Chapter 457 Garden
What he said came true.
Su Qingqing's pregnancy lasted from morning to night.
Until the sunset glowed bright red across the sky, Su Heng could no longer bear it and was about to break in to see what was going on inside, when suddenly a loud cry came from inside.
As soon as the voice came out, Su Heng, who had been enduring the whole day, felt his legs go limp and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, there was a close follower who helped him up so that he didn't fall to the ground.
He is my uncle now!
He is my uncle!
Su Heng had someone to support him, but Ming He was not so lucky. Upon hearing the crying, Ming Lu almost rushed to the door of the main hall and asked inside, "Is the queen well?"
An auspicious voice soon came from inside, "Everything is fine!"
Minglu had been waiting for this moment. He turned around and said, "Rewards, everyone in the palace! Those serving in the Empress' bedroom, regardless of rank, will receive five taels each. The rest of the people outside, everyone in the palace, will receive one tael each!"
Minglu had prepared the reward early in the morning, just waiting for this moment.
However, Minghe had just breathed a sigh of relief when his legs and feet became weak. When Jixiang's voice came out, he fell to the ground with a thud. In the end, he was dragged out by Minglu like a dead dog, and the two of them went to distribute the reward money together.
The door that had been closed for a whole day was finally opened.
Nanny Xu was the first to be escorted out. When she saw Doctor Sun, she announced the good news, trembling with tears, "The queen is fine, and the child is doing well. It's a princess. Your Majesty and the queen are so happy. Everything is fine!"
She couldn't stop crying.
The life of this young couple was really hard, but now they finally have their happy ending.
The little princess is good. She is her parents’ little cotton-padded jacket. She is considerate and can soothe the Queen and the Emperor’s hearts that have gone through hardships.
Doctor Sun breathed a sigh of relief and didn't say much. He just stood outside waiting to be summoned.
After cleaning up the place, he went in to check Su Qingqing's pulse and prescribe some medicine for her after delivery.
The sky was filled with sunset glow. Rong Que named the child Yunxia, gave her the title of Anguo, and granted her a princess's mansion. From the moment she was born, she was the eldest princess of Anguo, who possessed all the glory.
It was not uncommon for a princess to be granted a princess's mansion, but this was the first time that a princess was granted a mansion right after she was born.
If it were somewhere else, the court officials would have already come to the emperor's court to ask him to revoke his decision. However, in the Great Yan Kingdom, in Rong Que's place, not a single court official could utter a word of rebuttal.
Princess Anguo deserves it.
When he was still in his mother's womb, he participated in the floods in Guangdong and Guangxi and the famine in the northwest. The eight major families eradicated and pacified the disasters. He managed to survive until the country was stable and the Haihe Qingyan was held before he was born.
This princess has been blessed with merit since she was born. Her mother earned it with her life. Who dares to say otherwise?
The Grand Tutor just said a few words, asking us not to over-pamper her in the future.
Su Qingqing gave birth to this baby smoothly, and when she came out of the confinement period, it was already the season when flowers were in full bloom.
During the forty days of her confinement, she had discussed with Rong Que that perhaps someone would take advantage of this critical moment to send people into the palace. After all, there was only Su Qingqing in the palace now, and it was really inappropriate for such a huge harem to be empty.
However, after a full month of confinement, Su Qingqing was able to hold Yunxia in her arms and enjoy the flowers in the imperial garden without anyone coming to interfere.
On this day, Jixiang finished his work at the girls' school and had a rare chance to walk with Su Qingqing in the Imperial Garden. When he mentioned this, Jixiang couldn't help laughing, "Someone once stuffed people into the palace. The whole palace had three palaces and six courtyards. One reason was that the emperor liked colors and wanted to replace the old with new ones every year. The second reason was that the court officials had ulterior motives. The third reason was that the emperor needed a harem to balance the political situation.
Now, our Majesty is devoted to the Empress only. As for the court officials, who dares to have other thoughts?
Let's not talk about the northwest. Xiao Yu has built up a very successful team there. In a short period of time, he has been able to compete with Mu Chuan. We must firmly grasp the military power.
If the military power is stable, the political situation will be stable and there is no need to rely on the harem to balance it.
I wonder how much public support there will be for the establishment of a girls' school by the Empress this time!
The girls' school in Kyoto was successfully established, and later a branch was opened in Jiangnan and Northwest China. No one in the world would ever say that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent.
Why should women be untalented? Women should be talented.
It would be great if everyone could be like the Empress.
Those court officials wished their daughters could be as capable as the Empress. Why should they rely on men to make a living when they can rely on their own abilities?
Your Majesty, I didn't mention this before when you were in confinement. You don't know how many great scholars were angered when our girls' school was first founded. These scholars were so rude that they said all kinds of dirty words and did all kinds of dirty things to stop girls from learning skills.
Later , Minghe and his men arrested a few typical cases and finally suppressed the situation.”
When Jixiang mentioned Minghe, Su Qingqing followed suit and asked, "What do you think about your relationship with Minghe? He proposed to you before and wanted to marry you, and you..."
Jixiang said angrily: "Your Majesty, please don't mention this again. If he hadn't said such rude words, Your Majesty would have..."
Su Qingqing smiled and hit her, "If he hadn't said such rude things, I might still be pregnant now! This is not his fault. Didn't Doctor Sun mention it later? If Minghe hadn't said it, he would have originally planned to do the same."
Jixiang pursed his lips and said, "What on earth is the Empress thinking? General Yu has been living in the other courtyard for such a long time, and yet he has just ignored her."
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "I'm explaining the peace agreement to you, why are you trying to change the subject?"
Jixiang stuck out his tongue. "Oh, I haven't made up my mind yet. Let's not talk about my own affairs, let's talk about General Yu. What exactly does the Queen mean? A few days ago, Your Highness went to the other courtyard and met with General Yu. We talked for more than two hours."
The prince she was referring to was naturally Su Heng.
After Su Qingqing gave birth safely, Su Heng originally wanted to return to Zhao State with the good news, but Su Heng and Wang Yu were still a little short of learning the art of war. Wang Yu wanted to teach him more and he also wanted to learn more, so they stayed for a few more days.
But after all, he is a prince of another country, and it is not right for him to live like this all the time.
I was already preparing to return to the country a few days ago.
The prince who had planted people in the Great Yan Kingdom to harm Su Qingqing confessed immediately after being caught at the palace banquet that day. He said that it was Shen Ye who instigated him to do so. Su Heng then sent the news back to the Zhao Kingdom.
Now that everything that needed to be dealt with in Zhao State had been dealt with, he was old enough to attend court and study.
"After His Highness came out of the other courtyard, he found this servant and asked her to find an opportunity to ask if the Queen didn't want to see General Yu. If she didn't want to see him, then that was fine. He wanted to bring General Yu back to Zhao State. Perhaps General Yu also meant this, wanting to return to his roots."
Su Qingqing looked at the clusters of colorful flowers in the imperial garden, and her heart ached.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to see Yu Yang, it’s that she doesn’t know how to meet him.
