frightfiction Chapter 312 Does my nephew look like me?
Chapter 312 Does my nephew look like me?
Chapter 312 Does my nephew look like me?
In the new year, the royal family welcomed happy events one after another. First, there was the wedding of Prince Rong in March, and then there was the wedding of Princess Yuanhe in October. Both wedding banquets were hosted by the Crown Princess, and they were so beautiful that there was nothing to fault.
Now those ministers who had previously opposed the Crown Princess taking a concubine also kept silent.
In fact, those who started the trouble at the beginning were those who wanted to curry favor with the powerful. After the last purge, the only ones who suggested that the prince take a concubine were the real old scholars.
These old scholars have always supported orthodoxy. Their idea is very simple, that is, they hope that the Qing Dynasty can last for a thousand years and that the prince's offspring can be prosperous.
It's no wonder these old men are anxious. It has been nearly two years since the Crown Prince got married. If the Crown Princess hadn't been found to be pregnant some time ago, they would probably have directly petitioned the court to ask the Crown Prince to take a concubine.
Fengwu Palace, the original plan to return to the Forbidden City to celebrate the New Year was directly rejected by Bu Erhe. First of all, the heating facilities in the garden are the latest, and it is definitely comfortable to live here in winter.
Secondly, the Crown Princess had just been diagnosed with pregnancy, and it was not yet three months. Bu Erhe was worried about wronging his future grandson, so he decided not to return to the Forbidden City this year.
The Empress has spoken, and even the Emperor has to obey. So, it was already the end of October, but the royal family living in the garden had no intention of moving.
In Fengwu Palace, Buerhe was packing up, ordering the maids around. "Bring this, bring that. Hey, bring the donkey-hide gelatin you received a few days ago..."
As soon as Jingyi stepped into Fengwu Palace, she found her mother hurriedly directing the maids to pack things. Looking at the large and small bags, it seemed that she wanted to empty Fengwu Palace directly.
I asked Qi'er who was there to greet me: "Aunt Qi, what is mother doing? Why is she so busy?"
Qi'er covered her mouth and laughed softly, answering, "My master is very happy because the Crown Princess has finally stopped vomiting due to pregnancy. She is now thinking of sending all the new things in the palace to her."
Jingyi couldn't help laughing when she heard that. However, when she saw that Buerhe had noticed her, she took the initiative and pouted and acted like a spoiled child: "Mother is partial. She only gave these good things to my sister-in-law. Why didn't she give them to my daughter?"
Buerhe had noticed his daughter's return a long time ago, but seeing that she was talking happily with Qi'er, he didn't go over to disturb her. Now, when he heard Jingyi acting coquettishly, he just found it funny.
Don’t think she didn’t notice. Jingyi’s expression just now was not like that. She thought you didn’t notice and was acting coquettishly on purpose.
However, when her daughter came back, she did not focus on Jingyi, which was indeed her fault. So Buerhe quickly took a few steps and took Jingyi's hand to sit on the soft step, touching Jingyi's face: "Okay, okay, mother's little mooncake, I'm not wronged, mother loves you."
Buerhe's action instantly made Jingyi's face flush red with shame. She couldn't help but bury herself in Buerhe's arms: "Mother, I'm grown up now. I can't call you Little Mooncake anymore. It would be embarrassing for my brothers to hear it."
Speak of the devil, and he appears. As soon as Jingyi finished speaking, the three little princes came in directly. When they saw their sister coming back, they swarmed over.
Hong Yan: "Sister, you haven't been back for several days. Can you please not leave?"
Hongying: "That's right, sister, I miss you so much."
Hongchen squeezed himself directly into Jingyi's arms, holding onto the corner of Jingyi's clothes tightly, which showed that he also missed his sister.
Bu Erhe also felt a little distressed. It had been a month since her daughter got married. Apart from visiting her parents' home, she had only come back three times, including this time. The family had never been separated for so long, and she missed her a little.
Not to mention them, even Yinreng has been talking about Jingyi liking this and Jingyi liking that these days.
Buerhe: "Is Prince Consort here too? Why don't you stay in the garden for a while? Your father has been missing you a lot lately."
Jingyi was happy to hear this, but she said deliberately: "Huh, if Father couldn't bear to part with his daughter, then why did he marry her off so early?"
Buerhe knocked Jingyi angrily and said, "You heartless little thing! If you hadn't been talking about Hailancha all the time and always asking about Hailancha's news, would your father have agreed to your wedding date after pacifying the threat from the Russians?"
Jingyi chuckled after hearing this and couldn't help rubbing her brother's chubby little face in her arms.
Seeing that Hongchen's head was beginning to feel dizzy, Buerhe quickly stopped Jingyi from rubbing him: "You should also take it easy. He is your brother, not a pet cat. This is Hongchen, he has a good temper. Why don't you try rubbing Hongyan?"
After hearing this, Hongyan immediately moved away from Jingyi, and even Jingyi began to stop what she was doing awkwardly.
If you dare to tease Hong Yan, he will find a chance to retaliate. Although his younger brother is small, he has one bad idea after another. There are at least a hundred people in the palace who have been teased by him. She should not provoke him casually.
