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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 386: Xianfeng Gets a Son

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    It is late spring in the Forbidden City in Beijing. The sky has become warm, and the bright sun shines brightly on Changyin Pavilion of Ningshou Palace.  A sound of drums and flutes wafted over from here. More than thirty palace musicians were playing their own instruments, and one of them was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and holding a pipa in front of him.  While waving his fingers and singing a aria from "The Peony Pavilion", Pu won the unanimous applause of dozens of palace maids, eunuchs and backup musicians as soon as he fired.

    This man in the dragon robe is the current Emperor Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty. In addition to his fondness for wine and beauty, Emperor Xianfeng also likes to sing. He often goes to Changyin Pavilion to listen to music. Sometimes he is more talented and often sings a few songs himself.  .  At this time, he could hear the cheers all around him, and Xianfeng became even more excited and sang even more energetically.  Xianfeng likes to sing, and everyone around him also joins in the fun. As long as Long live the Lord sings, no matter how good or bad the singing is, the sound will be continuous, and this will help the Long live Lord's elegance.

    When he was singing in high spirits, a eunuch came quickly and whispered a few words in the ear of Peng Youyi, the chief eunuch who was waiting on the side. Peng Youyi's face suddenly became overjoyed. Regardless of Xianfeng's high spirits, he came forward to pay homage.  He shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, what a great joy!"

    Xianfeng finally managed to sing the long notes of Shuimoqiang. He was enjoying himself, but he didn't want to be interrupted by Peng Yi. His face suddenly turned ugly, and he listened to the pipa in his hand. The other musicians looked at each other and had to stop.

    Seeing Xianfeng¡¯s unkind expression, Peng Youyi hurriedly said, ¡°Blessed by our ancestors, Concubine Yi has just given birth to an elder brother.¡±

    As soon as he finished speaking, Xianfeng jumped up, and the Pipa in his arms fell to the ground. He stepped forward and asked urgently: "Is it really a boy?"

    Peng Youyi knew in his heart that his master's biggest problem was that he was in his twenties and still had no heirs. He smiled like a chrysanthemum: "It's absolutely true, master, the queen has personally sent someone to retaliate. Absolutely."  It can¡¯t be wrong.¡±

    Xianfeng breathed a long sigh of relief, clasped his hands together and murmured to the sky: "Ancestors bless you, ancestors bless you." Then he stepped forward and kicked Peng Youyi to the ground, laughing and scolding: "Hurry up and drive to the Shouhuang Palace.  , I will personally report the good news to all the emperors!"

    Although Peng Youyi was kicked, he knew that his master was very happy. He could hit him even if he was unhappy or happy.  At that moment, Peng Yiyi jumped up and down, let out a sigh and arranged for Luan to drive away.

    The Shouhuang Hall is a group of buildings located directly north of Jingshan, including the main hall, the left and right mountain halls, the east and west side halls, as well as the divine kitchen, divine treasury, stele pavilion, well pavilion and other buildings.  The main hall is topped by a verandah with yellow glazed tiles.  The colored glaze stepped heavily on the brackets.  The front is seven feet wide and the entrance is two feet deep.  There is a side door on each side, with yellow glazed tubes and tiles on the roof of the veranda, and glazed single upturned and five-stepped brackets.

    There are compartments at the back of the Shouhuang Hall, where portraits of emperors from the Kangxi Emperor onwards are hung and enshrined throughout the year.  The Kangxi Emperor's compartment is in the middle, and the other emperors' compartments are on the left and right according to Zhao Mu.  Living in the same house but in a different room.  The third was Emperor Jiaqing, the fourth was Emperor Yongzheng, the fifth was Emperor Kangxi, the sixth was Emperor Qianlong, and the seventh was Emperor Daoguang.  In addition to portraits, the compartments also display shrines, tablets, a small part of the emperor's clothes, treasures, seals, pagodas and other items.  Inside the Shouhuang Hall, there was originally a large dragon cabinet, which contained a large number of various portraits of emperors, concubines and concubines of the Qing Dynasty. In the archives of the Qing Dynasty, these portraits were called "holy faces" for the emperor and "holy faces" for the concubines.  It's called "Yu Rong".

