kvmb Chapter 180 Wash 3
Chapter 180 Wash 3
She stood up and asked in a cold voice, "Hongyao? This name is too eye-catching. How can a little kid bear it?"
How can he be compared with her son Honghui!
After pondering for a moment, the queen seemed to remember something.
"Jianqiu, I remember that the Seventh Prince of Xianfu Palace's Jingpin doesn't have a name yet, right?"
Jianqiu nodded heavily.
"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince does not have a name yet, and I heard that the Emperor has never visited the Seventh Prince in Xianfu Palace."
The queen took a sip of ginseng tea, a gleam in her eyes.
She said calmly, "Go tell the Imperial Household Department to come up with a few more names for Concubine Jing to choose from. Since the Emperor doesn't care, I'll worry about it for him."
Jianqiu's heart trembled. She knew that the Queen wanted to use the Seventh Prince to stir up Jingpin's resentment towards Yonghe Palace.
She thought for a moment and quickly took the order and left.
As night fell, the news that the twins, a boy and a girl, had been given names spread throughout the harem.
Jingpin laughed it off when Hanzhu angrily reported it to him.
She knew that the fighting in the harem would never stop, and she only needed to remain neutral and sober in order to survive for a long time.
"Hanzhu, being able to raise the Seventh Prince is a gift from the Emperor. The ups and downs in the outside world have nothing to do with us."
Shufei played a great role in bringing the Seventh Prince into her lap.
Even if Jingpin had no conscience, she would not feel resentful because the emperor gave names to Shufei's twins.
An Lingrong gave birth to three children in two pregnancies, which caused a huge stir in the harem. Many people in the harem who had no children focused their attention on the emperor.
Especially the Queen, who invited the Emperor to Jingren Palace the next day under the pretext of celebrating the third day of the twins' wedding.
She presented a bowl of duck soup with a smile, "Your Majesty, I personally cooked this duck soup for you, please try it."
The emperor took a small sip and put down the bowl.
The queen was surprised, because in the past the emperor would drink two bowls before he would stop.
She asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, this duck soup doesn't suit your taste?"
The emperor replied calmly, "Queen, I remember you once mentioned our ancestors' rule of 'no more than three servings'. One bowl is enough."
He asked Zhang Wuwei to check the ginseng in the inner storehouse overnight, and found that 70% of them were fake.
The emperor was so angry that he had no appetite at all.
Xia Qian accidentally found out that the queen was still taking fertility medicine, intending to give birth to another prince.
However, the emperor did not want to cooperate with the queen after considering her age and his speculation about certain things.
"I heard that the Queen wants to discuss the third day baptism of Hongyao and Zhaohua with me?"
The emperor spoke softly, breaking the silence in the hall.
The Queen's hand holding the mandarin duck pot trembled slightly, and then she responded with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Hongyao and Zhaohua are the royal family's first twins, a boy and a girl. I naturally want to hold a grand third-day bath for them, so that all the relatives can share in the royal blessing."
Although the emperor imprisoned a group of princes and relatives, there were still a large number of relatives living in the capital.
The queen wanted to arrange a large number of relatives to enter the palace, so that she could take advantage of the situation and kill the twins.
"I am very pleased that the Queen has been so thoughtful."
The emperor nodded, "I heard that you have been in poor health recently and need more care."
"Then I will go to Yikun Palace to see Concubine Hua and ask her if she is interested in organizing this third-day bath."
When the emperor said this, the smile on the queen's face froze slightly.
The queen, whose plan had failed, watched the emperor leave with a sullen face.
The emperor sitting on the dragon chariot looked at the people following beside him.
"Su Peisheng, when will Lin Anren leave the palace?"
"Your Majesty, according to the rules, the family members who enter the palace to assist the concubines in childbirth will leave the palace in the afternoon of the third day of the baby's birth."
Su Peisheng answered respectfully.
"You must remind me on the day Madam Lin leaves the palace."
The emperor whispered.
He already had a plan in mind to give An Chengle a master with great martial arts skills to prevent him from repeating An Bihuai's mistakes.
As soon as the emperor entered the Yiku Palace, he directly stated his purpose.
"My beloved, the Sixth Prince's first birthday party you organized last time was excellent. I'd like you to help with the third birthday celebration for the twins. Are you free?"
Concubine Hua hurried over with a sly look in her eyes: "Your Majesty, according to ancestral rules, the third-day bath banquet is usually organized by the Empress. I am afraid..."
There was only one day to prepare, but the emperor wanted to hold a grand ceremony. It seemed that everyone knew that she had money and could make the world go round.
"The Queen is unwell and is recuperating." The Emperor interrupted her, "I'll need your attention to the grand events in the harem."
The Jiang brothers both said that Concubine Hua was injured and would never have children in her life.
The power of the palace was the compensation given to her by the emperor. This was what he discussed with the empress dowager last night.
"I will do my best to organize an unforgettable third-day bathing banquet for Prince Hongyao and Princess Zhaohua."
Hua Fei answered respectfully and continued to add.
"However, it is freezing cold today, and Prince Hongyao and Princess Zhaohua are a bit thinner than ordinary children. I dare to suggest that the third-day bathing banquet be held at Yonghe Palace, while the banquet for the clan members can be held elsewhere."
Yonghe Palace is where An Lingrong lived, so holding the third day bath there would be easier to control.
Yesterday, when she was holding Princess Zhaohua, she accidentally caught a glimpse of the viciousness that flashed across the old queen's eyes.
The old woman was cruel and ruthless. Almost no royal heirs were born in the palace in recent years because of her involvement.
Her child back then...
Concubine Hua offered the emperor a cup of tea, and the sadness in her eyes could not stop overflowing.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my behavior. I was just thinking of the child who was killed by Qi Yuebin."
"If that child were still alive, he would surely be a handsome young man now."
"It's a pity that I was useless and failed to protect our child."
An Lingrong said that revenge does not have to be done personally.
No matter what role Qi Yuebin played in that incident, Concubine Hua wanted her to pay with her life for her son whom she never had the chance to see.
"Your Majesty, I have read several biographies of ancient people in my spare time and I firmly believe in the theory of cause and effect as described in the Biography of Ci'en."
"Do you think it was Qi Yuebin who killed my child that caused the Qi family to lose even one person to carry on the family line?"
The people from the Qi Mansion had their boat capsized on their way back home, and no one was left alive.
It is said that the sea was calm that day, except for the Qi family's ship which mysteriously met with disaster.
When Concubine Hua heard the news, she immediately sent someone to notify Qi Yuebin, who was under house arrest.
Seeing that the emperor remained silent, she understood and defended him.
"Your Majesty, Qi Yuebin is an elder in the mansion. I know you are thinking of our old friendship, and I will never embarrass you again."