The name Chengyun was given by Yao Niang to her eldest son because she had milk after giving birth to the eldest son and was chosen as the wet nurse of the Crown Prince of Zhou.
Chengyun, when Yao Niang chose this name, she also held the hope that her luck could change.
Originally, she was very lucky to be able to return to her biological parents from the countryside of Fujian, but she failed to grasp it. The daughter of the Minister of Rites ended up committing adultery. Therefore, she hoped that her son would be blessed by heaven and become a pillar of the country in the future, with good fortune and luck in his life.
But Prince Chen, why did Prince Chen think of the name Chengyun?
She glanced at Gao Xuance. Was this really not a coincidence? But the Prince of Chen had already passed away in his previous life. Even if he was reborn, he would only live to be eighteen years old, so it was impossible for him to know his son's name.
"Princess, King Zhou's eldest son has died." Bai Ying hurried in and said.
Yao Niang didn't have time to think of a name. Even Gao Xuance was a little surprised. "Why is it gone? Mother said a few days ago that this child is very good."
Bai Ying shook her head: "I don't know the details."
"Alas, children are always difficult to raise." Gao Xuance didn't think it was anyone's fault. Children in the palace were difficult to raise. Even Concubine Hong had lost two children.
Yao Niang wanted to get up and go over to take a look, but Gao Xuance held her back and said, "I'll go and tell my second brother about this. You're so pregnant now, it would be bad if someone bumped into you."
After saying that, Gao Xuance ran out in a flash, and Yao Niang asked Bai Ying, "Is the Royal Concubine here?"
Bai Ying sighed: "It was because the Imperial Concubine sent several doctors here, but they were unable to cure the little prince, that she announced the news of the little prince's death."
A trace of sadness gradually appeared on Yao Niang's brow. Although she didn't like Xu Qingrong, the child was innocent anyway.
"Princess, don't worry, you look very good when you are pregnant." Bai Ying hurried to comfort Yao Niang.
In fact, Yao Niang's pregnancy was not completely smooth. She even had a miscarriage. Later, she quietly took care of the baby and protected it without announcing it to anyone. After all, her period had just ended at that time, and she thought she was not pregnant, so she even rode a horse and played polo.
She herself is a foolish and courageous person. She was the same when she was Huai Chengyun in her previous life. No one looked after her children, so she hired someone to raise them herself. She worried every day about others abusing her children, and she also had to ensure the life of the Prince of Zhou. Every day was like a war.
Now that Gao Xuance has left, I am afraid the same will happen to me.
The King of Zhou was in grief over the loss of his son, and the Emperor and his wife were also very sad. Xu Qingrong had to comfort the elders despite her illness. This is the palace. No one's will can change. No matter how sad you are, you have to look forward. If you are always sick and can't show filial piety to your elders, that would be a big deal.
You have no control over laughing, scolding, or anything else.
Just like Yao Niang didn't even have the chance to send her husband to the war, Gao Xuance always valued power. After visiting Queen Zhou, he went to meet Concubine Hong. After that, he was busy discussing the trip with Gao Jian and others. He also had to go to Yao Niang's home to talk to Yu Luo Zhizheng.
After finishing his work, Gao Xuance was ready to go on the expedition immediately without stopping.
Even Jinyang Prince Gao Jian advised: "Sir, do you want to go back and say goodbye to the princess?"
"No need for that. I'm not the kind of person who would show sentimental feelings towards children." Gao Xuance knew that Gao Jian was a greedy person, and he didn't want to mention his Yao Niang in front of him.
He has entrusted his mother to look after Yao Niang, and if necessary, he will ask his mother-in-law to come to the palace to look after her, so that Yao Niang does not have to worry about the future.
Gao Jian thought to himself that Prince Chen was really pretending to be affectionate. Otherwise, Luo Zhizheng would not be so devoted to him.
It would not be impossible if he had taken the initiative back then, but unfortunately Luo Yaoniang's status was not very high before, and by the time he opened his mouth, she had already been betrothed to Prince Chen that day.
