The first child of the Emperor of Great Chu was born quite unsuccessfully. Not only did he torture his mother to death, but he also made the whole palace panic. When the baby was finally born, the exhausted Tong Qing'e fainted. Empress Cining, the queen and others cried with joy. The imperial doctor and the midwife felt relieved. The eunuch, the palace maid kneeled down to celebrate. The Taoist nun and the nun stepped up their chanting scriptures and thanked the gods and Buddhas for their protection...

Only Concubine Shu Deng Yun said a slightly disappointing thing, "I'm so scared that I never want to have a baby again."

Zhang Youcai knelt in front of the emperor and was extremely excited, "I've been born, Your Majesty, I've been born, I'm the prince."

A stone fell to the ground in Han Ruzi's heart. He finally had his own son, but his face remained silent. He said, "Go and ask, when will I go to visit Huifei and her son?"

“You can go now.”

It was midnight, and the door of the bedroom was crowded with people, violating a series of rules. Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Office, shuttled through the crowd, scolded him quietly, and ordered the crowd to disperse, but everyone took a few steps and then turned back. He had no choice but to make a decision.

When the emperor arrived, the crowd immediately separated and knelt down on both sides. Han Ruzi walked to the door. Liu Jie came up and said a few words in a low voice. The emperor nodded. Liu Jie turned around and said loudly in a serious tone that he was reluctant and said: "Your Majesty said that you have made contributions to the duty and each person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver."

Ten taels of silver were not much, but this was rewarded by the emperor and it was of great significance. The eunuchs and palace maids all shouted together, and they all felt that it was not in vain to wait for the middle of the night.

In fact, this was Liu Jie's idea to create a festive atmosphere. Next, he took most of the people away on the grounds of recording his name, and only a few of them were still staying outside, all of whom were Tong Qing'e's friends in the palace.

The people in the bedroom heard the shouts outside, and Empress Dowager Cining held the baby in her own hands and led the concubines to welcome her.

Empress Dowager Cining can be said to be one of the happiest people, but like her son, it is not obvious. She just smiles and holds a baby in her arms, and her steps are gentle, for fear of a little bumpy. Several eunuchs and palace maids surround each other in case of accidents.

The etiquette must be observed. Everyone paid homage to the emperor. Han Ruzi accelerated his pace, walked to his mother, and looked down at the newly born baby.

It was a wrinkled little guy, sleeping quietly with his eyes closed, completely unaware of all the troubles he brought to him.

"It's exactly the same as Your Majesty when he was a child." Empress Dowager Cining's voice trembled slightly, unable to suppress the excitement in her heart.

Han Ruzi smiled, her mood gradually calmed down, and she didn't know what to say.

"Do you want a hug?" asked Empress Dowager Cining.

Han Ruzi raised her arms and felt something was wrong no matter how she posed. Finally, she said, "Forget it, let him sleep well, how about Concubine Hui?"

"It's okay, I fainted for a while and woke up. The imperial doctor said that I would recover in a few days."

Han Ruzi glanced at the queen, and Cui Xiaojun stood behind the queen mother, with tears on her face, and her expression was the most excited.

Queen Mother Cining turned around, "This is also the queen's son. You must raise him with all your heart."

Empress Dowager Cining had made a promise long ago, but Cui Xiaojun was still shocked. She looked at the emperor and carefully took the baby after getting the approval. "I should ask Concubine Hui."

"She has nothing to do with her. Being protected by the queen is a blessing for both mother and son. It depends on whether you want it or not."

"I'm willing, of course I'm willing." Cui Xiaojun said immediately, and tears almost flowed out again.

The baby ah a few times, as if he was about to cry. The midwife on the side came over and said with a smile: "It's time for the little prince to feed her."

Tong Qing'e had just given birth and had no milk yet. The wet nurse had already found her. There were three people in total, one person was fed, and the other two were reserved for use.

The prince was taken away, and Han Ruzi went into the house to visit Concubine Hui and comforted her for a few words. Empress Dowager Cining winked. Han Ruzi understood her mother's intention and announced in public that Concubine Hui would be named Concubine Hui.

The status of the imperial concubine is second only to the queen, usually only one person, and occasionally two people. Jin Chuiduo's imperial concubine has a title but no book, and her famous name is not in Zongzheng's Mansion and has not been officially recognized.

Tong Qing'e really couldn't get up, so she could only kneel down and thank her for her personal maid.

In terms of merit and reward, Tong Qing'e deserves such an honor. This prince is crucial to the Great Chu, which means that the once stormy throne has finally returned to stability. Not only is the position of the emperor now unshakable, but the entire court has also relieved a big worry.

The next morning, all the officials went to Tongxuan Palace to congratulate him. Han Ruzi could see the same relief from the ministers' faces.

The first prince was not the destined prince, but his birth still greatly stabilized people's hearts and was more effective than the emperor's diligent rule.

Han Ruzi was helpless and even a little jealous of his son, and was more happy, as if he had suddenly paid off his debts he had owed for many years, and finally felt relaxed.

There were still many things he had to worry about, but Da Chu finally got back on track.

In addition to Yang Feng's death, everything went smoothly for Han Ruzi this year. A few months later, the second concubine gave birth to a princess. What made him most happy was that the queen finally became pregnant.

Han Ruzi had already planned to promote the hunting tour, but after hearing the news, he postponed his plan and he would accompany the queen to give birth to a child no matter what.

Therefore, for a whole year, the emperor was also very steady and stayed in the palace with peace of mind, occasionally going to Juanhou's Mansion. Empress Dowager Cining was very satisfied with this. After the queen became pregnant, she took the prince to her bedroom and took care of her in person.

