After being dressed as Wu Zetian's daughter, she was favored by the group

Chapter 1 My Princess
In the peach moon of the second year of Linde in the Tang Dynasty, Daming Palace in Chang'an.

Outside the Hanliang Hall with carved beams and painted buildings, the gate is already closed at this moment, and the Grand Duke Yang Yi next to Empress Wu is pacing back and forth anxiously with a floating dust in his hand.

In the corridors around the outside of the hall, all the female officials from the 24 divisions of the six bureaus were present, and they led the ladies under their command to line up in neat columns and wait quietly outside.

In the hands of each court lady, there is a tray with various utensils placed inside.

The Shangfu Bureau has prepared Chinese clothes, jade belts, inner linings, shoes, caps, swaddling clothes, etc. for adults and children.

Shangshi Bureau has prepared all kinds of pastries, melons and fruits, ginseng soup, and medicinal meals.

The Shangbei Bureau ordered people to bring in new quilts, headrests, bed mats, curtains, candle charcoal, warm water, etc.

Even the Shang Palace Bureau has written two male and female wishes in advance.

Without being summoned, no one is allowed to step into the palace, and all the palace people perform their duties, waiting for the moment when the palace door is opened.

In the Hanliang Hall, in the side hall separated by a screen, the medical officers of the Imperial Medical Office are also waiting here early. To be summoned.

Although they had made complete preparations in advance, they still did not dare to neglect in the slightest. Under the tense atmosphere, some of the imperial doctors wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads from time to time.

In the bedroom of Hanliang Hall, there is a huge dragon bed. The mosquito net of the dragon bed has been removed long ago. A yellow ribbon passes through the cantilevered beams of the roof, and both ends are tightly grasped by a middle-aged pregnant woman on the dragon bed. in hand.

The spacious room was full of people kneeling, including stable women, companions, nurses, nurses, washers, and a dozen maids holding trays.

In their trays are gold scissors and silver knives for delivery, clothes and hats for newborn babies, boiled ginseng soup and herbs, and sacred objects of Buddha statues to ward off evil spirits.

On the side of the dragon couch, a silver-haired woman kneeled respectfully beside the bed, and a female official was kneeling beside her. The female official raised a tray above her head, neatly stacking cut silk scarves, and the woman kept taking Wearing a silk scarf to wipe the sweat from the forehead of the pregnant woman on the bed, the used silk scarf was thrown away, and the female officer on the ground picked it up one by one.

The middle-aged pregnant woman on the bed has exquisite facial features, elegant manners, and a trace of majesty between her brows that people dare not look directly at. She firmly grasped the thick yellow ribbon hanging on the beam, with bulging veins on the back of her hand, and exhausted all her strength to go out. strain.

At the end of the bed, there were three Wen women kneeling and sitting. Two Wen women supported the pregnant woman's kneeling legs, one on the left and the other on the right. The Wen woman in the middle observed the situation and said softly from time to time: "Ma'am, please give me a little more strength." ?”

The middle-aged pregnant woman called Empress, named Wu Zetian, was the wife of Li Zhi, the third emperor of the Tang Empire, and the newly promoted head of the harem of the empire.

At this moment, she is giving birth to her sixth child in Daming Palace.

She never thought that at the age of 41, she could be a mother again.

She is a Buddhist, and from the moment she found out she was pregnant, she made up her mind to give birth.

Unexpectedly, she was pregnant for twelve months, and the little guy in her womb still refused to be born. Now that she finally gave birth, she tortured her mother so much that her life was worse than death.

Before that, she had given birth to five children, and she was supposed to be familiar with the road, but unexpectedly, this one was much more difficult than the previous five together.

From the morning to the present, she suffered from the pain for more than two hours.

Although the tearing pain made her want to howl like other pregnant women, her unyielding temperament made her never expose her vulnerable side to others.

"Cui Daizhao, what time is it?"

Wu Zetian, who was lying on the couch, asked the silver-haired woman next to him in order to relieve the pain in his body.

She completely forgot that she had already asked a quarter of an hour ago.

"Back to the empress, it's three quarters before the hour!" Cui Daizhao still replied respectfully.

"Your Majesty, it's already started!" Wu Zetian murmured.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to invite His Majesty back?" Cui Daizhao asked in a low voice while serving her carefully.

"No need!" Wu Zetian refused without hesitation.

She took a deep breath, and after adjusting her breathing rhythm, she exerted all her strength and made a final fight.

With a bang, a spring thunder pierced the sky.

After a while, the water surface of Taiye Pond was covered with ripples, and the first spring rain after the Tang New Year fell on time.

Accompanied by bursts of spring thunder, the cry of a baby resounded throughout the Hanliang Hall.

Born, finally born!Everyone breathed a sigh of relief!

Wu Zetian lay on the dragon bed in relief, with a pale face trying to maintain the majesty of a queen, she didn't want others to see that she was in a mess.

Having experienced the joy of being a first-time mother five times, Wu Zetian didn't feel very happy about this baby.

She didn't care about the child immediately, but waved her hand, took the glass cup presented by Cui Daizhao, and drank the water slowly.

After a while, the baby girl was holding a red swaddle in her arms, inside which was a washed newborn baby, with black hair, pink face, clear eyes, indescribably cute.

