Chapter 498 Twins
Zhu Biao walked back and forth at the door several times, like a donkey pulling a mill, all of which were his own unconscious actions. His mind was in a mess, and thousands of strange and unreasonable thoughts kept coming out. No.
In the Chengqian Palace, there were maids of Wenpo coming in and out from time to time, but there was no cry from inside. Zhu Biao's complexion was red, and he suddenly grabbed a court lady who was carrying a basin and asked, "What's the matter with the princess?"
The little palace maid was also very nervous, she was suddenly grabbed and almost cried: "Slave... I don't know."
Zhu Biao swallowed his saliva and let her go, feeling that he was very conscious, but as if he was dreaming, he found a step and sat down feebly, surrounded by a group of eunuchs but dared not speak to comfort her.
After a while, Chang Luohua's cry suddenly started to come from inside, but Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably. He had been too quiet all the time. He thought his wife and children were dead, and the eunuchs were afraid, so they colluded and pretended lie to him.
At this time, he even thought about how to torture them severely. He finally relaxed when he heard his wife's cry during childbirth. All kinds of strange and tyrannical thoughts receded like a tide, but his heart began to jump up and down again.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang walked over panting and fast, with a group of eunuchs hanging far behind him, his chest heaved and the dragon on his chest seemed to come alive, baring its teeth and claws.
Although he was very tired, Lao Zhu didn't intend to sit down. Instead, he glanced at the palace door and then at his son. He kept circling with his hands behind his back, and suddenly stopped and ordered to the **** who came: "Immediately!" Let the Ministry of Rites offer sacrifices to Fengxian Hall!"
"By the way, Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum can't be pulled down either. Send people to sacrifice immediately, without delay!"
After seeing his father, Zhu Biao's heart finally settled down and regained his former composure. He stood up and comforted his father, but Lao Zhu was not in the mood to listen to his nagging at this time.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao smiled helplessly, dragged a maid to the side, and whispered: "Go and tell Granny Zhang, if necessary, you must give up the little one and protect the big one. There is no need to come out to ask for instructions. If you dare to pretend to be smart, you will be at your own risk!"
The court lady stared at Zhu Biao in a daze, her eyes seemed to be twinkling with stars, then she nodded firmly, saluted and walked towards the delivery room.
Women in this era are just tools for giving birth, even if they are as noble as a princess, they can't change this essence. If that juncture really happens in a while, Lao Zhu will definitely order to give up the big and protect the young. Even Wang Chang's family in Kaiping will not have any objections. It is enough for the grandson of the Chang family to be born.
But for Zhu Biao, children are very important, but his wife who has been with him for several years is more important. If Chang Luohua just left like this, Zhu Biao would find it hard to accept.
After a while, Empress Ma arrived, without even looking at the father and son who were circling around, they paused silently at the door for a while, and then walked into the delivery room. Empress Ma led the women and children in the back, and the men were all fighting on the front line , when every woman gives birth, she goes to the delivery room and has rich experience.
The voice inside was fluctuating, and the concubines and princes and princesses of the harem also rushed over. Seeing that the restless father and father wanted to say something nice, Lao Zhu thought their chattering was annoying, and told them to leave with a glare. , less chaos here.
Immediately, the concubines turned pale and ran away covering their faces. The disgraced three brothers who had just finished their work still wanted to stay with their eldest brother and waited to see their eldest nephew, but they were dragged away by their mother and concubine.
The eldest princess Zhu Jingjing, who led the brothers and sisters, cast a comforting look at her brother, and then coaxed a few little carrots who wanted to join in the fun to leave. They didn't know that her sister saved their ass.
According to Lao Zhu’s personality and traditional superstition, it’s not impossible to suddenly drag a few princes to spank their butts and make them cry.
After tossing and tossing for half an hour, Princess Lan of Kaiping finally arrived in a hurry. After a hasty salute, she stood outside the delivery room to comfort her daughter. She came in a hurry with a cold wind on her body, so she didn't dare to enter the delivery room directly.
There is no need for anyone to order, the lights in the palace are brightly lit like daytime, the sacrifices at Fengxian Hall have already begun, and all civil and military officials outside the palace have also received the news. .
Especially the officials of the Xungui Group, the Royalist Party, and the Eastern Palace. Their wealth, grandparents, and grandchildren's glory are all closely linked to the orthodoxy of the Tian Family.
More and more officials gathered in front of Chengtianmen, talking in twos and threes in low voices to bless the emperor and grandson to come to the world smoothly, so as to continue the inheritance of the Tianjia Ancestral Temple.
Officials were wearing court clothes and some were wearing ordinary clothes. The higher the rank, the more people were wearing court clothes.
There were also some level-headed officials who secretly sneered, thinking that it was already night, and even if the grandson was born smoothly, the Holy Majesty would not let them enter the palace for a banquet.
