Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 484 Give birth to a son
Seeing Zhu Youtang's appearance, Empress Zhang just smiled.

She knew that His Majesty was jealous.

His Majesty was upset that he didn't tell his father about his son's return, but told himself first.

Some helplessly glanced at the emperor's husband, and Empress Zhang pulled him up.

The purpose is very simple, just to tell him that the princess is still here, please pay attention.

After being pulled by Queen Zhang, Zhu Youtang's face also became embarrassed, and then he covered it up with a smile.

Princess Xia was very envious at this moment.

Although many people are criticizing that the emperor has only one queen and no other women, the royal heirs are not prosperous, especially there is only one prince.

Many courtiers felt that this was wrong.

But for the princess, this is definitely something to be envied.

Even for all the women in the world, this is enviable.

People say that if you charge 35 extra rice, you have to buy a concubine, let alone a rich emperor?

But this rich emperor has only one woman, the queen.

Although the prince is also very kind to himself, Princess Xia feels that she may not be so lucky.

But Princess Xia quickly threw this idea out of her mind.She is the princess, the future queen, such an idea is really bad, she must play her role well
While talking about the prince in the palace, Zhu Houzhao had already arrived at the gate of the capital.

Let the Black Dragon Army go back to their camp, and in the next few days they will go home to visit their families in turn.

After all, they have been out for so long and have been by Zhu Houzhao's side, and this time they have made such a great contribution. This is the reward they deserve.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Houzhao didn't stop, and went to see his father immediately.

Glancing at his beleaguered son, Zhu Youtang's eyes flashed with distress.

The Ming Dynasty is now thriving, taxes are increasing, and the country's expenses are also sufficient. The most important thing is that the combat effectiveness of the army has increased linearly.

In the past, the courtiers and the emperor had to worry about fighting here today and fighting there tomorrow, but now they don’t have to worry at all. No matter where the war is fought, the Ming Dynasty can win it, and it can be said that it has no fear.

Now they are more worried about the surrounding countries. They look at Da Ming with trepidation, for fear that Da Ming will send troops against them if he is not careful.

This has also led to a particularly large number of countries coming to Beijing to worship in the past few years. No one in the surrounding foreign countries and vassal states dared to do it again, and everyone was cautious.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Youtang's life will naturally be easier.

For such a good life for himself, Zhu Youtang is happy on the one hand, and grateful on the other hand.As for who to be grateful to, of course it is to my son.

At the same time, Zhu Youtang was also grateful and excited in his heart. It was a very good thing that he had such a son and that the Ming Dynasty had such a future prince.

It's just that seeing his son running around, Zhu Youtang felt a little distressed in his heart.He knew very well in his heart that the Ming Dynasty was able to have what it is today, thanks to his son traveling around.

Seeing that his son wanted to salute himself, Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Okay, let's avoid it."

After the son stood up.Zhu Youtang continued: "This time, don't wander around when you come back, and stay in the capital for more time. Now the places are pretty good, and the courtiers in the court can handle it. If there is anything, just let them go. You don't need to run around anymore, just spend good time with the princess and give birth to a few more grandchildren for me to be serious."

Both Zhu Youtang and Queen Zhang are very concerned about this matter.After all, the two of them have relatively few heirs, except for Zhu Houzhao's son, there is only one daughter.

If I hadn't gotten a daughter when I was old, I'm afraid I would have spent my whole life guarding this son.So they are still very, very looking forward to the third generation of the royal family.

It's just that my son has been married for so long, and there has been no movement. The most important thing is that he has never stayed in the capital, running around all day.

So this time Zhu Youtang also made up his mind to never let him run around again.You must know that it is very dangerous to be in Jiangnan this time. When my son was in Hangzhou, he was assassinated several times, and he even took people to fight with King Ning.

Although there was no danger, Zhu Youtang was still taken aback.I have only this son, and the Ming Dynasty only has this one prince, what if there is something wrong?
You must know that in Zhu Youtang's view, nothing is more important than a son.