"Congratulations, empress, for giving birth to a princess for Tang Dynasty!"

The daughter-in-law knelt down and lifted the baby to the edge of the bed. Everyone knelt down and shouted in unison: "Congratulations, the princess is born!"

"Bang Dang!" With a sound, the glass cup slipped from Wu Zetian's hands and fell to the ground and shattered.

Princess?daughter?The daughter of this palace!

Wu Zetian stared at the little guy obsessively, with just one glance, it was hard to look away...

At the same time, a grand royal ceremony is being held in the southern suburbs of Chang'an City.

More than 1000 people from the Qianniu Guard, all in full costumes and waving silk banners, guarded the emperor Li Zhi, and came to the gate of Mingde in a mighty manner.

Today is the day when General Zuowuwei of the Tang Dynasty and Su Dingfang, Duke of Xing, returned to the court. The old general spent his entire life as a soldier. A lot of credit has been made.

Now that he is getting old, Li Zhi is sympathetic to the veterans, and the old generals are allowed to return to Chang'an to take care of themselves. Su Dingfang led more than [-] generals and infantry who have made meritorious service over the years, and returned to Chang'an to meet the king.

Li Zhi personally went out of the city ten li to meet him, and poured wine for the old general on the temporary reception stage, and then the two monarchs and ministers toasted together, and together with the three thousand soldiers under the stage, they drank Desheng wine together in the continuous spring rain !
After that, the imperial eunuch read out the imperial decree and rewarded the meritorious persons.

Halfway through the imperial decree was read, Yang Yi, the father-in-law next to Empress Wu, came on horseback. After entering the stage, he got off his horse, ran up the steps in three steps, knelt in front of Li Zhi, and said incoherently:
"Your Majesty Qizuo, Your Majesty has given birth to a princess!"

Li Zhi was taken aback for a moment, but after hearing the word princess, his mouth trembled a little:
"You said the queen gave birth to a princess for me?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it is absolutely true, it is the princess!" Yang Yi also looked excited.

Everyone knows that Li Zhi loves Empress Wu. Since the eldest princess died, Empress Wu has given birth to three princes in a row, but she has never given birth to a princess. Now that Li Zhi is old and has a daughter, why can't he be happy! .

A great sense of joy occupied Li Zhi's heart. After hearing the news, all the civil and military officials who accompanied him knelt down and shouted in unison:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, happy princess, long live my emperor!"

Three thousand soldiers shouted long live three times, and the high-pitched voices overwhelmed the spring thunder in the sky.

Li Zhi couldn't control it anymore, he laughed wantonly, said "yes" three times in a row, waved his dragon robe, and motioned all the ministers to calm down.

Although the ceremony was not over yet, Li Zhi's heart had already flown to the palace. He helped Su Dingfang up, and apologized a little:
"Old general, look at this..."

Before Li Zhi could speak, Su Dingfang smiled knowingly and said:

"The addition of a baby to the royal family is a major national event. Please return to the palace quickly and take care of your majesty!"

"What the old general said is very true, I will go back to the palace first!" Then he told the prime minister Hao Chujun: "Hao Aiqing, you accompany the old general into the city on my behalf!"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the other party to return the courtesy, he turned around and ran off the stage.

Li Zhi left the stage halfway, which was a violation of the etiquette of the king. The admonishing doctor just wanted to speak out, but was stopped by the prime minister Hao Chujun.At this time, who would dare to displease the emperor.

Li Zhi did not choose to take the carriage, but went straight to the horse driven by Eunuch Yang Yi, turned over, held the rein tightly, and galloped away to the palace alone.

This move shocked the commander of the Jinwu Guard's complexion, he hastily organized a small group of cavalry, and followed up in person.

The spring rain in March was continuous, and it fell on Li Zhi's face, showing a trace of coolness.

In recent years, Li Zhi's health has been deteriorating, and he often feels dizzy. It has become more and more difficult to handle government affairs. As a last resort, he can only arrange for the queen to listen to the government behind the curtain and participate in the governance of major national affairs.

The imperial medical office repeatedly told him not to get wet in the rain, not to work hard, and not to be overly emotional. Now, in order to meet the newborn princess, he braved the spring rain and excitedly rode his horse, but his mind was clear.

He suddenly felt that he seemed to have become younger, just like the high-spirited young emperor 20 years ago.

Li Zhi galloped all the way, and he didn't dismount after entering the imperial city, but rode his horse up the steps, from bottom to top, he leaped over hundreds of steps.

Walking to Daming Palace Square, the spring rain stopped suddenly, and the afternoon sun shone through the clouds, and the terraces and rain pavilions of Daming Palace were dyed golden.

Li Zhi turned his horse around, the sun blinded him a little, he put his hands on his forehead, and looked down at the entire Chang'an City from the Daming Palace.

The [-] squares in Chang'an are dotted with stars, with smoke from cooking and heavy traffic, just like a scene of peace and prosperity.

If it wasn't for the birth of the princess, it would have been a long time since Li Zhi had looked down on Chang'an City in such detail.

Now that the Quartet is settled down and Fanbang pays tribute, he suddenly has an idea in his mind:
Could it be that my princess is a sign of auspiciousness, heralding the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the prosperity of the country and the safety of the people?

(End of this chapter)