Originally, the matter of Concubine Rong’s childbirth was almost becoming a joke in the palace.
Everyone knows now that Concubine Rong had a hasty labor and almost gave birth in the Imperial Garden.
Just by listening to other people’s descriptions, the concubines could imagine how miserable Concubine Rong was at that time.
She is a noble concubine with graceful appearance and extraordinary temperament!
If this were mentioned in public, you can imagine how interesting the imperial concubine’s expression would be.
Unfortunately, no one had the courage to do so. If they were torn apart by the angry and humiliated imperial concubine, it would be a waste of time and effort.
They thought that the Emperor would be very pleased with the birth of a son, and with his favor, it would not be difficult for her to be conferred with the title of Imperial Noble Consort.
The Queen of Changchun Palace was so nervous that she couldn’t sleep for several nights. What was unexpected was that after Concubine Rong gave birth to a healthy prince, her rank was not promoted, but she was treated with unprecedented coldness.
It would have been fine if the emperor was busy handling government affairs on the day of the birth, but he didn’t even attend the subsequent third-day bathing ceremony, which clearly showed that he didn’t value this prince.
Thinking back to the day when the imperial concubine was about to give birth, she had an argument with the emperor. Everyone felt that the imperial concubine might have been too petty and eventually angered the emperor.
There were too many people in the palace who were laughing at the joke, and only a very few people with discerning eyes understood that this was not the case.
There is no way the emperor would punish the imperial concubine for such a small matter. After all, the root of the problem lies with the little prince.
If only the crown prince hadn’t saved Concubine Rong.
The two groups of people couldn’t help but think so at the same time.
After noticing the emperor’s attitude, everyone was waiting to see Qiu Wu Palace make a fool of himself.
Let’s see how proud she will be in the future!
Without the emperor’s blessing, can the imperial concubine still be the imperial concubine she used to be?
It was not until today, when the little prince smashed the pair of emerald unicorns, that everyone suddenly woke up.
No matter how much the emperor dislikes him, the prince is still a prince after all. He is the emperor’s bloodline and is different from a concubine.
Even if the other party dropped the gift from the emperor, the emperor would not say anything. What if he tried changing a concubine?
To put it bluntly, some concubines had not been in the palace for as long as the pair of unicorns!
At the thought of this, the atmosphere of gloating in the harem suddenly wilted like a popped balloon.
In the Qiuwu Palace——
When Concubine Rong heard that rumors about her had been circulating in the palace, she was so annoyed that it was beyond words.
“What’s so funny about women giving birth? It’s as if they don’t have this day!”
“If it were their turn, they might be worse than we!”
Just like the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, wasn’t Emperor Gaozu born in the wild?
At that time, Gaozu’s mother was working in the fields and had no time to return home, so she found a haystack and gave birth to the child on her back.
Gaozu was still healthy and eventually led troops to fight and became emperor.
There were also women who gave birth in carriages, under willow trees, in pavilions, and in Buddhist temples… Do these women not want to live?
Seeing that Concubine Rong thought this way, the nanny and Gu Shao beside her both felt relieved.
That’s right, it’s just a woman giving birth, it’s such a normal thing, is there any need to make such a fuss about it?
Nanny and Gu Shao nodded in agreement secretly.
After getting angry, Concubine Rong said indignantly: “Just wait for me!”
When the little one grows stronger and is two months old, she will take it out. They will be so envious then.
Concubine Rong secretly made a decision in her heart that she would make sure they looked good when the time came.
On the other side, the Qinzheng Hall——
After listening to the report from the man in brown clothes, Emperor Jingwen was speechless and put down the imperial brush in his hand: “In your eyes, do I have such a leisurely life every day?”
Even the trivial matters in the harem had to be reported to him.
It’s nothing more than a sour quarrel between women, which is really not worthy of being discussed in public.
The man was immediately stuck when he heard this.
But, apart from this, there really isn’t anything important happening in the harem recently…
“Okay, you can leave now.” As if sensing the other party’s confusion, Emperor Jingwen waved his hand impatiently. He still had to continue reviewing memorials.
“Oh, right.”
Then he thought of something, and just before the other party disappeared, Emperor Jingwen couldn’t help but add: “If it’s still like this in the future, there’s no need to come here and talk to me.”
“…yes.”
After the man left, Emperor Jingwen subconsciously reached for a corner of the jade table, but as expected, his hand found nothing.
Emperor Jingwen: “…”
…I forgot that the pair of emerald unicorns are no longer there.
Now, in his spare time, he doesn’t even have anything to play with.
After a long time, Emperor Jingwen could not help it and asked Wang Ziquan to bring a pair of lions and place them on it.
But this new one is not as convenient as the old one after all.
While reviewing memorials, Emperor Jingwen became distracted, which was rare for him.
The days passed one by one, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this month, the emperor did not come once, and he looked like he would not give up until he had clearly drawn a line between himself and this son who was not part of his plan.
