There was a full moon hanging in the sky, the moonlight was shining on the low roof, and the big red lanterns were particularly bright in the night. The man standing on the observatory with his hands behind his back was standing high up and overlooking the area below. In front of him was Fengdu City.
"Li Shan, I want him to live until August, the full moon in mid-autumn. Can you do it?" Someone appeared behind him at some point. Master Feng Si did not turn around, but he knew someone was coming behind him, so he asked. He
did not show any displeasure on his face that he had been waiting here for a while before someone came.
Li Chunyin, whose original name was Li Shan, was wearing a white long-sleeved loose dress, fluttering in the breeze, just like a banished immortal. Li Shan was originally just a sorcerer in the Jianghu, and later became Feng Lingxiao's staff. Now he is the Taoist priest Li Xianren who is most respected by the old emperor.
It is still several months until the middle of August. The old emperor's health is getting worse day by day. He did not go to the morning court today. He was sick and lay on the dragon bed. Several imperial doctors in the palace were serving him in the emperor's bedroom. With the old emperor's current physical condition, it is still unknown whether this body can hold on until August.
This is competing with Prince Yan, and he really needs to show some of his housekeeping skills.
"I will do my best." Li Shan hesitated for a moment before saying.
"Okay." With Li Shan's words, Feng Lingxiao knew that he was sure of it, and waved his hand.
Taoist Li, who always looked like an immortal in front of the emperor, did not dare to be arrogant in front of Prince Yi. Even though Prince Yi had his back to him and could not see him, Li Shan still bowed before leaving.
Standing there, Prince Yi had no expression on his face. He closed his eyes, and then opened them again, his eyes clear.
In the palace, as soon as the emperor fell ill, Empress Sun went to Cuixiu Garden to "visit" Noble Lady Shen, who was pregnant and about to give birth. Empress Hou came in person with people, and the guards at the door did not dare to stop Empress Hou from entering. After His Majesty, who was the most important person in the harem, Empress Hou was the second. No matter how
favored Noble Lady Shen was by the emperor, she was just a noble lady, and her status was far inferior.
Shen Meiyue, who had been "nurturing" in Cuixiu Garden for such a long time, was not afraid when she saw Sun Yulin. His Majesty had ordered her to be exempted from all the etiquette in the palace when she was pregnant. She could even not kneel down to pay respects when she saw His Majesty, let alone seeing a mere emperor. Sun Yulin lost a good opportunity to attack Shen Meiyue. Now he could not do anything to Shen Meiyue, but if he wanted to punish one or two servants in Cuixiu Garden, he, the emperor, could still do it. The
old maid slapped the little palace maid 20 times, destroying the face of the pretty little palace maid. The face was scratched by the old maid's long nails and blood was blurred. I am afraid that this face is ruined even if it heals.
When leaving, Sun Houjun said to Shen Meiyue who was sitting below with a smile on his face, "Shen Noble, the servants in your palace are really ignorant. I will train them for you. These servants..."
As he said that, he glanced at the servants in the palace. Each of them was good-looking, but in his eyes, they all looked like vixens. Don't think that he didn't know why the emperor stayed in Cuixiu Garden every night when Shen Meiyue was pregnant. During the period when Shen Meiyue was pregnant, Cuixiu Garden brought up a beauty, who was a servant in his palace. It was true that the good things should not be left to outsiders. If he couldn't serve His Majesty himself, he would let the servants in the palace serve him!
When he thought of this, Sun Houjun's eyes were like knives as he looked at Shen Meiyue, or to be more precise, at his belly. He wished that the piece of meat in his belly would die in his belly. Why only a few princes were born in this palace? I'm afraid it must be the contribution of this Sun Houjun.
He thought that Shen Meiyue, a boy from a poor family, would become the biggest stumbling block for him, Sun Yulin, and almost made him spend the rest of his life in the cold palace. It was Sun Yulin who deserved to die and now he can make a comeback. By then,
even if you are Shen Meiyue, it will not be so easy to die. I will make you wish you were dead!
"I will ask the old maid in the palace to pick out some good servants for you later. Don't be reluctant to send away those useless servants. I'm afraid you're about to give birth, so you still need some good servants to serve you." The look he gave to Shen Meiyue's belly was not very friendly. After leaving a meaningful look, Sun Houjun took his people away.
"Farewell, Houjun..."
Seeing the group of people leaving, Shen Meiyue stood there with a cold face. Seeing the servants kneeling on the ground, he took a look and ordered, "Send someone to invite Doctor Feng over."
"Yes!" The little servant glanced at his companions and ran out quickly.
After receiving the master's signal, the palace servant hurried to help up the little slave who was kneeling on the ground. It was also his bad luck that he bumped into Sun Houjun. His face would be ruined in the future, but fortunately he was still alive. This Sun Houjun rushed to beat people in their Cuixiu Garden, completely disregarding their master. Even when beating a dog, you still have to look at the owner!
Sun Yulin, you are simply going too far!
