eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 508 Sweet Potato Entering Beijing ([-])

In the fourth year of Zhengde, the emperor's two princes could already walk. Zhu Houzhao was very worried about something like premature death, so he had a lot of trouble talking about the doctor.

Since then, none of the concubines in the harem gave birth to a child.

The main reason is that the people who entered the palace like Empress Xia and Concubine Shu are very young, even now, they are only sixteen or seventeen-year-old children.In the second year of Zhengde, when Huaixiao and Huaiyan had children, he was in a cold sweat, so he didn't want them to give birth at such a young age.

Anyway, they don't know the concept of ovulation period, Zhu Houzhao knows it, and will avoid it on purpose, anyway, it won't be a problem if they don't go for a while.

He also didn't despise Empress Xia because of his heirs.

Now that the child is still young, the atmosphere in the palace is not bad.

Of course, the Mei Mansion suddenly became more expensive because of the two princes. Wealth and nobility are two concepts. Previously, the Mei Mansion was only rich, but now it is expensive.

In October of the second year of Zhengde, Mei Kejia transformed himself and was named Ping Haibo.

After that, during the three-year court meeting of Zhengde, the imperial court adjusted some of the imperial court's institutions.The main reason is that the Shaofu Order separated from the Ministry of Household Affairs and became the "Seventh Ministry" independently.

The Arms Bureau was no longer under the Ministry of Industry, but was split into two, the Northern Arms Bureau and the Southern Arms Bureau.The Northern Military Bureau is in the capital, and the Southern Military Bureau is in Yingtian.

The original craftsmen are preserved, and some of them are diverted to Yingtian.

But this kind of reservation is only the name of the Ordnance Bureau. In fact, the interior has completely changed, and now it has been restructured analogously to a shipyard.

Zhu Houzhao was clear-headed about this point. He put two bureau chiefs, who were the officials of the imperial court, and the factories and craftsmen were below.

According to the principle of mutual competition, the imperial court will issue the task of manufacturing firearms to the North and South Armament Bureau.After that, it is to see who is more capable.

The director of the Northern Military Bureau was served by Gongsun Bei, the former head of the Yuheng Qingli Department of the Ministry of Industry.In Yingtian's Southern Arms Bureau, Ping Haibo was in charge.

It will be a year before these two decrees go out, and Zhu Houzhao hasn't had time to go and see them separately.

However, judging from the report below, Ping Haibo has already introduced barbarian artillery and will install it on the ship. Unfortunately, the time is still short, and the specific power is not yet known.

Mei Kejia was born as a businessman, so it shouldn't be a big problem for him to run another company-like Southern Arms Bureau.

People's desires keep growing, and what he wants now is to take down Ping Haibo's plaque and replace it with Ping Haihou.

Mei Kejia's only son, Mei Huaigu, has also changed from a merchant's son to the emperor's brother-in-law and the eldest son of the Pinghaibo Mansion just like a pie falling from the sky.

But he, Ping Haibo's eldest son, took a man brought back by his father from the mansion... There is no way.

This afternoon,

Three strange men with dark skin and straw hats knocked on the door of Pinghaibo Mansion.

The janitor saw that their clothes were strange, and they were all sloppy, so he didn't want them to enter.

But unexpectedly, the man in front of him blurted out a name,
"Brother, is there a woman named Meng Ying in your residence?"

This person's surname is not Mei, nor is Ping Haibo's concubine, at first he thought he was a friend, but later Ping Haibo went to Hangzhou, and this woman still lives in the mansion.

Everyone in the mansion knew about this strange person.

The housekeeper didn't expect anyone outside to know.

"Who are you?"

"This is her father. Please inform me. Brother, don't worry about it. Please ask her to come out and find out. We will wait here."

Snapped!
"Wait!"

The butler closed the door, just said this, and then hurriedly ran to report to Mei Huaigu.

……

……

"Is it Ximai?"

"Return to Your Majesty. It is indeed a joy pulse." Doctor Tan said it simply.

Zhu Houzhao looked up at Concubine Shu, seeing that she was a little shy, but she still smiled with her lips pursed.

"Please trouble Dr. Tan to prescribe some prescriptions for preventing and nourishing the fetus."

"Yes."