    Xianfeng Luan drove to the back of Shouhuang Palace.  The rest of the people were waiting in the main hall, and he quickly ran into the compartment alone, knelt on the futon, and knelt down to the portraits of Emperor Daoguang and others.  He always muttered incoherently: "The unworthy son Aixinjueluo. Yi Chi is so happy to have Lin'er today. He thanks the late emperor Kao and his ancestors for their blessing" After thanking him for a while, Xianfeng hurried to Chu Xiu.  Gong went to visit his precious son.

    Since Xingzhen moved back to the Forbidden City with Xianfeng before the New Year, she has devoted herself to waiting for the baby in Lijingxuan, Chuxiu Palace.  After calculating that the day was approaching, Xianfeng and Queen Niu Gulu arranged a lot of people to wait for the baby. Eighteen nuns with experience in delivering babies were sent, which shows that Xianfeng and Queen Niu Gulu were very concerned about the birth.  The importance of one child.

    Before dawn that day, Xingzhen felt abdominal pain. After checking with her grandma, she found that the amniotic fluid had broken, so she hurriedly made arrangements for the delivery and reported to Queen Niu Gulu.  Empress Niu Colu, later Empress Dowager Ci'an, was a native of Xianghuang Banner in Manchuria. She was originally the daughter of Mu Yang'a, the third-class Duke Chengen of Youjiang Road, Guangxi.  Niu Gulu was gentle and virtuous by nature, and she was frail and sick. It was unlikely that she would be pregnant and give birth to a child. She was the head of the Sixth Palace, and the emperor's bloodline was not favored, so she also withstood great pressure.  So when Niu Gulu heard that Concubine Yi was about to give birth, she hurried to Chuxiu Palace.

    The last time Li Fei gave birth, Niu Gulu was also there, but Li Fei only gave birth to a girl, which was really disappointing.  In the sedan chair, Mrs. Niu Gulu kept praying to gods and Buddhas to pray that the baby would be a baby.elder brother.  Since Xianfeng succeeded to the throne and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rose, the Qing Dynasty has been in turmoil.  In his early years, when Xianfeng was still his elder brother, he broke his leg while riding a horse and was lame in his legs and feet. Niu Gulu was often sick, so people began to spread the saying that "the lame dragon is sick and the phoenix palm is in the hall, and the Qing Qi will be exhausted."  After the Qing court heard the rumors, they actually killed a group of people, but the rumors had spread and could not be suppressed, not to mention that some of the rumors were the talk of the down-and-out yellow belts in Sijiu City after dinner.  However, several years after Xianfeng took the throne, he still had no heirs, which seemed to further prove that he was exhausted. Therefore, Xianfeng and Queen Niu Gulu hoped that no matter who the concubine in the palace would be, they would give birth to a son to break the  Such unfavorable rumors.

    When Niu Gulu arrived at Chuxiu Palace, it was early morning, so it was inconvenient to spread the news about Xianfeng. Then Concubine Yi began to give birth. Everyone in Chuxiu Palace, from Niu Gulu to the eunuchs and maids, seemed to be there.  The enemy was so nervous that he temporarily forgot to pass the message.  Fortunately, an hour later, Concubine Yi successfully gave birth to a baby boy, and the entire Chuxiu Palace cheered. Then Mrs. Niu Colu remembered to report the good news to Xianfeng.

    After Xianfeng arrived at Chuxiu Palace, he saw the baby boy in the queen's arms. He couldn't control his joy and went forward to hug him. Niu Colu hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty has a body of thousands of gold, there is no need to bother so much.  The eldest brother has just been born, he still needs to rest for a few days."

    The mortality rate of babies born at this time was still quite high, especially among the Manchu royal family. Because there were many incest marriages, the royal bloodline was getting weaker and weaker, and there were not a few children who died on the day they were born. Niu Gulu said that  Keeping them for a few days is for fear that the child will get sick and die young.