What rebellion, what other messy things, there is no need to let the son take risks.So he will never let Zhu Houzhao run around again this time.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't plan to run around anymore.

This time he went to Jiangnan, which was the last time he went out.The reason is also very simple, because it is not necessary.In the past few years, he ran here and there, basically showing up where Daming needed him most.

This time is the last time for Jiangnan, and his suppression of the rebellion over there is enough to deter Jiangnan.Land clearance is also in full swing in various places now, so there is no need for him to go to Jiangnan anymore.

The only thing that Zhu Houzhao needs to implement is the integration of officials and gentry to pay food. With his current strength and prestige, he does not need to preside over this matter at all, and just leave it to the Ministry of Households and the Taxation Department.

He doesn't need to take care of the rest, and the military reform has almost been completed, and the rest is just some leftovers.

The internal affairs integration of the Ming Dynasty is almost completed.

After traveling through so many years, Zhu Houzhao can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The remaining thing is to build a shipyard for overseas trade, set up a city ship department, let Daming go further, and even start overseas immigration in the future.Nothing else matters.

"Yes, father." Zhu Houzhao bowed and agreed.He wasn't ready to leave either.

Seeing that his son agreed so happily, Zhu Youtang nodded in satisfaction.

Of course, my heart is not without vigilance. After all, my son agrees very happily every time, but when it comes to the next time, he will still go his own way.

So Zhu Youtang was still vigilant in his heart, but he also made up his mind that he would not let his son go anyway.

But now that his son has just come back, there is no need to talk about these things, so Zhu Youtang said, "Go back and prepare well. Take a good rest for a few days. I haven't seen the princess for so long, so don't neglect her."

"Yes, Father, I understand." Zhu Houzhao once again respectfully agreed.

Although things were arranged in this way, it was impossible for him to go back to find the princess directly.

As the saying goes, when you marry a daughter-in-law and forget your mother, the old lady is sensitive in her heart.If I go back to find the princess right now, my mother will definitely not be happy.

So after leaving his father's place, Zhu Houzhao went to his mother's place.

After chatting with his mother, Zhu Houzhao coaxed her to be very happy, and promised her not to leave. At the same time, he accepted his mother's preaching and told him to have a baby quickly, so Zhu Houzhao returned to his Xianyang Palace.

Although I didn't leave for too long, but coming back again, there is still a feeling of a world away.

Looking at the princess who came out to greet him, Zhu Houzhao walked up with a smile and reached out to help her up.

Seeing her thin face, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Is this because I am worried about Bengong? Look at you, you are all thin. You have to take good care of your body, otherwise how can you give birth to a healthy son for Bengong? "

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Princess Xia's face flushed instantly.

Although a little shy, she still looked at Zhu Houzhao with burning eyes.

She really wanted a baby too.

For the princess, having children is not the same thing as not having children.As long as she can give birth to a son, who is still the eldest son, then the Queen's position will definitely not run away.

So it goes without saying how important a son is to a woman.

"I'm in good health, but I've been eating a bit lighter recently." Princess Xia said.

Zhu Houzhao pulled the princess into the room, and then told Liu Jin who was beside him, "Get ready for the bath water. I have to take a bath and change clothes, and I have to eat with my father and queen mother at night."

Princess Xia followed Zhu Houzhao into the room, her face was unusually ruddy.

Of course she knew what to do, but naturally she couldn't refuse at this time, and she didn't want to refuse.

The two of them took a comfortable bath in it.

Zhu Houzhao also checked the body of the princess, and it was indeed as she said, she was in good health and there was no problem.

After taking a bath, Zhu Houzhao asked someone to bring up the meal.

Taking a bath is easy to get hungry, and Zhu Houzhao has done a lot of exercise, so naturally he is even more hungry.

There were still a few hours before dinner time, and he didn't want to wait for that time.If I really waited until that time, I'm afraid I would have been starved.

