It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager - Chapter 89

Ever since Zhao Chengjun discovered the fetal movement, it seems that he has discovered something new, and he has to touch it every day before going to bed.

Originally, Master Tang thought that it would be a good thing for Zhao Chengjun to cultivate a relationship with the child in advance, so he let him go. But the situation intensified afterwards, reaching the level of asking ten times a day.

Master Tang is annoying. That night, Master Tang changed his sleeping clothes, spread his hair and got ready to go to bed. When she came out, she found that Zhao Chengjun was already in the bedroom, lowered her head and was writing and painting. Hearing the sound, he didn’t look up, and asked, “Did he move?”

Master Tang inhaled silently, unbearable, and cursed: “It didn’t move. Are you annoying?”

Zhao Chengjun was not annoyed by being scolded. He put down his pen, looked at the things on the paper, and muttered softly: “No. According to the records of the previous few days, he should move at this time.”

Master Tang raised his eyebrows, as if he heard something extraordinary. Master Tang approached Zhao Chengjun and looked down curiously: “What are you writing?”

“The time of his fetal movement.” Zhao Chengjun pointed out to Master Tang meticulously, “This is the date, this is the time of the fetal movement, and this is the degree of his activity.”

Master Tang looked at the neat, detailed and detailed records in front of him, completely silent. Zhao Chengjun’s writing is very beautiful, and his memorization is simple and neat, which shows his careful thinking and rigorous work.

Master Tang said with a smile: “The prince remembers it really well, but it’s more detailed than the account book. It’s a pity that the palace didn’t ask you to be the accountant.”

Zhao Chengjun gently squeezed Master Tang’s hand: “Don’t mess around.”

He was so embarrassed to say she was fooling around? Master Tang rolled his eyes secretly and asked, “Wang Ye remembers what this does?”

Zhao Chengjun was really serious and said: “Everything has an effect and there must be a cause. His movements must be regular, and it is absolutely impossible to kick you for no reason. In this case, write down the time of his fetal movement during this period. Slowly, you can advance. Know when he will move.”

Master Tang blinked without making any waves: “Then, what can you do if you know it in advance?”

Zhao Chengjun also asked about this. He thought for a moment, and said, “I can understand in advance what kind of character the child is.”

Master Tang pressed his lips hard, trying to conceal his inner feelings. If this matter is replaced by someone else, Master Tang will ridicule, but this person is Zhao Chengjun. She dare not laugh, and can only say tactfully: “If the prince really wants to understand his character, it is better to understand me than to do this. . If it’s a daughter, she must be like me, if it’s a boy, she must be like my brother.”

Zhao Chengjun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: “Speaking of which, none of them are like me?”

Master Tang glanced at Zhao Chengjun and said confidently: “I don’t know what the prince was like when he was a child. How can I know if it looks like?”

“That’s because you haven’t asked.” Zhao Chengjun put down the pen, pulled her to sit next to him, and glanced at her lightly, “Speaking of which, you have never asked me about anything before.”

Master Tang choked, she thought back in silence and found that it was really true. Master Tang did not expect to dig a hole, and finally trapped herself. She immediately slammed back and said Jiao Heng: “You don’t ask me, why should I ask you?”

You see, never quarrel with Master Tang, because no matter what happens, she will push the mistake to others. Zhao Chengjun said helplessly, “So, the fault is still with me?”

“Of course.” Master Tang snorted affirmatively, “What I like to do in my boudoir and what I experienced after entering the palace, the prince seems to have never asked about it once.”

Zhao Chengjun sighed slightly. He didn’t ask about things after entering the palace because he didn’t need to ask. He has lived in the Forbidden City for thirteen years, and he understands how depressing the place that eats people without spitting out bones. As for not asking her years in her boudoir… it was because Zhao Chengjun didn’t want to ask.

Don’t think about it, it must have something to do with Qi Jingsheng, and one question is accurate. Zhao Chengjun is not idle and doing nothing, he really doesn’t want to worry about himself.

Zhao Chengjun held Master Tang’s hand, his voice was low, and he didn’t know who to listen to: “It’s okay, I missed it before. From now on, no matter what happens, you will stay by my side.”

Master Tang moved his eyebrows and whispered softly: “That’s not necessarily. If someday, the prince thinks that I am superfluous, what should I do?”

Zhao Chengjun frowned, and his expression suddenly became serious: “Don’t talk about it.”

Master Tang’s words are to test Zhao Chengjun. Zhao Chengjun is really good to her now, but who knows if she will keep her son and mother in the future? Seeing Zhao Chengjun’s displeasure, Master Tang immediately turned to smile and said: “I just talk about it casually, of course I believe that the prince will not.”

Zhao Chengjun still didn’t speak, his eyes were cold and scary. Master Tang finally realized that she seemed to be playing big, she quickly held her head and said weakly, “Oh, I don’t know why, I’m dizzy.”

The corners of Zhao Chengjun’s lips moved, and he couldn’t help but smile, and glanced at her angrily: “Okay, you have a lot of problems. Go back to sleep.”

Although Tang Shishi laughed at Zhao Chengjun’s record of fetal movement time, Zhao Chengjun was very firm in his heart. He was praised by thousands of people without being proud, and he was not discouraged by being poured cold water on. He still records the data every day, and after a month, he can actually tell the approximate time of the baby’s fetal movement.

When Zhao Chengjun returns in the evening, he will explain when the child will move. Master Tang didn’t believe it at first, but for several days in a row, he guessed it again and again. Master Tang was very surprised and admired since then.

