Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 554 The Golden Lock
In Kunning Palace, although it was very busy going in and out during the birth, thanks to Shu Liang, Xing'an and Liu Huan made preparations early.

Therefore, as soon as the little princess was born, the entire Kunning Palace immediately restored order under their command.

After about two sticks of incense, the entire palace was neatly tidied up.

In the Warm Pavilion, although Wang was very tired from childbirth, she finally regained some strength after drinking some ginseng soup. Her head was wrapped with a mop, and she hugged the quilt and leaned on the thick pillow.

Beside her, the newly born little princess was finally tired from crying, and fell into a sound sleep with her two fists clenched.

It was snowing heavily outside the hall, but the fire in the hall was burning so vigorously that no chill could be felt.

Looking at this little man, Wang sighed insignificantly, but was soon filled with deep love.

After all, this is a piece of flesh that fell from her body after a night of struggling at the gate of hell, how can she not love her?
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, so Wang subconsciously raised her head.

"See the empress dowager, the imperial concubine."

With a large number of palace people kneeling on the ground, the thick curtain was lifted, and the figure of Queen Mother Wu, supported by Mrs. Hang, appeared in the Nuan Pavilion.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Wang's eyes, but she also quickly adjusted her mood, sat up straight, bowed slightly, and said.

"Greetings to my concubine, my daughter-in-law is inconvenient to give a full ceremony, please forgive my concubine."

Empress Dowager Wu was not too harsh this time, she came to the hall and stood still, glanced at Mrs. Wang and the little princess beside her, but her attitude was very cold.

"Etiquette is fine, you just rest, you just gave birth, you don't have to worry about palace affairs, Aijia will take care of it for you."

"Also, the emperor heard that you were going into labor yesterday, so he rushed over overnight and stayed outside for the whole night. He issued an edict early in the morning to dismiss you. He didn't leave until the child was born and carried out."

"Weichao is busy with government affairs, so you don't have to wait any longer, just take a good rest."

These words seemed to be concerned, but they made Xing'an, who was kneeling on the ground beside him, break into a cold sweat.

There is nothing wrong with what the Empress Dowager said.

However, no matter how you listen to it, it doesn't taste right.

Obviously these words are inside and outside the box, why does it seem to be implying that because the princess was born, the emperor, who had been guarding the whole night, left disappointed?

Jian Qiao raised his head and glanced at the empress, as expected, this sentence made the empress's face, which had just recovered a little blood color, suddenly turn pale.

She only lowered her head, looking at the little sleeping person, tightly clutching the brocade quilt with her slender hands, biting her lower lip, her joints turned white.

Seeing this situation, Xing'an quickly wanted to open his mouth to explain, but as soon as he raised his head, he felt a sharp gaze.

Empress Dowager!

After hesitating for a moment, Xing'an gritted his teeth, and with the determination to go all out, he opened his mouth and said.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor, he..."

Just after saying a few words, there was another sound outside the Nuan Pavilion.

Immediately afterwards, the thick curtain was lifted, and a familiar figure appeared in the Nuan Pavilion.

"Slaves send greetings to the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the Royal Concubine."

The chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, Wynn!
Empress Dowager Wu frowned subconsciously, and shouted softly: "The emperor has been busy all night. As his entourage chief eunuch, you are not serving by your side. What are you doing here at Kunning Palace?"

Hearing this, Wynn bowed his body, still with a gentle smile on his face, as if he couldn't hear the questioning and dissatisfaction in Queen Mother Wu's words.

Then, he didn't answer directly, but took a few steps forward, came to Wang's bed, took out an exquisite brocade box from his sleeve, offered it with respectful hands, and said.

"Empress Empress, just now there is some urgent business outside, and the emperor rushed to deal with it, so he didn't have time to visit the empress, but on the way to the Wenhua Palace, the emperor specially went back to Qianqing Palace in person to fetch this thing. , let the servants give it to the empress."

"The emperor said, this is a gift for the little princess. It was prepared a long time ago. It was supposed to be given to the little princess in person. However, there is a sudden emergency in the foreign court, so I can only order the slaves to bring it. Wait a little later. His old man After dealing with the matter, I will come to visit the empress immediately."

Looking at the brocade box in front of her, Wang blinked her eyes with some doubts, then reached out to take the box, gently opened the lid, and saw a long-life lock lying quietly in the brocade box.

This lock is not too big, but it is made of pure gold. On the left and right sides, a phoenix with wings spread out is embossed with suet white jade, which looks lifelike.

