Chapter 297: Earth-shattering
In the next few days, good news continued to come from the northwest. Officials from various prefectures and counties reported that heavy rain fell in their jurisdiction on August 16, the night when the emperor and his concubines prayed for rain. This rain completely relieved the people's difficulties.
When the emperor learned of this, he laughed and said, "The imperial concubine went into labor this very night and gave birth to a princess. It was a blessing from heaven, so how could we know it wasn't my son's work?"
The ministers were all surprised and speculated.
Could it be that the princess brought the rain?
The story of Princess "Lucky Star" spread among the people, causing an uproar.
People said, how could it be such a coincidence? The emperor and his concubine prayed for rain on the first day and got a daughter. It must be the princess who brought the opportunity to save the country from danger and bring good fortune.
The news spread to the northwest.
The people believed it without a doubt, and some even built temples and erected monuments for the princess and offered incense to her.
This incident not only brought Zhaoyang great fame, but also dispelled the previous saying that he was "unworthy of his position".
The princess is a lucky star, so her biological mother, Concubine Chen, the future queen, must be wise and virtuous.
Otherwise, why would God let her give birth to a princess with blessings?
In this way, the things done by the royal family were completely resolved, and no one dared to spread such words as "unworthy of the position" or "the evil concubine seduced the emperor" anymore.
Pei Tingyue spent ten days in the Zhai Palace for her menstrual period. After she felt better, she returned to the palace.
She did not return to Chengning Palace, but lived in Chengming Palace.
Because the enthronement ceremony is imminent, Chengning Palace needs to be renovated from top to bottom.
Xie Chen had previously asked her what she wanted to do, asking her whether she wanted to live in Fenghe Palace or Chengning Palace.
If you want to live in Fenghe Palace, then build a new one.
Pei Tingyue refused.
On the one hand, whenever she mentioned Fenghe Palace, she would always think of her old friends.
On the other hand, she thought Chengning Palace was wonderful. It had a good meaning, and it was built especially for her. Chengming, Chengning, they sounded like a couple!
So Pei Tingyue did not hesitate for a moment and still wanted to live in Chengning Palace.
Although Chengning Palace is luxurious and grand, all the furnishings are arranged according to the rank of the imperial concubine. Now that Pei Tingyue is the queen, it has to be renovated.
Xie Chen and Xiao Si went to the inner treasury to carefully select the items. Pei Tingyue was unable to go because of lack of ability, so she had to let the father and son choose.
Pei Tingyue felt relieved, not because she felt that the father and son were reliable, but because she had been to the treasury, which was glittering with gold and showed the royal family's wealth. Every item in there was worth a fortune.
So, no matter what you choose, it will look good when arranged.
These days, in addition to being busy with the ceremony of coronation of the queen, Pei Tingyue also met with the concubines in the harem.
When the concubines in the harem heard that the princess was coming, they took the opportunity to ask for an audience and send gifts while Xie Chen was in court.
Zhaoyang has now fully grown up. Her skin is no longer wrinkled but has become smooth and translucent. Her facial features are very similar to Pei Tingyue, a perfect replica.
Moon-like eyebrows, star-like eyes, and a nose as greasy as goose fat.
What a beautiful little girl.
After meeting Zhaoyang, some of the concubines loved her so much that they couldn't let her go, while others were so envious that their eyes turned red. No matter who they were, they all had a basket of words of praise, even endless words.
In addition to the palace concubines, Queen Mother Qin also came to Chengming Palace twice and showed extraordinary love for Zhaoyang.
Every time he would hold her for more than half an hour, praising her over and over again.
Even when encountering special circumstances, I don't get annoyed.
In addition to this, she also took out her dowry when she first entered the palace, as well as the things awarded by Queen Li, and gave them to Zhaoyang as a gift.
Pei Tingyue initially declined, "Empress Dowager, these are too expensive. Zhaoyang is still a child. You are embarrassing her."
Queen Mother Qin disagreed: "Our Zhaoyang is the only princess, so she deserves precious things. If you don't accept it, it means you don't value my things."
Pei Tingyue kept saying no and had to accept it.
Seeing that she accepted it, Queen Dowager Qin was satisfied, and she smiled and accompanied Zhaoyang.
However, not everyone was happy to see Zhaoyang. For example, Xie Xun no longer dared to come to Chengming Palace.
The reason was that after the emperor returned to the palace, he would always follow Xiao Si here to play for a while after school every day.
Seeing that Zhaoyang was getting more and more handsome, the brat brought up the old matter again and asked,
"My sister is so beautiful. Can't Ah Xun marry her?"
"Can you get the Emperor's uncle to issue an order allowing cousins to marry?"
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Every time he came, he uttered shocking words.
But now Pei Tingyue didn't need to refute him. Every time he asked such a question, Xiao Si would point to the palace door and say, "Let's go."
Xie Xun would shut up.
One time, when he was mumbling again, Xie Chen heard him, "What do you mean by getting married or not?"
Before Pei Tingyue could cover up for him, Xiao Si decisively betrayed him, "A Xun said that my sister is pretty and wants to marry her."
Xie Chen was stunned, then laughed out of anger, picked up Xie Xun and took him out to teach him a lesson.
He was not released from the palace until he was well educated.
As a result, this kid was asking for trouble again, and he wanted his father and mother to give birth to a pretty sister.
Now that the wife of King Xuan is over 30, it would be risky to give birth again, so King Xuan always takes all precautions.
At first, she told him coldly that she would not have another child, but later she became annoyed by him, beat him up, and then she became quiet.
After Xie Xun was scolded, his butt was bruised again. He was exhausted both physically and mentally, and cried until midnight.
For a moment, I was a little afraid of the word "sister" and didn't dare to see her or mention her.
On the day of Zhaoyang's full moon, Xie Chen carried her to the court.
The ministers were in an uproar.
This was the only time in hundreds of years that a woman entered the imperial court.
They should have advised her against it, but the princess was of noble status, loved by the emperor, and still young, so no one spoke rashly.
After silence, Xie Chen gave Liang Yao a look, and Liang Yao unfolded the imperial edict and read it.
Upon learning the imperial decree, the ministers were furious.
Giving the princess an exceptional title and fiefdom was nothing, but the most surprising thing was this earth-shattering title - Guardian of the Country.
The emperor named the princess the Princess Zhenguo.
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