Dr. Tan went to write,

Zhu Houzhao went to help Concubine Shu to lie down halfway, and said: "Concubine Shu is pregnant in October, and it will take a long time for the child. From now on, you must follow Dr. Tan's instructions for food and use. If you can't, you can often go to Yongshou Palace."

"Yes, my concubine, thank you for your concern."

"This is a big deal, have you reported it to your mother?"

Empress Xia said from the side: "The person has gone, and the queen mother is very happy to hear that."

"Ah."

For the royal family, there is no need to worry about pregnancy, raising a baby, or bringing up a baby. Zhu Houzhao only needs to appease Concubine Shu's emotions.

So tonight, he still came over and stayed overnight.

Concubine Shu also pleaded guilty,

"The concubine is pregnant, so she cannot serve His Majesty."

"It doesn't matter, I also knew that the first three months should be restrained."

"Three months later..." Concubine Shu raised her head, revealing her white and smooth fragrant shoulders. I can't feel at ease for a day."

"Oh……"

Thinking of it this way, Empress Xia should be under a lot of psychological pressure.

"Your Majesty is willing to come and accompany my concubine. I am very moved. But tonight like this, the sisters must have suffered."

"I know." Zhu Houzhao stroked her back, "I'm very pleased that you can think about each other like this. As for the matter of having a baby, it will be sooner or later. I'm not the kind of man who stares at his stomach for movement. "

He thinks Concubine Shu's delivery may be better because her buttocks... are more plump.

This is rare in ancient female figures.

And the waist is also relatively slender, so she was the first to get pregnant.Everything else is the same when the light is turned off, but the figure will still be different, and sometimes it is inevitable that you can't control it.

Of course, this was his own imagination, probably because of his physique.

The next day.

After the court event, Zhu Houzhao took a few boxes of snacks and went to Kunning Palace.

He sneaked into the palace without letting anyone make a noise, and saw the beautiful Empress Xia combing her hair in distress in front of the bronze mirror, and she was obviously in a daze. Even the maid next to her was shocked when she saw Zhu Houzhao. After a while, she didn't find it.

"Shh."

Zhu Houzhao put his index finger on his mouth, and at the same time stretched out his hand.The palace maid understood, and walked out lightly.

"Hey."

Empress Xia sighed to herself.

"Yue'er, you sent someone to the Qianqing Palace to have a look, how many officials are waiting in the attendant's room?"

"What is Ya'er looking for from me?"

"Ah!" Empress Xia was startled by the sudden voice, she got up quickly, and was about to salute in a panic.

"The concubine...the concubine has not yet greeted..."

"Okay. Get up."

Zhu Houzhao took her hand, and pulled such a soft body into his arms, "Don't care so much between husband and wife."

"His Majesty……"

"Don't be shy, everyone is out."

"But it's still daytime."

"Not in the daytime, I will make the queen happy as soon as possible."

Probably because her thoughts were revealed, Empress Xia blushed a little. The relationship between them is much better now, not as official as before, "Chenqie... I just think that Zaiyu and Zaiyu are so cute."

"Aren't you afraid of having a baby?"

"With His Majesty, my concubines will not be afraid of anything."

The women in the palace were more energetic than each other, like Concubine Xian, who knew that the two nobles became pregnant after drinking wine, so they prepared wine every time the emperor went.

I don't know about Zhu Houzhao's once or twice, but if the number of times is too many, you will find that it is deliberate.

……

……

At this time, in Qianqing Palace, Mei Huaigu brought someone in with a note, but the emperor was not found.

"It's not a coincidence today, it's still early, and His Majesty is gone."

In the attendant's room, Jin Gui came out and said, "If it's something important, we'd better wait. As for Your Majesty...it was originally a happy event, and the prince will know about it."

"What's the matter?" Mei Huaigu really didn't know.

"The concubine is happy. Otherwise, why would His Majesty not be here?"

"Will His Majesty still come?"

"Is it really important?"

"Hmm!" Mei Huaigu thought she wasn't my sister anyway, and nodded firmly.

When Jin Gui thought about it, this would be difficult.It's not good to bother the emperor and delay things. After weighing the matter, I still feel that I have to report it, but he can't go to the harem, so I can only ask the internal officials to find Eunuch Liu, and then let Eunuch Liu go and talk to His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment."

Mei Huaigu nodded, and then led Meng Ying and her father into the room, "Follow me, don't look around or walk around."

(End of this chapter)