The four small characters of longevity and well-being are engraved in the middle, surrounded by clouds and branches, which are extremely delicate, and there are five small golden bells hanging under the lock.

Mrs. Wang carefully picked up the longevity lock from the brocade box, but found that the tentacles were moist.

Thus, she discovered that there was also a piece of warm jade inlaid on the back of the little lock, but the jade was not smooth, and there seemed to be something engraved on it.

Turning the little lock over, Wang took a look, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

On the back of the Longevity Lock, there are no engraved patterns, only two small regular characters.

Nian Yun!

These two words, compared with the previous four words of longevity and well-being, are a bit more crafty, but Wang Shi kept looking at them, with smiles on his brows and eyes.

At this time, Wynn spoke at the right time.

"Your Majesty, the emperor ordered people to start casting this long-lived lock two months ago, especially the flying phoenix on it, which was drawn by the emperor himself. The craftsmen selected the best materials and carved it carefully. It took a long time to make the finished product."

"The words on the back of this lock are the names given to the little princess by the emperor, and they were also carved by the emperor himself. The emperor said that he hopes that the little princess will be safe, healthy, and live a long life."

In addition to this little princess who was just born, Zhu Qiyu now has one son and two daughters, which is different from the prince who must be named in order of generation.

Sister Hui's full name is Zhu Minghui, which means clear and intelligent. In the last life, Zhu Qiyu's youngest daughter was named Zhu Sujing, which means elegant and quiet.

However, this little daughter is also what makes Zhu Qiyu feel distressed the most.

Because of difficult labor during childbirth and insufficient pregnancy, his youngest daughter was born with congenital deficiencies, and later became weak and sickly. She was diagnosed by the imperial physician as not suitable for marriage. In the end, she could only spend her whole life as an ancient Buddha.

From a purely emotional point of view, he did have selfish intentions, and he hoped that in this life, he would have the opportunity to make up for this little daughter again.

Fortunately, God returned his daughter to him.

Moreover, unlike Dong Su who was diagnosed as congenital deficiency when he was born in the previous life, this time, Dong Su used four words to describe it.

All safe!
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu was able to let go of the stone in his heart and rush to deal with the government affairs of the outer dynasty...

Wang looked at the small lock over and over, and finally fixed his eyes on the warm jade behind the Changshou lock.

Nian Yun...

She read these two words softly in a low voice, a faint blush appeared on her originally pale face.

Turning the little lock over again, looking at the two lifelike flying phoenixes on top, Wang puffed her mouth lightly, snorted softly, hung the little lock on the sleeping baby with some reluctance, and said.

"Then you will be called Sister Yun from now on."

"You are a blessed one. Your elder sister Hui has grown up so big, and she didn't get a longevity lock carved by your father himself. You got it as soon as you were born."

Although there was a hint of reproach in the words, Wang's face was full of a smile, a genuine, reassuring smile.

Again, for the royal family, the first son is especially important.

Therefore, this pregnancy is very stressful for Wang.

Although Zhu Qiyu had told her from a very early age that he hoped to have another daughter.

However, Wang always thought that it was her husband who lied on purpose to reassure her.

As the Son of Heaven, how could he not wish to have an eldest son who could inherit Zong Zhen?
Therefore, when she heard Queen Mother Wu say that her husband turned his head and left after seeing the child, although she told her in her heart that she would not, she still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

However, this longevity lock, like a magic needle for calming the sea, completely calmed down her hesitant mood.

After all, no one would prepare a boy with Feifeng's long life lock engraved on it. Also, the name Nianyun was named for his daughter...

Seeing Wang Shi's appearance, Wu Shi's complexion became more and more ugly, but now, she has nothing more to say.

Glancing at Wynn and Xing'an, she snorted coldly, turned around and left the Nuan Pavilion.

On the other hand, the Hang family was quite reluctant to part with her, not because she didn't want to leave the Kunning Palace, but because she had seen the exquisite longevity lock from the very beginning.

Mrs. Wang said that Sister Hui didn't have any objects carved by the emperor himself, and Brother Ji...nor did he have any!

In the harem, the day of turmoil finally came to an end.

To be honest, Zhu Qiyu originally didn't intend to go back to Qianqing Palace, but on the way to Wenhua Palace, he always felt that something was wrong, so he remembered the longevity lock he had prepared long ago.

So, he simply took a detour and took the small lock, so he was relieved.

However, in this way, when he arrived at the Wenhua Palace, he was a bit late.

"I have seen Your Majesty."

