The Legend of Zhen Huan: Entering the Palace to Become the Queen Mother

Chapter 180: Smooth Wash 3, Meizhuang's Layout

"Madam Fucha, there is no need to be so polite. Please stand up quickly."

The emperor smiled and spoke to Madam Fucha.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mrs. Fucha was helped to stand up by Suqin.

"I haven't seen Xiaoliu, Su Peisheng today."

The emperor couldn't help feeling a little nostalgic when he looked at the little one in Lady Fucha's arms.

He had been busy with things in the northwest these days. When he arrived at Natural Painting, the little one had already fallen asleep. He naturally didn't want to wake the child up, so he hadn't taken good care of the child these days.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Peisheng carefully took the little prince from Madam Fucha and walked in front of the emperor.

The emperor looked at the little guy in Su Peisheng's arms. His chubby little face made people happy. He had rarely seen such a healthy child born in the harem, so he liked Hongzhao even more.

"I noticed that Xiaoliu has gained a lot of weight these days, and all the palace servants who serve Xiaoliu will be rewarded."

The emperor waved his hand and spoke to his subordinates with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Sister Xuanfei is extremely beautiful, so the little prince she gave birth to will naturally be adorable as well."

The queen also came over and joked with a smile, but her words had a deeper meaning.

All the words were emphasizing Fucha Zhixi's beauty, but for a high-ranking concubine, it was not a good thing to attach too much importance to beauty. You must know that "a disaster to the country and the people" and "beautiful women are the source of misfortune" are all insults.

The emperor glanced at the queen and said nothing more, "Concubine Xuan is virtuous and decent, so she will be blessed to give birth to a child for me."

The emperor glanced at the queen with dissatisfaction, not sure whether she did it intentionally or unintentionally, but he was more inclined to the latter.

Just when the atmosphere between the emperor and empress was becoming a little tense, the voice announcing that the auspicious time had arrived broke the atmosphere.

Everyone also looked towards the center. The midwife placed the offerings one by one in their proper places, and burned incense and offered sacrifices to the road gods according to the rules.

After completing these preparations, she put mugwort and other things into the prepared bath tub, then took the Sixth Prince from Su Peisheng and carefully placed the Youngest Prince into the tub.

As soon as he touched the water, Xiaoliu frowned because of the cold water. The little guy was not a crybaby, so he didn't cry for the time being.

But when he realized that the other person was pouring cold water on him, the uncomfortable feeling became more intense, and he couldn't help crying.

He didn't understand why, usually whenever he cried, someone would come to help him solve his problems, but today when he cried, the person who was holding him not only didn't come to help, but was laughing.

This realization made Hong Zhao cry even louder, with a strong sense of grievance in his cry.

Fu Cha Zhixi, who was in the room, also heard the little guy's cry, and felt extremely upset.

The emperor was extremely happy. It turned out that this little guy was strong and in good health.

So his son didn't care about anything else at this moment. He strode over and was the first to put in the longevity lock that he had prepared.

The queen followed suit and put in a pair of exquisitely crafted small bracelets.

The concubines from all the palaces came forward to add more water to the basin for the little prince. No matter how happy they were, they all had happy smiles on their faces. Even Concubine Hua, who was originally a little disappointed, couldn't help but smile when she saw the little guy's white and tender calves.

Concubine Xuan was really good at giving birth to children. If the child she had given birth to back then, the third-day bathing banquet would have certainly been more lively than it is now.

Even the Queen Mother personally sent Aunt Zhuya to deliver the gift of the new baby.

As for the Fucha clan, they specially sent a woman with both sons and daughters to add more things to the basin for the little prince. This is the little prince of their Fucha clan, so there can only be more of these things, not less.

The midwife had a very keen eye. No matter what was put in, she could say the corresponding auspicious words.

After adding more ingredients to the basin, the next step is to stir the basin. According to the rules, the midwife will use a willow stick to stir the basin in a circle, while saying some auspicious words.

After a busy period of time, the third day bath finally came to an end. The little guy was taken back to Fu Cha Zhixi, while the others went to Jiuzhou Qingyan to attend a family dinner.

Fu Cha Zhixi looked at the little guy's red face from crying with heartache. When he saw him, he even leaned his head on his chest affectionately, looking very aggrieved, which made Fu Cha Zhixi feel both distressed and amused.

She looked at her mother and saw that she had gone to attend the banquet and was no longer here to watch over her. As for the others, they could not control her.

So she looked around, then lifted her clothes and carefully fed the little brother a mouthful of milk.

Of course, she would not feed him breastfeeding all the time. After all, there was a special wet nurse, so why should she feed him breastfeed herself?

What she needs most now is to recover as soon as possible, regain the emperor's favor, and let Xiaoliu get more fatherly love. This is what is truly good for the child.

On the one hand, she fed the baby to comfort the little one, and on the other hand, it was also a little bit of her inner persistence. Letting her child have a sip would not leave any regrets for herself and her child.

The little guy seemed to have not expected Fu Cha Zhixi to feed him. He looked at Fu Cha Zhixi blankly, and then started drinking instinctively.

"My lady, everything has been arranged."

Yu Hu walked in and saw Fu Cha Zhixi feeding the little prince. She was slightly stunned, but quickly returned to normal and pretended that she saw nothing. Anyway, it was not a bad thing, so she just let the queen do it.

"That's good."

Fu Cha Zhixi nodded, looking at the baby who was slowly falling asleep, her heart filled with infinite tenderness.

This family dinner was basically hosted by Concubine Hua alone. Although the Emperor had said that Concubine Hua, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Jing should help manage the six palaces together, Concubine Xuan was currently in confinement after giving birth, and Concubine Jing naturally did not dare to compete with Concubine Hua, so the matter fell into Concubine Hua's hands.

She took the initiative to organize the banquet this time in order to please the emperor. She spared no effort in donating money and effort to make the banquet perfect.

After all, although she is favored again, she always feels that there is something missing from the emperor. She can't put it into words, but she knows that something must be missing.

So she only hoped that the emperor would see her efforts and restore her to her original state.

The process of the banquet was the same as usual, with palace ladies dancing and musicians playing music, it was quite lively.

Shen Meizhuang touched the blood bag that was prepared under her body. She walked to Zhen Huan with a smile and said, "Huan'er, I always feel a lot of back pain now that I'm pregnant. Do you think this will have any effect on the baby?"