In the endless sound of firecrackers, in the red lanterns of white snow, in the smoke of gunpowder and the smell of meat, the Ming Dynasty ushered in a new year. The capital year was the fourth year of Xuande, and the Huguang year was the thirty-first year of Jianwen. From the first year of Xuande
Up to now, from the time when the King of Han raised his troops to the Huguang uprising, the war has been going on year after year. The war has been going on for four years; four years is also the time when Emperor Jianwen sat on the Dragon Throne, and it is also the time when the Battle of Jingnan lasted. But
We don't know when it will end this time. People are looking forward to that day. Whoever the hell sits on the throne, just don't fight.
Zhang Ning is twenty-seven years old this year, and will be twenty-seven in the autumn. Recently, his mother has been "unwell" on Tuesday and seems to be showing signs of pregnancy, which has become his biggest concern. Because he has long been looking forward to having a successor.
, Ye Haoan followed the hearts of the brothers who conquered the world. In front of Yao Ji, she was also very concerned and said in public that she would call the imperial doctor from the palace to come in and take a look and confirm.
It happened that when Yang Shoufu's daughter Luo Yaoniang came to visit the imperial concubine, there were many people in Yao Ji's hall, and even Zhang Ning was called over. Tuesday's mother was a little embarrassed, and worried that if she was not pregnant, she would not have to do it in public
Make a fool of yourself?
Tuesday's mother made an excuse and said: "The doctors in the palace are all old men. I don't want to see men. Let's talk about it in a few days."
As a royal concubine, she was indeed very particular. Before she gave birth, she almost never left the house. The rare times she left the palace once or twice were always with Zhang Ning. In the past six months or so, she has not even returned to her natal home.
I spent the whole day in the Chu Palace, surrounded by the eyes and ears of the palace maids and ministers.
Gu Chunhan on the side couldn't bear to see her being so pretentious, as if she was flaunting her innocence, because Gu Chunhan's background was a bit disgraceful, so she didn't hesitate and immediately smiled and said: "The imperial doctor can't see her face through the curtain.
What's wrong with stretching out your hand to feel your pulse? Besides, people eat grains, who doesn't want to see the doctor?"
"I just don't want to see you. Why would you want others to touch your hands?" Zhou Zhou's mother guessed Gu Chunhan's thoughts and deliberately made her angry.
At this moment, Luo Yaoniang suddenly said: "I have a sister with superb medical skills. We are always inseparable, and today we are here too, but I am only allowed in at the palace gate, and she is waiting outside the palace gate. I want to
If you don’t call me in to give the princess a gift, she is still a young lady, so the princess doesn’t have to deal with those old men.”
Yao Ji looked sideways slightly, and Changshi Qiuye on the side asked politely: "Is she a relative of Miss Luo?"
Luo Yaoniang pondered for a moment and then said: "She is a sister that my father met when he was still an official in the capital. Her name is Xiao Qing. Her father is an imperial physician in the court and she also had friends with my father. I heard that Imperial Doctor Xiao was imprisoned for a serious crime. Xiao Qing came
She took refuge in my house. Don’t worry, I have known her for many years, and she is a kind-hearted person."
At this time, Yao Ji said softly: "Since she is an old friend of the Yang family, there is no need to interrogate her. Qiuye, go and bring her in, just in time to feel the princess's pulse. You must treat her with courtesy."
Qiuye cupped his fists and said, "Yes."
A group of people chatted and laughed in the hall for a while, and then Xiao Qing was brought in by Qiuye. When he entered the door, he saw that he was wearing a chest-length underskirt, and he was dressed and behaved in a decent manner. He was frail and did not look like a villain.
Chunmei, who was present, looked at her fingers calmly. Her fingers were slender and delicate, and her face kept a smile... If she was an assassin from the imperial court, her face and behavior could be disguised, but her hands could not be disguised.
It is impossible for those who have practiced it to have such thin hands, and there will be no gaps at all when they are put together.
When Xiao Qing took a look, he saw that the room was full of strangers, and he only knew Luo Yaoniang. She did not panic, she knelt down and made a blessing, and said, "My little lady has met all of you nobles."
Luo Yaoniang pointed to Zhou Niang and said, "This is Princess Xiang. She has been feeling unwell recently. My sister should take a look at her first."
Xiao Qing walked over and Zhou Zui's mother looked at her for a few times and hurriedly asked the maid to bring a stool for her to sit on. Then she put her arms on the table and Xiao Qing took out a thick handkerchief from her sleeves and folded it neatly with gentle hands.
Neatly put them under Zhou Niang's wrist, and said softly: "Princess, please loosen your hands a little." After saying that, he held his sleeve with one hand, stretched out his fingers like peeling onions and gently pressed on Zhou Niang's pulse.
After a while, Xiao Qing raised his head and glanced at Zhou Niang. Zhou Niang was very sensitive and immediately asked: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Qing kept her composure, changed her hand, and asked me to confirm. After a while, she stood up and saluted: "Congratulations, Princess. It's not an illness. You are happy."
"Seriously?" Suddenly a baritone voice said.
Xiao Qing followed the sound and saw a handsome and somewhat oppressive man looking at her. She was stunned and said calmly: "Let's put it this way, if a little girl can even miss that she is pregnant, she dares to say that she knows medical skills.
?"
Zhang Ning rubbed his hands and suddenly said: "My hard work every night is not in vain!" After saying this, he realized that he had made a mistake and suddenly felt a little embarrassed on his face.
The women immediately looked at each other, one of them finally laughed out loud, and the others who were holding back couldn't help but smile.
At this time, he took out a gold jeweled hair flower from his hair and said, "Come here. I don't give others things that I wear easily, but I should give them to magpies."
Xiao Qing hurriedly said: "The slave family doesn't dare."
"Don't refuse." Yao Ji said with a smile, and looked at Zhou Niang again, "This is a joy, and it will be even more joyful if I can spread the good news after giving birth."
Seeing that all the eyes around her were focused on her, Tuesday's mother felt happy and stressed at the same time. It would be bad if she gave birth to a girl. In fact, she also wanted a daughter, but she couldn't stand the pressure from the world.
Daughters are indeed of no use in the royal family... As for the concubine, only those concubines have a great role in giving birth to daughters. As long as they have children, they do not need to be buried when their husbands die.
Tuesday's mother looked at Luo Yaoniang with a blushing face and said, "Thank you very much."
Luo Yaoniang laughed and said: "Don't thank me, no matter who takes the pulse, the result will be the same." While she was joking with Zhou Niang, she looked at Zhang Ning out of the corner of her eye, feeling a little mixed in her heart. This man was originally hers, not only
He became the husband of another woman, and even had a child; and he just said in front of her that he worked hard every night, how shameless, and had he forgotten about touching other people's breasts on the road and taking advantage?
But today I saw Zhou Niang, and I feel that this princess is not as bad as I imagined. She looks pretty good, gentle, gentle and delicate. This may be a good thing...
Yao Ji said generously: "I will tell the dining room to prepare it soon. There will be a family banquet in Beigong at noon tomorrow. All the people in the family will congratulate Er Niang."
Tuesday's mother said: "I don't dare to ask you to worry so much."
Yao Ji shook her head slightly and said with a smile: "Whoever dares to make you suffer in the future, just tell me, even if it is the King of Xiang, I will restrain him!"