The news of the queen's pregnancy had a great impact on the Cui family. Cui Hong's injuries had not fully recovered. At this time, he wrote a letter again, requesting to hand over the positions of General and Grand Sima of the Southern Army, and only retain the title of Taifu.

Han Ruzi accepted this time. Just like the prime minister’s retirement, he had to go through repeated humility. In the early winter, Cui Hong retired and returned the Southern Army to the emperor.

Cui Hong's status is comparable to that of the prime minister and the empress's father. Han Ruzi gave him several times the rewards he gave him were made several times more likely to be the marquis. At the same time, Cui Teng was appointed as the marquis, and officially appointed Cui's legitimate grandson Cui's son, and later inherited Cui Hong's marquis.

With one family and two marquises, the power of the Cui family weakened, but its power became even stronger.

Han Ruzi's supervision of the prime minister was also reduced. Even though Zhuo Ruhe had selfish intentions, he was within an acceptable range. As the prime minister, his ability was not a problem and was worthy of the emperor's entrustment to the court.

During this year, the Huns in the north were also very peaceful. After the beginning of winter, they began to migrate westward, which was said to be to recover lost territory and the threat to Da Chu was much weaker. Therefore, generals such as Chai Yue were able to return to Beijing and accept the re-gift of the imperial court.

The Battle of the East China Sea was also very smooth. In Yunmengze, Huang Pugong was just a small test, and the sea was his territory to show his strength. Twenty or thirty boats, four or five thousand soldiers were used by him as divine weapons and generals, and he would win every battle. The pirates did not dare to dock at all. They either fled far away or chose to surrender.

According to this calculation, the East China Sea war will end before the East China Sea Kingdom will complete all the warships.

Han Ruzi has not appointed a large army of the Southern Army for a long time, intending to leave this position to Huang Pugong, who has made meritorious contributions.

Everything went so smoothly, but Han Ruzi felt uncomfortable. She often woke up in her dreams, thought from beginning to end, and confirmed that there was no danger before she could fall asleep peacefully.

There is only one thing that will occasionally disrupt his mood.

Jin Chunzhong spent nearly two months investigating Yang Feng's death and found many clues.

Yang Feng was followed on his way back to Beijing, and several groups of people were closely related to the group of thieves in Yunmengze. Jin Chunzhong caught several people, but he could not confirm whether these people were related to Yang Feng's death.

As for the rest of the book "Chunyu Xiao", no one has seen it again. Jin Chunzhong went there late and had already stayed at the inn, and the scene was worthless.

Jing Yao was responsible for pursuing Yang Feng's family, and the progress was even slower. He found Yang Feng's neighbor when he was young and knew the life of the Yang family in the early years. However, from leaving home to joining the royal palace in the Donghai Kingdom for more than ten years, Yang Feng's experience disappeared. No one knew him, and no one even saw him.

Jing Yao was not giving up and was still investigating persistently. He asked the emperor for instructions that he wanted to go out to various places to pursue clues about Yang Feng.

After observing for a full three months, the guard leader Wang He finally sent Luan Kai to the emperor.

Han Ruzi almost forgot him. His enthusiasm had long disappeared. Out of curiosity, he summoned this "assin" with great martial arts skills in Lingyun Pavilion.

Luan Kai is born a good player in flying eaves and walls. Once he kneels on the ground, he immediately looks clumsy and stiff, and hesitates, always as if he wants to jump up.

He was not as tame as others. After kowtowing, he looked at the emperor boldly, and then lowered his eyes after being scolded by the eunuch.

To Yang Feng, Luan Kai only said one thing: "He had said that Your Majesty would use me and let me wait patiently. He really made me wait. Your Majesty, what official can I be?"

"You can't be an official, please follow Wang Duwei as a guard first." Han Ruzi had an inexplicable affection for Luan Kai. He chatted with him for a while and had more favors.

But Luan Kai does not have clues about Yang Feng here. In his impression, Yang Feng is a weird person who loves reading and is very brave. He knows that many people in the martial arts world want to assassinate him, but never avoids him. Instead, he often comes to danger in person, and is also cruel and ruthless, never merciless, which is quite consistent with Luan Kai's temper.

After Luan Kai left, Wang He reminded the emperor that it is easy to recruit such people and rebel easily. They cannot become close servants, but can only be used by outsiders.

Han Ruzi asked Wang He to make arrangements, but in his heart he felt that the person Yang Feng believed in would probably not be wrong.

What topic was Yang Feng asking for? Han Ruzi still couldn't throw away this idea, but he thought less and less. The broken book with only three pages of the main text was collected by him as a souvenir.

At the end of the year, Jing Yao, who had been out for several months, suddenly returned to Beijing. He did not write a letter in advance and immediately asked to see the emperor, but he was not a favored minister and waited for several days before he received the notice.

Han Ruzi immediately summoned Jing Yao, and his curiosity was aroused again.

Jing Yao was much older than Yang Feng. He ran around for many days but did not look tired. After saluting the emperor, he began to tell where he had been during this period and who he had met. It was all trivial matters.

Han Ruzi listened for a while and couldn't get the point. She pulled out the eunuch beside her and said, "Mr. Jing said something."

Jing Yao was waiting for this moment, and knelt down again and walked a few steps. "The old slave has not found Yang Gong's family yet. The old slave searched and searched, and all the clues pointed to the same person, but the old slave could not continue."

"Who made Duke Jing so afraid?"

Jing Yao kowtowed and spit out two words, "Shangguan." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!