Chapter 274 Shulan is about to give birth
When everyone was thinking of an excuse to refuse, Zhao Xing did not give them a chance. He stood up and said, "I am a little drunk, so I will go to rest first. You are all welcome. Sanshui will ask the musicians to continue playing and the dancers to come over and dance to entertain you gentlemen."
After saying that, Zhao Xing left, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.
Zhao Xing left the hall and went straight back to his bedroom.
He was not worried that those people would leak the news and let Hu Zhongyan know.
Hu Zhongyan's status cannot be shaken by a simple impeachment.
Leaking or not, it doesn’t have much impact.
These people are a bunch of fence-sitters, only thinking about taking advantage without putting in any effort. How can such a good thing be possible?
When Zhao Xing returned to the palace, Jiang Liangdi was already there.
Seeing Zhao Xing coming in, he stood up awkwardly.
She used Mu Na to disguise herself before, but now her true face was revealed in front of Zhao Xing and she could no longer disguise herself.
Zhao Xing has been busy these days and has not summoned him to sleep with him. Now that he is facing Zhao Xing again, he doesn't know how to face him.
"Your Highness!" Jiang Liangdi saluted.
"Ah."
Zhao Xing nodded, came to sit on the couch, looked at the album in Jiang Liangdi's hand, and said, "Show it to me."
Jiang Liangdi blushed and handed the book over.
Zhao Xing flipped through the pages and found that they were all the ones he had seen that day. He wondered, "You haven't drawn anything new in the past few days?"
"No...no." She had been feeling confused these days and didn't have the energy to think about it.
"It seems that you are lacking inspiration. I will provide you with some tonight. Remember to draw well when you go back. I will check it next time."
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he stood up and walked into the inner room. Seeing Jiang Liangdi still standing there, he said, "What are you still doing there?"
"Oh!" Jiang Liangdi came to her senses and hurriedly followed.
After entering the bedroom, Zhao Xing saw Jiang Liangdi standing by with her head bowed, and said unhappily, "Help me change my clothes."
"Ah...yes!"
Jiang Liangdi stepped forward in a panic and started to take off Zhao Xing's clothes.
Her flustered look made her look even more innocent, which made Zhao Xing laugh inwardly, but he remained expressionless.
When only his inner clothes were left on, Zhao Xing went to the bathroom to wash up.
After washing up, Zhao Xing got on the bed and Jiang Liangdi went in to wash up.
Bored of waiting, Zhao Xing leaned against the head of the bed and flipped through Jiang Liangdi's album.
I just glanced at it before, but this time I read it carefully.
Some ancient vernacular novels are somewhat similar to later romance novels.
These are what Jiang Liangdi likes to read. These picture albums turn text stories into pictures.
The hero and heroine are Zhao Xing and herself.
Zhao Xing was also enjoying the show for a while.
After waiting for about half an hour, Zhao Xing had almost finished reading the basic picture album when Jiang Liangdi came out of the bathroom wrapped in a mattress.
Coming to the bed, the palace maid untied the mattress that wrapped her, revealing Jiang Liangdi, who was only wearing underwear.
Because she had just taken a shower, the exposed skin was pink.
"You all leave." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
Upon hearing this, the palace maid in the room bowed and left.
Zhao Xing waved to Jiang Liangdi, and Jiang Liangdi climbed onto the bed with a slightly red face and was held in Zhao Xing's arms.
"Can you play any musical instrument?" Zhao Xing asked her with his chin raised.
"Hmm?" Jiang Liangdi looked at Zhao Xing in confusion.
"Can you play the flute?" Zhao Xing asked.
Jiang Liangdi shook her head in confusion.
Women in ancient times were not proficient in all kinds of arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Most of them were prostitutes who lived in prostitutes to please others.
Children from truly wealthy families usually learn more about household management, accounting, tea making and needlework.
You only need to know a little about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, you don't need to be proficient in them.
Jiang Liangdi was obsessed with storytelling books and was not very good at needlework, let alone playing any musical instrument.
"It's okay, I'll teach you." Zhao Xing leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.
After listening to this, Jiang Liangdi looked slightly excited.
Zhao Xing saw her reaction and thought to himself, "As expected."
He had always thought that Jiang Liangdi was a rotten girl. If other women heard about this kind of thing, they might be shy, but she showed excitement.
This kind of treasure girl was rare in ancient times.
Under Zhao Xing's instruction, Jiang Liangdi held the jade flute and began to play it.
She is very talented and is gradually getting better...
While Zhao Xing was teaching the jade lady how to play the flute, the banquet in the main hall was over.
In fact, when Zhao Xing left, they had already wanted to leave, but they didn't want to leave immediately, so they sat there for a long time without tasting the food before leaving.
During the process of leaving the East Palace, there was no communication between them.
After going out, they got on their respective carriages and left.
However, after the carriages left, they were in perfect harmony, and three or five of them took the same route.
Finally, the carriage stopped in front of a house, he got off and entered the house.
This scene also happened in front of several other houses.
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After Zhao Xing woke up, he called the palace maid to help him wash up.
Zhao Xing was startled to see that the two leading the group were actually Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang, but he quickly came to his senses. He had previously asked the two to learn the rules and how to serve others, and now it seems that they have already completed their training.
Zhao Xing got out of bed naked. The other palace maids were used to it, but Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang blushed with shame.
