C37 (1/2)
The capital was shaken by the monarch's heart, and the Western Calendars were not evil.
The refurbishment legislation was advanced, and the Holy Father began to use the Westerners.
After that, the emperor had never gone to the Imperial Concubine Zhao again, and the empress dowager had also exempted her from the Imperial Concubine Zhao's daily greetings, allowing her to rest well. Thus, Jia Rong'er was not clear about the current situation of the Imperial Concubine Zhao, but when Xiao Qing heard that the Imperial Concubine Zhao would lose her temper at the palace every day, she had to rely on the advice of noble people.
In the blink of an eye, it was September, and Gai Rong'er was accompanying the empress in her chambers. Cheng Rui's stomach was getting bigger and bigger, and the imperial physician said that in three months time the empress would be expecting a baby, and according to the rules of the palace, if the empress gave birth, the empress would not be able to raise him, and the empress might even be escorted to South Three. Thinking about this, Gai Rong'er still felt sad, because it would be difficult for him to meet his son again.
As Gai Rong'er and the Empress were chatting, the house suddenly started to shake and the earth started to shake. At this moment, a court lady shouted, ”Oh no, the ground is moving.” Rong'er picked up Cheng Rui and came over to help the empress out the door.
After a while, the shaking started to lessen, and soon the earth calmed down again. At this time, everyone in the palace was already standing outside, and Cheng Rui was crying non-stop in Rong'er's arms. Rong'er patted Cheng Rui's shoulder, and looked at the empress by his side, ”Elder sister, are you alright?”
The empress nodded her head. ”It's nothing. Why did it move so easily?”
Gai Rong'er watched from afar as Zhang Leyan carried Princess Zhuo Hui and Yin Ruo Lan back to her own room. He didn't know if the earthquake would continue or not, but the empress couldn't afford to let anything happen to her.
They stood outside the courtyard for a long time before the emperor came to them. They said, ”I just went to see my imperial grandmother and the empress dowager, they're all very well. I've also come to see if Rui'er and you are fine.”
The empress replied, ”That's fine too.”
Xuan Ye nodded and said, ”It seems like it won't shake. Let's go inside the hall to talk.” As he spoke, he took Cheng Rui from Gai Rong'er's hands and carried him to the Empress's East Warm Pavilion. As he walked, he said, ”You scared my Rui'er. Be good, Rui'er, I'll carry Huang Ama.”
Cheng Rui's second birthday was just a few days away. This little guy was very smart and already knew how to say simple words. Ah Ma and his mother also knew how to say simple words. Xuan Ye hugged him, but the little fellow actually stopped crying. His mouth was still squeaking, ”Ah Ma!”
Gai Rong'er laughed, ”Rui'er is still related to the Emperor, ah. Chenqie has been coaxing him for a long time, crying nonstop.”
Xuan Ye smiled. ”Of course. Li'er is my son. If you don't want to be intimate with me, who else would you like?”
Everyone sat down in the warm pavilion, and Rong'er took over Cheng Rui. Xuan Ye said, ”A few years ago, Tang Ruo Wang, a Westerner, used the new calendar to show the late emperor, and he was recognized by the late emperor. He ordered him to fix the calendar, and then he went on to bow to the dictatorship, oppose the Western theories, and tried to convict and arrest him and the others, and sentenced them to death. After that, he and Xi Yang and the others used their own methods to predict the solar eclipse time. ”However, it is even more sinful for me to bow down to him. After my royal grandmother's special decree was released, I have never been placed in a high position. Today, I have been thinking about the materials, but Duke Tang is already dead.”
The Empress and Gayon listened. They didn't understand much about the calendar, either, but they listened patiently. Xuan Ye said with a smile, ”Thankfully, there's still the Westerner, Nan Huairen. This Emperor will definitely cherish him.” Looking at the expressions on the empress and Rong'er's faces, he shook his head and said, ”Hehe, looks like I said it in vain. Neither empress nor Rong'er seem to understand.”
Rong'er hastened to reply. ”How could that be? The emperor is willing to talk to the empress and Rong'er. We can't even be happy about this. We all like to hear it.”
The empress beamed as she echoed, ”That's right, the way the emperor talks to us is because he thinks highly of us.”
Xuan Xuan smiled and said, ”You will tell me what I like. Alright, Royal Grandmother has decreed that I should go to the Palace and take a look. I will head over first. Empress, be careful.”