roccoschili Chapter 266 Madam Liu Brings the Prince into the Palace
Chapter 266 Madam Liu Brings the Prince into the Palace
Shangguan Wanjun glanced at him and smiled gently.
"Right Prime Minister is overjoyed. I understand. I won't punish you today."
The Right Prime Minister smiled upon hearing this and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The court meeting ended and the ministers dispersed.
All the ministers, together with the Right Prime Minister, General Xuanwei and Concubine Wu, congratulated the emperor for spreading the word.
"Congratulations, Concubine Wu, congratulations."
"Congratulations to the Right Prime Minister for becoming my grandfather."
"General Xuanwei as well, congratulations."
Concubine Wu - Propaganda Feng and Commander Chang returned to the military camp together, chatting and laughing along the way.
"Congratulations, Concubine Wu. After waiting for so many years, it's finally worth it."
Concubine Wu - Publicity Style smiled and said: "It's always worth it."
Commander Chang was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant and patted him on the shoulder.
"indeed."
After returning to the military camp, Commander Chang returned to his own place, and Concubine Wu - Propaganda Feng also went back with Zhengzhou Xing.
Liu Mansion
In the courtyard, Shangguan Mucang was enjoying watching the maids playing shuttlecock, and a young eunuch hurried forward.
"Your servant greets the eldest prince and the madam."
Mrs. Liu was sitting aside feeding her grandson fruits and pastries. When she saw the eunuch, she was obviously stunned.
"Eunuch, please don't be so polite, but is there something happening in the palace?" This person was from her son's palace, so something must have happened in the palace.
"Madam, the Emperor has sent good news that she is pregnant. The Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace has asked me to come and take the eldest prince back to the palace."
Upon hearing that his mother was pregnant, Shangguan Mucang jumped up with joy.
"Yeah, I finally have a sister."
Seeing that he was happy, the father-in-law also smiled.
Seeing this, Madam Liu felt it was not appropriate to keep her grandson any longer. Even though she was reluctant, she had no choice but to let him return to the palace.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, eunuch, to take the eldest prince back."
Seeing Madam Liu's reluctance to leave, the father-in-law couldn't bear it either, so he quickly told her the other instructions of the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace.
"Madam, the Queen Mother said that if you can't bear to leave the eldest prince, you can come to the palace with him and talk to her."
Madam Liu was delighted when she heard this. "Really? Did the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace really say that?"
"Yes, I dare not spread the imperial edict without permission."
Madam Liu said excitedly, "Okay, okay, then I will enter the palace."
Then she slowly squatted down and looked at her grandson with tenderness on her face.
"Cang'er, are you happy that your grandmother is accompanying you into the palace?"
Shangguan Mucang nodded happily and said obediently: "Happy, then grandma, let's go quickly."
Madam Liu quickly held him back and said, "Oh, Grandfather, let's slow down. Give Grandmother some time to clean up. She still needs to prepare gifts for Mother and the two Empress Dowagers. It would be bad to go into the palace empty-handed."
Hearing this, Shangguan Mucang nodded understandingly.
"Okay, then grandma, please don't delay too long." He still wanted to go see the queen mother and his sister.
Seeing that he agreed obediently, Mrs. Liu was very happy and reached out to pinch his cheek.
"Okay, okay, grandma will be back soon."
This time, Mrs. Liu spent a full hour preparing enough things for two carriages.
Seeing his grandmother rushing over, Shangguan Mucang uttered a little complaint.
"Grandma, you're lying."
Seeing that he was getting a little impatient, Mrs. Liu hurried to comfort him.
"I'm sorry, grandma was wrong. Look, grandma has admitted her mistake. Can you please stop being angry?"
"Okay, let's go into the palace."
The family dinner was held in the East Palace Empress Dowager's palace in the evening, and the West Palace Empress Dowager arrived early.
