Chapter 189 The Crown Prince’s Wedding
“What big joy?” Zhao Xing was stunned when he heard this.
There doesn't seem to be any big events recently. As for the happy event, it will be his wedding in just over ten days.
But Sanshui is someone close to him, so it’s a little early to express his joy now.
And Sanshui’s appearance doesn’t seem to be because of this.
"Your Highness, Mr. Sheng is very happy." Sanshui said excitedly.
“What?” Zhao Xing heard the words and dropped the pen in his hand.
Zhao Xing did not care about this, looked at Sanshui and asked: "Is what you said true?"
"It's absolutely true!" Sanshui said: "Today the noble man I felt a little uncomfortable, so I asked the imperial doctor to come over to check my pulse, and then I found out that I was pregnant, so I sent someone to report it."
After Zhao Xing heard this, he got up and walked out.
His head was still a little dizzy along the way.
Are you going to be a father soon?
There was no preparation at all.
“Your Highness!”
Entering Sheng Shulan’s courtyard, the maids saluted one after another.
Zhao Xing ignored it and entered the house directly.
"Your Highness!"
Liu Ying was talking to Sheng Shulan. When she saw Zhao Xing coming in, she quickly bowed and saluted.
Sheng Shulan also wanted to get up. Zhao Xing stepped forward and helped her sit down.
“You are pregnant, just sit still and there is no need to salute.”
"Your Highness, I have just been pregnant not long ago, so I am not that delicate." Sheng Shulan looked a little excited.
“You have to be careful only when you are just pregnant.” Zhao Xing said, “This is Gu’s first child, so you must be careful. Sanshui, go talk to Aunt Feng and choose two An older nanny is here to take care of you."
"Yes." Sanshui responded and left.
Zhao Xing took Sheng Shulan to ask about the situation, only to learn that she felt something was wrong with her body a few days ago.
I just felt that it was nothing serious, so I couldn’t bear to say anything.
Feeling sick today, Liu Ying ignored Sheng Shulan's stop and went to ask the imperial doctor.
Only after taking the first pulse did I know she was pregnant, so I quickly sent someone to Zhao Xing to report the good news.
There is no old lady on Sheng Shulan's side, and Liu Ying and the others are inexperienced. Otherwise, they would have discovered something was wrong with Sheng Shulan's menstruation, and they would not have waited until now.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing also blamed Sheng Shulan for a few words, telling her to tell her if she felt uncomfortable in the future.
Liu Ying had merit, Zhao Xing not only rewarded her with money, but also promoted her to a female official.
While they were talking, Yu Yanran came over.
"Meet His Highness."
"No need to be polite, come and sit." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Congratulations to Sister Shulan." Yu Yanran came and sat down next to Sheng Shulan, looking at Sheng Shulan with eyes full of envy.
"Haha, sister Yanran also has this day." Sheng Shulan's face was flushed, and her hand gently touched her belly.
"Then let me borrow my sister's good words." As Yu Yanran spoke, she glanced at Zhao Xing with a blushing face.
Zhao Xing naturally understood what Yu Yanran meant, but to be honest, he didn't want Yu Yanran to get pregnant so early.
For a woman to give birth to a child is similar to going through a ghost gate.
On the one hand, it is due to medical conditions, and the other reason is age.
Medical conditions are something Zhao Xing cannot solve. As the prince, he and his woman already enjoy the best medical conditions in this era.
Moreover, when a woman gives birth, there is not much that doctors can do.
But age can be controlled.
It is said that love grows over time. It has been almost a year since Yu Yanran came to the East Palace, and it has been eight months since Sheng Shulan came to the East Palace.
Zhao Xing didn’t want to see a scene where two people died.
Sheng Shulan is already in her twenties, so she is pregnant.
Yu Yanran should wait a few years before talking.
But he couldn't tell Yu Yanran this.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty and the Queen are here." A eunuch trotted into the room to report.
"What?"
Zhao Xing was stunned when he heard this, and asked Sheng Shulan and Yu Yanran to wait, and he quickly went out to greet them.
As soon as they arrived at the middle palace, they were greeted by the official family and Queen Cao who were riding in a chariot.
"My son, I pay homage to my father, the emperor and my queen!" Zhao Xing saluted.
"Fu'er, your concubine is pregnant. Why didn't you send someone to notify her of such a big thing?" Empress Cao scolded.
"My son was so happy for a moment that he forgot about it. There is no need for the father, the emperor, and the queen to rush over for such a trivial matter." Zhao Xing said sarcastically.
"What a small matter, this is a big deal. Take me to see it quickly." The official urged.
"My belly is not even big at this time, what can I see?"
Zhao Xing did not dare to say this, and quickly led his father, queen and queen to Sheng Shulan's yard.
Zhao Xing thought about it carefully and seemed to be able to understand why his father, queen and mother were so excited.
In normal times, the officials would not have cared at all if Sheng Shulan was pregnant.
It’s nothing more than a grandson or granddaughter from a concubine.
However, all the official heirs died in infancy, except for one son, Zhao Xing.
Even if he is just a concubine, the continuation of his bloodline still makes the officials very happy.
After learning that Sheng Shulan was pregnant, even though she was just pregnant, she still rushed over with Empress Cao.
What Zhao Xing didn't expect was that his father also brought his imperial physician.
As soon as they met, the imperial doctor took Sheng Shulan’s pulse again. When they learned that it was indeed Ximai, the officials were overjoyed. Not only did they give Sheng Shulan a reward, they also said that after the crown princess entered the palace, they would make Sheng Shulan the fifth-rank crown prince's concubine.
