Li Yao and his gang were all treated as simple assassinations, and Ye An did not want the deceased imperial concubine to be brought up again. Ever since Concubine Su passed away, the Su family has been on a downward spiral. The most important member of the Su family now is Princess Fuqing. For the sake of the princess, Ye An does not want the Su family to get involved. In fact, the secret guards found out that Li Yao did not use any of Su's men from beginning to end, but instead recruited a group of trusted warriors. In this way, he avoided many involvements.
When the Queen Mother found out, she scolded Li Yao for being ungrateful. Ye An was safe and sound, and he had handled everything himself, so the Queen Mother did not ask any more questions. However, since the Emperor had no more eunuchs to use, people had to be added. The Queen Mother urged several times, and the secret guards had already drawn up a list. Ye An did not distrust the secret guards. He remembered that Li Yao was recommended to his original self by Su Qinghuai, and he had an idea, so he joked to Mu Ci, "I am overwhelmed by the choices, and I don't know which one is suitable. Why don't you choose one for me?"
Mu Ci smiled disapprovingly, thinking back to how Ye An had been so proactive in placing people around him, how could he have no idea now? He was probably just being lazy again.
"The secret guards are all well chosen, just pick the one you like."
"You should come!" Ye An said with a smile, "I released Wang Xingren beside you, so you should release me as well. You have people who are on my side, and I have people who are on your side. If anything happens in the future, it won't hurt to greet each other."
Mu Ci's heart suddenly warmed up. Since Ye An had said so, Mu Ci took the responsibility. How could he be careless with the eunuchs around the emperor? Mu Ci finally picked one who knew martial arts and was honest and dutiful. Ye An had suffered many disasters since he ascended the throne. Mu Ci really wanted to guard him personally, but Ye An had to attend court and meet with ministers. Mu Ci couldn't stay with him for twelve hours at a time. It would be good to have someone close to protect him.
The eunuch who was chosen was named Jin Li, which Ye An pronounced similar to Koi. Thinking of the dog by Mu Ci's side, Ye An laughed out loud.
A major hidden danger in the palace has been eliminated, and there are no major events in the court. The only thing that still needs to be worried about is the wedding of the Emperor and Empress. As the emperor, Ye An didn't need to worry about it. However, he appointed his concubine as empress before getting married, which was somewhat different from the old rules. For example, where should the phoenix chariot start from on the wedding day? The concubine Chen had already entered the royal family and lived in Zhaoyang Palace. Could it be that the phoenix chariot carrying people came out of Zhaoyang Palace and went directly to the empress's bedroom, Weiyang Palace? Other empresses were carried in through Chongde Gate, which was not very appropriate...
Although such matters were minor, the officials below did not dare to make decisions on their own and reported them to the emperor. Ye An first decided on the future queen's bedroom. Most of the queens of the Wei Dynasty lived in the Weiyang Palace, but there were one or two who did not. Ye An thought that the Weiyang Palace was too far from the Xuande Hall, and he preferred that Mu Ci continue to live in the Zhaoyang Palace. Ye An asked Mu Ci about his opinion. Mu Ci didn't want to move around, so Ye An made the decision. He ordered someone to repair the Zhaoyang Palace as soon as possible according to the regulations. During the renovation period, the Concubine Chen and the eldest prince moved into the side hall of the Xuande Hall.
However, this would make it even more difficult to determine the route of the phoenix chariot during the wedding. Ye An simply asked Mu Ci to go back to the Taifu Mansion for a day. When the wedding took place, the phoenix chariot would depart from the Taifu Mansion and could officially pass through the Chongde Gate. The ceremony would be no different from that of other queens.
Whether it was Zhaoyang Palace or Xuande Hall, it made no difference to Ye An and Mu Ci. They visited each other privately and stayed together every night. However, the court officials had different feelings when they heard about it. The emperor's favor for Concubine Chen was obvious to all. Not only did he decide to make Concubine Chen the empress, he also made the eldest son born to Concubine Chen the crown prince. He also allowed Concubine Chen and the eldest son to live in Xuande Hall, which was the emperor's bedroom. Even the empresses of previous dynasties did not have such an honor. However, where the emperor's concubines live is the emperor's private matter. After all, harmony between the emperor and empress is orthodox. Although some court officials feel that the concubine is too favored, no one dares to stand up and say a few more words. If they do, they will probably be scolded by the censor.
After taking care of the trivial matters for a while, Ye An felt unsatisfied and came up with many new ideas, including the specific details of the emperor and empress's dresses and the gifts for princes and ministers. Ye An was very clever and knew that if he changed the explicit regulations, a bunch of ministers would chase him and persuade him earnestly, so he only changed the innocuous parts and made the officials in charge of the wedding dizzy.
When the emperor and empress got married, it was the ministers who should have sent gifts to the emperor. But why did the emperor order people to boil red eggs, wrap candies in them, put them in bamboo baskets with wedding characters on them, and give them to everyone they saw? On the wedding day, everyone had a basket in their hands. Was that appropriate?
"Why is it inappropriate to celebrate? I am getting married, and I want everyone to share in the joy. What's wrong with that?"
The local tyrant Ye An was very confident that this was a small amount of money. In our modern times, a wedding requires a convoy of carriages. It was good enough that I didn't let the dragon or phoenix chariots circle the imperial city.
