Emperor Qin Huan held Hu An, who had just finished feeding, and teased him while laughing, "Hu An is still young and can't leave his mother. I'm worried about Hu An staying with you in Yikun Palace. It's better to go to Zichen Palace. There are guards outside the palace, so I can focus on catching mice."
"Besides, there's no such thing as a concubine. Now you're the Empress, appointed by my decree. What's wrong with the Emperor and Empress sleeping together? If anyone gets tired of living and dares to call you a demon queen, I'll personally send him to the underworld to meet the demons."
The rats must be referring to the people from the Duke of Jin’s Mansion.
Bai Yuzhi thought that Emperor Qin Huan had a very poisonous mouth. Of course, not only his mouth was poisonous, his heart was also poisonous.
She tilted her head and looked very well-behaved. Although she had given birth to Hu An, she still had the purity of a girl, but she was even more charming than before.
"I certainly believe that Your Majesty will not wrong me and Hu'an, but Hu'an is still young. I am not afraid of gossip, but I am worried that Hu'an will be affected. What should I do?"
A needle will only hurt the most when it pokes the heart. Hu An is the biggest bargaining chip in the game between Bai Yuzhi and Rong Fei and others.
As expected, Emperor Qin Huan could not bear to hear this. He said with a cold face: "Tomorrow morning, I will personally carry Hu An to the court. He is my only son and the legitimate son. It is only natural that he was made the crown prince since birth."
As long as Hu'an became the crown prince, it would be nothing wrong for the emperor to personally teach the crown prince in the Purple Palace.
This is exactly the effect Bai Yuzhi wanted. Although it would be useful for her to be the queen, for Rong Fei and others, the difference between the queen and the noble concubine is not important. What is important is whether Hu An can successfully become the prince.
She also teased Hu An, who was still in the cradle. This kid had taken the enlightenment pill, and now it could be seen that he was much smarter than an ordinary baby. No matter who teased him, he would not cry. His big eyes rolled around, and he looked very clever.
"Hu'an looks exactly like Your Majesty, but he has nothing in common with me."
Emperor Qin Huan was delighted. He looked down at his son and poured out his fatherly love: "My offspring will naturally look like me."
"The Empress gave birth to Hu'an for me, which is truly a great service to the country and brings peace to the hearts of the people."
At night, the wet nurse took Hu'an to the side hall to feed the baby. Emperor Qin Huan stayed there with Bai Yuzhi and never mentioned a word about sleeping in the newly built side hall. This side hall seemed like a decoration, just to shut up the gossips of the people.
The next morning, before Bai Yuzhi woke up, Emperor Qin Huan let Hu'an eat his fill, wrapped him in a thick quilt and got on the imperial sedan chair. He kept him wrapped in his cloak all the way to ensure that Hu'an would not catch a cold, and even placed a charcoal brazier on the sedan chair.
Wang Chonghai was ordered to find a piece of warm jade from the private treasury of Emperor Qin Huan, which was as fine as the red jade that the envoys from the Western Regions presented to Bai Yuzhi. He made a pair of bracelets overnight for Hu An to wear.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. The little prince is in good health, and with Your Majesty looking after him, it won't be a problem for just a moment."
"Well, is the charcoal ready in the court?"
"The servants are all ready."
The court officials who came to court today all felt very strange. In the past, in order to allow the court officials to be sober when reporting on state affairs, Emperor Qin Huan would never light charcoal fires in the court. Over the years, both old officials and newcomers had become accustomed to it, so they would stuff thick clothes into their court robes when winter came.
But Bai Yuzhi had not attended court yesterday because she had given birth to a child. When she came again today, she found the palace very stuffy and looked around.
This is outrageous. The entire court is covered with expensive gold-thread carbon!
"Which servant dared to disobey His Majesty's order and light a charcoal fire in the court?"
"Could it be that His Majesty has changed his temperament, or is this dragon's health not good?"
"Pah, pah, pah, how dare you curse His Majesty? Watch out for your head!"
Duke Jin and his son also found it very strange. They received a letter from Concubine Rong yesterday. They had arranged for the ministers they had made friends with in the court to make a joint remonstration today in order to prevent Bai Yuzhi from being crowned as the queen. It would be best if they could also prevent Emperor Qin Huan from making his youngest son the crown prince in advance to buy some time for action.
But whenever the charcoal fire starts, people always have an ominous premonition.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
The court officials bowed their heads and knelt in worship. Emperor Qin Huan walked between the officials on both sides. The child in his arms was not noticed because no one dared to look up without permission.
Little Hu'an seemed to know where he was and didn't make any sound. Emperor Qin Huan was afraid that his son was bored, so he opened the swaddling clothes and took a look, only to find that the boy was happily playing with the dragon robe with his little hands.
"Everyone, please stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
As the Duke of Jin had the highest nobility and served as the second assistant to the cabinet, he naturally stood at the forefront of the civil servants.
Emperor Qin Huan looked at him with a dagger hidden in his smile.
"My Lords, do you have any political affairs to report to me today?"
The Duke of Jin pretended to remain calm. Of course, he could not take the lead himself, but relied on his confidants who had been arranged long ago.
Sure enough, the Assistant Minister of Justice immediately stood up. Although his official position was not small, he was not a big shot, so he seemed a little timid.
"I have something to report to His Majesty."
"Wait a minute," Emperor Qin Huan interrupted the Minister of Justice and suddenly started chatting: "My dear ministers, don't be nervous. I just want to share some good news with you."
The Prime Minister conquered the world together with Emperor Qin Huan. He was the military advisor under Emperor Qin Huan and an absolutely loyal minister. Emperor Qin Huan had reminded him about the Duke of Jin a long time ago, so he naturally agreed.
"We haven't had time to congratulate Your Majesty on the birth of his son yet!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on the birth of your son!"
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