Gao Xuance talked about official business again. He was a man who clearly distinguished between public and private affairs and seldom told his subordinates about his own affairs.
When Yao Niang got up, she realized that he had left. The cup of tea he poured for her last night was still beside her. Somehow she couldn't help but have tears in her eyes.
They had been married for less than a year, but he was very considerate and gentle to her. He coaxed her at all times, was able to humble himself and understand her mood. For a couple like this, just one day was enough.
She could not stop his ambitions. Perhaps in this life he would be just like his previous life, dying on the battlefield or young, and the baby in her belly would be his only flesh and blood.
Then she has to take good care of it.
The Luo family was even more worried when Prince Chen went to war. Yu couldn't help but say, "Prince Chen is young and has a strong desire for fame and gain. I heard that the Fourth Prince did not go to war and stayed at home with the Fourth Princess. But our Yao Niang does not have such a blessing."
"That's just a woman's opinion. Why don't you see that Yao Niang usually has a higher status among her sisters-in-law? How can a man be immersed in gentleness and do nothing?" Luo Zhizheng disagreed with Yu's words.
This son-in-law was very outstanding. It was said that when a Donghu person shot an arrow at him, he could catch the arrow with his mouth. Although he had no nobles to support him, he was able to find another way and conspire with the Prince of Jinyang. Each step was dangerous, but he walked steadily.
Yu snorted coldly: "Master, you are a man, and we are little girls, of course, different, especially my wife Yao is about to give birth, but her husband is not around."
Hearing his wife say this, Luo Zhizheng's tone softened a lot: "I know you are worried about Yao Niang. How could I not worry about her? It depends on whether there is an order from the palace. If there is an order, you can go to the palace to take care of our daughter."
Although there is Concubine Hong as her mother-in-law, she is not as caring as a real mother.
When a daughter of a commoner family wants to give birth, the mother-in-law will definitely go, at least with her mother's family around, she will definitely feel more at ease. But in the royal family, it is not up to others, and whether a daughter can enter the palace is still decided by the people in the palace.
Yu was looking forward to it...
Since Gao Xuance left, the palace was in no mood to prepare for any celebrations as the country was about to go to war. Among the female family members, Xu Qingrong had lost her son and was already very sad. Mu Wantong, who had her husband by her side, felt a little sympathetic towards Xu Qingrong and Yao Niang.
"Since ancient times, people have regretted teaching their husbands to seek a title. This statement is true." Mu Wantong also felt a little emotional.
She had a strange personality since she was a child, and the maids who served her were not smart, but very honest. The one who served her the longest was Qiu Niang, who was over 25 years old.
Qiu Niang was plain-looking and usually looked dull, but her words were often sharp and to the point. After listening to Mu Wantong, she said, "What the county lord said is true. It doesn't matter if the prince treats the princess well. Unfortunately, 99% of his energy is focused on fighting for power. Even if he has a part of his heart on the princess, what does it matter?"
"You're right. My father has written to me saying that he has found someone to treat Fourth Master's foot. I'll go with him when he recovers." Mu Wantong didn't want her husband to be inferior to others.
No matter what happens, it is never my husband's turn. He is honest, but it is not good.
She is different from Luo Yaoniang. Most women in the Central Plains take care of their husbands and children. Men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world. This is an insurmountable rule. No matter how powerful a woman is in the inner house, it is still up to the man to say whether she is allowed or not.
Even though Luo Yaoniang seems to be skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, archery and horse riding, such a person never gets involved in Prince Chen's affairs. If this continues, Prince Chen will definitely get bored.
But she is different. She will definitely help her husband and help him achieve success. She wants to fight side by side with him.
Concubine Yan, however, felt that her son's mother-in-law was being too fussy: "Even if you have a problem with your legs, who would really let you go to the battlefield? There will still be people rushing to fight. If you can be valued by your father, you can get rid of this county prince and be promoted to a prince. You can't always be a prince in the future, right?"
In fact, she didn't want her son to go to the battlefield, and she knew it was very dangerous, but her son didn't go to the battlefield for his wife. She also felt that Mu Wantong's influence was too great.
