jin Yang not only did not get angry, but instead poured wine for the emperor with a smile.
"Father, my daughter is offering fruit juice instead of wine to honor my father." The little girl raised the wine cup and seemed to be touching it.
"Okay, I'll have a drink with you."
The father and daughter clinked their wine cups and drank separately.
This scene fell in the eyes of the princes, and they were naturally quite envious. My old father always loved the few three older sisters, which made them very envious.
Most of the concubines were silent. For example, Concubine Yin De was speechless as she looked at her son Li Chengjing eating and drinking beside her.
She is now convinced that the boss can no longer count on him. And Li Chengjing is still too young, let alone have any hope.
"Jing'er, why don't you go toast to your father?"
Li Chengjing lowered his head and whispered: "My child... there are too many people here."
"You." Concubine Yin De was completely speechless. How could this son be as shy as the girl?
"This is family, there is nothing to be afraid of. You are the eldest son and you have to set an example for your younger brothers."
Li Chengjing thought about it, hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind. When he just picked up the wine cup, a figure had already walked to the center of the hall ahead of him.
It was none other than the fourth son of the emperor, Li Chengzhao.
"My child is here. I wish the royal grandmother, the emperor, and the queen mother health and happiness, and I wish the Tang Dynasty will last for thousands of years."
Empress Dowager Wan smiled and said to the emperor: "Look, Zhao'er is nothing like you when you were a child. You were taciturn at that time, so how could you be as smart as Zhao'er."
Li Zhiyun smiled and looked at his son.
"Your imperial grandmother said you are very smart."
Li Chengzhao chuckled, "The kid is not smart enough."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun burst into laughter.
"Good boy, you really don't know how to be humble at all."
Empress Yang raised her forehead slightly. She didn't know why her son didn't know how to keep a low profile as he grew older. Instead, he liked to be in the limelight.
"Speak to your father properly." Empress Yang scolded lightly.
Li Chengzhao said with a smile: "My child obeys your orders."
The concubines looked at this scene thoughtfully, each with their own thoughts.
Li Chengjing, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his younger brother walking out.