    Xianfeng understood what the queen meant as soon as he thought about it, and after looking at it for a few times, he said, "Let's name this child Zaichun. The queen will take good care of her."

    Niu Gulu responded, and then Xianfeng's decrees were issued one after another. He was happy to have a prince, and the royal bloodline could be continued, so he thought about telling the world, and granted Concubine Yi to become a noble concubine, and rewarded Yehenala's family heavily.  Everyone in the Chuxiu Palace had their merits and were rewarded heavily, and even all kinds of people in the Forbidden City also benefited a lot.

    " Later, Xianfeng ignored the filth of the delivery room and actually went inside to take a look at Xingzhen. He only said: "Peace and take good care of yourself." Then he was persuaded by the queen and all the nuns to go out.

    Xingzhen, who was lying on the bed, was still sweating profusely and had no strength. However, she did not expect that Xianfeng would come in and say such a sentence to her. You must know that ordinary emperors would not come to the delivery room in person. At this moment, Xianfeng came in and said  Such a sentence still touched Xingzhen deep in her heart.

    After the ladies around me finished cleaning up, flattering words came one after another, and various tonics and stews were brought to my lips one after another.  After Xingzhen gave birth to her child, she was really hungry, so she ate something and then fell asleep.

    It was already evening when she woke up. Xingzhen struggled to get up. Kang Qi and several nuns who were waiting beside her hurriedly stepped forward to support her and only advised her to eat more.

    After Xingzhen hummed, a nun turned around to arrange the food. Kang Qi stepped forward and said happily: "Master, the emperor has issued a decree, and the master has become a noble concubine." The nun on the side also said: "Yes, yes.  Ah, congratulations to Imperial Concubine Yi."

    A faint smile appeared at the corner of Xingzhen's lips. After entering the palace for more than two years, she was promoted from a nobleman who was almost relegated to the cold palace to the position of a noble concubine. You must know that the queen is above the noble concubine.  But who can know the hardships he has endured?

    After eating some food, Xingzhen remembered the child and asked hurriedly: "Where is the child? I want to see it."

    Kang Qi hurriedly said: "The eldest brother has been taken over by the queen to take care of him. After the full moon, he will go to Qianxi Fourth House and settle in his own house of internal affairs. Master, don't worry. I want to see my eldest brother after my confinement.  At that time, if you want to see the emperor and the queen, please ask for permission."

    Xingzhen said oh, and her eager face slowly dimmed. She didn't like this child in the first place. Just now she just thought that it was still a piece of flesh that fell from her body, so she thought of taking a look, but she didn't think of the rules of the Qing Palace, parent-child  None of them were raised by their biological mothers.

    Xingzhen slowly leaned on the soft couch and thought to herself, this is good, so as not to have a close relationship with her child in the future.  Anyway, the child has been born, and someone will take care of it, so there is no need to worry about how to raise him.  But after the full moon, it was time to think about how to return to Xianfeng to accompany him to review the memorials.

    Because she was the first son of Xianfeng, concubines from various palaces, royal family members outside the palace, married princesses and other female family members came to visit her during the confinement period. The congratulations also really paid off.  Xingzhen asked Kang Qi and An Dehai to accept them and keep them in a book. These favors would have to be repaid in the future, and Xingzhen would later use these things to make friends with powerful people.

    On this day of confinement, Zai Chun¡¯s full moon banquet was also scheduled to be held on that day. Xingzhen, following Xianfeng and the Queen¡¯s orders, took Kang Qi, An Dehai and others to the banquet.??

    The whole banquet was very lively. As the biological mother of the eldest brother, Xingzhen also received a lot of flattery. Xingzhen also refused to refuse anyone who came, and made many friends with the female relatives. These connections will be useful in the future.  of.

    Halfway through the banquet, Xingzhen got up to change her clothes. When she turned back, she met a person outside the side hall. The person was only about twenty years old. He was dressed in the costume of the Eight Python Princes and had an impressive appearance. He was Prince Gong Yi?.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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