In the hall, there was already a white-haired old man wearing a light blue python robe, sitting on a chair, and behind him was a young man with a handsome face.

Seeing Zhu Qiyu coming in, the old man just stood up and bowed, and did not pay respects.

But even such a small movement still made him cough violently.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help sighing, stepped forward quickly, helped the old man to sit down, then bowed his body, and returned the courtesy.

"It's snowing heavily, please trouble Grand Uncle to enter the palace, it's my fault, Grand Uncle, please sit down."

That's right, the python-robed old man in the palace is none other than the old Min King Zhu Wei who is currently in charge of the clan's mansion.

It should be said that with Zhu Qiyu's rebirth, many things have changed.

For example, the old Min King was supposed to die of illness in March of the first year of Jingtai, but Zhu Qiyu stayed in the capital and used the best imperial physicians and medicines.

In addition, those two unscrupulous sons were sent away far away, out of sight and heart, so the life span of this Lord Min was extended a lot.

However, some things cannot be undone by manpower.

After this autumn, the old King Min became seriously ill, and he has been in bed for many days. The imperial doctor made several diagnoses, and when he came back, he reported that the time was running out.

Therefore, if it were not for something really important, Zhu Qiyu would not have labored for his old man to enter the palace in person in this weather.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't gone out for a long time, but this Lord Min was not as haggard and weak as he imagined, and his spirit was not bad.

Sitting down on the chair again, he sighed and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. These days, I am very grateful for the imperial physician and rare medicines sent by Your Majesty. However, I know my own body. I am afraid that I will go to see Emperor Taizu soon."

"I have been mediocre all my life, and I have done nothing for the country. In the last days, I only thought about what I could do for my Zhu family's country. It is my blessing that your majesty can still remember me. .”

"If your majesty has any orders, just say so, this old bone of yours, although time is short, is still worth using."

Zhu Qiyu was a little silent. His uncle had indeed lived recklessly and absurdly in the first half of his life, with ups and downs several times, but now he really sees it much more clearly.

But when he said this, Zhu Qiyu didn't know how to speak for a while.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Qiyu suddenly saw Zhu Yinji, who was standing behind the old King Min, with a tall and tall figure, pondered for a while, and Zhu Qiyu asked.

"If I remember correctly, after this year, Yin Xun will be nineteen, right?"

The old King Min didn't speak, but Zhu Yinyi bowed himself and said.

"Thank you for your concern, my birthday is the 24th of the first lunar month, and indeed it will be the [-]th soon."

Looking at his eldest grandson, a kind smile appeared on King Min's face, and said.

"Nineteen, it's time to be crowned..."

So, Zhu Qiyu understood, smiled and said.

"That's right, it's time for the coronation, and preparations for the wedding. The coronation of the eldest son is a big event. In two days, I will call Zhennan King to Beijing, and he will preside over the coronation ceremony of Yinxuan."

The old King Min's face was calm, but there was no surprise, he just cupped his hands and said.

"Then I will thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "Great Uncle has been in Beijing these days, I don't know if he knows about the noble daughters of various families, is there anyone who will be blessed, get the uncle's favor, and be worthy of the name of Zhennan Wang Shizifei? "

This time, King Min hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhu Yinxuan, hesitated for a moment, seemed to have made some decision, said.

"Since Your Majesty has spoken, I have no excuses to refuse. I know that time is short, and what I am most worried about is actually this matter. Among the families, the daughter of Governor Fan Guang has a dignified appearance, which is very suitable for my wishes. If His Majesty allows, I would like to propose marriage for their two children."

Governor Fan Guang...

Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment, as if he was considering the intention of King Min's move.

However, it was only for a short moment before he nodded and said.

"Since the uncle opened his mouth, it is a blessing for the daughter of the Fan family. Tomorrow, I will call Fan Guang into the palace to ask him. If there is no objection, I will marry Yin Xun."

This time, the old King Min did not continue to sit, but stood up with the armrest of the chair, solemnly arched his hands, and said.

"The minister is right here, thank you for His Majesty's kindness..."

Although Zhu Qiyu was in a hurry when he came, but when he arrived in the hall, he was not in a hurry.

After talking about Zhu Yinji's marriage, he had a conversation with the old King Min, and then ordered someone to send his grandparent and grandson out of the palace.

The snow outside the hall was falling, and it was getting bigger and bigger, as if it wanted to give the world that touch of dazzling pure white to its heart's content.

However, no matter how heavy the snow is, there will always be a time to stop...

(End of this chapter)