Even these small things are willing to study, probably this is the reason why others can do big things, but Master Tang can’t.

Master Tang’s pregnancy entered the middle stage, and she no longer suffered as she did at the beginning. Her belly gradually bulged and her cheeks became rounded. Zhao Chengjun was relieved to see her face finally rounded.

Tang Shishi was dissatisfied, she always suspected that Zhao Chengjun was saying she was fat. As the days passed, Master Tang’s belly grew bigger and bigger, and the wind outside became cold.

In the blink of an eye, the twelfth lunar month arrived. The palace is buying new year’s goods. This year, the palace has added a princess and a little master. The palace is full of joy. Liu Ji had arranged for someone to dress up for the New Year, and now it’s only in the twelfth lunar month, the mansion is red everywhere, and it looks very lively.

Last year, Lu Yufei had just passed the house, deliberately showing himself, and ordered a grand New Year’s Eve banquet. This year, Lu Yufei didn’t dare to make her head anymore. He stayed obediently in Yi Nian courtyard. Zhao Chengjun didn’t want to do anything big. He told the people below to prepare a home-cooked meal.

However, the population of the palace this year has never been greater, and the people walking with joy are even more enthusiastic than in previous years.

In the study, the staff is reporting on the border defense: “…Since the prince left, the Suzhou General Soldiers have been guarding strictly, calling on soldiers day and night, and dare not neglect a single bit. Fortunately, they have taken precautions in time. Now that the grassland has snowed, even if the Tartar wants to attack, The horses can’t stand the cold for such a long time. Fortunately, we can finally relax and have a good year.”

Ma Er said loudly: “The barbarians are full of bad water, and they have the ability to look forward to seeing Lao Tzu not kill him. Fortunately, the prince took precautions in time. Otherwise, they would take advantage of them.”

At the end of April, Zhao Chengjun discovered that there was an abnormality in the border, and after verification, it was found that the Tatars had deliberately caused the border mutiny. Zhao Chengjun ignored the Dragon Boat Festival and immediately took people to Suzhou to kill all conspiracies in the bud. After that, Zhao Chengjun hurriedly returned to the palace because of another urgent matter, and guided Suzhou in Xiping Mansion. Fortunately, there was no danger, and this level was passed safely.

Ma Er is a close friend of Zhao Chengjun. The last time Zhao Zixun escaped from marriage, he was the one who secretly went to the inn to chase after Zhao Zixun. Ma Er was filled with indignation and kept calling the Tatars grandsons. In fact, Ma Er is not to blame for being so angry. The Tatars first set up an ambush in the paddock and wanted to assassinate King Jing. After the failure, they instigated the sentiments of the frontier army and the people, and continued insidious tricks.

How can the people of Yan Dynasty not be angry? Ma Er scolded, Zhao Chengjun was about to say something, glanced at the time, suddenly put away his words, got up and said: “You first discuss the affairs of Suzhou, I will go back.”

After Zhao Chengjun finished speaking, he strode out of the door without waiting for questions from his staff.

After Zhao Chengjun left, Ma Er was very puzzled and asked, “What’s the matter, why did the prince go out?”

The staff also raised their faces and shook their head slowly: “I don’t know, maybe there is something unexpected.”

Zhao Chengjun said it was for them to discuss first, but Zhao Chengjun is not there, who do they discuss for? Ma Erbai was bored, and wentssiping about each other: “Thanks to the prince this time. If the prince hadn’t found it early, I’m afraid Suzhou is in danger.”

After being driven back to Mobei, Tatar never gave up. For many years, he always wanted to restore the former dynasty and return to the Central Plains. In the previous Tatar civil strife, there was no time to harass the border. Who knows that in the past few years there have been personalities in Tatar to unify the tribes in Tatar, and ambitions are also about to move.

Especially in the past few years, border frictions have become more frequent, and even Beiting has been incited to become restless. External worries are gradually approaching, but Yan Chao is indulged in internal fighting, not even a major backbone. The Queen Mother only wanted to promote her natal family one day, the cabinet was constantly fighting for power, and the emperor was still fighting crickets in the West.

There was an echo in the study. This is an obvious thing. The catastrophe disappeared into the invisible, all at the expense of Zhao Chengjun. It is ridiculous that Jinling still doesn’t know anything. He just thinks that the world will be peaceful, and the road will be untouched. Ma Er thought of an interesting story, and took it out as a joke to tell everyone: “You people, you have been training soldiers for a lifetime. They are actually laymen. I heard that the emperor has formed an army in the imperial garden, and the emperor personally trained for half a month. , Now it has been able to sweep thousands of troops, and take the top level ten feet away, even if ghosts and gods see it. The emperor is very satisfied with this team, saying that it can be called the first general in history. Qin named himself a mighty general, a general of the first rank.”

Ma Er laughed loudly when he finished speaking, and the others were also stunned, but after laughing, no one said anything.

The Empress Dowager Yao took power, the little emperor was absurd, and they despised Jinling. However, deeper words, none of them can say.

This kind of thing depends on God’s will. The atmosphere in the study was a little weird, and the staff took the conversation and asked, “It’s been so long, why hasn’t the prince come back? Could something happen outside?”

Others were also said to become nervous: “It won’t be right, it’s closed at the end of the year, what else can happen?”

“That’s not necessarily.” The aides looked solemn, “The prince will never be aimless, maybe something big happened that we don’t know.”

At this moment, Zhao Chengjun, a member of the crowd, was sitting in the Yan’an Courtyard and asked Master Tang: “Did he move on time today?”