He loved the crown prince to the core.
At first, Concubine Rong would cry and make a fuss, and even sent people to block the emperor. However, because she went too far, she was almost accused by the emperor of spying on him. After that, Concubine Rong never dared to do that again.
If it were in the past, Concubine Rong would have felt as miserable as if she were dead if she was treated like this by Emperor Jingwen.
When she was first welcomed into the palace, Concubine Rong would be sad for a long time whenever Emperor Jingwen did not come to Qiuwu Palace.
Even before she gave birth, when she was pregnant, Concubine Rong would feel jealous all night when she saw Emperor Jingwen visiting the newly selected beauties.
But now…for some reason, Concubine Rong always felt that the feelings in her heart were not as strong anymore.
The main reason is that the little guy is really too active and can’t sit still. He often wants to be hugged and touched. Even hugging and touching is not enough. I also have to kiss his face from time to time and play close to him.
How could there be such a clingy little thing in this world?
Perhaps because she was too busy, Concubine Rong gradually forgot to be sad.
She has been obsessed with making a hat for Gu Shao recently.
The reason was that she was afraid that his head would be cold, so Su Xin wrapped a handkerchief around him when she opened the window for ventilation. Then, Concubine Rong seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and suddenly became interested in Gu Shao’s head.
The child is like a snowball, with tender and smooth skin, and looks good in anything he wears.
Even Concubine Rong’s dog-eat-dog craftsmanship now seems amazing. No wonder she is interested in these things.
“The little prince has become more and more handsome recently.” Since the 20th day, the baby’s appearance has changed almost every day, which surprised the nanny beside him.
“If we wait until the future, when the little prince reaches the age to get married, I wonder what the situation will be like.” But I don’t know if the two of them will be able to see that day.
The two maids had smiling faces, and there was no sign of regret in their hearts.
“When he comes to discuss marriage in the future, I will make sure to choose carefully for him. Girls who are not from aristocratic families will not be selected. Even girls from famous noble families will not be able to catch my eye.” Concubine Rong was extremely picky.
Gu Shao discovered that his mother in this life was not only a villain, but also a very difficult mother-in-law.
In modern times, the woman would be able to run for a train at night in no time.
…If this continues, can his cheap dad’s patience really last until he grows up?
Just when Gu Shao was thinking about something, the imperial edict finally arrived.
Gu Shao is now one month old. Even if his stepfather is still holding him back, it is time to give him a name.
Otherwise, you can’t let his mother call him “little thing” all the time, right?
——Ye Shuo.
He is not very outstanding, and even seems very mediocre compared with the eldest prince Ye Liancheng, the second prince Ye Hezhi, and the crown prince Ye Chengzuo.
Three words have become two words, the contrast is too obvious.
As expected, the closer it gets to the end, the more perfunctory they become. I really wonder if my cheap father has a few more children, will they just become passersby like Ye Yi?
Gu Shao, who has changed his name to Ye Shuo, didn’t think it was a big deal. After all, his cheap father has been hypocritical for a long time.
But Concubine Rong obviously couldn’t accept it.
She could tolerate Emperor Jingwen’s inexplicable neglect, but she would never accept her children being treated differently.
But now she really had no other choice but to swear secretly –
“Sooner or later I will let him know that the child he favors is nothing comparable to this little thing!”
The former Gu Shao, the current Ye Shuo: “…”
That’s not necessary.
Really, I can bear it.
Change your way of thinking. It’s difficult to step on everyone, but it’s easy to be more useless than everyone else. You can still achieve your goal.
By then, my cheap dad will still regret giving me such an ordinary name…
Perhaps because she was feeling resentful, Concubine Rong was dissatisfied with everything recently and even couldn’t stand staying in Qiuwu Palace.
Choosing a rare sunny day, Concubine Rong asked a nanny to hold the child, and the group went out in a grand manner.
Sometimes, people can only see people who are luckier than themselves, but cannot see people who are less fortunate than themselves.
Just like Concubine Rong, she could only see the eldest prince, the second prince and the crown prince who had good names, but she couldn’t see the fourth prince who had a name even more perfunctorily than her own son.
Ye Ming is the sixth prince born to an ordinary palace maid. He just turned five this year and has just been ranked. Because his mother was of humble origin, he was like a nobody. After the death of the palace maid, Emperor Jingwen did not even point out a foster mother for him. His name was also randomly given to him when he happened to look up and saw the plaque above his head when he named the 6th prince.
Normally, the Sixth Prince and his maidservant never dared to meet the ladies, for fear of causing a conflict. But today, by coincidence, they happened to meet the one whom they could not afford to offend the most.
The Sixth Prince immediately noticed the silk swaddling clothes in the Nanny’s arms. The pattern on the swaddling clothes alone was worth more than his entire body.
After just one glance, the Sixth Prince lowered his head and dared not look again.