The officials were in a dilemma, but the empress dowager, who could stop the emperor from doing anything wrong, was obsessed with teasing the little prince all day long. The concubine Chen, as another protagonist of the wedding, would not pour cold water on the emperor. The officials had no choice but to accept it and were turned pale by the emperor's whims. Fortunately, the little prince was able to speak later and successfully diverted the emperor's attention, otherwise it would be hard to tell what the wedding would have become.
Doudou is almost one year old. After drooling for a while, two white teeth the size of rice grains grew on his upper and lower gums. In the past, he always pronounced the word "dad" incorrectly as "de", and no matter how many times he was taught, it was useless. Suddenly one day, he seemed to get it and uttered a crisp "dad". Ye An and Mu Ci were overjoyed.
Because the little prince called the emperor "Dad" first, the empress dowager was even a little jealous of the emperor. But a few days later, Doudou called the empress dowager "Master" again. The empress dowager immediately hugged Doudou tightly with tears in her eyes, and said with emotion that her love for my Doudou was not in vain.
The little prince could officially speak now. Based on this, the wet nurse taught him to say "Father the Emperor" and "Father the Queen". It was no longer "Huhuhu" but "Father Father". Because of his "daddy's" growth experience, Ye An was not in a hurry at all. He thought proudly that Doudou had already gotten half of it right, and it was not easy for him to be so smart.
Ever since his son learned to call daddy, Ye An has been keen on teasing his son with candies and coaxing him to call daddy, and he never gets tired of it. The eunuchs in Xuande Hall, including Jin Li and Wang Xingren, often saw the emperor holding a piece of candy and saying to the little prince in a gentle voice, "Doudou, come and call daddy."
The little prince completely forgot his previous dislike for candy. His eyes sparkled as he stared at the candy and he hurriedly imitated the words, "Call, Daddy!"
Ye An: “…”
Ye An patiently corrected him: "No, no, I am your father, you should call me father, not me calling you father."
"Dad!"
The little prince was very anxious to eat candy.
Ye An: “…………”
Ye An always felt that his son was cursing, so he resisted the urge to stuff the unfilial son back into his stomach and continued teaching him. However, after teaching him countless times, as long as he asked Dou Dou to "call me daddy", Dou Dou would definitely let him "call me daddy" too.
Ye An could no longer bear it. Seeing that the eunuchs on both sides were looking away, he held Doudou's little paw and said solemnly, "Dad!"
Doudou quickly followed and shouted, "Dad!"
Ye An grinned and handed over the candy that he had almost crushed. Dou Dou's eyes curved into crescents with laughter and he licked the candy happily. Wang Xingren and Jin Li both held their foreheads in their hands and said, "Emma, we were right to call him Little Prince." In order to get the little prince to call him daddy smoothly, the emperor has no idea how many times he has called the little prince daddy. Being a father is really not easy.
Ye An's way of teasing made Doudou think that if he called daddy, he would get candy. Little did he know that children of this age would have no bottom line for a bite of food. Ye An once witnessed Tangtang from the eldest princess's family pick out half a piece of candy from somewhere and stuff it into Doudou's mouth. Doudou squinted his eyes and smiled happily, then called Tangtang "Dad" affectionately.
And then nothing happened. Tangtang was grabbed and spanked by the red-faced princess on the spot. Ye An didn't dare to tease his son with food anymore.
In the blink of an eye, it was Doudou's first birthday. When the little prince was one year old, the palace would hold a ceremony as usual, presided over by the empress dowager herself, and various items would be placed on the table for the little prince to grab. This was called "Zhuazhou".
The people of Wei also had the custom of "Zhuazhou" to predict the temperament and future of children. It's just that the little prince was born into a royal family, and he will soon be enthroned as the crown prince. The things that can be used for the ceremony are all auspicious objects, and there is no need to worry about grabbing something bad.
Doudou, wearing a bright yellow prince's suit and a fancy tiger-head hat, was carried to the table by the empress dowager. Pens, ink, paper, inkstone and other items had been placed on the table in advance. A seal of the late emperor was also placed there by the empress dowager out of selfishness. The eunuchs were ready. No matter what the little prince grabbed, a basket of auspicious words would come out one after another.
It was the first time for Doudou to see so many things. He looked left and right, feeling somewhat curious. He ignored the inconspicuous writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone at hand. The ugly seal of the former emperor was put aside by his little feet. Doudou suddenly found something shining in the farthest distance. He had never seen it before. He crawled over nimbly and picked up the small stick that seemed to be glowing.
The eunuchs immediately said, "Your Highness has grabbed the sword. He will surely be brave and extraordinary in the future and make great achievements for our dynasty!"
It turned out to be a sharp blade decorated with jewels, placed in a scabbard. The eunuchs had intended to put it away for display and to make up the number, but they had not expected it to be caught by the little prince.
Although she felt a little disappointed that she couldn't get the seal and the brush, the Queen Mother smiled and tried to smooth things over, "It's good to grab the sword. I remember that the Emperor also had a sword back then?"
But the emperor didn't like martial arts, and the empress dowager was a little puzzled.
Ye An was surprised for a moment. Is he also a sword? But he really doesn't know any martial arts.
It doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't know martial arts. Ye An shyly glanced at Mu Ci beside him. Although he doesn't know martial arts, the results of the one-year-old divination are still quite accurate.
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