Chapter 203 Baby

Shen Chuliu was not surprised by this.

She knew that the emperor would not allow her to become a second-rank concubine all of a sudden.

Among the nine concubines, Xiuyi was not low either. She had already left many people behind, and it would be impossible for her to be promoted in a few years.

At this moment, she heard that Zi Rui had already received all the rewards she deserved, so she smiled and praised her a few words, then went back to sleep.

Knowing that the child is sleeping well, I am not in a hurry to say goodbye.

It was busy for Shen Chuliu to give birth at this time, but since everyone was busy, she had made arrangements early in the morning, so nothing went wrong.

For several days, the emperor had no time to visit and only asked Chusi to come and ask about him every day. Poor Chusi, he had been running around these days.

Shen Chuliu was generous with his rewards, which made Eunuch Chusi very happy.

Because the time is not right, I can skip the third day bath.

It was not until the fourth day of the New Year that Qi Yixiu had time to visit the mother and daughter.

Shen Chuliu knew that the emperor was coming today, so she had time to get herself ready. During the confinement period, she didn't need to do her makeup. She just washed her face with warm water and combed her hair. Fortunately, it was cold now.

Just put on some clean and warm clothes and sit down.

When Qi Yixiu arrived, everyone greeted him.

When he entered the inner room, Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "Greetings to the Emperor, New Year's greetings to the Emperor, and congratulations to the Emperor."

Qi Yixiu laughed: "You are really good at saving trouble!"

This also completes three things.

"How are you?" Qi Yixiu sat aside and looked at her. Her complexion looked okay, but she seemed a little weak from overexerting herself.

I feel pretty good though.

"I was protected by the Emperor's dragon energy, so giving birth was not difficult. I ate well and slept well these days, and I also drank the tonics given by Doctor Zhao. I am fine. But Zi Rui and the others said that my complexion is not as good as before, which is normal. Isn't confinement a way to replenish vitality? Please, Your Majesty, let me take a break and spend the confinement period."

Qi Yixiu naturally agreed. In fact, the women in the palace were not willing to sit in confinement for such a long time unless they were physically unable to bear it.

They are all eager to go to bed with you early.

She takes good care of herself.

"Go and bring the Sixth Prince to pay his respects to the Emperor." Shen Chuliu said.

The Sixth Prince is next door, so you can just go through the small door inside. You don't have to go out. You don't have to worry about catching a cold.

Soon, the wet nurse brought the sleeping little prince.

In just a few days, the little guy seemed to have grown up a little.

"Your Majesty, look, he eats a lot and sleeps soundly." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.

Qi Yixiu opened the swaddling clothes a little and looked at the little prince's face. He couldn't see much for the time being, but the child's ears looked like his.

"Well, good. You have done a great job." Qi Yixiu looked at the nurse and said, "Serve the little prince well. If anything goes wrong, you won't have to live."

The wet nurse quickly replied yes, thinking to herself, who would dare to do that?

The Sixth Prince was taken away, and Qi Yixiu comforted Shen Chuliu for a while.

As usual, a lot of things were rewarded.

"The timing is not right. Let's forget about the Sixth Prince's third-day bathing. We must hold a proper ceremony for his full-moon birthday," Qi Yixiu said.

"That doesn't matter. The full moon ceremony is fine. Your Majesty, just remember it. When the child is one year old... Oops. I forgot. This child's birthday is so coincidental that he can't have a good birthday."

Speaking of this, Shen Chuliu also wanted to laugh. It was such a coincidence that the child was born on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The key point is that sometimes there is no thirty, so doesn’t that mean the child has no birthday?

Qi Yixiu also laughed: "When the time comes, we can celebrate it a month earlier, on the first day of the twelfth lunar month. Or we can postpone it to the first lunar month."

He also didn't expect that this woman would give birth to a child at this time.

Thinking of this, Qi Yixiu recalled the words her maid said when she knelt in front of him on New Year's Eve.

Word by word, he put Shen Chuliu into it and could feel her pride.

She told him clearly that I was giving birth to a child, but the timing was not right, but I could arrange it, and the emperor didn't have to worry about it.

She indeed arranged it very well and gave birth in an orderly manner.

"I'm sorry for wronging you." Qi Yixiu held her hand.

"If Your Majesty feels that I have been wronged, then I will simply ask for mercy." Shen Chuliu said.

Qi Yixiu thought to himself that she might have something going on outside.

This was the first time she had made such a request after entering the palace for several years.

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"You say." Qi Yixiu's first reaction after hearing the request was not disgust, but yes, although he never liked these things.

But when he heard what Shen Chuliu said, his first feeling was curiosity.

Her relationship with the Shen family was revealed when she became pregnant and gave birth to a child. She refused to ask the Shen family to come in and accompany her.

"My maternal grandfather and his family said they would come to the capital this year. They only have official positions, not titles, and their official positions are not high, so they are not qualified to enter the palace. I want to meet them when they enter the imperial city. To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I have never met them once."

"Alright." Qi Yixiu smiled. "My beloved concubine only has this little request. How can I not approve it?"

Pei Jiancheng was the governor of Jizhou. He was considered a good official and had made many political achievements over the years.

This time when he returns to Beijing, he will be reused.

Pei Jiancheng was already over fifty years old. At first, Qi Yixiu didn't even notice that he was Jing Xiuyi's maternal grandfather.

It was something I thought of later.

However, this does not matter, as the Pei family are loyal and capable.

He was just a civil servant, so Qi Yixiu didn't think too much about it and still issued the transfer order.

Now that he has returned and is temporarily placed in the Ministry of Revenue, there is no rush, as Qi Yixiu wants to do more than that.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.

Qi Yixiu stayed with her for a while before leaving.

In the imperial study, Qi Yixiu put down the memorial in his hand and asked, "What do you think of this matter, Grand Tutor?"

Master Lu was old and was allowed to sit.

At this moment, he was extremely terrified: "I have heard that there were such times in the previous dynasty, when the government was clean and honest. However, the current three-province system cannot be changed all at once. I am afraid there will be many obstacles in the court."

"Besides, although this cabinet system is good, how can it be tested?"

"I have my own plan for this matter, but most of the old ministers from the previous emperor's time are still unaware of it. I only hope that the Grand Tutor will take the lead and let them know." Qi Yixiu smiled and said, "I have also transferred a few capable and experienced old ministers from various places. This first batch of cabinet ministers is already here."

"Yes, this old minister has been working for the emperor with all his heart and soul, and will not stop until his death." Tutor Lu said hurriedly.

"Now that we have finished talking about state affairs, let's talk about family matters." Qi Yixiu said with a smile, "I heard that the Grand Master still has an unmarried granddaughter. Does the Grand Master have a favorite family? If so, I can issue an imperial decree to grant her a marriage. Or we can wait for the palace examination this spring and see if there are any suitable men among the top three."

"This old minister thanks the Emperor for his grace!" Taifu Lu said hurriedly.

Of course there is.

Awooooooooo 　　 　 (End of this chapter)