The fourth prince had no choice but to explain, "Mother, my eldest brother and third brother are fighting for favor, how dare I fight for it? Think about it, my eldest brother has never fought for it."
It seems that his mother really does not understand her own position. Now that his father has sent him to revise the book, he will just do his best and not think too much about anything else.
Anyway, this way, nothing was left out for him.
He was given the title of king and a noble title, and all the corresponding benefits were as he should have been given. They even sympathized with his lameness and chose him for easy jobs.
Even the second elder brother is keeping a low profile. He is still young, so why should he jump out now?
Concubine Yan thought that was the reason: "I know what you said. The eldest brother is the eldest son of the emperor, and your third brother is the best at pleasing your father. It is difficult for these two to get along. On the contrary, although your second brother is a bit pedantic, he is also a true gentleman. It's just that he is a cold-faced man and difficult to get along with."
I don't know when it started, but as Prince Chen became more and more favored, Prince Zhou became more and more indifferent to him.
The fourth prince was relieved to see that his mother no longer mentioned Mu Wantong. In his heart, although his wife was a little jealous, she was sincerely doing good for him.
In the future, if his foot disease is cured and his wife gives birth to a baby boy, then good days will truly come.
While relatives may still be sad, others are already singing.
Compared with Yao Niang's expectations and the fourth prince's wait for the double happiness, she could not show too much sadness, but had to comfort her mother-in-law: "Mother, why did you make the child sick? It's our fault."
After all, this child was Concubine Hong's eldest grandson. Concubine Hong loved this child to her core. How could she have known that such a tiny child would just die like this?