Prince's concubines are concubines of fourth rank and above. The principal concubines are already the highest among the concubines.
With Sheng Shulan's background, and the fact that she had been divorced before, the fifth-rank crown prince and concubine already had a good seal.
Even Yu Yanran took advantage of it and received many rewards.
The Guan family and Queen Cao stayed until evening before leaving. Queen Cao also left two nuns to take care of Sheng Shulan.
The official Empress Cao suddenly left the palace, so naturally she could not hide it from the distinguished officials in Bianjing.
Soon, the news spread that a woman in the prince's harem was pregnant.
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Prince Yan’s Mansion
After Prince Yan learned the news, he sent out the servants serving in the house and ordered people to find Mr. Chu.
"The prince came to see me, but because one of the prince's concubines is pregnant?" Mr. Chu said with a smile after saluting.
"Mr. Chu, please cancel all previous arrangements." King Yan said.
Zhao Xing has blood, even if Zhao Xing dies, the throne will not fall to him.
It’s just that he has been planning for so long and is really unwilling to do so.
"It doesn't matter if I'm pregnant. I don't know whether it's a boy or a girl. Why did the prince just give up?" Mr. Chu said with a serious look: "Your Majesty, now that King Yong is dead, as long as His Highness the Crown Prince... then the throne must be It’s yours. Are you willing to give up now?”
"Mr. Chu, please stop trying to persuade me. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to marry a concubine. With the previous assassination, it is almost impossible to have a chance in a short time. What can I do even if I am unwilling?"
King Yan Looking at Mr. Chu, he said: "You have helped me so much, and I am very grateful. I will protect your son's lifelong wealth."
Mr. Chu was not surprised when he heard this. He knew many of Prince Yan's secrets. .
If King Yan still wanted to fight for the throne, he would naturally not kill him, but Zhao Xing has been staying in the city during this time, and now not only has heirs, but he is about to marry a concubine.
When the time comes, if we have a few more concubines and a few more who are pregnant, it’s unlikely that all of them will be girls.
It can be said that King Yan increasingly lost hope, which was what prompted King Yan to give up.
Before Zhao Xing had no heirs, he still had illusions, but now he has completely given up.
And he, who knew many secrets, naturally could not keep him.
"Your Majesty, it is not that there is no chance now." Mr. Chu whispered.
"What opportunity?" King Yan asked.
Mr. Chu smiled when he heard this. Since King Yan asked this, it means that King Yan has not completely given up.
"My lord, have you ever heard that there is a strange poison in the Western Regions, which is colorless and odorless, and nothing will happen if you touch it, but as long as you take it, you will die suddenly within a moment." Chu said Mr.
Hearing this, King Yan frowned and said, "Let's not talk about whether the poison is as powerful as you said. Everything the prince eats is tested for poison. How could he poison his highness?"
"Your Majesty, since I said it, there will be a way. Sometimes poisoning does not have to be in the food." Mr. Chu said with a smile.
King Yan was a little dissatisfied with Mr. Chu's betrayal.
But he still asked patiently: "Then how to poison?"
Mr. Chu leaned into King Yan's ear and whispered a few words.
After hearing this, King Yan was silent for a while and said: "This matter will be left to Sir. After the matter is completed, I will not forget Sir."
" Don't worry, Your Majesty, you will receive good news within a month." Mr. Chu said with a smile.
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The day before the prince's wedding, he needs to file a lawsuit with the temple.
The so-called suing the temple means worshiping the ancestors, reporting to the ancestors, and praying to the ancestors to protect their descendants from spreading their branches and leaves.
In the early morning of March 25th, Zhao Xing wore a royal robe and went to the palace.
The wedding was held in the palace, and the whole palace was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, making it very lively.
The faces of the maids and eunuchs in the palace were full of smiles.
His Royal Highness the Prince's wedding, they will get a lot of rewards.
Although the officials are kind to others, they are also very lenient to the palace ladies and eunuchs.
However, officials are usually very frugal, and it is almost difficult for them to get any rewards.
In a normal marriage, the groom needs to come to greet the bride. There is also a set of etiquette when he arrives at the bride's house. It is already past noon when he receives the bride and goes out.
The wedding reception team paraded through the streets again, and by the time they arrived at the groom’s house, it was already ten o’clock in the evening.
But as Zhao Xing was the prince, he naturally did not need to go to meet the bride in person.
Instead, the Minister of Rites went to greet him, and Zhao Xing only had to greet him at Xuande Gate, the main entrance of the palace.
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British Government
Zhang Guifen is wearing the dress of the crown prince and the princess, and a phoenix crown and harem.
Mrs. Sun looked at her daughter who had been dressed up, held back her tears, and said, "Go to the ancestral hall. Your father is waiting for you."
"Yes!" Zhang Guifen stood up and saluted her mother. With the help of the maid, he went to the ancestral hall.
In the witness of the clan elders, the ancestors were worshiped.
The water thrown out by the married daughter.
A woman is not qualified to worship her ancestors before she leaves the palace, and even after she gets married, she is not qualified.
But Zhang Guifen is different. She is a princess and she worships her ancestors before getting married. That is Guangzong Yaozu.
As for after getting married, the British public had to salute her when they saw her, so there was no reason to worship the ancestors of the Zhang family.
With the support of the clan elders, Zhang Guifen knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to worship the ancestors of the Zhang family.
Then he was helped up by the maid and came to the British Lord.
The British Duke looked at his daughter and said: "When you enter the East Palace, you must be diligent and prudent, and do not violate filial piety..."
(End of this chapter)