readytorunbook Chapter 473 Stay in Beijing
Chapter 473 Stay in Beijing
After entering the palace, Nangong Jingxuan went to find Emperor Yuanwu and the Crown Prince, while Shangguan Tang took the children to find the Queen and Qin Jinhua.
There are quite a lot of children in the palace. In the past few years, Qin Jinhua gave birth to three more children, the eldest son Bo Jin, the second son Boyi, the eldest daughter Li Yan, and the youngest son Bo Zhao. All four children are in the palace today. In addition, there are Shangguan Ping'an's three children.
After Shangguan Ping'an and Guo Jiaojiao returned to Beijing, they only stayed in Beijing for half a year before going to Haicheng. Last year, they gave birth to another son in Haicheng. Now he is almost one year old and is at the age of learning to walk.
Shangguan Ping'an and his family came to Beijing a month ago. The Queen liked Mingge and his three children very much, so she asked Guo Jiaojiao to bring them into the palace often to keep them company with Boyi and other children of the same age.
As Shangguan Tang and his mother and son, along with Xiao Yongjin, entered the Luanfeng Palace, they saw a group of children playing Cuju on a grassy field.
She recognized Mingge at a glance because Mingge looked exactly like Pingan when he was a child.
Shangguan Tang brought his four children to pay their respects to the Queen and Qin Jinhua before teaching them how to call for help.
This was not the first time Xiao Yongjin entered the palace. Because Su Xiaoluo and Qin Jinhua had a good relationship, Xiao Yongjin and Su Xiaoluo had entered the palace once. Although she was very arrogant at home, she was extremely well-behaved and polite in the palace.
"I have waited so long, and finally you and your four children are here." The Queen Mother stood up happily and walked in front of the three children: "You are so good-looking, you are worthy of being Jingxuan's children."
The children were allowed to play Cuju on the grass while the adults stayed in the pavilion to talk. Shangguan Tang asked about the Queen Mother's situation.
The queen sighed softly, "The queen mother is not feeling well today. She often cannot sleep at night, and nothing she eats tastes good."
Shangguan Tang wanted to go see the Queen Mother.
The Queen nodded: "It's still early now, let's take the children with us, the Queen Mother likes lively occasions."
What the old woman likes most is to see children playing and laughing in front of her.
The Queen, Shangguan Tang, Qin Jinhua, Guo Jiaojiao and the children went to the Queen Mother's palace.
The Queen Mother suffered from insomnia last night and could not sleep during the day. At this moment, she was sitting in a recliner, looking listless, enjoying the cool under a tree.
The weather was hot, and it was also very hot under the tree, so the palace servants placed ice cubes nearby and fanned out a cool breeze.
Suddenly, a noisy sound was heard.
The Queen Mother frowned: "Who is making so much noise? All the chattering."
The old nanny came to report: "Your Majesty, the Queen and the Crown Princess are here, and..."
The Queen Mother asked, "Who else? Those little kids?"
"And me." Shangguan Tang's voice sounded in the Queen Mother's ears.
The empress dowager, who was resting with her eyes closed, was startled suddenly. When she opened her eyes, she saw Shangguan Tang's face.
“Tangtang?” The Queen Mother’s headache instantly disappeared, and she was no longer sleepy. “My child, you are willing to come back!”
The Queen came over and said, "Mother, Tangtang not only came back by herself, but also brought back all your great-grandchildren. These children are so well-behaved!"
While they were talking, Yun Man, Yun Ting and Yun Zhuo came to Shangguan Tang's side. Shangguan Tang picked up Yun Zhuo, took his little hand and placed it in the Queen Mother's hand.
"Yun Zhuo, Yun Ting, Yun Man, hurry up and call me great-grandmother."
"Hello, great-grandmother." Yun Ting performed the standard etiquette for a younger generation.
Yun Man followed suit and also learned to bow: "Yun Man greets great-grandmother."
"Great, grandma!" Yun Zhuo spoke incoherently. Under Shangguan Tang's word-by-word instruction, he called out the four words "great-grandmother."
The Queen Mother cried with joy, and her eyes were filled with the smiling faces of her three children.
"Good, good, good, it's good to be back."
These are all my daughter’s descendants!
That’s great, that’s great!
I thought that after my daughter and son-in-law died, there would be no descendants, but I never thought that Jingxuan would survive, get married, marry a capable wife, and have three such well-behaved children. God is watching over us!
Perhaps because she was too happy, the Queen Mother was in much more spirits. Children were playing around, adults were accompanying the elderly Queen Mother, and palace servants were chasing after the children. The scene was indescribably warm.
When Emperor Yuanwu, the Crown Prince, and Nangong Jingxuan came over, what they saw was a picture like this, as if fireworks from the human world were blooming in the deep palace.
Before dinner, Nangong Jingxuan took the Queen Mother's pulse and prescribed some medicine to nourish her body.
The Queen Mother was disgusted: "I don't want to take medicine."
Nangong Jingxuan asked with a smile: "Is the Royal Grandmother afraid of hardship?"
The Queen Mother snorted softly: "I am not a child, how can I be afraid of hardship."
Nangong Jingxuan said, "I originally wanted to make the medicine into sweet pills. Since the Royal Grandmother is not afraid of bitterness, then I won't make it into pills. I can just boil three bowls of water into one bowl."
The Queen Mother was shocked: "No, no, it must be made into pills. It's not a question of whether it's sweet or not, it's just that pills are more convenient."
Nangong Jingxuan pursed his lips and smiled: "Well, pills are convenient, so let's make it bitter."
The Queen Mother patted him in anger and said, "You rascal, how dare you tease me? You are so bold."
Nangong Jingxuan continued to smile: "My courage was given by my royal grandmother."
The Queen Mother was so engrossed in Nangong Jingxuan's fight that she felt much better and ate more for dinner.
The news that Prince Yan was returning to the capital spread throughout the capital, and many aristocratic families and high-ranking officials hurriedly sent their visiting cards.
Nangong Jingxuan just wanted to stay at home quietly, so he rejected all the posts and didn't give these people any chance to curry favor with him.
When Gongsun Tianhua learned about this, he looked at him speechlessly: "Aren't you afraid of offending people?"
Nangong Jingxuan sneered: "What's there to be afraid of when you offend people? Haven't I offended enough people?"
Gongsun Tianhua nodded: "That's right, there is no one in the entire Yuan Dynasty that you dare not offend, and you even dare to hit me."
Nangong Jingxuan said: "I won't hit you for no reason."
Gongsun Tianhua snorted and changed the subject, "Yun Ting has grown up."
Nangong Jingxuan became alert: "What do you want to do?"
Gongsun Tianhua said: "Bo Jin and Yun Ting are of the same age. He needs a study companion. Yun Ting is suitable. As the prince of Yan, he can't stay in the mountains forever."
Nangong Jingxuan looked at him dimly: "You are jealous of my son's freedom and casualness."
Gongsun Tianhua glared at him and said, "If you don't want Yun Ting to stay in the capital, that's fine. You should stay in the capital and stop wandering around outside."
"What do you mean by wandering around? I'm just enjoying life." Nangong Jingxuan retorted: "If you want Yun Ting to stay, you have to ask him if he is willing first. You also said that he has grown up. Now that he has grown up, he has to make his own decisions."
Gongsun Tianhua stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go ask Yun Ting for his opinion in a moment. If he doesn't want to stay, I won't force him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Ting walked in from outside and looked at them straight.
"I am willing to stay in Beijing."