Fortunately, the teachings of these days were not in vain. The two men took the clothes and helped Zhao Xing put them on.
I don’t know if it was because he was shy or because he was not skilled, but it took him a lot of effort to get Zhao Xing dressed.
Seeing that the two were about to cry, Zhao Xing comforted them with a few words.
After washing up, Zhao Xing told them not to disturb Jiang Liangdi and went out to practice martial arts.
The most important thing in martial arts training is perseverance. Although Zhao Xing only practices martial arts to strengthen his body, he still needs to persist.
Since he started learning martial arts, the number of days he missed school in the past ten years or so has been very small.
Standing still and practicing shooting, it took half an hour to finish the practice.
However, Zhao Xing's expression remained unchanged and his breathing was steady, and he asked Zhang Feng to fight with him.
Since Gu Tingye went to the Northwest Army, Zhang Feng took over Gu Tingye's position and followed Zhao Xing, responsible for Zhao Xing's travel safety.
Zhang Feng's martial arts skills are not as good as Gu Tingye's, but they are not bad either, and are about the same as Zhao Xing.
Logically speaking, Zhao Xing had no practical experience and should not be his opponent.
However, he was timid when fighting with Zhao Xing. After fighting for more than thirty rounds, the gun in his hand was shot down by Zhao Xing.
"Your Highness is valiant and brave. I am no match for him!" Zhang Feng bowed.
"Let's stop here for today." Zhao Xing threw the gun to him, feeling a little bored.
Although Gu Tingye also gave in to him, Gu Tingye was a martial arts expert and it was very enjoyable to fight with him.
Zhang Feng's martial arts skills were not very good, so he couldn't give him that kind of exhilarating feeling.
When I returned to the bedroom, Jiang Liangdi had already left.
Zhao Xing simply washed up and went to Chunhe Palace.
Normally, if Zhao Xing stayed overnight in a concubine's courtyard, he would have breakfast there in the morning.
If he was resting in the bedroom of Chaoyang Palace, whether or not he had someone to sleep with him, he would have breakfast at Zhang Guifen's place.
Zhang Guifen also understood Zhao Xing's habits. When she saw Zhao Xing coming in, she ordered someone to serve the meal and went forward to untie Zhao Xing's cloak.
"I'm thinking of going to a hot spring villa outside the city to stay for a few days tomorrow. After the Lantern Festival, I will have to go to court, and I won't have so much time in the future." Zhao Xing said.
Zhang Guifen's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said, "Okay, I am a little bored staying in the palace every day."
"Yes." Zhao Xing came to the couch and sat down, saying, "Let's take Yanran with us this time, and not the others. Ask someone to notify her and get ready."
Shulan and Li Yunchu are both pregnant and usually need someone to talk to them.
Rulan and Minglan had no choice but to stay in the Eastern Palace.
"Yeah." Zhang Guifen nodded.
It is said that plans cannot keep up with changes. When the meal was served, the two of them were eating and talking about going out for fun. At this time, a palace maid hurried in.
"Your Highness, someone from Concubine Sheng Zheng sent a message saying that Concubine Sheng Zheng is about to give birth."
"what?"
Zhao Xing was so shocked that the chopsticks in his hand fell.
Zhang Guifen was calmer and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, I will go over and take a look."
"Well, go quickly. I will send someone to invite Mrs. He." Zhao Xing said.
In ancient times, men could not be present when a woman was about to give birth, as it was said that if a man saw it, it would bring bad luck.
As the crown prince, Zhao Xing had to stay even further away.
He didn't believe in these things, but the ancients were superstitious. If he forced his way through, no one would stop him, but his father would definitely blame him afterwards.
If something bad happens to him in the future, it will be blamed on Shulan.
Besides, he couldn't help much if he went there now, and he was afraid that if there was a difficult delivery, he wouldn't be able to accept it.
Zhang Guifen nodded and hurried away.
Zhao Xing took a deep breath and ordered Sanshui to send someone to invite Old Lady He.
Still a little worried, he sent someone to the palace to invite Imperial Physician Wu.
After making the arrangements, Zhao Xing paced back and forth in the room anxiously.
After two lifetimes, I became a father for the first time. The excitement I felt was hard to describe.
However, in ancient times, the chance of dystocia for women giving birth, especially their first child, was very high, otherwise it would not be called "passing through the gates of hell."
Zhao Xing couldn't help wanting to go over and take a look several times, but he finally gave up. However, he still sent someone to inquire about the news.
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Shulan's courtyard was named after her, called Shulan Pavilion.
At this time, Shulan's cries and the midwife's voice urging Shulan to use more force were heard from the bedroom.
"Breathe in, push harder."
"The child's head has been seen."
Outside, Zhang Guifen, Rulan, Minglan and Yu Yanran were all waiting outside.
Even Li Liangdi and others rushed over.
They came here, on the one hand to show off, and on the other hand to see whether Shulan gave birth to a boy or a girl.
Although Shulan was born out of wedlock, she was Zhao Xing's first child after all.
Mother is more valuable than son!
If Shulan gave birth to a son, she would be even more favored in the future.
Li Liangdi looked at Zhang Guifen, who looked calm, and thought to herself, "If you had given birth to a son, would you still be so calm?"
In fact, Li Liangdi really wanted Shulan to give birth to a son, which aroused Zhang Guifen's hostility.
(End of this chapter)