After eating, Zhu Houzhao took the princess into the room again.This time, they are not doing things between husband and wife, but talking.

Zhu Houzhao knows that feelings need to be cultivated, so he has always paid attention to this aspect.Holding the princess in the room, Zhu Houzhao told her about his affairs in Jiangnan.

The princess listened softly, showing a smile from time to time, and hugged Zhu Houzhao's waist.

Everything is so harmonious.

In the evening, the two went to Kunning Palace together, had dinner with the emperor and empress, and then returned to Xianyang Palace again.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.

Early the next morning, Zhu Houzhao rarely got up early.

On the one hand, I am really tired, mainly because of psychological tiredness.In Jiangnan for such a long time, whether it is leading troops to fight or planning, it takes a lot of energy, and it is normal to be a little tired.

In addition, there was something out of control last night, so I looked even more tired.

The husband and wife slept until mid-morning before getting up, and then ran to greet their father and mother.

After the emperor and empress saw the two of them, they looked at each other tacitly, and then smiled.

Zhu Houzhao didn't feel anything, he was so thick-skinned that he didn't take it to heart at all.

On the contrary, the crown princess was somewhat embarrassed, for fear that the emperor and queen would say that she was greedy for pleasure.After all, pestering the prince to do this kind of thing can easily hurt the prince's body, and it is easy to be disliked by the emperor and queen.

After lunch, Zhu Houzhao took the princess and left Kunning Palace.

On the way back, Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand to hold the crown princess, looked at her blushing, and said with a smile: "You don't have to think too much, the father and mother are hoping that we can have a son. They don't agree on this matter for the time being." Will manage."

After hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, the princess's face felt a little hot, but she still felt a lot more relaxed.

She leaned on Zhu Houzhao's shoulder with a little happiness, and the two returned to Xianyang Palace together.

In the next few days, although everyone in the court knew that Zhu Houzhao was back, he never showed his figure.

For this counter-insurgency, the court naturally wanted to reward meritorious service, and Zhu Houzhao did not participate.

As for King Ning, he was immediately bestowed to death.

Although he was not beheaded, he was given a white silk, which was regarded as leaving a whole body for him.

Others just should ransack their homes and behead their heads, without much hesitation.

Zhu Houzhao did not participate in any of these matters.

Everyone in the court found that His Highness the Crown Prince was different. He seemed to be like a Crown Prince now. He only studied in the palace every day, or played with the Crown Princess, flying kites, and going out of the city.

The courtiers turned a blind eye to the fact that the prince took the princess out to play.But it's not that they think it's appropriate to do so, but that they don't want to provoke the previous prince again.

The current prince has the appearance of a prince, studying every day, accompanying his wife, and giving birth to more children for Daming, this is what a prince should do, why not care about the affairs of the court?
Knowing that it was inappropriate for the prince to do so, no one bothered the prince.

For this situation, Zhu Houzhao is also happy to do so and readily accepts it.

Two months passed in a flash, and everything seemed to be back to normal.The matter of King Ning's rebellion seems to have passed like this, and only the common people will talk about it after dinner.

Liu Jian, a scholar of the cabinet, also returned from Nanjing, and all the booklets of land inventory from various places were handed over, and everything was going on in an orderly manner.

Although there were a lot of things in the court this year, including rebellion, the court still had plenty of money, so everyone had a good year.

Winter comes earlier, a snow, the weather becomes cold.

Zhu Houzhao was wearing a big cloak and took the princess to build a snowman in the yard.

Next to him is his younger sister, Princess Yongning.

For Zhu Houzhao's return, she is the happiest.There are people playing with her, and there are a lot of gifts to collect, so she is very excited to play.

For his only sister, Zhu Houzhao is also willing to take her with him. It can be said that this is tantamount to raising his sister as a daughter.

After all, elder brothers are like fathers in this era, let alone Zhu Houzhao has no children himself?
(End of this chapter)