Regardless of the officials in the court, the officials at the bottom of the capital are gearing up. Since last month, the governor of the capital has ordered the officials to secretly prepare many red and purple silk ribbons, which will be hung all over the place when the grandson comes into the world The city map is auspicious, His Royal Highness Bo Sheng smiled.
Time passed little by little, and the originally lively scene became more and more silent. Everyone knew that a woman gave birth to a ghost, let alone twins this time.
It is false to say how sad and depressed they are. After all, they are not their heirs. Besides, the fact that the princess is pregnant means that there is nothing wrong with the prince. Affect the overall situation, let alone shake the foundation of the country.
But it is true that they are in a bad mood. The Holy One loves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Aiwu and Wuxia must also cherish the emperor's grandson from the Eastern Palace. If there is an emergency, the Holy One may lose his temper on them in grief...
The heavens are pitiful, their life is already difficult, but they can't stand the toss of the Holy One, so they should bless the crown princess to give birth to the grandson safely, so that the joy of the family can resolve the panic of the Holy Majesty.
Pots of blood flowed out from the East Palace, screams followed by screams, the eyes of the two fathers turned black, mountains of corpses and seas of blood were not uncommon, and there were millions of dead souls under a military order. It's not so easy to calm down when you close your own blood.
Zhu Biao is preparing to be a father, the first time a big girl gets on a sedan chair, and Zhu Yuanzhang has no experience. Although he has many children, just like when Zhu Biao was born, he led an army to besiege Jiqing. When the first few children were born, he They are all fighting outside.
When the founding of the country and proclaiming the emperor do not have to go out to fight, there are already a large group of sons and daughters under the knees, and it is not so rare for them to be born again. Basically, they let Queen Ma go and see, and do what they have to do.
It was the first time that he had come here to wait outside the main hall, and the only thing he was thinking about was his grandson, not just the grandson, it was very likely that he would be the future prince of Ming Dynasty, the future emperor, and the future successor of Zhu Mingxia. .
"Wow ~ wow ~ wow ~"
Finally, a special cry of a baby suddenly sounded in the East Palace, Zhu Biao shivered uncontrollably, while Zhu Yuanzhang beside him raised his head and laughed loudly.
A moment later, a court lady came out briskly and kowtowed to the father and son happily: "My servant congratulates the Holy One and congratulates the Crown Prince. The Crown Princess has given birth to the eldest grandson of the Emperor for me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he waved his hand to distribute the rewards widely. Then he was going to kowtow to the ancestors in person at the Fengxian Hall and tell the good news to the ancestors. Our family's country will surely be passed on.
Zhu Biao hurriedly asked: "How is the princess, is there another one?"
The maid replied: "The crown princess is well. The empress is feeding the crown princess with ginseng soup to replenish her strength. Granny Zhang said that the other little highness is also in the right fetal position and will give birth soon."
"Okay, I got it, you go back to serve immediately, we will be rewarded a lot later, all of them will be rewarded, hahaha!"
"Biaoer, you are going to be a father, and we are also going to be the emperor's grandfather. We are so happy. We will go to the ancestors with my father to thank our ancestors. Thank you, the ancestors, the spirits of the ancestors in the sky, and bless our descendants of the Zhu family and the Yanmian ancestral temple."
Zhu Biao was also completely relieved, and then he had to face the reality. He had a son, but there was another one who didn't know if it was a boy or a girl. If it was a daughter, it would be great. It can be difficult to handle.
Zhu Yuanzhang also reacted after being happy. The father and father looked at each other in dismay. Lao Zhu has always been a staunch defender of the eldest son inheritance system, but if these two grandsons were born almost at the same time...
At this time, another cry of the baby also sounded, and the one that had just subsided was also stimulated to howl, one after another quite methodically.
Both of them wanted to know if it was a man or a woman, but they were so entangled that they didn't dare to ask, so they could only wait anxiously for someone to come out to inform them, but it took a while for Empress Ma to come out.
Didn’t hold the baby. After all, it was late autumn night, and the newborn baby couldn’t stand the cold. Empress Ma’s face was also a little strange, mixed with joy and entanglement.
Empress Ma said: "Luohua strives for success, and has added two grandchildren to my Zhu family in one go. This is a great thing, right Chongba?"
"Yes, it's a great thing, we have to let our ancestors have fun too!"
Zhu Yuanzhang is naturally happy. It is better to have grandsons than no grandchildren, let alone two grandsons, double the happiness.
Since the reality is like this, there is no need to worry about it. Both of them are strong-willed people. They have never seen any big storms, let alone two mere naives. It really doesn’t matter.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang himself was at the peak of his age, and Zhu Biao, the prince, was not as weak as a crown prince. It was not an urgent matter to establish who would be the emperor's grandson. There was plenty of time to think carefully.
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(end of this chapter)