Concubine Hong has been in a depressed mood these days. She has no appetite and is almost fainting.
What's more, because Gao Xuance went out to fight, her daughter-in-law was about to give birth, so she had to send someone to take care of her from time to time, and she always felt exhausted.
After hearing what Xu Qingrong said, Concubine Hong paused for a moment before saying, "My dear, how is your health? You are still young, and you can't slack off."
這嫁入皇家的女子，最悲哀的就是沒有自己的子女。
尤其是養在自己膝下的孩子才是最心疼自己親娘的。
玄策，也不知道玄策如何了？
比起洪貴妃這麽牽挂高玄策，還特地來自己這裏說起高玄策，瑤娘卻沒那麽想了，她貪戀的是高玄策的陪伴，可是沒有到真的入骨髓的地步，不是她不喜歡高玄策，而是她多年的生活已經讓她覺得靠自己才是最靠譜的。
任憑找的夫婿多麽俊美多麽尊貴，平日百般體貼，可關鍵時刻還是要靠她自己。
百般缱绻，也敵不過世事無常。
瑤娘勸洪貴妃道：“母妃，我想殿下娴熟兵法武藝，并非是沒有謀略之人，您就放心吧。”
“我想讓你娘進宮來陪你，我還有宮務還處理，玄策走之前也說過你臨盆在即，我想有你親娘在更好，你看呢？”洪貴妃精力不濟，若是親家在反而是好事。
當然，如果是她本人倒是沒這麽體貼，女人嘛，誰沒生過孩子，何必那麽嬌氣。
可這是玄策臨走之前吩咐的，她是愛屋及烏罷了。
瑤娘一聽說是讓她娘進宮陪她，就很開心，“多謝母妃事事想着我，這些日子母妃頭疾可曾好些了，您要多歇息才好。”
“你說的是。”洪貴妃笑着。
其實洪貴妃現在的地位也頗難自處，朝臣無疑都是支持正統，林貴妃幾乎什麽都沒做，就能輕而易舉獲得所有朝臣的支持，讓皇帝立她為後。
最重要的就是她生了皇長子。
玄策臨走時曾經說讓她保養身子，以待來時，不要心急，她現在只好憋着一口氣等着。
這漫長的等待還不知能夠等待到何時？可她必須穩住，甚至要比別人都穩。
瑤娘不知曉高玄策走的時候和洪貴妃說什麽了，她幾洪貴妃如此，索性投桃報李道：“母妃，王爺現在不在宮中，等我肚子裏的孩兒出來，兒媳過去陪您。還有公主的親事不知尋摸的如何了？”
她也不能看着洪貴妃思念兒子過度，還是要提一下真陽公主的親事，讓洪貴妃有事可忙，也不會沉湎于過去。
提起女兒的親事，洪貴妃才意識到自己的疏忽，這段時日，她都是困囿在孫子的死上，還得分心關注要生孩子的小兒媳，就難免疏忽了。
洪貴妃離開後，第三日郁氏就進宮了，她是終于盼到進宮了，現成的包袱就打包過來了。見女兒大着肚子顫顫巍巍的，連忙道：“千萬別站起來，娘在這裏守着你就是了。”
“娘親，女兒好想你啊。”瑤娘撲進郁氏的懷中。
她前世最想的事情就是母親看着她正常的成親生子，這輩子終于實現了。
郁氏笑道：“娘又何嘗不想你呢。別說那麽多了，先讓娘看看你的肚子。”
民間有俗話說孕婦的肚子圓圓的就是生女兒，若是肚子尖尖的就是生兒子，郁氏見女兒肚子既圓又尖，又聽說她既喜歡吃辣又愛吃酸，最愛的是酸辣面。
這下就摸不清楚了：“我看生女兒也好，先開花後結果，若是生個兒子也不錯，總之，宸王疼你，等他回來還不知道怎麽疼呢。”
瑤娘笑而不語，之前高玄策在她身邊，她生男生女無所謂，但是高玄策上戰場兇險萬分，又有前世夭折的事情，她就怕他無法活着回來。
那麽，若是有個兒子就最好了，這個兒子會襲爵，她更會替兒子争取，若湊巧到了那個位置，她甚至還有可能垂簾聽政。
“娘，我想這個時候若是生個兒子會更好點。”她撫摸着肚子，如此期盼。
郁氏聽這話卻有些語焉不詳：“孩子，你還年輕，那麽着急做什麽？”
瑤娘搖頭，她能影響母親和弟弟，可卻影響不了高玄策。因為他的理由很充分，甚至他的人也非常優秀，如無意外，若他真的有了軍功，從此他的局面就此不同。
這原本是很好的。
肚子大了，郁氏就說要多走走：“光坐着反而不好，你看鄉間農婦為何生了孩子反而無事，就是常常走動。”
瑤娘當然同意，她帶着郁氏到禦花園中散步，聞着花草的香味，頓時覺得心曠神怡。
正好碰到沐宛童和四皇子過來，四皇子很快就過來行禮，沐宛童見瑤娘在此散步，不免笑道：“三嫂，怎麽你這麽大肚子還在這裏走動？要是三哥在，肯定是不允許的吧？”
