Chapter 1822 Prayer
The Queen Mother was silent for a long time before she sighed and asked, "Should this pregnancy be aborted?"
Xiao Yuanzheng was silent for a moment before saying, "You can first recuperate the princess's body. This pregnancy doesn't look good, and even if you don't abort it, you won't be able to keep it. Then take good care of yourself during the confinement period, and then slowly recuperate. If you persist for three years, there might be a chance."
The Queen Mother nodded, and after a while she said, "You should also take a look at Prince Xinqing to see if there is any problem with his offspring."
Xiao Yuanzheng was stunned for a moment. Prince Xinqing was only eleven this year, no, he should be twelve now. There were still two or three years before the marriage proposal. How could it be...
However, Xiao Yuanzheng still agreed, and then went to check the pulse of Prince Xinqing. About two quarters of an hour later, he returned, and knelt on the ground again, saying incoherently: "Your Majesty, Prince Xinqing is just a little weak, it's not a big problem, but..."
"But what?"
Xiao Yuanzheng hesitated for a moment before whispering, "But I've asked, and Prince Xinqing is already knowledgeable about human affairs."
The Queen Mother said nonchalantly, "He's twelve years old, so he should be well-versed in human affairs. The people around him were chosen by his mother and me."
Xiao Yuanzheng was silent for a moment. He knew that the royal family married early. The current emperor got married when he was fourteen or fifteen, and several princes and princesses also got married when they were fourteen or fifteen. But...
It would be fine if they didn't ask, but since they did, he couldn't help but say more.
The most important thing was that he felt that if he didn't tell Zhou Man, she would definitely reveal everything when the Queen Mother asked her, and then he would be guilty of concealing the truth.
But how do I say this?
Xiao Yuanzheng thought for a moment and then said bluntly, "Your Majesty, it's not a good thing to understand human affairs too early. Prince Xinqing is still young..."
The Queen Mother asked, "Is Xinqing indulging himself in lust now?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "Not really."
"That's good," said the Queen Mother. "The people we place around him are all carefully selected. They all know how to give advice. They wouldn't dare to seduce their master and cause him harm."
She said, "The child is already twelve. We can't just not teach him anything. Otherwise, what if he learns bad things from people outside? The one we choose is better than someone who comes from nowhere outside."
Xiao Yuanzheng knew this would happen, but there were many things he couldn't tell the empress dowager. After all, there were differences between men and women, and explaining it in too much detail would be offensive to the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother did not want to discuss this issue with Xiao Yuanzheng and only asked about Prince Xinqing's health.
Xiao Yuanzheng, who wanted to tell the truth, turned his tongue around and then said that his body was three points weaker. In short, he wanted Prince Xinqing to take care of his health and rest.
The Queen Mother was a little sad when she heard this, "So it will also affect my offspring, right?"
She's only twelve years old. Even if he could get her pregnant now, the baby probably wouldn't be able to stand. Wouldn't that be a hindrance?
So Xiao Yuanzheng nodded.
The Queen Mother seemed to have suffered a great shock. After a while, she waved her hand and said, "You can go down."
Xiao Yuanzheng got up and retreated with his body hunched.
The Queen Mother shook her hand and said after a while: "Come here——"
The head maid and Nanny Yuan came in immediately. The Queen Mother said, "Where is my Buddhist beads? Bring them over."
Nanny Yuan and the head palace maid looked at each other and immediately went to get it for the empress dowager.
On the first and second days of the Lunar New Year, although the businesses and shops outside were closed, there were many people burning incense in the Huguo Temple, and even in the Xuandu Temple there were many people.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Manbao and his friends had nothing to do, so they rode out on horseback and wandered around. When they heard that there was a commotion at the Huguo Temple, they hurried over to see it.
I saw that there were stalls set up by the lake where stalls should have been set up. They were all distributing rice. There was not much, just a small bag, which was enough for a family of five to eat for three meals. No matter who you are, as long as you are wearing plain clothes, you can come forward and get one.
Bai Shan said, "These were all set up by the noble families in the capital. It's strange. They were set up for three days before being taken down on New Year's Eve. Why are they set up again now?"
The three of them were looking around on horseback when one of the guards dismounted to inquire. A moment later, he returned with the following statement: "We've found out everything. They say the Empress Dowager sent money to Huguo Temple this morning. She also used her own money to have a tent set up at the foot of the mountain to care for the orphans and the needy. The Empress then set up a tent, and when everyone heard about it, they set up their own tents before noon. They also heard that the two counties have been notified of every village. The tents will be there for the next five days, and any needy family can come and claim them."
Manbao was shocked. "Five days?"
The guard nodded, "It's five days. Even the East Palace is setting up tents now."
Bai Shan thought for a while and said, "The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother. She is very rich."
Manbao and Bai Erlang nodded together, then asked, "But why is this?"
Bai Shan murmured suspiciously, "Maybe it's to pray for Princess Yunfeng?"
Bai Shan only guessed half right. The Queen Mother was not just doing it for Princess Yunfeng, but for the descendants of King Yizhou.
The prince had just paid his respects to his father and returned to the East Palace in the cold wind. He stomped his feet in the outer room and stood by the brazier for a long time before going into the house to hug his beloved son.
He said to the Crown Princess, "You haven't been feeling well these past few days, so please stay in the Eastern Palace. Let those around you go and pay their respects to the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager."
After two months of confinement, the Crown Princess, feeling strong and healthy, was planning to go out for some fresh air: ...
She put away the things on the couch and let the prince sit down with the child in his arms, then asked, "What's wrong?"
The Crown Prince reached out and shook his son's hand. After a moment of silence, he said, "Grandmother Royal has been sleeping restlessly these past two days. It seems she had a nightmare."
The Crown Princess sat down beside him and asked seriously, "What nightmare did you have?"
The royal family members all believe in these things, no, most of them believe in their own dreams.
The Crown Prince sighed and said, "She said she dreamed of her uncle... the Prince of Yizhou. The Empress Dowager is old and prone to overthinking things, and she's soft-hearted. The souls of those who died because of the Prince of Yizhou in the third and tenth years of the Dazhen reign... The Empress Dowager believes their resentment is still lingering, so Yunfeng and Xinqing are having trouble having children."
The Crown Princess opened her mouth wide.
The prince said, "The only people in the palace who know about this are my father and my mother, so don't tell anyone else."
It would not sound good if this matter were to get out. Even if the one who was punished was the King of Yizhou, he was still a member of their royal family.
The Crown Princess nodded repeatedly and murmured, "No wonder the Empress Dowager donated so much money to the Huguo Temple this morning."
She paused, then remembered something and whispered, "Zhou Man is quite good at treating infertility. As for the Empress Dowager and Yunfeng..."
The Crown Prince waved his hand and said, "It's nothing for the Empress Dowager. Yunfeng really dislikes Zhou Man and would definitely not be happy to have her see her. Let them be. It's fine if Zhou Man doesn't go. Yunfeng's pregnancy is unstable right now, and it would be bad if something happened to her and she got involved."
The Crown Princess nodded.
Although Li Yunfeng is the prince's cousin, she is still closer to Zhou Man in terms of feelings. After all, they have been together day and night for a year.
See you tomorrow
Queen Mother: I am so scared
(End of this chapter)
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