Seeing that everything was almost packed, Buerhe asked Jingyi and his three younger sons directly: "Mother is going to your eldest brother's East Palace to visit your sister-in-law. Do you want to go with her?"
Jingyi came here today for this purpose. She waved to the maid she brought with her, took the gifts she had prepared, and the group went to the East Palace next door.
At this time in the East Palace, since the Crown Princess became pregnant, she was protected at the same level as a giant panda. There was a room full of servants, who were afraid that the Crown Princess would be cold, hot, or windy. No matter where she went, there were always several servants following her to protect her safety at all times.
Jingyi was seeing this kind of scene for the first time, and was stunned. "Mother, sister-in-law, do you have to be protected like this after you get pregnant? Are you so restricted? Can't you do anything? It wasn't like this when Mother was pregnant with my brothers, was it?"
Although it has been seven or eight years since Buerhe gave birth to three little princes, Jingyi was already in her teens at that time and remembers it quite clearly. But she also doesn't remember that her mother was in this state at the time, right?
Buerhe rolled his eyes in annoyance: "It's your eldest brother. He always thinks giving birth is very dangerous. When mother gave birth to your brother, he was scared. So when your sister-in-law got pregnant, he started to panic.
Not only that, your sister-in-law had severe morning sickness some time ago. She couldn't eat anything and vomited everything she ate. She also lost a lot of weight, so your eldest brother was even more worried.
If he hadn't needed to handle government affairs, your eldest brother would have wanted to follow your sister-in-law around every day and personally watch over her. Reducing the number of servants from ten to five is the result of your sister-in-law's persistent request."
Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess blushed, feeling embarrassed but unable to resist defending Hongye: "The Crown Prince is also worried about his daughter-in-law, he didn't mean it."
Burhe gently took the Crown Princess's soft and boneless little hand, carefully led her back to the house, and gently helped her sit down.
Then, Buerhe smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I know you two have a deep bond! As your mother, I won't play the villain. As long as you feel comfortable, that's fine. If you really feel uncomfortable or restrained, remember not to endure it and be sure to tell the truth. You're pregnant now. A good mood and good health will naturally benefit the baby. You are the most important thing."
Seeing this, Jingyi, who was standing by, quickly followed Buerhe's footsteps and sat beside her obediently.
However, when Jingyi saw several servants quickly gather around the emperor's sister-in-law and tightly surround her, she couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in her heart. This overprotective atmosphere made the emperor's sister-in-law feel as if she had lost her freedom, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.
But then she thought again, remembering how much her elder brother cared for the emperor's wife and her unborn nephew, and recalling the various hardships and dangers her mother had gone through when giving birth to her younger brother, Jingyi immediately understood her elder brother's feelings at the moment.
Despite this, out of instinct, her body involuntarily moved a little further away from the Crown Princess, for fear that she would accidentally hurt the Emperor's sister-in-law and cause her eldest brother to worry.
After the three of them were seated safely, the remaining three little princes stood where they were, looking at their mother for a while, then at the emperor's sister-in-law's belly which had just begun to curve, their eyes revealing a look of curiosity and hesitation.
In the end, after some inner struggle, they chose to slowly approach the older sister.
After all, although they had long known that the emperor's sister-in-law was pregnant with a cute little nephew, their hearts were full of curiosity and anticipation, and they wanted to get closer to take a look. However, seeing that their mother and sister were so cautious and treading on thin ice in treating the emperor's sister-in-law, they really did not dare to act rashly. They could only snuggle up to their elder sister and wait quietly.
The Crown Princess has been married into the palace for two years and is very familiar with her three brothers-in-law. Today, when she saw that they didn't dare to approach her, she felt a little distressed.
She waved at the three brothers and said, "Hongyan, Hongying, Hongchen, come here and let the Empress see you. We haven't seen each other for several days. The last time you came here was when you were doing your bathing rituals, right?"
The three brothers looked at Burhe, and only after seeing their mother nod in agreement did they cautiously approach the emperor's sister-in-law.
Hong Yan: "Sister-in-law, are you really pregnant with a nephew? What does your nephew look like? Does he look like me?"
Although Hongyan is usually clever, he is still a child after all. Since they were born, there has been no pregnancy in the palace. This is really the first time that a pregnant woman has been seen.
The three women burst out laughing when they heard this.
Buerhe explained: "Silly boy, the eldest nephew hasn't been born yet, how can your sister-in-law know what he looks like? Besides, even if he looks like that, he should look like your eldest brother!"
Hong Yan pouted when he heard this, looking a little unhappy: "If my son comes to visit my nephew more often in the future, will he become like me?"
Buerhe was a little curious: "Why do you always want your eldest nephew to look like you?"
Hong Yan: "Because Hongchen already has a wife, he won't be short of children in the future. Hongying said he will also find a wife in the future, and he won't be short of children either. It's just that my son doesn't want to find a wife to take care of me, so he must be short of children. If my eldest nephew looks like my son in the future, he can be adopted by my son when he grows up. Then my son won't be short of children, right?"
This round of "son" remarks almost confused Buerhe, but after understanding his son's meaning, Buerhe, Jingyi, and the Crown Princess seemed to have a telepathic connection and burst into laughter at the same time. For a time, the entire East Palace was filled with laughter.