His Majesty is not dead yet, and you dare to disobey the imperial order and enter Cuixiu Garden to beat his servants! Shen Meiyue was so angry that her chest hurt.
The servants who followed their masters were the first to notice the difference in their masters. They hurriedly stepped forward and said a few nice words to comfort their masters, asking their masters not to be angry, which would only hurt their own health and make others happy.
This was not said by others, but it was also implied.
"Your Majesty, your health is very important now. You must take good care of yourself. We, your subjects, are looking forward to your recovery soon." Sun Houjun entered the emperor's bedroom and saw the worry on his face. He was concerned about his health and asked him to recover quickly to handle the affairs of the court. Every word touched his heart and he hoped that his health would recover soon.
His son had not returned yet, and Sun Yulin hoped more than anyone else that the emperor would live well and live until his son returned. Since his majesty asked his son to lead the army to the border, he knew that his majesty wanted to observe his son and intended to make him the crown prince.
When his son became emperor, he would be the Sun Taijun in this palace.
After caring about His Majesty's health, Sun Yulin then started to care about Shen Guijun. He said that Shen Guijun's baby was about to be born. As the emperor in the harem, he naturally had to care about her. He wanted to select a few servants who were diligent and reliable to serve in Cuixiu Garden. He also had good intentions. When
Sun Houjun talked about this with His Majesty, he meant to ask for instructions.
"Just do it according to your wishes and pick a few good ones." The emperor agreed without refusing to offend the emperor.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will tell my servants to do it and I will definitely pick a few good ones." Sun Houjun smiled, but deep in his eyes, where the emperor could not see, was a deep resentment.
That night, Shen Guijun's stomach began to hurt, and it seemed that she was having a difficult labor. The old midwife in the palace had no choice but to ask someone to invite the imperial physician. When the young imperial physician Feng received the news that Shen Guijun was about to give birth, he left his wife and children at home and went to the palace.
Seeing the figure leaving in a hurry, the man behind him looked gloomy. He had been married to his husband for five years, and he knew what kind of person his husband was better than anyone else. In the past year when the two of them slept in the same bed, the few times his husband met were always hasty, and he completely ignored him afterwards. If he had no doubts in his heart, it was not impossible. It's
just that there are some things he doesn't want to believe.
After a long night and a stomachache all night, Shen Yueyue gave birth to a boy at dawn.
"Wa wa..." A cry echoed throughout Cuixiu Garden.
The servants who had been waiting all night cried with joy, "It's born, it's born..." Their noble master was finally born. If anything happened to their noble master, they, the servants, would probably have to be buried together with him.
Holding the crying child in his arms, the young doctor Feng smiled like a fool. This was his and Yue'er's child, and he was so beautiful. Only in the eyes of the doctor Feng did the newborn child look beautiful.
This was his and Yue'er's child, not the emperor's child. When he thought of this, Feng Zhenglun was completely sober.
Once this matter broke out, not only would dozens of people in their Feng family be executed, but even Yue'er and the child would die without a burial place. When he thought of this, Feng Zhenglun's heart was like entering an ice cellar. He knew that he could not tell anyone about this matter even if he died, and he had to keep this secret until his death. And he could not recognize his own child, which made him very painful.
"Child, child..." The brother lying on the bed made a weak voice.
Feng Zhenglun was reluctant to hand the child over to someone else to wash, so he washed the child himself, wrapped the child in a small bright yellow quilt, and took the child to the person on the bed, "The child is here."
The two people's eyes met, and Shen Meiyue saw this young doctor, and a bitter look appeared in her eyes. Originally, he just wanted to use this young doctor, but he never thought that he would really be tempted in the end.
All this was just in that person's plan, and they were all chess pieces in this chess game, and no one could escape and were trapped in it.
Only when that person sat on the dragon throne, he, Shen Meiyue, and this innocent young doctor who was dragged into the water by him could escape from this. Shen Meiyue was looking forward to that prince sitting on the dragon throne and becoming the emperor.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. There is news from Cuixiu Garden. Shen Guijun gave birth to a little prince at dawn." The old palace servant told His Majesty the good news in a low voice in front of His Majesty.
"Good, good, good." He said three good words in a row, and it can be seen that the old emperor was really happy. Even today, his spirits have improved and he can stand up. Today's morning court was still skipped. Emperor Yongkang got on the dragon sedan and was carried by servants to Cuixiu Garden to see his Shen Guijun and the youngest prince.
This would probably be his youngest prince. It is said that the youngest son is the apple of the father and mother's eye. This youngest prince was destined to be His Majesty's favorite youngest son since he was born.
As soon as the emperor was happy, his body got better.
The ministers in the court also knew that Shen Guijun had given birth to a little prince. They were smart and found connections to have someone send a "small gift" to Shen Guijun. Now Shen Guijun is the most favored by His Majesty, and this time he gave birth to a little prince.
As long as it is a prince, no matter how young, he has the possibility of becoming the crown prince. Shen Guijun's status is completely different.