“越是肚子大就越要走動呢，倒是你們夫妻真是恩愛，四弟還陪你出來散步呢。”瑤娘打趣。
四皇子不好意思的道：“四嫂，我那裏修書的總裁告假，我才有空陪他出來的。”
沐宛童平日受高玄策的氣可是太多了，目無餘子不提，宮裏也是常常誇宸王夫妻多恩愛，可現在看來，宸王醉心于功名利祿，哪裏真的對女人好？
她不由得對瑤娘道：“其實三哥若是在你身邊倒好了，我聽他們說當初連父皇都勸他說你要生産了，只三哥一定要上戰場，說他不是兒女私情的人，固然為國為民，但于三嫂這裏可就是可憐了。”
在一旁的郁氏聽了這話都覺得不妥，哪有人這麽說話的，這位四皇子妃沐氏倒是不負外人的評價，頗為刁蠻。
瑤娘知曉自從沐宛童有孕後，她和嚴妃關系不好，嚴妃身邊的嬷嬷對她評價也不高，甚至還大鬧過一場，背後叫她雲南妖女。
別以為宮中規矩森嚴，下人們個個就真的當自己是下人了。
下人們也很會欺負人的。
瑤娘也不是好惹的，她笑道：“弟妹哪裏話，我們王爺能得皇上信任，我真是為他高興還來不及呢，至于我這裏，有我娘親在，又有我母妃對我關懷備至，何須王爺操心呢？”
“三嫂，其實怎麽說肚子裏的孩子都是爹娘盼着出來的，我還是覺得有爹娘在身邊會更好。”沐宛童說出口了，又不禁有些後悔，但想到宸王平日對她也是不陰不陽的，她也緩了一口氣。
還是四皇子打圓場道：“三嫂，這天色将雨，我們就先回去了。三哥不在，你若有事，盡管差遣我便是。”
瑤娘點頭：“多謝四弟了。”
四皇子趕緊帶着沐宛童出去，二人走遠了，他才問道：“你方才在說什麽呀？三嫂又沒惹你，她大着肚子，萬一有什麽事情，如何能成？”
“她那裏的嬷嬷誇她，我嬷嬷就說我壞話，說起來平日裏他們夫妻仗勢打壓我們不是一點點，我之前也以為她是好的，總把她和宸王分開看，可你看她昨兒特地吩咐廚下送南瓜來，明顯就是為了生兒子。”沐宛童想起曾經瑤娘還說生兒生女都一樣就真假，她分明是為了宸王想生個皇長孫出來。
四皇子皺眉：“這南瓜有何寓意？”
“這南瓜的南也可以說是男孩的男，至于瓜就和嬰兒啼哭的聲音一樣，分明就是求子，她一碗上吃了南瓜羹，又吃粉蒸南瓜，心思大的很呢。”沐宛童常常親自做菜給丈夫吃，在禦膳房遇到了，她就覺得羅瑤娘分明和宸王就是一體的，夫妻二人沒什麽區別。
……
瑤娘當然不受沐宛童的影響，她知道她以前還和自己關系不錯，現在這般扭曲也是嫉妒，可笑她沒看到自己的付出，只看到結果了。
郁氏還怕她有事，私下罵了沐宛童一句，瑤娘還笑道：“她平日在嚴妃那裏讨不到好，偏偏我們王爺在貴妃面前很有體面，連帶着婆婆對我也好，如今我身邊這倆嬷嬷被我收服了，她卻直接偏激的和嬷嬷們明火執仗。而我婆婆和王爺總說我的好話，倒是襯的她不好，我們同日進門，她就對我越來越不服氣。”
“再者，凡事有利益之争，就會露出這等嘴臉。這皇子妃裏只有我和她懷孕，她素來掐尖，畢竟是怕我生下兒子，所以很是不忿。”
人和人并非是好人和壞人的關系，大多數是利益相關才會敵對。
四皇子母子素來是小透明，沐宛童卻是個時時刻刻想出頭，想高人一等的。
郁氏暗道：“這宮中還真是複雜的很。”
“平常百姓之家，分家時為了一畝田一頭牛都能鬥毆，更何況是我們這樣的人家。”瑤娘不以為意。
其實除了沐宛童這種明火執仗的人之外，徐青容也暗自在懷孕在身，她能對所謂的妾室下藥，但還沒那個膽子對妯娌們下藥，故而，她在廟堂前不禁求着菩薩：“保佑羅氏和沐氏都生女兒，若是佛祖答應，信女願意茹素一年。”
“請讓她們求男偏得女吧。求求了……”
而大皇子那邊則繼續在王元霜房裏耕耘，妾侍所出的不算，他還是想要個嫡出兒子，這樣奪位才更有希望。
可分明王妃是沒問題的，王元霜吃了不少補藥還是無事，等小日子來的時候，夫妻倆直接麻木了。
外面卻傳來小太監傳話：“大千歲，宸王妃那邊發動了。”
Wang Yuanshuang had to get up and go to Qisansuo to take a look, but she held the Buddhist beads tightly in her hand, saying, "It would be great if you could give birth to a daughter at this moment."
As everyone was looking forward to it, Yao Niang had just started to move when she heard Grandma Wen say, "The amniotic fluid has broken, and the baby is about to be born."
This child came too quickly. Concubine Hong's procession hasn't even arrived yet.