Chapter 41 Whose child will be the emperor's husband?
Chu Xingchen was completely dumbfounded. She was so happy that she could concentrate on work. These ministers must be very pleased that she now has a career ambition and will support her. But you all just want me to have a baby!
This isn't quite right, brother.
Chu Xingchen secretly glanced at the queen and found that she had a gentle expression and seemed to agree. Chu Xingchen looked at Shen Shoufu and the others and saw no objection. Xiao Shangshu nodded repeatedly.
"I second the proposal."
Seeing Chu Xingchen's gaze, Xiao Shangshu directly said this and cast an encouraging look at her.
Chu Xingchen's head was covered with black lines, this... what the hell is going on!
I performed well, but you actually gave birth to a baby?
I have shown my talents, why can you get involved in having children?
Chu Xingchen experienced a unique birth induction in the court. She was in a trance the whole time, as if she had returned to modern times. No matter what she said, those who urged marriage could always talk about urging marriage, and those who urged birth could always talk about birth. , it’s absolutely incredible.
When he heard about the next court meeting, Chu Xingchen was the first to run away.
Xiao Shangshu looked at Chu Xingchen's back, and the minister next to him stroked his beard and whispered, "This is shame."
When he saw Shen Shoufu, Xiao Shangshu hurriedly greeted him with a respectful attitude. However, compared to the past, there was a hint of pride in Xiao Shangshu's eyes. For the first time, he felt that he had defeated Shen Shoufu.
Shen Shoufu acts like a man every day, as if he has everything under his control, but today he is not afraid, because the Crown Princess likes his Xiao Wang the most, and she has publicly admitted it, hahaha.
"Xiao Shangshu is very happy today." Shen Shoufu looked at Xiao Shangshu's uncontrollable smile and said lightly.
"Isn't the chief minister unhappy?" Xiao Shangshu said to himself, just pretend, who doesn't want grandchildren with royal blood?
Everyone had a tacit understanding of this birth today. During this period, the princess performed well. Everyone saw the performance of Shen Cangzhu, Xiao Wang and others, and found that she really did not repeat the same mistakes and favored Xie Ziqing, and saw hope.
They saw hope, but Chu Xingchen only saw despair.
She said before that she understood the emperor's happiness, but now she saw that she was much more miserable than the emperor. It was enough that the emperor was happy, and he didn't need to give birth to the child. She had to give birth to the child herself.
"Why don't men just give birth to children? They seem so feminine." Although it goes against biology and is weird, it would be great not to have children.
Chu Xingchen and Wan Dong complained, "Shen Shoufu and the others have disappointed me so much. Before, I thought they would definitely support me in being a good daughter-in-law. What do you think they think?"
Late winter: "Your Highness, Lord Shen and Xiao Shaoqing are in the East Palace. If you give birth to a child, they will have grandchildren. If you are a maid, I would also like you to have a child."
Chu Xingchen: I was careless.
Late winter asked enthusiastically: "Your Highness, are you going to turn over the cards tonight? No matter who you choose, they will definitely be very happy."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see the current situation in the East Palace. It seems that whoever Mr. Chu Xingchen gives birth to will be the emperor’s wife. Who wouldn’t want to be the emperor’s wife?
"They are happy, but I am not. How can you speak for them in late winter?" Chu Xingchen pointed to himself, "I am only eighteen years old, and I am still a child. How can I induce pregnancy? It is too crazy."
She has just grown up.
The disgust and speechlessness in Wan Dong's eyes almost overflowed from her eyes. The first time she saw him, he was already eighteen years old and he still said he was a child.
Chu Xingchen looked over when she didn't speak. Wan Dong lowered his head hurriedly and explained with difficulty, "Your Highness, many eighteen-year-olds are mothers, at least one or two children, and more likely to have three or four children."
She closed her eyes and said truthfully, "I think the adults are right, I think you are indeed not young anymore."
Chu Xingchen: "..."
Modern people really want to hit someone after hearing this. It's so shameful to be considered old at the age of eighteen!
Seeing Chu Xingchen's clenched fist, Wan Dong hurriedly explained, "Your Highness, I don't really think you are old. You are not very old. It's just that you know that because we have very few women, we get married and have children too early."
"In Feng'an City, marriage starts at the age of fifteen. In places like my hometown, people get married at the age of twelve or thirteen."
Chu Xingchen frowned when he heard this, "Twelve or thirteen years old is too young, and your body hasn't grown yet."
"Who says it's not the case, but our place is like that. Everyone is waiting for the girls to grow up. As soon as the menstrual period comes, they feel that they can have children. When they grow up, the servants only know after entering the palace that the girls have grown up.
It’s better to grow up and have children.”
"Actually...many people know that it is not good to have children too young, but everyone can't wait and want to have offspring too much, so they go as early as two years to have as many children as possible."
Chu Xingchen felt uncomfortable after hearing this. This world is considered to be one where men are superior to women. Because women are rare, there is no serious problem of men being superior to women. However, the disadvantages cannot be ignored.
Women are precious, but their function of giving birth has expanded infinitely, and patriarchal ideas are still deeply rooted. Men want them to have children all the time, as if the purpose of women's existence is to give birth to children.
Even as a concubine, she has been taught since she was a child that having more children means more blessings, and it is better to have more children.
"He said girls are precious, but look what he did in the end."
Chu Xingchen's tone was sarcastic, and Wan Dong said honestly, "But Your Highness, after all, it is better than before, so do you think you can be eighteen and still not have a child?"
Chu Xingchen glanced at Wan Dong helplessly. In this way, she had to thank the original owner for being a lover and just wanted to give Xie Ziqing a child, so she never compromised.
"Your Highness, I think the adults are right."
"No." After listening to Wan Dong's words, Chu Xingchen shook her head categorically. At the moment, it seemed that the fastest way for her to change her situation was to get pregnant. Her image had improved. As long as she got pregnant, everything would be easy. It seemed like nothing would be a problem.
But this is just a look. In fact, if she is really pregnant, her existence value may completely change to nurturing royal blood, and it is very likely to be ignored again. Moreover, she has given birth to an heir, and it may not matter if she dies.
The Queen probably took this into consideration, so she has not really forced her to get pregnant in the past two years. She still hopes that she can stand up on her own and let her use her abilities before giving birth.
When you have power and connections, you will be the best when everything is stable, just like a queen.
This is what the Queen did in the beginning, and she also tried her best to create such conditions for her and laid a good foundation for her, which she cannot let down.
"In late winter, no matter what they say, I won't get pregnant in the next two years."
Chu Xingchen made her decision without much hesitation. The considerations just mentioned were on the one hand, and on the other hand, she came from modern times and received education that women should be independent and not become a reproductive tool.
It's not that it's bad to have children, it's good to have children, especially as a princess, the family really has a throne to inherit, but only when she gets the right one and she is willing.