At the dining table, in addition to the two Empress Dowagers, there were Madam Liu, Madam Huguo, Madam Anguo, as well as the Right Prime Minister and General Xuanwei who had hurried over.
"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager of the East Palace and the Empress Dowager of the West Palace. May both Empress Dowagers be well and at peace."
The Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace raised her hand gently: "Right Prime Minister and General Xuanwei, please excuse your formalities and take your seats."
After expressing their gratitude, the two men sat down next to their respective wives.
Sitting on the ceremonial procession were Shangguan Wanjun and her eldest son Shangguan Mucang.
"Mother, you have to eat more later, don't let your younger brothers and sisters go hungry." He originally thought that the Queen Mother was pregnant with only a younger sister, but he didn't expect that she would have both a younger brother and a younger sister. He was so happy when he knew that.
Listening to her son's earnest instructions, Shangguan Wanjun reached out and pinched his face.
"Humph, you little bastard, look at yourself like that, it's really shameless."
Shangguan Mucang didn't care how his mother complained about him. He just kept staring at Shangguan Wanjun's belly.
Liu Cheng and Lianhua stood on both sides of Shangguan Wanjun. When they heard the eldest prince's words, they smiled at each other.
Arriving at the gate of Fushou Palace, they were met by Consort Wen (Bai Xuanyi), Consort Wu (Chuan Chuanfeng), and Consort Lv (Liu Haiming). All three stood tall, dressed in fine brocade robes, and they all had similar auras, the demeanor of elegant gentlemen.
Shangguan Mucang saw that his father was very happy and waved to him quickly.
"Father."
Concubine Lu-Liu Haiming smiled and waved to her son.
Seeing that it was almost time, Liu Cheng hurriedly announced loudly.
"Stop, get off the sedan."
After the three imperial husbands finished their ceremony, Concubine Lu - Liu Haiming hurriedly stepped forward and picked up his son, leaving the emperor to his two brothers to compete for his favor. After all, he had experienced such a moment many years ago. Now it was not his home ground, so he had to be more sensible.
Noble Consort Wen - Bai Xuanyi and Noble Consort Wu - Xuanzhanfeng both stretched out their hands, which stunned Shangguan Wanjun. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, and even Shangguan Mucang felt it.
When Noble Concubine Wen - Bai Xuanyi and Noble Concubine Wu - Chuanchuanfeng looked at each other, neither of them gave in. Shangguan Wanjun felt a headache and simply held on to each other's hands. When she was about to lift her skirt and step forward, Noble Concubine Wu - Chuanchuanfeng, who was a military general, took the lead and shook Shangguan Wanjun's hand.
The sudden scene not only surprised Shangguan Wanjun, but also Concubine Lu and her son. Shangguan Mucang even opened his mouth wide. Liu Cheng Lianhua and others were shocked and quickly lowered their heads.
Liu Cheng sighed: It turns out that Concubine Wu, who was born into a military family, is more superior.
Lianhua held her breath: Oh my God, two big men are competing for favor, and Concubine Wu is the more powerful one.
Concubine Wen, who was a step slower, was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he couldn't be unhappy on such a good day, so he resisted the urge to hit the other party and turned around.
"Your Majesty, please!"
Shangguan Wanjun didn't care about the two of them competing for favor. After all, Concubine Wu's propaganda style had already held her hand, so as long as it didn't affect the court, it was fine.
The two of them walked away. Concubine Wen - Bai Xuanyi sighed secretly. Seeing Shangguan Mucang in Concubine Lu's arms, he felt a little jealous.
"Cang'er, you only saw your father, where is your father and concubine?"
Shangguan Mucang chuckled, Concubine Wen - Bai Xuanyi patted his head, Concubine Lu - Liu Haiming was helpless, they also lived a life of vying for favor like the previous dynasty.
However, seeing his son in his arms, Concubine Lu - Liu Haiming felt much more relieved. He was better off than the other husbands in the harem because he had a son. He could be honored as a father because of his son, and the emperor had stayed at his place many times.